Doctor Doom's Real Face is More Horrifying Than Fans Realize
Warning! This article contains spoilers for Avengers #53
The face hidden beneath the mask of Doctor Doomhas been revealed to be more horrifying than fans could ever imagine. While the precise nature of Doctor Doom’s alleged deformity remains a mystery, it isn’t the physical appearance of Doctor Doom’s face that makes it horrific. Rather, it is the impact Doctor Doom’s real face has on the psyche of anyone who looks upon it. What was once viewed as one of Doctor Doom’s only flaws has now become one of his greatest strengths and actually grants him a power greater than that of another fear-inducing Marvel Comics character.
In Avengers#53 by Jason Aaron and Juan Frigeri, an alternate version of Doctor Doom who has become a master of the dark arts infiltrates Earth-616 and begins attacking the Avengers. While he uses his magic to destroy the Avengers’ Celestial corpse facility, further explanation is given as to the nature of his powers. One aspect of Doom’s abilities include draining the life force from living organisms to power his magic, and another is the power to make anyone who looks upon his real face descend into madness.
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In the description of this Doctor Doom variant, fans are given a clear understanding of this new monstrous power. The description reads, “Behind that mask, his scars are such a hellish sight that to look upon them brings shrieking madness to anything with eyes and a living soul.” This ability is a new one within Doctor Doom’s arsenal as his face has never been a source of power. This version of Doom, the Doom Above All, has turned the original’s greatest insecurity into perhaps his greatest strength as his face has the power to mentally cripple
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