With Robert Downey Jr. proclaiming "New mask, same task" when he was revealed as the MCU's Doctor Doom, and Anthony Mackie stating that he is "continuing" his legacy, this feeds into the notion that Doctor Doom will be directly tied to the MCU's Iron Man.

Robert Downey Jr will be introduced as Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday – but what if he’s not the real Doom?

When Marvel Studios announced at last year’s San Diego Comic-Con that Robert Downey Jr. would be coming back to the MCU, fans were excited at first, until they heard he wouldn’t be returning as Iron Man.