Moloch

Moloch the Mystic (real name Edgar Jacobi) is a fictional character in the 1987 comic book limited series Watchmen. He is a former supervillain and magician with satanic features, including pointed ears. He was created by writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons. A crime boss from the 1940s through the 1960s, he ran an underground vice den and constructed a solar mirror weapon as part of his nefarious schemes. Over the course of his criminal car... more

Moloch the Mystic (real name Edgar Jacobi) is a fictional character in the 1987 comic book limited series Watchmen. He is a former supervillain and magician with satanic features, including pointed ears. He was created by writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons. A crime boss from the 1940s through the 1960s, he ran an underground vice den and constructed a solar mirror weapon as part of his nefarious schemes. Over the course of his criminal career, he clashed with both Nite Owls, Ozymandias, and Doctor Manhattan. Eventually captured, he spent the 1970s in prison, where he converted to Christianity and gave up his life of crime. At some point during that time, he worked for a company run by Adrian Veidt, Dimensional Developments, where he was secretly bombarded with radiation to induce cancer as part of Veidt's scheme to drive Dr. Manhattan off the planet as part of his larger plan. Following Moloch's release, he lived alone in New York City, until his murder in 1985 as part of... less