Malekith the Accursed
Malekith the Accursed | |
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The Butcher of Thor | |
Abilities | Superhuman strength, speed, agility, stamina, reflexes, durability and intellect Wields Dark Faerie magic Ability to summon the Wild Hunt |
Malekith the Accursed (/ˈmæləkɪθ/) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the ruler of the Dark Elves of Svartalfheim, and has come into conflict with Thor. He once wielded the Casket of Ancient Winters.
Christopher Eccleston portrayed the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Thor: The Dark World (2013).
Publication history
Created by Walt Simonson, Malekith first appeared in Thor #344–349 (June–November 1984). He subsequently appeared in issues #363 (January 1986), 366-368 (April–June 1986), 485–487 (April–June 1995), and 489 (August 1995) of Thor.
He made guest appearances in X-Force and Cable Annual 1997 and Heroes for Hire #14 (August 1998) before again battling Thor in Thor vol. 2 #29-32 (November 2000–February 2001). He later appeared in The Incredible Hercules #134 (November 2009) and #136 (December 2009).
In 2012, Jason Aaron revived him in the Thor: God of Thunder series and he became the main antagonist in the "All New, All Different" Thor volume 4 and the crossover event War on the Realms.
Fictional character biography
Malekith grew up during a time of war in
Later, Malekith struck an alliance with
Malekith later disguised Loki as himself to take his place in the dungeon, while he disguised himself as
Years later, Malekith was revealed to be alive once again. Disguising himself as Balder again, he enlisted Hercules to attack Alflyse, the Dark Elf Queen of the Eastern Spires, while disguised as Thor. His scheme unraveled (partially due to the appearance of Thor disguised as Hercules), and he was easily defeated by Zeus.[9]
Malekith has resurfaced again intent on collecting Mandarin's rings.[10] The other ring-bearing hosts were later to meet their demise or mutilation at the hands of Malekith. In the storyline "Rings of the Mandarin", it is revealed that after reclaiming his kingdom Svartalfheim he was approached by a ring seeking a host, but bent its will to his rather than letting it control his mind. He has now begun a campaign to attack all other "Mandarins" and take their rings, desiring "the full set" before attacking Tony Stark. Though he is usually a foe of Thor and other magical beings, his opposition to Iron Man is rooted in Elves' traditional weakness towards iron.[11]
Malekith, who escaped from his prison in
Malekith the Accursed later causes Thor to lose his left arm in combat after a woman (later revealed to be
As part of the All-New, All-Different Marvel event, Malekith the Accursed appears as a member of the Dark Council alongside Minotaur, Ulik, Laufey, and some unnamed Fire Demons. As before, Malekith is focusing on murdering Light Elves.[17]
During the "
Afterwards, Malekith finds himself in Niffleheim where Hela and Karnilla greet him and reveal that his Wild Hunt hounds and the Svartalheim Bog Tiger also died soon after devouring him where they have been poisoned by the black magic he had used to bend the Venom symbiote to his will. Karnilla explains that when they reassembled the pieces of his soul they had drawn out of the beast's stomachs, they had found the last fragment of his true self—the little boy who had suffered through his childhood as a victim of war. Hela and Karnilla tell a horrified Malekith that his punishment will be to witness his younger self spend eternity with the hounds and the Svartalheim Bog Tiger. He is then chained to a rock with his eyes sewn open by Karnilla. As Malekith begs for mercy, the Wild Hunt hounds and the Svartalheim Bog Tiger are sent through a portal to Valhalla where they are transformed into puppies and a tiger cub respectively. They are then seen happily playing with the young Malekith. As the young Malekith has finally found peace and happiness, Malekith screams at the torment of having to watch for all eternity.[24]
Powers and abilities
Malekith has all the normal attributes of a member of the race of dark elves, although his abilities are a result of above-average development. He possesses superhuman intellect, strength, speed, stamina, durability, agility and reflexes.
As a dark elf, Malekith also has the ability to manipulate the forces of magic for a variety of effects, including teleportation, energy projection, physical malleability, flight (by transforming into mist), illusion casting, and the ability to change the shape and appearance of other beings or objects.
Malekith, like all Dark Elves, has a vulnerability to iron, which disrupts or cancels his magical spells.
Other versions
Marvel Adventures imprint
Malekith appeared in an issue of
In other media
Television
- Malekith the Accursed appears in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes episode "The Casket of Ancient Winters", voiced by Quinton Flynn.[26] After being partially resurrected by Loki, Malekith forms an alliance with him to seek out the titular casket before betraying him to access its power in an attempt to create an endless winter in Midgard, only to be stopped by Thor, Iron Man, and the Black Panther.
- Malekith the Accursed appears in the Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. episode "For Asgard", voiced by James C. Mathis III.[26] This version of Malekith and his Dark Elves were inspired to conquer other worlds due to lacking a homeworld of their own.
Film
- Malekith the Accursed makes a cameo appearance in Hulk vs Thor.[citation needed]
- Malekith appears in Frigga. Despite being scarred by Bor's grandson Thor, Malekith eventually succeeds in extracting the Aether from Foster and fusing with it, only to be defeated and killed by Thor via a teleportation device Erik Selvigbuilt.
Video games
- Malekith the Accursed appears as a boss in Marvel: Avengers Alliance.[citation needed]
- Malekith the Accursed appears in Marvel Heroes.[citation needed]
- Malekith the Accursed appears in Lego Marvel Super Heroes,[28] voiced by Stephen Stanton.
- Malekith, based on the Thor: The Dark World incarnation, appears in Thor: The Dark World: The Official Game, voiced by Marc Thompson.[26]
- Malekith appears as a playable character in Marvel: Future Fight.[citation needed]
- The Thor: The Dark World incarnation of Malekith appears in Lego Marvel's Avengers.
- Malekith appears as a boss in Marvel Future Revolution, voiced by Jason Spisak.[29]
Miscellaneous
Malekith appears in the motion comic War of the Realms: Marvel Ultimate Comics, voiced by Mackenzie Gray.[26]
References
- ^ Thor: God of Thunder #25. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Thor #344. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Thor #345. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Thor #346. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Thor #347. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Thor #348. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Thor #349. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Thor #367. Marvel Comics.
- ^ The Incredible Hercules #132, 136. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Iron Man vol. 5 #22, Kieron Gillen, 2014. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Iron Man vol. 5 #23.NOW. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Thor: God of Thunder #13-#17 (2013-2014). Marvel Comics.
- ^ a b Thor vol. 4 #8. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Thor vol. 4 #1-4. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Thor vol. 4 #6. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Thor vol. 4 #7. Marvel Comics.
- ^ The Mighty Thor vol. 2 #1 (2016). Marvel Comics.
- ^ War of the Realms #1. Marvel Comics.
- ^ War of the Realms #2. Marvel Comics.
- ^ War of the Realms #3. Marvel Comics.
- ^ War of the Realms #4. Marvel Comics.
- ^ War of the Realms #5. Marvel Comics.
- ^ War of the Realms #6. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Thor vol. 5 #15. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Marvel Adventures: The Avengers #15 (October, 2007). Marvel Comics.
- ^ a b c d "Malekith - Thor". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved December 23, 2019. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.
- ^ Fleming, Mike (2012-08-01). "We Have A 'Thor 2' Villain: Christopher Eccleston To Play Malekith The Accursed". Deadline.com. Archived from the original on 2012-08-03. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
- ^ Miller, Greg (20 July 2013). "LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Characters and Cast Revealed". IGN.
- ^ ""This is starting to bore me. Shall we end this." Malekith sets his cruelty upon Midgardia in #MARVELFutureRevolution". Marvel Future Revolution. Twitter. July 7, 2021.