When could we see Valeria Richards in the MCU?

Valeria Richards is the second child of Sue Storm and Reed Richards, and she's also the goddaughter of Victor von Doom, who named her after assisting with the delivery since Reed was away or something.

Ideally, she's just there post-Secret Wars, and in a second Fantastic Four movie, they reveal her relation to Doom, which is a major part of the character as she's kind of the one person Doom loves (as family not in a weird way). In recent comics, she's been the voice of reason for Doom and he actually left her his entire estate in the new The Will Of Doom comic, so that's how close they are. I hope we see Valeria in the MCU some time soon, I don't think she'll be in Doomsday/Secret Wars, and the only ties between the Fantastic Four and Doom in that will be the Redd/Victor rivalry, not Valeria.

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Plugpin2025-12-27 11:06

She's a bit on the more obscure side. Given the shift back to OG MCU actors, with Cap and RDJ returning in some capacity, it might depend a lot on how well they can (or indeed want to) continue with introducing new heroes. They brought a lot of new faces in and completely wasted them so far.

Rumour is this event will be a reset, so who knows what will happen.

CaptHayfever2025-12-27 16:15

There's a bunch of different, conflicting, rumors. My advice is not to listen to any of them unless hard evidence comes up.

4ABK2025-12-27 11:26

Wouldn’t doubt seeing her in the F4 sequel, Secret Wars too soon depending on the time jump.

El_Quetzal2025-12-27 17:28

I dont think they will get s sequel

MX24192025-12-27 11:29

Probably in the next saga further into the future. Since Franklin and Valeria are close in age, they will probably have Sue be pregnant by the end of third movie. I'll take a time skip where Valeria is at least 7 years old in the later movies. I want the F4 to have more than a trilogy. We will see. I wouldn't be shocked if they did a time skip in the reboot timeline and she's already born.

Obvious-End-79482025-12-28 03:30

I could see the F4 sequel after Doomsday/Secret Wars ending with Sue finding out she's pregnant again. Then by the next appearance Val has been born. Just to avoid some plot repetition for the audience having Sue be pregnant for half a film again. Also helps that there's years between installments anyway so they can age up the kids a bit.

Thomas_JCG2025-12-27 11:38

We barely got Franklyn, calm down.

spidervenom6192025-12-27 12:59

Franklin is only like 3 years older then Valeria is, in all honesty she should have been born during the Post-credit scene for first steps.

Poked_salad2025-12-27 13:31

My theory was she invited Doom there as insurance as she was currently pregnant during the end-credits scene. Doom being Doom however, let himself in anyways when all he needed was to knock lol

Thomas_JCG2025-12-27 14:20

She was born after Franklin had some 30 years of comics and was a main character in one of the biggest crossover event in Marvel comics. Adding her just means less time to develop a character that was already introduced. Moreover, her powers are creating advanced machines and fighting with power armors... which is already what Ironheart was about.

Simply put, adding her now just increases the head count of characters.

marvelcomics222025-12-27 15:26

Sure, but in the comics, Franklin is essentially Johnny personality wise, just like one of the most powerful beings in the universe. Valeria is as smart as Reed, as caring as Sue, with a positive view on Doom, and also some of his morality. And she's also a really interesting character with that relation to their biggest villains which is something Franklin doesn't have.

Schifosamente2025-12-27 18:23

Valeria is smarter than Reed

QUEEN_OF_HEARTS_7772026-01-02 17:35

Nah, she never showed that

Schifosamente2026-01-02 17:39

[I think this summarizes it pretty well](https://www.comicbookherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screenshot_20211012-122030_Marvel-Unlimited.jpg)

Reed was too busy trying to solve it all, and Doom didn’t know how to approach the end of everything, but Valeria got it.

Swing-Full2025-12-27 12:29

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El_Quetzal2025-12-27 17:28

They hate you for telling the truth

Joshawott272025-12-27 14:35

I think that under the right circumstances, Valeria could be a fun addition to a *First Steps* sequel or third film. However, there are concerns.

The story of *First Steps* already centred on the birth of Franklin, and with a big part of Valeria’s character revolving around the circumstances of her birth, it could feel like a retread. We also need Doom firmly established as a long-standing threat to the Fantastic 4, which the MCU also doesn’t have yet.

I think a fun way to introduce Valeria could be a timeskip after *Doomsday*/*Secret Wars* (or a second *Fantastic Four* film). The general audience will have just seen Doom as the big bad, so it could be fun to drop them into an awkward co-parenting situation with Reed/Sue and Doom. The circumstances of her birth would be gradually revealed later, and while comic readers will have to pretend to be shocked like Mysterio in *Spider-Man: Far From Home*, it could be a fun way of showing another side of Doom, while continuing the family theme of the first film.

CaptHayfever2025-12-27 16:15

I agree. It can be done, but not immediately.

Lenonn2025-12-28 04:40

Exactly. 60 plus years of comics stories. No need to rush things - get through the classics that people know and love, then do the off-the-rails more modern stuff.

Morchades2025-12-31 21:00

Skip two years, do Unthinkable?

Coilspun2025-12-27 17:47

We won't and calm down, we've not even seen an evolution of Franklin.

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Coilspun2025-12-27 19:28

Wow, imagine shit talking commentors because you don't like their opinions. How original.

Bolt_9952025-12-27 18:09

Fuck’s sake, we just got Franklin.

Ragnarok_6192025-12-27 19:07

She's a mary sue, so as long as they don't write her in a compelling manner, she will be Dead On Arrival.

Plus the way the MCU is bloated, we don't need Valeria. Not everything from comics need to be adapted

marvelcomics222025-12-27 19:12

I don't think you've read enough of her. She's a child, and makes mistakes. She's making a bunch of fucking Doombot in the recent comics, I don't think that's Mary Sue behaviour.

Morchades2025-12-31 21:02

The point of her story the whole Hickman run was she was getting things wrong.

BackgroundEngineer112025-12-27 19:29

We will see Valeria when Sue gets pregnant again.

Soulwarfare422025-12-27 20:13

In next saga, if they keep Doom and make him become less of an enemy to Fantastic Four.

Then he can become uncle Victor to Valerie like in the comics

Morchades2025-12-31 21:03

The comics have managed Uncle Doom just fine with him still being an enemy to the Fantastic Four.

QUEEN_OF_HEARTS_7772026-01-02 17:38

How can that traitorous brat love Doom when he tortured and tried to kill her family?

Morchades2026-01-02 18:30

This, I think, is why Future Valeria didn't like her past self.

fistkick182025-12-27 23:55

Valeria could be the focus of Secret Wars, after focusing on Franklin for Doomsday

Own_Giraffe_69282025-12-28 00:46

Possibly never? Especially since by far her most interesting trait is her dynamic with Doom, and if he's just gonna be a one-off villain for Doomsday/Secret Wars with no permanent long-term presence in the MCU (a la Loki) then she's a little pointless.

Maybe we'll see the Valeria von Doom variant in Doomsday as Doom's inciting incident, but I doubt we'll ever see Valeria Richards proper. Hope to be wrong of course.

spidervenom6192025-12-28 00:53

...Once again fans don't understand exactly Doom works as a character, he ain't a one and done type of character.

marvelcomics222025-12-28 03:27

I think that after Secret Wars, we'll have a different 616 Doom.

chickenkebaap2025-12-28 01:08

Given that vanessa kirby is/was recently pregnant they might have incorporated that into secret wars

Linnus422025-12-28 01:19

Maybe but for secret wars…they can just insert Morgan stark into the role. Young girl super genius who doom is connected to.

Morchades2025-12-31 21:01

The very thought is awful.

Independent_Ad_63482025-12-28 02:51

There are theories/rumors that Doom's got a dead kid in Doomsday so it could be her.

lazerlinks2025-12-28 02:57

Post credit of the second fantastic four movie. With her already being around in the 3rd movie

Sentry-10002025-12-28 21:06

Most likely in secret wars or doomsday, there will be a time skip somewhere in or between both films

MrZeral2025-12-29 02:54

What are her powers?

bcheek19962025-12-29 06:30

Depends on how they handle doom

esar242025-12-31 14:55

Hopefully in the second movie or the third.

Morchades2025-12-31 20:59

Well, we could see her shortly before her birth since sge does a little time travelling when she gets older.

QUEEN_OF_HEARTS_7772026-01-02 17:39

How can that traitorous brat love Doom when he tortured and tried to kill her family?