THE SHIELD OF ENDLESS MISERY

Classification: Presumably extradimensional magic item

Creator: Unrevealed

User/Possessors: The Forgotten

First Appearance: Doctor Strange & the Sorcerers Supreme I#1 (December, 2016)

Powers/Abilities/Functions: The Shield of Endless Misery could display images of possible futures that had negative outcomes. It could also act as a traditional shield, protecting its wielder.

History: (Doctor Strange & the Sorcerers Supreme I#1 (fb) - BTS) - In their neverending quest to absorb items and beings of magic, the gestalt Forgotten being located the Shield of Endless Misery.

(Doctor Strange & the Sorcerers Supreme I#1) - Erupting from the ground with the Shield of Endless Misery, the Forgotten grabbed Merlin and used the Shield to show Merlin images of his mission failing before the Forgotten seemingly killed Merlin.

(Doctor Strange & the Sorcerers Supreme I#4) - When the Forgotten found Merlin's group of mystic recruits inside its former prison, it revealed its origins and summoned forth the Shield of Endless Misery alongside other artifacts it had absorbed or acquired, including the Word of God book, and began casting a spell to free its prison from its place outside time. The Sorcerers quickly disrupted the spell by attacking and the Forgotten knocked aside the Shield and the other artifacts to focus on the Sorcerers.

Comments: Created by Robbie Thompson, Javier Rodriguez and Alvaro Lopez.

Profile by Proto-Man.

CLARIFICATIONS:
The Shield of Endless Misery has no known connections to:

• Shield of Cathloda, magic item @ Creatures on the Loose#
• Shield of Night, given to Black Knight by the Lady of the Lake @ Heroes for Hire I#2
• Shield of Seraphim @ Mystic Arcana: Black Knight#1
• Shield of Valka, used to force Yagotha to close gateway to the Elder Gods @ Kull the Conqueror III#4
  
• or any other "Shield," "Endless" or "Misery" artifacts

images: (without ads)
Doctor Strange & the Sorcerers Supreme I#1, p18, pan2 (Shield of Endless Misery displaying images, main image)
Doctor Strange & the Sorcerers Supreme I#1, p18, pan1 (The Forgotten holding the Shield)

Appearances:
Doctor Strange & the Sorcerers Supreme I#1 (December, 2016) - Robbie Thompson (writer), Javier Rodriguez (pencils), Alvaro Lopez (inks), Nick Lowe (editor)
Doctor Strange & the Sorcerers Supreme I#4 (March, 2017) - Robbie Thompson (writer), Javier Rodriguez (pencils), Alvaro Lopez (inks), Nick Lowe (editor)

First Posted: 08/13/2018
Last updated: 08/13/2018

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