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Iron Man and Doctor Doom are more linked than you might initially think.

However, it seems they’ve been mistaken for each other in another adaptation too, 20 years ago.

Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom

Alongside it, they wrote: “This show was 20 years ahead of its time.

They foreshadowed it back in 2006.”

The scene in question sees a taxi driver speaking to a disguised Doctor Doom in his back seat.

Robert Downey Jr. during the Doctor Doom announcement at Marvel�s SDCC 2024 panel

“Hey, you’re that Iron Man guy, ain’t cha?”

he says before Doom replies: “Why yes.

Yes I am.”

Robert Downey Jr. sitting in a chair at the end of a long line of chairs

A third added: “Omg how freaky.”

Interesting, there is some history of connections between the pair in the comics too.

For a time Victor Von Doom actually took up the mantle of Iron Man.

Julian McMahon as Doctor Doom in 2005�s Fantastic Four

you’re free to read more about it inour handy explainer here.

Robert Downey Jr announces his Doctor Doom casting at San Diego Comic-Con 2024

The cast of Thunderbolts standing in an elevator during the trailer for the upcoming Marvel Phase 5 movie.

David Harbour as Red Guardian in Thunderbolts

Thunderbolts

Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Sebastian Stan and the rest of the cast of Thunderbolts*

Avengers: Endgame

Sebastian Stan in Thunderbolts

Borderlands 4 screenshot showcasing four different Vault Hunters taking on enemies with various weapons

Todd Howard

A screenshot shows the Siren Vex standing in Borderlands 4

Borderlands 4

Borderlands 4 screenshot of a gun equipped with Licensed Parts from different makers

An old man with a staff in Borderlands 4

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