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While Superman has been fighting against Doomsday for decades, DC has definitely noticed the monster’s popularity and has created a number of different variants, usually in a different form each time. When a character proves popular, it’s not uncommon for dozens of different versions to show up after a while. There are almost as many Batman variants as there are Batman comics, and the same can be said for Doomsday.
Doomsday is one of the most powerful villains that Superman has ever fought, and yet the version that Superman is most often seen fighting isn’t even the strongest version of Doomsday. Thanks to the Multiverse, there’s an entire host of Doomsdays, some weaker than the main variant, and some are far stronger than the main variant could ever hope to become. No matter what universe Doomsday is in, he’s always terrifying, andhis many different variants prove that Superman and his allies are right to be afraid.
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Doomsdame Wasn’t Given the Chance to Fully Grow into Her Power
Adventures of the Super Sons #10 by Peter J. Tomasi, Carlo Barberi, Matt Santorelli, Protobunker Studio, and Rob Leigh
The greatest ability of Doomsday has always been his power to evolve, and evolution takes time. Therefore, the younger a Doomsday is, the less dangerous it’s likely to be. This simple theory seemed to be proven true when Robin and Superboy went up against Doomsdame, a teenager who had been infected with the Doomsday virus by Rex Luthor, an alien fanboy of Lex Luthor. While Doomsdame definitely looked intimidating, she didn’t seem to have the physical power that most Doomsday variants had, likely due to her young age.
She was also restrained by both Bane Jr., an alien fanboy of Bane, and Damian.
For example, the original Doomsday once beat Superman to death, yet Doomsdame was knocked back by a single kick from Damian. She was also restrained by both Bane Jr., an alien fanboy of Bane, and Damian. While she might be strong and durable, she’s simply nowhere near the level of strength as the original Doomsday. But, with time, it’s possible that she could grow to be even stronger.
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Doomed Tried to Be a Heroic Version of Doomsday
Convergence: Superman #2 by Dan Jurgens, Norm Rapmund, Brad Anderson, and Sal Cipriano
Doomsday is one of the most dangerous beings to ever live. Tons of people have tried to study him any chance they get. On one of the many occasions that Doomsday was dead, S.T.A.R. Labs was trying to study his corpse, hoping to learn anything they could against him. During this time, the young intern Reiser was exposed to spores from Doomsday’s body, transforming Reiser into a new version of Doomsday known as Doomed.
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Since Doomed is still pretty young, his powers aren’t at the same level as Doomsday, but he does have a few extra abilities that put him above someone like Doomsdame. Instead of just having super strength and enhanced durability, Doomed also has the power to unleash a large energy blast from his body, as well as teleportation. These two abilities alone definitely put him above Doomsdame, but not quite on the level of a few other versions of Doomsday.
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The Original Doomsday Has Limitless Potential
Superman: The Man of Steel #18 by Louise Simonson, Jon Bogdanove, Dennis Janke, Glenn Whitmore, and Bill Oakley
The problem with variants from the Multiverse is that they’re usually just the idea of the basic character but with unique changes. The original Doomsday, as powerful as he is, wouldn’t be able to beat some of the Doomsday-like charaters that came after him. But given enough time to evolve, he would become the most powerful. As it stands, the base form of Doomsday is a mindless beast who has incredible strength and durability. He made a name for himself by being the first villain to outright kill Superman in a long, drawn-out, brutal fight.
Every time Doomsday is killed, he evolves and comes back stronger than ever. Doomsday will eventually evolve to a point where he becomes a literal god over both space and time. But until that point comes, the only thing that Doomsday has going for him is incredible strength and an unending hatred for every living being in the universe. While that certainly makes him a powerful and dangerous villain, it doesn’t make him the most powerful Doomsday in the Multiverse.
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All-American Boy Was the Government’s Very Own Doomsday
Superman / Batman #47 by Michael Green, Mike Johnson, Shane Davis, Matt Banning, Alex Sinclair, and Rob Leigh
Amanda Waller has been plotting against the Justice League for decades, and one of her more disturbing plans was the All-American Boy. This man, previously known as Josh Walker, just wanted to serve his country and signed up for a military program, believing it was just a bioweapons immunization program. This program turned out to be something far darker, as Walker’s body was fused with the DNA of Doomsday, transforming him into a mindless beast under the control of Amanda Waller.
Waller didn’t stop there. While Doomsday’s spikes are often made out of bone, Waller introduced Kryptonite in the bonding process, resulting in All-American Boy’s spikes being made out of pure Kryptonite. Naturally, this made All-American Boy intensely dangerous, but due to his lack of intelligence, he didn’t really have any true malice. Batman easily defeated him by simply returning him to his parents, who calmed him.
Dark Nights: Metal #2 by Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion, FCO Plascencia, and Steve Wands
There are so many dark universes in the DC Multiverse, places where the worst possible scenarios unfold and the heroes don’t prevail. In one such world, Superman went mad for no apparent reason. Superman arrived on Earth just as in the majority of DC universes, and he was a hero. He made the planet better, made everyone happy, and then simply started killing. The Justice League tried to find out why, reasoning that it must be mind control or something else. But when Superman killed Lois Lane, Batman realized the why and how didn’t matter anymore.
Batman confronted Superman in the streets of Metropolis and unleashed the Doomsday Virus, transforming himself into the Devastator.
This version of Doomsday has a few tricks that the original doesn’t, including Kryptonite breath and the ability to summon spikes at will, which he uses to impale his world’s Superman. While Bruce’s intelligence is diminished, he’s still smarter than the basic Doomsday. Batman’s brilliant tactical mind fused with Doomsday’s brute strength makes him nearly unstoppable.
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Doombreaker Has a Dangerous New Evolution Power
“The Life of Superman” by Dan Jurgens, Brett Breeding, Brad Anderson, and John Workman from The Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Special #1
What makes Doomsday so dangerous is his ability to evolve. If Doomsday is ever killed, he will eventually resurrect himself, and he’ll be immune to whatever killed him, allowing him to continually grow more and more invulnerable over time. Every battle Doomsday loses is a battle that he will never lose again. It’s an incredibly dangerous power, but it has one glaring weakness. Doomsday has to die to evolve, and during that period, anyone can do whatever they want with his body.
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Lloyd Crayton’s Doombreaker doesn’t have this weakness. While cleaning up the wreckage left over from Doomsday’s assault on Metropolis, Lloyd Crayton took home one of Doomsday’s broken spikes as a souvenir. Unfortunately, proximity to this spike eventually transforms Lloyd into the Doombreaker, and, shockingly, his evolution is even more powerful. Doombreaker can evolve in real-time to threats, allowing him to become much stronger – much faster.
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Doomslayer Was the Hunter of All Doomsdays
Action Comics #901 by Paul Cornell, Kenneth Rocafort, Jesús Merino, Brad Anderson, and Rob Leigh
Seeing just how powerful Doomsday is and that he managed to kill Superman once already, it’s no surprise that Lex Luthor decided to create an army of Doomsday clones. What is surprising is that one of these clones, known as the Doomslayer, mutated into something far more powerful. The Doomslayer gained a genius-level intellect thanks to this mutation, as well as the ability to use laser vision. Instead of being a mindless monster who wanted to destroy all life, Doomslayer wanted to only kill all Doomsdays – and anyone who got in his way.
While this cause seemed noble, the Doomslayer decided that since Earth had tons of Doomsday clones on it now, the only sane option was to destroy Earth, leading Doomslayer into a major conflict with the Super-Family. While they eventually defeated him, Doomslayer posed a much more serious threat than Doomsday had in the past.
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Doctor Doomsday Was a Terrifying Amalgamation
Marvel Versus DC #3 by Ron Marz, Peter David, Dan Jurgens, Claudio Castellini, Josef Rubinstein, Paul Neary, Gregory Wright, Digital Chameleon, and Bill Oakley
Doomsday’s lack of intelligence has always held him back. He’s a mindless beast who is capable of destroying anything he comes across, but he’s not going to be able to do much more than that. That’s why his fusion with Doctor Doom is so absolutely terrifying. Doctor Doom is by far one of the smartest villains that Marvel has to offer. While Doctor Doom isn’t particularly known for being a physical powerhouse, he’s certainly a mental and mystical one.
After combining with Doomsday in the Amalgamverse, Doctor Doomsday should be the perfect villain in every regard. He has physical power that’s nearly unmatched, is capable of wielding magic, and even managed to kill Super-Soldier’s partner, American Girl. While this version of Doomsday wasn’t around for long, he was definitely one of the most formidable versions seen so far.
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Superman Was a Horrifying Doomsday
Superman: Doomed #1 by Scott Lobdell, Greg Pak, Charles Soule, Ken Lashley, Sunny Gho, and Carlos M. Mangual
Superman has fought Doomsday so many times over the decades, it’s not surprising that he would eventually become infected by the Doomsday Virus. This infection transformed Superman into a new version of Doomsday, one that had all of Clark’s Kryptonian powers plus the rage of Doomsday. It was an absolutely terrifying combination and was later made even more horrifying when Brainiac also merged with him.
Adding Doomsday’s lust for destruction and infinite rage on top of that power created what is without a doubt one of the most dangerous versions of Doomsday that has ever been shown in DC’s comics.
The Kryptonians are already one of the strongest alien races in the DC Universe. Adding Doomsday’s lust for destruction and infinite rage on top of that power created what is without a doubt one of the most dangerous versions of Doomsday that has ever been shown in DC’s comics. Thankfully, Superman wasn’t infected for long, and he was cured of the Doomsday Virus, returning to his original form.
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Doomsday’s Final Form Is Practically a God
Superman #19 by Joshua Williamson, Dan Mora, Alejandro Sánchez, and Ariana Maher
Recently, the question of just how far Doomsday can evolve has finally been answered. Eventually, after millennia of fighting Superman, Doomsday will reach a point where he evolves into a literal god: the Time Trapper. Doomsday states in his conversation with Superman that if he can die and evolve one more time, he will become the god of space and time. This version of Doomsday is the Time Trapper and has evolved to the point where he’s perfectly capable of speaking. Not only that, but he’s also strong enough to easily toss Superman aside and fast enough to take Superman by surprise.
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This Doomsday is significantly slimmer, yet he seems even more powerful than before, showing that Doomsday seems to have unlocked true power. This power is especially apparent by how he’s just one evolution away from divinity. While there have been tons of different versions of Doomsday that Superman has fought over the years, there’s no denying that the Time Trapper Doomsday is the most powerful.
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