BORGEDDON

Real Name: Borgeddon

Identity/Class: Extradimensional (Asgard) monstrous being

Occupation: "God" to the Trolls of Asgard

Group Membership: None

Affiliations: Trolls of Asgard

Enemies: Anyone lowered into his tunnel/pit

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: The Cathedral of Borgeddon, a deep cavern/pit below the Troll caverns beneath Asgard

First Appearance: Warlock and the Infinity Watch#24 (January, 1994)

Powers/Abilities: An immense reptilian creature, Borgeddon is either as long/tall as his "Cathedral"/pit or can leap just shy of that. 

    It is presumably incredibly strong and durable, able to consume various superhuman foes of the Trolls of Asgard.

    Borgeddon appears to have three eyes, numerous sharp teeth, and a thick, scaled reptilian hide. 

    It apparently had at least a pair of forelimbs a short distance behind its head. It may or may not have had one or more other pairs of limbs, but the rest of its body was not shown. 

    It may or may not have had a venomous bite. 

    Living deep underground, it was used to the dark and some significant cold; it may or may not be sensitive to bright light and/or great heat.

    Hearing the sound of a rock dropped into his pit/tunnel, Borgeddon

Height/length: Unrevealed, perhaps hundreds or even thousands of feet.
Weight: Unrevealed ( a lot! )
Eyes: Apparently pink or light red sclera surrounding darker irides with similarly colored pupils 
Hair: None
Skin: Green scales

History:
(Warlock and the Infinity Watch#24 (fb) - BTS) - Borgeddon was worshipped by the Trolls of Asgard as the Heavenly aspect that looked fondly upon their empire. 

    Geirrodur noted that he may be even more ancient than Asgard itself.

    Borgeddon lived in a cavern -- which, according to Geirrodur, was as old as any place on Asgard -- that narrowly exceeded his reach. 

    To stay in Borgeddon's good graces, the Trolls regularly made sacrifices to him, lowering sacrificial victims down to him.

(Warlock and the Infinity Watch#24) - After the Infinity Watch (Drax, Gamora, Maxam, Moondragon, Pip, Adam Warlock) and the Silver Surfer were captured by Trolls and held in stasis by the fragrance of the Valkisack vines, Geirrodur announced his intent to sacrifice them to Borgeddon to reap great honor on their clan.

    However, the troll witch identified Pip as a troll, and even though he was not of Asgard, she insisted that by holy law he had certain rights, notably the right to trial by combat, due him before he could be sacrificed. Geirrodur informed Pip of this right, although regardless of his success, his allies -- as non-trolls -- would still be sacrificed to Borgeddon. When Pip asked who that was, the witch noted that there would be no harm in showing him, and Geirrodur added that it might even spur him into at least an entertaining battle ritual. 

    Geirrodur then led Pip through the caverns, describing Borgeddon and his role with the Trolls. When Geirrodur showed him the Cathedral of Borgeddon, Pip was less than impressed with the pit/vertical tunnel, noting it to be "spiffy" and asking who did his decorating. 

    Noting Borgeddon's potential age, Geirrodur dropped a rock down the pit/tunnel, and a deep roar preceded Borgeddon's sudden arrival at the top of the tunnel. Geirrodur assured the startled Pip that Borgeddon's reach did not extend to their level: "Win your trial by combat, and you need not fear Borgeddon."

(Warlock and the Infinity Watch#24 - BTS) - Allowed a surrogate, Pip chose Adam Warlock, who stalled for time while battling Olik the Troll until Pip could free the rest of the Infinity Watch, and they departed the Troll's realm.

Comments: Created by Jim Starlin, Tom Grindberg, and Harry Candelario.

    Is Borgeddon the spawn or descendant of Jormungand, the Midgard Serpent, and/or associated with any other Asgardian creatures? Who knows? There's no information beyond what is revealed herein.

    Geirrodur refers to Borgeddon in masculine pronouns, for whatever that's worth...

    This profile was completed 7/26/2021, but its publication was delayed as it was intended for the Appendix 20^th anniversary 's celebratory event.

Profile by Snood.

CLARIFICATIONS:
Borgeddon should be distinguished from:

• ARMAGEDDON (Arm'Chedon) - leader of Troyjan race, father of Trauma. Vast energy powers--Incredible Hulk II#413
• ARMEGEDDON of Earth-2182 (    ) - son of Apocalypse, turned against him and joined X-Men--Exiles#41
• ARMAGEDDON HORN - H.A.T.E. weapon--Nextwave#5
• ARMAGEDDON MAN ( ) - mutant, parents mutated by nuclear testing in the forties at Alamogordo, captured in 1959 by Colonel Danville, placed in suspended animation, held at Alamogordo project, stolen and revived by King Bedlam's Hellions to force money from US government, defeated by X-Force, placed in custody of Senator Danville--X-Force I#88
• Armechadon - homeworld of Tantalus --[Blackwulf#7],8
• BRAGGADOOM - creation of Arnold Krank, reduced into the mind and size of an infant, raised by Krank as his own. Immense green semi-humanoid - aka The Mountain that Walks Like a Man--Marvel Two-In-One I#13
• other "Borg" or "Geddon" characters, groups, items, places, etc.

Appearances:
Warlock and the Infinity Watch#24 (January, 1994) - Jim Starlin (writer), Tom Grindberg (penciler), Harry Candelario (inker), Craig Anderson (editor)

First posted: 09/18/2021
Last updated: 09/17/2021

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