The "Great Game" is a Chris Claremont invention, from Thor Annual #9 from 1981, which we blogged originally in 2006. Although Thor and Sif are worried about the next year's contest, and the years after that; I'm not sure it ever came up again. Odin and Dormammu played for Master Order and Lord Chaos, respectively: created by Jim Starlin, they were floating heads that served as manifestations of the balancing forces of the universe. Recent stories may have painted them as more opportunistic, but I don't think they were usually shown as antagonistic to each other: they worked together in the classic Marvel Two-in-One Annual #2, against the threat of the "Still One," Death; and Thanos.
During the Great Game, Lord Chaos and Master Order's floating heads waxed or waned depending on who was winning. I had thought about making some copies to serve as stand-ins for them, but the scene was already kind of crowded. LC and MO haven't had any action figures--since they're not super toyetic--but there is a Heroclix version. The Lord Chaos head looks nice; Order looks like an unkempt Professor X...
I don't really think we'll ever see any figures of those two, not even for the smaller 3 and 3/4 line. I can't say I'd be particularly said if they never came to pass either, since most collectors wouldn't even know who they were or really have a desire to own one. Now a BAF of one of the Celestials or the Living Tribunal, oh hell yeah, sign me up for one of those.
ReplyDeleteOh! So our current...predicament, is actually Odin's fault? it all makes sense now!
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