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Who is Doctor Doom, and what are his powers? Marvel's most charismatic villain arrives to revolutionize the MCU
Science and magic at the service of a brilliant villain unlike any other in the comic book world.
San Diego Comic-Con was the venue chosen by Marvel Studios to present one of the most important news in its history, and the revelation of Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom is already a moment that will be etched in the company’s history and will cause euphoria in millions of people around the world. It is not only the return of the beloved actor to the MCU, but also the confirmation that Marvel’s most charismatic villain will be given the importance he deserves.
Who is Doctor Doom?
Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, he first appeared in issue #5 of ‘Fantastic Four’ in July 1962. Victor Von Doom was born in Latveria, a fictional Eastern European country. A brilliant inventor and sorcerer, he sought to avenge the deaths of his family and regain his place as ruler of the land.
Everyone has their favorites, but it is safe to say that Doctor Doom is Marvel’s most charismatic villain. Over the decades, he has battled countless characters, most notably The Fantastic Four, but many more make the list, including the Avengers and the X-Men, demonstrating the threat he poses by the fact that superheroes always have to team up to defeat him.
His introduction to Marvel had him take on The Fantastic Four and trap the Baxter Building, capturing the entire team and transporting them to his castle. It was a way of establishing the character as a prominent villain, and also showed his obsession with the supernatural and the underworld. In his youth, an experiment went wrong and left him with a scarred face, which further fueled his desire to learn about dark magic and led him to travel the world.
It was during these scientific and mystical studies in his university days in the United States that he met Reed Richards, Mr. Fantastic, who would become Doctor Doom’s nemesis for a long time. A villain with an enormous ego and a sense of superiority thanks to his superhuman intelligence, he is also a master of deception and persuasion, able to surprise both his enemies and his allies.
What are Doctor Doom’s powers?
One of Marvel’s most complete villains, Doctor Doom is a figure of enormous power and intelligence. He is a brilliant scientist as well as a great sorcerer, and his powers are pronounced on both sides. He has his mythical armor, which gives him superhuman strength and great abilities, while his quest for mystical knowledge has allowed him to acquire arcane secrets that endow him with supernatural powers. Likewise, he also has an army of robotic duplicates of himself that have deceived many characters in the Marvel Universe.
Science and magic, over the decades Doctor Doom has been able to travel through time, possess cosmic power, teleport, summon demons, hypnotize... His alliances with Kang have connected him to the multiverse. All of this is a sign of his enormous power, a figure of imposing physique that goes even further thanks to his armor, black magic, and an intelligence on par with or beyond the brightest minds in Marvel.