Master Darque - Confrontations With Valiant Heroes

Confrontations With Valiant Heroes

The first to oppose his evil plans was Nettie, voodoo queen of New Orleans. Up to this day, when performing voodoo rituals, she has the power to become as young as she was in 1895 again. She created the first Shadowman, Maxim St. James, after Quigley's men beat him to near death. She became his advisor, and the two battled Darque on several occasions.

Underground for quite some time, Darque recently came back even stronger, so Nettie created another Shadowman to thwart Darque. The man she picked was Jack Boniface, a jazz musician in New Orleans. He was bitten by a spider alien sent by Darque in order to partially block the power Jack derives from the mask.

Darque's sister was gravely ill for a time, so Darque sent Boniface through time to gather the raw energy which could cure Sandria. She then absorbed his energy and was able to live again.

However, violating his sister's wishes, Darque siphoned the excess energy from Sandria, winning her eternal hatred.

Upon mastering the Black Magic, Darque also created several superbeings. One such being, a man named Fred Bender, sought out Master Darque to provide him with the power to obtain revenge on Solar. Darque replaced Bender's cells with dark power, turning him into Doctor Eclipse.

Darque confronts the heroes Timewalker and Turok in a limited series focusing on them both.

In another instance, Doctor Hwen Mirage and his wife Carmen Ruiz were investigating supernatural phenomena and came upon Darque, who had Mirage killed. Carmen's love for her husband was so strong, she brought his spirit back from the dead. Filled with dark energy, Mirage and his wife bumped heads with Master Darque time and again, and Mirage aided in the saving of Sandria, there-by creating an alliance of sorts against Darque.

Another to defy his evil plans is Gilad Abrams, the Eternal Warrior. In one notable encounter, Darque tried to collect the coins Judas received for betraying Jesus. The coins contain enough necromatic power to make Darque the most powerful being on earth. Gilad was helped by Geoff McHenry, Gilad's ally and friend who happens to be the geomancer for the late 20th century. The geomancers, the watchdogs of the earth, are able to talk to objects. However, there can be only one on the earth at one time.

Gilad's brother, Aram, has also had a hand in Darque's downfalls for many years. since both Gilad and Aram (Armstrong to his friends) have lived for centuries, Aram has been foiling Darque's schemes ever since Darque started learning his craft.

Later, Darque encountered X-O Manowar and acquired the X-O armor for a short time. Darque is defeated and apparently killed at the end of this story.