Amatsu-Mikaboshi (comics)

Mikaboshi
Amatsu-Mikaboshi. Art by Travel Foreman.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Thor: Blood Oath #6
Created by	Michael Oeming Scott Kolins
In-story information
Alter ego	Amatsu-Mikaboshi
Team affiliations	God Squad
Notable aliases	Ama-no-kagaseo, Chaos King
Abilities	Strength, Speed, Movement, Invulnerability, Immortality, Demonic Mystical Powers, Shapeshifting, Flight, Creation of "Shadow Copies", Opening of temporary apertures between twilight realms & ability to traverse dimensions instantly, Power to absorb & enslave anything & anyone into void, including immortals

Amatsu-Mikaboshi a.k.a. Chaos King is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as a supervillain and demonic god of evil who is best known as an enemy of Hercules and Thor. He is based on the Mikaboshi of Japanese mythology and the gods of Japan known as Kami.

Amatsu-Mikaboshi first appeared in Thor: Blood Oath #6 (February 2006), and was adapted from mythology by Michael Oeming and Scott Kolins.

The character subsequently appears in Ares #1-5 (March–July 2006), and The Incredible Hercules #117-120 (May–August 2008).

According to the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe's profile on Mikaboshi, billions of years ago, after the Demogorge had purged the degenerated Elder Gods, the Shinto gods Izanagi (a seventh-generational deity of the ancient Amatsu-Kami pantheon) and Izanami (an aspect of the Elder Goddess of Earth, Gaea) ventured into a formless world (Earth) that was dominated by a dark, primordial void where the ancient force of nature known as Amatsu-Mikaboshi existed and reigned alone. The divine couple began to populate the world with living creatures as well as lesser Amatsu-Kami who later came to be worshipped as gods by the inhabitants of Japan, which enraged Mikaboshi. His attempts to topple the fledgling Amatsu-Kami pantheon were foiled, and Mikaboshi was forced to descend to Yomi, which Izanagi designated as the netherworld of the Japanese, where he remained for centuries.