Already in the first trailers for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness , the Marvel sorcerer already revealed a third eye on his forehead. Sam Raimi’s film was finally released last week and the film itself does not explain in detail what this third eye on the character’s forehead is due to, making it clear to us in the post-credits scene that will explain it to us in the next installment. . Is there an explanation for this in the comics?
Before continuing, we warn you that the following lines will be riddled with spoilers, so do not continue reading if you have not yet gone to the cinema to see Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness . With that cleared up, let’s move on.
Have we missed something watching Doctor Strange 2?
Stopping Wanda has cost Strange an arm and a leg, never better said. Only the Master of the Mystic Arts has come out of his feature film with one more on his forehead. A few minutes before the film ends, our Strange—the one from Earth 616—comes up against an evil, surviving Strange in an intense musical battle to the tune of Johann Sebastian Bach’s toccata and fugue. There, the enemy Doctor Strange does everything possible so that the MCU hero does not take over his Darkhold . Already in this scene, we can see that the evil Strange has a third eye on his forehead .
After defeating his counterpart and using the book , the tape ends, but during the last seconds, we can see how our Stephen Strange has a kind of attack and he also grows a third eye . Therefore, Raimi stresses this detail again in the first post-credits scene, when Clea (Charlize Theron) asks the sorcerer for help. Knowing that the film ends and absolutely nothing is explained to us beyond the fact that it is a side effect of having used the Darkhold… Is there something that we have missed? Is there more information we need to know in the comics?
The origin of Doctor Strange’s third eye
As you may have imagined, everything they wanted to tell us about these scenes is on paper. In many cultures, having a third eye on the face means having mystical powers and acquiring the ability to perceive things that are not visible to the naked eye. However, in the Doctor Strange comics, this phenomenon is related to the Eye of Agamotto , which is a relic created by the first Sorcerer Supreme and which housed the Time Stone inside it until the arrival of Thanos.
Strange has possessed the Eye of Agamotto for a long time in relic form. After defeating Thanos, the sorcerer rebuilt the Eye of Agamotto and has worn it ever since. In fact, he is clearly seen in Spider-Man: No Way Home . The fact that the eye now appears on his forehead may be an indication that he is now capable of handling the powers of this relic .
What does the Eye of Agamotto on Doctor Strange’s forehead imply?
In the comics, this eye is related to white magic , but from what we have seen in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness , this has changed, as it is related to the black magic of the Darkhold .
However, Marvel Studios has paved the way very well with this phenomenon for the following films in this phase of its cinematographic universe. One of the unique abilities of the Eye of Agamotto is being able to see the real appearance of another individual , regardless of whether they have undergone a transformation or are clad in camouflage, which will undoubtedly be key to facing the Skrulls in future installments of the game.