Summary

• Doctor Doom's various versions across Marvel Comics showcase his ambition, intellect, and power across different dimensions and timelines.
• From a Terminator-esque version to a sorcerer supreme, each Doctor Doom variant presents unique challenges and potential in the Marvel Universe.
• In the MCU, the emergence of Doctor Doom is highly anticipated, with the potential to draw inspiration from the most powerful and iconic versions in comic history.

Doctor Doom will forever reign as the Robert Downey Jr. playing Doom on film, the question of exactly which version of Doom is most powerful of all must be asked.

Countless versions of the Avengers have been created throughout the Marvel Multiverse, but Doctor Doom always seeks power in any form, and in any dimension, or reality. Some powerful variants exist in other realities in Marvel Comics, while others belong to Earth-616. With a history that spans over sixty years in Marvel Comics, the MCU Doom is likely to borrow from multiple sources. With the comics updating his origin and look across the decades, let's break down the most powerful versions of Doctor Doom variants across comic history.

20 Otto Von Doom, 'The Handsome'

Marvel 1602 #2 (2003)

Count Otto von Doom lacks the technological capability that makes the 20th-century Doom so potent. He makes up for that in ambition. He wreaks havoc in Marvel 1602, a comic book storyline set in Medieval times. This Doom applies his political ambition and intelligence to try to conquer the world. He tries to obtain the trident from Numenor (a Namor variant) but ends up impaled on it, ending his bid to consolidate power in this strange alternate reality.

19 Doctor Doom in Wolverine's Skeleton

Guardians of the Galaxy #39 (1993)

On the dark world of Earth-691, the Earth was invaded by the Martian Masters, and humanity fought valiantly against them, including Doctor Doom. While most of the other heroes died in the war, Doom survived, and at some point in his history, he murdered Wolverine and transplanted his brain into Wolverine's unbreakable skeleton.

This created a terrifying Terminator-esque version of Doctor Doom. He had all the brilliance and knowledge of his mind along with the absurd brutality of Wolverine's adamantium claws and his unbreakable skeleton. This version of Doom was never defeated and still lurks in his universe somewhere.

18 Deathwish (Doom's Deadpool Variant)

Amazing Spider-Man Annual #38 (2011)

Deathwish proves a unique Doom variant. This Doom from Earth-11638 dresses up as Deadpool, though in a green costume, and goes by Deathwish. He lacks Deadpool's superpowers, like his regenerative healing factor, but appears to retain at least Doom's iconic attributes. He may also share Deadpool's proficiency with weapons and fighting techniques, though this doesn't help him much (as he dies rather quickly in Deadpool Annual #1).

17 Doom (The Doctor Doom Who Became A Hero)

What If? #22 (1980)

The Doctor Doom in Earth-808 took a very different path in life. He succeeds in rescuing his mother's soul from the demonic being Mephisto and undoes the core tragedy in his life. Though he maintains Doom's resources, cunning, and magical power, he applies them with kindness and justice. This Doom proved powerful for the potential his skills achieved in serving good. He made only one appearance in What If..? #22, but he could also inspire potential variants in the MCU.

16 Doom 2099 (The All-Father Doom)

Doom 2099 #1 (1993)

Doom 2099, the Earth-616 Victor Von Doom transported into a dark future timeline, maintains his intellect and inventive genius, and also gets some upgrades. Nanotechnology infuses his body, which increases his reflexes and strength considerably. His upgraded armor is made from adamantium and allows him to fly and phase, which the original Doom armor could not. Doom stands alongside the most powerful magical beings in Marvel Comics, but this variant doesn't. Due in part to memory loss, this Doom variant lacks his typical mystical skill and knowledge.

15 Lord Doom (The Old Man Logan Version)

Wolverine #71 (2009)

One of the major things that Doctor Doom has always wanted is complete world domination, and he got it in a dark future. After the world supervillains teamed up, they manage to slaughter nearly all the heroes on Earth, including the Avengers and Fantastic Four. With no one left to oppose them, America was cut up in pieces, with Doom being granted total control over the area known as Doom's Lair.

From here, the new Lord Doom watched over his lands and even ended up marrying the powerful mutant Emma Frost. While this version of Doom never shows off his power, the fact he owns a good chunk of America means he is not to be trifled with.

14 Ultimate Doctor Doom (Victor Van Damme)

Ultimate Fantastic Four #2 (2004)

In Earth-1610, the Ultimate Comics universe, Doctor Doom mastered the ability to control metal, transforming his entire body into essentially a living alloy. With this ability comes the power to alter his density and his skin, forming spikes or even throwing them at enemies.

He also generates metallic insectoid swarms to overwhelm his enemies. This Doom, known as Victor Van Damme, wields magic as a powerful sorcerer, placing among the most powerful Doctor Doom variants in the comics.

13 Infamous Iron Man (Doom Replaces Tony Stark)

Infamous Iron Man #1 (2016)

The Infamous Iron Man wears highly advanced Iron Man armor, making him very powerful. In addition to Doom's intellect and sorcery, which are near their limits during this period, the armor allows Doom to fly, generate energy blasts, and endure much more stress and injury from enemies than before.

Doom took over the Iron Man role for a brief time after Tony Stark was killed during the events of Civil War II, a more gracious period in the villain's comic book history.

12 Dictator Doom (The House of M Future Doom)

Fantastic Four: House of M #1 (2005)

The House Of M comic book storyline inspired WandaVision and could serve to potentially inspire some Doom aspects in the MCU. This Doom variant uses magic to transform himself into a being of liquid metal who is virtually indestructible. Doom also commands the Fearsome Four, which includes Ben Grimm.

Doom leverages his political power and cunning to its extreme here. As Latveria's ruler, among the most important Marvel Comics fictional countries, he walks a fine line between ally and antagonist with the House of M.

11 The Doctor Doom Who Became Juggernaut

Heroes Reborn #1 (2021)

A powerful Doom variant emerged in the 2021 Heroes Reborn crossover, where Victor Von Doom obtained the Gem of Cyttorak. With it, he gained The Juggernaut's tremendous powers. The Juggernaut stands out from the most powerful X-Men villains in the comics thanks to his tremendous strength and vaunted imperviousness to just about anything.

Combined with Doom's intellect, sorcery, and limitless ambition, Dr. Juggernaut presents a fearsome challenge for a world without Avengers in Heroes Reborn.