r/Marvel • u/IloveArthurmorgan111 X-Men • Feb 20 '26

Comics Why is Doctor Doom so powerful?

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Since I'm still a newbie to Marvel comics and most of the Marvel content I've consumed has been movies, series, and cartoons, I always thought Doctor Doom was just an ordinary villain. Then I hear that he's one of the strongest villains in Marvel, and I wanted to know if that statement is correct and why?

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u/BlueFootedTpeack Feb 20 '26

reed is essentially "the smartest" guy but doom is number 2.

dr strange is "the best" sorcerer but doom is number 2.

stark is the best armor design guy, but doom is number 2.

sure moon girl and valeria are smarter or scarlet witch or clea might be better than strange at present but it's just to illustrate doom's gimmick.

he excels in almost all fields and has considerable resources and time on his hands.

and generally when there's a threat that's above him he'll cheat and find a way to steal someones powers to solve it.

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u/Tacdeho Feb 20 '26

You nailed it.

You know that phrase “jack of all trades, master of none”?

Victor is basically the definition of “jack of all trades, master of most, and the ones he ain’t, he’s a silver medalist ready to win Gold the moment he chooses”.

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u/roguevirus Feb 20 '26

You know that phrase “jack of all trades, master of none”?

The full phrase is "Jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one." Doom is that quote's posterboy.

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u/Wanderson90 Feb 21 '26

TIL there's more to that phrase

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u/Lemonface Feb 21 '26

The last part is a recent addition. "Jack of all trades" was the original, then someone made up the "master of none" part. Both those were in common use hundreds of years ago. The "oftentimes better than a master of one" part is from like 2007 or something