Kristoff Vernard (formerly known as Kristoff von Doom and Dr. Doom) is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. Kristoff first appeared in John Byrne's "back to the basics" Fantastic Four run in issue #247 in October 1982. Kristoff served as heir to Doctor Doom, occasional ruler of Latveria, a probational member of the Fantastic Four, and temporal adventurer along-side Nathaniel Richards. This article is about the comic book company. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... This article or section may contain excessive or improper use of copyrighted images and/or audio files. ... Cover to Heroes Reborn: Fantastic Four #5. ... For other uses, see Fantastic Four (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that the section Exoskeletons in modern and near-future technology from the article Exoskeleton be merged into this article or section. ... Alice, a fictional character based on a real character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... This article is about the comic book company. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section may contain excessive or improper use of copyrighted images and/or audio files. ... For other uses, see Fantastic Four (disambiguation). ... Doctor Doom (Victor von Doom) is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Universe. ... Nathaniel Richards is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Fictional character biography

The Heir

After being ousted as leader of Latveria, Dr. Doom and the Fantastic Four returned to the country to overthrow its leader Zorba. Doom met the young Kristoff and his mother. Both were still loyal to Doom, and so the former dictator placed them under his protection. However, Kristoff's mother was killed by a robot of Zorba's ^[1]. After destroying the robot and defeating Zorba, Dr. Doom adopted Kristoff as his heir and took him to live in Castle Doom ^[2]. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

The Second Coming of Doom

First appearance of Kristoff.

Following the apparent murder of Dr. Doom by Terrax, the true conditions of being heir to Doom went into effect. Doom's robots took Kristoff and brainwashed him, also implanting him with Doom's mental patterns and detailed memories. However, he did stop the process before all of Doom's memories could be implanted (but after his intellect had been duplicated). Image File history File links Cover to Fantastic Four #247. ... Image File history File links Cover to Fantastic Four #247. ... Terrax the Tamer is a fictional supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Now believing that he was the real Doom, Kristoff's first action was attempting to destroy the Fantastic Four by blowing up the Baxter Building ^[3], a plan drawn from memories of the real Dr. Doom's plot to kill the FF while he was teamed with the Sub-Mariner. The FF survived the explosion thanks to the force fields of Sue Richards, something Kristoff had not anticipated because he had stopped the memory transfer at a point before Sue Richards had fully developed her force field abilities. The FF quickly traveled to Doomstadt and defeated their adversary. To the team's surprise, the armor held not Doom but a child, whom the team took with them. The Baxter Building is a fictitious Manhattan 35-story office building whose five upper floors house the Fantastic Fours headquarters in the Marvel Universe. ... Namor the Sub-Mariner is a fictional character featured in the Marvel Comics Universe, and one of the oldest superhero characters. ... Susan Storm Richards is a fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Kristoff would be imprisoned in Four Freedoms Plaza, the new home of the Four, following his destruction of the Baxter Building ^[4]. He was still convinced that he was Doom and Mister Fantastic hoped to restore him to his normal personality. We dont have an article called Four Freedoms Plaza Start this article Search for Four Freedoms Plaza in. ... Mr. ...

The boy would free himself with aid of a Doombot sent to kidnap Franklin Richards, son of Mister Fantastic and the Invisible Woman ^[5], by the recently resurrected Dr. Doom. Doom wanted to use Franklin as a bargaining chip for the soul of his mother which was held captive by Mephisto. Although still a child of about four or five, Franklin had defeated Mephisto in a previous encounter ^[6]. This time, however, Doom's power inhibitors prevented Franklin from fighting the demon, who agreed to the bargain. But at that very moment, Kristoff, in full armour, burst in with an army of Doombots and challenged Doom, who he thought to be an impostor. Doctor Doom is one of the most inventive characters in the Marvel Comics universe, having used over 100 devices in his four decades (or so) of comics existence. ... This article is about the Marvel Comics character. ... Susan Storm Richards is a fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... This article is about the Marvel Comics character. ...

Meanwhile the FF, who had followed Kristoff in order to rescue Franklin, intervened and Mister Fantastic used a device of his own to enable his son to fight back against Mephisto. As the two Dooms battled, the Doombots stood by, unsure which to aid since they both claimed to be Doom and the brainscans seemed to confirm this.

The battle soon ended but Doom's mother was still not free. Her imprisonment in the nether realms was one of the few failures that Doom would admit to and he said as much to those present. The robots perceived this as doubt and a lack of confidence meaning Kristoff could only be the real ever-confident Dr. Doom. The Doombots turned on their creator and Dr. Doom was forced to flee.

Kristoff ruled Latveria as Doom ^[7] once again, where he would encountere the West Coast Avengers. To their surprise, he let them leave Latveria^[8]. He stayed the regent until the original infiltrated the Castle and uttered a codeword that reverted Kristoff to his original personality^[9]. Doom reclaimed his throne while Kristoff was sent as a decoy to battle Mr. Fantastic, however he was killed^[10] and was placed in stasis in a Tibetan Monastery.

Life After Doom

Nathaniel Richards would revive Kristoff ^[11] while looking for Boris, Doom's former guardian, who was actually the Tomorrow Man in disguise. The former dictator would return with Richards and the Invisible Woman, where he would become a closely monitored member of the Fantastic Four (and close friends with Cassandra Lang, daughter of Ant-Man (Scott Lang) who had also joined the team following the "death" of Mister Fantastic). He eventually took his leave from the group to go with Nathaniel Richards. He was reunited with Doom^[12] when the alternate future offspring of Franklin Richards and Rachel Summers called Hyperstorm, attacked the Fantastic Four^[13] where he chose to help them instead of attacking at their weakest. The group defeated Hyperstorm. Nathaniel Richards is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Zarrko, the Tomorrow Man is a Marvel Comics supervillain, most commonly associated with Thor. ... Stature Stature is a fictional character and superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The second fictional superhero Ant-Man in the Marvel Comics universe, following the 1960s original, Dr. Henry Pym, is Scott Lang, an electronics expert and reformed thief. ... This article is about the Marvel Comics character. ... Rachel Grey (born Rachel Summers) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superheroine created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne. ... Hyperstorm is a fictional supervillain from the Marvel comics universe. ...

Following the Onslaught saga, Kristoff and Nathaniel tried to collect the now-missing FF's equipment located in the Negative Zone. They then returned to Latveria, Kristoff with hopes of assuming the throne once again, but they were met with resistance by the Dreadknight and found Doombots in charge. The duo were then tricked by S.H.I.E.L.D. into defeating them^[14]. // The Negative Zone in the Marvel Comics Universe is used as a fictional dimension. ... Dreadknight is a supervillain in the Marvel Universe. ... S.H.I.E.L.D. (originally an acronym for Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law-Enforcement Division, changed in 1991 to Strategic Hazard Intervention, Espionage and Logistics Directorate) is a fictional counterterrorism and intelligence agency in the Marvel Universe that often deals with superhuman threats. ...

Kristoff was last seen when both he and Nathaniel were displaced by Stryfe after his ship crashed into Castle Doom. Stryfe is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an adversary of the X-Men and related characters, especially Cable and X-Force. ...

Nathanial Richards has hinted that he is Kristoff's father.

Other Appearances

House of M

Main article: House of M

Kristoff was a member of Doom's Fantastic Four, as the Inhuman Torch. In the crafted world, Kristoff was the adopted son of Valeria and Doom, and thanks to the cosmic experimentation of his adoptive father, had the abilities of Johnny Storm^[15]. House of M was an eight-part comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. ...

2099

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There was some speculation due the character's memory lapses and vague beginnings, that the "Doom" of Earth 928 (2099 Universe) was not Victor Von Doom, but rather Kristoff Von Doom. Doom is a Marvel Comics anti-hero featured in the Marvel 2099 comic book Doom 2099. ... Marvel 2099 is a Marvel Comics imprint, begun in 1993, that explores one possible future of the Marvel Universe. ...

MC2

In the MC2 universe, Kristoff appears as an ally of the A-Next and the Fantastic Five. He uses the name "Doom" and has requested membership in the Fantastic Five. He is later shown to have indeed gained membership. His costume is a combinatation of his old mask and a green version of the F5 uniform. Characters from the MC2 universe. ... // A-Next is the Marvel Comics MC2 Universe version of the Avengers. ... Fantastic Five is the name of superhero team that exist in the MC2 universe, an alternate future to the Marvel Universe. ...

Other Media

In the Heroes and Villains expansion pack for Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, Kristoff Vernard is an alternate costume for Doctor Doom.

See Also

• Doctor Doom

Doctor Doom (Victor von Doom) is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Universe. ...

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