History YMMV / DoctorDoom

* AssPull: "Doomwar" stated the Doom had seen many possible futures and the only one where humanity survived was under his rule, with the Panther God confirming he wasn't making it up. While it has been shown that Doom could make the world a better place the idea has been demonstrated in the past, these futures only work if you throw out the fact that Doom has in the past shown no interest in [[VictoryIsBoring ruling the world if his rule is unopposed.]]

** No matter how you feel about Doom, him marching into hell and saving his mother's soul is pretty [[JustForPun damn]] heartwarming.

** ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'': Doctor Doom is [[EvilOverlord the tyrannical ruler of Latveria]] and the Arch-Enemy of the Fantastic Four. Upon learning that the Skrulls were infiltrating humanity, Doom went to work to find a way to detect and expose the alien threat to his rule. To get the data he needed, Doom sent an army of Doombots to kidnap the Wasp and the Invisible Woman, whom he suspected of being Skrull agents. His Doombots attacked both the Baxter Building and Avengers Mansion to distract both teams while his targets were brought back to Latveria. When the two teams launched an assault on his castle, [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking Doom effortlessly held his own in the fight]] and [[CurbStompBattle defeated all the heroes without breaking a sweat.]] After getting the data he needed from the Skrull who replaced Invisible Woman, Doom developed a computer chip that would reveal the Skrulls' true forms. He then delivered the chip to Tony Stark so he could stop the invasion; all while claiming such a task was beneath him. Proving instrumental in stopping the Skrull invasion, Doctor Doom's skills and intellect were more than a match for the Earth's Mightiest Heroes.

* CreatorsPet: DependingOnTheWriter. Some writers who really love Doom to the point where they will go out of their way to make him look good while making the universe bend over backwards for him. Creator/JonathanHickman is particularly infamous for this.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Any time [[Characters/MarvelComicsDoctorDoom Doctor Doom]] has an OutOfCharacterMoment, it's always a Doombot. ''Always''.

* NeverLiveItDown: The time that Doctor Doom was defeated by ComicBook/SquirrelGirl; the ultimate scheming badass of the Marvel Universe got owned by someone who was essentially a joke. And the losses was never retconned as being ActuallyADoombot due to the obscurity and ridiculousness of the story, allowed Squirrel Girl to become a popular MemeticBadass.

** Marvel Animated Universe: Doctor Victor Von Doom is the ruler of Latveria and a master of both science and the mystic arts. After losing his parents under a tyrannical regime and being disfigured in a horrific lab accident, Doom declared he would bring peace to the world under his iron fist. He feuded with the WesternAnimation/FantasticFour on numerous occasions and was the one who destroyed their headquarters at the Baxter Building. Doom has twice stolen the powers of the Silver Surfer and tricked the Hulk into nearly killing the Thing. [[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibleHulk1996 When the UN ordered him to be tried for war crimes]], Doom trapped Washington D.C. under a force field and forced the Hulk to destroy the entire capital. Doom was the most successful villain [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries during the Secret Wars]] and transformed the territories he conquered into utopias free from conflict or strive. Managing to even steal the powers of the almighty Beyonder, Doctor Doom has proven he has one of the most cunning and audacious minds in the Marvel Animated Universe.