Agatha All Along: How Did Agatha’s Son Die in Marvel Comics?

Agatha All Along’s initial episodes conceived several fan theories around Agatha’s son, Nicholas Scratch. Fans were convinced that Agatha sacrificed her own son to hold the possession of the damned book, Darkhold. However, the final episode of the Marvel series proved every theory wrong and finally allowed us to learn what happened to the poor boy and how he died. If you are curious to know about Nicholas Scratch’s fate, be with us as we delve deeper to find the answers.

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Agatha All Along created a lot of suspense around Agatha’s son, but finally, Episode 9 came with some answers. We learned that even the most powerful witch once felt helpless for her most precious belonging, i.e., her son Nicky.

So, the final episode opens up with a pregnant Agatha who is trying to give birth to her baby in the woods. However, before she can, Rio appears, and Agatha starts begging for her son’s life. Well, there might be some complications in the childbirth, so Rio arrived to take the baby with her. Seeing Agatha’s condition, Rio had a change of heart, so she decided to give him some more time. That’s how Agatha got some years to live with her son.

Nicholas was a mischievous kid who always made his mother and everyone around him laugh with his acts. However, deep inside, Agatha knows that no matter how hard she tries, she can’t stop death from taking Nicky away one day. Agatha and Nicky sleep one night in the jungle, and the boy wakes up to Rio, who has come for him. He bids goodbye to an asleep Agatha by kissing her cheeks. That’s how Nicholas Cage dies in the series.

In the comics, Nicholas Scratch doesn’t truly die, but there are several instances in which he is banished to other realms. For instance, following Agatha’s departure from Salem, Nicholas manipulates every witch and turns them against her. He also kidnaps her and Reed Richards to kill them, but before he can do any harm to them, the Fantastic Four confront him and send him to the Dark Realm. Well, this was just the beginning. Nicholas also tries to use his manipulative skills on the heroes, but this time, his mother becomes a thorn in his path. Agatha not only defeats him but also disowns him.

Following the conflict with his mother and the Fantastic Four, Nicholas decided to invade the town of Centerville. He became the mayor of the city, and it wasn’t until the superhero Patsy Walker’s arrival in the city that his dark motives were discovered. After observing the situation in her hometown for a bit, Patsy decided to take the matter into her own hands, so it was she who defeated Nicholas and blamed him for being one of Mephisto’s puppets.

However, later, it was revealed that not Mephisto but Dormammu was his real master, and by helping him, Nicholas was securing a position for himself as the Sorcerer Supreme. Also, in Marvel Knights 4, we see Nicholas being banished to Hell while he tries to manipulate the Fantastic Four to release the gigantic Shuma-Gorath.