corrupt, and to save it, he must conquer it. Doom is assisted by several Zefiro Gypsies: Fortune, a Zefiro fortune teller and former advisor of Wylde. Wire, a "Cybersavant", capable of finding information on the worldwide Cyberweb. Xandra, Wire's girlfriend and a Wakandan soldier. Adopted into the Zefiro. Vox, the Zefiro's magical adept. A mute boy who has one of the Eyes of Agamotto. Poet, Fortune's former lover and capable martial artist, not a Zefiro. Doom secretly observes this era's Spider-Man. Doom travels into Cyberspace alongside Wire; there he battles Fever, the Virtual Reality Fantastic Four, Catscan, Haze, Paloma, and Duke Stratosphere. Several weeks later, Doom conquers the country Myridia. The real Doom Throughout the first half of the series there was speculation that Doom may not be the real Victor Von Doom. Doom was younger than the real Victor would be, his face was unscarred (when he first materialized), and his memory was fragmented; he had no recollection of how he came to 2099, and only a few memories of conflict with the Fantastic Four. Doom would later in the series recall the end of the "Age of Heroes", killing Reed Richards, growing old, and some vague memories of a war. Ultimately, despite much speculation, the truth behind Doom 2099's identity was finally, definitively established as being the true, albeit alternate future version of Earth 616 Victor Von Doom on the final page of Doom 2099 Issue #25. One Nation Under Doom With his mind restored, Doom set out to conquer the United States, but by now he had lost several of his allies: Wire's body had died, though his mind lived on in Cyberspace; Poet died battling drug-traders; and Xandra had left to train in Wakanda. Doom conquered the US in issue #29 and left behind Fortune as regent in Latveria. As president, Doom fought against Alchemax, the Pixel Corporation, and the other corporations who controlled all aspects of everyday life in 2099. Doom recreates S.H.I.E.L.D., assigning Junkpile to take down the Red Market (illegal trade in humans for experimentation). He also made the X-Men 2099 the law enforcers of Halo City, a place where mutants and humans could live in peace. After Doom conquered the US, all 2099 titles added the letters A.D. (Anno Doom) to their titles. Rage Against Time Doom returned to Myridia, the world's source of information, hoping to find a way to save