{"id":546298,"date":"2026-07-27T13:59:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T13:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/546298\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T13:59:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T13:59:17","slug":"avengers-doomsday-toys-spoil-the-surprising-hero-powerful-enough-to-stop-doctor-doom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/546298\/","title":{"rendered":"Avengers: Doomsday toys spoil the surprising hero &#8220;powerful enough&#8221; to stop Doctor Doom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"elk-d247a900-899c-11f1-9679-6d86d5a69120\">Shang-Chi &#8220;may be the only hero powerful enough&#8221; to stop Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday \u2013 according to a wave of new merchandise.<\/p>\n<p>Marvel and Hasbro&#8217;s new line of <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/marvel-movies\/avengers-doomsday-release-date-cast-plot-trailer\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/marvel-movies\/avengers-doomsday-release-date-cast-plot-trailer\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/marvel-movies\/avengers-doomsday-release-date-cast-plot-trailer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Avengers: Doomsday<\/a> toys (as revealed by <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/marvel-and-hasbro-unveil-new-avengers-doomsday-toys-see-the-x-men-captain-america-and-thor-in-action-exclusive-12026736\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/people.com\/marvel-and-hasbro-unveil-new-avengers-doomsday-toys-see-the-x-men-captain-america-and-thor-in-action-exclusive-12026736\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">People<\/a>) showcase a lineup of Earth&#8217;s Mightiest Heroes that might make Robert Downey Jr.&#8217;s Doctor Doom think twice about taking on the Sacred Timeline.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-d247a900-899c-11f1-9679-6d86d5a69120-2\">But it&#8217;s Shang-Chi who supposedly boasts the ability \u2013 and Ten Rings \u2013 to stop whatever threats come their way.<\/p>\n<p>Latest Videos FromGamesRadar+<\/p>\n<p>As per the Shang-Chi toy description, Simu Liu&#8217;s Avenger \u201cmay be the only hero powerful enough to stop the threat the Avengers face.&#8221; Bold words, indeed.<\/p>\n<p>While it&#8217;s been a minute since we&#8217;ve seen Shang-Chi in action, his standalone 2021 movie introduced his ultra-powerful skillset, courtesy of the ancient Ten Rings. They&#8217;re not quite on the level of the Infinity Stones, but arguably could be enough to give Doom trouble in his universe-conquering quest.<\/p>\n<p>            You may like<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=kXQk6%2AivFEQ&amp;mid=24340&amp;u1=grd-us-6462286754208881533&amp;murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lego.com%2Fen-us%2Fproduct%2Fepic-battle-avengers-doomsday-76348\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.lego.com\/en-us\/product\/epic-battle-avengers-doomsday-76348\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"sponsored noopener nofollow\" data-hl-processed=\"hawklinks\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" data-placeholder-url=\"https:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/deeplink?id=kXQk6%2AivFEQ&amp;mid=24340&amp;u1=hawk-custom-tracking&amp;murl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lego.com%2Fen-us%2Fproduct%2Fepic-battle-avengers-doomsday-76348\" data-merchant-name=\"LEGO\" data-merchant-id=\"13275\" data-merchant-network=\"LSfutureusLlc\" data-merchant-url=\"lego.com\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\">a LEGO set<\/a> may have confirmed which heroes and villains will be present during one of Avengers: Doomsday&#8217;s most climactic set-pieces.<\/p>\n<p>The <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/marvel-movies\/avengers-doomsday-comic-con-footage-description-reveals-more-of-doctor-dooms-past-and-rekindles-marvels-greatest-rivalry\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/marvel-movies\/avengers-doomsday-comic-con-footage-description-reveals-more-of-doctor-dooms-past-and-rekindles-marvels-greatest-rivalry\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/marvel-movies\/avengers-doomsday-comic-con-footage-description-reveals-more-of-doctor-dooms-past-and-rekindles-marvels-greatest-rivalry\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Avengers: Doomsday Comic-Con trailer<\/a> already revealed that Doom would be raising a Sentinel. Now, the &#8216;Epic Battle: Doomsday Showdown&#8217; set features Thor, Reed Richards, Mystique, Magneto, and Nightcrawler battling it out against Doctor Doom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Bringing all the latest movie news, features, and reviews to your inbox<\/p>\n<p>Given how Doom blocks Stormbreaker in the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/marvel-movies\/avengers-doomsday-trailer\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/marvel-movies\/avengers-doomsday-trailer\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/marvel-movies\/avengers-doomsday-trailer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">first official Avengers: Doomsday trailer<\/a>, we could be looking at an X-Mansion fight taking place near the beginning of the movie, setting the scene for a Marvel crossover like no other.<\/p>\n<p>Avengers: Doomsday opens in cinemas on December 18, and these <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/toys-collectibles\/hasbro-doomsday-action-figures-break-from-tradition-and-will-actually-be-out-in-time-for-the-movie\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/toys-collectibles\/hasbro-doomsday-action-figures-break-from-tradition-and-will-actually-be-out-in-time-for-the-movie\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/toys-collectibles\/hasbro-doomsday-action-figures-break-from-tradition-and-will-actually-be-out-in-time-for-the-movie\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hasbro Doomsday action figures should be available around the same time<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more, check out the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/upcoming-marvel-movies-shows\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/upcoming-marvel-movies-shows\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/upcoming-marvel-movies-shows\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">upcoming Marvel movies<\/a> coming your way, plus <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/news\/live\/marvel-sdcc-2026-live-coverage-everything-announced\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/news\/live\/marvel-sdcc-2026-live-coverage-everything-announced\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/news\/live\/marvel-sdcc-2026-live-coverage-everything-announced\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">everything that was announced at Marvel&#8217;s SDCC Hall H panel<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shang-Chi &#8220;may be the only hero powerful enough&#8221; to stop Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday \u2013 according to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":546299,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[156,409,111,139,69],"class_list":["post-546298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-movies","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=546298"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546298\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/546299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=546298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=546298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=546298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}