This story discusses major plot developments, including the ending and post-credits scenes, in "The Fantastic Four: First Steps," currently playing in theaters. From the very first scene, the question of what will become of the child of Reed Richards (Pedro Pascal) and Sue Storm (Vanessa Kirby) looms over "The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

First Steps" introduced the most powerful being in the MCU -Franklin Richards – and was pretty nonchalant about it.

Franklin Richards is one of the most powerful characters introduced in Marvel comics, and here's how his powers work.

Franklin’s powers allowed him to create the universe, dimensions, avoid mind control, and every other cool power you can think of. Franklin Richards is considered a Beyond Omega Level mutant, and he is the only one in that category, making him the most powerful mutant on Earth.

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.

In Fantastic Four comics, Reed Richards is always trying to save the world, but he has also almost destroyed it more than once.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. With The Fantastic Four: First Steps now in theaters, Doctor Doom actor Robert Downey, Jr. is delivering some particularly cryptic hints about his place in Avengers: Doomsday,