Llan is an ancient mystical being dedicated to helping humanity destroy itself, and turn Earth into one of the Twisted Realms, swarmed by the "shadows that lurk beyond". He appears on the earthly plane every ten thousand years and it is the duty of the Talisman to battle him.[2] He is described as neither god nor demon, but something far worse.[1]
History
Pre-Cataclysmic Age and Great Cataclysm[]
Circa 18,000 BC, Llan had gathered worshipers, breaching the rules of engagement between him and the mystic champions of the forces of good.[3]
Llan played an undescribed role in the Great Cataclysm, perhaps in conjunction with the Dweller in Darkness, the Darkholders, the Deviants, or others of the major threats of that era.[1] He was finally beaten by Talisman (Nahita)'s predecessor for having breached the rules.[2]
8,000 BC[]
Llan returned circa 8,000 BC, and was again defeated, by Nahita, and trapped by a binding spell.[2][1]
Modern Age[]
When he re-appeared most recently, he took the form of a super-villain and was forced to face Alpha Flight as well as Talisman. To facilitate his plans, he tricked Talisman into attacking him first. He then trapped Alpha Flight in a maze of dimensions.
Llan had used his powers to manipulate the government of Canada to be extremely negative towards Alpha Flight and to form Gamma Flight. He also used his powers to create various other problems for the heroes, making it harder for them to organize against him.
Llan was finally beaten after Talisman opened the Gateway of Day to counter his opening the Gateway of Night. Alpha Flight, Gamma Flight II and the Canadian military battled the demons that Llan had battled while Talisman faced Llan and Northstar, Aurora, and Doctor Stephen Strange helped Talisman open the door from the other side.[4]
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Attributes
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Powers
- Magic: Llan is an extremely powerful mage with almost unlimited magical power and knowledge.[5]
- Shapeshifting: Llan can use his magic to alter his shape.[5] In the past he has used this ability to transform in an enormous dragon.[2]
- Size Alteration: Llan can grow to gigantic size with a proportional increase in strength.[5][6]
- Intangibility: Llan can become intangible[5] and cause enemy attacks to pass harmlessly through him.[6]
- Telekinesis: Llan possesses great telekinetic abilities that allows him to control inanimate objects[5] and could hulr Diamond Lil across the sky and make Box explode with a word.[6]
- Geokinesis: Llan could reshape the earth to create giant hands to hold down Talisman.[7]
- Dimensional Travel: Llan can teleport himself and others through dimensions.[5][6]
- Energy Projection: Llan can project devastating mystic blasts[5] capable of easily hurting the likes of Box and Shaman.[6]
- Illusions: Llan can cast illusions.[5]
- Telepathy: Llan can read minds.[5]
- Molecular Reconstruction: Llan could restore a broken wall with a wave of his hand.[6]
- Cosmic Awareness: Llan can perceive events happening in other dimensions.[6]
- Teleportation: Llan has the ability to teleport.[6]
- Flight: Llan levitate and fly without external assistance.[6]
- Superhuman Strength: Llan possesses incredible levels of superhuman strength and could break both of Sasquatch's arms and knock him out with a blow.[6]
- Nigh-Invulnerability: Llan is incredibly resistant to all forms of damage. He could parry with the palm of his hand one of Sasquatch's blows without harm and was completely unhurt by Talisman's mystic blasts.[6] It took the combined assault of Alpha Flight and Gamma Flight to hurt him.[8]
Weaknesses
Notes
- Llan supposedly had a behind-the-scenes role in instigating Alpha Flight's struggles before his actual introduction. His stories claimed that he orchestrated the return of the Great Beasts, the awakening of Pestilence and the manifestation of the Dreamqueen. He has also subtly manipulated a number of mortal villains into attacking Canadian cities, including Asp, Nekra, Owl, and Scorpion.[9]
- Llan lost his only actual battle against Nahita because of talking way too much. He gave a rather long-winded speech about his long-term plans concerning humanity, while she was silently casting a binding spell around him. He failed to realize what was going on until it was too late to react.[2]
- Llan has claimed credit for much of humanity's technological progress and the pollution which that produced. He supposedly seeded humanity's thoughts with the impulse to use fossil fuels, creating smoke-producing machines and life-consuming fires. He was counting on humanity's desire for prosperity.[2]
- One of his plans about humanity involved the birth of "deformed nightmares" to human parents.[2] He might have been talking about actual deformities and birth defects, or about children with mutations.
- Llan was able to possess the human body of Dexter Rayne, but only after manipulating Dexter into performing a blood ritual which involved drinking the blood of his own wife.[10] The implication is that Llan is unable to possess the bodies of humans without a ritual of some sort.
- As Llan permanently left Earth, he placed a curse on the various Canadian heroes who opposed him. In his own parting words: "most of you will die horrible deaths."[8]
See Also
- 11 appearance(s) of Llan (Earth-616)
- 4 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Llan (Earth-616)
- 4 minor appearance(s) of Llan (Earth-616)
- 1 mention(s) of Llan (Earth-616)
- 4 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Llan (Earth-616)
- 8 image(s) of Llan (Earth-616)
- 1 victim(s) killed by Llan (Earth-616)
Links and References
- Llan on Marvel.com
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Mystic Arcana: The Book of Marvel Magic #1 ; Llan's profile
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Alpha Flight #83
- ↑ Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #12 ; Llan's profile
- ↑ Alpha Flight #85–86
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #6
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 Alpha Flight #72
- ↑ Alpha Flight #85
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Alpha Flight #86
- ↑ Alpha Flight #79
- ↑ Alpha Flight #71
- ↑ Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z Vol 1 6