Doctor Doom

Victor looking to save his mother's soul

Origin

Always & Forever Rivals

Victor was the child of Gypsy travelers in  Latveria, a small European country. Victor's mother was killed when she called upon the demon  Mephisto for power. Victor's father died soon afterward trying to protect his son. Victor later discovered his mother's mystical books and artifacts. He made several unsuccessful attempts to free his mother's soul from Mephisto.

Victor excelled in science, developed several inventions, and was eventually given a scholarship to  Empire State University. While attending this school Victor met Reed Richards, who would later become his enemy,  Mr. Fantastic. In school, they were considered scholarly rivals.

One day, Victor designed an invention to rescue his mother which would become his greatest downfall. Richards attempted to warn Victor of an error in his calculations. However, Von Doom's arrogance refused to let him listen. The machine then exploded, scarring his face, and led to his expulsion from the university.

Von Doom later went to Tibet and found an old order of monks. He practiced their ways enough for him to become their leader. Von Doom then asked them make his first suit of armor. Eager to wear the suit, Doom placed the still-hot steel faceplate to his face, making him even more scarred than before. As Dr. Doom, he then killed Baron Vladimir and imprisoned his son Rudolfo, and gained control over Latveria. Rudolfo would escape and lead a rebellion and become a thorn in Doom's side for years till his death. Later, Rudolfo's younger brother Zorba would take over where his brother left off. Doom using his intellect and inventions, turned Latveria into a thriving nation. 
 
In his quest to conquer the world, Doom had several run-ins with his former rival, Reed Richards and his supergroup, the  Fantastic Four. He first tried to get the Fantastic Four to steal some gems which were originally Merlin's from the past and would bring him great power, but this failed.

stealing the powers of the surfer

One of his enemies was the  Silver Surfer. He was able to steal the Silver Surfer's Power Cosmic and become one of the most powerful beings on Earth, but was again stopped by the Fantastic Four. They managed to trick him into flying outside of Earth's boundaries,

Doom gained and lost his new powers

During the events of the first  Secret Wars, he was able to steal the powers of  Galactus and then the powers of the  Beyonder. He was stopped when the Beyonder took possession of the  Klaw's body and used Klaw's guile to trick Dr. Doom into losing his powers.

Dr. Doom became the runner-up at the Aged Genghis's contest. As stated in the rules of the match, he was given one request from the winner,  Doctor Strange. Dr. Doom's request was to free his mother's soul from Mephisto. Together, they were able to free the soul of his mother, but at the price of her undying hatred against her son.
 
When the threat of Onslaught arrived on Earth, Doom saw this as an opportunity to steal the being's powers. When Earth's heroes learned they must sacrifice themselves to defeat Onslaught, Iron Man decided Doom should help with that sacrifice. Iron Man grabbed Doom and pulled him into Onslaught's essence, killing him.
 
Franklin Richards created a pocket universe for the heroes to live in. Doom remained much as he had before. Unlike most of the heroes, Doom seemed to remember the past events of Onslaught. When Galactus came to Earth to consume it, Doom was met by a future version of himself and given information and technology to help him. Doom first tried to steal the cosmic powers of Galactus' heralds. Soon realizing he was no match for Galactus and realizing the planet was doomed, he traveled back in time to try to prevent this. After two more attempts to stop Galactus and turn it towards his favor, Doom finally worked with the heroes and the Silver Surfer to defeat Galactus. 
 
Eventually, after the heroes returned back to their normal Earth, Doom remained behind. He took over the world and moved it from the pocket universe to his original universe with magic and technology, putting it in the same orbit as Earth, only on the opposite side, creating a Counter Earth. Eventually he was overthrown and returned to his rightful planet.

During his youth, he fell in love with a woman named Valeria, but she declined his advances. He made a pact with the Hazareth Three, which involved sacrificing her in order to gain more power. This act is generally considered to be the precursor to a new Dr. Doom who regretted the crime against Valeria. It is stated to be the reason for Doom naming Reed's daughter Valeria, after the woman he truly loved but killed. He considers himself to be the self-appointed guardian of young Valeria as he feels this is the way he can atone for the death of his love. However, Marvel has not mentioned exactly what triggered this emotional sentiment in Doom to bring back the memory of Valeria. He became trapped in Hell when he was tricked by the Fantastic Four and Dr. Strange.

When  Mjolnir was floating and passing through all realities, it made a hole in hell for Doom to escape. When Mjolnir landed on Earth, Doom tried to claim it, but he was unworthy. He later returned to Latveria and rediscovered his magical heritage to defeat his enemies. He later welcomed  Atlanteans to Latveria when their kingdom was destroyed and later aligned himself with  Loki to plot against  Thor and the release of  Asgard's enemies

Doom then faced the  Mighty Avengers after he released  Symbiote from one of his satellites. When  Iron Man,  Sentry, and Doom were fighting, they were suddenly brought back to the past. The three had to work together to get back to the present by using Mr. Fantastic's time machine from that time line. But when they got back, Doom sent Iron Man to a time when his castle was only moments away from exploding. With Iron Man out of the way, he easily defeated the Avengers. Iron Man however, managed to escape in the nick of time. That, combined with  Spider-Woman's breakout from Doom's prison proved to be the start of his downfall and Doom was finally apprehended.

Civil War

During the Marvel Civil War, Dr. Doom had been abandoned in hell (Mobius Dimension) by the Fantastic Four. There, he conducted a valiant battle against innumerable demons. He escaped when  Thor's hammer passed through that plane of existence, on its journey to earth. When back on earth, he found that his Prime Minister had taken over his country, after two years of Doom being absent. The Minister was about to make serious changes in the government, when Doom intervened.

He then set about the task of retrieving the  Mjolnir. After fighting  SHIELD and the Fantastic Four, he arrived at the hammer only to find he could not lift it. He returned to Latveria, frustrated.

In Latveria he was approached by  Black Panther and his wife,  Storm to form a united front against the registration act of the US. At the time Black Panther was seeking aide from countries such as the UK and Atlantis. Although Doom agreed with Black Panther, he did not involve himself in combat on US soil during the war.

Dark Reign

Upon his return to Latveria Doom is attacked by Morgana Ly Fay after she had attempted to murder him in the past. The powerful witch blasts Doom and knocks him down for the count. As Morgana moves in for the kill Doom is saved by Norman Osborn and his  Dark Avengers.

Dr. Doom has also been working with groups of B-Ranked super-villains since secret Invasion. He smashed up the Sinister Six, (Kraven, Doc Oct., Sandman, Chameleon, Vulture, and Mysterio) Before telling them he just had plans for them. Doom gives them instructions and helps them enhance their powers while he uses them to further his agenda.

After this we see Dr.Doom teamed up with the Circus of Crime searching for the secret of eternal life. They come into a clash with Baron Zemo and the masters of evil. It is revealed that the battle between the two groups was a test set-up by Doom to see who he would recruit. Even though the Circus won (with a very great deal of help from Doom.) Doom recruits the Masters of Evil but also extends his hand to Python Princess.

Physical Description  

• Height: 6'2", (Armored) 6'7"
• Weight: 225 lbs ,(armored) 415 lbs

• Eyes: brown 
• Hair: brown

Armor

Powers

Doom is a highly intelligent man in the sciences and in mystical areas. He has the ability to exchange his mind with others. He has created several technological inventions involving robotics (particularly with the development and advancement of his  Doombots) and even a time machine. Doom's skill in creating robots is so skilled that they can easily be mistaken for normal humans. His suit of armor gives Doom super strength, flight, and the ability to create concussive blasts. Doom has made several modifications to his armor over the years, improving it further and further. He is also quite skilled in magic, and it is stated that he was considered for Sorcerer Supreme. His prowess in the dark arts allows him to perform such feats as firing blasts of magical energy, ensnaring his foes in bands of energy, and creating shields of mystical energy.

Armor

Alternate Realities

Earth-1610

In the Ultimate Universe Doctor Doom is known as Victor Van Damme. He was the one who sabotaged the teleporter going to  The Negative Zone. The accident that gave the Fantastic Four also gave him powers. In Latveria, he turned it from a third world country into one of the richest countries of the world. Doom in this universe has actual powers: he can make porcupine-like needles and fling them at his enemies, and he can convert his innards into a toxic gas. The toxic gas is so deadly that victims break their backs in the final convulsions. His people revere him as a savior and as "The good doctor". Briefly, Victor and Reed switch bodies, but Reed was able to return to his own body just in time to fight and defeat the Zombie Fantastic Four. The Zombie Fantastic Four were teleported back to their universe along with Victor, who sacrificed himself to get the zombies into the teleporter. He just wanted to be remembered as the one who saved the world, but Reed and the others did not acknowledge his request and they were subsequently recognized as the ones that saved the world.

Earth-58163

In the House of M reality Doctor Doom, who created a Liquid Metal he could use as a body armor, is leader of the Fearsome Four which consists of himself, Invincible Woman ( Valeria Von Doom), Inhuman Torch ( Kristoff Vernard) and The It ( Thing). Doom aids  Magneto as an ally in the Human-Mutant war. The Fearsome Four are used as a strike force by Magneto to control the other super humans. However, he did not help Magneto in the

doom of earth 58163

Earth-295

In the Age of Apocalypse reality Doctor Doom is an agent of the Human High Council. He has facial scars as a result of the mutant uprising in his country, Latveria.

Earth-311

In the 1602 reality Doctor Doom is known as Count Otto von Doom. He kept the Four of the Fantastick (this universe's version of the Fantastic Four) until they escaped when other heroes attacked Otto's castle and this is when Doom got his facial scars. He is affiliated with the Four Who Are Frightful (this universe's version of the  Frightful Four).

Earth-928

Earth-928

Doctor Doom of the year 2099. He nearly died in an accident but was saved, and toyed with, by a woman he once loved. She healed his injuries and facial scars and at the same time made him younger. However she also fragmented his memory. After figuring everything out and battling a false Doctor Doom, Doom became president of the United States and made the abysmal year of 2099 a better place.

Earth-9811

In this reality where the Secret War never ended, Victor von Doom and  Enchantress had a son called  Malefactor. Malefactor attempted to kill his father and restart the Secret War with the children of all the heroes and villains, however he was defeated and Doctor Doom revealed what happens to those that threaten his life.

Earth-938

In this reality Doctor Doom became Sorcerer Supreme instead of Doctor Strange.  Baron Mordo felt threatened by Doom and tried to kill him, however Doom placed a device in Mordo that would kill him if Doom ever died and he became Doom's servant. When Dr. Strange came to the  Ancient One to fix his hands, he gave the task to Doom and said that his training would be complete. Doom removed Strange's hands and replaced them with mechanical ones, making Strange the greatest surgeon in the world. That wasn't what the Ancient One intended but Doom did the task never the less.

When the world was threatened by a demonic invasion, Doom died saving the world. However, he sent robots to place his memories in Strange's body.

Earth-1298

In this reality, Doom is a superhero and leads his own superhero team.

Earth-Doom Vs Namor

The  Exiles fought off an attack from Atlantis to aid Doctor Doom against  Namor.

Earth-8912

In this reality where King Arthur is ruler in the year 2093, Dr. Doom made himself into a cyborg to increase his lifespan. He was ultimately killed by his Earth-616 version.

Earth-2149 - Marvel Zombies

Doctor Doom is one of the last remaining survivors of the zombie plague. He barricaded his castle and had harbored human survivors in his plan to repopulate the earth once the zombies super-beings were gotten rid of. He allowed  Ash Williams,  Dazzler and  Scarlet Witch refuge. Doom was forced to kill Dazzler when she got bitten by an infected Enchantress.

When the zombies begin to lay siege on his castle, he built a make-shift dimensional transporter for the human refugees to escape in and even offered to teleport Ash into any reality he wished, to allow him to get his ultimate revenge on Reed Richards. Doom himself didn't want to escape because he was already infected. He was even tempted to bite Ash, but resisted his urges. When Ash left, he destroyed the teleporter and was trapped with the other zombies.

He was later seen as one of the other zombie super-beings attacking  Galactus, ready to devour him. He was killed by the cosmic-powered zombies.

Earth-8311

In this reality, Doctor Doom is turned into an anthropomorphic duck named Ducktor Doom and is the arch nemesis of  Spider-Ham.

Earth-2301 - Marvel Mangaverse

In this Reality, Doctor Doom is female and is Black Panther's sister T'Channa.  
 
Earth-982 - MC2 Universe
 
Doctor Doom of the MC2 Universe has a similar history to the original. He was able to take the Power Cosmic from the Silver Surfer and also unleashed Terrax on the Fantastic Four, but was defeated. He was imprisoned by Namor deep in a trench in the Atlantic Ocean for a decade. Doom eventually escaped and immediately began his new plan of world domination, one he had thought of for ten years.
 
Upon his escape, he learned that the Fantastic Four were now the Fantastic Five. But this did not deter him and he made an army of Doombots, all with the Power Cosmic. He was able to defeat the Fantastic Five and capture them. He also left their children in space to die, a choice he made Mr. Fantastic make. But the children, led by Franklin Richards escaped. Soon, so did the members of the Fantastic Five.
 
Doom challenged Reed to use a device he created known as the Infinity Device. It would determine who had the greater intelligence and the losers mind would be transported to the Crossroads of Infinity. Reed accepted the challenge and through the machine, they were able to delve deep into each others thoughts. In the end, both Reed and Doom were comatose, bodies still alive but with no mind. It is unknown if they were too evenly matched or if Reed sacrificed himself to try and save Doom.

VIDEO GAMES

• Marvel versus Capcom 2- Doom was an playable character in the arcade game.
  

  Doom in marvel vs capcom 2
• Marvel Ultimate Alliance- Dr.Doom was the main villain in the Marvel Ultimate Alliance game.  He formed the Masters of Evil team; he was the leader along with Loki, Ultron, Enchantress, and Baron Mordu.  His first plan was to attack the helicarrier so he can use that as an distraction to get to the Omega Base to steal the mutant amplifier and the super soldier serum.  Next, he goes to Atlantis to make an deal with Attuma to get an item for aid to help Attuma to become King of Atlantis.  His next part of his plan was to kidnap two X-men Nightcrawler and Jean Grey so that he can use Nightcrawler to use the mutant amplifier to create portals to Mephisto Realm so they can get the Twilight Sword from Mephisto so they can use all of the items he stolen to bring down Asgard and Doom can steal Odin's powers.  Then when Doom has his powers, the universe would be destroyed because of Doom's misuse of power.  The heroes have to get the crystal from the Shiar empire and the ultimate Nullifier from Galactus so they can use the items to steal Doom's powers.  When they succeeded, Doom becomes a prisoner of Odin and the universe is saved. 
  

  Doom in mua

FILM

• Doom was the main villain in the Fantastic Four movie.  He started out as an owner of an company who was going out with Sue Storm.  He and Reed Richards made an plan to go outer space to get some of the cosmic storms to help the world more.  When there was an mess up, he and the following people Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm, and Ben Grimm got powers.  Doom's power was to control electricity and get metal bones that gave him super strength and durability.  He wanted to destroy the other four.  But in the end, he was defeated when Johnny went super nova and they put water on him in which he became an statue. 
• Doom returns in the Rise Of The Surfer film.  He was alive at Latveria, and wanted to team up with the Silver Surfer at first but he refused and ambushed doom.  He decieded to team up with the Fantastic Four so the can get the powers of the Surfer which come from his board.  When he got the board, he was flying around untill the FF finally stopped him by using the Johnnys problem when he was confronted by the surfer which gave him the powers to switch the powers of others.  Johnny got all of the powers of the FF and got Doom seperated from the board, and then went sinking into the ocean. 
  

  Doom in the Rise Of The Surfer Movie
  
  
  

  Doom in the Fantastic Four Movie