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Universe
Marvel Universe

Real Name
Margali Szardos

Aliases
Margali of the Winding Way, Sorceress Supreme, Fata Morgana, Red Queen

Identity
No dual identity

Citizenship
France

Place of Birth
Paris, France

First Appearance
X-Men Annual #4 (1980)

Margali Szardos is Earth's self-proclaimed "Sorceress Supreme," a master of the Winding Way (or Winding Path) of mystical power. Margali's female ancestors have followed the Winding Way for many generations, as does Margali's daughter Jimaine; Margali claims the role of her family's women is to safeguard the Path. She joined a succession of wandering circuses, bearing two young children and adopting an abandoned infant, Nightcrawler, after his mother Mystique was ran out of a village by an angry mob. Her other children Jimaine and Stefan were sired by the fallen angel, Azazel after their having an affair. As a cover, she worked as a fortune teller with a traveling circus in Germany. The three children grew into master acrobats and swordsmen, but when Kurt and Jimaine Szardos decided to leave, Margali disguised herself as the demon Belasco to kill Jimaine's tutor, the acrobat Sabu. Seeking vengeance, Jimaine remained with her mother to learn the Winding Path. Kurt left, but when the demon Halphas (Hive) possessed Stefan Szardos and began murdering innocents, Kurt opposed and accidentally killed Stefan. Margali later re-constructed Dante Alighieri's Hell in another dimension to confine Kurt; Jimaine masqueraded as Margali, allowing the X-Men and Doctor Strange to locate them, and Kurt and Margali reconciled.