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Minotaur is the name of several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
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Minotaur is the name of several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Miklos Vryolak incarnation of Minotaur first appeared in Iron Man #24 (April 1970), and was created by writer Archie Goodwin and artist Johnny Craig.[ citation needed ]
The mythological Minotaur first appeared in Hercules: Heart of Chaos #2 (July 1997), and was adapted by writer Peter B. Gillis and artist Sal Buscema.[ citation needed ]
The Decimus Furius incarnation of Minotaur first appeared in Uncanny X-Force #1 (October 2010), and was created by writer Rick Remender and artist Jerome Opeña.[ citation needed ]
The Dario Agger incarnation of Minotaur first appeared in Thor: God of Thunder #19 (February 2014), and was created by writer Jason Aaron and artist Esad Ribić.[ citation needed ]
Based on the Greek mythology creature of the same name, the Minotaur is the offspring of Queen Pasiphaë and the Bull of Poseidon, which her husband King Minos refused to sacrifice at Poseidon's orders. As a result of this union, the Minotaur was born. Upon learning of the Minotaur's origin, Minos enlists Daedalus to construct a labyrinth to have the Minotaur placed in so that it can never escape. For several years, Minos uses his labyrinth to imprison his prisoners so that the Minotaur can kill them. One day, Theseus offers himself as a prisoner to Minos. With the help of Minos' daughter Ariadne, Theseus makes his way through the labyrinth and kills the Minotaur with his sword.
The Minotaur's corpse is later transported back to the labyrinth in Greece. Matsu'o Tsurayaba and the Hand are led to the Minotaur's corpse by Eurystheus and Achelous, who manage to resurrect the Minotaur. When Hercules and Wolverine arrive at Tsurayaba's apartment, they are greeted by a video of Tsurayaba, Eurystheus, and Achelous telling them about how they resurrected several mythological monsters. Just then, Hercules and Wolverine are attacked by the Minotaur and the Nemean Lion. The Minotaur and the Nemean Lion knock out Hercules before turning their attention to Wolverine. The Minotaur explains to Wolverine that his adamantium claws cannot pierce the Nemean Lion's hide. After Wolverine knocks out the Nemean Lion, Hercules regains consciousness and helps Wolverine defeat the Minotaur, who seemingly falls to his death. [1]
The Minotaur survives the fall, but is turned to stone and transported back to Crete. When Deadpool comes to Crete to retrieve the sarcophagus containing Shiklah, the Minotaur breaks free from his petrified state and attacks Deadpool. The Minotaur successfully destroys the sarcophagus with Deadpool's help and Shiklah is awakened. [2]
When Ares allies with Enchantress and steals the Ebony Blade from Black Knight, they rally the Minotaurs, Centaurs, and Satyrs to attack Mount Olympus before being defeated by Hercules and the Avengers. [3]
| Minotaur | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Iron Man #24 (April 1970) |
| Created by | Archie Goodwin Johnny Craig |
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| Alter ego | Myklos Vryolak |
| Species | Human mutate |
| Abilities | Superhuman strength and durability |
Myklos Vryolak is a Greek man who suffered from an unknown, uncurable disease. His father Dr. Vryolak desperately uses a chemical he discovered in the ruins of the labyrinth which he used to treat his son. Miklos recovers quickly, but mutates into a Minotaur. Vryolak sends his son to steal money and other objects under the pretense of creating a cure. In reality, Vryolak intends to create an army of monsters. After encountering Madame Masque, Vryolak takes her mask and begins planning to transform her into a Minotaur. Word of Madame Masque's mask reaches S.H.I.E.L.D., which causes Iron Man and Jasper Sitwell to go after Madame Masque. Iron Man nearly exhausts the power of his armor fighting the Minotaur, but managed to recharge his armor while sitting seemingly unconscious in wreckage. When Iron Man arrives, the Minotaur battles him again, with their battle damaging part of the grotto. As the cavern begins to collapse, the Minotaur realizes his father's true plans and sees that it is wrong to make more Minotaurs like him. The Minotaur holds the ceiling up long enough for Iron Man, Sitwell, and Madame Masque to escape as the cave-in crushes him and his father. [4]
| Dark God Minotaur | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Uncanny X-Force #1 (December 2010) |
| Created by | Rick Remender Jerome Opena |
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| Alter ego | Decimus Furius |
| Species | Human mutant |
| Team affiliations | Clan Akkaba Horsemen of Apocalypse |
| Abilities | Superhuman strength and durability Regeneration |
Decimus Furius was born in Rome. After his father was forced to commit suicide for his philosophic ideas, his mother soon committed suicide as well, leaving Decimus homeless on the streets. In 281 A.D., upon starving to death, Decimus' mutant powers emerged turning him into a Minotaur-like form. He was consequently attacked and killed dozens of humans before being imprisoned. After years of imprisonment, he was sent to the Colosseum as a gladiator and battled every day for the next few years of his life for his survival and eventual freedom, and became worshiped as being the dark god Minotaur. [5]
Decimus is watched by Apocalypse and selected to become his Horseman, War, in the event that his other plans fail. Clan Akkaba eventually activates him to serve as a Horseman to a young clone of Apocalypse. During a raid on a Clan Akkaba stronghold, Fantomex defeats War by making him believe that he is love with Psylocke. He subsequently explodes, but is fully regenerated a few instants later. [6]
Apocalypse later recruits Minotaur to become War, one of his Horsemen. However, he falls in love with Psylocke, who cleanses his mind.
| Minotaur | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Thor: God of Thunder #19 (April 2014) |
| Created by | Jason Aaron Esad Ribić |
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| Alter ego | Dario Agger |
| Species | Human mutate |
| Team affiliations | Roxxon Energy Corporation Dark Council |
| Abilities | Superhuman strength and durability Ability to change from human to Minotaur at will |
Dario Agger is the CEO of Roxxon Energy Corporation. As a child, his family owned a small island in the Aegean Sea which was attacked by gunmen. Agger fled to a small cave in which he found a statue and prayed for revenge, unknowingly making a pact with an unknown dark god. [7] He strives to make as much money as possible regardless of the effects on the environment and uses Roxxon's vast financial resources to avoid the consequences of his actions. One of his most frequent critics is S.H.I.E.L.D. environmental agent Rosalind Solomon. When Solomon learns that Agger and Roxxon have mined ice from Europa and are planning to sell it for profit, she decides to have Thor bring an even larger chunk of ice from Jotunheim and give it away for free. Agger brushes off Thor's interference at first. [8] Thor decides to combat Roxxon directly, destroying several factories with a blast of lightning. Agger angrily asks his lawyers what they should do. When his lawyers do not give a satisfactory answer, Agger feeds them to a group of bloodthirsty bears. [9]
While Thor is away helping the Avengers, Agger enacts revenge on him for destroying his factories by building a floating island full of factories above Broxton, Oklahoma, which heavily pollutes the town. When Thor arrives, Agger and his remaining lawyers file a lawsuit for destroying Roxxon's factories and with an injunction that forbade him from entering Broxton. [10] Thor is undeterred and sneaks into Broxton, but is confronted by Agger, Ulik, and a group of trolls, with the trolls killing Agger's remaining lawyers. [11] Agger reveals his identity as the Minotaur to Thor and explains that his ultimate goal is to exploit all of Earth's natural resources before moving on to a new area. The Trolls are ultimately defeated by the combined forces of the Asgardians and S.H.I.E.L.D., but Ulik flees and Broxton is left in ruins. Agger pleads ignorance to the whole incident. [12] Through a media campaign, Agger pins the trolls' attack on Broxton on the Asgardians and their presence in the United States. Agger later meets with Ulik, intending to exploit the Nine Realms for profit. [13]
Following Thor Odinson's loss of his hammer following the "Original Sin" storyline, Agger comes into possession of Laufey's skull and a fight ensues between him, Malekith the Accursed (who seems to recognize the source of Agger's power and is intrigued by it), and the Frost Giants as well as the new female Thor. Agger forges a pact with Malekith, allowing him to mine whatever world Malekith conquers. [7] [14] Malekith convinces Minotaur to celebrate their deal in the Dark Elf way, and he teleports the two of them to Alfheim, where they slaughter various Light Elves. [15] Then Malekith and Minotaur went to Jotunheim, where they use the blood of a hundred murdered Light Elves to resurrect Laufey. [16]
In All-New, All-Different Marvel , Minotaur appears as a member of the Dark Council alongside Malekith, Ulik, Laufey, and the Fire Demons. [17]
Dario Agger attends a meeting at the Universal Bank with Tiberius Stone of Alchemax, Wilson Fisk of Fisk Industries, Sebastian Shaw of Shaw Industries, Darren Cross of Cross Technological Enterprises, Zeke Stane of Stane International, Shingen Harada of the Yashida Corporation, Frr'dox of Shi'ar Solutions Consolidated, and Wilhelmina Kensington of Kilgore Arms. They discuss with Agger about his and Roxxon Energy Corporation's plans to exploit the Ten Realms of Asgard, which he had kept secret from them. After Agger refuses to offer to share the "new market" with the other company leaders, Frr'dox threatens Agger from experiencing unprecedented problems with interstellar custom. Then, Shingen Harada threatens Agger and attacked him. Before Agger and Harada can fight, Exterminatrix of the Midas Corporation appears and knocks out Agger, claiming to be a new member of their group. Agger is taken hostage by Exterminatrix while Harada attacks an underwater station in the Southern Ocean. He encounters Thor, who defeats him by hitting him with her hammer several times. They later attack Roxxon Corporation HQ in order to steal from his vault. When Shingen opens the vault, Agger transforms into Minotaur and knocks him out. Before Agger can attack Exterminatrix, Thor appears and attacks him with her lighting. Then, the Agger Imperative is activated, causing the floating island where the building is to fall down. While S.H.I.E.L.D. evacuates the building, Thor destroys the island. Agger is later arrested along with the other villains. [18]
Agger and Roxxon take interest in Weapon H after he kills the Ur-Wendigo and use the Brood and a specially-grown Man-Thing spiked with the DNA of Groot to attack him. While battling Weapon H, Agger explains that he seeks to harness the energy of Weirdworld, which could power the entirety of Earth for up to one million years. After Witch Queen Morgan le Fay mind-controls Weapon H, Agger battles her to save Weirdworld. In the aftermath, Agger plans to manipulate Hulk and Wolverine into battling Weapon H. [19]
Dario Agger and Roxxon collaborate with Baron Zemo in a plan to make the Hydra-occupied Bagalia be recognized as an independent nation by having Mandarin be the public face for Bagalia. [20]
Dario Agger was hinted in a discussion between the Leader and former Weapon X scientist Aliana Alba as someone who wants Weapon H dead. [21]
During The War of the Realms storyline, Minotaur was present with Malekith as he begins his invasion on Midgard. Minotaur and Roxxon later take over Antarctica. During the fight at Roxxon's Antarctica HQ, Minotaur fights Jane Foster and Roz Solomon. When Dario's Minotaur identity is exposed, Roxxon's stocks end up in a free fall. [22] However, Agger avoids prosecution by claiming that he was coerced into helping in Malekith's invasion. [23]
In The Immortal Hulk , Minotaur allies with Xemnu, who later attacks and deforms him after he objects to his plan to transform others into Xemnu hybrids. Leader later speaks through Rick Jones and tells him to leave Hulk to him. [24] [25]
In The Immortal Thor , Agger restores his body using a machine created by Roxxon scientist Dr. Lamarr, but retains a skull-like head and hoof-like hands in his Minotaur form. He allies with Enchantress and Executioner after buying out the in-comics version of Marvel Comics and arranging to have Keep become Roxxon's version of Thor. After Keep died in battle against Thor, Minotaur was betrayed by Enchantress and killed by Executioner. [26]
Lamarr later resurrects Agger with a combination of blood sacrifice and a special machine. [27] [28] Agger hires Grey Gargoyle, King Cobra, Mister Hyde, and Radioactive Man to attack Thor. He also has Mr. Lowry fabricate the information about "Dario Agger Jr." in his plans to retake Roxxon. [29]
Each incarnation of the Minotaur possesses superhuman physical abilities of varying origin.
The Decimus Furius incarnation possesses an additional healing factor.
The Dario Agger incarnation can willingly change between his human and Minotaur forms.
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