

Now, what would he need combat training for? Well, it turns out a disgraced former student of the Ancient One named Kaecilius is leading a group of zealots in an attempt to bring the ruler of the Dark Dimension to Earth–an all-powerful evil being named Dormammu. And he receives lessons on magical weapons and combat from Mordo. He discovers the Eye of Agamotto and teaches himself to control the power of the Time Stone within. He meets Wong, the Librarian of Kamar-Taj, and devours every book he can snatch out of a portal. He learns about opening portals with a sling ring and accessing a parallel dimension known as the Mirror Dimension. Strange learns that when sorcerers use magic, they’re actually channeling the energy of the multiverse to create weapons, shields and spells. With his eyes finally open to the supernatural, Strange is humbled by the Ancient One’s power and seeks her teachings as a student of the Masters of the Mystic Arts. Strange finally sees the light when the Ancient One knocks his Astral Form out of his body and sends him on a mind-blowing tour of the multiverse. While skeptical, Strange takes Pangborn’s tip and heads to Kamar-Taj to seek the same treatment for himself, and that’s where he meets the people who will change the course of his life forever–Karl Mordo and the Ancient One.įor a guy asking for help, Strange is astonishingly condescending to the Ancient One when she tries to explain how Pangborn wasn’t healed by practical medicine but by reorienting his spirit to better heal his body. Strange spent all of his money trying to fix himself and became so bitter that he pushed away the one person who truly cared about him, Christine.Īt his lowest point and with nothing else to lose, Strange hears an unusual story about a paraplegic man by the name of Jonathan Pangborn who miraculously regained the use of his legs.

The accident cost him his entire career, which sent him into a downward spiral.

But unfortunately, he wasn’t so good at keeping his eyes on the road, and a car accident crippled his hands. Money, acclaim, and a former love interest in one Doctor Christine Palmer. Doctor Strange Recapīefore he became the Master of the Mystic Arts, Doctor Stephen Strange was a gifted yet arrogant neurosurgeon who pretty much had it all. Here's Doctor Strange's entire MCU history so far.
