Ancient One
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Modern, Comics: His spirit names Jericho Drumm and his brother Sorcerer Supreme.
Cinematic
The Sorcerer Supreme and head of the Masters of the Mystic Arts, who guarded Earth from mystical threats from Kamar-Taj and kept the Time Stone. She secretly drew on the Dark Dimension to prolong her life, which turned her student Kaecilius against her. She trained Stephen Strange and was fatally stabbed by Kaecilius in the Mirror Dimension, dying in early 2017.
Comics
Yao, a Tibetan farmer from Kamar-Taj who became an Earth Sorcerer Supreme and mentor to Doctor Strange. He banished Dormammu, trained Mordo and Wong, and gave up his life in 1973 to stop Shuma-Gorath, becoming one with Eternity. His spirit still guided Strange, and in 2019 he returned to mortal life and later taught at Strange Academy.
Dr. Strange (1978)
An unseen, disembodied voice invoked by the Sorcerer Supreme Thomas Lindmer during the ritual that makes Dr. Stephen Strange his successor. It asks Strange whether he accepts the lightwatch, and magical power passes from Lindmer to Strange. The voice leaves afterwards and is not heard again.
Timeline 14 events
- Silver · Comics: Rescues Doctor Strange from a death trap tied to Nightmare's realm and sees Mordo's first attack.
- Bronze · Comics: Is seized by the Living Buddha and Shadowmen as a gateway for Shuma-Gorath.
- Bronze · Comics: Asks Strange to end his ego, dies in the Crypts of Kaa-U, and becomes one with Eternity.
- Modern · Comics: Agrees to teach Baron Mordo, hoping to keep him in check.
- Modern · Comics: Exiles Dormammu and shields Earth from him, as the Great Fire of London begins.
- Modern · Comics: Meets Logan while retrieving a mystical box.
- Modern · Comics: Joins Captain America and Nick Fury against the Red Skull.
- Modern · Comics: His spirit names Jericho Drumm and his brother Sorcerer Supreme.
- Modern · Comics: Returns the Eye of Agamotto to Strange, restoring his title.
- Secret Wars · Comics: His skull is ground to dust by Strange to blind the Empirikul leader.
- Fresh Start · Comics: Is pulled back to the mortal plane and defeats Dormammu after regaining his knowledge.
- Fresh Start · Comics: Teaches at Strange Academy.
- 2012 · Cinematic: Defends the New York Sanctum and the Time Stone from Chitauri forces until the invasion is ended.
- 2017 · Cinematic: Stabbed by Kaecilius in the Mirror Dimension, she dies at Metro-General Hospital after passing final advice to Strange.
allied with
Doctor Strange, Wong, Thomas Lindmer, Karl Mordo, Christine Palmer
enemy of
Kaecilius, Dormammu, Karl Mordo
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