CATBEAST

Real Name: Ogeode

Identity/Class: Extradimensional (Crystalium) feline magic user; former extradimensional human magic user

Occupation: Sorcerer of Order

Group Membership: Wilder Men; formerly Forces of Order

Affiliations: Alpha Flight (Shaman/Michael Twoyoungmen, Puck/Eugene Milton Judd, Northstar/Jean-Paul Beaubier) Bekk, Blythir, Emma Bright, Mr. & Mrs. Bright, Bright family's Saint Bernard, Crystar, Doctor Strange (Stephan Strange), Doctor Voodoo (Jericho Drumm), Dog Fighters (including Max), Forces of Order, Goleta the Wizardslayer, Grand Mechanic of Weirdworld (Nakia) of Eath-15238, Howard the Duck, Ika, Kalibar, Koth, Loki, Man-Things, Mindful One, Mossy, Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner), Rebecca "Becca" Rodriguez, Shen, Skull the Redeemer (James Scully) of Earth-23231 Stalax, Zelma Stanton, Strange Academy (Germán Aguilar, Emily Bright, Alvi Brorson, Iric Brorson, Dessy, Doyle Dormammu, Guslaug, Howie, Zoe Laveau, Shaylee Moonpeddle, Calvin Morse, Toth, others), Swamp Queen (Jennifer Kale) of Earth-11234, Warbow

Enemies: Lavour, Lava Men, Malachon, Mammoth Inferno, Moltar, Morgan Le Fay of Earth-15238, Zardeth;
   formerly Goleta the Wizardslayer, Rebecca Rodriguez, Skull the Redeemer (James Scully) of Earth-23231

Known Relatives : Ika (daughter), Shen (wife/lover)

Aliases: Ninth Wizard of the Order of the Wilder Men, “Old Man”

Base of Operations: Strange Academy in New Orleans;
   formerly mobile on Weirdworld;
   formerly Crystalium, Galax and surrounding countryside

First Appearance:  Marvel Age#1 (April 1983) (pin-up);
    (in continuity) Saga of Crystar the Crystal Warrior#1 (May 1983)

Powers/Abilities: Ogeode was once a sorcerer of great power. During the Chaos War, most of his power was spent driving the Forces of Chaos away from the planet. He still retained a sliver of power, which was amplified by his Prism Crystal, but the cost of previously using so much of his power left his body frail and his mind somewhat weakened.

Utilizing the Wuxian Seed allowed him to draw items and beings from Earth to Weirdworld.

As Catbeast he hardly retained any of his magical abilities. He could fly, breath fire and with a little help was still versatile in life-binding spells to resurrect others and himself.

History: (Saga of Crystar the Crystal Warrior#1 (fb) - BTS) - Ogeode was a loyal member of Forces of Order. Despite his loyalty, he often felt the Forces of Order were far too rigid in their beliefs. It was during this time he encountered the warrior woman Shen. The two were married under unspecified circumstances. From this union came Ika. Ika was a novice in the ways of magic, despite her father’s skills. Ogeode used her more as a test subject than as an assistant, often turning her into various things. He served the King (and by proxy, the entire royal family) of Crystalium loyally for many years. By the time of the Chaos War, he used up most of his power driving Chaos away. He knew of Chaos’s prediction, and sealed himself away from his family and friends in order to prepare for the return.

 (Saga of Crystar the Crystal Warrior#1) - After the war ended, Chaos swore it would return, and that its emissary would bring untold strife and pit brother against brother. Several months passed and soon Crystar and Moltar would be crowned joint kings when Ogeode returned and told them the time of Chaos’s return was nigh. Crystar offered to side with Ogeode, despite the wizard’s claims that his power had been drained severely during the Order/Chaos war. Ogeode was able to save Crystar’s life after his injures at the hands of his brother. After putting Crystar inside his Prism Crystal in order to transform him into the living symbol of order, Ogeode sent crystal rain to attack Moltar and those loyal to him. After his spell with Crystar worked, Ogeode quickly used the same process on the Captains of the Guard and turned Koth, Kailber, Stalax, and Warbow into crystal men armed with crystal weapons. Ogeode watched as Crystar’s forces drove Moltar’s army away.  

(Saga of Crystar the Crystal Warrior#2) - Shortly after the battle, Feldspar asked both Ogeode and Zardeth to turn his body into a 50/50 blend of crystal and magma to show that he supported both his nephews. While this was happening, Ogeode tried to heal the injured Stalax, but found himself unable to, as he was unfamiliar with just how process of turning flesh into crystal worked or its effect on the body. Deciding that he needed another specimen, one that he would monitor this time, the old wizard sent Crystar to his home in an effort to find a cure. Finding the wizard’s daughter, Ika, Crystar brought her back. The reunion between father and daughter was strained, but she agreed to step into the Crystal. Ogeode stood by helplessly as his daughter and Crystar both vanished when the prince tried to catch the young woman.

(Saga of Crystar the Crystal Warrior#3) - The wizard, after many attempts, was able to find Crystar and Ika at the home of Dr. Strange. Several Magma Men had followed them, but the Forces of Order were able to drive the Magma Men back and get home with a little help from the Sorcerer Supreme.

(Saga of Crystar the Crystal Warrior#4) - Ogeode was with Crystar’s forces when Moltar’s men attacked. He said nothing when Crystar was banished from the city by his uncle, despite his daughter’s pleas for him to use his magic (see comments).

(Saga of Crystar the Crystal Warrior#5) - Ogeode mused with his pipe as the Crystal men complained and reacted to their banishment. When Ika offered to banish the Forces of Chaos, Ogeode shot her down, arguing that despite her age or training she was most certainly not a full fledged enchantress, and as such should leave the major mystical stuff to him.
    She later tried to do this anyway, but when her spell backfired, Ogeode was present and a truce was called until both he and Zardeth could undo the spell and restore their respective headquarters back to their original locations.

(Saga of Crystar the Crystal Warrior#7) - While the Crystal men despaired at being banished, Ogeode was struck by a vision of Galax being sacked by the Green Hill people. After driving the hill people away and being driven off themselves by the arriving forces of Feldspar, Ogeode lead them to the ocean, where he conjured a boat from a dragon and sailed the Crystal Forces towards the Council of Order. Both the members of the Council and Ogeode had a tense reunion.   His meeting with Shen was even less cordial. With their arrival, the Council began to debate Ogeode’s part in the current crisis and wherever or not they should help.

(Saga of Crystar the Crystal Warrior#8) - While Crystar was taking a day of mourning, Ogeode spent the day with Shen, mainly to keep her from killing Bekk due to the younger priest’s treatment of Ika.

(Saga of Crystar the Crystal Warrior#9) - Finally getting the Council of Order to listen to him, Ogeode was stymied by the Council’s refusal to act and argued that nature is chaotic. His argument fell on deaf ears, as the Council continued to debate. The aged wizard left the group to “mediate” (actually to nap) in his quarters when Feldspar and a company of Galaxian warriors landed. It was both Stalax and Ogeode, however, who realized that the men before the Council were not who they claimed to be. Their ruse discovered, the faux Feldspar dropped his disguise to reveal Zardeth and the Green Hills warriors. The battle was short but bloody, with many members of the Council being slain by the Hill people. Seeing the devastation first hand, Bekk begged Ogeode to transform him into a crystal being so that he could fight alongside them against Chaos. Ogeode agreed with no hesitation.

(Saga of Crystar the Crystal Warrior#10) - Ogeode sailed back with the Crystal forces. While Crystar argued before his uncle, Ogeode gave Shen a new sword he forged from crystal. When Moltar’s forces attacked, Ogeode was on the front lines defending the city with his magic.

(Saga of Crystar the Crystal Warrior#11) - As the final battle with the Forces of Chaos commenced, Ogeode attempted to create a new crystal warrior from nothing at Bekk’s urging. Reaching into his pocket for his Prism Crystal, he accidentally yanked several members of Alpha Flight to Crystalium thanks in part to Shaman’s mystical bag being connected to the same space as his robe’s pockets. He fought beside Crystar’s forces as the Hill people, Magma Men, and Zardeth all made their final assault. He did refuse to grant any further enchantments upon Crystar’s sword as the prince battled with Malachon, stating that both his magic was weakening and that the prince needed to earn his victory on his own terms. He and Shen survived the battle and cheered Crystar on when he assumed the title of king after the death of Zardeth.

SECRET WARS III HAPPENED

(Weirdworld II#2 (fb) - BTS) - At some point Ogeode hid away a spare body in the west across the Fang Mountains.

(Weirdworld II#1 (fb) - BTS) - By putting the Wuxian Seed into the top of his staff, Ogeode utilized its power to pull a plane from Earth to Weirdworld.

(Weirdworld II#1) - After succeeding he saved Becca Rodriguez, the sole survivor of the plane crash, from ghosts and then reveled in the fact that she was indeed from Earth. Ogeode was already making plans to pull buildings, an army or even the whole Earth to Weirdworld, but Goleta the Wizardslayer cut him in half from top to bottom. The Wuxian Seed dropped into Becca's hands, who quickly formed an alliance with Goleta to survive Weirdworld.

(Weirdworld II#2 (fb) - BTS) - Ogeode had no choice, but to conjure his soul into a different form to return to life.

(Weirdworld II#1) - A cat-like creature with wings erupted from Ogeode's corpse and his first recollection to his former life were the names of Becca and Goleta. The reborn Ogeode spat fire and vowed to come for them.

(Weirdworld II#2) - The flying cat found his targets and spat fire at Goleta's car, which crashed into the desert filled with Sand Sharks. They escaped thanks to Becca's driving skills and Goleta's warrior might. The creature formerly known as Ogeode soon caught up to them again and asked for a moment of their time. Goleta, who was still angry that the creature ran them off the road and into the jaws of Sand Sharks, gave the creature the moniker Catbeast. The creature apologized and revealed that it was once Ogeode, whom Goleta had slain in the haunted forest. He told them about his dilemma, but Goleta immediately tried to kill the creature again for being a wizard and accidentally injured Becca. Catbeast made it clear that it could help Becca return to Earth, but he needed to transfer his soul to his spare wizard body first because he lacked magic powers in this form. Goleta had no interest to go on a quest with the former wizard, but changed her mind when he told her that she would learn the secret location of the Hidden Fortress of the Wilder Men during this quest. Unfortunately they were stuck because the car needed a new emerald fuel injector and the only one in the area that had one was the Grand Mechanic.

(Weirdworld II#3) - The Grand Mechanic denied the adventuring trio a new emerald fuel injector even though each of them tried to explain why they needed it. The Grand Mechanic considered their goals self-centered and even Ogeode's attempt to invoke eminent obtain to officially commandeer all materials he deemed necessary for his quest, got them nothing. Becca got so mad at the Grand Mechanic that Catbeast had to grovel in front of her, but Becca made things worse by kicking the Grand Mechanic in the face. Catbeast decided that it was better to leave while Goleta carried Becca away.

   Goleta and Catbeast mostly blamed Becca for their failed attempt to get a fuel injector. Catbeast finally learned that Goleta hated wizards so much because she was the sole survivor of the valley of the Burled Oak, which was the fault of wizards. They split up, but soon reunited when a Mammoth Inferno attacked the forge. Goleta and Catbeast were looking for Becca while While the Grand Mechanic fought the Mammoth Inferno. Becca soon caught up with them after stealing an emerald fusion injector for their car and happily returned to Goleta's car in the desert. While there Catbeast talked to locals, who told him that access to the west was cut off by the lava monster's attack except for a passage through the Enchanted Village. He hid the locals' actual warnings about that village from Becca and Goleta.

(Weirdworld II#4) - Upon arriving in the Enchanted Village, Catbeast quickly realized that he was immune to the illusions and saw the true form of the village, but Goleta and Becca got trapped in an illusion. Catbeast had to make Becca realize that she was not talking to her real mother because she was dead and then sent her to save Goleta from getting lured by her deceased lover into a cottage where she would've met her demise. After Becca and Goleta finally saw the village's true form, Catbeast revealed that the whole village was a trap that made others hallucinate their heart's desire. Catbeast, Goleta and Becca fought the tentacles around them, but the monster that was the village devoured them whole. They escaped by driving their car through the monster's jaw. Catbeast later took a nap while Goleta cooked tentacles over a campfire. He woke up while Goleta and Becca talked about the possibilities of the Wuxian Seed and reminded them that he just wanted his wizard powers and human body back. They were then attacked by Skull the Slayer, who was blasted off Goleta by Catbeast's fire breath. Skull still declared them prisoners of the Swamp Queen.

(Weirdworld II#5) - Skull brought Catbeast, Goleta and Becca before the Swamp Queen and her Man-Thing army. She tried to recruit the trio for the war against Morgan Le Fay and her army, but Catbeast told her that they only wanted to get across Fang Mountains to the Wilder Men. Goleta got so angry at the Swamp Queen that Catbeast had to block her from talking. An attack by Morgan's Molten Men interrupted them. The Swamp Queen made Catbeast promise to tell the Wilder Men to help them against the Molten Men. In return she had her dog fighters fly Catbeast, Goleta and Becca across the Fang Mountains. Becca's plane was shot down by Morgan Le Fay's dragon.

(Weirdworld II#6) - Catbeast and Goleta came to Becca's aid when Morgan Le Fay tried to trick her into handing over the Wuxian Seed and became physical when Becca wouldn't just hand it over. Catbeast convinced Becca to give him the Wuxian Seed instead so he could lead Morgan away, but Morgan easily shot him out of the sky with a magic blast. The Wuxian Seed shattered, turned into a dragon and flew away while Catbeast dropped to the ground. With his dying breath Catbeast apologized for everything he had caused, made Becca a member of the Wilder Man because there always needed to be five and then told her that she didn't need him but just had to find the Infinity Dragon to return to Earth. Catbeast died in Becca's arms after a few last scratches on his head. Goleta and Becca buried Catbeast in the snow.

BTS - He got better through magic.

(Strange Academy I#4) - While playing Door Tag with other students Emily Bright got lost in Weirdworld's Woolly Woods. While looking for a way back to Earth she encountered Catbeast, who was honest about his past as a wizard, and then offered to help her get back to Earth as long as she took him with her. She agreed and Catbeast showed her the door that led them to the Sanctum Sanctorum, an honest mistake made by the Catbeast, who didn't know that Emily's home was Strange Academy and not Strange's actual home. A prisoner (the Empirikul's Imperator) in the cellar talked to Emily, but before Doctor Strange could find out the truth, Catbeast took Emily through the correct door to Strange Academy's library.

(Strange Academy I#8) - Catbeast was sitting on Emily's desk during Agatha Harkness' spells and summons class at Strange Academy. Emily impressed Agatha by successfully multiplying Catbeast by using the Illusions of Ikonn spell. Doctor Strange interrupted class to speak with Emily, who was accompanied by Catbeast. The former wizard witnessed Doctor Strange give a ring made from a piece of Doyle Dormammu's bounding crown to Emily at the Sanctum Sanctorum to help her keep what remained of her massive powers at bay. Afterward Emily headed downstairs to the cellar with Catbeast to have another chat with the mysterious prisoner. Emily returned with Catbeast to Strange Academy's library after receiving a call from Calvin Morse.

(Strange Academy I#9) - During Family Day Emily introduced Catbeast to her parents.

(Strange Academy I#11) - After Toth was shattered, Doctor Voodoo asked Catbeast for help because he was also from Weirdworld. Catbeast revealed that Toth could just be put back together and fully restored with a certain spell, which Catbeast knew well. Zelma arrived with Toth's parents Mossy and Blythir, who knew of Catbeast's past as Ogeode, a disgraced wizard. Catbeast suggested to leave the past alone unless she wanted her child to stay shattered. Mossy didn't take well to the threat and grabbed Catbeast by the throat, but Doctor Voodoo suggested to calm down because Catbeast seemed to be their only hope to resurrect Toth. Zelma, Voodoo, Shaylee and Blythir put Toth back together only for Catbeast to realize that Toth's heart piece was missing, which was the only piece they actually needed to perform the spell. Doctor Voodoo had already hired Howard the Duck to investigate the attack and he would interrogate the students to find the missing piece. Catbeast was present when Shaylee told all the students that they had put Toth back together, but that one piece was missing. It turned out that Calvin's jacket was actually the being known Misery, which was in control of Calvin when he killed Toth and kept his heart.

(Strange Academy I#12 - BTS) - Catbeast witnessed the defeat of Misery, the retrieval of Toth's heart and aided in his resurrection.

(Strange Academy I#12) - After Toth's resurrection Catbeast flew around the students Emily, Doyle, Dessy, Shaylee, Alvi, Iric, Germán, Zoe and Toth and demanded some thanks for his life-binding spell, which Shaylee only considered a little bit of help even though it was essential. He was present when Toth forgave Calvin for what he had done under Misery's control.

(Strange Academy Presents: Death of Doctor Strange#1/3) - Emily was visiting her family with Catbeast and her little sister Emma and the family's Saint Bernard were running after Catbeast. The Saint Bernard bit Catbeast's tail, which Emily's parents assumed was a sign of jealousy.

(Strange Academy I#13) - Catbeast was sitting on the teacher's desk while Emily told her surprised friends that she couldn't hang out with them because she would be busy talking to someone (the imprisoned Emperor).

(Strange Academy I#14) - Catbeast stayed near Emily while she hung out on campus with German and Iric.

(Strange Academy I#18) - While Emily looked for a new place the students could call home Catbeast accompanied the students Thoth, Dessy, German, Howie and Shaylee to the Sanctum Sanctorum where German posed as Doctor Strange to order pizzas. They soon headed back to their temporary home.

Comments : Created by Mark Gruenwald, Ralph Macchio, John Romita, Jr., and Jim Shooter. Concept expanded on by Mary Jo Duffy and Ricardo Villamonte.

    According to Shen, Ogeode was the same age as Bekk and other members of the council (who all looked to be the same age as Crystar).

    Issue#4 was a bedtime story told by Kalibar to his children, so the events within and how they transpired is suspect.

    In the event you couldn’t tell, many of the names were supposed to represent minerals, elements, and things relating to geology. Ogeode=geode

    Extra special thanks to Madison Carter for clarifying this question- yes, Crystar and all related characters are in fact Marvel owned and created. You might remember these guys from the Remco toy line, but the toys were a tie-in to the comic and not vice versa.

Profile by David Lawrence. Update by Markus Raymond (2016-2022).

CLARIFICATIONS :
Ogeode has no known connections to

• Ogeon - Tunnelworld, citadel of Ytitnedion, created by him--Defenders I#79
• Any character with a name beginning in O or any magic user with white hair...he looks kind of like one aspect of Cagliostro...

images:
Strange Academy#11, p6, pan2 (main)
Saga of Crystar the Crystal Warrior#1, p10, pan6 (head shot)
Saga of Crystar the Crystal Warrior#5, p8, pan2 (smoking pipe)
Saga of Crystar the Crystal Warrior#11, p15, pan3 (deep pocket)
Weirdworld II#1, p8, pan5 (on Weirdworld)
Weirdworld II#4, p13, pan1 (fire-breathing Catbeast)
Strange Academy#4, p18, pan3 (Catbeast with Emily Bright)
Strange Academy#11, p10, pan2 (Catbeast, head shot)

Appearances:
Marvel Age#1 (April, 1983) (Promotional piece written by Peter Sanderson)
Saga of Crystar the Crystal Warrior#1 (May, 1983) - by Mary Jo Duffy (plot/script), Bret Blevins (pencils), Vinnie Colletta (inks), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Saga of Crystar the Crystal Warrior#2 (July, 1983) - by Mary Jo Duffy (plot/script), Bret Blevins (pencils), Vinnie Colletta (inks), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Saga of Crystar the Crystal Warrior#3 (September, 1983) - by Mary Jo Duffy (plot/script), Ron Frenz (breakdowns), Danny Bulanadi (finishes), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Saga of Crystar the Crystal Warrior#4 (November, 1983) - by Mary Jo Duffy (plot/script), Ricardo Villamonte (pencils), Dave Simons (inks), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Saga of Crystar the Crystal Warrior#5 (January, 1984) - by Mary Jo Duffy (plot/script), Ricardo Villamonte (pencils), Dave Simons (inks), Bob Harris (editor)
Saga of Crystar the Crystal Warrior#7 (May, 1984) - by Mary Jo Duffy (plot/script), Ricardo Villamonte (pencils), Dave Simons (inks), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Saga of Crystar the Crystal Warrior#8 (July, 1984) - by Mary Jo Duffy (plot/script), Ricardo Villamonte (pencils), Dave Simons (inks), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Saga of Crystar the Crystal Warrior#10 (November, 1984) - by Mary Jo Duffy (plot/script), Ricardo Villamonte (pencils), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Saga of Crystar the Crystal Warrior#11 (February, 1985) - by Mary Jo Duffy (plot/script), Ricardo Villamonte (pencils), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Weirdworld II#1-6 (February-July, 2016) - Sam Humphries (writer), Mike Del Mundo (artist), To Brevoort with Alanna Smith (editors)
Strange Academy I#4 (December, 2020) - Skottie Young (writer), Humberto Ramos (artist), Nick Lowe (editor)
Strange Academy I#8-9 (April-May, 2021) - Skottie Young (writer), Humberto Ramos (artist), Nick Lowe (editor)
Strange Academy I#11 (August, 2021) - Skottie Young (writer), Humberto Ramos (artist), Nick Lowe (editor)
Strange Academy I#12 (October, 2021) - Skottie Young (writer), Humberto Ramos (artist), Nick Lowe (editor)
Strange Academy Presents: Death of Doctor Strange#1/3 (January, 2022) - Skottie Young (writer), Peach Momoko (artist), Nick Lowe (editor)
Strange Academy I#13-14 (January-February, 2022) - Skottie Young (writer), Humberto Ramos (artist), Nick Lowe (editor)
Strange Academy I#18 (June, 2022) - Skottie Young (writer), Humberto Ramos (artist), Nick Lowe (editor)
Marvel Meow Infinity Comic#10 (July 8th, 2022) - Nao Fuji (writer/artist), Caitlin O'Connell (editor)
Marvel Meow Infinity Comic#12 (August 5th, 2022) - Nao Fuji (writer/artist), Caitlin O'Connell (editor)

First Posted: 01/16/2017
Last updated 10/19/2025

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