Gateway is a

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appearing in

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s published by

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. The character has been depicted as an Australian

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with the ability to teleport objects and people from one location to another. He is considered an unofficial member of the

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Publication history

Gateway first appeared in ''

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'' #229 (May 1988), and was created by

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and

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Fictional character biography

Much of Gateway's past remains a mystery, including his name and place of birth. He is an

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man who appears to have grown up in the

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. He serves the criminal group the Reavers in repayment for an undisclosed favor they did him. As extra assurance of his loyalty, they threaten to destroy an Aboriginal holy place if he betrays them. They call him "Gateway" in reference to his ability to create gateways between two points in space. Some time later, the

appear in the Outback and attack the Reavers' headquarters. Though Gateway helps the Reavers

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, Bonebreaker, and Pretty Boy escape, the X-Men realize he is not a Reaver. The X-Men take up residence in the Reavers' former hideout, and Gateway begins voluntarily using his powers to assist them. Initially, since he seems unable or unwilling to speak,

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uses her telepathy to communicate to Gateway where the X-Men wish to go. However, they soon realize he always knows their desired destination without being told. More recently, he appears at the

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in Massachusetts, where

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is training, with a young girl. When he encounters

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, he simply speaks the word, "

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", which is assumed to be the girl's name. Gateway would continue to appear sporadically around Generation X for some time, often in the presence of the St. Croix twins Nicolette and Claudette, with whom he apparently had a teacher-student relationship.''Generation X'' #1-2 (November - December 1994)''Generation X'' #5 - 7 (July - September 1995) Gateway appears briefly to

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's X-Treme X-Men team, shortly after the death of Psylocke, and reveals that he is the ancestor of

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and Shard. He is one of the mutants to have retained his powers after M-Day, when the

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depowered most mutants on Earth. It is revealed to Iceman and

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that Gateway was one of the targeted mutants the Marauders were killing, along with

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, Vargas, and the

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, due to his powers giving him the ability to see into the future. Gateway survives the assassination attempt and becomes a mentor to Eden Fesi, who possesses similar teleportation abilities to his. In ''Uncanny X-Force'' (2012), Gateway is killed by Ultimaton. Years later, he is resurrected following the establishment of

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as a mutant nation.

Powers and abilities

Gateway is a mutant with

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and psychic abilities. This enables him to generate wormholes that connect vast distances, communicate telepathically, and manipulate dreams.

Other versions

* An alternate universe variant of Gateway from Earth-295 appears in '' Age of Apocalypse''. This version is an ally of

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who is later killed in action. * An alternate universe variant of Gateway from Earth-58163 makes a minor appearance in '' Civil War: House of M'' #1 as an ally of

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.''Civil War: House of M'' #1 (November 2008)

In other media

* Gateway appears in '' X-Men: The Ravages of Apocalypse''. * Gateway appears in '' X-Men Legends''. * Gateway appears in '' Marvel Heroes''. He is based in the Xavier Institute and allows the player to replay previous chapters of the game.

References

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