History of Mephisto: Marvel's Ultimate Manipulator Explored

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Dive into the dark and twisted world of one of Marvel Comics' most powerful supernatural villains - Mephisto! Plus, get 50% off your first Optimus Prime pack: www.agoramodels.com/us/optimu...
Created by the legendary Stan Lee and John Buscema, Mephisto first cast his shadow over the Marvel Universe in Silver Surfer Issue 3, 1968. But who is this demonic entity that rivals the devil himself? From his beginnings as a Hell Lord spawned from the evil energies of the elder gods to his complex schemes against Earth's mightiest heroes, in this episode we unravel the origins, powers, and most infamous story arcs of this supernatural powerhouse. And discover how Mephisto's actions have impacted the mythology of iconic characters like Doctor Strange, Silver Surfer, Spider-Man, and even Doctor Doom.
🔥 Episode Includes: 🔥
Origin Deep Dive: Explore the creation and evolution of Mephisto, including his ties to other Hell Lords and his claim over a fiery pocket dimension.
Iconic Battles: Revisit Mephisto's most memorable confrontations, including his first appearance battling the Silver Surfer and the controversial "One More Day" storyline with Spider-Man.
Powers and Abilities: From reality manipulation to soul bargaining, learn what makes Mephisto one of the most formidable villains in the Marvel Universe.
📚 Story Arcs & Recommendations: Get our top picks for Mephisto's must-read comics, including his role in the epic "Infinity Gauntlet" saga.
💬 Join the Discussion: What's your take on Mephisto's? Where do you think he ranks among Marvel's other villains? Drop your thoughts in the comments below!
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  • @variant
    @variant4 ай бұрын

    Get 50% off your first Optimus Prime pack: www.agoramodels.com/us/optimus-prime/?source=variant

  • @kingshadow8782

    @kingshadow8782

    4 ай бұрын

    Fantastic!

  • @kingshadow8782

    @kingshadow8782

    4 ай бұрын

    🎉

  • @paulpierre4895

    @paulpierre4895

    4 ай бұрын

    What I win bro 😮😊😊

  • @mattdemo6387

    @mattdemo6387

    4 ай бұрын

    "MCU" Mephisto gave She-Hulk the power to break the fourth wall, and make the whole Marvel Multiverse fall down upon itself with "woke garbage"😂

  • @zackgravity7284

    @zackgravity7284

    4 ай бұрын

    Can you do a video on Asteroth and Karnilla too?

  • @deandremorgan365
    @deandremorgan3654 ай бұрын

    I'm surprised you didn't bring up Ghost Rider and his past with him

  • @doggking001

    @doggking001

    4 ай бұрын

    That's what I thought. His greatest creation and nemesis, yet not a single mention of ghost rider.

  • @anubusx
    @anubusx4 ай бұрын

    One More Day was a terrible idea.

  • @darkshadowx803

    @darkshadowx803

    4 ай бұрын

    Facts

  • @jamichealruiz

    @jamichealruiz

    3 ай бұрын

    Definitely a Terrible Idea🚮💩

  • @jessemillan1385
    @jessemillan13854 ай бұрын

    Mephisto lives up to the phrase: "Speak of the devil and he shall appear." He's responsible for a lot things that happened in the Marvel Universe such as taking the soul of Doctor Doctor's mother, cursing Johnny Blaze as the Ghost Rider, played a part in the Heroes Reborn arc, was the main villain in Avengers Forever, and he erased Peter Parker and Mary Jane's marriage.

  • @johnathanbuckner4450
    @johnathanbuckner44504 ай бұрын

    I thought this was an older video just realized it’s a fresh banger. Thanks man!

  • @quentinfogger5755
    @quentinfogger57554 ай бұрын

    How many of you remember seeing Mephisto in the Nicholas Cage Ghost Rider movie? What do you think he's going to be like when he makes his MCU debut in the Ironheart Disney Plus show played by Sascha Baron Cohen?

  • @rubyrubio3970
    @rubyrubio39704 ай бұрын

    Can you do the history of magneto, gambit, judge dredd, Cassie hack, qwenpool, hit monkey, vamperrella, moon girl & devil dinosaur and league of extraordinary gentlemen please

  • @CBrown

    @CBrown

    4 ай бұрын

    I like this list. Magneto, Gambit, and Deadpool can wait. Those other characters are far more interesting, if only because they get talked about much less.

  • @jighollygrove5589

    @jighollygrove5589

    4 ай бұрын

    @@CBrownI concur 👍🏽

  • @kingshadow8782
    @kingshadow87824 ай бұрын

    Happy Sunday!

  • @jambudvipi

    @jambudvipi

    4 ай бұрын

    Thanks 😊

  • @kingshadow8782

    @kingshadow8782

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@jambudvipi Your welcome!

  • @hbinitials7
    @hbinitials74 ай бұрын

    Yess the majestic intro is back❤

  • @Athenasblaze
    @Athenasblaze4 ай бұрын

    Great vid 🤙

  • @shefferz1
    @shefferz14 ай бұрын

    I used to love the older "history of ......" In the old studio it was alot brighter and looked more interesting with all the comics in the back ground. I assume it was green screen but the lighting was great. This seems really dark.

  • @chriscripplercruz1833
    @chriscripplercruz18334 ай бұрын

    Where is the petition to sign to get Tom Ellis to play Memphisto in the MCU

  • @grayrook8637
    @grayrook86374 ай бұрын

    He had a very fun appearance in the Poshn and Duggan Deadpool run. He was not a important character but it was fun to see his charismatic schemer side. Honestly the whole run I highly recommend.

  • @freedomeffect2451
    @freedomeffect24514 ай бұрын

    You should have mentioned that the reason he ended Peter and Mary Jane's marriage was to stop them from having her daughter Mayday Parker because she's the one that will beat him in the future.

  • @anubusx
    @anubusx4 ай бұрын

    I hope the mcu does him right.

  • @vampirascoffin870

    @vampirascoffin870

    4 ай бұрын

    he's gonna be generic and new rock stars that other comic KZread channel is gonna praise it thinking it's " genuis " and love how they use him 🙄😒

  • @theyoutubeacolyte969

    @theyoutubeacolyte969

    4 ай бұрын

    Don’t hold ur breath

  • @quentinfogger5755

    @quentinfogger5755

    4 ай бұрын

    Can't wait to see how Sascha Baron Cohen is going to play him in the Ironheart Disney Plus show

  • @Collect2Disconnect

    @Collect2Disconnect

    4 ай бұрын

    Rent

  • @emmanuelmakulika9730

    @emmanuelmakulika9730

    4 ай бұрын

    Nah they gonna make him lame n 🏳️‍🌈 😂 it's Disney after all

  • @theminecraftshrimp310
    @theminecraftshrimp3104 ай бұрын

    You should do a history of dormammu ruler of the dark dimension

  • @edwardespinosa2544
    @edwardespinosa25444 ай бұрын

    I would like you to do The Hellfire Club "past & present" from The X-Men & who's the White King & who's There Black King & is there another generation of The Hellfire Club?

  • @tekservices8699
    @tekservices86994 ай бұрын

    Can you imagine if Disney had the balls to do a DrStrange/Doom/Mephisto rated R movie… ahold bananas

  • @MackEastwood23
    @MackEastwood234 ай бұрын

    I have faith in Sasha Baron Cohen when he portrays him in the Ironheart series probably my only reason for watching that show but I’m surprised this video didn’t mention Mephisto’s connection to Ghost Rider

  • @seanpera9499
    @seanpera94994 ай бұрын

    Keep ‘em coming in our Cinema gaps brother ❤

  • @samuraimai4874
    @samuraimai48744 ай бұрын

    7:10 Don't talk about my moms yo.

  • @kaineshigaraki5253
    @kaineshigaraki52534 ай бұрын

    Mephisto started in Silver Surfer? Damn. [>

  • @dardell2001
    @dardell20014 ай бұрын

    How would Mephisto do against a team up of Magik, Wanda, and Raven (DC)?

  • @ghostnerddd133
    @ghostnerddd1334 ай бұрын

    Mephisto is one of marvel's biggest villains but I always thought of him as Ghost Rider's biggest rival and is essential to his story

  • @MOJA616
    @MOJA6164 ай бұрын

    Hey Arris you should talk about Vox supreme

  • @Jcarroz
    @Jcarroz4 ай бұрын

    Theinfoonmephistowasgreat, BUT that Optimus statue was Sick! What’s that bad boy run?

  • @righteousgreek2161
    @righteousgreek21614 ай бұрын

    Missed opportunity not to have him in Dr strange 2

  • @KingDaeQuann95
    @KingDaeQuann954 ай бұрын

    About time you guy's covered Mephisto , no KZread Channels have really covered him & the Channels that did cover Mephisto didn't really do it right I think So....Thanks Variant

  • @fornax4676
    @fornax46762 ай бұрын

    I’ve heard fans don’t like One More Day but I think it sounds great. And so on-brand evil for Mephisto.

  • @TheBlackSheep314
    @TheBlackSheep3144 ай бұрын

    Unpopular opinion; I liked how they portrayed him in the Ghost Rider movie lol

  • @jorge9142011
    @jorge91420114 ай бұрын

    Easy way to put it. The alien who become pennywise bc of fear of clown somewhat common to humans, from movie IT. But change with demon, and other deminisions

  • @rudrakshasinharay2612
    @rudrakshasinharay26124 ай бұрын

    Lie cheat steal is mephisto Eddie Guerrero RIP legend ❤

  • @quentinfogger5755
    @quentinfogger57554 ай бұрын

    Can you do history of Alfred Pennyworth, Batwing, Flame Bird, Batwoman, Azrael, Signal(Duke Thomas), Bluebird, Stephanie Brown and Carrie Kelly?

  • @kravenofspider
    @kravenofspider4 ай бұрын

    Glad the old music is back.

  • @kingshadow8782
    @kingshadow87824 ай бұрын

    Heck Yeah!!!

  • @jameszeoli4552
    @jameszeoli45524 ай бұрын

    11:24 reading recommendations

  • @mokolokotoko1
    @mokolokotoko14 ай бұрын

    I really liked his him in the Avengers 2018 run as well, an unexpected but awesome villain for them.

  • @luvCrue88
    @luvCrue884 ай бұрын

    Question: I'm a passive Marvel reader but was just working my way through the Midnight Suns video game. Is Mephisto canonically the source of Magik's powers, or did they just make that up?

  • @jackieanderson9408
    @jackieanderson94084 ай бұрын

    Good 😊

  • @matthewschwartz6607
    @matthewschwartz66074 ай бұрын

    Mephisto rules. Can you do one on Blackheart (His son.) too? He rules even more .

  • @acurry2323
    @acurry23234 ай бұрын

    I will always hate one more day.

  • @quentinfogger5755
    @quentinfogger57554 ай бұрын

    What's up with Mephisto wanting Peter's marriage to Mary Jane Watson in exchange for him undoing his identity reveal and his aunt never put in critical condition? How come he did not want the marriage of Reed Richards Mr Fantastic and Sue Storm the Invisible Woman?

  • @MackEastwood23
    @MackEastwood234 ай бұрын

    I wonder if we’ll get a video on Muse, White Tiger (Hector Ayala), Cassandra Nova and Devil’s Reign arc

  • @Numbah0
    @Numbah04 ай бұрын

    Loved him in Wandavision

  • @zackgravity7284
    @zackgravity72844 ай бұрын

    Can you do a video on Asteroth and Karnilla too?

  • @mrdeadbroke2622
    @mrdeadbroke26224 ай бұрын

    What up fellas? Look I know this is not about the character today, but I got to know how Steve Rogers became the fighter he is. He was a small guy with a ton of heart! Where did the skills come from because all I remember is the super juice. Can y'all attempt to explain that..... please.

  • @nellisswanepoel7014
    @nellisswanepoel70144 ай бұрын

    Actually the idea of mephisto being a deviant could be worth something looking into 😮

  • @JJ-oq3tz
    @JJ-oq3tz4 ай бұрын

    Give me a shout-out for Madame Web because I watched it at the movie theater yesterday and it was great!!

  • @quentinfogger5755
    @quentinfogger57554 ай бұрын

    How powerful is Mephisto compared to other magical and supernatural villains like his son Blackheart, Dormammu, Doyle Dormammu, Chthon, Shuma-Gorath and Nightmare? Can you do history of these characters?

  • @beaufonville4454
    @beaufonville44544 ай бұрын

    I'm not a fan of "Mephisto", but I can't wait to see what the working on "MARVEL Strike Force" will do with the character!

  • @natty187
    @natty1874 ай бұрын

    I loved that spiderman story line mephisto was in, i thought it was dark and really interesting Is that an unpopular opinion?

  • @CBrown
    @CBrown4 ай бұрын

    The One Below All should have been Mephisto or Mephisto should have been some aspect of that. Dude has always been The Devil and Marvel should have leaned into that.

  • @silentleumas8465
    @silentleumas84654 ай бұрын

    6:51 and then a long came Paul...

  • @Acemonkey87
    @Acemonkey874 ай бұрын

    Definitely one thing that reminds me of Covid 😂. Everyone kept saying he was behind everything in the MCU that time.

  • @rodneyyenrejefferson2431
    @rodneyyenrejefferson24314 ай бұрын

    He going to be great in the cinema.

  • @instrumentalist28
    @instrumentalist284 ай бұрын

    Would Mephisto be able to face surtur??? But that doc strange and doom arc is one of the greatest story arca of all time ❤.... awesome breakdown!

  • @Actionfan19
    @Actionfan194 ай бұрын

    Weird coincidence but a few days ago I was researching this guys real world namesake Mephistopheles.

  • @semiposer6111
    @semiposer61114 ай бұрын

    Do one on John Constantine, DC's Ultimate Con-man.

  • @arturotorres5663
    @arturotorres56634 ай бұрын

    Mephisto did show up before though in the first Ghost Rider and the 2nd one but i guess those were avatars of Mephistopheles ❤❤❤ good video regardless

  • @nbspepe01
    @nbspepe014 ай бұрын

    DO MADAME WEB & the 3 spider girls & the protagonist as well !

  • @Teddylyons
    @Teddylyons4 ай бұрын

    You forgot the time Doctor Strange called upon him to open the dark portals and become the surgeon supreme

  • @twoshirts1842
    @twoshirts18424 ай бұрын

    Judge Dredd, Gambit when?

  • @markcleveland5162
    @markcleveland51624 ай бұрын

    I just searched Mephisto yesterday and now you pop up 😂, you guys scare me.

  • @NeilVig
    @NeilVig4 ай бұрын

    He's got a good story in Daredevil too.

  • @The_True_Dovahkiin
    @The_True_Dovahkiin4 ай бұрын

    I hate this character more than any other for what he did to Peter and MJ. Marvel can never let Peter be happy ever again. Paul is a close second place for most hated.

  • @quentinfogger5755

    @quentinfogger5755

    4 ай бұрын

    It's surprising that the writers didn't make Peter Parker Spider-Man turn into a villain since his life is full of tragedy and despair

  • @DavidAMoore
    @DavidAMoore4 ай бұрын

    Reading recommendation: Heroes reborn storyline

  • @dardell2001
    @dardell20014 ай бұрын

    The One More Day storyline is one of the dumbest things they've done. Right up there with making Wanda and Peitro non mutants is another. It's like they wanted to screw things up

  • @cameronmeder166
    @cameronmeder1664 ай бұрын

    Can you do a episode on the history of superboy prime

  • @quentinfogger5755
    @quentinfogger57554 ай бұрын

    When are you going to do history of Marvel's Sandman and Kurt Conners the Lizard since they made a live action comeback in Spider-Man No Way Home along with the Elementals who were mentioned in Spider-Man Far From Home?

  • @quentinfogger5755
    @quentinfogger57554 ай бұрын

    What would have happened if we saw Mephisto in the Wanda Vision Disney Plus show in the MCU? Do you think he should be the next Big bad Guy in the MCU alongside Kang the Conqueror? Would it have been awesome if we saw Mephisto making his MCU debut in Spider-Man No Way Home?

  • @VowelsTheBand
    @VowelsTheBand4 ай бұрын

    Wasn’t there a rumor Sasha barren cohen was gonna play him

  • @captainprice8644
    @captainprice86444 ай бұрын

    Can we get a history of Azrael 🙏🙏

  • @quentinfogger5755
    @quentinfogger57554 ай бұрын

    What do you think is the best thing about Mephisto in the comics and which one of his powers and abilities do you think is the best which makes him more powerful than any other Marvel villain? What do you think Mephisto would be like if he appeared in a Midnight_Sons project in the MCU?

  • @Chad0023
    @Chad00234 ай бұрын

    Marvel not having him in the MCU is just ridiculous at this point,

  • @ClownAl3n
    @ClownAl3n4 ай бұрын

    Nicholas Cage would be the best actor to play Mephisto His Hell-Rider imo not the best choice. But like Jim Carry as Riddler is beyond spot on.

  • @Arnsteel634

    @Arnsteel634

    4 ай бұрын

    That would be iconic.

  • @TheprophetDJ
    @TheprophetDJ4 ай бұрын

    So he is like the mcu trigon of that makes since

  • @dustywaynemusic6297
    @dustywaynemusic62974 ай бұрын

    Remember when Wandavision came out and every dork online pretended they knew everything about Mephisto and threw a fit when he didn't show up? That was hilarious

  • @quentinfogger5755
    @quentinfogger57554 ай бұрын

    Can you do history of the villains of the Stargirl TV show like Mr_Bones, Dragon king, Brainwave and Icicle? When are you going to do history of the Flash Villains Mirror Master and Top since the second half of season 6 of the Flash has finished? Can you do history of the Atom, Major_Force, Captain Atom, Plastique, the Blackhawks, Rocket Red Brigade, Maxima, El-Dorado, Element Woman, Metamorpho, Mr Terrific and Plastic Man along with the history of the Villains Dr Alchemy and Abracadabra?

  • @charlesjohnson536
    @charlesjohnson5364 ай бұрын

    ANOTHER 'MARVEL'OUS VARIANT COMICS BREAKDOWN 👍 ..

  • @nostreesnomess
    @nostreesnomess4 ай бұрын

    Erik Voss would be proud

  • @user-jb7ru4nb8b
    @user-jb7ru4nb8b4 ай бұрын

    You also have Chthon, Cyttorak and Dormammu!!!! Who are way more powerful than Mephisto!!!! And don’t get me started on DC with Trigon who is comparable with Cyttorak and Dormammu in O.P. Ness!!!

  • @user-jb7ru4nb8b

    @user-jb7ru4nb8b

    4 ай бұрын

    Forgot about Surtur who is not even standing a chance in power levels with Trigon 😈

  • @rodstudemire6966
    @rodstudemire69664 ай бұрын

    Controversial yes, after that spider man story arch an avid spidey fan of 42 years never purchased another spider man comic. I was that bothered.

  • @tylerlockwoood6782
    @tylerlockwoood67824 ай бұрын

    Do blackheart origin

  • @quentinfogger5755
    @quentinfogger57554 ай бұрын

    Since you did the origin of Sonic the Hedgehog characters Tails and Knuckles in your previous video, when are you going to do history of Sonic the Hedgehog himself? When are you going to do history of JSA member Cyclone along with DC Sabbac since he's the main Villain of the Black_Adam movie?

  • @josh1212121
    @josh12121214 ай бұрын

    wait wait, when was sasha baron cohen said to possibly be playing him? That's kinda cool thinking about it

  • @lizsha2

    @lizsha2

    4 ай бұрын

    It's not confirmed by Marvel, but it's been rumored, and Deadline wrote an article about his casting/role in the show. Deadline is considered to be a pretty reliable Hollywood trade.

  • @nicholasjones7881
    @nicholasjones78814 ай бұрын

    Wasn't he the one who made The Ghost Rider?

  • @quentinfogger5755
    @quentinfogger57554 ай бұрын

    Since you did the history of Conrad Carapax, Are you going to do history of OMAC, Overthrow, Dr Polaris, Posse and the Brotherhood of Evil who are all Blue_Beetle villains without a Scarab? Can you please do origin of DC the Reach who are the aliens who created the Scarab of the Blue_Beetle since no one else has done an origin video of them? Since you did the comic book origin Dan Garett, Ted Kord and Jamie Reyes the Blue Beetle, can you do comic book origin of DC Black_Beetle, Red Beetle, Green Beetle, Yellow Beetle and the Silver_Scarab?

  • @KamenDragon
    @KamenDragon4 ай бұрын

    no mentioning about him and his connection with ghost rider? 😅

  • @Arnsteel634
    @Arnsteel6344 ай бұрын

    Okay. About your ad. Does the Optimus Prime transform into the tractor trailer?

  • @romancedric
    @romancedric4 ай бұрын

    One and done

  • @amrelfallah7303
    @amrelfallah73034 ай бұрын

    mark hamill is a perfect voice actor for mephisto

  • @quentinfogger5755
    @quentinfogger57554 ай бұрын

    Is it shocking that Doctor Strange is willing to help Dr_Doom in fighting Mephisto in freeing his mother's soul? How stung do you think Doom felt after what his mother told him after she turned into stone?

  • @Y2JFan94
    @Y2JFan944 ай бұрын

    You make this but not History of Huntress?!

  • @MbisonBalrog
    @MbisonBalrog4 ай бұрын

    What kind of abs workout does he do?

  • @jesusm2159
    @jesusm21599 күн бұрын

    He should be in the marvel movies 🎬

  • @junkdawg2740
    @junkdawg27404 ай бұрын

    The ads are messing your videos up

  • @alexvaillustrations8689
    @alexvaillustrations86894 ай бұрын

    hope to see him in the mcu cuz with moon night already in the mcu and blade and maybe ghost rider as well we could get a midnight suns movie and mephisto would be perfect as the big bad for them

  • @TheTrueInsanity03
    @TheTrueInsanity034 ай бұрын

    not mentioning the REAL reason mephisto took away peter and mjs marriage was to prevent the birth of mayday parker. who will be the one to eventually defeat is damnear blasphemy 😭

  • @thebeautyofrecoverybysarah7712
    @thebeautyofrecoverybysarah77122 ай бұрын

    Mephisto is a powerful goetic spirit

  • @aarynsmith3371
    @aarynsmith33714 ай бұрын

    Didn't johnny blaze make a deal with him

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