There's been heaps of speculation that Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' big bad will be Shuma-Gorath. However, with that villain seemingly renamed Gargantos and used as a misdirect in the movie's trailers, it's looking increasingly likely that the Scarlet Witch is the true big bad.
Well, unless there's an even bigger bad.
One eagle-eyed fan on Twitter has taken a closer look at the Doctor Strange sequel's latest poster and discovered a monstrous creature that looks an awful lot like Chthon, the Elder God and Archdemon of Chaos. In the Marvel Universe, he's also the author of the Darkhold, a book we last saw Wanda Maximoff taking a deep dive into during WandaVision's spooky post-credits scene.
Chthon is also responsible for the creation of many dark creatures such as Witches, Werewolves, and Vampires, so his debut could explain the supernatural route the MCU is about to head down in everything from Blade to Moon Knight and Werewolf-by-Night.
At this rate, it does seem more likely that this Elder God is manipulating Wanda rather than Gargantos/Shuma-Gorath, and he definitely looks suitably terrifying. Marvel Studios also included Captain Carter's shield on the poster, so we'd bet on this meaning something big for the movie.
Marvel Studios will conjure Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness into theaters on May 6.
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