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Tweak says, "Great big cheeseball."

Chocochuy (chocochuy) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-10-14 21:03:00

Current location:	Latveria
Current mood:	cheerful
Current music:	It's my Life
Entry tags:	char: dr. doom/victor von doom, publisher: marvel comics, title: fantastic four

Diet of Doom!!!!
Such a considerate dictator

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	Anyone see the irony? jlroberson 2009-10-15 03:18 am UTC (link)
	It's ALL cake. Except the sundae. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: Anyone see the irony? thandrak 2009-10-15 03:41 am UTC (link)
	Parfaits have cake in them. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	kamino_neko 2009-10-15 03:23 am UTC (link)
	When Doom says 'let them eat cake', it's a command, not naiveté. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	sherkahn 2009-10-15 05:03 am UTC (link)
	As Doom commands! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	charlemagnne 2009-10-15 03:25 am UTC (link)
	Doom just wants a poofy wig and his own farm complete with golden shears. He's so misunderstood! (Reply to this)

	yaseen101 2009-10-15 03:26 am UTC (link)
	Then Lex Luthor stole them. Yes I know it's an old joke but still! (Reply to this)

	ar_feiniel_ 2009-10-15 03:27 am UTC (link)
	I sort of feel for Doom that he can't even trust a poor family to genuinely enjoy a platter of free desserts. (Reply to this)

	ravenous_raven 2009-10-15 03:33 am UTC (link)
	3 words: "CAKE OR DEATH!" (Reply to this) (Thread)

	thokstar 2009-10-15 03:36 am UTC (link)
	"Let them eat cake!" seems more appropriate. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ravenous_raven 2009-10-15 03:48 am UTC (link)
	ah, but do you think Doom would /truly/ let the "no cake, please" option /not/ be punishable by death? ;) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	psychop_rex 2009-10-17 06:33 am UTC (link)
	"MAKE them eat cake", you mean. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	currer 2009-10-15 03:43 am UTC (link)
	Cake, please. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ravenous_raven 2009-10-15 03:50 am UTC (link)
	here you go hands over virtual cake (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	freeman333 2009-10-15 04:18 am UTC (link)
	Uh...death. Wait! NO! CAKE!! I MEAN CAKE! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ravenous_raven 2009-10-15 05:04 am UTC (link)
	fine. too bad Doom's running out...trudges off to steal cake from somewhere else (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	glprime 2009-10-15 06:19 am UTC (link)
	Little Red Cookbook! Little Red Cookbook! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	stolisomancer 2009-10-15 03:36 am UTC (link)
	I kind of like the idea that Doom has a list of peasant families who live in Latveria, and cycles through them occasionally whenever he feels like being generous. On one hand, he just gave some farmers free cake, and who doesn't like free cake? On the other, a generous dick move remains a dick move. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	jkcarrier 2009-10-15 04:46 am UTC (link)
	It's really a subtle form of torture. Tomorrow, the peasants will be back to living on oatmeal and spam, and the memory of that sweet, delicious cake will haunt their dreams. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	stig 2009-10-15 04:11 pm UTC (link)
	Or just as likely, give them the continued hope of more cake in the future (or the willingness to work hard enough to buy their own). (Reply to this) (Parent)

	stig 2009-10-15 07:36 am UTC (link)
	You just put an image in my head. The image of Doctor Doom riding a push-bicycle through the streets or Latveria, delivering cakes. You naughty boy. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tacobob 2009-10-15 03:47 pm UTC (link)
	"Cup and cakes. Cupes and cakes. Oh the good things, Doomie makes!" (Reply to this) (Parent)

	lightbrigade 2009-10-15 03:40 am UTC (link)
	Every time the Fantastic Four arrive in Latvia, Doom gives away dessert. Wotta guy! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	lbd_nytetrayn 2009-10-15 05:46 am UTC (link)
	Sort of like a lottery, then. --LBD "Nytetrayn" (Reply to this) (Parent)

	xammax 2009-10-15 03:43 am UTC (link)
	I thought it was established that for the most part Latvernia was a paradise. I mean sure he is a dictator, but one that backs those crazy promises of a better tomorrow. In conclusion; I would vote for Doom. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	darkblade 2009-10-15 03:47 am UTC (link)
	A vote for Doom is a vote for free cake. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lawrence_live 2009-10-15 11:06 pm UTC (link)
	Free mandatory surprise cake even! (Reply to this) (Parent)

jmacq1
2009-10-15 10:58 am UTC (link)

It varies somewhat according to the writer at the time, but yes, generally Latveria is portrayed as a totalitarian utopia where most of the people genuinely love their "benevolent" dictator and enjoy a very high standard of living for Eastern Europe.

Additionally, while Latveria's ruler is often a threat to the world, the country itself seems to usually be a pretty sleepy, quiet, and inoffensive place. Doom doesn't seem to use his people as pawns in his schemes very often, at least that I recall.

The problem is that the country always goes to pot whenever Doom is gone, which is frequently.

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	taggerung301 2009-10-15 12:00 pm UTC (link)
	Now, I don't read Fantastic Four all that much, so I can't claim to know for sure what Latveria has really been like throughout comic history. But I could have sworn that I recently (within a month or two) saw a scan here with one of the Norse Gods commenting on how malnourished some of Doom's servers were. Anyone remember that? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

jmacq1
2009-10-15 12:52 pm UTC (link)

Malnourished by Asgardian standards might not be malnourished by human standards. But it's entirely possible. It'd run rather counter to prior portrayals, but that's nothing new with newer writers who don't care about doing their research.

That, and for the last several years it's basically been one big upheaval after another in Latveria, so it could be lingering aftereffects of all that chaos.

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	proteus_lives 2009-10-15 03:43 am UTC (link)
	Doom is so awesome. He doesn't have to command them to enjoy it but he does anyway. (Reply to this)

	pyrotwilight 2009-10-15 03:59 am UTC (link)
	Anyone else think it'd be awesome to see the marvel Universe from a caterers view? Imagine getting a call from Doom to work on a banquet for a weekend? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	darkblade 2009-10-15 04:06 am UTC (link)
	I'd feel worse for the help Jarvis had to hire after every big fight whenever Thor was on the Avengers. Thats a lot of feasting. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	crinosg 2009-10-15 04:39 am UTC (link)
	Heh, doom is a chubby chaser. "Feed my people cake! All must be fat! SO COMMANDS DOOM!" (Reply to this) (Thread)

	kaetepixie 2009-10-15 03:45 pm UTC (link)
	Doom has clearly been playing Fat Princess in his spare time. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	aaron_bourque 2009-10-15 04:48 am UTC (link)
	Luthor stole 40 cakes. And that's terrible. Doom gave away 40 cakes. And that's WONDERFUL. (Reply to this)

	okkult3000 2009-10-15 06:29 am UTC (link)
	Doom is smart enough to know that the cake is a lie. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	the_jeff 2009-10-15 09:31 am UTC (link)
	Doom is smart enough to make the cake a truth! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	cainofdreaming 2009-10-15 10:44 am UTC (link)
	And on days when Doom is feeling less merciful, or just more complex, he commands that the peasants shall have their cake and eat it too. Doom's dungeons are filled with incompetents who fail to do so. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	crinosg 2009-10-15 02:01 pm UTC (link)
	So... they can only eat half of the cake? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cainofdreaming 2009-10-15 04:04 pm UTC (link)
	No, they'll have to eat the cake not half the cake. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	tacobob 2009-10-15 03:46 pm UTC (link)
	"No! Take it away! Doom is so fat! So fat!" (Breaks into tears) (Reply to this)

	halloweenjack 2009-10-15 03:59 pm UTC (link)
	Clearly he's no Allfather. (Reply to this)

	auggie18 2009-10-15 04:58 pm UTC (link)
	This makes me very happy and I'm not entirely sure why. (Reply to this)

psychop_rex
2009-10-17 06:50 am UTC (link)

If this is a regular thing with Doom, I bet the Latverians just live for the times when Doom doesn't finish his meals:

'BLORP! Good heavens, was that Doom? I must have overindulged at lunchtime... yes, come to think of it, I do feel a trifle gassy. Doom is ever prudent - he shall not overindulge! *rings little bell* Pierre! I shall stick with the appetiser tonight. Remove this roast, and distribute it amongst the deserving citizenry. Wait! The mashed potatoes, too, and the gravy. Doom takes no chances with his stomach, and he does not wish to deprive his peasants.'

'Very good, your Excellency. Shall I remove the sausages and mash, as well?'

'IN A PIG'S EYE YOU WILL! NO MAN TOUCHES DOOM'S SAUSAGES AND MASH!'

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