Robert Minoru (Earth-616)

Robert Minoru
Name	Robert Minoru
Aliases	The Magicians (with his spouse)
Affiliation and Relationships
Group Affiliation	The Pride
Relatives	Ancestors: Tokiko Minoru (ancestor, deceased) Minoru (ancestor, deceased) Witchbreaker (grandmother, deceased) Parents: Judy Minoru (mother, deceased) Spouses: Tina Minoru (wife, deceased) Children: Nico Minoru (daughter) Other Relatives: Rei (niece)
Marital Status	Married
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Irises: Brown
Hair	Brown
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Human
Living Status	Deceased
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Death	Marine Vivarium, Pacific Ocean near Los Angeles, California, United States
Cause of Death	Drowned/crushed as punishment by Gibborim
Personal Information
Identity	No Dual
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Sorcerer, crimelord
Base of Operations	Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Brian K. Vaughan, Adrian Alphona
First	Runaways #1 (April, 2003)
First	Runaways #1 (April, 2003)
Death	Runaways #17 (August, 2004)
Death	Runaways #17 (August, 2004)

You have brought shame to your family, and your sins will soon bring this world crashing down around you.

—Robert Minoru[source]

Robert Minoru was a dark wizard, father of Nico Minoru, husband of Tina Minoru, and a founding member of The Pride.

History

Origins

Robert Minoru and his wife Tina were dark wizards for a long lineage of warlocks.

The Pride

One the day of their wedding, the couple was summoned by the Gibborim to be the "The Magicians" in the Pride with promises of power, wealth, and eternal life.

Robert and Tina being summoned by the Gibborim

Robert and Tina battling Doctor Strange

As members of the Pride, the Minorus used their dark arts to assist in ruling the Los Angeles underworld, sacrificing to the Gibborim, protecting their turf, and disposing of threats to their power for a quarter of a century. The Minorus also had several connections within the black magic community.

At some point, the Minorus obtained the Black Mirror from Marie Laveau. Curious about their ancestry, they used the Black Mirror to explore the heritage of clan Minoru. Terrified by what they found, the used blood magic to seal the mirror.

Tina and Robert died in the Marine Vivarium with the other members of the Pride during the failed Rite of Thunder. Their last act was to distract the Gibborim allowing Nico and the others escaped.

Robert and Tina honing their magic

Attributes

Powers

• Magic: Robert was a dark wizard capable of manipulating magical forces and mystic instruments such as Spine of Agamotto and the Black Mirror.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Spine of Agamotto
• Black Mirror
• Eye-Spy Cauldron
• Chameleon Glamour Charm
• Abstract
• Minorus' Runestone

Transportation

• Leapfrog

Trivia

• Brian K. Vaughan originally stated he was going to give Nico her father's book instead of her mother's staff. He later changed the idea.
• Robert and his family are of Japanese descent.
• Tina and Robert raised Nico in the Christian faith and they attended church every Sunday.

See Also

• 16 appearance(s) of Robert Minoru (Earth-616)
• 17 minor appearance(s) of Robert Minoru (Earth-616)
• 53 mention(s) of Robert Minoru (Earth-616)
• 37 image(s) of Robert Minoru (Earth-616)
• 1 quotation(s) by or about Robert Minoru (Earth-616)
• 5 item(s) used/owned by Robert Minoru (Earth-616)