Judge Doom

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Judge Doom is the villain from Who Framed Roger Rabbit movie who seeks to take over Toontown. He has created a chemical "dip" of (turpentine, acetone and benzene) that destroys toons. Judge Doom was played by Christopher Lloyd.

Judge Doom

At the Terminal Bar, Doom uses the "Shave and Haircut" trick to lure Roger out, and grabs him by the neck. When Roger gets free from Doom, Doom orders his henchmen, the weasels, to get Roger Rabbit and Eddie Valiant. At the film's climax that goes to Acme Warehouse, Doom kidnaps Jessica Rabbit and Valiant, and reveals what he was trying to do: dispose of Toontown to build his freeway. Then Doom reveals to Eddie Valiant that he was responsible for murdering Acme and Maroon. Roger Rabbit is captured, and Doom attempts to destroy Roger and Jessica by using the "dip".

Doom faces Valiant, and they use Acme gadgets. At the final battle with Eddie, Judge Doom was revealed as a toon after a steamroller flattens him into a pancake, and Doom re-inflates himself by going to a nearby air tank, revealing his toon features. When Doom shows his red eyes and talks in a high squeaky voice, Eddie recognizes his brother's murderer. In the end, Doom is destroyed by his own chemical.

In the graphic novel ', it is revealed that Doom's real name was Baron von Rotten''', and that he played villains in old cartoons, until one day, he was knocked unconscious, experienced memory loss, and woke up thinking he was a real villain.

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