''Black Siddha'' is a comic series created by

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and published in the British anthology ''

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''. The story revolves around a super-powered

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knight, Mardaka (literally "who crushes" or "who makes suffer"), who is "known and feared as the ''Black Siddha''".''

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Synopsis

''Black Siddha'' centers on Rohan, a young

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, who is revealed to be a reincarnation of the titular character, a brutal warrior who enjoyed killing but nevertheless held to a chivalric code. Mardaka's superpowers are known as

siddha ''Siddha'' (Sanskrit: '; "perfected one") is a term that is used widely in Indian religions and culture. It means "one who is accomplished." It refers to perfected masters who have achieved a high degree of physical as well as spiritual ...

s, and amongst others he has the ''siddhi'' of sky-striding and armoured skin. He fights using an

Urumi Urumi (Malayalam: ''uṟumi''; Sinhalese: ''ethunu kaduwa''; Hindi: ''āra'') is a sword with a flexible, whip-like blade, originating in modern-day Kerala in the Indian subcontinent. It is thought to have existed from as early as the Sangam per ...

, a double-edged flexible sword, although his has magical qualities. The basic narrative structure of ''Black Siddha'' is similar to two earlier works by Pat Mills, '' Sláine'' and '' Finn'', in that it utilises elements of an existing mythological framework (and in the case of the ''urimi'', a real-life weapon) to both provide background and drive the story. In regard of its contemporary setting, at least, ''Black Siddha'' is more similar to ''Finn''.

Bibliography

*''Black Siddha'' (by

and Simon Davis): ** " Bad Karma" (in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #202-208, 2003) ** "

Kali Yuga ''Kali Yuga'', in Hinduism, is the fourth and worst of the four ''yugas'' (world ages) in a ''Yuga Cycle'', preceded by '' Dvapara Yuga'' and followed by the next cycle's '' Krita (Satya) Yuga''. It is believed to be the present age, which is ...

" (in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #218-223, 2004) ** "Return of the Jester" (in ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #245-252, 2006)

References

External links

The 2000 AD ABC #16: Black Siddha
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