Powers
True Invulnerability: Unearthly protection from physical and energy attacks.
Mystical Energy Manipulation: Mangog has the Unearthly ability to manipulate vast magical energies for various effects, including projection of concussive force, molecular manipulation of others.
Originally, the Mangog drew his superhuman power from the mystical/psionic energies manifested in the hatred and desire for vengeance felt by others or himself. Later, when disguised as Odin, he sustained himself by the psychic energies of the Asgardians' strong devotion to Odin.
Talents
Mystical Background
Contacts
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History
Mangog was created when Odin sought to punish a hateful race
of beings. Mangog was a container for the hatred of that race, and was
imprisoned in an underground cavern by Odin. After a time, the rock troll
Ulik found the cavern and freed Mangog. When he was released, Mangog was
filled with a hatred for Odin and the desire to destroy Asgard.
Unfortunately, Odin was in the midst of his "Odinsleep", and his
adopted son
Loki had assumed the Asgardian throne. When Loki learned of the advancing
Mangog, he sent Thor and the Warriors Three to battle the creature.
Mangog continued to battle his way past Asgardian forces and eventually
entered the city of Asgard. His intent was to drawn the Odinsword from its
scabbard, thus signaling the end of the Nine Worlds. Although Loki fled when
Mangog approached the Odinsword, Thor and his companions valiantly struggled
to stop Mangog. With defeat approaching, Thor created a great storm which
wakened Odin from his sleep. Odin then released the spell that manifested
Mangog as the embodiment of hatred for an entire race of beings. Mangog
disappeared and the race was returned to their planet to live in peace.
Years later, when Loki was banished from Asgard, he released Mangog from
imprisonment. Apparently, enough hatred remained in the alien race for
Mangog to survive. Since Thor was away from Asgard on a quest, Odin led the
defense of Asgard against Mangog. Unable to stop him, Odin used much of his
power to transport the entire Asgardian continent to another dimension. When
Mangog reached the Odinsword and drew it from its scabbard, the Nine Worlds
survived only because Asgard was in another dimension.
Undaunted, Mangog decided that this would not stop him from destroying
Asgard entirely. But when he battled Thor, who had returned from his quest,
Mangog started shrinking in size. This was apparently because moving Asgard
to another dimension had broken the link between Mangog and the race whose
hatred he thrived upon. Eventually Mangog shrank to nothingness as he
consumed his remaining energy. The Odinsword was placed back into its
scabbard and Asgard returned back to its dimension.
But Mangog was apparently not dead yet. When the evil Igron was sentenced by
Odin to the dungeons of Asgard, he came across Mangog still alive, but the
size of a mouse. Using magical powers he had learned from Loki, Igron was
able to drain a small portion of power from each Asgardian in order to
restore Mangog to his full size. Since Odin had left Asgard recently and his
whereabout were unknown, Igron transformed Mangog's appearance into that of
Odin. Under the guise of Odin, Mangog seized control of Asgard with Igron as
his chief advisor. Soon Odin's ruthless behavior led many Asgardians to
believe that Odin had gone insane. Balder the Brave fled to
Earth to warn Thor of Odin's madness and they returned to Asgard with the
Warriors Three. When Thor returned to Asgard, Odin (Mangog) had his throne
placed atop the Odinsword. When he was alone with Thor, Mangog revealed his
true identity and defeated Thor. With Thor defeated and Odin missing, Mangog
felt there was no need to continue his ruse. He killed Igron now that his
usefulness had ended. With Igron dead, the illusion of Odin was lifted from
Mangog and his true identity was revealed to all. This was his fatal error;
he was now drawing his power from the loyalty of Asgardians, which was
maintained by his illusion as Odin. Before Mangog could reach the Odinsword,
he faded away into nothingness as his support from Asgardians disappeared.
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