—Doctor DoomGreatness is cursed with enemies, young Kate. My history speaks to that. Of people attacking me and my citizens unjustly, for example... it appears your fellow mutants disobeyed my request. Not only that... they just murdered a Latverian. Unconscionable. Unjustifiable. Unforgivable.
Appearing in "To the Victor"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Quiet Council of Krakoa
- Cyclops (Scott Summers)
- Rogue (Anna Marie LeBeau)
- Wolverine (Logan)
- Beast (Hank McCoy)
- Fantastic Four
- Marauders
- Brainstorm (Valeria Richards)
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Great Captains of Krakoa (Mentioned)
- Dior (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
- Dr. Rachna Koul (Mentioned)
- Latverian mutant refugees (First appearance)
- God (Yahweh) (Invoked)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- Pacific Ocean
- Doom Island
- Tower Doom (Name revealed)
- Krakoa (Mentioned)
- Doom Island
- Latveria (Mentioned)
- 4 Yancy Street, Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA (Mentioned)
- Pacific Ocean
- Godpower Dimension (Mentioned)
Items:
- X-Uniforms
- Cerebro
- Cyclops' Visor
- Fantastic Four Uniforms
- Wolverine's Suit
- Doctor Doom's Armor
- Magneto's Helmet
- Godpower
- Flowers of Krakoa (Mentioned)
- Human Drug L (Mentioned)
- Human Drug I (Mentioned)
- Human Drug M (Mentioned)
- Code-X (Behind the scenes) (Unnamed)
Vehicles:
- X-Men Blackbird
- Fantasticar (Destruction)
Events:
- Fatal Attractions (Mentioned)
Synopsis for "To the Victor"
An X-Men team follows the Fantasticar in the Blackbird, and as the jet gets close enough, Cyclops shoots it down. The Fantasticar makes an emergency landing on an island, and the X-Men quickly pursue them with Nightcrawler, Rogue, and Wolverine. However, the sudden arrival of Doctor Doom ends the fight—both teams have coincidentally landed on Doom Island. Magneto immediately confronts Doom, but Kate Pryde steps in, revealing that she has made a deal with Doom to help Franklin Richards. Magneto argues that Kate doesn't have the authority to speak for Krakoa, but Professor X supports her actions. Doom agrees to allow some of the "guests" to see Franklin while ordering the rest to stay on the beach, forbidding them from interacting with the island's inhabitants.
Franklin expresses to his father his desire for Doom to proceed with the procedure to stabilize his powers. However, he and Beast first want to closely examine Doom's plan.
On the beach, the X-Men decide to defy Doom's orders and search for the mutants on the island. They ask Susan Richards for help in remaining virtually invisible. Magneto warns that Latveria will suffer if Doom is holding mutants against their will.
In Doom's lab, the theory of the "Godpower" is discussed, suggesting that any beings with superpowers gain them through a connection to this Godpower, which exists in another dimension. Doom refers to it as "Doom Particles" and plans to eventually make it part of Latveria. He then rebukes Professor X, finding the mutants' behavior insulting. While mutants are born with their powers, Doom claims to have earned his through effort.
Deeper within the island, the X-Men and Sue locate the mutants but are immediately attacked by what appear to be Doombots as they reveal themselves to approach the mutants. Wolverine slashes one of them open, only to discover that he has killed a mutant brother. Naturally, Doctor Doom becomes aware of this and activates his Sentinels.