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|publisher=[[WildStorm]] ([[Image Comics]], later [[DC Comics]])

|debut=''[[Wildcats (comics)|WildC.A.T.s v1]]'' #11 (June, 1994)

|alliances=[[WildC.A.T.S.s]]

|aliases=Jim McArest,<br> Mister Cape,<br> Majestic

'''Mr. Majestic''' ('''Lord Majestros''') is a [[WildStormWildstorm Productions]] Comicscomic book [[superhero]] created by writer H. K. Proger and artist [[Jim Lee]]. He first appeared in a backup story within ''[[Wildcats (comics)|WildC.A.T.s]]'' volume 1 #11. He is the most powerful hero in the WildStorm universe and bears a strong resemblance to [[DC Comics|DC]]'s [[Superman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/pipeline-mister-majestic-still-holds-up |title=Pipeline: "Mister Majestic" Still Holds Up |publisher=Comic Book Resources |date= |accessdate=2015-09-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/pipeline-continuing-to-reminisce-over-the-majesty-of-wildstorms-mr-majestic |title=Pipeline: Continuing to Reminisce Over the Majesty of "Mr. Majestic" |publisher=Comic Book Resources |date= |accessdate=2015-09-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://io9.com/5577697/who-has-the-best-knockoffs-and-parodies-superman-or-the-fantastic-four |title=Who has the best knockoffs and parodies: Superman or the Fantastic Four? |publisher=Io9.com |date= 5 July 2010|accessdate=2015-09-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/pipeline-alex-plus-ada-concludes-marvels-mighty-coloring-books-arrive |title=Pipeline: "Alex + Ada" Concludes, Marvel's Mighty Coloring Books Arrive |publisher=Comic Book Resources |date= |accessdate=2015-09-30}}</ref>

Mr. Majestic was created by H.K. Proger and Jim Lee, first appearing in ''[[Wildcats (comics)|WildC.A.T.s]]'' #11, cover dated June 1994.

Mr. Majestic, born Majestros on the planet Khera, was a [[Kherubim]] warlord. He has two children, Kenesha and Majestrate. Due to widespread infertility among Kherubim, resulting in even fertile women being able to bear only one child, fertile Kherubim deemed compatible would be made to breed, and so Majestros and the Coda warrior [[Lady Zannah]] (who would go on to become Zealot, a founding member of the Wildcats) were chosen, and Zannah become pregnant.<ref name=":1">''Wildstorm Winter Special'' #1 (January 2005)</ref> Since Coda warriors would become priestesses if they gave birth, and Zannah wished to remain a warrior, her mother, Harmony, pretended the child, Kenesha, was stillborn, and then claimed to have become pregnant and given birth, passing Kenesha off as her own daughter, Zannah's sister.<ref name=":1" /> Only Zannah and Harmony were aware that Kenesha was in fact Zannah's daughter.<ref name=":1" />

Majestic was one of the four Kherubim lords trapped on earth during the Kherubim/Daemonite war. It is later revealed that he took his son with him on this journey (see [[#Majestrate|Majestrate below]]). During the days of the [[Roman Empire]], Majestic became romantically involved with a human woman named Rebecca,<ref>''WildC.A.T.s'' #46 (February 1998)</ref> his only known relationship with a human, or with anyone since arriving on Earth, since Majestic believes that humans are a lower life form compared to the Kherubim,<ref>''WildC.A.T.s'' #25 (December 1995)</ref> and that a relationship of any kind would weaken him in his fight against the Daemonites.<ref>''WildC.A.T.s'' #28 (April 1996)</ref>

In 2003, Wildstorm published a series called ''Mr. Majestic.'' In this series, it is revealed that Majestic did not spend the majority of his time after Team One in solitude, but rather as a government agent taking on paranormal anomalies with the aid of a gifted boy named Desmond. In the issues of this comic, much is revealed about Majestic's time after the [[Cold War]], as his adventures span from the late 1960s to the early 2000s. When he is flung into [[Metropolis (comics)|Metropolis]] by Daemonite technology and a time storm,<ref>''Action Comics'' #811 (March 2004)</ref> Majestros takes on the alias of Jim McArest (an [[anagram]] of "Mr. Majestic"), as he had suffered amnesia from the interdimensional trip. In 2005, Majestic (with the aid of Superman) returned to the WildStorm universe in an ongoing solo-series titled ''Majestic''.

In ''Mr. Majestic'' (vol. 1) issue #4, it was revealed that Majestros has a son named Majestrate whom he took along from Khera (although the mother is not mentioned). Majestrate's body did not survive the crash landing, but his mind was preserved in a crystal. Majestic obtained a substance called "starstuff" from another [[dimension]] in order to transfer his son's mind into a new artificial body. The reunion was one of the rare occasions Majestic showed any emotion. The joy that both father and son experienced would, however, be short-lived. The fact that starstuff was in another [[dimension]] caused an interdimensional imbalance, an imbalance that tried to correct itself by manifesting in [[Australia]] in a man named Freddie Noondyke. It would soon become apparent that for the imbalance to be corrected, the starstuff in Majestrate's body would have to be returned, thus ending the boy's life. Majestic would hear nothing of it at first until his son convinced him that it was the right thing to do. Majestrate flew into the dimensional maelstrom and brought the imbalance to an end. When Majestic flew down, he found the metal skeleton of the artificial body. The result of this loss led to Majestros being in a depressed mood for quite some time.

Majestic possesses immense strength. Majestic is capable of enduring massive damage, such as the explosion of a small nuclear reactor,<ref name=":5" /> without sustaining any permanent injuries. He can move many times faster than the speed of sound, and can fly. Majestic can also generate heat beams from his eyes, survive in outer space, has a genius level intellect, possesses micro vision, ice breath, accelerated healing, and invulnerability to conventional weaponry. Majestic's strength and durability vary from appearance to appearance.

Majestic also appears to have some powers he uses less frequently, such as the ability to generate energy blasts from his hands that were powerful enough to match Union's own energy blast,<ref>''Union'' (vol. 2) #4 (May 1994)</ref> and telekinesis.<ref>''WildC.A.T.s'' #17 (January 1995)</ref>

Majestros is a [[genius]], able to design and construct highly complex devices within a matter of seconds,<ref name=":4">''WildC.A.T.s'' #50 (June 1998)</ref> analyze a situation and come up with the proper solution, and find weaknesses in enemies. Majestic is also a skilled warrior, especially in the use of bladed weapons. He's a particularly skilled swordsman, having defeated Coda warriors in sword fights.<ref>''Majestic'' (vol. 2) #9 (November 2005)</ref>

Majestic's costume includes, hidden in its shoulderpads, additional equipment that Majestic has used on occasion, including a nanoflage suit, which seems to confer some degree of invisibility; a quantum-folded combat blade, a collapsable sword made by Khera's Shaper's Guild; and a damper capsule, which suppresses all of his powers for three hours and has the side effect of masking his Kherubim aura, hiding him from sensors that are looking for such aura signatures.<ref>''Majestic'' (vol. 2) #5 (July 2005)</ref>

Majestic appears in the ''[[Wild C.A.T.s]]'' animated series, voiced by [[Rod Wilson]].

Mister Majestic is featured in the ''[[Smallville|Smallville Season 11]]'' digital comic based on the [[Smallville|TV series]]. In this continuity, Kal-El of Krypton takes on the identity of Mister Majestic, rather than Superman, due to unknown minor differences in his life from the Earth-1 universe. His realityand is later invadedkilled byduring the Monitors, with Mister Majestic being killed early in the' invasion. His Earth's [[Lois Lane]] and a handful of other survivors are allassisted thatby remains of their worldEarth-1's population when the Superman and Lois Lane of Earth-1 are accidentally transported there. Superman tries, and fails,eventually to repel the invasion of Majestic's world, with he and Lois escaping moments before the planet's destruction thankstransported to Majestic'sanother versionreality ofby [[Jor-El transporting them to another reality]].

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