First Appearance: Earth 2 (2012) 9
In issue 9, While Khalid Ben-Hassin is telling Jay and his mother
about who he is after they are transported to Nabu's realm, Wotan
interrupts him, saying that he resents the remark that Nabu was the
greatest Egyptian mage. Jay asks who he was, but he says he'll come
to that and asks whether or not Khalid really did know where they
were. He verifies that they are indeed in Nabu's realm and tells them
that his name was Wotan, a mage who was part of an organisation that
wanted to augment it's control of the world's magic by using Nabu's
power, which Khalid had sealed away in the Tower of Fate and he alone
could enter.
In issue 10, Wotan
proceeds to state that magic is real and that it is nothing more than
energy that is meant to counter natural patterns and that “logic
becomes illogic. Order becomes disharmony. Calm becomes chaos.” He
changes his form to a female and continues his speech, claiming that
all you need to do is master the energy. He then resorts back to his
original form and explains the history of Nabu and although he died
his powers were lost, until they were found and banished by Khalid.
He reveals that his true name is Karel Wotan and that he was going to
obtain the power of Nabu despite him saying that it was impossible.
Mrs. Garrick tries to address Wotan, but Jay quickly quiets her down,
saying she will make things worse. However Mrs. Garrick continues
stating that she wanted to know why they had been abducted and the
where she was. However Wotan calmly answers that he was going to
reveal this before she had not interrupted her calling Mrs. Garrick
a “good lady.” He goes onto say they are in a place that has been
removed from Earth, but was not Heaven, Hell or Limbo “yet all of
them at once.” He goes on, saying that it is a place of magic and
contemplates the fact that is all the information she needs to know.
Jay asks “Mr. Wotan” to send his mum home, but Wotan dismisses
the “mister” and says that Mrs. Garrick will have be staying. Jay
continues to beg that she has nothing to do with it. Wotan
acknowledges this and that Flash was not either, but the fact he was
a wonder made it seem reasonable as it is the road that he was meant
to walk. The Flash attacks him, shouting that he is going down, but
Wotan uses magic to turn him upside down, before shocking him with
red electricity. He asks if the hex he used on him him hurt using
it's title “The Angry Spell of the Dark Heart” and muses that it
must be excruciating. Mrs. Garrick begs her to stop. Wotan snarls
that behind what he had hoped to be a pleasant demeanour and that he
is not a nice person, stating that “in words of one syllable that
an idiot might understand... Do. Not. Mess. With. Me!” before
throwing him to the ground. He contemplates that the Flash may be use
beyond that of a hostage. Mrs. Garrick demands to know what he means
by hostage and calling him a freak. Wotan tells her that there is no
need to be rude as this is his nice and “bright” side, before
transforming himself dragon and yelling that she defiantly did have a
dark side. However this was only used as an act for intimidation and
tells them that this only concerns is “my demure knew friend
Khalid.” Khalid understands what he is after, asking if he is after
the Helmet of Fate. Wotan addresses Mrs. Garrick, explaining that
fate had caused Khalid to find Nabu's power, but corrects himself
stating that Khalid was a suitable vessel for Nabu's power, but due
to Khalid being nervous something happened. Wotan suggests that
Khalid should tell them in his own words.
After
Khalid finishes telling them about his experience with the helmet,
Wotan comments on the fact that he doses have some magic imbued with
him. After explaining the fact that the tower was used to keep Nabu's
power contained and safe. Wotan explains that the organisation he
worked for wanted the power of Nabu and that she has something vested
in Nabu, but says that is was long in the past and they didn't need
to know this. Wotan used his powers to read who is able to pass the
tower's defence and sates that as the Flash's power derived from
magic he is able to go with Khalid to retrieve the helmet. Khalid
asks why he would go into the tower and Wotan replies that he will
kill Mrs. Garrick without hesitation if the former refused. Flash
demands to go in by himself, but Wotan calls him a “silly, stupid
boy...” blasting both Khalid and Jay with more red lightning and is
amused by the fact that the Flash thinks it is a negotiation and
forcibly sending them into the tower.
