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''This page is about the [[:Category: Phase 2|Phase 2]] incarnation of the character. For other uses, see [[Karl Mordo (disambiguation)]].''
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| name    = Karl Mordo
| teams = [[Selene]]
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| image  = KarlMondo_P2.png
| socker = [[Dex]]
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| pb = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiwetel_Ejiofor Chiwetel Ejiofor]
| plot = [[Voodoo Child]]
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| teams = [[Ancient One]]
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| socker = [[Zoila]]
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| plot = [[Dark Dimension Homecoming]]
 
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''"I have powerful friends in politics and an army of lawyers. If one of them so much as steps on my property during the ritual, they will find themselves fighting every legal means that I can buy against them."''
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''"The Ancient One has done what he can. He provided the protection when no one else would. You should be more grateful for what he was able to do. I guarantee you, there is nobody in this world who has the ability to do more."''
  
Karl Mordo, a powerful businessman and devotee of Selene, used his wealth and power to fund her cult and work towards her return, until he was killed by his insane colleague, [[Dr. Peter Alarune]].
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Disciple of the [[Ancient One]] and son of aristocracy, Karl Mordo's arrogance and superiority may pave the road to his destruction.  
  
  
 
===Details===
 
===Details===
  
'''Name:''' Karl Mordo
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'''Name:''' Karl Amadeus Mordo
  
'''Aliases:''' None
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'''Aliases:''' Unknown
  
'''Affiliation''': [[Selene]]
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'''Affiliation''': [[Sorcerer Supreme]]
  
'''First appearance:''' [http://community.livejournal.com/x_logs/1858810.html#cutid1 May 27, 2007]
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'''First appearance:''' [https://xp-logs.dreamwidth.org/3948387.html October 8, 2017]
  
 
'''Family:''' Unknown
 
'''Family:''' Unknown
  
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==Biography==
  
===Biography===
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The son of a British lord, Karl Amadeus Mordo had a secret, he was a magician. Used to getting him way he sought out magicians who could help him learn magic but each one he found proved to be a fake and a charlatan. That was until he came across stories of a monk with powers in Tibet, the [[Ancient One]]. Karl sets out to try and find the Ancient One but failed to locate more than rumour and story of the old man. Dissatisfied he returned home and sought other means of expanding his burgeoning talent, dabbling in dark magic to increase his power.
  
A successful business man of Yugoslavian descent, Karl Mordo has been involved in the Selene cults since he was in school. Part of a secret 'Skull and Bones' style society, Mordo eventually earned the attention of Selene, who subtly aided him on his climb. He went on to establish a small shipping firm, which he later turned into a much larger shipping and import/export company. He proved especially effective in recruiting other business leaders to Selene worship, providing funds that bought her political power.  
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It was during one of these rites that Mordo sensed another magic user, one he knew would take the fame and glory that was rightfully his. Mordo was left with just a name, [[Stephen Strange]]. Hunting down the young boy Karl chose to attack him at night to defeat his rival before he could prove to be a threat. Luckily the Ancient One sensed the disturbance and was able to intervene, he removed memory of the incident from Stephen’s mind and took Karl with him hoping that through his training the young aristocrat would be able to master his inner demons. He was [[Dark Dimension Homecoming|one of those who helped provide an escape]] to the [[Xavier Institute]] mutants from the [[Dark Dimension]], but certainly did not endear himself to Stephen's magic teacher, [[Amanda Sefton]] or her [[X-Force]] teammates.
  
With her loss, Mordo has spent considerable resources both seeking a way to find her, and making sure the cult did not fold in on itself. He funded [[Dr. Peter Alarune| Alarune's]] presence in [[Nova Roma| Brazil]], as well as other scattered initiatives. Unfortunately, the magical ability of those he could access was low. [[Candra| Candra's]] reappearance gave him access to those abilities again.
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==Powers/Abilities==
  
Following the [[Voodoo Child| disruption of the ritual]] intended to ressurrect Selene, Mordo and his people were arrested by the FBI on charges of theft of protected historical artifacts and various other charges. In [[April 2010]] he was freed by [[Revenant| a Selene-possessed Meggan Szardos]] to assist in Selene's plan to escape from her prison at the bottom of the bay. During the retrieval of the [[Nova Roma]] stones from the museum, they were interrupted by [[X-Force]] and in the course of the battle, Mordo's throat was cut by the deranged Peter Alarune.
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Karl Mordo is a talented and powerful mage who has spent years dabbling in dark magic in order to increase his power. His time spent practicing black magic has given him a strong knowledge of demons and he is happy to use them in his plans. He has tried to avoid these while under the Ancient One’s tutelage, but the siren call of black magic is too strong to resist.
  
===Powers/Abilities===
 
  
Mordo possessed no mystic or mutant abilities, however, several of the members of his body of cultists did, and he relied on them, backed up by a small cadre of mercenaries.
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==Plots==
  
===Plots===
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[[Dark Dimension Homecoming]]
  
[[Voodoo Child]]
 
  
[[Revenant]]
 
  
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==Meta==
  
===Meta===
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'''PB''': [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiwetel_Ejiofor Chiwetel Ejiofor]
  
Socked by: [[Dex]]
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Socked by: [[Zoila]]
  
  
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[[Category: Villains]]
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[[Category: Magic Users]]
[[Category: Deceased]]
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[[Category: 2017]]
[[Category: 2007]]
 

Latest revision as of 08:37, 26 March 2020

This page is about the Phase 2 incarnation of the character. For other uses, see Karl Mordo (disambiguation).

PHASE 2
Karl Mordo
KarlMondo P2.png
Portrayed by Chiwetel Ejiofor
Known Aliases:
Affiliations: Ancient One
Socked By: Zoila
Introduction: Dark Dimension Homecoming


"The Ancient One has done what he can. He provided the protection when no one else would. You should be more grateful for what he was able to do. I guarantee you, there is nobody in this world who has the ability to do more."

Disciple of the Ancient One and son of aristocracy, Karl Mordo's arrogance and superiority may pave the road to his destruction.


Details

Name: Karl Amadeus Mordo

Aliases: Unknown

Affiliation: Sorcerer Supreme

First appearance: October 8, 2017

Family: Unknown

Biography

The son of a British lord, Karl Amadeus Mordo had a secret, he was a magician. Used to getting him way he sought out magicians who could help him learn magic but each one he found proved to be a fake and a charlatan. That was until he came across stories of a monk with powers in Tibet, the Ancient One. Karl sets out to try and find the Ancient One but failed to locate more than rumour and story of the old man. Dissatisfied he returned home and sought other means of expanding his burgeoning talent, dabbling in dark magic to increase his power.

It was during one of these rites that Mordo sensed another magic user, one he knew would take the fame and glory that was rightfully his. Mordo was left with just a name, Stephen Strange. Hunting down the young boy Karl chose to attack him at night to defeat his rival before he could prove to be a threat. Luckily the Ancient One sensed the disturbance and was able to intervene, he removed memory of the incident from Stephen’s mind and took Karl with him hoping that through his training the young aristocrat would be able to master his inner demons. He was one of those who helped provide an escape to the Xavier Institute mutants from the Dark Dimension, but certainly did not endear himself to Stephen's magic teacher, Amanda Sefton or her X-Force teammates.

Powers/Abilities

Karl Mordo is a talented and powerful mage who has spent years dabbling in dark magic in order to increase his power. His time spent practicing black magic has given him a strong knowledge of demons and he is happy to use them in his plans. He has tried to avoid these while under the Ancient One’s tutelage, but the siren call of black magic is too strong to resist.


Plots

Dark Dimension Homecoming


Meta

PB: Chiwetel Ejiofor

Socked by: Zoila