This is a list of
fictional
Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying character (arts), individuals, events, or setting (narrative), places that are imagination, imaginary or in ways that are imaginary. Fictional portrayals are thus inconsistent ...
characters in the
Ultraverse
The Ultraverse is a defunct comic book imprint published by the American company Malibu Comics which is currently owned by Marvel Comics. The Ultraverse is a shared universe in which a variety of characters – known within the comics as Ultras � ...
.
The line was published first by
Malibu Comics
Malibu Comics Entertainment, Inc. (launched as Malibu Graphics) was an American comic book publisher active in the late 1980s and early 1990s, best known for its Ultraverse line of superhero titles. Notable titles published by Malibu included ''Th ...
and after a purchase, by
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
.
[The Superhero Book: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Comic-Book Icons and Hollywood Heroes, Gina Misiroglu (2012), p. 377.]
A
* Aeon
* The Alternate
* Anything
* Nick Apocaloff aka The Werewolf
* Archimage
* Arena
* Argus
* Atalon
* Atom Bob
B
* Backstabber
* Battlewagon
* Black Tiger
* Blind Faith
* Blood Mama
* Bloodbath
* Bloodgrip
* Bloodrattle
* Bloodshed
* Bloodstorm
* Bloodtrap
* Bloodyfly
* Boneyard
* Book
* Boomboy
* Brazen
* Breakdown
* Bruut
* Byter
C
* Captain USA
* Casino
* Catapult
* Cayman
* Chalk
* Choice
* Codename: Firearm
* Contrary
* Culebra
D
* Dark Wave
* Deadeye
* Death Dance
* Death Mask
* Deathwish
* Degenerate
* Dr. Rachel Deming
* Dirt Devil
*
Discus
* D.J. Blast
* Doc Gross
* Doc Virtual
* Dog
* Double Edge
* Dragonfly
* Dropkick
* Duet
* Duey
E
* ElectroCute
* Eliminator
* Elven
* The Entity
The Exiles
The first ''Exiles'' comic was written 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 illustrated by
Paul Pelletier
Paul Pelletier is an American comic book penciller.
Career
Pelletier began working as a professional comic artist in the late 1980s. His first work appeared in Cosmic Steller Rebellers (hammac publications) and Wayward Warrior (Hammac Public ...
, with plot contributions from
Tom Mason,
Dave Olbrich, and Chris Ulm (who came up with the concept and handed it to Gerber to expand upon when they got too busy to execute it).
The four issues of ''Exiles'' covered a time period of only 18 hours. This group was founded and led by Dr. Rachel Deming, and introduced Ghoul (one of
Ultraforce
The Ultraforce is a fictional superhero group that appears in American comic books published by Malibu, and later Marvel. The purpose of the group was to protect the public and keep other "Ultras" (superheroes) from becoming unruly.
The group co ...
's main members) and Amber Hunt to the Ultraverse. Much of the plot revolved around a fatal "Theta Virus", the treatment of which gave the characters their superhuman powers. Dr. Deming assumed that people with powers are automatically superheroes, and their lack of training, cohesion, and leadership led to disaster. Aside from Deming (who suffered many fractures), Ghoul (who was already more or less a
zombie
A zombie (Haitian French: ; ; Kikongo: ''zumbi'') is a mythological undead corporeal revenant created through the reanimation of a corpse. In modern popular culture, zombies appear in horror genre works. The term comes from Haitian folkl ...
, and thus later rose from his grave), Deadeye (who survived the tidal wave and later left the team) and Hunt, the other members of the team were Catapult, Mustang, Tinsel, and Trax.
Mastodon
A mastodon, from Ancient Greek μαστός (''mastós''), meaning "breast", and ὀδούς (''odoús'') "tooth", is a member of the genus ''Mammut'' (German for 'mammoth'), which was endemic to North America and lived from the late Miocene to ...
was introduced in the series, but never joined the team, and eventually appeared in the pages of ''Foxfire''.
Their members were:
* Catapult (Kevin Albers) had the ability to absorb inertia and turn it into super strength. He is killed by aliens while in a coma.
* Deadeye (Frank Hayes): Frank has incredible accuracy with ranged weapons. His current whereabouts are unknown.
* Dr. Rachel Deming cured the others of the Theta Virus and put them together as a team when the cure gave them superpowers. Her current whereabouts are unknown.
* Ghoul (Jonathan Martin) has appearance of a corpse, can reform body after it was damaged, talk to the dead, and sense when a person was near death. He joined to Ultraforce.
*
Amber Hunt can manipulate heat and flames, as well as fly. She joined to Ultraforce.
* Mustang (Roderick Hartley) can generate electricity, killed in explosion.
* Tinsel (Melissa Scott): Blinded by cure so she had to wear a special visor to see, and could generate light for various effects, she was shot to death by Bloodbath.
* Trax (Judd Shepard) has ability to sense danger and track others by their bio-signature. He was killed in explosion.
F
* Feline
* Firearm
* Flygirl
* Forsa
* Foxfire
G
* G.E.N.I.E. (see
Aladdin
Aladdin ( ; , , ATU 561, 'Aladdin') is a Middle-Eastern folk tale. It is one of the best-known tales associated with '' One Thousand and One Nights'' (often known in English as ''The Arabian Nights''), despite not being part of the original ...
)
* Gangsta
* Gate
* Gecko
* Gemini
* Generator X
* The Genius
* Ghoul
* Glare
* Guise
* Grenade
* The Grip
* Gun Nut
* Gunk
H
* Hardcase
* Hardwire
* Harmonica
* Headknocker
* Heater
* Hellblade
* Hellion
* Hot Rox
*
Amber Hunt
* J.D. Hunt
I
* Incoming
* Iron Clad
J
* Janus
* Jinn
* Erik Johnson (see
Aladdin
Aladdin ( ; , , ATU 561, 'Aladdin') is a Middle-Eastern folk tale. It is one of the best-known tales associated with '' One Thousand and One Nights'' (often known in English as ''The Arabian Nights''), despite not being part of the original ...
)
*
Juggernaut
A juggernaut (), in current English usage, is a literal or metaphorical force regarded as merciless, destructive, and unstoppable.
This English usage originates in the mid-nineteenth century. ''Juggernaut'' is the early rendering in English ...
K
* King Pleasure
* Kismet Deadly
* Malcolm Kort
* Kutt
L
* Lady Killer
* Lament
* Stanley Leland
* Lightshow
* Antone Lone
* Lost Angel
* Lord Pumpkin - a sorcerer and enemy of Ultraforce created by writer Dan Danko
M
* Mangle
* Manhattan Project
* Maniac
* Mannequin
*
Mantra
A mantra ( ; Pali: ''mantra'') or mantram (Devanagari: मन्त्रम्) is a sacred utterance, a numinous sound, a syllable, word or phonemes, or group of words (most often in an Indo-Iranian language like Sanskrit or Avestan) belie ...
* Master of the Hunt
* Mastodon
* Maxi-Man
* Maxis
* Meathook
* Mister Mischief
* Monkey Woman
* Moon-Man
* Mosh
* Edwin Mosley
* Rex Mundi
* Mustang
N
* Naiad
* Necromantra
* Needler
* Nemesis (see
Infinity Gems
The Infinity Gems (originally referred to as Soul Gems and later as Infinity Stones) are six fictional gems appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, named after and embodying various aspects of existence. The gems can grant ...
)
* Neuronne
*
The Night Man
* NM-E
* Notch
O
* The Old Man
* The Operator
* Outrage
P
* Papa Verité
* Phade
* The Pilgrim
* Pinnacle
* Pistol
* Pixx
* Planet Class
* Plug
* Powerhouse
* Pressure
*
Prime
A prime number (or a prime) is a natural number greater than 1 that is not a product of two smaller natural numbers. A natural number greater than 1 that is not prime is called a composite number. For example, 5 is prime because the only ways ...
* Primevil
* Prototype
Q
* Quixote
R
* Rafferty
* Ranger
* General Holden S. Rayder (see
Aladdin
Aladdin ( ; , , ATU 561, 'Aladdin') is a Middle-Eastern folk tale. It is one of the best-known tales associated with '' One Thousand and One Nights'' (often known in English as ''The Arabian Nights''), despite not being part of the original ...
)
* Rhiannon
* Rigoletto
* Ripfire
* Rivermen
* Noel Robinson
* Rodent
* Rune
* Rush
S
* Shadowmage
* Shuriken
* Siren
* Slayer
*
Sludge
Sludge (possibly , or some dialect related to slush) is a semi-solid slurry that can be produced from a range of industrial processes, from water treatment, wastewater treatment or on-site sanitation systems. It can be produced as a settled sus ...
* Solitaire
* Spectral
* Starburst
* Strike
* Supreme Soviet
* Sweetface
T
* Taboo
* Tech
* Teknight
* Tinsel
* Topaz
* Torso
* Trax
* Trouble
* Tugun
* Turbo
* Turf
* Tyrannosaur
V
* Veffir Voon Lyax
* Veil
* Vinaigrette
W
* War Eagle
* Warstrike
* Wicca
* Witch Hunter
* Wrath
* Wreckage
X
* Xanadu Amalgamated
Y
* Yrial
Z
* Zip-Zap
Teams
*
Aladdin Assault Squad
* Bash Brothers
* Blood Brothers
* The Cabal
* The Dragon Fang
* Eliminators
* Exiles
* The All-New Exiles
* Freex
* The Inquisitors
* Omega Team
* Quattro
* The Radicals
* The Raiders
* The Solution
* The Sportsmen
* The Squad
*
The Strangers
* TNTNT
* Techuza
* Terrordyne
*
Ultraforce
The Ultraforce is a fictional superhero group that appears in American comic books published by Malibu, and later Marvel. The purpose of the group was to protect the public and keep other "Ultras" (superheroes) from becoming unruly.
The group co ...
* Ultra-Violence
Government agencies
*
Aladdin
Aladdin ( ; , , ATU 561, 'Aladdin') is a Middle-Eastern folk tale. It is one of the best-known tales associated with '' One Thousand and One Nights'' (often known in English as ''The Arabian Nights''), despite not being part of the original ...
*
The Lodge
Races
* Aerwa
* Darkur
* Fire People
* Hesshites
* The Primals
* The Tradesmen
* The Vyr
* Ultras
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Ultraverse Characters
Ultraverse