Master Pandemonium (Martin Preston) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by writer Steve Englehart and artist Al Milgrom , the character first appeared in The West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #4 (January 1986).
62-681: Martin Preston debuted in The West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #4 (January 1986), created by writer Steve Englehart and artist Al Milgrom . He appeared in the Young Avengers Presents series. Martin Preston was born in Rutland, Vermont . He was originally an actor who lost an arm in a car crash, and made a pact with Mephisto to regain his limb. Mephisto instead took the man's other three limbs, then replaced them all with demonic grafts. He
124-477: A brief battle, the two Young Avengers deemed that Pandemonium was not an active threat, and left peacefully. Master Pandemonium reappears in the Ghost Riders: Heaven's on Fire miniseries. In this appearance he appears to be fighting with his own demonic limbs (they try to drown him in his own breakfast cereal). Former Ghost Rider Danny Ketch appears, bludgeons him with a bat and wishes to use his chest as
186-623: A brief criminal venture and battling the Arabian Knight , he is returned to prison by Ghost Rider. Although Water Wizard is later employed by criminal mastermind Justin Hammer to battle Iron Man with several other villains, he panics and flees the fight, earning Hammer's enmity. Gary Gilbert invites Water Wizard to attend a meeting at the Bar With No Name to discuss the threat of the Scourge of
248-521: A cameo as one of the villains summoned by Sin to battle Earth's heroes. As part of the Marvel NOW! event, Master Pandemonium was recruited by Kade Kilgore to be a teacher at the Hellfire Club 's Hellfire Academy, where Master Pandemonium teaches Hell Literature. Pandemonium eventually made his way to San Francisco, where he formed a cult of demons to boost his power, but he was eventually defeated by
310-503: A confrontation with Franklin Richards , Mephisto had used Pandemonium to seek out the missing fragments of his own soul rather than expend energy by searching himself. Master Pandemonium was imprisoned for a time within Mephisto's realm, until he was freed by the nexus being known as Lore. Master Pandemonium's appearance was changed to an inhuman form by the torments in suffered at the hands of
372-562: A different source. After Robbie escapes with the help of the ghost of Eli Morrow , Arcade orders Zadkiel to send the Ghost Racers to hunt him down. When the Ghost Racers corner Robbie, Arcade kidnaps his brother Gabe Reyes and plans to have him race in Robbie's place. This causes Robbie to return to the Killiseum. Once at the Killiseum, Zadkiel orders the Ghost Racers to kill Robbie and to unleash
434-449: A doorway in order to make a deal with Satan to defeat Zadkiel . Pandemomium begs Ketch to kill him at this point. The deal Ketch proposes involves saving a teenager who is apparently the antichrist. Later in the series, the new Caretaker is ambushed and attacked and rendered unconscious by a seemingly recovered and much more sinister Master Pandemonium in the evil church that the child Anti-Christ, dubbed as Kid Blackheart, leads her to. Using
496-402: A large following, he created a resistance force against Magneto. He kidnapped Quicksilver and showed his body tied up to a cross. His actions horrified Rogue and Amelia Voght who sought for Magneto's help. Zealot faced his enemy, but was killed by Magneto who used his magnetic powers to imprison him with a metal cocoon and sent him to space. His death was a message to anyone who tried to oppose
558-417: A similar creature, and begins to battle Kenji while the two talk telepathically. Kenji scoffs at Hope, and sarcastically asks if she thinks she can save him. When she doesn't reply, Kenji realizes that she does think she can save him, but he tells her that he thinks it's too late. Despite this, Hope defeats Kenji and is able to get his powers under control via a touch, which knocks them both unconscious. Kenji
620-411: A time she wielded the ability to control magnetic forces in a manner similar to Magneto, but of a more limited nature. She claimed to be a mutate (a mutagenically altered human rather than a born mutant). However, the nature of her artificially induced mutation was never revealed. She was able to steal the powers of Polaris and Magneto for a time with the assistance of a machine. Zaladane was trained in
682-451: A time. However, he cannot control the temperature of water or combine hydrogen and oxygen to create water. Zealot is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Thomas Phillip Moreau is Philip Moreau's brother and one of the two sons of David Moreau who possesses terrakinesis. He opposed Magneto when he proclaimed as Genosha 's ruler. Convening
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#1732858998667744-442: A wall. Hope escapes, but is rendered unconscious by her powers; she is rescued by Velocidad before she falls to the ground. Using his powers, Kenji becomes a large creature, and he begins to rampage through the city, à la an old monster movie. Hope soon awakens, and she and the other Lights demonstrate their teamwork by getting Hope close enough to Kenji to once again mimic his powers, all while keeping each other safe. Hope becomes
806-670: A wide variety of weapons as needed. Zhou Man She was trained by the original Zara. Zaran is employed by the Shadow-Hand to steal a chemical elixir from A.I.M. for Shang-Chi's father , a super-villain sometimes known as Fu Manchu. He is then ordered to kill Shang-Chi himself and commanded Dacoits to fight Shang-Chi and Marvel Knights . Zaran appears in The Amazing Spider-Man and Captain America in Dr. Doom's Revenge! . Princess Zanda
868-520: Is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character first appeared in Ghost Rider #23 (April 1977) and was created by Jim Shooter and Don Heck . Peter Van Zante enlists in the U.S. military as a soldier. After being wounded in action, he is treated with an experimental radiation device while out at sea. A lightning strike during a freak storm destroys
930-772: Is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe . This character, created by Jack Kirby , first appeared in Black Panther #1 (January 1977). She was the ruler of the African nation of Narobia and a potential love interest of T'Challa/Black Panther . Princess Zanda appears in Avengers Assemble , voiced by Mela Lee . This version is a member of the Shadow Council who possesses shapeshifting abilities. Peter Van Zante (originally known as Water Wizard and later Aqueduct ),
992-536: Is a successful nineteen-year-old artist from Tokyo , Japan , when his powers first appear. Though originally Kenji just seems to be a messy introvert with hygiene issues, his powers quickly manifest into uncontrollable organic tendrils, which kill his assistant and start to wreak havoc in Tokyo. Soon afterward, Cyclops , Wolverine , Rogue , Hope , and the other Lights arrive in Japan to find Kenji's organic tendrils destroying
1054-592: Is against Shang-Chi , the Master of Kung-Fu, who easily defeats him, although Zaran later defeats the hero in turn. Zaran then joins Batroc's Brigade , and is hired by Obadiah Stane to steal Captain America's shield . He later joins forces with Razorfist II and Shockwave and fights the West Coast Avengers . During the Bloodstone Hunt, Zaran becomes good friends with fellow mercenary Batroc. The Brigade
1116-429: Is an extremely athletic man with knowledge of numerous forms of armed and unarmed combat and of such varied weapons as knives, bows, staffs, maces, spears, nunchakus, shuriken , and guns. He wears a leather outfitted with a variety of specialized clips, loops, and pockets for carrying weapons. He usually carries small sais (three pronged daggers) attached to his gauntlets, collar and codpiece, a bo staff/spear/blow gun, and
1178-524: Is defeated by Ghost Rider. The magician Moondark also recruits Water Wizard in Chicago to battle Ghost Rider, but Water Wizard is burned by Ghost Rider's mystical flames again; he goes into shock and is institutionalized. Ghost Rider then breaks van Zante out of prison shortly afterwards to assist a drought-stricken town. At this time van Zante travels to Saudi Arabia, where he discovers he can also affect forms of liquid other than water, including oil, and after
1240-601: Is employed by Baron Zemo to acquire the fragments of the Bloodstone, and Zaran fights Captain America and Diamondback but loses. They are later hired by Maelstrom to help him build a device capable of destroying the universe and battle the Great Lakes Avengers , during which he kills the newly initiated G.L.A. member Grasshopper . At one point, Zaran trains a successor called Zhou Man She, who Shang-Chi defeats in battle. Although he has no superhuman abilities, he
1302-514: Is essentially immortal. The sole ability he has demonstrated so far is that he can mutilate and destroy human souls. He did have a semblance of what seemed to be the Creator's power briefly and used the power to create havoc on Earth, erasing people from existence, though it is ultimately revealed that while he may have able to drain a portion of the power of the Spirits of Vengeance from them temporarily, he
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#17328589986671364-467: Is taken to Utopia , where he is shown footage of the destruction he caused in Tokyo. Kenji is remorseful, admitting that he has fantasies of killing people, and he wants the X-Men's help to ensure that he never goes on a rampage again. After Emma Frost probes his mind, she convinces Cyclops that Kenji truly is remorseful, and Cyclops agrees to help Kenji. Later, after Hope says she's staying on Utopia, Kenji and
1426-622: Is the alleged sister of Polaris , a claim made at a time when Polaris' own parentage had not yet been confirmed. Zaladane was the war-like high priestess and queen of the Sun People , who live in the Savage Land . She attempted to lead the Sun People in a war to conquer the peoples of the Savage Land. Her army's weapons were destroyed by Garokk , so she attempted to force Garokk to do her bidding but
1488-565: Is the name of two different characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Maximillian Zaran , a British character, was created by Mike Zeck and first appeared in Master of Kung Fu (vol. 2) #77 (June 1979). Formerly an agent of the British Secret Service: MI-6, he becomes a mercenary and assassin, training himself thoroughly in martial arts and the use of various kinds of weapons. His first superhero battle
1550-604: The Fantastic Four , but van Zante ends up arguing with and fighting against fellow villain Hydro-Man . Failure follows failure as Van Zante is sidelined by construction workers during a futile attack on the superhero team the Avengers , and is later defeated by Captain America in seconds. Water Wizard eventually reappears with a new costume and alias — Aqueduct. He joins with three other super villains with elemental abilities to form
1612-621: The Marvel 2099 reality of Earth-16356, Eleanor Camacho is the daughter of Deadpool who operated as the 2099 version of Zenpool. She possesses a variant of Deadpool's healing factor that enables her to revive after being killed with her memories intact. Zenpool appears in Deadpool & Wolverine . Zero is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Zero first appeared in Generation Hope #1, in
1674-477: The Superior Spider-Man and Doctor Strange , Strange redirecting a demonic portal Pandemonium had attempted to open to trap the villain back in Mephisto's realm. Master Pandemonium possesses the power to summon demons and turn limbs into demons, having fangs, claws, and wings. He also has a great knowledge of demon lore and certain rites of magic. Darby Harn of Screen Rant called Martin Preston "one of
1736-461: The mythical angel of the same name . Created by Jason Aaron , the character debuted in Ghost Rider (vol. 4) #27. Zadkiel was in charge of overseeing the Spirits of Vengeance in God 's army, and gradually developed a hatred of humanity as God favored the sinners over the angels. This led him to decide to overpower and dethrone God, something that he would need the power of Spirits of Vengeance to do. It
1798-587: The "children" of the Vision and the Scarlet Witch , who were actually two of the soul fragments he sought. He regained and replaced all five missing soul fragments, but then collapsed into a magical "black hole" within himself. Mephisto then appeared and revealed that the soul fragments sought by Master Pandemonium were actually portions of Mephisto's own fragmented essence, not Pandemonium's, as he had been led to believe by Mephisto; having been spiritually fractured during
1860-568: The Rakasha. With the assistance of his newfound ally, Pandemonium sought to capture the Scarlet Witch. The Scarlet Witch, with the help of Agatha Harkness and the Avengers, fought him off. When Pandemonium finally succeeded in kidnapping the Scarlet Witch, he was betrayed by his erstwhile ally Lore, who attempted to sacrifice both Pandemonium and the Scarlet Witch. Pandemonium was seemingly obliterated in
1922-426: The Savage Land. She sought world domination, and captured Magneto, Shanna, and Nereel , and attempted to steal Magneto's powers as well. After a series of attacks using the various tribes in that region they managed to distract Zaladane, allowing Magneto to use the machine to regain his power. Shortly afterwards, Magneto executed Zaladane, who was impaled by an object propelled by magnetic forces projected by Magneto. At
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1984-657: The Thunderbolts Army. During the Dark Reign storyline, Aqueduct is revealed to be back with Force of Nature, which is now the Initiative 's Oregon team. A power surge in an experimental cell stimulator while out at sea gave Van Zante the psychokinetic ability to control and shape all forms of liquid (including oil) for virtually any effect, such as rainstorms, floods, tidal waves, water slides, and mobile animated water creatures. Aqueduct can manipulate thousands of gallons at
2046-544: The Underworld . Due to a flat tire he is late to the meeting and is not present when the attendees, including Gilbert, are killed by the Scourge. Water Wizard subsequently discovers the 17 victims and turns himself in to Captain America , who later captures the assassin. Several years later during Acts of Vengeance , Water Wizard and many other villains are freed from prison by Doctor Doom to attack Four Freedoms Plaza and battle
2108-616: The Venus Compiler on him as well. When Robbie frees the other Ghost Racers, they help to destroy the Venus Compiler. Zadkiel plans to kill Gabe, but Robbie instead kills Zadkiel by consuming his soul. Zaladane is a fictional character, a sorceress and the high priestess of the sun god Garokk , the Petrified Man. The character first appeared in Astonishing Tales #3 and was created by Gerry Conway and Barry Windsor-Smith . She
2170-630: The West Coast Avengers once again, as well as Daimon Hellstrom , Hellcat , and the demon Allatou . Alongside the West Coast Avengers, he battled the Cat People in the Land Within, and regained one fragment of "his" soul. Master Pandemonium later became stranded on the planet Arcturus IV. Alongside the Fantastic Four , he encountered Comet Man and Max , and then returned to Earth. Master Pandemonium then abducted and absorbed Thomas and William,
2232-600: The assistant of the High Evolutionary in his project to restore the Savage Land after its near destruction by the alien Terminus. Zaladane was allied with the Savage Land Mutates (Savage Land natives who had been given superhuman powers through artificially induced mutation by Magneto), and with them plotted to conquer the Savage Land. In her quest for power she, with the help of the Mutate Worm , enslaved many of
2294-426: The best Scarlet Witch comics characters." Martin Preston / Master Pandemonium appears in M.O.D.O.K. , voiced by Jordan Blum. This version is the host of a morning talk show called Morning with Master Pandemonium . West Coast Avengers (comic book) West Coast Avengers is the name of several comic book titles featuring the team the West Coast Avengers and published by Marvel Comics , beginning with
2356-463: The better, and his dark tendencies appear to be heading him down the path of villainy. He has talked about betraying Hope, and he has mentioned that he believes he would be a lot like Magneto and his Brotherhood or Quentin Quire if he weren't tied to Hope. Additionally, whether subconsciously or not, he has created messages in his room talking about how there is "No Hope" and "No Future." Kenji Uedo
2418-467: The city. After Cyclops, Wolverine, and Rogue fail to contain Kenji, Hope heads into his lair to attempt to stabilize his powers, but Kenji attacks Hope by latching tendrils onto her head, which appears to cause an explosion that destroys most of Tokyo. However, this is an illusion, created on a telepathic plane by Kenji so he can live his fantasies. Hope mimics Kenji's power, and sees that Kenji has her pinned to
2480-503: The combat skills of the Sun People. She sometimes wore body armor of an unknown composition, and wielded spears, and torch-bombs (chemically-filled incendiary bombs). She had access to various scientifically advanced equipment, including skysleds (advanced air vehicles), and devices such as the transmutator, formerly belonging to the High Evolutionary and modified by Brainchild . Zaladane also rode dinosaurs, pterodactyls, and diatrymas (giant flightless birds) trained to carry riders. Zaran
2542-548: The device but Van Zante is rejuvenated. While convalescing, Van Zante discovers he can manipulate water and create semi-solid three-dimensional shapes. Becoming a professional criminal, Van Zante dons a costume and adopts the alias of Water Wizard, and robs a brokerage house. He is then employed by the criminal the Enforcer and assigned to kill Ghost Rider , but fails. He salvages the Enforcer's ring from San Diego harbor, and battles and
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2604-581: The ensuing battle with Lore. Young Avengers members Wiccan and Speed (while searching for their mother the Scarlet Witch) encountered Master Pandemonium in their mother's former home in Leonia, New Jersey (incorrectly stated to be in Cresskill, New Jersey ). He had reverted to a more human look, and claimed to be in hiding due to the belief his schemes had helped precipitate the Scarlet Witch's breakdown. After
2666-539: The final chapter of the "Five Lights" storyline, and the first storyline of the Generation Hope book, as a newly manifested mutant with dark intentions and a dangerous power. He was created by Matt Fraction and Kieron Gillen , and is one of the "Five Lights"—a group of mutants who manifested their abilities after the events of " Second Coming ". Following his introduction, he, along with Hope Summers , Velocidad , Transonic , Oya , and Primal , began to feature in
2728-583: The hole in Master Pandemonium's chest as a doorway to Hell, Kid Blackheart calls forth an army of demons so he can march on Heaven and claim it for himself. While Kid Blackheart's army is defeated in Heaven by an army of Ghost Riders, Master Pandemonium and the remaining demons are themselves defeated by Daimon Hellstrom and Jaine Cutter . Both villains are later seen alongside Blackout in a strip club as they plan their next move. Master Pandemonium appears in
2790-458: The human hosts. What Danny did not realize was that by destroying the Spirits of Vengeance, he was fueling Zadkiel, making him all-powerful. Danny blindly led Zadkiel's army, the Black Host, into war with Blaze and the last remaining Ghost Riders. Danny and Blaze soon came into conflict, and Danny and Zadkiel's army were able to overpower Blaze and his allies. When Danny ascends to Heaven to deliver
2852-438: The land's natives and abducted Polaris to steal her magnetic powers with some machinery left behind by High Evolutionary and operated by Brainchild . It was here she claimed to Lorna that she was actually her "sister". Zaladane then led an army in an attempt to conquer the Savage Land. She captured Ka-Zar, Shanna , and various X-Men, but is defeated by them. When Lorna arrived at Muir Island after losing her magnetic powers, she
2914-463: The last of the spirits, Zadkiel turns on him, casting him back to Earth. With his enhanced abilities, Zadkiel usurps God's throne and becomes the ruler of Heaven. His reign was short-lived, however, as Danny and Blaze arrive in Heaven to challenge him. With the assistance of the deceased Ghost Riders of the past, the brothers were able to overthrow Zadkiel and return Heaven to God; Zadkiel realized that though he might have, seemingly, been able to shift
2976-526: The master of magnetism. Zealot appears as a boss in X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse , voiced by Armin Shimerman . Zenpool is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. During the " AXIS " storyline, Deadpool is among the characters affected by Scarlet Witch 's morality-inverting spell, transforming him into a pacifist named Zenpool. In
3038-480: The original West Coast Avengers comic book series which debuted in 1984. The West Coast Avengers first appear in a four-issue limited series published from September to December 1984. The series was written by Roger Stern and drawn by Bob Hall and Brett Breeding . This was followed by a 102-issue series of the same name that ran from October 1985 to January 1994. The series was initially written by Steve Englehart and drawn by Al Milgrom and Joe Sinnott . It
3100-618: The other Lights agree to do the same, but Kenji decides to remain more isolated than his teammates. When a Sixth Light is discovered in Germany , Hope and the Lights (including Kenji) head there to retrieve it. However, they find that the Light is actually a powerfully telepathic unborn infant, who has taken control of every person within the hospital its mother is staying at. Kenji hooks his tendrils into each of his teammates' necks, granting them immunity from
3162-528: The power that fueled the Ghost Riders from its hosts, and even leech it from them, he could neither control nor destroy it, as only the one true God possessed that power, which he was not. Zadkiel is currently imprisoned in Hell, condemned by an enraged God for his treachery to be tortured for all eternity for his horrific crimes against Paradise and Creation. Zadkiel has not revealed the full extent of his powers, but
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#17328589986673224-598: The series Generation Hope . He is the last of the Five Lights to join Hope's team, as the first storyline of the Generation Hope series involves the team getting his power under control. He continues to make appearances in The Uncanny X-Men as well. From his introduction, Zero has seemed more distant from Hope and all the other Lights. He is the first of the Lights to acknowledge that Hope has changed them, possibly not for
3286-700: The team Force of Nature . The group is employed by Project: Earth to prevent rain forest razing, and battles the superhero team the New Warriors . Battling the New Warriors later, Force of Nature is defeated again. Aqueduct then joins the fifth generation of the Masters of Evil and battles the superhero team the Thunderbolts . During the Civil War storyline, Aqueduct is forced along with many other supervillains to join
3348-508: The time of her death, neither Zaladane nor Magneto were aware of their potential blood relation. Some time after Zaladane's death and the Shadow King incident, Polaris' powers were returned to her. Zaladane is a sorceress with an extensive knowledge of sorcery, and the ability to wield and manipulate the forces of magic for an undefined variety of effects. She primarily has used these powers for mind control and limited energy projection. For
3410-462: Was accompanied by eight annuals published from 1986 to 1993. In 2018, a new incarnation of the West Coast Avengers appeared in a third volume of West Coast Avengers as part of the " Fresh Start ". This series was cancelled as of issue #10 cover dated June 2019. Zadkiel (comics) Zadkiel is a former archangel in the service of Heaven and an enemy of the Ghost Rider , named after
3472-415: Was also given a hole in his chest in the shape of an inverted five-pointed star, and the ability to survive despite this hole in his chest. He was also given the ability to command the demons inside him. At some point, Master Pandemonium became the CEO of Anvil Pictures. Master Pandemonium went seeking the five beings possessing parts of his fragmented soul. He attacked Firebird to ascertain whether she
3534-406: Was attacked by him. She was defeated by Ka-Zar and seemingly destroyed. Zaladane later reappeared, and magically transformed her captive Kirk Marston into Garokk, endowing him with the original Garokk's consciousness. She aided Garokk in attempting to unite the Savage Land tribes under his leadership. She captured the X-Men and Ka-Zar, but was thwarted by the X-Men. Years later, Zaladane became
3596-411: Was examined by Moira MacTaggert due to the sudden appearance of a new power mutation. Moira confirmed during testing that the only way Zaladane could have taken Lorna's powers away was if she was a biological sibling. With Polaris' magnetic powers, Zaladane took over the Savage Land. She led her army and the Savage Land mutates against Magneto, Ka-Zar, Rogue , Nick Fury , and S.H.I.E.L.D. forces in
3658-415: Was not, and never would be, the one true God and could thus never truly claim dominion over Heaven for long, much less all Creation. During the 2015 " Secret Wars " story line, a variation of Zadkiel resides in the Battleworld domain of Doomstadt and works for Arcade as the Killiseum's chief of security. As Arcade planned to destabilize Robbie Reyes , Zadkiel warned him that Robbie draws his power from
3720-418: Was one of these five beings, and then attacked the Thing for the same reason, and wound up battling the Thing and the West Coast Avengers . Master Pandemonium was then revealed as the master of the demon Riglevio who had infiltrated the Rangers disguised as Shooting Star . He also revealed how he was originally transformed by Mephisto. He then battled the West Coast Avengers again. Master Pandemonium battled
3782-471: Was revealed that he had endowed Johnny Blaze with the powers of the Ghost Rider. As a backup plan Zadkiel used Blaze's brother, Daniel Ketch . Danny was once the host for the Ghost Rider entity, and after he had exorcised the spirit he went into withdrawal. Falling off the wagon Danny soon found himself once again host to a new variation of the Ghost Rider. Zadkiel had tricked Danny into believing that by killing other Spirits of Vengeance he would be freeing
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#17328589986673844-423: Was the first spin-off series for the Avengers. From issue #42 to 57, the title was written and illustrated by John Byrne . The series was renamed Avengers West Coast on the cover of issue #47 (Aug. 1989) and in the indicia in issue #48 (Sept. 1989). Writers Roy and Dann Thomas and artist Paul Ryan became the new creative team with issue #60 and Dave Ross replaced Ryan with issue #71. The second series
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