Doctor Doom is a Marvel Comics villain wh- waaarrgghhh!SILENCE, TROPER!You are not worthy to describe the glory ofDOOM!This task can be achieved only by DOOM himself! That is why Doom honored this useless wiki with his presence. Sit and enjoy the tale of the greatest Evil Overlord and Mad Scientist that ever lived, as well as the greatest Badass who could easily Take Over the World if not for that Blasted... (seethes) Reed. Richards. (deep breath) RRRRRRICHAAAAARRRRRDDDSS!!!
I, Victor Von Doom, was introduced by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby as the Arch-Enemy of the Fantastic Four, and one of the smartest men...no, the unquestioned smartest man on Earth. I was born in a Romani family in the Fictional Country of Latveria, as the son of a witch and a herbalist. When my beloved mother Cynthia was killed by the demons she had summoned to fight Latverian soldiers, I swore revenge, and the death of my father because of a Latverian tyrant only fueled my desire.
I began to master both magic and technology to seek my revenge, amusing myself by leading the Latverian government on a merry chase while thwarting their pathetic attempts to stop me. When my fame reached the United States, I gained the opportunity to study in America. There I met Reed Richards, one of the few men on the planet whose intelligence can even approach my own (and then not by much, I can assure you). Wishing to resurrect my dead mother, I manipulated the fool into helping me construct a portal to hell; however, whether due to Reed's incompetence or intentional sabotage on his part out of jealousy for my genius (perhaps both), the device exploded and damaged my face. Editor's Note Due to source bias, it should be noted that not only did Reed not have anything to do with the portal's explosion, he actually warned Doom that it would- ACK! I rightfully blamed Richards for the accident and withdrew from society for some time.
I then joined a mysterious order which taught me secret knowledge, including metallurgy. I used it to create a suit of Power Armor I have used (with some modifications) since that day. From that moment, and forever more, I have been known as Doctor Doom. I overthrew the previous ruler of Latveria and claimed it as my own, becoming the new dicta- ruler of my country. Quickly my path crossed with the Fantastic Four, who became my sworn enemies. However, I have also fought with almost every superhero in the Marvel Universe - The Avengers, the X-Men, Spider Man, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, The Mighty Thor, Luke Cage - all have contested me, and some have even succeeded in temporarily arresting my plans* Doom's charity is so great, he condescends to mention Squirrel Girl in a foot note for managing to best a Doombot. She most certainly never defeated Doom, as many fools (including that accursed Richards no doubt) claim.** Tippy-Toe Says:Squirrel Girl totally pwned Doc Doom in a story written by Steve Ditko him-freakin'-self! That's so in contin-AAK! Due to that, I am considered Marvel's most iconic villain. TROPERS DO NOT NEED TO ALWAYS MENTION SQUIRREL GIRL IN THE SAME BREATH AS DOOM. Doom is more than just that one trifling incident.
On that account, I have had more serious setbacks such as when that cursed Richards enabled me to be deposed in favor of Prince Zorba. However, I eventually regained the throne with the help of Richards and his compatriots when I showed them that Zorba was laying waste to Latveria in his murderous madness. True, in their eyes they were participating in my retaking of the throne entirely for the sake of the oppressed people of Latveria, which Doom supposes was accurate enough in its intellectually-blinkered fashion.
I also partook in several of the electronic entertainment devices that you call video games. I even starred in many as the main "villain." However Doom was greatly disappointed by Richards and his ilk not appearing in fighting games madebyCapcom (so that Doom could best them yet again) and the indignity of being second fiddle to the deluded Titan Thanos. Bah! Even with the third game, they used the Super Skrull (along with Doom, naturally) because Richards was too cowardly to participate. Doom is greatly disappointed, but rest assured that Doom WILL strike down Ryu and his Capcom ilk in Richards' stead. Doom also looks forward to working with Albert Wesker, and hopes that Mr. Wesker does not disappoint or foolishy attempt to betray Doom. And yes, that is a Doombot in any video in which Doom loses. Doom would never put himself in that much harm on purpose.
I have also made several television appearances, even when Richards and his friends didn't. Indeed, unlike them, my TV filmography dates back to the time when your animators couldn't document events of the Marvel Universe through anything other thansliding drawings in front of a camera.
I have been portrayed in cinema by Joseph Culp and Julian McMahon.
Rumor even has it that the film-maker, George Lucas, took inspiration from myself to create that cultural icon, Darth Vader. How fortunate for Mr. Lucas that Doom has better things to do than indulge in petty litigation or more direct means with him.
Doom should not be confused with the being known as Dr. Travis Doom, or his cousin twice removed Doctor BobDoom
Tropes that have been wrought by the mighty hands of Doctor Doom:
Actually a Doombot: Whenever a puny mortal thinks they have bested the mighty Doom, they will eventually discover it was simply one of my Doombots distracting them from what Doom was really doing.note Except for... that woman...*shudder*
This is also used as an Author's Saving Throw whenever they feel Doom has acted out of character, which for the most part works in my favor since it means it can recton out many Idiot Balls or moments when I act far more ruthless than I should, but there are times where writers can't agree on my personality and overuse it.
Tropes that have been deemed worthy of Doctor Doom:
Affably Evil: Doom is not a cruel despot! He is respectful, friendly, and genuinely nice.
Marvel 1602 Doom who assassinated the queen and was generally the Big Bad of the entire first series. Later, he kidnapped William Shakespeare because he wanted him to write about his travel to the end of the world.
Peter David's X-Factor Doom from The Summers Rebellion future - despite being somewhat weakened by age and circumstance, tied to a wheelchair and not completely in possession of my faculties, I still was more dangerous than the story's actual villains.
In an old What If story the experiment to rescue my mother from Hell goes without a hitch, resulting in a universe where Doom becomes Earth's greatest hero and marries the love of his life. However, because of my actions, Doom earns the ire of Mephisto who imposes on him a... stringent Sadistic Choice...
Master Menace from the original Squadron Supreme is a Captain Ersatz of Doom. Some would suggest that the archenemy of Superman counterpart Hyperion would more accurately be regarded as a counterpart of Lex Luthor, but Menace at least at had the good sartorial sense to ape Doom's style. Of course, Doom may someday destroy him for that presumption.
In Marvel Zombies Doom, alone of everyone in the entire universe without exception, was able to resist the zombie infection by sheer willpower alone. Doom has more Heroic Willpower than CAPTAINAMERICA.
Ultimate Marvel's Doctor Doom is an aristocrat named Victor Van Damme, whose meddlings with the teleportation experiment being performed by Reed Richards. This created the Ultimate Fantastic Four, and also transformed him into a demonic-looking being of living metal who is Nigh Invulnerable, can throw razor-sharp spines from his body and has a Breath Weapon of toxic fumes (which is supposedly based upon the fact his now-useless organs are rotting into liquid inside his body). His greatest scheme was Body Snatching Richard's body, only to end up transferring back and taking a one-way portal through the world of Marvel Zombies. Whilst it's unknown how he survived that fate, as soon as he returned to the 1610 universe Magneto had executed his Ultimatum. The Thing then promptly killed off Doom for his part in motivating Magneto for performing it. Since then the Ultimate Marvel Reed Richards has apparently taken Van Damme's place as the "Ultimate Doctor Doom". (Doom is unsure how I feel about the irony of this)
Unfortunately my tolerance of other dimensional counterparts had its limits upon reaching the Marvel Apes universe, where Doom learned that my counterpart was a baboon. A BABOON?! That universe deserves extinction. Doom has spoken.
A Father to His Men: It is a Tyrant's Duty to love his subjects as a father would love his children and, so long as they are loyal and obedient, be willing to lay down his life to protect them. For them I would even gladly forgo my vengeance against that accursed Richards, if only momentarily.
Of course every Latverian is literate, healthy, educated and financially secure! How can Doom be worthy of a Tyrant's throne if he cannot even look after the basic welfare of his people, much less build a strong country?
Always Second Best: To Reed Richards and Doctor Strange in the fields of science and magic, respectively. That is, they are always second best to Doom. If you hear otherwise, it is because they have persuaded feeble-minded tropers that their jealousy-clouded account is the true one. Be wiser than they.
Badass Bookworm: Doom's intelligence is without question, and even without the Power Armor Doom is still a formidable (albeit completely human) combatant; Doom has even killed a lion with his bare hands on one occasion (when stranded in the wild on an alternate Earth). While completely naked. And then Doom skinned it for meat and for sinew to make weapons. Then Doom wore its carcass as clothing and used its face to make a new mask.
Bad Boss: Right after returning from Hell Doom murdered his prime minister, because he was annoying, and just ordered the rest of my puppet government to find a replacement. Simple effective leadership, of course, but the lily-livered standards prevalent in the west would no doubt view it differently.
Badass Normal: "Normal" is the last word that could be used to describe one such as Doom. But it is true that I have reached my current status using only my unprecedented genius.
Batman Gambit: Doom would have you believe all of Triumph and Torment was one. Ultimate Doomtried to pull this off with Magneto but that lead to Ultimatum and his eventual demise.
Big Bad: What Richards and his family often insist Doom is.
Beauty to Beast: Doom was once a handsome man until that meddling Reed Richards disfigured Doom's marvelous visage into a hideous shape that is hidden behind a steel mask. But Doom's will is steel! No mere scratch will tarnish Doom's resolve!
Breakout Villain: ENOUGH! Very well, Doom admits that I do fit this trope, having battled virtually every mainstream hero in the Marvel Universe, and have even gotten featured in media adaptions not about the Fantastic Four. Doom was most surprised to find that I was used in Iron Man: Armored Adventures and the Four weren't, with my origins being changed to having my face scarred by an explosion I used to kill the Latvarian royal family, which sadly also killed my mother and bride.
Characterization Marches On: During the Kirby/Lee era, Doom was often depicted as a raving operetto despot rather than the benevolent and beloved autocrat that can be seen in the works of John Byrne and forth. It is true that raving operetto was Kirby's default style of characterization, and also true that going Up to Eleven in this regard may have been the only way he saw of portraying Doom as The Villain relative to the (in retrospect unusually) unsympathetic characterization that Reed Richards had in those days, but it is hard to forgive his failure to see the difference between the greatness that is Doom and the archetypical petty despot of which his "Real Life" Earth sported quite a few back then. Still, Doom is merciful.
To examplify: In one case, where Doom had rendered the accursed Fantastic Four powerless and graciously allowed them to live in a sort of house arrest in a little Latverian village, it is claimed that Doom's reaction to them managing to recover their powers and attempting escape would be to remotely activate the self-destruct mechanism for the village, that would kill not only the accursed four but also all the Latverian citizens therein. Moreover it is claimed that such self-destruct mechanisms are installed under all Latverian villages! Would Doom, loving ruler of all of Latveria, ever contemplate such a henious act?
Cool Gun: Thank you, I have in the past carried a Mauser C96 on my person to dispose of inferiors not worth the energy from my armor's weaponry.
Crazy-Prepared: Doom has learned that I must prepare for anything when carrying out my plans, including backup plans not working the way I intend them to. I deny that this is "crazy" since such preparations often prove necessary.
Curb-Stomp Battle: My last fight with Black Panther, when Doom easily Out-Gambitted and crippled T'Challa. Though T'Challa paid Doom back for that in "Doomwar", I will not let that lie, I assure you.
Deal with the Devil: Mephisto and I had a specific deal that allowed me to attempt to rescue my mother from Hell once a year, but each time I failed, the people of Latveria would hate me more and more. I eventually succeeded with some slight assistance from Doctor Strange, beating him at his own game! Though admittedly, with a very heavy price.
Demonic Possession: Not quite, but close. When Doom was dead, recently, (Doom got better), he managed to use his ovoid mind trick (See down for Freaky Friday Flip) and take over the bodies of the Fantastic Four, forcing Reed Richards to kill his best friend! Poetic.
The Determinator: The only thing more impervious than Doom's armor is Doom's will.
Diplomatic Impunity: As the rightful sovereign of Latveria, even that damned Richards hesitates to act against Doom when I am in the USA on diplomatic business.
Disproportionate Retribution: Some claim that Reed didn't do what Doom has sworn vengeance on him for. In fact, retcons suggest that Reed was wrong and Doom's device actually worked perfectly well — the problem was that Doom used it to look into Hell itself! Bah! No punishment is too great for that accursed Richards. Doom is greatly displeased by these ludicrous and patently false charges.
Don't You Dare Pity Me!: Pity?PITY?! Only the weak are pitied, and Doom is never weak! DO YOU DARE TO IMPLY SUCH THINGS ABOUT DOOM?!?
Doomy Dooms of Doom: It is Doom's name, and it is what Doom shall bring to those that oppose him. Why should Doom not be allowed the psychological advantage frequent use of his name enables?
The Dreaded: Doom is a foe rightly feared, though not to the degree of more, destructive menaces like the Red Skull, Galactus or Ultron, nor does Doom wish for that, I wish to be respected and feared, not seen as some monster that has the commoners shudder at the sound of my name.
Driven by Envy: For Reed Richards, who is and has always been slightly better than Doom at everythi- LIES!!!! NO ONE IS GREATER THAN DOOM! Richards is an arrogant and envious dolt whose feeble excuse for a mind cannot fathom that of DOOM! It is HIS jealousy that has driven him to these insidious acts of gross slander!! HE IS NOTHING BESIDE THE AWESOME MAGNIFICENCE OF DOOM! NOTHING I TELL YOU!!I WILL MAKE YOU PAY FOR THIS, RICHARDS!!!
Egopolis: A municipality is only worthy of the supreme honor and beneficence of Doom's ongoing presence if it also bears Doom's name!
Enemy Mine: So often have the accursed Fantastic Four had to call on Doom's aid that it is a wonder that the insipid masses still regard them and not Doom as heroes.
I have also allied many other heroes when they require Doom's aid to save the world.
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas: While Doom may appear "bad" by your inadequate and uninformed system of labels, Doom's willingness to do whatever is necessary to free Doom's mother from the clutches of Mephisto was a fundamental life-defining trait for decades, until Doom was finally victorious.
Even Evil Has Standards: You have your pathetic system of morality, and Doom has his. Doom will react to things against his own, well-informed and perfect system of justice and right like any other would, were they as wise as Doom. The one thing I share with lower beings such as that psychotic clown and the magnet man is Our refusal to have any association with that despicable so called Übermensch.
Evil Overlord: Doom is overlord of Latveria, and will someday be overlord of all the Earth. And fools will call him evil, then as now.
Evil Plan: Doom has brilliant schemes to rescue his mother and conquer Earth, but time and time again they are foiled by Richards... or some other costumed buffoon.
Evil Versus Evil: Doom is sometimes forced to take up arms against other so called Supervillains. The Red Skull has not once, but twice taken over the castle of Doom in Doom's absence. As well as Doom facing the enemies of Namor, the underwater Warlord Krang, and his ally Tigershark.
Several Enemy Mine situations occurred as well. Doom's tactics helped take down Onslaught, an enemy to all of existence, and Doom has helped the Fantastic Four against cosmic beings such as the Over-Mind and the Celestial Host.
Doom has since dominated this power spiritually, taught to him by the Ovoids, and managed to get out of a Killed Off for Real by requiring a noble sacrifice of a local man.
From Nobody to Nightmare: Nobody?! You dare use such a term to describe the great Doom? Well, it cannot be denied that Doom's early years were indeed humble and spent among simple Gypsies. Had that cruel Baron not targeted Doom's father, perhaps I never would have evolved into the God I am.
Future Me Scares Me: Doom fears nothing, of course, but in various encounters with my future selves I have found them lacking. They shall not come to be.
Gainax Ending: The "What If Doctor Doom Became a Hero?" Elseworld ends with the vile Mephisto, annoyed with Doom successfully rescuing my mother's soul much earlier than in the normal canon, forcing me into aSadistic Choice between him taking the soul of my lover, or the entirety of Latvaria's populace. Doom reluctantly chose the former because I could not let the vast good I had done for the world to be erased, and vowed to rescue my lover from Mephisto. The story ended at this moment, but there can be no doubt in the end Doom was successful.
Genuine Human Hide: In Doom's darkest hour, I made a pact with a cabal of demons to give me unlimited magical power, at the cost of my dear Valeria's life and soul, crafting a new suit out of the woman's flesh.
A God Am I: Many times Doom will seek (and occasionally win) god-like powers in order to further his schemes. However, even when he is not empowered, his pride sets him above gods - even they should show him the respect he deserves.
Doom: No one rivals Doom! There is no power on Earth, no intellect in all creation, to equal mine!
Go Karting with Bowser: During one of our many battles, Richards and I managed to finish our last, unfinished chess game, which we had memorized since college.
Grand Theft Me: One of Doom's many abilities, which I learned from aliens and have used to escape death and imprisonment on occasion. Richards speculates the reason I do not use this more often is because of my vanity. He would be mistaken, as is always the case when he attempts to contemplate the mind of Doom.
Hard Work Hardly Works: I devote much of my life to the study of sorcery and find Dr. Strange, who only studied for a few months, far surpasses.. very nearly equals me! As you might expect, I did not take this information well.
Honor Before Reason: A large part of Doom's character. I will never destroy a weakened opponent (Such tactics are beneath a mind such as mine) and I will always repay a debt to people who helped me, even heroes (I owed Captain America for saving my life so I saved his).
While Doom could have simply used the cosmic cube in Fantastic Four World's Greatest Comic Magazine to wish for all the power that Doom needed (perhaps even internalizing the Cube's might as lesser villains like Thanos and Red Skull had done), if was all part of his masterplan to steal Galactus' cosmic might and inherit his hunger so that he could devour the undeserving planet that he sought at first to rule. It was all part of Doom's grand scheme.
Insufferable Genius: Doom's intellect is matched by no one, especially not Richards!
Irrational Hatred: Some claim Doom's vendetta against the cursed Richards to be pointless. Those few foolish enough to mention this aloud have fallen by Doom's mighty hand.
It's All About Me: The world functions as Doom says it does and anyone who claims otherwise is a liar or a fool.
Joker Immunity: Partly justified in that Doom has diplomatic immunity due to being ruler of a country. However, there have been numerous instances where Doom has seemingly been Killed Off for Real only to return later. Once subject to Lampshade Hanging during a time when I was trapped in Hell: Richards knew it was only a matter of time before I ended up running the place, and plotted to transport me to a prison of his own making before I inevitably escaped on my own (which I did, of course; no prison can confound the might of Doom).
Know When to Fold 'Em: Doom is no fool. To quote an old maxim, "He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day."
Large Ham: Doom not only refers to himself in the third person, he can also speak IN CAPITALS when necessary. Doom can also speak with BOLD STYLIZED ITALICS when the situation warrants it. Which is to say, whenever Doom pleases to do so. TREMBLE IN FEAR BEFORE DOOM'S TITANIC MONOLOGUES!
Light Is Not Good: In The Childrens Crusade, Doom becomes the perfect white robed savior with holy powers after the life energy is transferred during an "accident" in the spell to restore mutantkind's powers. Of course, DOOM IS NOT EVIL!
"There is Doom enough for everyone!"
Mad Scientist: A greater one than that pitiful, prideful accursed Richards whom you impudent fools worship as the epitome of men of super-science!
Make My Monster Grow: Doom assumed giant form in Secret Wars and Avengers: The Children's Crusade.
Magitek/Magic Knight: Doom is one of the few residents of the Marvel Universe who possesses the skill and genius required to combine sorcery and super-science.
Marvel vs. Capcom: I have graced Capcom games as a fighter in Marvel Super Heroes and Marvel Vs Capcom 2. And now, I return at the third game. Sadly, neither the accursed team nor family of Richards have ever appeared in these games, denying Doom the opportunity to demonstrate his superiority in yet another arena. They had to ask Super Skrull, of all people, to represent them in Marvel vs. Capcom 3. HA! Admittedly, he does have combined powers of the Four, so Doom shouldn't underestimate him.
Minor Injury Overreaction: It is alleged in one Fantastic Four comic that the disfigurement that Doom received in trying to rescue his mother from Hell was actually a relatively minor scar, but he saw it as horribly devastating due to his vanity. What really messed up Doom's face was when he had his original suit of armor forged and impatiently decided to put the still red-hot metal mask on. Bah! Lies and insolence! The reports of Doom's disfigurement were not at all exaggerated; this is obviously a petty attempt at misinformation on Richards' part.
Morally Ambiguous Doctorate: Doom is definitely a nemesis, branded as a "villain," and considered to be evil, although there are people who would debate such claims (and Doom cares little for your opinion, which is of no consequence at all). However, I will concede that I have never completed an academic doctorate, but awarded myself the title once I took over Latveria. As the smartest man on the planet, of course, I deserve it.
My Greatest Failure: When attempting to activate a machine that would hopefully allow me to communicate with my dead mother, it instead exploded and horribly burnt my face. Doom quickly and accurately pinned the blame on Reed Richards, who undoubtedly had sabotaged Doom's machine through his spite (or incompetence).
Retconned so that the exploding machine just gave Doom a medium scar on his cheek, which he saw as a huge blemish. When he later had the mystic monks forge a suit of armor for him, he was too impatient to wait for the faceplate to cool before putting it on, and the red-hot metal against his face caused its disfigura- LIES! Where are you feeble-minded poltroons getting your information?! Is it Richards?! It is, isn't it! DAMN YOU, RICHAAAAAAAARDS!
Retconned again to say that the machine worked fine, and that what happened was the demon Mephisto (who held his mother's soul) lashed out at Doom, then blew up the machine. Doom could always feel the demon's claws on his face as was constantly plagued by taunting nightmares, and was eager/impatient to put on the armor because he had it enchanted to block those feel- WHERE ARE YOU TROPERS COMING UP WITH THESE?! A still rather fanciful, but more accurate account of events. But Doom was not so weak-willed as to succumb to impatience in a matter as great as that.
Narcissist: If you must use such a loaded term. Doom would say he merely has a healthy and realistic awareness of his own value.
Never My Fault: Of course. 'Fault' implies wrongdoing, and Doom is never wrong. If anything goes wrong, the cause can surely be traced back to the foolishness or jealousy of the accursed Richards.
Never Recycle Your Schemes: Let lesser minds repeat themselves to accomplish their goals, Doom is more creative than that.
My incarnation in the 90s Fantastic Four cartoon subverts this as both season finales of the show end with a plot revolving around him stealing the powers of the Silver Surfer. Doom will forgive the show for using the same plot twice since they admitted their first attempt was a butcheredadaption of a classic story where I stole the Surfer's power and brought the world to its knees. Doom forgives them as they wished to make amends.
Ninja Pirate Robot Zombie: Doom is a dictator scientist that wears a suit of Power Armor and dabbles into the supernatural and has an army of robots. A recent storyline involving The Mighty Thor had me create zombie cyborg Asgardians, and created a suit of armor from Asgardian magic that I modeled after the Destroyer, though it sadly proved a poor imitation was destroyed by Thor. Doom thankfully had a teleportation device setup in case of that outcome.
Doom talking with Spider Man after the latter has...assisted Doom in dealing with an assassination attempt:
Spidey: ...'cause you are a tyrant, and I can't wait until I turn on my TV and see you trying to defend yourself in the Hague. Doom: It is well that I owe you a debt, for I would kill any other man who spoke those words to me.
With so many taking advantage of Doom's sense of honor, is it surprising that I make few promises, or that I very carefully word those promises which I do make?
Richards and I occasionally have moments such as this, especially since, being the two most intelligent people on earth (though Richards shall always come second to Doom's vastly superior intellect), we are the only ones we can talk to without having to descend our discourse to the plebeian depths at which the bulk of humanity festers.
Doom's last confrontation with Iron Man revealed an interesting fact — our armors use the same (or almost identical) software. Stark is not the only one who can achieve such feats of technological innovation, though Doom will grant him the honor of having done so in a cave, with a box of scraps.
And Black Panther as well, the two of us being monarch scientist. We also have no difficulty working together if the need arises.
Obviously Evil: While Doom is not a villain, I can see where the confusion arises - my surname is "Doom", after all.
One-Winged Angel: Doom has assumed extra powerful forms on occasion...
Doom stole the Beyonder's power in Secret Wars, briefly becoming a giant.
During the "Unthinkable" storyline, Doom gained a new, mystical armor.
Opening A Can Of Doombots: Doom's time is precious, so he sends out Doombots to do his bidding. Because of the superior Latverian handiwork that goes into their construction, many foolish heroes think that when they defeat a Doombot it is actually Doom they've beaten. Preposterous! Doom never loses!
Papa Wolf: Doom was vital in helping Susan Storm give birth to her and Richards's daughter, the condition being that I be able to name her. Doom christened her Valeria, and announced that anyone who tried to hurt her would have to answer to him. Nobody dares. I am like this to my adoptive son too.
Pet the Dog: Master artist Jack Kirby (the only artist Doom deemed worthy to paint his royal portrait) once painted a poster depicting Captain America, Spider-Man and Thor giving toys to impoverished children. However, it has recently surfaced that the original sketch for the poster depicted Doom himself, dispensing toys alongside the others. To no surprise. Doom is, above all, a kind and generous man of the people and I will carve out the tongue of any who say otherwise.
Pride: I am fully justified in my view of myself, but I admit some of defeats have occurred due to letting it get in the way. I still rage over the time I stole the Silver Surfer's power and only lost due to Richards tricking me into running into the barrier Galactus set up to keep him from leaving Earth.
Powered Armor: The paltry conventional technology toys of Stark are no match for my battlesuit and its full array of Magitek capabilities. On one occasion, Stark has managed to resist long enough for his pathetic reactor to run out of power.
Power Fantasy: In Dark Reign, right after the first meeting of The Cabal, I imagine, nay, PREDICT how I will inevitably kill or enslave all my new allies in the near future. That fool Osborn is not fit to rule.
Being no stranger to Fetish Fuel either, I also was also shown intending to enslave Emma Frost and Female Loki.
Power Parasite: Doom once held the power of the Beyonder in his hands. Indeed, I wrested it from his grasp with my single remaining hand, after being dismembered in my courageous, one-man assault against the entity. Sadly, Doom was forced to relinquish the power in order to prevent the destruction of the universe due to the incompetence of my servant Klaw and the imbecilic interference of Captain America.
Rasputinian Death: The Marquis of Death burned Doom, delivered a serious Mind Screw to break his will, turned his blood into acid and his heart to stone, and sent him back in time, right into the jaws of a giant, prehistoric shark. Doom survived. I have suffered worse.
Reed Richards Is Useless: Don't you DARE associate this trope with me!!!! Very well, Doom admits that, with the massive number of threats to destroy all live on Earth, or the Earth itself, I could be more proactive in trying to stop them, including such instances the as the vile killing machine Ultron wiped a country in Europe and I could have responded to him faster than the heroes did. But do NOT call me a coward for that.
All that said however, Doom fully admits that it is my favorite trope, if by name alone.
Romani: Doom is of the Roma people. Persecution of Doom's kinsmen was one of the key forces in shaping Doom's destiny.
Royal Who Actually Does Something: Indeed. Royals who do nothing are fools who don't deserve to rule. King Vladimir Fortunov was such a fool... Killing him in order to seize the throne of Latveria was almost too easy.
Ruritania: Latveria, though far more technologically advanced than most examples, definitely looks the trope.
Shoot the Shaggy Dog: After she finally brought her father back and got reunited with her former lover, Doom killed Cassandra Lang, Kristoff Vernard's former best friend.
Sufficiently Advanced Alien: In Iron Man: Armored Adventures. Doom is still human in this series, but qualifies since my armor, rather simply being similar to that of Iron Man, instead works by manipulating quantum fields, preforming feats that characters initially mistake for magic.
Superhero Packing Heat: While Doom is extremely powerful, I do carry a regular gun. I only use it if my opponent is not worth using much effort.
Surrounded by Idiots: It is inevitable, when my intelligence eclipses that of everyone around me.
Steven Ulysses Perhero: I am called Victor Von Doom. It has been said in jest that I never had a chance of journeying down a different path in life due this. Foolishness; Doom could easily alter history to make it so if he wished. Reality itself shall bend before the will of Doom!
According to Benjamin Grimm, the film version of me changed his name to Doom in order to intimidate people. We do not speak of this, either.
Take Over the World: I will, in time. I have in fact succeeded at least twice. To say nothing of the time I essentially took over the universe during Secret Wars.
The Only One Allowed to Defeat You: Is Doom expected to just capitulate and let that blasted Richards be destroyed by some vastly inferior intellect who blunders upon an unearned victory? Only I, the glorious Doom, am worthy of destroying him.
Doom himself had employed a certain Doktor Hauptmann who bore a grudge against Doom inadvertedly killing his brother.
There Was A Door: Bah! Doors are for peasants, not the most intelligent being on the planet... nay, the universe!
Thinking Out Loud: Of course! How else could the recording device in Doom's armor capture the fullness of Doom's greatness for posterity?
Third-Person Person: Doom does have a habit of indulging in this. However, as ruler of a sovereign country, in addition to the other aspects of Doom's greatness, it is completely justified. Doom has little doubt you too would do so, if you had a moniker such as mine.
Time Travel: Do you still doubt Doom's superior intellect? Doom was the first Earthling to invent a working device that could accomplish this scientific miracle!
Tin Tyrant: While Doom does indeed encase himself within armor, and Doom is indeed the ultimate master of Latveria, and the world, it is an insult to Doom and all that Doom stands for to call Doom a Tyrant, and Doom is much too intelligent to make his raiment out of anything so crude as tin. The alliteration is pleasing, nonetheless.
To Hell and Back: One of Doom's great victories was the rescue of his mother's soul from Mephisto's realm. Where is she now? Doom... sees no need to tell you.
Ultimate Evil: "Reads trope laconic" Doom is somewhat less example of this trope. Obviously everyone knows what I look like. What nobody ever sees is my face has been left so scared that writers never show what it looks like. In older days they would switch back and forth between depicting it as this or only a few scars before current rectons have stated that Doom's face was only given minor scars by the explosion and major scars from donning my mask.
Unreliable Narrator: In the Books of Doom story, due to it being one of my many Doombots. For some reason, I myself have been accused of being this. None of the accusers ever do so a second time.
The Usurper: Some would have you believe that Doom replaced certain members of the royal family and had others killed in order to take the throne from the Duchy it was under. This is of course false.
Utopia Justifies the Means: It is a blatant falsehood spurned on by the ignorance of his enemies that Doom wishes for the world out of petty selfish ambition. Doom has a moral imperative to Take Over the World; who else but Doom can solve all of humanities self-made problems? War, famine, pestilence, entropy - these will all be things of the past, once Doom is recognized as the sole sovereign ruler who alone has the wisdom to create such a paradise.
Villain Exit Stage Left: Stop calling Doom a villain! Regardless, in the event that a story makes it clear that is truly me in it and not Actually A Doom Bot, be sure that I have an escape plan ready if events do not transpire exactly as originally envisioned.
Villainous Rescue: Although Doom has vastly superior standards of good and evil, I will indulge your inferior intellects by recounting instances when my actions might fall under this trope.
When Shadowcat, a member of the X-Men, was very grievously injured and on the verge of death after a battle with the villainous Marauders, the X-Men foolishly asked Reed Richards to heal her. When Richards displayed his utter incompetence in failing to do so, in my infinite kindness I used my own far superior talents to restore Shadowcat to life. Although Doom does not care whether such a meager being as Shadowcat lived or died, it was indeed worthwhile to demonstrate Richards' chronic inferiority.
On another occasion, an alternate universe Doom rescued a Fantastic Four formed of Ghost Rider, The Incredible Hulk, Wolverine and Spider-Man from being slain by their enemies. Once again, although Doom does not care as to whether these individuals lived or died, the principle remains that Doom —and Doom alone— has the right to destroy the Fantastic Four. I should point out that the aforementioned incident drove this "version" of the Fantastic Four to disband immediately.
Victory Is Boring: At least twice has Doom suffered this, both in the Emperor Doom graphic novel with the Purple Man, where Doom finds that ruling the entire world involves too much paperwork, and upon seizing control of the false Earth created by Nathaniel Richards (by using Doom's unmatched willpower to override the world-computer at its heart) did Doom willingly return to simply his native Latveria after conquering an entire planet.
Villain Protagonist: Occasionally, Doom has been thrust into such a role, most notably dealing with that repellent Johann Schmidt aka The Red Skull, such as his unfortunately short-lived feature in what you would call a Comicbook, which in this case, bore the name of Astonishing Tales, and his grand exploits — which sadly, in all likelihood, few people have ever actually read — were published in the early 1970s. Perhaps Doom could have taken on such a prominent role more often, if it weren't for that blasted... Reed Richards... RRRRRRICHAAAAARRRRRDDDSS!!!
Villain Team Up: Doom has made countless alliances with lesser intellects who thought themselves Doom's equal. Of course, they were only ever mere pawns, to be discarded at Doom's whim.
Wanting Is Better Than Having: Occurs in the Emperor Doom graphic novel, where I, Doom, conquered the world, only to relinquished it back to the petty-minded jackanapes who would waste my valuable time with mundane details.
Well-Intentioned Extremist: In another reality, when Doom has conquered Earth, Doom has rid the Earth of all hunger, disease, war, poverty and inequality, and united the world as one in peace and prosperity under Doom's rule. Were the fools in power able to see Doom's triumph therein, this happiness would be a reality across all realities.
Why Did It Have To BeSquirrel Girl?: AAAAARRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!! VERY WELL. Though I have have emerged triumphant from conflicts with Physical Gods, I possess no method of defeating Squirrel Girl, and my solution upon her approach is an escape pod. GGGGGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRR!!!!! WE SHALL NEVER SPEAK OF THIS AGAIN!!!!!!!
Worthy Opponent: Doom will not compliment his enemies! However, there is a handful whose skills are sufficiently dangerous that dealing with them is not a complete waste of Doom's time.
Xanatos Gambit: While one might think Doom would be outraged that this trope is not modeled after himself, it in fact is a brilliant stroke allowing Doom to further his own agenda in secret. Doom has plans within plans within plans.
You Fool!: I do call fools for what they are, especially that foolish Richards.
Wait, what is this? Richards has a trope named in his honor?!Why has Doom not been bestowed this privilege?Do you fools mock Doom with this disgrace? Are you really so blind as to not see his greatness? You dare refuse Doom his rightful acknowledgment in favor of that fool?!DAMN YOU, RICHAAAAAAAAAAAAAARDS!
...upon further consideration, that is a quite accurate and appropriate description of Richards. You Tropers are perhaps more insightful than I first supposed. This other trope, however... Doom will not tolerate any Richards, no matter how "awesome" you peons may think he is!
As I was saying... ulp.. Doctor Doom is a Marvel Comics personage of infinite and perfect majesty. All hail Doom!!
, or his cousin twice removed Doctor Bob Doom
