Editing Doctor Doom (section)

===What If?===
There are some "[[What If (comics)|What If]]" stories revolving around Doctor Doom:

* In ''What If Doctor Doom had become a Hero?'', Victor Doom heeds Reed Richards' warnings, successfully using his machine to free his mother from Hell and becoming a hero who liberates Latveria. However, when Mephisto traps his nation and demands a soul for a soul, Doom sacrifices Valeria, choosing ambition over love, and spends his future fighting demons to reclaim her.<ref>''What If'' #22</ref>
* In ''What If Doctor Doom Were [[Sorcerer Supreme]]?'' a young Victor von Doom seeks the [[Ancient One]] to harness his magical potential, but his ambition leads to deadly rivalries with fellow student [[Baron Mordo|Mordo]]. Ultimately, the Ancient One attempts to curtail Doom's growing power by taking him to Mephisto's realm, where Doom dies but transfers his memories into Stephen Strange, shaping the future of magic.<ref>''What If'' vol. 2 #52</ref>
* In ''What if Doctor Doom had Become the Thing?'', a scheming Victor von Doom sabotages Reed Richards' rocket project to further his own ambitions, ultimately using armor that amplifies cosmic rays and transforms him into the Thing. After a confrontation with Reed and the emergence of a hulk-like Ben Grimm, Doom is defeated and forced to retreat, facing the consequences of his manipulations.<ref>''What If Doctor Doom Had Become the Thing?'' #1</ref>
* In ''What If: Secret Wars,'' Doctor Doom, after defeating the [[Beyonder (comics)|Beyonder]], eliminates [[Inhumans]], [[Eternals (comics)|Eternals]] and the remaining superheroes and establishes a utopia on Earth. After a lengthy battle with the [[Celestials (comics)|Celestials]], he restores Earth and reintroduces himself as "Victor," stepping back to guide humanity rather than rule over it.<ref>''What If: Secret Wars'' #1</ref>
* In "''What If: Iron Man: Demon in an Armor''," Doctor Doom, after transferring his mind into Tony Stark's body, uses Stark's identity to build his own reputation while Stark, amnesic and believing himself to be Doom, creates a new life. Their eventual confrontation reveals the truth, but Stark refuses to switch back, having forged his own honorable identity despite Doom's actions.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=February 2013}}