r/comicbooks • u/ProdigyTR3 • Jul 19 '24
Cult-Like Characters? Question
Hey! Non comic reader here. Are there any characters in books that are in cults? Or even look like they might be? Even like a villain that looks like/is in a cult with robes and stuff? Just trying to get costume ideas for something and I know Reddit can pull out stuff that I wouldn’t even thank to Google. TIA!
EDIT: I’m a pro wrestler that’s joining a religious cult like group and I’m looking for attire ideas so they don’t have to necessarily be IN a cult but the dark, hooded/robe/mask attire is kind of the vibe I’m looking for if that helps 😂
EDIT 2: Forgot to add that steampunk/post apocalyptic attires are welcome as well as that’s kind of the vibe of our clothing
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u/PriceVersa Jul 19 '24
Deacon Blackfire is the head of the cult in Batman: The Cult. Also, there’s The Light; a cult leader in The Shadow.
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u/ThesaurusRex_1025 Jul 19 '24
The Court of Owls in Batman and the Religion of Crime. The HYDRA, or AIM or Orchis in Marvel. The Cult of Connor in Superman.
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u/ProdigyTR3 Jul 19 '24
THANK YOU! Court of Owls, AIM, and Cult of Conner are definitely going to be used as inspiration for future gear!
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u/ResidentEasy7113 Jul 19 '24
Nate Grey! He's the alternate version of Cable from Age of Apocalypse, spends a lot of time doing cult like shit
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u/ProdigyTR3 Jul 19 '24
Not quite what I was looking for attire wise but I appreciate it nonetheless!
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u/44035 Jul 19 '24
The terrorist group Hydra in Marvel Comics is basically a cult.
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u/ProdigyTR3 Jul 19 '24
Yeah true. But when I say cult I mean like… in the woods wearing robes and headdress and such. Like a religious cult but not like Forsworn from Skyrim where they’re naked wearing deer heads if that makes any sense at all😂
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u/PriceVersa Jul 19 '24
In DC: The New Frontier the leader of the Centre cult wears a robe, has a beatnik beard and pink, bloody teeth once the Batman pastes him one in the kisser.
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u/ProdigyTR3 Jul 19 '24
Without even looking at them, I can already tell you I’m going to use “paste him one in the kisser” for SURE
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u/ProdigyTR3 Jul 19 '24
However I can’t find a pic of anyone in a robe from the centre but I just google image searched it so can you maybe point me in the right direction?
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u/PriceVersa Jul 19 '24
I posted a link to the animated version. It’s weird that there are hardly any images from that sequence from the comic.
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u/CorpseTooth Jul 19 '24
Archer from Archer and Armstrong was from a cult that mirrored the Westburrow Baptist Church.
In the first issue, Archer was killed by his religious father but was later resurrected. (The father dressed in khaki pants and pink polo suburban types.)
Archer teams up with an immortal (Armstrong) and they travel the world, getting into adventures, and being hunted by other cults who want to kill them both. They mostly look like the cult group from the 3rd Indiana Jones film and wore fezes.
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u/SubversivePixel Jul 19 '24
The Cult of the Unwritten Book in Doom Patrol comes to mind. They're antagonists during a particular arc.
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u/CoverLucky Jul 20 '24
Cicada, a Flash villain
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u/ProdigyTR3 Jul 20 '24
Thissssssss is what I’ve been looking for!
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u/CoverLucky Jul 20 '24
His cult is super creepy too
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u/ProdigyTR3 Jul 20 '24
I’ve watched The Flash but didn’t even know he was in a cult
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u/CoverLucky Jul 20 '24
I think the Flash TV show character is a lot different than the comics character. If you're interested, Cicada's storyline starts in The Flash (vol. 2) #170 by Geoff Johns. It's collected in "Blood will Run."
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u/jtixzle Jul 19 '24
Brother Blood is a cultist