This established a whopping 27cast members forAvengers: Doomsday, though prevailing theories suggest there are more to come.

I’ve seen it in the probabilities, seen it plain as day.

All you heroes, protecting this world do you think you’re the only ones?

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Do you think this is the only world?

We’ll see what happens when you have to protect this place from the others."

Now, I think it’s obvious who the “others” to whom Sterns referred are.

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This would help to explain Robert Downey Jr.’s casting after portraying the character most synonymous with the MCU.

An alternative theory, of course, is thatSterns is referring to another group of more cut-and-dry heroes.

Nevertheless, the specific identity of this group of heroes remained a mystery until Marvel’s surprise announcement.

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Now, I think it’s obvious who the “others” to whom Sterns referred are.

Then again, it’s worth thinking about how Doctor Doom fits into all of this.

He must expose the mastermind behind a sinister plot before the world descends into turmoil.

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