Interpol notes - Dr. Mordred & the Red Phantom III

everal subscribers asked why have two mystics on a team? Obviously those that asked are relatively new comic fans. For... Well decades really, comic teams have almost always have had 2 types of a certain hero. The big strong guy, the athletic one, the walking laser gun and the like. Even mystical characters.

Plus even though Red and Mordred are magical, they are two completely different people when it comes methodology, abilities and outlook.

When the Red Phantom(s) encounters something decidedly evil, his first instinct is to utterly destroy it with reckless abandon. Guns, knives, TNT, flamethrowers, a table leg. Anything that comes to mind. He works by the seat of his pants. The current Phantom (#3) isn't as knowledgeable in spells or ritual magic like #'s 1 or 2 but he is far more resilient physically, psychically and spiritually speaking which allows him to take some dangerous risks such as tackling a vampire and trying to strangle it whereas Dr. Mordred would try to cast a spell to cripple it first, weaken it some more, try to glean some information out of it THEN shred it with his claws.

When Dr. Mordred encounters something unholy and dark, he approaches with clinical view which is surprising considering his choice of weapons (metal gauntlets with hidden claws). Out of the two, he has the most knowledge of the metaphysical and spell casting but unlike Red, Mordred is a regular individual who has an intense physical regimen. He has some spiritual training but not enough to go the distance.

So let's break it down, shall we?
If the two were to get into a fight, Red can take the hits but Mordred is physically stronger. In the end, Mordred will win but not without taking a couple of cheap shots from red.

In a battle of wills and souls, Red comes out on top. Even with his order's intense training, Mordred will barely make a dent in Red's magically enhanced psyche.

Book smarts? Mordred hands down. He may be a fighter but he is a highly educated, erudite one. He can spot the effects of a spell on someone, whip up an antidote to a Bone Sickness curse and read the Necronomicon in Esperanto while listening to opera on a radio. Red #3 knows his stuff but it's comparing a bachelor's to a master's graduate.

When you want something done violently and dirty, you call on Red. When you want something done quick, efficiently and facts gathered on the side, you call Mordred.


The best way to compare the two would be comparative analogies I suppose.

Red Phantom - the Punisher (brute force)
Dr. Mordred - Deathstroke the Terminator (calculating)

Red Phantom - Moon Knight (brutality vs criminals)
Dr. Mordred - Batman (Year One and on version; methodical)

Red Phantom - (Mack Bolan, the Executioner)
Dr. Mordred - (Remo Williams, the Destroyer)

And one my mother suggested after reading my notes.. Red Phantom is a knight while Dr. Mordred is a samurai. That's a good one too.

Plus from just looking at them you can tell they have different methods of dealing with the arcane and esoteric.