Strange met a woman named Christine Palmer and began to fall in love with her. Strange and Palmer eventually broke up because Strange always had to be the one to "hold the knife" and be the one to fix everything. However, in 2012, Strange was involved in an accident that severely damaged his hands. This led to Strange training to become a Master of the Mystic Arts, and he was later awarded the title of Sorcerer Supreme and also Master of the New York Sanctum. He also befriended Karl Mordo.[1]
Founding the Illuminati[]
"Your alternate self created the Illuminati to make difficult decisions that no one else could."
"One night you called us all together, confessed that you had been dreamwalking, and in your words, things have gotten out of hand. You never told us the details of what had happened, only that you had inadvertently triggered an Incursion."
In 2018, Thanos launched a crusade against the universe in his quest to gather the Infinity Stones. The entire Illuminati banded together to stop Thanos, except for Doctor Strange, who used the Darkhold to search through the Multiverse for a possible solution to the conflict via dreamwalking. However, this caused an incursion between two realities, destroying one of them.[1]
Despite that, the rest of the Illuminati found the Book of Vishanti and used it to defeat Thanos on Titan. However, Strange confessed to the group that he had destroyed a universe, having renounced the Darkhold. In response, Strange was willingly executed by Black Bolt, who was instructed by the rest of the Illuminati to do so. The Illuminati were saddened to have to kill their friend, but they knew that it was for the greater good.[1]
After Strange's execution, Karl Mordo was chosen to replace him as both Sorcerer Supreme and as a member of the Illuminati. Additionally, the Illuminati made a hard decision, and told the world that Strange sacrificed himself to defeat Thanos, and so the world mourned Doctor Strange, building a statue of him right outside the New York Sanctum.[1]
Personality[]
"While the rest of us banded together to try to stop Thanos, Stephen, as always, chose to go it alone."
Strange wanted nothing more than to protect the world from threats and fight for the greater good. He would give up anything in order to achieve his goals, as shown when he caused an Incursion between realities while dreamwalking through the Multiverse in an attempt to stop Thanos during the Infinity War. However, Strange recognized when he made faults or mistakes, just like when he confessed to the Illuminati that he had accidentally destroyed a universe. Strange was also willing to take responsibility for his actions, since he agreed with the Illuminati's decision to execute him.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
Magic: As the former Sorcerer Supreme and the former master of the New York Sanctum, Doctor Strange possessed an extremely high level of mastery over magic which he used to defend his native reality. He had injured his hands years before his Earth-616 counterpart, giving him more time to master the mystic arts and become more powerful.
Dreamwalking: When Strange used the Darkhold, he dream walked throughout the Multiverse easily for a solution to the Infinity War conflict. However, it failed and resulted in an Incursion between two realities, completely destroying one of them.
Abilities[]
"I always suspected this day would come." "You did?" "Yes. Because you always suspected this day would come."
Darkhold: Strange began to use the Darkhold to find a way to defeat Thanos. He eventually found out about dreamwalking, a spell in the Darkhold, and began to use the spell to search the Multiverse for answers.
"So, I have you to thank for these then." "Yes, I developed those using the Sands of Nisanti. One of 838-Stephen's magical relics."
Strange's outfit and cloak are similar to his first appearance in the comics.
This version of Strange did not sport a goatee, unlike his variants.
Strange's hand injuries
According to Christine's analysis, Strange's hand injuries are 98.6% similar to his Earth-616 counterpart, who has a much more damaged left pinky. He injured his hands on January 3, 2012, almost exactly four years and one month before his counterpart's injury on February 2, 2016.
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