Boris (Marvel)
Boris is a male character that features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Boris
Fleeing from the Baron's men, Victor and his father escaped into the cold wilderness where they were discovered by Boris who found the Von Doom's barely alive. Von Doom himself was dying and could not be saved but Boris managed to save his son Victor who was cared for by the gypsy tribe. (Fantastic Four Annual v1 #2)
He tended to Doctor Strange's needs when the Sorcerer Supreme was staying at Castle Doom as a guest to help Doctor Doom save his mother's immortal soul from the demon Mephisto. (Marvel Graphic Novel v1 #49)
Boris was known to had suffered from cancer and was battling the disease with his master Doom having faith that he would make a full recovery. (Doctor Doom v1 #1) He joined other Doom Loyalists that included his daughter Petra, the monk Larin, General Vasily Makeyev, Kristoff Vernard and Zora Vukovic. During this time, Von Doom returned where he managed to determine that General Makeyev was a traitor and executed him. Boris then stood by Victor's side where he asked about the child Amara Perera was carrying with Doom stating that he unborn offspring did not survive to term. (Doctor Doom v1 #7)
Overview
Personality and attributes
It was known that Boris had a grown-up daughter named Petra who had three children of her own with her having two boys and a girl. Petra was known to serve at Castle Doom where she served as one of his attendants and provide him with status reports. (Doctor Doom v1 #1)
Powers and abilities
Notes
- Boris was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby where he made his first appearance in Fantastic Four Annual v1 #2 (September, 1964).
- The character was identified with the full name of Boris Karela in Doctor Doom v1 #7 (September, 2020).
In other media
Television
- In Spider-Man, the character would make multiple appearances in a supporting role in the 1981 animated television series. He was shown as Doom's servant and assistant who first appeared in the episode "The Doctor Prescribes Doom" where he aided his master in the creation of android duplicates of members of the United Nations. In "Canon of Doom", his backstory was revealed as being a simple Latverian villager who lived during the reign of the tyrannical Baron of Latveria that persecuted the gypsy population. The Baron's reign would kill the young Victor Von Doom's mother forcing the child to flee with his father into the mountains where they were pursued but managed to evade capture. On the mountain, they were left alone as snow descended until they were found by Boris and his fellow villagers. Though Victor was saved, his father died from exposure to the elements and the boy would vow vengeance against the world for the death of his family as well as how he was treated. After that point, Boris would be ever loyal to Victor Von Doom when he became Doctor Doom the ruler of Latervia. By the modern day, he stayed at Doom's side but lamented how his fellow countrymen were cruelly treated and tried to convince Doom to show lenience but his master was steadfast in his heavy handed ways. Doctor Doom would go to America to engage in his newest plan to induce earthquakes by the creation of a new fault line with Boris aiding him in this endeavor whilst his master was abroad. At the time, Boris decided to free the captive Johan who was a rebel against Doctor Doom's reign though despite helping his revolution against his master - he still remained loyal to Doctor Doom as he considered him also a freedom fighter that freed Latveria from the reign of the Baron.
Appearances
- Fantastic Four Annual v1: (1964)
- Fantastic Four v1:
- Doctor Doom v1: (2020)
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