The Dark Gods are fictional character

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s appearing in comic books published by
Marvel Comics

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. The characters first appear as a group in Thor

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 #4 (Oct. 1998) and were created by Dan Jurgens

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 and John Romita Jr.

Publication history

The first of the Dark Gods, Perrikus

Perrikus

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 debuted in Thor

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vol. 2, #1 (July 1998), and the majority of the group featured in Thor #4 - 5 (Oct. - Nov. 1998) until an extended storyline in Thor #7 - 12 (Jan. - June 1999). The characters returned to Marvel continuity in Thor #42 - 43 (Dec. 2001 - Jan. 2002) and #53 (Oct. 2002).

Character biography

The first Dark God, Perrikus, appears when accidentally freed from a prison in Asgard by the Thunder God Thor

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. Not knowing what has occurred, Thor departs and Perrikus brings his brethren to Asgard. The core group are Perrikus (god of "Power Unlimited and Energy Infinite"); Majeston Zelia (the leader and Perrikus' mother); Adva (god of Portals and Knowledge); D'Chel (god of Illusion); Tokkots (god of Rhyme) and Slototh (god of Filth). With an army they invade and overrun Asgard, capturing Odin, Thor's father and the ruler of the Norse

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 gods.

Revealed to be the evil opposites of the Norse

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 gods, the Dark Gods first invaded Asgard over a millennium ago after an Asgardian scout called Lonkarr found and investigated the city of the Dark Gods. While there, Lonkarr was attacked by Tserron - the wife of Perrikus - whom he killed in combat. Perrikus then led the Dark Gods after Lonkarr to Asgard where the two factions entered into a full-scale war. Although thwarted, the Dark Gods now seek revenge. The now-adult Thor battles Perrikus and during combat slices the Thunder God's hammer Mjolnir in half with his own weapon. Despite this setback, Thor regroups, and with the aid of fellow immortal Hercules

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 and the Asgardian Destroyer

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 defeats Perrikus and the Dark Gods.

Desak

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 the God Slayer eventually finds and slaughters the surviving Dark Gods, and only Perrikus and Adva (god of Portals and Knowledge) escape. The pair eventually battle Thor at the direction of Zarrko

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 the Tomorrow Man, although both concede defeat when Thor severs Perrikus's right arm with the Bloodaxe

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. Perrikus and Adva retreat and have yet to reappear.