http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Fridge/UltimateFantasticFour Following Fridge / Ultimate Fantastic Four Go To × Edit Locked Awesome Characters ComicBook Fridge TearJerker Trivia WMG YMMV Create New - Create New - Analysis FanWorks FanficRecs Funny Haiku Headscratchers Heartwarming ImageLinks Laconic NightmareFuel PlayingWith Quotes Recap ReferencedBy Shocking Timeline Fridge Brilliance Did you ever wonder why nobody ever called Victor Van Damme by his 616-counterpart's name? (At least until long after his first appearance?) That's because in Ultimate Doom, Reed Richards is revealed to be Ultimate Doctor Doom, complete with disfigured face. Van Damme being Victor's surname makes a lot more sense when you realize it sounds like the German word "verdammen", which means "to codemn" or "to damn." Or in other words... to doom someone. The meaning of the name is kept.