Over the years many people have interacted with The Wizard, some as allies and disciples, others as rivals and enemies.
In the late 1960s, Kree agents on Earth discovered the powers of Shazam from the original Captain Marvel C.C. Batson that hadn't been erased by the Time Stone. Thinking it was an interdimensional power source, they recovered items infused with "strange radiation" and created the Nega-Gauntlets to access and channel the power. Though they did not transform the subject, the power enhanced the person's physical capabilities to well beyond physical norms. It also provided him energy manipulation abilities, which included a personal protection field, energy blasts, and flight.
The Nega-Gauntlets were given to a Captain in the Kree Starforce known as Mar-Vell, who became an intergalactic super-hero. Sadly the very technology which granted him great power also affected his health, leading to him eventually perishing. The Nega-Gauntlets would pass down to Mar-Vel's son Genis-Vell, who succumbed to the same illness as his father. Currently, the Nega-Gauntlets are in the hands of Phyla-Vell code-named Martyr who was engineered with alien DNA in order to protect her from the Guantlet's side effects.
The druid Myrddin had long been a rival of the wizard Shazam back long before he was known as The Champion. They had fought on different sides during the Shadow War, and it was said that they were rivals for the attention of Agamotto so that he would name one of them the Guardian of Magic. In the end, Shazam would lay claim to the Rock of Eternity. The rest as they say is history...
...or is it. Myrddin was incensed at being passed over for guardianship and sought a means of stealing the power for himself. Though he would never reach that goal, he would succeed in drawing down the lightning on multiple occasions. He perfected his art on the Tempest Band, a magic ring that passed into the hands of the demigod Hercules. Eventually bestowed the powers of the Rock into two objects - the Amulet of Right and the Sword of Might.
The Amulet of Right was considered the lesser of the two artifacts and was stored away in the vaults of Avalon. There it would be untouched until the Apokalips Invasion when the British Isles were threatened. The immortal magician Roma, the daughter of Merlin (Myrddin) gave the Amulet to Brian Braddock, who was infused by the powers within to become the mighty hero Captain Britain.
The Sword of Might had a much-storied calling. The dwarven-made sword already had great power, from its forging on Nidavellir and the lightning from the Rock amplified its abilities a thousand-fold. It was given to King Arthur as the legendary blade Excalibur, who wielded it as Pendragon the King of Camelot. On his passing, the weapon passed from warrior to warrior under dozens of different names.
How the Sword managed to reach Eternia is unknown but given to the Lord of Castle Grayskull by the enigmatic Sorceress to aid him in his battle against Noldor. The King served as ruler and champion of the planet for many years until his passing, leaving the sword sealed within his Castle. It would remain there for many centuries until it was claimed again by Prince Adam, the heir to the Kingdom of Eternia in order to become He-man.
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