Eden Fesi, also known as Manifold, is a
fictional
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,
mutant
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superhero
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appearing in
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s published by
Marvel Comics
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. Created by
Jonathan Hickman
Jonathan Hickman (born September 3, 1972) is an American comic book writer and artist, best known for his creator-owned series '' The Nightly News'', '' The Manhattan Projects'' and ''East of West'', as well as his lengthy stints as a writer on Ma ...
and
Stefano Caselli
Stefano Caselli (born 21 February 1978) is an Italian comic book artist best known for his work on the Marvel Comics title '' Avengers: The Initiative'', the mini-series '' Civil War: Young Avengers/Runaways'' and '' Secret Warriors''. He was on ...
, the character first appeared in ''
Secret Warriors
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'' #4 (July 2009), and joined that comic's regular cast. Fesi is an
Aboriginal Australian
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mutant with the ability to bend time and space, connecting one piece to another and allowing him to
teleport. Fesi joined the
Avengers
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as a part of the
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relaunch. In 2013,
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ranked Manifold as #12 on their list of the "50 Sexiest Male Characters in Comics".
Publication history
Eden Fesi first appeared in ''
Secret Warriors
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* ''Secret Warriors'' (comic book)
** Secret Warriors (Team White)
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'' #4 (July 2009), and was created by writer
Jonathan Hickman
Jonathan Hickman (born September 3, 1972) is an American comic book writer and artist, best known for his creator-owned series '' The Nightly News'', '' The Manhattan Projects'' and ''East of West'', as well as his lengthy stints as a writer on Ma ...
and artist
Stefano Caselli
Stefano Caselli (born 21 February 1978) is an Italian comic book artist best known for his work on the Marvel Comics title '' Avengers: The Initiative'', the mini-series '' Civil War: Young Avengers/Runaways'' and '' Secret Warriors''. He was on ...
. He appeared in the book until its conclusion in issue #28 (September 2011). He also made guest appearances as a member of the Secret Warriors in ''
Dark Avengers
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'' #9 (November 2009), ''
New Avengers'' #62 (April 2010), and ''
Siege
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'' #2-3 (April–May 2010).
Fesi, as Manifold, appears as a member of Hickman's
Avengers
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, beginning with ''Avengers'' vol. 5, #1 (December 2012), a part of the
Marvel NOW!
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relaunch. Hickman said that, when creating the character, he had initially intended to give him the codename "Calabi–Yau", named after a
Calabi–Yau manifold
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, but when adding the character to the Avengers roster he decided on the codename "Manifold" instead.
Fictional character biography
Eden Fesi, a mutant
teleporter
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living in
Kata Tjuta
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, Australia under the tutelage of
Gateway, is recruited by
Nick Fury
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to be a part of his
Secret Warriors
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** Secret Warriors (Team White)
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. Hesitant at first, he agrees when Gateway gives his blessing.
Almost immediately after being recruited, Eden has to teleport the entire team into the middle of a large battle aboard a dock to save Fury.
He accompanies the team on several missions, including an infiltration of the
H.A.M.M.E.R.
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base that brings them into conflict with the
Dark Avengers
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and an attack on a
HYDRA base that leaves Eden critically wounded.
The team disbands, as
Hellfire had betrayed them and Eden slips into a coma.
Eden eventually makes a full recovery.
As part of the ''
Marvel NOW!
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'' event, Eden is now operating under the moniker Manifold. He is recruited by
Captain America
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and
Iron Man
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to the
Avengers
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, as a part of their attempt to make the team more global in scope.
As part of the Avengers, he encounters the
Guardians of the Galaxy
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when the latter team is ambushed and nearly slain by mysterious aliens.
During the ''
Secret Wars
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'' storyline,
Black Panther
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prepares Manifold for his task which calls on him to sacrifice himself to teleport other heroes to the safety of
Mister Fantastic
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's lifeboat. Manifold teleports other superheroes like
Spider-Man
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and
Star-Lord
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to Mister Fantastic's lifeboat. When mutants founded the island nation of Krakoa, Manifold was subsequently recruited to the island's space program - the latest incarnation of
S.W.O.R.D. - as the 'Quintician', one of 'The Six', and leader of the Teleport Team.
During ''
Destiny of X
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'', Eden Fesi tells Cable he is leaving the S.W.O.R.D team.
Powers and abilities
Eden's mutation allows him to bend reality, folding and twisting space-time.
Daisy Johnson
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described him as a "souped-up
teleporter
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".
Eden's portals stay open until he chooses to close them. It was recently revealed that Eden actually talks to space. Abigail Brand reported that Eden asks space to do things for him, such as fold so he can walk across and essentially teleport, or he can ask space to bend light around him rendering him invisible.
Other versions
In an unnamed alternate reality, Caucasian version of Manifold (wearing the same costume as Eden) appears in
Wakanda
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alongside the villainess
Black Swan
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. Black Swan later kills this Manifold after his teleportation abilities cease to function. In the following issue, she refers to her actions as a mercy killing, stating that a Manifold is unable to use his or her abilities once they leave their own
universe
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.
[''New Avengers'' vol. 3 #2]
In other media
Television
* Eden is alluded to in the television series ''
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
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'', in the episode "The Inside Man". While the team is spying on the various foreign delegations, it is revealed that the Australian government has Eden in their possession. He is said to be an Inhuman instead of being a mutant.
Video games
* Eden Fesi's Manifold appearance appears in ''
Marvel Heroes''.
References
External links
*
*
World of Black Heroes: Eden Fesi Biography
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Australian superheroes
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