Clea was born to Prince Orini (son of Olnar, the former ruler of the Dark Dimension) and the Faltine fugitive Umar (sister of the Dreadful Dormammu). Clea's birth was very traumatic to Umar and the experience scarred her even more when she learned she had lost the ability to revert to her Faltinian form. She abandoned Clea with Orini and became violent, picking a conflict with her brother. In her weakened state, however, she was defeated by Dormammu and banished to another realm. Clea grew up unaware of who her mother was and worshipping Dormammu, who her father served loyally.
Conquering Planet Earth was part of Dormammu's plans, and, during one of his attempts, Doctor Strange was asked by the Ancient One to travel to the Dark Dimension and try to stop him. Once there, he was seen by a curious Clea, who decided to follow the "human creature". Impressed by him, she sought to save his life by trying to dissuade him from facing Dormammu, but was unsuccessful, as Strange was ready to give his own life to stop him. Soon, Dormammu imprisoned Clea for her betrayal, planning to punish her after battling Strange. However, during the duel between Strange and Dormammu, the Mindless Ones, that were being kept in check by Dormammu, escaped, forcing Strange and Dormammu to work together to contain the creatures. Now in Strange's debt, Dormammu was forced to comply with his desires to release Clea and not invade Planet Earth.
At some point, Stephen saw himself with no alternative but to ask for Mephisto's assistance to save reality. Mephisto agreed to help him, but, in return, Clea would lose any memory of Stephen and their time together. He paid her one final visit and asked her if she thought they could ever be together again, thinking she would say "no". As she said "yes", Stephen was heartbroken, as the deal with Mephisto had already been settled and she started to lose her memory. Shortly after, however, Stephen was killed and all the magic spells he'd cast and deals he'd settled lost their effect, allowing Clea to remember him once again. Together with a Temporal Remnant of Stephen, Clea found Stephen's murderer and even had the chance to say goodbye to her husband, when he was briefly revived.
Before being claimed by Death again, Stephen told Clea he was a fool for ever letting her go and left her with the Eye of Agamotto and the Cloak of Levitation, claiming there was no else he could trust. Clea became the new Sorcerer Supreme of Earth and adopted the last name 'Strange' in honor of Stephen. Then, she asked Wong for help in bringing Stephen back, deciding to cast a spell that would warn her of necromantic activity, on the off chance that he'd return to life by himself.
Current Version:
Clea Strange (Sorceress Supreme)
Former Versions:
Clea
