Mazar-Xul (Universe-1)

## Mastro

### Relatives

Mazar-Xal *(father, deceased)*, Mazar-Xalana *(mother, deceased)*, Mazar-Xilas *(uncle)*

### Base of Operations

Mastro City, Meta Alliance HQ, Alliance Island, Mazaro, Kingdom of Mazar

## Status

### Occupation

Superhero, Paleontologist, Professor of Paleontology, Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences *(formerly)*, Planetary Scientist *(formerly)*, Professor of Astronomy *(formerly)*, Astronomer *(formerly)*, Professor of Archaeology *(formerly)*, Archaeologist *(formerly)*, Explorer *(formerly)*

## Origin

### Creator

Hampus Javermark

> ***''**You conquer worlds and enslave species. You make your servants worship you as their monarch. Your wicked delusions weighs heavy, because a king, you are not. What you really are, is my father's greatest failure.**''***
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> — **Mastro** speaking to **Radakir**
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Mastro *(pronounced Mas-tro)*is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by Interminable Comics. The character was created by writer Hampus Javermark, and first appeared in *Kingdom of Mazar #1* in 2023. He is the king of Mazar, a superhero on Earth and a founding member of the Meta Alliance.

## History

### Origin

#### Upbringing

Mastro, born Mazar-Xul, and known as his alter-ego, Mardon Xander, on Earth, is a humanoid alien from the planet Mazar. He was born 150 million years ago into the royal family of the planet, in the capital sector of Mazaro. Xul was raised by his father, King Mazar-Xal, and his wife, Queen Mazar-Xalana.

When Xul was born, there was a worldwide celebration because it was the first time in millions of years that a new member of the royal family had been born. During the celebration, King Xal declared that his brother, Mazar-Xilas, was no longer first in line to succeed Xal. Because Xilas had been deposed as Mazar's future king, he harbored a grudge against his nephew, Xul.

Xul was raised in the royal family's residence, Lightcore Palace, alongside his mother and father. His father had ruled Mazar for millions of years, and he had done so with wisdom and civility. With all of his responsibilities as king, he found it difficult to spend much time with his son. But when he did, he relished every moment and told him stories about their planet and his intergalactic expeditions. Queen Xalana spent the majority of her reign caring for Xul and teaching him that caring for others is just as important as caring for oneself.

In his early adolescence, he began training with his uncle, who was a member of the Mazarian Defense Force. Xilas was strict and cold, but he taught Xul how to fight and control his Mazarian abilities, despite his disdain for his nephew being next in line for the throne. One time, Xul was playing with nesquids in the Lightcore Palace's outer garden when Xilas interrupted him because Xul hadn't showed up for a scheduled training session. After having apologized for forgetting, he arrived at the training grounds a few seconds later, but his uncle was nowhere to be found. This lasted until he surprised Xul with a punch, causing him to fall backwards and crash to the ground. Confused, Xul wondered why he would do such a thing without warning. Xilas wanted to show Xul that his opponents would not wait for him to be ready to fight. Xul's father arrived to prevent Xilas from going too far with his training methods. Xilas wanted his nephew to understand that his adversaries would not hesitate to fight dirty in order to gain an advantage. King Xal, who had entrusted Xul's training to his brother, was displeased and ordered him to leave.

#### Space Expedition

As Xul grew older, his father wanted Xul to come along on one of his intergalactic space expeditions, where he would travel to outer space to study other planets. This was something that his father had done with his own father when he was younger, the tradition continued with Xul. His father had been to Earth during the triassic era and wanted to return to see it's development, this time with his son.

When they finally reached Earth, they had entered the middle of the jurassic period. Xul's father was incredibly facinated by this planet in particular as it was so far behind in evolution and was filled with interesting new creatures he'd never seen before. A whole new group of dinosours had come to life since Xul's father last visit, this was something he had expected since he had studied them for quite awhile.

Before leaving the planet, his father told Xul to go grab a keep sake that he could take home with him. After Xul left to find something, his father discretly took a DNA sample of a dinosaur that he kept secret.

During their space expedition, Xilas discovered a hidden laboratory beneath Mazar where his brother had been experimenting on alien creatures, which turned out to be various types of dinosaurs. We later learn that on each of his space expeditions, he has been collecting DNA samples in order to create an entirely new species. When Xal discovers Xilas in the lab, a heated argument ensues, followed by a battle between the two that spills to the outside. After a while, Xul arrives with guards to assist his father in apprehending Xilas. He was then transported to a cell where he spent the next few millions of years.

#### A Father's Secret

After a few million years, Xul was allowed to visit his uncle as he had become an adult. He tried to get answers from Xilas about why he tried to kill his father, but he remained silent. Just as Xul was about to leave, Xilas started to explain that his father is experimenting on alien life forms in a secret laboratory beneath the planet. Xilas spun the truth so that it would look like Xul's father was creating monsters that would replace their own race, which wasn't true. Xul didn't believe him, but was then asked by Xilas to bring it up with his father to see his reaction.

Xul entered the Lightcore Palace and overheard his father and mother discussing the execution of Xilas in a boardroom meeting with Mazarian Council members. This  which shocked Xul, who left to see his uncle once more. With the mission to break him out, he phased into Xilas' cell room without anyone noticing. He informed his uncle that if they didn't leave, he would be executed, prompting them to phase out of the cell room together. Xilas then told his nephew that he needed to get to the laboratory so that he could prove to him that what he's been saying was true. Despite his hesitations, he agreed as long as he kept an eye on him.

When an alarm went off, Xal could hear it from the Lightcore Palace and went there as fast as he could, but Xilas had already left his cell. A guard displayed a hologram of Xul breaking Xilas out of the cell room. Meanwhile, Xilas and Xul had arrived at the laboratory, where Xul couldn't believe his uncle's claim was true. When scientist discoverd both of them, Xilas killed them in front of Xul, who gets shocked by his uncle's actions. He tried to stop him, but he wasn't strong enough as Xilas overpowered him and imprisoned him in one of the experiment chambers, where he couldn't escape. Xilas left him and flew away with a DNA sample from the lab, which contained evidence that Xal had been experimenting on alien life forms.

Xal eventually finds and releases his son from the experiment chamber. Xal wondered why Xul would break Xilas out of his cell, and that's when Xul revealed that he overheard him and the council discussing executing him. Xul then got angry and lashed out on his father for keeping the laboratory experiments a secret and leaves.

Above the city hovered Xilas, who used the evidence he discovered in the laboratory to expose his brother in front of the people of Mazar. After hearing that their king had secretly experimented on alien life forms with the goal of replacing the Mazarian race with a new species, the people began to believe Xilas. Xal then attacked Xilas in front of the Mazarian people, oblivious to the consequences since he was blinded by rage from his brother's lies. This fueled the people's belief of Xal not being the king they once thought which led to Xilas' plan going exactly as he had planned, making his brother the enemy of the people and him the hero.

   ''*66 million years ago, I found myself stranded in what is now known as Yucatán, Mexico. That day is as clear to me as the light that courses through my veins. My father had been fascinated by this planet since he was a young prince, and he had made numerous expeditions to Earth during his lifetime, and when I was old enough, he allowed me to accompany him on one of them. Since I too became fascinated with the beauty of this planet, I began organizing my own expeditions as I grew older. It was nothing like I was used to on Mazar. But then one day, from where I was standing, I saw an asteroid outside Earth's atmosphere. I flew up. But by the time I had made my way up there and put my hands on the asteroid, it had already entered the atmosphere. Mere seconds was all it took before it buried itself in the earth along with me. The next thing I remember is awakening, hundreds of feet underground, surrounded by rocks and encased in dirt. As there had been no light in sight for a long time, my powers had almost been completely drained from my body. I spent weeks trying to gather the very last stored light inside my veins to try and punch my way out, over and over again. I caused numerous earthquakes up above without realizing. Thousands died that day because of me. And when I finally escaped, the weeks I thought I spent down there, was in reality much, much longer.*''

## Powers & Abilities

### Powers

* **Mazarian Physiology**: Mastro's physiology is typical of his species, which all share a humanoid body structure enhanced with a wide variety of superhuman abilities. Because of his unique alien physiology, he can defy the laws of nature and physics, survive without food or oxygen, and age much slower rate than other alien races. The earliest known ancestors of the Mazarian race date back to shortly after the Big Bang, making them one of the oldest races known in the universe. Like all Mazarians, Mastro draws his strength from the radiation of any form of light, but white light in particular seems to have a profound effect on them. After millions of years under a white sun, the cells of Mazarians have evolved to respond to light radiation with improved cellular functions. These advancements have resulted in healthier and longer cell lives, allowing a single cell to last millions of years without needing to be replaced. They've also grown stronger and denser, making it nearly impossible to penetrate their skin. Their cells have also developed resistance to diseases, deadly viruses, and other potentially fatal medical conditions. The Mazarian physiology has allowed Mastro to develop a wide range of abilities, including the ones listed below:
	+ **Light Absorption**: Mazarians rely on light more than any other factor for survival. It plays a crucial role in their anatomy and enhances their supernatural-born abilities by absorbing excess electromagnetic radiation from any source of light. The veins of a Mazarian are white in color because their bodies store light within them to fuel their powers; this light can last for years if it is not forcibly drained from the body. However, their thick and dense skin prevents the light from being seen from the outside. When they are completely surrounded by darkness, where no light can reach them, the light within their veins begins to fade, and with it, their abilities. Even in complete darkness, however, Mastro can draw on the light energy stored in his veins to keep himself going, though he will continue to weaken until he is once again exposed to light.
	+ **Bio-Electric Aura**: As a Mazarian, Mastro has a bio-electric aura, which acts as an invisible field of concentrated bio-electricity surrounding his body. The bio-electric aura acts as a second skin, protecting him from external threats that would otherwise harm him. When focused, this bio-electric aura can extend to areas outside of his skin, such as things that come into contact with him, which is how his suit doesn't get damaged in battle, how he can lift a mountain without it collapsing on him, or how he can fly at superspeed while carrying a civilian to safety without injuring the person due to the speed at which they would be traveling.
	+ **White Beam Emission**: He can alter energy from light to create beam emissions made of white light energy from his hands.
		- **Vision Beam**: Mastro can, as a conscious act, fire white beams of intense heat at a target by looking at it. He can vary the heat and area affected. Mastro's vision beam is said to be capable of reaching the temperature of Mazar's sun, which is twice the size of Earth's sun. That means his vision beam could theoretically heat up to twice the temperature of Earth's sun at 27 million degrees Fahrenheit (15 million degrees Celsius).
		- **Energy Absorption**: Mastro can charge his beam emissions by absorbing any type of energy that reflects light which in turn amplifies his various abilities.
	+ **Phasing**: Mastro can control the quantum particles that make up his body, giving him the ability to manipulate quantum tunneling. This grants him the ability to pass through solid matter (walls, objects, beings, etc.). When in the phasing state, he and anything he touches becomes transparent and see-through, allowing light to travel through his body to the other side. Since particles can exist on both sides of a physical barrier, Mastro can destroy objects even as he passes through them. They also have a chance of existing within that barrier.  Because of the way his anatomy is structured, he and the object are put into a superposition of existing and not existing in that space. When Mastro destroys an object, his body causes the superposition to collapse, allowing them to overlap.
		- **Intangibility**: While phasing, Mastro becomes untouchable.
	+ **Flight**: Mastro can manipulate graviton particles to defy the forces of gravity and achieve flight. This ranges from hovering to moving in any posture, in any direction.
	+ **Superhuman Strength**: Mazarians are naturally physically strong beings, and when in contact with light they grow even stronger. Mastro has been shown to be able to fight and/or even defeat beings on his level of strength or even stronger than him. He has lifted tall buildings with little to no effort, thrown cars like they were baseballs, and cracked mountains with a single punch. During an encounter with the Ar'nam brothers in Egypt, Mastro threw Additioner out of Earth's atmosphere while standing on the ground. He has had many battles that have left entire cities in ruins, both on Earth and on other planets. When the Preylings invaded Venus and took over the entire planet, Mastro was resolved to defend Venus by punching the ground so hard that earthquakes erupted everywhere across the planet, wiping out the Preylings and leaving Venus in ruins so that the native Venusians could rebuild and start over, free from slavery.
		- **Superhuman Leaping**: Mastro can use his strong leg muscles to leap far distances in a single bound.
		- **Shockwave Clap**: Mastro is strong enough to create powerful sonic booms with just the clap of his hands. These sonic claps are powerful enough to be heard across cities and destroy buildings.
	+ **Superhuman Speed**: He can both run and fly at great speeds. When running and flying, the force of gravity disappears in the direction he is headed for. Therefore he can run and/or fly faster because the gravitational weight wouldn't be able to slow him down.
		- **Speed Reading**: Due to Mastro's ability to move at superhuman speed, so does his brain. This allows him to process information at an incredible rate, making him able to read and understand books, texts, ancient writings etc, in seconds.
	+ **Superhuman Endurance**: Mastro has been shown to be able to fight for several days without getting tired.
	+ **Superhuman Durability**: Because of his Mazarian Physiology, Mastro's skin is impenetrable as long as he is in contact with light.
	+ **Superhuman Agility**: Mastro's agility, balance, and bodily coordination are enhanced to superhuman levels. This allows him to easily make sharp turns and easily maneuver while flying and moving at superhuman speed.
	+ **Superhuman Reflexes:** Masto's reflexes are enhanced to superhuman levels and are far superior to those of the finest human athlete as he can dodge or even catch bullets with ease.
	+ **Superhuman Stamina**: Mastro's stamina is enhanced a hundredfold compared to a human athlete, with him being able to run at high speeds for days without breaking a sweat.
	+ **Superhuman Mind**: Mastro's mind is more durable and mentally stronger than normal humans. He is also more resistant to mind control or telepathic abilities, but only to a certain degree.
	+ **Superhuman Senses**: All of Mastro's senses are enhanced to immense superhuman levels, allowing him to perceive the world in far greater detail than the senses the average human possesses.
		- **Superhuman Hearing**: Mastro's hearing is sensitive enough to hear almost any sound at any volume or pitch. With skill and concentration, he can block out ambient sounds to focus on a specific source or frequency.
		- **Superhuman Vision**: Mastro's vision processes the entire electromagnetic spectrum as well as allowing him vast control over selective perception and focus. Eye function in Mazarians is very different from that in humans because they lack pupils, irises, and the sclerae. If someone poked a finger at one of their eyes, it would go straight through and likely burn the finger to a crisp as their eyes aren't made of any kind of solid matter. Because of their unique anatomy, Mazarians have extraordinary vision capabilities, including the ability to see through solid objects, see from great distances, and since their eyes are made of light, they can adapt their vision to the same as any alien race by controlling and modifying the light reflected within their eyes.
			* **Electromagnetic Spectrum Vision**: Mastro can see well into most of the electromagnetic spectrum. He can see and identify radio and television signals as well as all other broadcast or transmitted frequencies. Using this ability, he can avoid detection by radar or satellite monitoring methods. This also allows him to see the aura generated by living things.
				+ **Radio Vision**: Mastro can see radio waves and frequencies, including from radar, cell phones, AM and FM, TV radio, and so on.
				+ **Microwave Vision**: Mastro can see microwaves, electromagnetic waves with a wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves, with uses ranging from communication, radar, heating, etc.
				+ **Infrared Vision**: Mastro is able to perceive the infrared spectrum (i.e. temperature or heat signatures), allowing him to perceive temperature variations in objects and the environment.
				+ **Ultraviolet Vision**: Mastro is able to perceive ultraviolet radiation, allowing him to see colors others can't, see well underwater, in the fog, and in the rain, see fingerprints left on objects, as well as other traces such as saliva and blood.
				+ **X-Ray Vision**: Mastro is able to see x-rays, electromagnetic waves of high energy, and very short wavelengths. Since x-rays are a type of light, and Mastro's powers stem from light, he's able to see through both organic and solid matter.
				+ **Gamma Vision**: Mastro can see or sense gamma rays in anything or anyone. Because gamma radiation flows through everything, he has an amazing outlook on the world. He can feel minute traces of gamma rays in every being and use them to heighten his perception and reflexes.
			* **Microscopic Vision**: Mastro can see the tiniest details in any object, even down to its atoms.
			* **Telescopic Vision**: Mastro can zoom his vision in on things, allowing him to see distant objects on a magnified scale. He is able to see vast distances, even on Earth he can see what's happening outside the atmosphere.
		- **Superhuman Smell**: Mastro's smell is very sensitive and can detect things from far distances and tell if something is poisonous or dangerous by smelling it.
		- **Superhuman Taste**: Mastro has incredibly accurate tastebuds and therefore can taste if something is new/old/poisonous, etc.
		- **Superhuman Touch**: As the light that powers him is made of electromagnetic waves that vibrate, Mastro can feel the vibrations within objects/walls/matter, etc. with the touch of his hand.
	+ **Super-Breath**: Mastro has an incredible lung capacity and his lungs are powerful enough to create hurricane-force winds simply by him exhaling. He can alter the temperature of the air he breathes and it can either be cooled to freeze his enemies or heated to burn them with high enough temperatures to start fires. He can also reverse the process to pull large volumes of air or vapor into his lungs.
	+ **Interstellar Travel**: Mastro is immune to the nature of space and is not inhibited by its lack of gravity. He can travel the reaches of space where no human could survive.
		- **Hyperspace Travel**: Because gravity does not affect him in space, Mastro can fly at light speed if powered by light. However, this is limited to regions with no gravity, thus he wouldn't be able to travel at light speed on Earth. Mastro has been shown to have traveled between galaxies in a matter of hours, such as from his home planet Mazar to Earth. On multiple occasions, Mastro has been shown to have traveled between planets in our solar system in the span of a few minutes.
	+ **Invulnerability**: Due to the interaction of his dense molecular structure and supercharged Mazarian aura, Mastro is nigh-invulnerable to extreme energy forces. In addition, this extends his protection against toxins and diseases.
		- **Regeneration**: When his incredible Invulnerability hasn't been enough to protect him, Mastro's healing factor is able to heal wounds faster than any human, especially when exposed to light. His healing factor is so strong that he has been seen regrowing parts of his own limbs, healing rapidly from nuclear blasts, and surviving the explosion of a planet's core. Along with being a trait of his species, his long life span is partly thanks to his healing factor. Mazarians may have a long life span in nature, but Mastro has been closer to death more times than most people, and he might not have lived as long as he has if it hadn't been for his healing factor.
	+ **Self-Sustenance:** Mastro does not require air, food, or water to survive.
	+ **Longevity**: The Mazarians possess an incredibly extensive inherent lifespan, establishing themselves as one of the most ancient races in the universe, capable of living for hundreds of millions of years. Mastro's origins can be traced back 150 million years, when he embarked on his initial journey to Earth alongside his father, during the latter stages of the Jurassic period. Despite their remarkable longevity, the Mazarians have proven to be mortal beings, as evidenced by their vulnerability to death in conflicts such as wars.

### Abilities

* **Genius Level Intellect**: When compared to humans, Mastro's brain works at incredible speeds, and he has been shown to learn about various subjects in a matter of minutes that would otherwise take years to learn. Due to his brain working so fast, he is able to use his super-speed to read through books/schematics/ancient writings, etc. in seconds and understand them afterward.
	+ **Multilingualism**: Mastro's genius-level intellect allows him to learn any language quickly by researching it at super speed, such as reading about the language/having conversations/observing others speaking in the language, etc.
	+ **Eidetic Memory**: Mastro was able to remember his past in vivid detail despite being buried underground in a coma for over 66 million years.
* **Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)**: While growing up on his planet, Mastro was trained by his uncle, Mazar-Xilas, who served in the Mazarian Defense Force. As a result, he learned not to rely solely on his superpowers at all times, and that various fighting techniques could aid him in combat.
* **Leadership**: Mastro is the king of Mazar and a founding member of the Meta Alliance.
* **Paleontology**: As his human alter-ego, Mardon Xander, he spent a great deal of time thinking about the ancient world and its fossils. Being alive when dinosaurs still roamed the Earth could explain his fascination with the field. He dove headfirst into the study of paleontology, reading every book he could get his hands on, and was able to add much to the field's understanding thanks to his own experience walking alongside dinosaurs during the late Jurassic and full Cretaceous period. Because of his extensive knowledge in the field, he earned a position as a Paleontology professor in the very city that gave him his name, Mastro City. This job became Mardon's alter-ego disguise, a professor at Mastro University.
* **Archaeology**: Mardon's fascination with paleontology led to an increased curiosity in the recovery of material culture, particularly the retrieval of artifacts that had been lost to time. In addition to Earth, he also developed an interested in the archeology of other planets and the study of ancient alien artifacts. This led him to add the study of archeology to his teachings as a professor at Mastro University, where he became widely respected for his knowledge in the field. What set him apart from the other professors in the field was the fact that he introduced his students to the archeology of other planets.
* **Astronomy**: Due to the fact that he is an alien, Mardon had spent millions of years of his youth exploring space and learning about the various celestial objects and phenomena that could be found there. Having prevented planets from exploding, moons from colliding, supernovas from happening, etc., Mardon has been constantly developing new knowledge about the phenomena in space in his role as a superhero. The study of Astronomy was therefore added to his curriculum as a professor as time went on.
* **Planetary Science**: His background in astronomy was easily transferable to planetary science because of their shared focus on space. Since Mardon had traveled to numerous planets over the course of his life, he was well-versed in their respective solar systems. Therefore, as a professor at Mastro University, he expanded his curriculum to include planetary science as well.
* **Space Exploration**: Back when Mardon was in his youth, one of his main interests was the idea of space travel. Following his first trip outside of Mazar's atmosphere, which he made with his father on one of his expeditions to Earth, Mardon set out to discover the cosmos on his own. For millions of years, he had traveled to many planets and met numerous alien civilizations, which gave him a great deal of experience in space exploration. As a superhero in present time, he increasingly finds himself in outer space, expanding his already vast body of knowledge in space exploration.

### Weaknesses

* **Complete Darkness**: Since Mastro's powers are dependent on the presence of light, much like any Mazarian, he is weakened and susceptible to harm if he were to be surrounded by darkness where no light can reach him.
* **Light Energy Draining**: If the light energy stored within Mastro's veins were to be drained from his body, he would become vulnerable just like any human.

## Trivia

* Mastro cannot become infected by infections.
* His powers generates from light.
* Mastro doesn't need to consume any nutrition to stay alive.