Fans Press Marvel to Revive Sidelined MCU Characters as Reported Doctor Doom Era Nears

Overview

• New opinion pieces from Inside the Magic, Disney Fanatic, and Disney Dining call for course corrections on seven characters many fans feel were altered, minimized, or abandoned under Disney’s stewardship.
• The lists consistently highlight the Mandarin, Taskmaster, the Eternals, Monica Rambeau, America Chavez, Dar‑Benn, and Quicksilver as candidates for renewed, more faithful development.
• Writers argue that unresolved cosmic threads and sidelined heroes and villains have dampened momentum, pointing to lingering questions from Eternals and underplayed arcs in recent films and series.
• The push is framed around Marvel’s next phase moving deeper into multiversal and cosmic storytelling, with Doctor Doom’s involvement tied in coverage to Robert Downey Jr., a connection reported by fan outlets rather than confirmed by Marvel.
• Suggested returns include possibilities like Variants and multiverse reintroductions, with advocates saying these updates could restore narrative scale, resolve dangling plotlines, and rebuild fan goodwill.