Shuma-Gorath
E221794
Shuma-Gorath is an ancient, godlike, tentacled demon from Marvel Comics known for its immense mystical power and frequent clashes with Doctor Strange.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shuma-Gorath canonical | 3 |
| Hoggoth | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1963974 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Shuma-Gorath Context triple: [Doctor Stephen Strange, enemy, Shuma-Gorath]
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A.
Dormammu
Dormammu is a powerful extra-dimensional warlord and ruler of the Dark Dimension in the Marvel universe, known as one of Doctor Strange’s most formidable mystical adversaries.
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B.
Algazel
Algazel is the Latinized name of Al-Ghazali, the influential 11th-century Persian theologian, jurist, philosopher, and Sufi whose works profoundly shaped Islamic thought and medieval European philosophy.
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C.
Tarasque
The Tarasque is a legendary dragon-like monster from Provençal folklore, famously tamed by Saint Martha and associated with the town of Tarascon in southern France.
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D.
Zahhak
Zahhak is a legendary tyrant king in Persian mythology, most famously depicted in Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh as a demonic ruler with serpents growing from his shoulders.
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E.
Dagon
Dagon is an ancient Semitic deity, often associated with grain, fertility, and sometimes the sea, worshipped across regions including Phoenicia and Mesopotamia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Shuma-Gorath Target entity description: Shuma-Gorath is an ancient, godlike, tentacled demon from Marvel Comics known for its immense mystical power and frequent clashes with Doctor Strange.
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A.
Dormammu
Dormammu is a powerful extra-dimensional warlord and ruler of the Dark Dimension in the Marvel universe, known as one of Doctor Strange’s most formidable mystical adversaries.
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B.
Algazel
Algazel is the Latinized name of Al-Ghazali, the influential 11th-century Persian theologian, jurist, philosopher, and Sufi whose works profoundly shaped Islamic thought and medieval European philosophy.
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C.
Tarasque
The Tarasque is a legendary dragon-like monster from Provençal folklore, famously tamed by Saint Martha and associated with the town of Tarascon in southern France.
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D.
Zahhak
Zahhak is a legendary tyrant king in Persian mythology, most famously depicted in Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh as a demonic ruler with serpents growing from his shoulders.
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E.
Dagon
Dagon is an ancient Semitic deity, often associated with grain, fertility, and sometimes the sea, worshipped across regions including Phoenicia and Mesopotamia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Elder God
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Marvel Comics character ⓘ fictional demon ⓘ supervillain ⓘ |
| alignment | evil ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Doctor Strange
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surface form:
Doctor Strange comics
The Defenders comics ⓘ various Marvel multiverse stories ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Doctor Strange ⓘ |
| creator |
Frank Brunner
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Steve Englehart ⓘ |
| domain | extra-dimensional realms ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Doctor Strange
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Ancient One ⓘ
surface form:
The Ancient One
The Avengers ⓘ Defenders ⓘ
surface form:
The Defenders
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| firstAppearance | Marvel Premiere #10 ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Cthulhu Mythos
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surface form:
H. P. Lovecraft mythos
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| memberOf | The Many-Angled Ones (various depictions) ⓘ |
| notableAbility |
dimensional travel
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energy projection ⓘ immense mystical power ⓘ mind control ⓘ near-immortality ⓘ reality manipulation ⓘ regeneration ⓘ shape-shifting ⓘ summoning minions ⓘ teleportation ⓘ |
| notableStoryline |
attempts to invade Earth through the mind of the Ancient One
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conflict with the Ancient One leading to the Ancient One’s death ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Doctor Strange ⓘ |
| origin | ancient being predating Earth’s human civilizations ⓘ |
| physicalCharacteristic |
single central eye
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tentacled body ⓘ |
| powerLevel | cosmic ⓘ |
| publisher | Marvel Comics ⓘ |
| realm | Chaos Dimension ⓘ |
| species | extra-dimensional entity ⓘ |
| threatLevel | multiversal threat ⓘ |
| title |
Great Old One
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Lord of Chaos ⓘ |
| typeOfMagic | chaos magic ⓘ |
| universe | Marvel Universe ⓘ |
| videoGameAppearance |
Marvel Super Heroes (1995)
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Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes ⓘ Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds ⓘ Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes ⓘ Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds ⓘ
surface form:
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
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Subject: Shuma-Gorath Description of subject: Shuma-Gorath is an ancient, godlike, tentacled demon from Marvel Comics known for its immense mystical power and frequent clashes with Doctor Strange.
Referenced by (4)
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