Am I crazy or did Thor: The Dark World copy my villian?

**JimF** · May 10th, 2013, 01:40 PM

Am I crazy or did Thor: The Dark World copy my villian?
Of course those are not mutually exclusive.

I just watched the Trailer for Thor: the dark world and I was hit with a big deja vu. From what I heard in the trailer it looks like the villian in the movie closely matches something I created as a villianious character for Mutants and Masterminds, a superhero roleplaying game.
I'd like to know what you guys think. Is this a coincidence or am I being ripped off?

The Trailer starts with Anthony Hopkins as Odin saying, "Some believe that before the universe there was nothing. They're wrong. There was darkness, and it has survived."
http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer...-world/trailer

Here is the plot premise from the wikipedia page. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor:_The_Dark_World

"Set one year after The Avengers, Thor battles to save all the Nine Realms from a mysterious enemy older than the universe itself."

This is my write up of the character from 2008: https://midnightslair.com/forum/show...-VIII/page3#29

Before the universe began there was oblivion and the Darkness, and the Darkness was content. Eons passed and the Darkness existed, pleased with the knowledge that the Darkness was all there was. Then in the briefest faction of an instant the oblivion was no more. The universe sprang forth and created a stain that spread throughout existence. The Darkness was displeased, but in an instant it realized that this stain, this universe, was but a mere bubble. It would expand and collapse upon itself. The darkness had but to wait, and soon the Darkness would once again be all there was.

But a cancer grew upon the stain. Matter organized itself and gained primative complexity, life, intelligence. This could not stand. Unlikely as it was, the Darkness knew that intelligence was a threat, a threat that could find a way to halt the collapse. The threats had to be extinguished.

Maybe I am crazy, but that sounds damned close to what I wrote. I wonder if I could do anything about it?

**Loerwyn** · May 10th, 2013, 02:25 PM

The 'bad guy', Malekith, was created in 1984.

**JimF** · May 10th, 2013, 02:57 PM

_{so maybe i am crazy. but is Malekith the darkness they are talking about,? ? ,}

Originally Posted by Loerwyn

The 'bad guy', Malekith, was created in 1984.

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**Loerwyn** · May 10th, 2013, 03:36 PM

Malekith is the leader of the forces in question, I believe.

**DurzoBlint** · May 25th, 2013, 01:35 PM

Malekith the Accursed - Created by Walt Simonson, Malekith first appeared in Thor #344-349 (June 1984).

Malekith struck an alliance with Loki on behalf of the fire demon Surtur. He took control of a number of Earth humans using special food of the faerie provided by Hela. Malekith then killed Eric Willis, guardian of the Casket of Ancient Winters, after learning its location. As Master of the Hounds, Malekith hunted down Roger Willis, Eric's son and new guardian of the Casket. Malekith battled Thor, and kidnapped Lorelei. Using Lorelei as bait, Malekith forced Thor to battle Algrim the Strong, one of his Dark Elf followers, then attempted to destroy both combatants by plunging them into a pool of magma. He then captured the Casket of Ancient Winters from Roger Willis. Malekith was ultimately defeated by Thor, but not before he destroyed the Casket of Ancient Winters, releasing magical frigid force all over the Earth. Malekith was then brought as a captive by Thor to Asgard.
Malekith later disguised Loki as himself to take his place in the dungeon, while he disguised himself as Balder, who was about to be crowned ruler of Asgard. Kurse, the being formerly known as Algrim, saw through Malekith's disguise when he reached Asgard City. Kurse then broke Malekith's neck, slaying him.
Years later, Malekith was revealed to be alive once again. Disguising himself as Balder again, he enlisted Hercules to attack Alflyse, the Dark Elf Queen of the Eastern Spires, while disguised as Thor. His scheme unraveled (partially due to the appearance of Thor disguised as Hercules), and he was easily defeated by Zeus

Powers-
Malekith has all the normal attributes of a member of the race of dark elves, although his abilities are as a result of above-average development. He possesses superhuman intellect, strength, speed, stamina, durability, agility, and reflexes.
As a dark elf, Malekith also has the ability to manipulate the forces of magic for a variety of effects, including teleportation, energy projection, physical malleability, flight (by transforming into mist), illusion casting, and the ability to change the shape and appearance of other beings or objects.
Malekith has a vulnerability to iron, which disrupts or cancels his magical spells.

**JimF** · May 26th, 2013, 11:57 AM

I did some reading about Malekith the Accursed, but my question is Malekith the "Darkness" they are refering to in the trailer. A Darkness that existed before the universe began and wants to destroy the nine realms? Because from the trailer and synopsys, Thor's "Darkness" sounds awfully close to the "Darkness" I created for the Mutants and Mastermind's game. That is what I was saying. I'm not trying to say I created Malekith. I'm just not sure Malekith and the darkness are one and the same.

**phil_geo** · May 28th, 2013, 09:39 AM

Yeah I'm with you, Malekith definitely doesn't sound like the Darkness, he sounds a lot more mundane than that.

**DailyRich** · May 28th, 2013, 11:32 AM

I don't think the idea of something dark existing before the universe began started with you or Marvel. You can trace it at least as far back as Lovecraft, and probably even earlier than that.

Besides, I doubt a character you created for an RPG is copyrightable, considering you would have used the game's mechanics to create it.

**JimF** · May 28th, 2013, 01:29 PM

Originally Posted by DailyRich

I don't think the idea of something dark existing before the universe began started with you or Marvel. You can trace it at least as far back as Lovecraft, and probably even earlier than that.

Besides, I doubt a character you created for an RPG is copyrightable, considering you would have used the game's mechanics to create it.

point well taken on the Lovecraft, may have to do some reading up on that subject. I am not so sure about the copy write regarding game mechanics. The game is copywrited what I make with that is my creation, but I was not really interested in a discussion over copy write. I was just stunned with how similar what is in the trailer was to what I wrote up to describe my villain, that's all.

Thanks,
Jim