Mobius M. Mobius
Mobius as depicted in She-Hulk (vol. 2) #3 (December 2005). Art by Don Simpson (penciller/inker) and David Kemper (colorist).
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearance
  • As Mobius M. Mobius:
  • Fantastic Four #353 (Jun 1991)
  • As Mr. Tesseract:
  • Fantastic Four Annual #27 (1994)
  • As Mr. Ouroboros:
  • She Hulk #3 (2006)
  • As Mr. Paradox:
  • She Hulk #3 (2006)
Created byWalter Simonson
In-story information
Alter egoMobius Mobius Mobius
Team affiliationsTime Variance Authority
Notable aliases
  • Moby (nickname)
  • Mr. Mobius
  • Mr. Tesseract
  • Mr. Ouroboros
  • Mr. Paradox
AbilitiesNone inherent

Mobius Mobius Mobius, commonly known as Mobius M. Mobius, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer/artist Walter Simonson, the earliest incarnation of the character first appeared in Fantastic Four #353 (June 1991). A clone of Mark Gruenwald, various versions of Mobius from different points in time (and other clones of him) make up the bureaucratic leadership and middle management of the timekeeping organization known as the Time Variance Authority, including Mr. Tesseract, Mr. Ouroboros, and Mr. Paradox.[1]

Mobius appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) series Loki (2021–2023) and in a post-credits scene cameo in the film Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023), portrayed by Owen Wilson, with Ke Huy Quan portraying Ouroboros "O.B." in the series' 2023 second season, and Matthew Macfadyen portraying Paradox in Deadpool 3.

Publication history

Mobius M. Mobius first appeared in Fantastic Four #353, cover date June 1991, created by writer/artist Walter Simonson.[2] Cloned managers for the Time Variance Authority that resemble Mark Gruenwald[3] — and, later, Tom DeFalco — both longtime Marvel Comics writers. The most frequent recurring manager is Mobius M. Mobius, a Gruenwald clone.[4]

Fictional character biography

Mobius M. Mobius is a bureaucrat and middle management for the Time Variance Authority, who attempted to discipline the Fantastic Four for violations of the TVA's laws.

Mr. Tesseract in Junior Management is a past version of and subordinate to Mobius; he was assigned to reconstruct the lost data from Earth-616.[5] Justice Might, Justice Truth, and Justice Liberty are three officers who aided Mobius in recapturing the Fantastic Four while they were running loose inside the Null-Time Zone.[5] Mr. Paradox is a judge and a future version of Mobius, while Mr. Ouroboros is his clone; both cease to exist after the former is blasted with a Retro-Active Cannon by Clockwise.[6]

In other media

Actors who have played adaptations of Mobius M. Mobius in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (from left to right): Owen Wilson (as Mobius) and Ke Huy Quan (as O.B.) in Loki, and Matthew Macfadyen (as Paradox) in Deadpool 3.

Numerous iterations of Mobius M. Mobius and his clones appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), portrayed by Owen Wilson, Ke Huy Quan, and Matthew Macfadyen, depicted as "variants" instead of clones.

Mobius

Mobius appears in the Disney+ series Loki, portrayed by Owen Wilson.[7][8][9] Series star Tom Hiddleston helped Wilson prepare for the role by explaining and showing him moments from the MCU, which Wilson felt was useful for when Mobius is interviewing Loki.[10] Mobius' look in the series is meant to resemble Marvel Comics editor Mark Gruenwald, who was Marvel's "top continuity expert". Additionally, each member of the TVA was meant to be a clone of Gruenwald in the comics.[11]

O.B.

Ouroboros "O.B." appears in the second season of Loki, portrayed by Ke Huy Quan.[13][14] The chief engineer of the Time Variance Authority, who deals with the maintenance and repair of all the complex tools, including time travel devices.

  • In "Science/Fiction," O.B. is revealed to be a temporal variant of Dr. A.D. Doug, PhD, a failed science fiction author and theoretical physics teacher at Caltech in 1994 who would rather focus on his writing than on science.

Paradox

Matthew Macfadyen will portray TVA Agent Paradox in the 2024 MCU film Deadpool 3, a continuation of 20th Century Fox's X-Men film series, who is nicknamed "Bob" by Deadpool (in reference to Bob, Agent of Hydra).

References

  1. ↑ She Hulk #3 (2006)
  2. ↑ "GCD :: Issue :: Fantastic Four #353 [Direct]".
  3. ↑ Anderson, Jenna (June 5, 2021). "Loki: The Marvel Comics Pro Who Inspired Owen Wilson's Mobius". comicbook.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  4. ↑ Fantastic Four Annual #24 (1991).
  5. 1 2 Fantastic Four Annual #27 (May 1994)
  6. ↑ She-Hulk vol. 2 #3 (Feb. 2006). Marvel Comics.
  7. ↑ "Loki Production Brief" (PDF). Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 6, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  8. ↑ Polo, Susana; Patches, Matt; McWhertor, Michael (December 11, 2020). "All the Easter eggs in Marvel's Loki and Falcon and the Winter Soldier trailers". Polygon. Archived from the original on December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  9. ↑ Dumarog, Ana (April 29, 2021). "Loki Faces Deletion From Reality According To New TV Show Synopsis". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on April 29, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  10. ↑ SiriusXM (February 12, 2021). Owen Wilson Says Tom Hiddleston Taught Him Everything He Needed to Know About Loki. Retrieved February 24, 2021 – via YouTube.
  11. ↑ Whitbrook, James (April 5, 2021). "Marvel Secrets in the New Loki Trailer: The Avengers, Time-Keepers, and More". io9. Archived from the original on April 5, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  12. ↑ Busch, Jenna (February 16, 2023). "Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania Credits Scenes Explained". /Film. Archived from the original on February 17, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  13. ↑ "OUROBOROS O.B." marvel.com. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  14. ↑ Kuo, Christopher (October 5, 2023). "How Will 'Loki' Handle the Multiverse? Its Writer Talks Season 2". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023. ... as new ones, such as O.B., a T.V.A. fix-it man played by the Oscar-winning actor Ke Huy Quan ...
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