"By my side, you can do whatever you want. We can do whatever we want. Because we are going to be the real heroes."

—Magog to Tanner Freyr^[src]

David Reid,^[1] self-styled as Magog,^[2] considers himself a true hero and is against Earth-Prime's vigilantes. At some point, he began recruiting criminals such as Tanner Freyr and Kal-El to help him in his crusade, but eventually he was defeated by the heroes.

Biography

Early life

Once, David also wanted the heroes to save him. but soon their attention was diverted from the people's everyday difficulties and silent tragedies. The cruelty of being forgotten, because his problem was not considered worthy. his family dying in a fire, while a trial was casted. They were unworthy. However, despite the tragedy, he persevered. Trying to move on only to lose his career because his life's work was destroyed, considered collateral damage from the Martian Manhunter's fight with a villain. So he accepted his fate and started drinking. But no matter where he hid, or how much he tried to drown his sorrows, his torment only continued. When he angrily witnessed the Flash being championed by defeating Reverse Flash. It was then that he realized what he had to do, finish off all the heroes. So David called himself Magog and built a suit, and somehow got a staff that gave him various abilities.^[1]

Mission to end all superheroes

Recruiting individuals in his crusade

Magog appeared at Arkham Asylum and offered inmate Tanner Freyr that they team up to stop false heroes like Batwoman. Tanner accepted and Magog opened a portal for him to pass through.^[3]

Magog also recruited Kal-El after he chased John Henry Irons through space before Earth-TUD22 was completely destroyed by the anti-matter wave, stating that Kal-El will serve his needs nicely.^[4]

Magog later went to Earth-2 through a portal, where he met The Needle and offered him a partnership. He stated that the heroes of his world, such as the Flash, were a blight to society, and he wished to end their existences. The Needle declines the invitation and when Magog gets angry, The Needle throws some of his needles, which are to no avail.

Magog insists on the proposal and reveals that coming from the future, he would get eternal life, and says he imagines a beautiful world without heroes. The Needle says none of this matters because he doesn't want to be evil anymore. Finally, the villain lets him go, because Magog just needed a sample of his needles so he could copy his abilities.^[2]

Attacking Earth

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Magog then went to 2049 Qinghai, where he attempted to kill Wally West. Wally quickly escaped from the situation, leaving Magog angry and motivated to continue his hero-ending mission.^[5]

Equipment

• Protective suit: David wears a protective suit as Magog.
• Staff: Magog can use the staff to open portals.^[3]
  • Interdimensional travel: Using his staff, Magog has the ability to open breaches through space, both between different universes (or even the original/new multiverses!) and within the same universe, allowing him to instantaneously traverse tremendous distances.^[3]
  • Time travel: Magog was able to time travel to 2049.^[5]
  • Energy projection: Using the staff, Magog has the ability to fire powerful blasts of energy.^[2]

Appearances

Comics

EARTH-PRIME

• "Flesh and Mud"
• "Controlled Burn"
• "Road Trip"
• "Sidekick Rules"
• "Savior Complex"

Gallery

Promotional images

EARTH-PRIME

Trivia

• David is the only known individual in the Arrowverse to be able to travel from the new multiverse to the original multiverse, which was destroyed by antimatter which should be impossible. How he has this ability is unknown.
• Ironically, Agent Liberty had a similar origin story to him; only he hadn't quite hit the madness threshold Magog is at until the death of his wife and dosing himself on unstable Black Kryptonite

Behind the scenes

• In the DC comics, Magog is David Reid, a cybernetically enhanced super-soldier who wields a powerful energy lance and a member of the Justice Society of America. He debuted in Kingdom Come #1 (May, 1996).
• Magog served as the main antagonist of the EARTH-PRIME comic series.

References