Cynthia Von Doom
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[[File:InfamousIronManV1-5Textless.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Cynthia Von Doom with her son in Infamous Iron Man v1 #5.]] | [[File:InfamousIronManV1-5Textless.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Cynthia Von Doom with her son in Infamous Iron Man v1 #5.]] | ||
| − | '''Cynthia Von Doom''' is a female comic character | + | '''Cynthia Von Doom''' is a female comic character who features in [[Marvel Comics]]. |
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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| + | The young Cynthia did not accept the persecution that her people had faced and it was rumoured that she practiced witchcraft. One day, her spells either by accident or design drew the attention of the demon [[Mephisto (Marvel)|Mephisto]] who sensed her desire to protect her people and avenge the wrongs done to them. Though she resisted, the strong Cynthia succumbed to the demons temptation and gifted power by him. On the night, she decided to seek out revenge against the Baron's men and approached them at a tavern where she used her newfound magic against one of them. The man fell but the magic from the spell fell everyone in the village including the children with Cynthia horrified as she learnt that Mephisto had given her power but no control over it with her distraught at inadvertently killing innocent children. Whilst distracted, a dying guardsmen snuck up and mortally wounded her where the guilt-wrought Cynthia making her way back near her home camp with her dying in the arms of her husband Werner von Doom. Her final words to her husband was to protect their son from the demonic power she had unleashed and Cynthia was buried in an unmarked grave to hide the deaths she had made otherwise the Gypsy tribe was to be a target of revenge. (Marvel Graphic Novel v1 #49) Werner attempted to fulfil his wife's other request which was the dispose of a chest full of arcana that she had gathered over the years but it magically came to return to their wagon during each attempt at getting rid of it. (Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment v1 #1) | ||
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| + | For year after year, her son Victor was known to had battled infernal forces in his quest to free his mother's soul but failed to achieve his goal. Later on, Doctor Doom participated in the tournament to decide on the reigning [[Sorcerer Supreme]] where [[Doctor Strange]] came to win the challenge. The terms of the fight dictated that the person who also survived unscathed was to be granted a great boon with Doom requesting Strange's help in saving the soul of his mother. (Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment v1 #1) | ||
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| + | After observing her son, she tried to stop the Thing from pursuing Victor and attacked him with magic. She was stopped from killing him by the arrival of Victor who had arrived and attacked her as he did not believe that she was truly his mother. Cythia told him that she had been watching him for years and was ashamed of his villainous past but that his turn to being a hero was why she decided to reveal herself. However, Doom would not hear more of this from her and attacked her with Cythia teleporting away. (Infamous Iron Man v1 #5) She later appeared on the [[Helicarrier]] to save her captive sedated son from rogue [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] agents that intended to kill him as he was being transported to a prison. She rescued her son and took Victor von Doom to her hidden base in order to recover. (Infamous Iron Man v1 #9) Cynthia later took her son into ''the Tear'' that existed outside the [[Multiverse]] in order to protect him from capture. (Infamous Iron Man v1 #10) | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Personality and attributes=== | ===Personality and attributes=== | ||
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| + | It was said that she was a good woman who lived to protect her family and her people. To achieve those ends, she came to be forced into desperate acts. (Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment v1 #1) | ||
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| + | She was noted to had been young when she came to marry her husband '''Werner von Doom'''. He was said to had been a gentle man and a healer who had accepted his lot in life. (Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment v1 #1) | ||
===Powers and abilities=== | ===Powers and abilities=== | ||
| + | In her life, she was said to had drawn on occult forces far beyond mortal control. Her spells were noted to had drawn on a malignant force that was the demon Mephisto who offered her great power. She was quick to learn that whilst he did indeed gave her great power but that it lacked control. (Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment v1 #1) | ||
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| + | She left behind a diary that contained numerous notations on its pages that highlighted her being a mystic of considerable skill. (Marvel Graphic Novel v1 #49) Such was her skill that she came to garner the praise of a Sorcerer Supreme. (Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment v1 #1) | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
| − | *''Infamous Iron Man'': | + | *''Astonishing Tales v1'': (1971) |
| + | *''Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment v1'': | ||
| + | *''Infamous Iron Man v1'': | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | *[https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Cynthia_von_Doom_(Earth-616) Marvel Database Entry] | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynthia_Von_Doom Wikipedia Entry] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynthia_Von_Doom Wikipedia Entry] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:45, 4 June 2021
Cynthia Von Doom is a female comic character who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Cynthia Von Doom
The young Cynthia did not accept the persecution that her people had faced and it was rumoured that she practiced witchcraft. One day, her spells either by accident or design drew the attention of the demon Mephisto who sensed her desire to protect her people and avenge the wrongs done to them. Though she resisted, the strong Cynthia succumbed to the demons temptation and gifted power by him. On the night, she decided to seek out revenge against the Baron's men and approached them at a tavern where she used her newfound magic against one of them. The man fell but the magic from the spell fell everyone in the village including the children with Cynthia horrified as she learnt that Mephisto had given her power but no control over it with her distraught at inadvertently killing innocent children. Whilst distracted, a dying guardsmen snuck up and mortally wounded her where the guilt-wrought Cynthia making her way back near her home camp with her dying in the arms of her husband Werner von Doom. Her final words to her husband was to protect their son from the demonic power she had unleashed and Cynthia was buried in an unmarked grave to hide the deaths she had made otherwise the Gypsy tribe was to be a target of revenge. (Marvel Graphic Novel v1 #49) Werner attempted to fulfil his wife's other request which was the dispose of a chest full of arcana that she had gathered over the years but it magically came to return to their wagon during each attempt at getting rid of it. (Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment v1 #1)
For year after year, her son Victor was known to had battled infernal forces in his quest to free his mother's soul but failed to achieve his goal. Later on, Doctor Doom participated in the tournament to decide on the reigning Sorcerer Supreme where Doctor Strange came to win the challenge. The terms of the fight dictated that the person who also survived unscathed was to be granted a great boon with Doom requesting Strange's help in saving the soul of his mother. (Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment v1 #1)
After observing her son, she tried to stop the Thing from pursuing Victor and attacked him with magic. She was stopped from killing him by the arrival of Victor who had arrived and attacked her as he did not believe that she was truly his mother. Cythia told him that she had been watching him for years and was ashamed of his villainous past but that his turn to being a hero was why she decided to reveal herself. However, Doom would not hear more of this from her and attacked her with Cythia teleporting away. (Infamous Iron Man v1 #5) She later appeared on the Helicarrier to save her captive sedated son from rogue S.H.I.E.L.D. agents that intended to kill him as he was being transported to a prison. She rescued her son and took Victor von Doom to her hidden base in order to recover. (Infamous Iron Man v1 #9) Cynthia later took her son into the Tear that existed outside the Multiverse in order to protect him from capture. (Infamous Iron Man v1 #10)
Overview
Personality and attributes
It was said that she was a good woman who lived to protect her family and her people. To achieve those ends, she came to be forced into desperate acts. (Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment v1 #1)
She was noted to had been young when she came to marry her husband Werner von Doom. He was said to had been a gentle man and a healer who had accepted his lot in life. (Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment v1 #1)
Powers and abilities
In her life, she was said to had drawn on occult forces far beyond mortal control. Her spells were noted to had drawn on a malignant force that was the demon Mephisto who offered her great power. She was quick to learn that whilst he did indeed gave her great power but that it lacked control. (Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment v1 #1)
She left behind a diary that contained numerous notations on its pages that highlighted her being a mystic of considerable skill. (Marvel Graphic Novel v1 #49) Such was her skill that she came to garner the praise of a Sorcerer Supreme. (Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment v1 #1)
Notes
- Cynthia Von Doom was created by Gerry Conway and Gene Colan where she made her first appearance in Astonishing Tales v1 #8 (October, 1971).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
Appearances
- Astonishing Tales v1: (1971)
- Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment v1:
- Infamous Iron Man v1:
External Links
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