After the adventure, it was revealed that she possesses a similar dragon tattoo. Doom, the Fantastic Four, and the Avengers and Banner were believed dead but were instead saved by Franklin, who created a pocket dimension called Counter-Earth to keep them safe. [51] Expelled after the accident, Victor traveled the world until he collapsed on a Tibetan mountainside. Doctor Doom: "Philosophically we are much alike! Doom has his own area of land called New Latveria. In 2002, ToyBiz released a Doctor Doom figure and a Doombot variant in their. [147], Described as "iconic",[148] Doom is one of the most well-received characters of the Marvel Universe, as well as one of the most recurring;[148] in his constant battles with heroes and other villains, Doctor Doom has appeared more times than any other character. [71] Doom was returned to Hell, but Reed is later able to use the same machine Doom once tried to create to travel to Heaven and restore Ben to life. [41], Doom returns to Latveria where he saves Tony Stark / Iron Man by incapacitating a group of Latverian rebels with a sonic attack, and vows that he is a new man. When Osborn contacts the real Von Doom, Victor informs him not to ever strike him again or he would be willing to go further. Rescued by a clan of monks, Victor quickly mastered the monks' disciplines as well as the monks themselves. This causes the accident that gave the Ultimate Fantastic Four their powers, though Victor maintains that the original Richards programming was so bad that even he couldn't fix it, and that it was this that led to the accident. [36] Later, a humble Doom appears among those in attendance at Johnny Storm's funeral. [23] Byrne gave further detail regarding Doom's scarring: Byrne introduced the idea that the accident at Empire State University only left Victor with a small scar that was exaggerated into a more disfiguring accident by Doom's own arroganceâby donning his newly forged face mask before it had fully cooled, he caused massive irreparable damage. His mother, Cynthia, was killed in a bargain with Mephisto that went wrong. He engages in final battle with the Four and is killed in an explosion when his powers react with those of Franklin and Valeria Richards. [volume & issue needed] Doctor Doom's main objective was to secure Wakanda's store of vibranium, which he could mystically enhance to make himself unstoppable. Scarlet Witch, Nightwing, Magneto, Doctor Doom, and Quicksilver are all firmly-established as Romani, but over the decades the representation of … He proved powerful enough to fight with the Zombie Galacti and survive. He further developed his abilities by traveling through time and learning lost Dark Arts from individuals such as Morgan le Fey. Doctor Doom revealed that he came to Iron Man because he heard about the new armor he is wearing and wants to extrapolate it to improve his own armor only for Iron Man to turn him down. [125], Ultimate Doom is a scientific genius, though unlike Richards he approaches science as an art rather than as a system. Born poor to Romani parents who practiced medicine and magic, Victor grew up a disciple of both science and sorcery. [volume & issue needed], In the Fantastic Five series, Doom is revealed to be held captive by the Sub-Mariner for ten years, after the destruction of Atlantis. Dr. Doom is a Marvel Super Heroes minifigure released in 2013. Doom is not seen again in this reality. Victor spent the following years of his life studying occultism and mysticism, becoming a great sorcerer and having monks graft a metal mask to his face as he couldn't cope with his scarring's imperfection. When Ben Grimm and Johnny Storm set out to find their teammates after it is revealed that prolonged separation is weakening the FF's powers, Doom follows them as they begin to travel through parallel universes, offering his help to an alternate Reed Richards in devising a plan to stop this world's Doctor Doom (who has transferred himself into the body of Galactus and consumed every other world in existence save for Earth). He is seen for only a few panels dressed in all grey standing atop a cliff watching a now old Logan and Hawkeye driving the spider buggy built by the Human Torch. As Iron Man takes off advising him to not let go of the magic in the world, Doctor Doom is left to wonder if Santa Claus could be a Sorcerer Supreme. Rather, Victor "summoned" the creature inside Johnny. Doom agonises over this choice, but his ambition and pride are still stronger than his love and he chooses Valeria. 1 Fanon Wiki Ideas So Far 1.1 As God Emperor Doom 1.2 Battles Royale 1.3 Battle Record 1.4 Possible Opponents 2 History 3 Death Battle Info (Official) 3.1 Background 3.2 Armor 3.3 Magic 3.4 Strengths … The Thing and the evolved Moloids give an invitation to the High Evolutionary. Victor is introduced as part of the Baxter Building, a government think-tank of young geniuses, which counts among its students Reed Richards and Susan Storm. [88] He later returned to again rule Latveria, upon ruling the council for a millennium. Doom sought to increase his knowledge of both science and magic in order to rescue his mother, whose death he blamed on Mephisto. [36] Later, Doom appears among those in attendance at Johnny Storm's funeral. Romani. His last request is to be remembered as the one who saved the world. [50] It is later revealed that Ben Grimm, a friend of Richards who despised Victor for his superior attitude, tampered with the machine. This inspires Doom to create the Fearsome Four, consisting of himself, the It(Grimm), the Invincible Woman (Valeria), and the Inhuman Torch (Kristoff). Doctor Victor Von Doom is the dictator of the small European country Latveria and the archnemesis of the Fantastic Four. As an immigrant, Victor was bullied by Reed and his contemporaries with him learning to harbour a deep hatred for Richards. Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Images, Youtube and more on IDCrawl - the leading free people search engine. As in the real world he seeks the hidden sect of monks, but now becomes a force for good known simply as Doom. Dr. Doom is seemingly later seen in Ultimates 3 as the one controlling Ultron. Victor's mother was witch Cynthia Von Doom who died by Mephisto's hand while Von Doom was young. As Ash escapes through it, Doom ultimately destroys the device, trapping himself with the zombies. Vagina Diner. [66] With this new power, Doom trapped Franklin in Hell, immobilised Doctor Strange, and then neutralises the FF's powers, torturing the other three while taunting Reed by leaving him in his magical library, comparing it to giving a dog a road-map as he concluded that it would be impossible for Reed to master sufficient magical skill to be a threat to him. Victor von Doom was born in a Romani camp outside Haasenstadt, Latveria. Theme: "[151] Von Doom has also been favorably regarded by those who wrote for the character; Stan Lee declared Doom his favorite villain, saying that Doom "could come to the United States and he could do almost anything, and we could not arrest him because he has diplomatic immunity. [volume & issue needed], After the collapse of the Keep, Doom returned to Latveria, and in six months turned the country around. Akinyele. [8], Like many of Marvel's Silver Age characters, Doom was conceived by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. With the Fantastic Four title performing well, Lee and Kirby were trying to dream up a "soul-stirringâ¦super sensational new villain" for the series. The Mighty Avengers invaded Latveria, Von Doom's nation, due to his involvement in creating a chemical bomb that would infect people with the symbiote (though it was recently revealed that this attack was actually set up by Kristoff Vernard to put Doom out of the picture prior to Kristoff's future attempt at a coup). He spurns Beast by stating that genetics does not number among his talents. Victor survived and, on return to the Romani camp, discovered his mother's occult instruments and swore revenge on the Baron. Doom's fellow student, Mordo, is threatened by Doom's vastly superior talent and plans to kill off the competition. However, Doom perverts what had been intended by the Puppet Master as a chance to give Alicia and Ben a normal life into a trap, deliberately disrupting Reed's connection to his copy to make it hard for him to concentrate while "Vincent Vaughn"- Doom's alias as he monitors the project- belittles him, and the Puppet Master eventually helps the FF learn the truth and escape Liddleville while trapping Doom in the android body he had used to monitor the FF.[63]. Tony confronted the Hood and stumbled into Victor. However, this plan was thwarted when T'Challa triggered a device that destroyed Wakanda's entire vibranium stockpile, choosing to believe that his people could survive without the element. [33] He also appears in the five issue mini-series Doomwar written by Jonathan Maberry. Part 98011 (1)Part 11512 (1)Part 50231 (1)Part 6016138 (1)Part 12596 (1). [9] Looking for a name, Lee latched onto "Doctor Doom" as "eloquent in its simplicity â magnificent in its implied menace. Doctor Doom was ranked #4 by Wizard on its list of the 101 Greatest Villains of All Time[5] and #3 on IGN's list of the Top 100 Comic Book Villains of All Time. Richards tried to alter Doom's machine for it worked off of faulty theorems but Victor refused the assistants. He wears a dark green hood over his iron-masked face of which his mouth and large, yellow-orange eyes are exposed through slits. Inspired by Stark, and informing his A.I. Von Doom gave the Red Skull the weapon because the Red Skull gave Victor pieces of technology from an old German castle. [146] Sanderson also found traces of William Shakespeare's characters Richard III and Iago in Doom; all of them "are descended from the 'vice' figure of medieval drama", who address the audience in monologues detailing their thoughts and ambitions. Dr. Doom appears as one of the three main antagonists of the game, alongside Loki and Galactus. The Fantastic Four, the majority of the Avengers, and the Hulk-less Banner followed in short order, with Doom being forced to join the sacrifice when Iron Man tackled the villain into the energy mass. As a young-man, Victor was brought as an exchange student to New York City where he became the roommate of Reed Richards. lieutenants. [91] In an attempt to atone for past misdeeds, Doom absorbs the Scarlet Witch reality-altering powers and resurrects the dead Cassie Lang, whom he had accidentally killed. Upon receiving an invitation from Spider-Man, Mad Thinker is convinced to take part in the event. The Ancient One immediately sees Doom's vast potential and hopes that by taking him on as a student he can teach Doom humility and channel his talent away from evil. "[153], A ride called Doctor Doom's Fearfall is located at Islands of Adventure in the Universal Orlando Resort.[154]. Eventually, the trio breaks into the Baxter Building and make use of a confiscated time machine to return to the present era, the Sentry taking advantage of the fact he will soon be forgotten by the world to easily defeat the Thing. Doom easily turns the table on Mordo and plants a small bomb in his skull as insurance against further treachery. The son of a Romani witch, Cynthia von Doom, he was orphaned at a young age and grew into a brilliant, stubborn man who used his technology to protect his people. Doctor Victor von Doom is a long-running villain who got his start back in 1962 and has gone on to become one of the most recognizable evildoers of the Marvel world. While on Battleworld, Doom attempted and briefly succeeded in stealing the Beyonder's power, but it proves too vast for him to control and the disembodied Beyonder is able to take his power back. In the case of Doctor Doom specifically, his Romani identity is central to his origin story and motivation as a character. [volume & issue needed] This may have been done to show how similar the two really are. The All-New Ultimates come to rescue him, but Miles escapes with a power he was not aware he had, defeating Doctor Doom and all of Hydra single-handedly, before the sky turns red and the image of another Earth appears in the sky. Despite his defenses, the zombies breaks through once more. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, the character made his debut in The Fantastic Four #5 (July 1962). [97], Doctor Doom is later framed for blowing up the Antlion space station and creating a black hole in its wake by Symkarian rebels who attempted to usurp his throne. [143] Then the Poisons tried to invade Earth-616, he and Thanos along with the other Poisons got killed, after the Poison Queen was destroyed. [citation needed], On the original Counter Earth, Victor Von Doom is a genius, but not a villain. He returns to Earth and defeats various threats to his power such as the Inhumans, Eternals and the remaining superheroes, with Tony Stark and Dr. The armor has an arsenal of high-tech weaponry and gadgets integrated within it, including gauntlets that can discharge lasers and force blasts, a defensive force field generator,[111] and a lethal electric shock that can stun or kill anyone who comes into contact with Doom. Accessories: [87] With no knowledge as to how he survived, Doom awakens in the ruins of the Interdimensional Council of Reeds, where Valeria had left him a present: the full army of lobotomized Doctor Dooms from alternate realities who were previously captured by the Council, along with two Infinity Gauntlets from alternate universes. At the start of the "Siege" storyline, Doom was with the Cabal discussing the current problems with the X-Men and both Avengers teams. He is released and forced to join the Future Foundation alongside Invisible Woman, Falcon, and Tony Stark.[124]. While Iron Man confronts his descendant- wielding Excalibur in order to even the odds against his foe's upgraded armor- Doom meets his future double, who relies on technology to extend his lifespan and has allied with the future Iron Man in order to use his mobility to complete his plan. More recently, the Parliament of Doom (an organization constituted by numerous Doctor Dooms of alternative universes led by the Victor von Doom of Earth-616) fought the Fantastic Four in an alternative past of Earth-616, being one of the Doctor Dooms present very similar to Ultimate Doctor Doom, with features such as goat-hooved legs. Afterward, Mister Fantastic, Spider-Man, Nathaniel, Valeria, and Victor head to Latveria to meet with Kristoff and request his help. She possesses the extremely powerful mutant power to alter reality and control Chaos Magic. Born the son of Cynthia Von Doom, a witch amongst the Latverian Romani people under the rule of a corrupt Baron, Cynthia was taken by Mephisto when Victor was a child. Doom is known for the frequent plot device where in it is revealed that his actions were actually those of a "Doombot", one of Victor Von Doom's many robot doubles, either working on his behalf or as a result of rogue artificial intelligence. After this battle, Doom vanishes.[140]. A superheroes convention is attacked by the robotic Steamroller Man. His exploits attracted the attention of the dean of Empire State University, who sent someone to the camp. Doom demands that Osborn at once reverse his course of action against his ally Namor, to which Osborn refuses, saying that he and Emma Frost had "crossed the line" with him. [48] Doom's sudden change sparked grievances that resulted in a group of villains, led by the Hood, to join forces to take him down. Reed speculates this to be the result of Doom's own arrogance causing him to assume that only he was 'worthy' of such a transformation. With these resources, Doom created the Parliament of Doom, an interdimensional council charged with maintaining peace across the multiverse. SKILL", "Comics in Context #166: Megahero Vs. Megavillain", "Comics in Context #165: The Supervillain Defined", "VOA Online Discussion: Comic Book Heroes", List of Ultimate Fantastic Four story arcs, Lego Marvel Super Heroes - Black Panther: Trouble in Wakanda, Agent Carter: S.H.I.E.L.D. - Victor Von Doom. He demonstrated behavior very uncharacteristic of him, however, which may or may not become a plot point later. [volume & issue needed], The Thing supposedly killed Victor in his Latverian home as retribution for Doom's causing the events of Ultimatum; however' Doom later reveals that while in the zombie universe he had Sue and Johnny Storm's mother, Mary Storm, in disguise ruling in his absence. Dr. Doom This culminates in a confrontation between the two wearing early versions of their respective armours- Doom having developed a green-and-silver Iron Man armour while Stark has created Doom's costume with gold and a red cloak-, during which Doom reveals the truth about their switch, only for Stark to reject the offer to switch back because Doom has destroyed the name of Tony Stark while Doctor von Doom has developed an honourable reputation. Background Victor Von Doom was born decades ago to a tribe of Latverian Romani people under the rule of an unnamed nobleman. Doctor Victor von Doom was born in a Romani camp outside Haasenstadt, Latveria on July 5th. "[19], The same year, John Byrne began his six-year run writing and illustrating Fantastic Four, sparking a "second golden age" for the title[20] but also attempting to "turn the clock back [...] get back and see fresh what it was that made the book great at its inception. To do that, wait for him to start charging at you, then jump aside. Doom then fought through time and space to get back to the present to seek revenge on the Marquis of Death. Doom is a tall man, with brown eyes. It is yet unknown if that Doctor Doom is in fact from the Ultimate Universe or an alternative version of that reality. Victor Von Doom was born decades ago to a tribe of Latverian Romani people under the rule of an unnamed nobleman called the Baron. "[9], Due to the rush to publish, the character was not given a full origin story[9] until Fantastic Four Annual #2, two years after his debut. Doctor Doom is from the fictional Eastern European country of Latveria. First round is quite simply - you must defeat 20 Doombots. Eventually, he comes in conflict with the Celestials, but defeats them after a 407-year-long battle. Opting to heal rather than harm, Reed finally uses the Beyonder's power to heal Doom's face, and to purify his soul. Ben Grimm survives, but his intelligence is reduced. [150], Comic Book Resources ranks Victor Von Doom as their fourth favorite Marvel character. Simonson drew up a list of stories which featured the real Doom and those which did not[27] but later writers ignored Simonson's choices, retconning these story elements as an attempt by Doom to blame his own past failures on unruly robots.[28]. As some fans of Doctor Doom and other Romani comic book characters have pointed out, there is a significance to a Romani actor playing the part of a Romani character. However, Doom uses this to pull him and the Fantastic Four into space, thinking this will rid him of those capable of preventing him from assuming control of the world's governments; the Sub-Mariner gets to Doom's ship and returns the Baxter Building to New York, stranding Doom on an asteroid. He frees his mother from Hell, by magic and then liberates Latveria from Count Ruffalo, marrying his beloved Valeria shortly afterwards. While Doom uses Stark's connections and company to establish himself, the amnesic Stark- believing himself to be Doom- works to rebuild his life, creating his own company and forming his own reputation from the ground up. In the "Classic Mini Marvels" section, there's a short story about him in which he tries to read Marvel's comics. Doom disappears before Tony regains consciousness. [volume & issue needed], In the House of M continuity, Doom is still the ruler of Latveria, his mother is still alive, he is married to Valeria, and he has adopted Kristoff. When Deadpool, Spider-Man and Hulk went to another universe, Deadpool found Death wish who looked like Deadpool but the red part of his costume were green. [23] Despite a tempestuous temper, Doom occasionally shows warmth and empathy to others; he tries to free his mother from Mephisto and treats Kristoff Vernard like his own son. After Von Doom's disfiguring accident, Richards' emotional support prevented him from becoming a villain. In 2008, a "Slash Attack" Doctor Doom figure was released based on his appearance in the 2007 movie, In 2009, a 3" Doctor Doom mini figure was released based on his appearance in MoonScoop's, In 2010, a Doctor Doom figure was released in Hasbro's Marvel Universe line. [15] During the 1970s, Doom branched out to more Marvel titles such as Astonishing Tales,[16] The Incredible Hulk,[17] and Super-Villain Team-Up (1975). 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