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| “ | Many are the good men who can resist murder, theft, and cruelty. But a touch of greed? A bit of laziness? These are the seeds of the ruination that can bring down the best of men! | „ |
| ~ Mephisto |
| “ | So long as I can appeal to man's basest instincts—to his greed, his envy, his hatreds and aggression, his fear and distrust of his fellow man. So long as man takes the law into his own hands, both in the streets and on the field of battle. And, so long as crime covers the planet like a deadly, creeping fungus. Then, only Mephisto shall reap the final, eternal reward! Thus, when I encounter a force for good, resolute and powerful...I have but one single goal: it must be destroyed! | „ |
| ~ Mephisto to the Silver Surfer. |
Mephisto, sometimes known under the name of Mephistopheles or rarely Satan (among many others), is a powerful demonic shape-shifting being and one of the main antagonists of Marvel Comics, serving as the main antagonist of the Ghost Rider series, a major antagonist in the Silver Surfer, Doctor Strange, and Avengers series, and one of the overarching antagonists of the Spider-Man comic book series.
He is one of several such demons that feed off humanity's belief in The Devil so as to masquerade as Satan himself. In reality, however, Mephisto's origin seems to lie with the primordial Elder-Gods that ruled earth before being banished by Atum the God-Eater, the exact nature of this origin varies with story to story but tends to vary between the old gods becoming corrupt or the demons being formed by the already plentiful corruption found in the Elder-Gods.
He is Ghost Rider and Silver Surfer's infamous archenemy, while serving as an enemy to other heroes like Spider-Man, Scarlet Witch and Doctor Strange, as well as Doctor Doom.
Biography
At any rate, Mephisto now rules over his own dark dimension, commonly called Hell but not related to the Biblical hell (though to the average human being it may as well be as it is equally as horrific), within this realm Mephisto rules supreme with only demons such as Blackheart (his own son) being capable of challenging him there.
Outside his realm, however, Mephisto becomes much more restrained, although still a virtually limitless sorcerer. He is aware of these limits and seeks ways to expand his influence throughout time/space but also, like many demons, enjoys causing misery and deception for no apparent reason other than malice.
Mephisto's main enemies are the Silver Surfer, Fantastic Four, Dr. Strange, Spider-Man, and Ghost-Rider. Ghost-Rider is especially prominent since he was formed due to a pact with Mephisto but dedicated himself to stopping the devil rather than working as his servant.
When May Parker died, Mephisto offered Spider-Man the chance to bring her back. In exchange, Peter had to surrender his love for Mary Jane. Mephisto was also later revealed to be responsible for Norman and Harry Osborn's respective transformations into the Green Goblin and Kindred after a deal made by the former.
Mephisto is also an enemy of Doctor Doom due to the demon having trapped and tormented the soul of his mother, Cynthia Von Doom (note that this is only relevant to the comic canon and may or may not apply to other versions of Dr. Doom).
Other Media
Live-Action Films
- Main article: Mephisto (Ghost Rider Films)
Video Games
Mephisto appears in Marvel Ultimate Alliance as one of the bosses of the game. He first captures Nightcrawler and Jean Grey in his realm and gives Dr. Doom the Twilight Sword to use in his conquest of Asgard. With Ghost Rider imprisoned, Mephisto orders the player's party to make a choice on who will take his place.
After one of the X-Men is extricated and the other is cast into the infinity Vortex, Mephisto fights the heroes.
Powers and Abilities
Mephisto is often seen as the most powerful of all demons in Marvel cosmology, however he is officially given a "Hell Lord" status and thus is on par with beings such as Satannish or Marduk Kurios - basically this is a title given to a demon that is seen to exhibit so much power and malevolence that they are often mistaken as the Devil to mortals. Mephisto is weaker than entities such as Beyonder and Dormammu but has been able to face Galactus and even Eternity on occasion. He has also admitted that he is weaker than the One Below All (who was revealed in Immortal Hulk).
External Links
- Mephisto on the Pure Evil Wiki.
- Mephisto on the Marvel Database.
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