Cynthia Von Doom
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Cynthia Von Doom is a character in Marvel Comics
. She is the mother of Doctor Doom
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When it came to learning sorcery, Cynthia Von Doom was trained by a Latverian mystic who would later use the alias of "Dizzy the Hun."
Cynthia Von Doom later got married to Werner von Doom where Torval of the Zafiro played the fiddle.
Cynthia was later imprisoned in the tower by the Baron (the future King Vladimir). She did have an encounter with a prisoner named Lucas Cross whom Cynthia recognized as being dangerous since the prison is overrun by vampires. Some decades later in the future, Doctor Doom
(upon learning of his mother's history) sent Blade
back in time to free her. Even when he frees her with the help of Lucas Cross, they work together to fight off a group of vampires. Afterwards, Cynthia made her escape.
Cynthia and Werner later gave birth to Victor Von Doom.
For a time, Cynthia led the Zafiro with a blend of power and compassion.
One midsummer evening, Cynthia casted a spell which summoned Mephisto
. She made a deal with him in exchange for the power to give her people a deserving homeland unaware of what the pact with Mephisto will bring. She stormed into the Baron's castle telling the guards that the Baron has till sunrise to repay the people who he had committed crimes against or she will level the entire castle. When one of the guards mocked her about that, she fired an energy bolt at him with the other guards dying as well. Cynthia realized that she had no control over this magic. Cynthia was then wounded by a dying guardsman and fled into the woods. Werner later found her body and she told him what happened before she died. Werner buried her body in an unmarked grave.
Dizzy the Hun later spoke her eulogy.
At Cynthia's funeral, Boris and the other gypsies told Werner to take Victor and flee before the Baron found out what happened.
Werner led the Zafiro to flee before the dawn. Werner tried to drop Cynthia's Trunk of Arcane into the river, but it reappeared in his wagon three nights later.
Due to her dying unconfessed, Cynthia was cursed to an eternity of damnation.
Over the years, Werner tried to destroy Cynthia's trunk through various ways, but it could not be destroyed. He gave up and tried to lose Cynthia's trunk among his meager belongings.
At some point, the young Victor Von Doom discovered his mother's trunk filled with potions and strange scientific secrets thus spawning his interest in the arcane. When in the State University, Victor invented the "Necrophone" and used it to contact his mother. His spirit saw that his mother was being tortured by Mephisto before being brought back to Earth where the machine exploded scarring Victor's face and getting him expelled from the University.
Doctor Doom used magic to summon Mephisto and agreed to duel him in exchange for his mother's soul.
Every midsummer evening, Doctor Doom would cast a spell calling up demons (even the worst king) and duelling them in a duel that he lost. His latest duel was with Kagrok the Killer. Though they fought to a standstill, Doctor Doom was defeated anyway.
Doctor Doom allied with Morgan le Fay
. to gain sorcerous powers in order to help free his mother.
On one midsummer evening, Doctor Doom sent his Swarmbots to abduct Franklin Richards
from Four Freedoms Plaza
and bring him to Latveria. Doctor Doom then summoned Mephisto and offered to trade Franklin Richards in exchange for his mother's soul. The meeting was interrupted by Kristoff Vernard
who convinced the Doombots that he was the real Doctor Doom. Mephisto managed to take Franklin Richards anyway. During that point, Franklin Richards' powers had surfaced at the time where he threatened to destroy Mephisto. Mephisto couldn't handle Franklin and banished him back to Earth. From a distance, someone that might be Cynthia was shown watching Franklin's encounter with Mephisto.
Doctor Doom used a Doombot to trap the Avengers
within their headquarters and threatened to set off a nuclear bomb. Rage
realized that they were dealing with a Doombot because if the real Doctor Doom would've set off the bomb, Doctor Doom wouldn't survive the explosion. Thus, Rage destroyed the Doombot.
Having taken second place in the Aged Ghengis/Vishanti contest, Doctor Doom was given a prize to make a boon with Doctor Strange
. He made a request to Doctor Strange to take him to Hell to confront Mephisto and his legions. Doctor Doom appeared to have double-crossed Doctor Strange to offer him to Mephisto in exchange for his mother's soul. After Doctor Strange was in Mephisto's clutches, Cythnia's body was recreated by Mephisto and Cynthia learned of what Doctor Doom had to bargain with causing the body to return to a statuesque state. Mephisto appeared to have the souls of Cynthia, Doctor Doom, and Doctor Strange until a device that Doctor Doom brought shattered Mephisto's crystal freeing Doctor Strange. The three of them attacked Mephisto who mocked their attacks and unleashed energy that would be enough to destroy them. Doctor Strange shielded Cynthia from the effigy. Doctor Strange then allowed Mephisto's attack to destroy it. Having refused to leave Hell under Doctor Doom's pact, Cynthia began to go through redemption enough to purify her soul. Mephisto couldn't tolerate Cynthia's now-pure soul and allowed her to ascend to a higher plain. Mephisto then allowed Doctor Doom and Doctor Strange to return to Earth.
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. She is the mother of Doctor Doom
Doctor Doom
Victor von Doom is a fictional character who appears in Marvel Comics publications . Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Fantastic Four #5 wearing his trademark metal mask and green cloak...
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Fictional character biography
Cynthia Von Doom was a soceress in Zafiro, a group of gypsies that reside in LatveriaLatveria
Latveria is a nation in the . It is an isolated European country ruled by the supervillain Doctor Doom, supposedly located in the Banat region. It is surrounded by the Carpathian Mountains, and also borders the Symkaria to the south. Its capital is Doomstadt.-Publication history:Latveria first...
.
When it came to learning sorcery, Cynthia Von Doom was trained by a Latverian mystic who would later use the alias of "Dizzy the Hun."
Cynthia Von Doom later got married to Werner von Doom where Torval of the Zafiro played the fiddle.
Cynthia was later imprisoned in the tower by the Baron (the future King Vladimir). She did have an encounter with a prisoner named Lucas Cross whom Cynthia recognized as being dangerous since the prison is overrun by vampires. Some decades later in the future, Doctor Doom
Doctor Doom
Victor von Doom is a fictional character who appears in Marvel Comics publications . Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Fantastic Four #5 wearing his trademark metal mask and green cloak...
(upon learning of his mother's history) sent Blade
Blade (comics)
Blade is a fictional character, a superhero/vampire hunter in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by writer Marv Wolfman and penciller Gene Colan, his first appearance was in the comic book The Tomb of Dracula #10 as a supporting character.The character went on to alternatively star and co-star...
back in time to free her. Even when he frees her with the help of Lucas Cross, they work together to fight off a group of vampires. Afterwards, Cynthia made her escape.
Cynthia and Werner later gave birth to Victor Von Doom.
For a time, Cynthia led the Zafiro with a blend of power and compassion.
One midsummer evening, Cynthia casted a spell which summoned Mephisto
Mephisto (comics)
Mephisto is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in Silver Surfer #3 and was created by Stan Lee and John Buscema, loosely modeled on Mephistopheles - a character from the Faust legend.Debuting in the Silver Age of comic books,...
. She made a deal with him in exchange for the power to give her people a deserving homeland unaware of what the pact with Mephisto will bring. She stormed into the Baron's castle telling the guards that the Baron has till sunrise to repay the people who he had committed crimes against or she will level the entire castle. When one of the guards mocked her about that, she fired an energy bolt at him with the other guards dying as well. Cynthia realized that she had no control over this magic. Cynthia was then wounded by a dying guardsman and fled into the woods. Werner later found her body and she told him what happened before she died. Werner buried her body in an unmarked grave.
Dizzy the Hun later spoke her eulogy.
At Cynthia's funeral, Boris and the other gypsies told Werner to take Victor and flee before the Baron found out what happened.
Werner led the Zafiro to flee before the dawn. Werner tried to drop Cynthia's Trunk of Arcane into the river, but it reappeared in his wagon three nights later.
Due to her dying unconfessed, Cynthia was cursed to an eternity of damnation.
Over the years, Werner tried to destroy Cynthia's trunk through various ways, but it could not be destroyed. He gave up and tried to lose Cynthia's trunk among his meager belongings.
At some point, the young Victor Von Doom discovered his mother's trunk filled with potions and strange scientific secrets thus spawning his interest in the arcane. When in the State University, Victor invented the "Necrophone" and used it to contact his mother. His spirit saw that his mother was being tortured by Mephisto before being brought back to Earth where the machine exploded scarring Victor's face and getting him expelled from the University.
Doctor Doom used magic to summon Mephisto and agreed to duel him in exchange for his mother's soul.
Every midsummer evening, Doctor Doom would cast a spell calling up demons (even the worst king) and duelling them in a duel that he lost. His latest duel was with Kagrok the Killer. Though they fought to a standstill, Doctor Doom was defeated anyway.
Doctor Doom allied with Morgan le Fay
Morgan le Fay (Marvel Comics)
Morgan le Fay is a fictional character in the , based loosely on the Morgan le Fay of Arthurian legend. In this version of the character, she is the half-faerie half-sister of the mythic Arthur. Her elven heritage granted her immortality, and she used this time to master the mystic arts. She...
. to gain sorcerous powers in order to help free his mother.
On one midsummer evening, Doctor Doom sent his Swarmbots to abduct Franklin Richards
Franklin Richards
Franklin Richards is a fictional comic book character appearing in books published by Marvel Comics, usually as a supporting character in Fantastic Four.Franklin is an Omega-Level mutant with vast psionic and reality-manipulating powers...
from Four Freedoms Plaza
Four Freedoms Plaza
Four Freedoms Plaza is a fictional structure in the Manhattan of the Marvel Universe; it served as the replacement headquarters for the Fantastic Four when their original dwelling, the Baxter Building, was destroyed by Kristoff Vernard, the adoptive son of Doctor Doom. It is located at 42nd Street...
and bring him to Latveria. Doctor Doom then summoned Mephisto and offered to trade Franklin Richards in exchange for his mother's soul. The meeting was interrupted by Kristoff Vernard
Kristoff Vernard
Kristoff Vernard is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. He has been mainly involved with the Fantastic Four as enemy, ally and even short-term member....
who convinced the Doombots that he was the real Doctor Doom. Mephisto managed to take Franklin Richards anyway. During that point, Franklin Richards' powers had surfaced at the time where he threatened to destroy Mephisto. Mephisto couldn't handle Franklin and banished him back to Earth. From a distance, someone that might be Cynthia was shown watching Franklin's encounter with Mephisto.
Doctor Doom used a Doombot to trap the Avengers
Avengers (comics)
The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers...
within their headquarters and threatened to set off a nuclear bomb. Rage
Rage (comics)
Rage is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. He is African American. Rage was created by Larry Hama and Paul Ryan in The Avengers vol. 1 #326...
realized that they were dealing with a Doombot because if the real Doctor Doom would've set off the bomb, Doctor Doom wouldn't survive the explosion. Thus, Rage destroyed the Doombot.
Having taken second place in the Aged Ghengis/Vishanti contest, Doctor Doom was given a prize to make a boon with Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange
Doctor Stephen Strange is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, and first appeared in Strange Tales #110 ....
. He made a request to Doctor Strange to take him to Hell to confront Mephisto and his legions. Doctor Doom appeared to have double-crossed Doctor Strange to offer him to Mephisto in exchange for his mother's soul. After Doctor Strange was in Mephisto's clutches, Cythnia's body was recreated by Mephisto and Cynthia learned of what Doctor Doom had to bargain with causing the body to return to a statuesque state. Mephisto appeared to have the souls of Cynthia, Doctor Doom, and Doctor Strange until a device that Doctor Doom brought shattered Mephisto's crystal freeing Doctor Strange. The three of them attacked Mephisto who mocked their attacks and unleashed energy that would be enough to destroy them. Doctor Strange shielded Cynthia from the effigy. Doctor Strange then allowed Mephisto's attack to destroy it. Having refused to leave Hell under Doctor Doom's pact, Cynthia began to go through redemption enough to purify her soul. Mephisto couldn't tolerate Cynthia's now-pure soul and allowed her to ascend to a higher plain. Mephisto then allowed Doctor Doom and Doctor Strange to return to Earth.
Powers and abilities
Cynthia Von Doom had magic-based abilities such as a good knowledge for spells which allowed her to contact demons and make a deal with them for power.Television
- Cynthia Von Doom appeared in The Super Hero Squad ShowThe Super Hero Squad ShowThe Super Hero Squad Show is an American cartoon series by Marvel Animation. It is based on the Marvel Super Hero Squad action figure line from Hasbro, which portray the characters of the Marvel Universe in a cartoonish super-deformed-style...
episode "Mother of Doom" voiced by Charlie Adler. This version is shown in a female version of Doctor Doom's armor and was shown as a prison in Chthon's dimension. She is also shown to have nagging-related powers rather than mystical powers. After Doctor Doom conquered Chthon's dimension, he freed his mother who changed her first name to Coco (as Cynthia was too "drab"). While Doctor Doom had some business to attend to, he instructed AbominationAbomination (comics)The Abomination is a fictional character, a supervillain that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics...
and MODOKMODOKMODOK is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Tales of Suspense #93 MODOK (acronym for Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing) is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character...
to keep an eye on his mother and tend to her or else he will replace them with TrapsterTrapsterThe Trapster , originally known as Paste Pot Pete, is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe.-Publication history:...
or Unus the UntouchableUnus the UntouchableUnus the Untouchable is a fictional character from the comic book X-Men and part of the Marvel Comics Universe. A mutant, Unus is named for his ability to consciously project a force field which protects him from harm.-Origin:Angelo Unuscione was born in Milan, Italy...
. While she was out in Super Hero City with Abomination and MODOK, she used her nagging abilities on the HulkHulk (comics)The Hulk is a fictional character, a superhero in the . Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #1 ....
who was unable to attack a female. When the Super Hero Squad members that weren't in Chthon's dimension arrived, Hulk managed to strike back. Doctor Doom's deal with Chthon had Coco withdrawn into Chthon's dimension. She was seen playing cards with GalactusGalactusGalactus is a fictional character appearing in comic books and other publications published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist and co-plotter Jack Kirby, the character debuted in Fantastic Four #48 , the first of a three-issue story later known as "The Galactus...
' Mom and an elderly version of Morgan le Fay where she tells them that she has found another way to contact her son. It then cuts to Doctor Doom where he finds out that his mother had sent him a friend invitation on Maskbook (a FacebookFacebookFacebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
-like website) and other things. Doctor Doom commented that "his mother was evil." In "Pedicure and Facial of Doom", Coco has returned from Chthon's dimension and converts Castle Doom into a spa for superheroes with Chthon and the Doombots there working for her. She also had invented a special chili spray that causes anyone sprayed by it to end up relaxing at the spa. Doctor Doom managed to free Ms. Marvel, Iron Man, Scarlet Witch, and Wolverine from the spray's effect with a counter-spray enabling the Super Hero Squad to defeat Coco and Chthon. Coco and Chthon were remanded to S.H.I.E.L.D. custody, but Doctor Doom got away.
Video games
- Cynthia Von Doom was referenced in Marvel: Ultimate AllianceMarvel: Ultimate AllianceMarvel: Ultimate Alliance is an action role-playing game developed for PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox and Xbox 360 by Raven Software and published by Activision. The game was simultaneously ported to the PlayStation Portable and Wii by Vicarious Visions, and to Microsoft Windows by Beenox...
. When one asks Doctor Strange about his encounters with Doctor Doom, he will bring up his history on how he helped Doctor Doom free his mother from Mephisto's clutches.