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! Kamar-Taj
[[folder: In General]]
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->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/DoctorStrange2016''

->'''Christine Palmer:''' Where have you been?\\
'''Doctor Strange:''' Well, after Western medicine failed me, I headed East, and I ended up in Kathmandu. [...] I went to a place called Kamar-Taj and I talked to someone called the Ancient One, and...\\
'''Palmer:''' Oh, so you joined a cult.\\
'''Strange:''' No, I didn't. Not exactly. I mean, they did teach me to tap into powers that I never even knew existed.\\
'''Palmer:''' Yeah, that sounds like a cult.

The home and training grounds to the Masters of the Mystic Arts.
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* AncientArtifacts: Houses a number of these, such as the Eye of Agamotto.
* BadassBookworm: Most sorcerers given that learning the craft takes "study and practice; years of it".
* {{Foil}}: To the society of [[Series/IronFist2017 K'un-Lun]]. Both are cloistered secret societies that practice magic and martial arts, but differ strongly in their ideologies, methods, and attitudes towards the outside world. Kamar-Taj's purpose is to protect the world from mystical threats like Dormammu, while K'un-Lun is a borderline-fanatic enemy of the Hand, dedicated to solely protecting their own village. Kamar-Taj makes use of modern technology like tablets or the Internet and accepts newcomers, while K'un-Lun is isolated and archaic, with outsiders being a rare sight (this is at least somewhat justified, as K'un-Lun spends most of its time in another dimension). While Kamar-Taj teaches the mystic arts to all of its students, K'un-Lun has only a single mystically empowered champion (the Iron Fist).
* KungFuWizard: The sorcerers and students of Kamar-Taj use SupernaturalMartialArts in tandem with their spellcasting abilities. Additionally, they also use magically-imbued weapons and gear or "Relics" in combat.
* MagicalGesture: Magic does not technically require these to function, but almost all sorcerers use them to focus their powers.
* MagicalLibrary: Stuffed with many a SpellBook and TomeOfEldritchLore.
* RealityWarper: Sufficiently advanced sorcerers can use their powers to shape reality in many ways: alter the direction of gravity, transform rooms or even entire landscapes into impossible AlienGeometries, and more. It's slightly downplayed, as these techniques are restricted only to the Mirror Dimension, not the real world. For Kaecilius after the Dark Dimension ritual, this restriction no longer applies.
* TheShangriLa: Secret temple hidden in the Himalayas and only open to acolytes seeking wisdom and enlightenment? Oh yeah.
* SquishyWizard: Despite the massive amount of power at the disposal of sorcerers, they still have human vulnerabilities, as seen when more than a few of them are taken out through stabbings, crushing, or other forms of death.
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!! Teachers

[[folder:The Ancient One]]
!! ''The Ancient One''
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"We never lose our demons, we only learn to live above them."'']]
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/TildaSwinton
->'''Voiced by:''' Patricia Palestino (Latin-American Spanish dub), Nuria Mediavilla (European Spanish dub), Françoise Cadol (French dub), Nathalie Coupal (Canadian French dub), Kanako Higuchi (Japanese dub)
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/DoctorStrange2016''

A Celtic mystic who trains Stephen Strange to be a Sorcerer.
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* TheAce: The best fighter among all the heroes.
* ActionGirl: She's a powerful sorcerer and a skilled hand-to-hand combat, using a type of SupernaturalMartialArts in combat.
* AmbiguousGender: [[WordOfGod Kevin Feige]] says that she uses feminine pronouns, but her gender is ultimately up for interpretation. Tilda Swinton herself says she wasn't sure if she should play the character as male or female.
* TheAntiNihilist: In direct contrast to Kaecilius, whose actions are fueled by a belief that death renders life meaningless, the Ancient One expresses the view that mortality gives life meaning.
* TheArchmage: The Sorcerer Supreme of MCU, with AuthorityEqualsAsskicking to boot.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: She's the leader of the Kamar-Taj and extremely powerful and skilled.
* BadassLongRobe: When she goes to fight, she puts on a long yellow robe with a hood that hides her face.
* BadassTeacher: She teaches students from time to time, and is able to whoop over a dozen of those students' asses in magic combat at once should they ever cross her, as the majority of Kaecilius' Zealots find out the hard way.
* BaldOfAwesome: She's a bald, badass woman.
* BaldWomen: She's a bald woman (albeit, [[AmbiguousGender androgynously so]]), which certainly adds a lot to the character's otherworldiness.
* BrokenPedestal: To Karl Mordo, especially when he learns that [[spoiler:she draws power from the Dark Dimension]].
* CombatHandFan: Her WeaponOfChoice is a [[DualWielding pair]] of ''tessen''-esque fans that she forms from magical energy.
* DarkIsNotEvil: [[spoiler:She used the powers of the Dark Dimension.]]
* DarkSecret: [[spoiler:Her immortality is fueled by the Dark Dimension. This revelation causes dissent amongst her followers.]]
* DeadpanSnarker:
** She can lay down the snark with the best of them. This is seen after Strange waves off her teachings as things he could find in a gift shop:
-->'''Ancient One:''' ''[having just sent Strange on a wild trip through dimensions]'' Have you seen ''that'' in a gift shop?
** When Strange asks her what was in the tea she gave him (assuming it contains psychedelic drugs after she pushes his astral form out of his body), her reply is that it was just tea... but it did have honey in it.
* DecompositeCharacter: She is not a single Ancient One as in the comics, but another person who has taken the title. Her comic book counterpart's look, including the cropped beard and robe, has been transferred to Hamir in the movie.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:Unlike Strange, who returned to his mortal body after being badly wounded, the Ancient One's astral form doesn't even try to return, leaving Stephen with the same serenity as always.]]
* GenderLift: From male in the comics to female (albeit, [[AmbiguousGender androgynously so]]) here.
* GoodIsNotSoft: She is an easily approachable person, always with an air of serenity around her. Yet, she has no qualms with putting students through life-threatening situations to get them to learn quickly. Also, she is not afraid to bend and break her own rules to do what's right.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Kaecillius accuses her of being one since [[spoiler:she draws power from the Dark Dimension just like him.]]
* HypocrisyNod: She acknowledges that [[spoiler:drawing power from the Dark Dimenion is wrong and she always hated doing so because it was forbidden.]] However, look below.
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: She's willing to bend, even break, the rules to protect the world.
* ImmortalsFearDeath: She confides to Strange that after all her centuries of life she expected to be prepared for its end, but she's not.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:How Kaecilius kills her, though the long fall and impact that followed may have finished the job]].
* LadyOfWar: Best seen in the opening, where she fights Kaecilius and his Zealots in her yellow robe, using a wide array of graceful blows.
* LegacyCharacter: She isn't the first Ancient One.
* TheMentor: The Ancient One teaches the residents of Kamar-Taj in the art of sorcery.
* MentorOccupationalHazard: [[spoiler:She gets killed by Kaecilius; Strange and Christine are unable to save her life despite their efforts]].
* NotSoSimilar: Kaecilius considers her a hypocrite for opposing him [[spoiler:despite drawing power from the Dark Dimension herself]], but the Ancient One expresses shame for [[spoiler:using the Dark Dimension's power to stay alive, while Kaecilius has fallen far enough that he believes allowing Earth to be assimilated by Dormammu to be a good thing.]]
* NotSoStoic: Occasionally small cracks will appear in her [[TheStoic usual calm demeanor]], such as nervously fiddling with her wooden fan while waiting for Strange to return from Everest.
* OldMaster: As her title suggests, she's ''very'' old, [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld despite not looking it]].
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Her name and origins are kept mysterious, as befits her persona.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: The Ancient One is usually cheerful and confident, with a playful sense of humor. So if she looks worried, or serious, there might be a problem.
* RaceLift: Subverted given the LegacyCharacter trope. It seems very likely the original was Tibetan, this one however it Celtic.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Possibly. Mordo says she's Celtic, which means she's over a thousand years old or from one of the Celtic nations such as Ireland (which would be more likely to use the more precise term Gaelic).
* SinkOrSwimMentor: She gets Strange to master the Sling Ring by abandoning him halfway up Mount Everest, where he would only have a matter of minutes to open a portal back home before freezing to death. A comment from Mordo makes it clear that this is not the first time she's done something like this to a slow pupil.
* TrainingFromHell: She makes Stephen undergo one of these, leaving him to freeze to death in the Everest until he learns how to make a portal that will lead him back to the temple.
* TranquilFury: When Strange [[spoiler:reveals that he knows she draws power from the Dark Dimension]], the Ancient One is clearly angry, but keeps her voice dead calm.
--> '''Ancient One''': Measure your next words ''very'' carefully, doctor.
* TricksterMentor: Is an enormous troll to obstinate students who need a wake up call, in both magical and non-magical ways, and Mordo implies that Strange isn't the only person to see that side of her. May God help if you are outright disrespectful - she might up the "trickster" part and need some convincing to take up the "mentor" part.
* {{Troll}}: She seems to thoroughly enjoy messing with Strange, and helps him find his magical breakthrough by nearly killing him. She also shows him the wonders of the multiverse and then promptly kicks him out.
%%* TheTropeWithoutATitle
* VagueAge: Due to identifying her as "Celtic" not narrowing things down she could have been born anywhere from the time of Julius Caesar to the Tudor Conquest of Ireland. She could be even younger than that.
* WeaponOfChoice: Whenever the Ancient One goes into battle, her projections appear [[CombatHandFan fan-like]]. Sure enough, during select scenes at Kamar-Taj, she's seen holding a traditional wooden fan.
* WomanInWhite: When not in her yellow robe, she wears white.
* TheWorldIsJustAwesome: [[spoiler:She slows down her own death by several moments just so she can watch a lightning bolt in slow motion.]]
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[[folder:Karl Mordo]]
!! ''Master Karl Amadeus Mordo''
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ChiwetelEjiofor
->'''Voiced by:''' Ricardo Méndez (Latin-American Spanish dub), Carlos Di Blasi (European Spanish dub), Frantz Confiac (French dub), Marc-André Bélanger (Canadian French dub), Creator/DaisukeOno (Japanese dub)
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/DoctorStrange2016''

A fellow student of the Ancient One, who helps to train Stephen Strange when he arrives in Kamar-Taj.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: He's an outright villain in the comics, but is Stephen's friend, ally, and mentor throughout the film. [[spoiler:Even his Face-Heel Turn is portrayed in the idea of a somewhat understandable KnightTemplar, rather than an outright EvilSorcerer.]]
* AdaptationPersonalityChange: From asshole [[CardCarryingVillain card-carrying villain]] in the comics to charming and kind mentor and friend here.
* AffablyEvil: [[spoiler:Post FaceHeelTurn, Mordo is quite courteous towards Pangborn, calmly explaining his motives and reasoning as he takes away Pangborn's magic and with it, his ability to walk.]]
* BadassLongRobe: He wears a black one when trailing Strange and dispatching the three thugs attacking him.
* BadassTeacher: One of the teachers at Kamar-Taj, and a badass fighter.
* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: He is very clear on not breaking the Laws of Nature and violating the rules of magic [[spoiler:and eventually turns against sorcerers at the end of the film]].
* BrokenPedestal: Has a major case of this when he finds out that [[spoiler:the Ancient One is drawing on power from the Dark Dimension.]]
* ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames: Just like Helmut Zemo, he does not have the title of Baron.
* CompositeCharacter: By the end of ''Doctor Strange'', he's adopted some traits from a comic book character called the Imperator. [[spoiler:Like him, Mordo wants to rid the world of magic.]]
* DarkAndTroubledPast: In ''Doctor Strange'', it's frequently hinted that as a student, he suffered from many problems that he had to overcome through years of discipline. What this entailed has yet to be explained. He also remarks that he came to Kamar-Taj seeking the power to defeat his enemies, further implying a troubled past.
* DeadpanSnarker: He has a few moments of this, especially when he interacts with Strange.
--> '''Mordo''': No more questions.\\
'''Strange''': ''[about the Staff of the Living Tribunal]'' What's that?\\
'''Mordo''': That's a question.
* DecompositeCharacter: His villainous persona from the comics seems to have been transferred onto Kaecilius in the film.
* DefectorFromDecadence: From his perspective at least, if the Kamar-Taj are willing to bend their own teaching and play with taboo forces they aren't any better than their enemies in his mind, so he leaves the order after the world is saved.
* {{Deuteragonist}}: To Dr. Strange given that he is Strange's mentor. They share screentime. In fact, one could consider Stephen's super hero origin as his [[spoiler: super villain origin]].
* EvilSorcerer: [[spoiler:Becomes this by the stinger, using his advanced sorcery skills to hunt down all the others regardless of the consequences to those sorcerers, like paralysis.]]
* FaceHeelTurn: After being Stephen's closest ally throughout the whole film, [[spoiler:he becomes disillusioned by Strange and the Ancient One's willingness to break the rules, as well as viewing the Ancient One as a BrokenPedestal, renounces sorcery and plots to kill all sorcerers]].
* FallenHero: He becomes one [[spoiler:after being disillusioned by Strange and the Ancient One's willingness to break the rules]].
* {{Foil}}: To Stephen Strange. They both came to Kamar-Taj for selfish reasons (Strange wanted to heal his hands, while Mordo wanted power to defeat his enemies), only to discover a new purpose through their training there. While Mordo has, at the time of the film's beginning, been at Kamar-Taj for years, Strange is only just arriving. Strange questions his teachers, proves willing to adapt to somewhat looser moral codes, and thinks outside the box to solve his problems, while Mordo is almost blindly loyal, extremely rigid in his morals, and tends toward more direct solutions. Their attitudes toward killing (Strange [[ThouShaltNotKill avoids it whenever he can]], while Mordo doesn't hesitate), response to learning [[spoiler:the Ancient One's secret to immortality]] (Strange adjusts to the knowledge, but Mordo is disillusioned), and final paths in the film ([[spoiler:Strange becomes dedicated to protecting Earth, while Mordo abandons Kamar-Taj to pursue a well-intentioned, but villainous role]]).
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Has the straight across one cheek variation of this trope, which is usually a "good" scar.
* GreenEyedMonster: Averted. Canonically, Stephen Strange's budding skill as a sorcerer turns him into one of these, [[ColorMotif which makes his choice in clothing rather appropriate]]. Here, however, he's encouraging of Stephen and remains the far more skilled sorcerer.
* HunterOfHisOwnKind: Becomes this at the end of the movie, [[spoiler:after growing disillusioned with sorcerers as a whole]].
* JetPack: Of the Rocket Boots variant, his Vaulting Boots of Valtorr allow him to create magical steps and platforms of energy underneath his feet in mid-air, allowing him to achieve semi-flight, make superhuman leaps, boost his attacks by vaulting around them, and slow long falls.
* KickTheDog: [[spoiler:His first act of villainy is taking away Pangborn's ability to walk, reducing a friendly man to the state of full body paralysis.]]
* KnightTemplar: Drifts towards a more extreme dogmatism throughout the film, ultimately settling on it after becoming disillusioned by Strange and [[BrokenPedestal the Ancient One's]] willingness to break the rules that they are supposed to keep. Then, [[spoiler:he decides that all sorcerers are violating the natural order...]]
%%* LargeHam: He has his moments.
* LastNameBasis: Everyone calls him Mordo.
* MagicStaff: His weapon of choice is the Staff of the Living Tribunal, a magical Relic able to split into a chain of magic energy.
* TheMentor: At first. He is the first to introduce Strange to Kamar-Taj and his main teacher during his time there - Strange actually spends little time learning directly from the Ancient One, who is more of an "unapproachable old master" figure (though what he does learn is extremely impactful), so the main role of "mentor" goes to Mordo. The role eventually lessens as they go on to fight alongside each other against Kaecilius. Unfortunately [[spoiler:Strange doesn't lose Mordo to death, but to differences in ideology, which ultimately lead Mordo to a FaceHeelTurn.]]
* MrExposition: WebVideo/HonestTrailers claims that he is only there to explain things to Strange.
* MysteriousProtector: How Mordo is introduced to Strange; noticing him from a distance, following him with his [[InTheHood hood down]] and he takes on the three thugs attacking him and dispatches them in a few seconds.
* NiceGuy: Humble and polite, he helps Stephen train in the mystic arts. [[spoiler: At the end of the film, he still remains this way in AffablyEvil mode after discovering the Ancient One and Stephen broke the rules of Kamar-Taj he disagrees with.]]
* TheNotLoveInterest: To Stephen Strange, in ''Film/DoctorStrange2016''.
* NotQuiteFlight: He has a pair of boots that let him jump on air.
* NumberTwo: He's clearly Ancient One's second in command.
* {{Pride}}: Just like Strange albeit in a different way. Modor's pride comes from the knowledge that his time in Kamar-Taj has given him the strength to conquer his demons. The Ancient One tells him no man can escape his demons, merely be able to resist the temptation to succumb to them. [[spoiler:His hunting down sorcerers at the end of the film show us he's given in.]]
* PrinciplesZealot: He has an extremely black and white view of the world. [[spoiler:Is inability to see any grey leads him to abandon his colleagues since they've come to recognize that bending reality is necessary when the situation he calls for. He then turn against them by hunting down sorcerers since he's come to see the very existence of [[TheseAreThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow magic as a violation of how the world works.]]]]
* RaceLift: From white in the comics to black here.
* RuggedScar: Has several scars across his face, and in the novelization it's revealed that he has [[CoveredInScars several scars]] on his chest as well.
* ScaryBlackMan: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. He is level-headed, charismatic, friendly and reasonable to Strange. [[spoiler:Played straight in the second stinger, when he's gone into full-blown KnightTemplar mode. Pangborn is intimidated by him.]]
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler:He takes Strange's use of forbidden magic and the Ancient One's drawing from the Dark Dimension as a grave insult and leaves the order of mages]].
* TookALevelInCynic: After he learns that the Ancient One drew powers from the [[spoiler: Dark Dimension which is against the rules of Kamar Taj.]] He immediately loses his respect for his mentor and Kamar Taj which gets worse when Stephen also breaks the rules by [[spoiler: manipulating time with the Eye of Agamotto to save the world from Dormammu.]] He left the Sect to rid of all the sorcerers who also left Kamar Taj starting with [[spoiler: disabling Pangborn's mobility which is cruel.]]
* TrickedOutShoes: His Vaulting Boots of Valtorr let him step and bounce on air.
* UngratefulBastard: So, Strange has just saved Earth from [[spoiler:an eldritch abomination that seeks to absorb all other dimensions into his own and is otherwise only deterred by now-broken artifacts]]. How does Mordo thank him? [[spoiler:Coming to the conclusion that using time magic is impermissible even under ''these'' circumstances, split off from the sorcerers of Kamar-Taj, and begin culling their numbers]].
* VitriolicBestBuds: He keeps bantering with Stephen Strange, but seem to otherwise be friends.
* WeaponOfChoice: Mordo uses the Staff of the Living Tribunal, which he uses to (as most mystical artifacts do) channels excess magic into attacks.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He is willing to kill to protect the world from sorcerers who toys with natural law and go against the Ancient One's teaching, because those actions can have great consequences.[[spoiler:When he found out his mentor and friend are willing to risk those consequences he left Kamar-Taj and hunt sorcerers to protect the world instead.]]
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[[folder:Wong]]
!! ''Wong''
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/BenedictWong
->'''Voiced by:''' Víctor Manuel Espinoza (Latin-American Spanish dub), Santi Lorenz (European Spanish dub), Henri Carballido (French dub), Pierre-Étienne Rouillard (Canadian French dub), Miō Tanaka (Japanese dub)
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/DoctorStrange2016'' | ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''

A master of the Mystic Arts tasked with protecting Kamar-Taj's most valuable relics and books and training potential Sorcerers Supreme.
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Wong bursts out in laughter upon hearing Strange's BondOneLiner, which he is more unsettled by than anything else.
* AdaptationalBadass: Wong in the comics isn't exactly a weak bystander, but for many years was characterized as a [[EthnicMenialLabor manservant]] to Strange (later retellings changed it into a bodyguard), but he's given more purpose and skill here, being basically Kamar-Taj's resident DrillSergeantNasty.
* BackFromTheDead: At the end of ''Doctor Strange'', [[spoiler:he is killed when Kaecilius destroys the Hong Kong Sanctum. Strange has to use the Eye of Agamotto in order to bring him back]].
* BadassBaritone: He has a deep, gravelly voice that adds to his intimidating demeanor.
* BadassBookworm: He's a librarian and a very skilled sorcerer and combatant.
* BadassTeacher: He's one of Strange's mentors, and a badass to boot.
* BaldOfAwesome: His hair is more close-shaved than outright shaved off, but he still applies.
* TheComicallySerious: He does not understand jokes. Or at the very least he has a very demanding sense of humor, as suggested later in the film.
* DrillSergeantNasty: He's ''very'' tough on students.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: He suffers this before [[spoiler:Strange's rewind of time]] outside the Hong Kong sanctum restores him to life.
* KilledOffscreen: [[spoiler:Wong is found dead by Stephen and Mordo when they enter the destroyed Hong Kong Sanctum. Thanks to the Eye of Agamotto's time reversal, it doesn't last.]]
* MagicLibrarian: He's basically Kamar-Taj's resident librarian.
* NotSoAboveItAll: In regards to Stephen's remarks about modern music, as he's seen listening to Music/{{Beyonce}}'s "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" while working. He also laughs heartily at one of Strange's one-liners, which surprises him.
* NotSoStoic: He's obviously mildly panicking after Strange uses the Eye of Agamotto without realizing its dangers.
* NumberTwo: He's the Ancient One's second in command, alongside Mordo.
* OnlyOneName: He is only ever addressed as Wong and it's unclear if it's his given name or surname. Lampshaded by Stephen Strange who teases him by bringing up other famous people that only go by one name, such as Music/{{Adele}}, Music/{{Beyonce}}, Music/{{Eminem}}...
* ReimaginingTheArtifact: Scott Derrickson went to great pains to try and modernize Wong and give him a less subservient role, as he felt Wong being Strange's [[EthnicMenialLabor Asian butler]] would come across as offensive and politically incorrect to modern viewers.
* ScaryLibrarian: He's a rather overbearing presence, at least at first, and a definite badass. Considering [[OffWithHisHead what happened to his precedessor]], it's likely deliberate on Ancient One's part.
* TheStoic: Most events don't seem to impact him much. This being said, see NotSoStoic.
* WeaponOfChoice: During the LockAndLoadMontage in the Hong Kong sanctum, Wong takes a scepter that bears a striking resemblance to [[MythologyGag the Wand of Watoomb]], especially its rounded horned ends.
* YouAreInCommandNow: [[spoiler:After the Ancient One's death he takes over as leader of Kamar-Taj, although he does not claim the mantle of the "Sorcerer Supreme".]]
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[[folder:Hamir]]
!!''Master Hamir''
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Topo Wresniwiro
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/DoctorStrange2016''

An elderly Master of the Mystic Arts of Kamar-Taj.
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* ActuallyThatsMyAssistant: Strange initially mistakes him as the Ancient One. He seems to have been placed there to intentionally force this, since the real Ancient One then thanks him and he walks out.
* HandicappedBadass: He's missing a hand, yet is still able to perform the magic the others can. This is used by the Ancient One to motivate Strange when he says he can't use magic because of his hands.
* MythologyGag: Hamir bears the Ancient One's traditional appearance in the comics, which leads to him being mistaken by Stephen Strange to be the Ancient One.
* OldMaster: One of the oldest Masters in Kamar-Taj.
* RelatedInTheAdaptation: Inverted. He's Wong's father in the comics, but there's no sign of this relation in the movie.
* TheVoiceless: Never speaks in the movie.
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!! Former residents
[[folder:Kaecilius]]
!! ''Master Kaecilius''
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/MadsMikkelsen
->'''Voiced by:''' Óscar Bonfiglio (Latin-American Spanish dub), Paco Gázquez (European Spanish dub), Yann Guillemot (French dub), Louis-Philippe Dandenault (Canadian French dub), Creator/KazuhikoInoue (Japanese dub)
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/DoctorStrange2016''

-->''"The world is not what it ought to be. Humanity longs for the eternal, for a world beyond time, because time is what enslaves us. Time is an insult. Death is an insult. Doctor, We don't seek to rule this world... We seek to save it."''

A master of the Mystic Arts who broke away from the Ancient One to form his own following of Zealots, which puts him at odds with Stephen Strange.
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* APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil: He was a disciple of the Ancient One until he decided to use his powers for evil.
* AdaptationalBadass: In the comics, Kaecilius was a mere minion of Baron Mordo. Here, he's a major threat, acting as a herald and servant for Dormammu capable of [[spoiler:killing the Ancient One]].
* AffablyEvil: He's very civil and polite to Strange, even asking for his name and addressing him respectfully. He's also cordial to his former comrades from Kamar-Taj. When he's not killing them, that is.
* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:His final fate; assimilated into the Dark Dimension as a mindless, deformed extension of Dormammu.]]
* AntiVillain: His intentions aren't ''villainous'' per se and he sounds sincere when he says that "time is the enemy" and he wants everyone to be immortal, but he's definitely not a heroic figure.
* AscendedExtra: He's an ''extremely'' minor character in the comics, and is much more prominent in the movie.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Leader of the Zealots and their most dangerous member, even managing to [[spoiler:kill the Ancient One.]]
* BadBoss: He doesn't particularly care much for the wellbeing of his fellow Zealots, watching them die in droves against the Ancient One, with little effort made to rescue or even help them. He's even willing to kill his own followers just to get a shot at the Ancient One. A deleted scene even has him kill one of the Zealots for failing to draw power from the Dark Dimension.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: In the end, he and his followers got exactly what they wanted - eternal life. [[spoiler:Eternal life as deformed, mindless slaves to Dormammu.]]
* BigBad: He's the main antagonist of ''Doctor Strange''. Except that he's merely a servant of [[TheManBehindTheMan Dormammu]].
* BigNo: He yells this during the climax when Strange traps him in a wall before going to face Dormammu.
* CombatPragmatist: Coupled with BadBoss tendencies, he seems to recognize that even with his heightened powers (courtesy of Dormammu) he still may not be a match for the Ancient One, and so instead [[spoiler:sacrifices one of his few remaining followers to get a winning stab in rather than fight her one-on-one.]] His followers may be of the same mindset as none of them seem to take issue with this action.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: At one point, he mistakenly believes that Stephen Strange's name is "Mister Doctor". ItMakesSenseInContext--see below.
* TheComicallySerious: He's serious, but has some lighthearted moments such as calling Stephen "Mister Doctor" and his general puzzlement over Stephen's antics while trying to fight him.
* CompositeCharacter: He's an amalgamation of many Doctor Strange villains from the comics. His desire for eternal life matches that of Alaric, and he resembles the comic book iteration of Mordo in that he is a former student of the Ancient One and Dormammu's follower. His appearance after being [[spoiler:absorbed by the Dark Dimension closely mimics that of a Mindless One.]]
* DarkIsEvil: Kaecilius draws his power from the Dark Dimension, and while he's an AntiVillain, he's still quite evil.
* DeadpanSnarker: Occasionally, such as in his first encounter with Strange.
--> '''Kaecilius:''' How long have you been at Kamar-Taj, Mister...?\\
'''Strange:''' "Doctor".\\
'''Kaecilius:''' Mister Doctor.\\
'''Strange:''' It's "Strange".\\
'''Kaecilius:''' Maybe. Who am I to judge?
* DecompositeCharacter: He bears more than a few similarities with the comic version of Mordo, being a former pupil of the Ancient One and a current disciple of Dormammu.
* DraggedOffToHell: [[spoiler:Part of the deal Strange makes to save the Earth from Dormammu is taking Kaecilius when he leaves, resulting in Kaecilius and his Zealots all being dragged off to the Dark Dimension.]]
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: His late wife and son [[spoiler:and his pain over their deaths is what fuels his actions throughout the film. A prequel comic shows his split from the Ancient One came when she refused to teach him magic to bring them back from the dead.]]
* EvilPlan: Destroy the shield generated by the Secret Sanctums in order to allow Dormammu into the human dimension, which will make everyone immortal.
* EvilSorcerer: His mastery of magic and his evil goal puts him into direct conflict with [[MagicalSociety Kamar-Taj]].
* EvilSoundsDeep: Kaecilius has a deep and villainous voice, courtesy of Creator/MadsMikkelsen.
* EyeScream: As Kaecilius and his followers get closer and closer to their dark goal, the areas around their eyes appear like dark purple craters in their faces.
* FaceHeelTurn: He broke away from the Ancient One to follow his own path for his evil purpose.
* FacialHorror: The purple scarring around his eyes.
* FallenHero: He was once a famous master of the Mystic Arts before breaking away and becoming an AntiVillain.
* FateWorseThanDeath: [[spoiler:He ends up trapped in the Dark Dimension at the film's conclusion.]]
* {{Foil}}: To Strange, in that they are very similar people - magically gifted, brilliant, bitter and far too willing to reach for power they aren't ready for/capable of understanding yet. This is a large part of why the Ancient One initially refuses to train Strange.
* FreudianExcuse: Losing his family is what drives him to seek out immortality at any cost.
* TheHeavy: He is not the head villain, that would be Dormammu, but he is the villain moving the plot along since Dormammu is locked out of Earth's dimension.
* HerosEvilPredecessor: Takes this role compared to Doctor Strange, [[DecompositeCharacter as opposed to Mordo]]. In fact, the similarities between his arrogance and that of [[InsufferableGenius his successor]] plays a part in the Ancient One's initial refusal to teach the latter magic.
* HollywoodAtheist: A deleted scene has him discuss life and death with a priest, with Kaecilius' dialogue implying that he has forsaken any faith he had in God in favour of serving Dormammu.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Kaecilius longs to bring about a world without death, but he has no problem with killing anyone who gets in his way, including his own followers.
* ImmortalitySeeker: Kaecilius seeks to bring the Dark Dimension to Earth to make everyone, himself included, immortal. [[spoiler:He gets his wish, at least for himself and his Zealots, but not in the way he probably expected.]]
* IronicEcho: Unknowingly echos Strange's line about people being "momentary speck[s] in an indifferent universe," [[NotSoDifferent which visibly disturbs Strange.]]
* ItIsPronouncedTroPay: In a meta sense. In the film Kaecilius's name is pronounced ''ky-see-lee-us'', instead of the traditional ''ky-kee-lee-us" with a hard c sound as in the Latin textbooks (which featured the real-life Lucius Caecilius Iucundus). However, Kaecilius IS a Kamar-Taj sorcerer, so it can easily be said that this is an alias he chooses to go by (like The Ancient One).
* ManlyTears: While explaining his motivations to Doctor Strange, he eventually breaks into tears as he describes the possibilities of merging Earth's realm with the Dark Dimension. It's the first clue we get that he seems to genuinely want to improve the lot of all humans... though he's still willing to kill a few dozen on the way.
* ObviouslyEvil: Even when he drives some valid points, Strange refuses to help him because a) he just killed someone and b) his dark-magic-corrupted face is clearly the one of a bad guy.
* OffWithHisHead: What he does to the Kamar-Taj librarian. He even arranges a basket to catch the head when it drops.
* TheParagonAlwaysRebels: A very promising Master of the Mystic Arts, he left Kamar-Taj violently, taking his Zealots with him.
* RealityWarper: After being empowered by Dormammu, Kaecilius gains the ability to manipulate reality to a limited degree, even outside of the Mirror Dimension. [[spoiler:In the Mirror Dimension itself, this ability is taken UpToEleven.]]
* ReforgedIntoAMinion: [[spoiler:It's implied he and his followers were transformed into Mindless Ones after being DraggedOffToHell by Dormammu.]]
* SpontaneousWeaponCreation: He can form his swords from little more than space and magical energy, making them transparent yet deadly.
* StartOfDarkness: His start is detailed in a prequel comic, where the Ancient One's refusal to teach him how to reunite with his dead wife and son drives him to darkness.
* TheStoic: Kaecilius rarely shows strong emotion. Even when describing his motives to Strange with tears in his eyes, his voice is calm and steady.
* StrawNihilist: Kaecilius believes that death renders life meaningless, and that the only way to achieve a meaningful existence is to become immortal via the Dark Dimension. For this reason, he has no problem killing people to serve his goals.
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: How he justifies killing people. As far as he's concerned, a few lives here and there are a small price to pay to create a world free of death.
* WeCanRuleTogether: Unsuccessfully tries to recruit Strange.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: The way he talks to Daniel Drumm gives the impression that this was true before he abandoned Kamar-Taj.
* WeaponOfChoice: Kaecilius tends to conjure [[RazorWind swords made of air]] during battle when not using other offensive magics.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: His goal is pretty simple: stop the effects of time on humanity. That way, we have all the time we need to gain wisdom, achieve our true potential, and no-one ever has to go through the loss of watching their family die ever again, as he did.
* YouDontLookLikeYou: He shares little resemblance with his [[http://cmro.travis-starnes.com/images/characters/kaecilius_q.jpg original comic book counterpart]].
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[[folder:The Zealots]]
!! ''The Zealots''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ScottAdkins, Zara Phythian, Katrina Durden, Alaa Safi, Dean Ridge
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/DoctorStrange2016''

The students of Kaecilius who split off from Kamar-Taj and joined him to form their own following, seduced by the power of the Dark Dimension.
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* AntiVillain: They follow their master's goals in that they believe their actions are for the greater good - assimilation into the Dark Dimension with eternal life for all.
* APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil: They were a whole group of disciples and students of the Ancient One, before following Kaecilius in his fall to the Dark Dimension's power.
* ConservationOfNinjutsu: In their original party over a dozen strong, they fall left and right to the Ancient One's more advanced control of magic. But once Kaecilius raids the Sanctums with only two Zealots at a time, they are a more formidable force, easily wiping out two Sanctums [[spoiler:and killing the Ancient One]]. Justified, as at that point they've been granted power from the Dark Dimension, increasing their magical power.
* DarkActionGirl: Kaecillius has several female Zealots who follow him into combat.
* DarkIsEvil: Like Kaecilius, they draw power from the Dark Dimension, and serve their leader's villainous, albeit [[WellIntentionedExtremist well-meaning]] goals.
* DraggedOffToHell: [[spoiler:The surviving ones share in Kaecilius' fate of being dragged off to the Dark Dimension when Dormammu leaves as part of Strange's deal with him.]]
* DwindlingParty: Their numbers decrease over the course of the film as they are killed off by the Ancient One, Strange, or [[BadBoss Kaecilius]]. By the time they arrive in Hong Kong, there are only two Zealots left, aside from Kaecilius himself.
* EliteMook: Lucian gives Stephen his most brutal thrashing in the entire film, almost killing him.
* EyeScream: The Dark Dimension ritual burns and chars the skin around their eyes, giving them the same horrific appearance as Kaecilius. They don't seem bothered by it.
* KungFuWizard: They use SupernaturalMartialArts in tandem with their spellcasting abilities. Additionally, they also use magically-imbued weapons in combat.
* ObviouslyEvil: Kaecilius and his followers all have disturbing purple-black scars around their eyes. Strange even {{lampshade|Hanging}}s this by pointing out Dormammu ''can't'' be good if he puts nasty black decay around his followers' eyes.
* RenegadeSplinterFaction: They broke off from the Kamar-Taj orthodoxy over a disagreement in how sorcery should be used.
* SpontaneousWeaponCreation: They can form their swords from little more than space and magical energy, making them transparent yet deadly.
* SuperpoweredMooks: Their main purpose in the story is to serve as Kaecilius' muscle, not much more.
* TheVoiceless: They don't have any dialogue in the movie beyond reciting the ritual they stole from Kamar-Taj alongside Kaecilius.
* WhatMeasureIsAMook: The Ancient One, Mordo, and Kaecilius himself have no qualms about killing them, but after killing Lucian, Strange is quite shaken up, both because this is his first time taking a life and because of the Hippocratic Oath he swore as a doctor.
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[[folder:Agamotto]]
!! ''Agamotto''
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/DoctorStrange2016'' (mentioned)

->''"The Ancient One is the latest in a long line of Sorcerer Supreme, going back thousands of years to the father of the Mystic Arts, the mighty Agamotto. The same sorcerer who created the Eye you so recklessly borrowed." ''
-->-- '''Wong''' to '''Doctor Strange'''

The father of the mystic arts and Earth’s first Sorcerer Supreme.
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* TheAce: He was a sorcerer of such power and skill that he was able to create the Eye of Agamotto, an artifact not only powerful enough to [[spoiler:contain the energies of an Infinity Stone]], but to allow any sufficiently skilled sorcerer to safely wield its awesome power.
* AdaptationSpeciesChange: In the comics Agamotto is one of the Vishanti, a triumvirate of powerful mystical extra-dimensional entities. In the MCU he is a mortal human sorcerer.
* TheArchmage: He invented/codified the system of magic that Strange's era of Sorcerers use and created the Sanctums they protect.
* BigGood: As Sorcerer Supreme, he was Earth's foremost defender against mystical threats.
* CrazyPrepared: When creating the mystical shield to protect Earth from interdimensional {{Eldritch Abomination}}s, he made sure to create multiple Sanctums to anchor it. Any one of them is enough to keep the shield in place.
* FounderOfTheKingdom: He founded Kamar-Taj to train sorcerers to defend the Earth. He was also implied to have created the discipline of sorcery from scratch.
* PosthumousCharacter: He is long dead by the time Strange comes to Kamar-Taj.
[[/folder]]
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* HyprocrisyNod: She acknowledges that [[spoiler:drawing power from the Dark Dimenion is wrong and she always hated doing so because it was forbidden.]] However, look below.

* TookALevelInCynic: After he learns that the Ancient One drew powers from the [[spoiler: Dark Dimension which is against the rules of Kamar Taj.]] He immediately loses his respect for his mentor and Kamar Taj which gets worse when Stephen also breaks the rules by [[spoiler: manipulating time to save the world from Dormammu.]] He left the Sect to rid of all the sorcerers who also left Kamar Taj starting with [[spoiler: disabling Pangborn's mobility.]]

* {{Deuteragonist}}: To Dr. Strange.
* EvilSorcerer: [[spoiler:Becomes this by the stinger, using his advanced sorcery skills to hunt down all the others.]]

* MrExposition: WebVideo/HonestTrailers points out that he is only there to explain things to Strange.

-->''"The world is not what it ought to be. Humanity longs for the eternal for a world beyond time, because time is what enslaves us. Time is an insult. Death is an insult. Doctor, We don't seek to rule this world... We seek to save it."''

* EvilSorcerer: His mastery of magic puts him into direct conflict with [[MagicalSociety Kamar-Taj]].

* ObviouslyEvil: Even when he drives some valid points Strange refuses to help him because a) he just killed someone and b) his face is clearly the one of a bad guy.
* OffWithHisHead: What he does to the Kamar-Taj librarian.
* TheParagonAlwaysRebels: A very promising Master of the Mystic Arts, he left Kamar-Taj violently, bringing his Zealots with him.

* BigGood: As Sorcerer Supreme he was Earth's foremost defender against mystical threats.

* DeadpanSnarker: She can lay down the snark with the best of them. This is seen after Strange waves off her teachings as things he could find in a gift shop:
-->'''Ancient One:''' ''(having just sent Strange on a wild trip through dimensions)'' Have you seen ''that'' in a gift shop?

--> '''Kaecilius''': How long have you been at Kamar-Taj, Mister...?\\
'''Strange''': "Doctor".\\
'''Kaecilius''': Mister Doctor.\\
'''Strange''': It's "Strange".\\
'''Kaecilius''': Maybe. Who am I to judge?

->'''Portrayed by:''' Scott Adkins, Zara Phythian, Alaa Safi, Katrina Durden

!! ''Agamotto ''

* MrExposition: WebVideo/HonestTrailers points out that he is only there to explain things to Dr. Strange.

--> '''Ancient One''': Choose your next words ''very'' carefully, doctor.

* AdaptationalWimp: Agamotto was certainly strong, harnessing the power of [[spoiler:the Time Stone]], but he is nothing near the god-like entity of the comics in terms of power.

%%* DecompositeCharacter: As a result of being a LegacyCharacter.

* MagicalLibrary: Stuffed with many a SpellBook and TomeOfEldritchLore

'''Mordo''': That's a question.\\

* AffablyEvil: He's very civil and polite to Strange, even asking for his name and addressing him respectfully. He's also cordial to his former comrades from Kamar-Taj, when he's not killing them, that is.

* BigBad: He's the main antagonist of ''Doctor Strange''. Except that he's merely a pawn of [[TheManBehindTheMan Dormammu]].

* FacialHorror: The purple splotches around his eyes.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: In ''Doctor Strange'', it's frequently hinted that as a student, he suffered from many problems that he had to overcome through years of discipline. What this entailed has yet to be explained.

* AffablyEvil: He's very civil and polite to Strange, even asking for his name and addressing him respectfully.

* BadBoss: He doesn't particularly care much for the wellbeing of his fellow Zealots, watching them die in droves against the Ancient One, with little effort made to rescue or even help them. He's even willing to kill his own followers just to get a shot at the Ancient One.

--> '''Kaecilius''': You cannot stop this, Mister...?\\

* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler:To Karl Mordo, especially when he learns that she draws power from the Dark Dimension]].
* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:Perishes from injuries sustained in the Mirror Dimension fight with Kaecilius, her astral form vanishing for good soon after a final speech with Strange]].

* ImmortalsFearDeath: [[spoiler:When she is on her death bed, she confides to Strange that after all her centuries of life she expected to be prepared for its end but she's not.]]

* TricksterMentor: Is an enormous troll to obstinate students who need a wake up call, in both magical and non-magical ways, and Mordo implies that Strange isn't the only person to see that side of her. May Agamotto help if you are outright disrespectful - she might up the "trickster" part [[spoiler:and need some convincing to take up the "mentor" part.]]
* {{Troll}}: She seems to thoroughly enjoy messing with Strange, and helps him find his magical breakthrough by [[spoiler:nearly killing him]]. She also shows him the wonders of the multiverse and then [[spoiler:promptly kicks him out.]]

* AdaptationalHeroism: He's an outright villain in the comics, but is Stephen's friend, ally, and mentor throughout the film. [[spoiler:Even his FaceHeelTurn is portrayed in the idea of a somewhat understandable KnightTemplar, rather than an outright EvilSorcerer.]]
* AdaptationPersonalityChange: From asshole [[CardCarryingVillain card-carrying villain]] in the comics to charming and kind mentor and [[spoiler: former [[EvilFormerFriend friend]]]] here.

* CompositeCharacter: [[spoiler: Post-FaceHeelTurn, he plans on ridding the world of sorcerers. This is drawn from The Imperator, a character in the comics who wanted to destroy magic.]]
* DarkAndTroubledPast: In ''Doctor Strange'', it's frequently hinted that as a student, he suffered from many problems that he had to overcome through years of discipline. What this entailed has yet to be explained, [[spoiler:although he seems to be slipping into his old habits]].
* DecompositeCharacter: His villainous persona from the comics seems to have been transferred onto Kaecilius in the film. [[spoiler:This is true even after his FaceHeelTurn, as he becomes more a KnightTemplar than his comics counterpart ever was.]]
* DefectorFromDecadence: From his perspective at least, [[spoiler:if the Kamar-Taj are willing to bend their own teaching and play with taboo forces they aren't any better than their enemies in his mind, so he left and decides to steal the sorcerers power to preserve the world.]]

* KnightTemplar: Drifts towards this throughout the film, ultimately settling on it [[spoiler:after becoming disillusioned by Strange and [[BrokenPedestal the Ancient One's]] willingness to break the rules that they are supposed to keep]]. Then, [[spoiler:he decides that all sorcerers are violating the natural order...]] sending him down darker paths, killing or at least depowering all sorcerers because he believes that sorcery itself is evil.

* BadBoss: He doesn't particularly care much for the wellbeing of his fellow Zealots, watching them die in droves against the Ancient One, with little effort made to rescue or even help them. He's even willing to [[spoiler:kill his own followers just to get a shot at the Ancient One.]]
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: [[spoiler:In the end, he and his followers got exactly what they wanted - eternal life in the Dark Dimension. But it is ''[[FateWorseThanDeath not]]'' what they thought it was.....]]

* BigNo: He yells this when [[spoiler:Strange uses the Eye of Agamotto to trap him into a building while reversing time]].

* CompositeCharacter: He's an amalgamation of many Doctor Strange villains from the comics. His desire for eternal life matches that of Alaric, and he resembles the comic book iteration of Mordo in that he is a former student of the Ancient One and Dormammu's follower. His appearance after being [[spoiler: absorbed by the Dark Dinension closely mimics that of a Mindless One.]]

* WhatMeasureIsAMook: The Ancient One, Mordo, and [[spoiler:Kaecilius himself]] have no qualms about killing them, but [[spoiler:after killing Lucian, Strange is quite shaken up, both because this is his first time taking a life and because of the Hippocratic Oath he swore as a doctor.]]

* RealityWarper: Sufficiently advanced sorcerers can use their powers to shape reality in many ways: alter the direction of gravity, transform rooms or even entire landscapes into impossible AlienGeometries, and more. It's slightly downplayed, as these techniques are restricted only to the Mirror Dimension, not the real world. [[spoiler:For Kaecilius after the Dark Dimension ritual, this restriction no longer applies.]]