This article contains spoilers for X-Men/Fantastic Four #3.
The arrogant X-Men have just been called out by Doctor Doom himself. Jonathan Hickman's X-Men relaunch has seen Charles Xavier abandon his traditional dream of peaceful coexistence between man and mutant. Xavier had originally imagined humans and mutants living in the same community, but now he takes a slightly different approach.
Xavier has founded the isolationist nation of Krakoa. He's offered the world mutant medicines in return for recognizing the sovereignty of the new mutant nation, and for the most part, they've agreed - albeit with a gentle nudge from Emma Frost. Now, the X-Men are having to navigate the treacherous ground of geopolitics. It already seems to be going seriously wrong, with escalating tension with both Russia and the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, some nations - such as Doctor Doom's Latveria - watch warily from the sidelines.
In X-Men/Fantastic Four #3, Doctor Doom finally explains just why he has a problem with Krakoa; and, surprisingly, there's a good reason for his disdain. The X-Men have insisted every single mutant be granted diplomatic immunity, and Doctor Doom is personally affronted by that decision.
Doctor Doom perceives this as indicative of the X-Men's perspective; they assume anyone born a mutant is innately superior to any human, even one who has trained all their lives. Thus, while Doom recognizes Krakoa exists, he considers the nation flawed on a philosophical level. Proving the point, the issue sees Doom dazzle the X-Men with his scientific genius, demonstrating far more advanced knowledge of the source of mutant powers than even the X-Men do. Doom goes on to deliberately draw a comparison between himself and Xavier, criticizing mutants as indulging in a "pretense of superiority." After all, who is the more worthy, Doom asks; the one who was born with power or the one who has acquired it and learned it?
Doom does have something of a point. After all, Xavier personally chose Magneto as Krakoa's first ambassador in House of X, and the Master of Magnetism deliberately told United Nations ambassadors they have new gods now. It's unclear just how much Xavier himself buys into Magneto's philosophy, but the fact remains, he has done nothing to quash or even challenge his teachings of mutant superiority. Moreover, Doom's criticism - that every mutant should not have diplomatic immunity - is a solid one. By that logic, Xavier has given diplomatic immunity to Nazis like Fenris, to vampiric beings like Emplate, and even to Apocalypse - who has abused his trust by conquering the mystical realm of Otherworld in the name of Krakoa. It's amusing to see Doctor Doom criticize someone else for being arrogant - but he's right.
X-Men/Fantastic Four #3 is on sale now from Marvel Comics.