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|species= [[Clockwork Cherub]]<br><small>(originally)</small> | |species= [[Clockwork Cherub]]<br><small>(originally)</small> | ||
|gender= Male | |gender= Male | ||
|residence= [[Cupid Homeworld|The Cupid Homeworld]]<br><small>(originally)</small> | |residence= [[Cupid Homeworld|The Cupid Homeworld]]<br><small>(originally)</small><br>[[Morningstar 1]]<br>[[Consistency Palatium]] | ||
|occupation= Alchemist | |occupation= Alchemist | ||
|romantic_partner(s)= | |romantic_partner(s)= | ||
|creator(s)= | |creator(s)= | ||
|parents= | |parents= | ||
|first_seen_in= | |first_seen_in= | ||
|also_seen_in= [[Mandragora-257/Appearances|'''''See list''''']] | |also_seen_in= [[Mandragora-257/Appearances|'''''See list''''']] | ||
|copyright= [[Aristide Twain]] | |copyright= [[Aristide Twain]] | ||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
===Physical appearance=== | ===Physical appearance=== | ||
Mandragora-257's various bodies were marked out by his eerie, golden eyes. Beyond this shared traits, both of his known bodies displayed a lightly-colored, scraggly beard and dressed in overwhelmingly purplish-to-burgundy colours. At least one of his human | Mandragora-257's various bodies were marked out by his eerie, golden eyes. Beyond this shared traits, both of his known bodies displayed a lightly-colored, scraggly beard and dressed in overwhelmingly purplish-to-burgundy colours. At least one of his human forms had an unhealthy, sickly skin tone and a frozen, disconcerting, toothy grin. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Jenny Everywhere Meets The Crew Of The Copper-Colored Cupids (comic story)|Jenny Everywhere Meets The Crew Of The Copper-Colored Cupids]]'') | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
=== Early life === | |||
<nowiki>#</nowiki>257 was originally the [[Prefect]] of the [[Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids]]' [[Department of Chemistry]]. He was disgraced after losing [[the Creator]]'s original formula for the [[Cupid Love Potion]], leading to his transfer to the [[Department of Alchemy]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids (short story)|The Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids]]'') | <nowiki>#</nowiki>257 was originally the [[Prefect]] of the [[Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids]]' [[Department of Chemistry]]. He was disgraced after losing [[the Creator]]'s original formula for the [[Cupid Love Potion]], leading to his transfer to the [[Department of Alchemy]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids (short story)|The Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids]]'') | ||
=== At Morningstar 1 === | |||
[[File:Mandragora-257 and Governor-105 in All That Sparkles Is Not Concrete.png|thumb|left|Mandragora showing [[Governor-105]] his first vial of [[Pure Elixir]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[All That Sparkles Is Not Concrete (comic story)|All That Sparkles Is Not Concrete]]'')]]Eventually, he was exiled to [[Morningstar 1]], the Cupids' lonely base on [[Venus#In the 97th Cosmos|Venus]] in the [[97th Cosmos]]. There, he completed the alchemical “great work”, creating the [[Pure Elixir]] which could allow him to turn any metal into gold. However, as a [[Governor-105]] soon pointed out, this was of limited use to a [[Clockwork Cherub]], particularly one stationed on a barren planet. A very dismayed Mandragora found the wherewithal to suggest that they use the “unlimited gold” as building material for some new walls. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[All That Sparkles Is Not Concrete (comic story)|All That Sparkles Is Not Concrete]]'') | |||
=== As a criminal === | |||
He became a criminal and cheated death, hopping from one body to another, as he was chased through [[the Multiverse]] by another member of his kind, [[Pythagoras-858]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Jenny Everywhere Meets The Crew Of The Copper-Colored Cupids (comic story)|Jenny Everywhere Meets The Crew Of The Copper-Colored Cupids]]'') According to Pythagoras, he “got killed, (…) and then reembodied himself several times over, (…) although never properly.” ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Grand Multiverse Hotel (short story)|The Grand Multiverse Hotel]]'') | He became a criminal and cheated death, hopping from one body to another, as he was chased through [[the Multiverse]] by another member of his kind, [[Pythagoras-858]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Jenny Everywhere Meets The Crew Of The Copper-Colored Cupids (comic story)|Jenny Everywhere Meets The Crew Of The Copper-Colored Cupids]]'') According to Pythagoras, he “got killed, (…) and then reembodied himself several times over, (…) although never properly.” ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Grand Multiverse Hotel (short story)|The Grand Multiverse Hotel]]'') | ||
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It was ultimately discovered that Mandragora, in a new body, had been acting as the advisor of the [[Consistency Imperium]], deceiving them to get them to unwittingly ''accelerate'' the spread of the [[Rift]]s threatening the fabric of reality, being central to the [[Rifts Crisis]]. He had built [[Mandragora's Machine|a "Machine"]] meant to spark the ultimate detonation of all realities, in some insane effort to ascend to godhood. However, his plan was uncovered in the nick of time, and the backfiring of his scheme was believed to have brought about his final death. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Rifts Crisis Officially Over! (short story)|Rifts Crisis Officially Over!]]'') Shortly before this, [[Sebastian Steer]], an unrelated [[Dark Lord]], had attempted and failed to highjack Mandragora's scheme for his own ends. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time of the Toymaker (novel)|The Time of the Toymaker]]'') | It was ultimately discovered that Mandragora, in a new body, had been acting as the advisor of the [[Consistency Imperium]], deceiving them to get them to unwittingly ''accelerate'' the spread of the [[Rift]]s threatening the fabric of reality, being central to the [[Rifts Crisis]]. He had built [[Mandragora's Machine|a "Machine"]] meant to spark the ultimate detonation of all realities, in some insane effort to ascend to godhood. However, his plan was uncovered in the nick of time, and the backfiring of his scheme was believed to have brought about his final death. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Rifts Crisis Officially Over! (short story)|Rifts Crisis Officially Over!]]'') Shortly before this, [[Sebastian Steer]], an unrelated [[Dark Lord]], had attempted and failed to highjack Mandragora's scheme for his own ends. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time of the Toymaker (novel)|The Time of the Toymaker]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* '''[https://thecrewofthecoppercoloredcupids.wordpress.com/mandragora-257/ Character profile on the official ''Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids'' website]''' | * '''[https://thecrewofthecoppercoloredcupids.wordpress.com/mandragora-257/ Character profile on the official ''Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids'' website]''' | ||
Revision as of 22:58, 17 December 2022
Mandragora-257 was a body-hopping, villainous alchemist with multiversal capabilities.
Description
Physical appearance
Mandragora-257's various bodies were marked out by his eerie, golden eyes. Beyond this shared traits, both of his known bodies displayed a lightly-colored, scraggly beard and dressed in overwhelmingly purplish-to-burgundy colours. At least one of his human forms had an unhealthy, sickly skin tone and a frozen, disconcerting, toothy grin. (COMIC: Jenny Everywhere Meets The Crew Of The Copper-Colored Cupids)
Biography
Early life
#257 was originally the Prefect of the Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids' Department of Chemistry. He was disgraced after losing the Creator's original formula for the Cupid Love Potion, leading to his transfer to the Department of Alchemy. (PROSE: The Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids)
At Morningstar 1
Eventually, he was exiled to Morningstar 1, the Cupids' lonely base on Venus in the 97th Cosmos. There, he completed the alchemical “great work”, creating the Pure Elixir which could allow him to turn any metal into gold. However, as a Governor-105 soon pointed out, this was of limited use to a Clockwork Cherub, particularly one stationed on a barren planet. A very dismayed Mandragora found the wherewithal to suggest that they use the “unlimited gold” as building material for some new walls. (COMIC: All That Sparkles Is Not Concrete)
As a criminal
He became a criminal and cheated death, hopping from one body to another, as he was chased through the Multiverse by another member of his kind, Pythagoras-858. (COMIC: Jenny Everywhere Meets The Crew Of The Copper-Colored Cupids) According to Pythagoras, he “got killed, (…) and then reembodied himself several times over, (…) although never properly.” (PROSE: The Grand Multiverse Hotel)
When Pythagoras met Jenny Everywhere, he briefly wondered if she might be a new incarnation of Mandragora, but relented when she showed him that her eyes did not have the characteristic golden glow shared by all of Mandragora's sleeves. (COMIC: Jenny Everywhere Meets The Crew Of The Copper-Colored Cupids) One of the not-quite-human visitors to the Interdimensional Hotel whom Wendy Severn noticed as she got out of the shuttle which had taken her to Hilbert's did, on the other hand, have “eerie, glowing yellow eyes”, although she did not pay him any mind at the time. (PROSE: The Grand Multiverse Hotel)
It was ultimately discovered that Mandragora, in a new body, had been acting as the advisor of the Consistency Imperium, deceiving them to get them to unwittingly accelerate the spread of the Rifts threatening the fabric of reality, being central to the Rifts Crisis. He had built a "Machine" meant to spark the ultimate detonation of all realities, in some insane effort to ascend to godhood. However, his plan was uncovered in the nick of time, and the backfiring of his scheme was believed to have brought about his final death. (PROSE: Rifts Crisis Officially Over!) Shortly before this, Sebastian Steer, an unrelated Dark Lord, had attempted and failed to highjack Mandragora's scheme for his own ends. (PROSE: The Time of the Toymaker)
