Judge Doom Doom were mostly positive. Judge Doom was ranked as one of the greatest film villains of all time by "Wizard" magazine and WhatCulture. Also the character and his plot twist reveal as a toon is placed as one of the scariest childhood moments, being ranked along characters like Large Marge from "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" and the Child Catcher from "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang". Judge Doom also appeared in video games, a graphic novel and a few merchandising items based on the film. When "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" first introduces Judge Doom, Lt. Santino confides to Eddie Valiant that Doom bought
Who Framed Roger Rabbit is innocent and that Acme's missing will, which will give the toons ownership of Toontown, may be the key to his murder. Valiant finds Roger, who begs him to help exonerate him, hiding in his office. Valiant reluctantly hides Roger in a local bar, where his ex-girlfriend, Dolores, works. Jessica approaches Valiant and says that Maroon forced her to pose for the photographs so he could blackmail Acme. Doom and his toon weasel henchmen discover Roger, but he and Valiant escape with Benny, an anthropomorphic taxicab. They flee to a theater, where Valiant tells Roger that a toon killed Teddy