History ComicBook / Darkhold

* FaceMonsterTurn: Enforced. The Darkhold turns the heroes reading from it into abominations that embody each of their worst traits. The resulting abominations are just insane enough to enter and survive within Chthon's realm, allowing them to hold back the EldritchAbomination's army. The Scarlet Witch [[spoiler: reverses these mutations after she becomes the new Darkhold.]]

* SuccessThroughInsanity: Invoked. Only the mad can enter and survive within Chthon's realm, necessitating the heroes enlisted by the Scarlet Witch to read from the Darkhold, inevitably corrupting them into an EvilHero team. [[spoiler: Once Wanda becomes the new Darkhold, they get better]].

* DownerEnding: All of the worlds of the heroes tainted by the Darkhold end on these:
** Black Bolt: [[spoiler: Blackagar was [[TomatoInTheMirror actually Maximus the whole time]]; having been implanted his brother's memories and identity to assist in his coup. [[UnreliableNarrator It's left deliberately vague if these events are what actually happened or if it's the product of paranoia]]. The last panel sees Blackagar / Maximus and his associate waiting to die on the penal moon.]]

* SuccessThroughInsanity: Invoked. Only the mad can enter and survive within Chthon's realm, necessitating the heroes enlisted by the Scarlet Witch to read from the Darkhold, inevitably corrupting them into an EvilHero team.

* FaceMonsterTurn: Enforced. The Darkhold turns the heroes reading from it into abominations that embody each of their worst traits. The resulting abominations are just insane enough to enter and survive within Chthon's realm, allowing them to hold back the EldritchAbomination's army.

* TheStarscream: The Darkhold Defenders are [[spoiler: insane, monstrous versions of the people Wanda summoned to aid her; corrupted by the Darkhold]]. They make their intent to murder Scarlet Witch and conquer the world known with every passing word.

* EvilHero: What the Darkhold turns the heroes reading from it into. The resulting abominations are insane enough to enter and survive within Chthon's realm, allowing them to hold back Chthon's army.

* TheStarscream: The Darkhold Defenders are [[spoiler: insane EvilHero versions of the people Wanda summoned to aid her; corrupted by the Darkhold]]. They make their intent to murder Scarlet Witch and conquer the world known with every passing word.

* Evilhero: What the Darkhold turns the heroes reading from it into. The resulting abominations are insane enough to enter and survive within Chthon's realm, allowing them to hold back Chthon's army.

** Spider-Man: [[spoiler: Peter was unable to meet Gwen for their anniversary, the latter dying due to the effects of The Unraveling. Going mad, Peter uses Reed Richards' stretchy body to literally put the city and its people back together. It's made abundantly clear that this is at-best delaying the inevitable and Reed Richards is in agony the entire time.]]

* BodyHorror: The version of Iron Man created by the Darkhold intended to make his armor into a mobile hospital that could heal injuries, but the armor's programming goes wrong and leads to it trying to permanently bond with Tony; at one point he tries to remove the armor and ends up ''tearing off his own skin''. Hoping he can protect people from all diseases, Tony proceeds to convert everyone by producing and putting them into the suits Like a Cyberman would

* BodyHorror: The version of Iron Man created by the Darkhold intended to make his armor into a mobile hospital that could heal injuries, but the armor's programming goes wrong and leads to it trying to permanently bond with Tony; at one point he tries to remove the armor and ends up ''tearing off his own skin''. Hoping he can protect people from all diseases, Tony proceeds to convert everyone by producing and putting them into said suits.

* AbortedArc: ''Darkhold: Omega'' ends with [[spoiler:Wanda assimilating Chthon into herself and becoming the Goddess of Chaos, warning that if she dies Chthon will be unleashed... but Wanda dies in the lead-up to the ''ComicBook/XMenTheTrialOfMagneto'' and nothing of the sort happens]].
** However, it's now been partially subverted with the [[https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/scarlet-witch-annual-1-contest-of-chaos-prelude-agatha-harkness solicitation]] for the 2023 event ''ComicBook/ContestOfChaos''. [[spoiler: Wanda's merging with Cthon is cited as one of the event's catalysts, as it's what brings her into conflict with Agatha Harkness.]]

** However, it's now been partially subverted with the [[https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/scarlet-witch-annual-1-contest-of-chaos-prelude-agatha-harkness solicitation]] for the 2023 event ''ComicBook/ContestOfChampions''. [[spoiler: Wanda's merging with Cthon is cited as one of the event's catalysts, as it's what brings her into conflict with Agatha Harkness.]]

** However, it's now been partially subverted with the [[https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/scarlet-witch-annual-1-contest-of-chaos-prelude-agatha-harkness solicitation]] for the 2023 event ''Contest of Champions. [[spoiler: Wanda's merging with Cthon is cited as one of the event's catalysts, as it's what brings her into conflict with Agatha Harkness.]]

* BodyHorror: The version of Iron Man created by the Darkhold intended to make his armor into a mobile hospital that could heal injuries, but the armor's programming goes wrong and leads to it trying to permanently bond with Tony; at one point he tries to remove the armor and ends up ''tearing off his own skin''. Hoping he can make people live forever, Tony proceeds to convert everyone by producing and putting them into said suits.

* BodyHorror: The version of Iron Man created by the Darkhold intended to make his armor into a mobile hospital that could heal injuries, but the armor's programming goes wrong and leads to it trying to permanently bond with Tony; at one point he tries to remove the armor and ends up ''tearing off his own skin''. He then Proceeds to Convert everyone by putting them into one of his suits.

* CorruptedCharacterCopy: What the Darkhold does to the heroes summoned after reading the book, twisting them into dark, nightmarish reflections of themselves.

* BodyHorror: The version of Iron Man created by the Darkhold intended to make his armor into a mobile hospital that could heal injuries, but the armor's programming goes wrong and leads to it trying to permanently bond with Tony; at one point he tries to remove the armor and ends up ''tearing off his own skin'' He then Proceeds to Convert everyone by putting them into one of his suits.

* BodyHorror: The version of Iron Man created by the Darkhold intended to make his armor into a mobile hospital that could heal injuries, but the armor's programming goes wrong and leads to it trying to permanently bond with Tony; at one point he tries to remove the armor and ends up ''tearing off his own skin''.

* TheBusCameBack: Black Bolt returns after three years of the Inhumans being essentially shelved after ''Death of the Inhumans''.

''Darkhold'' is a 2021 miniseries by Creator/MarvelComics written by Steve Orlando with art by Cian Tormey.

When ComicBook/DoctorDoom uncovers the Darkhold, the ComicBook/ScarletWitch races to stop him from using it to cause chaos, but is to late. Doom has accidentally woken Chthon from his slumber in the other-realm, and now he risks laying destruction to the Marvel Universe. In an attempt to stop him, Wanda summons a ragtag group of heroes (ComicBook/IronMan, ComicBook/{{Blade}}, ComicBook/TheWasp, ComicBook/SpiderMan, and ComicBook/BlackBolt) to act as the Darkhold Defenders. Having to read from the Darkhold itself to gain the power to enter the other-realm and defeat Chthon, the Darkhold Defenders must face their worst nightmares and corruption by the Darkhold in order to stand a chance of succeeding.

* HumanoidAbomination: In contrast to his original grey-skinned blue-cloaked form and giant blue-skinnd {{Cthulhumanoid}}-esque form from ''Carnage'' Vol. 2, Chthon takes the shape of a pale-skinned humanoid with long horns and a red cape.