Who Is Shuma-Gorath? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Shuma-Gorath is a Marvel comic book character, with over 137 comic issue appearances. A Lord of Chaos and Master of the extra-dimensional gods known as the Old Ones, Shuma-Gorath rules over hundreds of dimensions. He is best known for being one of the most powerful and terrifying adversaries of Doctor Strange. It is seemingly impossible to permanently destroy this evil god.

Who is Shuma-Gorath?

Origins Like its brothers, Shuma-Gorath was originally one of the many nightmares that plagued the first daemons in the earliest days of Creation. They were physically manifested in the spaces between universes as a memory-echo of those nightmares. Back then, they were known only as the " Many-Angled Ones " and were not considered separate beings, until they finally managed to create their own individual identities and personalities. When Shuma-Gorath finally gained its own identity, it slipped through a fissure in time and space and ended up on Earth-616, where it took control of the planet during the Jurassic Age. During that time, Shuma-Gorath created Quoggoth , his disciple for a time, until he came to believe himself more powerful than his many-angled master. Quoggoth rebelled against his master, but Shuma-Gorath defeated Quoggoth, sealing him away inside an ancient sepulcher before sinking it into the ocean as punishment for his betrayal. Presumably, no one would be able to find the sunken sepulcher, but centuries later, Magneto would prove Shuma-Gorath wrong by returning the island to the surface and using it as a base. Shuma-Gorath’s identity was first revealed by the dark .

Key facts

Shuma-Gorath is of god/eternal origin and first appeared in "The Crypts of Kaa-U!". The character is published by Marvel. With 137 recorded issue appearances, Shuma-Gorath ranks among the most featured characters in comics.