Keeping track of where Loki is at any given moment is harder than keeping track of the Infinity Stones. One minute he’s getting throttled by the Hulk, the next he’s faking his death in Thor: Ragnarok, and suddenly he’s prunning timelines at the TVA. But as we barrel toward Avengers: Doomsday, the biggest question isn’t just who Doctor Doom is, but whether our favorite Trickster God is still sitting on his throne at the end of time. If the latest theories hold water, Loki might not just be watching the chaos unfold—he might be the reason it’s happening in the first place.
The God of Stories and the Multiverse
To understand where Loki is now, we have to rewind to the emotionally charged finale of Loki Season 2. After sacrificing everything to save the multiverse from He Who Remains’ variants, Tom Hiddleston’s character found himself alone, holding the timelines together in a glorious, tree-like structure. He became the God of Stories, essentially replacing the TVA’s bureaucratic tyranny with a lonely, godlike guardianship. It was a perfect, melancholic ending—or so we thought.
But in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a peaceful ending is rarely just an ending. The looming threat of Doctor Doom suggests that the sacred timeline Loki so carefully woven is about to be torn apart. The theory posits that Doom doesn’t just conquer worlds; he conquers the structure of reality itself. If Doom is the ultimate big bad of the next two Avengers films, he has to supersede the power that currently guards the multiverse. That means he either has to dethrone Loki or, more darkly, Loki’s isolation at the end of time has made him vulnerable to a corruption we haven’t seen yet.
Doom’s Conquest of the Throne Room
Imagine the visual spectacle: Victor Von Doom, played by the returning Robert Downey Jr., marching into the Citadel at the End of Time. It’s a clash of titans—magic versus science, order versus chaos. If Doom is indeed a variant of Tony Stark from another universe, as many speculate, his arrival at Loki’s throne room carries devastating emotional weight. Loki looked up to the original Tony Stark, a complicated mix of rivalry and respect. To be confronted by a twisted version of that hero, one who seeks domination rather than protection, could be the psychological break that makes Loki’s current position untenable.
Theories suggest that Doom might not physically destroy Loki but rather absorbs his power or the infrastructure of the multiverse he maintains. Perhaps the “throne” Doom sits on in Avengers: Doomsday is literally the one Loki vacated. This would explain how the Marvels pivot from the “Kang the Conqueror” narrative so abruptly after Jonathan Majors’ legal troubles. In the comics, Doom steals the power of the Beyonders; in the MCU, stealing the power of the God of Stories would be the perfect equivalent to elevate him to a universal threat level that requires every single Avenger to unite.
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