The Fantastic Four as an entire IP only exists still because of these two characters being popular. If Doom or Galactus were any less popular, the F4 would have ceased to exist decades ago. Nobody knows or cares about any of their other rogues in any real amount other than "oh hey that one."
Doom especially as he cannot be transplanted to another hero due to his backstory literally requiring Reed. If not for him, all their best guys would have long since been given away and them left in the background of history like so many other teams.
So they don't have much other choice, they aren't 2014 MCU that can turn minor characters into mega hits by using them. They need that pull now.
Hey now, who can forget such esteemed villains as Namor, wait the second Black Panther already fucked that one up so no potential cuckolding story with Sue this time Marvel!
What about The Council of Reeds, the inspiration for the Rick and Morty episode of the same theme using The Council of Ricks. That way all your villains get to be white men who you can then murder in outlandish ways that totally isn't murder porn and violence fantasies being written.
They could even go full MCU multiverse ham and blow all manner of build up and jump straight to fighting the Ultimates version of Reed known as The Maker, which is basically Reed actually psychopathic with zero emotional anchors.
Or maybe they could use the U Foes, who are basically "the evil Fantastic Four" since the dark mirror trope has been what pretty much every single MCU film did for every single character.
No, really.
Hulk vs Abomination.
Iron Man vs Iron Monger, then Whiplash, both in suits of their own.
Captain America vs Red Skull, both recipients of the same super soldier serum, the one Winter Soldier a recipient of a different serum.
Thor vs Loki, I guess.
Black Widow vs Red Widow.
Black Panther vs Killmonger.
Dr Strange vs Kaicelius.
Spider-Man vs Venom.
X-men mutants vs... other mutants.
It's one of the most consistent problems with the movies how they all rely on the same conflict.
Let us be completely honest.
The Fantastic Four as an entire IP only exists still because of these two characters being popular. If Doom or Galactus were any less popular, the F4 would have ceased to exist decades ago. Nobody knows or cares about any of their other rogues in any real amount other than "oh hey that one."
Doom especially as he cannot be transplanted to another hero due to his backstory literally requiring Reed. If not for him, all their best guys would have long since been given away and them left in the background of history like so many other teams.
So they don't have much other choice, they aren't 2014 MCU that can turn minor characters into mega hits by using them. They need that pull now.
Hey now, who can forget such esteemed villains as Namor, wait the second Black Panther already fucked that one up so no potential cuckolding story with Sue this time Marvel!
What about The Council of Reeds, the inspiration for the Rick and Morty episode of the same theme using The Council of Ricks. That way all your villains get to be white men who you can then murder in outlandish ways that totally isn't murder porn and violence fantasies being written.
They could even go full MCU multiverse ham and blow all manner of build up and jump straight to fighting the Ultimates version of Reed known as The Maker, which is basically Reed actually psychopathic with zero emotional anchors.
Or maybe they could use the U Foes, who are basically "the evil Fantastic Four" since the dark mirror trope has been what pretty much every single MCU film did for every single character.
No, really.
Hulk vs Abomination.
Iron Man vs Iron Monger, then Whiplash, both in suits of their own.
Captain America vs Red Skull, both recipients of the same super soldier serum, the one Winter Soldier a recipient of a different serum.
Thor vs Loki, I guess.
Black Widow vs Red Widow.
Black Panther vs Killmonger.
Dr Strange vs Kaicelius.
Spider-Man vs Venom.
X-men mutants vs... other mutants.
It's one of the most consistent problems with the movies how they all rely on the same conflict.