9 Worst Things Doctor Doom Has Done

by Ewan Paterson

1. Everything He Did In Secret Wars

Fantastic Four Doctor Doom
Marvel Comics

At the start of 2015's Secret Wars it actually looked as though Doom was on the path to doing genuine good. He, Mister Fantastic and Doctor Strange were tasked with a mission to save the universe, but when the multiverse collides, it becomes clear that Doom is not the new man he purports to be.

With the universe now remade in his vision, and with Battleworld serving as the key destination that binds the multiverse together, it transpires that history has been re-written and that Doom (now sporting the title of God Emperor), is the ruler of the world. He murders the the cryogenically-frozen survivors of the pre-Battleworld continuity, Doctor Strange and Cyclops, and also takes Sue Storm as his wife.

In this reality, it takes an Infinity Gauntlet-wielding Black Panther to even stand a chance against Doom, and after that a version of Reed Richards equipped with the power of the Beyonders. Though Doom was eventually defeated, he had still used his power to steal Mister Fantastic's family, conquer the universe and re-write its history.

Know of any other Doom-tastic plots? Be sure to let us know in the comments below!

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WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well. In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.