Ugh this guy.
So, Mojo is a really weird villain to talk about, given his role as a crazed TV executive
from another universe makes it hard to take him seriously.
But under his gross, gross, grossgrossgrossgross gross GROSS, exterior, is, well, a pretty
terrifying villain in all honesty, even it isn’t always for the reasons you might expect.
So, let’s start counting down the Top 10 Scary Facts about Mojo.
10.
Creation of Spiral So a little background information.
Mojo before becoming an X-men villain, was initially the enemy of Longshot, a humanoid
slave stuntman from the Mojoverse where Mojo originates from.
Longshot led a rebellion against Mojo’s race, who were known as “The Spineless Ones”,
and escaped to Earth.
While there, he met a human stuntwoman named Rita Ricochet, who would go with him to the
Mojoverse to help rescue the other slaves.
However, their mission failed and they were captured.
In an alternate future, Rita was transformed by Mojo into the warrior mage Spiral.
This transformation included six arms, turning her hair gray, and forcibly evolving her mind
so that she could see into other dimensions that were used for time travel/teleportation,
all of which drove her insane.
Geez.
Nothing like body horror to send shivers down your spine.
Although he doesn’t have one so it probably doesn’t phase him.
9.
He's a TV Executive
Have you ever met a TV executive?
Don't.
They're awful.
You will never have a worse conversation than you will with someone who worked in television.
And Mojo is the literal embodiment of all of their worst characteristics.
Obsession with ratings, over-bearing control over the performers, Mojo is literally the
perfect parody of a TV executive.
Which makes sense since Mojo has been treated more like a comic relief villain than anything
else.
Although the X-men Black run of the character in Mojo #1 tried to humanize the character
a bit more and make him more relatable, and despite the strangeness of the character,
at least made it possible to appreciate him a bit more.
Which is about as good as it gets for Mojo.
8.
He made the Howard The Duck movie Yeah sooooo, you know that Howard the Duck
movie from 1986?
The one that no one likes and is notorious for some um, adult duck content?
Editor, don't google that.
Trust me.
Yeeeeah, WELL, as it turns out, we can blame Mojo for that.
Apparently, In the 2016 Howard the Duck run, Mojo used Howard's adventures in the film
to create a reality show for his home universe, the Mojoverse.
The duck character in the film was actually an alien in a duck costume who was used to
“fill in the gaps.”
So, apparently Mojo is even affecting our world and giving us terrible movies.
Ugh, this guy has NO redeeming qualities.
7.
His Entire Appearance Everything about Mojo is horrifying.
Like, he looks like someone took SHODAN, Blanka from Street Fighter, The Mechanical Spider
from Wild Wild West, ripped out their spines, and put them in a never ending state of torture.
Like just look at how his eyes are held open!
That’s horrifying!
Just imagine waking up and this guy is looking at you with his unblinking eyes and poking
you with his crazy long fingers.
Ughghghghgh.
Nightmare fuel.
So the sooner I can stop looking at pictures of him the better.
6.
He's Immune To Rogue (but also thank god)
So, Mojo is among the few beings incapable of being harmed by Rogue's touch, having once
bear hugged Rogue until knocking her unconscious.
Which, at first might seem the scary fact, but the REAL scare would be if Rogue COULD
take his powers.
The last thing I ever want to see is Rogue becoming obsessed with ratings and who's watching
her and-Oh God she'd be an Instagram Star.
And it'd work too.
5.
Mind Control
Mojo has the power of mind control, which, I think we know by now in the X-men Universe,
is an absolutely horrifying power to try to contend with.
And given Mojo’s propensity for using people for entertainment, anyone who proves to give
him good ratings is going to be stuck with him for a WHILE.
Not to mention the power boost he gains from those ratings.
Yeesh, its just an endless cycle with him.
4.
Anti Life Field This is probably the most note-worthy power
Mojo has.
He’s able to generate what is called an anti-life field, which makes his touch able
to cause humans to rapidly age and plants to wither.
And as if that wasn’t bad enough, Doctor Strange even believes that his prolonged presence
on Earth could cause storms and other natural disasters.
So, that’s one more incentive to get this disgusting mess as far away from Earth as
possible.
3.
He's Always Watching Imagine, that at every moment of every day,
a grotesque, thoughtless monster is watching every single thing you do.
And not only is he using you for his own entertainment, but that an entire world is seeing the events
of your life, broadcast by this very same monster.
That is Mojo.
It’s horrifying enough to think about security cameras watching everything we do, but a spineless
nightmare creature?
That’s too much.
2.
The Better His Ratings, the Strong His magic So, mojo has a few magical powers, including
magical energy blasts, controlling the minds of others, and inter-dimensional teleportation.
However, these powers are enhanced by the popularity of the TV programs he creates as
they are seen as him being worshipped by his followers.
Which means any time he finds something that works, he’s going to exploit it for everything
its worth.
Geez, hope this guy never finds out about Netflix or we’re all screwed.
1.
He and Viewtiful Joe share a...broadcaster?
So, I have to call in the ethical decisions of Viewtiful Joe and Captain Blue, given in
Marvel vs Capcom 3, both are shown to be working under Mojo and Spiral, who are directing their
police procedural show.
I have to hope that given Mojo's usual MO, he's using some form of mind control to keep
Joe on his payroll, because otherwise, I gotta say, I'm disappointed in you Joe.
And those are our top ten scary facts about Mojo.
Kind of fitting that a villain with a comedic gimmick has a goofy list.
Anyway, what other villains scare you guys?
Or is there a comic relief villain you like more than the scary ones?
Let us know down in the comments.
Have a good one!