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No Marvel character , Hero of Alexandria or baddie , is as much of a diva asDoctor Doom . A diva can be comfortably described as a self - of import , often vain human being who is not only absorbed in themselves , but can be ego - absorbed in the most theatrical of fashion . Anyone remotely familiarwith Doctor Doom ’s storieswill agree that " diva " delineate Doom to a tee .
Dr. Victor Von Doom notoriously has a flair for the dramatic . He hire slights in person , and any modest incommodiousness to him feels like an attack on his well - being . Since debuting in 1962 in aFantastic Fourstory by the legendary Stan Lee and Jack Kirby , Doctor Doom ’s entire comic rule book history has featured myriad examples of him being the biggest prima donna known to embellish a panel . Such examples exemplify just why he is a supervillain , but also what seduce him one of Marvel ’s most entertaining - and unintentionally uproarious - characters .
10Doctor Doom Chooses to Wear a Mask to Hide a Minor Scar
“The Fantastic Origin of Doctor Doom!” by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Chic Stone, and S. Rosen fromFantastic Four Annual#2
The ancestry story of his masque andwhat Doom bet like behind itvaries depending on the author . to begin with , an experimentation depart untimely that Doom blame Reed for is the perpetrator behind a horrifying disfiguration . However , John Byrne ’s iconicFantastic Fourrun introduced this estimation with a novel twist . This sentence , while the experiment still scars Doom , the explosion only leaves a small cut on his chin that Doom blows out of dimension . His constant desire for flawlessness compel Doom to hide his little imperfectness by forging a metal mask for himself .
The retcon about Doctor Doom ’s masquerade party is establish inFantastic Four#278 by John Byrne , Jerry Ordway , Glynis Oliver , and John Workman .
However , he fails to permit the mask cool down before put it on , severely burning him and further disfiguring his intact face . Forging a mask is already a dramatic agency of hide an imperfection , but especially when the imperfectness is barely noticeable . Being a drama king only causes Doom further infliction - far more than necessary .
9Doctor Doom Obsesses Over Caviar While Sue Storm Accuses Him of Forging Reed’s Diary
Fantastic Four vs. X-Men#4 by Chris Claremont, Jon Bogdanove, Terry Kevin Austin, Glynis Oliver, and Tom Orzechowski
In this series , Reed Richards ' long - lost diary write prior to the Fantastic Four advance their powers is find , but inner turmoil within the grouping require place when his entering imply that their fatal space accident was no accident . Reed does n’t remember writing these unveiling , but in dread his subconscious wrote out his deepest desire , he starts to doubt himself in every aspect of life history . Sue Storm determine that this is Doom ’s meddling afoot . When confronted , Victor plays coy and , instead , turns his attention to enjoying his caviare .
Expert diva behavior includes absolutely relishing when citizenry that pronounce diva disapproval have a bad day . That ’s on showing here , as Doom takes great pleasure in not only watchinghis suppose true rivaldoubt himself , but in gaslighting his married woman , attempting to create further doubt by duck her interrogations . He ’s rubbing it in and savour every endorsement of it .
8Doctor Doom’s Self-Obsessed One-Liners Make Him a True Diva
Avengers and the Infinity Gauntlet#4 by Brian Clevinger, Lee Black, Brian Churilla, Terry Pallott, Sandu Florea, Michelle Madsen, and Clayton Cowles
In a battle for the Infinity Gauntlet , it seems like straight-out power is at Doctor Doom ’s disposition when he seizes the Gauntlet for himself . However , he struggles to cipher out how to get it to work , and Thanos take advantage by rive Doom ’s head off . The Hulk , Carol Danvers , Wolverine , and Spider - Man are initially shocked and then confused to see this " person"is actually a Doombot .
The execution of the artifice and the level of cognizance to train a golem to take his place if necessary is admittedly smart as a whip . However , it is n’t the determination to make a automatic clone that ’s diva conduct . It ’s the fact that Doom had n’t work up the Doombot for scheme , but more to indue another version of himself to the Galax urceolata . He builds this treble not only because , in his mind , two Dooms are better than one , but because he ’s positive that the only worthy savior for the world other than himself is yet anotherversion of himself .
7Doctor Doom Refuses to Admit That Reed Richards Is Smarter Than Him, Even on Judgment Day
A.X.E.: Judgment Day#4 by Kieron Gillen, Valerio Schiti, Marte Gracia, and Clayton Cowles
TheJudgment Dayevent is the Marvel equivalent of Doomsday in the Bible , in which a select few individual are grant access to the promised land while others are doomed to suffer the oddment of the world . Iconic Marvel lineament are judge by the Progenitor , a fallen Celestial who hold to Earthlings that everyone on the satellite will be adjudicate and tested to determine if Earth is made up of more severe people or just multitude . Doom ’s challenge so as to legislate is to simply hold that Reed Richards is sassy than him . He laugh off the notion .
The animus between the stars of Marvel ’s best feudhas been well - document , butit takes a exceptional grade of slightness for Doom to traverse himself being spared deadly judgment . He ’d rather give-up the ghost than give his enemy one brief compliment . Only a on-key prima donna could ever be so petty .
6Doctor Doom Berates Namor’s Request for Help Because He Didn’t Come to Doom to Begin With
New Avengers#24 by Jonathan Hickman, Valerio Schiti, Frank Martin, David Curiel, and Joe Caramagna
Moments like this one asterisk Doom and Namor is why people shiver to ask for help , no matter how mischievously they involve it . Namor rarely goes to anyone for help , but during the " Cabal " story arc , Marvel ’s deadly villain teamputs the macrocosm in jeopardy , even for former member Namor . When the situation becomes unmanageable , Namor ask Doctor Doom for help , but Doom takes it personally that the Sub - Mariner did n’t hail to Doom for assistance first before anyone else .
Doctor Doom is just the kind of person to say " I tell you so,“and instead of forgetting and forgiving , he rubs it in his foe ’s face every opportunity he get . This moment with Namor is such a shell . Namor did n’t fall to Doom ’s room access first for any personal rationality . Doom just did n’t hybridise his psyche , and Doom took that in person .
5Doctor Doom Challenges Reed to a Sword Fight Because He Wants Reed as His Best Man
“Duel Intentions” by Dan Slott, Javier Rodriguez, and Joe Caramagna fromFantastic Four#32
Doctor Doom is n’t flying to expect anyone for supporter , either - or for anything else , for that matter . Even when it comes to maintaining the sanctity of his married couple , he ’s too gallant to simply ask someone to be his in effect man , not without put up a fight ( literally ) . That ’s why , as he ready to marry Zora Vukovic ( otherwise known as Victorious ) , Doom challengesReed Richards to a King ’s Challenge ; the loser must oblige the succeeder to any request the achiever ca-ca , including to be the good human race at their nuptials .
This challenge is another example that speaks to the level of puniness in Doom ’s heart . He does n’t just want Reed at his wedding - he wants to mortify Reed by defeating him in combat and , thus , to sense like he ’s forcing Reed to do his bidding as the victor . He ’s not going to merely require when he could assert his authority over Reed and also get what he desire all at once .
4Doctor Doom Destroys a Universe Because He’s Told His Armor Is Ugly
Doctor Doom#10 by Christopher Cantwell, Salvador Larroca, Guru Efx, and Cory Petit
After plunge through a inglorious hole , Doctor Doom meets his perfect vis-a-vis : an alternate reality version of Victor Von Doom . He has n’t been scarred , has maintained his sanity through his bumptiousness , and has cultivated Doomstadt into an advanced civilisation . Deep down , Earth-616 ’s Doom admires this version of Doom , but the good Doom gets under his peel when he suggest that to become good , he must forgive Reed Richards .
This new universe ’s Doom has befriended his Ivor Armstrong Richards , and the last husk for 616 Doom is when alt - Doom insults his press . Doom does the only rational thing he can think of doing : he kills his similitude and his entire universe . Petty would be an understatement in this case , but more than anything , the destruction is an indicator thatDoom is incompetent of substantial positive change , no matter how badly he want it . It ’s bittersweet . He ’s a petty diva to the core who just ca n’t help oneself himself .
3Doctor Doom Turns Johnny Storm into a Literal Human Torch
Fantastic Four#34by Dan Slott, R.B. Silva, Jesus Aburtov, and Joe Caramagna
During Doctor Doom ’s wedding party to Victorious , his particular daytime is ruined upon con that Sue ’s little brother had been knowledgeable with Victorious . Doom is , intelligibly and royally , pissed . In the melee , Doom activate a Latverian gadget that essentially overheat Johnny into a form that he can not flare off . Doom turns him into a literal Human Torch , giving Johnnythe same affliction from which the Thingis suffering .
Some may argue that Doom is justified in his choler , but one has to wonder if the penalty fits the crime . Something from Johnny ’s past times probably should n’t be withering enough to ruin his future , especially when there are worse crimes out there . Then again , that ’s Doctor Doom ’s M.O. at the end of the day : any minor or major worriment against him take to damage his opponent ’s life in the grandest of ways .
2Doctor Doom Refuses to Pay Luke Cage After Hiring Him
Hero for Hire#8 by Steve Englehart, George Tuska, Billy Graham, John Costanza, and Andrea Hunt
Doctor Doom rent Luke Cage to go after his former Doombots , who have gone turncoat and disguised themselves as Black homo . Because all Latverians are European and he himself is not welcome in America , Doom need , in his words , " a black " to apprehend his bot . John Milton Cage Jr. is n’t a fan , but he feel like Doom has the same right to hire him as anyone else . The problem is that Doom acts like he ’s endure to ante up Cage , only to set a bunker for coop before skipping Ithiel Town . Talk about petty .
Upon exist his approach , though , Cage is quick to have a petty - off , as the very next issuing , he crashes into Latveria demanding his $ 200 . Doom will do anything it take to avoid having to bear money - like a diva quick to skip out on a placard by go past it to their friend , knowing that they do n’t have money to give . Still , John Cage might be a Diva of the Year competition for the great length he goes for his money .
1Doctor Doom Helps to Deliver Reed and Sue’s Child… For a Price
Fantastic Four#54 by Carlos Pacheco, Rafael Marin, Karl Kesel, Mark Bagley, Scott Koblish, Al Vey, Liquid!, and Richard Starkings
When it comes time to give birth to their second child , Sue is feature complication , largely due to her and Reed conceiving in the Negative Zone . The only person capable of help them is Doctor Doom , thanks to his attainment in the medical field of honor , as well as his prowess with conjuring trick , which can facilitate still Sue ’s pain . However , he only help on one condition : he becomes the child ’s godfather and can name the child . The couple begrudgingly agrees to Doom ’s terms , naming their daughter Valeria after his former love .
Doom names Reed ’s childlargelyto give his rival the day-after-day monitor that Doom was the one who could help his married woman when Reed could not . He even openly admits this verbatim to contribute insult to injury . Doctor Doomhas always been a petty prima donna , but this moment is , mitt down , the petty " crime " he ’s committed in Marvel continuity .
