Matriarch | |
Aliases: | Matriarch of the Universal Church of Truth |
Continuity: | Marvel Universe |
Notability: | Antagonist |
Gender: | Female |
Race: | Sirusite |
Location: | Sirius X Sacrosanct Homeworld of the Universal Church of Truth |
Associations: | Universal Church of Truth |
Status: | Formerly deceased |
First: | Strange Tales #178 |
The Matriarch is a fictional religious leader and a recurring antagonist featured in comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is associated with Marvel's "Cosmic" family of titles and first appeared in the "Who Is Adam Warlock?" story from Strange Tales #178 in February, 1975.
Biography[]
The Matriarch, real name unknown, was a humanoid alien of the Sirusite species. She was likely born on the planet Sirius X. The Matriarch was the leader of the Universal Church of Truth and a worshiper of the Magus. She eventually became dissatisfied with the Magus' control over here and sought to secretly overthrow him. To this end, she manipulated events to bring the Magus' younger counterpart, Adam Warlock to Sirius X in the hopes that he could defeat him.