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Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM
I feel like Doom should be funny, atleast at times, just not in the way usual quippy MCU characters are.
He should be funny in more of the way of how gloriously hammy he is, moments where he would be funny would be like the 'Take a Potato chip, and eat it!' scene from Death Note. Or like M Bison from the street fighter movie.....
Whoever plays Doom should 100% base their performance on Raul Julia's Bison, I feel like that is exactly how Doom should be.
Hail Vox Populi!Somewhat relevant, this bit of Doom and Namor from the comics where Doom uses the sea horn
https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/w6jtp/dr_doom_is_the_purest_representation_of_evil_i/
Cannot wait for this scene in Black Panther 2
Edited by Snoketrope on Jul 28th 2022 at 11:18:40 AM
Hail Vox Populi!They also had dinner together, where Doom gives a speech that says everything about himself
Namor: Yes. All men. But all of this… is just for the three of us. Are there not people in Latveria with whom we might share it? As— whats the saying? You can’t take it with you.”
Doom: I must say, this newfound tenor is quite a departure for you. Especially considering you—and your friends—set yourselves above all other men. So… is it sincerity speaking or is this your fall?
Namor: It’s a time of change. Victor.
Doom: That’s the sentiment of a plutocrat, Namor. The sentiment of the underserving nouveau riche who fall backwards into money and therefore power. We are not that… We are aristocrats. We were born better. You think that if every man, woman and child in my country didn’t want to take this food from my table, they couldn’t? Tell me, which do you think is closer to truth: That they look up at Castle Doom and believes its walls are beyond being torn down, or that they would lay down their very lives to see them stand for all time? I love my people—I do—But they are… My people. I keep them safe from harm. I give them a better life. And at night, before they sleep, to whatever God they pray, they give thanks for me. So, yes, Doom eats first… And he eats the very best. You used to understand this.
"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."If Doom is providing the comedy, I feel it should mostly be of the Comically Serious nature. Not necessarily that he should have no humour at all but of the most deadpan variety.
Sort of how T'Challa was still capable of humourous moments but wasn't a Stark or Quill type quip-merchant.
"These 'no-nonsense' solutions of yours just don't hold water in a complex world of jet-powered apes and time travel."If nobody caught it, I would have considered it a grand waste. And you even fell victim to the page-topper curse, too!
The funniest thing I know about Doom is the fact that he's not actually a certified doctor, he gave himself a PHD.
Seriously. Dr. Octavius and Dr. Strange have more right to be called a doctor then him because they actually went and earned the title, not just gave it to themselves because all the cool kids are doing it! Reeds probably has an actual doctorate from an actual accredited university!
Victor Von Doom, Tyrant of Latvaria, is a bloody poser!
Edited by fredhot16 on Jul 29th 2022 at 9:12:48 AM
Trans rights are human rights. TV Tropes is not a place for bigotry, cruelty, or dickishness, no matter who or their position.I wonder how powerful Doom will be in the MCU.
If they apply serial escalation, he would be more powerful than Wanda and Strange.
Although if they make it too powerful, one might wonder, saying "Why doesn't he kill the fantastic four in one hit?"
Edited by DarthNoxIsCool on Jul 29th 2022 at 11:11:29 AM
Yes, even Wanda and Carol could have beaten him in individual fights. (And possibly Thor, if he wasn't fat)
Edited by DarthNoxIsCool on Jul 29th 2022 at 11:15:31 AM
Doc Ock having a docockterate reminds me that when he body jacked Peter and learned Peter didn’t have a doctorate he got all annoyed and decided that wouldn’t do and took Peter’s body back to college
Forever liveblogging the Avengers

You didn't think you can just slip "Tony Stank" by me, did you?
EDIT: Goddamnit.
Edited by PushoverMediaCritic on Jul 28th 2022 at 10:27:21 AM