Sons of Satannish
The Sons of Satannish are a cult that features in Marvel Comics.
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History
The Sons of Satannish were a cult of sorcerers who derived their mystical power from the demon Satannish. (Doctor Strange v1 #175) After Doctor Strange defeated Lord Nekron, Satannish told Doctor Strange that he would find others in his world who had struck similar bargains with Satannish. (Doctor Strange v1 #174) Locating their targets via their Satan-Sphere, the Sons of Satannish called upon their patron for increased power which the demon granted to them. They then assaulted Strange, sending rings of negativistic nihilistic force to crush him, but Strange neutralized the threat, shattering their Satan-Sphere in the process. They then took mental control of a taxi driver, forcing him to take them to Clea, whom Asmodeus duped into following them back to their base. (Doctor Strange v1 #175) From the same taxi driver, Strange learned who had abducted Clea and tracked down a trio of the cultists, including Marduk, but they used their wands to form ribbons of nihility which trapped Dr. Strange within a cube of nothingness. He escaped this, as well as a subsequent attacks, but Asmodeus managed to ensorcel Clea and send her to stab Strange. He stopped her attack and then followed her back to their mausoleum base, but Asmodeus used the Crystals of Conquest to incapacitate Strange, strip him of the Cloak of Levitation, the Eye of Agamotto, and the Book of the Vishanti; and then banish he and Clea to another dimension. (Doctor Strange v1 #176)
Strange revealed that he had only pretended to allow Asmodeus to steal his magic items, as he regained his Cloak and Amulet, and the Book of the Vishanti was sent to the Ancient One's side in Tibet. Asmodeus then performed a ritual that drained the power from the other Sons of Satannish, after which he banished them to the Sixth Dimension. Asmodeus took Strange's appearance and magically duped the Ancient One into allowing him to peruse the Book of the Vishanti, but Strange and Clea escaped back to Earth, and Strange confronted Asmodeus. As the two struggled at full power, the exertion proved too much for Asmodeus' heart, and he suffered a heart attack. With the last of his energies, Asmodeus grabbed the Book of the Vishanti and spoke a magical incantation setting into motion the powerful spell of Fire and Ice. Strange then unmasked Asmodeus, recognizing him as his old colleague. (Doctor Strange v1 #177) Strange recruited the Black Knight to accompany him to the Sixth Dimension in hopes of learning how to reverse the spell of Fire and Ice. Tiboro attacked them after their arrival, but Strange and the Black Knight defeated him and convinced him to give up the Sons of Satannish. (Doctor Strange v1 #178)
Strange blanked out the minds of the remaining Sons of Satannish with the exception of Marduk. Strange asked Marduk to help them combat the spell of Fire and Ice, but Marduk led them back to their base, where he used a Crystal of Conquest to strike down the Black Knight with a mystic bolt. Strange then blasted Marduk into submission, then forced him to reveal that the Crystal might be used to overcome the threat of Fire and Ice. Strange and the Avengers saved the Black Knight's life, and the Avengers opposed the threat itself, the appearance of Surtur and Ymir on Earth. Meanwhile, Strange struggled to master the Crystal of Conquest, after which he used the Crystal to materialize the two monsters in each other's path, neutralizing them both and sending them back to their realms of Asgard. (Avengers v1 #61) Asmodeus convinced Satannish to return him to life if he could bring him a living soul in exchange. Allying himself with the demon Laurox the Lecherous, Asmodeus managed to transport the Hulk to Hell and begin to drive him mad. Asmodeus then revealed what he was doing to Strange, leading Strange to bring the other Defenders (Nighthawk, Valkyrie) to try to rescue him. Strange also recruited the Son of Satan, who led them to the location from which Asmodeus was working. When the heroes resisted his efforts to drive them mad, he lashed out, attempting to destroy them directly with his magical power. However, the Son of Satan warded off his attack and saved the others, and Satannish declared that Asmodeus had used up his allotted time, and pulled him back to Hell. (Giant-Size Defenders v1 #2) Tyrone D. Gus organized a group of homeless men into another sect of the Sons of Satannish, plotting to find a superhuman host for Satannish to possess on Earth. Gus led Power Man into his trap, but he was accompanied by the Son of Satan, who helped him escape the trap, causing Satannish to slay Gus when the window to access the Earthly plane closed. (Marvel Team-Up v1 #126)
The cult later re-formed and under a spell from their demonic master to where they were sent to acquire the soul of Baron Mordo that was in the care of Stephen Strange where they were to create a space for their lord. Cultists from the Sons of Satannish later breached the barriers protecting the Sanctum Sanctorum where they circumvented the Spells of Bafflement defending it. They looked to ambush Doctor Strange and force the Sorcerer Supreme to hand them the Sphere of Containment. Strange instead sent them into another dimension leading to the Sons of Satannish attacking him. The trio of Sons of Satannish were easily defeated with Doctor Strange's attention being diverted by having to battle Mephista the daughter of Mephisto. Whilst those two battled, the Sons of Satannish used the Ribbons of Nihility on themselves encasing them in a sorcerous void to allow their master Satannish to manifest in that space. (Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme v1 #6)
Overview
In appearance, the Sons of Satannish were a cult that consisted of mortal worshippers who had pledged their souls to Satannish. (Strange v1 #175)
The Ribbons of Nihility spread and expanded around their target until they trapped them inside a cube of nothingness. These could be used to create a pathway to nihility to allow Satannish to manifest in that space. (Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme v1 #6)
A mystical relic in their possession was the Satan-Sphere that allowed them to locate objects or people of interest. (Strange v1 #175)
Members
- Asmodeus :
- Marduk :
- Charles Benton :
- Tyrone Gus :
Notes
- The Sons of Satannish were created by Roy Thomas, Gene Colan, and Tom Palmer where they made their first appearance in Doctor Strange v1 #175 (December, 1968).
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