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Marvel has begin to let on the new origin story ofDoctor Doom , construct huge changes to the story of the iconic nemesis of theFantastic Four . Doom has long been Marvel ’s most imposing character reference - a ego - aggrandise genius whose will is adequate to any task except handle others as his equals . Now , however , Marvel is introduce a tragic fresh take on the Latverian authoritarian .
In a preview ofUltimates # 4shared bySlashFilm.com , fans lastly get to see Doctor Doom ’s origin inMarvel ’s new Ultimate Universe continuity . The laughable breaks up Doom ’s life into four time menses , with a panel from each appearing on each page . In this earth , Doctor Doom is a version of Reed Richards whose family the Fantastic Four were killed .
The issue end with the tease thatDoom has been spite in an experimentation , with the proffer he traveled back in time to save his family and tragically failed . This is a fresh , far more likable variant of Doom for Marvel to introduce , specially in the context of use ofRobert Downey Jr. ’s restoration to the MCUas the character .
Fans have realise Doom experimenting with mouse in the comics so far , with the vermin possessing the powers of the Fantastic Four . The relevance of these experiments will likely be revealed in this latest issue , render the mouse seem on the binding .
Fans had adopt the Maker simply toss off Reed ’s family , but now it seem he may have manipulate Reed into find fault himself .
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A encounter between Doctor Doom and Wolverine made it clear that Doom eff on the nose where to target the mutant to put him down for adept .
Reed Richards Becomes Doctor Doom In New Ultimate Universe Continuity
Mister Fantastic’s Hero Career Was Brutally Sabotaged
The Ultimate Universe was introduced in 2023’sUltimate Invasionby Jonathan Hickman and Bryan Hitch . There , thesuper - genius villain roll in the hay as the Makerdecided to use his modern tech ( include time travel ) to bend an entire realness to his will . Maker traveled to Earth-6160 and , using his extensive knowledge of Marvel ’s mainstream timeline , altered upshot so that he became the unopposed ruler of the planet . Maker made indisputable that any hoagie who could put up against him was either corrupt , killed or never gained power . However , he saved the darkest destiny for this macrocosm ’s Reed Richards .
After the decease of his family as engineered by the Maker , Reed was imprisoned as the potentate ’s pet discoverer , working on various tools to help him in capture the Earth . It was only when Howard Stark struck out against the Maker that Doom ascertain his opportunity to work , turning against his master and locking the villain in a time - prison for two old age - hopefully long enough forTony Stark ’s Ultimates to destroy his business leader baseahead of his return .
Writer Deniz Camp had previously teased on X thatUltimates # 4would offer sports fan insight into Downey Jr. ’s return to the MCU , but has since made it top his initial content was a laugh .
However , given how much theoriginal Ultimate Universe inspired the MCUand how many times Doom has come along on film before , it ’s all potential the movie creators will choose to incorporate element of this unexampled Doom at a posterior escort .
Marvel Comics ' young Ultimate Universe unveiled the official full roster of the Ultimates , a modernized Avengers - their powers & descent , explained !
However , while fans cognise that the Fantastic Four are dead and that Doom was imprisoned by the Maker , that ’s really all they sleep together . Nothing so far has expose why Reed took the name Doctor Doom , why he wear off his masque , or what actually happened to his kinsperson . rooter had assumed the Maker but killed them on arrival , but it now seems thathe let some version of the Fantastic Four ’s traditional blood go ahead , likely in rescript to make Reed feel creditworthy for their deaths .
The Fantastic Four are n’t the only heroes the Maker kill off , with his victims includingFantastic Four allies Black Bolt and the Sentry . unhappily , in trying to return the world power of the heroes whose origins were changed by the Maker , Tony also make the expiry of several heroes admit Captain Marvel , who could n’t operate her powers without a lifetime of experience .
This issue will reveal what happened to Reed Richards to deform him into Doctor Doom , as well as the torture he suffer at the Maker ’s work force and the path he has been trying to reclaim his sentience of self now that he ’s devoid . But if Doom is himself trying to change the timeline , can the Ultimates actually trust him to help them discontinue the Maker , or does this new Doctor Doom have plans of his own ?
Facing off against Mister Fantastic , the Maker postulate if he ’d efface him from history , given the prospect . Reed said " Yes , " and now it seems the Maker is stimulate his retaliation .
Doctor Doom’s Life Was Destroyed by One Word from Reed Richards
The Maker Is Paying Back a Major Insult
easy the most complicated aspect of the fresh Doctor Doom ’s beingness is that there are actuallythreeversions of Reed Richards involved , since the Maker isalsoa adaptation of Reed from another reality :
The Three Main Versions of Reed Richards in Marvel Comics
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Home Universe
Current Universe
family relationship with Others
Mister Fantastic
Earth-616 ( Mainstream Marvel timeline )
Earth-616
Tried to imprison the Maker , has never adjoin Doctor Doom Reed
The Maker
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Earth-6160
Rival of Mister Fantastic , jail Doctor Doom Reed
Doctor Doom
Former prisoner of the Maker , incognizant Mister Fantastic be
In 2000 , Marvel launch itsfirst version of the Ultimate Universe , telling jumpy , mod stories of its most famous heroes free of their anterior history . One of the full-grown tress of this original Ultimate Universe was thatthe teenage Reed Richards finally became a villain , renaming himself the Makerand desert human morality in favor of extreme experiment of the human variant . The Maker caused a polite war in America by assassinate various political figures let in the president and slew the gods of Asgard , finally escaping out into the multiverse .
Thor ’s homeworld Asgard has construe Ragnarok add up and go but the Ultimate Asgard met its ending at the hands of Reed Richards and his fry of Tomorrow
For years , the Maker was a recur villain across Marvel Comics , but he eventually fall afoul of the original Mister Fantastic . This original variant of Reed lock the Maker away in a prison house on Earth-616 , only for the villain to scat in 2023’sUltimate Invasion , kicking offMarvel’snewUltimate Universe enterprisingness , limit in its own reality ( the world whose timeline the Maker has rewritten.)Before he escaped Earth-616 , Maker expect Mister Fantastic to honestly answer whether he ’d pass over him from history if he could , and the Fantastic Four ’s leader admitted that if he had the chance , he would .
Mister Fantastic ’s insult to the Maker is even more significant give he once had the chance to erase theoriginalDoctor Doom ’s mind in Hickman’sFantastic Fourrun , but in the end chose not to . This suggests hehates and/or fears the Maker even morethan his lifelong nemesis .
The Maker recite Mister Fantastic he ’d remember the insult , andit seems that his torture of the Reed who has become Doctor Doom is a form of revenge , both against the original Reed who imprison him and also likely out of self - loathingfor how he destroyed his own friendly relationship and family - if the Maker ca n’t havehisFantastic Four , then no other Reed can either . It ’s also potential that Maker bear on this latest Reed into the Doctor Doom persona in a cruel jeer of the original Reed , for who the scoundrel has always been a venomous opposition .
Doctor Doom is consider Marvel Comics ' majuscule villain by many , but even the scion of Latvia recognizes the threat baffle by this MCU enemy .
Doctor Doom Is the Ultimate Universe’s Most Fascinating Character for One Reason
Reed Is Trapped Fighting Himself in a Multiversal Hall of Mirrors
The new Ultimate Universe has been a fascinating read so far , not least because of howThe Ultimatesis handling its publishing docket . Each outcome represents another month of in - world time , travel nearer to the Maker escaping from his prison house and returning to destroy Tony and Doom ’s Ultimates . The series also hold insidious analogue to the original Ultimate Universe , with key import , dialogue and plot beats being give a newfangled spin . Even without knowing it , reference like Captain America and Hulk are living out coloured reflections of their former Ultimate Universe canon .
In the original Ultimate Universe , Captain America say one very controversial line that has been given a perfect twist in the new Ultimate Universe .
This is especially interesting in Doctor Doom ’s case because the character he ’s a sullen reflection of is still around and acting as the big bad of this intact universe . Doom is the only character who can in reality see what happened to ' him ' before and make decisions free-base on what he sees . The Ultimateshas done an admirable job of avoiding becoming too open or meta in the way it ’s in conversation with the anterior Ultimate Universe , while still trapping this new Reed Richards in a theater of mirrors where his entire life was torn to tag end by his own variant . More than any other hero , Marvel ’s new Doctor Doom ca n’t abnegate the knowledge of his own capacity for immorality .
The scrap between Maker and Doom ( and the original Mister Fantastic ’s part in it ) expect dark-skinned , complex questions about identicalness , playing with what it means to be ' Reed Richards ' or ' Doctor Doom , ' especially in a reality where those name can go to the same person . It ’s going to be specially interesting to see how Doctor Doom ’s loyalties lie in relation to the Ultimates , given the blueprint define by the Maker is for him to bewray everyone in a major and irredeemable manner . Doctor Doom ’s dark Modern origin is the latest sign that the creative team behindUltimatesare at the top of their plot , with the issue jell to reveal what happened to theFantastic Fourin this new reality .
ultimate # 4is come September 4 , 2024 .
Source : Devin Meenan , SlashFilm.com , Deniz Camp
