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Armor (Marvel Comics Character)
Armor () is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Joss Whedon and John Cassaday, the character first appeared in ''Astonishing X-Men'' vol. 3 #4. Armor is a Japanese mutant who enrolled at the Xavier Institute as a teenager and retained her powers after the events of Decimation. Publication history Armor first appeared in ''Astonishing X-Men'' vol. 3 #4, and was created by Joss Whedon and John Cassaday. Fictional character biography Student at Xavier's Hisako Ichiki is a young girl whose greatest aspiration is one day to join the X-Men. While it was originally thought that Hisako was not a member of any of the X-Men's various training squads, a 2010 handbook entry reveals that she was a member of Kitty Pryde's Paladins squad. Along with her friend and fellow student, Wing (whom, after his death, she later describes as being her best friend), Hisako is attacked in the halls of the Xavier Institute by the alien villain Ord of the Bre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danger Room
The Danger Room is a fictional training facility appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It first appeared in ''The X-Men'' #1 (September 1963) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The facility is depicted as built for the X-Men as part of the various incarnations of the X-Mansion. Its primary purpose is to train the X-Men, initially using traps, projectile firing devices, flamethrowers, and mechanical dangers such as presses and collapsing walls. These were replaced by holographics, when the Danger Room was rebuilt using Shi'ar technology. It gained sentience in ''Astonishing X-Men'' as Danger. Publication history An obstacle course in which the X-Men train appears in ''The X-Men'' #1 (September 1963), but the Danger Room is never mentioned by name. The name "Danger Room" is first used in ''The X-Men'' #2 (November 1963). According to X-Men writer/editor/co-creator Stan Lee, "the Danger Room was Jack Kirby's idea. I thought it was great because we coul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Predator X (Marvel Comics)
Predator X is a Character (arts), character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as an adversary of Marvel's Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutant characters, including the X-Men. Created by Christopher Yost, Craig Kyle, and Paco Medina, Predator X first appeared in ''New X-Men (2004 series), New X-Men'' #34 (2007). Publication history Predator X debuted in ''New X-Men (2004 series), New X-Men'' #34 (2007), created by Christopher Yost, Craig Kyle, and Paco Medina. He later appeared in issues 36, 42-46, the 1981 ''Uncanny X-Men'' series, and the 2007 "X-Men: Messiah Complex" storyline. Fictional character biography Predator X is a group of artificial, mutant-hunting creatures created by the Weapon Plus program and William Stryker to combat the coming of the "Hope Summers (character), mutant Anti-Christ". They are augmented with metal taken from the mutant Mercury (Marvel Comics), Mercury, leaving her traumatized. After Dust (characte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iceman (Marvel Comics)
Iceman (Robert Louis "Bobby" Drake) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics and is a founding member of the X-Men. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 (Sept. 1963). Iceman is a Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutant born with superhuman abilities. He has the ability to manipulate ice and cold by freezing water vapor around him. This allows him to freeze objects, as well as cover his body with ice. Iceman has a relatively high profile among ''X-Men'' characters due to being frequently adapted into X-Men and Spider-Man-related media, including video games, animated series, and films. The character later received widespread media attention when a storyline Retroactive continuity, retroactively revealed the original version of the character was a closeted, closeted gay man, in ''All-New X-Men'' #40 (April 2015), leading to his coming out. Following the publication of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellion (Marvel Comics)
Hellion (Julian Keller) is a fictional character, a Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutant appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was a member of the student body of the X-Mansion, Xavier Institute before its closing and was a member of the X-Men's training squad. Hellion joined the X-Men in Utopia and during the "X-Men: Second Coming, Second Coming" storyline, loses his hands in a battle to protect the mutant messiah. He subsequently learned to use his telekinetic abilities to telekinetically control his prosthetic hands. He returned to Westchester and joined the Jean Grey Academy led by Wolverine. After the "Secret Wars (2015 comic book), Secret Wars" storyline, Hellion comes into contact with the Terrigen Mist and nearly dies of M-Pox. During the Krakoan Age, he relocated to Krakoa where he participated in the Crucible which resulted in his death. He then went through the Krakoan Age#Mutant resurrection protocols, mutant resurrection protocols; this resurrectio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reavers (comics)
The Reavers are a fictional team of criminal cyborgs appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. In the Marvel Universe, the Reavers are characters dedicated to the destruction of the X-Men and a number of them especially wanted to take revenge on Wolverine in particular. The group are assembled under the leadership of character Donald Pierce and consist of three survivors from a group of Australian cyborgs who formed the original 'Reavers', along with other cyborgs. The Reavers are not to be confused with the Reavers, who are involved in the histories of the Guardians of the Galaxy members Starhawk and Aleta. The Reavers appeared in the 2017 film '' Logan'', with their leader Donald Pierce portrayed by Boyd Holbrook. Publication history The Reavers first appeared in the comic title ''Uncanny X-Men'' #229 (May 1988) and were created by Chris Claremont and Marc Silvestri. Fictional group history Looters The original group of cyborgs calling themselves t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
X-23
Laura Kinney (designation X-23) is a fictional superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with Wolverine (character), Wolverine, whose codename she has also used, and the X-Men. The character was created by writer Craig Kyle for the ''X-Men: Evolution'' television series in 2003, before debuting in the ''NYX (comics), NYX'' comic series in 2004. Since then she has headlined two six-issue miniseries written by Kyle and Christopher Yost, the ''X-23 (one-shot), X-23'' (2010) one-shot and the 2010 ''X-23 (2010 series), X-23'' (vol. 3) ongoing series written by Marjorie Liu, the 2015 ''All-New Wolverine'' ongoing series by writer Tom Taylor (writer), Tom Taylor, and the 2018 ''X-23 (2018 series), X-23'' (vol. 4) ongoing series by writer Mariko Tamaki. she has headlined the ongoing series ''Laura Kinney: Wolverine'' by writer Erica Schultz. Laura has also appeared in several team books such as ''Avengers Academy'', ''New X-Men (200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Purifiers (Marvel Comics)
The Purifiers, also known as the Stryker Crusade, are a fictional paramilitary/terrorist organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are usually depicted as enemies of the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Brent Anderson, they first appeared in the 1982 graphic novel '' X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills''. A force of Christian fundamentalists led by Reverend William Stryker, the Purifiers see themselves in a holy war against mutants, believing them to be the children of the Devil and thus worthy of extermination. The Purifiers made only sporadic appearances since their first appearance, but returned to prominence in the 2000s, when they became prominent antagonists in the series '' New X-Men'' and ''X-Force'', and played a major role in the 2007 - 2008 crossover storyline '' X-Men: Messiah Complex''. The Purifiers appear in the television series '' The Gifted'' as antagonists to the mutants, although not a wide organization like th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadowcat
Katherine Anne "Kitty" Pryde is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. The character first appeared in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #129 (January 1980) and was co-created by writer-artist John Byrne and writer Chris Claremont. A mutant, Pryde possesses a "phasing" ability that allows her to pass through objects, hence she is intangible while using this ability. The author, James Kakalios, is a physics professor. Pages 254-255: "With our improved understanding of physics, we can now more accurately describe Kitty Pryde's mutant power as being able to alter her macroscopic quantum wave function, increasing her tunneling probability to near 100 percent at will." Page 255: "How, when she's is 'phasing' and immaterial, can she walk?" This power also disrupts any electrical field she passes through, and lets her simulate levitation. The youngest to join the X-Men, she was first portrayed as a "kid sister" to many older ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Frost
Emma Grace Frost is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne (comics), John Byrne, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #129 (January 1980). She belongs to a subspecies of humans called Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutants who are born with superhuman abilities. Her mutation grants her high-level Telepathy, telepathic abilities and the power to turn into organic diamond. Emma Frost has evolved from a supervillain and foe of the X-Men to becoming a superhero and one of the team's most central members and leaders. The character has also been known as the White Queen of the Hellfire Club (comics), Hellfire Club. Emma Frost has been described as one of Marvel's most notable and powerful female heroes, being labeled as a femme fatale. Since her original introduction in comics, Frost has been featured in various other Marvel-licensed products, including vid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beast (comics)
Beast is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics and is a founding member of the X-Men. The character was introduced as a mutant possessing ape-like superhuman physical strength and agility, oversized hands and feet, a genius-level intellect, and otherwise normal appearance and speech. Eventually being referred to simply as "Beast", Dr. Henry Philip "Hank" McCoy underwent progressive physiological transformations, gaining animalistic physical characteristics. These include blue fur, both simian and feline facial features, pointed ears, fangs, and claws. Beast's physical strength and senses increased to even greater levels. Despite Hank McCoy's feral appearance, he is depicted as a brilliant, well-educated man in the arts and sciences, known for his witty sense of humor, and characteristically uses barbed witticisms with long words and intellectual references to distract his foes. He is a world authority on biochemistry and genetics, the X-Men's me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassandra Nova
Cassandra Nova Xavier is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most commonly in association with the X-Men. Created by writer Grant Morrison and artist Frank Quitely, the character first appeared in '' New X-Men'' #114 (July 2001). She is a mummudrai, a parasitic life form born bodiless on the astral plane. Cassandra is the older twin sister of X-Men founder, the telepath Professor X (Charles Xavier).'' X Lives of Wolverine'' #1 (January 2022) While in the womb together, Charles recognized her evil presence and killed her, resulting in her stillbirth. The mummudrai that became Cassandra became telepathically entangled with Xavier, granting Cassandra some psionic powers herself, including the ability to exit the womb and create a body, with which she sought revenge on Xavier. As Xavier's ideological dark shadow who is bent on destruction and genocide, Nova is most infamous for being responsible for the massacre of 16 million mutants withi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
