Theories abound regarding how the MCU will explain Doctor Doom looking like Iron Man, but Marvel already provided the perfect answer years ago.

Victor von Doom actually tried to redeem himself by becoming a hero. During a time when Tony Stark was presumed dead, Doom took up the mantle of Iron Man. He used a version of his armor that ...

Doctor Doom is mainly known for his intelligence but he also has been one of Marvel's strongest magic-users long before ...

So who is Doctor Doom (aka Victor Von Doom), and why is it so significant ... leading him to wear a mask and suit of armor. He later becomes monarch of Latveria and seeks world domination.

Another is featured in 2010’s What If? Iron Man: Demon in an Armor #1. In this world, Victor von Doom swapped bodies with Tony Stark in college. Trapped in his rival’s body Tony swears revenge ...

and Victor Von Doom are all part of a group of scientists who call themselves "the Knights of the Atomic Roundtable" who are all collaborating on an advanced suit of power armor - the prototype of ...

Robert Downey Jr. is returning to the MCU, but not as Iron Man. This time he'll play the iconic villain Doctor Doom in two ...

Victor von Doom, born of a Romani healer and a Romani ... Deciding to hide his face from the world, Doom had the monks build him a suit of armor that left him in near-constant pain, and a metal ...

There’s nothing about Victor Von Doom that screams “Robert Downey Jr ... costume as a delirious aesthetic clash, with robotech armor shining through a wizardly medieval cloak.