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Supervillain Origins: Doctor Dooms (Redux)


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welcome to watchmojo.com and today we
will be exploring the comic book origins
of Victor Von Doom aka dr. –
arch-nemesis of the Fantastic Four and
no not that kind of doctor I’ve always
wanted power now I have an unlimited
supply there are often reimagining and
different versions to a character’s path
we have chosen to primarily follow the
storyline which unfolded in 2006 is
booked subdue issues number one – six
depicted as having the biggest ego in
the Marvel Universe even more so than
Tony Stark dooms goals for world
domination and destruction of those that
stand in his way often come with a
caveat that he may actually end up being
the right person to rule the world
doom was created in my Dilek society
idyllic maybe but isn’t that the promise
of every fascist he’s certainly one of
the smartest and most dangerous villains
ever conceived and does a fairly good
job of ruling the fictional country of
Latveria you are trespassing on soil
first appearing in 1962’s Fantastic Four
number five Doctor Doom quickly left his
mark on the Marvel Universe in this
seminal issue all of dr. Doom’s tropes
were established genius intellect and
ingenious devices time travel his
rivalry with mr. fantastic sorcery and
his indestructible suits of armor are
all laid bare dooms backstory is
illuminated as well as mr. fantastic
work counts their schooldays same old
raid always stretching reaching for the
stars with the weight of the world on
his back but dreams don’t pay the bills
do they Victor Von dooms disfiguring
accident at school would go on to
transform the man into the villain we
know today when he later left society to
study with monks in seclusion in 1982 s
Fantastic Four number 246 and 247 it
would also be revealed how important the
fictional land of Latveria is to doctor
do his home country and now it’s
dictator dr. doom would do anything to
protect his home it was perhaps the
first time when we truly understood
dooms capability to successfully lead a
nation making his world domination
schemes seemed somewhat understandable
as its leader
doom ensured that Latveria was
prosperous and that it had no hunger or
crime now dr. doom was no longer a
madman and an evil villain but a man who
believed that he was the only person in
the world who could do it good it
wouldn’t be until 2006 his books of doom
where we would discover the detailed
explanation of the journey that made
Doctor Doom into the leader of a country
and eventual enemy of the Fantastic Four
you will all be bound over for trial the
charge is treason against Lula Bay and
it found guilty you will all be
destroyed
born in Latveria to a gypsy woman dooms
legacy begins early in the womb his
mother had several consorts with demons
few which probably had an early effect
on doom and his abilities due to those
consorts however dooms mother would end
up being killed by their gypsy clan
after she began tapping into demonic
powers this event would turn young
victor bitter as he began to be consumed
by thoughts of vengeance Victor left
with his father where they encountered
enemies and were forced to hide in the
frozen wilderness his father would later
freeze to death while clutching his son
to keep him warm
Victor’s desire to avenge his parents
deaths turned towards the Black Arts
like his mother but lacking success he
would use his higher intellect to see if
science could get him what he wanted at
sixteen and now the leader of his own
gypsy clan Victor would be forced to
kill a man for survival coming to terms
with this murder he accepted an
invitation to study in America where he
was fated to meet a young Reed Richards
aka mr. fantastic who proved to be an
annoying if formidable rival for Victor
in their studies now let’s be clear
about this
shall we I hate you
olia it was during this time that Victor
Von Doom developed what would eventually
become known as doombots androids who
would go on to act as surrogates for the
real Doctor Doom later in desperate bid
to save his mother from damnation he
would use magic fused with science to
build a machine to cross dimensions
which a Demon Lord blew up in his face
it was his ultimate failure and it left
him with a scar to constantly remind him
of it now believing his face was ruined
he would always keep it hidden to
achieve his goals Victor would need to
hone his science and magical skills so
he traveled to the Himalayas to study a
secret sect of monks but his ego and
mental frailty only grew and to cope
with that he would need to build armor
using again science and magic his second
skin would finalize his transformation
into dr. doom he would use his fortified
powers to lead a revolution in Latveria
and conquer the land then he would face
the Demon Lord once again for his
mother’s soul and this time succeeded
his armor would prove invaluable to this
task
it was nearly indestructible and
increased his physical strength and
abilities and also came with a jet pack
of course dooms scientific background
enables him to build a myriad of things
from transportation devices to weapons
fortified by magic his magical abilities
are also something to fear he’s able to
use electricity to kill detain someone
or even create a powerful force field
using magic also extends to his
scientific abilities which he later used
to travel through time and to different
dimensions but dooms greatest rank has
always been his intellect and strategy
his doombots for instance can either be
used as a deception confusing enemies
into fighting a fake doom or for brute
strength to greatly expand his deadly
force okay so much for avoiding an
international incident truly his only
weakness is his unabashed ego as he
believes nobody can match him but when
you’re dealing with someone who can
successfully lead a country effectively
use the limits of science and magic and
looks as menacing as he does perhaps
that ego is somewhat justified
I’m almost impressed doom has appeared
in various forms of media throughout the
years from television series and feature
films all the way to video games you win
you are as easy show
the only thing left for Doctor Doom
other than the destruction of the
Fantastic Four and conquering the world
is your complete and total submission
long live Doctor Doom Victor please call
me doom are you a fan of the egotistical
dictator for more superior toptenz and
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