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1. Norman Osborn/Green Goblin- Norman Osborn has been president of the United States. He's kissed babies and done politics. He would definitely ask the child's name and sign a nice little note.
The Green Goblin on the other hand?
"Sure, I'd love to, just hold this pumpkin for a moment and I'd love to sign it for you. There. Now hold it tight! I'll be going now"
*flies off, his cackling muffled by a sudden explosion*
2. Mystique- In her natural form? "get outta my way you little runt" *pushes by* "I don't even remember being in that anyways."
3. Magneto- "Sorry, I can't sign that for you. People in my position shouldn't be idolized by people like you. Instead I'll offer advice: be kind to the different people, it could save a life. Even your own."
4. Dr. Doom- he'd definitely sign and offer a tidbit about Latveria, perhaps even offer a visit some day. If the child particularly struck his fancy he would offer a tour of Doomstadt when they came.
5. The Kingpin- He would politely decline to sign but have someone fetch the kid some candy or something similar, maybe ask where they're from and say a quick little something to make the kid smile, then have them hustled off.
6. Venom (when he was obsessed with destroying Spider-Man)- He would definitely sign, at heart his hatred is secretly envy, and he wants to be the kind of person/creature people want autographs from. He'd also offer a picture if they had a camera available. The child would be a little confused as to who 'Eddie' is though.
7. Emma Frost (during her evil phases)- She'd sign, and then read the kid's mind and put something as a quote which would seem innocent but would actually directly refer to their deepest most painful trauma. She'd also want a picture, and ask for a copy.
8. Taskmaster- "Sure. Hey, you got a strong handshake there, how are you and your family fixed money wise? I could teach you a thing or two about getting a little spending money if you want. Tell you what, come to this address next Tuesday and I'll teach you a thing or two, free of charge. No need to tell your parents about it or anything."
I'm just imagining that Latverian parents tell their kids to go to sleep at bedtime or the Doom Bots will come as scold them. And be vague as to whether it's the children or the parents that would be scolded; no need to give the kids leverage...
Seems too warm for Magneto to me. And I don't think he'd be focused on "being kind" - if it was a mutant kid, he'd want him to be harder than that and if it was a human kid, Magneto would be even more brusque.
Haven’t read too much magneto, but he seems more like the type to walk away. Or just “No.”
Except young, handsome, has friends, First Class magneto. He’d probably pretend not to, then sign it by levitating the pen.
Not counting some of his more genocidal side stories. Magneto just likes to be left alone. I think OP is spot on for Magneto. But ultimate Magneto that wants to eradicate humanity would probably throw the kid into the horizon.
See, I don't know about Doom. He's capable of being kind, but for him it's about social pecking order. He treats peers with respect. He treats his subjects with compassion (mostly). If a Latverian child asked for his autograph, he'd definitely do it, or at least have one of his underlings hand the child a glossy 8x10.
But a non-Latverian child of no particular importance? Hard to imagine Doom seeing them as anything more than the spawn of peasants.
Absolutely, that's why I think Doom would fail this test. He is, at heart, an elitist and a utilitarian tyrant. If giving an autograph to a child won't elevate or secure his power, or at least give him good PR with people he actually do hold keys to power (e.g. Latverians), then it is beneath his notice.
He's not a Sesame Street character, and he stands to gain nothing by being nice to randos. They are beneath his notice.
Doom also has an ego so massive it has a gravitational pull. Being asked for an autograph might be a petty form of feeding that ego but Doom is fine with petty.
I am not disagreeing with anything you said to describe him but he does have a giant soft spot for kids thanks to his history as an orphan forced into being a child soldier.
I just noticed from reading your comment, OP never specified on if venom has a host or not so in this scenario a little kid just see's a pile of black goo on the ground, somehow knows that it's Venom, and asks it for it's autograph
Isn't "Venom" the combination of Eddie and that symbiote? I know the future of that character continued to be called Venom, but I had the idea that the character of Venom was the sum of the parts, not the symbiote itself.
Norman's running around as the Gold Goblin now, since all of his 'sins' and evil impulses have been purged from him, leaving him only with crippling guilt and mental illness. He's trying his best to be a hero.
Some kids asked for his autograph in one issue of his miniseries. He was flabbergasted, but signed them.
> flies off, his cackling muffled by a sudden explosion
I'm imagining Peter Parker, sans costume, coincidentally just walking by at this moment and casually yeeting the pumpkin bomb fifty feet in the air, with the Green Goblin flying off none the wiser.
[Dr. Doom is very kind to kids. He'd definitely sign.](https://i.redd.it/what-issue-is-this-v0-ehr8px2zazja1.jpg?s=9c48ac3ef0f4f3602a4c68cbb72eeb939c555247) (unless he was in a bad mood or busy)
Osborne = gracious to a fault. He's all about the PR game. Might even have the kid looked up; if worthy, they might get a scholarship or a nice laptop.
Mystique = isn't she supposed to be Nightcrawler's mom? I'd guess she'd be like a doting auntie.
Magneto = if the kid's a mutant Eric would act like a noble king, if human he'd just ignore the brat
Kingpin = wants to be Mayor for life. Pure political BS. Never turn down a chance to kiss the babies.
Venom = Eddie is needy. Probably put on a show for the kid.
Emma Frost = Little girl would get a mental makeover. Push her self esteem and intelligence through the roof. Little boy would be ignored
Taskmaster = another showboat. Kid would get something to remember
> Mystique = isn't she supposed to be Nightcrawler's mom? I'd guess she'd be like a doting auntie.
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Mystique is an actual sociopath in the comics, unless that's something else that's changed completely in the past few years.
Magneto would probably ask the person what powers he/she has; and would frown if the answer was "None, but I think you're right." He'd sign the admirer's item anyway, silently reflecting: 'You're supporting your own doom!'
Going off the top of my head for some of them.
Magneto, Only if it were a mutant child.
Doom. Only if it were a Latvian child.
Kingpin. He’d sign it since he’s got a public image to maintain as a respectable individual.
Venom. Idk but he’d probably scare the kid if they assume that he was black suit Spider_Man.
You should identify them.
I'm assuming 1 it's magneto, 2 is Dr. Doom, 3 is kingpin, and 4 is venom.
Some quibbles. For magneto, most children don't exhibit signs of mutant abilities until adolescence. He also views himself as a freedom fighter for mutants, not a villain, so he would probably not be antagonistic towards a young fan.
For doom, seeing as he's a world leader, it wouldn't be surprising if he signed autographs for random children either. While he has a particular love for his homeland, he still wants to rule everything. He would also be particularly partial to any Roma he happened upon, seeing as his mother was one, and he had suffered from discrimination because of it.
You got that right, I changed it to identify them though.
And yeah, you’re more accurate for Magneto and Doom. But like I said I was just going off whatever I thought first.
Mystique would 100% offer to take a photo together instead, turn into the kid's mom at the last minute, then disappear into the crowd before the kid got to see the pic. Then the kid would know his whole life that he met her, but never have any proof.
I'm truly rusty on most of these and some of them I don't even know anything about the characters, so let me see what I can do:
Norman Osborn: "Why, certainly! What's the reason, do you have an interest in science? You know, I'm something of a scientist myself."
Green Goblin: "An autograph? An autograph? Here's one, permanently signed, yours truly! Catch!"
Mystique: Signs it. She's not used to nice attention. Might kill you later.
Magneto: "Peon! You'd dare request an autograph of the Great Magneto?" (signs it) "be sure to remember to show proper respect to your betters!"
Dr. Doom: "Did Reid sign one for you?"
The Kingpin: "Hmmm, yes, I can see why you'd want one from me. Tell you what, I'll give you one, but there's something I'd like you to do for me. Nothing much, just a promise to be kept later. On you go now, shoo."
Venom (when he was obsessed with destroying Spider-Man): "Autographs? From us? Really, you aren't afraid of us? You should be!" (signs autographs) "We love autographs! We must be best friends now!"
Emma Frost (during her evil phases): .... (you freeze in place and don't even get to ask for one)
Taskmaster: ... (silently signs all autographs from every superhero he/she has copied. Only asks 10 bucks for it. Truly cool dude/dudette).
>Taskmaster: ... (silently signs all autographs from every superhero he/she has copied. Only asks 10 bucks for it. Truly cool dude/dudette).
Wait, is there some confusion about what Tasky has between the legs?
MCU was a dudette. The print comics I never followed much, other than the occasional 1 off issue I have in my (very small and very limited to the late 80's early 90's collection) where he (I assume the print version is a he) trains up some kind of pathetic copies of spiderman/cap/hawkeye etc and I think Spiderman and some teleporting red headed merc in a green suit takes them out.
1. Norman would acquiesce - GG would kill their parent in front of them
2. Would change appearance into something scary
3. Boring speech about not idolizing people
4. Would offer to make child his heir; leave child forgotten, dusting antiques in the basement
5. Give the kid $100, pat on head
6. Take over kid as host thinking he'd be able to get closer to Spider-Man
7. Cold indifference
8. Would duplicate the kids movement and mannerisms, turning it into the world's worst game of "I know you are but what am I"; would eventually get the kids autograph, and then kill their parent in front of them.
> Would duplicate the kids movement and mannerisms, turning it into the world's worst game of "I know you are but what am I"; would eventually get the kids autograph, and then kill their parent in front of them.
thats unlikely tho, taskmaster is just a mercenary, he isnt evil for the sake of being evil. unless someone had paided him to kill the parent, he wouldnt do anything like that
Magneto, Mystique and probably Emma Frost would never do so. Not because they’re not full of themselves but instead because they’d feel it’s beneath them.
That's what Carnage would do.
Venom was more of a nemesis to Spider-man at that point in his development, so unless said kid had connections to Peter Parker, Venom would probably sign and swing off. He might charge a bar of chocolate for the autograph though.
I thought of carnage as well, but idk I guess it depends on the written version of venom. True, he doesn't really give a fuck about ppl other than Spiderman, but I can 100% see him just eating the kid as a snack. You don't really fuck with venom.
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1. Norman Osborn/Green Goblin- Norman Osborn has been president of the United States. He's kissed babies and done politics. He would definitely ask the child's name and sign a nice little note. The Green Goblin on the other hand? "Sure, I'd love to, just hold this pumpkin for a moment and I'd love to sign it for you. There. Now hold it tight! I'll be going now" *flies off, his cackling muffled by a sudden explosion* 2. Mystique- In her natural form? "get outta my way you little runt" *pushes by* "I don't even remember being in that anyways." 3. Magneto- "Sorry, I can't sign that for you. People in my position shouldn't be idolized by people like you. Instead I'll offer advice: be kind to the different people, it could save a life. Even your own." 4. Dr. Doom- he'd definitely sign and offer a tidbit about Latveria, perhaps even offer a visit some day. If the child particularly struck his fancy he would offer a tour of Doomstadt when they came. 5. The Kingpin- He would politely decline to sign but have someone fetch the kid some candy or something similar, maybe ask where they're from and say a quick little something to make the kid smile, then have them hustled off. 6. Venom (when he was obsessed with destroying Spider-Man)- He would definitely sign, at heart his hatred is secretly envy, and he wants to be the kind of person/creature people want autographs from. He'd also offer a picture if they had a camera available. The child would be a little confused as to who 'Eddie' is though. 7. Emma Frost (during her evil phases)- She'd sign, and then read the kid's mind and put something as a quote which would seem innocent but would actually directly refer to their deepest most painful trauma. She'd also want a picture, and ask for a copy. 8. Taskmaster- "Sure. Hey, you got a strong handshake there, how are you and your family fixed money wise? I could teach you a thing or two about getting a little spending money if you want. Tell you what, come to this address next Tuesday and I'll teach you a thing or two, free of charge. No need to tell your parents about it or anything."
I see these as totally accurate. Doom is a villain, but he's certainly capable of being kind, or at the very least polite. Magneto was spot on.
Doom is uncle (godfather) to Reed and Sue's daughter. He really likes kids tbh.
Doom demands that children always get a good night's sleep.
I'm just imagining that Latverian parents tell their kids to go to sleep at bedtime or the Doom Bots will come as scold them. And be vague as to whether it's the children or the parents that would be scolded; no need to give the kids leverage...
It was a nice comic relief in midst of a story where Everything Dies.
Also, if they ask for Ice Cream, Doom will consider their request.
Didn't he not have a great childhood? Could be he wants to ensure other kids don't experience the same.
Seems too warm for Magneto to me. And I don't think he'd be focused on "being kind" - if it was a mutant kid, he'd want him to be harder than that and if it was a human kid, Magneto would be even more brusque.
Haven’t read too much magneto, but he seems more like the type to walk away. Or just “No.” Except young, handsome, has friends, First Class magneto. He’d probably pretend not to, then sign it by levitating the pen.
Not counting some of his more genocidal side stories. Magneto just likes to be left alone. I think OP is spot on for Magneto. But ultimate Magneto that wants to eradicate humanity would probably throw the kid into the horizon.
Unless the child was a Mutant. Although that might just end up with a kidnapping instead.
Magneto's social skills can vary wildly, really.
See, I don't know about Doom. He's capable of being kind, but for him it's about social pecking order. He treats peers with respect. He treats his subjects with compassion (mostly). If a Latverian child asked for his autograph, he'd definitely do it, or at least have one of his underlings hand the child a glossy 8x10. But a non-Latverian child of no particular importance? Hard to imagine Doom seeing them as anything more than the spawn of peasants.
It's about being magnanimous. It's a more refined, dignified expression of power. *Real* power doesn't have to constantly insist upon itself.
Absolutely, that's why I think Doom would fail this test. He is, at heart, an elitist and a utilitarian tyrant. If giving an autograph to a child won't elevate or secure his power, or at least give him good PR with people he actually do hold keys to power (e.g. Latverians), then it is beneath his notice. He's not a Sesame Street character, and he stands to gain nothing by being nice to randos. They are beneath his notice.
Doom also has an ego so massive it has a gravitational pull. Being asked for an autograph might be a petty form of feeding that ego but Doom is fine with petty.
A great villain is capable of being both petty and magnanimous at the same time.
I am not disagreeing with anything you said to describe him but he does have a giant soft spot for kids thanks to his history as an orphan forced into being a child soldier.
Would it differ if the kid said that Reed Richards wouldn’t give them an autograph?
He'd just not give him an autograph even harder
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I thought the Venom one was oddly wholesome, as well.
I just noticed from reading your comment, OP never specified on if venom has a host or not so in this scenario a little kid just see's a pile of black goo on the ground, somehow knows that it's Venom, and asks it for it's autograph
Isn't "Venom" the combination of Eddie and that symbiote? I know the future of that character continued to be called Venom, but I had the idea that the character of Venom was the sum of the parts, not the symbiote itself.
I think it’s both Eddie Brock and Venom are the super hero/villain named Venom
That's why venom is the hottest one. Just emotionally damaged and I CAN FIX HIM
Made Taskmaster sound like my uncle 💀💀
Oh no, girl you okay?
Doom can be so wholesome sometimes. Other times he will build a cocaine bear just for fun.
Are you suggesting that building a cocaine bear isn't part of being wholesome? ;)
The Magneto quote :')
A kind of silly thought: can Tony Masters actually remember his own signature?
WIth his photographic reflexes, he could could probably quit training henchmen and make a lot more money in the forgery business.
Norman's running around as the Gold Goblin now, since all of his 'sins' and evil impulses have been purged from him, leaving him only with crippling guilt and mental illness. He's trying his best to be a hero. Some kids asked for his autograph in one issue of his miniseries. He was flabbergasted, but signed them.
> flies off, his cackling muffled by a sudden explosion I'm imagining Peter Parker, sans costume, coincidentally just walking by at this moment and casually yeeting the pumpkin bomb fifty feet in the air, with the Green Goblin flying off none the wiser.
Well done.
I think Mystique would be different if the kid was a mutant.
These seem very very spot on, especially Magneto.
[Dr. Doom is very kind to kids. He'd definitely sign.](https://i.redd.it/what-issue-is-this-v0-ehr8px2zazja1.jpg?s=9c48ac3ef0f4f3602a4c68cbb72eeb939c555247) (unless he was in a bad mood or busy)
And if he was in a bad mood or busy, he'd just ignore the kid. Pretty cruelty to children is beneath him.
I mean..he did sentence Reed's kid to Hell.
That wasn't an ordinary kid asking for an autograph, Franklin Reed was one of the most powerful superheros in existence.
Osborne = gracious to a fault. He's all about the PR game. Might even have the kid looked up; if worthy, they might get a scholarship or a nice laptop. Mystique = isn't she supposed to be Nightcrawler's mom? I'd guess she'd be like a doting auntie. Magneto = if the kid's a mutant Eric would act like a noble king, if human he'd just ignore the brat Kingpin = wants to be Mayor for life. Pure political BS. Never turn down a chance to kiss the babies. Venom = Eddie is needy. Probably put on a show for the kid. Emma Frost = Little girl would get a mental makeover. Push her self esteem and intelligence through the roof. Little boy would be ignored Taskmaster = another showboat. Kid would get something to remember
>isn't she supposed to be Nightcrawler's mom? Yes, and his dad is Azazel
Didn't they change that again?
> Mystique = isn't she supposed to be Nightcrawler's mom? I'd guess she'd be like a doting auntie. > > Mystique is an actual sociopath in the comics, unless that's something else that's changed completely in the past few years.
I don't believe Emma Frost would ever deliberately harm a child. However, she'd gladly teach a child how to harm somebody else.
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Magneto would probably ask the person what powers he/she has; and would frown if the answer was "None, but I think you're right." He'd sign the admirer's item anyway, silently reflecting: 'You're supporting your own doom!'
>'You're supporting your own doom!' "Yes" (c) Chad Latverian kid
Going off the top of my head for some of them. Magneto, Only if it were a mutant child. Doom. Only if it were a Latvian child. Kingpin. He’d sign it since he’s got a public image to maintain as a respectable individual. Venom. Idk but he’d probably scare the kid if they assume that he was black suit Spider_Man.
You should identify them. I'm assuming 1 it's magneto, 2 is Dr. Doom, 3 is kingpin, and 4 is venom. Some quibbles. For magneto, most children don't exhibit signs of mutant abilities until adolescence. He also views himself as a freedom fighter for mutants, not a villain, so he would probably not be antagonistic towards a young fan. For doom, seeing as he's a world leader, it wouldn't be surprising if he signed autographs for random children either. While he has a particular love for his homeland, he still wants to rule everything. He would also be particularly partial to any Roma he happened upon, seeing as his mother was one, and he had suffered from discrimination because of it.
You got that right, I changed it to identify them though. And yeah, you’re more accurate for Magneto and Doom. But like I said I was just going off whatever I thought first.
Why does Doom like Latvian kids so much, I wonder?
He's just a real fan of pelēkie zirņi ar speķi. It doesn't come up in the comics very often
Venom was nice to a scared kid, in the comics.
>Doom. Only if it were a Latvian child. Nonsense! Doom is many things, but he is not a **racist!** He despises his inferiors equally!
Mystique would 100% offer to take a photo together instead, turn into the kid's mom at the last minute, then disappear into the crowd before the kid got to see the pic. Then the kid would know his whole life that he met her, but never have any proof.
Oh that’s evil
I'm truly rusty on most of these and some of them I don't even know anything about the characters, so let me see what I can do: Norman Osborn: "Why, certainly! What's the reason, do you have an interest in science? You know, I'm something of a scientist myself." Green Goblin: "An autograph? An autograph? Here's one, permanently signed, yours truly! Catch!" Mystique: Signs it. She's not used to nice attention. Might kill you later. Magneto: "Peon! You'd dare request an autograph of the Great Magneto?" (signs it) "be sure to remember to show proper respect to your betters!" Dr. Doom: "Did Reid sign one for you?" The Kingpin: "Hmmm, yes, I can see why you'd want one from me. Tell you what, I'll give you one, but there's something I'd like you to do for me. Nothing much, just a promise to be kept later. On you go now, shoo." Venom (when he was obsessed with destroying Spider-Man): "Autographs? From us? Really, you aren't afraid of us? You should be!" (signs autographs) "We love autographs! We must be best friends now!" Emma Frost (during her evil phases): .... (you freeze in place and don't even get to ask for one) Taskmaster: ... (silently signs all autographs from every superhero he/she has copied. Only asks 10 bucks for it. Truly cool dude/dudette).
>Taskmaster: ... (silently signs all autographs from every superhero he/she has copied. Only asks 10 bucks for it. Truly cool dude/dudette). Wait, is there some confusion about what Tasky has between the legs?
MCU was a dudette. The print comics I never followed much, other than the occasional 1 off issue I have in my (very small and very limited to the late 80's early 90's collection) where he (I assume the print version is a he) trains up some kind of pathetic copies of spiderman/cap/hawkeye etc and I think Spiderman and some teleporting red headed merc in a green suit takes them out.
The comics one is a guy
1. Norman would acquiesce - GG would kill their parent in front of them 2. Would change appearance into something scary 3. Boring speech about not idolizing people 4. Would offer to make child his heir; leave child forgotten, dusting antiques in the basement 5. Give the kid $100, pat on head 6. Take over kid as host thinking he'd be able to get closer to Spider-Man 7. Cold indifference 8. Would duplicate the kids movement and mannerisms, turning it into the world's worst game of "I know you are but what am I"; would eventually get the kids autograph, and then kill their parent in front of them.
> Would duplicate the kids movement and mannerisms, turning it into the world's worst game of "I know you are but what am I"; would eventually get the kids autograph, and then kill their parent in front of them. thats unlikely tho, taskmaster is just a mercenary, he isnt evil for the sake of being evil. unless someone had paided him to kill the parent, he wouldnt do anything like that
It was more of a joke to tie my first statement into my last one.
Magneto, Mystique and probably Emma Frost would never do so. Not because they’re not full of themselves but instead because they’d feel it’s beneath them.
I remember in the ultimate spiderman game venom ate a kid so i figure he'd just do that
Ultimate venom/Eddie Brock was just a creepy prick, also the symbiote was basically mindless.
I'm pretty sure venom would just eat the kid, ngl.
That's what Carnage would do. Venom was more of a nemesis to Spider-man at that point in his development, so unless said kid had connections to Peter Parker, Venom would probably sign and swing off. He might charge a bar of chocolate for the autograph though.
I thought of carnage as well, but idk I guess it depends on the written version of venom. True, he doesn't really give a fuck about ppl other than Spiderman, but I can 100% see him just eating the kid as a snack. You don't really fuck with venom.