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Vishanti (Earth-616)

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The Vishanti are a trio of supernatural, god-like entities who act as patrons for the Sorcerer Supreme and defenders of the Earth realm. In ancient times, the Vishanti fought the wickedness of Shuma-Gorath.[2] According to Hoggoth and Oshtur, the first law of the Vishanti was "With great power there must also come great responsibility."[5]

History

Origins[]

Oshtur was one of the Elder Gods of Earth, the first lifeforms created when the planet's sentient bio-sphere, the Demiurge, breathed life into the world. Oshtur left Earth for the stars to explore, and as a result she was not present when Set and Chthon led the corruption of the Elder Gods into Demons, or when the remaining pure Goddess Gaea mated with the Demiurge to produce Demogorge, the God-Eater, who slew most of the Elder Demons and drove Set and Chthon into exile.[6][7]

During her travels, Oshtur met Hoggoth, last survivor of an ancient alien pantheon. Hoggoth and Oshtur learned a great deal from one another, and when Oshtur was ready to move on, Hoggoth offered to go with her. The two eventually traveled back to Earth, where Oshtur was disheartened to learn about the genocide of her brothers and sisters. She made contact with Gaea, Set, and Chthon, and they conceived a pact to avoid direct interference with each other's affairs. Oshtur came to care for the developing mankind of Earth, however, and felt trapped by her own promise not to interfere when Set's Serpent-Men and Chthon's N'Garai demons tormented the young race.[7]

One day, Oshtur observed three children at play, and their joy caused her to shed a single tear. A child of her own emerged from that tear, and Oshtur named him Agamotto. Agamotto loved to learn, and the two were quite happy together. Oshtur sent Agamotto on a great quest to find her, and in doing so he mastered the Three Forms of Magic, forging the three Eyes of Agamotto as he did so. Agamotto grew into a great teacher and sorcerer, who loved humanity as much as his mother. Through him, Oshtur could protect humanity from her Elder God brothers, for Agamotto (like the N'Garai or Serpent-Men) was not bound by their oath of non-interference. Furthermore, Oshtur and Agamotto joined with Hoggoth to become a mystical trinity known as the Vishanti, and Agamotto encouraged the study of magic in humanity through his writings in the Book of the Vishanti.[7][8]

In this way, Agamotto became the first Sorcerer Supreme of the Earthly dimension. Agamotto was somewhat emotional and mercurial, however -- whenever humanity failed or disappointed him, or succumbed to the temptations provided by Chthon or Set, Agamotto would retreat from humanity in disgust, only to forgive them decades or centuries later. Agamotto occasionally tried to chose a successor, but these mages either died or became corrupt, further anguishing Agamotto. Thousands of years ago, the human known only as Genghis sought out the Vishanti and asked them for knowledge and mystical power. In return, Aged Genghis would gather the most powerful mages and sorcerers on Earth every century to test them. The strongest would become Earth's Sorcerer Supreme. The Sorcerer Supreme would protect Earth's dimension for the Vishanti and fight their enemies and in return could call upon the powers of the Vishanti. Agamotto and the Vishanti accepted this proposal, for Genghis was wise in humanity in ways Agamotto could never be, and so the role of Earth's defender and agent of the Vishanti officially became known as the Sorcerer Supreme.[8]

War of the Seven Spheres[]

In the Modern Age, the Vishanti and other magical beings became embroiled in the War of the Seven Spheres with their counterparts, the Trinity of Ashes. The Vishanti assumed that Doctor Strange, Earth's Sorcerer Supreme would fight at alongside them, but when they mentioned that the war was expected to continue for several millennia, Strange declined, unwilling to leave Earth undefended for so long.[9] Strange renounced the Vishanti's power, and was expelled from Earth by the ancient sorceress Salome who offered her services to the Vishanti in exchange for power. The Vishanti found Salome's lack of ethics distasteful, yet accepted her offer due to the needs of the war. Warmed Agamotto about the deal with Salome, Strange found new power in the mystical energy of Earth itself.[10]

After Salome was defeated, the Vishanti approached Strange again, and this time he accepted to repay the support Vishanti offered him over the years. Strange's one condition was to be returned to the present moment after the war's conclusion, ensuring that Earth remained protected.[10] During the War, Doctor Druid acted as the avatar of Slorioth who would take hold of Earth. The Vishanti were notified of Slorioth's activities by Gaea's servant, and aware that direct confrontation would annihilate Earth and its dimensional plane, the Vishanti summoned the Living Tribunal to decide on the matter. It resulted with Slorioth removed from Earth.

The War lasted for 5000 years across dimensions, and the Vishanti, apparently victorious, returned Strange to Earth as per their world. Shortly after the War concluded, one of the principal artifacts involved in it - the Sphere of Sara-Kath - lighted upon Earth once more, but was dabbled with by Technomages who were ignorant of its power. They accidentally released an entity called Buel, a 'Gremlin-Lord' who was imprisoned in another dimension. Doctor Strange succeeded in destroying Buel and the Sphere with the help from Spider-Man.[11]

Recent activities[]

The Vishanti appeared to the entities Kubik and Kosmos on their tour of the planes of existence, alongside various other deities, abstract concepts and cosmic entities.[3]

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