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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
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MULTIVERSEPhase 4•Multiverse Saga•Essential Priority

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

2022-05-06 126 min Sam Raimi Earth-616, Earth-838 & Alternate Realities
Narrative Synopsis

Doctor Strange teams up with mysterious teenager America Chavez, who can traverse dimensions, to escape a grief-corrupted Scarlet Witch seeking her alternate universe children.

WHY SHOULD I WATCH THIS?

THE KEYSTONE MULTIVERSE FILM. Introduces INCURSIONS (the central mechanism leading to Secret Wars), the Illuminati of Earth-838, Reed Richards, Professor X, and the Darkhold.

WHAT SHOULD I REMEMBER?
  • Introduces INCURSIONS: When the boundary between two universes erodes, they collide and obliterate both realities.
  • Wanda is corrupted by the Darkhold and dreamwalks across the Multiverse, slaughtering Earth-838's Illuminati.
  • Introduces Reed Richards (Mister Fantastic) and mutant Charles Xavier into the modern MCU sphere.
  • Strange uses the Darkhold to dreamwalk into a deceased variant, sprouting a third eye.
WHAT DOES THIS CONNECT TO?
  • Directly introduces the Incursion mechanic that drives Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars.
  • Clea recruits Strange to stop an Incursion in the Dark Dimension.
Doomsday RelevanceEssential

CRITICAL: Incursions are the primary narrative threat in Doomsday/Secret Wars. Must-watch to understand how universes collide.

Post-Credits Scenes (2)Importance: Crucial

Clea (Charlize Theron) confronts Strange about causing an incursion and slices open a portal to the Dark Dimension. Pizza Poppa (Bruce Campbell) finishes beating himself.

Plot Resolution Summary:Wanda realizes the terror she has become, brings down Mount Wundagore to destroy every Darkhold across the Multiverse, seemingly perishing in the rubble.

Climax & Resolution for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Where This Fits in the Universe
Release Order Index:#28
Chronological Index:#28
Phase & Saga:Phase 4
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