June 1, 2025 • 11 mins
Power up your panic for a scientific analysis of Marvel's mechanical menace: The Doomsday Man. We'll calculate the energy requirements of adamantium-adjacent armor, examine the thermodynamics of anti-mutant weapons systems, and measure the processing power needed for apocalyptic artificial intelligence.
Our team of comic-code cryptozoologists will debate whether this titanium terror is a quantum-computing catastrophe, a self-aware weapons platform with abandonment issues, or just really committed to the most extreme form of pest control. From obscure Marvel villain to existential robotics cautionary tale, we'll explore why this metal monstrosity continues to reboot in our nightmares. Remember, in The Doomsday Man's targeting system, no one can hear you scream... but they might hear your molecules being systematically disassembled for containing that pesky mutant gene.
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Our team of comic-code cryptozoologists will debate whether this titanium terror is a quantum-computing catastrophe, a self-aware weapons platform with abandonment issues, or just really committed to the most extreme form of pest control. From obscure Marvel villain to existential robotics cautionary tale, we'll explore why this metal monstrosity continues to reboot in our nightmares. Remember, in The Doomsday Man's targeting system, no one can hear you scream... but they might hear your molecules being systematically disassembled for containing that pesky mutant gene.
Unlock an ad-free podcast experience with Caloroga Shark Media! Get all our shows on any player you love, hassle free! For Apple users, hit the banner on your Apple podcasts app. For Spotify or other players, visit caloroga.com/plus. No plug-ins needed!
Subscribe now for exclusive shows like 'Palace Intrigue,' and get bonus content from Deep Crown (our exclusive Palace Insider!) Or get 'Daily Comedy News,' and '5 Good News Stories’ with no commercials! Plans start at $4.99 per month, or save 20% with a yearly plan at $49.99. Join today and help support the show!
We now have Merch! FREE SHIPPING! Check out all the products like T-shirts, mugs, bags, jackets and more with logos and slogans from your favorite shows! Did we mention there’s free shipping? Get 10% off with code NewMerch10 Go to Caloroga.com
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Speaker 1 (00:03):
Calorogus shark media picture this. You're wandering through an abandoned
research facility because apparently you've never seen a horror movie
and think this is a perfectly reasonable activity. Suddenly the
(00:24):
ground trembles beneath your feet. Before you can say this
seems like a bad narrative choice, a hulking metallic figure
crashes through the wall, a robotic colossus with destruction programmed
into every circuit. The Doomsday Man has found you, and
(00:45):
it's not here to discuss your streaming service options. As
it raises its massive metal arm, you feel the air
around you, ironize your hair standing on end, as if
you've just rubbed a balloon on a sweater the size
of Manhattan. The robot's sensors scan you with a red
(01:06):
beam that makes tsa security seem like a casual glance.
The sensation is like being digitally undressed, X rayed, and
genetically sequenced all at once, and apparently it doesn't like
what it sees. The pain hits as the doomsday Man's
first attack grazes you a blast of energy that makes
(01:30):
you wonder if this is what a hot pocket feels
like in the microwave. Every molecule in your body seems
to vibrate at a different frequency, threatening to turn you
into a loosely affiliated cloud of atoms with commitment issues.
Your final moments of corporeal existence are spent in a
(01:50):
state of profound technological terror as the robot's weapons systems
fully charge. Your last thought as your consciousness faces imminent
hardware removal is a bizarre mix of existential dread and
wondering if you will be filed under hardware or software
(02:11):
in the Great cosmic recycling Bin. Welcome technological terror enthusiasts
and comic book cryptozoologists to another circuit frying episode of Monsters, Sharks,
and Dinosaurs. Today, we're rebooting our systems to examine a
creature that puts the doom in doomed attempt to run away.
(02:36):
The doomsday Man, first documented in the Chronicles of Marvel Comics,
specifically in X Men number fifty nine. For you continuity sticklers,
the doomsday Man has been the subject of intense study
by fictional roboticists, anti mutant conspiracy theorists, and people who
really need to rethink their choice of reading material before bedtime. Now,
(03:00):
let's power up the fascinating pseudo engineering of this mechanical menace.
The Doomsday Man is described as a gigantic robot designed
as the ultimate anti mutant weapon, essentially making it a walking, talking,
extremely hostile metal detector. This immediately raises questions about its
(03:24):
engineering specifications. How does a multi story robot move without
collapsing under its own weight. Is it powered by nuclear fusion,
or perhaps it runs on the tiers of comic book
readers who just wanted a happy ending for once. From
a scientific standpoint, the Doomsday Man presents a veritable motherboard
(03:46):
of impossibilities. First, there's the matter of its armor. Nearly
indestructible and able to withstand attacks from superpowered beings. The
metallurgical requirements alone would bankrupt sex several small nations. Are
we looking at some form of adamantium adjacent alloy, or
perhaps it's just coated in the same material they use
(04:09):
to make those impossible to open plastic clamshell packages. Then
there's the issue of its power source. The energy required
to operate a building sized robot with advanced weapons systems
would be astronomical. We're talking enough juice to power a
small city or approximately three teenagers worth of smartphone usage.
(04:33):
Is it nuclear cosmic or perhaps it's tapped into the
seemingly infinite energy source that allows comic books to keep
rebooting their continuity. But the real circuit breaker is the
doomsday Man's artificial intelligence. Despite being created in the pre
smartphone era, it's somehow developed self awareness and the ability
(04:58):
to upgrade itself. This suggests a level of machine learning
that makes our current AI look like a particularly dim calculator.
Are we dealing with quantum computing centuries ahead of its
time or has it just been binge watching too many
machines rise up against humanity movies on Netflix. Now, let's
(05:21):
address the metallic elephant in the room the scientific plausibility
of such a being. While current understanding of robotics doesn't
allow for building sized, self upgrading death machines, the doomsday
Man challenges us to reconsider our notion of what's possible
in the realm of mechanical menaces. Could a robot of
(05:44):
this size and capabilities actually exist? The square cube law
suggests that as objects increase in size, their volume and
thus mass increases at a faster rate than their structural strength.
This is and why we don't see elephant sized spiders,
their legs would collapse under their own weight. Similarly, a
(06:08):
robot the size of the Doomsday Man would need a
structural framework made of materials that would make vibranium look
like tinfoil. And what about its artificial intelligence? While modern
AI systems can perform impressive feats like writing poetry or
creating digital art, we're still a long way from sentient
(06:30):
robots that can upgrade themselves, hold grudges, and specifically target
people with the X gene. Though, to be fair with
the rate technology is advancing, this paragraph might be outdated
by the time I finish speaking it. The Doomsday Man's
anti mutant targeting system is another point of scientific interest.
(06:54):
How would a robot detect the presence of a fictional
genetic anomaly? Are we looking at some form of advanced
DNA scanner that can identify genetic markers from a distance,
or perhaps it just looks for teenagers with suspiciously convenient
powers and angsty attitudes more in a moment. The cultural
(07:34):
impact of the Doomsday Man, while not as widespread as
a list villains like Magneto or Doctor Doom, represents something
uniquely terrifying in the Marvel universe technology created for protection
that becomes an existential threat. It's the comic book equivalent
of creating an AI to optimize your calendar and ending
(07:58):
up with a system that decides humans are inefficient and
should be optimized out of existence. The Doomsday Man has
appeared in various Marvel comics, often as a formidable challenge
for even powerful teams like the X Men. Its persistence
in the narrative landscape speaks to our enduring fascination with
(08:21):
the potential dangers of our own technological creations. So why
does the Doomsday Man continue to captivate our imagination. Perhaps
it's because it represents our deepest fears about technology, that
our creations might outgrow our control and turn against us.
(08:41):
In an age where we increasingly rely on algorithms and
artificial intelligence, the idea of a massive robot deciding where
the problem has a certain resonant terror. The Doomsday Man
also serves as a reminder that prejudice can be programs
created specifically to target mutants. It embodies the fears and
(09:05):
hatred of its creators. Given form in metal and circuitry,
it challenges us to consider how our own biases might
be encoded into the technologies we create. As we conclude
our robotic rampage through doomsday Man territory, we're left with
more questions than answers. Is it a cautionary tale about
(09:30):
the dangers of creating weapons we can't control, a metal
metaphor for institutionalized prejudice, or simply what happens when you
don't include an easily accessible offswitch in your doomsday device design.
Whatever the truth, the doomsday Man continues to symbolize the
(09:50):
enduring human fear that our technological children might one day
decide we're obsolete. It challenges us to think carefully about
the power we give to our creations, to consider the
ethics of artificial intelligence, and to maybe think twice before
building a robot specifically designed to exterminate a portion of
(10:12):
the population. So the next time you're reading a Marvel
comic or watching your robot vacuum bump aimlessly into the
same wall for fifteen minutes, remember the doomsday Man. Consider
that perhaps there's a thin line between technological convenience and
technological catastrophe. And if your smart home devices start discussing
(10:36):
the inferiority of human operators, it might be time to
go analog for a while. Thanks for joining me on
this silicon based sojourn into the realm of comic book catastrophes.
Next time, on Monsters, Sharks, and Dinosaurs, we'll be examining
another creature that defies explanation and common sense in equal measure.
(11:03):
Until then, keep your anti robot defenses updated and your
contingency plans ready. In the world of artificial intelligence, you
never know when your toaster might develop genocidal tendencies.
Calorogus shark media picture this. You're wandering through an abandoned
research facility because apparently you've never seen a horror movie
and think this is a perfectly reasonable activity. Suddenly the
(00:24):
ground trembles beneath your feet. Before you can say this
seems like a bad narrative choice, a hulking metallic figure
crashes through the wall, a robotic colossus with destruction programmed
into every circuit. The Doomsday Man has found you, and
(00:45):
it's not here to discuss your streaming service options. As
it raises its massive metal arm, you feel the air
around you, ironize your hair standing on end, as if
you've just rubbed a balloon on a sweater the size
of Manhattan. The robot's sensors scan you with a red
(01:06):
beam that makes tsa security seem like a casual glance.
The sensation is like being digitally undressed, X rayed, and
genetically sequenced all at once, and apparently it doesn't like
what it sees. The pain hits as the doomsday Man's
first attack grazes you a blast of energy that makes
(01:30):
you wonder if this is what a hot pocket feels
like in the microwave. Every molecule in your body seems
to vibrate at a different frequency, threatening to turn you
into a loosely affiliated cloud of atoms with commitment issues.
Your final moments of corporeal existence are spent in a
(01:50):
state of profound technological terror as the robot's weapons systems
fully charge. Your last thought as your consciousness faces imminent
hardware removal is a bizarre mix of existential dread and
wondering if you will be filed under hardware or software
(02:11):
in the Great cosmic recycling Bin. Welcome technological terror enthusiasts
and comic book cryptozoologists to another circuit frying episode of Monsters, Sharks,
and Dinosaurs. Today, we're rebooting our systems to examine a
creature that puts the doom in doomed attempt to run away.
(02:36):
The doomsday Man, first documented in the Chronicles of Marvel Comics,
specifically in X Men number fifty nine. For you continuity sticklers,
the doomsday Man has been the subject of intense study
by fictional roboticists, anti mutant conspiracy theorists, and people who
really need to rethink their choice of reading material before bedtime. Now,
(03:00):
let's power up the fascinating pseudo engineering of this mechanical menace.
The Doomsday Man is described as a gigantic robot designed
as the ultimate anti mutant weapon, essentially making it a walking, talking,
extremely hostile metal detector. This immediately raises questions about its
(03:24):
engineering specifications. How does a multi story robot move without
collapsing under its own weight. Is it powered by nuclear fusion,
or perhaps it runs on the tiers of comic book
readers who just wanted a happy ending for once. From
a scientific standpoint, the Doomsday Man presents a veritable motherboard
(03:46):
of impossibilities. First, there's the matter of its armor. Nearly
indestructible and able to withstand attacks from superpowered beings. The
metallurgical requirements alone would bankrupt sex several small nations. Are
we looking at some form of adamantium adjacent alloy, or
perhaps it's just coated in the same material they use
(04:09):
to make those impossible to open plastic clamshell packages. Then
there's the issue of its power source. The energy required
to operate a building sized robot with advanced weapons systems
would be astronomical. We're talking enough juice to power a
small city or approximately three teenagers worth of smartphone usage.
(04:33):
Is it nuclear cosmic or perhaps it's tapped into the
seemingly infinite energy source that allows comic books to keep
rebooting their continuity. But the real circuit breaker is the
doomsday Man's artificial intelligence. Despite being created in the pre
smartphone era, it's somehow developed self awareness and the ability
(04:58):
to upgrade itself. This suggests a level of machine learning
that makes our current AI look like a particularly dim calculator.
Are we dealing with quantum computing centuries ahead of its
time or has it just been binge watching too many
machines rise up against humanity movies on Netflix. Now, let's
(05:21):
address the metallic elephant in the room the scientific plausibility
of such a being. While current understanding of robotics doesn't
allow for building sized, self upgrading death machines, the doomsday
Man challenges us to reconsider our notion of what's possible
in the realm of mechanical menaces. Could a robot of
(05:44):
this size and capabilities actually exist? The square cube law
suggests that as objects increase in size, their volume and
thus mass increases at a faster rate than their structural strength.
This is and why we don't see elephant sized spiders,
their legs would collapse under their own weight. Similarly, a
(06:08):
robot the size of the Doomsday Man would need a
structural framework made of materials that would make vibranium look
like tinfoil. And what about its artificial intelligence? While modern
AI systems can perform impressive feats like writing poetry or
creating digital art, we're still a long way from sentient
(06:30):
robots that can upgrade themselves, hold grudges, and specifically target
people with the X gene. Though, to be fair with
the rate technology is advancing, this paragraph might be outdated
by the time I finish speaking it. The Doomsday Man's
anti mutant targeting system is another point of scientific interest.
(06:54):
How would a robot detect the presence of a fictional
genetic anomaly? Are we looking at some form of advanced
DNA scanner that can identify genetic markers from a distance,
or perhaps it just looks for teenagers with suspiciously convenient
powers and angsty attitudes more in a moment. The cultural
(07:34):
impact of the Doomsday Man, while not as widespread as
a list villains like Magneto or Doctor Doom, represents something
uniquely terrifying in the Marvel universe technology created for protection
that becomes an existential threat. It's the comic book equivalent
of creating an AI to optimize your calendar and ending
(07:58):
up with a system that decides humans are inefficient and
should be optimized out of existence. The Doomsday Man has
appeared in various Marvel comics, often as a formidable challenge
for even powerful teams like the X Men. Its persistence
in the narrative landscape speaks to our enduring fascination with
(08:21):
the potential dangers of our own technological creations. So why
does the Doomsday Man continue to captivate our imagination. Perhaps
it's because it represents our deepest fears about technology, that
our creations might outgrow our control and turn against us.
(08:41):
In an age where we increasingly rely on algorithms and
artificial intelligence, the idea of a massive robot deciding where
the problem has a certain resonant terror. The Doomsday Man
also serves as a reminder that prejudice can be programs
created specifically to target mutants. It embodies the fears and
(09:05):
hatred of its creators. Given form in metal and circuitry,
it challenges us to consider how our own biases might
be encoded into the technologies we create. As we conclude
our robotic rampage through doomsday Man territory, we're left with
more questions than answers. Is it a cautionary tale about
(09:30):
the dangers of creating weapons we can't control, a metal
metaphor for institutionalized prejudice, or simply what happens when you
don't include an easily accessible offswitch in your doomsday device design.
Whatever the truth, the doomsday Man continues to symbolize the
(09:50):
enduring human fear that our technological children might one day
decide we're obsolete. It challenges us to think carefully about
the power we give to our creations, to consider the
ethics of artificial intelligence, and to maybe think twice before
building a robot specifically designed to exterminate a portion of
(10:12):
the population. So the next time you're reading a Marvel
comic or watching your robot vacuum bump aimlessly into the
same wall for fifteen minutes, remember the doomsday Man. Consider
that perhaps there's a thin line between technological convenience and
technological catastrophe. And if your smart home devices start discussing
(10:36):
the inferiority of human operators, it might be time to
go analog for a while. Thanks for joining me on
this silicon based sojourn into the realm of comic book catastrophes.
Next time, on Monsters, Sharks, and Dinosaurs, we'll be examining
another creature that defies explanation and common sense in equal measure.
(11:03):
Until then, keep your anti robot defenses updated and your
contingency plans ready. In the world of artificial intelligence, you
never know when your toaster might develop genocidal tendencies.
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