EGOLIX-7EGOLIX-7
Type: Alien world/dimension
Environment: Apparently Earth-like atmosphere on small landmasses floating throughout seemingly empty space; or perhaps the breathable atmosphere extends throughout that space.
Usual means of access: Magic or vibrational attunement
Dominant Life Form: Egolans
Significant Natives: Maya, the royal Teraxtola family;
the person marrying Maya and Darklore is one of the only Egolans (excepting Maya) unique in appearance
Non-native residents: Darklore, Meer'lyn
formerly Count Abyss (Milos Abyss),
Visitors: Infinity Watch (Drax, Gamora, Maxam, Moondragon, Pip, Adam Warlock)
Significant locations: Count Abyss' fortress
First Appearance: (Count Abyss' fortress) Warlock and the
Infinity Watch#14 (March, 1993);
(Egolix-7 mentioned and shown outside of the fortress) Warlock and the Infinity Watch#29 (June, 1994)
History:
(Warlock and the Infinity Watch#29
(fb) - BTS) - The royal family of Teraxtola was the ruling clan of the
alien realm of Egolix-7.
(Warlock and the Infinity Watch#29 (fb) - BTS) <10 years before the main story> - Having achieved vast power via the Zalkor, Count Abyss came upon Egolix-7, easily conquering it. To legitimize his claim, he took the teenage royal family member Maya as his consort.
(Warlock and the Infinity Watch#29 (fb) - BTS) - Count Abyss wiped out the resistance movement on Egolix-7.
(Warlock and the Infinity Watch#16 - BTS / Warlock and the Infinity Watch#33 (fb) - BTS) - Abyss transformed the Egolans into monstrously deformed slaves.
(Warlock and the Infinity Watch#29 (fb) - BTS) - Count Abyss established his stronghold in the realm of Egolix-7.
(Warlock and the Infinity Watch#31 (fb) - BTS) - Aided by his mutates, world after world fell into submission to Count Abyss, galaxy after galaxy paid homage to its new tyrant.
(Warlock and the Infinity Watch#14) - From within his fortress, Abyss told Maya of the Infinity Gems, and of his particular interest in the Soul Gem.
(Warlock and the Infinity Watch#16 ) - Seeking to obtain Adam Warlock's Soul Gem, Count Abyss sent a number of "shadow demon" creatures to unsuccessfully assault Warlock and his Infinity Watch allies on Earth's Monster Isle.
(Warlock and the Infinity Watch#23) - From his fortress, Abyss visited the Zalkor and received a magical love potion for which there was no cure.
(Warlock and the Infinity Watch#25-26) - Abyss sent Maya to Earth to dupe Adam Warlock into drinking a Zalkor-magically-empowered love potion.
(Warlock and the Infinity Watch#28-29) - From his fortress, Abyss monitored Maya's progress.
(Warlock and the Infinity Watch#29 (fb) - BTS) - The sorcerer Darklore and his familiar, Meer'lyn, arrived in the realm of Egolix-7.
(Warlock and the Infinity Watch#29) - While Darklore gathered mystic intelligence for their upcoming battle, Meer'lyn advised him to hurry, because she wanted to put some distance between themselves and Abyss.
(Warlock and the Infinity Watch#29 - BTS) - Maya and Adam Warlock fell madly in love with each other after drinking the potion.
(Warlock and the Infinity Watch#30) - Abyss sent his mutated Egolan minions to Earth to battle the Infinity Watch; during this distraction, Abyss captured Maya and returned her and his minions to his fortress.
(Warlock and the Infinity Watch#31) - Warlock led the Infinity Watch to the realm of Egolix-7 to recover Maya, where they encountered Darklore and Meer'lyn.
(Warlock and the Infinity Watch#32) - With Abyss' fortress, Darklore, Meer'lyn, and the Infinity Watch were
easily defeated by Abyss, who then claimed the Soul Gem for
himself.
(Warlock and the Infinity Watch#33) - From Abyss' fortress, Darklore and Warlock weakened Abyss and banished him to a distant dimension.
(Warlock and the Infinity Watch#33 (fb) - BTS) - Darklore returned Abyss' former servants to normal, and Maya was named as ruler of Egolix-7, with Darklore at her side as her king.
(Warlock and the Infinity Watch#33) - After a brief celebration, the Infinity Watch returned to Earth.
(Warlock and the Infinity Watch#34) - Maya and Darklore were wed, unknowingly observed from a distance by the lovesick Warlock via the Orb of Infinity.
Comments: Created by Jim Starlin, Angel Medina, Bob Almond, and Patrick Olliffe.
I was never really clear whether Egolix-7 was only the name of Maya's kingdom, or if it was the entire realm. The name Egolix-7 would seem to imply that it was a planet, like the 7th from its sun, but that's not necessarily the case.
"In the realm of Egolix-7"is very vague, but it makes sense that it would mean that Egolix-7 is a world in that realm...but that's not the only interpretation.
I'm really not certain what exactly happened, but it kind of seems like the restored Egolans were celebrating in Count Abyss' former castle. We never really saw a planet or, actually, anything beyond what seemed like a castle.
Count Abyss' fortress had dimensional portals to many realms that he had conquered, as well as that of the Zalkor, but we also know that Abyss was much less powerful away from his realm. I still struggle in figuring it out.
If Egolix-7 is a dimension, it seems to be almost like the Negative Zone (without the anti-matter, of course") with many floating worlds within a breathable atmosphere.
The identification "Egolans" for the race of Egolix-7 was confirmed in Darklore's OHotMU entry, if not before.
I don't think I had previously realized -- prior to doing this profile and the one on the Egolans that issues #33-34 were not written by Starlin. I don't know if there was some loose plot that was followed or whether John Arcudi just had the storyline dumped in his lap, and he resolved it as he saw fit.
Profile by Snood.
CLARIFICATIONS:
No known connection to
Appearances:
Warlock and the Infinity Watch#14 (March, 1993) - Jim Starlin (writer),
Angel Medina (pencils), Bob Almond (inks), Craig Anderson (editor)
Warlock and the Infinity Watch#16 (May, 1993) - Jim
Starlin (writer), Tom Grindberg (pencils), Keith Williams (inks), Craig
Anderson (editor)
Warlock and the Infinity Watch#23 (December, 1993) - Jim Starlin
(writer), Tom Grindberg (pencils), Bob Almond & Harry Candelario
(inks), Craig Anderson (editor)
Warlock and the Infinity Watch#26-27 (March-April, 1994) - Jim Starlin
(writer), Tom Grindberg (pencils), Bob Almond (inks), Craig Anderson
(editor)
Warlock and the Infinity Watch#28 (May, 1994) - Jim Starlin (writer),
Jeff Moore (pencils), Tim Dzon (inks), Craig Anderson (editor)
Warlock and the Infinity Watch#29-30 (June - August, 1994) - Jim
Starlin (writer), Patrick Olliffe (artist), Craig Anderson (editor)
Warlock and the Infinity Watch#31 (September, 1994) - Jim
Starlin (writer), Patrick Olliffe (pencils), Bob Almond & Nichols (inkers),
Craig Anderson (editor)
Warlock and the Infinity Watch#32 (October, 1994) - Richard Ashford
(writer), Patrick Olliffe (pencils), Keith Williams (inker),
Craig Anderson (editor)
Warlock and the Infinity Watch#33-34 (October-November, 1994) -
John Arcudi (story), Pat Olliffe (penciler), Bob Almond (inker), Craig
Anderson (editor)
Any Additions/Corrections? please let me know.
First posted: 11/10/2022
Last updated: 11/10/2022
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