Wizards (1977) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Blackwolf discovers an old projector containing Nazi propaganda footage from World War II. He uses magic to enhance the footage, creating a psychological weapon that brainwashes his mutant soldiers into a fanatical fighting force while terrifying his enemies. This 'dream machine' becomes his secret weapon for conquering Montagar.

Foreshadowing: Blackwolf's earlier attacks on Montagar fail because his troops become bored and distracted, prompting him to seek a more effective method of control.

• projector
• dream machine
• Nazi propaganda
• Blackwolf
• brainwashing
• magic

After touching Peace (the rehabilitated robot originally named Necron 99), Blackwolf seizes control of Elinore's mind through his magic. Under this mind control, she kills Peace and climbs into one of Blackwolf's tanks. This tragic moment occurs during a demon attack when Blackwolf manipulates her into turning against her allies.

Foreshadowing: Avatar learns from Peace that the projector is Blackwolf's hidden weapon, making Peace a target for Blackwolf's interference.

• Elinore
• Peace
• mind control
• Blackwolf
• Necron 99
• robot

Avatar admits he has not practiced magic for some time, making him unprepared for a direct magical confrontation. However, he recalls a trick their mother Delia taught him: a hidden pistol. He pulls the weapon from his sleeve and shoots Blackwolf dead, catching the villain off guard. This unconventional method proves more effective than magic at that moment.

Foreshadowing: The twins' mother Delia was a powerful fairy who gave birth to them in a trance, implying she possessed knowledge beyond conventional magic.

• Avatar
• Blackwolf
• pistol
• magic
• Delia
• mother

Blackwolf sends the robot Necron 99 to assassinate believers in magic and destroy the presidency in Montagar. Avatar subdues the machine and reprograms it to reject violence, renaming it 'Peace' in hopes it would become a force for harmony. Peace then joins Avatar's quest to destroy the projector, eventually helping locate Avatar and Elinore after their separation.

Foreshadowing: The assassination of the president by Necron 99 creates a political crisis that sets Avatar's mission in motion.

• Necron 99
• Peace
• robot
• Avatar
• reprogrammed

When the group enters a forest inhabited by fairies, their leader Sean confronts them. During this confrontation, an unseen assassin kills Sean. The fairies blame Elinore for Sean's death and kidnap her as punishment, taking her to the Fairy Sanctuary to be executed.

Foreshadowing: This kidnapping forces Avatar to venture into the forbidden Fairy Sanctuary, where he must demonstrate his worthiness to the fairy king.

• Elinore
• fairies
• Sean
• kidnapping
• Fairy Sanctuary

After their mother Delia (queen of the fairies) dies, Blackwolf attempts to seize leadership of Montagar. When Avatar defeats him in a magical duel, Blackwolf retreats and swears to return and 'make this a planet where mutants rule.' His mother's death appears to have triggered his descent into bitterness and his desire to reshape the world according to his mutant ideology.

Foreshadowing: The twins' birth during a trance by their mother establishes the magical foundation that Blackwolf rejects in favor of technology and propaganda.

• Blackwolf
• Delia
• mother
• mutants
• conquest
• Avatar

Blackwolf is a mutant wizard born alongside his twin Avatar during 3,000 years of peace in Montagar. As a mutant, he represents the evolved survivors of humanity after the nuclear war, while the magical creatures (fairies, elves, dwarves) represent humanity's ancient ancestors. His mutant identity drives his desire to claim Earth for his own kind, viewing non-mutants as inferior.

Foreshadowing: The nuclear war that devastated Earth created two distinct populations: mutants and the original mythical beings who reemerged after 2 million years.

• Blackwolf
• mutants
• hatred
• discrimination
• Montagar
• Scortch

After Blackwolf's defeat and the destruction of the projector, Weehawk returns to Montagar as its new ruler. The elf general's army successfully defeats the leaderless mutant forces, securing Montagar's safety. Weehawk assumes rulership, while Avatar and Elinore choose to establish their own kingdom elsewhere, leaving the restored realm behind.

Foreshadowing: Weehawk's role as a bridge between human and magical worlds throughout the quest establishes him as a natural leader.

• Weehawk
• ruler
• Montagar
• ending
• kingdom

The projector contains Nazi propaganda footage that Blackwolf uses to radicalize his mutant army and terrorize enemies. Avatar and his group learn that Blackwolf intends to use this 'dream machine' to conquer Earth and commit genocide against non-mutants, effectively recreating the Holocaust on a global scale. Destroying the projector removes his psychological weapon and disorients his forces.

Foreshadowing: The Nazi propaganda discovery marks a crucial turning point where Blackwolf gains the power to actually threaten Montagar.

• projector
• Holocaust
• Nazi
• propaganda
• Blackwolf
• destroy

When Weehawk falls into a chasm during the search for Elinore in the Fairy Sanctuary, Avatar is ordered by the fairy king to move on and continue his mission. Facing a difficult choice between saving his friend and rescuing Elinore, Avatar chooses to pursue Elinore's rescue, leaving Weehawk behind. However, Peace later saves Weehawk from a monster, and the two eventually reunite with Avatar and Elinore.

Foreshadowing: This sacrifice sets up the emotional reunion and reinforces Avatar's commitment to the larger mission over personal loyalty.

• Avatar
• Weehawk
• chasm
• Fairy Sanctuary
• abandoned

The elf General leads his army in a direct assault on Scortch, serving as a distraction while Avatar and Weehawk infiltrate Blackwolf's castle. This coordinated attack weakens the mutant forces and keeps them occupied, allowing the heroes to reach Blackwolf. After Blackwolf's death and the destroyal of the projector, the elf General's army defeats the now leaderless mutants, securing Montagar's victory.

Foreshadowing: The army camps to prepare for the attack while Blackwolf launches a night-time strike, showing both sides' strategic maneuvers.

• elf General
• army
• Scortch
• distraction
• battle
• mutants