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Because not only do most of Doom's character traits work differently (and consequently result in a different character entirely) when applied to a woman as they would when applied to a male (much less a male like Doom), some of them aren't applicable at all, like Doom's brand of egocentrism and chauvinism.
It's like comparing Tywin Lannister to Olenna Redwyne.
Doom's rivalry with Reed plays out differently if the former was a woman. A female Doom wouldn't treat Sue the same as the male one did (well, she could TRY, but then it'd just be... odd).
Which wouldn't make that character Doom. Hell, another male with Doom's character traits wouldn't be Doom.
The only thing that would make lesser sense than a female Doom is a female Namor.
Llyra is ridiculous.
I'm not sure how to respond. none of what you just wrote makes any sense. a female Doom would only treat sue or reed differently if written that way. their rivalry is intellectual. who is smarter? where does sex play into that? I've read Books of Doom. sex is far from a concern for him. he sees himself as above it. why couldn't a female Doom be the same way? why couldn't a female Doom try to save her mother's soul from hell, be scarred, and ascend to the throne by using technology to overthrow the current monarchy? there's literally nothing that dictates him be a dude. Doom doesn't have children. he's never been shown standing up at the urinal. we rarely even see him outside of the armor. sorcery isn't gender specific. intelligence isn't gender specific. arrogance isn't gender specific.
Female Doom is ridiculous.
If they want a female villain then pick one from FF history.
How about Llyra?
Then they could tie in Submariner and actually give us something different for once.
So is the idea of a female Doom...are you even a fan of the character? How could you even remotely want to see that done to him? Doom is one of the most iconic characters in all of comicdom...to have anything short of his comic book look, attitude, agenda, goals, etc. is giving the character the shaft.
How about the fact he was written as VICTOR VON DOOM, SON TO CYNTHIA/WERNER VON DOOM? Created by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee as that character and NOT some bastardization that Fox might deem worthy in their eyes...
neither Jack or Stan created Doom to be on the big screen. they have no say in the movie adaptation. and cynthia could have just as easily have had a daughter. all of Doom's personality and resourcefulness comes from his mother, anyways.
but, realistically, Doom should never be in one of these movies. he's an anachronism/only really works within the confines of comic book fantasy. he was created to be the top villain of the comicbookverse. as such, he was given a backstory that had little to do with his adversaries; so as not to confine him to being simply a FF threat. that's why he's so hard to adapt.
his origin would require a movie of its own. and, even then, he's still going to pale in comparison to Darth Vader. Vader has the advantage of fitting into his environment. his power set and background are connected to the hero of the piece. if you look at most of the villains that have been introduced successfully in comic book movies, they share these traits. Magneto and the X-Men are mutants. the Red Skull and Captain America are super soldier recipients. the Hulk and Abomination are gamma spawned. Loki is Thor's half-brother. etc... and none of these folks need much explanation; power-wise. compare that to Doom. he's a superhumanly intelligent "gypsy" whose mother left him a book of sorcery to learn from. but forget all of that because he was invited to ESU where he almost roomed with Reed Richards. then one of his experiments blew up in his face. so he spent some time with monks who worshipped him and build the armor that he now wears. oh and he took over a country and lives in a castle. but we assure you that he's baseline human. :eye rollage:
hmm...well obviously talking to you is like talking to a brickwall...no sense in trying to get through to you at all...luckily there is enough Doom fans on here who see this potential news as an outrage and blasphemous....
What surprises me is anyone who likes Doom who would want to see anything that radical done to him when we've already had enough character assassinations with this movie franchise including the past Dooms of Fox's failed attempts. Guess at the end of the day, Corman's F4 is still the most faithful in both look and character adapting.
So is the idea of a female Doom...are you even a fan of the character? How could you even remotely want to see that done to him? Doom is one of the most iconic characters in all of comicdom...to have anything short of his comic book look, attitude, agenda, goals, etc. is giving the character the shaft.
That wouldn't only be the case if changing the character's gender would in any way diminish the character.
That being said, I'm not sure I trust Hollywood to keep the nature of Reed and Doom's rivalry 100% platonic if they changed either character's gender, so I'm not sure it's a good idea.
Sorry to those who are trying to tell me that changing Doom's gender, etc is an okay change...I will NEVER buy into anything like that. Doom is perfectly written the way he was...any fan would want to see Doom portrayed comic book accurately since he has yet to be done justice (Corman is the closet) and I just can't believe that these writers just don't get it. Doom's character can translate to the screen. I get certain things might have to be changed but minor enough to still give us the product and I am sorry, I don't want to see a Victoria Von Doom or Van Damme or a Doom whose origin is tied into the team (regardless of the Ultimate F4's comics).
Wow. Are you saying that if you were a woman you'd be the same person with the same proclivities? Are you really that non-insightful and blind to human nature? Or are you just are arguing for the fun of it?
Wow. Are you saying that if you were a woman you'd be the same person with the same proclivities? Are you really that non-insightful and blind to human nature? Or are you just are arguing for the fun of it?
So you realize that you can't answer my question without sounding silly.