FANTASTIC FOUR FIRST STEPS POST-CREDIT SCENE & Ending Explained!

Summary by Krater

This video breaks down the post-credits and ending scenes of The Fantastic Four: First Steps, analyzing the introduction of Doctor Doom, Universe 828, and numerous Easter eggs.

From the video

Answers: What do the post-credits and ending scenes of The Fantastic Four: First Steps mean for the MCU?

• Fantastic Four First Steps post-credits scenes
• Universe 828 and alternate timelines
• Doctor Doom in Marvel Cinematic Universe
• Galactus and the Silver Surfer

What it concludes

• Doctor Doom in Universe 828 is likely played by Robert Downey Jr., setting up a central villain for the MCU.
• The 4-year time jump in the post-credits scene establishes Franklin Richards' rapid development and ties into future X-Men and Secret Wars events.
• The use of Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Darwin's On the Origin of Species serves as thematic foreshadowing for Franklin's evolutionary powers.