VIRACOCHA
Real Name: Con Ticci Viracocha
Identity/Class: Extradimensional Incan god
Occupation: God of sun and sky
Group Membership: Council of Godheads; the Apu
Affiliations: Other gods
Enemies: Kulan Gath
Known Relatives: Bochica (father); Chia (mother); Cocomama (sister/wife); Koniraya (brother); Zaramama (sister); Inti, Tupan, Caruincho (sons); Bachue, Cuycha, Chasca, Kilya (daughters); Ekkeko, Vichama, Manco Capac (grandsons); Huitaca (granddaughter); Tecumotzin (grandfather); Gaea (grandmother, alias Pachamama); Kamekeri gods (relationship unrevealed)
Aliases: Huiracocha, Tuchapacha, Tuapaca
Base of Operations: Hanan Pacha
First Appearance: (Name only) Thor Annual I#7 (1978); (actual) Thor I#300 (October, 1980)
Powers/Abilities: Viracocha possesses greater powers than any other Incan god. He has superhuman strength (Class 60 perhaps), endurance and great mystical power on the level of Zeus or Odin.
Weaknesses: None known.
Height: Unrevealed
Weight: Unrevealed
Eyes: Unrevealed
Hair: Unrevealed
History:
(Incan Myth) - Viracocha was the son of the
ancient gods Bochica and Chia who abdicated their roles in order for him
to become ruler of the Incan gods and to allow the Incans to prosper.
From 1100 BC to at least 1500 AD, he ruled a pantheon of gods who had
worshipers over half of South America. However, the Incan gods lost much
of their power when the Spanish Conquistadors invaded the land, bringing
Christianity with them and Black slaves with their African gods. Some of
the Incans may have fled as far north as Costa Verde in Central America,
where they spread worship of Viracocha to the Kamekeri Indians.
(Thor I#300) - Viracocha and the heads of all the pantheons met with Zeus and Odin to discuss the threat of the Celestials.
(Thor I#301) - Viracocha donated to Thor the life-energies required to restore the Asgardians to life after their ordeal with the Celestials.
(Avengers III#28-30 - BTS) - The undead sorcerer Kulan Gath called out to the gods of the Kamekeri as he petitioned for his right to become a god in their realm. Gath came close to sacrificing Peliali to force his way into their realm, but the Avengers defeated him.
Comments: Adapted by Mark Gruenwald, Ralph Macchio and Keith Pollard.
Of the Kamekeri gods, Guecufu and Kulamina are Arawak/Arauca gods from Guiana. As yet, there seems to be no mythological basis for Aiomum Kondi, Konassa (except as a title for Koniraya's wife), Kuat, Okonorote or Peliali (who may be based on the Oceanic goddess Pele).
Contrary to Avengers III#30, there is no indication that the Incan (or any) gods are dependent on the belief of their worshipers. They might be reliant on belief for confidence and self-esteem issues, but if the latter were the case, gods like Thor, Odin, and Zeus would not nearly be as powerful as they seem to be.
It seems pretty far-fetched that a sorcerer such as Kulan Gath could capture a god, especially since he is so far from his native time-period (The Hyborian Age).
Viracocha does not appear to represent the South American gods in Infinity Gauntlet#2. Others who do not appear: Anu (Mesopotamian), Vishnu (Hindu), Yu Huang (Chinese), Takamimusubi (Japanese), Ukko (Finnish) and Tame (Oceanic).
New images by Ron Fredricks.
Profile by Will Uchtman.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Viracocha has no known connection to:
images: (without ads)
Thor I#301, p14, pan1 (main image - seated Viracocha listens as Thor pleads his case)
Thor & Hercules: Encyclopedia Mythologica, p11 (headshot - Viracocha)
Appearances:
Thor I#300 (October, 1980) - Mark Gruenwald & Ralph Macchio (writers), Keith Pollard (pencils), Gene Day (inks), Jim Salicrup (editor)
Thor I#301 (November, 1980) - Mark Gruenwald & Ralph Macchio (writers), Keith Pollard (pencils), Chic Stone (inks), Jim Salicrup (editor)
Avengers III#28 (May, 2000) - Kurt Busiek (writer), George Perez (pencils), Al Vey (inks), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Avengers III#29 (June, 2000) - Kurt Busiek (writer), George Perez (pencils), Al Vey & Dick Giordano (inks), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Avengers III#30 (July, 2000) - Kurt Busiek (writer), George Perez (pencils), Al Vey & Scott Hanna (inks), Tom Brevoort (editor)
First posted: 03/21/2002
Last updated: 05/30/2025
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