Brevoort feels that the as-yet-unnamed Doombot has the best chance to be a breakout character of Avengers A.I. “He simultaneously gives you the opportunity to be big and operatic and Doctor Doom-like, and to also be intimate and small ad fun and funny in an inappropriate sort of manner.”

Pym feels he shouldn’t keep the Doombot imprisoned any longer and builds a new robot body for him on his journey to self-discovery,” Humphries says. “It’s not the Doombot’s fault that he was programmed by Doctor Doom to beat the crap out of new York City. Maybe this guy deserves another chance at rehabilitation.”

He’s not totally free, though. Pym has a micro black hole implanted on his chest that will eliminate him permanently if he decides to pursue evil.

“He’s still Doom, he’s got all the ambitions and drive and delusions of grandeur and sense of superiority of Doctor Doom, but he doesn’t have a kingdom or an empire or the means and resources,” Humphries says.

“This is like a window onto a young Doctor Doom— a Doom who has to scratch and claw his way to the top.”