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Doom has wielded the power cosmic and bested the Fantastic Four, but that pales in comparison to the time he became God Emperor Doom.
Doctor Doom has always been among the most imposing threats in the Marvel Universe. Few villains rival his malevolent power, and even they know to approach the ruler of Latveria with caution. Since his debut in 1962’s Fantastic Four #5, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, Doom has spread his plague of evil throughout the Marvel Universe.
While Doom is generally considered a Fantastic Four villain, the despotic ruler has gone up against nearly every major Marvel hero, including the Avengers, the X-Men and Doctor Strange. The nefarious foe rarely ever faces true defeat, constantly thinking several moves ahead of his opponents.
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Through sheer cunning and conviction, Doom has acquired some immense power over the years. The first major instance was in Fantastic Four #57, by Lee and Kirby. Here, Doom invited the Silver Surfer into his castle, instilling the sentinel of the spaceways with a false sense of trust. Doom used this opportunity to steal the Surfer’s power cosmic for himself. Doom then used the Surfer’s power to go on a sinister rampage across the globe, leaving the Fantastic Four hard-pressed to stop him.
How Doctor Doom Stole the Beyonder’s Cosmic Powers in Secret Wars
Years later, the original Secret Wars, by Jim Shooter, Mike Zeck and Bob Layton, placed Doom on Battleworld, along with other villains and heroes, in a competition of good vs evil. Rather than compete, Doom attacked the Beyonder, the cosmic entity who brought him to Battleworld. Stealing the Beyonder’s abilities, Doom essentially became a god. When the heroes opposed him, Doom killed them all with a thought, although they inevitably rose to defeat him.
Finally, in Fantastic Four #67, by Mark Waid and Mike Wieringo, Doom sacrificed his great love, Valeria, to a trio of demons, gaining immense powers of sorcery. With this mystical power, Doom took his revenge on the Fantastic Four. Indeed, the villain trapped Franklin Richards in hell, neutralized Doctor Strange, tortured most of the Fantastic Four and trapped Reed Richards in his magical library with no hope of stopping Doom’s vengeance.
Of course, all of those examples pale in comparison to 2015’s Secret Wars, by Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic. In this epic storyline, the multiverse perished following the final collision of the Marvel Universe and the Ultimate Universe. Doom, however, previously stole the power of a group of alien beings called Beyonders. With this power, Doom created his own “Battleworld” from the remains of different worlds throughout the multiverse.
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How Doctor Doom Ruled Battleworld as ‘God Emperor Doom’
Empowered by the enslaved Molecule Man, Doom became “God Emperor Doom,” ruler of Battleworld. For the next eight years, Doom twisted the memories of Battleworld’s residents until they could no longer remember life before Battleworld. Doom ruled alongside his sheriff, Doctor Strange, and replaced Reed Richards by marrying this world’s Sue Storm and becoming the father of Franklin and Valeria, Reed’s children. Johnny Storm was exiled, becoming this world’s sun, and The Thing became the wall to protect Battleworld’s perimeter. The Future Foundation also became Doom’s science division. Doom even commanded a police force of Thors from across the multiverse, dubbed the “Thor Corps,” who enforced Doom’s law.
Even after the arrival of the life raft, containing survivors from Earth 616, Doom’s power didn’t falter. Indeed, Doom easily murdered a Phoenix-powered Cyclops, ripped out Thanos’ skeleton and even defeated an Infinity Gauntlet-wielding Black Panther. Of course, the Panther was a distraction, allowing the Molecule Man to partially strip Doom of his power. This enabled Reed Richards to defeat Doom in combat and restore the multiverse, ending God Emperor Doom’s reign.
Doctor Doom might be the Marvel Universe’s ultimate villain. Still, it’s difficult to imagine Doom achieving greater power than he did during Secret Wars.
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