"No man speaks to Doom this way. Even Captain America." -Victor Von Doom
Doctor Doom is considered a supervillain, but is he really? Figuring out what he stands for and who he is as a person, might change our views on him as a whole. He was born as Victor Von Doom to a tribe of Latveria Romani people to Cynthia Von Doom and Werner. Victor’s tribe of people were under the rules of a man that went by the name Baron.
His mom was a witch and his dad was the leader of the tribe. Werner contained magic touches as a medicine man and played doctor on people of his home land. Werner keeps Cynthia’s witch powers a complete secret to protect their son, Victor. So, what happens to Victor’s family and how does he become this ultimate revenge seeking villain? Let’s find out.
15. Astounding Artist
"The world must not lose a magnificent brain like mine!" -Victor Von Doom
Victor’s first appearance in the comic world was in July of 1962. Diving right on in, he was featured in The Fantastic Four #5 issue of the Marvel Universe. His archenemy was clearly The Fantastic Four, but during his villain career he also had tense situations with Spiderman, Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Doctor Strange, Black Panther, X-Men, and The Avengers. He is human though and has human personalities and talents that can obviously go unnoticed.
Ability Details
- Multilingual - can speak English, Latverian, German, Hungarian, Romany, and possibly others
- Avid painter - painted a duplicate of Mona Lisa while using Layla Miller as the model
- Pianist - he created his own masterpieces
14. Master Martial Artist
"Pain? Pain is like love -- like compassion! It is a thing only for lesser men. What is pain to Doom?" -Victor Von Doom
Victor officially became Doctor Doom after his experience in the United States. He was already angry at that point and wanting revenge for his parents, which we will get to soon. Victor was noticed by the dean of Empire State University in the U.S. While studying, he met Reed Richards. He immediately dislikes his new roommate Reed. Actually, Victor had no problem at all asking for a new person to share his room with. During his stay at this University, he invented a machine with the strong view of trying to communicate with the dead. Reed warned him that his machine wasn’t quite right due to the calculations being a couple of decimals off. Victor continued anyways, for he is strong willed.
The decimals being off, supposedly, resulted in a massive explosion that severely damaged Victor’s face into a scarred mess. A friend of Reed, Ben Grimm, did not like Victor’s dominating attitude and tampered with his machine to cause this outroar. Grimm later blames himself for creating “Doctor Doom” and witnessing the dangerous rise of power Victor had created within himself. Victor, already having a dark childhood, feels like revenge is the only way to deal with his emotions.
After being expelled from school due to this unruly experiment, he decided to travel the world to clear his mind. He collapsed on a mountain side and was rescued by Tibetan monks. These monks took Victor in with open arms and he was able to master discipline. He also made himself an iron armor and mask. Before the mask was done with the cooling phase, he placed the hot metal plate on his face to permanently bond to his already scarred skin. Thus, Doctor Doom was born. Obviously, he had deep emotions to do an act like this!
Ability Details
- Trained by the monks
- Knowledgeable with armed and unarmed combat techniques
- Trained by the best sword masters on Earth
- He can achieve powerful nerve strikes
- Trained his body to the level of being an ultimate human athlete
- Well built physique, incredibly fast, and super stunning reflexes
13. Superior Strength
"The King of Latveria is no common murderer. If I cannot magnificently win a victory, it affords me no pleasure to merely slay a foe." -Victor Von Doom
There is no question that Doctor Doom has amazing strength. The dean of Empire State University noticed that right away because of the values Victor holds for the people of Latveria. Doom is headstrong, as well as physically strong. When he travels back to his home land to keep control of Baron’s men, he can easily use his strength to protect the innocent humans of Latveria.
Ability Details
- Lift several tons
- Can easily crush a diamond
- He can hold his own in battle against Spiderman, Hulk, and Thing (also known as Ben Grimm)
- Uses long range tactics by staying a distance away from physically stronger opponents
- He once killed an endangered lion with one punch only, just because he wanted to
- Hand in hand combat
12. Daring Durability
"Your fortuitous arrival is most welcome! Now, I am spared the bother of hunting you down!" -Victor Von Doom
The armor he built himself while living with the monks is durable in most situations he may be a part of. He wanted revenge. He craved revenge against The Fantastic Four because Reed Richards is part of that group, as well as Ben Grimm. Since Doctor Doom has too much of an ego to believe that he is the one who messed up his machine that exploded, he remained focused on The Fantastic Four. Revenge against the death of both of his parents, just adds fuel to the fire of why he became who he became.
Ability Details
- Armor is near indestructible
- He can receive hits and blasts from cosmic beings
- The armor can protect him from matter manipulation
- Reality warping can be done
- Psychic assaults won’t budge him
- Made of titanium alloy
- This armor is vacuum resistant where he can survive within the suit while being in outer space, underwater, and traveling through toxic environments
11. Timeless Mind Transference
"You dare to impugn my honesty? I, the Lord of Latveria? The mightiest of monarchs?" -Victor Von Doom
Learning from the monks and possessing sorcery powers from his mother, Doom evolved into a super being that is one to not mess with. He spent a millennia transforming his mind and body to be able to gain telekinesis. He became so powerful over his career that he was able to levitate his own body lifting it above Earth’s floor just by his thoughts alone. Not only that, he can block the powers from his opponents with just his mind. Having family genetics, training from monks, and teachings from alien Ovoids, he was able to have powers with his massive mind.
Ability Details
- Ovoids taught him how to transfer his consciousness into another being who is close to him by eye contact
- These aliens also showed him other technology forms that he used to escape being incarcerated and also used to avoid being killed in many situations
- He rarely uses this power, due to his ever-evolving ego
- When concentration is broken, his mind will transfer back to himself
10. Well-built Will
"The clapping shall go on for another hour. Have the first one who stops clapping brought out and shot." -Victor Von Doom
Jumping through a flashback of Doctor Doom’s childhood, his will started at a very young age. His mother was assassinated by a demon called Mephisto, due to the witch powers she held within. This is the reason why Victor wanted to create a machine to communicate with the dead while he was studying at the University.
He wanted to talk to his mother. Already being upset by losing his mom, the ruler of Latveria, Baron, went ahead and made him even more angry. Baron’s wife became very ill with cancer and he asked for Victor’s father, Werner, to help in curing her with his medicine man abilities. Werner already knew that she would pass away, but he tried to help anyways and knew that the outcome of Baron’s fury would arise.
Knowing this, Werner escaped with his son Victor, which was a good thing because Baron blamed the man for his wife's death and called for Werner to be killed. Escaping the night prior to his death orders, Werner eventually dies of exposure on the mountainside. This resulted in Victor wanting revenge against Baron, so he took a journey back to Latveria and stumbled upon his mother's mystical instruments.
Ability Details
- Arrogant - he will never take blame for his own failures, for he is strong willed
- Always wants personal gain, leaving it to be his way or the highway
- One time he dared the mind controlling Purple Man to attempt to control him, ultimately being able to resist it fully
- Determination and fearless
- Can hold in pain without expressing it
- By will, he can hold together a made up planet he named “Battleworld”
- Strict code of honor where he keeps his word at all times
- Saved Captain America from drowning since the hero saved his life at one time
- Thanked Spiderman for saving him in the airport against terrorists
- Will never attack an opponent if they are weakened or at a bad disadvantage, because after all his victory would be meaningless to him
9. Electrifying Electrical Force Field
"Before this day is ended, mankind shall grovel helplessly at my feet -- and, as fate has obviously ordained -- Doctor Doom shall be Master of Earth!" -Victor Von Doom
Adding more to his already extensive list of powers, Doctor Doom and his revengeful feelings gain access to abilities beyond human nature. Yes, he is human with a scarred face and has the drive to take care of the people of Latveria and destroy the ones who have made devastating memories within his brain. The Baron, and specifically Reed Richards, were on the top of his battle bucket list. It’s kind of hard to look at him like a villain when he wants good for the people of Latveria and protect others from destruction that they don’t deserve in the first place. If he is going to battle, this force field can help in emergency situations. It is also known as Electro-Magnetic Amplifier and Neural Disruptor.
Ability Details
- Generate an electric shock to anyone who touches him
- It can affect people close to him without physical touch, but to a lesser degree
- After the shock, the person will fall unconscious
- He used this to destroy one of his clones he invented
- It can create a aura around him to protect in emergency situations
- The protective shield is a radius of eight feet
- He can not attack while in this force field
8. Sensational Enhanced Senses
"Show me the puny mortal who does not tremble at the name of Doctor Doom!" -Victor Von Doom
What villain would be so concerned with the welfare of others? Doctor Doom, of course! Being a human with extra advances, he led a revolution to take over Latveria so that Baron can do no more harm against his people. With his mind being evolved and special technology that he has created, it all adds to the human senses he already holds. We know that he has feelings and it seems as though he is kind hearted at times, especially when it comes to his parents and the land he grew up at. His dad was once the leader of the tribe he was born into. Carrying out his father’s footsteps, but in a complete advanced way, his enhanced senses can be valuable to his missions.
Ability Details
- Without the mask on, his sense of hearing is already above natural human abilities
- Sensor systems installed upon armor that contain eyepieces to use as a telescope and parabolic ear amplifiers to be able to hear faint sounds
- Became fiercely powerful when he stole Power Cosmic from Silver Surfer
- He plunged one part of the world into darkness
- He can freeze a tropical region
- Was able to advance the evolution of apes into these awful creatures
- Lost the abilities of the Power Cosmic when he was tricked by Galactus
- Gained powers of a cosmic being known as Beyonder, where he obtained psionic abilities, can change states of matter, manipulate reality, and can fix damage done to his body by willing it to repair
- Hold together a planet that he made out of remnants of destroyed realities by thought alone
7. Incredible Diplomatic Immunity
"Today, I make no demands... no threats! But, one day, I shall voice demands -- and all shall obey them!" -Victor Von Doom
Doctor Doom became the monarch of Latveria where he easily attracts positivity from the people who live there. Honestly, he was respected and at high levels for a matter of fact. He was able to travel to embassies with ease knowing that they would dismiss prosecution for almost all of his crimes he has done in the past or the future. This skilled politician became the leader of many teams in his career as supervillain, or shall we say, supervillian with a somewhat kind heart and means well.
Ability Details
- Manpower
- Can control economy
- Has access to military hardware
- Obtained command of conventional military forces
- Has control over the nation’s natural and technological resources
6. Prosperous Time Platform
"Avengers, Victor Von Doom is in need of your services. Today, you work for me." -Victor Von Doom
Now this is cool. Doom is smart and has created many inventions that prove his brilliance. This time machine that provides teleportation was one of his greatest achievements. It looks very simple being on a platform that is measured 10 feet by 10 feet. Where can he go while standing on this platform and can he only send himself elsewhere?
Ability Details
- Separate control console installed
- Simply stand on platform and another person plays operator by working the controls
- Transport other beings any time and to any place on Earth’s timestream
- Return the travelers by the control panel
- Time-circuitry built into his armor for when he wants to return himself to his own time
5. Thorough Technopathic
"One of the most sophisticated robots I've ever created! I shall mourn your passing." -Victor Von Doom
Victor became telepathic, but not through the witch powers he had within his body, but from evolution alone. He gained so much knowledge while learning from the monks who saved him from the mountain side and gained knowledge from the aliens as well. Mental development and concentration advanced his human brain to function as a powerful equipment being controlled by his mind. Having this insane ability became even more advanced when he became technopathic where he can control machines by his mind.
Ability Details
- Control his armor suit’s charger by mind
- Invented Doombots that are machines that looks, talks, and acts exactly as him
- These bots contain artificial intelligence
- Uses them for missions where he would feel like he could be easily defeated by an opponent
- They are programmed to believe they are the real Doctor Doom, unless they are physically around Doom himself
4. Glorified Tech Gadgets
"The world is... not mine." -Victor Von Doom
With his scientific smarts, he created a whole long list of technical gadgets to add to his armor for advanced abilities of being a superhuman. Victor was a respected monarch of Latveria, fearless revenger of The Fantastic Four, and the Baron himself. He has weapons to use within his armor suit and has added to the list of gadgets so that he can perform battles and destruction to call out victory every time he does so, or at least he tries his hardest to be the victor.
Ability Details
- Lethal electric shock
- Teleport short range distances through his armor
- Power of flying through his jet-packs
- Personal adapters that absorb different forms of energy
- Video communicator on the right wrist to contact his bases anywhere on Earth
- Night vision
- Infrared vision scanners installed in his helmet to locate heat sources
- Ability to see people or beings that are invisible
- Armor is self-supporting
- Armor can internally store and has a recycling system where he can survive long periods of being underwater or in space by providing him air, food, water, and energy
3. Well-Established Weapons
"How to destroy a man: grant him his heart's desire. One." -Victor Von Doom
Over time, Doctor Doom created multiple weapons to use while in his armor against opponents. His armor was made of titanium alloy, where it was nuclear powered and assisted by a computer system. While his stay with the monks, they advanced the system with magic abilities on top of the sorcery powers that are already infused in Doom’s body. His weapons and armor were all mostly created by him and with an ego as large as Victor’s, he could only call himself a victor of a battle if he was the only one to get him there in the first place.
Ability Details
- Battle suits
- Ray weapons
- Bombs
- Guns and rifles
- Grenades
- Aiming ability
- Gauntlets that are made of metal he wears all the time, have the ability to use touchscreen devices
- Thermal units on gloves where he can spray a yellow mist to make an invisible person appear
- Thermo-energizer absorbs and stores solar and heat energy to use this power towards other armor systems
- Battle vehicles called the Doom Cycle and Doom Copter. He also used the Excavator, which is a Gyroscopic Aircraft
- Optional systems if they are needed:
- Energy fist
- Fingertip darts
- Image projector
- Inhibitor ray
- Hypnotism impulsor
- Molecule projector
- Ionic blade
- Knuckle rockets
- Mini-missile launcher
- Nerve impulse scrambler
- Neuro-space field
- Sleeping gas
- Refrigeration unit
- Sonic drill
- stun-shocker
2. Surreal Sorcery
"I am more than amused by the prospect of a battle of wits... though I fear that with you as an opponent... the struggle might well be brief." -Victor Von Doom
Being the son of a witch, he possessed powers that came straight from his mother. There was one time where he was able to hypnotize Aquaman! With Doom’s sorcery genes intact, he loved showing the world how powerful he can be. An ancient sorcerer, called the Aged Genghis, held magic tournaments with these special beings of magical power. Doctor Doom came in second place within this tournament, being a step below the first place holder, Doctor Strange. Although Doctor Strange won the overall magic tournament, he openly admitted that Victor could easily become the “Sorcerer Supreme” with his powerful abilities, strong will,determination, and his ego.
Ability Details
- Born with abilities, and mastered by Tibetan monks
- Manipulate energy
- Dimensional travel
- Healing abilities
- Creating blizzards and other changes of weather
- Summoning demonic creatures
1. Impactful Intellect
"Rivals... No one rivals Doom! NO ONE! Doom is supreme! There is no power on earth, no intellect in all creation to equal mine!" -Victor Von Doom
Doctor Doom is considered one of the most intelligent humans in the Marvel Universe. At one point, he was able to restore “Things” human form back into the human he is, Ben Grimm. Using the talent of his scientific abilities, he has also stolen and replicated the power of other beings of his choosing. With Victor’s respected intellect, he ran into Tony Stark and learned of “The Hood” wanting to destroy Stark Industries and Doctor Doom. The Hood was the leader of a whole group of villains. Doctor Doom defeated them and retreated to the ruins of Castle Doom.
He has been tricked by many people over the course of years and one time he was framed as being the one who ultimately destroyed Latveria, when it was actually the terrorists. Where is Doctor Doom now? Who knows! He always seems to come back from alternate realities and thrives on continuing his missions. Super Villain or just plain superhuman, what would you consider him? Knowing that he has held visions in his mind of being a great ruler of the world and also providing for a very happy family, it leaves you to wonder if he is just a human who has been hurt in the past.
Ability Details
- Polymath
- Scientist
- Inventor
- Created doomsday machines and robots
- Invented servo-guards, which are robots that he programs to attack his enemies
- Leader
- Ambition
- Evolving mind
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