This story discusses major plot developments, including the ending and post-credits scenes, in "The Fantastic Four: First Steps," currently playing in theaters. From the very first scene, the question of what will become of the child of Reed Richards (Pedro Pascal) and Sue Storm (Vanessa Kirby) looms over "The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

Creating legacy characters has never been the strong suit of Marvel comics, but among those who have made their mark as the future generation heroes, the

In a 1982 arc by John Byrne, Franklin gets frustrated trying to solve a Rubik’s Cube and uses his powers to age himself into an adult body, though he couldn’t actually gain more emotional maturity. He winds up going back to being a kid, placing restrictions on his own abilities to allow him to have something of a normal childhood.

First Steps mostly focuses on its titular group, but Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch, and the Thing aren’t the only heroes introduced in the film. One major player doesn’t get a superhero name,

Franklin’s powers allowed him to create the universe, dimensions, avoid mind control, and every other cool power you can think of. Franklin Richards is considered a Beyond Omega Level mutant, and he is the only one in that category, making him the most powerful mutant on Earth.

Franklin Richards isn't just another superhero offspring; he's one of the most powerful characters ever created in the Marvel Universe.

First Steps introduces plenty of characters to the MCU, but its strongest one isn't Galactus or Franklin Richards.

The Fantastic Four First Steps is the 37th film in the MCU ... Doctor Doom appears in the living room of the Baxter Building right next to Franklin Richards. Now, seeing as though Doom has his hood up the entire time and does not speak, we don’t know ...