Doctor Doom made his long-awaited appearance in the MCU with Fantastic Four: First Steps. In a mid-credits sequence, he was shown permitting Franklin Richards, the son of Sue and Richard, to touch his face.

First Steps. In a mid-credits scene he was seen allowing Sue and Richard's son Franklin Richards touching his face. But what is the larger impact of this scene leading up to Avengers Doomsday?

In Marvel Comics, Doom’s fixation on Franklin is legendary. He views the boy’s near-limitless powers as the key to creating and ruling Battleworld, a twisted reality of his own making as seen in Secret Wars.