From Wiki- The character who would eventually become the Ancient One was born in Kamar-Taj, "a hidden land high in the Himalayas",[2] more than 500 years ago.[3] He spent his youth as a peaceful farmer, until his friend Kaluu discovered the power of magic.[4] When Kaluu shared this knowledge of the mystic arts with the Ancient One, the two disagreed on how they would use the powers. The Ancient One wished to turn their village into a utopia, while Kaluu desired power and conquest over nearby villages.[5] The Ancient One and Kaluu agreed to cast a spell, eliminating sickness, disease, and age from Kamar-Taj. Subsequently, the villagers, under Kaluu's mind-control spell, crown him king of the village.[2] The Ancient One attempts to stop Kaluu, but the village of Kamar-Taj is wiped out as a result of their conflict.[6] As a result, Kaluu is banished to an alternate dimension and the Ancient One is stripped of his immortality. Nonetheless, the Ancient One ages far more slowly than any regular human.[7] Back to me:
I always liked the Ancient One in the comics, though I rarely bought Dr. Strange books. I did get the giant-size Dr. Strange treasury edition, so I read many of the early stories. The origin of the Ancient One was in there. I quite enjoyed Tilda Swenson also as the Ancient One.
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