Quote Originally Posted by Byakko View Post
To clarify, is that in-universe said by a character, by the writer for the series?

The thing is that because there are iffy characters, that places suspicion of authenticity on all of them. It can't be just one special snowflake out of the group, not unless Doom is specifically repairing team line-ups by inserting copies or time-displaced versions of specific members. I don't think he'd micromanage to that extent.

But taking into account ability to pull time-displaced versions effectively handles both 'copies' and 'authenticity'. They are the real ones, just from different times other than the absolute present at the point of incursions.
Exactly! Doom would never just create a few characters for shitts and giggles. Ultimate End is a special case and as Bendis has said, it will get explained (hopefully) in due time.

As for Spiderverse, thats another special case. Spidersense is making them aware that something is wrong and thier memories are muddled but it doesnt outright mean they are 616 versions. Only that doom messed with memories, which he has done to everyone on Battleworld to hide the true 8 year timeline.

Everyone Dies! Except Doom, Strange and the life raft survivors. Thats the whole point of the story.