Doctor Doom Consistently Proves He’s the Smartest Marvel Villain

Latveria is a complex place fam. Are the residents of Victor Von Doom’s country so conditioned that they truly believe he is the greatest man alive? Has Doom instilled a level of fear into their mental states that they wouldn’t dare speak out against their supreme leader? Or is it, perhaps, genuine adoration for the man that is arguably, the most intelligent person in the world? Either way you slice it, Doctor Doom is the smartest villain outchyea. Prove me wrong.  Exhibit A: DOOMWAR This gripping tale progresses from Victor’s usurping of the Wakandan Royal Family by secretly backing the Desturi to Storm’s farce of a trial, all the way up to Doom succeeding where all others have failed by tapping into and controlling every ounce of vibranium from Wakanda to Antarctica. Throughout this 6 issue limited series, Jonathan Maberry focuses on Wakanda but brings in some exciting outside elements as T’Challa and Shuri are forced to recruit the X-Men while Doom empties 10,000 tons of vibranium out of the most impregnable vault on the planet. For Doom to pull off a feat of this magnitude after being enamored with the mystical capabilities of vibranium for so long, you know that brain put in workkk before setting this plan in motion. Ten years later, Doomwar remains one of the best examples of Doctor Doom proving he’s the smartest villain on the Marvel roster. Let’s get one thing right. One does not simply become the first person to conquer Wakanda in 10,000 years. To sneakily put your p…