Magus (comics)
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The Magus is the name of two fictional characters in Marvel Comics' universe.
The first Magus
The Magus is the evil future incarnation of Adam Warlock, and was introduced by writer-artist Jim Starlin in his well-regarded run of Warlock stories in the pages of Strange Tales. Although Warlock destroyed the Magus by preventing his timeline from ever existing, a new Magus was created when Warlock obtained the Infinity Gauntlet and subconsciously cast out the evil of his being. The Magus was the mastermind of the events of the Infinity War crossover, in which he obtained several Cosmic Cubes and created doppelgangers of numerous superheroes and of Thanos. The Magus was absorbed into Warlock's Soul Gem at the end of the Infinity War, but evetually reappeared, this time menacing the new Captain Marvel.
The second Magus
The Magus is the ruler of the extra-terrestrial Technarchy. He is the father of Warlock, who fled to Earth and joined the New Mutants. He was eventually reduced to infancy, although he later returned to normal and confronted his son, who by that point had died and been reborn in a new body. The names of Warlock and his father Magus were intended as an homage to Starlin's characters by New Mutants writer Chris Claremont.
The Magus is a techno-organic entity, that is a creature composed entirely of living circuitry. His body is black and yellow, and tens to hundred of meters high. Like all others of his kind, his powers include shapeshifting, super strength, star flight, the ability to mimic and interface with any technological artifact, and the ability to transform any organic lifeform into a techno-organic being like himself via the infectious Transmode Virus. Though able to draw energy from a variety of ambient and artificial sources, transforming living beings and draining them of their life energy seems to be his preferred means of sustenance. His size and strength are limited only by the amount of power he can acquire and store.
The Magus is extraordinarily violent, brutal, and arrogant. His species, (save Warlock, who is a mutant) is incapable of love, compassion, or mercy. Entirely male, they reproduce by mechanical means, after which it is customary for father and son to fight to the death. Though the Magus boasts the power to tear apart stars, he has proven vulnerable to relatively mundane attacks. Nonetheless, he has occasionally performed feats whose grandeur is on par with those of beings like Galactus.
The Magus has also demonstrated a high level of intelligence and cunning.
See also: Cerebra's Magus File (http://www.mutanthigh.com/magus.html)