In a preview for Devil's Reign: Superior Four #3, the Supreme Octopus' name is revealed to be Otto Werner von Strange, meaning that he is a variant of Doctor Strange. While imprisoning the original Otto Octavius in a cell in his castle, the Supreme Octopus was able to win the loyalty of the other members of Earth-616 Otto's team. Together, they have enacted a complex plan that involves killing their other variant across realities, but in doing so they have attracted the attention of the Supreme Octopus, a powerful sorcerer who protects the balance in the Multiverse and keeps an eye on the various Ocks.
He defeated many of Doctor Strange's classic villains, such as Dormammu, Shuma-Gorath, and the God of Symbiotes, with ease. The Beyonders were responsible for the destruction of the Multiverse in the build-up to Secret Wars.
In Devil's Reign: Superior Four, Doctor Octopus has brought together a team made up of versions of himself from other universes, who are also variant of notable Marvel heroes.
Doctor Strange is one of the most powerful heroes in the Multiverse and he always gets a chance to shine.
When Doctor Strange is thrown into a new Multiversal conflict, he emerges as the winner, because he's proved many times that he's something far more powerful than just another superhero.
The upcoming movie Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness will prove that the Sorcerer Supreme has always been at ease with other dimensions. The feat of winning a Multiversal war is even more impressive now that fans know they're dealing with Doctor Strange. Otto von Strange has a lot of Doctor Strange's strengths, including the ability to survive a major Multiversal war.
When Devil's Reign: Superior Four #3 is released on March 9, readers can learn more about Doctor Strange's latest Multiversal victory and the Supreme Octopus' plans. The Supreme Octopus survived the Multiversal war that crowned him as the superior Ock amongst all dimensions. Von Strange explained that he is the last survivor of a Multiversal war involving multiple versions of Doctor Octopus.
It was too late for them to stop their plan and the Multiverse collapsed. When his greatness is watered down by merging with a B-list villain, it's even true.