Introduction
Well, I guess this was gonna happen eventually. Mordru's got a lot of hype on the forums and is probably one of the least understood characters in terms of how people debate him: they always show the usual hits, but they never actually cover what he can do in proper detail, proper analysis. In this series, I'll be doing basically that job to the extreme: we're going to see Mordru's feats from here, to Zero Hour, to Post Crisis, to Rebirth, and then beyond. Everything will be uncovered, no stone left unturned.
The first mistake people make is lumping all versions of Mordru together. This isn't the Lord of Chaos Mordru: that retcon wasn't introduced yet. This is simply a tyrant wizard with a lot of power on his hands, and a lot of the galaxy to conquer. He's a classic bad-guy in that sense but underlining that is a sense of loneliness: Mordru is so in denial that anyone could love him properly that even when confirmed to his face that his ex-wife still has feelings for him, he shuts down and just assumes it isn't real. Under the usual villain clichés and gimmicks is a lonely old soul that just wants approval and acceptance...ofc he also kills a lot of people and establishes brutal dictatorships but hey, can't be perfect. He's also really powerful, so I guess we should cover that as well.
Duplication
Durability
Elemental Power
Energy Absorption
Force Fields
Heat Projection
Low Showings
Magic Power
Range
Reincarnation
Speed
Strength
Telepathy
Conclusion
It should be noted this is only one part of a few: but from what you can see, Mordru is already extremely powerful, and rightfully regarded as a teambuster in how he can clear through teams not just with overwhelming power, but with a ton of versatility as well. Do his other incarnations match up to this? We'll see.
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