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Victor von Doom (Earth-523003)

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Doctor Doom

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Unusual Features
Doom's body is covered with an orange, flexible, rock-like hide. Doom has no apparent neck. He has only four fingers (including the thumb) on each hand and four toes on each foot. The increase in the volume of his fingers has not decreased his manual dexterity. His skin is apparently susceptible to "drying" or what in a normal human being would be called loss of skin oil, for his skin can be "chipped" under certain circumstances. Doom has no outer ear structure.

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Occupation
would-be conqueror

Education
College Student

Origin
Origin
Mutate - exposed to cosmic rays

Place of Birth
Gypsy camp outside of Haasenstadt, Latveria


First appearance

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History

Victor von Doom was a selfish and egotistical college student when he first met reed Richards, who warned him of a mistake in his research. Angry at Reed, Doom sought to steal his ideas. He decided to befriend Reed and for five years, funded their research so that he might one day steal it. When the duo created a spacecraft using a new propulsion system, he allowed them to go into space and get bombarded with cosmic radiation, hoping it would kill Reed, his girlfriend Sue, and her brother Johnny. He shielded himself and faked a shuttle crash, but once the group had landed, Doom found that his shielding was not enough. As the others gained superpowers, Doom was transformed into a rock-like creature. He immediately blamed Reed for his transformation and attacked him. The battle was soon drawn into a nearby military testing site for gamma radiation as an energy source. Ben Grimm present as military security and rushed out to keep the combatants from being hit by the gamma bomb, but as he saved Reed, Ben was hit himself by the bomb. The bomb transformed Ben into a hulking creature who made short work of Doom. When Ben turned toward Reed, Doom made his escape.

After the Fantastic Four were formed, Doom was one of the many foes they would encounter.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Doctor Doom received his powers when cosmic rays bombarded his body. Doom's powers represent the element of earth.

Rock-like Skin: Doom possesses a smooth, rock-like hide as a result of exposure to cosmic rays. The mutagenic process caused his musculature, bone structure, internal organ composition, soft tissue structure, and skin to greatly increase in toughness and density.

  • Superhuman Strength: Doom's primary superhuman power is his great physical strength. Initially, he was only strong enough to lift about 5 tons. It is believed his strength has increased, sufficient to lift at least 90 tons, and his strength will continue to increase.
  • Superhuman Stamina: Doom's advanced musculature produces considerably less fatigue toxins during physical activity than the musculature of a normal human. At his peak, he can exert himself for about 24 hours before the build up of fatigue toxins in his blood begins to affect him. Incidentally, Doom's lungs are of greater volume and efficiency than a normal man's, enabling him to hold his breath underwater for up to 9 minutes,despite the fact that he used to smoke.
  • Superhuman Durability: The rock-like composition of Doom's body renders him highly resistant to physical injury. Doom's body can resist extremely powerful impact forces, such as being repeatedly punched by the Grimm. He can also withstand exposure to high levels of explosives, such as being struck full with bazooka shells, without sustaining injury. His body can also withstand extreme temperatures ranging from -75 degrees to 800 degrees Fahrenheit for up to one hour before exposure or heat prostration occurs.
  • Superhuman Sensory Adaptation: Though his senses aren't superhumanly acute, his five senses can withstand greater amounts of sensory stimuli than he could when he was a normal human being, with no reduced sensitivity.

Gypsy Magic: Doctor Doom has some potential in using the Roma (i.e. Gypsies, not the character Roma) magic of his mother. He learned these abilities from his time with a secret order of monks in Tibet. He knows enough to fire blasts from his hands, create force-fields, invoke mystical entities (principalities) for additional support, ensnare foes in bands of energy (the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak), and create portals to other planes of existence. However, he considers his scientific abilities to be more important and has devices that do many of the same things.

  • Mystical Blasts
  • Mystical Force-fields
  • Invoke Entities
  • Mystical Ensnaring
  • Mystical Portals

    Abilities

Genius-level Intellect: Doctor Doom's most dangerous weapon is his genius-level intellect. He is easily one of the top mortal minds on the planet. Doom has constructed hundreds of devices, including a working time machine (the first of its kind on Earth), devices which can imbue people with superpowers, and many types of robots.

Strength level

Class 90, currently at least 90 tons. Doom's strength will continue to increase in the future.

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