The Fantastic Four’s New Silver Surfer Resurrects An Old WandaVision Theory

From Galactus and Doctor Doom to even Mole Man, there are several Fantastic Four villains who come to mind before Mephisto. Still, in many ways, the demon would make far more sense as a starter villain for the MCU’s new first family than those other guys.

As a blatantly obvious devil analogy, Mephisto would need barely any introduction for even the most casual viewers to understand his deal, allowing the movie to devote more time to the Fantastic Four themselves. With his hellish power set, he would also be a handy foil to all four members of the titular team. His dangerous minions would give the Thing (Ebon Moss-Bacrach) plenty of things to punch and his ruthless cunning could pose a challenge to Mr. Fantastic’s (Pedro Pascal) intellect. Meanwhile, his stealthy trickery and association with the fire element would mirror the particular powers of the Invisible Woman (Vanessa Kirby) and the Human Torch (Joseph Quinn).

It’s worth noting that in the comics, Shalla-Bal’s confrontation with Mephisto leads to a tricky conflict between the heroes and Doctor Doom. Should the MCU movie choose to follow a similar structure, the very news about Julie Garner’s Shalla-Bal might stealthily spoil both Mephisto as the first «The Fantastic Four» movie’s Big Bad, and the subsequent introduction of Doctor Doom in the sequel. If so, fans might really want to keep their eyes peeled for the post-credits scenes in this one.