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| “ | Deep inside, there was one shining mote of humanity that could not be darkened. A love that could bridge worlds. Love that could make a man return from the grave. That would let a king willingly renounce his throne. have been called many names in my time: Cain. Malcus. Merlin. Faustus. Cogliostro. For century stacked upon century, lifetime after lifetime, I have sought someone to release me from the terrible curse that has hounded me. You were the one. It is a cruel joke, I suppose. Eden was always a lie-- A thing to be dreamt of, but never attained. But how could you have known that? You weren't there in the beginning. But then, this never was your story, was it? It was mine. All I can do for you, my friend, is grant as best I can the one thing you always wanted. I won't pretend this was anything less than a betrayal. I make no apologies and long ago gave up hoping for forgiveness. I merely did what I had to. Before there were words to count the slow march of centuries, I swore that I would never serve a day in this place. I have kept my word. | „ |
| ~ Cogliostro revealing his true intentions. |
Cain, better known as Cogliostro and later Sinn, is one of the main antagonists of the Image Comics franchise Spawn. He was the first Hellspawn and served initially as an ally and mentor of Spawn's before revealing his true goal of wanting to rule the throne of Hell for himself through any means necessary. He is the brother of The Forsaken aka Abel.
Biography[]
Coglisotro was originally Cain, the first murderer. He killed his brother Abel and was punished. He would later make a deal with Malebolgia, the ruler of the 8th circle of Hell to become a Hellspawn, but would later betray him after realizing the cost. Throughout the centuries, he would become a mentor to other Hellspawns such as the Medieval Spawn and Al Simmons, the newest Hellspawn. He would help teach him about the history of the Hellspawns and the war between Heaven and Hell, while also mentoring him about the usage of his powers. Following the defeat of Malebolgia, Coglistro was dying and Spawn sought to save him by getting the Box of Eden, However, this would prove to be a deception, as Colgliostro would reveal his true intent and ambitions, and proceeded to stripp Al of his powers, before taking Malebolgia's throne for himself.
At some point, he attempted to build a tower that would topple Heaven but would later abandon this plan and return to Earth, letting greater demons take the empty throne of Malebolgia. Eventually, he would meet Jim Downing and tries to manipulate him similarly as he did Al, but Downing ultimately defeats him. Cog would inform Sam and Twitch about the return of Al Simmons. He would, once more, help Al, and show awareness of the fact that Cyan Fitzgerald had developed magical abilities.
In the later issues, he would team up with Violator and Godsend against the ever-growing threat of Al Simmons and his powers. Cogliostro would go on to kill Nyx, a trusted ally and friend of Spawn. He would also attempt to recruit The Gunslinger Spawn, but would instead be decapitated by the other Hellspawn. He eventually resurfaces as the being known as Sinn, and would go on to absorb the souls of every Hellspawn to become more powerful and fight Spawn for the Dead Zones. Later, he would fight Violator and Forsaken (who is actually his brother, Abel) , who sought revenge against his sibling. After defeating Forsaken, Sinn left to Hell to reclaim his throne but realized that time moves differently between the realms of Earth and Hell, found out that Cataclysm had taken his place as the newest ruler of hell. He succeeds in killing Cataclsym, however, Nyx would take over the throne and incinerate Sinn with a single blast of necroplasm in #350.
Cog becomes Sinn
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In other media[]
Film[]
Cogliostro appears as the deuteragonist of the 1997 film adaptation Spawn and portrayed by the late Nicol Williamson (who also portrayed Dr. J.B. Worley and the Nome King in Return to Oz and Dr. Eric Mason in Columbo). In the movie, he was once the black knight, Sir John of Work from the fifteenth century and became a Hellspawn after his death. At some point, he successfully freed his soul from Malebolgia and now fights alongside Heaven. Five years after Al Simmons was killed by Jason Wynn and Jessica Priest, Cogliostro became his mentor and teaching him how to use his neroplasm armor and supernatural abilities against his killers.
Television[]
Like in the comics, Cogliostro appears as the deuteragonist of the animated series and was voiced by the late Richard Dysart (who also portrayed Reegan in Doctor Who). However, his background is much different from his comic counterpart, where he was a knight during his age of chivalry and became a Hellspawn, earning the name the Black Knight. However, once he found his servitude to Malebolgia is a violation of his honor, he used black magic to free himself from the demon lord, becoming Merlin of the Arthurian Legend. From then on, in order to redeem himself, he sought to save one Hellspawn, Al Simmons, who was pledging himself to his teachings at the end of the third season, Spawn 3: The Ultimate Battle.
Video Game[]
Cogliostro appears as a playable character in the 2000 Dreamcast videogame Spawn: In the Demon's Hand and was voiced by Philip Sheperd.
Quotes[]
| “ | Your solution to all this? Kill what you don't understand, let your ignorance rule those government-trained homicidal instincts | „ |
| ~ Coglisotro to Spawn in issue #34. |
| “ | Come on, boy. Capture it. Control it. Harness its power. You must if any of us are going to live through this, you have to learn how to cage the demons. | „ |
| ~ Coglisotro to Spawn in issue #49. |
Powers and Abilities[]
Cogliostro is a master swordsman, is highly skilled in the art of magic, and was one of the former rulers of hell.
Trivia[]
- Sinn was said to be based around Magento as stated by Todd McFarlane, which is directly alluded to via the linked variant covers of the Scorched series from Issues 3-6.
- Sinn's appearance also is similar to Lex Luthor.
- It was speculated that Cogliostro was originally Medieval Spawn, which was also implied in the animated series before it was revealed that he and Sir John of York were completely different individuals.
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