Magus, the Toon Addict Master
Name:MAGUS NEEDS NO NAME.
(Tarak Amren)
Alias:Magus
Toon Master/Lord/Czar/Führer/Weirdo
(Most just call him the Cartoon Idiot, though.)
Superhero/Villain:Super Villain
Age: 15 (That's like, 76 in dog years).
Gender:Male
(In a different universe, he's probably female. We are not in that universe.)
Powers/Equipment:Underline - Main power/source of power.
Italics - Sub-powers derived from the main power/source of power.
Cartoon PhysicsMagus was granted the ability to follow physics found in old cartoons, making him a sort of 'living cartoon'. For this reason, Magus is granted several abilities pertaining to cartoons.
Acme ArsenalMagus has access to many impromptu weapons which are commonly supplied to him by the Acme corporation. In addition to these impractical and stupid weapons, Magus can also call down items from the sky (although they hit him more often than not). Plant pots, bowling balls, bricks and more are all incorporated into his dirty fighting style.
Cartoonic InvulnerabilityMagus is able to survive situations which would be deadly to others. Falling from ridiculous heights, being thrown great distances, being crushed by falling objects and the like. Firearms and the like leave gaping holes in Magus' body that disappear after a period of time. Cartoonic Invulnerability will sometimes apply to anyone that Magus is fighting at the time, preventing them from being harmed in certain ways.
ElasticityMagus isn't able to stretch himself on whim like Mr. Fantastic, but can
be stretched by other people or objects. He stretched limb goes back to normal after a short amount of time.
Flat BodyUpon being hit by a particularly large object (hint: fridge) Magus can be flattened into a paper-like form. It can be reverted, as long as Magus is concious after being hit. Someone used him as a flag once when it first happened.
He never did get over that.
GravityIf Magus is suspended in mid-air, he can
stay in mid-air, as long as he forgets about the pertaining situation of gravity. Upon being reminded or realizing on his own, he will fall. Quickly.
Pocket DimensionThe place where the Acme Arsenal is stored. Magus is able to pull out a variety of his impromptu weapons, seemingly from behind his back. If only they were more useful...
TNT n' ExplosionsAs with all cartoons, Magus also has explosives at his disposal. Fireworks, TNT, dynamites, bombs and the like. While these explosives destroy objects and buildings as normal, they only cover sentient things in black soot and smoke. Should the explosives blow up on Magus, he sometimes temporarily turns into a pile ash.
Weakness(es):AnvilEvery single day without fail, an anvil is guaranteed to fall from the sky and crush Magus.
Every. Single. Day. It can happen at any time, but it
conveniently tends to appear when Magus is in the midst of one of his plans-of-the-day. While the anvil itself doesn't "damage" to Magus per say due to his cartoon invulnerability, it flattens him and knocks him out, putting an end to any plans he had in progress, and more often than not resulting in victory for the heroes he was currently fighting. In fact, the heroes who are particularly familiar with Magus' recurring anvil issue tend to just stall him until said anvil makes its move.
It may be because of his ignorance or arrogance, but Magus has never once considered that the anvil has ever been the cause of his defeat at any point in time, and instead blames it on men who are specifically 24 years old.
Non-LethalStemming from his power as a cartoon
addict master, Magus is unable to kill anything with his power. No damage that Magus does to other people are lethal or permanent, and any damage sustained disappears will disappear in time. For example, bullets he fires from guns don't puncture adversaries. They feel more like paintballs or bb bullets, and sort of bounce of their target. Still hurts though.
PropulsionAn ability also finding roots within Cartoon Physics. Often times, when heroes attack Magus, he will be knocked back at great speeds and distances. The force of this movement is enough to leave Magus-shaped holes in walls and large craters in the ground should he be propelled to high altitudes. In the same vein, Magus will shoot skywards upon feeling the slightest perforation or puncture. It becomes somewhat inconvenient when it happens inside of buildings, for obvious reasons.
FailureLike most cartoon characters, Magus' arsenal comes from the ACME corporation, known for their failure-prone products and lack of refunds. All of his weapons are bound to fail at some point, but that doesn't stop him from trying.
In cases where Magus misses his attacks (more common than one might think), it is almost guaranteed that he will be hit instead.
Perhaps it's because he's a villain, but it seems that Magus is doomed to fail in his evil plans - likely because the plans are evil and evil is supposed to fail because bad is bad and being bad is bad and is not good because good is good and is not bad but is good, which is good because Magus is bad (which is not good).
RestraintAs everyone knows; being tied up sucks. This is especially true for Magus, as being tied up prevents him from using most of his abilities, save for his Cartoonic Invulnerability.
Space JamInsulting Space Jam is so devastating to him that he temporarily loses his powers and enters a state of despair. This doesn't happen often though, because one would have to be a demon to hate Space Jam.
FedorasCould accidentally attract
The Universe Neckbeard to defeat Magus with his superior fedora-tips and resplendent Mountain Dew beams.
Dank MemesPerhaps its due to his vendetta against the
internet (it killed television), but Magus is unable to cope with the strength of memes that have a dank quality. They essentially act as attacks in their own right, where the dankness of the meme corresponds to the force at which Magus is hit. Kinda like antibiotics and bacteria, constantly using the same meme on Magus will make it slowly lose effectiveness.
No one likes overused memes.Personality:Magus is one of the most dangerous (ineffective) villains currently residing in Slant City. His name evokes fear (mild discomfort) in the populace and he defeats (is defeated by) heroes.
A drive accompanied by a lack of proper planning or foresight. For Magus, it's about the destination and remaining ignorant of the journey it takes to get there. In some ways, Magus can be pretty unpredictable, maybe it stems from his powers, maybe it was because he was dropped on his head as a baby on 27 separate occasions. In spite of it, Magus is both arrogant and rude to heroes and villains alike, and only seems to want to engage in his own plans - befitting that of your average saturday morning cartoon villain. Magus is extremely hot-headed, frequently over-estimating his abilities (and frequently misusing them at the same time) which is also a prevalent reasoning behind his defeat. If he wasn't so dense, maybe he could get something done, or he could try and do something about that anvil...
...Nah.
Backstory:Magus comes from one of the more average families in Slant City. His mother was a avid cartoonist and
murderer serial killer in her off-time, and his father was
The Universe Neckbeard, a professional neckbeard known for having the most powerful fedora-tips on the west portion of the city. Such a simple life demanded more excitement, and this led Magus to find entertainment in cartoons, of which he became a connoisseur of cartoons at the age of 7. No child in the playground could compare to his worthless understanding of these television wonders, and he was soon ostracised from playing with the other children - they always ran away from him. Maybe that was an exaggeration. To be fair, they were playing tag at the time and Magus was 'it', but he was still salty about it. However, this particular tag game was no ordinary tag game, and was in fact hardmode tag. It lasted for 6 years, and included the entirety of the school (yes, even the staff) and
The Universe Neckbeard, who sort of just threw fedoras and laminated memes at his son whenever he came close. That was probably where Magus' his hatred of
the internet came from, actually.
However, it was not the 6 year game of hardmode tag which threw Magus over the edge. Someone spoiled Game of Thrones
on the internet, and he stubbed his toe on the same day. This is when Magus had decided to undergo the ancient ritual which he found on the hellish place he knew as
the internet. Some may have thought this ritual was fake, but Magus knew better; as much as he hated it,
the internet doesn't lie. For 58.3333 recurring days he watched cartoons, a feat only achieved by the foolish, the brave, and the elderly who try to grasp at their lost childhood but can't since they're...old. For Magus, it was different. Perhaps he truly did become one with cartoons that day. Maybe the gods took pity on him and granted him a comical power because they were bored or something, or maybe it was that mystical artifact that he bought from a gypsy fifteen minutes prior to his binge watching session.
Probably not.
Other:Did I mention he hates the internet?
