Master (comics)
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Alpha Flight vol. 1 #2 (September 1983) |
| Created by | John Byrne |
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| Alter ego | Eshu |
| Team affiliations | Omega Flight |
| Notable aliases | Joshua Lord, Forever Man, Master of Time, Master of Life, Phillipe Beaulieu |
| Abilities | Genius-level intellect Repressed aging Battlesuit contains advanced technology and weapons Superhuman speed, reflexes, stamina, strength, agility and durability |
Master of the World (real name Eshu) is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in publications from Marvel Comics. He is one of the most recurring villains of Alpha Flight.
Master of the World first appeared in Alpha Flight #2 and was created by John Byrne.
Forty thousand years ago, a caveman warrior named Eshu was cast out of his tribe in what is now northern Asia after he killed another caveman against his tribe's laws. He wanders the Earth and is soon psionically called to the beacon of an alien ship.
The ship was owned by the Plodex race. After it crashed on the North Pole, it sent out a message, to seek out the dominant life form on Earth. After an exhausting journey, the hunter Eshu finds the ship and is captured upon entering it. For thousands of years Eshu was experimented on by the Plodex ship. The experiments were excruciating. He was dissected and reassembled, just to be dissected again. His intelligence increased over the years until his mind and body were developed to the peak of perfection. After some time he learned to tap into the ship's systems with his mind, which eventually enables him to take them all over. He finds he is actually unable to leave the ship. He sends out a signal to a member of the Plodex race called Marrina. She responds and brings the superhero team Alpha Flight with her to his starship base in the Arctic. By this time, Eshu is calling himself The Master of the World. He took Marrina captive, and revealed his origin. He was confronted by Namor the Sub-Mariner and the Invisible Woman, and his starship exploded during the confrontation with Alpha Flight. His plans succeed and the Master is able to escape the ship by submarine.
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