Mephisto is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in The Silver Surfer #3 (Dec. 1968) and was introduced in the Marvel universe by Stan Lee and John Buscema, based on Mephistopheles – a demon character from the Faust legend, who has sometimes been referred to as Mephisto. Introduced as a recurring adversary of the Silver Surfer and Johnny Blaze, an incarnation of Ghost Rider, Mephisto has also endured as one of Spider-Man's adversaries, being part of the superhero's defining stories as well as being responsible for Norman and Harry Osborn's respective transformations into the Green Goblin and Kindred. Mephisto has often come into conflict with Doctor Strange, Doctor Doom, and other superheroes in the Marvel Universe, responsible for the creation of the Cosmic Ghost Rider.
Debuting in the Silver Age of comic books, the character has appeared in over five decades of Marvel continuity. The character has also appeared in associated Marvel merchandise including animated television series, feature film, toys, trading cards, and video games.
The character was portrayed by Peter Fonda in the 2007 film Ghost Rider, and Ciaran Hinds, as Roarke, in its 2011 sequel Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance.
Theme songs[]
Mephisto's Realm/Inferno (Marvel Ultimate Alliance)
Mephisto's Ream/Gates of Hell (Marvel Ultimate Alliance)
Mephisto's Theme/Sepulcher (Marvel Ultimate Alliance)
Mephisto's Realm/Mephisto's Battle (Marvel Ultimate Alliance)
Mephisto's Theme (Marvel Future Fight)
Mephisto's Invasion (Marvel's Contest of Champions)
Search for Shalla-Bal[]
Mephisto was first seen during Reed's nightmare as he and Terri were using the AstroWing to head to Zenn-La. In it, he ambushed Shalla-Bal at her flower courtyard. She fought him with everything she had, but being he's immortal, he easily won over her and persuaded the Surfer to come to him.
It turned out that Terri's vision was right, after she had a nightmare of a devilish world being overridden by tricky demons outmaneuvering the AstroWing! It was the red, cursed planet in the Deneb Galaxy, in which Norrin left without the group knowing it. The Fantastic 5 followed him to it and the demons were more than a handful! Norrin aided them and made an offer for one of the heroes, Reed, to combine their abilities into one person. Reed and Norrin led on, and they encountered Mephisto! He claimed he killed Shalla-Bal and her soul was damned here. The group was hapless against his never-ending strength, causing the AstroWing to fall and crash! Reed and Norrin chased after him, and he made some female screams in which the Surfer thought was Shalla! He laughed how predictable he was, and stated that Shalla is dead. Reed tried to convince the Surfer otherwise, as he can sense her essence similar to Sue's thanks to Terri's telepathy. But Norrin was about to surrender his board and Power Cosmic, till Fennan took the blow! The AstroWing fired toward him, blowing up his throne and providing a distraction while the team escaped with only Shalla's spirit in tow. He was only able to discard her body into the Magik Domain!
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