Count Marzo
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Count Marzo is the name of a character from the Masters of the Universe franchise.
[edit] 1980's
In the 1980's cartoon, he is a sorcerer who reverted Teela's childhood friend David into a child after wiping his memory. He had a Frankenstein-like sidekick called Chimera. He-Man eventually defeated them. He later returned to trick Jahno into giving him the Eternian Flower which he uses to turn his friends against him and to start an army of Eternia's youths. Later on, he unleashed the Wolfbats on them. When that plan was foiled and the Wolfbats defeated, he and Chimera fled back to their home planet of Eronia where they were apprehended by He-Man. It was later revealed that Count Marzo rescued Mekaneck's son Phillip in a forest during a storm. Mechanek had to lead King Randor and Queen Marlena to an oasis where Count Marzo captured them. He-Man defeated them and Count Marzo and Chimera got away.
[edit] 2002
In the 2002 version of the series, Count Marzo's origin was different. Years ago, Count Marzo attacked the Hall of Wisdom. Fortunately for Eternia, Captain Miro, father of King Randor, and his army managed to defeat Count Marzo. He was imprisoned in the form of an old man and exiled to the Dark Hemisphere, while the Amulet, the source of his magical power, was placed far beyond the reach of man. He returned and tricked Mekaneck into getting him that amulet in exchange for a wish. When the amulet was retrieved, Count Marzo reverted back to his normal form and plans his revenge on the Royal Palace and uses his Hounds to emit knock-out gas throughout the palace. It took Mekaneck and He-Man to defeat him as He-Man threw the Amulet far into the seas of Eternia as Mekaneck captures Count Marzo and imprisons him.
Skeletor later frees him and returns his amulet to him when he is recruited into the Council of Evil. He captures Mekaneck and assists Evilseed into restraining He-Man. In the battle at Castle Grayskull, Stratos swiped his Amulet and The Sorceress of Castle Grayskull and Zodak used the Elders' powers to revert Count Marzo back into an old man form.
Count Marzo returned when his old man form steals from a bunch of Barbarians and Evil-Lyn returns his Amulet to him in exchange for his help into releasing Hordak from Despondos through the Well of Darkness. Unfortunately, He-Man interveined and Count Marzo took back his Amulet and fled.
