Shuma-Gorath

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==Summary==
Shuma-Gorath is a powerful, extra-dimensional entity and a recurrent enemy of Doctor Strange. Sealed in a realm beyond time and space, Shuma-Gorath only craves to destroy, conquer or devour as many dimensions as his tentacles can reach. He goes by many names, is said to rule hundreds of dimensions and occasionally leads other abominations like him in the ravaging of planes that exceed human understanding.
Since the dawn of time, Shuma-Gorath has been worshipped by men and monsters alike, terrible cults trying to unleash chaos upon our world or wicked wizards who want his incredible power for themselves. The Sorcerers Supremes and other valiant defenders of Earth have opposed the elder god from time to time, always succeeding in sending him back to his prison. Nonetheless, Shuma-Gorath keeps lurking in the shadows, waiting for the next time someone will set him free.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
Name: Shuma-Gorath, He Who Sleeps But Shall Awake, The One Who Slumbers, Evil One Who Sleeps, Dread Lord of the Primal World, Father of All Evil, Sleeping One, He Who Has Awakened, The Supreme One, Writhing Devourer, Unclosing Eye, The Void Made Flesh
Origin: Marvel Comics
Gender: Male
Age: At least hundreds of millions of years (Ruled Earth when the dinosaurs Marvel Premiere Vol 1 14. Fought Quoggoth Wolverine: First Class Vol 1 12 ago)
Classification: Extra-Dimensional Entity, Lord of Chaos, Old One
Powers and Abilities:
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*Superhuman Physical Characteristics
*Abstract Existence (Type 2. The Old Ones are embodiments of nothing and the absence of meaning)
* Higher-Dimensional Existence (At least High 1-B, possibly higher. Shuma-Gorath resides in a dimension "where space hangs in tatters like an old sock" and where pan-dimensional demons such as Mephisto or Satannish would be "like mice in a great temple". When an amplified Doctor Strange battled Shuma-Gorath in the latter's realm, it took place even above Limbo, which is pan-dimensional and is described as a realm that transcends all realities and all planes of existence, and interfaces with all of creation, as well as a plane where all times are one. The Old Ones exist on the same level of reality as the Abstracts, and can fight on multiple planes of existence at once). Shuma-Gorath's true form exists on many angles/planes of reality that mortals cannot perceive)
* Acausality (Types 1 and 4): Existed before time itself. The Old Ones exist on the same level of reality as the Abstracts)
* Beyond-Dimensional Existence (Type 1) (Existed before time itselfMighty Avengers Vol. 2 #2 and resides in a dimension "where space hangs in tatters like an old sock". The Old Ones are from the space between realities, meaning that they are outside of Earth-616, and are described as coming from beyond reality itself. They are also described as being super-dimensional as well as beyond the measure of normal dimensions)
*User of Low-Tier Sorcery, Hellfire, & Demonic Magic as well as Demon Physiology 
* Conceptual Manipulation (Type 1), Law Manipulation, Information Manipulation (Type 2), Reality Warping and Enhanced Non-Physical Interaction (Nonexistence) (Nature Type 1: Shuma-Gorath is one of the Old Ones, who can overthrow the fundamental laws of all possible universes, such as life and death as well as being and unbeing, allowing them to rewrite and remake the basic language with which reality is composed)
*Passive Statistics Reduction (Should be far superior to the power which he granted Sligguth, whose mere evil aura was enough to heavily weaken Doctor Strange's magic powers)
*Mind Manipulation (The Old Ones can unleash a wave of Psionic energy. Shuma-Gorath gave Doctor Strange a telepathic vision. Mind-controlled a man into reading the three books needed to release himConan the Barbarian #259)
*Non-Physical Interaction (The Old Ones can kill Abstracts, who are Incorporeal beings that reside above the physical universe, and are stated to be "too abstract to fight in anything remotely resembling a physical manner"Quasar Vol. 1 #25. Nightmare was terrified of Shuma-Gorath, indicating that Shuma could kill him).
*Large Size and possibly Size Manipulation (Varies from Type 1 to 3; Inconsistently ranges from being than ,Invaders Now! Vol 1 5 to reaching the size of skyscrapers or Doctor Strange Vol 4 7 I Am Groot Vol 1 5) 
*Chaos Manipulation (Shuma-Gorath is repeatedly described as a Lord of Chaos, using energies of Chaos in his attacks and even being stated as one of the Primal Powers of Chaos)
*Bodily Weaponry (Uses his tentacles to flail and crush his enemies)
*Longevity 
*Immortality (Type 1; Types 2 & 3 - Even Agamotto, a member of the Vishanti, was unable to kill Shuma-Gorath; Type 5 - While badly damaged by it, the Many Angled Ones (Shuma-Gorath included) were not killed by Lady Death's attack, even though it killed an alternate version of Mar-Vell who was of the Cancerverse, a universe where the concept of Death was destroyed and as such all life is immortal; Type 6 - If one absorbs Shuma-Gorath's power, their body and mind will be corrupted until they become Shuma-Gorath himself; Possibly Type 9 - His physical body cannot be truly destroyed without killing his Astral Body, with Astral forms being higher-dimensional in nature)
*Life Manipulation & Death Manipulation (Shuma-Gorath is one of the Old Ones, who can overthrow the fundamental laws of all possible universes, including life and death)
*Sealing: Used mystic sigils to bind Quoggoth.
*Causality Manipulation & Probability Manipulation: Shuma-Gorath can manipulate possibilities and influence the occurrences of events that would have happened regardless.
*Extrasensory Perception: The Many-Angled Ones sensed/felt the global trauma of the human population of Earth-10011 regarding their Mar-Vell's terminal cancer.
*Social Influencing (Worshipped by many humans and monsters around the world) 
*Creation and Life Manipulation: Created Quoggoth, a being who even he cannot kill.
*Power Absorption: After grabbing the Invisible Woman, Shuma-Gorath was absorbing her power and could even do so to the powerful sorcerer/entity Sise-Neg if given the chance.
*Possession 
*Space Survival
*Sound Manipulation
*Telepathy
*Astral Projection
*Clairvoyance
*Sense Manipulation
*Memory Manipulation
*Illusion Creation 
*Power Bestowal (Granted powers to underlings such asMarvel Premiere Vol 1 8 Sligguth and Kathulos)
*Alternate Future Display (Showed Dr. Strange an ominous future) 
*Absorption (Was Sise-Neg's power during their battle)
*Camouflage (Disguised himselfStrange Tales Vol. 2 #13 as a mountain)
*Energy Projection (Able to project energy beams from his eye and )
*Damage Transferal & Causality Manipulation (Created a mystic image of Earth and made it so that everything he does to it will directly affectStrange Tales Vol 2 14 the real planet)
*Fire Manipulation (Can shoot flames), possibly Invulnerability (Allegedly knows a Marvel Premiere Vol 1 3)
*Body Puppetry (Cast a upon Nightmare) 
*Absorption (His tentacles have a 4 Vol 1 27 effect) 
*Flight (Fought Quoggoth in an )
*Sound Manipulation (Can emit ear-piercing sounds)
*Minor Earth Manipulation (Altered the Invaders Now! Vol 1 4 of a kind of minerals) 
*Statistics Amplification (Made the stronger)
*Psychometry (Mighty Avengers Vol 2 3 Luke Cage's daughter, Danielle, simply by touching him)
*Corruption (Infected a group humans, turning them into allies)
*Dimensional Travel (Traveled from his realm to a and from Earth to . He likely can roam many other planes)
*Energy Projection and Temperature Manipulation (Can Doctor Strange Vol 1 388 of burning energy)
*Limited Resurrection (A dagger stained in his blood allowed him to resurrectSavage Avengers Vol 1 27 from Kulan Gath body, because of a blood pact made with Dr. Strange) 
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Resistance to:
*Sorcery at the level of a Sorcerer Supreme, Hellfire, Demonic Magic, and Faltine Magic (Indicated to be capable of defeating Dormammu. Has fought Doctor Strange multiple times and, on some occasions, nearly prevailed. Agamotto, one of the Vishanti, was unable to kill him)
*Death Manipulation (Low 1-A) & Soul Manipulation (While badly damaged by it, the Many Angled Ones (Shuma-Gorath included) were not killed by Lady Death's attack, even though it killed an alternate version of Mar-Vell who was of the Cancerverse, a universe where the concept of Death was destroyed and as such all life is immortal. Was unaffected by being in his own realm, which was killing Kaluu just from him being there, and he implied it was also threatening his very spirit)
*Fire Manipulation (Even Shuma-Gorath's physical projections can shrug off fireballs like raindrops, and he also shrugged off a fire explosion from the Human Torch)
*Magic, Mind Manipulation, Paralysis Inducement, and Sleep Manipulation (Shuma-Gorath, even in his physical form, easily shrugged off spells from Kulan Gath and Vammatar that were meant to render him inert, asleep, and under their control, only pretending to be affected by them until the proper moment)
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Attack Potency: Low Outerverse level (Nightmare serves as one of his minions and is terribly afraid of him. Marvel Premiere Vol 1 5 the Vishanti in a distant past. Doctor Strange doubts his ability to him and states he has never felt Marvel Premiere Vol 1 10 before, despite having already fought the likes of Dormammu, whose inferiority to Shuma-Gorath is also by Strange himself. Resides in a place where Mephisto and Satannish would be like . Not even Agamotto could Strange Tales Vol 2 15 him. Doctor Strange was forced to merge with Arioch in order to fight , and their battle was about to collapse Fantastic Four Vol 1 314. Even in the modern comics, is still shown to be Doctor Strange Vol 1 389 on the Doctor Strange Vol 4 16 as the likes of Dormammu, Mephisto and Nightmare)
Speed: Immeasurable (Superior to Nightmare and Dormammu)
Lifting Strength: Immeasurable ( than Dormammu and Nightmare)
Striking Strength: Low Outerverse level
Durability: Low Outerverse level 
Stamina: Likely Infinite (His fellow Old Ones can battle Abstracts without any sign of tiring) 
Range: Tens of Meters physically and with several abilities by virtue of sheer size, Low Outerversal (Superior to the likes of Dormammu. Could exert some of his powers from a dimenions located from Earth)
Standard Equipment: None notable
Intelligence: At least Gifted (Has uncountable eons of life experience, profound expertise of the mystical arts and can employ his many powers for a variety of purposes. Claims to rule hundreds of dimensions. Pulled the strings of a series of convoluted events, manipulating Dr. Strange to undergo many trials and follow several clues just to eventually fall into a trap. Has knowledge of human moral philosophy and ) 
Weaknesses: As of more recent comics, often rash in his decisions and actions, which has led him to be defeated many times 
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===Mind Powers ===
Unable to escape from the dimension where he was banished, Shuma-Gorath's to Earth was the Sorcerer Supreme, a role at the time covered by the Ancient One, thus he entered the sorcerer's mind and started feeding off his magical power. Every enchantment cast would have increased Shuma-Gorath's control over the Ancient One's body, until he would have been completely taken over and replaced. Realizing the impending threat, the Ancient One sought death by starvation and refused to exert any more power, but the need to help his pupil Dr. Strange had the better of him.
To push him even further, Shuma-Gorath drove both their consciousnesses ,Marvel Premiere Vol 1 9 projecting them as a stream of , in order to let them both Strange was going through. By extracting the Ancient One's thougts and memories, Shuma-Gorath for Strange to fight and deal with, and then spoke to him through a opened within the stream. Such bubbles were intangible, but could make Strange to feel a with a mere touch.
Strange eventually managed to find where the Ancient One was imprisoned, and the latter couldn't once again refrain from helping his student. Because of this last struggle, Shuma-Gorath's control was complete. Manifesting first as a stemming from the Ancient One's brow, the eldritch being finally showed himself as a of his victim.
Strange moved the battle within the Ancient One's brain, trying to find a way to free his master, but there Shuma-Gorath was abolute. that mental world, he hurled Strange across a series of trials until he decided to show his true form and confront the magician in a final battle.
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