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Who Is Myrddin, The Big Bad For Marvel In 2023? (Spoilers)

It's Myrddin time! Bleeding Cool has been running all manner of fun Timeless spoilers today and yesterday, for bad little boys and girls to unwrap. But let's end with this one. Previously, Marvel Comics teased the following image for their upcoming Timeless 2022 #1 published on Wednesday.

Mentioning a new arch-rival for Kang called Myrddin. Which is rather close to Myraddin, one of the names that the Wizard of Otherworld from the Captain Britain comics, Merlyn, the same of King Arthur's Court was known. In one version of the character's history, he was originally Myraddin of Ruta, a young priest of the sun on an island next to Avalon, formerly part of Atlantis that survived the Great Cataclysm, changing his name to Merlin. Another version saw Merlyn born on an alternate earth, a student of Sorceror Supreme Necrom who used Phoenix to cross universes, place a tower on every Earth and created the position of Omniversal Guardian. Yet another has Merlin as the son of a demon and the virginal daughter of King Conann of Dryfed in Wales located on the Island of Great Britain, whose mother drank holy water and took holy orders to prevent her son being born evil, but instead was born with visions of the future.

Eventually creating Captain Britain and the Captain Britain Corps, he told Brian Braddock that he was instead from the stars.

Eventually, however, he would reject his own Corps, take over Avalon and turn Britain all Brexity.  So why are we mentioning all this? Why do we think this Myrddin is Myraddin or Merlin?

Well, Timeless reveals that Kang doesn't seem to think Myrddin and Merlyn are the same.

But the Twlight Court previously teased…

…turn out to be rather Camelot-inspired.

The Black Knight's Ebony Blade is involved, also granted to Dane Whitman by Merlyn, who does seem to have a habit of this. Strange wizards lying in hidden pocket dimensions distributing swords or amulets is no basis for a system of superpowers.

And in the later Captain Britain Corps, we see Merylyn took many forms depending on the audience…

Does like to literally play a form of chess with the pawns he manopulates.

Sometimes going further than might be expected of a player.

Basically, he cheats.

And in Timeless? This Myrddin seems to have a similar penchant for the manipulation of pawns on the board, of which Kang is one…

But not the only pawn on the board with which he plays.

So are Doctor Doom, Ultron, the Super Skrull and maybe Mister Sinister… all to tie into Avengers, Sins Of Sinister, Fall Of X and more… and Myrddin playing a part in all of them.

TIMELESS 2022 #1
MARVEL COMICS
OCT220750
(W) Jed MacKay (A) Greg Land, Patrick Zircher, Salvador Larroca (CA) Kael Ngu
A SHOCKING LOOK AT THE MARVEL UNIVERSE TO COME IN 2023! The last battle of Kang the Conqueror! Tyrant of the timeline, master of endless legions, warrior and conqueror without compare, Kang is in search of the one thing he cannot have. But he is not the only one after the Missing Moment, and Kang soon finds himself in a new position – on the run across the events of the Marvel Universe's future!
Rated T In Shops: Dec 28, 2022 SRP: $5.99

TIMELESS #1, the special year-ending one-shot that sets the stage for upcoming stories in the Marvel Universe, will return for a second year! Last year's installment was a must-have for fans and received a much-demanded second printing. This year's TIMELESS promises to be even more shocking with mysterious teases, exciting first appearances, and, at its core, a dramatic high-stakes journey for Kang the Conqueror! Marvel Comics superstar Jed MacKay (MOON KNIGHT, BLACK CAT) will once again pen this thrilling adventure through Marvel space and time alongside a trio of blockbuster talent: Salvador Larroca, Greg Land and Patch Zircher. Laying the groundwork for 2023's biggest developments, including what's to come for Earth's Mightiest Heroes in the wake of AVENGERS ASSEMBLE, TIMELESS #1 will be an epic giant-sized comic that fans dare not miss! The last battle of Kang the Conqueror! Tyrant of the timeline, master of endless legions, warrior and conqueror without compare, Kang is in search of the one thing he cannot have. But he is not the only one after the Missing Moment, and Kang soon finds himself in a new position — on the run across the events of the Marvel Universe's future! "Kang is back on another adventure – but could this be his last one? Once again, we step into the Conqueror's thigh-high boots to go stamping through the future. But this time Kang is in an unfamiliar position: fleeing," MacKay explained. "TIMELESS 2022 is bigger and better than ever before. More previews of what the Marvel Universe has in store, more action, and a story that sets up the dominoes for a huge story coming in the future that I'm really excited to see play out!"

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