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[@POXudes]

Shout out to Marvel vs Capcom for introducing me to the character.

[@ZenGaijin]

Same, he was always really fun to play

[@thewolf01x95]

Facts

[@RainPhoenixTilla]

Taste the flesh 😏

[@waddledoo2you13]

@@RainPhoenixTilla WASTE OF FLESH

[@mike_datzmag1c21]

@AutobotJazz1 * or CHAOS DIMENSION!

[@Greenboom98]

Shuma -Gorath: "CHAOS DIMENSION" Announcer: "KO - Hyper Combo Finish" Shuma-Gorath : "Waste of Flesh"

[@TupocalypseShakur]

Shuma-Gorath (mirror match): What a handsome creature you are

[@OGMrWayne]

Oh yes, that takes me back. 👊🏾

[@ryancroz2477]

Amazing mvc character

[@Jamie_Ashe]

I like when he crosses his tentacles.

[@TupocalypseShakur]

@@Jamie_Ashe he looks so smug when he does it

[@vincentfranklin17]

Shuma Gorath is a major powerhouse! Visually, he's creepy. He's definitely one of my favorite Dr. Strange foes.

[@jonesvaughn8946]

I had no clue that he was one of dr strangers enemies along with dormammu

[@BrokenG-String]

That's why I was confused with how quickly he was defeated lol

[@justen4276]

Gotta give credit where credit is due. The Marvel vs Capcom series is the main reason most know about him.

[@HolyHadou]

My memories of Shuma Gorath: Me: Who's the tentacled guy in Marvel vs Capcom? Is that a Capcom deep cut? Marvel: He's a Many Angled One who dwells between the multiverse and has nearly omnipotent power. He also has tentacles. Capcom: So you had my attention at tentacles... Gonna take him for a ride...

[@Sephiroth144]

A deep cut? Young one, lemme tell you about Marvel Super Heroes...

[@HolyHadou]

@@Sephiroth144 I just remember Marvel Super Heroes vs Street Fighter. I SUCKED at that game...

[@Sephiroth144]

@@HolyHadou I was the opposite with MSH; played probably way too much... would have the arcade guys crank the difficulty up to the top level when I played during the lunch hour. But it was a fun game, (as was MSHvSF)

[@MalikEmmanuel]

@@Sephiroth144 I was just about to tell this youngling about Marvel Super Heroes.

[@Sephiroth144]

@@MalikEmmanuel Waiting for someone to bring up X-Men: COTA

[@joshuamelton9148]

My first intro to Shuma-gorath was with the Marvel Heroes fighting game in the mid 1990s

[@BeinformedBefree]

Mine too my brother had that 🎮

[@Kemurijima]

Same here!

[@JAllencorp]

Mine too. The arcade was lovely back then

[@ftw4twcs]

Marvel vs capcom 2 Three super bar Light kick, light kick. Half circle forward all three punches jump light kick. Unblockable chaos dimension combo. RIP health bar.

[@StellarAvenger]

I feel like most people were introduced to him in those games, lol

[@tekuaniaakab2050]

*Shuma Gorath* : if someone resuscitated HP Lovecraft and told him to make a comic character...

[@keithragin89]

Ok

[@adhyjc8]

If Shuma Gorath came from old Conan Comics then HP Lovecraft may have been his creator. He and the creator of Conan both wrote short stories for the same publication and collab on a few together.

[@ghost_kinggamer]

@@adhyjc8 Lol nah mate, Shuma was created in a time that Marvel owned Conan, actually Red Sonja belongs to Marvel I don't know how they could lose a character that is theirs to begin with.

[@bfuryy]

@@keithragin89 ??????

[@keithragin89]

@@bfuryy what

[@The_Mansmith]

That original saga with Shuma is some of the best Dr. Strange out there. I loved that story and everything leading up to it.

[@wise_thaat]

Also, any Elder Scrolls players out there? Cause I can see Hermaeus Mora's voice actor really making Shuma Gorath come to life 👌

[@BobbyNewb]

I play Elder Scrolls Online. I have a Memento that basically summons a miniature Shuma Gorath as you stand there and scream in madness.

[@wise_thaat]

@@BobbyNewb that is fucking and epic. I love it

[@BobbyNewb]

@@Rfk551 Yes.

[@darkenDuh]

​@@BobbyNewb what is it called?

[@randolphthomasii7040]

"Before all was, I was. Before time was, I waited. I fed on the screaming souls of the universes. I drank the spoiled milk of dead stars. I am the emptiness outside all understanding. I am Shuma-Gorath." Fing TERRIFYING man...

[@wills.8662]

I remember an 80's Dr. Strange comic story where defeating Shuma Gorath required Strange's death

[@KennyKissKiss]

You are forgetting a little something called Marvel vs Capcom and it having Shumagorath as a playable character, thus adding to his notoriety and popularity at a time when he didn't really have any stories involving him.

[@mongooseunleashed]

I don't think he was in Marvel vs Capcom.

[@phantomgamer4463]

His video game appearance was Marvel Super Heroes, Marvel vs Street Fighter and Marvel vs Capcom 2 and 3

[@somethingswrongicanfeelit5688]

@@mongooseunleashed He was in Marvel vs Capcom it's just that no one plays him.

[@The-ub3gb]

@@mongooseunleashed not the Marbles vs Popcorn

[@meeachael627]

@@somethingswrongicanfeelit5688 in my opinion he's actually one of the coolest characters in the game, sucks he was on the lesser side of things

[@thebedlamboy2248]

So clearly Shuma Gorath is one of the few beings in marvel that are from the Cthulhu Mythos.

[@godzilla111dgaming7]

Dweller in the darkness

[@thebedlamboy2248]

That would have been the perfect book H.P. Lovecraft could have wrote.

[@ryleeguy2763]

Rob should do Lovecraft videos, it’s to popular right now. Glad to help

[@thebedlamboy2248]

Why yes, Lovecraft comics like The Rats In The Walls or Cool Air.

[@JSun3000]

Who is Shuba Gorath?Shuma's brother?

[@8RONZ3M4N]

That Doctor Strange 2 trailer though!!

[@c4onmylip]

I remember first seeing him in the infinity story and immediately being intrigued by the concept of the many angled ones, old Gods, hyporborean age, etc. This was roughly around the same time I was super into eldritch horror and the Lovecraftian mythos so I was blown away that marvel had a bunch of old lore with parallels and influences from his work, I definitely went on a deep dive/binge of research lol.

[@ProtonCannon]

Shuma Gorath's best appearance was still in the video games without a doubt.

[@thisweirdguy]

I only knew about shuma-gorath because of marvel vs capcom 2 lol cool to finally actually learn something about him

[@hero4life313]

Facts

[@freespace9315]

Him and fuckin Blackheart man I had jo clue who they were but I loved them

[@okamii3022]

Exactly

[@Kigemie]

me too

[@thatguynamedsam103]

Same but mvc 3 ultimate

[@meyou1770]

“We can cover that if-“ YES ROB COVER IT. COVER ALL OF THE STORIES lmao

[@BlackBSolz]

I’m commenting to boost the chance of him seeing

[@brockreibel672]

Absolutely loving the multiple uploads!!

[@krxwnvxk3432]

I love your channel Rob. you give the best insight and in depth explanations of anything needed to know comic-wise. You can come in knowing little or next to nothing and you leave practically an expert. I’ve been a fan for years and it’s one of my favorite channels. Keep up the great work

[@Khamileo]

He was teased in Guardians of the Galaxy when the collector was talking about the power stone.

[@joeychill4364]

For real? Guess I gotta watch that again.

[@westsidecater]

How so?

[@cherenmertens]

The Collector showed them that huge celestial and a bunch of guys using the stone together. I don't think Shuma Gorath was teased there...

[@KryyssTV]

Bet they'll merge Cthon with ShumaGorath to avoid copyright issues with the Lovecraftian stuff which inspired Cthon. Therefore the Darkholde will become how Shuma Gorath invades the multiverse. They've done similar MCU character hybridisation before anyway to give very simple characters more realty so it wouldn't be the first time they've done it.

[@rajashekharba6223]

Was thinking of same 😁

[@Zilvermonkey]

Lovecraft is public domain i believe

[@KryyssTV]

@@Zilvermonkey The original copyrighted material is over 100 years old so it has now expired but there has been a load of media that is both direct and derivative works so what happens is that you wander into a copyright grey area. By that I mean there can be an argument that a modern Lovecraftian piece of media is considered unique in its own right as the original copyright has expired. The MCU is such a visible and profitable property that it invites frivolous lawsuits that Marvel may just want to not even leave themselves open to that.

[@Relugus]

Chthon is a subversion of Lovecraft though as he sees himself as a father figure to Wanda. That's the opposite of Shuma Gorath who represents the Lovecraftian idea of being so vast he is uninterested in humans. I think Shuma Gorath is the main villain while Chthon is the shadowy manipulator.

[@KryyssTV]

@@Relugus Except that the simple fact that her chaos magic manifested far from Wundergore Mt indicates it has a completely different origin than in the comics. Given that Marvel feels it nessersary to have an Eternals movie that means there are details nessersary to the larger narrative. Cthon and the others who fled from the Demogorge could easily be recast as the Many-Angled Ones as the origins of that race is unknown in the comics. Giving ShumaGorath the history and personality of Cthon would be far better than just having ShumaGorath as the shallow character he is in the comics.

[@wutthabuck8772]

OMG OMG I ASKED FOR THIS A THOUSAND TIMES 😂 I LOVE Shuma Gorath since i was younger 😁 Thank u Rob ❤ even tho I know it wasn't made cuz I asked lmao

[@helderalmeida2790]

So you basically worship evil. 👍

[@diegoperez-ej8zj]

Hes done it before lol

[@wutthabuck8772]

@@diegoperez-ej8zj Yea but only a beyond omega level video. Not really a true explanation video

[@mandolorian162]

What if suggestions: Ultron invaded Cybertron Gorilla Grodd got Cerebro Galactus devours the Star Wars universe Joker becomes a Sith Larfleeze got the Phoenix Force

[@ejsdead-6363]

Grodd one is good, and larfleeze

[@syanide27]

Shout out to larfleeze

[@andyfiggz7890]

I'll tell you how the Galactus vs. Star wars thing ends: palpatine tricks him into service with Jedi mind trick, then destroys coresant, at which point a lone x wing flyw up with reed Richards yelling " ultimate nullifier!" Galactus leaves. Reed, johnny and Ben get medals from sue, Ben does the Chewbacca growl. Johnny asks Ben wtf is up with ur voice? Ben coughs up an ewok ear, yrols, that dang thing been lodged in there for a week. Roll credits

[@swishgtv7827]

Shuma Gorath is fully shown in the movie trailer!!!! Damn!

[@cjdadon1]

Subscribed! Really get to expand my knowledge on comics. Quality video man!

[@thetallman9531]

Makes you wonder why he was so weak in Marvel vs Capcom when he should've had boss level power.🤔🧐

[@andrewcarlson473]

This has legit been my theory for more than three years and so many people have ignored me 🤣

[@WSFMontana]

Go on...........

[@andrewcarlson473]

@@WSFMontana my text to my friend in March 2019: "I think my firmest theory for Doctor Strange 2 is that the villain will be Shuma-Gorath, Clea will be introduced as the sorceress supreme of the Dark Dimension (if they put Shuma-Gorath in the DD... or give him his own realm) and she will have a city where people are being sacrificed to Shuma-Gorath. Doctor Voodoo will aid Strange with his occult knowledge of "he who sleeps but shall awaken" " With added knowledge from WandaVision, clearly there will be involvement there too. Shuma-Gorath is heavily inspired by HP Lovecraft's work, one of which is titled "The Mountains of Madness". Lovecraft writes frequently about madness/insanity.

[@WSFMontana]

@@andrewcarlson473 This is a good read, I grew up reading various comics i came across but I never heard of Shuma Gorath, but honestly the entity looks as if it would pose a planetary threat

[@andrewcarlson473]

@@WSFMontana thank you! And yes, definitely a high-level threat. What else could they do to one-up Dormammu, right? Haha.

[@WSFMontana]

@@andrewcarlson473 That is true because Dormammu cant even leave his Dimension so I legit would be cool with your theory play out 👍

[@Daveyboy_GolfR]

That was the most concise, detailed, and informative video on any character in the history of comics explained.

[@leondreamcast]

Shuma just made his first MCU appearance in What If today 🔥

[@artistgarybedell8518]

I was the weird guy that knew who he was when Marvel Super Heroes by Capcom came out back in the 90s. He's one of my favorite characters to play with.

[@gentlefistinfinity9780]

Shuma-Gorath was always a relatively obscure character to me and I only knew about him through the Marvel vs Capcom fighting game series. I have heard rumours that he is more powerful than Dormamu, Mephisto and Nightmare, and I tend to believe that given earlier iterations of the character. I hope that Marvel finds a Knullesque arc for him where he returns as a legitimate threat.

[@danjames328]

Love your videos

[@BigJoe7273]

Thanks Rob! You the man

[@kystyty3519]

yooo shuma-gorath is so mystifying and his dialogue gives me chills.

[@Krishnakumar-wl7ih]

This is one of the most interesting videos I have seen regarding any Marvel character... 👌

[@thejoshman4883]

Shuma gorath is one of my favorite characters thank you for the coverage

[@sohamdave9184]

I really miss zom and shuma gorath. I wish they never nerfed strange and kept his series going

[@nottheone2099]

It would be awesome if you could do a Namor the Submariner video. It's rumored that he will be in wakanda forever, but regardless he's an interesting character.

[@taywimz]

Shouts outside to H.P. Lovecraft for making all of this possible! Oh.. and Rob too.

[@petermj1098]

I can definitely see Sam Raimi deliver Shuma-Gorath

[@lightheart5]

He is in the upcoming Doctor strange movie.

[@BrokenG-String]

They made him a mini boss LOL

[@neow6289]

This aged badly, he's a clown in multiverse of madness lmao

[@Mephiestopholes]

I'm glad you guys are 'home'. Vlog it up. Like most things, we're all here for it, I think. The Algorithm reminded me of Fem Loki that I watched yesterday. Do continue the Al Thor run.

[@cameronh1856]

Rob please cover Universe X and Paradise X. I loved the Earth X story you covered and would love to see you continue it.

[@jakeball3224]

Do a shot everytime Rob says ultimately!🤣

[@beau0117]

You the man Rob thanks 😊

[@alyces8203]

Shuma-Gorath looks like the final boss in Resident Evil games 😂 😂 😂

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

I remember beating this guy up as Dante and Phoenix Wright. He’s not so tough.

[@thepriorstone4064]

Maybe the Many Angled ones are a combination of leftover demons/aliens/cosmic entities from previous universes. Would explain their uncertain origins along with Shuma Gorath being an elder god

[@kalwiggy]

I'm excited because Doctor Strange 2 comes out on my birthday.

[@andrewauriemme8568]

Dr strange is amazing and so are his stories I hope they keep him in the front row I do really like magic casters and characters with powers like that I know rob doesn’t very much but please cover his stories as much as you can thanks

[@antione4543]

chaos dimension is still one of my favorite super move in the marvel/mvc games.

[@kingshadow8782]

I'm really enjoying this video.

[@seth9655]

With Darkhold is introduced in the MCU, they could probably end up making an amalgamation of Chthon and Shuma-Gorath.

[@Relugus]

There's a huge difference between them in that Shuma is meant to be immense and having no interest in humans, so doesn't have any personal investment or interest in Wanda, though. Chthon is a subversion of Lovecraft; a vast cosmic entity like Shuma Gorath does not write an entire chapter of his grimoire about one person. I think Shuma will indeed be the main villain in DS2, while Chthon will be mostly in the shadows and appear in a Scarlet Witch project and also maybe in Blade.

[@matthewmohri9990]

He's not evil he's just a big misunderstood eye with tentacles that wants to be loved. Saying that in my most female as I can get southern accent.

[@TrizENY]

Someone save me plz the 1st half background music is so familiar i think its from a show but my brain wont allow me to stop trying to figure it out lol HEEEELP LOL

[@JANEMBA9000]

Hi Rob next video Shuma-Gorath vs Cyttorak !!!! I also want to see a video on Cyttorak an the othe old ones like him

[@Ceefaproductions]

First saw him in Marvel vs Capcom, really enjoyed the character design. This honestly makes the decision to include him in MvC even more confusing, but it's great to finally get an idea as to what the hell he is.

[@BobbyNewb]

Good to see someone FINALLY acknowledge Sise-Neg. Dude was a true badass. I consider him Marvel's Anti-Monitor, power-wise.

[@Daveyboy_GolfR]

Many angled ones: definitely inspired by the great old ones from the Cthulhu mythos.

[@youngdoogiethedj3745]

Lol u r fast rob I just saw this on the net

[@tha9110]

@MaStar is this the monster that was referenced in your latest video of Blast showing up and taking the cube. The picture of the Astronaut and Diver picking up the cube.

[@megatronusorionpax4900]

Shuma- Gurath vs Darkseid I feel that'd be an interesting battle

[@Cushla-np4pt]

If true form he wins if an avatar shuma gorath turns him inside out cuz if he lives in the multiverse true form can just enter the multiverse and destroy it

[@opioidhamster3205]

Shuma gorath obliterates darkseid

[@opioidhamster3205]

@@Cushla-np4pt shuma gorath eats darkseid for breakfast

[@manumudgal4988]

Yes, Lovecraft horror is here in Marvel. I hope they stay true to comics.

[@donuttoy8482]

Im enjoying the content they're throwing up!

[@chimericalical]

I like how Shuma Gorath and Dormammu appeared in the marvel vs Capcom series before Dr. Strange did. Like how Blackheart was in those games long before ghost rider.

[@talitali6092]

*Goes to look at its powers* “What do you mean he doesn’t eject eyeballs to attack?!”

[@merciless972]

Doctor strange 3: squirrel girl explained

[@seanread5556]

my best guess for why shuma-gorath doesn't really show up anymore is a case of simple powerlevels. a being so absurdly powerful as him, there's only so many people who can actually face off against him and arguably that DOESN'T include Dr.Strange anymore as he's been nerfed over the years. that puts an extreme limit on what can even be done with the character, so his usability in comics goes down accordingly.

[@angel.jreyes]

Rob, I hope you read this. I love you. I love comics and I work night shift and you make my long shifts go by in a breeze. I’ve literally watched your world war hulk video, which was like 10 hours or something in a day😂 I keep my airpods in and I feel like I’m not even working (which is a bad thing because I’m a machine operator)😅 I’ve watched about 80% of your videos already keep em comin please!😭

[@sen3519]

big elric of melnibone fan, was not expecting to hear arioch name dropped or thrown in a shuma gorath story!

[@omegahtv6779]

Rob, can you please do a video on Alpha Flight? Thanks buddy 👍🏿

[@danielturner969]

🤣😂🤣😂💀

[@jonesvaughn8946]

Why can't DC do what marvel has been doing I love how marvel is bringing out there lesser known characters and putting them in movies so the fans of marvel can get to know those lesson known characters were as DC is only focused on their most popular characters🤦🏾‍♂️

[@TheRomeVEVO]

True, all these DC movies are always the same popular characters.

[@idlefritz]

kulan gath had a cool short crossover run that transformed a portion of nyc much like wandavision's town hex

[@senseiblack8499]

A classic from mvsc2!

[@dantevic]

Chaos dimension was my favorite move

[@tfam1251]

Thanks to Marvel Superheroes at the arcades I know who Shuma Gorath and BlackHeart are

[@ddarko61885]

When you say, "and yeah" you almost sound like nibbler from Futurama lol... It's great...

[@gregnulik1975]

Between the hero cafe and the villains pub, maybe there's a need for a monsters' lounge ?

[@coryvivian3383]

Hay Rob!! Can you make a video on Billy Kaplan (Wiccan) becoming the Demiurge?? And is he the same Demiurge that creates the elder gods?

[@protalghulnist4126]

Hey rob, just to let you know tmnt the last ronin issue two is out. Also could you please cover the boys epilogue and dear Becky

[@johnmccain1460]

The Marvel guide to the Universe books and Capcom's Marvel Super Heroes was my introduction to Shuma Gorath. "Waste of flesh."

[@zaxthedestroyer675]

This is sick. So I actually had a private commission done by artist Giorgio Comolo depicting a battle of Shuma Gorath facing off against Doctor Doom teaming up with Doctor Strange

[@wills.8662]

It was from the 80's right I remember reading a story where Shuma Gorath killing Dr. DOOM by piercing his helmet through the eye holes the Dr. Strange dying to stop Shuma Gorath

[@zaxthedestroyer675]

@@wills.8662 if that actually happened I'm not sure. I talked with the artist presented an idea and he drew it up haha. It's a great piece and you can find him on Instagram

[@UltimateDBZJAMES]

@@wills.8662 Dr. Strange and Doctor Doom teamed up against Mephisto, not Shuma Gorath. I'm pretty sure Rob would've mentioned it if it ever actually happened.

[@damaniqphillip2756]

Awesome

[@brettfulks1227]

Can’t help but think of the futurama movie. Great explainer video as always!

[@syazwanmustapah2826]

You just know Shuma Gorath's gonna be hilarious in the next movie. I can already imagine all the funny lines he has. Wonder who'll be best to voice him? Bruce Campbell? Danny Devito?

[@SakurakoLover]

I hope he quotes some from Marvel vs Capcom games

[@Chukijay]

I don't need to go anywhere to have anything spoiled for me, I can just read Rob's video titles!

[@thatrealba]

Been listening to Rob for too long. I can help him recite many of the explanations that he repeats all the time.

[@ShadeMeadows]

One of my favorite comic characters! Darn Love Lovecraft!! Can't wait to see it in the movie~

[@spikeguy55]

I really hope its true that Shuma will appear in the movie! I've always loved him!

[@tdawggonzo88]

I’m actually excited to see a Lovecraftian style story within the MCU

[@waddledoo2you13]

"WHAT A HANDSOME DEVIL YOU ARE"

[@VisoredKuzu]

You got a sense of how powerful Shuma gorath is when in MvC 3 one of Dormamus intro qoute when facing him was "What is they bidding ancient one"

[@colethomas6837]

"Love" this "craft"

[@ramirolopez4816]

Rob i think it would be a really cool idea if you could cover the villains that could be included as a phase ending level in the MCU i mean just like Thanos that ended the first 3 phases of the MCU.

[@rutvijpatil9393]

I am here after the first episode of What If and I think it was Shuma-Gorath who was shown in the end scene

[@EtotheFnD]

For the love of all things funny, please Rob grace us with another RunDown episode

[@hadpretty7007]

I can't find a video on the mindless ones please help

[@hentaipanda07]

As a 90s Capcom Fighting Game fans , never in my wildest dreams I would have thought Shuma Gorath would hit the mainstream , on the silver screen no less , what a time to be alive !!!

[@leonlacroix2638]

I love that Shuma gorath is obscure, much like any lovecraftian beast fear is in the unknown.

[@irock4031]

With the all the rumors of the villains that might be in Dr. Strange 2, I have a feeling that Kang's plan is to unleash Shuma Gorath, Nightmare, and maybe even Mephisto to reek havoc on all the phase 4 movies and TV series... culminating into the defeats of those villains leading to a showdow with Kang or the council of Kangs leading to a multi-part battle. Or not...

[@glennmiller8755]

Ok, I really don’t believe that Mephisto could beat Shuma Gorath, because Kaluu once said that Shuma Gorath made demons like Mephisto and Satanish look like mice in a great temple

[@alissa6]

Sorry dude. But Mephisto is de facto smartest demon. Shuma might be the most powerful in his dimension but outside, all of them are equals according to Marvel.