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For the playable version of Maestro from the Cosmic Class, see Maestro (Cosmic).

"YOU ARE BUT AN ANT TO ME, SUMMONER! I AM A WARRIOR OF THE MULTIVERSE, A CREATOR OF BATTLEWORLD! AND THE BEARER...OF TRUE POWER!"
—Maestro[src]

Maestro is an unplayable Combined Champion. Being a Combined Champion, he has a Class Bonus against Champions of every Class other than another Combined. He is a major recurring antagonist and serves as the final boss of Act 4. He is also the final boss of the Labyrinth of Legends.

Bio[]

With the power of the Hulk, and the intellect of Bruce Banner, Maestro has survived wars, nuclear attacks, and countless assassination attempts from all across time. Now he moves from one timeline to another, defeating any he deems a worthy foe and taking their prized weapons as personal trophies. With so few who could stand against him, Maestro has now set his sights on a much more grand scale. He aims to take over the Contest and prove he is the most powerful champion in the universe.

Abilities[]

  • Combo Shield (Passive): When his Health drops below 75%, Maestro charges his ISO-infused armor to grant himself a Combo Shield, protecting his Combo Meter with 100% effectiveness.
  • Passive: Superior tactics and intellect grant X increased Critical Hit Rate for every 5 hits of the Combo Meter for as long as a Combo is maintained.
  • Fury (Passive): As health is lost, Maestro loses control and allows his Hulk Rage to take over, granting multiple stacks of Fury, each granting X increased Attack.

Signature Ability[]

  • ISO Inversion
    • Special Attacks: Maestro's control over the Contest allows his Special Attacks to reverse the empowering effects of ISO-8, reducing all enemy statistics by X% for 9 seconds.

Special Attacks[]

  • Triplicate ISO Blast
    • Two ISO-infused blasts from his gauntlets, followed quickly by a massive blast from his armor.
      • 100% chance to inflict Degeneration, dealing X Direct Damage over 5 seconds.
  • Soulsword & Godslayer
    • Two swords from two powerful female warriors, now being used to cut down Maestro's foes.
      • Burns up to 45% of the target's max Power and inflicts Direct Damage proportionate to the amount lost.
      • 100% chance to inflict Bleed, dealing X Direct Damage over 5 seconds.
  • ISO Power Unleashed
    • For a brief time, Maestro lets his inner gamma-irradiated self loose. He smashes his opponent, then unleashes the full power of his ISO-Gauntlet.
      • 100% chance to Stun for 4 seconds.
      • 100% chance to Power Lock, severing the opponent’s flow of Power for 12 seconds.

Trivia[]

  • This Maestro is an unplayable Champion and is exclusive to the quest Culmination. Ex. Maestro is exclusive to the Labyrinth of Legends as the final boss.
  • The Maestro's ISO-armored design was created by Kabam Gabriel Frizzera for the game and the tie-in comic series.
  • The Maestro has his own Hasbro Marvel Legends figure with the ISO-armor deign.
  • The Overseer is a younger variant of Maestro introduced in 2021 alongside Purgatory.
  • A Maestro was eventually added as a trophy champ for the completion of the 2023 quest, The Necropolis. This version is classed as Cosmic instead and also has a whole different abilities kit.

In the Story[]

Origins[]

A variant of Bruce Banner became the Hulk through unknown circumstances, but at some point he turned into an evil conqueror and came to be known as the Maestro. He started a massive conquest across multiple timelines, defeating any he deemed a worthy foe and taking their weapons as personal trophies, these include Iron Man’s armor, Captain America’s shield, Ronan’s universal weapon, Magik’s Soulsword and Gamora’s Godslayer. He has also killed at least one variant of Thanos.

At some point in time he discovered the Battlerealm, a nexus of timelines, and recruited the Collector to set up the newest iteration of the Contest of Champions in his attempt to seek more worthy foes, promising to bring Collector’s daughter Carina back to life in return.

Master of the Contest[]

The Maestro and the Collector began by bringing in twelve Champions against their will: Scarlet Witch, Vision, Captain Marvel, Thor, Hyperion, King Groot, Guillotine, Sentry, Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch, and Thing, who were all brainwashed with the ISO-Spell. In their first battle, Sentry proved to be too powerful for the others, and killed all but three contestants. Maestro ordered the Collector to dispose of Sentry, but the Collector instead privately tasked him with locating his daughter’s crystal fragments, and he would not return for another 35 years. At some point before or after this, the Fantastic Four somehow broke free of their spell and built an escape device, but were discovered by Maestro who literally punched them into four corners of the Battlerealm. The Maestro also created Battleworld sometime before the Summoner's entry.

The Maestro then ordered the Collector to bring in thousands more Champions, and, unable to meet his demands, the Collector would introduce Skrulls posing as Champions instead to appease the Maestro, inadvertently causing a secret Skrull invasion. He then observed in the shadows as the Summoner, Kang and Thanos were introduced as contestants, and inadvertently made his existence known to Thanos, who demanded to learn his identity. In exchange for successfully defeating Kang, the Maestro revealed himself to the remaining two contestants, and challenged Thanos to defeat the Summoner, promising to fight him if he succeeds.

Rebellion[]

After the Mad Titan’s defeat, the Maestro disappeared from the Contest, leaving the Collector in charge. In secret, he planned to harness the power of ISO-8 to create an Infinity Stone, the Genesis Stone, and enlisted Yellowjacket to his cause, however a miniature Ant-Man overheard their conversation and managed to pass a vague warning to the Collector and the Summoner. Maestro observed from the shadows as they prepared a Rebellion against him, before returning to the Contest and personally confronting the Collector for his betrayal. In a final bout against Maestro, the Summoner battled against him, but Maestro used his newly-born Genesis Stone to incapacitate both the Summoner and the Collector. However, the Collector had secretly tasked Guillotine with freeing Thanos from his crystal, who arrived just in time to defeat a weakened Maestro, and claimed the Genesis Stone for himself.

Battleworld and Death[]

After his defeat in the Battlerealm, the Maestro retreated to Battleworld. Not much is known about the many years between his fall in The Contest (event) and his ascension to the throne in Marvel: Realm of Champions. However when the Maestro resurfaced to begin a new march of conquest, he was a changed man. His skin now grey and one of his eyes missing, his already fearsome strength had increased ten fold as he carried three celestial weapons as he ruled over the many houses that resided in the realm. Unsatisfied with his regime, eight Barons united to challenge his rule, and summoned thousands of variants of themselves to assist in killing the Maestro. However the multiverse attack failed at a stalemate, they could not kill him as he is a puppet empowered by the The Chronoserpent. Then the Punisher of Ouroboros another minion of the Serpent shows up and murders the Maestro as it is revealed The Chronoserpent uses worlds as host to grow and become stronger it empowers native being to become "antibodies" and protect the planet while the Serpent is vulnerable beings like the Maestro.

External links[]

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