- The post-credits scenes of Fantastic Four: First Steps and Thunderbolts are not directly connected.
- However, it could point towards what we could see in Avengers: Doomsday.
- There's a chance that the post-credit scene of Fantastic Four: First Steps kicks off Avengers: Doomsday, as Doom might kidnap Franklin and escape to Earth 616.
Fantastic Four: First Steps has brought us one of the biggest post-credit scenes we could have ever imagined. However, with this reveal, another aspect has come into play. A while back, in the post-credits scene of Thunderbolts, we saw a ship marked with the colors and logo of The Fantastic Four enter Earth 616, which raised speculations that by the end of The Fantastic Four: First Steps, we might get to see the team entering Earth-616 and interacting with the New Avengers. So, does Fantastic Four 2025 explain the post-credit scene we saw in Thunderbolts? So, here, let me explain if the post-credits scene from Thunderbolts and Fantastic Four: First Steps is connected or not.
Is the Thunderbolts Post-Credit Scene Connected to Fantastic Four’s Post-Credit Scene?

No, the post-credit scene of Thunderbolts is not explained in Fantastic Four First Steps. But, Fantastic Four: First Steps’ post-credit scene might be the beginning of Avengers: Doomsday. If we look at both the post-credits scenes, from the visuals, they both seem totally unrelated. However, there is a possibility that the post-credits scene of Fantastic Four: First Steps could be the point at which Avengers: Doomsday starts.
There is a good chance that Doctor Doom kidnaps Franklin after the post-credits scene and steals one of the ships of Fantastic Four to escape. This leads him to Earth 616 and eventually, the family follows Doom to Earth-616 and team up with the Avengers to defeat and save their son.
Suppose this theory turns out to be true. In that case, the post-credit scene of Thunderbolts might just be foreshadowing the events we will witness in Avengers: Doomsday, and the ship we see in the scene could be piloted by Doctor Doom, carrying Franklin Richards with him.
Now, this is just a theory at this point, but looking at the direction towards which the scene points us, this could very well turn out to be true. So, let’s wait and see what comes out way and do let us know in the comments if you think this theory can turn out to be true.