Modred the Mystic

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Not to be confused with Mordred (comics).
Modred the Mystic
London, England
Team affiliationsMidnight Sons
Notable aliasesModred the Mystic
Abilities
  • Mastery and knowledge of magic

Modred the Mystic is a character appearing in

Chthon, an Elder God who created the Darkhold.[2] Mordred the Mystic, after millennia in suspended animation, was resurrected in the 20th century. Throughout his various adventures, he alternates between fighting against and serving Chthon, and is characterized as an anti-hero.[3]

Publication history

Modred the Mystic debuted in Marvel Chillers #1 (October 1975), created by Bill Mantlo, Yong Montano, and Marv Wolfman. He appeared in the 1963 The Avengers series.[4]

Fictional character biography

Modred was born outside

Darkhold, the book of black magic
created by the Elder God Chthon, in order to use its power for good. The Other, an emissary or avatar of Chthon, offered Modred great power at the cost of his soul. Modred refused until the Other targeted Janice; in order to protect her, Modred offered himself up to Chthon. His soul was corrupted, and Gervasse placed him in suspended animation, where he lay for centuries.

Modred was awakened in the modern day by archaeologists Janet Lyton and Grant Whitaker, who led him to London. There, he was shot by the police and then attacked by the Other, which he defeated. However, he was unwittingly possessed by Chthon.

Transia, to doll-size and attacked them with animated toys.[8]

Modred witnessed

Widget.[11]

After the battle, Modred was exiled from the Earth's dimension,[

Blade, who was transformed into the Switchblade, a killer of mystical heroes and monsters alike. Switchblade killed Modred, among others,[volume & issue needed] but his victims were restored when the Darkhold Redeemer Louise Hastings cast the Demogorge's counter-spell from the Darkhold and returned Blade to normal.[volume & issue needed
]

After Modred's resurrection, the Other's servant, the Dwarf, offered him a chance to regain his own soul if he would obtain a pure soul for Chthon. Modred agreed, and found that soul in an abbey in Bath in the form of an ancient holy woman who had been blinded by age.[12] He offered to return her youth and her lost love to her in exchange for her soul. When she agreed, he saw her now-youthful face and realized that she was his long-lost love Janice, and she could see him and realized that he was Modred. The Other appeared to take her soul, but Modred gave his own soul up to save hers, although Janice died in his arms while resisting the demon's power.[volume & issue needed] Modred returned to the Darkhold Redeemers and began training Louise Hastings' son Jinx in the magical arts.[volume & issue needed]

Soon afterwards, the demon-goddess Lilith, her consort Zarathos and their Lilin offspring attacked the Redeemers and the other Midnight Sons. Louise Hastings was killed in the battle by Morbius the Living Vampire, and Modred was falsely accused by his teammates of having set up the attack. Modred and Jinx rendered one another unconscious in the battle, but were able to escape from the Lilin.[volume & issue needed] They led the Redeemers to the home of the Truthsayer, who revealed to Modred that Chthon was about to enter the Earthly realm. Modred was attacked by Metarchus, a relative of the Truthsayer who took on Modred's form in the battle. Modred took advantage of the confusion to kill the Truthsayer, preventing his allies from learning that his true master was about to be reborn on the Earth via the womb of another Darkhold Redeemer, Victoria Montesi. Following Louise's funeral, Modred left Jinx and the other Redeemers.[volume & issue needed]

Modred next took on another disciple, Kyllian, a former apprentice of Doctor Strange who now called himself Wildpride. Modred took mental control over Morbius and the Werewolf by Night, and the four attacked Strange's foe Salome. Modred offered an alliance with her, but she rebuffed him and rendered him unconscious. He was soon abducted by the extra-dimensional Clave alongside Doctor Strange's mystical doppelganger and the Scarlet Witch, but the trio was freed by Blade, and they assisted the Clave in their departure from Earth.[volume & issue needed] Afterwards, Modred sent Wildpride to attack Strange, then followed the sorcerer to his new sanctum in search of Victoria Montesi, who was still pregnant with the incarnation of Chthon. Strange defeated Modred, temporarily negating his mystic power, and teleported him to Thailand.[volume & issue needed] Doctor Strange later exorcised Chthon's presence from Montesi's unborn child.[volume & issue needed]

Modred eventually manages to gather all the pages of the Darkhold, beating the Knights of Wundagore's emissary,

Henry Pym. Though Chthon didn't regard the ragtag team as a threat, Modred was not willing to take any chance. While his master ran around the Earth, altering the effects of the cascade to his will, Modred ambushed the Avengers inside Wundagore. However, he was knocked unconscious by Iron Man.[13]

As part of the All-New, All-Different Marvel, Modred was in Toronto at the time when he was approached by Warrior Woman of Earth-21195. He agreed to grant Warrior Woman whatever she desired.[14] Modred later joined up with the Myriad alongside Warrior Woman.[15]

During the

Atlanteans on their side. First, Warrior Woman will have to resurrect Namor.[16]

Powers and abilities

Modred's powers are a result of the manipulation of the forces of magic, and possession by the demon Chthon. Modred has superhuman stamina and durability. He has the ability to manipulate magical forces for a variety of effects, including levitation, control of the elements, creation of mystic shields and energy projection. He can also cast any spell contained in the Darkhold. Modred loses both his sanity and his knowledge of magic when no longer possessed by the demon Chthon.

Modred is trained in magical lore, and has an extensive knowledge of magical lore, especially spells contained in the Darkhold, the repository of mystical lore compiled by the demon Chthon.

Reception

Adam Barnhardt of ComicBook.com expressed interest in seeing Modred the Mystic in Agatha All Along. He highlighted the character's connection to Chthon, which was referenced in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, suggesting that this link could make Modred the Mystic a fitting addition to the show's mystical themes.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Modred the Mystic (Darkhold Redeemer)". Marvunapp.com. October 24, 2004. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  2. ^ Bacon, Thomas (March 3, 2021). "WandaVision Theory: Evan Peters' Quicksilver Is Secretly A Marvel Sorcerer". Screen Rant. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  3. Game Rant
    . Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  4. ^ Glennon, Christopher (April 27, 2023). "10 Best Supernatural Stories In Avengers Comics". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  5. ^ Marvel Chillers #1
  6. ^ Marvel Two-in-One #33
  7. ^ Avengers #185-187
  8. ^ Marvel Two-in-One #74
  9. ^ Vision and Scarlet Witch #4
  10. ^ Captain America #305-306
  11. ^ Quasar #11
  12. ^ Darkhold #12 (September 1993)
  13. ^ Mighty Avengers #22-23.
  14. ^ Squadron Supreme (vol. 2) #4
  15. ^ Squadron Supreme vol. 4 #7
  16. ^ Squadron Supreme (vol. 4) #9
  17. ^ Barnhardt, Adam (August 15, 2023). "Agatha: Coven of Chaos - 5 Mystical Characters We Want to See in Kathryn Hahn Series". ComicBook.com. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
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