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Tempus is the name of two fictional characters appearing in
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Publication history

The first Tempus initially appeared in ''Giant-Size Fantastic Four'' #2 and was created by
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and
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. He is an enormous humanoid who dwells in
Limbo In Catholic theology, Limbo (Latin '' limbus'', edge or boundary, referring to the edge of Hell) is the afterlife condition of those who die in original sin without being assigned to the Hell of the Damned. Medieval theologians of Western Euro ...
and serves
Immortus Immortus (; Nathaniel Richards) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the future self of Pharaoh Rama-Tut, Scarlet Centurion, Kang the Conqueror, and Iron Lad / Kid Immortus, and a descenda ...
. An immortal creature created from the stuff of Limbo, Tempus views his undying nature as a curse, and often remarks that he would consider execution a suitable reward for his services to Immortus. The second Tempus first appeared in ''All-New X-Men'' #1 and was created by
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and
Stuart Immonen Stuart Immonen () is a Canadians, Canadian comics artist. He is best known for his work on ''Nextwave'', ''Ultimate X-Men'', ''The New Avengers (comics), The New Avengers'', ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', and ''Ultimate Spider-Man''. Penciler, His pe ...
. Eva Bell is an
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teenager, who can create time-freezing bubbles and teleport people through time. Tempus is a new member of the
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Fictional character biography


Servant of Immortus

On his master's behalf, the first Tempus has fought many different superheroes, including the
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, and the
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. He was fought and defeated by
Thor Thor (; from non, Þórr ) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding æsir, god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred trees and groves in Germanic paganism and mythology, sacred groves ...
as part of a plot by Immortus to rob Thor of his ability to travel in time using Mjolnir. The Destiny War was ignited when Immortus sent Tempus to kill an apparently critically ill Rick Jones on the moon. He was defeated by
Kang the Conqueror Kang the Conqueror (Nathaniel Richards) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is most frequently depicted as an opponent of the Avengers and the Fantastic Four. A time-traveling entity, seve ...
, but was later rejuvenated in the same series by Immortus and sent to fight Hawkeye. Tempus' plan to defeat the hero by regressing him backwards through time to the point of non-existence backfired when Hawkeye regained his lost size changing abilities, granting him enough power to defeat Tempus again.


Eva Bell

Eva Bell is a goth-punk teenager from
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. When her powers newly manifest,
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appears and asks her to join his new
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. She at first doesn't want to and prefers a normal teenage life, but then the
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come to recruit her and she decides she will not have a normal life and Cyclops's team will be cooler. She then creates a time bubble that freezes the Avengers, so they can escape. Eva uses her time travel to erase the threat of Matthew Malloy, a mutant that was obliterating the Earth. She travels back in time to a younger Professor Xaiver. Matthew's parents never quite meet, thus erasing the threat from the timeline. In the pages of ''
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'' when the X-Men made
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a mutant paradise, Tempus became part of the Five who were charged with the duty of resurrecting fallen mutants through a process called the "transcendent" which recreates their bodies, restores their powers, and restores their memories at the time of their deaths. Tempus' part involves accelerating the growth of Goldballs' unviable eggs after
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is done with the cellular replication. This was first shown when X had the Five restore
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, Cyclops,
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, Marvel Girl, Mystique, Nightcrawler,
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, and
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following a mission that involved stopping
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. Tempus and the Five were also seen when the
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recognized Krakoa as a sovereign nation as well as the first meeting with the Quiet Council.''House of X'' #6. Marvel Comics.


Powers and abilities

Endowed with enormous strength and wielding a club, the first Tempus could trade blows with enemies such as Thor and the alien monster
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. His body was composed of the stuff of Limbo itself, which Immortus could control and use to summon an army of trillions from across time to fight
Kang the Conqueror Kang the Conqueror (Nathaniel Richards) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is most frequently depicted as an opponent of the Avengers and the Fantastic Four. A time-traveling entity, seve ...
. Tempus also seemed to have some chronal powers as well, as evidenced by his aforementioned attempt to defeat Hawkeye. Eva Bell has the ability to create time bubbles that freeze anybody trapped inside. She can also create time bubbles that freeze lasers and bullets. She also learns later that she can teleport others into the future, like when during a training session she teleports Magik 10 seconds into the future. As a young mutant she does not know the extent of her powers.


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External links


Tempus (Eva Bell)
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