Character Spotlight—Mister Miracle
Scott Free is Mister Miracle, the world’s greatest escape artist. He is a New God, superhero and partner to Big Barda.
Scott became an escape artist as a result of being raised on the hellish world of Apokolips. Experiencing constant cruelty and violence, he never gave up hope of escaping the pain and suffering of his childhood. In order to be free of Apokolips, he needed a miracle. When a miracle didn’t appear, became one, Mister Miracle.
Scott wasn’t born on Apokolips, instead he was part of peace treaty between New Genesis and Apokolips. Scott’s father, the Highfather and the leader of New Genesis, made an agreement with his brother, Darkseid the leader of Apokolips. In order to compact peace been New Genesis and Apokolips, the Highfather and Darkseid swapped sons. The Highfather’s son, Scott Free, was raised by on Apokolips and Darkseid’s son was raised by the Highfather in New Genesis.
When Mister Miracle encounters Big Barda, a warrior from Apokolips, they escape from the horror filled world of Apokolips and make their way to Earth.
Finding a new home on Earth doesn’t mean that Mister Miracle has finished escaping. He earns his living as an escape artist and finds himself needing to escape his responsibilities as a New God when conflict between New Genesis and Apokolips continues.
In addition to being a master of escape, Mister Miracle has excellent combat skills and super strength. He was raised by Granny Goodness, one of the most wicked of Darkseid’s lieutenants. She not only trained Mister Miracle, but also the Female Furies including Big Barda.
Mister Miracle utilizes the advanced technology of the New Gods. He can use a Mother Box to aid in his escapes and enhance his battles. Normally a peace loving individual, Mister Miracle will use technology and a number of approaches to end a conflict including force fields, shock-waves and his personal Aero Disks that he uses for flight.
Having been created by the legendary Jack Kirby in 1971, Mister Miracle has been through a variety of incarnations and a variety of situations. He has been part of crime fighting teams, he has opposed intergalactic threats and also pursed an ordinary life with Big Barda.
Others such as Thaddeus Brown and Shilo Norman have been known as Mister Miracle. Thaddeus was a circus performer and crime fighter. Shilo was an orphan from Metropolis whose brother was murdered by a gang. Shilo was stopped from making a terrible by Scott Free and given an opportunity to help others with Scott’s technology.
Regardless of the hero behind the mask, Mister Miracle uses his intelligence above his strength to find a solution to out think his opponent, even if they happened to be a New God from Apokolips.
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