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| “ | I am Mister Mind! Space is my home! I am the most evil being ever to live! And you Captain Marvel, even though you are the world's mightiest mortal, I will crush you like an ant! Ha, ha, haaaa!! | „ |
| ~ Mister Mind introducing himself in Captain Marvel Adventures #22. |
| “ | Ugh so Chessy no master no dear leader none of that just call me MISTER' | „ |
| ~ Mister Mind. |
| “ | Sorry kid I will finish eating you. It not too bad, as far as death goes. Nothing personal... ....But I don't need you anymore. NO ONES DOES | „ |
| ~ Mister Mind. |
| “ | The conversion of matter to energy sending segments of me through the Society app... ...To reach my hosts. But I should stop. I have a bad habit of talking to myself as you know... ....Because I'm INSIDE YOU TOO. | „ |
| ~ Mister Mind. |
Mister Mind is one of the main antagonists of the DC Universe, specifically serving as one of the two main antagonists (alongside Doctor Sivana) of the Shazam franchise.
He is one of the archenemies of Captain Marvel/Shazam and the Shazam Family, as well as an enemy of Booster Gold, the Justice League and a number of other heroes.
While his origins vary between versions, in all he is portrayed as a telepathic caterpillar-like creature who seeks to destroy the Marvel Family and take over the universe. He is also often depicted as the leader and founder of the Monster Society of Evil.
Biography[]
Backstory[]
Although each member of the Marvel family has their own individual archenemy, Mister Mind holds the title of being the archenemy to the family as a whole. And has proven on multiple occasions, that despite his diminutive size and cartoony look, he is truly their most evil and dangerous opponent.
Mister Mind claims to be the world’s wickedest worm. He claims that he and his species came from Venus and that his species ruled all of the Earth in between the extinction of the dinosaurs and the very first first Ice Age. He wants to take control all over the world. But so far his plans have been failures. Many of his plans are motivated also by getting revenge on the Marvel family for foiling his initial plan, and in the process he's killed untold hundreds.
DC Rebirth[]
Mister Mind returns in the new Shazam! series during the "DC Rebirth", still in an alliance with Sivana. Residing inside of Sivana's ear, Mister Mind has Sivana go to a doctor's office to cut out the tongue of a "medicine man" as it is needed for a spell. It is revealed that Mister Mind's real name is Maxivermis Mind and is believed to have originate from the Wildlands, one of the seven realms in the Magiclands. He originally possesses magic derived simple bookworm. Mister Mind suffered abuse as a child and tried for years to break intofrom the Library of Eternity.
He eventually succeeded and after absorbing all the knowledge and power of countless spells, he returned to the Wildlands and took his revenge on those who he believed had wronged him. Achieving his revenge, he set his sights on the Council of Eternity. He managed to work his way inside the council and it took the combined might of Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, Mercury, and to Mister Mind, but he was able to cause the death of Solomon. Mind's goal to consume and control all the power of the Magiclands.
Mister Mind and Doctor Sivana plan to head to the Monsterlands to build the Monster Society of Evil from its inhabitants. As King Kid fights the Shazam Family in Philadelphia, Doctor Sivana and Mister Mind are directed to a boat by Dummy who cannot accompany them since he cannot deal with water. When they arrive at the Dungeon of Eternity, Mister Mind states that the inmates of the Dungeon of Eternity were gathered from all over the Magiclands and imprisoned for challenging the Council of Wizards. In addition, Mister Mind stated that the Monsterlands used to be called the Gods' Realm until the day of Black Adam's betrayal which led them to strip the gods of their powers and close the doors to the Magiclands.
They find a small prison containing Superboy-Prime in the Monsterlands as Superboy-Prime states that he can hear what Mister Mind is saying. Mister Mind and Doctor Sivana begin their plans to free the Monster Society of Evil from the Dungeon of Eternity. Mister Mind senses the fight between the Shazam Family and Mamaragan as he instructs Doctor Sivana to stab his magical eye with a dagger which starts to melt the doors to the cells holding the Monster Society of Evil. Then Mister Mind started to control C.C. revealing to Billy that he is using him as a host and not Doctor Sivana. Mister Mind states to the Shazam Family that he plans to use C.C. to unite the Magiclands under his rule.
He then proceeds to summon the Monster Society of Evil leaving Dummy behind who is tricked by Superboy-Prime into freeing him. Shazam faces off against a Mister Mind-controlled C.C. Batson while the others fight the Monster Society of Evil. During the fight, Scapegoat and Red Queen ask when they are going to get a turn. Mister Mind states that they will get their chance when the Magiclands are united.
Mister Mind states to Shazam that it took him and Doctor Sivana awhile to find C.C. Batson. When Doctor Sivana uses a spell on Victor and Rosa Vasquez to get what Mister Mind wants, Shazam asks what that is. Speaking through C.C., Mister Mind states that he wants what Mamaragan and his Council of Wizards denied him years ago....access to the magic of the Seven Magiclands. When Tawky Tawny tries to help Shazam, Mister Mind has C.C. turn him into a cub. Then he has Doctor Sivana summon the Book of Champions from the Rock of Eternity.
Mister Mind then has Shazam read the spells on the pages in exchange for sparing Victor and Rosa. Complying with Mister Mind, Shazam reads "Seven lands. Seven wars. Seven locks. Seven doors. Magic realms hidden now, show yourself to the Champion and with one final word, the spell is complete! SHAZAM!"
This causes all the doorways to the Seven Magiclands to be unlocked and obliterated. Using a spell from the Book of Champions, Shazam shrinks himself with the Subtraxerim spell and enters C.C.'s head to confront Mister Mind. Shazam confronts Mister Mind inside C.C.'s head and engages him in a magic battle. To prevent Mister Mind from casting spells, Shazam punches his talkbox enough to emit energy that knocks out the Monster Society of Evil. After using the Corpus Magnum spell to grow, Shazam works to undo Mister Mind's spell only for Superboy-Prime to interfere. He was able to undo the spell after he and Black Adam defeated Superboy-Prime.
Powers and Abilities[]
Mister Mind is one of Earth’s most formidable psychics. Not only being able to take control of an individual psyches but also being avid enough to psionically repel a Marvel Family champion by the power of mental force. He also possessed many insect-related abilities, like the ability to spin very strong silk at speeds faster than the eye can see, so quickly he can encase a human in a cocoon within seconds.
Apparently very long-lived, Mister Mind's current body is only the larval stage of his breed: during the 52 miniseries he briefly reaches maturity, becoming a Hyperfly with increased time- and space-bending abilities, feeding over the timelines of singular universes. By this ability, he is able to transform the 52, exactly identical, universes of the current DCU Multiverse into vastly different worlds, literally eating away portions of their history.
Other Media[]
DC Extended Universe[]
- Main article: Mister Mind (DC Extended Universe)
Mister Mind appears in the 2019 film Shazam!, set in the DCEU. He is first seen trapped in a jar in the Rock of Eternity, imprisoned by the wizard Shazam. The jar is later seen smashed, with Mister Mind missing.
Mister Mind appears in the post-credit scene, approaching Thaddeus Sivana in his prison cell, seeking an alliance. Due to the DCEU being completely reworked into James Gunn's DC Universe, it is unknown if the hanging plot threads will be carried over into the new franchise.
Television[]
The Kid Super Power Hour With Shazam![]
Mr. Mind appeared in The Kid Super Power Hour With Shazam! cartoon. In one episode, he is strangely stricken with an inferiority complex as bigger villains never take him seriously, despite his historical ability to organize and direct villains far more powerful than himself. It can be inferred that this Mr. Mind is prejudiced against all life forms bigger than he is, and he wants to vanquish them simply because he fears being stepped on or eaten by them.
Batman: The Brave and the Bold[]
In the episode "The Malicious Mister Mind", Mind convinces the Monster Society of Evil to make him their leader which they do after a vote. He later had the society steal parts for a death ray he is constructing. He manages to defeat the Marvel's by making them turn on each other through mind control. When he finishes the death ray Doctor Sivana turns on him and uses the ray on Mind. However he reveals that it is really a growth ray which turns him into a giant monster. The Marvel Family joins forces to fight him but he defeats them. Batman then leads him back to the ray, turns it to reverse, and reverts him back to original size.
Justice League Action[]
Mr. Mind appears in Justice League Action episode "Follow That Space Cab,". He is depicted as wearing a radio around his neck that he uses to talk. He is on the run from a debt to a space crime lord named Boss Kack. Superman already had him in custody while avoiding Lobo and receives help in getting away by Space Cabbie. During a fight between Lobo, Hawkman, and Superman, Mr. Mind gets out of his containment and is lured out of the engine by Space Cabbie wanting a picture of him. After exiting Space Cabbie's space cab, Mr. Mind ends up near where Superman and Hawkman were fighting Lobo. Lobo accidentally steps on Mind, squashing him. Reasoning that there's enough of his body to collect the bounty from Boss Kack, Lobo wipes his remains off his boot and cheerfully takes his leave without realizing that Mind had the ability to regenerate. Mr. Mind's remains are taken into captivity and Mr. Mind regenerates inside a prison cell within the Justice League Watchtower.
External Links[]
- Mister Mind on the Pure Evil Wiki
- Mister Mind on the Shazam Wiki
- Mister Mind on the DC Database Wiki
- Mister Mind (Fawcett) on the Public Domain Superheroes Wiki
