Master of the World (comics)
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The Master of the World (real name Eshu) is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in publications from Marvel Comics. He was a caveman who was experimented on by a Plodex spacecraft for thousands of years, after which he gained different powers. His first appearance was in Alpha Flight (vol. 1) #2 He is the archnemesis of Alpha Flight, and one of the most recurring villains in that comic book.
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[edit] Fictional character history
40000 years ago, a caveman named Eshu was cast out of his tribe. As he wandered around the Earth, he was psionically called to a beacon of an alien ship, as well as many other beings and species. The ship was owned by the Plodex race, and after it crashed on the North Pole, it sent out a message, to seek out the dominant life form on Earth. After an exhausting journey, Eshu found the ship, and as he entered it, he was captured. For thousands of years Eshu was experimented on by the Plodex ship. The experiments were excruciating. He was dissected and reassembled, just to be dissected again. He became more and more intelligent over the years he was experimented on, and after some time learned to tap into the ship's systems with his mind, which eventually enabled him to take them all over. But he was unable to leave the ship. He sent out a signal to a member of the Plodex race named Marrina, and she responded and brought the Alpha Flight with her. By this time, Eshu called himself The Master of the World. He made a plan to use Alpha Flight's Marrina as bait, as he knew something of Alpha Flight's potential. His plan succeeded, and he escaped the Plodex ship by a submarine.
He was no longer bound to the alien ship, but in order to execute his plans for world domination, he would still need the ship's technology. Using his knowledge of the alien technologies, he gained control of Marrina and her Plodex Mate. After he gained control of them, he wanted to dominate the world, but Alpha Flight's Puck and Marrina, assisted by Namor, the Sub-Mariner, thwarted his plans, after what he disappeared for an amount of time. It turned out that he escaped, and in order to preserve his body, entered a state of suspended animation. He was revived from that state by Llan the Sorcerer, and with the help of enzymes from the corpse of Scramble, the Mixed Up Man, rebuilt his body to a perfect human specimen. His next plan was to take over the Canadian government with the alias Joshua Lord, because of the chaos that was trigerred by the Super Power Registration Act. During that time The Master reformed Omega Flight to stop Alpha Flight from getting in his way. The Master found James MacDonald Hudson entrapped in some sort of dimensional limbo. He returned him from the dead as The Antiguard, in order for The Guardian to kill Alpha Flight and his wife. However, The Guardian, with the help of his wife Heather Hudson, managed to break out of the Master's mental control, and it seemed that The Master destroyed himself to avoid going to prison.
After his fake death, he crossed path with Heroes For Hire. He again apparently suicided himself, but that his death was proven false as he appeared again during the Kang Dynasty storyline, only to die once again at the hands of Warbird. But this death too, will not be permanent as Michael Oeming has confirmed the Master will be appearing in the new Omega Flight series beginning in 2007.
[edit] Powers and abilities
The Master of the World is approximately 40,000 years old. After he was experimented on by the Plodex ship, he gained different powers. The master has the agility beyond that of a normal human, which he gained after he altered his body. He has enhanced reflexes, that were fast enough to slice Warbird with a sword. His speed can reach 61- 65 mph. His stamina is so high that he can sustain peak physical extertion for several hours before fatigue impairs performance. Also, his strength is enhanced, and he was able to break Sasquatch's arm by, after dodging Sasquatch's attack, grabbing it with both hands and breaking it. He is also a master of hand to hand combat, as he learned the techniques 40,000 years ago. He knows all human pressure points, which was shown when he knocked out Namor the Sub-Mariner with a single punch. His suit also has many benefits, allowing him teleportation and flight. His helmet and battlesuit are composed of an unknown metal, including cybernetic mesh enabling the Master to control Plodex technology through mental commands. Devices within the Master’s helmet and battlesuit enable him to cast illusions disguising his appearance. He is able to create a force field that can ward off attacks. Also, he is able to shoot energy blasts with his suit, and it enables him to disperse electromagnetism, which was shown when he was able to control Guardian I's suit.
[edit] References
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Master Edition #13
