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I, Victor Von Doom, was introduced by [[Stan Lee]] and [[Jack Kirby]] as the [[Arch Enemy]] of the [[Fantastic Four]], and one of the smartest men...no, the ''unquestioned smartest man'' on Earth. I was born in a Romani family in the [[Fictional Country]] of Latveria, as the son of a witch and a herbalist. When my beloved mother Cynthia was killed by the demons she had summoned to fight Latverian soldiers, I swore revenge, and the death of my father because of a Latverian tyrant only fueled my desire.

I then joined a mysterious order which taught me secret knowledge, including metallurgy. I used it to create a suit of [[Power Armor]] I have used (with some modifications) since that day. From that moment, and forever more, I have been known as '''Doctor Doom'''. I overthrew the previous ruler of Latveria and claimed it as my own, becoming the new dicta- ruler of my country. Quickly my path crossed with the [[Fantastic Four]], who became my sworn enemies. However, I have also fought with almost every superhero in the [[Marvel Universe]] - [[The Avengers (Comic Book)|The Avengers]], [[X Men|X-Men]], [[Spider-Man (Comic Book)|Spider-Man]], [[The Incredible Hulk (Comic Book)|The Incredible Hulk]], [[Iron Man]], [[The Mighty Thor]], [[Luke Cage Hero for Hire|Luke Cage]] - all have contested me, and some have even succeeded in temporarily arresting my plans<ref>Doom's charity is so great, he condescends to mention [[Squirrel Girl]] in a foot note for managing to best a [[Body Double|Doombot]]. She [[Armed With Canon|most certainly never defeated Doom]], as many fools (including that accursed Richards no doubt) claim.</ref> <ref> '''Tippy-Toe Says:''' [[Squirrel Girl]] totally pwned Doc Doom in a story written by [[Steve Ditko|Steve-freaking-Ditko!]] That's so in continuity!</ref> Due to that, I am considered Marvel's most iconic villain. TROPERS DON'T NEED TO ALWAYS MENTION SQUIRRELGIRL IN THE SAME BREATH AS DOOM. Doom is more than just that one trifling incident.

* [[Go Karting With Bowser]]: During one of our many battles, Richards and I managed to finish our last, unfinished chess game, which we had ''memorized'' since college.

* [[Grand Theft Me]]: One of Doom's many abilities, which I learned from aliens and have used to escape death and imprisonment on occasion. Richards speculates the reason I do not use this more often is because of my vanity. He would be mistaken, as is always the case when he attempts to contemplate the mind of Doom.

* [[I Gave My Word]]: I ''always'' keep my word. It is not my fault that [[Exact Words|others do not pay crucial attention to the exact words.]]

* [[Immortality Seeker]]:

** However Doom is greatly pleased that [[Doctor Strange|Strange]] made it to ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3|Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]'' as well as the pawn [[Strider (Video Game)|Strider Hiryu]]. Defeating them in digital combat will be... most satisfying.

* [[Minor Injury Overreaction]]: It is alleged in one [[Fantastic Four]] comic that the disfigurement that Doom received in trying to rescue his mother from Hell was actually a relatively minor scar, but he saw it as horribly devastating due to his vanity. What ''really'' messed up Doom's face was when he had his original suit of armor forged and impatiently decided to put the [[Nightmare Face|still red-hot metal mask on]]. Bah! Lies and insolence! The reports of Doom's disfigurement were ''not at all'' exaggerated; this is obviously a petty attempt at misinformation on Richard's part.

* [[My Greatest Failure]]: When attempting to activate a machine that would hopefully allow me to communicate with my dead mother, it instead exploded and horribly burnt my face. Doom quickly and accurately pinned the blame on Reed Richards, who undoubtedly had sabotaged Doom's machine through his spite (or incompetence).

** Retconned so that the exploding machine just gave Doom a medium scar on his cheek, which he saw as a huge blemish. When he later had the mystic monks forge a suit of armor for him, he was too impatient to wait for the faceplate to cool before putting it on, and the red-hot metal against his face caused its disfigura- '''LIES!''' Where are you feeble-minded poltroons getting your information?! Is it Richards?! It is, isn't it! '''DAMN YOU, RICHAAAAAAAARDS!'''

'''Doom''': It is well that I owe you a debt, for I would kill any other man who spoke those words to me. }}

** With so many taking advantage of Doom's sense of honor, is it surprising that I make few promises, or that I [[Exact Words|very carefully word]] those promises which I do make?

* [[Not So Different]]:

** Richards and I ''occasionally'' have moments such as this, especially since, being the two most intelligent people on earth (though Richards shall always come second to Doom's vastly superior intellect), we are the only ones we can talk to without having to descend our discourse to the plebeian depths at which the bulk of humanity festers.

* [[Roma]]: Doom is of the Roma people. Persecution of Doom's kinsmen was one of the key forces in shaping Doom's destiny.

* [[Ruritania]]: Latveria, though far more technologically advanced than most examples, definitely ''looks'' the trope.

{{quote| ''The Law of Latveria is Doom''.}}

* [[Skyward Scream]]: '''''RICHAAAAARDS!!!'''''

* [[Victory Is Boring]]: At least twice has Doom suffered this, both in the ''Emperor Doom'' graphic novel with the Purple Man, where Doom finds that ruling the entire world involves too much paperwork, and upon seizing control of the false Earth created by Nathaniel Richards (by using Doom's unmatched willpower to override the world-computer at its heart) did Doom willingly return to simply his native Latveria after conquering an entire planet.

* [[Villain Protagonist]]: Occasionally, Doom has been thrust into such a role, most notably dealing with that repellent Johann Schmidt aka The [[Red Skull]], such as his unfortunately short-lived feature in in what you would call a Comicbook, which in this case, bore the name of Astonishing Tales, and his grand exploits -- which sadly, in all likelihood, few people have ever actually read -- were published in the early [[The Seventies|1970s]]. Perhaps Doom could have taken such a prominent role more often, if weren't for that blasted... Reed Richards... '''''[[Say My Name|RRRRRRICHAAAAARRRRRDDDSS!!!]]'''''

* [[The Von Trope Family]]

* [[Wanting Is Better Than Having]]: Occurs in the ''Emperor Doom'' graphic novel, where I, Doom, conquered the world, only to relinquished it '''back''' to the petty-minded jackanapes who would waste my valuable time with mundane details.