G-Type
G-Type is a fictional character from
Marvel Comics
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.
G-Type is one of the
Shi'ar
The Shi'ar ( ) are a fictional species of aliens appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Shi'ar Empire (or Imperium) is a vast collection of alien species, cultures, and worlds situated close to the Skrull and Kree Em ...
's
Imperial Guard
An imperial guard or palace guard is a special group of troops (or a member thereof) of an empire, typically closely associated directly with the emperor and/or empress. Usually these troops embody a more elite status than other imperial force ...
, and is also an
alien. He was engineered in the stellar nurseries of Hodinn and was composed of a living solar plasma, with a constant
surface temperature of 6000
kelvin
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s (about 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit or 5,700 degrees Celsius). Because of this G-Type wears specially-constructed armor which assists him in retaining a humanoid form and contains the heat that he generates. G-Type is also a telepath, although the nature and extent of his
telepathy
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are unknown. Similar to the other Imperial Guard members, he is based on
DC Comics
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'
Legion of Super-Heroes
The Legion of Super-Heroes is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino, the Legion is a group of superpowered beings living in the 30th and 31st centuries of t ...
, sharing traits with
Wildfire
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and
Saturn Girl
Saturn Girl (Imra Ardeen) is a superheroine appearing in comics published by DC Comics. A talented telepath from the 30th century, Saturn Girl is a founding member of the Legion of Super-Heroes. Imra's "Saturn Girl" title refers to her homeworld ...
.
His mind, like the minds of many other Shi'ar soldiers, was overtaken by the telepath
Cassandra Nova. He was defeated by
Cyclops
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and
Xorn
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, whom he was planning to fire into the Earth's atmosphere.
Gaea
Gaea is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Gaea is one of the Elder Gods of Earth.
Gaia
Gaia, also known as the Guardian of the Universal Amalgamator, is a
fictional
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superhero, depicted as possibly being a
mutant
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or
extraterrestrial. Created by
Larry Hama
Larry Hama (; born June 7, 1949) is an People of the United States, American comic-book writer, artist, actor, and musician who has worked in the fields of entertainment and publishing since the 1960s.
During the 1970s, he was seen in minor roles ...
, she first appeared in ''
Generation X
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'' #37.
Not much is known about Gaia's origin besides her having spent thousands of years chained to the Universal Amalgamator at the end of Time, a device that would be used to merge all sentient consciousnesses into one being.
[''Generation X'' #37] Gaia was apparently the safeguard that was supposed to prevent the Amalgamator from being activated by malicious people. She even claimed that her entire galaxy was wiped out at one point for her refusing to activate the Amalgamator.
[''Generation X'' #38]
However, when M-Plate, the synthesis of
Emplate and
M, tried to have
Synch use his power to tap into Gaia's and activate the Amalgamator, Everett refused.
[ The Citadel of the Universal Amalgamator began to crumble around them and Generation X wanted to leave, but Synch went back, along with Penance, to save Gaia. Banshee thought him lost but Gaia knew of a secret portal that was hidden underneath the altar that she had been chained to and—coincidentally—led back near the academy. With the Amalagamator destroyed, Gaia was freed from her responsibility and ran off to live a life that was now her own.][''Generation X'' #39]
When she was seen next, she had gotten into an accident with a sports car and had pink hair.[''Generation X'' #42] The policeman who came to the wreck knew of the academy, and suggested that she be put into their hands.[ She lost some of her abilities to the Shadow King's telepathic shockwave, and stayed with Gen X, hoping to sort out that difficulty with their help.][''Generation X'' #43]
Gaia formally enrolled in the Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, but left after a short time, saying that she wanted to experience Earth, not just learn about it.[''Generation X'' #51]
Gaia has been shown to have a degree of superhuman strength, limited invulnerability, telepathy
Telepathy () is the purported vicarious transmission of information from one person's mind to another's without using any known human sensory channels or physical interaction. The term was first coined in 1882 by the classical scholar Frederic ...
,[ ]psychokinesis
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,[''Generation X'' #46] and the ability to draw on an extra-dimensional source of matter and energy to create or reshape anything according to her will.[ She is capable of warping reality to a limited degree, although she is largely inexperienced with this power and its use requires great concentration.][''Generation X'' #50] Gaia also appears to be either extremely long lived or completely immortal as she stated that she visited Earth 600 years ago and still has the appearance of a teenage girl.
Michele Gonzales
Michele Gonzales is a supporting character
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of Spider-Man
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in Marvel Comics
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' main shared universe
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. She is a criminal defense lawyer and the hot-tempered sister of Vin Gonzales, Peter Parker's roommate. She temporarily is Peter's roommate while Vin serves time for his involvement in the Spider-Tracer Killings frame-up. When Michele attempts to kick Peter out (who is actually the Chameleon in disguise) she is instead seduced by him and becomes infatuated with him. She is almost constantly angry, but is also a helpful and kind person, by trying hard to help her clients get their lives back on track. After pestering and bothering Peter tirelessly, she returned to her previous home in Chicago shortly after Vin's release.
Galacta
Galacta is a fictional character appearing in American comic book
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s published by Marvel Comics
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. She is the daughter of Galactus
Galactus () is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Formerly a mortal man, he is a cosmic entity who consumes planets to sustain his life force, and serves a functional role in the upkeep of the p ...
.
Galacta in other media
* Galacta appears in '' Marvel Snap''.
* Galacta appears in '' Marvel Rivals'', voiced by Cassandra Lee Morris.
Galactus
Galactypus
Galactypus is an anthropomorphic platypus
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and animal version of Galactus.
Galura
Galura (Gabrielle "Elle" Diwa) is a fictional character created by Vita Ayala and Germán Peralta who first appeared in '' Age of X-Man: Prisoner X'' #4 (August 2019) as an unnamed prisoner in the pocket dimension created by Nate Grey
Nathaniel "Nate" Grey (X-Man) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. Created by writer Jeph Loeb and artist Steve Skroce, the character first appeared in ''X-Man'' #1 ...
during the 2019 " Age of X-Man" event. She debuted in the mainstream Marvel continuity in '' Marvel's Voices: Pride'' #1 (August 2021).
Galura is a Filipino mutant
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with bird-like wings. At some point after her mutant powers manifest, she moves to the mutant nation of Krakoa
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. She later begins dating Karma
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and joins the New Mutants
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.
Gambit
Gamesmaster
Gamesmaster is a fictional mutant
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character appearing in American comic book
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s published by Marvel Comics
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. He first appeared in ''The Uncanny X-Men
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'' #283 (1991).
Fictional character biography
Gamesmaster is a mutant with the ability to have omnipathy. In his life before becoming the Gamesmaster, he led a regular life with a wife and child; however, years of omnipathic exposure to other people's minds drove him to a point where he eventually forgot his own real name. At some point, Gamesmaster was contacted by the immortal sorceress Selene
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; then-Black Queen of the Hellfire Club
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. Together, they organized the Upstarts, a competition for wealthy and powerful individuals with the sole purpose of killing mutants for points in a twisted game. He agreed only to provide a distraction from the constant chatter in his mind. By focusing on the ambitious and powerful thoughts of the Upstarts, Gamesmaster was able to drown out the rest of the world.
In his capacity as the referee of the Upstarts' games, Gamesmaster oversaw the Upstarts' activities, which included confrontations with the team of adolescent mutants known as the Hellions and the team of superhuman mutant adventurers known as the X-Men
The X-Men are a superhero team in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer/editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, the team first appeared in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 (September 1963). Although initial ...
. After Selene was removed from the game by the Upstart Trevor Fitzroy, Gamesmaster continued to monitor the competition. After the Upstarts captured several former young members of the mutant trainee team, the New Mutants
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, and took them to Gamesmaster's base in the Swiss Alps
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, their teammates in X-Force
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and the New Warriors
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attempted to rescue them. Gamesmaster would have defeated them if it were not for the intervention of Paige Guthrie, the mutant sister of X-Force
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's Cannonball
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, who argued that a greater game would be to compete with Professor X
Professor X (Prof. Charles Francis Xavier) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 ( ...
, the telepathic founder of the X-Men, and others like him who hoped to find and guide the next generation of mutants. Gamesmaster agreed and disbanded the Upstarts after allowing the heroes to leave.
Later, Gamesmaster captured both Doctor Weisman of the Weisman Institute for the Criminally Insane and one of the patients, a young boy named Jeremy Stevens. The Institute had a history of involvement with Xavier, who sensed something was amiss and sent Siryn, the mutant daughter of former X-Man Banshee
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, to investigate. On arrival, Gamesmaster clouded Siryn's memories, but she was rescued by her ally, the mercenary known as Deadpool
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. Unbeknownst to Siryn, Deadpool had been captured, but she eventually became aware of his predicament and, with the help of her X-Force teammate Shatterstar, came to his rescue.
Gamesmaster later forced Shatterstar to return to the institute. Shatterstar's life had become intertwined with that of one of the institute's patients, Benjamin Russell, and Shatterstar merged with the body of Russell to live. As all of this occurred under the watchful eye of Gamesmaster, the full implications of these events are yet to be revealed. Soon after, Gamesmaster attempted to control the minds of members of the X-Men by trapping them in a world of his own design to hide the fact that he had kidnapped the telepathic Jean Grey
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. However, the X-Men learned of Gamesmaster's deception and confronted him. Gamesmaster subsequently revealed that it was part of a game he was playing with the X-Men to see how they would react to their perfect world, where mutants were no longer feared. He took Grey prisoner, as she was the only telepath among the X-Men who could challenge him. However, Gamesmaster had underestimated the X-Man Joseph, who was unknowingly a clone of the self-styled master of magnetism, Magneto
A magneto is an electrical generator that uses permanent magnets to produce periodic pulses of alternating current. Unlike a dynamo, a magneto does not contain a commutator to produce direct current. It is categorized as a form of alternator, ...
. This error allowed Grey to break free and defeat Gamesmaster.[''X-Men'' (vol. 2) Annual 1997]
Years later, Gamesmaster resurfaced, still in possession of his mutant powers following the events of M-Day. He showed a strong interest in the mutant X-23 and promised to watch her closely, even against her will.
The Games Master is an omnipath, a superhuman telepath
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able to hear the thoughts of every being on the planet. However, he cannot block the thoughts out, and thus his mind is constantly filled with seven billion voices, unless he is able to intensely concentrate on a distraction. Gamesmaster also possesses the ability to manipulate the thoughts of others and has suggested that, in addition to controlling minds en masse (as he once did with Salem Center in New York), he can manipulate the thoughts of the entire population of Earth simultaneously (though Jean Grey determined this to be a fallacy while in combat with him). To a lesser extent, Gamesmaster is also able to control the actions of other sentient beings. He was also shown to be capable of keeping other superhuman abilities in check, as he once did with the X-Man Rogue. So far, only three people have proven to be immune to his powers: Jean Grey, Husk
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(although Husk was only able to resist his telepathy by "husking" into a certain form), and Speedball.
Gamesmaster in other media
*Gamesmaster makes non-speaking cameo appearances in the '' X-Men: The Animated Series''.
*Gamesmaster is the main antagonist of '' X-Men: Gamesmaster's Legacy''.
Gammenon the Gatherer
Gamora
Ganymede
Ganymede is a fictional extraterrestrial superhero
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in the Marvel Comics Universe. Her first appearance was ''Silver Surfer
The Silver Surfer is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character also appears in a number of movies, television, and video game adaptations. The character was created by Jack Kirby and first a ...
'' (vol. 3) #80 (May 1993).
Ganymede is the last surviving member of a race of warrior women known as the Spinsterhood, a group which was formed with the sole purpose of destroying the cosmic being known as Tyrant
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. After a centuries long cryogenic sleep, she awakened to find Tyrant's servants kidnapping powerful cosmic entities to drain their powers for their master's own ends. Mistaking Silver Surfer
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for a minion of Tyrant, Ganymede attacked him and the two fought until Tyrant's minions ambushed and kidnapped them both.
Ganymede, along with Tyrant's other hostages, Silver Surfer, Terrax, Morg
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, Beta Ray Bill, Gladiator
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and Jack of Hearts escaped their imprisonment and attacked Tyrant together, only to fail miserably. Galactus
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arrived and ended the battle. After that, those involved went their separate ways except for Ganymede, who decided to stay with Jack of Hearts to help nurse him back to health after his selfless sacrifice that freed his fellow captives. Ganymede and Jack of Hearts had a few adventures together, wherein they struck up a romantic relationship.
Gardener
Gargantua
Gargouille
Gargouille (Lavinia LeBlanc) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by John Ostrander, Joe Edkin and Ivan Reis
Ivan Reis is a Brazilians, Brazilian comics artist. He is known for his work on comic books such as Dark Horse Comics' ''Ghost (Dark Horse Comics), Ghost'', Marvel Comics' ''Genis-Vell, Captain Marvel'' and ''Vision (Marvel Comics), Avengers Icons ...
, and first appeared in ''Quicksilver'' #9 (May 1998). She is a diminutive mutant
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who has razor-sharp claws and horns, and bat-like wings with which she could fly.
Gargouille in other media
Gargouille makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the ''X-Men '97
''X-Men '97'' is an American animated television series created by Beau DeMayo for the streaming service Disney+, based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the X-Men. It is a revival of '' X-Men: The Animated Series'' (1992–1997) produced b ...
'' episode "Remember It" as a resident of Genosha.
Gargoyle
Garko the Man-Frog
Garko the Man-Frog is a one off villain in Marvel Comics
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. The character was created by Steve Gerber
Stephen Ross Gerber (; September 20, 1947 – February 10, 2008) was an American comic book writer and creator of the satiric Marvel Comics character Howard the Duck. Other works include '' Man-Thing'', ''Omega the Unknown,'' ''Marvel Spotlight ...
and Frank Brunner
Frank Brunner (born February 21, 1949) is an American comics artist and illustrator best known for his work at Marvel Comics in the 1970s.
Early life
Brunner attended Manhattan's High School of Art and Design. He was in the same graduating class ...
and solely appeared in ''Giant-Size Man-Thing'' #4 (February 1975).
Garko was an ordinary human who somehow possessed a vial of chemicals that transformed him into a humanoid frog. He runs into Howard the Duck
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, who had just landed in Cleveland, Ohio and was helped out by a couple of kids. The two of them battle. During the fight, Garko further mutates into a mindless normal frog and is crushed by a police cruiser.
Garko the Man-Frog in other media
Garko appears in '' Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur'', voiced by Gary Anthony Williams.
Garokk
Jeffrey Garrett
John Garrett
Gatecrasher
Gateway
Kulan Gath
Gauntlet
Gauntlet is the name of two different characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Inhuman
Gauntlet is a member of the Dark Riders, employed by Apocalypse
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, and is one of the Inhumans
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. He is fitted with a cybernetic gauntlet, high-powered weapons, and wears a mechanical device over one eye used for tracking and scoping out prey.
Gauntlet first appeared in ''X-Factor'' #65, and was created by Jim Lee
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, Chris Claremont
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and Whilce Portacio
William "Whilce" Portacio (; born July 8, 1963) is a Filipino American comic book writer and artist noted for his work on such titles as '' The Punisher'', ''X-Factor'', '' Uncanny X-Men'', ''Iron Man'', '' Wetworks'' and '' Spawn''. Portacio wa ...
.
Joseph Green
Gauntlet in other media
The Inhuman incarnation of Gauntlet appears in the '' X-Men: Evolution'' episode "Target X", voiced by Mark Gibbon.
Gavel
Blackie Gaxton
Blackie Gaxton is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Stan Lee
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and Steve Ditko
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, and first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man
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'' #11 (January 1964). He was a gangster to whom Bennett Brant owed a large gambling debt. He blackmailed Brant into getting his sister Betty Brant to contact Doctor Octopus when he was released from prison to spring Gaxton from prison himself. When Spider-Man caught up with Gaxton and Doctor Octopus on his getaway ship, Gaxton accidentally shot Bennett during a struggle with Spider-Man. He was arrested again and supposedly returned to prison.
Blackie Gaxton in other media
Blackie Gaxton appears in '' The Spectacular Spider-Man'', voiced by Steve Blum
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.[ A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.] This version is the manager of the Big Sky Lounge and was one of the men responsible for turning Mark Allan into Molten Man.
Gazelle
Gazing Nightshade
Gazing Nightshade is a fictional character appearing in ''X-Men'' comic books published by Marvel Comics
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. The character was created by Cullen Bunn
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and Ray-Anthony first appearing '' X-Men: Blue'' #6 (June 2017).
Gazing Nightshade was recruited by Polaris
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into time displaced X-Men when most of the members of were in outer space. She became close friend of time displaced Beast.
Geiger
Geist
Geist (Nikolaus Geist) was a supervillain
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in Marvel Comics. He was created by Archie Goodwin, and first appeared in ''Wolverine
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'' (vol. 2) #17 (November 1989).
Geist had been an adviser for Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his suicide in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the lea ...
during World War II
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, and gave Hitler ideas on how to run the concentration camps. To escape war crime punishment, he used German rocket scientists to help the OSS. He later participated in questionable CIA
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operations. During ''Wolverine'' (vol. 2) #17 and later issues, however, he was an adviser to President Caridad, of the fictional South America
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n country Tierra Verde. Caridad wanted Geist to create a superhero
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and champion for Tierra Verde, much like Captain America
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. He was experimenting on humans with a special crop of cocaine, which drove the victims mad. His main guinea pig was Roughouse. Wolverine learned of this, and even though Roughouse had been his enemy, he helped him escape.
Wolverine cut off Geist's metal shell, leaving him to die. However, Tierra Verde allowed CIA agents to bring Geist out of the country allowing subsequent repairs. Soon after that, Magneto
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caught up with him and brought him into an abandoned house, exacting revenge for the death of Magneto's wife and supposedly killing him off-panel.
Geist was a cyborg, but had no superpowers. Due to his advanced age he was encased in a metal shell simply to survive.
Geldoff
Gemini
Genesis
Genesis is the name of different characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Tyler Dayspring
Evan Sabahnur
Genesis (Evan Sabahnur) is a fictional character appearing in American comic book
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s published by Marvel Comics
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. Created by Rick Remender and Esad Ribić
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, he was first seen in ''Uncanny X-Force
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'' #7 (June 2011) and fully appeared in ''Uncanny X-Force'' #18 (February 2012).
Evan Sabahnur is a clone of Apocalypse
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raised by Fantomex
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in isolation in a secret facility. When the Horseman of Death Archangel
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ascends to replace the deceased Apocalypse, Fantomex unleashes Evan to defeat him. Evan is subsequently enrolled at the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning
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, marking his first exposure to the outside world. He struggles with his identity, aware of the implications of his connection to Apocalypse. Many of his peers fear him due to his lineage, and Deathlok predicts that Evan may become one of the X-Men
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's greatest enemies. When Daken
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(August 2006).
Akihiro is the Mutant ...
and his Brotherhood of Mutants
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attempt to manipulate him into committing murder, he resists their influence and forms a close bond with Deadpool
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, who seeks to guide and protect Evan.
After spending several years as a student at the Jean Grey School, Evan is affected by the events of the 2014 "AXIS
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" storyline, in which a spell cast by Doctor Doom
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and the Scarlet Witch
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inverts the moral alignments of many heroes and villains. As a result, Evan transforms to more closely resemble Apocalypse and leads the X-Men as his loyal enforcers. However, Deadpool is able to reach Evan and help undo the effects of the spell.
Evan adopts the codename Genesis and joins the time-displaced X-Men. With them, he defeats Blob and Toad
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and even throws a party which his former classmates attend. While collaborating with the time-displaced Beast in a search for a time machine, he encounters and develops a friendship with a young En Sabah Nur. Despite his efforts, Genesis is unable to prevent the events that would lead En Sabah Nur to become Apocalypse.
During the 2019 " Age of X-Man" storyline, Genesis is one of many characters transported into the pocket dimension created by X-Man. In this reality, he is raised by Apocalypse and joins X-Tracts, a group of revolutionaries opposing X-Man's authoritarian regime. Genesis is mortally wounded by Omega Red
Omega Red (Arkady Rossovich) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most commonly in association with the X-Men. In 2009, Omega Red was ranked as IGN's 95th-greatest comic book villain of all time.
...
in battle and subsequently dies.
Reception
* In 2020, CBR ranked Genesis third in its "10 Most Powerful Clones In Marvel Comics" list.
Genesis (Wife of Apocalypse)
Genesis is a character appearing in American comic book
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s published by Marvel Comics
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. She first appeared in a drawing in ''Free Comic Book Day 2020 (X-Men/Dark Ages)'' (September 2020) and made her full debut in ''X-Men
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'' (vol. 5) #12 (November 2020).
Genesis is a mutant
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who ruled the ancient mutant island of Okkara alongside her husband Apocalypse
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. Their four children (War
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, Famine
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, Pestilence, and Death
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) go on to become the first incarnation of the Horsemen of Apocalypse
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. Genesis often severely beats her children whenever they display what she deems weakness. When Okkara is invaded by the entity Annihilation of the dimension Amenth, Genesis leads the mutants of the island into battle against the Amenthi Daemons. After the island is split into Krakoa
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and Arakko
A-Bomb
Abomination
Absorbing Man
Abraxas
Abyss
Abyss is the name of two characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Nils Styger
Abyss is a mutant and the half-brother of Nightcrawler. He was cr ...
, Genesis, obsessed with winning the war against Annihilation and strengthening mutantkind, elects to seal off herself, Arakko, and all of the Okkaran mutants in Amenth to stop the invasion while Apocalypse remains on Earth to build a mutant society strong enough to defeat the Daemons if they ever return.
After millennia of fending off the Amenthi hordes and a failed counteroffensive, Genesis is tricked by Annihilation into killing its host, forcing her to claim the Annihilation Helm and become its new host to stop the leaderless Daemons from destroying Arakko and its people. Possessed by Annihilation, she subjugates Arakko in the entity's name and marshals both Arakkii mutants and Amenthi Daemons to invade Earth by way of Otherworld
In historical Indo-European religion, the concept of an otherworld, also known as an otherside, is reconstructed in comparative mythology. Its name is a calque of ''orbis alius'' (Latin for "other world/side"), a term used by Lucan in his desc ...
.
To facilitate her invasion of Earth, Genesis, under the corrupting influence of Annihilation, sends her grandson, Summoner, to Krakoa to contact and manipulate Apocalypse into constructing a portal to Otherworld. Simultaneously, she sends her children, the First Horsemen, to destroy the Otherworld province of Dryador and lay siege to the Starlight Citadel. When Apocalypse is successfully lured into Otherworld, the Horsemen attack and would have killed their long-lost father if not for the intervention of Saturnyne
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, the ruler of Otherworld. Seeking an end to the fighting in her realm, Saturnyne forces the two sides into a ceasefire and arranges the X of Swords
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tournament in which teams from Krakoa and Arakko will compete to settle the conflict. Genesis sends her children and Summoner to recruit Arakko's swordbearers, personally leading them to Otherworld and later revealing herself as Annihilation's host to Apocalypse.
For the final challenge of the tournament, with Krakoa and Arakko tied, Genesis duels Apocalypse. Though they are evenly matched, Apocalypse manages to catch her by surprise and impales her with her own sword, winning the tournament for Krakoa. Genesis begs her husband to kill her, but he refuses. Unwilling to accept defeat, Annihilation seizes control of Genesis and summons the full force of Amenth's armies to Otherworld, intent on traveling to and conquering Earth. During the ensuing battle, Apocalypse is able to remove the Annihilation Helm from Genesis' head and claim it for himself. Overcoming Annihilation's influence, he uses the helm to compel the Amenthi forces to surrender. Saturnyne subsequently transforms the helm into a staff to lessen Annihilation's influence over the wielder and gifts it to Genesis. Per Saturnyne's demands, the two sides exchange prisoners. Genesis chooses Apocalypse to return with her to Amenth, while Apocalypse chooses Arakko itself (and by extension, all of its mutant inhabitants) to return to Earth.
After Planet Arakko is devastated by the Eternal Uranos, Genesis, still under Annihilation's influence, begins to believe that the Arakkii mutants have grown weak in her absence. She travels to Arakko and confronts the Great Ring of Arakko
A-Bomb
Abomination
Absorbing Man
Abraxas
Abyss
Abyss is the name of two characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Nils Styger
Abyss is a mutant and the half-brother of Nightcrawler. He was cr ...
and the island's new regent, Storm
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, causing a schism to erupt between its members and inciting a civil war, dubbed the Genesis War. During the war, Genesis revitalizes Arakko with her chlorokinetic powers. In the final battle, Storm destroys the Annihilation Staff, freeing Genesis completely from its influence. As penance, Genesis, with her children War and Famine, goes into exile on Phobos.
Powers and abilities of Genesis
Genesis is an Omega-level mutant
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Publication history
In August 1986, the term was first introduced by Chris Cl ...
with the ability to control and communicate with plant life and fungi in her vicinity. Her power over them is so complete that she can even use it on the microscopic fungi within a person's body. Additionally, Genesis is very long-lived, born thousands of years ago on Okkara. She is an expert at sword combat, skilled enough to rival Apocalypse.
While wearing the Annihilation Helm, Genesis was possessed by the entity Annihilation and granted all of its powers, including complete control over the dimension of Amenth and its Daemons. Following the helm's transformation into the Annihilation Staff, these powers became more manageable and less corruptive. Genesis lost access to these powers after Storm destroyed the staff.
As Annihilation's host, she wielded the Twilight Sword, the blade used to split the landmass of Okkara into the islands of Krakoa and Arakko. The sword is capable of cutting through realities and creating dimensional rifts.
Genesis in other media
Genesis received a HeroClix figurine.
Genis-Vell
Gentle
Ghan
Ghaur
Annie Ghazikhanian
Annie Ghazikhanian is a fictional nurse
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who worked with the X-Men
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. She first appeared in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #411, and was created by Chuck Austen and Ron Garney
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.
When the X-Man Havok is found in a comatose state, she is assigned to his care. Despite Havok's only real reaction being an energetic appreciation of the sunlight, she develops romantic feelings towards him. When the X-Men discover he is still alive (as he was presumed dead), Cyclops, Alex's brother, comes to collect him. Annie and her son soon move in.
While Annie is a normal human, her son, Carter Ghazikhanian, is a mutant
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. Annie has some anti-mutant prejudices, but she tries getting over them. She developed a personal friendship with the X-Man Northstar Northstar may refer to:
* Polaris, a star
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, and kept secret his romantic feelings for Iceman. She is seen many times administering to wounded X-Men.
When Havok wakes from his coma he pursues a relationship with Annie, even after becoming engaged to Polaris
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. Havok later leaves Polaris at the wedding altar, further damaging the woman's already-shaky mental state. He and Annie have a romantic relationship (despite her occasional flirts with Iceman) until she leaves the mansion. She fears for her son's safety because of supervillain attacks upon the mansion.
Carter Ghazikhanian
Carter Ghazikhanian is a fictional mutant
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character in the Marvel Comics
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Universe. His first appearance was in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #411, created by Chuck Austen and Ron Garney
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.
Carter is the son of Annie Ghazikhanian, the former nurse at the Xavier Institute
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. Since their move to the school, Carter struck up a friendship with the young aquatic mutant Sammy, alias the Squidboy. When Carter tries to help Alex Summers, the X-Man known as Havok, from his coma, something strange occurs which rendered Carter unconscious. His consciousness became ensnared by the essence of the evil counterpart of Havok from the Mutant X universe, but Carter and the real Alex were rescued by Professor X
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. After the rescue, the Professor indicates he wants to talk to Annie about Carter's father, whose identity has yet to be revealed.
Annie later took him away from the Xavier Institute when she found it a too dangerous place for him. During their exit from the facilities, the new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants led by the ex-Acolyte
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Exodus, attack the institute. One of the Brotherhood's many victims is Sammy. Carter telepathically detects Sammy's brutal death.
Also, while they leave, the astral projection
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of an undetermined person is shown next to Carter's face. Annie seems unaware of this projection. Carter's dialogue and expression at this time hint that he is under the control of this individual. The projection was later revealed by Austen as the intended return of Cassandra Nova, but on his departure from the books, the storyline was dropped.
Carter Ghazikhanian is a mutant who possesses both telepathic and telekinetic abilities. The full extent of Carter's powers, however, are still undetermined.
Other versions of Carter Ghazikhanian
In '' X-Men: The End'', Carter is depicted as a deeply traumatized child, possibly as a result of the deaths of both his mother and Havok. His powers have evolved to the point of being able to create solid psionic constructs, as he is seen playing in a castle he created. He is killed, along with most of the student body, when Skrulls invade the mansion.
Ghost
Ghost Girl
Ghost Girl is an alias used by multiple superhero
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es in the Marvel Universe
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.
Wendy Hunt
Wendy Hunt is a fictional superhero in the Marvel Universe
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. She first appeared in '' The Invaders'' #14 (March 1977) and was created by Roy Thomas
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and Frank Robbins
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as an homage to DC Comics
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' Phantom Lady. She is a member of the Crusaders
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, and possesses a belt which enables her to generate a holographic double of herself.
Lili Stephens
Lili Stephens is a fictional mutant
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superhero
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in the Marvel Universe
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. She was created by Steve Seagle & Scott Clark, and first appeared in '' Alpha Flight'' (vol. 2) #2.
Ghost Girl is a former member of the superhero team Alpha Flight. Department H call her a "Legacy" case, but it is never explained what that means.
She possesses the ability to "phase" or pass through solid matter by passing her atoms through the spaces between the atoms of the object through which she is moving. While intangible, she is invulnerable to physical attacks. She can also use her intangible body to create gateways through solid objects for others to use, which she finds ticklish.
Ghost Rider
Johnny Blaze
Danny Ketch
Alejandra Jones
Robbie Reyes
Ghost Rider 2099
Ghoul
G'iah
Giant-Man
Hank Pym
Bill Foster
Raz Malhotra
Gibbon
Gibbon is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Martin Blank
Martin Blank is a man who was seemingly born a mutant
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with an ape
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-like build and agility. Gibbon later joins a circus
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where he does well as an acrobat
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. Martin Blank begins his career as a friend of Spider-Man
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's while wearing a gibbon
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suit. He even wants to be his partner, but Spider-Man laughs at him. Sick of being seen as a freak, Martin cannot take further ridicule and lashes out. He then catches the eye of Kraven the Hunter
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, who enhances the Gibbon's powers with a herb broth, also giving him a great animal rage. Gibbon was defeated by Spider-Man.
Gibbon was one of the inmates at Ryker's Island. Gibbon sought revenge on Spider-Man, trying to prove himself as good as his foe. He is caught in the middle of a fight with Spider-Man and Beetle
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. Eventually, Gibbon helps Spider-Man by punching out the Beetle. Gibbon later joins up with other has-beens: Kangaroo
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, Grizzly
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In addition to the mainland grizzly (''Ursus arctos horr ...
, and Spot to form the Legion of Losers.
This team falls apart when Spider-Man carted Spot and Kangaroo to jail for bank robbery. He and Grizzly would later attempt to go hero, helping Spider-Man thwart a bank robbery by White Rabbit
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and eventually getting an action figure
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deal.
The Gibbon has been shown as retaining his physical mutation following M-Day, but showed no sign of his former mutant abilities.
Gibbon is seen as a client for the law offices that employ She-Hulk
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. He steals her tuna melt lunch out of the fridge.
Following the "Civil War
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" storyline, the Gibbon is a self-confessed loser at the wake of Stilt-Man that is held at the Bar With No Name. Almost all of the supervillains at the wake are the victims of murder/attempted murder. Disguised as a barman, Punisher
The Punisher (Francis "Frank" Castle, born Castiglione) is an antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita Sr. and Ross Andru. The Punisher ma ...
poisons drinks and then blows up the bar. It is later mentioned that "they all had to get their stomachs pumped and be treated for third-degree burns".
Martin is being considered as a "potential recruit" for the Initiative
Popular initiative
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In direct initiative, the proposition is put direct ...
program.
Martin, nearly hairless, has spent his time since the bar attack plotting vengeance on the Punisher against the wishes of Martin's wife Princess Python (who was apparently blinded in the explosion). When Martin finds the Punisher, however, he decides his revenge is not worth throwing away his life, and hands his gun over to the Punisher, returning home.
Gibbon returns as the lead character in the '' Marvel Apes'' storyline.The Gibbon wasn't the perfect choice just because he's a mainstream Marvel character who can easily "pass" in an ape-filled monkeyverse, but because he's such a lovable loser. Nothing ever goes right for him—he never gets a break, the girl, or the glory—and suddenly he finds the fate of an entire universe in his hands. In some ways, ''Marvel Apes'' is a sprawling epic like Lord of the Rings, and the Gibbon is our Frodo— one small person dwarfed by the overwhelming forces that stand between him and his goal. He even has his own Samwise— a spunky gal-scientist (human) named Fiona Fitzhugh who literally gets sucked into this adventure along with him.
Gibbon, apparently restored to his simian appearance with the related abilities, is left with his personal life in shambles. His attempts to side with the heroes are frustrated by his ineptitude, and even Princess Python, previously a caring and loving wife, has now become fed up with the meek loser Gibbon is reverting to. Out of boredom and depression, he replies to an ad posted on the ''Daily Bugle'' by Fiona Fitzhugh, a spunky and cheery young scientist hoping to study the nature of superpowered individuals. Her experiments fling both of them into a reality populated by simian version of the Marvel Heroes, and destroy the machines that could have been used to bring Gibbon back. Fiona supposes, due to Gibbon having his powers since birth, instead of gaining them in puberty as the majority of the mutants (thus making Gibbon more similar to mutants like Multiple Man and Nightcrawler), and being "drawn" to that particular reality, that Gibbon may be connected somehow to the Simian World. While Fiona asks for help from the simian version of the Fantastic Four, Gibbon is inducted by Spider-Monkey into the Ape-Vengers. Despite their friendly facade, the Ape-Vengers are far more ruthless and bestial than their human counterparts. The Gibbon sets out to discover the truth, with the help of a cadre of dissident simian heroes: the Ape-Vengers are under the thrall of Baron Blood
Baron Blood is the name of several supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first incarnation of Baron Blood, John Falsworth, first appeared in ''The Invaders (comics), The Invaders'' #7 (July 1976), who has ...
, who in this reality stole the appearance and the powers of Captain America
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, using his influence to prey over villains' and dissidents' blood at his leisure. Along with Speedball and Wolverine
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, despite being now pursued by Baron Blood and his followers, Gibbon manages to free Captain America from the iceberg in which he was entombed since the 1940s, gaining his help in battling the impersonator. Eventually, he and Fiona make their way back home.
Later while now resembling a man-sized Gibbon, he travels with Gorilla Girl, Fiona, and several other allies as Norman Osborn
Norman Virgil Osborn is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, he first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #14 (July 1964) as the first and best-known incarnation of th ...
seeks to exploit the potential of the now somewhat-accessible 'ape' universe. Fiona works to provide the Gibbon with various means of disguise to hide his simian nature.
During the " Hunted" storyline, Gibbon is among the animal-themed superhumans that were captured by Taskmaster and Black Ant for Kraven the Hunter's Great Hunt that is sponsored by Arcade and his company Arcade Industries.Vulture
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spoke to Gibbon telling him not to ally with Spider-Man. Vulture turned against Gibbon as the Hunter-Bots move in on Gibbon. Gibbon was mortally wounded by a Hunter-Bot. As he laid dying, he reflected on his life while also coming to the conclusion that Princess Python never loved him. Spider-Man showed up and showed him some comfort by seeing to it that Gibbon did not die alone. Vulture lied to the other animal-themed characters that Gibbon sacrificed his life for them until Spider-Man showed up and mentioned what really happened to Gibbon.
Unnamed criminal
Martin Blank later sold his costume to Roderick Kingsley who gave it to an unnamed criminal. Gibbon was present with Hobgoblin
A hobgoblin is a household spirit, appearing in English folklore, once considered helpful, but which since the spread of Christianity has often been considered mischievous. Shakespeare identifies the character of Puck in his '' A Midsummer Nigh ...
(who was actually Roderick Kingsley's butler Claude) when he led his forces into fighting the Goblin King's Goblin Nation. After Hobgoblin was killed by Goblin King, Gibbon was among the villains that defected to the Goblin Nation.
Gibbon was seen with the other former Hobgoblin minions at the Bar with No Name where they encounter Electro.
Gibbon later appears as a member of the Hateful Hexad alongside Bearboarguy, Ox II, Squid
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IV, Swarm, and White Rabbit. During the Hateful Hexad's disastrous fight against Spider-Man and Deadpool
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, the battle is crashed by Itsy Bitsy who stabs Gibbon.
Gibborim
Gideon
Giganto
Gigantus
Rose Gilberti
Gilded Lily
Gilded Lily (Lillian von Loont) was featured in the series '' Alpha Flight'', first appearing in Alpha Flight volume 1 issue 20. She was an alchemist
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of great talent and a student of Diablo. Lily was initially seen to be a woman in a golden mask, golden gloves, and a fur coat that covered her slender body to her feet. She had lived for an inordinate length of time, her makeup (on her mask) and hair were very much in the style of the 1920s, particularly that of Louise Brooks
Mary Louise Brooks (November 14, 1906 – August 8, 1985) was an American film actress during the 1920s and 1930s. She is regarded today as an cultural icon, icon of the flapper culture, in part due to the bob cut, bob hairstyle that she helped ...
.
Gladiator
Gladiator is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Melvin Potter
Kallark
Gladiatrix
Corvus Glaive
Glamour
Glamour is a character created by Chris Claremont
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and Aaron Lopresti
Aaron Lopresti (born January 7, 1964) is an People of the United States, American comic book artist who has worked for Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, CrossGen Comics and Image Comics.
Early life
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, first appearing in ''Excalibur'' (vol. 3) #1 (May 2004). She is a mutant with the power of trichokinesis, who joins Unus' Gang after the massacre of Genosha
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. She would later be depowered after M-Day.
Heather Glenn
Heather Glenn is a fictional character appearing in American comic book
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s published by Marvel Comics
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. She is a brief love interest to Daredevil (Matt Murdock). The character, created by Marv Wolfman
Marvin Arthur Wolfman (born May 13, 1946) is an American comic book and novelization writer. He worked on Marvel Comics's ''The Tomb of Dracula'', for which he and artist Gene Colan created the vampire-slayer Blade (character), Blade, and DC Comi ...
and William Robert Brown, first appeared in ''Daredevil'' #126 (July 1975).
Heather first appears when she barges into the apartment of Matt Murdock, thinking it was her ex-boyfriend Frankie. Not realizing that he moved out and that Matt had just bought the place, she is surprised, but not angered, admitting that Frankie was a "creep" and that she finds Matt handsome. Due to still having spare keys to the apartment, Heather begins to invite herself over and openly flirt with Matt, revealing that her ex, whom she absent-mindedly starts calling "Freddy", is now married and happily begins to make out with Matt against his will. After that, she becomes something of a tagalong for Matt and Foggy Nelson
Franklin Percy "Foggy" Nelson is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has been depicted as part of the supporting cast of Daredevil (Matt Murdock); Foggy is Matt's best friend and, for ...
, even becoming their new secretary. She starts off as a nuisance for Matt, but she calms down before revealing that her father is Maxwell Glenn, CEO of Glenn Industries, and helps finance his and Foggy's storefront.
Maxwell later becomes a suspect in embezzled funds, but Heather refuses to believe the accusations. Eventually, the embezzler turns out to be his assistant Mr. Stone, relieving Heather. Despite this, her father is once again placed under investigation and arrested. Matt continues to treat Heather like a child due to her scatterbrained behavior and she leaves their storefront, but he manages to bring her back. Unknown to Heather, Maxwell is revealed to have been under the influence of Purple Man. Soon after, Heather is hit with two major bombs: her father committed suicide in prison, and Matt is Daredevil. Angered over the truth, Heather breaks up with Matt.
Purple Man later lures Daredevil into a trap, using Heather as bait, and pits him against his rogues. Eventually, Daredevil is victorious and takes Heather home. Heather comes back to Matt, slightly more accepting of his double life as a crime fighter. They continue to have an on-again/off-again relationship, with Heather finding herself in the middle of Daredevil's adventures. She resumes running Glenn Industries, but cannot help feeling ignored by Matt. He later proposes to Heather and while she accepts, she is unhappy with his intent for her to quit her position at Glenn Industries, especially when she discovers a conspiracy within the company. To save both Matt and Heather's careers, Foggy and Black Widow forge letters to both of them, causing the two to break up.
Heather falls back into alcoholism and resumes her socialite lifestyle. She briefly dates Tony Stark, before moving on to computer expert and Mayor's aid Tarkington Brown. While under the influence, Heather accidentally reveals that Matt is Daredevil to him. She rushes to warn Matt, though the two of them still have some slight animosity between them. Nevertheless, Matt rescues Heather from Tarkington. Ultimately, Heather cannot pull herself out of her alcoholism and depression. She calls Matt to come and see her, but while he talks with her, he leaves to stop a mugging. Believing that he is leaving her for good, Heather hangs herself, shattering Matt.
Heather Glenn in other media
*Heather Glenn makes a vocal cameo appearance in '' Daredevil'' (2003), voiced by an uncredited Claudine Farrell, Colin Farrell's sister and personal assistant.
* Heather Glenn appears in '' Daredevil: Born Again'', portrayed by Margarita Levieva
Margarita Levieva is an American actress.
Early life
Levieva was born in Leningrad, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia) into a Russian Jewish family. Both of her grandmothers, as children, survived the siege of Leningrad during World W ...
. This version is a therapist, author and girlfriend of Matt Murdock.
Glob
Glob Herman
Glorian
Glowworm
Glowworm is the name of two unrelated fictional characters appearing in American comic book
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s published by Marvel Comics
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. Though created only a few months apart, they have little in common except the name.
William Blake
First appeared in '' Power Man and Iron Fist'' #123 (May 1986). This version was William Blake, a former soldier who had volunteered for experiments to re-create the Super-Soldier Serum. After leaving the Marine Corps, one night he transformed into a huge, glowing white creature who began screaming racial slurs and attacking black people in Power Man Power Man may refer to:
* Luke Cage, a Marvel Comics superhero, originally called Power Man
* Erik Josten, a Marvel supervillain later known as Smuggler, Goliath and Atlas
* Victor Alvarez, the current Power Man introduced in the mini-series ''Sh ...
's neighborhood. When news got out that a "white mutant" was attacking blacks, it nearly sparked a race riot, but once Cage defeated the creature, it reverted to human form, revealing that he was a black man himself. Blake had grown up in the Deep South
The Deep South or the Lower South is a cultural and geographic subregion of the Southern United States. The term is used to describe the states which were most economically dependent on Plantation complexes in the Southern United States, plant ...
, at a time when rampant racism led him to believe that blacks were inferior to whites, resulting in his own hatred of himself and his own race.
It has been revealed that Glowworm has remained in custody since his initial capture.
Second version
The second Glowworm first appeared in ''X-Factor
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'' #7 (August 1986). This version is a mutant
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with a humanoid torso, and a worm-like tail instead of legs. He is the partner of Bulk, a mutant with enormous size and strength.
Bulk and Glowworm were outcasts, not just for their mutant status or unusual appearance, but because both continually gave off toxic levels of hard radiation that proved to be a problem for the Morlocks. The two sought shelter in a toxic waste dump in New Jersey, but upon hearing about the group X-Factor (who at that time were posing as mutant hunters), the pair decided to attack them to "protect mutants". After a short battle, the members of X-Factor explained their true nature as mutants themselves. The two returned to their isolation.
In ''The New Mutants'' Annual #4, Bulk and Glowworm sacrifice themselves to save Danielle Moonstar. In the series ''Legion of X'', part of the Krakoan Age
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, Glowworm is revealed to have been resurrected by the Five.
Glowworm in other media
The second version of Glowworm appears in '' X-Men: The Animated Series'' as a member of the Morlocks.
Glyph
Glyph (Nadeen Hassan) is a teenager that became a beacon that summoned ancient Egyptian spirits. She was ultimately recruited into the Howling Commandos.
Ma Gnucci
Goblin King
Goblin King is the name of different characters appearing in American comic book
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s published by Marvel Comics
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.
Norman Osborn
Norman Osborn is the first Goblin King. When the children that work for the Vulture
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are discussing what to do after the Superior Spider-Man (Otto Octavius's mind in Spider-Man's body) brutally defeats the Vulture, he approaches the children and tells the group that he will be the one that crushes Superior Spider-Man. He is later shown having gathered a new gang of followers together in the sewers formed from discarded members of other villains' gangs like the Vulture, the Owl
Owls are birds from the order Strigiformes (), which includes over 200 species of mostly solitary and nocturnal birds of prey typified by an upright stance, a large, broad head, binocular vision, binaural hearing, sharp talons, and feathers a ...
and the third White Dragon's gangs; these henchmen escaped their organizations unharmed because Superior Spider-Man is more focused on the larger threats (where the original Spider-Man would focus on individuals).
While building an army to attack the Superior Spider-Man, he acts as the Goblin King. The Hand
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ninjas who evaded capture arrive at the sewers and join up with the Goblin Nation. The group revels in the news that, thanks to Superior Spider-Man's assault, the Goblin King now owns over half of New York's organized crime. He claims he now owns New York City as the Goblin Kingpin of Crime. With the help of Menace, the Goblin King later releases Phil Urich from a prison transport and upgrades the latter's Goblin armor and weapons, asking in return only that his enforcer's only identity from here on shall be Goblin Knight. The Goblin King trains the Goblin Knight, anxious to confront the Superior Spider-Man. The Goblin King later poses as the Hobgoblin
A hobgoblin is a household spirit, appearing in English folklore, once considered helpful, but which since the spread of Christianity has often been considered mischievous. Shakespeare identifies the character of Puck in his '' A Midsummer Nigh ...
and is sighted by some of the Spiderlings.
Upon Carlie Cooper being brought to the Goblin King's lair by Menace, he receives Carlie's journal from Menace which reveals to him that Octavius's mind is in his nemesis's body. The Goblin King douses Carlie with the Goblin formula, causing the woman to mutate into the new superhuman villain Monster. He demands to know Spider-Man's identity, but Monster first asks the Goblin King to reveal his own identity. The Goblin King assures Monster that he is Osborn, but refuses to remove his mask until Carlie has proven a loyal follower and dispatches Monster and Menace on a mission. The Goblin King battles and kills the Hobgoblin, although the Goblin Knight discovers that it was the butler Claude with Roderick Kingsley still in hiding abroad.
Having staged a coup of New York after spreading his resources by exploiting the Superior Spider-Man's reliance on technology, the Goblin King directly confronts the Superior Spider-Man, angry that he was cheated out of the opportunity to defeat his nemesis, but offering the Superior Spider-Man the chance to join him and the former rejects the offer. With the Superior Spider-Man unable to win against Goblin King's resources, having had various allies abandoned, and with faith in his own abilities gone, Octavius sacrifices himself to restore the original Spider-Man's mind and save Anna Maria Marconi. Spider-Man arrives for the final confrontation to which the Goblin King quickly realizes that the original Spider-Man is back when responding to his nemesis' taunts with his own wisecracks. In the duel that follows, Spider-Man unmasks the Goblin King, learning that he has undergone plastic surgery to change his appearance, acting as Alchemax
Alchemax is a fictional megacorporation appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Originally depicted as a prominent feature of the Marvel 2099 alternate future universe, it has since been introduced into the present day com ...
's CEO and intending to re-establish himself as businessman Mason Banks, now that Osborn has become too publicly known as a supervillain. Spider-Man defeats and strips the villain of his powers with a serum devised by Octavius, but Osborn manages to escape through Liz Allan's discreet aid. In hiding once again, he reflects that the various heroes will be unprepared for him when he returns with his new identity and approach as a businessman, seemingly no longer afflicted by the mental illness associated with the Goblin formula.
Phil Urich
Philip "Phil" Urich is the second Goblin King. Following the conclusion of ''The Superior Spider-Man
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'' storyline where the true Spider-Man returns, he now leads the Goblin Nation's remnants as the self-proclaimed Goblin King. He meets with Mister Negative
Mister Negative is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as an enemy of Spider-Man, the Punisher, Shang-Chi, and Cloak and Dagger. The character was created by Dan Slott and ...
where they wait for Eel to show up to divide the criminal underground following his predecessor's defeat. The meeting is crashed by the Black Cat
A black cat is a Cat, domestic cat with black fur. They may be a specific Purebred, breed, or a common domestic cat of no particular or mixed breed. Most black cats have golden iris (anatomy), irises due to their high melanin pigment content. Bl ...
and Electro. Black Cat mentions to the Goblin King and Mister Negative that Spider-Man had outed them and wants a share in their plans.
During the "AXIS
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" storyline, the Goblin King attempts to rescue Lily Hollister from a police transport; this mission goes awry and Lily is rendered amnesiac. When the Goblin King confronts Kingsley in the latter's headquarters, the Queen Cat comes to the defense. The Goblin King recognizes Hollister as the Queen Cat, but Lily does not recognize him. Following the attack, Missile Mate is convinced by the Goblin King that the Hobgoblin would soon abandon the heroes that were trained. Missile Mate goes to the Goblin Nation's headquarters and asks the Goblin King to join and be a supervillain. The Goblin King is reluctant, but Missile Mate shows him that he has also gathered all the supervillains that the Hobgoblin had "abandoned" (consisting of 8-Ball
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III, Killer Shrike II, Melter III, Tiger Shark
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II, and Unicorn
The unicorn is a legendary creature that has been described since Classical antiquity, antiquity as a beast with a single large, pointed, spiraling horn (anatomy), horn projecting from its forehead.
In European literature and art, the unico ...
IV) after becoming a good guy. While the celebration of Hobgoblin Day is being held with a parade in Kingsley's honor, Missile Mate betrays the Hobgoblin and attempts to murder in the Goblin King's name. Kingsley, however, had already expected the betrayal and had been using a hologram decoy which took Missile Mate's blow. As soon as Kinglsey confronts Missile Mate, the Goblin King appears with his Goblin Nation and attacks the celebration. The Hobgoblin bests the Goblin King in combat and delivers him and the Goblin Nation members with him to the authorities.
Having escaped prison under undisclosed circumstances during the "Go Down Swinging
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" storyline, the Goblin King raids an old gentlemen's club to acquire the Goblin weaponry stored there, but Norman Osborn- currently wielding the Carnage symbiote's power- apparently kills Urich by tearing his heart out.
Goblin King in other media
* The Norman Osborn incarnation of the Goblin King, sporting the Ultimate Marvel
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incarnation's size in conjunction with ram-like horns and medieval armor, appears in the ''Ultimate Spider-Man
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'' episode "Nightmare on Christmas", voiced by Steven Weber
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.
* An original incarnation of the Goblin King appears in the ''Spider-Man
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'' four-part episode "Goblin War" as Adrian Toomes (voiced by Alastair Duncan).
GoGo Tomago
Goblyn
Goblyn (Goblyn Dean) is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics
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universe. She first appeared in '' Alpha Flight'' #48 (July 1987), and was created by Bill Mantlo
William Timothy Mantlo (born November 9, 1951) is an American comic book writer, primarily at Marvel Comics. He is best known for his work on two licensed toy properties whose adventures occurred in the Marvel Universe: '' Micronauts'' and '' R ...
and Terry Shoemaker.
Goblyn is one of a pair of fraternal twins
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. Before birth, it was revealed that Goblyn was a mutant
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and would be of monstrous appearance. Her parents decided that for her own good she would be aborted
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. Sensing the danger, her sister Laura (later known as Pathway) used her own mutant ability to send Goblyn to another dimension where she would be safe. Later Laura would return her to Earth
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, where they would both become involved with Alpha Flight.
Goddess
Godzilla
Gog
Gog is a fictional supervillain
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appearing in American comic book
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s published by Marvel Comics
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. The character has appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man
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'' and ''X-Men
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''. Created by writer Roy Thomas
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and Gil Kane
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Kane co-created the modern-day vers ...
, the character first appears in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #103.
While traveling through the Savage Land
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, Kraven the Hunter
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finds a crashed spaceship in quicksand
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and ventures inside. There, he finds the juvenile Gog and another member of his species, who died during the crash landing of the spaceship. Deciding to save the young Gog from his sinking ship, Kraven takes him with him and decides to raise him as a pet; much to Kraven's surprise, Gog rapidly grows to a gigantic size only days after being found. Kraven, realizing how useful Gog can be, decides to use him in a plot to conquer the Savage Land. After kidnapping the visiting Gwen Stacy
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from a camp in the Savage Land, Kraven and Gog battle the heroes Ka-Zar and Spider-Man
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. While Ka-Zar deals with Kraven, Spider-Man defeats Gog by luring him into a patch of quicksand, which he then sinks to the bottom of. Gog would later be saved from dying in the quicksand by the Plunderer. Having Gog (who created a device that allowed him to speak English) act as his servant, the Plunderer uses him in a plot to try to steal the super-soldier serum in New York City
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. Followed to New York by Ka-Zar, Gog and the Plunderer battle him before Gog, using his teleportation bracelets, escapes, first to the Statue of Liberty
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, then the World Trade Center and finally, to another dimension.
Gog is later found by Doctor Octopus and the Sinister Six, who induct the creature into their group as the sixth and final member. Whilst engaged in battle with several heroes, Gog is beaten in combat by the hero Solo
Solo or SOLO may refer to:
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* Han Solo, a ''Star Wars'' character
* Jacen Solo, a Jedi in the non-canonical ''Star Wars Legends'' continuity
* Kylo Ren (Ben Solo), a ''Star Wars'' character
* Napoleon Solo, fr ...
and shrunken by Mister Fantastic
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, who sends him back to the dimension the Sinister Six found him in.
Gog later appeared on Monster Isle when Shadowcat and Magik
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appeared to look for a mutant girl named Bo. Gog was among the monsters that attacked the three until Magik teleported herself, Shadowcat, and Bo to the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning
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.
Gog reappeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' with underwriter Nick Spencer detailing his new origin as an alien pet and voyage to Earth as Kraven's bodyguard.
Gog in other media
Gog was considered to appear in a spin-off film to ''The Amazing Spider-Man
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'' featuring the Sinister Six, with Drew Goddard
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attached to write and direct.
Goldbug
Goldbug is the name of different characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Matthew Gilden
Matthew Gilden is a gold-obsessed, technologically powered professional thief. In his first appearance, Goldbug, using the false identity of "Jack Smith", hired Power Man Power Man may refer to:
* Luke Cage, a Marvel Comics superhero, originally called Power Man
* Erik Josten, a Marvel supervillain later known as Smuggler, Goliath and Atlas
* Victor Alvarez, the current Power Man introduced in the mini-series ''Sh ...
to prevent a shipment of gold from being stolen by the Goldbug. "Smith" then donned the Goldbug costume, stole the gold, and attempted to pin the crime on Cage and Thunderbolt
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. Cage and Thunderbolt recovered the gold and cleared their names, but Goldbug escaped.
Later, the Goldbug was revealed to be an unwitting pawn of They Who Wield Power, including the Hulk's foe Tyrannus, and set out to capture the Hulk
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. Goldbug kidnapped the Hulk to power his technology and set out to find the city of El Dorado
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, the legendary "city of gold." The Hulk broke free and escaped, causing the Bugship to crash. They nevertheless arrived in El Dorado, with the Hulk dragging the unconscious Goldbug to El Dorado. There, Goldbug planned to kill the Hulk, but one of the members of They Who Wield Power revealed himself to be Tyrannus, who killed the other two members of They. Goldbug learned that he was Tyrannus's pawn, and Goldbug and the Hulk both turned on Tyrannus but were captured. Goldbug freed the Hulk from captivity to battle Tyrannus, and they used El Dorado's technology against him. Tyrannus was teleported into space. The Hulk and Goldbug were teleported to New York, where Goldbug was apprehended by the Heroes for Hire
Heroes for Hire are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team first appeared in ''Power Man and Iron Fist'' #54 (December 1978), and was created by Ed Hannigan and Lee Elias. The team continued to appe ...
: Luke Cage and Iron Fist.
Goldbug was next hired by the Maggia to steal some gold from an Empire State University
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laboratory. He did so, not realizing that the gold had been exposed to radiation during experiments at the university, and that he had thereby contracted radiation poisoning. He battled Spider-Man
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, but when Spider-Man revealed the gold's radioactivity, the Maggia turned on Goldbug, who fell into the river and disappeared.
Goldbug next appeared undergoing treatments for his radiation poisoning. He appeared with a submarine version of his ship, seeking out the sunken remains of an office building that had been transformed into solid gold by the Beyonder during ''Secret Wars II
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The series wa ...
''. He was thwarted by Namor the Sub-Mariner, but managed to escape capture.
Goldbug reappeared during the aftermath of the Secret War that had been organized by Nick Fury
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against Latveria. Goldbug was among the supervillains who had been supplied with enhanced technology and powered armor
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Other common names for a wearable exoskeleton in ...
by Latverian dictator Lucia von Bardas and sent to attack the heroes who had been involved in Fury's Secret War. The villains' technologies were then hijacked by von Bardas, supplying her with power, potentially at the cost of the villains' lives, but the assembled heroes defeated von Bardas and apprehended Goldbug and the others. Goldbug later attended the auction in which the Venom symbiote was sold.
Later, when the Superhuman Registration Act was announced during the Civil War
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event, Goldbug wanted to leave the country. He contacted Vienna
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to make him a new fake identity, but he did not know Vienna was secretly working for the new Heroes for Hire
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, who later apprehended Goldbug and several other super-villains. When Goldbug and the Plunderer were brought to Captain America
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's Secret Avengers by Diamondback, the Punisher
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shot both of them dead, saying that they were "thieves and killers".
Second version
A second version of Goldbug, equipped with the original's ''Secret War''-era armor, appears as one of the villains being extorted by Lady Caterpillar.
As part of the ''All-New, All-Different Marvel
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'' event, Goldbug hatches a scheme with White Rabbit
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and Walrus
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to tamper with New York City's water supply, but the three are defeated by Spider-Woman, and placed in a new supervillain prison called the Cellar.
Third version
Roderick Kingsley sold one of Goldbug's old costumes to an unnamed criminal. This version had his encounter with Spider-Woman during one of his criminal activities and was defeated by her.
During the " Gang War" storyline, Goldbug is among the villains that Hobgoblin hired to guard his hideout and ended up fighting Scorpion
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, Shift, and Starling
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. After Goldbug used his Gold Gun on Starling's wings, Scorpion persuaded Goldbug and the other villains to turn against Hobgoblin.
Golddigger
Golden Archer
Golden Archer (Wyatt McDonald) is a fictional superhero
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appearing in American comic book
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s published by Marvel Comics
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. The character was created by Roy Thomas
Roy William Thomas Jr."Roy Thomas Checklist" ''Alter Ego'' vol. 3, #50 (July 2005) p. 16 (born November 22, 1940) is an American comic book writer and editor. He was Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics and possibly bes ...
and and first appeared in '' The Avengers'' #85 (February 1971). He is a member of the Squadron Supreme
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. He has also gone by the codename
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s Hawkeye and Black Archer.
Wyatt McDonald, an Australian cab driver in his civilian guise, was a master archer with a large selection of specialized trick arrows. He originally began his career as a masked superhero under the identity of Hawkeye. He developed a relationship with Linda Lewis (a.k.a. Lady Lark), a former vocalist whose vocal cords had been altered by the criminal mastermind Dr. Decibel. Together they fought crime in the city of New Babylon, eventually gaining enough fame to draw the attention of the superhero group Squadron Supreme, who invited them to join.
The character first appeared when Avengers Vision
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* Visual system, the physical mechanism of eyesight
* Computer vision, a field dealing with how computers can be made to gain und ...
, Scarlet Witch
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, Quicksilver, and Goliath (Clint Barton) end up in the Squadron Supreme's universe and briefly battle them.
Alongside the Squadron, he falls under the influence of the Serpent Cartel. The team travels to the mainstream Marvel Universe and battles the Avengers. As there is already a Hawkeye in that universe, McDonald changes his name to the Golden Archer to "avoid confusion", picking a name that the Avenger Hawkeye had once used as an alias. The Avengers eventually convince the Squadron that the Serpent Cartel is evil, and the team denounces them.
Alongside the Squadron, he is mind-controlled by the Overmind. The team is freed by the Defenders
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* Defense (military)
* Defense (sports)
** Defender (association football)
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* ''The Defender'' (1989 film), a Canadian documentary
* ''The D ...
, and the two teams battle the Overmind and Null, the Living Darkness. To repair the global chaos wrought by the Overmind, the Golden Archer joins in the Squadron's decision to take control of the United States to implement the Utopia Program, and with the rest of the team publicly reveals his secret identity. Wyatt was captured, and nearly executed by vigilantes.
McDonald's relationship with Lady Lark becomes strained as she develops romantic feelings for fellow Squadron member Blue Eagle. McDonald proposes to Linda, but she rejects him. Desperate to maintain their relationship, he uses a behavior-modifying machine (created to reform criminals) to make her love him, completely changing her personality in the process.
He is soon captured by the Squadron's enemies, the Institute of Evil. The Institute tortures the Archer into revealing the location of the Squadron's new base of operations, and attack and capture the Squadron. They use the behavior modification device on the heroes to make them be on their side, but it is revealed that after the Archer had used the machine on Lady Lark, the machine had been modified so it could not affect other Squadron members. The Golden Archer later admits what he did to Lady Lark, and the team votes to expel him. He later changes his name to the Black Archer and joins the Redeemers
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, a team founded by Nighthawk
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to oppose the Squadron's domination of the planet. The teams eventually battle each other, and Black Archer is killed by a blow from Blue Eagle.
The Golden Archer has no superhuman powers, but he is a superb archer. He uses a customized double-recurve bow, with both conventional arrows and a wide variety of "trick arrows". He is a good hand-to-hand combatant, trained by Nighthawk
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. He also wore a protective force field belt, as a Squadron member, designed by Tom Thumb
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.
Supreme Power Golden Archer
An African-American
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superhero called Black Archer appears in the '' Supreme Power: Hyperion'' miniseries, set in a possible future of the Supreme Power universe.
Heroes Reborn Golden Archer
In the 2021 " Heroes Reborn" reality, Golden Archer is a member of the Secret Squadron. During the fight with Siege Society, Golden Archer had a duel with Hawkeye before being stepped on by an enlarged Fire Ant. Following the fight with the Siege Society, Tom Thumb, Nighthawk, and Blur mourn the deaths of Amphibian, Arcanna Jones, Blue Eagle, and Golden Archer.
Hawkeye Hawkeye uses the alias when Steve Rogers gives up the Captain America persona to try and make Steve realize he can't give up being a hero; it works and Steve takes up the Nomad
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persona
Golden Girl
Golden Girl is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Betsy Ross
Gwenny Lou Sabuki
Gwendolyne "Gwenny" Lou Sabuki was the second Golden Girl introduced by Marvel
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* Marvel Entertainment, an American entertainment company
** Marvel Comics, the primary imprint of Marvel Entertainment
** Marvel Universe, a fictional shared universe
** Marvel Music, an imprint of Marvel Comics ...
. She made her first appearance in 1978, but her World War II
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-era character predates the post-war Golden Girl, Betsy Ross. Created by writer Roy Thomas
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and penciller
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In the American comic book industry, the penciller is the first step ...
Frank Robbins
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in the Retcon
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series '' The Invaders'' #26 (March 1978), she had appeared, sans power, as Gwenny Lou. She gained her powers in the following issue, #27 (April 1978), and went on to appear as the Golden Girl in #28 (May 1978) and #38 (March 1979). A flashback story featuring her as one of the Kid Commandos is in '' All-New Invaders'' #6–7.
During World War II, teenaged Gwenny Lou Sabuki, daughter of Japanese American
are Americans of Japanese ancestry. Japanese Americans were among the three largest Asian Americans, Asian American ethnic communities during the 20th century; but, according to the 2000 United States census, 2000 census, they have declined in ...
scientist Sam Sabuki, was present at a stateside battle in which sidekicks Bucky and Toro
Toro may refer to:
Places
*Toro, Molise, a ''comune'' in the Province of Campobasso, Italy
*Toro, Nigeria, a Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Nigeria
*Toro, Shizuoka, an archaeological site in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
*Toro, Zamora, a ''m ...
of the Invaders superhero team fought the supervillain Agent Axis. One of Dr. Sabuki's inventions accidentally gave Gwenny Lou and her friend David "Davey" Mitchell superhuman powers. Gwenny Lou gained the power to generate light and energy and the ability to project golden force beams from her hands. Mitchell gained the ability to spin at superhuman speeds. She became Golden Girl, and he became the Human Top. The four youthful heroes defeated Agent Axis and later formed the Kid Commandos, who were allied with the adult Invaders.
In one incident, the Kid Commandos also fought the Invaders because they disagreed with the military's use of a Tsunami Bomb
The tsunami bomb was an attempt during World War II to develop a tectonic weapon that could create destructive tsunamis. The project commenced after United States Navy officer E.A. Gibson noticed small waves generated by explosions used to clea ...
, which would have caused too much collateral damage. The bomb was never used because the Invaders saw the testing site was populated with civilians.
Gwenny Lou later helped found the post-war organization known as the V-Battalion. Gwenny eventually changed her superhero name to Golden Woman before she died in 1961. Her son and her granddaughter became the superheroes Golden Sun and Goldfire, respectively, although Golden Sun died when his own daughter was five years old. Another of Gwenny Lou's granddaughters eventually became the Japanese heroine, Radiance.
Whoopie Goldfish
Whoopie Goldfish is an anthropomorphic goldfish
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and animal version of Whoopi Goldberg
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.
Golem
Goliath
Bill Foster
Tom Foster
Vin Gonzales
Goom
Goose Rider
Goose Rider is an anthropomorphic goose
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and animal version of Ghost Rider.
Gordon
Gordon is a fictional character that originated in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
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before appearing in Marvel Comics
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. The character, created by Jeffrey Bell, Jed Whedon
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Career
Alo ...
and Maurissa Tancharoen, first appeared in " What They Become" of '' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' (December 9, 2014) and is portrayed by Jamie Harris.
Gordon made his comic book debut in '' Uncanny Inhumans'' #0 (June 2015) from Ryan Stegman and Ryan Lee. Gordon was imprisoned in another dimension with the monstrous Inhuman named Snarkle. Both were exiled by the Great King Kalden 2,000 years ago for unknown reasons. In modern-day New Attilan, two young Inhumans named Flint
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and Iso
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Me ...
activate a portal to this other dimension. Snarkle enters their dimension with the intent of having their revenge, but Gordon chooses to stay declaring "Goodbye Snarkle. I never liked you", leaving Snarkle to be comically defeated by the younger Inhumans.
Gorgeous George
Gorgeous George (George Blair) is a fictional mutant
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in the Marvel Comics
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Universe. He was created by Peter David and Larry Stroman, and his first appearance was in ''X-Factor'' #75 (December 1991).
Very little is known about Gorgeous George, but it is known that he was a member of the Nasty Boys, a group of young mutants whose first and only missions were against the government-sponsored X-Factor
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. The goal of the group was to gain influence and power in the legislative areas of Washington D.C.
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.
Gorgeous George is Australian. He is able to do many things with his tar-like body and he once attempted to choke Strong Guy by entering his lungs. Gorgeous George retained his mutant powers after M-Day and opened a lab for mutant growth hormone production with Hairbag and Slab.
Gorgeous George in other media
Gorgeous George appears in '' X-Men: The Animated Series'', voiced by Rod Wilson.
Gorgilla
Gorgolla
Gorgon
Gorgon is the name of two different characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Inhuman
Tomi Shishido
Delphyne Gorgon
Gorilla Girl
Gorilla-Man
Gorr the God Butcher
Gorr the Golden Gorilla
Gorr the Golden Gorilla is a fictional character appearing in American comic book
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s published by Marvel Comics
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. Created by writer Roy Thomas
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and artist George Pérez
George Pérez (; June 9, 1954 – May 6, 2022) was an American comic book artist and writer, who worked primarily as a penciller. He came to prominence in the 1970s penciling ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four'' and ''The Avengers (c ...
, Gorr debuted in ''Fantastic Four
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'' #171–175 (June–October 1976). He appeared in ''Marvel Two-in-One'' #63 (May 1980), ''Quasar'' #14–16 (September–November 1990), and ''Deadpool: Badder Blood'' (2023). He is an extraterrestrial evolved gorilla
Gorillas are primarily herbivorous, terrestrial great apes that inhabit the tropical forests of equatorial Africa. The genus ''Gorilla'' is divided into two species: the eastern gorilla and the western gorilla, and either four or five su ...
, who is a genetically engineered gold-colored with human-like intellect and immense physical attributes, as well as resistance to fire. The character has faced the superhero team the Fantastic Four
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.
Gorr is a golden gorilla
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given human intelligence and greatly increased strength by the High Evolutionary.
Fearing that Galactus
Galactus () is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Formerly a mortal man, he is a cosmic entity who consumes planets to sustain his life force, and serves a functional role in the upkeep of the p ...
was about to destroy his creation Counter-Earth
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, the High Evolutionary created Gorr and sent him to Earth to seek the aid of the Fantastic Four
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.[''Fantastic Four'' #171–175. Marvel Comics.] However, when he arrived on Earth, Gorr became inexplicably mutated into a King Kong
King Kong, also referred to simply as Kong, is a fictional giant monster resembling a gorilla, who has appeared in various media since 1933. The character has since become an international pop culture icon,Erb, Cynthia, 1998, ''Tracking Kin ...
-sized monstrosity and went on a rampage through Manhattan, climbing to the top of the Chrysler Building
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. When the Fantastic Four intervened, Gorr duped them into coming aboard his ship and transported them to Counter-Earth. The Fantastic Four, High Evolutionary, and Gorr were unable to convince Galactus not to destroy Counter-Earth, though Galactus challenged them to find a replacement within 48 hours. Gorr and the Human Torch
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found an Earth-like planet, which turned out to be inhabited by Skrull
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s. The Skrulls abandoned the planet after an altercation with Gorr, leaving the planet uninhabited and thus worthless to Galactus. Ultimately, the Impossible Man convinced Galactus to devour his own planet of Poppup instead. Gorr remained with the High Evolutionary as a "valet
A valet or varlet is a male servant who serves as personal attendant to his employer. In the Middle Ages and Ancien Régime, ''valet de chambre'' was a role for junior courtiers and specialists such as artists in a royal court, but the term "va ...
."
Much later, Gorr became a prisoner/research project of the Stranger
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, held captive on his laboratory world alongside Stranger's other prisoners. When the Overmind attacked the Stranger, he freed the Stranger's captives including Gorr who escaped.
Gosamyr
Gosamyr is a supervillain
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turned superhero
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appearing in American comic book
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s published by Marvel Comics
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. The character first appeared in ''The New Mutants
The New Mutants are a group of fictional mutant superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, generally in association with the X-Men. Originally depicted as the teenaged junior class at the Xavier Institute, sub ...
'' #66 (August 1988), and was created by Louise Simonson and Bret Blevins
Bret Blevins (sometimes spelled Brett Blevins) (born August 13, 1960) is an American comics artist, animation storyboard artist, and painter. He is perhaps best known for his stint as the regular penciler of ''New Mutants'' for Marvel Comics.
...
.
Simonson said she was considering having Gosamyr reform and join the New Mutants, depending on how much Simonson liked her. Gosamyr was written out of the series with ''The New Mutants'' #74.
Gosamyr is a member of a rare, ancient race of alien beings. In line with her heritage, Gosamyr is a very beautiful and delicate humanoid creature in her early stage. Once they reach adulthood, members of her race cocoon themselves for several thousand years before finally emerging as large powerful monstrosities. If released too early they can be powerful enough to destroy planets, even solar system
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s.[''The New Mutants'' #70 (December 1988)] The females of the species also have empathic powers which, even without intent, can cause conflict between even the closest of friends to the point of destruction. Provoking such conflict has evolved into the cultural norm for the species as a means of vying for dominance. As part of this, Gosamyr used her beauty to seduce male humans. She even tries to chat up eight-year-old Jack Power, who resents her approaches.[''Power Pack'' #44 (March 1989)]
Through some bad business dealings by her brother, Gosamyr and her family are forfeited to the evil alien businessman Spyder. Spyder keeps most of Gosamyr's family imprisoned while she herself is kept at the end of a leash as a pet.
Through similar arrangements, Spyder had also acquired "property rights" over Lila Cheney. Lila is kidnapped by Spyder's men in spite of the efforts of her friends from the New Mutants
The New Mutants are a group of fictional mutant superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, generally in association with the X-Men. Originally depicted as the teenaged junior class at the Xavier Institute, sub ...
. While in Earth's orbit, Gosamyr gives Spyder the slip, steals a space yacht and goes to Earth to find the New Mutants and ask for their help to save both her family and Lila.[''The New Mutants'' #67 (September 1988)]
Gosamyr and the New Mutants follow Spyder to a planet where greed and the search for profit is the norm. On their space voyage, Gosamyr manipulates the New Mutants and causes conflict between them to establish herself as the alpha female
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of the group. Only Warlock
A warlock is a male practitioner of witchcraft.
Etymology and terminology
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, being a Technarch, is immune to her manipulations and suspects that Gosamyr is a threat before it is too late, and her manipulations have exposed Rahne's repressed feelings for Lila's boyfriend Cannonball
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, caused Magik
Magik (Illyana Nikolaievna Rasputina) (Russian language, Russian: Ильяна Николаевна Распутина) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Len Wein and artist Dave Cock ...
to lose control of her demonic essence, and brought the New Mutants to blows with each other. Magik breaks the spell by striking Gosamyr with her Soulsword. Now with Gosamyr as their prisoner, the New Mutants break into Spyder's palace to rescue Lila, but are captured by Spyder, who has been monitoring their progress and using Gosamyr's nature to lead them into a trap.
Gosamyr frees the New Mutants by using a trick which makes her invisible. They then discover that Gosamyr's family are in their cocoon stage and Spyder intends to force them out and kill them to use their bodies to make valuable textile
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s. Exiting their cocoons long before their time, the creatures grow with every passing minute and threaten to destroy the planet and its solar system. To prevent this, Lila apparently teleports them and herself into the Sun. Now orphaned, Gosamyr nonetheless accepts that Lila's killing her family was necessary.
Magik then uses her own teleportation powers to get the New Mutants and Gosamyr away from the planet and into Limbo
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, only to find themselves trapped there. Gosamyr remains on the fringes, using her emphatic power to keep the demons away from her. She no longer actively manipulates her companions, and though Warlock remains suspicious of her, New Mutants co-leader Mirage
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has forgiven her earlier misdeeds.
Gosamyr helps out clearing the damage after a demonic invasion of Manhattan. She uses her powers to help relieve the pain of male patients in a local hospital. More controversially, she helps the kids from Power Pack reconcile with their parents who, in the course of fighting an enemy, discovered that their children had super-powers which they had kept secret from them. The parents suffered a nervous breakdown as a result, but Gosamyr convinces them that their children are still normal. (This "cover-up" was highly criticized in the readers' letters column.)
Gosamyr and her companions decide to take up residence in the spacecraft Ship
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, the ally and mobile headquarters of X-Factor
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. Upon scanning Gosamyr, Ship recognizes her species and tries to kill her. Though the New Mutants fight Ship to a standstill in her defense, the incident convinces Gosamyr that her nature makes her too much of a danger to the New Mutants and their friends. Ship informs her of a planet of mystics who might be able to teach her to curb her nature and provides her with a spacecraft with which to go there. Resolved to not cause any more harm to her friends, Gosamyr takes Ship's suggestion and leaves Earth.
While in the larval stage, Gosamyr possesses wings that allow her to glide over short distances. She can also become invisible once she wraps herself in them. She also possesses some empathic control over males, which she mostly uses to seduce or bring about conflict.
The pupal stage of Gosamyr's species lasts for millennia, during which they become exceptionally mature of spirit and gain great size and strength, enough to destroy a whole solar system. In adult form they are gentle and solitary.
Grand Director
Grandmaster
Glory Grant
Grasshopper
Mort Graves
Graviton
Gravity
Gray Goblin
Gray Goblin (sometimes spelled Grey Goblin) is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Gabriel Stacy
Gabriel Stacy, the twin brother of Sarah Stacy and son of Norman Osborn
Norman Virgil Osborn is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, he first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #14 (July 1964) as the first and best-known incarnation of th ...
and Gwen Stacy
Gwendolyne Maxine "Gwen" Stacy is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually as a supporting character in those featuring Spider-Man (Peter Parker). A college student and the daughter of George Stacy, Georg ...
, appeared as the first Gray Goblin in ''The Amazing Spider-Man
''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is an ongoing American superhero American comic book, comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man as its title character and main protagonist. Being in the Earth 616, mainstream continuity of t ...
'' #514. He also appeared in '' The Spectacular Spider-Man'' and ''Amazing Spider-Man presents: American Son''. His outfit is a gray-recolored version of Green Goblin's outfit.
Lily Hollister
Lily Hollister, Harry Osborn
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's ex-fiancé, first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man
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'' #545 and had her first appearance as Menace (also known as the second Gray Goblin) in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #549.
Gray Goblin in other media
The Lily Hollister incarnation of Gray Goblin appears in '' Spider-Man: Edge of Time'', voiced by Tara Strong
Tara Lyn Strong (; born February 12, 1973) is a Canadian and American actress. She is known for her voice work in animation, websites, and video games. Strong's voice roles include animated series such as '' The Powerpuff Girls'', '' The Fair ...
.[ A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.]
Graymalkin
Great Gambonnos
The Great Gambonnos are fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Ernesto and Luigi Gambonno were born in Milan, Italy
Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...
. They are acrobat
Acrobatics () is the performance of human feats of balance, agility, and motor coordination. Acrobatic skills are used in performing arts, sporting events, and martial arts. Extensive use of acrobatic skills are most often performed in acro d ...
s and aerialists working for the criminal organization, the Circus of Crime. They are identical twin
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s and though they perceive themselves as the "Kings of the High Trapeze", they are defeated pretty easily by Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a superhero in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appearance, first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in ...
and Daredevil who prove to be superior acrobats to the both of them.
Great Gambannos in other media
The Great Gambonnos appear in the '' Avengers Assemble'' episode "Crime and Circuses", both voiced by Roger Craig Smith
Roger Craig Smith is an American voice actor. He is known for his voice roles in video games such as Chris Redfield in the ''Resident Evil'' series (2009–2017), Ezio Auditore da Firenze in the ''Assassin's Creed'' series (2009–2011), Kyle C ...
.[ A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.][ A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.]
Green Gobbler
Green Gobbler is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Green Gobbler is an anthropomorphic wild turkey
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from Earth-8311 named Norman Osbird who is a counterpart of Green Goblin
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and an enemy of Spider-Ham
Spider-Ham (Peter Porker) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is an anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic pig and is a cartoon animal parody version of Spider-Man. He was created by Larry Hama, T ...
.
Green Gobbler appeared as a member of a multiversal group called the Sinister Squadron, who attacked the Spider-Society.
Green Goblin
Norman Osborn
Harry Osborn
Bart Hamilton
Phil Urich
Construct
Green Gopher
Green Gopher is an anthropomorphic gopher
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from Earth-8311.
Greenie
Greenie is a character appearing in American comic books involving Marvel Comics. The character, created by Jeph Loeb
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and Christos Cage, first appeared in '' Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America'' #5 (August 2007). The character is a Skrull
The Skrulls () are a race of List of fictional extraterrestrials, extraterrestrial shapeshifters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They first appeared in ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four'' #2 and were crea ...
who infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D. alongside Veranke
Veranke is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The queen of the Skrull Empire, first introduced under the guise of Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew), she is the main antagonist of ''Secret Invasion'' in which she ...
. Greenie impersonated Dum Dum Dugan
Timothy Aloysius Cadwallader "Dum Dum" Dugan is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is an officer of S.H.I.E.L.D. and is one of the most experienced members of Nick Fury's team, known for his marksmanship w ...
which fooled Maria Hill
Commander Maria Christina Hill is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Brian Michael Bendis and David Finch (comics), David Finch, the character first appeared in ''The New Avengers (comics), The Ne ...
, Iron Man
Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, the character first appearan ...
, Abigail Brand on various matters, such as the Hulk
The Hulk is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the debut issue of ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), The Incredible Hulk ...
's vengeance and leading the Skrulls posing as government agents, before having infiltrated S.W.O.R.D. to ensure the Peak orbital base's destruction for the Skull Empire's invasion of Earth. Greenie also impersonated Valentina Allegra de Fontaine involving in covert matters, such as obtaining vibranium
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in the Savage Land. Greenie hijacked the Fifty State Initiative
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for a doomsday weapon before being killed by 3-D Man.
Greenie in other media
* Two characters based on the Skrull appear in '' The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes''.
** A female version impersonated Viper
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.
** A male version impersonated Clay Quartermain, and utilized a Super-Skrull form with the powers of Abomination, Whirlwind
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, and Griffin
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.
* A similar Skrull appears as a boss in '' Marvel Heroes''.
Grendel
Grendel, also known as the Symbiote Dragon, is a character appearing in American comic book
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s for Marvel Comics
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. The character first appeared in ''Venom'' (vol. 4) #1 (May 2018), and was created by Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman.
Symbiote Dragon
Grendel is a symbiote created by Knull billions of years in the past, sent out into the cosmos alongside its brethren to destroy and devour everything they came across. Arriving on Earth in the 6th century, it was subdued by Thor and imprisoned in a glacier, where it is exhumed by S.H.I.E.L.D. centuries later. Lying dormant for several decades, Grendel is indwelled by Knull and rampaged through New York, but is ultimately defeated by Eddie Brock / Venom
Venom or zootoxin is a type of toxin produced by an animal that is actively delivered through a wound by means of a bite, sting, or similar action. The toxin is delivered through a specially evolved ''venom apparatus'', such as fangs or a sti ...
.
Tyrannosaurus
Dark Carnage
Dark Carnage, also simply known as Carnage, is another offshoot of the Grendel symbiote. It initially bonded with the damaged form of Cletus Kasady
Cletus Cortland Kasady is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer David Michelinie and artist Erik Larsen, the character first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #344 (March 1991) as the ...
/ Carnage due a cult worshiping symbiote using Grendel's remnants which was stolen from the Maker. He consumed the various symbiotes for his own cult,[''Web of Venom Carnage Born'' #1. Marvel Comics] such as Lee Price / Maniac which is the Mania
Mania, also known as manic syndrome, is a Psychiatry, psychiatric Abnormality (behavior), behavioral syndrome defined as a state of Abnormality (behavior), abnormally elevated arousal, affect (psychology), affect, and energy level. During a mani ...
symbiote's host. His form as Dark Carnage is a thirteen-foot-tall skeletal monster with Knull's spiral on its forehead and a white dragon/spider emblem on his chest, and effectively is a demigod possessing power far beyond what a regular symbiote bestows its host, due to his connections to Chthon through the curse of the Darkhold and Knull through Grendel. Dark Carnage fights Peter Parker / Spider-Man and Brock, but is surprised by the Hulk
The Hulk is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the debut issue of ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), The Incredible Hulk ...
. Caught off-guard by Parker's various allies, Dark Carnage tried to use Dylan Brock and Normie Osborn as hostages before Brock cut Kasady's corpse in half which also reawakened Knull in the process. One of the splintered versions bonded to Miles Morales / Spider-Man as a unique six-armed symbiote.
Afterwards, Devil Carnage assimilated Venom while tormenting Eddie and Dylan before being separated and defeated yet bonding to a great white shark to escape.
Carnage bonded to a great white shark to escape from the Isla de Huesos, and prowled the ocean for several months as the "red king of darkness". Eventually it stumbled upon a boat full of whalers and seizing the opportunity, Carnage catches one of the whalers and bonds to him, climbs aboard and prepares to slaughter the crew, intent on taking its place as the Red Right Hand of the King in Black, however, Knull is killed by Brock which causes the symbiote dome encasing Earth to shatter into countless symbiotes. Through the symbiote hive-mind, Venom is the new god of the symbiotes and calls out to Carnage who snarls to get out of his head. As symbiotes rain from the sky onto the ship and into the ocean, they bond to the crew of the ship and state that they are Venom, leaving Carnage shocked and incredulous. Manifesting an arm-blade, Carnage snarls as Venom states that Knull is dead. As Carnage sinks back into the ocean, Eddie says Carnage is not welcome in the reformed Hive and sentences to execution. Countless symbiote-controlled sharks began swarming Carnage and devouring in a feeding frenzy until the symbiote completely disappears in the darkness of the ocean.
Following the confrontation with the new King in Black, a piece of the symbiote survived and chooses a fish for a host and then attacks a shark. It eventually moves up the food chain and arrives on a fishing boat and begins again a killing spree. Inspired by what Eddie had done, Carnage formulated a new plan to make a comeback using the power Knull had bequeathed it to create a rival Hive with itself as its nexus. Carnage slowly made its way back to New York – restoring itself by devouring everyone it came across en route. Once back in Manhattan, Carnage bonded to Senator Arthur Krane to run a campaign to get Earth rid of aliens, both the good and bad type, and is working with Alchemax
Alchemax is a fictional megacorporation appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Originally depicted as a prominent feature of the Marvel 2099 alternate future universe, it has since been introduced into the present day com ...
and the Friends of Humanity. Carnage also began to infect many symbiotes, such as Phage
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, Lasher, Riot
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Riots typically involve destruction of property, public or private. The p ...
and Agony. Once all his soldiers were in place, Carnage killed on live television at one of his rallies and directed his Hive to slaughter as many attending civilians as possible, but was opposed by Flash Thompson
Eugene "Flash" Thompson is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962).
Flash ...
, Silence
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, Toxin
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and Sleeper. Carnage assimilated Extrembiote – a symbiote-dragon mutated by Extremis – while abandoning Krane, transforming into a symbiote-dragon and flying away.
Grendel in other media
* An original incarnation of Dark Carnage appears in the ''Guardians of the Galaxy
The Guardians of the Galaxy are a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Comic book teams 1969 team
The 1969 version of the Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team), Guardians of the Galaxy were the origi ...
'' episodes "Back in the New York Groove" and "Drive My Carnage". This version is utilized by Thanos
Thanos () is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-artist Jim Starlin, the character first appeared in '' The Invincible Iron Man'' #55 (cover date February 1973). An Eternal– Devia ...
.
* An original incarnation of Grendel appears in the ''Spider-Man
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'' series finale "Maximum Venom". This version, also known as the Klyntar Dragon and World-Killer, was created from the remnants of All-Black the Necrosword following their death and possesses the additional ability to fire red energy beams from its mouth. It attacks New York City and attempts to destroy the world, but is killed when Spider-Man and Max Modell
Max Modell is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, primarily in association with Spider-Man.
Publication history
Max Modell first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #648 (January 2011), and was cr ...
destroy the Symbiote Seed that was empowering it.
* Dark Carnage appears as an alternate skin for Cletus Kasady / Carnage in '' Marvel: Future Fight''.
Grey Gargoyle
Grey Hulk
Jean Grey
John Grey
John Grey is a history professor and member of the extended "Grey Family" in the Marvel Universe
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. The character, created by Stan Lee
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and Jack Kirby
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, first appeared in ''X-Men
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'' #5 (May 1964).
Within the context of the stories, John Grey is the father of Jean Grey
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and Sara Grey as well as husband of Elaine Grey. He was portrayed as a history professor employed at Bard College
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in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
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.
After Sara's death, he and Elaine take in and care for their grandchildren, Gailyn and Joey Bailey.
During the " End of Greys" story arc
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, Grey is killed by the Shi'ar Death Commandos
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.['']The Uncanny X-Men
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'' #467 (February 2006)
Other versions of John Grey
* In the Ultimate Marvel
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continuity, Professor Grey appears in various issues of ''Ultimate X-Men
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'' and in '' Ultimate War'' #2. Within this continuity, he and his wife place Jean into a mental institution at a young age as his daughter's telepathy manifests. It is stated that he can recognize the feeling of telepathic scanning.
* '' X-Men: The End'' features an alternate future of the X-Men in which Doctor Grey is still alive.
John Grey in other media
* John Grey appears in '' X-Men: The Animated Series''. This version is a colleague of Professor X
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.
* John Grey makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in '' X-Men: Evolution''.
* John Grey appears in '' Wolverine and the X-Men'', voiced by Corey Burton
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. This version is an old friend of Professor X.
* John Grey appears in '' X-Men: The Last Stand'', portrayed by Adrian Hough.
* John Grey appears in '' Dark Phoenix'', portrayed by Scott Shepherd.
Greystone
Devlin Greystone is a fictional Māori
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* Māori culture
* Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the Co ...
character in the Marvel Universe
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, who was part of the second incarnation of X-Factor
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. He was created by Howard Mackie, and first appeared in ''X-Factor'' #140 (December, 1997).
Greystone is from the same alternate future as Bishop
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, Archer, Fixx, and Shard. He is a member of the Xavier Underground Enforcers (XUE), a rogue branch of the Xavier's Security Enforcers (XSE) who wanted to travel back in time and change their future.
When he was a child, Greystone lived with his mother in a type of mutant
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concentration camp. As part of their punishment, each prisoner was required to have an "M" branded over their right eye to outwardly signify their status as a mutant. During his branding process by an evil man named Micah, Greystone panicked and – due to the large amount of stress – manifested his mutant power years before the traditional onset at puberty. This resulted in him breaking the machine (leaving him with only a partial brand), and trying to break out with his mother. Micah shot and killed her and was about to kill Greystone too if not for the incitement of the Summers Rebellion which ultimately led to mutant freedom. However, this was not as grand as it seemed, for Greystone became an orphan and a street urchin outside the confines of the camp.
Upon discovering that Shard was in the present, the X.U.E. managed to travel back in time due to the psionic link Fixx created between the members of the X.U.E. which Shard was also a member of, and inhabited the bodies of three recently deceased people. Greystone inhabited the body of the adolescent teen Brian Young.
While looking in the newspaper one day, Greystone happens to see the picture of a young boy named Micah. He immediately recognizes him as the same Micah who murdered his mother and concocts a plan to murder the child, thus averting his future and his mother's death. He, along with Fixx and Archer, track down the boy and Greystone tries to kill him. Archer and Fixx convince him that it is unethical to condemn the child for crimes he has not yet committed and the trio leaves. They had tried to change the future but instead ended up joining X-Factor
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.
Greystone slowly developed temporal insanity, believing that his mission was accomplished, and he could go home to a better world and be reunited with his mother, who might theoretically be alive. In an attempt to return to his own time, Greystone built a flying time machine, but due to shoddy craftmanship and unsound theories, the craft exploded, seemingly killing Greystone and Havok, who was attempting to stop him.
Greystone can increase his body mass, density, durability, stamina and strength exponentially but at a price: the bigger he gets, the more deformed and horrific-looking he becomes. Greystone can appear as his host body or in his original body—humorously a small, white child—also carrying the memories from both bodies.
Griffin
David Griffith
Grim Hunter
Grim Reaper
Ben Grimm
Petunia Grimm
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Petunia Grimm is a nurse who is the favorite aunt of Ben Grimm.
Grinder
Grinder is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Spider-Woman #26 (May 1980).
Brute Bashby was a criminal given special bladed weaponry and the identity of the Grinder who was defeated by Spider-Woman.
Grindhouse
Grizzly
Grog
Groot
Grotesk
Grotesk is a character appear in American comic book
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s published by Marvel Comics
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. He first appeared in '' The X-Men'' #41 (February 1968), and was created by Roy Thomas
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and . The character was inspired by the Captain Marvel villain King Kull
The character subsequently appears in ''Ms. Marvel'' #6 (June 1977) and #8 (August 1977), ''The Avengers Annual'' #20 (1991), ''Avengers West Coast Annual'' #6 (1991), ''Iron Man Annual'' #12 (1991), and ''Thor'' #481 (December 1994).
Prince Gor-Tok, also known as Grotesk, is the former prince of a warlike, civilized race of Gortokian Subterraneans with human intelligence and virtually human appearance. Underground atomic explosions created by surface humans led to the extinction of the entire race except for Grotesk, who, his mind and body first distorted by radiation, vows to destroy the entire surface world.
Grotesk encounters the heroic mutants the X-Men
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on his first foray to the surface world. He fights them, and kills the Changeling
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(who, at the time was posing as Professor X
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to the X-Men).
Grotesk later encounters Ms. Marvel. He also sides with the Mole Man
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and Tyrannus in their war against the surface world and the Avengers.
Grotto
Grotto is a fictional character appearing in Marvel
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comics. He was created by Frank Miller and first appeared in '' Daredevil'' #168.
Grotto is a small-time criminal and the frequent partner of Turk Barrett. Like Turk, he works for Eric Slaughter and the Kingpin, resulting in frequent encounters with Daredevil and at one point encountered Elektra. Although generally regarded as unintelligent, Grotto often tries to act as a voice of reason to Turk's aggressive and overconfident behavior such as refusing to escape prison so that they can fill out their time and return to the streets without problem. When the Kingpin returned to San Francisco, Grotto was rehired as one of his elite members.
Grotto in other media
Grotto, legal name Elliot Grote, appears in the second season of '' Daredevil'', portrayed by McCaleb Burnett. This version is a low-ranking member of the Kitchen Irish mob, serving as a driver and occasional assassin for their leader Nesbitt.
Growing Man
The Growing Man is a fictional character appearing in American comic book
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s published by Marvel Comics
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. The character, first appearing in '' The Mighty Thor'' #140 (May 1967); and reappearing in '' The Avengers'' #69 (October 1969), was created by Stan Lee
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and Jack Kirby
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. After an appearance in '' The Invincible Iron Man'' #108 (March 1978), the Growing Man is not seen in Marvel continuity until ''The Avengers'' #268 (June 1986), and then ''The Avengers'' #300 (February 1989). After being found and used by new masters Hydra in '' Thunderbolts'' #5 (August 1997), the android appeared in ''Young Avengers
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'' #3 (June 2005) and in upgraded form in ''Sentinel Squad O*N*E'' #2 (April 2006). The Growing Man later appeared in ''Avengers vs. Atlas'' #1 (January 2010).
The Growing Man is an android built by an enslaved alien race on the time-traveling villain Kang the Conqueror
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's behalf. First appearing on Earth as an inert doll
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-sized figure, the android is found by New York
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police, reactivating and causing havoc until coming into conflict with the Thunder God Thor
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. The Growing Man is then deactivated and recovered by Kang who is in turn defeated by Thor. Kang also uses the Growing Man to abduct Tony Stark (the alter-ego of Iron Man
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) from a hospital. The superhero Avengers team (including Thor) attack the Growing Man and follow the android into the future, where they're involved in a competition between Kang and the Elder of the Universe known as the Grandmaster. The alien colonizers of Rigel eventually find the Growing Man in one of Kang's abandoned vessels and send it back to Earth to use it against Iron Man who defeats the android by overloading its circuitry. The Growing Man reappears in the dimension of Limbo
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and attacks the Avenger Hercules
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who hit it so hard that it collapses as its cells are overtaxed. Eventually, it finds its way to Earth, where temporary member Mister Fantastic
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devises a means of reversing the growing process, causing the android to shrink from sight.
The Growing Man is found and reactivated by the subversive organization Hydra. Hydra's leader Baron Strucker
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orders the android to attack New York as part of a ploy to destroy the Thunderbolts team. The heroes manage to defeat the android by forcing it to grow large enough that the team could hack its circuitry and shut it down. However, this also activate a beacon in its circuitry that will warn the ancestors of the original aliens of Kang's coming. Kang uses another variation of the android when attempting to track his younger self, with this version splitting into several smaller versions once hit with sufficient force, but they all withdraw once the young Kang identifies himself. An upgraded form is sent by Hydra to disrupt a political rally, but is stopped when its powers are overloaded.
Growing Man in other media
* The Growing Man appears in the '' Avengers Assemble'' episode "The Thunderbolts", voiced by Travis Willingham
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.[ A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.] This version is a stimuloid that Justin Hammer modified with stolen Stark Industries
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technology.
* Growing Man androids appear in the X-Men
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/Spider-Man
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crossover trilogy ''Time's Arrow''.
Guardian
Guardsman
Guillotine
Guillotine or Jeannine Sauvage is a fictional mystic character appearing in American comic book
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s published by Marvel Comics
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. Guillotine has no superpowers but is an expert swordswoman and wields the mystic La Fleur du Mal, a sword with dark supernatural powers (the sword name means literally "The Flower of Evil" in French). Born of a mixed French-Algerian heritage, she is the latest in her bloodline to inherit the sword. The character was conceived by writer Al Ewing and the full design was developed by Kabam
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art director Gabriel Frizzera and artist Paco Medina. She first appeared in the second volume of '' Contest of Champions'' released October 7, 2015 ( cover dated December 2015). Shortly after, she made her debut in the game '' Marvel: Contest of Champions''. In 2017, Guillotine was briefly featured in the title '' U.S.Avengers''.
In 1793, an ancestor of Sauvage, Jean Desmarais, found the mythical Fleur du Mal sword in the Paris catacombs when escaping the authorities for being a revolutionary
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. Since then, it was passed on to his descendants with the most recent one being Jeannine Sauvage.[''Contest of Champions'' (vol. 2) #1 (December 2015)] Jeannine discovered the sword at age twelve by being lured to a room that was usually locked by a voice. While inspecting the sword, she slit her finger with its edge, and the blood dripped into the sword. This caused Jeannine to become cursed to wield this sword like her ancestors before her. During the '' Secret Empire'' storyline, Guillotine appears as a member of the Champions of Europe alongside Ares
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, Captain Britain
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, Excalibur
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, Outlaw
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, and Peregrine. With help from Squirrel Girl and Enigma, the team manages to liberate Paris, France
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from Hydra occupation.
Guillotine in other media
Guillotine appears as a playable character in '' Marvel: Contest of Champions''.
Elizabeth Guthrie
Elizabeth Guthrie is the sister of X-Men
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members Sam (Cannonball) and Paige (Husk) as well as Josh (Icarus) and Melody (Aero). The character, created by writer Chris Claremont
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and artist Jackson Guice, first appeared in ''The New Mutants
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'' #42 (April 1986).
In the Age of Apocalypse reality, Elizabeth has the mutant ability to alter her size and operates under the alias ''Amazon'' as part of Apocalypse's forces. This version was created by John Francis Moore and Steve Epting
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, first appearing in ''Factor X
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'' #6 (January 1995).
Jebediah Guthrie
Jebediah Guthrie is the brother of X-Men
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members Sam (Cannonball) and Paige (Husk) as well as Josh (Icarus) and Melody (Aero). The character, created by writer Bill Mantlo
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and artist William Johnson, first appeared in ''Rom
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* Rupture of membranes, a term used during pregnancy to describe a rupture of the amniotic sac
* ...
'' Annual #2 (September 1984).
Jebediah was a mutant like his siblings, with the power of producing blasts of electrical plasma out of his eyes. Unlike his siblings, he never associated with the X-Men
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and was depowered on '' M-Day.''
Melody Guthrie
Melody Guthrie is the younger sister of Cannonball
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, Husk
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, and Icarus
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. Her father dies early in her life due to black lung. Melody is seen in multiple issues of the New Mutants, living at their Kentucky
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farm, as her brother Cannonball is a featured character in that series. Many stories focus on his home life.
Melody sees her siblings develop powers one by one. Her brother Sam is the first, followed by Paige (aka Husk). Husk comes to the attention of the alien entities known as the Phalanx
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; they come to the farm, endangering the lives of the entire family, kidnapping Paige, and destroying the family home. Much later Josh/Icarus manifests his wings during a music festival; the resulting chaos draws all the Guthries into a brutal feud with another family. Melody then develops the ability to produce an aura that allows her to fly. After this manifestation, she becomes known as Aero. She then joins Xavier's team as a student during a time when Cannonball is one of the supporting staff. At one point he rebukes her for showing off in front of a helicopter news crew.
Due to the effects of Scarlet Witch
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going insane in the Marvel crossover event " Decimation", a majority of Earth's mutants lose their powers. Aero and her brother Jeb both lost their powers following the events of M-Day. She doesn't quite understand how this affects her. In an attempt to prove to one of her teachers, Emma Frost
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, that she still has her powers, she leaps off of a roof; another teacher, Hank McCoy, managed to save her from injury.
Melody moves back home with her mother, Lucinda, and her other siblings. She later appears as an astral projection caused by Emma Frost during a confrontation with Ms. Marvel. She and her mother later receive a call from Emma Frost concerning the death of Melody's brother, Joshua
Joshua ( ), also known as Yehoshua ( ''Yəhōšuaʿ'', Tiberian Hebrew, Tiberian: ''Yŏhōšuaʿ,'' Literal translation, lit. 'Yahweh is salvation'), Jehoshua, or Josue, functioned as Moses' assistant in the books of Book of Exodus, Exodus and ...
, who was killed in an attack on Xavier's.
Melody was allowed to live in the newly created mutant-only nation of Krakoa because she was a former mutant and a member of the Guthrie family, known for their strong X-Gene. There, she became the first to undergo a novel ritual called the Crucible, a trial of combat against Apocalypse to earn the right to die and be resurrected by the Five, to regain her lost powers. In front of a large ensemble of mutants, she was brutalized by Apocalypse, who urged her to give up and ask to heal instead of persisting in the fight. Melody refused and was ultimately killed by Apocalypse, passing the trial of Crucible. She later claimed her prize when she was resurrected by the Five, with her former powers returned to her.[''X-Men'' (vol. 5) #7]
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