Powers and Abilities
Power Grid [65]
Intelligence
6
Strength
4
Speed
5
Durability
6
Energy Projection
6
Fighting Skills
4
Powers
Dr Doom 005
Doctor Doom's magic.
Magic: Doctor Doom was introduced to the mystic arts by his mother (who was of Romani and Latvarian blood).[8] He further developed his abilities by studying with Doctor Strange [citation needed] and traveling through time and learning lost Dark Arts from individuals such as Morgan le Fey.[citation needed] After Dr. Strange stepped down as the Sorcerer Supreme of Earth, Doom was amongst the candidates considered suitable to replace him.[citation needed] However the majority of his powers came from the Hazareth Three,[21] and upon angering them most of his sorcery was removed and he was trapped in Hell as punishment.[51] While they enhanced his powers he could achieve the following.
Mystical Blasts: Doom's mystical expertise was only the minor magics of the Earth.
Mystical Force-fields
Invoke Entities
Spell Casting
Summoning: Doom could summon demonic creatures.
Teleportation
Dimensional Travel: Doom could travel to other dimensions
Mystical Ensnaring
Mystical Portals
Mind Transference: By training with an alien race, Doom has gained the ability to switch his mind with that of another nearby human being with whom he has made eye contact, a process which he learned from the alien Ovoids.[citation needed] However, Doom prefers his own body and only uses this transference power as a last resort.[citation needed]
Technological Manipulation: Doom is a master technologist and create versions of himself. His armor is self-supporting and can survive in underwater or in outer space.
Technological Force-Field: Doom's armor can generate a force-field.
Arc Lightning: Doom can generate and summon electrical shocks.
Former Powers
Power Cosmic: After stealing the Power Cosmic from the Silver Surfer, Doom became enormously powerful. He easily defeated the Fantastic Four[52], plunge one part of the world in darkness, freeze an entire tropical region, and accelerate the evolution of apes into terrifying creatures.[53] Doom lost these powers when he was tricked into flying into the barrier Galactus set up to prevent Silver Surfer from leaving Earth.[54]
Abilities
Victor von Doom (Earth-616) 022
Doctor Doom with the Power Cosmic.
Super-Genius class Intelligence: Doctor Doom's most dangerous weapon is his intellect.[citation needed] He is one of the top mortal minds on the planet.[citation needed] Doom even cured Ben Grimm from his Thing form.[55] Doom has constructed hundreds of devices, including a working time machine,[11] devices which can imbue people with powers,[citation needed] and many types of robots.[citation needed] His most frequently used robots are his "Doombots," exact mechanical replicas of the himself. They look like him, talk like him, and even act like him. Individually, Doombots have an advanced AI (artificial intelligence) so that each one believes itself to be the real Doom.[56] As a safety measure, each Doombot has a dampener program that is triggered whenever the real Doom (or another Doombot) is nearby. These "body doubles" appear when Doom cannot be present or is unwilling to risk his own life, and are often responsible for Doom's return from certain death.[citation needed] Another common type of robot used is the Servo-Guard, the police force of Latveria.[citation needed] Doom specializes in physics, robotics, cybernetics, genetics, weapons technology, biochemistry, and time travel. He also has natural talents for leadership, strategy, politics, and manipulation.
Master Martial Artist: He is vastly skilled in many combat techniques, both armed and unarmed. He has been trained by the best sword masters on Earth[57] and can achieve very powerful nerve strikes.[58] His combat skills are so great that he managed to kill a lion with his bare hands,[58] to beat Daredevil in hand-to-hand combat[59] and to wield Captain America's Shield as proficiently as Steven Rogers himself.[60]
Indomitable Will: Doom has a great willpower. He was able to resist psychic attacks from Emma Frost and the Purple Man using only his will, to reject the mystical armor that the Soulsword provides the wielder on sheer willpower alone and while he was tortuned in hell, he refused to let a single audible indication of pain exit his mouth.
Highly Influential Connections: As Monarch of Latveria, Doctor Doom has access to technological and military hardware. Also has command of conventional military forces; see Doctor Doom's Generals.
Diplomatic Immunity: As the leader of a sovereign nation, Doctor Doom often visits the United States or the United Nations for political reasons. He enjoys diplomatic immunity during these trips, and his embassy is considered foreign soil. He has even been escorted by Captain America himself.
Artist: Doom has shown himself to be a talented artist. He painted a duplicate of the Mona Lisa while using Layla Miller as his model.[61]
Pianist: Doom has shown himself to be a talented pianist. He has played various compositions of his own creation.[62]
Master Swordsman: Doom has been shown being proficient in sword combat, being able to outduel Krang in swordmanship.[63]
Strength level
Unknown. Presumably considerably less than Iron Man, when wearing his armor.
Weaknesses
Ego: It has been shown in the past that Doom can be manipulated by pandering to his sense of superiority, especially over Reed Richards. Spider-Man was able to gain his assistance concerning unknown technology by saying Reed could not figure it out. This ego is also the main reason for his vendetta against Reed, as he cannot accept that Reed understood his equations better than he did.
Power Grids
Official Ratings[64]
Intelligence
6
Strength
4
Speed
5
Durability
6
Energy Projection
6
Fighting Skills
4
Fan Ratings
Intelligence
6
Strength
6
Speed
5
Durability
6
Energy Projection
6
Fighting Skills
4
Paraphernalia
Equipment
Titanium Armor: Dr. Doom's original armor is a nuclear-powered, computer-assisted battle suit. It was magically forged at a monastery in Tibet, but since then has been repaired by normal (technological) means.
Enhanced Strength: Gives Dr. Doom the ability to lift (press) several tons. He has held his own against Spider-Man in hand to hand combat.[66] The armor also grants him such strenght he can pulverize a diamond with no effort.[67]
Durability: The armor is fashioned of a high-strength titanium alloy.
Video Communicator: Built into the right wrist is a video communicator, which he can use to stay in contact with his bases from any point on Earth.
Electric Shock: The outer surface of the armor can generate a massive electric shock on command.
Flight: Dr. Doom's suits of armor are upgraded to give him the power of flight without the use for jet-packs.
Jet-Packs: The typical suit of armor has twin jet-packs mounted at the waist, though other suits (or modifications of the original suit) contain a single jet-pack mounted on the back.
Concussive Blasts: Concussive bolts of force can be fired from the gauntlets and faceplate of the armor, though the mask only generates force blasts when it is not being worn.
Force-field: The suit's best defense is the force-field generated by the armor, which has a maximum radius of eight feet (and so can encompass others); Doom cannot attack without lowering his force-field.[16]
Infrared Vision: Infrared scanners in the helmet allow the wearer to detect heat sources, permitting night vision and the ability to see invisible persons (unless they do not give off or can somehow mask their heat signature).
Recycling System: The armor is self-supporting, equipped with internal stores and recycling systems for air, food, water, and energy, allowing the wearer to survive lengthy periods of exposure underwater or in outer space.
Sensor Systems: Optical scanners in the helmet allow the helmet's eyepieces to be used as high-powered telescopes, and parabolic ear amplifiers fitted inside the helmet allow Doom to detect extremely faint sounds and unusual frequencies within the audible range for humans.
Solar Energy Absorption: A thermo-energizer allows the armor to absorb and store solar and heat energy, and use it to power the armor's other systems; this system can only be used while the force-field is deactivated.
Splinters of the True Cross[31]: Doom claims that his armor contains splinters of the True Cross, along with other such defenses (presumably to protect him from undead enemies, i.e Dracula)[68]) Considering Doom's capabilities to time travel, there is possibility of this being true.
Doctor Doom possesses two different Infinity Gauntlets from two alternate realities, but due to that, they don't work the same way in his home reality.
As a genius-level inventor and monarch of a sovereign nation, Doom can attain many other pieces of equipment as needed.
See Also: Technological Achievements, Doctor Doom's robots.
Former Equipment
Silver Surfer's surfboard
Mystical Armor: Doom used mystic armor obtained through a bargain with the Hazareth Three. The exact specifications of this armor are unknown and it was apparently lost when the Hazareth Three withdrew their support and empowerment of Doom.
Destroyer Armor Replica: A replica of the enchanted Destroyer armor of the Asgardians Doom created after experimenting on the Asgardians. Powered by the life force of the Asgardians Doom experimented on, the armor was physically manned by Doom himself and provided him with enough power to go toe-to-toe with Thor. However, Thor eventually manages to destroy the armor with Mjolnir.
Transportation
Various; formerly his Flying Fortress and Silver Surfer's surfboard.
Weapons
Formerly, Doom often carried a "broomhandle" Mauser pistol, which he used to dispatch targets "unworthy" of his other means of attack.
Notes
In Latveria, Doom has his own holiday - Doom's Day, which is an enormous celebration.[citation needed]
One of Doctor Doom's traits that often makes him stand out is his tendency to refer to himself in the third person.[citation needed]
Because of his status as ruler of Latveria, Doom typically has diplomatic immunity. This is perhaps his greatest asset, as any attempt to kill him would be a breach of international law - It has been used to prevent his death at the hands of the Fantastic Four, and resulted in Captain America acting as Doom's escort/bodyguard whilst he was making a diplomatic visit to America.[69]
Trivia
In one retcon, the scar that Doom originally received from the explosion of his arcane device was, while large, not horribly disfiguring. In his eagerness to assume his masked persona, he donned the faceplate of his first suit of armor while the metal was still smoking from the forge. The burns he suffered from this act were thought to have made him truly hideous. However, this was later itself retconned in the series Books of Doom.
The original story of his scar was that the explosion of his demonic portal actually did cause a hideous disfiguring scar, and to suit his own hubris, he donned the infamous mask.
After the Secret Wars, the Beyonder appeared in the Fantastic Four #288, where he explained that he had pulled Doom from a different time. He then rectified the situation by reordering Doom's appearances to fit the time-stream.
Doom is allegedly an user of the Facespace social network, and friend to Nuwa.[70]
Oh my God! They killed Wolverine and Doctor Doom! You Bastards!
Cameos from JLA #1
Doctor Doom made a cameo appearance in the pages of DC's JLA #1. In the scene, Doom and Wolverine are executed by a super-villain team known as the Hyperclan.
In Captain Britain and MI-13 #10, Doom states he has studied under one of Dracula's greatest enemies, suggesting that Doom has traveled back in time to study under Abraham van Helsing. He has also shown that he did not recognize Dracula's title of Count.
Doom committed his first murder at the age of sixteen, however it was in self-defence[71]
Doom states that his self-awareness began when he was within his mother's womb. Doom theorized that his mother's contact with demons is what made this possible, further stating that their "... touch opened [his] mind too clearly and too early".[71]
Benjamin Grimm may have been responsible for the accident that disfigured Doom, saying that he had tampered with Doom's machine some time before the accident.[8]
Doom owns three Renoirs', having previously possessed four, but ordering one to be destroyed merely because it displeased him.[72]
Dr. Doom Value Stamp
Stamp #84 "A" Series Marvel Value Stamps
Dr. Doom was featured on stamp #84 of the Marvel Value Stamps "A" series. It was published in Marvel Team-Up #33 in May, 1975.
Latveria has its own version of The Beatles' song All You Need Is Love, which replaces "love" for "Doom."[73]
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