- "The weapons of men draw no blood from our kind. The only thing that extinguishes magic is magic."
- ―Thaddeus Sivana to Billy Batson[src]
Magic or Sorcery is a supernatural force that can be harnessed and utilized for various practices. Beings capable of using magic; include the Titans[1], Old Gods, Amazons, Atlanteans, Demons and the Homo Magi, a human subspecies naturally capable of channeling magic.
Certain humans like the members of the Shazam Family and Black Adam can also harness magic; due to being blessed; with the powers of the wizard, Shazam. Max Lord and Cheetah used the Dreamstone to obtain magical powers, while Doctor Fate uses the Helmet of Fate for his range of mystical powers. Thaddeus Sivana gained magical powers courtesy of the Seven Deadly Sins.
History[]
Prehistory[]
The origins of magic are unclear, but it has at least existed since the dawn of the Old Gods. However, the Rock of Eternity is stated to be the source of all magic. At some point, the Old God Poseidon gifted the Atlanteans with some of his divine steel, which was used to forge the Trident of Atlan for the First King of Atlantis, King Atlan.[2]
Age of Enchantress[]
Inter dimensional beings Enchantress and Incubus entered the realm of humans in pre-Columbian South America, with their otherworldly magical powers, they were worshiped as gods for centuries. Their reign ended when their subjects rebelled against them and somehow managed to seal them inside an artifact, it is possible that another magic user was involved in their defeat.[3]
Invasion of Earth[]
During the Invasion of Earth, three of the Old Gods; Zeus, Ares, and Artemis joined the Unity of Earth against the invading forces of the New God Darkseid, with Zeus blasting him with his magical lightning and Ares defeating Darkseid in battle, while Artemis destroyed many of the ships up above. Once the New God retreated, Zeus separated the Mother Box Unity with his lightning, with one box entrusted to the Amazons, one to the Atlanteans, and the last to the Humans, who promptly buried it.[4]
War of the Gods[]
Later, Ares corrupted humanity, influencing their virtuous nature and instigating war and conflict among them. The other Old Gods attempted to stop him, but Ares slayed all of them except for his father Zeus. The King of the Gods then fearlessly confronted his malevolent son in combat, winning and casting him out from Olympus. Knowing that one day Ares would try to find a way to achieve his goal, Zeus conceived a child with Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons. Zeus's foresight payed off, as he fathered Diana (as a contingency "Godkiller"), and using the last of his divine powers, he created Themyscira, an island to keep the Amazons, and more importantly, his daughter safe from Ares, until Diana's time came to become the "Godkiller". [1] Following his death, the power of Zeus was acquired by Shazam.[5]
Olympus isolation[]
After the death of the Old Gods, the Titans took control of Olympus and ruled humanity with cruelty and brutality, the humans and demigods rebelled against them and attacked Olympus, the wizard Shazam stole the magic staff and with it he stole the powers and immortality. of all the Titans and deities, as well as the life of the realm, leaving all of Olympus lifeless, the surviving Titans tried to invade Earth to regain their powers, but Shazam created a barrier that isolated Olympus from the universe and imprisoned the survive deities.
Great Fall of Atlantis[]
Atlantis sinks into the ocean due to Atlan's Trident.
During a test of Atlan's Trident, the entire Kingdom of Atlantis sank into the ocean due to a violent magical pulse emanating from the Trident. As a result, Atlantis and its empire splintered into seven successor kingdoms. Atlantis itself would form its own kingdom while others, such as Xebel, the Kingdom of the Deserters, the Fishermen, the Trench, the Brine, and the Lost Kingdom were formed from breakaway factions.
As time went on, the seven Kingdoms would eventually undergo significant changes, either surviving, evolving to a new form, collapse or completely die out: Atlantis and Xebel would survive to the present day and retain the original characteristics of the ancient Atlanteans. The Kingdom of the Fishermen evolved to become fish-like and are considered adverse to conflict. The Kingdom of the Brine evolved into a crab-like and brutish people. The Kingdom of the Trench has regressed into savage creatures incapable of speech or intelligent thought. The Kingdom of the Deserters died out as the Sahara became a desert. The Lost Kingdom was reported to have completely disappeared, leading to it being called "lost." The Fall had an unexpected side effect: the energy pulse affected the survivors biologically, causing them to gain the ability to breath underwater and superhuman strength needed to survive in the deep ocean. Alongside the biological improvements, the survivors safely harnessed the energy source to rebuild their destroyed civilization despite the Atlantean empire splintering.
As a result of the fall, the despondent King Atlan took the trident and went into self-imposed exile, never to be seen again by anyone. His last words were copied onto a recording device and left clues to his whereabouts for future generations to find.[2]
Massacre in Kahndaq[]
The Seven Deadly Sins are unleashed.
At some point, the Council of Wizards, which included Shazam, selected a young boy named Hurut as their first champion and entrusted their powers to him for his heroic and courageous acts, allowing him to become the ruler of Kahndaq. However, Hurut would pass on his power to his father to save him.[6]
After Hurut was killed, 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 Kahndaqians 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.[7][8]
Coup on Enchantress and Incubus[]
In 4358 B.C., Enchantress and her brother Incubus left their dimension, finding themselves in Peru. Once there, they were worshipped as deities by the ancient humans that inhabited the region due to their incredible powers. However, they were eventually betrayed and defeated by their subjects and sealed away into containers inside a tomb in the Tres Osos Caves for thousands of years.
Modern times[]
World War I[]
Ares using magic to forge weapons.
In the 20th century, Ares resurfaced, subtlety corrupting humanity once again, beginning World War I. Diana, now a young woman, joins the conflict alongside Steve Trevor and the Wonder Men, hoping to stop Ares and end the war for good. In preparation for battling Ares, Diana used various magical weapons, including the Bracelets of Submission, Lasso of Hestia, the God Killer sword, and her shield. During her fight with Ares, the God Killer was destroyed, which Ares revealed that Diana was the true "Godkiller" and the only one who could truly stop Ares. After Steve's death, Diana unlocked her full potential, overwhelming Ares, before killing the latter by redirecting his own attack back at him to destroy the Old God for good. [2]
Chaos of the Wishes[]
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Battle of Midway City[]
Aquaman wielding the Trident of Atlan.
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War for Atlantis[]
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Crusade for Magic[]
Thaddeus Sivana acquires the Eye of Sin.
In 2018, Thaddeus Sivana, a rejected candidate for the powers of Shazam, managed to access the Rock of Eternity, confronting the wizard personally. Upon entering, Sivana confronts the wizard, touches the tempting energy ball, releases the Seven Deadly Sins and absorbs all the Sins into his right eye, which now glows blue. Now empowered by the Sins, Sivana overwhelms Shazam, who is old and weakened at this point, and leaves with his newfound power.
Later, at Sivana industries, Sivana barges into a corporate meeting hosted; by his brother, Sid Sivana and his father, Mr. Sivana; who had lost the use of his legs in the accident from the night in 1974. A confrontation between the siblings; results in Sivana throwing his brother out of the window and Sivana shows off his eye and releases the Seven Deadly Sins. Sivana and the Sins slaughter everyone in the room; except for his father. Finally, as Sivana is about to leave, his father pleads that he'll give him anything, Sivana asks his father what sin he has committed the most - the response is greed. Thus; Sivana has Greed to eat and kill his father.
Final Champion[]
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Billy Batson is selected to be Shazam's final champion.
Around the same time, Shazam, weakened from his confrontation with Sivana, brought foster child Billy Batson to the Rock of Eternity to be his final champion.
Uprising of Kahndaq[]
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Magic Items[]
- Amulet of Anubis
- Arrow of Artemis
- Bracelets of Submission
- Cloak of Destiny
- Dreamstone
- Enchantress' artifact
- Eye of Sin
- God Killer
- Helmet of Fate
- Lasso of Hestia
- Magic staff
- Soultaker
- Sword of Athena
- Trident of Atlan
- Wonder Woman's first shield
- Wonder Woman's second shield
Magic Locations[]
Types of Magic[]
Divine Magic[]
This magic is used mainly by the Old Gods. It is a powerful magic that gives the ability to control large aspects of reality and nature, such as:
- Manipulation of the elements: The gods could control various aspects of nature, such as thunder, life, war, fire etc.
- Psionics: The gods could also manifest psionic powers, such as telekinesis and matter transmutation. Ares used those powers in his fight with Diana.
- Implantation of thoughts: The gods could implant thoughts into the minds of others, such as the knowledge to create new weapons, or visions of an alternate world.
- Life creation: Divine magic is able to warp reality and create life, as the gods created humanity and the Amazons from sea and dust and Zeus created Themyscira.
- Empowerment: The gods they could imbue parts of their powers into their followers or weapons. They gave the Amazons eternal life and enhanced stamina, and Hestia and Artemis imbued much of their power in their weapons, the lasso of Hestia and The arrows of Artemis.
- Spell casting: The gods could cast powerful secret spells which they used to help the Amazons. Zeus used a concealment spell to hide Themyscira from man's eyes and Diana repeated the same spell to make her plane invisible.
Titan Magic[]
This magic is used mainly by the Titans. It is a powerful magic that gives the ability to control of primordial elements prior to creation such as:
- Primordial manipulation: Unlike their children the Old Gods, the Titans have access to primordial magic and elements that originated from creation such as the natural elements, chaos and reality among other primordial elements.
- Summoning: The Titans can use their magics to summon magical creatures, such as dragons.
- Spellcasting: Like their children, the Titans also know powerful secret spells.
- Psionics: The Titans can manifest their powers psionically which allows them to levitate objects and transmute matter, Hespera was able to petrify many people.
Atlantean Magic[]
The Atlanteans have great connections with magic, several of their technological artifacts and constructions even before sinking into the sea are a mix between magic and technology, however, there are very few Atlanteans who are capable of mastering magic and call themselves sorcerers. The best known for mastering magic are the Xebelians, their princess Mera being the most prominent in this art.
- Hydrokinesis: Atlantean magic gives the wearer the magical ability to control water and manipulate it at will, the user's eyes glow an intense electric blue and the palms of their hands emit a mist of the same color.
- Hydrokinetic construction: The ability to build solid matter using water such as whips, knives, spears, or even miniature figurines such as dolphins.
- Energy projection: They can project beams of hydrokinetic magical energy from their hands and knock back their targets.
- Marine omnipotence: King Atlann's magical trident gave him the ability to control everything in the water, giving him an almost divine authority over the sea and ocean.
Human magic[]
This magic is strongly practiced by the Homo Magi, humans who were born with latent magical abilities and who with years of study and practice can perfect them.
- Spellcasting: Human sorcerers can cast spells through hand gestures, chants in dead languages, or rituals.
- Energy Projection: Human wizards can fire powerful bolts of magical energy through their hands or a staff.
- Longevity: Homo magi have the ability to age slowly, having exceptionally long lives.
Demon Magic[]
It is a type of dark magic that is used and practiced by demons, they often use it to cause damage and havoc.
- Infernal pyrokinesis:The main power of this magic is the ability to create and manipulate hellfire, a fire strong enough that it is capable of reducing an entire city to ashes.
- Empowerment: Like the Old Gods, demons are capable of granting powers and empowering others, but it is always at a price.
- Possession: Demons can possess human bodies and take them as their own.
- Demon summoning: High level demons are able to summon lesser demons to be their servants.
References[]
External links[]
Magic on DC Database- Magic on Wikipedia
