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For the other Marvel Comics character, also named the Magus, who is the father of the X-Men character Warlock, see Magus (Technarchy)

The Magus is a fictional Marvel Comics supervillain. He is an evil future version of the hero Adam Warlock, and appears as an image in Strange Tales vol. 2, #178 and in person in Warlock #11 (1975). The character was created by Jim Starlin.

The Magus is the evil, alternate future incarnation of Adam Warlock and rules a religious empire called the Universal Church of Truth. The Magus subtly guides Warlock through a series of actions that will eventually result in him becoming the Magus. This plan is thwarted, however, by the Titan Thanos who provides Warlock access to a dimension where he destroys all but the shortest of his future timelines. The Magus - unable to stop Warlock as locked in battle with Thanos - then ceases to exist. ^[1]

Years later, after Warlock had died ^[2] and subsequently been resurrected, ^[3] he acquires the Infinity Gauntlet and subconsciously expels his evil psyche, which recreates the Magus. The Magus then acquires several versions of the artifact the Cosmic Cube and engages Warlock, Thanos and many of Earth's heroes in a long and protracted war. The war finally ends when Warlock uses the Soul Gem to reintegrate the Magus back into his person. ^[4] Adam Warlock later confronted Magus, seeking his aid against the Goddess. The Magus instead tried to kill and take over Warlock's form, but only to be defeated and left trapped in the Soul World.

The Magus would escape the Soul Gem, although, reduced in an immaterial form, he began absorbing the life energies of beings to regain his full power, and planned to unsurp the cosmic power of Captain Marvel. He ultimately failed, and was transformed into photonic energy, which Genis blasted across the universe. The Magus eventually landed on an unknown planet where he was fully reborn to physicality. He later attacked Genis' friends and allies. After wounding Moondragon, he mentally enslaved her while healing her in the process.

The Magus was a vastly more powerful version of Adam Warlock, capable of matching Thanos in combat. ^[5] Like Adam, he controlled the Soul Gem, and possessed high-levels of superhuman strength, stamina, durability, including energy projection, telepathy, intangibility, and cosmic awareness. The Magus was also highly intelligent and a gifted strategist.

• The Magus appears in the video game Marvel Super Heroes: War of the Gems.
• An alternate take on The Magus appears in an episode of The Silver Surfer Animated Series.

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