Spawn depicts the origin story of the title character, beginning with the murder of soldier Al Simmons. His standing in Hell's hierarchy gives him nigh-unlimited power while in the 8th Sphere. Once arriving there and defeated Violator, Malebolgia and many other Hellspawns appeared. Violator trembles in fear and astonishment. The Demon Malebolgia was one of the most powerful rulers of Hell, and reigned unchallenged in the 8th circle of Hell for 70,000 years. Malebolgia is the main antagonist of the 1997 film Spawn. As Spawn issue #199 ends, the now-returned "Freak" from early Spawn canon is attacked by Clown, who rips the Freak's arms off. Character » Malebolgia appears in 328 issues. Presumably, Malebolgia is still around trying to reform himself. Mlaebolgia was born to an anicent demon years ago and at some point betrayed and killed him becoming the new master of the 8th sprae of hell. He is a skilled manipulator, as well possessing superhuman abilities and teleportation. Once Spawn meets Cyan and takes her back to Wanda, With Wynn's plan falls apart, the deceased Wanda revealed to be Clown disguising as the wife and the whole plan was to have Spawn kill Wynn to start the apocalypse. Once the frustrated Clown attempts to kill both Spawn and Wynn and devoured Wanda, Cogliostro appears and cuts Clown's left shoulder, causing him to return back to Hell. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. His powers include Necro Energies like raising the dead, matter manipulation, super strength, recuperative abilities, and abilities to morph and induce The Freak reveals his true identity to be Malebolgia. Malebolgia is a fictional supervillain appearing as the original main antagonist in comic books featuring the superhero Spawn and later reprise the role in the later issues. After being defeated by Al Simmons, the Lords of Hell cut off Malebolgia's power and set up "road blocks" to ensure that he never returned. After making the same deal with Malebolgia, Sir John returned to Earth years later as a Hellspawn who traveled protecting villagers and his remaining loved ones from danger. Upon returning to Hell, Violator regains his full strength, as well as his senses. The film itself tried to invoke the tone of thrillers like Se7en with industrial style music throughout and defective framing and fonts during the credits. Malebolgia (also referred to at times as The Malebolgia) is the name of a Demon in the Spawn universe, drawing its name from the term in Dante's Inferno used to describe Malebolge, the ditches (bolge) in the eighth circle of Hell where the evil are punished. Malebolgia was responsible for the creation of the newest Hellspawn, Al Simmons. Spawn is offered the crown of the Eighth Circle, and though he declines, Spawn still receives vastly enhanced powers and a command over Hell itself. He then teleports, leaving a skeptical and terrified Violator alone in the wastelands of Hell. Malebolgia is the main antagonist in the 2005 manga series written and drawn by Juzo Tokoro, Have Al Simmons/Spawn to become his chosen general and lead his army against the forces of Heaven Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. He would soon uses the remains of the first hellspawn and meet up with Violator who assisted him in making the hellspawns. He was only one of Hell's many rulers forming an army in its forthcoming Armageddon war against Heaven and God. When Spawn refuses, he orders his army to kill him, but fails when both Spawn and Cogliostro escape from Hell. Movie Edit. Upon returning to Hell, Violator regains his full strength, as well as his senses. Malebolgia was obsessed with creating an army of Hellspawn by which to spark the apocalypse and tear down the gates of Heaven and make Earth into a living Hell - the rebellion of Spawn proved to be a thorn in Malebolgia's side and ultimately, his demise. Created by writer/artist Todd McFarlane, the character first appeared in Spawn #1 (May 1992). Malebolgia orders Violator to tell of his return in order to spread fear. Spawn is a film adaptation of Todd McFarlane's creator-owned Image comic book of the same name. Spawn is offered the crown of the Eighth Circle, and though he declines, Spawn still receives vastly enhanced powers and a command over Hell itself. His plans foiled, Clown draws Spawn and Cogliostro into Hell, where Spawn tells Malebolgia that he will never lead his army. Have Spawn kill Wynn to release the virus on Earth and start the Armageddon Like his comic counterpart, he is an intelligent and diabolical mastermind who tricks others into doing his bidding and have them killed if they are no longer useful to him or betrays him. Malebolgia was responsible for the creation of the newest Hellspawn, Al Simmons. Otherwise, you should close this page and view another page. It has become known that Mammon is a far more commanding presence in Hell than Malebolgia and later on Satan himself being the True Ruler of Hell. He is infamous for being the demon that struck a deal with Albert Simmons, in which he returned him to Earth to reunite with his wife, in exchange for becoming his new Hellspawn. The ruler of the Eighth Sphere of Hell. An elite mercenary is killed, but comes back from Hell as a reluctant soldier of the Devil. It was released in the United States on August 1, 1997. Betrayed, Malebolgia swears to regain his true power and form and kill all those who tried to prevent his return, including the Violator who had sided with Malebolgia's greatest rival, Mammon, after Malebolgia's fall. After being defeated by Al Simmons, the Lords of Hell cut off Malebolgia's power and set up "roadblocks" to ensure that he never returned. This character, team or organization, is or was primarily an enemy of Image Comics Database is a FANDOM Comics Community.Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Malebolgia was respected and feared as the most powerful of the rulers, and thus the de-facto grand master of Hell.