Doctor Strange Reveals Hes Secretly Marvels DARKEST Hero

Doctor Strange Reveals He’s Secretly Marvel’s DARKEST Hero

Savage Avengers #11 reveals the real cost of being Earth’s Sorcerer Supreme – and the price Doctor Strange will ultimately one day pay.

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Doctor Strange Reveals Hes Secretly Marvels DARKEST Hero

This article contains spoilers for Savage Avengers #11.

Doctor Strange has just revealed the dark side of being the Sorcerer Supreme. The Sorcerer’s Supreme has existed since time immemorial; Agamotto is believed to have been the first, protecting Earth alongside a team of Avengers 100,000 years ago.

The darkest sorcerers covet the title of Sorcerer Supreme, eager to prove themselves the greatest witch or wizard of their age. Some Sorcerers Supreme are heroes, some are villains; some use magic for their own end, while others strive to defend the world. All are tested – and this week’s Savage Avengers #11 reveals the sheer scale of those tests.

The issue sees Doctor Strange use blood magic to explore the history of Kulan Gath, an ancient sorcerer who’s powerful enough to take on the combined might of Doctor Doom and Doctor Strange. He learns just how Kulan Gath has accumulated such power – and he’s chilled to see that it cost an ancient Sorcerer Supreme his life. Kulan Gath is a cannibal, who absorbs both the life force and the magical power of any witch or wizard by consuming their blood or organs. It’s a horrific fate for one of Doctor Strange’s predecessors.

The vision causes Doctor Strange to reflect on the truth of what it means to be Sorcerer Supreme. Everybody covets the position of power, but it comes with a crushing sense of responsibility. To be Sorcerer Supreme is to be Earth’s first line of defense, confronting all the magical threats that would conquer this entire plane of existence. Worse still, because the title is coveted by those who are unworthy of it, no Sorcerer Supreme ever gets to retire; they always meet with an ignominious end. For a heartbeat, Strange seems to consider his own ultimate fate, and the fact he too will one day pay the ultimate price for being Sorcerer Supreme.

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It’s a fascinating point and one that Marvel has never properly stressed before. Indeed, this subtle revelation may well explain why Doctor Doom – whose knowledge of magic rivals Strange’s own – has never truly committed to competing for the title of Sorcerer Supreme. Although Doctor Doom is a supreme egotist, he is wise enough to understand the cost of the position, and thus prefers to allow Strange to carry that particular burden. Meanwhile, it will be fascinating to see if this concept makes its way into the MCU; technically the MCU’s Doctor Strange is yet to become Sorcerer Supreme, and Earth is a lot more vulnerable after the Ancient One’s death and the destruction of the Time Stone. It will be fascinating to see whether events in Doctor Strange 2 cause Strange to step up.

Savage Avengers #11 is on sale now from Marvel Comics.

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