Icarus
Icarus (Joshua "Jay" Guthrie) is a
mutant
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superhero
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. He was a member of the student body at the
Xavier Institute
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and a member of the
New Mutants
The New Mutants are a group of fictional mutant superheroes
A superhero or superheroine is a stock character that typically possesses ''superpowers'', abilities beyond those of ordinary people, and fits the role of the hero, typically us ...
training squad. Jay was the son of Thomas and Lucinda Guthrie. Thomas dies early in Jay's life due to black lung, developed from working in local
Kentucky
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coal mines. Jay's older siblings Sam (
Cannonball
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) and Paige (
Husk
Husk (or hull) in botany is the outer shell or coating of a seed. In the United States, the term husk often refers to the leafy outer covering of an ear of maize (corn) as it grows on the plant. Literally, a husk or hull includes the protective ...
) are mutants as well, and both have been members of the
X-Men
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. When he himself developed mutant powers, he hid them from his family. However, when performing in his band, he exposed his wings to the crowd as a 'stage gimmick'. Believed to be descended from the ancient race of
Cheyarafim
In American comic books published by Marvel Comics, a mutant is a human being that possesses a genetic trait called the X-gene. It causes the mutant to develop superhuman powers that manifest at puberty. Human mutants are sometimes referred ...
mutants, Icarus possesses red feathered,
angel-like wings which allow flight and produce extensive regenerative enzymes allowing him to recover from normally fatal injuries. However, when his wings were removed, he lost his healing factor. His voice is capable of producing sonic frequency beyond the range of human capability as well as creating multiple sounds or voices at once.
After M-Day, Icarus was one of the few mutants who kept their powers; however, someone cut off his wings and left him bleeding at the doorsteps of the mansion. His healing factor did not cure these injuries as it was later revealed by Dr. McCoy that his healing powers came from his wings. Jay rebuffed efforts by his friend Elixir to heal his wings.
It was later revealed that Jay was actually tricked by William Stryker into giving up his wings, in exchange for his friends safety. Jay called him to inform the location of his friends, Stryker betrayed him by planting and activating a bomb to kill the students. Many of the de-powered students died in the blast. When Jay confronted William Stryker, Stryker confessed that not only was he responsible for the bombing on the bus but he was also responsible for the death of Julia Cabot, having given the other Cabots the armor. Stryker then proceeded to shoot Jay. Icarus was then shown dying with Nimrod deciding whether or not to finish him off. Nimrod left Jay alone, calculating that he was already mortally wounded. After that, Icarus was found dead by Ms. Marvel and Iron Man in Stryker's church with his hand in a position of writing, he was able to write "NIMR" plus half of the "O" with his own blood before he died.
Later, a memorial service was held for Icarus, as well as all of the other students who had died. The memorial was attended by the X-Men and Icarus's family including Husk, Aero, Cannonball and their mother Lucinda.
Following the foundation of a mutant state on Krakoa by Charles and his allies, Jay was reborn on the island thanks to The Five, a group of mutants able to combined their powers into a process of resurrection. He is shown living in the Akademos Habitat along with his siblings Sam, Paige and Melody.
During the "
Judgment Day
The Last Judgment, Final Judgment, Day of Reckoning, Day of Judgment, Judgment Day, Doomsday, Day of Resurrection or The Day of the Lord (; ar, یوم القيامة, translit=Yawm al-Qiyāmah or ar, یوم الدین, translit=Yawm ad-Dīn, ...
" storyline, Icarus was among the mutants that were hunted by
Kraven the Hunter
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. Before he was slain, Icarus told Kraven the Hunter that Wolverine is the best among the mutants.
Other versions
In the
Age of Apocalypse
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, Jay was believed to have died when his family home was attacked by the forces of Apocalypse. However, after the fall of Apocalypse's regime, he is revealed to have survived the ordeal, yet his activities while Apocalypse was still in power remain a mystery. When he made his presence known, he was an agent of Mister Sinister and appears to had lost at some point his red wings, or at least replaced them with a pair of bionic wings. Joshua reunited with Liz and Sam and upon searching the Seattle Core where Paige was left to die, they found their sister alive and well. Paige wanted revenge against the X-Men and her siblings were more than happy to help her. While Paige posed as a new student named Xorn, Joshua, and the others attacked Washington, D.C. to distract the X-Men away from their headquarters. Retreating when Paige succeeded in taking Rogue and her son Charles hostage, Joshua, and the others battled the X-Men again; however, Magneto was uninterested in taking prisoners. After watching Sunfire incinerate Liz, the Guthrie brothers attempted to escape. They didn't make it very far as Magneto trapped them in metal and crushed them to death.
Iceman
Icemaster
The Icemaster (Bradley Kroon) is a fictional
supervillain
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Supervillains are oft ...
created for one of a series of
Hostess advertisements; his advertisement debuted in December 1979. He was the first character from the ad campaign to enter mainstream Marvel continuity when
Kurt Busiek
Kurt Busiek ( ) (born September 16, 1960) is an American comic book writer. His work includes the ''Marvels'' limited series, his own series titled ''Astro City'', a four-year run on ''The Avengers (comic book), The Avengers, Thunderbolts (comics ...
and
Mark Bagley
Mark Bagley (; born August 7, 1957) is an American comics artist. He has worked for Marvel Comics on such titles as ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', '' Thunderbolts'', ''New Warriors'', ''Venom'' and ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' and for DC Comics on ''Justic ...
included him in an incarnation of the
Masters of Evil
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Publicatio ...
composed of obscure characters.
Although how he gained his powers and abilities is unknown, Bradley Kroon had plans to create the next ice age as the Icemaster. He had frozen much of New York until he encountered the
Human Torch
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. The Human Torch defeated him by throwing Hostess Fruit Pies to him, inducing his surrender.
Icemaster later appeared as a member of
Crimson Cowl's
Masters of Evil
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Publicatio ...
. In the story's plot, Icemaster is defeated when Hawkeye tricks Scorcher into accidentally blasting him. Before that, Icemaster accidentally hits
Man-Killer
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Publicati ...
, one of his own teammates, with an ice blast.
During the ''
Fear Itself'' storyline, Icemaster is among the supervillains that escape from Raft after what
Juggernaut
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...
in the form of Kurrth: Breaker of Stone did to it. Icemaster was seen with
Living Laser
The Living Laser (Arthur Parks) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Don Heck, the character made his first appearance in '' The Avengers'' #34 (Nov. 1966). He would become a re ...
,
Bastards of Evil
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0–9 198
A A-Force
A-Next
A.I. Army
Because of his revelation that he is now a simulated A ...
members Aftershock and Ember, and
Whirlwind
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in Stamford. When
Speedball attacked them, the villains managed to defeat Speedball. Upon leaving Stamford, Living Laser ridiculed Icemaster for eating too many fruit pies.
Icemaster was transferred to a prison in upstate New York. He and several other inmates stage a prison break, only to be defeated by
Rogue and
Mimic
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. Icemaster is later transferred to Pace Federal Penitentiary, and is among the hundred thousand prisoners attempting to kill
Gambit
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The word '' gambit'' is also sometimes used to describe sim ...
(who had broken into Pace Federal Penitentiary) for a reward of one million dollars. Icemaster froze Gambit only to break free of the ice just as
MI-13 and the
Avengers Unity Squad
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arrive to defeat the prisoners.
Idunn
Ikaris
Ikthalon
Ikthalon is a
demon
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who has clashed with
Daimon Hellstrom
Daimon Hellstrom, also known as the Son of Satan and Hellstorm, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Daimon made his live-action debut in the Hulu television series '' Helstrom'', played by Tom ...
. Ikthalon lives in a
dimension
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known as the Ice World of Ikthalon. Ikthalon is an embodiment of man's tendency to resist change, and thus represents frozen stagnation.
Immortus
Impossible Man
In-Betweener
Indra
Inertia
Infectia
Infectia was a mutant in the
Marvel Comics
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universe
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. She first appeared in ''X-Factor'' #28, published May 1988, and was created by
Louise
Louise or Luise may refer to:
* Louise (given name)
Arts Songs
* "Louise" (Bonnie Tyler song), 2005
* "Louise" (The Human League song), 1984
* "Louise" (Jett Rebel song), 2013
* "Louise" (Maurice Chevalier song), 1929
*"Louise", by Clan of ...
and
Walt Simonson
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. Her mutant power allowed her to induce lethally unstable mutations in humans. She served as a minor adversary of the
X-Force
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until she died of the Legacy Virus in ''X-Men'' (vol. 2) #27 (December 1993), and has made no appearances since.
Inferno
Infinity
Infinity is a cosmic entity associated with the concept of Space.
Ink
Shola Inkosi
Insect Queen
Interloper
Invisible Woman
Ion
Jason Ionello
Jason Ionello is a fictional character in
Marvel Comics
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. The character, created by
Kurt Busiek
Kurt Busiek ( ) (born September 16, 1960) is an American comic book writer. His work includes the ''Marvels'' limited series, his own series titled ''Astro City'', a four-year run on ''The Avengers (comic book), The Avengers, Thunderbolts (comics ...
and
Pat Olliffe
Patrick Olliffe is an American comic book artist and penciller. His most notable clients include Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Disney Publishing, and Aftershock Comics.
Career
Olliffe is best known for his work for Marvel Comics on ''Untold Tales of ...
, first appeared in ''
Untold Tales of Spider-Man
''Untold Tales of Spider-Man'' is an American comic book series starring Spider-Man published by Marvel Comics for 26 issues (#1–25, with a #-1 issue (July 1997) added between issues #22 (June 1997) and 23 (August 1997)) and two ''Annual''s (''A ...
'' #1 (September 1995).
Jason Ionello was a popular student at
Midtown High School who would often pick on
Peter Parker
Spider-Man is a superhero appearing 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 ...
along with
Flash Thompson
Eugene "Flash" Thompson is a fictional 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 196 ...
,
Liz Allan
Elizabeth "Liz" Allan, also known as Elizabeth Allan-Osborn and commonly misspelled as "Liz Allen", is a fictional Character (arts), character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Stan Lee and ...
,
Sally Avril
Bluebird (Sally Avril), sometimes rendered Blue Bird, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is usually depicted as a supporting character in the Spider-Man series.
Publication history
Create ...
and
Tiny McKeever. Ironically, they all idolized Spider-Man, not knowing that was actually Peter. He eventually attempted to learn Spider-Man's identity to earn a $1000 reward. He enlisted Sally's help in this endeavor, but became jealous when she flirted with Spider-Man. Later, Jason ran a red light while trying to catch Spider-Man, but collided with another vehicle. Sally was killed, and Jason suffered mild head trauma. Jason was left feeling bitter and soon turned on Flash and his friends. Later, Peter throws a party for Jason and Tiny, but Jason refuses to accept Peter as a friend. He later saves Liz during a fight between Spider-Man and the
Headsman
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Scope and job
The executioner was usually presented with a warrant authorising or orderin ...
. Jason becomes depressed and attempts suicide, but is stopped by the
Vulture
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who convinces him to blame Spider-Man for his problems. Jason disguises himself as Spider-Man and starts committing vandalism and brandishing a gun in an attempt to damage Spider-Man's reputation. Liz and Flash discover his exploits and talk him out of it. Jason was last seen in ''The
Amazing Spider-Man
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'' #622 (February 2010) attending a party for Flash.
Jason Ionello in other media
* Jason Ionello has a non-voiced appearance in ''
The Spectacular Spider-Man
''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' is a comic book and magazine series starring Spider-Man and published by Marvel Comics.
Following the success of Spider-Man's original series, ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', Marvel felt the character could support ...
''. He is part of Flash Thompson's football clique. In Midtown High's production of ''
A Midsummer Night's Dream
''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' is a comedy written by William Shakespeare 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One subplot involves a conflict amon ...
'', he performs opposite Liz Allan.
*In the
Marvel Cinematic Universe
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, Jason Ionello is portrayed by
Jorge Lendeborg Jr. In ''
Spider-Man: Homecoming'', he co-hosts
Midtown School of Science and Technology's news station with
Betty Brant, who it is implied he has a crush on. He, Betty, and Seymour O'Reilly are part of Liz Allan's group of friends. In ''
Spider-Man: Far From Home'', it is revealed that Jason was a victim of
the Blip
The Blip (also known as the Decimation and the Snap) is a major fictional event depicted in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) franchise in which half of all living things in the universe, chosen at random, were exterminated by Thanos (Marvel ...
and was restored in 2023. While talking to Betty on the news station, he states his confusion and frustration that his younger brother, who survived the Blip, is now older than him. He has an uncredited appearance in ''
Spider-Man: No Way Home''.
Iron Cross
Helmut Gruler
Clare Gruler
Iron Fist
Iron Lad
Iron Man
Iron Man 2020
Iron Monger
Iron Patriot
Norman Osborn
Dr. Toni Ho
James Rhodes
Ironclad
ISAAC
Isbisa
Iso
Iso is an
Inhuman
Inhuman may refer to:
Comics
*Inhumans, a fictional race in Marvel Comics
** ''Inhuman'' (comics), a comic book series focusing on Inhumans
** ''Inhumans'' (TV series), a television series set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
*Kristoff Vernard, ...
character, created by
Charles Soule
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and
Ryan Stegman
Ryan Stegman is a comic book artist, writer, and podcaster best known for his work on Marvel Comics characters including ''She-Hulk'', ''X-23'', ''Spider-Man'' and ''Venom''.
Career
His first comic work was titled ''Magician Apprentice'', based o ...
, who first appeared in ''
Inhuman
Inhuman may refer to:
Comics
*Inhumans, a fictional race in Marvel Comics
** ''Inhuman'' (comics), a comic book series focusing on Inhumans
** ''Inhumans'' (TV series), a television series set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
*Kristoff Vernard, ...
'' #4. Originally named Xiaoyi Chen, Iso was transformed into an Inhuman by a bioweapon. She possesses the ability to manipulate air pressure around her and is a skilled medical technician.
In other media
Iso appears in ''
Avengers Assemble'', voiced by
Tania Gunadi
Tania Gunadi (born 29 July 1983)
is an Indonesian-American actress and producer. She moved to Los Angeles when she was a teenager.
Biography
Gunadi was born in Bandung, Bandung, Indonesia. She won a green card lottery when she was a teenager an ...
.
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