Contents 1 HistoryEdit 2 Powers and AbilitiesEdit 2.1 Powers 2.2 Abilities 2.3 Strength level 2.4 Weaknesses 3 ParaphernaliaEdit 3.1 Equipment 3.2 Weapons 4 NotesEdit 5 Appearances in Other MediaEdit 5.1 Television 6 LinksEdit 7 List of Appearances 7.1 Discover and Discuss 7.2 Footnotes

HistoryEdit

Doombots are a title given to various series of robots originally created by Doctor Doom. All robots that are now identified as "Doombots" are exact physical and mental replicas of the original Victor von Doom in his armored form. The robots are designed with psionic disguising circuitry that is capable of fooling low level telepaths into accepting that the robots are the real person. The Doombot's advanced A.I. program makes them believe themselves to be the real Doom, except when they are in the presence of Doom or another Doombot. They were created to replace Doom whenever he cannot be present at a situation, or whenever he does not want to risk his own life.

Originally the term "Doombot" applied to various different robots all created by Doctor Doom for various functions. The term "Doombot" was originally given to most of the robots created by Von Doom including the series that was later termed as Servo-Guards.^[1] The title of "Doombot" was later specifically listed to only to his armored duplicate robots. The title of "Doombot" does NOT include his look-alike unmasked Victor Von Doom robots^[2] though these unmasked robots perform the same function of standing in for Von Doom when he deems it necesseary to be substituted.(Robots)

There are presently two different class of Doombot models negating all of the earlier inclusive robots now given different names such as Servo-Guards. The Doombot duplicates exist in "Fighting" and "Diplomat" classes. Both of them have the same base A.I. and systems, differentiating only in their primary classification.

• Combat/Fighting Doombots are enhanced with super strength and reinforced for direct combat, even being able to hold its own temporarily with Ben Grimm in his Thing form. Doom sends a fighting Doombot whenever he considers there is a probable fight, because they use heavier weaponry, and sometimes even additional weapon systems. Most of these "Fighting" combat units are far too strong to make enemies think they are fighting the real human non-enhanced Doom.

• Diplomat Doombots have a higher intelligence instead, and normal armor levels and do not have the strength and reinforcement that the fighting Doombots possess. Diplomats will be used in diplomatic meetings such as the United Nations and when dealing and/or seducing with potential allies such as the X-Men's Storm^[3].

Doom has at least 10 diplomats and 50 fighting Doombots at any given moment.

Doom recently has begun using Doombots openly as attack robots akin to his Servo-Guards rather than as secret stand-ins complete with non human voices, defeating their original purpose of being secret stand-ins for him.

Powers and AbilitiesEdit

Powers

• Robotic construction providing them an armor and general immunity to mental, emotional and illusion attacks - although they are susceptible to machinery-affecting and psionic attacks that can disrupt their logic functions.
• Force Lightning: All the Doombots can shoot lightning from their gauntlets similar to Doom's attack.
• Jetpack: All the Doombots have jet packs allowing them flight.
• Parabolic Hear Aidings: Some Doombots, specially fighting Doombots, have been seen using this device to detect unusual frequencies and very weak sounds.
• Self-Repair: Small mechanic limbs and tools in the head of every Doombot allow them to re-construct the rest of the body. This allows the robot to infiltrate in enemy fortresses: The pieces are sent through a different way, and the head builds the body in minutes.
• Electricity Discharge: Each Fighting Doombot can generate an electric shock that can only be used at point-blank range. Enemies are usually knocked down with this attack.
• Infra-red scanner: This allows Doombots to detect heat sources, including invisible humans. Only fighting Doombots have been seen using this.
• Self-destruct: Doombots self-destruct whenever they are in risk of being captured or defeated, or even at Doom's whim^[4] when a diplomat Doombot allowed Arcade to strike a match on that Diplomat Doombot and was not killed for that affront). The explosion damages nearby enemies.

  Abilities

Leadership (only to Latverians) and other A.I.-produced skills to emulate the real Doom.

Strength level

Combat/Fighting Doombots have superhuman strength comparable to Ben Grimm though below Grimm's regular Thing form full strength level. Diplomat doombots are usually far weaker that their fighting counterparts at the same level of the real human unenhanced Von Doom to complete their disguise.

Weaknesses

Doombots can be made ineffective if their master does not give them commands to act on their own if in the presence of their Master. Doombots also have the same problems that the real Von Doom armor has including failure on power depletion, super energy attacks etc., plus various mechanical ones such as super EMP attacks that can disrupt their circuitry, though most do not have access to such weaponry.

ParaphernaliaEdit

Equipment

• See Known Powers.

  Weapons

• See Known Powers.
  

NotesEdit

Doombots are indistinguishable from the real Doctor Doom

Appearances in Other MediaEdit

Television

In the 1981 Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends cartoon, while they are never referred to as "Doombots", Doctor Doom made use of robot doubles on more than one occasion. In one of his first battles with Spider-Man, after his plan to replace the U.N. security council with robot doubles was thwarted, Doom himself escaped capture by replacing himself with a robot. Much later, when he had finally gained firm control of the world (for the moment), an array of Doombots took the place of all the world's leaders. It was also on this occasion that Boris escaped his master's wrath using a robot version of himself. When the real Doom was destroyed, all of his robots shut down.

Although they do not hold the same role, Doom's robot minions in Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes are referred to as "Doombots."

LinksEdit

• 60 Appearances of Doombot (Earth-616)
• 2 Images featuring Doombot (Earth-616)
• Quotations by or about Doombot (Earth-616)
• Character Gallery: Doombot (Earth-616)
• Fan-Art Gallery: Doombot (Earth-616) 

List of Appearances

• Fantastic Four #5 - (First appearance)
• Amazing Spider-Man #5

Discover and Discuss

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Footnotes

1. ↑ Fantastic Four Vol 1 #85
2. ↑ Fantastic Four Vol 1 Annual 2 (1964) and Marvel Superheroes 20 (1969)
3. ↑ Uncanny X-Men Vol 1 #149
4. ↑ Fantastic Four (Vol 1) 248