Doctor Doom Officially Claims Marvel’s Highest Kill-Count
Warning! This article contains spoilers for Avengers #53
The absolutely ruthless villainy of Doctor Doomjust reached all-new heights in Marvel Comicsas he officially claims Marvel’s highest kill-count, and it’s not even close. Doctor Doom’s most villainous trait is his lust for power, and as Marvel explores the deeper regions of the multiverse, it is revealed that the original Doctor Doom isn’t the only version who will do whatever it takes in the pursuit of absolute power. While the only other villain who comes to mind as potentially having the highest kill count is Thanos as he was responsible for killing half the universe, Doctor Doom makes Thanos’ number of murdered individuals virtually insignificant.
In Avengers#53 by Jason Aaron and Juan Frigeri, the Avengers are being attacked by multiversal villains who are working to kill every single Avengers team across the multiverse. One of those villains is a Doctor Doom variant who focused more on mastering dark magic rather than technological advancements. While on the surface this Doctor Doom seems like an evil version of Doctor Strange, readers learn from where his magic is drawn and it is way darker than fans could have imagined.
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This Doctor Doom variant pulls the energy that goes into his dark spells from life forms across the universe. In order to cast specific enchantments, a number of individuals are drained of life with entire planets being destroyed to power his more elaborate and powerful spells. Just by utilizing his dark magic, Doctor Doom is killing upwards of billions of lifeforms. Plus, those spells he is casting are usually used to kill the targets he is directing them towards, adding to the already
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