People need to get over the fact that they potrayed it as him standing on the comic panels. Demiurge, under Mor-I-Dun's control, attacked the Avengers and his husband, King Hulk . A bit desperate too. I do believe unkindness best feat was eating the multiverse, Demi Wiccan has ascended the multiverse and time. The second principle is organization in its reflection of the nonsentient force or dynamis, also called the one or the Monad. Wiccan discovered that he and the newest recruit, a youth with super speed by the name of Tommy Shepard, were identical in appearance. The Young Avengers are seen fighting a terrorist group called the Sons if the Serpent. He has the power to rewrite and shape reality to his will. Of course, their threats were played off and ignored. Soon, almost all the young heroes of Earth-616 are assembled to battle Mother's army. ), c.360 BC. I get how powerful wiccan is i really do but LMAO WHAT THE HELL IS HOMEBOI DOING TO THE UNKINDNESS, @yungbaby: Shes the ultimate villain of the DC multiverse, it happened during the future state event. For he said, 'I am God and there is no other God beside me,' for he is ignorant of his strength, the place from which he had come. You need to read the story again. However, the Super-Skrull tracked them down, revealing Hulkling's mother to be a Skrull (who was charged to raise him on Earth by Hulkling's birth mother, the deceased Skrull Empress Anelle). Fact is Demiurge Wiccan is actually barely universal, as we have seen him when controlled by a villain need like twenty years to destroy a single universe clearly not affecting anything across time or the like in the process. William was believed to be Malachi, who attacked the Avengers during the Crossing story arc. One night, Billy was angry at his father for no good reason, and yelled at him, telling him never to read to him again. In the future, Wiccan will become the Demiurge, a singular multidimensional Messiah, according to Loki. Billy Kaplan (@Wiccan_Demiurge) | Twitter ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. In the theoretic of Plotinus, nous produces nature through intellectual mediation, thus the intellectualizing gods are followed by a triad of psychic gods. Wiccan (Billy Kaplan) (6/12/18) Marvel Puzzle Quest Help Center When the Scarlet Witch used her powers to recreate the world after the House of M event, she inadvertently recreated both William and Thomas as well. He wiped out Mother and nothing else. At the close of the series, Billy and Tommy are seemingly cease to exist after Wanda undoes her spell and frees Westview from her control, but the post-credits scene has Wanda hearing the boys calling to her, implying they somehow survived. Armstrong alluding to Gnosticism being a Hellenic philosophical heresy of sorts, which later engaged Christianity and Neoplatonism.[53][54]. Doctor Strange has also claimed that Wiccan has the potential to be the next Sorcerer Supreme. Wiccan continued as a member of the Young Avengers (now including Tommy as "Speed") until the events of Civil War and the Superhero Registration Act forced the team to go underground as part of Captain America's anti-registration team of superheroes. At the end of the series, the Young Avengers decide to retire, and Wiccan decides to give up his life as a superhero. Didnt this Raven end her universe? However, strange things begin to occur with the children, who rapidly age from infancy to school age through unknown means. Billy explained to the woman what had happened and was shocked to see the woman was none other than Scarlet Witch. That arc was about him being possessed by octopus-cthulu, who basically broke . Respect William "Billy" Kaplan, aka Wiccan. The first and highest aspect of God is described by Plato as the One ( , 'To Hen'), the source, or the Monad. [27], He is Demiurge and maker of man, but as a ray of light from above enters the body of man and gives him a soul, Yaldabaoth is filled with envy; he tries to limit man's knowledge by forbidding him the fruit of knowledge in paradise. In the Platonic, Neopythagorean, Middle Platonic, and Neoplatonic schools of philosophy, the demiurge (/dmi.rd/) is an artisan-like figure responsible for fashioning and maintaining the physical universe. Coat of Arms refused to leave her team, but Enchantress graciously accepted. A hundred years? 257, 382). He has to say the action he wants to happen in order for the spell to be cast. Here, at the summit of this system, the Source and Demiurge (material realm) coexist via the process of henosis. The Superhero Database Classification number, or SHDB Class, is a number that represents the overall 'power' of a character. Demiurge Prime Marvel Universe (Earth-616) Others Others Billy Kaplan Moridun Year 20XX destroyed by Moridun (Earth-16364) Categories Categories: Disambiguation Pages Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. In the Apocryphon of John c.AD 120180, the demiurge arrogantly declares that he has made the world by himself: Now the archon ["ruler"] who is weak has three names. The villain was specifically stated to be after the Demiurge abilities and to finally have them at full power when he destroyed one universe and seemingly himself along with it. The figure of the Demiurge emerges in the theoretic of Iamblichus, which conjoins the transcendent, incommunicable One, or Source. @stahlflamme: How's he barely universal? on 01/09/22 Plotinus, along with his teacher Ammonius Saccas, was the founder of Neoplatonism. Hence the title of Plotinus' refutation: "Against Those That Affirm the Creator of the Kosmos and the Kosmos Itself to be Evil" (generally quoted as "Against the Gnostics"). Attack on the Gnostic doctrine of the making of the universe by a fallen soul, and on their despising of the universe and the heavenly bodies (chs. Superhero Class. Later, Billy and Teddy joined the rest of their team, and helped the Avengers save what was left of Asgard. The wizard's power is so powerful it sent Adam through the multiverse and disrupted the omniverse, so this is another nice feat for the Unkindness." Not to mention we never get a reason why a chump like Loki would know this when all kinds of greater beings and entities appear to be unaware. The Valentinian Heracleon[46] interpreted the devil as the principle of evil, that of hyle (matter). Especially considering said story isnt even completed and is still running so whos to say Catalina is lying? All you do is scream the same thing over and over contradicting yourself. For other uses, see. Realizing how hard Hulkling's life has been, Wiccan decides to do something to make it up to him, and finds an alterate universe's version of his Hulkling's mother, saving her before her death. When Billy leaves the team, Sunspot gifts him a NYC penthouse for he and Hulking to retire to. While being attacked, Billy's powers manifested for the first time. The team is quickly defeated even after the team of Initiative recruits arrive. But it is only the name that can be said to be specially Valentinian; the personage intended by it corresponds more or less closely with the Yaldabaoth of the Ophites, the great Archon of Basilides, the Elohim of Justinus, etc. Wiccan doesn't have sufficient control over his powers to fully utilize the Demiurge's powers. The earliest Gnostic sects ascribe the work of creation to angels, some of them using the same passage in Genesis. forces, the heroes of Earth went to its rescue. Magical Barrier - 9 AP Wiccan conjures up a magical barrier to protect his allies. Billy scoffed at her advice and told her maybe if he had powers like her he could. Wiccan, Speed, and Hulkling team up with Xavin and the Runaways to defeat the Super-Skrulls that are sent to assassinate Hulkling. In refuting the beliefs of the gnostics, Irenaeus stated that "Plato is proved to be more religious than these men, for he allowed that the same God was both just and good, having power over all things, and himself executing judgment. And viewing his dimension in comic book format in order to banish mother. All realities mean omniverse. Clown move to be jumping the gun so quickly. Tanks eye beams from Sentry, and comes out unscathed. Do you read what you are writing? send you an email once approved. By stating an intent and focusing on the outcome. In the Archontic, Sethian, and Ophite systems, which have many affinities with the doctrine of Valentinus, the making of the world is ascribed to a company of seven archons, whose names are given, but still more prominent is their chief, "Yaldabaoth" (also known as "Yaltabaoth" or "Ialdabaoth"). Billy Kaplan is a Young Avenger and later found out that he and Speed are the Scarlet Witch's formerly dead twin sons. I have and we still dont know if shes even telling the truth considering theyre are factors that still arent explained that were established in Americas solo run in 2017-2019. The members are Quentin Quire, Patriot, Lightspeed, Speedball and Sophie, Mindee and Esme Cuckoo. The blasphemous falsity of the Gnostic claim to control the higher powers by magic and the absurdity of their claim to cure diseases by casting out demons (ch. The Demiurge will rewrite the rules of magic and all the implications of that decision will echo forward and backward across all realities. But Yaldabaoth, the Demiurge, with the material world, will be cast into the lower depths. The ending panel for issue 3 is, Chavez "sister" revealing more people like her and America created by replicating America's mom's experiments. Billy appears in the WandaVision TV series on Disney+, portrayed by Baylen Bielitz as a 5-year old and Julian Hillard as a 10-year-old. In that series, Wanda and Vision conceive twin sons. After defeating Mr. Hyde, Patriot admitted that he had not inherited his grandfather's Super Soldier abilities and promptly quit the Young Avengers. The Young Avengers were lured into a trap set by the Young Masters, who were waiting with Osborn's Dark Avengers to take down the YA. In order to reconcile Aristotelian with Platonian philosophy,[5] Plotinus metaphorically identified the demiurge (or nous) within the pantheon of the Greek Gods as Zeus.[6]. 13:29 CJ Mars - K.D.D. This link to Judeo-Christian tradition leads to a further comparison with Satan. Iron Lad had found Teddy Altman (Hulkling), Elijah Bradley (Patriot) and now Billy Kaplan (as "Asgardian") who all three agreed to help him, despite their lack of experience. Refutation of objections from the inequalities and injustices of human life (ch. [28][42] And as Achamoth herself was only the daughter of Sopha the last of the thirty Aeons, the Demiurge was distant by many emanations from the Propatr, or Supreme God. Hes even been mentioned in Strikeforce another recent comic book run with Wiccan himself. In the show, Wanda gives birth to Billy and his twin brother Tommy after moving to Westview to start a new life with Vision. John Kessler was Billy's main nemesis and after receiving a beating that left him sore and bloody, Billy went to his favorite place to calm down -The Avengers Mansion. Last edited on 26 February 2023, at 15:49, introducing citations to additional sources, Learn how and when to remove this template message, Against the Gnostics; or, Against Those that Affirm the Creator of the Cosmos and the Cosmos Itself to be Evil, International Society for Neoplatonic Studies, Dark Mirrors of Heaven: Gnostic Cosmogony, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Demiurge&oldid=1141744969, This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 15:49. Through magic, he is strong enough to clobber Loki. During their search, Wiccan and Speed openly referred to the Scarlet Witch as their mother and to one another as brothers. He and Teddy continue to be in a relationship. You then who are spiritual should worship neither the creation nor the Craftsman, but the Father of Truth. Isn't Raven a magic user? They insanely overrated wiccan. Here he uses an offensive spell but he doesn't repeat the spell. Billy met Iron Lad at the Avengers Mansion while seeking Scarlet Witch. Wiccan, Speed, and Hulkling team up with Xavin and the Runaways to defeat the Super-Skrulls that are sent to assassinate Hulkling. In the "Battle of the Atom" X-Men crossover event, Billy Kaplan is one of the future X-Men, alongside a Phoenix-powered Quentin Quire, Jubilee (who goes by the codename "Wolverine"), Kymera, Shogo Lee, and Sir Robert (Bobby Drake). 'wisdom'), the Demiurge's mother and partial aspect of the divine Pleroma or "Fullness," desired to create something apart from the divine totality, without the receipt of divine assent. ToyBiz produced a figure of Wiccan for the Marvel Legends line as part of an exclusive Young Avengers box set. The Demiurge belongs to the second kind, as he was the offspring of a union of Achamoth with matter. They go to the Uncanny Avengers for help, but they too fall under the influence of the parasite. When Loki teleports away, seemingly abandoning the team, Wiccan sees no choice but to kill himself in order to end his spell, but is saved by Loki's return. A confrontation with the villain Mr. Hyde led to Wiccan's discovery that Patriot had been abusing Mutant Growth Hormone. In the report of the system of Basilides,[23] we are told that our world was made by the angels who occupy the lowest heaven; but special mention is made of their chief, who is said to have been the God of the Jews, to have led that people out of the land of Egypt, and to have given them their law. Wiccan and the rest of the Young Avengers (excluding Stature) decided not to register, Hawkeye and Patriot serving with the underground resistance team known as the Secret Avengers. I made The respect threads , and I'm telling you the unkindness is a problem. Thats a cute post though. He has received two figures to date, one of which depicted his most well known costume, and the other of which depicted his original Asgardian outfit. After these events, Captain America ordered the Young Avengers to disband. A massive spell cast by Billy brought in evil clones of the Young Avengers that distracted Mother and allowed their remaining teammates and the rest of the team to escape again, but Mother added the clones to her army.Wiccan quit the Young Avengers after that, convinced, through a manipulative suggestion of Loki's, that Wiccan and Hulkling were [37] The name has also been inscribed on amulets as "Ariel Ialdabaoth",[38][39] and the figure of the archon inscribed with "Aariel". Later, the Neoplatonist Iamblichus changed the role of the "One", effectively altering the role of the Demiurge as second cause or dyad, which was one of the reasons that Iamblichus and his teacher Porphyry came into conflict. (sorry i'm clueless but if this was true wouldn't that make him like the most powerful person in the universe? During this battle, Billy revealed his ability to cast spells where he had previously limited himself to lightning projection and flight due to his inexperience. She reassured him that "Everyone has some gift," and advised him that next time he encounter Kessler, not to back down. The battle was negotiated when the Super-Skrull disguised himself as Hulkling and agreed to spend time with each empire before deciding which to join. That night, however, the woman attacks Wiccan's parents. The Valentinian theory elaborates that from Achamoth (he kt sopha or lower wisdom) three kinds of substance take their origin, the spiritual (pneumatiko), the animal (psychiko) and the material (hyliko). As a Kree, Hulkling was to be enlisted in the Kree army, by force if necessary. A lot of comic books inspired WandaVision, including House Of M and the 1985 The Vision And The Scarlet Witch limited series (by writer Steve Englehart and artist Richard Howell.) Mother is defeated, and all theteen heroes gather at MJ's Club to celebrate the new year. Thus, a triad is formed of the intelligible nous, the intellective nous, and the psyche in order to reconcile further the various Hellenistic philosophical schools of Aristotle's actus and potentia (actuality and potentiality) of the unmoved mover and Plato's Demiurge. Philo had inferred from the expression "Let us make man" of the Book of Genesis that God had used other beings as assistants in the creation of man, and he explains in this way why man is capable of vice as well as virtue, ascribing the origin of the latter to God, of the former to his helpers in the work of creation.[17]. Timaeus describes the Demiurge as unreservedly benevolent, and so it desires a world as good as possible. His origin make it possible that Wiccan is both a mage and mutant. Something being made from a gods breath is standard prose about creation. Barely universal like I said the whole time? Billy experiments with some names, adopting the name Demiurge, but later reverts back to Wiccan. Under the name of Nebro (rebel), Yaldabaoth is called an angel in the apocryphal Gospel of Judas. Tanks eye beams from Sentry, and comes out unscathed. Billy Kaplan never had a problem being different than other people. "Matter is therefore a non-existent"; Plotinus, "Apocryphon of John," translation by Frederik Wisse in. We dont know if shes telling the truth, so as of now its HAS NOT BEEN recton cause the story hasnt even given a chance to prove if shes telling the truth in the first place. [7] This is the God above the Demiurge, and manifests through the actions of the Demiurge. Billy Kaplan on Tumblr - #wiccan Wiccan and the Young Avengers fought alongside the New Avengers to end the conflict. When his powers first manifested, he nearly killed someone. Wiccan's primary team is the Young Avengers, so any given volume of Young Avengers will feature him heavily. Wiccan (Billy Kaplan) **** D3 Go! Forums Demiurge. Sam Wilson and his newly Inverted Avengers shrunk all the gathered heroes down using Pym particles extracted from the Wasp (presumably against her will) and trapped them all in one of Hank Pym's microscopic ant farms, thereby taking care of the "liability". Theodoret,[25] who here copies Irenaeus, turns this into the plural number "powers", and so Epiphanius of Salamis[26] represents Cerinthus as agreeing with Carpocrates in the doctrine that the world was made by angels. Not to mention she proves that she can inhibit America's powers by dosing her with a counter serum. Wiccan would spend much of his time bouncing from team to team. 2. Another alternative title for the demiurge is "Saklas", Aramaic for "fool". 1. So am I supposed to repeat the same thing over and over again, too? Billy gave up his superhero career, being mostly grounded by his parents who urged him to register. Demiurge | Marvel Database | Fandom Recognizing the Runaways under attack by registration agents on a monitoring screen, the Young Avengers set out to assist them and convince them to join the anti-registration side. While Billy agrees to be tested, the Young Avengers help his to escape from Avengers Tower. Gnosticism presents a distinction between the highest, unknowable God or Supreme Being and the demiurgic "creator" of the material, commonly identified as Yahweh, the God of the Hebrew Bible. Reality Magic | Superpower Wiki | Fandom 2022. , ! The first name is Yaltabaoth, the second is Saklas ["fool"], and the third is Samael ["blind god"]. The bad guy possessing Wiccan needed around TWENTY YEARS to destroy ONE universe at which point he was stated to be at full power and it did not go through time or affect another universe, as the storyline had people go back in time to prevent it and it worked. The Young Avengers managed to escape to Billy's household. The demiurge is also[29] described as having a fiery nature, applying the words of Moses to him: "the Lord our God is a burning and consuming fire". The "One" is further separated into spheres of intelligence; the first and superior sphere is objects of thought, while the latter sphere is the domain of thought. 588 B. SMT. Soon after, Billy married his longtime boyfriend, Hulking, however, their new life is briefly interrupted when Hulking takes his rightful place as the king of a Kree and Skrull alliance.
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