Victor von Doom (Sassone series)

Victor von Doom was classmate with Reed Richard Richards and Ben Grimm in collage who was nearly killed in an accident when both he and Reed try to capture the power of a comet called Colossus. He survived the accident and goes by the named Doctor Doom.

Fantastic Four (1994)
Doom also was the main villain of a film based on the Fantastic Four, which was produced by Roger Corman in 1994, though never publicly released. In it, Doom (portrayed by Joseph Culp) was a college classmate of Reed Richards, who was nearly killed in an accident when both he and Reed try to capture the power of a comet called Colossus. Reed would tell Doom before the experiment that Doom's calculations were not right and to do a test run of the machine before hand. Doom stated that there wasn't time because the comet was near. Doom's loyal henchmen dressed as doctors would tell Reed that Doom was dead; they would then sneak him out of the hospital back to Latveria. Years later Doom has already taken his armor; Reed would again try harnessing the power of the same comet crossing the Earth's path like before during college by going into space. However, this time he would bring Ben, Sue, and Johnny with him. He would dedicate this mission for Doom, believing his friend was dead. After the Fantastic Four gained their powers, Doom would try to obtain this cosmic power for himself by extracting it out of them. At the film's end, he is left for dead, though his gauntlet is seen moving.

Character traits
Dr. Doom is an extremly intelligent individual. It has been speculated that he is the most intelligent man on earth, second only to Reed Richards, though Doom himself would dispute that fact. Doom is also extremly arrogrant. His hubris and constant underestimation of his foes is what often leads to his defeat.

Relationships

 * Reed Richard Richards - Classmate turned Emeny.
 * Ben Grimm - Classmate turned Emeny.
 * |Susan Storm - Emeny.
 * Johnny Storm - Emeny.
 * The Jeweler - Ally.

Appearances/Actors

 * Non-Canon (1 film)
 * Fantastic Four (First appearance) - Joseph Culp

Trivia
Although unreleased in theaters, the 1994 film was rated more watchable by Wizard Magazine than Batman & Robin, Steel, Virus and Red Sonja, all of which were released in theatres.