Master of the World (character)
fictional character in Marvel Comics
Master of the World (Eshu) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a recurring villain of the superhero team Alpha Flight.
Publication history
Master of the World (Eshu) was created by writer-artist John Byrne and first appeared in Alpha Flight #2 (September 1983), as part of Alpha Flight's debut as a standalone title after the team's earlier appearances in X-Men.
Byrne introduced the character as a large-scale threat designed to challenge the entire Alpha Flight team. The character's origin — a prehistoric caveman experimented on by alien Plodex technology over 40,000 years — gave him a distinctive place in the Marvel Universe as an ancient, highly evolved villain with both physical and technological superiority.
The character returned in several subsequent Alpha Flight story arcs under different writers, including during the series' later runs in the 1980s and 1990s. He also crossed over into other Marvel titles, appearing against the Avengers and the Heroes for Hire. These appearances established his role as a recurring threat beyond the Alpha Flight corner of the Marvel universe. The character reappeared in the 2011 Alpha Flight limited series by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente, where he served as the primary antagonist behind the Unity Party storyline. He also returned in the "Civil War II" crossover event in 2016–2017.
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