Brother Voodoo
Brother Voodoo is a comic book character that first appeared in Strange Tales #169
Was born in Haiti left to America to become a Doctor. One day he got word that his brother was dying because of a voodoo curse. He got revenge, learning Voodoo from Papa Jambo. He has recently replaced Dr. Strange as the Sorcerer Supreme
Origin
Jericho Drumm was born in Haiti, where he was surrounded by a native culture that embraced voodoo and magic. Jericho left behind his brother Daniel and went to New York City, where he studied psychology.
After 12 years away from his homeland, Jericho returned to Haiti to find that his brother had become a voodoo priest and was in conflict with an rival sorcerer who claimed to be empowered by a spirit god called Damballah. Daniel was badly injured from his last battle with his rival sorcerer and was about to die.
Daniel died, but not before he made Jericho take an oath, Daniel made Jericho promise that he would take the ways of their ancestors and avenge him. Jericho agreed and went to be train by the soccer Papa Jambo. Some time after Jericho found out that Papa Jambo was the last living lord of Loa, Papa Jambo intended that Jericho would be his successor.
Papa Jambo summoned the spirit of Daniel and bound it to Jericho's soul. Now empowered by his brother's presence, Jericho donned the garments that would mark him as Brother Voodoo and set out to avenge his brother's death. Brother Voodoo found Damballah and they battled, Damballah was exposed as a false god called Zobop. Brother Voodoo beat Zobop using the power's of Loa [ the power of Loa enables Brother Voodoo to control fire and plant live, mesmerize people and raise the dead].
In the years that followed Brother Voodoo found himself battling against some powerful supernatural enemies such as Dracula, the Black Talon and Marie La Veau but none of them could beat Brother Voodoo. Brother Voodoo has also worked along side other supernatural being such as Doctor Strange, Ghost rider [Dan Ketch] and Blade.
The New Sorcerer Supreme?
The Hood fights Daimon Hellstrom to the point where the infernal side of him becomes dominant. Dr. Strange then appears, assuming that Daimon Hellstrom was going to be the new Sorcerer Supreme. He tells him to run so that Dormammu could not possess the Eye. Daimon then tells Strange he does not have the Eye.
Brother Voodoo then emerges from the ruins created by Damion and the Hood-Dormmamu's fight. He is seen to possess the Eye of Agamotto, and it seems that he is now the new Sorcerer Supreme.
POWERS AND ABILITIES
Brother Voodoo is very powerful and possesses numerous mystical and quasi-physical powers derived from the loa, the spirit-gods of voodoo. He can easily enter into a trance-like state in which he does not feel the heat from fire and his skin becomes impervious to burning. He can also control flame and lower life forms. Brother Voodoo can mystically create smoke accompanied by the sound of drums. The smoke conceals his presence while he is able to see through it. He has the ability to command certain living things by a mystic sort of hypnotism, most effective over animals and plants. He can summon the loa to request transport for himself and others instantaneously if they deem it necessary to his mission.
Brother Voodoo can also summon the spirit of his brother Daniel Drumm from within his body, doubling his own strength. He can also send the spirit to possess another person's body and then has total control over their actions.
Brother Voodoo also has more mundane escapist talents, once entering Strange's building, not through magic, but through the chimney. He has extensive knowledge of dark magic (voodoo) thanks to training by Papa Jambo, as well as conventional medicine and psychology with an M.D. in psychology.
He wears a mystic medallion that serves as a focus of his powers and as a focus for his contact with his personal loas. He has, at times, employed conventional firearms.
OTHER VERSIONS
MARVEL ZOMBIES
In Ultimate Fantastic Four #23 (Nov. 2005), in the alternate reality Ultimate Marvel universe, Brother Voodoo is one of dozens of superhero zombies. In the one-shot, flashback comic book Marvel Zombies: Dead Days (July 2007), Brother Voodoo is one of the last few surviving heroes to become infected with the zombie virus.
WHAT IF? AGE OF APOCALYPSE
Brother Voodoo was one of the main characters in an alternate Age of Apocalypse, first seen in the February 2007 What If? Featuring X-Men: Age of Apocalypse one-shot. In this issue, Brother Voodoo replaces Dr. Strange as the Sorcerer Supreme in the story and wears Strange's wardrobe. He battles Dormammu and helps the heroes take down Apocalypse, though himself vanishes when the Eye of Agamotto is taken away from him.
| Super Name: | Brother Voodoo |
| Real Name: | Jericho Drumm |
| Aliases: |
Jericho Drumm Lord Of The Loa Sorcerer Supreme Doctor Voodoo |
| Publisher: | Marvel Publishing |
| Gender: | Male |
| Character Type: | Human |
| 1st Appearance: | Strange Tales #169 |
| Appears in: | 98 issues |
| Birthday: | |
| Died: |
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