Machiste
Machiste | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
First appearance | Warlord #2 (March 1976) |
Created by | Mike Grell (writer & artist) |
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Alter ego | Machiste |
Place of origin | Skartaris |
Abilities | Expert swordsman |
Machiste is a supporting character in the Warlord, a sword and sorcery comic book published by DC Comics. Machiste debuts in Warlord #2 (March 1976), and was created by Mike Grell.
Fictional character biography
Machiste is the wandering King of Kiro in the other dimensional realm of
After Deimos' defeat, Machiste returned to his home kingdom of Kiro. While there he found an ancient cursed axe containing a demonic entity which took possession of his mind. The demon's will prevented Machiste from letting go of the axe. In issue #7 Travis Morgan arrived in Kiro. Machiste revealed to him the secret he had hinted at during their captivity - Machiste was the King of Kiro.
Seeing that the axe's influence was making Machiste more and more tyrannical as well as violent, Travis was forced to remove his friend's right hand, thus severing the axe's spell. Machiste replaced his lost right hand with a spike studded mace. This is also the first meeting of Machiste and his future lover Mariah Romanova. Mariah was a Moscow University archaeology student and Olympic fencer who had recently stumbled into Skartaris at Travis Morgan's side. Machiste shaves his head in issue #10 because the golden crown of Kiro he wears doesn't fit comfortably over his hair.
Machiste leaves Kiro to accompany Morgan and Mariah in Morgan's search for Tara. Both Mariah and Machiste fall through a time warp and end up back in Skartaris' "Age of Wizard Kings", when Skartaris was known as Wizard World. While there they meet Eran Shadowstorm the
Later Machiste and Mariah returned to "present day" Skartaris. Upon their return they were enlisted in Travis Morgan's war against New Atlantis. Once New Atlantis was defeated Machiste returned to Kiro and his duties as king. Later on, due to Mariah throwing herself at Travis Morgan after Tara's death, there is a falling out between Machiste and Morgan, but the good friends eventually repair their friendship.
In
Other versions
Flashpoint
In the alternate timeline of the Flashpoint event, Machiste is a member of Deathstroke's pirates.[2] During an ambush by Aquaman and Ocean Master, Machiste was about to strike at Aquaman, but Aquaman slashes his throat with his own prosthetic axe.[3]
In other media
Television
- Machiste appears in the Justice League Unlimited episode "Chaos at the Earth's Core", voiced by an uncredited Phil LaMarr.
- Machiste makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox.
- An illusory version of Machiste appears in Justice League: Warworld, voiced by Roger Cross.
Merchandise
- Machiste received an action figure in Remco's 1982 toyline "Lost World of the Warlord".
References
External links
- DCU Guide: Machiste
- Fanzing #0: Welcome to the Lost World Archived 2013-09-13 at the Wayback Machine, a summary of the series.
- Fanzing #0: Warlord Reading Guide Archived 2013-05-18 at the Wayback Machine