Doctor Doom Already Has Hulk and Wanda. The Rumor Says Sylvie, Not Hiddleston’s Loki, Is Next

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Who Doom Actually Has

Start with what is on the record. In the extended Endgame cut, Banner is hiding out in an underground bunker after his gamma blowout in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the lights start flickering, and Doom walks in to take him, as The Direct described it. Disney itself billed the new footage as Doom “collecting” Banner when it set the Disney+ date.

Then came VisionQuest. Its finale ended with Doom lifting the rubble of Mount Wundagore off Wanda and saying, “Scarlet Witch, awaken. Your power will be mine.” We broke down that scene on Tuesday. So the confirmed roster is two of the strongest characters Marvel has: the Hulk and the woman who once took on the whole team by herself.

Where the Sylvie Rumor Comes From

The list that set this off came from MCU Film News, a fan account, not a studio or a trade. Its Nov. 10 post named Hulk and Wanda, then Doctor Strange “as Boris,” and flagged Clea and Sylvie as “rumored.” The post has been viewed more than a million times, and IBTimes UK picked it up the next day, noting that the whole roster remains unverified.

The hooks for the theory come from Marvel’s own marketing. Official Doomsday art shows Doom flanked by three hooded Latverian Witches in red, green and purple gowns. According to Den of Geek, the early fan read had the green witch as Sylvie, because she wears green and gold and she is a variant who hops between realities, exactly the kind of person a multiverse villain would want. Den of Geek also offers a darker option: green is Doom’s signature color, and in the comics he learned magic from his mother, Cynthia.

The purple witch is most often pegged as Clea, the sorceress Charlize Theron played in the Multiverse of Madness post-credits scene. The Direct lists Agatha Harkness and Rio Vidal among the other names fans have floated. And the “Boris” label for Doctor Strange traces to a sketch tied to Doomsday trading card art, plus a March claim from scooper Daniel Richtman that Doom’s right-hand man is a masked wizard who uses a sling ring, with a slot in the mask for a third eye, The Direct reported. Benedict Cumberbatch has not been announced in the cast.

So Why Not Hiddleston’s Loki?

Because, so far, the original Loki looks like he is on the other team. Empire put Tom Hiddleston’s Loki on its second Doomsday cover next to Steve Rogers, Sue Storm, Gambit and Shang-Chi, as we reported Thursday. And the Encore footage has him dropping in on Steve and Peggy Carter, not Doom. That leaves Sylvie as the Loki-shaped wild card.

Fans have pushed back, too. Sylvie spent her whole series fighting people who tried to control the timeline, and Doom wants to control everything. Then again, Wanda and Banner did not exactly volunteer.

What Doom’s Camp Is Saying

The filmmakers are not naming names, but they are selling the menace. Joe Russo told Empire that Doom is “a Gothic character” with “very dark magic,” and “he’s not above selling his soul to get what he wants,” in a quote shared by MCU Film News. A sorcerer king with dark magic and a team of witches fits that pitch. More on Downey’s Doom is on our Doctor Doom page.

About Those ‘Team Doom’ Images

Lineup pictures have been flying around with this rumor, including the two below. They are not leaked set photos or official costume shots. Both carry the usual signs of AI image generation: waxy, mannequin-like faces, emblems and medallions that melt into nonsense up close, and the same flat studio lighting on every figure. The first even shows a male, Hiddleston-style Loki, which is the opposite of the Sylvie rumor. We could not trace who made them, so treat them as fan art.

PCP Take

Our read: Marvel is turning Doom into the anti-Avengers, one stinger at a time, and every confirmed pick so far is a hero with a history of losing control. That makes Sylvie a fun fit, and a risky one, because she is the character who burned down the last person to treat the multiverse like property. If she is under that green hood, expect her to be the one who turns on him. If she is not, the fans who built this theory still got Marvel to spend five weeks dodging the question.

Reminder: Marvel has not confirmed Sylvie, Clea or Doctor Strange for Doom’s side, and the lineup above comes from fan accounts and entertainment sites, not the studio. Who is under the green hood? Tell us on our socials, and catch up on Shang-Chi’s return and the rest of our Sci-Fi & Fandom coverage.