
'The Fantastic Four' Mid-Credits Scene Explained: How Does It Set Up The Next Avengers Movie?
Ryan Britt
created: July 24, 2025, 9:30 p.m. | updated: July 30, 2025, 2:22 p.m.
Here’s what happens in the mid-credits scene and post-credits scene of The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and how the entire movie sneakily and subtly sets up a multiverse crossover for Avengers: Doomsday next year.
First Steps Mid-Credits Scene, ExplainedRobert Downey Jr., dressed as Doctor Doom, on stage at Comic-Con in 2024.
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty ImagesAfter the ending of the movie, and some colorful credits featuring the main cast, we get a very brief mid-credits scene.
But this sweet scene is interrupted by the appearance of a figure wearing a green cape, and holding the distinctive mask of Doctor Doom.
In addition to the somewhat serious mid-credits scene, The Fantastic Four: First Steps also has a jokey post-credits scene.
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