Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Ending Explained [SPOILER!]

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In Marvel Studios’ “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” the MCU unlocks the Multiverse and pushes its boundaries further than ever before. Journey into the unknown with Doctor Strange, who, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse to confront a mysterious new adversary.

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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Plot Summary and Synopsis

America Chavez and “Defender Strange” (an alternate version of Dr. Stephen Strange) flee through the space between universes to find the Book of Vishanti to stop a demon chasing them. Defender Strange is killed, and Chavez accidentally creates a portal that sucks them all in. Meanwhile, on Earth-616, Strange attends the wedding of his ex-fiancé, Dr. Christine Palmer.

During the reception, an octopus demon wreaks havoc chasing Chavez, but Strange saves Chavez and kills the demon with help from Sorcerer Supreme Wong. Chavez explains that the demons are hunting her because she has the power to travel through the Multiverse.

Recognizing signs of witchcraft on the demon and Defender Strange’s corpse, Strange consults Wanda Maximoff, only to realize that Wanda is responsible for the demons. Since acquiring the Darkhold and becoming the Scarlet Witch, Wanda believes that controlling the Multiverse with Chavez’s power will allow her to reunite with Billy and Tommy, the children she created during her time in Westview.

When Strange refuses to surrender Chavez, Wanda attacks Kamar-Taj, killing many sorcerers. Chavez accidentally transports herself and Strange across the multiverse to Earth-838. Wanda uses the Darkhold to “dream-walk” into the body of her Earth-838 counterpart, who lives a suburban life with her own Billy and Tommy.

While searching for help, Strange and Chavez are arrested by Earth-838’s Karl Mordo and brought before the Illuminati, which consists of Mordo himself, Captain Peggy Carter, King Black Bolt, Captain Maria Rambeau, Doctor Reed Richards, and Professor Charles Xavier.

They explain that through reckless use of his universe’s Darkhold, Earth-838’s Strange triggered, and barely averted a universe-destroying “incursion” and had to be killed before he caused more harm; Mordo believes Earth-616’s Strange is similarly dangerous. Before they can pass judgment, Wanda arrives and kills the Illuminati, except Mordo. Strange and Chavez escape with help from Earth-838’s Palmer, an Illuminati scientist.

Fleeing from Wanda, the trio enters the space between universes to find the Book of Vishanti, but Wanda appears and takes over Chavez’s mind, using her powers to send the others to a sinister, mostly-destroyed universe. On Earth-616, Wanda begins the spell to take Chavez’s powers.

Strange and Palmer fight the sinister universe’s Strange, who has been corrupted by the Darkhold. Strange uses the sinister Strange’s Darkhold to dream-walk into the corpse of Defender Strange on Earth-616 and save Chavez.

Unable to overpower Wanda, Chavez instead transports her back to Earth-838, allowing Billy and Tommy to witness her evil. They recoil in fear, crying for their real mother, Earth-838’s Wanda.

Realizing how much death and destruction she’s caused, Wanda uses her powers to destroy all copies of the Darkhold throughout the Multiverse, seemingly sacrificing herself in the process. Before Palmer returns to Earth-838, Strange tells her that he still loves his universe’s Palmer but has always been too scared to have a real relationship.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Ending

Chavez begins training as a sorcerer at Kamar-Taj. Sometime later, Strange develops a third eye as a result of using the Darkhold.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Mid-Credits Scene

In a mid-credits scene, Strange is approached by a sorceress who warns him that his actions have triggered an incursion and invites Strange to join her in the Dark Dimension.

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