History
Victorum Mountain is a Latverian peak in a range to the northwest of the city of Doomstadt,[2] where the official office of the country's ruler, Castle Doom, is. Victorum Mountain is quite close to the Castle and could be reached in little time, especially in a vehicle - either a jeep, a truck or a tank.[1] It had several big caverns, a number of which were hardly visited.[1][2]
When Doctor Doom was deposed as ruler of Latveria by Prince Zorba, an underground movement of Doom Loyalist rose, and they established a secret based in a hidden cavern on Victorum Mountain.[1][2] The base was well supplied with a large array of advanced machinery[2] that included at least one generator, life-support systems, neural probes, an operating table, anesthesia, a way to obtain ionized energy, and Doom's personal flying device, along with a well-trained staff commanded by Lt. Borgo, formerly Doom's personal First Lieutenant. The location of the base was a well-kept secret.[1]
Criminal scientist Gert Hauptmann, secretly a Doom Loyalist, had infiltrated in Castle Doom purportedly working for Zorba to monitor catatonic Doom's vital signs. Hauptmann had told Borgo that Doom had trained him in a procedure that could restore Doom's mind; but Hauptmann would need access to some technology (already available in the Victorum base), to Doom's body (which was kept in a padded cell by Zorba) and to Doom's armor (which Zorba kept in the dungeons).[1] Doom's body was snatched away by a team including reluctant but faithful Loyalist Boris Karela, in collusion with Hauptmann, and replaced with a robot.[1][2] Doom was taken to the cavern in a horsedrawn dray[1] that was received by Karela,[2] and the Loyalists immediately connected Doom to a large array of life-support devices to keep him alive. Zorba did not take long to discover the deception; and Hauptmann, fired from the Castle for his ineptitude, rushed to Victorum to warn the Loyalists.[1][2] Borgo warned Hauptmann for his carelessness, should Hauptmann had been followed; but he understood that Hauptmann was strictly needed for his plans to restore Doom.[1]
The Loyalists immediately launched an operation to break into the Castle and steal the Armor.[1][2] Borgo, Strego and a third man sneaked in[1] and succeeded in stealing the armor, but one of the men was captured. Zorba arranged for his prisoner,[1][2] Strego,[1] to escape easily, so that he could be tracked to the secret base.[1][2] Zorba's advisor Starn arranged for Strego to be transported in an ambulance, unlocked and unwatched, but driven by a spy, Agent-Z, who'd follow Strego through the wilds without him noticing. Agent-Z found Strego entering a cave in Victorum and reported to the Castle via walkie-talkie; by then, Zorba had troops and tanks ready to attack the encampment.[1]
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After winning the battle, Doctor Doom flies from Victorum Mountain; the cavern base can be seen to the right of the image.
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See Also
- 2 appearance(s) of Victorum Mountain
- 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Victorum Mountain
- 3 image(s) of Victorum Mountain