Master of the World (Marvel)
The Master of the World is a male comic supervillain who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Eshu was the name of a male human born at the dawn of history. (Heroes for Hire v1 #8) He lived around 40,000 years ago when Earth was in the grip of the Ice Age during a time when countless millions died from the freezing elements. During this time, he was a hunter that was part of a nomadic tribe where he demanded more food, women and resources that brought him into conflict with his kin. As a result, he was banished from the tribe who had a conduct against killing and left him to wander the endless winter by himself. It was due to his strength that he managed to survive the cold and he was drawn north by a call that echoed to him. He eventually arrived at the source which was a cashed alien starship that belonged to the Plodex race. Upon approaching the craft, automated systems activated which captured him and took him for experimentation where he was dissected as part of the ships functions. It was said that he went through intolerable and unimaginable pain where he was driven insane as his body was cut open leaving only his brain that became a branch of the computer matrix. Such was the case for 30,000 years but it was his incredible in dominatable will that brought him back from his madness and began to subsume command of the ships systems. Thus, he took control of the ship and reconstituted a more perfect biological body for himself though remained trapped within the ship which became his fortress. Through a study of its databanks, he came to learn of the creators of the craft and also learnt of events occurring on Earth over thousands of years. (Alpha Flight v1 #3)
In reality, the Master had actually survived though his body was hurled into the freezing waters where he would have perished there had an underwater escape craft he had created not recovered him. He then escaped into the polar ocean whilst his foes in Alpha Flight believed that he had perished in the explosion. In this state, he was now free from his imprisonment of the Plodex vessel and could embark on his schemes more freely. (Alpha Flight v1 #16)
At some point, he took over the sunken fortress of Hydra Island that became his new base of operations. During this time, he sought to control the global population but not through outright culling but rather through sterilising much of the world. This would allow the Master to control the birth of new humans and secure his control over the Earth. To accomplish that, he required the use of Compound Omega that was in the possession of Professor Wolfgang Hessler. By this point, he saw the biggest threat to the planet being the returning supervillains that were coming back in the wake of the Onslaught crisis. In addition, he learnt that the hidden city of K'un-Lun was manifesting on the planet at the request of Danny Rand with this being deemed a threat to the Master's own plans. Around this time, the White Tiger of the New Men had been approached by the Master who was looking for her to acquire an object for him. In exchange, he provided her information as to the location of the Man-Beast who was said to had been in confinement at the Vault with the two parting ways after this exchange. (Heroes for Hire v1 #12)
He later returned to Canada where he began an operation in the north to have his machines to reclaim the ice to stop global warming which he secretly by capturing Sila the spirit of the frozen north and tapping into her mystical energy against her will. This provoked a large protest from the native community with the Champions arriving at the scene who came under attack from the Master's drones. However, he stopped hostilities and helped heal Sam Alexander from a grievous injury where he proclaimed his peaceful intentions as his plans to conquer the world required him to save it first. Thus, the Champions reluctantly decided to allow him to continue as they believed he was saving the world. The Masters actions attracted the attention of Alpha Flight who attempted to arrest him but the Champions opposed them. This battle was stopped when Silla bonded to a young Inuit girl named Amka Aliyak who revealed the Master's deception. Upon facing the two superhero teams, Eshu decided to depart and detonated his technology whereupon he escaped. (Champions v2 #21)
In pursuit of the Champions, he came upon a world that he investigated that transported to him to the time-distorted Weirdworld. Once there, he established himself as a new ruler of the mystical realm and created a kingdom after he took in the amnesiac Sam Alexander and Nadia van Dyne. (Champions v2 #26)
Overview
Personality and attributes
He chose the name Master of the World for himself as he intended to rule it. (Alpha Flight v1 #3) Over the course of thousands of years, it was believed that he maintained a wide variety of identities. One among these various identities was that of Philippe Beaulieu. (Captain Marvel v9 #10)
The Master ultimately acknowledged that he was a human and wanted to rule his fellow man thus had no desire for the Plodex to conquer the planet. (Alpha Flight v1 #3)
Powers and abilities
It was said that his eyes were no longer mortal and that his mind was the product of alien bio-engineering that expanded it. (Alpha Flight v1 #111)
He had mastered forty millennia of fighting techniques and learnt of every pressure point in the body. (Captain Marvel v9 #10)
Through his will, he managed to dominate the computers of a Plodex spacecraft and gained access to its advanced technology for himself. (Alpha Flight v1 #3)
The helmet he wore served as a control link to his vessel and his various installations. (Alpha Flight v1 #16)
The advanced biological sciences available to him allowed him to create clones of other creatures. By using genetic material, he was able to produce replicas of other individuals but with different memories. In fact, he was able to implant his own memories in this duplicates thus making them versions of himself but with the powersets or abilities of the hosts genetic material. This allowed him to create Strike Force One that were superpowered beings based on stolen genetic material from superheroes with this team possessing his mind but their powers along with being outfitted in battle armour similar to the Master. (Heroes for Hire v1 #12)
Notes
- The Master of the World was created by John Byrne where he made his first appearance in Alpha Flight v1 #2 (September, 1983).
- In Champions v2 #25 (2018), he took the name of Eshu the Master of Weirdworld whilst on mystical planet of Weirdworld.
Appearances
- Alpha Flight v1: (1983)
- Heroes for Hire v1:
- Avengers v3:
- Captain Marvel:
- Black Knight:
- Spider-Man/Deadpool v1:
- Champions:
- Weapon H v1:
- M.O.D.O.K.: Head Games v1: (2021)
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