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| “ | Now come, my murderous minions -- follow in the paths of the Dread One! | „ |
| ~ Dormammu. |
| “ | Enough! I shall return at the appointed time -- when all is in readiness. And see that it is -- if you value your miserable life -- or your precious immortal SOUL! | „ |
| ~ Dormammu. |
Dormammu is one of the main antagonists of the Marvel Universe, specifically serving as the main antagonist of the Dr. Strange franchise.
He is a a primordial cosmic extra-dimensional entity, who desires to conquer the multiverse and turn it into a eternal hell. He is also Umar's older twin brother, and the arch-nemesis of the Ancient One, Doctor Strange, and his niece Clea.
He was voiced by Michael T. Weiss in MvC3 and UMvC3 before being replaced by Phil LaMarr in MvCI.
Biography
Established from early on as a Emperor from an evil dimension labeled the Dark Dimension, Dormammu is a creature that seeks universal conquest and has identified Dr. Strange as one of the most prominent threats to that goal. For this reason, Dormammu has tried many times to destroy the mystic hero, but despite his vast power, he has always failed to do so.
Dormammu often has himself to blame for these defeats however as he often allows his arrogance to get the better of him and he can be somewhat easily tricked by people that know what they are dealing with - of course these flaws may also be the only real things preventing Dormammu from taking over all of reality, given the amount of power he has at hand.
Villains associated with the Dread Dormammu include Baron Mordo, an evil wizard and another enemy of Dr. Strange, Umar (his younger twin sister) and Satannish, a powerful demon-lord created by Dormammu as an extension of himself - all of these beings have faced Dr. Strange on regular occasions and are considerably powerful yet dwarfed by Dormammu himself (even Umar, who is of the same species as Dormammu, is unable to match her brother in raw mystical-power).
Powers & Abilities
As a nigh-omnipotent primordial mystical being Dormammu’s power is nearly infinite. Dormammu is nearly godlike in scale, capable of taking on some of the most powerful beings in Marvel continuity and surviving, his power was even great enough to spawn a sentient being such as Satannish and his entire form is made out of raw magical-energy, only serving to boost his considerable power further - he is an object of worship by thousands (otherwise millions) and the worship he receives also fuels his power and as such he could be considered the most powerful opponent Doctor Strange has faced.
Dormammu is composed of pure mystic energy, eclipsing even the greatest of sorcerers in terms of raw power and the ability to manipulate the forces of magic, including Doctor Strange and the Ancient One, which is increased and replenished, at least partially, by worship throughout various dimensions. Among many examples, he is capable of inter-dimensional portal creation, limitless astral projection, matter transmutations, inter-dimensional teleportation, size transformations, elemental control, time travel (though this does drain him), energy manipulation, energy projection ranging from force bolts and beams and cursed conflagrations to magically-constructed beings, creating forcefields, changing his appearance, telekinesis and telepathy, matter manipulation, or empowering others to such a point that the empowered one wields power dwarfing even that of a dimension's Sorcerer Supreme. He can draw upon the power of the entire Dark Dimension, but is somewhat more limited when present in another universe.
Dormammu is virtually indestructible and immortal due to his energy form composed of pure magic, and has strength, speed, and stamina, which he can directly empower to levels shown capable of challenging a slightly angered Hulk, or by growing to gigantic size. Dormammu is a capable hand-to-hand combatant, trained in an extra-dimensional fighting style, but was once bested by the well-trained human Doctor Strange when neither was using mystic powers. His chief resources are his tremendous magical powers and considerable intellect.
In Spider-Man (1994), Dormammu is a gigantic but immensely slow demon who is capable of altering his size and shape, even transforming into a dragon at one point. He can send magic to help his minions in other universes via the use of portals and can also control people's minds and possess them. He has telekinesis and energy manipulation as well.
In Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme, he is a being of pure dark magic and can control people, especially children, through dreams whilst draining them of their life-force and is also able to summon and command magical beasts.
Relationships
Allies
- Albert Wesker
- Lord Raptor
- Akuma
- Hela
- The Hood (pawn)
- Jedah Dohma
- Firebrand
- Baron Mordo (pawn)
- Mephisto (on & off)
Minions, Creations and Armies
- Satannish
- Mindless ones (sometimes)
- Asti
- Jack the Ripper
- Demons
- Dark Demons
- Dormammu's troops
- The Unknown Knight
- Nisanti
- Sadurang
- kronik
- Horde of Ethereal Montrosities
Rivals
Enemies
- Doctor Strange (archenemy)
- Dante Sparda
- Hulk
- Thor Odinson
- Magneto
- Spider-Man
- Silver Surfer
- Deadpool
- Galactus
- Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze)
In other media
Film
- Main article: Dormammu (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
Television
- Main article: Dormammu (Spider-Man: The Animated Series)
- Main article: Dormammu (2010 Marvel Animated Universe)
- Dormammu is the overarching antagonist of the animated TV movie, Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme, voiced by Jonathan Adams. Here, he was depicted as the embodiment of all dark magic and was imprisoned in the Dark Dimension by the Ancient One after attempting to conquer Earth. At the time of the film, he is draining energy from Earth children in order to increase his own power so that he could break free and rule reality. Also, Doctor Strange later discovered that Dormammu also uses connection between children's mind on Earth and Dark Dimension as means to escape from his prison, which explained why comatose children in city trapped in nightmare where they saw a flaming head which none other than Dormammu's. When Mordo is turned away by the Ancient One, he communicates with Dormammu, offering to help him gain freedom in exchange for Dormammu making him Sorcerer Supreme. Dormammu agrees and sends Mordo to kill the Ancient One. Having done so, Mordo attacks the Ancient One's assistant Wong as Dormammu begins to make his emergence. Strange arrives to fight Mordo and swiftly gains the advantage. Dormammu emerges and puts his minion out of his misery by devouring him. He begins to unleash monsters from around the world but Strange who is able to absorb magic remembers that Dormammu is a being of pure magic and absorbs the magical blasts Dormammu is attacking him with. Dormammu soon vanishes after putting all of his energy into attacking Strange and becoming completely absorbed by him.
Quotes
Spider-Man
| “ | I'm DOOMED! DOOMED! I need the Wand of Watoomb! Bring it to me, no matter what the cost! | „ |
| ~ Dormammu tortures Mordo whilst dismissing rumours that he is a drama queen. |
| “ | I hunger for new energy to devour! Release me into your universe! | „ |
| ~ Dormammu on the cusp of victory. |
| “ | Give me the wand! No! | „ |
| ~ Spider-Man defies Dormammu. |
| “ | NOOOOO!! | „ |
| ~ Dormammu as his gateway is destroyed. |
| “ | Do not reject me! That is the one thing you cannot do! No! | „ |
| ~ Dormammu attempts to control Mary-Jane. |
Doctor Strange
| “ | You have failed me! | „ |
| ~ Dormammu |
| “ | You are but frightened children, fighting a god! | „ |
| ~ Dormammu |
Trivia
- Dormammu was created by the late Stan Lee and the late Steve Ditko.
- Ranked 56th on IGN's greatest comic book villain of all time in 2009.
- The DC comics supervillain Dreamslayer is based on Dormammu.
Notes
- This profile only Covers Dormammu Early History from his First appearance in Strange Tales #126 to Defenders Vol. 3 #5 in January 25 of 2006.
External Links
- Dormammu on the Marvel Wiki
- Dormammu on the Pure Evil Wiki
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