Marvel has already forgotten one of the best weapons to defeat Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday

Nicholas Raymond is an author and journalist based in Alabama, where he is a proud member of the Alabama Crimson Tide football team. A graduate of the University of Montevallo, he holds a degree in mass communications with a concentration in journalism.

A weapon that would have been invaluable in any battle against Doctor Doom exists in the MCU, but don’t expect to see it in Avengers: Apocalypse. Given that Doom is the villain of a story that will encompass not only Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, but also the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, and the Thunderbolts, there is no doubt that we will see an extremely powerful iteration of the Latverian dictator.

With this in mind, the film’s main characters will likely adopt a practical approach to defeating Doctor Doommeaning they will use anything at their disposal to stop him from accomplishing whatever his ultimate goal is. Over the years, the MCU has introduced all kinds of weapons and concepts that can be used against Doom, from Stormbreaker to Namor’s army of Talokanil warriors.

However, some of the best possible tools they could use against him might not even be used. To change that, Marvel would have to revisit a corner of the MCU that it seemingly abandoned six years ago.

The Ebony Blade would be a great weapon to use against Doctor Doom

A post-credits scene in Ethernels saw Dane Whitman by Kit Harrington comes into possession of a black-bladed sword known in Marvel Comics as the Ebony Blade, the iconic weapon of the character’s comic counterpart. Due to a curse placed upon it, there are huge drawbacks to using the Ebon Blade, and yet it remains a highly coveted weapon, which speaks volumes about what it provides.

As a sword created by magical means, ebony blade can cut almost anything. Because of this, it has been the subject of concern or interest from several Marvel characters, including Knull, Malekith the Accursed, and Dracula.

It also has properties that could make it relevant to any plan involving time or multiverse travel. In classic Avengers comics, Black Knight used a mystical ritual to pursue the sword through time.

One of the reasons Doom is so difficult to take down is his magically protected armor, but in theory, the ebony blade should be able to neutralize these protections and pierce his armor and all the force fields he could erect against the Avengers.

The Ebony Blade is available, but unlikely to appear in Avengers: Doomsday

Now that the MCU version of the Ebony Blade is in Dane Whitman’s hands, it’s technically available for use in Avengers: Apocalypse if the character had to disguise himself as a Dark Knight. Dane becoming the Dark Knight and joining the Avengers – just like he did in the comics – once made a lot of sense, but he’s been thinking about how Marvel Studios has moved away from characters introduced in Eternals after its failure in 2020, such a scenario is difficult to imagine.

This is unfortunate, given that Black Knight and Ebony Blade share a rich and storied history in Marvel Comics that the MCU could use to make him a truly reliable player in high-stakes battles like the one Doom is sure to provide in Avengers: Apocalypse.

It is, however, not impossible that the MCU could later change course, bring back the character of Kit Harrington and simply redirect its narrative away from the Eternals. Kit Harrington’s comments on the future of Black Knight indicates that it’s not on the horizon anytime soon, but it could be an idea that Marvel explores later, sometime after Avengers: Apocalypse.