Doctor Doom (Marvel Comics) Character Review
Victor von Doom of Latveria (also known as Doctor Doom) is a fictional Character that appears in publications by Marvel Comics. The son of a gypsy witch named Cynthia Von Doom, Doctor Doom is a recurring supervillain, archenemy of the Fantastic Four, and leader of the fictional nation of Latveria.
He is both a genius inventor and a sorcerer, and has served as a
primary antagonist and occasional protagonist in the Marvel continuity
since his creation. While Doom's chief opponents have been the Fantastic
Four, he has also frequently battled Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, the Avengers, the X-Men, the Punisher, Blade, Iron Man, and the Silver Surfer, among others...More about Doctor Doom (Marvel Comics) Character Review - keep reading !!
Doctor Doom has been featured in other Marvel-endorsed media such as feature films, video games, television series and merchandise such as action figures and trading cards. Doom was ranked as the 4th Greatest Villain by Wizard on its 100 Greatest Villains of All Time list. IGN's list of the Top 100 Comic Book Villains of All Time ranked Doom as #3.
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Powers and Abilities (Doctor Doom)
Doctor Doom is a polymath
and scientific genius. Throughout most of his publication history, he
has been depicted as one of the most intelligent humans in the Marvel Universe.
This is shown on many occasions, most famously by actually curing Ben
Grimm of his Thing form, which Reed Richards has never repeated.
On the other hand, Reed Richards managed to process all the computer
calculations necessary to save the life of a disintegrating Kitty Pryde by himself, which is a feat that Doom at the time professed to be unable to do.
Doom has constructed numerous devices in order to defeat his foes or gain more power, including a time machine, a device to imbue people with superpowers, and numerous robots;
Doom's calculating and strategic nature leads him to use "Doombots,"
exact mechanical replicas of the real Doctor Doom, for many missions,
typically those where he fears defeat. Sometimes the Doombots even
believe themselves to be Doctor Doom. The character has also used his scientific talents to steal or replicate the power of other beings such as the Silver Surfer, or in one case the entity Galactus' world-ship.
Doctor Doom also possesses originally minor mystical capabilities due
to teachings from Tibetan monks, but later increased them to a
considerable extent due to tutoring from his lover Morgan Le Fay. He is capable of energy projection, creating protective shields, and summoning hordes of demonic creatures. Even at a time his abilities were consistently referred to as minor,
with assistance from his technology and by tag-teaming with Doctor
Strange, Doom managed to come second in a magic tournament held by the
ancient sorcerer the Aged Genghis.
The alien Ovoids
taught Doom the process of psionically transferring his consciousness
into another nearby being through a simple eye contact, as well as
showing him other forms of technology which Doom uses to escape from incarcerations and to avoid getting killed; however, if his concentration is broken, it can transfer his mind back,
and he rarely uses this power unless absolutely necessary due to his
own ego about his appearance.
Doom can exert technopathic control over certain machines, most
notably, the Doombots. In addition, Doom has a remarkably strong will,
as demonstrated in the graphic novel, Emperor Doom when he dared his prisoner, the mind controlling Purple Man, to attempt to control him and he successfully resists. Without his armor he proved himself to be a skilled bare-handed fighter, even capable of killing a lion.
Doom's armor augments his natural physical strength to superhuman levels, to the point where he is able to hold his own against Spider-Man in hand-to-hand combat, although he tends to rely on long-range tactics when engaging
physically stronger foes. It is also highly resistant to harm,
sufficient to withstand blows from Iron Man. The armor can generate a defensive force field and a lethal electric shock killing anyone who might come in contact with Doom. The armor is self-supporting, equipped with internal stores and recycling systems for air, food, water, and energy, allowing the wearer to survive lengthy periods of exposure underwater or in outer space.
As the absolute monarch of Latveria, Dr. Doom has diplomatic
immunity- allowing him to escape prosecution for most of his crimes- and
total control of the nation's natural and technological resources,
along with its manpower, economy, and military.
Doom is known for the frequent plot device wherein it is revealed
that his actions were actually those of a "Doombot", one of Doom's many
robot doubles, either working on his behalf or as a result of rogue artificial intelligence.
On many occasions, Doom's only real weakness has been shown to be his arrogance, Layla Miller
once reflecting that Doom is incapable of accepting that he himself
might be the reason for his failures, as most keenly reflected in Doom's
continued inability to accept that he himself was responsible for the
accident that scarred his face, preferring to blame Reed Richards for
sabotaging his experiment rather than accept that his calculations were
wrong. While his high opinion of himself is generally accurate, he is
notably generally unable to accept when others may have a better
understanding of a situation than he does – although he has been noted
to have enough respect for heroes such as Reed Richards or the Thing to
at least listen to their recommendations about threats that he himself
has not encountered rather than dismiss them instantly – and even when
forced to team up with others to defeat a greater threat Doom has been
shown to be willing to try to gain a personal advantage when the more
expedient course of action would be to stick to the plan and try for
greater rewards later, such as when he tried to steal the Infinity
Gauntlet from Thanos during the heroes' initial assault against the Titan rather than adhere to Adam Warlock's plan of attack and attempt to acquire the Gauntlet after Thanos had been defeated.
Doom adheres to a strict code of honor at all times. Doom will keep his exact
word, which may or may not be beneficial to the person to whom he has
given his promise. For example, Doom may swear that he will not harm an
individual, but that only means he will not personally harm that person,
it does not mean he will prevent others from harming that person.
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Doom's honor code led him to save Captain America from drowning because Captain America had earlier saved his life, and on another occasion he thanked Spider-Man for saving him from terrorists attacking him in an airport by allowing him to leave alive despite Spider-Man subsequently insulting him. His code of honor also means that he will not attack a respected opponent who is weakened or at a severe disadvantage, as he regards any victory resulting from such circumstances as hollow and meaningless. He has even on several occasions battled opponents who were intent on killing the Fantastic Four, for no other reason than the fact that he does not want the ultimate defeat of the Fantastic Four to come from anyone's hands but his own.
In Other Media
Doctor Doom has been included in almost every media adaptation of the Fantastic Four franchise, including film, television, and computer and video games.
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