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}}In [[Reality Z-25 31-H]], '''Mysto the Space-Wizard''' was a spacefaring human magician and sorcerer. Using a mixture of prestidigitation and actual magic, he took it upon himself to protect [[Earth]] and its people from supernatural cosmic threats. He was a friend of [[Captain Evening#In Reality Z-25 31-H|Captain Evening]].

==Description==

===Physical appearance===

Captain Evening was a fairly young man with Asian features. He had short, slicked-back hair and wore an extravagant wizard outfit including a cape with a high collar, as well as a staff with a huge crystal-ball pommel. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Tales To Behold (comic story)|Tales To Behold]]'')

===Personality===

Mysto exuded "coolness" and self-confidence, in part as a façade to help trick his opponents into thinking he was more powerful and cosmically significant than he actually was. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Tales To Behold (comic story)|Tales To Behold]]'')

===Powers and abilities===

Beyond an ability for prestidigitation, Mysto possessed a number of genuinely supernatural abilities ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Tales To Behold (comic story)|Tales To Behold]]'') including the ability to fly under his own power, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Tales To Behold (comic story)|Tales To Behold]]'', ''[[Singularity War (comic story)|Singularity War]]'') including in the void of space without any protective clothing, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Tales To Behold (comic story)|Tales To Behold]]'') He could also use his staff to turn people temporarily invisible. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Singularity War (comic story)|Singularity War]]'')

==Biography==

===Early life===

At some point, Mysto befriended [[Captain Evening#In Reality Z-25 31-H|Captain Evening]], who considered him a close enough ally to be part of his computer's Omega Protocol which allowed him to notify and summon all his “hero buddies” in case of an emergency. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Singularity War (comic story)|Singularity War]]'')

===Tricking Armagedda===

[[File:Mysto and Armagedda (Tales To Behold).png|thumb|left|215px|Armagedda, unwilling to call Mysto's bluff, promises not to destroy the Earth. ([[COMIC]]: ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Tales To Behold (comic story)|Tales To Behold]]'')]]Mysto once confronted an “omnipotent” cosmic being called [[Armagedda]] in the void of space. Armagedda was intent upon disintegrating humanity, as commanded by the [[Cosmic Order]]. However, Mysto used prestigitation to convince her that he possessed magical abilities whose energy signature she couldn't even detect. Although realising that he ''might'' be bluffing, Armagedda was unwilling to take the gamble, and agreed to promise not to destroy Earth or humanity, after which she teleported to parts unknown, leaving Mysto to make a self-satisfied remark to himself about the gullibility of the ominipotent. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Tales To Behold (comic story)|Tales To Behold]]'')

===The Singularity War===

[[File:Mysto and Terry in Singularity War.png|thumb|right|250px|Mysto and [[Terry Tornado]] agree to help. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Singularity War (comic story)|Singularity War]]'')]]While [[Kelly]] and [[Jenkins]] were being hunted by the [[Bureau of Singularity]], they managed to capture the [[Pool Portal]] and bring it to [[Professor Madison]] at the [[Fortress of Evening]]. [[Captain Evening#In Reality Z-25 31-H|The Captain himself]], while otherwise engaged at the time, advised Madison to activate the Omega Protocol. Mysto received the call and agreed to aid with the assault on the [[Nexus of Realities]]. After they made their way through the Portal, Mysto used his magic to turn Madison invisible, allowing her to sneak into the [[Director of Singularity]]'s office with Jenkins, before joining [[Terry Tornado]], [[Kelly]] and [[Rodney Rabbit]] in a direct attack on the Bureau's forces (meant to serve as a distraction).  

He did not fare very well in the battle, losing his staff to a Singularity agent who used it to clobber him over the head, but the raid succeeded thanks to Madison and Jenkins, who managed to bluff the Director into signing a binding contract not to interfere with [[Reality Z-25 31-H]] ever again. Once everyone was back home, Mysto spent the night at the Fortress, ending up having a one-night stand with Madison. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Singularity War (comic story)|Singularity War]]'')

==Behind the scenes==

Mysto the Space-Wizard's outfit, as well as his ''modus operandi'' of protecting Earth from supernatural threats vastly exceeding his own power, are reminiscent of the Marvel Comics character of Doctor Strange. The title of “Space Wizard” is reminiscent of the spacefaring ‘[[wikipedia:Stardust the Super Wizard|Stardust the Super Wizard]]’, an infamous 1940s superhero character created by the cartoonist Fletcher Hanks, who has since fallen into the public domain; although the actual comics called him a “Super Wizard”, the alternative title of “Space Wizard” is often used online and made its way to the character's use in ''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen''.