Chidori's Nobu Named Ambassador for Avengers: Doomsday
Nobu unveiled the role in Nihonbashi by removing a Doctor Doom mask, recreating Robert Downey Jr.'s 2024 Comic-Con reveal.
Comedian Nobu of the duo Chidori was announced on November 1 as an ambassador for the film Avengers: Doomsday at an Avengers parade departure event held in Nihonbashi, according to cinematoday.jp.
At the event, Nobu appeared in disguise among 20 Doctor Doom figures and removed a Doom mask, recreating the reveal Robert Downey Jr. staged at San Diego Comic-Con in 2024.
He is the third ambassador announced for the film, following actor Yuki Yamada and Snow Man member Koji Mukai.
The event also unveiled a Doctor Doom float roughly 4.5 meters tall, making its debut at the 53rd Nihonbashi-Kyobashi Matsuri Oedo Kassai Parade. Nobu is set to walk about 1.3 kilometers along Chuo-dori from Nihonbashi to Kyobashi, accompanied by a marching band playing the Avengers theme and by cosplayers.
Return of the Avengers
Downey Jr. was announced as the villain Doctor Doom at San Diego Comic-Con in 2024. Avengers: Doomsday is the first new Avengers film in seven years, since Avengers: Endgame, which holds the all-time worldwide box office record.
Quick answers
Who are the ambassadors for Avengers: Doomsday?
Chidori's Nobu, actor Yuki Yamada and Snow Man member Koji Mukai have been announced as ambassadors for the film.
What is Nobu doing at the Nihonbashi parade?
He is scheduled to walk about 1.3 kilometers along Chuo-dori from Nihonbashi to Kyobashi with a marching band playing the Avengers theme and cosplayers.