Who Is Mantra? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Mantra is a Malibu comic book character, the alter ego of Lukasz, with over 96 comic issue appearances. The warrior-mage Lukasz was reincarnated as a woman, much to his chagrin. He learns to accept his new fate over time, and continues to fight ancient evil.

Who is Mantra?

Origin Lukasz’s story begins in the year 451 A.D., when he was called into the service of the wizard Arch-Mage against the evil wizard, Boneyard . Their differences would cause a centuries-long conflict between the two wizards. This battle continued on for some time, but apparently came to a head in the year 451 AD during the bloody Battle of Châlons, where Attila the Hun invaded Gaul in alliance with Gaiseric, king of the Vandals. He was opposed by the Roman general Flavius Aetius, who had allied himself with Theodoric, the king of the Visigoths. Confronted with superior numbers, Attila resorted to sorcery, and allied himself with Boneyard. Impersonating Theodoric's son, Boneyard killed Theodoric using the Sword of Fangs. It was during this battle that Archimage apparently took up arms against his brother and enlisted Lukasz and other knights into his service. For over 1500 years, the "Twelve Knights of Archimage" battled against Boneyard and his men.

Key facts

Mantra is of human origin. The character is published by Malibu. With 96 recorded issue appearances, Mantra ranks among the most featured characters in comics.