Felix Faust had been an archaeologist with a heretic interest in occult arts. When Faust began researching the Dark Arts more and more, he was thrown out of his job as a teacher at a university. He swore to get revenge on the people who scorned him, and used sorcery to torture them. This gave him the opportunity he needed: to devote his life to the Dark Arts. He eventually came upon Lord Hades, a key to Tartarus, domain of Hades, Themyscira and more magic than he could deal with.Faust had made a deal with Hades himself - if Faust could free Hades, then Hades will provide Faust with "ultimate knowledge". When he got to Themiscrya, he froze every single one of the Amazons and began looking for the key. Wonder Woman showed up a short while later and was told the only way that her sisters and