Karl Mordo

* Karl Mordo (AA)
* Karl Mordo (USM)

**Baron Karl Amadeus Mordo** is a minor antagonist in *Ultimate Spider-Man* and *Avengers Assemble*.

In *Ultimate Spider-Man*, he is a minor antagonist in *Season 4: Ultimate Spider-Man vs The Sinister 6*. In *Avengers Assemble*, he is the secondary antagonist of *The Eye of Agamotto* arc in *Season 4: Secret Wars*.

He is a Transylvanian magic-based sorcerer who was once a student in the Mystic Arts until he turned evil and became an enemy of Doctor Strange and became a soldier of Hydra. After Doctor Octopus joined Hydra and failed to turn Norman Osborn back into the Green Goblin to recruit for his Sinister Seven, he and Mordo decided to use the Siege Perilous to summon the Ultimate Green Goblin from the Ultimate Universe to their universe. Spider-Man and Doctor Strange tried to send the Ultimate Green Goblin back to his universe but the villain refused to leave until he killed Spider-Man and proved to be uncontrollable when Baron Mordo tried to get him to join Hydra. However, the Ultimate Green Goblin took the Siege Perilous to use to destroy the main universe until Spider-Man returned with the Ultimate Spider-Man to stop him. During the fight, while the heroes and villains tried to get the Siege Perilous from the Ultimate Green Goblin, the former supposedly destroyed Baron Mordo with the Siege Perilous. However, it was then revealed that he survived and that he was only transported to the Quantum Realm and used magic to turn everybody into monster during Halloween and to escape back into the real worldand power himself up. However, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange and Ant-Man managed to use their imaginations to defeat Baron Mordo and send him to another dimension. Later, he managed to escape and he had Hydra raid a warehouse where they stole the Talisman of Kaluu. Captain America and Black Panther tracked him down to Hong Kong where he was working on the spell but escaped. The two heroes along with Black Panther's sister, Shuri, tracked him to an island where Agamotto was imprisoned. After a battle, they defeated Baron Mordo who gets dragged and trapped into another dimension while Agamotto escaped.

## Physical Appearance

In *Ultimate Spider-Man*, he is a white Transylvanian man with black hair and beard and brown eyes. He wears a basil green skin tight suit with black pads at the bottom of the feet with a basil green leotard jumpsuit over it with yellow markings that make up a cheek and eyes. He wears a basil green loincloth with a yellow line going down. He wears a basil green cape with the front part being yellow with a black shoulder paddings that also go down the chest to stomach with spikes that make up ears on the shoulders.

In *Avengers Assmble*, he is black with black hair with two thin shaved streak lines and a black beard and brown eyes. He wears hunter green robes with black lines on it and a black robe belt, John Lewis green gauntlet bindings and cape with John Lewis green shoulder paddings that also go down the chest to stomach with spikes that make up ears on the shoulders, black skin tight pants with black boots with grey paddings at the bottom of the feet.

During his fight with Captain America, Black Panther and Shuri, he used the Talisman of Kaluu to steal Captain America's power to enhance himself into having a muscular build temporarily before his defeat.

## History

### Early Life

He was a former student of the Ancient One, until he betrayed his former master and killed him. He came into conflict with Doctor Strange, around this time.

### Season 4

Baron Mordo appears in the Avengers: Secret Wars episode "The Eye of Agamotto" Pt. 1, voiced by Phil LaMarr. This version is depicted to be a magic ally of Hydra. After some Hydra Agents raid a warehouse filled with magical items and steal the Talisman of Kaluu, Captain America and Black Panther track them to a building in Kaluu where they find Baron Mordo working on it. After a brief fight, Baron Mordo escapes as Captain America and Black Panther track him to an island where light and dark magic meet. With help from Shuri, Captain America and Black Panther defeat Baron Mordo who is dragged into another dimension with the portal being closed by a disguised Agamotto who destroys the Talisman of Kaluu.

## Powers, Skills, and Abilities

### Powers

* **Master Sorcerer:**
* **Superhuman Durability:** Baron Mordo has greater durability than a human.
* **Levitation:** Baron Mordo can levitate, float and fly.
* **Dark Magic**: Mordo can manipulate dark magic.
* **Magic Energy Blasts:**
* **Magical Energy Projection:**
* **Magical Energy Manipulation:**
* **Mystical-Energy Manipulation**: Mordo can manipulate dark mystical energy for many magical effects.
* **Force Field:**
* **Force Energy Projection:**
* **Astro Projection:**
* **Power Absorption:**
* **Thought-Casting:**
* **Teleportation:**
* **Opening Dimensional Gateway:**
* **Illusions:**
* **Hypnotism:**
* **Materialization:**
* **Necromancy:**
* **Mesmerism:**
* **Spell Casting**: Mordo can cast a variety of spells.
* **Reality Warping:**

### Skills and Abilities

* **Expert Occulism/Expert Magical Knowledge:**
* **Master Skilled Martial Artist:**

## Weaknesses

* **Human Factors:**
* **Astro-Limits:**

## Paraphernalia

**Equipment**

* **Sling Ring:**
* **Staff of the Living Tribunal:**
* **Vaulting of Boots Vaitorr:**

**Transportation**

**Weapons**

* **Katana**
* **The Talisman of Kaluu**

## Appearances

### Ultimate Spider-Man

#### Comics

##### **Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man vs The Sinister 6**

* Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man vs The Sinister 6 #3