Randy O'Brien
Blackjack O'Hare
Blackjack O'Hare is a fictional
anthropomorphic
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Personification is the related attribution of human form and characteristics t ...
hare
Hares and jackrabbits are mammals belonging to the genus ''Lepus''. They are herbivores, and live solitarily or in pairs. They nest in slight depressions called forms, and their young are able to fend for themselves shortly after birth. The ge ...
in
Marvel Comics
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. The character, created by
Bill Mantlo and
Sal Buscema, first appeared in ''The Incredible Hulk'' (vol. 2) #271 (May 1982).
Blackjack O'Hare is a mercenary and leader of the Black Bunny Brigade. He was hired by Judson Jakes and Lord Dyvyne to kidnap
Lylla, the C.E.O. of Mayhem Mekaniks. He planned on betraying his employers by marrying Lylla and inheriting the company, but was found out. He was rescued by
Rocket Raccoon
Rocket Raccoon is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Bill Mantlo and artist Keith Giffen, the character first appeared in ''Marvel Preview'' #7 (Summer 1976). He is an intelligent ...
and after a series of incidents that caused him to question his own loyalty, he aided Rocket in defeating the tyrants and left with his new friends to start a new life.
All this appeared to be false when Rocket visited Halfworld and discovered that Blackjack, along with Lylla and
Wal Rus, were all actually service animals for the mental patients who inhabited the planet. Blackjack married Lylla after Rocket left to ensure the imprisonment of a dangerous criminal.
However, this story was immediately retconned as Blackjack returned as a mercenary and adversary to Rocket and
Groot
Groot () is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in ''Tales to Astonish'' #13 (Nov. 1960). An extraterrestrial, sentien ...
. Blackjack was once again working for Dyvyne with his next assignment being that he kidnap Princess Lynx. Rocket, Groot and Wal Rus arrived to defeat Blackjack, his brigade and Dyvyne, once again.
He turned up again, disguised as an impostor Rocket and framing him for a series of murders. He reveals his identity to Rocket and claims that the reason for framing him was that he ruined his chance to assassinate Princess Amalya and destroyed his reputation in the process. Amalya had become a "General" and arrived with Rocket's ex's in an effort to exterminate him themselves. Blackjack considered the possibility of assassinating her now, but was shot by Amalya because he was talking out loud. As a last ditch effort he fires a missile at Rocket, but it gets deflected and Blackjack is presumably killed.
Blackjack O'Hare in other media
* Blackjack O'Hare appears in the ''
Guardians of the Galaxy'' episode "We Are Family," voiced by
David Sobolov
David Sobolov (born October 23, 1964) is a Canadian voice actor and director, best known for his roles as Depth Charge in '' Beast Wars: Transformers'', Gorilla Grodd in '' The Flash'', Drax the Destroyer in various media, Shockwave in '' Transfo ...
.
* In the ''
Marvel Super Hero Adventures
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'' episode "The Claws of Life," Blackjack is voiced by
Sam Vincent
James Samuel Vincent (born May 18, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player and coach.
Vincent won the State of Michigan "Mr. Basketball" award in 1981, the first year the award was given. He attended Lansing's Eastern High Sch ...
.
Alfie O'Meggan
Seymour O'Reilly
Solomon O'Sullivan
Obituary
Obliterator
Oblivion
Oblivion is a cosmic entity associated with the concept of the void.
Obnoxio the Clown
Occulus
Ocean
Ocelot
* Genji Odashu
Oddball
Elton Healey
Orville Bock
Odin
Aleta Ogord
Ogre
Ogress
Okoye
Okoye is a member of the
Dora Milaje
The Dora Milaje are fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are a team of women who serve as special forces for the fictional African nation of Wakanda.
Members of the Dora Milaje appear in the Mar ...
in
Marvel Comics
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. The character, created by
Christopher Priest and Mark Texeira, first appeared in ''Black Panther'' (vol. 3) #1 (November 1998).
She joined alongside her friend
Nakia
Nakia Reynoso (born February 20, 1975), known professionally as Nakia, is an American musician, singer-songwriter and actor living in Austin, Texas. He is a native of Fort Payne, Alabama.
Professional background
Nakia moved to Austin in 200 ...
to be among T'Challa's wives-in-training. However, when Okoye discovered that T'Challa had no interest in marrying either of them, she immediately came to accept this. She has since stood at T'Challa's side preferring only to speak in Hausa. Okoye accompanied T'Challa when he recruited Queen Divine Justice. She was also with T'Challa when they tested
Kasper Cole
Kevin "Kasper" Cole is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is the third to use the name White Tiger (comics), White Tiger. He has also adopted the moniker of the Black Panther (comics ...
on whether he was worthy of the Black Panther garb. Okoye herself tested Kasper if he would stay with his pregnant girlfriend or leave her for Okoye.
Okoye in other media
Television
* Okoye had a silent cameo in ''
Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes''. She appears as part of T'Challa's Dora Milaje.
Film
Danai Gurira
Danai Jekesai Gurira (; born February 14, 1978) is an American-Zimbabwean actress and playwright. She is best known for her starring roles as Michonne on the AMC horror drama series '' The Walking Dead'' (2012–2020, 2022) and as Okoye in the ...
portrays Okoye in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe
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.
* Okoye appears in ''
Black Panther
A black panther is the melanistic colour variant of the leopard (''Panthera pardus'') and the jaguar (''Panthera onca''). Black panthers of both species have excess black pigments, but their typical rosettes are also present. They have been d ...
'' where she is the head of the Dora Milaje. She has the utmost respect for T'Challa and the nation of Wakanda and is the lover of
W'Kabi
Dorothy Walker
Dorothy Walker is a fictional character in Marvel Comics. She was created by Stuart Little and Ruth Atkinson and first appeared in ''Miss America Magazine'' #2 (November 1944). She was reintroduced in '' The Defenders'' #89 (Novem ...
. She stands beside T'Challa for the majority of the film, but is forced to switch her allegiance to
Erik Killmonger when he usurps the throne. After seeing that T'Challa is alive, and thus still legally King with the personal combat challenge incomplete, she leads the Dora to fight against Killmonger the moment he invalidates his own claim by refusing to continue the challenge. During W'Kabi's fight with M'Baku, Okoye eventually convinces W'Kabi to stand down causing those fighting alongside him to also stand down.
* Okoye returns in ''
Avengers: Infinity War''.
Old Lace
Old Man Logan
Omega
Inhuman
Michael Pointer
Omega Red
Omega the Unknown
Omerta
Omertà (Paul "Paulie" Provenzano) is a
fictional character
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, a
mutant
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appearing in
American comic book
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s published by
Marvel Comics
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. The character is featured in the
Eve of Destruction story arc in Uncanny X-Men.
Paulie first appears in the
Eve of Destruction storyline, beginning in ''
Uncanny X-Men'' #392.
After just being discharged from the
United States Marines, Paul Provenzano returns to his home in
Brooklyn
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...
, where he attempts to take over the local 'chapter' of the
Mafia. The three leaders, whom Paulie has known all his life, were meeting in a local bakery, a mob-owned business. The leader declared he would not be popular if he made a "made man" out of a mutant. Paulie explains he was taking over. At first they were amused by his declarations, then they shoot him. Paulie easily resists their bullets, then brutally injures the men.
Jean Grey surprises and lectures him on the seeming waste of using his powers to take over the local mob. Paulie correctly guesses that she is here to recruit him into the X-Men and agrees to join, if only to see her in her costume. Jean's intention is to recruit Paulie for a mission to
Genosha, to rescue the rest of the
X-Men
The X-Men are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, first appearing in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and writer/editor Stan Lee in 1963. Although initially cancelled in ...
from
Magneto. (Uncanny X-Men 392)
Jean briefly leaves Paulie to enter the X-Mansion while she talks with
Sunpyre on the front driveway. Their conversation is interrupted moments later as Paulie is thrown through the front doors, followed by
Northstar. Paulie crudely states his objections to working with the openly gay Northstar. In their heated exchange, Paulie dares Northstar to hit him, counting on his invulnerability to protect him. Northstar's repeated blows delivered at superhuman speed, however, inflict a nosebleed on Paulie and render him unconscious. Throughout the storyline, Paulie regularly calls Northstar "Maple-Leaf" and insults him for his homosexuality. (Uncanny X-Men 392)
During the trip Genosha, Paul and teammate
Hector Rendoza receive a telepathic 'crash course' in their mutant powers, allowing them better control and understanding. Moments later Paul suggests that he and Jean enter the cargo bay for 'privacy'. As a rebuttal, she makes him perceive her as elderly and overweight, an unpleasant visual. He also participates in a telepathic jaunt into Dazzler's mind, to see what had recently ravaged the dimension she had arrived from. The attackers were childlike versions of the alternate reality
Age of Apocalypse villains. This Paulie is one of the few people in current continuity to have an inkling of what had gone on in said alternate reality.
Paulie and the others end up in a Genoshan public square, attempting to rescue Professor Xaiver. The makeshift team battles Magneto. Paulie is convinced that Magneto has slain Dazzler, though this is later proven untrue. After diversionary taunting, the villain launches Paulie towards space, but Northstar saves him. This results in Paulie offering an apology for his behavior to Northstar. Which Northstar accepts, Magneto is soon subdued by the X-Man Wolverine.
Back at the
X-Mansion
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, despite an offer to stay, most of the team, including Paulie, left.
Powers and abilities
Omertà has complete invulnerability and superhuman strength.
(Can lift up to 20 tonnes)
One Above All
The One-Above-All was created by
Mark Waid
Mark Waid (; born March 21, 1962) is an American comic book writer best known for his work on DC Comics titles ''The Flash'', '' Kingdom Come'' and '' Superman: Birthright'' as well as his work on ''Captain America'', ''Fantastic Four'' and '' Dar ...
and
Mike Wieringo and first appeared in ''
Fantastic Four
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'' #511. In his few appearances, he took the appearance of
Jack Kirby, which may suggest he is the representation of the actual comic book writers inside the
Marvel Multiverse.
The One-Above-All is the sole creator of all existence in the
Marvel Multiverse and, possibly, the Omniverse. He is also the supervisor of the
Living Tribunal.
When a pregnant
Susan Storm
The Invisible Woman (Susan "Sue" Storm-Richards) is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is a founding member of the Fantastic Four and was the first female superhero created by Marvel during ...
feared for her
husband
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's possible death at the hands of the "all-powerful"
Silver Surfer,
Uatu the
Watcher tells her that there is only one true all-powerful being and that his only weapon is love. When
Doctor Strange
Doctor Stephen Strange is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Steve Ditko, the character first appeared in ''Strange Tales'' #110 (cover-dated July 1963). Doctor Strange serves as Sorce ...
encountered
Eternity, the abstract entity stated that only God is the ruler of all realities. When
Thor
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compared his power with
Odin
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and other gods and abstract entities, he notes that the Creator of All Universes must be far more powerful than all of his creations combined.
The Living Tribunal was stated to be the representative of the One whose might far exceeds that of Eternity. Master Order and
Lord Chaos
Lord Chaos, in comics, may refer to:
* Lord Chaos (DC Comics), a DC Comics character from a future timeline, the son of Donna Troy and Terry Long
* Lord Chaos (Marvel Comics)
Lord Chaos is a fictional character appearing in American comic books ...
wished that the Supreme Will may smile upon
Adam Warlock, who also described the Living Tribunal as the servant of the being above even the gods. When the
Cosmic Cube Kubik met the Living Tribunal, the being also stated the same thing about himself and again when he undoes the destruction caused by Adam Warlock with the
Infinity Stones. When
Protégé
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tried to become the most powerful being in the existence, he was instead absorbed by the Living Tribunal, who stated that it was impossible to be more powerful than his supervisor and wished he may forgive Protégé.
When the
Thing's soul was trapped in a place between life and death, the rest of the
Fantastic Four
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located the Thing's soul and came across the One-Above-All, who restored the Thing back to life and promised to the team that new wonders would be discovered. When the Cosmic Ghost Rider was retconned into the story, the One Above All stated that the Rider was not one of his creations and denied him access to his room, leaving the Rider to talk to his actual creator who resembled Donny Cates and was also living in the same place as the One Above All. He then encouraged a grieving
Peter Parker to keep his faith even in his
Aunt May's death. When a bartender asks
Mephisto about the nature of the Living Tribunal, the demon states that he is just the biggest kid in the playground compared to the principal.
One Below All
The One Below All is the "dark reflection" or evil manifestation of the One-Above-All, created by
Al Ewing and
Joe Bennett, and first appeared in ''The Immortal Hulk'' #5 in the form of
Bruce Banner
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'' (May 1962). In his comic book a ...
's father,
Brian Banner
Brian Banner is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Bill Mantlo, first appearing in ''The Incredible Hulk'' vol. 2 #312. He is the abusive father of Bruce Banner, with ...
, his agent. Alluded to as the
qlippoth
In the ''Zohar'', Lurianic Kabbalah, and Hermetic Qabalah, the ''qlippoth'' (, originally tmr, קְלִיפִּין, translit=qəlippin, plural of ''qəlippā''; literally "peels", "shells", or "husks"), are the representation of evil or im ...
, or "Hulk", of
God, the One Below All is a malevolent and destructive force; when it speaks, it states that "I howl through many mouths. I break with many hands. They are themselves, but they are also me. I have all the power you give me and my weapon is hate.", in contrast to the One-Above-All's statement that "I see through many eyes. I build with many hands. They are themselves, but they are also me. I am all-powerful. My only weapon is love.". The One Below All is alluded to as the source of all gamma mutations in the Marvel Universe.
The One Below All resides in the Below Place, which is the lowest layer of Hell. It, as well as the Below Place, is kept behind a metaphysical 'Green Door'. This was first discovered by
Brian Banner
Brian Banner is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Bill Mantlo, first appearing in ''The Incredible Hulk'' vol. 2 #312. He is the abusive father of Bruce Banner, with ...
in a dream. The One Below All is also assumed to be the reason Brian began to drink, lose his mind, and eventually kill his wife. When it came to the day of the first gamma bomb test, helmed by Bruce Banner, the One Below All's powers were released when the power of its detonation partially opened the Green Door and created the first gamma mutate, the Hulk.
The One Below All possessed Jailbait of the
Riot Squad
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If a riot is spontaneous and irrati ...
who lost control of her powers. When she died, her brother Hotshot had to hold a church hostage in order to perform the last rites of Jailbait. He claimed that Jailbait was possessed by the devil. Then the One Below All possessed
Sasquatch after he was killed in a bar fight. This drove Sasquatch on a feral rampage until the Hulk defeated Sasquatch and drained the gamma energy out of him until Sasquatch regressed back to Walter Langkowski. Through this absorption of Sasquatch's gamma energy, the One Below All then transferred into Banner, mocking the Hulk from within Banner's mind with the image of Brian Banner. Brian's ghost was able to regain some control of himself and told the Hulk about the One Below All's plan to enter and control a host body.
The One Below All managed to gain control of the
Absorbing Man's body through an experimental procedure using gamma radiation to make him strong enough to fight the Hulk. When his soul encountered the One Below All, the Absorbing Man was unable to comprehend its true form, so much so that his physical body was possessed and split in half, and made its way to the site of the first gamma bomb detonation. While fighting the Hulk, The One Below All absorbed a great deal of his gamma energy, rendering him weak and misshapen. The two reached a stalemate, with the Hulk reabsorbing energy only for the Absorbing Man to take it back again, until Puck uses a specialised weapon to blast a hole through the Hulk's chest, while the Absorbing Man escapes. Using the ambient gamma radiation from the gamma bomb's detonation, The One Below All uses the Absorbing Man to open the Green Door and plunges New Mexico into the Below Place.
After the Hulk and Bruce Banner split apart, the One Below All appears in its 'true' green cloud form as it prepares to take over the rest of Earth. When the Hulk opposes its plan, the One Below All unleashes demons, shaped like the empty 'husks' of people, on him, one in particular the husk of General Ross, which transforms into a husk of the Red Hulk to fight. With help from the Absorbing Man and Puck, the Hulk was able to reabsorb the Absorbing Man's gamma radiation and use his thunder clap to disperse the One Below All's cloud form and end his threat to the world.
Doctor Strange
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later spoke to
Mephisto about removing the One Below All's possession from the Hulk after the brief
Defenders reunion. Mephisto, however, states that the One Below All is far stronger than he is.
A
flashforward
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to the end of the
Marvel Universe
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shows the One Below All still controlling the body of the Hulk and consuming the sentience of the cosmos, forcibly taking on the same role as
Galactus
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for the next iteration of the Multiverse and becoming the "Breaker of Worlds".
During the "
Absolute Carnage
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Editorial history
The comic book event was first announced in March at the 2019 Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, followed by an onl ...
" storyline, Bruce Banner had a theory that
Knull can either be an aspect of the One Below All or a creature that it controls.
In the final issues of ''The Immortal Hulk'', as well as its one-shot ''Time of Monsters'' and spinoff one-shot ''Empyre: The Immortal She-Hulk'', it is shown how the One Below All brings anyone mutated with gamma radiation to the Below-Place, with the first human to be so being Tammuz from Jordan, 9500 BCE. Later, gamma-mutated scientists Brian Banner and Samuel Sterns (the
Leader
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), both enemies to Bruce Banner, were transported to the Below-Place via the Green Door where they both were merged into a being Sterns was primarily in control of and called after his own alias, the Leader. The being was tasked to destroy Bruce Banner.
After the Leader imprisoned the Banner persona (from his own mindscape) in the Below-Place, the Hulk and Joe Fixit personas controlled his body and fought the
Avengers
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Arts and entertainment In the Marvel Comics universe
* Avengers (comics), a team of superheroes
**Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe), a central team of protagonist superheroes of ...
. After that, he encountered the
Fantastic Four
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who transported him via the Forever Gate to the Below-Place, where the personas separate and meet the Banner persona. They fight the Leader and destroy him, freeing Sterns. Finally, the two personas ask the One Below All about the reason for the Hulk's existence and demand to show his actual face behind the clouds. The One Below All agrees and the green clouds are replaced and outshined by a yellow glowing light coming from the One Above All, who reveals himself to be simultaneously serving as the embodiment of creation and all good and of destruction and all evil. The One Above All says the Hulk's existence is a necessity and that the latter serves as a counterweight to other, lesser good. He tells that the Hulk can be what it chooses to be: strong and ruthless, or forbearing and humane. In case of what to do with Sterns, who laid on the ground beside, the Hulk decides that he is to be forgiven. Afterwards, the Fantastic Four brought all three personas, now together in the body of Bruce Banner, as well as Sterns, back to Earth.
Onyxx
Ooze
Opal Tanaka
Opal Tanaka is known primarily as the former girlfriend of
Bobby Drake (Iceman), a member of the
mutant
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superhero
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team called the
X-Men
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. Tanaka was first introduced in issue #51 of ''X-Factor'' in February 1990, created by
Louise Simonson and Terry Shoemaker. Opal Tanaka lives in New York City and when
X-Factor
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's ship takes up residence in the city, it blocks the sunlight that would strike her apartment, causing her plants to wilt. She encounters Iceman, who had come into the music store where she works, and expresses her views to him. Bobby, smitten with her, asks her out. Intrigued by Bobby, she accepts.
Opsidian
Optoman
Oracle
Oracle is a
Shi'ar who is a member of the Shi'ar
Imperial Guard
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. The character, created by writer
Chris Claremont
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and artist
Dave Cockrum, first appeared in ''The
Uncanny X-Men'' #107 (October 1977). Oracle, whose alter-ego is Lady Sybil, has
telepathy
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and can exert control over others' minds. Using this power, she can project stun bolts. She also has psychoscopic awareness, or "Mind-Sight": the ability to expand her over-consciousness to read the impressions left by events in the fabric of time and matter. Like many original members of the Imperial Guard, Oracle is the analog of a character from
DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
'
Legion of Super-Heroes
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: in her case
Saturn Girl.
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''CBR'' (AUG. 25, 2018). Oracle is originally romantically linked with fellow Imperial Guardsman
Starbolt
Sabra
Sabreclaw
Sabreclaw is a character in the MC2 universe who first appeared in '' J2'' #8 (May 1999). He is the half-brother of Wild Thing and the son of Wolverine.
The character has claws (similar to Sabretooth), a healing factor, enh ...
;
she is later engaged to marry
Flashfire[''Inhumans'' (vol. 3) #3 (August 2000).] (an analog of
Lightning Lad, to whom Saturn Girl was also romantically linked).
Part of the division of the Imperial Guard known as the Superguardians, Oracle is amongst the first of the Imperial Guard encountered by the team of superhuman mutant adventurers known as the
X-Men
The X-Men are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, first appearing in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and writer/editor Stan Lee in 1963. Although initially cancelled in ...
who sought to rescue the Princess-Majestrix
Lilandra Neramani from her insane brother, then-Majestor
D'Ken
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.
[''X-Men'' #107. Marvel Comics (October 1977).] After the battle, Lilandra takes over as Majestrix, and the Guard swears allegiance to her.
Later, a renegade faction of the Imperial Guard become traitors, deciding to serve Lord Samédàr,
Deathbird, and the
Brood in their conspiracy to overthrow Shi'ar Princess-Majestrix Lilandra. Oracle is one of the faction of the Guard that remains loyal to Lilandra and, with the X-Men's help, battles the renegades.
[''The Uncanny X-Men'' #157-158 (May–June 1982).]
Deathbird succeeds in a second coup attempt. Oracle is with the Guard when they come into conflict with a rogue Space Knight named Pulsar and an alien named Tyreseus. After a large battle which also involves
Rom
Rom, or ROM may refer to:
Biomechanics and medicine
* Risk of mortality, a medical classification to estimate the likelihood of death for a patient
* Rupture of membranes, a term used during pregnancy to describe a rupture of the amniotic sac
* R ...
and other Space Knights — which leads to the deaths of four new Guardsman — Pulsar and Tyreseus are defeated.
[''Rom'' Annual #4 (December 1985).]
Empress Deathbird commands the entire Imperial Guard, including Oracle, to fight the combined forces of the
Starjammers
The Starjammers are a fictional team of space pirates appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Starjammers have often appeared in the pages of the ''X-Men'' comic books. The Starjammers first appeared in ''X-Men'' #104 (Ap ...
and
Excalibur on Earth so that she can claim the power of the
Phoenix Force for herself. The Guard are forced to retreat when
Deathbird is put in danger.
[''X-Men: Spotlight on... Starjammers'' #2 (June 1990).] (Some time later
War Skrulls impersonating
Charles Xavier and the Starjammers depose Deathbird and restore
Lilandra Neramani to the throne. Deathbird cedes the empire back to Lilandra as she has grown bored of the bureaucracy.)
Oracle is again part of the mission during
Operation: Galactic Storm, an intergalactic war between the Shi'ar and the
Kree. The Imperial Guard are integral to the Sh'iar creating a massive super weapon — the "Nega-Bomb" — using Kree artifacts, including the original
Captain Marvel's
Nega-Bands
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, which the Guard steals from the dead hero's tomb. This bomb is capable of devastating an area equivalent to that of the Kree Empire (which is supposedly located throughout the
Large Magellanic Cloud
The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), or Nubecula Major, is a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. At a distance of around 50 kiloparsecs (≈160,000 light-years), the LMC is the second- or third-closest galaxy to the Milky Way, after the ...
). Ultimately, the Nega Bomb device is successfully detonated, devastating the Kree Empire, with billions dying instantaneously (98% of the Kree population). The Shi'ar annex the remnants of the Kree Empire, with Deathbird becoming
viceroy
A viceroy () is an official who reigns over a polity in the name of and as the representative of the monarch of the territory. The term derives from the Latin prefix ''vice-'', meaning "in the place of" and the French word ''roy'', meaning "k ...
of the Kree territories.
Oracle has many further adventures with the Imperial Guard, in storylines involving
Ronan the Accuser and the
Inhumans,
[ and such storylines as " Emperor Vulcan," "Secret Invasion," '' X-Men: Kingbreaker,''][''X-Men: Kingbreaker'' #1–4 (February–May 2009).] " War of Kings," "Realm of Kings
"Realm of Kings" is a crossover comic book storyline published in 2010 by Marvel Comics. Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, it is a follow-up to the 2009 storyline "War of Kings" and introduced the setting known as the Cancerverse.
Publicat ...
," the "Infinity
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Since the time of the ancient Greeks, the philosophical nature of infinity was the subject of many discussions amo ...
" crossover, the "Trial of Jean Grey," "Time Runs Out," and the return of Thanos
Thanos is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was created by writer-artist Jim Starlin, and first appeared in '' The Invincible Iron Man'' #55 ( cover date February 1973). An Eternal– Deviant w ...
.
Orator
Orb
Drake Shannon
Agent of Zadkiel
Orbit
Orchid
Ord
Orka
Orphan
Orphan-Maker
Orrgo
Ismael Ortega
Emily Osborn
Emily Osborn is a supporting character in Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...
. The character, created by J. M. DeMatteis and Sal Buscema, first appeared (as a photo) in '' The Spectacular Spider-Man'' #180 (September 1991). She was Norman Osborn's wife and Harry Osborn
Harold Theopolis "Harry" Osborn is a Character (arts), fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Spider-Man. Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, the character first ...
's mother.
She was apparently the only person that Norman ever showed love to, but their son's birth had weakened her with her dying sometime after.
However, Emily turns up alive where she faked her death and poses as "Emma", a nanny hired by Liz Allan to be there for Normie Osborn and Stanley Osborn. She later took blood samples of her grandchildren for unknown reasons.
During the "Go Down Swinging" storyline, Emily finds out that the Red Goblin is coming after their grandchildren. To keep Normie and Stanley safe, Emily abducts the two. Liz had tracking chips placed in the children as Liz, Mark Raxton
The Molten Man (Mark Raxton) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Once a chemical engineer who longed to get rich, Mark Raxton was caught in an accident that saw his body get covered by an experime ...
and Harry find the children and discover that "Emma" is actually Emily. When the Red Goblin attacks, Emily gets away with Harry, Liz, Mark, Normie and Stanley while the Red Goblin fights with two Spider
Spiders ( order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species ...
individuals
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as well as the Human Torch and Clash. When the Red Goblin defeats the group and catches up with the Osborn family, Emily witnesses the Red Goblin place a fragment on the Carnage symbiote on Normie. When the Red Goblin throws Emily through the window, she is saved by Spider-Man
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 appeared in the anthology comic book '' Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in the ...
. Emily leaves the area with Stanley. Following the Red Goblin's defeat, Emily meets up with the rest of the Osborn family at Alchemax where she's forgiven for abandoning her family.
Alternate versions of Emily Osborn
The Ultimate Marvel version is renamed Martha Osborn. Martha is killed by a muscular, grotesque, demonic-like monster who was actually her husband.
Emily Osborn in other media
* Emily Osborn is alluded in the 2002 movie ''Spider-Man
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''. It is implied by Norman that he and Emily had an acrimonious divorce as he talks to Harry about his new relationship with Mary Jane. A picture of her can be seen.
* Emily Osborn has non-voiced appearances in '' The Spectacular Spider-Man'' animated series (intended to have been voiced by Marina Sirtis
Marina Sirtis (; born 29 March 1955) is a British actress. She is best known for her role as Counselor Deanna Troi on the television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and four ''Star Trek'' feature films, as well as other appearances ...
). This depiction doesn't appear interested in anything that's going on around her. She appears in the episodes "Competition
Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero-sum game). Competition can arise between entities such as organisms, indivi ...
", "Blueprints" and "Final Curtain".
* Emily Osborn appears in the 2011 musical '' Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark''.
* Emily Osborn is mentioned in the 2018 ''Spider-Man
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 appeared in the anthology comic book '' Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in the ...
'' video game. Pictures of her can be seen throughout Norman Osborn's apartment and a recording to her can be found. Prior to the game, she died of complications from Oshtoran Syndrome. Harry Osborn had wanted to be an environmental attorney like his mother and it is later revealed that he himself is also dying from the same disease that claimed his mother, leading to Norman working tirelessly to find a cure leading to the development of the Devil's Breath virus, presumably as Norman cannot bear losing his son like he lost his wife.
Harry Osborn
Norman Osborn
Normie Osborn
Oshtur
Osiris
Otomo
Outlaw
Nigel Higgins
Inez Temple
Outlaw Kid
Overdrive
Overkill
Overmind
Ozone
Owl
Ox
Raymond Bloch
Ronald Bloch
Oya
Ozymandias
A fictional ancient Egyptian warlord enslaved by Apocalypse
Apocalypse () is a literary genre in which a supernatural being reveals cosmic mysteries or the future to a human intermediary. The means of mediation include dreams, visions and heavenly journeys, and they typically feature symbolic imager ...
.
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