- "I am the last of the Council of Wizards. Sworn to protect realms from the Seven Deadly Sins."
- ―Shazam to Thaddeus Sivana[src]
The Council of Wizards were the original seven wizards living in the Rock of Eternity and were the predecessors of the Shazam Family.
History[]
Defending the Earth[]
The Council of Wizards was a group of wizards who defended the Earth from mystical threats for centuries. Around 2600 B.C., they chose Hurut as their first champion and entrusted their powers to him for his heroic and courageous acts, allowing him to become to liberate Kahndaq. However, Hurut would pass on his power to his father to save him.[1]
After Hurut was killed by assassins under the orders of Ahk-Ton, Teth-Adam became ruthless and filled with revenge after his family was murdered, prompting him to unleash the Seven Deadly Sins, resulting in the deaths of many Kahndaqis and the destruction of several ancient civilizations. Therefore, the Wizards set out to stop them, but all of them were killed except Shazam, who managed to entrap the Sins within the Eye of Sin. Afterwards, Shazam sealed Teth-Adam deep within the Earth. Since then, Shazam was left old and alone and his siblings' thrones lay empty.[2][3]
Legacy[]
However, once Shazam passed on his powers to Billy Batson, he gave Batson a secret message to pass on these powers to allow the legacy of the Wizards to live on before disintegrating. His wish was granted when Billy shared the powers with the Shazam Family to help defeat Thaddeus Sivana and trapped the Sins in the Eye of Sin once more.[2]
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Behind the Scenes[]
- In one of the alternate openings for Shazam!, Shazam shows a young Thaddeus Sivana a hologram depicting the Council of Wizards being killed by the Seven Sins. The alternate scene was then included in the novelization for the film.
- One deleted scene for Shazam! included a conversation where Shazam is speaking with the Sins about how they killed the other members of the Council. In the final film, Shazam mentions that the Wizards were indeed slain by the Seven Sins. The Black Adam film later revealed that Teth-Adam himself killed all of Shazam's compatriots, seemingly revealing that Shazam had lied about the true culpability of the Seven Sins.
- The credits for the Black Adam film credited seven rather than six wizards who were around in addition to Shazam at the time. However, only six of these seven wizards are ever seen onscreen.
