First of all, it seems weird to accuse Doom/Strange fans of being "wannabe fans from the MCU" when... Doom has not appeared in the MCU?
Second.... I mean, look, I completely get why someone would ship Doom/Reed, it's the most obvious ship imaginable, and it's a classic for a reason. If you're into shipping enemies, you can't do much better. With all of that said, I think Doom/Strange is a really great ship and it's much more interesting to me personally. Part of that is that Doom and Strange are two of my favorite Marvel characters. Nothing against Reed, Reed is fine, I just like Doom and Strange more.
And I think the fact that Doom and Strange have a relationship with more grey areas in it is really awesome. Doom and Strange are not automatically enemies. They will often be at cross purposes, because Doom is Doom, but they don't really have to be. With Reed, Doom is always going to be Reed's enemy unless there's some really, really pressing reason not to, and so much of their dynamic is bound up around that fixed point. With Strange, it feels like there's more room for Doom's character to breath, and I personally prefer that. Strange is relatively unique in the Marvel universe because he's a good guy who is not going to immediately treat Doom as an enemy, and he's also someone who Doom can legitimately respect. So Doom can play off him in a wide range of ways. It's a really fun dynamic. And of course there's still room for a ton of angst and great relationship dynamics. And like you say, Stephen is the one who helped save Doom's mother.
Which ship you prefer just comes down to a matter of taste, but the relationship between Strange and Doom is phenomenal. Whether it's shippy or platonic tbh, fantastic either way.
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Second.... I mean, look, I completely get why someone would ship Doom/Reed, it's the most obvious ship imaginable, and it's a classic for a reason. If you're into shipping enemies, you can't do much better. With all of that said, I think Doom/Strange is a really great ship and it's much more interesting to me personally. Part of that is that Doom and Strange are two of my favorite Marvel characters. Nothing against Reed, Reed is fine, I just like Doom and Strange more.
And I think the fact that Doom and Strange have a relationship with more grey areas in it is really awesome. Doom and Strange are not automatically enemies. They will often be at cross purposes, because Doom is Doom, but they don't really have to be. With Reed, Doom is always going to be Reed's enemy unless there's some really, really pressing reason not to, and so much of their dynamic is bound up around that fixed point. With Strange, it feels like there's more room for Doom's character to breath, and I personally prefer that. Strange is relatively unique in the Marvel universe because he's a good guy who is not going to immediately treat Doom as an enemy, and he's also someone who Doom can legitimately respect. So Doom can play off him in a wide range of ways. It's a really fun dynamic. And of course there's still room for a ton of angst and great relationship dynamics. And like you say, Stephen is the one who helped save Doom's mother.
Which ship you prefer just comes down to a matter of taste, but the relationship between Strange and Doom is phenomenal. Whether it's shippy or platonic tbh, fantastic either way.