Elysius is a fictional character appearing in

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s published by

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. Elysius is an artificially created being constructed by the Titanian super computer

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, and possesses some of the superhuman attributes of an

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from

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. She became the lover of

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, and after his death used his genetic material to impregnate herself with

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Publication history

Elysius debuted in '' Captain Marvel'' #59 (Nov. 1978), and was created by writer

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and artist

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Fictional character biography

Elysius was created by

, the sentient computer system of

, after it was corrupted by

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. She serves as ISAAC's lieutenant and aided it in conquering Titan. She later aided

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against

, Stellarax, Lord Gaea, and Chaos. She then began her romance with Mar-Vell. She returned to Earth with Mar-Vell and Rick Jones. Elysius later accompanied Mar-Vell to

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to visit Rick Jones. She accompanied

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, Rick, and Fred Sloan to Gamma Base in search of Mar-Vell and the

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. She departed Gamma Base with Mar-Vell. Some time later, Elysius attended the death-watch of Captain Mar-Vell.''Marvel Graphic Novel'' #1

Powers and abilities

Elysius is an artificially created being patterned on and possessing some of the attributes of the Titanians, a lesser sub-branch of the long-lived offshoot of humanity called the Eternals. She has enhanced stamina, and her strength, speed, and durability are higher than that of a human, although she does not possess the ability to fly or levitate. She has limited telepathic abilities of an unrevealed nature. She keeps griffin-like creatures which obey her telepathic commands. She uses an alien hand-weapon capable of disrupting force fields or of firing energy of an unspecified nature as bursts of concussive force. ISAAC crafted her personal sky-ship, which resembles an ancient Earth

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but possesses the capacity of flight.

References

External links

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