Doomed Beginnings: Reed's Dark Transformation

Alright, here’s the most messed-up thing happening in Marvel’s new Ultimate Universe.

So imagine Reed Richards — literally one of the smartest dudes alive — getting his entire life

nuked before it even starts. His universe’s Fantastic Four mission? Sabotaged.

Not by an accident, but by The Maker — the evil Reed from another reality. The rocket blows,

everyone else dies, and Reed survives just long enough to wish he didn’t. Then The Maker kidnaps

him. And this isn’t “tie you to a chair” torture — this is psychological demolition.

He welds a metal mask onto Reed’s face, isolates him for months,

and convinces him that everything he touches… is doomed. Until Reed finally breaks and starts