Line #24 Awesome/FantasticFour


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5	* [[ReedRichardsIsUseless Despite his general uselessness]], Reed Richards has his moments of awesome all the same.
6	** He has another when he manages to defeat Diablo, an immortal alchemist capable of summoning the four elements who had just beaten the entire team single-handedly, by calmly stating the equation for calculating gravitational force. Diablo, who had been levitating for the past few issues as a demonstration of his increased power, crashes to the floor in horror, his powers completely gone.
7	** A slightly more unbelievable instance occurred during Chris Claremont's run on the series, where Reed managed to beat Annihilus, Terrax, and Blaastar with his bare hands.
8	** In the Marvel Adventures universe, Reed Richards once defeated a giant robot that had just administered a smack-down to the rest of his family. With a pair of toasters.
9	--> "My name is Reed Richards. And ''these'' are [[ItMakesSenseInContext my toasters]]." curbstomp
10	** Walt Simonson's "Into the Time Stream" arc featured Reed shouting angrily at the [[SufficientlyAdvancedAlien Black Celestial]], goading it to follow his team (including Iron Man and Thor) through time and space, finally tricking the Celestial into diving into a black hole created by Galactus. All this while he believed that his wife had just died.
11	** During the "Jersey Devil" two-parter in ''Marvel Knights'', he infiltrates an alien spaceship to rescue a couple of amateur film-makers, only for all of them to be sealed inside. While the guys he was trying to rescue panic, Reed remains completely calm, and proceeds to explain exactly how Ben and Sue (Johnny wasn't around) are going to rescue them, (predicting that Ben would ignore Reed telling him to stay back earlier). Ben stops the initial takeoff, and Sue creates a forcefield above the ship, forcing the aliens to stop and negotiate before their engines overheat.
12	--> "Of course, I ''could'' be totally off-base about all of this...."
13	--> (The door behind him opens)
14	--> "But I doubt it."
15	* Of course, other people sometimes get one when opposing Reed, especially if they use magic, which Reed's incredible mind just can't comprehend. When confronted with Mephisto, Marvel's answer to the Devil, Reed's mind seizes up. He assumes that the Devil is little more than another supervillain to be defeated by the FF, explaining away the demon's demonstrations of power as 'tricks'. Mephisto responds with hysterical laughter and further demonstrations of how magically powerful he is.
16	* Ben Grimm is notorious for these, mainly because, in his own words, he's just too dumb to know when to quit. Notable examples include:
17	** ''Fantastic Four'' #40 -- Crushing ComicBook/DoctorDoom's hands in battle, dealing the megalomaniac a defeat he would obsess over for years.
18	** Refusing to yield in battle against the Champion of the Universe, a superhuman alien with nigh-unlimited strength. The Champion was so moved by Ben's spirit that he declared him the victor, despite the fact that even Ben's strongest punches barely fazed him.
19	** Speaking of the Hulk, Ben has stood up to him on numerous occasions, despite the fact that he's never won a single fight against him. During ''World War Hulk'', when Hulk was more angry and powerful than he'd ever been, Ben still went toe-to-toe with him. Informed that he couldn't possibly win, Ben responded "People been tellin' me that all my life, fella. But Mama Grimm's blue-eyed boy never walks away when it's ''clobberin' time.''"
20	** Claremont's run included a skirmish between Ben and the then current team of Avengers. Ben managed to disable the entire team, including Thor, within minutes, though he later admitted that both sides were holding back considerably.
21	* First arc of Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's run - while the Fantastic Four lose their money, the narration shows everyone trying to adapt: Mister Fantastic becomes "Reed Richards. Stay-at-home father", Invisible Woman becomes "Susan Richards. Substitute teacher", Human Torch becomes "Johnathan Storm. Struggling actor". The Thing applies for a job in construction, and is about to be turned down... when there's an accident, and he rushes to help the workers. ''He'' gets referred to as follows:
22	---->Benjamin J Grimm. Test pilot. Godfather. [[VerbalTic "Idol o' millions"]]. 100% hero.
23	* Let us not forget Doctor Doom. Special mention goes to ''Triumph and Torment'', where he managed to save his mother's soul by manipulating both Mephisto and Doctor Strange. Simultaneously. Or the time he got one over Reed Richards by saving his wife, his daughter and his teammate when Richards couldn't do anything. And then rubbed it in his face by ''naming the newborn child''.
24	* Sue Richards has her big moments too. Like taking out the most recent incarnation of the Frightful Four by herself. If there was any doubt about her being the strong member of the team then it has vanished after that.
25	** In an issue of the ''Marvel Knights'' FF run, after the Four have seen their assets wiped out and are forced to move into a hotel and find jobs, Sue gets a job teaching an unruly, supposedly uncontrollable class of teenage students English. After a couple of them try their luck, Sue gently reminds them that she has the power of forcefields - by lifting the entire class by their chairs and into the air. She also gently reminds them that she has the power to turn objects invisible - such as clothing. ''Their'' clothing, to be precise. They get the message.
26	** Toward the end of Creator/GrantMorrison's "1234" FF mini-series, as Doctor Doom attempted to "regain control of the board" after his [[TheChessmaster attempts at manipulating the FF failed]], Sue conked him on the head with a candlestick, shouting, "Shut up!" She then [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech berated him for wasting his intellect on revenge schemes]], "[[CutLexLuthorACheck when you should be curing cancer or taking your people to the stars]]," and then warning him that if he tried anything like that again, she would use her force fields to give him an aneurism. Not many people can force Doom to live through a HumiliationConga, but Sue pulled it off.
27	** Another, and one that is surprisingly early, takes place during the storyline in which Dr. Doom gains the power of the Silver Surfer. One point near the end of the climactic battle Sue rushes out to meet the dive bombing Dr. Doom in the middle of an opening. She then ducks and Dr. Doom smashes into something. It's not one of her walls but a friggin' mountain she had been keeping invisible. She even goaded Doom into anger so he would forget about it. It's one thing to have him crash into one of her fields, it's another to flat out trick Dr. Von Doom into hitting a mountain. It almost makes up for all of Sue's fake action girl routine from previous issues. Almost. That shows how bad ass it is.
28	** There's also a brilliant moment for Sue in one of the issues of ''FF'' set right after the Civil War, in which she confronts Reed about his reasons for taking the pro-registration side in the war and why he didn't tell her the ''real'' reasons behind it. When he says, as Reed always ''used'' to do, that he did it in order to protect Sue, she proceeds to extrude an invisible force column all the way ''through'' the Baxter Building, both above and below her, and says something along the lines of "Do I ''look'' like I need 'protecting'?" Two things go through Reed's mind after she leaves: 1) how much money it's going to cost to repair the damage (we get to see him calculating that), and 2) how he will ''never'', ''ever'' say those words to Sue again (we don't get to see that, but honestly...would ''you'' ever say it again?).
29	** In ''Wolverine: Enemy Of The State'', while Wolverine is being controlled by HYDRA, he successfully isolates or eliminates each member of the Fantastic Four... until he gets to Sue, the only one he admits scares him. She proceeds to trap him in a forcefield, blind him by ''turning his optic nerves invisible'', and threatens to subdue him by ''crushing his lungs'' individually if he tries anything, since she knows it'll heal eventually anyway. That's what he gets [[MamaBear for threatening her family.]]
30	** In the 80's when the X Men were fighting the FF in one issue, everything winds up okay and they all have a celebration dinner - at Victor Von Doom's penthouse. Doom postures, making an offhand remark telling how easy it would be to destroy them here, where he has had time to set up defenses. -- If he weren't peaceful -- You can hear a pin drop as the tension hits the roof. Sue breaks the silence with "Victor, you shouldn't be so careless. You know a lioness is at her most dangerous when she is protecting her family. How do you think it would go, if I were to use my force fields the way you use your technology? At killing intensity." The tension rises even higher. Doom's reaction "My technology versus your force fields. An interesting proposition." And promptly drops the subject. She has made it very clear EXACTLY what would happen in that instance.
31	** Fantastic Four #400: Sue Richards is inside the head of the humongous Celestial Exitar, whose job is to destroy planets. Thor was previously in a similar situation and broke Mjolnir trying and failing to destroy Exitar's brain. Sue kills the Celestial being with one shot of her force field.
32	* The iconic Silver Surfer gets one during John Byrne's legendary run. Tyros, a former herald of Galactus and wielder of the 'Power Cosmic', launches an attack on the Fantastic Four wrecking much of Queens, New York in the process . The Fantastic Four, minus Reed Richards who is MIA, are on the verge of defeat when the Silver Surfer swoops down from low Earth orbit. Then the Surfer, the first herald of Galactus, grabs Tyros off his feet by the beard:
33	-->'''Silver Surfer:''' I know you have boasted yourself to be the most powerful herald of our former master, Tyros - let us now put that boast to the test!
34	** Then the Surfer carries Tyros high into the air on a winding flight and hurls him to the ground:
35	-->'''Silver Surfer:''' Though I fear for you it will be a test unto destruction!
36	*** Pompous, melodramatic, and 100% pure awesome.
37	* ''Fantastic Four vs. the X-Men'' (1987)
38	** Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde) is losing molecular cohesion and will soon die. The X-Men turn to Reed for help because he invented a machine that might help, but he says it won't work so they turn to Dr. Doom who says he can replicate Reed's research.
39	** Dr. Doom had planted a diary that made it seem like the accident that granted the FF powers was actually a cold calculated plan by Reed, making him doubt himself. Reed must face his demons internally and wins the struggle, eventually doing the calculations in his head to save Kitty's life when Doom's computer fails.
40	** Franklin manages to prevent Kitty from committing suicide, to stop the LetsYouAndHimFight between the FF and the X-Men by [[WhatTheHellHero berating them]] while riding Lockheed and to convince Doctor Doom to help Richards cure Kitty with the most effective PuppyDogEyes.
41	** Sue Storm figures out it must have been Doom behind the diary which leads to this awesome confrontation at the victory party when Kitty's saved:
42	--> '''Doom''': A fascinating theory, madam. Have you any proof?
43	--> '''Sue''': Have you, Victor, ever considered how '''deadly''' my force field can be -- if I decided to fight by your rules?
44	--> '''Doom''': Is that a challenge, Susan -- your will and natural strength, versus my technology?
45	--> '''Sue''': Be careful, Victor. A lioness is most dangerous... defending mate and cub and den.
46	*** She usually uses her powers to protect or hide, but if you think about it, she could project a force field inside Doom's head and expand it to make it pop like popcorn.
47	* The "Unthinkable" arc by Creator/MarkWaid.
48	** The first few issues are Doctor Doom's. After acquiring magic armor [[PoweredByAForsakenChild made from his childhood sweetheart]], he proceeds to beat on the FF while belittling Reed Richards.
49	** Reed Richards acquires a magic weapon powered by his ability to admit his own shortcomings. He proceeds to physically beat on Doomsy while verbally beating up himself.
50	** Doom loses Mister Fantastic for a second, giving him the time he needs to use the magic weapon to summon the rest of the team. Doom demands he say where he says, and he steps of the shadows.
51	-->"I'm where I've always been, [[FirstNameBasis Victor]]. [[TheCavalry By my family's side.]]"
52	** In the ensuing fight, Invisible Woman manages to hide Human Torch, just before Doom muzzles the other three. Doom realizes what must have happened.
53	-->'''Doctor Doom:''' Unacceptable! [[LargeHam REVEAL HIM!]]
54	-->''(Human Torch goes visible again, flamed on, ticked off, and [[LiteralGenie in melee striking distance of Doom]])''
55	-->'''Human Torch:''' [[PreAssKickingOneLiner Done]].
56	** Johnny collapses after the attack. Doom attempts to dismiss it as harmless, even though it has burned off a chunk of his suit and has badly injured him. He attempts to stop Reed from using his weapon by forcing his mouth shut. Reed closes his eyes and blasts Doom again. Doom, the one with far more experience in magic, assumed the weapon worked through words. Reed deduced it worked through learning the lesson.
57	** The end of the fight. The Four come for Doom after Reed punched across New York and Reed proceeds to deliver an epic TheReasonYouSuckSpeech about how Doom's inflated ego holds him back, ending with him reminding Doom that the power he gained was thanks to a deal with those stronger then him. He '''[[BerserkButton owes]]''' them for his accomplishments. Enraged by Reed's insults, Doom denies being in debt to anyone, which causes the demons he cut the deal with in the first place to appear and [[DraggedOffToHell drag Doom into Hell]]. As the Fantastic Four enter to save Franklin, Doom begs Reed to save him, [[BlatantLies saying he's sorry for everything he's done]]. Reed doesn't buy any of it and leaves Doom to his fate.
58	* [[ComicBook/TheInhumans Maximus']] BadassBoast as he rides into the Forever City to do battle in a massive tank.
59	-->'''Maximus''': You tell yourself it cannot be done... Not again. How many times can a man create perfection? Apparently, as many as he wants, if that man's name is Maximus... ''And who am I?'' '''''[[LargeHam I AM MAXIMUS!]]'''''
60	* The climax to Jonathan Hickman's ''Mad Celestials'' saga is absolutely stuffed with these. In roughly chronological order there's:
61	** Doom facing off against the Celestials and slowing them down sufficiently for the rest of the plan to work.
62	** The way Johnny announces his return just as Ben is about to give in to the DespairEventHorizon he crossed due to Johnny's "death".
63	** Sue taking a full on blast from one of the Celestials while remembering the warning future Val gave her.
64	** Future Franklin and Val pulling a BigDamnHeroes and arriving immediately following the above. So awesome, in fact, that they did it twice once in F.F. from young Franklin's perspective and again in Fantastic 4 from Sue's.
65	** The battle between future Franklin and the Celestials especially "To me, my Galactus."
66	** To give this all a sense of scale, here's what's going on: Doctor Doom, having actually helped the FF, is lost in space and time. Reed, Ben, Johnny, Spidey and the kids are down for the count. A Celestial is about kill Reed [[BlueAndOrangeMorality just for existing]]. Then Sue [[MamaWolf stands up]], tells the Celestial where to stick it--and then Future!Val and Future!Franklin show up. Future!Franklin also tells the Celestials where to stick it. And with the help of Galactus, Franklin kills the Celestials. Every last one of them. The narration seals the deal:
67	*** ''They marked the sky victorious--the Earth stood, her heroes the difference. They had endured together. Old friends. New ones. And the generation to follow. They watched until the second sun flickered out... the light extinguished. The sign of the abandoned. The left behind... and the lost. But it also meant a second chance. It singaled a new day--a future... regained. For if we live, there is hope. And if we hope, there is tomorrow. And if tomorrow... then... forever.
68	* Another moment of Reed Richards not being useless comes from the 2nd issue, where the Skrulls first made their appearance. How did he convince the leader of the Skrull invasion fleet ''not'' to invade Earth? By showing him photos that were clipped out of ''Strange Tales'' and ''Journey into Mystery'', two Marvel comics still in circulation at the time, and passing them off as photos of "Earth's most powerful warriors (a group of monsters), hidden space mines, and an army of giant, monstrous insects (really, just super-sized ants)." The leader of the Skrulls, convinced, asked Richards to go with them, but Richards stayed behind voluntarily, an action that earned him a medal commemorating his bravery. After capturing the three Skrulls that still were on the loose, he managed to convince them that they would be happy living their lives off as '''''cows.''''' And they did so, without any argument (though that would come back to bite Reed later when their milk and meat ended up in the food supply...).
69	* Let's face it: Galactus would have won if not for the interference of Uatu the Watcher, in what is perhaps the most worthwhile instance of his FrequentlyBrokenUnbreakableVow. His attempt to fool the Silver Surfer by disguising the earth as a lifeless world may have failed, but he did help Johnny Storm infiltrate the homeworld of Galactus and get the Ultimate Nullifier in order to convince Galactus to spare humanity. If the Watcher were like the rest of his people and stayed true to his vow, there wouldn't be much to the Marvel Universe today.
70	* In issue #2 of Dan Slott's Fantastic Four, The Griver At The End Of All Things (yes that’s her title) after wiping the floor with Franklin and the rest of the Future Foundation declares she is unimpressed by the rumored all powerful Fantastic Four. Reed tells her that if the whole team was there they could defeat her. She calls Reed bluff and allows him to use a device to transport Johnny and Ben to their location. However much to the Grievers shock and rage Reed doesn’t just bring them but a good chunk of the heroes of the marvel universe.
71	-->'''Griever''': [[ThisCannotBe What is this?! Deception!]]
72	-->'''Reed''': No, Griever, this is the Fantastic Four. Meet my family. Or should I say...my ''extended'' family.
73	** This chunk of heroes? These are heroes who have either worn the "4" in some manner or are literally part of their family: Wolverine, Hulk and Ghost Rider of the "New Fantastic Four", Spider-Man (not only part of the New Fantastic Four, but an honorary member of the Richards family and hand-picked by Johnny Storm to replace him in his will), Medusa of the Inhumans (who started out as a foe before temporarily replacing Sue) and her sister Crystal, Luke Cage (who replaced Thing temporarily), She-Hulk (another Thing replacement), She-Thing, Nova, Black Panther, Storm (the latter two joining the team after ''Civil War''), Ant-Man, Ms. Thing, Iceman and even H.E.R.B.I.E.!
74	* In Issue #12, Ben is fighting the Puppet Master-controlled ComicBook/ImmortalHulk and Ben is easily losing. With time running out on his transformation before he returns to being a human (and that the Hulk will most likely kill him), Alicia gives him a pep-talk and convinces him to try and defeat him. Knowing everything's riding on this last punch, the Thing winds up and ''slugs him in the face so hard it literally rips the rock off of his arm'', dropping the Hulk like a stone and obliterating the Puppet Master's figure of him.
75	** Even more impressive is that for once Ben can claim he got a clean solid win on the one character who can always say that they're AlwaysSomeoneBetter to him as a fighter. And Ben didn't need any outside help, a power boost or even his usual strategy of being smarter or more skilled; just the sheer drive to throw one of the strongest punches of his entire life. And that ladies and gentleman is why the Ever Lovin' Blue-Eyed Thing is the Idol o' Millions.
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78	* Given what an InvincibleVillain ComicBook/RedHulk is, [[http://imagizer.imageshack.us/a/img39/1955/galactus.jpg watching Galactus effortlessly own him]] was ''very'' satisfying.
79	* [[Comicbook/CataclysmTheUltimatesLastStand Dishing out a]] CurbStompBattle to the entire freaking UltimateUniverse!
80	* [[WesternAnimation/FantasticFourTheAnimatedSeries "I am Galactus! The be-all and end-all of the universe!"]]
81	* During Annihilation, Annihilus finds out the hard way that [[http://media.animevice.com/uploads/0/576/286681-026_4_destroystheannihilationwave_a_super.jpg imprisoning Galactus was NOT a good idea.]]
82	* His single-handed defeat of Lord Chaos and Master Order is a friendly reminder that, even if there exist some cosmic entities that are more powerful, Galactus is ''not'' just the guy that gets hit by TheWorfEffect every few years.
83	** Points go to the scene where he decks Order ''[[TalkToTheFist in the teeth]]''.
84	* In the ''Fantastic Four: The End'' mini-series, Galactus learns that a massive alliance of alien races are out to destroy Earth as a "threat to the universe." Remembering his vow to leave Earth unharmed, Galactus appears in a ''massive'' hologram before the fleet and says that Earth is under his protection and the first race who attacks is next on his menu. Needless to say, the fleet is soon racing to see who can get away from Earth fastest.
85	* His fight with the Mad Celestials. Celestials in the past have proved invincible whenever somebody tried stopping them. When [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]] tried fighting the Celestials, they didn't see him as enough a threat to warrant their attention and it showed as he broke Mjlonir against one, and still failed to do any real damage. When they came to earth, three pantheons of gods poured their power into the [[AnimatedArmor Destroyer]] and at best only caused damage they ignored thanks to their [[HealingFactor regenerative powers]]. While Galactus lost when they [[FusionDance merged together]], he still took four Celestials at once and actually killed one.
86	* Terrax attempting to rebel against Galactus. Galactus bluntly states that his Herald is powerful, but is nothing next to Galactus, and that he is not in the mood to put up with another rebelling Herald. Galactus proves his point by turning Terrax into a worm, then turning him into energy and dispersing him throughout the cosmos before turning him back to normal. Terrax quickly admits defeat and submits.
87	* While he was an UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom in the situation, Galactus did still dish out a CurbStompBattle against [[InvincibleVillain Thanos]]. Thanos throws a huge blast at Galactus at the start of the fight that sends him flying into an asteroid, which he admits was only going to make Galactus angry. And Galactus returns and one-shots Thanos.
88	* Galactus {{No Sell}}ing ComicBook/{{Darkseid}}'s Omega Beams, almost smirking when he tells him that his concern for Silver Surfer wasn't pity, just acknowledgment, and that there ''was'' no "inherent weakness" for the beams to exploit in him.
89	* Galactus' fight with ComicBook/{{Mephisto}}. Galactus demands Mephisto release the Silver Surfer, and Mephisto goes ballistic [[BerserkButton at someone telling him what to do.]] They two massively powerful entities clash in a display of unimagineable power that threatens to destroy Mephisto's dimension and the universe in the clash. All while the two [[HamToHamCombat throw the most bombastic prose they can.]] Ultimately, Galactus emerges the victor when, at the Silver Surfer's suggestion, he starts to feed on Mephisto's dimension. The threat of his own realm being consumed by Galactus is enough to frighten Mephisto into admitting defeat.
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96	* As you can see from the page image here, it takes titanium guts to not only stand up to [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Superman]], but to actually manufacture a RulesLawyer reason ''why'' Superman can't do anything to him.
97	* ComicBook/DoctorDoom once imprisoned the Purple Man, a villain capable of [[CompellingVoice making anybody do anything he ordered]], and used his powers to conquer the world. When the Purple Man told Doom he did not deserve to rule because he did not possess any powers, Doom ordered all his servants to leave the room, took down all the barriers holding the Purple Man, removed his mask, and dared him to lend credence to this charge. Note that the Purple Man was ''in a power amplifier that was boosting his abilities to planetary scale'' at the time.
98	--> '''Doom:''' I am removing my mask, Killgrave. Within it is the circuitry that shields me from your power. I am totally vulnerable.
99	--> '''Purple Man:''' Then release me. ''[Doom doesn't move]'' I-I said release me! ''[again, Doom doesn't move]'' Stand on your head! T-take a flying leap! KILL YOURSELF! ''[Doom doesn't do any of those]'' I-impossible! Not this close! No one has a will that strong! No one...
100	--> '''Doom:''' Now, Zebediah Killgrave...''who'' deserves to rule?
101	** In this same story, Doctor Doom ends up freeing the Earth from his control for the simple fact that [[VictoryIsBoring having no one to oppose him was boring]].
102	* As shown in the main page, the fact that in one dimension he was the only one ''in the entire universe'' to resist being consumed by a zombie plague ''through sheer willpower alone'' is a perfect example of the iron determination possessed by Doom.
103	* Another one would be saving Susan Storm, her daughter, and Johnny Storm when Richards couldn't do anything to help them. And then ensuring he would never forget his debt to him by ''naming the newborn child'' after his former beloved, Valeria. Whom Doom guaranteed no one will ever harm.
104	* A "What If..." story in which an InNameOnly ComicBook/FantasticFour (consisting of ComicBook/SpiderMan, ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}, the [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]] and ComicBook/GhostRider) is getting beaten by a group of supervillains, only for Doom to drop in and annihilate them. He then told them that Doom-and Doom ''alone''-is worthy of destroying the Fantastic Four, no matter who they are. That incarnation ceased their activities almost immediately thereafter.
105	* Norman Osborn once thought it wise to sic the omnipotent Sentry on Doom. Doom anticipated this and sent in his stead a Doombot armed with cybernetic locusts that swarmed Osborn's Avengers Tower. Osborn threatened him with retaliation but Doom had foreseen his lack of resolve and called his bluff. Soon after, his own government arrested him. Doom still stood unopposed.
106	* Doom rescued the soul of his mother from Hell. It required the assistance of the Aged Genghis and Comicbook/DoctorStrange -- but he did still achieve exactly what he wanted.
107	* And, of course, let us not forget the time that Doom, [[ComicBook/SecretWars1984 while being dissected by a god-like entity after being torn limb from limb in the course of a one-man assault on the same]], proceeded to ''kill'' said entity with Doom's one remaining hand and take his power for Doom's own.
108	* Of course, there was the time he fought ComicBook/RedSkull on the moon and let [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Steve Rogers]] remember that as a UsefulNotes/{{Romani}}, Doom earned his chance to make that Nazi swine pay.
109	* When Doom was in the time of Myth/KingArthur with ComicBook/IronMan, no tricks with their technology were needed to impress Arthur; the Seal of Latveria Doom wears as sovereign was enough for the proper respect.
110	* When Reed Richards was out of action and the Fantastic Four (or what remained of them) were facing off against an impressive psychic power called...No, that would be telling. Let the following quote show you why exactly the Fantastic Four came to Doom for aid.
111	--> "Turn your eyes from the Torch, Over-Mind -- DOOM approaches!"
112	* In a ''Fantastic Four: The End'' mini-series, a future Doom is shown to be battered and using special armor which includes a pair of cybernetic limbs. The accursed Richards ends up tricking Doom into entering the Negative Zone for his supposed death. But the final page shows Doom standing atop Annihilus' corpse, the alien's severed head in one hand, the Cosmic Control Rod in another and the assembled hordes of the Negative Zone chanting "DOOM! DOOM! DOOM!" Beware, Richards, for this future Doom has conquered ''the Negative Zone itself!''
113	* In that animated series, ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'', he faced against the combined might of The Avengers and ComicBook/FantasticFour alone and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5FcKAe4M1w showed most clearly why he's not to be trifled with by any of them.]] As well as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt9EsEn8reQ his delivery of a]] BadassBoast. (See the Self Demonstrating page quote)
114	* In Fatal Frontier, Doctor Doom from the future of an alternate universe tells Iron Man that he plans to take over the multiverse.
115	--> '''Iron Man:''' You're insane.
116	--> '''Doom:''' I would be if I couldn't do it. As it is, I'm merely ambitious.
117	* Doom's fight against the Mad Celestials. Sure, Doom did not win that fight, as such, but he survived dying, something all the versions of Richards that had previously fought those creatures failed to do. And as Doom's reward? Not one, but ''two'' Infinity Gauntlets. The following is his main page's quote for a reason:
118	--> '''Doom:''' '''I am Doom'''... Destroyer of worlds... What Gods dare stand against me?
119	** As expected of a planner nearly on par with Doom himself, Creator/JonathanHickman, this statement foreshadowed Doom's identity as [[ComicBook/NewAvengers Rabum Alal, the Great Destroyer]] three years later.
120	* The time Doom was cast into Hell (or at the least, a Hell-like dimension). The creatures that dwelled there tried to destroy Doom. They learned the folly of their lesson, and Doom escaped with ease. Granted, he had the assistance of Mjölnir itself, but still.
121	* ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015''
122	** It was not {{Reed Richards\|IsUseless}} who salvaged the Multi-Verse and saved Susan and Valeria from destruction, but it was truly none other than '''Doom!'''
123	** Doom also challenged [[OmnicidalManiac The Beyonders]] to a battle. One might think that this was suicidal, but '''HE WON!'''
124	** Oh yes, and Doom is now '''''THE GOD-EMPEROR OF BATTLEWORLD!''''' Now, Troper, '''BOW TO THE MIGHT OF DOOM!'''
125	** When Doom offered Thanos the position of Baron of the Wastelands, Thanos gave Doom a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech. When he suggested that, even absent an Infinity Gauntlet, his mere self should be sufficient for Doom to submit to him on bended knee, Doom [[AndShowItToYou casually deprived him of his spine]].
126	** At the end, Richards and Doom had a final confrontation. And it was awesome, for many reasons. Not the least of which was Doom conceding at long last that which Doom always feared to speak aloud, that Reed Richards is a better man than him.
127	--->''Doom:''' It's the same thing it's always been between you and I... '''YOU THINK YOU ARE BETTER THAN I AM.'''
128	--->'''Reed:''' No, Victor. You're wrong. I've always believed you could be better than what you are.
129	--->'''Doom:''' No. I mean '''NOW'''. This moment. If you had this power, you think you could have solved it all--solved everything... You think you could have done [[PunctuatedForEmphasis SO... MUCH... BETTER...]] DON'T YOU? ''' ''DON'T YOU?!'' '''
130	--->'''Reed:''' Yes. And we ''both'' know it, don't we?
131	--->'''Doom:''' Yes, damn you... '''NOW DIE!'''
132	* Though the significance would not be understood by the readers for a few months, Doom survived the reshaping of the multi-verse, and Doom's face has been restored. He even greeted ComicBook/IronMan without his usual armor. And now the readers know that it was Richards who restored his face, rather than hold onto the enemity between them. Some might speculate that it was this act of seeming generosity that has sparked Doom's current, perceived, change of character.
133	* When Tony Stark fired a volley of his repulsor blasts at him, Doom [[CrazyPrepared calmly waited behind the mystical barrier he had established]], unflinching. After he failed to penetrate the barrier with his Hulkbuster armor, he then calmly explained how he would be better off working with him, instead of against him.
134	* A combination of magic and technology made Doom undetectable to his new armor while Doom waited for him at a children's hospital.
135	* After an... "incident" involving Luke Cage, Doom's castle came under attack from Latverians who turned against their ruler. When last seen, Doom was facing off against them... rest assured, Doom [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome triumphed effortlessly]].
136	* Doom gets one in a flashback issue of ''ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentAvengers'' during the Civil War 2 tie-ins. In the past he sought to annex a bordering country, which the Avengers opposed him in battle for after getting word from a future vision that they'd win the battle. He was prepared though, as he had left a contingency in his super weapons that if destroyed they'd wipe out a rare mineral from the nation he was invading, the sole resource of the nation. With it gone, the nation's economy was ruined and they had no choice but willingly join Latveria. Doom lost the battle true, but he won the war.
137	* Also a SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment\|s}}. In ''ComicBook/LokiAgentOfAsgard'', when Latveria's people devolve into fighting each other under the ComicBook/RedSkull's HatePlague, Doom's attempts to restore order quickly devolve into more violence as he starts succumbing to the same. Until a homicidal thought against Valeria crosses his mind, at which point he quickly realizes that he is under telepathic attack. He immediately shields himself successfully, divines the attack's source and turns his thoughts to finding a solution for all Latverians.
138	** Within the same sequence Doom delivers perhaps the only ''fully justified'' use of AGodAmI a mortal can make: Having soundly defeated a god, he has achieved ''symbolic'' godhood, which aids his magic.
139	* The issue depicting Doom's return from Hell (or a Hell like dimension, take your pick) shows Doom's return to Latveria. In the time Doom had been gone, a provisional government had been set up, briefly run by the very corrupt Lucia Von Bardas. After her deposure, the new Prime Minister starts thinking about what to do with all those Doombots, and the mindset that went into making them.
140	-->'''Latverian Prime Minister:''' Any other man...
141	-->'''Doom:''' ''([[StealthHiBye appearing from absolutely nowhere]], grabs the man by the neck)'' Any other man... would not be ''Victor Von Doom.'' ''([[NeckSnap breaks the man's neck]])''
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143	[[AC:Silver Surfer]]
144	* His very first encounter with Mephisto had the demon implanting the Surfer into his mind to try and corrupt him. Instead, the Surfer's pure soul was so powerful that Mephisto [[TooSpicyForYogSothoth couldn't bear the pain and ejected him]].
145	* During one episode of the 90's animated series, the Surfer discovers the Universal Library, a place containing all the knowledge in the universe. The stinger is that all those who come to the Library for selfish reasons [[BodyHorror mutate into horrific amoeba called "Virals"]], amoeba like creatures with a HiveMind. The Surfer is not immune to this, having come to the library to find Zenn-La, and he changes as well. The other Virals offer him limitless knowledge if he will unite with them by giving up the Power Cosmic. Realising that this would keep him from ever going home, the Surfer refuses, reverts the transformation through HeroicWillpower, and [[CurbStompBattle proceeds to go to town on the entire Viral horde]]:
146	-->'''Silver Surfer''': "Virals! Hear me! I belong to ''no one.'' Not Galactus! Not you! ''I am a free man!"''
147	* In ''ComicBook/CableAndDeadpool'', ComicBook/{{Cable}} has turned himself into a target to unite humanity and mutant-kind. He's been acting like a dick for a few issues, and Nick Fury and [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Reed Richards]] decide to send in the Surfer. Cable puts up a good fight and even breaks the Surfer's board... until the Surfer puts Cable in his place by ''ripping his TO arm out'', re-exposing him to the virus.
148	* During a graphic novel, the entirety of Earth's superhero population has been defeated by a race led by a being called Mrrungo-Mu who literally draws strength from all his captured slaves. To put this in perspective, this guy takes down both the Incredible Hulk and the Sub-Mariner at the same time. The only hero left is the Silver Surfer, who finds out that this guy also has the Surfer's love Shalla-Bal as part of his harem. The entire graphic novel then becomes a chain of awesome moments as the Surfer reminds everyone that he wields the Power Cosmic, making him akin to a god. And remember kids, do not make fun of the naked silver man for being naked when he has this kind of strength.
149	* In the alternate universe story ''Silver Surfer: Requiem'', the Surfer allows Mary Jane Watson-Parker to use the Power Cosmic (which amounted to flying in space on his board for a few hours) for her birthday as a favor to Spider-Man. When she returns, deeply moved by the experience, Spider-Man asks Norrin to use the Power Cosmic and let the entire world feel the freedom that the Surfer feels (and Mary Jane felt). Norrin complies with the request and unleashes a wave of energy so powerful, the entire world stops in its tracks for five minutes, completely at peace.
150	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Any of the songs based on the Surfer by Music/JoeSatriani.
151	* During the ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'' event, the Surfer and his companion, Dawn Greenwood, manage to bypass the end of existence. With a little prompting and guidance from some others who exist outside of reality, Surfer starts ''recreating the universe''.And he seems to be doing a very good job of it too, until he's talked into omitting [[PlanetEater Galactus]] from creation.
152	* Surfer plays a game of poker in a cosmic casino against the Grandmaster. When Grandmaster ups the stakes to an extreme level, Surfer accepts. Grandmaster forces him to bet his powers, his knowledge of every place he's ever been in the universe, and his friend Dawn. In exchange, he forces the Grandmaster, who has the superior hand at this point, to wager his ability to play games. If he loses, the Grandmaster can never play anything even remotely resembling a game again, for the rest of eternity. Grandmaster folds.
153	* In a BadFuture, King Thanos has wiped out the entire universe's life with the Cosmic Ghost Rider at his side. Who necessitated Thanos to get his younger self from the past to kill? That's right, the Silver Surfer who has bid his time wisely and worked on becoming worthy of Mjonir. The Surfer lost the fight, but King Thanos' castle was leveled and Cosmic Ghost Rider was killed at least.
154	* Silver Surfer once fought Knull, God of the Symbiotes near the dawn of time. It wounded him and caused him to exhaust much of his power which turned him into a black surfer, but he emerged victorious.
155	** And then he took the time to create life across the universe in the places he once destroyed. Including Zen-La.

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