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Sam Raimi directedDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessgave lots of fan moments butnothing could beat the introduction of the Illuminati, a secret society that featuresthe most powerful heroes of the universe, coming together to make the tough decisions regular people don’t even know.
In Marvel comics,the Illuminaticonsists of Karl Mordo, Captain Peggy Carter, Captain Marvel (Maria Rambeau), Black Bolt, Reed Richards, and Professor Charles Xavier. This team is introduced as themain superhero team of Earth-838, who are different from the MCU’s Earth-616.
In Doctor Strange 2, we got to see a flashback of the Illuminati’s adventures in which they defeated Thanos on Earth-838, not the Avengers like inAvengers: Endgame onEarth-616. This defeat of Thanos cannot be taken lightly but despite that, Illuminati is portrayed as weak in the movie.
Did the Illuminati of Earth- 838 defeat Thanos?
Stephen Strange of Earth-838 founded the Illuminati shown inDoctor Strange 2to protect the world from major universal threats, and make necessary decisions that others might not take. Just after Illuminati formed, Thanos began his conquest of the galaxy to collect the Infinity Stones like Thanos of Earth-616. The secret society opposed Thanos and Doctor Strange of Earth-838 began using the Darkhold to search for ways to defeat Thanos using dream-walking.
While doing so, Strange caused an incursion with another universe, destroying the entire reality. The rest of the Illuminati found another way to defeat the Mad Titan. The Illuminati then searched for the Book of Vishanti, a book that bestows its user with whatever ability they require to defeat their enemies. Upon finding that book, they used its power to ultimately defeat Thanos. just after the event of killing Thanos, Doctor Strange of Earth-838 willinglysacrificed wrongdoings with Black Bolt killing Strange.With Thanos defeated and Strange dead, Mordo became the next Sorcerer Supreme andmember of the Illuminati.
Why were Illuminati weak in Doctor Strange 2?
Though Thanos is the most powerful villain who was defeated in Earth-838, we simply cannot ignore the fact that Scarlet Witch is the most powerful being in the entire universe. Given that the 6 members of theIlluminatidefeated Thanos is pretty impressive, still, their defeat atWanda’s handswas inevitable. However, given this team’s defeat of Thanos, it would have made more sense to show them putting up a good fight against Wanda.
Despite this,Illuminati being added to the MCUis pretty exciting as it would mean that we possibly get to explore them in the future.
Priya Sharma
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Priya Sharma, Senior Content Writer and Social Media Manager at FandomWire and Animated Times. Having graduated in Journalism and Mass Communication, she possesses extensive expertise in crafting engaging and informative content. She has written over 2000 articles across Animated Times and FandomWire on pop culture, showing her dedication to delivering diverse and trending content to readers across the world. Apart from pop culture, she is quite enthusiastic about the Hallyu culture and is exploring the world of anime, expanding the horizons of her knowledge.
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