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Avengers: Doomsday collectible features Doctor Doom holding a mysterious device, and fans have theories

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6 newsrooms are on this story. Polygon published first 22 hours ago; the rest followed at a median of 1.4 hours.

GameRant was quickest to confirm, arriving 5 minutes after Polygon. Half the pack had the story within 1.4 hours — a fast consensus by press standards. The most recent pickup, GamesRadar+, landed an hour ago.

Polygon, GameRant, GamesRadar+ led the coverage; another 3 outlets have since picked it up. GamesRadar+ was the latest arrival, 20.3 hours behind the break.

TDGN's index has been following this beat: Avengers: Doomsday (36 stories tracked) and Doom (42 stories tracked) across recent coverage — this story is currently the latest of them.

  • First report: Polygon, 22 hours ago
  • 6 outlets over 20.3 hours · median lag 1.4 hours
  • 2 outlets joined in the last 3 hours
  • Beat: Avengers: Doomsday (36 stories tracked), Doom (42 stories tracked)

This briefing is compiled automatically by TDGN’s newsroom systems from 6 outlets’ reports and TDGN’s own coverage tracking — no generative AI — and it updates as coverage develops. The outlets’ original reporting is linked below.

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  1. first Polygon Marvel Cosmic Invasion Doctor Doom DLC Arrives this Fall
  2. +5m GameRant New Doctor Doom Release Officially Confirmed Ahead of Avengers: Doomsday
  3. +34m GamesRadar+ Disney has released a list of "essential" Marvel movies to watch before Avengers: Doomsday, and fans are debating the most confusing omissions
  4. +1h GamesRadar+ The new Avengers: Doomsday trailer has fans convinced there's a huge Doctor Doom twist hiding in plain sight, and Cillian Murphy is a key part of the theory
  5. +19h GamesRadar+ Loki star teases possible Avengers: Doomsday cameo, and it's all to do with the Latverian Witch theory
  6. +20h GamesRadar+ Avengers: Doomsday collectible features Doctor Doom holding a mysterious device, and fans have theories

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Avengers: Doomsday collectible features Doctor Doom holding a mysterious device, and fans have theories

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Avengers: Doomsday is mere months away, so we're hitting the prime toy-spoilers timeframe. Case in point: a new Doctor Doom collectible features the not-so-good doctor holding a mysterious device, and fans have theories about what the handheld doohickey could be.

The collectible from Iron Studios features the now-familiar sight of Doctor Doom sitting on his throne (h/t Brandon Davis). Nothing new there. But direct your eyes towards Doom's right hand, and you'll notice that Doom is clutching a strange device that looks a little like a fancy TV remote. Assuming that Doom isn't simply sitting on his favorite TV-watching throne, the question is: what is that device?

The Iron Studios Doctor Doom collectible
(Image credit: Iron Studios)

Naturally, the internet has theories. The most prevalent is that the device is the Ultimate Nullifier. Long story short, in Marvel comics, the Ultimate Nullifier is "the universe's most devastating weapon" that can destroy pretty much anything (even the person wielding it), so it's a formidable weapon for Doom to be in possession of and would allow him to wipe out worlds of his choosing. However, as many have pointed out, Doom's device looks nothing like the Ultimate Nullifier from the comics, so it's either been redesigned, or it's something else entirely.

Another theory is that the device could be the key to the Library of Worlds. In Jonathan Hickman's Secret Wars (likely a key inspiration for the upcoming Avengers: Secret Wars movie), the Library of Worlds is an endless repository of knowledge that also doubles as a multiversal hub world, a bit like DC's Quantum Unfolding Chamber. In the comics, Doom gains access to the Library of Worlds and uses it as a base of operations. The device also looks a lot like a fancy key, and the filename of the image on Iron Studios' own site is named 'white-1-key,' so there may be something to this one.

Either way, it seems like the device (or key) is going to be important in Doomsday, which got a new "special look" at D23. That teaser has Marvel fans convinced that Robert Downey Jr. isn't the only Doctor Doom in the movie, and it's all down to a brief glimpse of Doom's eyes. Disney has also released a list of essential movies and shows to (re)watch ahead of Doomsday, but there are some curious omissions.

Avengers: Doomsday releases in theaters on December 18. For more, check out our list of upcoming Marvel movies and shows, and get up to speed with the Marvel timeline with our handy breakdown.

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