Baron Mordo

Baron Mordo
Baron Mordo
Mordo.jpg
Baron Mordo battles Doctor Strange.
Art by Steve Ditko.
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Strange Tales #111 (August 1963)
Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
In-story information
Alter ego Karl Amadeus Mordo
Team affiliations Legion Accursed
Offenders
Partnerships Dormammu
Ancient One
Abilities Skilled magic user
Highly intelligent
Energy projection
Astral projection
Teleportation
Ability to conjure demons
Hypnotism
Mesmerism

Baron Karl Amadeus Mordo is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain published by Marvel Comics and appearing as an enemy of Doctor Strange. Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, he first appeared in Strange Tales #111 (August 1963).

Contents

Fictional character biography

Originally a Transylvanian nobleman (born in Varf Mandra), Mordo became a student of the Tibetan sorcerer known as the Ancient One.[citation needed] When Mordo plotted to kill his teacher, the Ancient One's visitor Dr. Stephen Strange learned of the plot, forcing Mordo to cast restraining spells to prevent him from warning his master or attacking him. Unfortunately, when Strange selflessly decided to accept the Ancient One's offer to learn magic in order to help the old man, the Ancient One freed him from those spells, which he was fully aware were in place, and trained him as a formidable enemy of Mordo. Eventually Mordo was exiled by the Ancient One.[1] Mordo's abilities were similar to those of Doctor Strange, but Mordo was particularly skilled at astral projection and hypnosis, as well as mesmerism. He was more than willing to use powerful black magic and invoke demons, both of which Strange was reluctant or unable to do, although both acts would sometimes backfire on Mordo.

The evil Mordo became an open foe of Doctor Strange, serving as one of Strange's primary antagonists early in his career as Sorcerer Supreme. He sent his astral form to hypnotize the Ancient One's servant into poisoning his food, hoping the old man would reveal his secrets of magic. However, Strange tricked him into returning to his physical body after engaging in astral contact with him, thus breaking his hold over the servant, who helped the Ancient One to recover. Mordo disguised himself as Sir Clive Bentley, and trapped Doctor Strange with a drugged candle that paralyzed him, but Strange was able to use his mental powers to call a local girl to free him.[2] He opposed Doctor Strange's discipleship to the Ancient One.[3] He set a series of new traps for Strange in a bid to wrest magical secrets from the Ancient One.[4] Mordo stole Strange's body while Strange was astral projecting for a threat he sensed that Mordo had caused, and cast a barrier around it, knowing that if his astral form was out for 24 hours it would die. Strange found it in a Wax museum, but was unable to enter. But Strange took control of a wax model in the last minute, distracting Mordo and enabling Strange to return to his body.[5] He imprisoned the Ancient One, but was again defeated.[6] Mordo made a deal with his new master, the demonic Dormammu, to amass additional power to defeat Doctor Strange.[7] He dispatched agents, other evil magicians around the World and Spirit wraiths, to search for the incognito Strange,[8] and then banished him from the Earth.[9] He fled from Strange,[10] and then dispatched agents to kill Strange.[11] He engaged in personal combat with Strange.[12] Mordo was exiled to the Dimension of Demons by Dormammu.[13] He battled Doctor Strange once more at Stonehenge, but was ultimately banished from Earth.[14]

Mordo would return in time to continue to bedevil Doctor Strange. He impersonated Doctor Strange during Strange's brief retirement, but was soon vanquished.[15] Mordo discovered the Book of Cagliostro, and battled Strange in 18th-Century Paris. He then accompanied Strange and Sise-Neg to the dawn of time.[16] After suffering a mental breakdown, he was placed in Doctor Strange's care, but later escaped.[17] Mordo transformed the dead Lord Phyffe into Azrael, angel of death, and dispatched him against Strange.[18] He sent the Man-Thing to kill Strange, and assembled thirteen people for human sacrifice to the Chaos Demon. Mordo was defeated by Strange, Jennifer Kale, and the Man-Thing.[19] He attacked Strange, and escaped into the 1940s, but was manipulated by Dormammu.[20]

Mordo later sold his soul to both Mephisto and Satannish for power, gaming that Strange would save him. He was trapped with Sara Wolfe, and later rescued her.[21] Mordo himself was later imprisoned, and Sara Wolfe freed him from imprisonment. Mordo battled Dormammu to defend the Earth. He was defeated, and pretended to ally himself with Dormammu, and then allied himself with Umar to defeat Dormammu.[22]

Umar and Mordo were eventually deposed by Clea.[23] Mordo eventually contracted terminal cancer as a side effect of his use of black magic, and renounced evil just before his death.[24] He later returned to life.[25] He later allies himself with Terrax, Tiger Shark and Red Hulk as the "Offenders", to be opposed by his old rival and newly costumed Doctor Strange, aided by the other three original Defenders.[26]

Mordo appeared in the pages of X-Factor Vol. 3 #203, where it is revealed that he kidnapped politician Cartier St. Croix in order to lure his daughter Monet St. Croix into a trap.[27]

Powers and abilities

Baron Mordo has vast magical abilities derived from his years of studying black magic and the mystic arts. He can manipulate magical forces for a variety of effects, including hypnotism, mesmerism, thought-casting, and illusion casting. He can separate his astral form from his body, allowing him to become intangible and invisible to most beings. He can project deadly force blasts using magic, can teleport inter-dimensionally, and can manipulate many forms of magical energy. He can tap extra-dimensional energy by invoking entities or objects of power existing in dimensions tangential to Earth's through the recitation of spells. He can also summon demons, but often does not have enough power to force them to do what he wants them to do.

Baron Mordo has some knowledge of a karate-like martial art form, and has an extensive knowledge of magical lore.

Other versions

Mutant X

Baron Mordo appears in the last issue of Mutant X, being referred to as the 'Ancient One'. He is still considered a villain, though he allies himself with other heroes and villains in order to stop the Beyonder/Goblin Queen entity.

In other media

Television

  • Baron Mordo first appears in the Spider-Man: The Animated Series episode "Sins of the Fathers Chapter 1: Dr. Strange" voiced by Tony Jay. In the show, Mordo appears as Dormammu's minion. In his first appearance, he was ordered by Dormammu to steal the Wand of Watoomb to make a portal that would release him from his dimension. To do so, Mordo brainwashes Mary Jane Watson to become his servant. His plan almost succeeded when Spider-Man, Dr. Strange, his assistant Wong, and Mary Jane stopped him from freeing Mordo's master from his dimension. Later, in "Venom Returns" and "Carnage", Mordo was ordered by Dormammu to bring the symbiote back to Earth to make Eddie Brock whole once more. Then, Dormammu orders Mordo to give Brock a message. At Stark Enterprises, Mordo disguises himself as Orden Bloom in order to get the portal. When Spider-Man and War Machine join forces to fight Venom, Dormammu tells Mordo that there is another symbiote, which Mordo then bestows to Cletus Kasady, naming the result "Carnage." After retrieving the probe, Dormammu orders Carnage to steal the "life force" energy from humans, so he may gain enough strength to enter our world. When Carnage absorbs too much force, Mordo brings him back to his lair to drain the power into an urn. When Carnage attempts to send the urn into Dormammu's portal, Spider-Man, Iron Man, and Venom interrupt him. Mordo ordered Carnage to throw the urn to unleash Dormammu, but was thwarted. Sacrificing himself, Venom pulled Carnage into the dimension following Dormammu's reversion, after which Mordo made his escape.
  • Baron Mordo appears in The Super Hero Squad Show episode "Night in the Sanctorum" voiced by Dave Boat. This version of the character is also completely insane. He was shown imprisoned in a soda can when Enchantress' magic vexes Thor to open the soda can containing Mordo. While belching out bubbles, Mordo ends up fighting Thor destroying Doctor Stange's kitchen until Doctor Strange appears and reimprisons Mordo in the soda can. In "Invader from the Dark Dimension", the soda can Mordo was imprisoned in was recycled into the Dark Dimension by Wong. When Iron Man ends up in the Dark Dimension through a portal near the statue of the Mayor of Superhero City, he encounters Mordo. Mordo manages to possess Iron Man, and uses his body to try and claim all of the Infinity Fractals. Upon turning Iron Man into the Iron Menace upon possessing him, Mordo takes over Stark Industries and uses mind control technology to take over Wolverine, Falcon, Redwing, and Abomination. Thor, Silver Surfer, and Hulk had to team up with Doctor Strange and Valkyrie to stop him even gaining some help from Doctor Doom and MODOK. Doctor Strange managed to trick Mordo back into the Dark Dimension and free Iron Man from his control.

Film

  • Baron Mordo appears as the secondary antagonist in the 2007 animated movie Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson. His origin is altered, yet maintains his dislike for Strange and the Ancient One. In this adaptation he is a warrior-like sorcerer who began to think only about victory instead of why they battled, willing to go as far as killing innocent children, which was against all the Ancient One stood for; this caused the Ancient One to reject his attempt to be Sorcerer Supreme. Believing the Ancient One has turned his back on him, Mordo sided with Dormammu and killed his former master. Doctor Strange managed to avenge the Ancient One and defeated Mordo. Angered at his failure, Dormammu eats his failed servant.

Video games

  • Baron Mordo appears in the video game Marvel: Ultimate Alliance voiced by Philip Proctor. He is a member of the game's version of the Masters of Evil and one of Doctor Doom's lieutenants. He uses a spell to have the Orb of Teleportation transport the heroes to Murderworld instead of Castle Doom. He and Ultron fight the heroes in the path to Spire's Ascent after Doctor Doom and Loki left them behind. A simulation disk has Doctor Strange protecting Clea from Baron Mordo while in Mephisto's Realm. Another simulation disk has Ghost Rider protecting Wolverine from Baron Mordo while in Mephisto's Realm also. He doesn't speak in either simulation disk though.

References

  1. ^ Strange Tales #111
  2. ^ Strange Tales #114
  3. ^ Strange Tales #115
  4. ^ Strange Tales #117
  5. ^ Strange Tales #121
  6. ^ Strange Tales #125
  7. ^ Strange Tales #130
  8. ^ Strange Tales #131
  9. ^ Strange Tales #132
  10. ^ Strange Tales #134
  11. ^ Strange Tales #135-136
  12. ^ Strange Tales #139
  13. ^ Strange Tales #141
  14. ^ Strange Tales #159-162
  15. ^ Marvel Feature #1
  16. ^ Marvel Premiere #13-14
  17. ^ Doctor Strange #10
  18. ^ Doctor Strange #40
  19. ^ Man-Thing Vol. 2 #4; Doctor Strange #41
  20. ^ Doctor Strange #49-50
  21. ^ Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #5-8
  22. ^ Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #22-23
  23. ^ Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #48
  24. ^ Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #87 (March 1996)
  25. ^ Amazing Spider-Man #500
  26. ^ Hulk #10
  27. ^ X-Factor Vol. 3 #203

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