# Lex Luthor vs. Doctor Doom: which would-be world conquerer reigns supreme?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 2, 2007, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lex-luthor-vs-doctor-doom-which-would-be-world-conquerer-reigns-supreme/414210 "2007-08-02T23:28:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lex-luthor-vs-doctor-doom-which-would-be-world-conquerer-reigns-supreme/414210/41 "2007-08-04T16:25:23Z")

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Sorry guys, I have to go with The Red Skull as the dark horse, Cinderella winner.

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**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lex-luthor-vs-doctor-doom-which-would-be-world-conquerer-reigns-supreme/414210/42 "2007-08-04T16:55:31Z")

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**Paul** You’re joking right? When the Red Skull had the Cosmic Cube, the best he could do was toy with Captain America. The Red Skull simply thinks too small.

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**Author:** ![Menocchio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@Menocchio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Menocchio)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lex-luthor-vs-doctor-doom-which-would-be-world-conquerer-reigns-supreme/414210/43 "2007-08-04T17:52:04Z")

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[QUOTE=Love Rhombus]  
Doom actually has a sense of honor and duty. If Doom owes you something, or if he has given his word on something, he will keep it. Luthor does not. There’s your edge. I’ve heard it explained thusly: Doom thinks that the world would be better off with him in charge, and he might be right (or at least more peaceful).  
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That’s been really really inconsistent. One day he’s yammering on about “honor” and “Duty”, the next he’s stiffing Luke Cage $200 and skinning his girlfriend to make a new suit of armor.

Luthor has no illusions about that kind of thing. Oh, does your mother live in California? Lex doesn’t care. He’s still smarter than you, and that’s why he should be in charge.

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**Author:** ![I\_m\_No\_Saint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/977dab/32.png) [@I\_m\_No\_Saint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_m_No_Saint)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lex-luthor-vs-doctor-doom-which-would-be-world-conquerer-reigns-supreme/414210/44 "2007-08-04T19:03:48Z")

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Batman.

Sorry…had to be done.

Seriously, Luthor is just out-classed. Long live Doom!

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2007, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lex-luthor-vs-doctor-doom-which-would-be-world-conquerer-reigns-supreme/414210/45 "2007-08-04T21:15:04Z")

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[QUOTE=Paul in Saudi]  
Sorry guys, I have to go with The Red Skull as the dark horse, Cinderella winner.  
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Nah.

_Syndrome_ could beat the Skull. 😛

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