Among his many mystical powers is the ability to communicate with and control others both within his vicinity and across dimensional barriers. Marvel Database is a FANDOM Comics Community. In his native dimension he is virtually unstoppable.

After unusually constant and intense demand from Capcom, Marvel conceded and allowed Shuma-Gorath to be included in the roster, but only as DLC. Although Shuma-Gorath's trademark color is green, Marvel Super Heroes features the character as purple (his alternate color, however, is green). Amazing Fantasy #15 (Spider-Man's First Appearance), Tales of Suspense #39 (Iron Man's First Appearance), Incredible Hulk #181 (Wolverine's First Appearance), Pages using DynamicPageList parser function, 49 Appearances of Shuma-Gorath (Multiverse), 14 Minor Appearances of Shuma-Gorath (Multiverse), Media Shuma-Gorath (Multiverse) was Mentioned in, 37 Images featuring Shuma-Gorath (Multiverse), 1 Quotations by or about Shuma-Gorath (Multiverse), Character Gallery: Shuma-Gorath (Multiverse), Shuma-Gorath (Multiverse) on Wikipedia.org, Shuma-Gorath (Multiverse) at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe, Comics Wire, "Doctor Strange ou comment j’ai appris la sorcellerie et à aimer Lovecraft", https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Shuma-Gorath_(Multiverse)?oldid=5762775. Marvel Unlimited members can now read brand-new comics just three months after they’re in stores! At the base of Mount Crom, Vammatar turned on Gath, and while they fought Crom sent down a bolt of lightning that created an avalanche. [citation needed] Given his past reformations, it is unknown if he can ever truly be killed. Your key for reading. Recently, the would-be world conqueror called Scorpio learned that the last millennium had unraveled "incorrectly," and that the Zodiac Key was needed to ensure the following thousand years would unravel correctly.

However, Galactus did not agree with this plan and defeated the In-Betweener in battle allowing him to be imprisoned by Chaos and Order.

[30], Once the infected were cured and Shuma-Gorath's aura weakened, the shaman changed his mind about summoning the chaos lord; but thanks to interference from Arnim Zola that killed the shaman, the portal remained open and Shuma-Gorath began his crossing. Although free for a while, the In-Betweener was captured by his masters once again. In Limbo, the battle appeared to Belasco and the visiting Fantastic Four as a vision of flame which caused him to state that all the netherrealms would collapse if he could not stop them.

Shuma-Gorath was a powerful, sometimes stated to be omnipotent,[17] and ancient demon that possesses vast supernatural powers, and is stated to be the "archetypal Class Three demon". Phil Noto’s 'King in Black: Return of the Valkyries' #1 cover reveals a brand-new Valkyrie!

Body composed of one eye and multiple tentacles. Though he often appears as a scaly being with six to eight tentacles and a great, central eye, during the Hyborean Age he was also seen to have numerous pincers, claws, and insectoid limbs, in addition to a large, fanged maw. Afterwards, the In-Betweener attempted to escape subservience to Lord Chaos and Master Order by allying himself with the Elders of the Universe with the plan to replace Galactus’s role in the universe. • Shuma-Gorath appears as a playable character in the fighting game Marvel Super Heroes, voiced by Frank Perry.

[16], When one of the doors of the planet Terminal, which were fueled by the time storms that naturally occurred in their dimension, opened in his prison beyond time, Shuma-Gorath attempted to invade the dimension in order to gain access to all dimensions in existence. He was stated to be the greatest of the Old Ones. A rather confused Shuma-Gorath was later confronted by Doctor Strange and other Avengers who had also been trapped there by Mephisto before being blinded by an attack of Dormammu. [42], In Earth-10011, the Many-Angled Ones managed to get a hold on Mar-Vell by offering him life in exchange for servitude upon his death.

Shuma-Gorath was one of the Great Old Ones[15] also named Many-Angled Ones.

As he crossed over into the earthly plane, Mephisto trapped all of his rivals in the necrotic sub-realm with no way of returning home,[34] and started to use the place to store the souls of the numerous Las Vegans he had imprisoned. Shuma-Gorath est une créature démoniaque évoluant dans l'univers Marvel de la maison d'édition Marvel Comics.

The Scarlet Witch had exhibited the characteristics of the In-Betweener when his chaos half tried to contact her because, as she explained to the other Avengers, he wanted to be rejoined with his order half. Shuma-Gorath called out his name as he appeared, causing everyone in the vicinity to hold their head and collapse in pain. The mountain was later named Mount Crom in the avenging god's honor. [20][citation needed][verification needed], The three books became known as the Iron-Bound Books of Shuma-Gorath. Shuma-Gorath somehow managed to return 21,000 years ago, and again set himself up as a god. File:Shuma2.gif Qkrtkf's version is based off his Marvel Super Heroes appearance, with the purple palette as the default and a gem system implemented. [14] After an age of Shuma-Gorath's torturous rule, some sent out a cry to a new god, Crom. [citation needed], During the the Hyborian Age, the sorcerer Kulan Gath and the witch-queen of Hyperborea Vammatar fought with their two armies to a standstill. [24], In modern times, Doctor Strange and his mentor, the Ancient One came under a series of attacks by beings such as Nightmare, Sligguth, Ebora, N'Gabthoth, Dagoth, Kathulos, and the Living Buddha. The war to save Reality starts now.

This is a humorous explanation for many in the MvC fanbase as to why Capcom added Shuma-Gorath into the MvC series, due to him appearing so infrequently in the comics, and Capcom being a company centered in Japan. This was all observed by another time-traveling sorcerer, Doctor Strange, who had hoped to defeat Shuma-Gorath in the past so that his master, the Ancient One, would not need to die in a future conflict with the demon.

Guided by Kaluu, Strange's spirit traveled through many dimensions, burning off the taint of Shuma-Gorath and mending Strange's ego on the return to the Earth-Realm. He and the other Old Ones were banished from the Earth-Realm by the time-traveling sorcerer Sise-Neg.

The books were buried, and the newlywed sorcerers were separated, each believing the other to be dead for many years to come. Thor was holding his own, but the Scarlet Witch’s patience had run out and she attacked, and forced open a dimensional portal to follow the other Avengers to Scorpio, and the chaos half of the In-Betweener.