The Foundation was the assemblage of brilliant minds and scientists who worked directly under God Emperor Doom, the ruler of Battleworld. Based in Doomstadt, the Foundation was the Left Hand of Doom, while Sheriff Strange and his Thor Corps were the Right Hand.[1]
As God Emperor Doom had shaped his life on Battleworld after the life of his rival Reed Richards,[2] the Foundation was an imitation of Reed Richards' Future Foundation, though God Emperor Doom had included other intellectuals, such as Nostradamus and Nikola Tesla.[3]
History
On Battleworld, God Emperor Doom was worshiped as a deity and his Left Hand was the Foundation, focused on discovery and science. Valeria von Doom, God Emperor Doom's daughter, was head of the Foundation and she would often get into disagreements with Sheriff Strange, who was the Right Hand of Doom, representing the Law.
Eight years after Battleworld's formation, the Foundation discovered an unidentified object, secretly a life raft containing the incursion survivors from Earth-1610, within Utopolis and reported this to Sheriff Strange, who then conducted an investigation with the Thor Corps.[1]
After Strange was killed for betraying him, Doom tasked Valeria to use the resources of the Foundation to find the interlopers who had been scattered across the world, denying to provide any more information than that. The Foundation immediately began to investigate the cause of Strange's death. While doing so, they found the source of Doom's power, and informed Valeria, who had become suspicious of her father, which led to Valeria discovering a secret chamber beneath Castle Doom with the help of two Spider-Men, Peter and Miles.[4]
The Foundation were presumably decimated when Molecule Man transferred the power of the Beyonders to Mister Fantastic, destroying Battleworld in the process.[5]Notes
- Tom Brevoort indicated on Tumblr that All-New, All-Different Marvel Universe #1 was mistaken about these characters being brainwashed Earth-616 iterations.
Trivia
- Many members are based on characters from Jonathan Hickman's previous works:
- Nikola Tesla and Nostradamus from S.H.I.E.L.D. and S.H.I.E.L.D. (Vol. 2).
- Franklin, Valeria, and the Future Foundation (specifically Alex Power, Bentley-23, Dragon Man, and the Moloids) from Hickman's run on Fantastic Four and FF.
See Also
- 5 appearance(s) of Foundation (Earth-15513)
- 7 mention(s) of Foundation (Earth-15513)
- 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Foundation (Earth-15513)
- 2 image(s) of Foundation (Earth-15513)
- 11 member(s) of Foundation (Earth-15513)