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Abraxas is a primordial entity who is the anthithesis to Eternity and represents the destruction of the Multiverse. He first appeared in Fantastic Four Annual #2001. Abraxas was fated to destroy the Multiverse upon the death of Galactus, but he was erased from existence when Reed Richards used the Ultimate Nullifier in Fantastic Four Volume 3 #49.[1][2]
Abyss is the name of different characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Nils Styger
Abyss is a mutant and the half-brother of Nightcrawler as the son of Azazel. He was created by Scott Lobdell, Mark Waid, Roger Cruz, and Steve Epting, and he first appeared in Age of Apocalypse: Alpha, which takes place in an alternate reality. Years after the Age of Apocalypse event ended, the character was introduced in the Marvel Universe. Born Nils Styger in the fictional nation of Genosha, Abyss has the ability to teleport by accessing the Brimstone Dimension, much like Nightcrawler. He was involved in the Legacy Virus storyline and was one of the mutants affected during the Decimation storyline.[3]
The Age of Apocalypse version of the character is Nightcrawler's half-brother through his mother, Mystique, and served as one of the Horsemen of Apocalypse. He physically exists as a portal, and he is able to contort his body and to absorb other people into it as they are sent to another dimension.[4]
Abyss (alien)
Abyss debuted in The Avengers (vol. 5) #1. She was created by Jonathan Hickman and Jerome Opeña.[5] She is composed of living gas and is invulnerable to harm. Abyss also has the ability to suggest ideas and manipulate certain beings into acting the way she wants and assisted in a plot to bring a breathable atmosphere and vegetation to Mars.[6] She is the sister of Ex Nihilo, hatched from an egg carried by an alien robot named Aleph. The two came into conflict with the Avengers when Ex Nihilo attempted to terraform Earth, but were defeated.[7]
Ex Nihilo, Abyss, Nightmask, and Star Brand joined the Avengers.[8] Alongside her sibling, Ex Nihilo journeyed with the Avengers into space to combat the alien race known as the Builders, who had created Aleph. [9] During the conflict, Abyss and Ex Nihilo discovered other Ex Nihilii existed, but that their corresponding Abysii had died long ago.[10]
When Earth learned of the threat of the Incursions, Abyss and the Ex Nihilii joined with a group of Avengers who had sided with A.I.M. to investigate and potentially stop the events at their source.[11] Travelling the multiverse, the team eventually encounter the leader of the mysterious Black Priests, Doctor Strange, who offers them an opportunity to reach the true cause of the Incursions, the "Ivory Kings".[12] Accepting the offer, the team reach the Ivory Kings, but are vastly outclassed by the beings. Abyss and the Ex Nihilia sacrifice their lives to use their powers to turn one of the beings into a tree. [13]
Abyss in other media
The second incarnation of Abyss appears in the Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur episode "Moon Girl's Day Off", voiced by Maya Hawke.[14] This version possesses teleportation capabilities and is the latest in a long line of generational female supervillains. However, she begins to reconsider villainy after encountering Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur.
Adam is the first human created by God. The character is derived from the biblical Adam. He was a recurring character in Ghost Rider volume 7 and Man-Thing volume 5. The biblical Adam had previously been featured in Marvel's Bible Tales for Young Folk series in 1953.
When the Serpent was freed, Adam saw this as a sign and offered to Johnny Blaze to remove the curse of Ghost Rider off him, instead giving it to one of his students Alejandra Jones.[15]
Adam X, also referred to as The X-Treme, is a half-alien half-mutant. He was created by Fabian Nicieza and Jeff Johnson and first appeared in X-Force Annual #2 (October 1993). The son of Shi'ar emperor D'Ken and a human woman, the character's mutant ability is to ignite any blood that is accessible through an open wound. To use his power, Adam X carried a large number of blades. Adam X was originally intended to be the brother of Cyclops and Havok, but the character was retired when Nicieza left the series. However, in 2021 the anthology title X-Men Legends would reveal Adam is genetically related to the Summers, as genetic information from Katherine Summers was used in his creation, along with that of a previously undeclared sister named "Eve-Y". [16]
Adam was among the many Mutants who would move to San Francisco. While there, he assisted the X-Men during the Fear Itself event, being recruited to assist in attempts to stop the possessed Juggernaut. However, his assistance failed to impede Juggernaut.[17]
Aegis is the name of different comic book characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Aegis (Lady of All Sorrows)
Aegis, or Lady of All Sorrows, is a primordial being who wields the Power Cosmic.[18] Aegis was created by writer Keith Giffen and artist Andrea Di Vito, and she first appeared in Annihilation: Silver Surfer #3, dated August 2006.[citation needed] Aegis is a member of the Proemial Gods who build and maintain the universe. She is the Proemial responsible for eliminating aberrations. After a war among the Proemials, Aegis and Tenerous were captured by Galactus. She and Tenebrous aligned with Thanos and Annihilus to fight Galactus and the Silver Surfer. The two successfully defeated Galactus for Annihilus.[19] Outlasting the events of the Annihilation Wave, Aegis and Tenebrous pondered what to do. Recognizing their threat, the Silver Surfer attacked the two, but was outclassed until he used the energies of the Crunch, a barrier between the universe and the Negative Zone, to slay both primordials.[20]
Aegis (Trey Jason Rollins)
Aegis is a superhero created by Jay Faerber and Steve Scott who first appeared in The New Warriors (vol. 2) #0 in June 1999.[citation needed] Trey Rollins was a kid in Brooklyn who found a magic breastplate. He became the superhero Aegis and joined the New Warriors. When Hercules learns that Rollins has the breastplate, he takes Rollins to Olympus and battles him, accusing him of stealing the breastplate. Rollins earns the right to keep the breastplate, and he learns that it was gift from Athena.[21]
During the superhero civil war. an unregistered Aegis is being pursued by S.H.I.E.L.D. operatives. He is offered sanctuary with X-Factor but declines.[22] He later complied with the Registration Act.[23] Aegis was killed during a fight with the Huntsman when the breastplate fails to protect him after jumping out of a 12-story window. Huntsman was acting on behalf of Hera after Zeus' death.[24] He later appears in Erebus, a casino where souls try to win a chance at resurrection. He helps Hercules save Zeus from his imprisonment by Hades and accompanies Amadeus Cho to the Elysian Fields.[25]
Aftershock is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Allison Dillon
In the MC2 reality, Allison Dillon is the daughter of former supervillain Max Dillon / Electro. She inherited her father's electric powers, but their different electric auras left them unable to touch the other without harming themselves. Growing up in foster homes, Dillon becomes the supervillain the teenage villain Aftershock. Electro finds his daughter with the help of Spider-Man and Spider-Girl in Spider-Girl #81 and convinces her to stand down.[26]
Danielle Blunt
In the main Marvel Comics continuity, Aftershock is Danielle Blunt a young woman empowered and brainwashed by the Superior to become the field leader of the "Bastards of Evil", believing herself to be Electro's daughter.[27] Her position as field leader caused frictions with teammate Singularity, leading to a fight that restored her memories.[28] She was aprenhended and sent to the Raft by Spider-Girl, who helped her fully regain her identity in a futile attempt to reform her.[27] Blunt is later freed with the Bastards of Evil in the Fear Itself story arc.[29]
Aftershock in other media
A character based on the Allison Dillon incarnation of Aftershock appears in Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, voiced by Alison Brie.[30] This version daylights as Ms. Dillon, a school teacher. While not made explicitly clear within the series, show developer Steve Loter referred to her as Electro's daughter.[31]
Agamemnon is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Agamemnon is a half-human, half-Asgardian.[32] He was born immortal, and though he never physically aged beyond the age of 16 (although he employs holograms to appear as an old man), the Pantheon members are all his descendants. He recruited the Pantheon, stationed in the Nevada desert based headquarters called The Mount.[33] He first appeared in The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #381 (May 1991).[34] Aside from being immortal, Agamemnon does not appear to have superhuman powers. He is a master in analyzing and forecasting the future development of social structures, as well as a master battle strategist and an excellent hand-to-hand combatant. He also has access to the highly advanced technology produced by the Pantheon scientists and craftsmen. Since the revelation that he is Loki's son, he has also demonstrated knowledge of magic and spell casting. Though he does not appear to have any innate magic ability, he has shown skill in employing magical artifacts and rituals.[citation needed]
Agamotto is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Agamotto is an ancient Sorcerer Supreme who created the Eye of Agamotto—a tool of magical clairvoyance used by superhero sorcerer Doctor Strange.[citation needed]
Agamotto in other media
Agamotto appears in Avengers Assemble, voiced by Corey Burton.[35] This version was the first Sorcerer Supreme millennia prior before being corrupted by power. Subsequently, he was banished from Earth, with his right eye being removed and part of his power transferred into it.
Aggamon is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Aggamon is depicted as a supervillain and minor enemy of Doctor Strange who has allied with Dormammu and Clea. He is the ruler of the Purple Dimension, a realm in which he tricks natives of other dimensions into visiting the place and forcing them to become slaves. He first appeared in Strange Tales #119 (1964).[36]
For millennia, Aggamon is the cruel ruler of the Purple Dimension. He hears the news of the powerful sorcerer Doctor Strange. Interested in gaining power, he hires thieves to steal Strange's Purple Gem. Tracing the valuable to the dimension, Doctor Strange promises that to regain the gem, he would swear himself to slavery. As soon as he was regiven the possession, he breaks his promise and challenges his enemy to a mystic duel. The battle went on for hours, until, unable to continue without losing his life, Aggamon surrenders. Strange casts a spell over the being that prevents Aggamon's full recovery unless his slaves were freed, and left with the Purple Gem.[volume & issue needed]
Sometime later, Aggamon is one of the many witnesses to a fight between Doctor Strange and the mystical tyrant Dormammu. This taught him respect for other powerful dimensional universes. He has since sold some of his gems throughout the multiverse. It is unknown whether he has given up his slaves to regain his full health or not.[volume & issue needed]
An averagely powerful sorcerer, Aggamon can conjure mental visions, open dimensional portals, and can perform other magical abilities similar to Doctor Strange's but not nearly as powerful. He carries a "Jeweled Demolisher Beam" which projects mystic energy for almost limitless amounts of times. Aggamon also has access to many other mystic objects such as gems and is served by an entire army of underlings.
Agony is the name used by a symbiote in Marvel Comics. The symbiote, created by David Michelinie and Ron Lim, first appeared in Venom: Lethal Protector #4 (May 1993), and was named in Carnage, U.S.A. #2 (March 2012).[37] It was created as one of five symbiote "children" forcefully spawned from the Venom symbiote along with Riot, Lasher, Phage, and Scream.
Leslie Gesneria
Agony's first host was Leslie Gesneria, a mercenary hired by Carlton Drake's Life Foundation in San Francisco. Gesneria bonded with the Agony symbiote in conjunction with Scream (Donna Diego), Phage (Carl Mach), Riot (Trevor Cole) and Lasher (Ramon Hernandez), but they were defeated by Spider-Man and Venom.[38] The symbiote's "siblings" later kidnapped Eddie Brock in an attempt to communicate with alien symbiotes in Chicago. When Brock refused to aid them Gesneria, Cole, and Machwere killed while the others were misled into believing Brock was picking the group off, unaware that the true killer was the schizophrenic Diego, who had snapped from Scream's influence.[39]
This incarnation of Agony appears as a playable character in Spider-Man Unlimited and as a boss in Spider-Man and Venom: Separation Anxiety.[citation needed]
James Murphy
Agony's second host was James Murphy, a Petty Officer assigned to the Agony symbiote for Mercury Team With Cletus Kasady on the loose in Colorado, Murphy trains with Agony for months in specific tasks alongside Phage (Rico Axelson), Lasher (Marcus Simms) and Riot (Howard Odgen), as well as assists Spider-Man, Scorn and Flash Thompson.[40] Murphy and his teammates are later killed by Carnage in their secret base[41] and the four symbiotes bond with Mercury Team's dog.[42]
Tess
After being possessed by Knull the four symbiotes possess a bickering family, with Agony taking the mother Tess. The symbiotes head to New York to assist in Carnage's quest[43] before hunting Dylan Brock and Normie Osborn, only to be defeated by the Maker and separated from their hosts.[44] Still under Knull's possession, Agony merges with her "siblings" into one, but is defeated by Andi Benton.[45]
Gemma Shin
Agony's fourth host is Gemma Shin, a communications director who is secretly a terrorist. Now led by the Carnage symbiote, Agony and the other three symbiote enforcers participate in a conspiracy involving the Friends of Humanity, only to be defeated by Flash Thompson, Silence and Toxin. While her fellow symbiotes are taken into Alchemax's custody, Agony manages to escape.[46] Agony subsequently joined Mayor Wilson Fisk's Thunderbolts after the outlawing of superhero activities. She assists Electro, the Rhino and U.S. Agent in taking down Moon Knight.[47]
Ahab is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Dr. Rory Campbell was a psychologist who had previously met the scientist Moira MacTaggart.[48] He accepted a position as Moira's assistant at Muir Island, at the same time that the mutant hero team Excalibur became stationed there. Campbell attempted to reach the island during a storm that was exacerbated by an attack by Siena Blaze and nearly died; however, he was rescued and brought ashore by team member Phoenix.[49] While working at Muir Island, Campbell discovered the existence of a future timeline where he became the mutant hunting Ahab, creating and leading hordes of mutant trackers called Hounds. Campbell became determined to prevent that future from ever happening.[50] Excalibur had captured the villain Spoor, one of Magneto's Acolytes, and Campbell built a special room to perform therapy on Spoor, who had the power to control another's mood. The room had built-in lasers to react to any hostile behavior and Campbell used mood stabilizers while talking to Spoor so as to inhibit his mutant power. Nevertheless, Spoor eventually provoked Campbell into attacking him. As a result, the room's weapons fired at the scientist, costing him a leg.[51]
Campbell continued to fear his perceived "destiny" of becoming Ahab occurring. He left Excalibur to work with Alistair Stuart at the department as a mutant liaison officer. Rory hoped the benign position helping mutants would prevent him from being harmed by mutants in a way that would trigger his alternate future self's rabid anti-mutant hatred.[52] Later, he traded secrets of McTaggert's research into the deadly Legacy Virus to Sebastian Shaw of the Hellfire Club, claiming that he hoped that Shaw's greater resources would find a cure, but also receiving a state-of-the-art prosthetic leg in the bargain.[53] Soon afterwards Campbell was captured by the villain Apocalypse and transformed into the Horseman called Famine, utilizing life-draining technology. In this capacity, he fought the X-Men but managed to escape before Apocalypse was defeated.
"Days of Future Past" version
On Earth-811, Ahab became the leader of the government-sanctioned Hound program, commissioned to track down and capture mutants for internment. In this reality, Rachel Summers was Ahab's pinnacle of Hound creation, although she subsequently escaped into the current timeline, horribly mutilating Ahab by throwing him into one of his machines. For a while Ahab was a paraplegic in a floating chair, but later he was given bionic body parts. Ahab, now more cyborg then ever, tried to hunt Rachel down through the time-wandering spirit of the alternate future's Franklin Richards, at one point creating Hounds out of Rachel's father, Scott Summers and Franklin's mother, Sue Storm-Richards, the Invisible Woman. Ahab was defeated by the actions of the Fantastic Four and the combined X-teams.[54] Years later, Rachel Summers finally defeated Ahab with the help of her Excalibur teammates. She reprogrammed the Master Mold of her future, causing the Sentinels to preserve all life, even Ahab's.[55]
Unidentified reality version
An alternate version of Ahab was later retrieved from a future timeline by Kang to aid in fighting the Apocalypse Twins and saving the Earth from destruction. Afterwards, Kang dropped Ahab off in the present day with the Red Skull to help him build mutant internment camps.[56] Ahab was forced to stay in this reality and time, and took control of Rachel (now known as Prestige).[57]
He travelled to Transia, but was attacked and wounded badly, needing help from their government. When X-Force arrived they saw him and immediately engaged. After the battle was over they found his head and body separated from each other and that he was dead.[58]
Ahab in other media
- Dr. Roderick Campbell appears in The Gifted, portrayed by Garret Dillahunt.[59][60] This version is a human scientist working for Trask Industries "Hounds" program and an advisor to Sentinel Services.[61] In the season finale, he is killed by Polaris.
Ai Apaec is a supervillain based on the chief deity of Moche culture.
AIDA (Artificial Intelligence Data Analyser) is a fictional computer system in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by Mark Gruenwald and Bob Hall, first appeared in Squadron Supreme #1 (September 1985).
Created by Tom Thumb, AIDA was a computer imbued with artificial intelligence. Thumb gave it a female personality and would often flirt with his creation. AIDA was also the only person who knew of Tom's cancer diagnosis.[62] AIDA eventually tells Ape X, but Tom has resigned himself to his fate.[63] AIDA and Ape X try to create a robot duplicate of her creator but this endeavour is abandoned. When Moonglow infiltrates the Squadron, AIDA alerts Ape X, but the mental programming of the Squadron's brainwashing technique causes Ape X to suffer an aneurism, much to AIDA's confusion, since the artificial intelligence lacks the knowledge to understand her mistake.[64][65]
AIDA in other media
AIDA appears in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., voiced by Amanda Rea in the third season,[66] and portrayed by Mallory Jansen in the fourth season.[67] This version is Holden Radcliffe's A.I. assistant whose name is an acronym for Artificial Intelligent Digital Assistant,[68] and which is converted into a Life Model Decoy (LMD) based on Agnes Kitsworth.[69] While helping S.H.I.E.L.D. fight Eli Morrow, she uses information from the Darkhold[70][71] to betray Radcliffe and utilize a virtual reality world, the Framework, to better experience human emotions and enact Project: Looking Glass to help her exist in the real world.[72] In pursuit of her goals, she assumes the alias of Ophelia / Madame Hydra and pursues a relationship with Leo Fitz's Framework counterpart, the "Doctor".[73][74] Successfully enacting the project, AIDA grants herself various powers, such as imperviousness to conventional forms of harm, and kidnaps Fitz.[75] Taking advantage of her experiencing human emotions, Fitz convinces AIDA to rescue the former's teammates, though they are captured by Jemma Simmons. Learning Fitz loves Simmons instead of her, AIDA escapes and joins forces with Anton Ivanov in the hopes of making S.H.I.E.L.D. suffer for the pain they caused her.[76] While attempting to retrieve the Darkhold, she is attacked by Robbie Reyes's supernatural powers which harm her. S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Phil Coulson later borrows supernatural powers to successfully kill AIDA.[77]
Aireo is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Aireo is an aerokinetic Inhuman, also known as Skybreaker, who can manipulate air.
Ajax is the name of different characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Ajax the Greater
Ajax the Lesser
Francis Fanny
Pantheon version
Ajax first appeared in The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #379 (March 1991), and was created by writer Peter David and artist Dale Keown.
Ajax is a member of the Pantheon, and is one of the descendants of the immortal Agamemnon, along with Achilles, Atalanta, Cassiopeia, Delphi, Hector, Paris, Perseus, Prometheus, and Ulysses. Ajax was born in Texas. He was named after Ajax, a Greek warrior who fought in the Trojan War.[volume & issue needed]
When the warriors of the Pantheon first encounter the Hulk, for the purpose of inviting him to join them, Ajax attacks the Hulk after he believes the Hulk has struck Atalanta, for whom Ajax bears an unrequited crush. To prevent injuries to nearby civilians, Hulk pretends to be rendered unconscious so that the Pantheon will take him captive.[78] When the Pantheon returns to their headquarters, The Mount, the formerly captive Hulk frees himself, and Ajax fights him again but this time is defeated by him.[79] After the Hulk accepts the Pantheon's offer to join them Ajax attacks him again, but Atalanta, to whom Ajax is submissive, tells him that the Hulk is now a member of the Pantheon, and that he must now regard him as a friend.[80]
Ajax serves on many of the Pantheon's missions while the Hulk is part of the team. Ajax fights rioters in New York City alongside Atalanta, killing some of them because his companion ordered this.[81] Alongside the Hulk and the Pantheon, he battles S.H.I.E.L.D. and the forces of Farnoq Dahn in the Trans-Sabal war,[82][83] and battled the People's Protectorate.[84] After Atalanta is injured Ajax visits her in the Mount's hospital.[85] He battles Dracchiss alongside the Pantheon,[86] and is badly burned in a fight with the U-Foes.[87]
When he discovered Atalanta and Achilles in a romantic interlude, Ajax flies into a jealous rage, threatening to hurt both of them. He is eventually restrained and calmed by the Hulk.[88]
Ajax is so massive that he cannot move quickly without a special exoskeleton battle-suit, which grants him superhuman strength, durability and reflexes. His strength increases as his anger builds, much like that of the Hulk. Like other members of the Pantheon, Ajax has a fast healing ability and an extended lifespan. Without support from his battle-suit, Ajax's legs and spine would collapse under his tremendous weight. His body is disproportionate in shape. He also has poor vision.
He has the mentality of a young child, making him sometimes difficult to control. Atalanta has always been able to calm him down, as he idolizes her and will do anything she says. Of course, this sometimes leads to other problems. For a time, he did not understand the difference between romantic love and platonic friendship love and this drove him into a rampage, where he even threatened Atalanta herself. The rampage was ended before anyone was seriously hurt or killed. Ajax took his rage out on an inanimate mountain, not realizing he was endangering himself as well. The Hulk managed to talk him into calming down.
The Hulk has also gotten into trouble when he fails to treat Ajax with the proper mind frame. At first he attacks Ajax again when he mistakes a simple hug for another threat against Atalanta. Then the Hulk let it slip that Bambi's mother had died, distressing Ajax who had been told, by Atalanta, she had run away and come back after the movie had ended.
Albert is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as an ally of Wolverine and is a sapient automaton or android. Albert, created by Larry Hama and Marc Silvestri, first appeared in Wolverine (vol. 2) #37 (suspended in a tank of liquid) and officially[clarification needed] appeared in Wolverine (vol. 2) #38.
Albert is a robot double of Wolverine who was created along with his counterpart Elsie-Dee by Donald Pierce. These androids were designed to kill Wolverine. The double was to trap the real Wolverine in a burning building, upon which Elsie-Dee would detonate with sufficient force to kill. Initially, Albert had a primitive artificial brain with limited higher logic functions and no emotions, and he was not referred to with a name but as "Dummy".[89]
Pierce's plan to kill Wolverine failed when the Reaver Bonebreaker accidentally gave Elsie-Dee enhanced artificial intelligence. As a result, she defused the detonation sequence and enhanced the primitive intelligence of her counterpart. It was at this point that Elsie-Dee named him as Albert, after Albert Einstein. Having met Wolverine, Albert and Elsie-Dee decided the mutant was a noble person and abandoned their mission.[90] While Elsie-Dee saved Wolverine while they were in a burning building, Albert raided an electronic store and hacked into NASA's supercomputers to find a way to crack Pierce's programming. After crunching the numbers and sending them to Elsie-Dee, Albert was shot by the police.[91] Albert rebuilt himself in the police evidence locker, and stole a stealth bomber before linking up with Elsie-Dee.[92]
The two robots risked their artificial lives several times for each other and for Wolverine. At some point, they traveled in time and had several adventures, even teaming up with Bloodscream, an old enemy of Wolverine, while Albert gained a leadership role with a local Indian tribe.[93]
After Wolverine's body disappeared from his tomb, Albert was mentioned in Daredevil's discussion with Nur as one of the Wolverines that they are not looking for.[94] Albert was in Saskatchewan and massacred the forest rangers at an outpost in at Meadowlake Provincial Park. When Daredevil, Misty Knight, Nur and Cypher arrived to investigate the sighting, Cypher was attacked by Albert.[95] Daredevil confronted the killer, discovering that it is Albert rather than Wolverine as Nur works to heal Cypher. The group deactivated Albert, leaving an anonymous tip for the Canadian authorities on where to find him.[96]
During the "Iron Man 2020" storyline, Albert appears as a member of the A.I. Army.[97] He later divers from the A.I. Army's goals and heads to Madripoor to look for Elsie-Dee. He was directed to Donald Pierce's company Reavers Universal Robotics. After Albert subduing the Reavers, Donald tells Albert he sold Elsie-Dee's parts. After getting them back, Albert puts Elsie-Dee back together - however, the Reavers, Kimura, the Jade Dragon Triad, and the Vladivostok Mafia take action against Albert vowing that he will never make it out of Madripoor alive.[98] The pair evade their enemies and make it out of Madripoor by plane, in a disguised box bound for Macao. Elsie-Dee stated to Albert that they would get him upgraded.[99] Albert and Elsie-Dee are among those assisting in the fight against the Extinction Entity. It would later be revealed that this was just a simulation as Tony Stark has discovered that Arno Stark's terminal congenital disease that caused Arno to have a delusion about the Extinction Entity and had placed Arno in the Virtual Armor.[100]
Albert is superhumanly strong, could interface directly with computers, and had an intellect greater than his designer Donald Pierce. Albert had three retractable claws on each hand, just as Wolverine (but not adamantium). Albert not only had technological knowledge centuries beyond conventional science (which he was capable of making significant progress in), but also perfect photographic recall and detailed knowledge of even the most obscure facets of history. Albert reinforced his construction with bulletproof armor. Although Albert was initially designed to fight Wolverine, he has limited fighting skills.
Albert in other media
Albert appeared in Wolverine: Adamantium Rage.[citation needed]
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Publisher | Marvel UK |
First appearance | Knights of Pendragon (vol. 1) #8 (1990) |
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Alter ego | Peter Hunter |
Team affiliations | Knights of Pendragon Dark Guard |
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Albion is a fiction comic book superhero who appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. His civilian identity is Peter Hunter.
In 1914, Peter Hunter's life changed when the mystical Green Knight bestowed him the Pendragon spirit-power once belonging to Herne the Hunter and Merlin, becoming the British hero, Albion. During World War I, he became a great hero for the British nation. However, after the war his powers faded and Hunter became a history teacher.[volume & issue needed]
Decades later his student Cam McClellan was possessed by the Pendragon power. Unable to control it, Cam became prey to the Green Knight's enemies, the Bane. Hunter and fellow Pendragons Ben Gallagher, Union Jack, Kate McClellan, went to Joselito, Spain, where they encountered the Bane's pawn, Francesca Grace. Hunter convinced Cam to return the Pendragon power to him, allowing him to become Albion once again.[volume & issue needed]
Taking an extended leave of absence from school, Albion became a leader of the new Knights of Pendragon, and investigated the return of the Bane's leader, the Red Lord. Captured and killed by Grace, Albion was resurrected by the Green Knight to take part in the final defense of the Green Chapel in the realm of Avalon. Victorious, the Knights used the chapel as their base for months. Albion officially became the group's leader, overseeing battles against Mys-Tech, Magpie, Baron Blood, and Shadow King, and began romancing his former enemy turned teammate, Grace.[volume & issue needed]
He was later recruited into the Time Guardian's Dark Guard along with Dark Angel, Motormouth, Killpower and Death's Head and charged with protecting the galaxy from Mys-Tech, Albion and his allies defeated the evil Collapsar, who threatened the balance of power on the planet Eopia.[volume & issue needed]
Along with the other Knights of Pendragon, Albion participated in the Battle of London Bridge, preventing Mys-Tech from sacrificing the entire population to Mephisto.[101] Hunter later retired to Avalon, where he became addicted to watching MasterChef. The return of Mys-Tech galvanised him to return to action[102] but he was captured by their Psycho-Wraiths[103] and used to open a gate to Mephisto's dimension. He joined a large number of British heroes in turning back the invasion before returning to Avalon.[104]
Hunter has magically enhanced strength, agility, durability, and the ability to fly at speeds reaching Mach 2,[citation needed] he can sense the presence of the villain Bane, and discharge magic flame from his hands. He is well versed in the use of the Arthurian Tarot, utilizing it to divine future events. Albion's armor provides protection from both physical and mystic harm, as well as amplifying his senses. The suit is bonded to him and cannot be removed unless he wills it. For a time, the Pendragons used mystically powered bikes to teleport to and from Avalon.[volume & issue needed]
Other versions of Albion
The Earth-9106 version of Peter Hunter is Officer Saxon[volume & issue needed], a Captain Britain Corps member.[105]
Alchemy (Thomas Jones) is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. A British mutant, Alchemy was created by British comic book fan Paul Betsow, was the winning entry of a contest held by Marvel Comics for the best fan-created character. Marvel planned to publish the winning creation in an issue of New Mutants; however, Alchemy eventually first appeared in X-Factor #41 instead.[citation needed]
Thomas 'Jellybeans' Jones was a teenager when his mutant powers first manifested. With little control over his powers, Thomas could turn objects he touched into gold. This drew the attention of the Troll Associates, a group of trolls. Centuries ago, trolls had been driven underground by humanity, but the Troll Associates wanted to reclaim the British Isles for their kind. The Troll Associates kidnapped Thomas and told him to create an abundance of gold to collapse the British economy, but Thomas refused to comply.[106] Meanwhile, Thomas' mother had witnessed her son's abduction by the trolls and thought that the trolls were mutants. She called X-Factor for help. X-Factor tracked down the trolls, following a trail of gold that Thomas had left behind, but the trolls defeated and imprisoned X-Factor. The trolls then tried to force Thomas to obey by threatening his mother. To protect his mother, Thomas turned the leaders of the Troll Associates, Phy and Phee, into gold, and given the sheer biochemical complexity of living organic matter, he could not change them back. The Troll Associates retreated and Thomas then turned the golden trolls into lead (to avoid the aforementioned economic problems). X-Factor placed the leaden trolls in Hyde Park as statues. Thomas decided to study biochemistry so that he could restore the leaden trolls back to normal.[107]
A few years later, the Troll Associates kidnapped Alchemy's mother. Alchemy was forced to obey them, but he secretly called X-Factor for help. On their way to restore the leaden trolls back to normal, the Troll Associates and Alchemy ran into Excalibur. The two groups fought and Alchemy turned Captain Britain and Meggan into gold. The X-Men met up with Excalibur and together they tracked down the trolls, but both groups were captured. Excalibur-leader Nightcrawler managed to convince the majority of the trolls that the Troll Associates' methods were wrong. He challenged the new leader of the Troll Associates, Phough, to single combat, while Excalibur and the X-Men freed themselves. Phough then tried to kill Alchemy's mother, but Nightcrawler saved her and Alchemy turned Phough into a golden statue. Alchemy then revealed to Excalibur and the X-Men that, due to his biochemistry studies, he could now restore humans back to normal and restored Captain Britain and Meggan.[108]
Alchemy was one the mutants to retain their powers after when the Scarlet Witch wished mutants out of existence.[109] He was instrumental to Cyclops' plan to save the mutant race by transmuting the Terrigen Clouds into a substance that is not harmful to mutants or humans. He was able to successfully transmute one of the clouds, but succumbed to Terrigen poisoning himself immediately afterwards.[110]
Alchemy has the ability to alter the chemical composition of anything he touches into its elemental components. He can also change matter into other forms so long as he fully understands the physical composition of the desired result. In his first appearance he could only change objects into simple chemical elements, usually gold. Due to his study of biochemistry, he could later also change objects into more complex molecules, allowing him to change transmuted living beings back to normal.[volume & issue needed]
Abdul Alhazred (Abd-el-Hazred), also going by the aliases The Mad Arab, Death God, and Master, is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was first adapted into a Marvel character in Marvel's adapted comic of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan. This comic series took place within the Marvel Universe, according to The Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe: Mystic Arcana.
Alhazred's origins are unknown, but it has been discovered that he was first the leader of a small band of slaves in the desert. Starting to rebel due to his cruel force over the group, the slaves fought the powerful ruler but were defeated. However the Arab was wounded, and the group abandoned their leader and left him to die in the middle of the Sahara. Soon he stumbled upon a mystic rock, and became trapped inside a tiny dimensional realm in subterranean Earth, where he died, though his soul later blended with another being, a reptilian species in that same realm. Later on, his soul escaped from the creature and managed to escape the rock, bonding to a nearby host who gained all of his former traits (not counting his appearance).[volume & issue needed]
Alhazred soon gained control over a new group of slaves whom he forced to take an entrance through a large but dark cave, and into the dimension - Alhazred had destroyed the rock by throwing it at the back of a cave, which opened a portal to the realm - to gather a valuable crystal found only in the realm. One of the slaves grew afraid and ran back out the entrance, and he was slaughtered by Alhazred. Tarzan had spotted this, and he ran to fight the menace and avenge the slave, but could not. Later that day, Alhazred captured an African princess to serve as a sacrifice into the portal. Seeing this, Tarzan gathered up a band of criminals hoping to stop this madness, but they were all captured by the Arab. As the group journeyed into the cave, Tarzan and the princess secretly escaped, but the rest of the criminals eagerly accompanied Alhazred. When the princess was nowhere to be found when the sacrificial ceremony was held, the group went out looking for the two. Alhazred summoned all of his magical traveling abilities, and soon he was able to track down his prey.[volume & issue needed]
The group traveled over the Atlantic Ocean and battled pirates. After the end of the voyage, the exhausted group journeyed to the jungle of Mahar, but they were too late. Tarzan and the princess had already arrived to find a crystal very similar to the one in Alhazred's dimension. When Alhazred and his group were spotted, Tarzan and the princess took revenge on the ruler, and even the criminals turned on him. It was then that a battle was fought. While Tarzan battled the Arab, the princess tried to find a way to seize the crystal, but she was killed by a mad slave prisoner. While the battle went on against Alhazred, the Mad Arab finally had enough and quickly created a stampede of dinosaurs from mystical energy. After this trick had seemingly not harmed Tarzan, Alhazred decided to make him the sacrifice. The crystal was meanwhile losing energy, and it needed more to be stable. The crystal quickly then drained all energy from the powerful Arab, and the man crumbled into ashes.[volume & issue needed] Alhazred sought control of the Madripoor criminal empire of Tyger Tiger, so he could overthrow Prince Baran and gain a new power base. He sent agents to kidnap Tiger and Archie Corrigan, but the thugs argued and crashed their plane in Madripoor's jungles. There, Wolverine defeated them and rescued the captives.[111]
Later, Alhazred himself attacked and beat Wolverine, then successfully kidnapped Tiger and Corrigan. When Wolverine arrived to free his allies Alhazred unleashed his demons, hoping to send Wolverine into a rage, which Alhazred could use to control the mutant. Logan resisted by maintaining control of himself and caused the psychic backlash to banish Alhazred to the extradimensional demon realm.[112]
Abdul Alhazred has a seemingly endless number of mystical, magical, and psionic abilities. He can teleport in a cloud of smoke and powerfully hypnotize others. He possesses massive strength and durability, making him bulletproof.[volume & issue needed]
Alkhema is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by Roy Thomas, Dann Thomas, David Ross, and Tim Dzon, first appeared in Avengers West Coast #90 (January 1993).
Publication history
Roy Thomas said he created her because he "wasn't wild about" Jocasta, the first bride of Ultron. The name comes from the word "alchemy". Her alias, War Toy, is from a story Roy Thomas had had Tony Isabella write for Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction years earlier.[113][clarification needed]
Alkhema was constructed by Ultron-13 as a second attempt to create a mate, based on the brain patterns of Mockingbird. Unlike her creator, she desired to kill all humans individually rather than en masse. She first went up against the Avengers shortly after being constructed, when she attacked a weapons center.[114] She was defeated, but escaped.[115] She later would go on to betray Ultron.[116]
After a defeat of Ultron, she salvaged the set of brain patterns based after Hank Pym, the Wasp, Vision, Wonder Man, Scarlet Witch, the Grim Reaper from the rubble of Ultron's Slorenian base.[117] where she built her Robos - consisting of War Toys and Bio-Synthezoids. However she was seemingly destroyed at Thebes when Hawkeye fired an "anti-metal" arrow into her.[118]
By the time of the Robot Revolution, Alkema had started the Opus Futurae group where she named herself the Mother Prophet. She gained access to a lab in Siberia containing a bio-chemical weapon and unleashed it on the facility's staff. However, her robots start attacking Alkhema to prevent her from getting away with the bio-chemical weapon. JB12-X-05G893259 resumes the self-destruct sequence which blews up the research lab. Alkhema emerged from the rubble and walked away, commenting that her plans are much different from her father's plans and the A.I. Army's plans.[119]
All-American (Jack Magniconte), also called Mr. Magnificent, is a fictional character appearing in comics published by Marvel Comics.
Jack Magniconte was the star quarterback for the New York Smashers football team, dubbed "Mr. Magnificent" by the press. His brother Steve (who had raised him) designed the Intensifier - a machine to enhance muscle mass, which he built with money borrowed from a loan shark. Jack himself was one of the people who was affected by the radiation of the "White Event"—a then-unexplained cosmic event which caused a small percentage of the human race to develop superhuman powers. Jack's powers however did not manifest until he volunteered to the Intensifier; upon first exposure, Jack's hair turned white and his muscle-mass and stamina were increased to a superhuman level.[volume & issue needed]
Initially thrilled, Jack soon discovered that football no longer held any challenge for him, and he began trying to wear himself out before games in an attempt to give his opponents a sporting chance. Meanwhile, Steve's Intensifier was not having any measurable result on other test subjects; as a result he was unable to pay the loan shark back, who suggested that he have Jack throw the Super Bowl instead. Steve did not even ask his brother to do so, and Jack won the Super Bowl easily. Jack visited his brother afterwards - just in time to see Steve killed by one of the loan shark's men.[volume & issue needed]
Jack decided to dedicate his life to helping others, and formed a non-profit foundation called "Kickers, Inc." to help people with unusual problems. He was joined in this project by his wife Darlene and several of his teammates. However, an unscrupulous CIA agent began blackmailing him with threats of getting him banned from football. Although he cooperated at first, running several missions for the CIA, he eventually resisted and was blacklisted.[volume & issue needed]
After the destruction of Pittsburgh, he enlisted in the US Military and became known as "the All-American". He was given the rank of Captain and a patriotic costume, and placed in charge of one of the units of paranormals who were recruited during the paranormal draft.[120] He takes part in the mission to South Africa that almost set off a paranormal and nuclear war.[volume & issue needed]
When Earth-148611 came into contact with Earth-616, Jack was among the superheroes who fought alongside Quasar. Jack was on his Earth when the Living Tribunal seals it off from the rest of that universe.[volume & issue needed]
Jack Magniconte is a superb athlete, combatant, and martial artist. After being experimented on, Jack gained superhuman strength (being able to lift up to 1 ton), durability, agility, reflexes, and speed. He can run up to 40 miles per hour (64 km/h) for as long as 10 minutes before beginning to tire, and he is bulletproof to indirect shots. He is a skilled pilot and uses a variety of automatic weapons, preferably guns, and wears a bulletproof uniform and helmet.
Other versions of All-American
In the New Universe reboot newuniversal: shockfront #1, Giovanni "Jack" Magniconte's powers manifest for the first time during a televised game—he struck and killed opposing player Michael Hathaway with a single blow.[121] This immediately brought him to the attention of Project Spitfire, as well as the other existing superhumans. Spitfire's Philip L. Voight then attempted to kill Magniconte, detonating a suitcase bomb that destroyed the building Magniconte was being detained in.[volume & issue needed]
All-Black the Necrosword is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
It was the first symbiote created by Knull using a slain Celestial's head, and typically takes the form of a sword made from living darkness that responds to intense negative emotions, which often corrupts its user into committing divine atrocities.[122] The All-Black corrupted Gorr the God Butcher to continue his God-killing spree, but failed due to three versions of Thor who cast the Necrosword into a black hole.[123] In the present, the All-Black is revived and used by Knull before being destroyed by Venom.[124]
Other versions of All-Black the Necrosword
In King Thor's timeline, the All-Black simultaneously bonds with Galactus,[125] Ego the Living Planet,[126] and Loki.[127]
All-Black the Necrosword in other media
- All-Black appears in a flashback in the Spider-Man promo short "The Secret Story of Venom". This version was previously created by Knull to aid him in his war against the Celestials as a member of the "Symbiote Sisters" before being abandoned by him and subsequently discovered by an alien explorer who bonded with her and her people. However, one rejected the power of the symbiotes and eventually killed All-Black. Afterwards, the remaining Sisters took over the planet and reformed All-Black's remains into the Venom symbiote and a symbiote-dragon called the World-Killer.[128]
- All-Black the Necrosword served as the inspiration for non-symbiote swords that appear in films set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe[129] - with one used by Hela in Thor: Ragnarok,[129] and another used by Gorr the God Butcher in Thor: Love and Thunder.[130][131]