Mordru

Mordru (also known as Mordru the Merciless) is a fictional character, a supervillain in the DC Comics' main shared universe. He first appeared in Adventure Comics #369 (June 1968).

Mordru is the most prominent Lord of Chaos and is fated to survive even after the end of the universe, although he is usually shown as a powerful wizard. While he is sometimes depicted as a present-day adversary of the Justice Society of America and the Lord of Order known as Amethyst, Mordru's primary foes are the Legion of Super-Heroes in the future world of the 30th and 31st centuries. He is arguably the team's most powerful enemy.

Fictional character biography

Gemworld

Mordru begins his existence as Wrynn, one of the twin sons of Lord Topaz and Lady Turquoise. Wrynn becomes entranced by the study of Black magic. When performing a summoning ritual, Wrynn accidentally resurrects a gemstone golem called Flaw, a servant of the Child and one of the Lords of Chaos. Flaw had chosen Wrynn to be the instrument of the Lords of Chaos who wanted to retake Gemworld. They renamed Wrynn, "Mordru" and gave him tremendous magical power. Wrynn kills his twin brother, Donal during a battle with Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld. He is banished from the Twelve Kingdoms of Gemworld. Amethyst is not satisfied with this punishment and locks Mordru inside Gemworld by merging him with the planet itself. During his years inside Gemworld, Mordru develops taphephobia (the fear of being buried alive). This thereafter is Mordru's "Achilles' heel".