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
Judge Doom graphic novel "", it is explained that Doom was originally, a toon named Baron von Rotten, who took up the role of playing the antagonist in movies, until an accident in which Von Rotten suffers a concussion, and awakens believing he is a real villain. Von Rotten thus begins his crime career, robbing the First National Bank of Toontown, then killing Theodore 'Teddy' Valiant by dropping a piano on his head, and spreading the stolen money all over the town in order to buy the election for Judge of Toon Town, assuming the new name of Judge Doom. In "Who