Doom 2099 is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics from 1993 to 1996. as a part of the Marvel 2099 imprint. The series was written by John Francis Moore and largely pencilled by Pat Broderick.
In distant Latveria, a long-lost dictator suddenly returns, and prepares to retake his homeland.
Doom 2099 provides examples of the following tropes:
- Adaptational Heroism: Doom is a Villain Protagonist, but he does develop into a better person who is actually concerned with helping people. In contrast to how petty he's usually written as, Doom successfully improves the world and makes a Heroic Sacrifice to defeat the Phalanx.
- A Lighter Shade of Black: Doom's still a villain, but he's also a far better alternative than the corrupt corporations that rule the world. Ironically, his takeover of the United States greatly improves the lives of its citizens, as his reforms cut down pollution, reduce corruption and make all the necessary items more readily available. He's also a man of his word who rewards loyalty.
- A Lighter Shade of Black: While Doctor Doom's morality has always been Depending on the Writer, this version was of the Noble Demon Pragmatic Villainy interpretation. As a man of his word who protects his subjects as long as they're loyal, he's demonstratively superior to the Corrupt Corporate Executive types who presently rule the world. He's still an absolute monarch and world-conquering tyrant but the conquered population of the United States ironically has more freedom under him than their previous oppressors.
- Ambiguous Situation: Is this version of Doom the real deal or an imposter who really thinks he's Doom? His amnesia is not helping matters.
- Anyone Can Die: Doom pulls a Heroic Sacrifice against the Phalanx.
- Character Development: Doom 2099 is less bombastic, doesn't go into hammy rants, cares about others, and will abandon his plans and risk his life to save innocent people. In one issue, he even bows to a Wakandan princess in a gesture of respect. When he time-traveled to the past and met up with present-day Doom, he was less than impressed.
- Color-Coded for Your Convenience: One of the major wardrobe differences between this Doom and original flavor Doom is this one wears blue, rather than green.
- Grand Theft Me: An accidental case in the 2019 issue. The Reveal at the end is that an accident with Doom's Time Machine involving Reed Richards resulted in Doom's consciousness being imprinted in Richards' brain and taking over.
- Heroic Sacrifice: Doom, giving up his life to save the world from the menace of the Phalanx.
- Noble Demon: He follows a strict code of honour that rewards loyalty and fights against corruption.
- Not Me This Time: In the 2019 reboot, Doom claims that he had nothing to do with reality collapsing. Miguel doesn't believe him at all, but he has no choice but to go with it. Technically true, it‘s the other Doctor Doom who’s responsible.
- Pragmatic Villainy: In this interpretation, Doctor Doom always rewards loyalty, doesn't take any action that will not benefit his plans in some way, and does not hesitate to cooperate with other heroes if it means getting results.
- Reasonable Authority Figure: As ruler of Latveria and later President of the United States. He at one point offers a group of Spider-ites (former Thor worshippers who now venerate Spider-Man, much to Miguel's discomfort) an official Presidential permit to protest his administration, as long as they do so during normal business hours. When Miguel questions why he would do such a thing, Doom simply asks if a small group of protestors should bother him as long as they're aren't harming anyone.
- Spikes of Villainy: Averted, despite his outfit having spikes on his shoulders. Well... anti-villainous, maybe.
- Taking You with Me: Doom tricks the Phalanx into coming after him, waits until they’ve got him cornered... and then orders an orbital strike, killing himself AND destroying the Phalanx fleet in one swoop.
- The Extremist Was Right: Doom liberally skirted around the Moral Event Horizon for most of his series, but when he finally took over the United States, his reforms greatly cut down on pollution, made necessary items more available, and generally improved life for everyone. The only thing that got him some flak was the Punisher-run SHIELD. That is until things got worse...
- Tomato in the Mirror: Ultimately subverted. It's implied initially that the Doom there might not be the real Doom, given he doesn't recall how he ended up in the future and his face was healed when he first appeared but that was later explained that he was really Doom, and what happened with his memories was a trick to mess with him.
- Villain Protagonist: Doom.Doom 2099: Gad! Was I really such a boor?
