Astra (Marvel Comics)

Abomination

Absorbing Man

Abraxas

Abraxas, sometimes called the Dark Man, is a cosmic entity who embodies the destruction of the Marvel multiverse. The existence of Galactus prevents him from emerging. The character, created by Carlos Pacheco, first appeared in ''Fantastic Four''.

Abyss

Nils Styger

Nils Styger, a mutant who is the son of Azazel and the half-brother of Nightcrawler and Kiwi Black. An alternate universe's counterpart of the character first appeared in ''X-Men Alpha'', and the heroic Marvel Universe version of the character first appeared in ''Cable'' (vol. 2) #40. Abyss was created by Scott Lobdell, Mark Waid, Roger Cruz, and Steve Epting.

Nils Styger first appeared as a protector for Genoshan researcher Renee Majcomb whom he had been assisting with research into the Legacy Virus from which Abyss suffered. However, he did not die due to the actions of Colossus, who sacrificed himself to release an airborne cure to the virus which had taken his little sister Illyana's life several years prior.

Abyss was later seen in Berlin, Germany battling the former Gene Nation member known as Fever Pitch. Both mutants were captured by Banshee's mutant militia known as the X-Corps. While being held by the X-Corps, Abyss witnessed Sunpyre's murder. When the terrorist Mystique revealed herself and her intentions to use the X-Corps, the wounded Banshee freed Abyss from his confinement. Abyss then sucked Mystique through his interdimensional void, and, unable to shut off his power, almost swallowed Banshee also. The timely arrival of some other members of X-Corps stopped that however. Abyss admitted that he had no idea where Mystique was transported to or if she would ever return.

Abyss later resurfaced when his father Azazel psychically summoned his many children to attempt to release his army from the Brimstone Dimension that he had been banished to hundreds of years before. He was subsequently revealed to be Nightcrawler's half-brother, as both were sons of Azazel.

Abyss is one of scores of mutants who lost their powers after the events of the '' House of M''.

Abyss is a member of the X-Cell, a group of ex-mutants who blame the government for the power-loss of mutants. He was repowered by Quicksilver. When the side effects of the Terrigen Mist began to take effect, he flung Fatale and Reaper into the Brimstone Dimension and followed them.

It was later discovered that the three of them were frozen within the Brimstone Dimension. A.I.M. scientist Dr. Terrence Hoffman later used a machine to extract Abyss, Fatale, and Reaper from the Brimstone Dimension and drained them of their energies. After the three ex-mutants were rescued and Dr. Hoffman was defeated, Abyss remained silent as Fatale and Reaper vowed to make Quicksilver pay for their near death through the Terrigen Crystals.

Abyss is a mutant who can unwind his body into highly tensile strands that can be stretched or used to ensnare a victim. While holding them he can absorb anything within the shadowy confines of his form, akin to what the superhero known as Cloak does. His body is actually a portal to the same dimension that Nightcrawler temporarily enters when he teleports, later dubbed the "Brimstone Dimension". He is able to drain the lifeforce of the captives he holds in his form and can deposit them in this dimension permanently, but it is unknown if anything can survive there. He has limited psionic empathy, able to feel the emotions of people contained within him and those in his immediate vicinity.

Abyss (Ex Nihilo)

The third Abyss debuts in ''The Avengers'' (vol. 5) #1. She was created by Jonathan Hickman and Jerome Opeña. She is composed of living gas and is invulnerable to harm. She also has the ability to suggest ideas and manipulate certain beings into acting the way she wants. She appeared during the events of '' Marvel NOW!''. This version is a female who is the ally of a mysterious and powerful being called Ex Nihilo and assisted in a plot to bring a breathable atmosphere and vegetation to Mars.

In a prelude to the ''Infinity'' storyline, Ex Nihilo, Abyss, Nightmask, and Star Brand join the Avengers.

Other versions of Abyss

Before his introduction in the mainstream Marvel universe, a variant of Abyss appeared in the alternate timeline '' Age of Apocalypse''. He was one of Apocalypse's Horsemen, a nihilist with a warped sense of humor. This Abyss has a slightly different appearance but essentially the same powers. Abyss was rumored to have been a prisoner of Sinister's Breeding Pens, from which he broke out. But instead of rebelling against Apocalypse, he joined his forces, attaining the rank of Horseman after killing Bastion. Abyss became attached to the religious institutions of Apocalypse's regime: the Brotherhood of Chaos and The Madri. He joined them in their attack against refugees escaping from North America and was defeated by Quicksilver and Storm. Seeking revenge, Abyss faced Banshee and Quicksilver at the Temple of the Madri, though Abyss died when Banshee sacrificed himself by flying inside of the Horseman's void and activating his powers.

Abyss in other media

Abyss appears as one of Apocalypse's Horsemen in '' X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse'', voiced by Quinton Flynn.

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Achebe

Adam

Adam is a version of the biblical Adam in the Marvel Comics universe.

The character, created by Jerry Robinson, first appeared in ''Bible Tales for Young Folk'' #1.

Adam was the very first human created by God (Yahweh) and similar to the source, he along with Eve were tricked into eating the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil and were expelled from Eden. Because of this guilt, Adam was ashamed and driven to madness and vowed that he would eradicate the sins from mankind, even at the cost of them becoming mindless drones. He took in orphaned children and trained them inside a Nicaraguan temple to be the host of the Ghost Rider.''Ghost Rider'' (vol. 7) #1-3. Marvel Comics

During the '' Fear Itself'' storyline where the Serpent was freed, Adam saw this as a sign and offered to Johnny Blaze to remove the curse of Ghost Rider off him. After taking the curse off Blaze, he made one of his students, Alejandra Jones, the new Ghost Rider. He then demanded that Alejandra remove the sins of the students, but she refused, so instead he turned her powers into a bomb that after it went off turned everyone in the range into mindless shells of what they once were, except Johnny who had been informed by Mephisto about Adam's plans. After that, Adam took Alejandra into space via a space shuttle to use the space station's equipment to magnify Alejandra's powers and remove all sin from Earth. However, Johnny succeeded in saving Alejandra, which resulted in an explosion which seemingly took Adam's life.

He turned up alive and ordered Steel Wind and Steel Vengeance to bring Alejandra to him, but failed again. Alejandra then approached Adam and demanded him into giving her more power for her to fight Mephisto, in which he agreed.

; Powers and abilities
Adam being the first ever human, is considered a very powerful being. He possesses immortality as he didn't age through the countless years since his creation and was able to survive an explosion and reentering the atmosphere, can enhance the powers of other beings and had also shown to be able to teleport.

Adam X

Adam X, also referred to as X-Treme and Adam Neramani, is a mutant in the Marvel Universe.

The character, created by Fabian Nicieza and Jeff Johnson, first appeared in '' X-Force'' Annual #2 (October 1993).

Within the context of the stories, Adam X is a half-human and half- Shi'ar who possesses the mutant ability to ignite the oxygen in another person's blood. He initially encounters X-Force while he is working for Martin Strong. Initially unaware of Strong's connection to Project: Wideawake, Adam eventually works with X-Force when the full extent of Strong's plans are revealed.

The character has made sporadic appearances since then with little background added. Some overall plot threads from the X-Men related titles were touched on such as Mister Sinister being interested in Adam X, and the former Shi'ar emperor D'Ken being his father. The character was also an aspect of the " third Summers brother" plot element. When introduced, Adam X was thought by readers to be the son of Katherine Summers and Shi'Ar Emperor D'Ken. While this origin was never confirmed in the comics themselves, Adam is half-human, and Katherine was the only ''known'' human woman in Shi'ar space at the time. '' X-Men'' (vol. 2) #39 (December 1994) featured a story about Adam discovering Philip Summers (father of Christopher Summers and grandfather of Cyclops and Havok) in the Alaskan wilderness and feeling an unusual connection to the old man.

Nicieza later confirmed that he intended Adam X to be the half-brother of Cyclops and Havok, which was later confirmed in ''Captain Marvel'' (vol. 3) (dated February 1996):

Adam X appeared in ''X-Factor'' (vol. 4) #5 (February 2021) on Mojoworld hosting a popular livestream show called 'Adam X's Hotseat' where he was involved in the on-air murder of Wind Dancer. The truth behind Adam-X's lineage has also been revealed. Adam was a Shi'Ar genetic experiment that combined the DNA of the deposed Emperor D'Ken and a human woman as part of a long-running program wherein the Shi'Ar tried to combine their DNA with that of other species to force further evolution into a species that had otherwise biologically plateaued. Later Corsair confirmed that the woman used as a DNA donor for Adam was Katherine Summers, the kidnapped mother of Scott and Alex Summers. This technically makes Adam into Scott and Alex's half-brother, an idea that the two mutant heroes quickly embrace, although Corsair doesn't feel the same way, seeing far more of D'Ken in the young man, to relent on his original mission to capture him for Erik the Red. Instead, the heroes quickly band together and bring down Erik before coming to Majestrix Lilandra willingly. There, Adam is able to present a pitch to Lilandra that ensures he no longer has a claim to the throne, while allowing him to survive. Thanks to the impressive psychic powers of the Imperial Guard's Oracle, everyone will have their exact memories of their connection hidden away within their minds. Oracle is effectively able to erase the memory of Adam-X's true heritage from the minds of the X-Men and the Shi'Ar.

Aegis

Lady of All Sorrows

Aegis is a fictional character, a cosmic entity appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as an enemy of Galactus. Created by writer Keith Giffen and artist Andrea DiVito, the character first appeared in ''Annihilation: Silver Surfer'' #3 (August 2006). She is a member of the Proemial Gods and an ally of fellow member, Tenebrous.

Shortly after the Big Bang of the Marvel universe, the Proemial Gods arose from the very universe itself, collectively existing to maintain the cosmic consonance between order and chaos in the universe and to prepare "what exists for what is to come."''Annihilation: Nova Corps Files'' (September 2006), Individually, each Proemial God became a caretaker of a specific universal mechanism, with Aegis of All Sorrows being tasked with "culling the living universe of divergences and aberrations."''Annihilation: Heralds of Galactus'' #2 (May 2007) Over time the universe evolves, and life-forms begin to populate the cosmos. As each unique life-form enacts decisions and choices, cosmic consonance as a whole is served. This ultimately renders the Proemial Gods unnecessary. One of the Proemial Gods, Diableri of Chaos, convinces many of his brethren—including Aegis and Tenebrous—to prevent their obsolescence by a plan to remake the universe in his image. Civil war ensues among the Proemial Gods, and eventually Diableri and his allies bring the battle to Galactus. Galactus slays Diableri, and imprisons Aegis—along with Tenebrous (and possibly the neutral Antiphon the Overseer)—within the Kyln.

The events of the Annihilation Wave find the Kyln prison facility compromised, allowing Aegis and Tenebrous to escape. Meanwhile, Thanos of Titan is tasked by Annihilus, the orchestrator of the Annihilation Wave, to discover the secret of the Power Cosmic. Thanos approaches Teneberous and Aegis and forms an alliance with them against their common enemy, Galactus. Aegis, Tenebrous, and Thanos engage and defeat Galactus and the Silver Surfer in battle, delivering them to Annihilus for experimentation.''Annihilation'' #1 (October 2006)

After the events of the Annihilation Wave, Aegis and Tenebrous return to the Kyln, discovering the carcass of Antiphon. Galactus, having escaped from containment, seeks to bring a final close to the ambitions of Aegis and Tenebrous. Galactus sends the Silver Surfer ahead, and the herald decides to manoeuvre them into the nearby Crunch barrier that separates the universe from the Negative Zone. Overwhelmed by the Crunch energies, both Aegis and Tenebrous seemingly met their deaths.

Despite their apparent deaths during the aftermath of the Annihilation War—which may or may not be 'explained' away as merely the destruction of their M-bodies—Aegis and Tenebrous reappear alongside Galactus and the Celestials, fighting against the forces of the Cancerverse.''The Thanos Imperative'' #2 (July 2010)

During this battle – which according to the Silver Surfer is occurring on multiple levels of reality not visible to most lesser beings – Aegis is apparently overwhelmed by the cosmic forces of the Cancerverse and destroyed. Which in future issues as with other cosmic abstracts may again be written off as the destruction of the M-body.

Although the full extent of her powers is unknown, Aegis possesses cosmic abilities similar to that of other Proemial Gods, and has been described as a "possessor of power on par with Galactus". Aegis has displayed concussive force sufficient to incapacitate Galactus, make instant hyper-jumps throughout the universe, and cosmic awareness.

Trey Jason Rollins

Aegis (Trey Rollins) is a member of the superhero team New Warriors. The character, created by Jay Faerber and Steve Scott, first appeared in ''The New Warriors'' (vol. 2) #0 in June 1999.

Teenager Trey Rollins finds a magical breastplate, the Aegis. He creates a costumed identity and begins calling himself Aegis. He decides to use his newfound abilities to protect his neighborhood from gangs and criminals, becoming a hero to the kids in Brooklyn. He later helps the New Warriors defeat Blastaar and joins the group.

Later, Athena reveals herself as the one who gave Aegis the breastplate, and he becomes her official champion.

During the superhero civil war, an unregistered Aegis, being pursued by S.H.I.E.L.D. operatives, is offered sanctuary with X-Factor but declines.''X-Factor'' (vol. 3) #9 He later complies with the Registration Act.

Aegis is 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, the source of the Aegis breastplate's power after Zeus' death.''The Incredible Hercules'' #127 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.

Aero

Aero (Lei Ling) is a fictional Chinese superhero appearing in the Marvel Universe. The character was created for the Chinese market by artist Keng and writer Zhou Liefen in a collaboration between Marvel Comics and NetEase.

After debuting in Chinese digital comics, Aero made her U.S. comics debut in '' War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas'' before starring in her own series. Her series features translations of the original Chinese comics and new material by Greg Pak teaming up with Wave.

Lei Ling is an architect based in Shanghai, China. As Aero, she has the ability to harness the power of the air.

Aftershock

Aftershock (Allison Dillon) is a former supervillain from the MC2 universe. She first appeared in ''Spider-Girl'' #51.

Fictional character biography

Allison Dillon is the daughter of former supervillain Max Dillon / Electro and a woman named Marilyn. Allison inherited her father's electric powers, but their different electric auras left them unable to touch the other without harming themselves, causing Marilyn to take Allison away from her father.''Spider-Girl'' #81

After Dillon returns to crime and is arrested, and Marilyn dies from cancer, Allison was placed under several foster homes. In her teen years, Allison decides to become a supervillain herself. She first attempts to rob a jewelry store, only to be defeated by Spider-Girl. Taking the name "Aftershock", she attempts to steal some cars, only for Spider-Girl to interfere once again.

Upon discovering Allison became a supervillain, Electro contacted Spider-Man so that the two and Spider-Girl could confront Aftershock. Max convinces ber to drop her criminal ways, promising to become a better father for her.

Other versions

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.''Young Allies'' vol. 2 #5 Her position as field leader caused frictions with teammate Singularity, leading to a fight that restored her memories. She was later aprenhended and sent to the Raft by Spider-Girl, who helped her fully regain her identity in a futile attempt to reform her.

During the '' Fear Itself'' story arc, Aftershock and fellow Bastards of Evil member Ember were freed by the Juggernaut and escaped alongside Icemaster. Later, Aftershock was among a group of villains that were destroying Stamford for fun. Speedball attempted to stop them, only to fail and be defeated by the group, who then left the city. The group was later ambushed by staff and students from the Avengers Academy, having been contacted by Speedball to assist him in their capture. The group was ultimately defeated when industrualist Jason Briggs melted Icemaster to his human form, resulting in Aftershock's electricity taking down the group.

During the ''Osborn Identity'' story arc, Aftershock and Ember attempted to assault a bank by forcing people to transfer their money to Ember's account, before being stopped by Spider-Man.

In other media

* Aftershock will appear in the Disney Television Animation series '' Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur'', voiced by Alison Brie.

Agamemnon

Agamemnon is a half-human, half- Asgardian. 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: Achilles, Ajax, Andromeda, Atalanta, Cassiopea, Delphi, Hector, Jason, Paris, Perseus, Prometheus, and two characters named Ulysses. He recruited the Pantheon, stationed in the Nevada desert based headquarters called The Mount.