Editing Doctor Doom (section)

===Ultimate Marvel===
{{See also|Ultimate Fantastic Four}}{{Original research section|date=October 2024}}
In the [[Ultimate Marvel]] universe, '''Victor Van Damme''', a descendant of [[Vlad III the Impaler|Vlad Tepes Dracula]], is part of the [[Baxter Building]] think tank alongside [[Maker (character)|Reed Richards]] and Susan Storm. He secretly reprograms a teleporter's coordinates, causing the accident that gives the Ultimate Fantastic Four their powers and transforms him into a metallic-skinned figure with clawed hands and goat-hooved legs. When he learns of their transformation, he derides Reed as a "freak," believing himself to be the only one worthy of such power.<ref>''Ultimate Fantastic Four'' #7–12</ref>[[File:Ultimate Doctor Doom.jpg|thumb|upright|Doctor Victor von Doom's Earth 1610 doppelgänger, Victor van Damme. {{Descript-cvr-art|[[Ultimate Fantastic Four]]|1|12|October 2004|pub=Marvel|art=Stuart Immonen}}]]

For a time, Doom leads a micronation in [[Copenhagen]] known as "Free State," where citizens live rent-free in exchange for loyalty and receive dragon tattoos that serve as mind control devices. The Fantastic Four eventually liberate the citizens during their first battle, but they cannot imprison Doom due to his diplomatic immunity.<ref>''Ultimate Fantastic Four'' #12</ref> During the Namor fiasco, it was revealed that the mother of Sue and Johnny Storm possesses a similar dragon tattoo.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=February 2013}} After the collapse of the Keep, Doom returned to Latveria and transformed it from a Third World nation into the ninth-richest country in the world within six months. Although the citizens, now bearing Doom's dragon tattoos, revere him as "the good doctor," their loyalty comes at a cost.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=February 2013}} Meanwhile, Doom switches bodies with Reed Richards to claim a life he believes is rightfully his, leaving Reed in control of Latveria while he seeks recognition by saving Johnny Storm from an alien parasite. Despite Reed's efforts to combat the zombie Fantastic Four, Doom ultimately reverts their bodies and defeats the threat himself.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=February 2013}}

Doom seems to reappear in issue six of ''Ultimate Power'', seeking control over the Supremeverse, but is revealed in issue eight to be a Doombot. Later, in ''[[Ultimates 3]],'' he is shown controlling Ultron, though he lacks his distinctive goat legs and resembles his 616 counterpart, with the reason for this change yet to be explained.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=February 2013}} The Thing supposedly killed Victor in his Latverian home as retribution for Doom's causing the events of [[Ultimatum (Ultimate Marvel)|''Ultimatum'']]; however' Doom later reveals that while in the zombie universe he had Sue and Johnny Storm's mother, Mary Storm, in disguise ruling in his absence. This was who The Thing unknowingly killed.<ref>''Ultimate FF'' #5</ref> The Ultimate version of Reed Richards appears to have taken over the role of Doctor Doom.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=February 2013}}

More recently, the Parliament of Doom (an organization constituted by numerous Doctor Dooms of alternative universes led by the Victor von Doom of [[Earth-616]]) fought the Fantastic Four in an alternative past of Earth-616, being one of the Doctor Dooms present very similar to Ultimate Doctor Doom, with features such as goat-hooved legs. It is yet unknown if that Doctor Doom is in fact from the Ultimate Universe or an alternative version of that reality.<ref>{{cite comic|writer=Fraction, Matt|penciller=Bagley, Mark|inker=|story=Nativity|title=Fantastic Four|issue=9|volume=4|publisher=Marvel Comics|date=June 2013}}</ref>

Following the events of ''Cataclysm'', [[Phil Coulson]] and [[Danny Ketch]] reveal that the real Victor (who once again has his goat-hooved legs) was being held captive by [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] before it disbanded. He is released and forced to join the [[Future Foundation]] alongside Invisible Woman, [[Falcon (comics)|Falcon]], and [[Tony Stark]].<ref>''Ultimate FF'' #1</ref>

When the [[All-New X-Men|time-displaced young X-Men]] are transferred into the Ultimate Marvel universe by accident, Doom captures and brainwashes the younger [[Beast (comics)|Beast]] to serve him, requiring the displaced X-Men to join forces with [[Miles Morales|the new Ultimate Spider-Man]] and the Ultimate Marvel X-Men to rescue him.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=February 2013}}

Later, it is revealed that Doom teamed up with Hydra to "save" the world from corrupt governments, capturing Miles Morales and Jessica Drew to exploit their DNA for a super soldier army. However, Miles unexpectedly taps into a hidden power, defeating Doom and Hydra, just as another Earth's image appears in the sky.<ref>''Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man'' #12</ref>

Ultimate Doom is a scientific genius who views science as an art, having transformed his body into solid metal and gained powers similar to Colossus, including the ability to expel his internal organs as poisonous gas and regenerate, though he cannot heal wounds inflicted by his own spikes. He exhibits super strength and can launch metal spikes from his forearms, making him formidable enough to break the arms of a zombie version of Ben Grimm.<ref name="Ultimate Fantastic Four #30-31">''Ultimate Fantastic Four'' #30-31</ref> The Ultimate Universe's Doom is also an accomplished sorcerer.<ref name="Ultimate Fantastic Four #30-31" />