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Doombot
So I'm wondering if we're again getting clues that Doom is not as powerful as he seems? The Future Foundation have learned how to get readings of Doom's power, or at least what became of the Beyonder's power, staying it all stems from the very top of Castle Doom, where Doom lives. But we see in this issue, directly beneath the castle, or at it's centre, is either Owen's prison or the gateway to his prison. This is interesting because, in the flashback scenes, it's said that the power of the Beyonders was siphoned off to "store it someplace safe, where is could be used to preserve some of what had been lost." Then Doom says to Strange that Owen will serve as a "conduit" and "together we can save the remnants of worlds."
So what does this mean? Does Doom not actually possess the power of the Beyonders? Does he instead use the Molecule Man as sort of a well to draw that power from and use as he sees fit? Could this ability be stolen from Doom? I have no idea if this is the correct way to see this, it's just the idea of the Beyonders' power being "stored" and Owen being a "conduit" really stuck in my head. Does Doom actually possess the power of the Beyonders or does he not?