Spoilers for The Ultimates #4 and 5!Within Final The ongoing radical reimagining of the Marvel Universe Doctor Doom And Fantastic Fourthe heroic version of Doom officially dropped the word “Doctor” from his codename. While this may seem like a minor point compared to the character’s other changes, from his origin story to his goals, this shows how different this Doom really is from the original version.
Ultimates #5 – author Denise Camp, artist Juan Frigeri – officially calls his Reed Richards simply “Doom”, as the character was introduced in a previous issue which offered a shocking reimagining Fantastic Four myths and elaborated on the role that this incarnation of Reed would play in the grand scheme Final Universe.
More than just a name change, Doom’s role in Ultimates turned out to be a historically new take on the character, taking the operational premise as a basis Final continuity to the most extreme limits perhaps ever.
In the Ultimate Universe, Doom is more than human – It’s a state of mind
Ultimates #5 – Written by Denise Camp, Art Juan Frigeri; Color Federico Blee; Lettering by Travis Lanham
Origin of the new Final Doom may seem confusing at first glance, but it’s worth unpacking because it has one of the most fascinating character dynamics in comics right now. Main villain Final Universe – Creator, original Final Reed Richards, who escaped the destruction of his original timeline and eventually invaded another, using time travel to change its history, creating a completely different, second iteration Final Marvel. This included interfering with the origins of the Fantastic Four, turning it into a disaster that only this reality’s Reed survived.
Final Doom is a product “extreme despair“, as he tells Tony Stark in this issue, and he lives only to defeat the evil Creator.
The Creator subsequently captured and tortured his colleague, disfiguring him and locking him behind an iron mask – as a result, a new, completely different Doom was born.. How Ultimates #4 makes it amazingly clear that the character was not just modeled after the original Doctor Doom, but he has evolved into a desperate, tragic hero who embodies that moniker, perhaps even more so than the infamous villain. Final Doom is a product “extreme despair“, as he tells Tony Stark in this issue, and he lives only to defeat the evil Creator.
Whether Ultimate Doom can break out of the “negative zone” may determine the fate of his universe
Ultimates #4 – Written by Denise Camp; Art by Phil Noto; Available now in Marvel Comics
Ultimates #4 also featured a startling re-imagining Fantastic Four‘s “Negative zone”. turning it into a term that Doom uses to describe depth”periods of extreme despair“with which he struggles. There are so many exciting and dynamic changes as Final Marvel did – in both the original and rebooted incarnations – according to familiar legends, this one is surprisingly strong. He offers a visceral emotional connection to this broken, beaten-down version of Reed Richards. This also creates a major struggle for the character as he must refuse to submit to darkness in his battle against the Creator.
Ultimates put Doom’s Reed in a position where he could…[become] one of the most powerful heroes of his Earth, or [fall] by grace, as the Creator did.
In other words: over time, the first Final Reed Richards turned out not to be a stalwart hero of Marvel’s main story, but rather a diabolical and downright cruel villain. Now, Ultimates put Doom’s version of Reed in a position where he could go in either direction, either becoming one of his Earth’s most powerful heroes or falling out of favor like the Maker did. This is a powerful dramatic production that Ultimates we hope to bring the matter to a satisfactory conclusion.
No character feels the ticking clock of the Ultimate Universe more than Doom
Ultimates #6 – Written by Denise Camp, Art Juan Frigeri; Available November 6th from Marvel Comics.
Another unique, exciting idea for this Final The universe is such that it develops in real time. – and a huge ticking clock hangs above the heads of the heroes. End Final Invasion miniseries that rebooted Final “Universe” revealed that the Creator was temporarily defeated and locked away by the newly empowered heroes of that reality. However, it has been stated that it will return in eighteen months, meaning that each release brings Doom and another. Final the heroes take one giant step forward towards their next confrontation with the villain.
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No character feels like this time is passing as quickly as Doom, as clearly evidenced by Ultimates #4which focuses heavily on his attempts to recreate the powers of the Fantastic Four. Doom knows the world is running out of time, and in many ways he is central to the heroic effort to be ready when the time comes, even more so than Tony Stark. This makes next year Ultimates one of the most exciting storylines in comics and renamed Doctor Doom and his perverted Fantastic Four The origin story is at the heart of it all.
Ultimates #5 available now from Marvel Comics.