Mandrakk (DC)
Mandrakk is a male cosmic being who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Dax Novu was a member of the Monitors and infact the first "son" of the original Monitor where he was originally known a Dax Novu. He also sired a son of his own who was known as Nix Uotan. Through Novu's actions, he was able to first map the multiverse whereupon he was contaminated by it. Thus, by his travels, he became corrupted and took on the name Mandrakk and took on a more vampiric appearance. Due to his fall to darkness, he was imprisoned due to his attempt at consuming the Bleed which was life in its purest form.
Originally, there was only a single Monitor that inhabited the universe. This was until a flaw was found within the perfection of reality. (Final Crisis: Superman Beyond v1 #1)
With his rebel intellect, he came to probe the flaw within the Multiverse and map its horrors. In this time, he was noted to had wrestled against the Angel of Contamination and brought the knowledge of the Bleed to his kin. Ultimately, it was said that he gave his life to chain the Beast in Darkness. (Final Crisis: Superman Beyond v1 #1)
He remained there for an unknown length of time until his son was banished. The act partially freed Mandrakk and through the machinations of the lesser Monitor called Rox Ogama, the former Dax Novu escaped from his prison. But he was defeated by Superman who was in control of the very weapon that Dax Novu had created to protect the multiverse which was the Thought Robot which held vast cosmic powers. As a result of the battle, Mandrakk was defeated and he seemingly fell to his death into the Overvoid though Rox Ogama was seen plotting the Dark Monitor's return.
It was eventually revealed that Madrakk had survived his near death experience and began making his plans against Earth itself through the use of Darkseid's own attack to prepare the way. But he was challenged by Radiant and the Spectre who attempted to stop him. Despite their attacks, Mandrakk defeated God's Mercy and Wrath whereupon he fed upon their power to add it to his own. He then waited until Darkseid's attack was complete in order to find the right moment to attack.
This eventually came after the demise of Darkseid. Mandrakk had resurfaced and took advantage of the destruction caused in order to finish dragging the Earth into the darkness where the fallen Novu resided. In addition to this, he sought revenge against Superman by using his controlled slave Ultraman against him. Ultraman was able to overpower and subdue his cousin Kara Zor-El. Mandrakk then shows that he had defeated both the Radiant and Spectre whereupon he tells Superman to surrender as victory was his as nothing could stop him. As he approached Superman and mocked him for his failure, Kal-El used the last amoutn of light within his cells to bring the Thought Robot to life whereupon Madrakk was surprised to see the Supermen from the Multiverse who defeated his pawn Ultraman after which they turned their attention on Mandrakk himself. This culiminated in the arrival of Nix Uotan who claimed that this was a matter for the Monitor's to settle.
In order to stop his father's evil, Nix began activating the last defenses of the Multiverse thus fulfilling his duty as the Judge of All Evil. At first, Dax Novu did not recognise his son as he was calling various allies to his side until finally he knew him. Before Nix Uotan finished his action, he told Mandrakk that if he wished to survive then he should return to the darkness which he called home. Defiant to the last, Mandrakk attempted to fight back only to be attacked by the Supermen of the Multiverse, the Angels of Pax Dei, the Forever People and a number of Green Lanterns. The Supermen used their collective heat vision to attack Mandrakk who was wounded by the attack and was finally killed when the Green Lanterns impaled him on a giant stake. Before his death, Mandrakk was surprised to see that events did not come about as was predicted in the Blook of Limbo. Thus, the first "son" of the Monitor was killed by his own son who completed the legacy of the Monitor of protecting the Multiverse.
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
It was known that Mandrakk was worshiped as a messiah-like figure on the planet Vorr, a world inhabited by the energy vampire race. The depleted sector of space that houses the evolved Sun-Eaters world bears statues, temples and monoliths dedicated to their hallowed Dark Monitor in reverence and awe of his malevolent hunger as well as his infinite cruelty. (Green Lantern: Blackstars v1 #2)
Though seemingly killed, Mandrakk had survived but was severely weakened and came to fall to the defeat of the entity Barbatos who resided in the Dark Multiverse. From there, Mandrakk sent out a siren call to those that would listen to him so that he could taste of their blood to give him the strength to return back to the positive matter universe once again. (The Unexpected v1 #7) He managed to overpower Neon the Unknown, Hawkman and Firebrand whilst killing the Bad Samaritan who had once served him. After feeding on Neon, he was prepared to begin feeding on the Multiverse when Neon the Unknown returned from the World Forge alongside the Bad Samaritan. He came to realise the way to defeat Mandrakk was not by banishing him but changing him. Thus, he used his powers to turn Mandrakk's desire to feed on positive-matter to that of dark matter that was composed of his own body. Firebrand then knocked him into the portal back into the Dark Multiverse as he was not defeated and forced to feed on the substance of that realm. (The Unexpected v1 #8)
Overview
Personality and attributes
He came to be known as the Radiant One, the First Son of the Monitor and the Bravest of the Science Gods. After his fall, he came to become a corrupted monstrous being known as the Dark Monitor. (Final Crisis: Superman Beyond v1 #1)
It was said that he had a brilliant rebel intellect. This trait was said to had led to him probing the flaw in the Multiverse and map its horrors. (Final Crisis: Superman Beyond v1 #1)
Mandrakk was originally called Dax Novu but his fall into evil led him to be known as the Dark Monitor.
Powers and abilities
As the oldest of the Monitors, Mandrakk was the most powerful member of his kind. Having been corrupted and transformed into a Dark Monitor, Mandrakk was able to feed directly on the Bleed, drawing energy from it which he used to fly and shoot energy from his hands and eyes. Mandrakk is also described as the ultimate threat to the Multiverse, capable of shattering entire universes with ease. His strength is such that beings like Barbatos or Superman clothed in cosmic armor were unable to destroy him. Following his confrontation with the Unexpected, his physiology was altered further, allowing him to feed on Dark Matter instead of the Bleed.
It was said that his power was eternal. (Final Crisis: Superman Beyond v1 #1)
Mandrakk was able to discharge powerful energy blasts from his eyes. (Final Crisis: Superman Beyond v1 #1)
He had access to the Monitor nanotechnology that were vast in scale to the inhabitants of the Multiverse. These included vessels like Carriers, Destroyers, Tankers and Explorers that were all considered the eyes of Mandrakk. (Final Crisis: Superman Beyond v1 #1)
Notes
- Mandrakk was created by Grant Morrison and J.G. Jones where he made his first appearance in Final Crisis: Superman Beyond v1 #1 (October, 2008).
- In Annotations for Final Crisis v1 #7, Mandrakk, from SUPERMAN BEYOND--not just man/Dracula, but a variation on the name of Mandrake the Magician, the first super-powered hero in American comics.
Appearances
- Final Crisis: Superman Beyond v1: (2008)
- Final Crisis v1:
- Green Lantern: Blackstars v1:
- The Unexpected v1:
- Justice League Incarnate v1:
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