Victor Von Doom (Storyverse)

Victor Von Doom is the main antagonist of the Tim Story Fantastic Four film series. He was played by Julian McMahon.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Doom was written as a Norman Osborn expy, complete with his own company. In fact, one of his quotes is very similar to “You know how much I sacrificed”.
 * 2) His power levels aren’t as big as his comic book self.
 * 3) Doom caused a few gruesome deaths that are too much for PG-13 rated superhero movies.
 * 4) His accent is inconsistent. It is a mix between American and Australian before settling to American in the second film.
 * 5) His powers are more electric based instead of magic based.
 * 6) His origin story is weirdly linked to the Fantastic Four.
 * 7) He isn’t played by a Romani actor.
 * 8) He had a toxic relationship with Sue before she went with Reed.
 * 9) In the movies, his Doombots are nowhere to be seen.
 * 10) He likes snooping around the Fantastic Four with his cameras.
 * 11) He tried convincing Ben to lose his rocky form only to take the energy from the Cosmic Storm Machine.
 * 12) He doesn’t speak in the third person or yells “Richards”.

Good Qualities

 * 1) McMahon’s portrayal is a neat change from Marvel film villains at the time where he is subtly creepy instead of over the top.
 * 2) His costume design is very comic book accurate.
 * 3) While his Doombots don’t appear in the movies, they appear in the video games and toy lineups.
 * 4) Some of his quotes are memorable such as “I don’t want to understand it” and “I’ve always wanted power. Now I have an unlimited supply”.
 * 5) Unlike the Fant4stic Doom, viewers do see Latveria.
 * 6) VDI is rarely seen in the second movie.
 * 7) He memorably rides on the Silver Surfer’s board while being chased by the FantastiCar.
 * 8) He yells a few times in both movies and more in the video games.
 * 9) His metal skin is connected to the fifth element of Chinese mythology.
 * 10) His VDI Space Station is made out of Adamantium, which is a neat nod to Wolverine.

Trivia

 * In the second movie, it would have been revealed that Doom is actually a Doombot and the real Doom rules Latveria.
 * Stan Lee considered McMahon's performance as his least favorite Marvel character portrayal.
 * McMahon returned to voice Doom in the 2005 Fantastic Four video game and an episode of Robot Chicken.
 * According to concept art, Nicolas Cage almost played Doom.