Is Dr Doom the greatest Marvel villain?

Doctor Doom was ranked #4 by Wizard on its list of the 101 Greatest Villains of All Time and #3 on IGN’s list of the Top 100 Comic Book Villains of All Time….

Doctor Doom
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	The Fantastic Four #5 (July 1962)
Created by	Stan Lee (writer-editor) Jack Kirby (artist/co-plotter)

Is Dr Doom the smartest Marvel character?

Doctor Doom is one of the smartest Marvel villains, but there are plenty smarter than him. One of those brilliant minds is none other than Doctor Victor Von Doom, who is said to be the smartest man on the planet Earth.

What does Dr Doom want?

Difficult as it might be to believe, Doom wants the best for mankind. His desire to rule the world is—although indeed partly out of hubris—largely based in his desire to fix the world. He was a member of the Roma, commonly called “gypsies”, and spent much of his life enduring torment for how he was born.

Is Doctor Doom really marvel’s favorite villain?

However, Doom’s co-creator, Stan Lee, doesn’t think he’s a villain at all. During a recent interview with 14-year-old leukemia survivor, and Marvel super-fan, KJ Ricci, Lee was asked who his favorite villain was, and he gave the easy answer: Doctor Doom . His rationale, though, is fascinating.

What do you think about Doctor Doom?

Doom only takes credit for his triumphs, but his losses are always someone else’s fault. Doom didn’t lose, it was just one of his Doombots or his enemy cheated or the machine was made of substandard material and that’s not Doom’s fault. Doom whines. A lot. He throws fits. This sort of behavior makes him seem childish and not very threatening.

Who is Victor Von Doom?

It’s not Ultron, or Kang the Conqueror, or the Red Skull, or even Thanos the Mad Titan. It’s Victor Von Doom, ruler of Latveria, nemesis of the Fantastic Four and threat to the entire Marvel Universe.

What is Doom’s biggest weakness?

Doom’s biggest weakness is that he’s too emotional. Whether it be his massive ego or his mercurial temper, Doom’s over the top emotions have cost him so many victories. It’s gotten to the point where anyone who’s fighting him knows that they can manipulate him by either playing to his ego or angering him.