Charlize Theron Reveals Her Mysterious New Marvel Character

Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness launched final weekend to unbelievable field workplace numbers, and as followers sat for 2 hours and twenty minutes to look at a pair mid- and post-credit scenes, they have been rewarded with an thrilling reveal that has massive implications for the way forward for the MCU.

As of final night time, we’ve formally gotten a good look at one of many massive mid-credit reveals; Clea, performed by none aside from Charlize Theron. Yesterday she posted her make-up and a screenshot of her mid-credit look on Instagram, displaying off an extremely sharp purple eye make-up and a superhero go well with that feels very a lot consistent with the Eternals type of costuming; filled with delicate circles and layers of the identical hue.

Who is Clea?

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Clea first confirmed up in a 1964 Dr. Strange comedian, The Domain of the Dread Dormammu! After Dr. Strange is knowledgeable that Dormammu is returning to energy, he enters the Dark Dimension as a way to discover and defeat him. As he’s looking for Dormammu’s lair, Clea seems and leads him to the doorway.

The Domain of the Dread Dormammu! can be the primary look of the Dark Dimension. When Clea exhibits up in Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, she rips open a seam in space-time which seems to be the identical purple-y huesor because the Dark Dimension that Doctor Strange entered in his first film ,when he held Dormammu in temporal stasis earlier than defeating him. Besides simply being subsequent door neighbors with Dormammu within the Dark Dimension, Clea additionally has a familial tie to the traditional evil. In the comics, Dormammu is definitely Clea’s uncle. Dormummu had a twin sister, Umar, who married and had Clea. The comics model of Dormammu and Umar have been far more human-looking than the Dormammu we noticed within the first Doctor Strange, however Clea has at all times appeared as humanoid, regardless of her Faltine (a type of highly effective hearth/dimension alien) heritage.

After Dormammu was vanquished from the Dark Dimension, an influence wrestle ensued between Umar, Clea’s mom, and Clea herself. Clea finally succeeds in changing into the ruler of the Dark Dimension, and instates herself because the Sorcerer Supreme of that dimension, having discovered some mystic arts from Stephen sooner or later in between there. Clea additionally has a tough time staying in different dimensions for lengthy durations of time, and sometimes has to return to the Dark Dimension for a spa day or two to get again into combating form.

Mr. and Mrs. Strange

One of the large issues about Clea is that within the comics she and Stephen Strange don’t simply hook up, however truly tie the knot! One of the uncommon {couples} that truly get collectively and stick collectively, Clea and Stephen appear to be fairly nicely suited to one another, particularly contemplating that they’re each multiversal beings who are likely to ignore the legal guidelines of physics and generally accepted ethical issues.

When Stephen just lately died within the comics, Clea truly turned the Sorcerer Supreme of Earth-616 as nicely, however not earlier than attempting to revive Stephen. Although Wong agrees to assist her carry out some actually depraved Necromancy, they by no means fairly get the spell proper, and as an alternative find yourself with a moderately zombified Thunderstrike at their ft (a minor Thor villain).

What’s an Incursion?

So what does Clea must do with Incursions? When Clea exhibits up within the mid-credit scene she warns Stephen of an oncoming Incursion—a type of collision between universes within the multiverse, with the Earths of every actuality because the nexus level of affect—earlier than bringing Stephen via a portal she created with a knife. Given the Illuminati of Earth-838’s fracturing at Wanda’s hand in Multiverse of Madness, and their very own position within the comics investigating Incursions, it appears Clea will now have her personal position to play.

Clea’s look would possibly point out an issue with the Dark Dimension, nevertheless it’s the knife she’s holding that’s fascinating. In the comics, Clea will get corrupted by one other superhero named the Silver Dagger, named as a result of he wields a blade that may kill anybody, however was particularly made to kill the Sorcerer Supreme of any dimension, airplane, or universe. We don’t know the place this rift in space-time brought on by Clea’s dagger leads; whether or not into Loki Season 2 (doable, contemplating Loki and Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness shared a screenwriter), or one other property solely. All we’ve got is concept, and a really fierce look courtesy of Charlize Theron’s instagram.

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