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The Eye of Agamotto () is a fictional, mystical item appearing in
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s published by
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and other media, particularly in their
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films, with its first appearance in ''
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''. The item appears in publications that feature
Doctor Strange Doctor Stephen Strange is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Steve Ditko, the character first appeared in ''Strange Tales'' #110 (cover-dated July 1963). Doctor Strange serves as Sorce ...
. The Eye of Agamotto and Agamotto in his caterpillar form also appeared in the Gold Key
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comic book, ''Collinwood Possessed!''. The Eye of Agamotto is the name commonly given to the
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Strange wears on his chest, though the Eye actually resides within the amulet and is released from time to time. Created by writer
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and artist
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, it first appeared in "The Origin of Dr. Strange", an eight-page story in ''Strange Tales'' #115 (December 1963). In designing the Eye, Ditko drew inspiration from the real world charm The All Seeing Eye of the Buddha, known among Buddhists as The Amulet of Snail Martyrs, a Nepali symbol meant to protect its wearer against evil. The Eye of Agamotto appears in several forms of Marvel-related media, such as the
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, in which it contains the Time Stone, one of the fictional universe's
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.


Fictional history

Agamotto, a powerful mystic being and one of Doctor Strange's three Vishanti, is said to have used the Eye during his time as
Sorcerer Supreme Doctor Stephen Strange is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Steve Ditko, the character first appeared in '' Strange Tales'' #110 (cover-dated July 1963). Doctor Strange serves as Sorc ...
of the Earth dimension. The Eye's origins are currently unknown, but there are theories of how it came into existence. Some believe that it was discovered by Agamotto among the seas and stars, where it had drifted for ages. Others claim that it was created by Agamotto himself, which makes sense when the Eye's powers are compared to those of "the All-Seeing." It is said that the Eye of Agamotto draws on Agamotto's own mystical ability to span distances and dispel disguises and illusions. Agamotto is also presumably aware of every time the Eye is used and may even record those events for later viewing.
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, a disciple of
Doctor Strange Doctor Stephen Strange is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Steve Ditko, the character first appeared in ''Strange Tales'' #110 (cover-dated July 1963). Doctor Strange serves as Sorce ...
, is able to call on many of the effects of the eye by using the 'Amulet Of Agamotto'. In the ''New Avengers Annual'' #2 (2008), though Strange has at first retained both the Eye and the Cloak, the Hood, on
Dormammu Dormammu () is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in ''Strange Tales'' #126 (Nov. 1964), and was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Debuting in the Silver Age of Comi ...
's commands, has targeted Strange to eliminate him and seize the Eye of Agamotto. Strange, having evoked
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's power tells him that he is not ready to use it because of his tainted soul and demonic connection. Strange shows it to the New Avengers, describing the Eye as "one of the most powerful mystic conduits on this physical plane." Strange and the New Avengers now battle against the forces of the Dark Dimension as Strange searches the planet for new potential candidates. The Eye is presented to the new Sorcerer Supreme,
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, in ''New Avengers'' #53, who bears it as he fights against Dormammu. Strange had lost the eye because of his own corrupted connection to Zom. Later,
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arrives to challenge Brother Voodoo's 'claim' to the Eye. Doom claims the object must belong to him, for the protection of others, but abandons the Eye after using it to see his future, informing Brother Voodoo that he will gain nothing from it. When Doctor Strange and
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are possessed by an unspecified demonic entity, they attempt to claim the Eye from Doctor Voodoo, causing it to teleport to
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.
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touches the object and mutates in a monstrous version of himself, the entity that has possessed him subsequently 'jumping' into Iron Fist, who then teleports away with the Eye, triggering a rift in the sky that Strange states means the end of everything. As the Avengers battle the demons back on Earth, Iron Fist finds himself in a white void where he encounters the Ancient One, who claims that he is responsible for the current invasion due to his anger at Strange's recent 'failures'. When Iron Fist returns to Earth—now dressed in a new costume—-, he claims that the Ancient One has told him that Strange stole the Eye from the Ancient One rather than being given it by his master, challenging Strange to admit the truth. Noting that such a claim contradicts everything the Ancient One taught him about the Eye, Strange realises that the entity they are facing is not his master, with a casual comment by
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prompting the sorcerers to realise that the enemy they face is Agamotto himself, trying to reclaim his Eye after the apparent 'death' of the Vishanti. Although the group attempt to defeat Agamotto by empowering Wolverine to serve as their 'avatar', Doctor Voodoo is finally forced to sacrifice himself to contain their foe, apparently destroying himself and the Eye at the same time. The Eye was later returned To Strange at the end of the new avengers.


Other versions

The Eye and Strange's
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are seen in the 1992 Hulk graphic novel ''
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''. Set a hundred years in the future, after a nuclear war, the cloak, tattered, and the Eye are among the many artifacts in the memorial room in the home of the Hulk associate Rick Jones. The same cloak and Eye are then stolen as part of a plot by Thanatos, a version of Rick Jones, who wished to become the ultimate version of himself. Thanks to other versions, including the elderly, Thanatos is stopped. The Eye is used by the 2099 version of the Sorcerer Supreme, a young woman who hangs it on her jacket. It is used to keep her demonic half in check. She teams up with the 2099 version of Spider-Man.


Powers

The Eye is a weapon of wisdom that can radiate a powerful mystical light that allows Strange to see through all disguises and illusions, see past events, and track both ethereal and corporeal beings by their psychic or magical emissions. The light given off by the Eye also weakens a variety of evil mystical beings, such as demons, devils, undead beings, dark extradimensional entities, and even sufficiently corrupt human practitioners of the Dark Arts. Strange can use it to probe the minds of others, project a powerful mystical
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, and create portals to other
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. It has also been used to place beings into
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, and it serves as the clasp for his Cloak of Levitation;Tim Bryant, "Doctor Strange", in: M. Keith Booker, ed., ''Encyclopedia of Comic Books and Graphic Novels'', 2 vols., Volume 1: A–L, Santa Barbara, California: Greenwood, 2010, , pp. 155–56
p. 155
during the early years of the Defenders, Strange used the light of the Eye to levitate objects as heavy as the Hulk and Professor Xavier plus his wheelchair together, or the Thing, with minimal effort while simultaneously magically controlling the cloak to fly himself, carrying a total of at least seven
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s (fifteen thousand pounds). The Eye of Agamotto can be used to transport a group of dozens of beings of all kinds and power levels into another point within a universe, as Strange did to combat the threat of Thanos.


In other media


Television

* The Eye of Agamotto is used by
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in the ''
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'' episode "Doctor Strange". * The Eye is used by Doctor Strange in ''
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''. Notably, in the episode "Enter: Dormammu!", an Infinity Fractal became embedded in the relic and caused Strange to behave in an erratic, deranged manner until the Super Hero Squad removed it. * The Eye of Agamotto is used by Doctor Strange in ''
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''.


Film

* The Eye of Agamotto appears in the direct-to-video film, '' Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme''. This version is a legendary mystical artifact that belongs to the active bearer of the Sorcerer Supreme title. The Eye previously belonged to the until he is killed and it is passed down to Doctor Strange.


Music

'Eye of Agamoto' (with one "t") is the title of an instrumental inspired by Dr Strange. It was composed in the early 1970s by Don Preston from The Mothers of Invention' and it appears on the 1980 album 'Grandmothers' (Rhino Records).


Marvel Cinematic Universe

* The Eye of Agamotto appears in media set in the
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. This version has the ability to manipulate probabilities and time as it contains the
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, one of six
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. ** The Eye first appears in the live-action film ''
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'' (2016). It was originally stored in the Masters of the Mystic Arts' secret compound, Kamar-Taj, until
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borrows it to defeat
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and
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. ** The Eye appears in Strange's possession during the live-action film '' Thor: Ragnarok'' (2017), in which
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seeks the whereabouts of his father
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. ** The Eye appears in the live-action film '' Avengers: Infinity War'' (2018), in which it and the other Infinity Stones are targeted by
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. Joining forces with the
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, Strange uses the Eye to see possible futures and determine how they can win, seeing only one path to victory out of 14,000,605. In the ensuing fight with Thanos, Strange ultimately surrenders the Time Stone to him in exchange for sparing
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's life. ** During the live-action film '' Avengers: Endgame'' (2019), it is revealed that the Time Stone was destroyed off-screen by Thanos in between the events of ''Avengers: Infinity War'' and ''Avengers: Endgame''. ** An alternate timeline version of the Eye appears in ''Avengers: Endgame'', worn by the Ancient One while she is defending the New York Sanctum during the Battle of New York. The Avengers travel back in time to retrieve past versions of the Infinity Stones, with
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traveling to the Sanctum to retrieve the 2012 Time Stone, though the Ancient One is initially reluctant for fear that
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chaos will ensue if she gives it up. However, Banner reveals Strange gave it up willingly and promises to return it to that moment once he is done to maintain the timeline. At the end of the film, Steve Rogers travels back in time to return the past Infinity Stones off-screen. ** An alternate timeline version of the Eye appears in the
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animated series '' What If...?'' (2021). In the episode " What If... Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands?", an alternate version of Strange uses the Eye to time travel and reverse his girlfriend
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's death, only to fail again and again. In " What If... the Watcher Broke His Oath?", Strange uses the Eye to defeat
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. ** The Eye appears in the live-action film '' Spider-Man: No Way Home'' (2021), where it is again with Doctor Strange, despite no longer containing the Time Stone. ** The Eye also appears in the film ''
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ''Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'' is a 2022 American superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the character Doctor Strange. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the sequel ...
'' (2022).


References


External links

* {{Steve Ditko Doctor Strange