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Sidri
The Sidri, also known as Sidrian Hunters, are a fictional race of Extraterrestrial life in popular culture, extraterrestrial beings appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are depicted as adversaries of the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Dave Cockrum, they first appeared in ''Uncanny X-Men'' #154 (February 1982). Physical characteristics and abilities The Sidri look roughly like giant beetles, crabs or sting rays. The Dorsum (biology), dorsal portion of their bodies resembles a shell and is dark purple. The underbelly is yellow. Sidri have six apparently digit-less limbs. Four limbs are large, purple, and located on the sides. Two are small, yellow and located near the front of the underbelly. Each Sidri has a single, large, red eye. Sidrian's live in colony (biology), colonies and are so closely linked that they can combine into a "ship matrix." The matrix is a giant collective Sidri being roughly resembling a manta ray. The ship ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lockheed (comics)
Lockheed is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character appears most commonly in association with the X-Men. He is an Extraterrestrial life, alien dragon and the longtime companion of Kitty Pryde, a member of the X-Men and Excalibur (comics), Excalibur. Lockheed makes sporadic minor appearances in X-Men related animated television series and made his live-action debut in the 2020 film ''The New Mutants (film), The New Mutants''. Publication history Lockheed was created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Paul Smith (comics), Paul Smith and first appeared in ''Uncanny X-Men'' #166 (February 1983). Fictional character biography In ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #153, "Kitty's Fairy Tale", Kitty Pryde tells a bedtime story to Magik, Illyana Rasputin that places the X-Men in the roles of fairy tale characters. One such character was a black dragon named Lockheed, based on the X-Men's Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird aircraft. Not long afterward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Mastermind
Lady Mastermind is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Salvador Larroca, the character first appeared as Regan Wyngarde in '' X-Treme X-Men'' #6 ( December 2001). Regan Wyngarde is the daughter of Jason Wyngarde, the original Mastermind. Her half-sisters are Martinique Jason, the second Mastermind, who now shares her codename, and the X-Men's Pixie. Like her sister and father, Regan possesses the ability to cast telepathic illusions. Although the character originally appeared as a villain, she would later have a brief stint as an X-Man, betraying the X-Men a short time after joining them. Fictional character biography X-Treme X-Men Lady Mastermind is one of three daughters of Jason Wyngarde, the original Mastermind. She has an intense hatred for her half-sister, Martinique (though she was the first to use their now-shared codename).''The Uncanny X-Men'' #508 She is hated by her sister for "stea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
X-Mansion
X-Mansion and Xavier Institute are the common names for a mansion and research institute appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The mansion is depicted as the private estate of Charles Francis Xavier and serves as the base of operations and training site of the X-Men. It is also the location of an accredited private school for mutant children, teenagers, and sometimes older aged mutants, the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, formerly the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters. The X-Mansion is also the worldwide headquarters of the X-Corporation. The X-Mansion's address is 1407 Graymalkin Lane, Salem Center, located in Westchester County, New York. The school's motto is '' mutatis mutandis''. In a 2011 edition of the comic, Wolverine re-opens the school, at the same address, under the name of the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning. After the Terrigen Mist Cloud becomes toxic enough to mutants that they die from M-Pox, Storm has the mansion (rename ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corsair (comics)
Corsair (Major Christopher Summers, USAF) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as a star-faring outlaw who leads the Starjammers, the father of X-Men members Cyclops (Marvel Comics), Cyclops and Havok (comics), Havok, and the supervillain Vulcan (Marvel Comics), Vulcan, and the grandfather of Cable (character), Cable, Spider-Girl#Gwen Warren, Spider-Girl, and Rachel Summers. He first appeared in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #104, and was created by Dave Cockrum. Concept and creation Dave Cockrum created the Starjammers with the intent of having them star in their own series. However, when he submitted the concept for Marvel's two try-out series, ''Marvel Spotlight'' and ''Marvel Premiere'', he was repeatedly informed that these series were booked for two years solid. Running out of patience, Cockrum showed the Starjammers, including Corsair, to ''X-Men'' writer Chris Claremont, and convinced him to use the chara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyclops (Marvel Comics)
Cyclops is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics and is a founding member of the X-Men. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the comic book ''Uncanny X-Men, The X-Men''. Cyclops is a member of a subspecies of humans known as Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutants, born with superhuman abilities. Cyclops emits powerful beams of energy from his eyes and can only control the beams with the aid of special eyewear, which he must always wear. He is typically considered the first of the X-Men, a team of mutant heroes who fight for peace and equality between mutants and humans, and one of the team's primary leaders. The first-born son of Corsair (character), Corsair, Scott Summers is the older brother of Havok (character), Havok and Vulcan (Marvel Comics), Vulcan. His first and most enduring love interest is his current wife, Jean Grey, with the two having a daughter, Rachel Summers, from an alternate futu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Characters Created By Chris Claremont
Character or Characters may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''Character'' (novel), a 1936 Dutch novel by Ferdinand Bordewijk * ''Characters'' (Theophrastus), a classical Greek set of character sketches attributed to Theophrastus Music * ''Character'' (Dark Tranquillity album), 2005 * ''Character'' (Julia Kent album), 2013 * ''Character'', an album by Rachael Sage, 2020 * ''Characters'' (John Abercrombie album), 1977 * ''Characters'' (Stevie Wonder album), 1987 * "Character", a song by Ryokuoushoku Shakai, 2022 Types of entity * Character (arts), an agent within a work of art, including literature, drama, cinema, opera, etc. ** Character actor, an actor known for playing unusual, eccentric or interesting characters in supporting roles ** Character sketch or character, a literary description of a character type * Game character (other), various types of characters in a video game or role playing game ** Player character, as above but who is c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cypher (Marvel Comics)
Cypher (Douglas Aaron "Doug" Ramsey) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character appears usually in the X-Men family of books, in particular those featuring the New Mutants, of which Cypher has been a member. Cypher belongs to the subspecies of humans called mutants, who are born with superhuman abilities. He is able to easily understand any language, whether spoken or written. The character is not related to the cyborg of the same name who appeared in ''Sabretooth and Mystique'' (1996–1997). Publication history Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Sal Buscema, the character first appeared in ''The New Mutants (comic book), The New Mutants'' #13 (March 1984). Initially used as a supporting cast member, he was assimilated into the titular superteam in ''The New Mutants'' #21 (November 1984). During his run as a member of the team, Cypher was the least popular of the New Mutants The New Mutants are a group of fictional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deathbird
Deathbird (Cal'syee Neramani) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Chris Claremont and Keith Pollard, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''Ms. Marvel'' #9 (September 1977). Cal'syee Neraman is part of a segment of the fictional extraterrestrials, extraterrestrial Shi'ar race with a mutation. Deathbird was born into the noble family of the Shi'ar Empire. She is the banished sister of the Shi'ar Empire, Shi'ar empress Lilandra Neramani. Deathbird seeks to overthrow her sister to gain access to the throne. She is a recurring antagonist of the superhero Carol Danvers, Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel as well as the X-Men. Publication history Deathbird debuted in ''Ms. Marvel'' #9 (September 1977), created by writer Chris Claremont and penciler Keith Pollard. She later appeared in the 1981 ''Uncanny X-Men'' series. She appeared in the 2020 ''New Mutant'' series. She appeared in the 2022 ''Secret X-Men'' One-shot (comics), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betsy Braddock
Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Herb Trimpe, she first appeared in ''Captain Britain (comic), Captain Britain'' (vol. 1) #8 in 1976 as a supporting character for her twin brother Brian Braddock. Although she is initially depicted as a Precognition, precognitive telepath, Betsy is later established to be a Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutant, a subspecies of humans born with an "X-gene (comics), X-gene" that grants Superpower (ability), superhuman abilities, when she joins the X-Men in 1986 and becomes one of its most prominent members as Psylocke. A 1989 story written by Claremont and illustrated by Jim Lee redesigned Betsy as a Japanese woman, which was Retroactive continuity, retroactively revealed years later to be the result of a body swap with the ninja assassin Kwannon (character), Kwannon. Following nearly 30 years of publication history, both women were returned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |