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Doctor Paine

Dr. Thaddeus Paine is a
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character appearing in
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s published by
Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
. The character, created by Len Kaminski, first appeared in ''Morbius the Living Vampire'' #4 (December 1994). He is a sadist who was unable to feel pain and has prosthesic hands equipped with surgical tools. Doctor Paine is a silent partner of Dr. David Langford which got threatened, resulting in the deaths of Martine Bancroft and his business partner. Doctor Paine then experiments on Morbius the Living Vampire much like his inhumane medical experiments on the homeless, resulting in the Living Vampire vengefully destroying his facility while the Doctor escaped. Doctor Paine next tortured
Eddie Brock Edward Charles Allan "Eddie" Brock is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane, making a cameo appearance in ''Web of Spider-Man'' #18 (September 1 ...
and experimented on the
Venom Venom or zootoxin is a type of toxin produced by an animal that is actively delivered through a wound by means of a bite, sting, or similar action. The toxin is delivered through a specially evolved ''venom apparatus'', such as fangs or a sti ...
symbiote, resulting in both individuals as Venom getting revenge by imbalancing his brain.


Doctor Paine in other media

A female incarnation named Teddy Paine appears in '' Venom: The Last Dance'', portrayed by
Juno Temple Juno Temple (born 21 July 1989) is an English actress. She is known for her roles in the comedy series ''Ted Lasso'' (2020–2023) and in the fifth season of the crime drama series '' Fargo'' (2023–2024). She earned Primetime Emmy Award nomi ...
. This version is a scientist for the government organization Imperium alongside Sadie Christmas, and later bonded to the
Agony Agony may refer to: Concepts * Agony, a terminal state of the body before death *Suffering of intense degree, relating to physical or mental suffering *Agony in the Garden, Christ's agony in the Garden of Gethsemane Comics * ''Agony'' (book), ...
symbiote.


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Panda-Mania

Panda-Mania is a
supervillain A supervillain, supervillainess or supercriminal is a major antagonist and variant of the villainous stock character who possesses Superpower (ability), superpowers. The character type is sometimes found in comic books and is often the primary ...
appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She was created by
Dan Slott Daniel "Dan" Slott (born July 3, 1967) is an American comic book writer, known for his work on Marvel Comics books such as ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', as well as ''The Superior Spider-Man'', ''She-Hulk'', ''Silver Surfer (comic book), Silver Surfe ...
and
Humberto Ramos Humberto Ramos (born 27 November 1970) is a Mexican comic book penciller, best known for his work on American comic books such as ''Impulse (comics), Impulse'', ''Runaways (comics), Runaways'', ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'', ''The Amazing Spider- ...
, and first appeared in ''Amazing Spider-Man'' (vol. 3) #1 (April 2014). Panda-Mania is an unnamed female with super-strength who wears a panda-themed outfit. She is a member of
White Rabbit The White Rabbit is a fictional and anthropomorphic character in Lewis Carroll's 1865 book ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''. He appears at the very beginning of the book, in chapter one, wearing a waistcoat, and muttering "Oh dear! Oh dea ...
's animal-themed group
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, and has fought Spider-Man on numerous occasions.


Panda-Mania in other media

Panda-Mania appears in the ''
Spider-Man Spider-Man is a superhero 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 1962) in ...
'' episode "Bring on the Bad Guys", voiced by
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. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.


Pandapool

Pandapool is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Pandapool is an
anthropomorphic Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities. It is considered to be an innate tendency of human psychology. Personification is the related attribution of human form and characteristics to ...
giant panda The giant panda (''Ailuropoda melanoleuca''), also known as the panda bear or simply panda, is a bear species endemic to China. It is characterised by its white animal coat, coat with black patches around the eyes, ears, legs and shoulders. ...
version of
Deadpool Deadpool is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Fabian Nicieza and Rob Liefeld, the character first appeared in ''New Mutants'' #98 (December 1990). In his comic book appearances, Deadpool is ...
from Earth-51315 and a member of the Deadpool Corps.


Pandemic


Paper Doll

Paper Doll (Piper Dali) is a
supervillain A supervillain, supervillainess or supercriminal is a major antagonist and variant of the villainous stock character who possesses Superpower (ability), superpowers. The character type is sometimes found in comic books and is often the primary ...
created by
Dan Slott Daniel "Dan" Slott (born July 3, 1967) is an American comic book writer, known for his work on Marvel Comics books such as ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', as well as ''The Superior Spider-Man'', ''She-Hulk'', ''Silver Surfer (comic book), Silver Surfe ...
and Marcos Martín in 2008. After being exposed to her father's "dimensional compressor" she acquired the ability to turn two-dimensional and paper-like. In that condition she can stretch and bend her body and his hard to injure. The edges of her body are razor sharp and can cut through even Spider-Man's web. She was an obsessive fan and later stalker of actor Bobby Carr, and used her powers to kill those she felt caused problems for him. Her powers also allows her to flatten others.


Paradigm


Paradox

Paradox is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Paradox is a magical construct created by
Doctor Strange Dr. Stephen Vincent 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 ...
and a member of the
Midnight Sons The Midnight Sons are a team of supernatural superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Including Ghost Riders Danny Ketch and Johnny Blaze, Blade, and Morbius, the original team first formed as part of the ''R ...
.


Paradox in other media

Paradox makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the ''
Spider-Man Spider-Man is a superhero 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 1962) in ...
'' episode "The Cellar" as an inmate of the eponymous prison.


Paralyzer


Paris


Benjy Parker

Benjamin Richard Parker (often called Benjy by his sister) is a character appearing in
American comic book An American comic book is a thin periodical literature originating in the United States, commonly between 24 and 64 pages, containing comics. While the form originated in 1933, American comic books first gained popularity after the 1938 publ ...
s published by
Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
. The character is from the alternate future MC2 universe, and is the younger brother of Mayday Parker / Spider-Girl, and son of
Mary Jane Watson Mary Jane "MJ" Watson is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, making her first appearance in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #25 (June 1965), and subsequent ...
and Peter Parker / Spider-Man. Benjamin was born after a complicated pregnancy. Because of his father's artificially altered genetic code, Ben was at a high risk of being born with some kind of genetic abnormality: deformity, disability, or perhaps even
mutant In biology, and especially in genetics, a mutant is an organism or a new genetic character arising or resulting from an instance of mutation, which is generally an alteration of the DNA sequence of the genome or chromosome of an organism. It i ...
powers.
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of the X-Men, a noted geneticist, explained the probable risks to Spider-Man in '' Peter Parker: Spider-Man'' #15, October 1991, by writer/artist
Erik Larsen Erik J. Larsen (born December 8, 1962) is an American comic book artist, writer, and publisher. He currently acts as the chief financial officer of Image Comics. He gained attention in the early 1990s with his art on Spider-Man series for Marvel ...
.
Due to the risk to Mary Jane's health, her obstetrician advised her to consider abortion. However, remembering that she faced similar risks when pregnant with her daughter May, Mary Jane decided to proceed with the pregnancy. Ben was born while his sister fought
Seth Seth, in the Abrahamic religions, was the third son of Adam and Eve. The Hebrew Bible names two of his siblings (although it also states that he had others): his brothers Cain and Abel. According to , Seth was born after Abel's murder by Cain, ...
, and to his family's relief, was apparently a perfectly healthy, normal little boy. He was named Benjamin in honor of his
uncle An uncle is usually defined as a male relative who is a sibling of a parent or married to a sibling of a parent, as well as the parent of the cousins. Uncles who are related by birth are second-degree relatives. The female counterpart of an un ...
and great uncle, while his second name, Richard, is in honor of his
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. Benjamin seems to display some superhuman abilities. He is able to balance a block toy while simultaneously spinning his arm quickly. He is also seen dangling the block from his finger on a web-like string. May discovers Ben crawling on the ceiling of their home. He is once possessed by a miniature version of the Carnage symbiote. After his sister frees him from the symbiote by using the ultrasonic weaponry of the villain
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, his father notices that the baby's ears are bleeding, and realizes that Ben lost his hearing, likely because Ben's ears are far too underdeveloped to withstand the sonic waves. The doctors in the hospital try to determine whether Ben's hearing loss is permanent. May is deeply upset over this and blames herself. Nevertheless, Ben still seems to be his usual, happy self. Since discovering her baby brother crawling on the ceiling, she fears that due to his exposure to the symbiote, his abilities somehow were jump started far too early (as hers only came about in her teens).
Normie Osborn Normie Osborn is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the grandson of Norman Osborn and the eldest son of Harry Osborn. After gaining partial of Carnage symbiote power and gave a birth of a sy ...
agrees to fund an operation to restore Benjamin's hearing. The procedure is successful, giving him most or all of his hearing back. Normie carefully studies Benjy's body as he goes through it and discovers that while he was already developing his abilities, the symbiote exposure sped up the process. Peter begins to fear that Benjamin may be more powerful than he and his sister. This is strongly implied to be true when Ben spins organic webs to save both himself and Mary Jane after being thrown off a bridge by the
Green Goblin The Green Goblin is the alias of several supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, the first and best-known incarnation of the Green Goblin is Norman Osborn, ...
, something neither Peter nor May can do. Despite being a baby, he is also strong enough for Mary Jane to hold on to without hurting him.''The Amazing Spider-Girl'' #30 It is also known that Peter is the only one who can get him to burp "in the morning" (as Mary Jane says it) by feeding him chili. In the 2014/2015 crossover event ''
Spider-Verse Spider-Verse is a comic book series issued by Marvel Comics since 2014. Its first major event/storyline started on November 5 in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' (2014) No. 9 along with an individual issue named ''Spider-Verse Team-Up''. This event ...
'', Benjy's family is under attack from
Daemos The Inheritors are a supervillain group which appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The family of Morlun, they typically are enemies of Spider-Man and the iterations of him. Publication history The Inheritors, who made thei ...
, a relation of the 616 Spider-Man's former nemesis
Morlun Morlun () is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by J. Michael Straczynski and John Romita Jr., the character first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' vol. 2 #30 (June 2001). Morlun is a centr ...
. During the attack, Mary Jane, Mayday's boyfriend Wes, and Peter are apparently all killed and their home destroyed. Mayday flees with Ben and is rescued by visiting Spider-Men from other dimensions who are trying to save as many Spiders as possible from similar attacks by Morlun and Daemos' family, who call themselves "The Inheritors". Mayday and Ben are taken to a safe zone where the Spiders plan their next course of action. The safe zone is eventually compromised and Ben is captured by The Inheritors. It is revealed that Ben is vital part of a prophecy that will help bring about the downfall of The Inheritors and involves "The Other" (Kaine), "The Bride" (Silk) and "The Scion" (Ben himself). However, conversely if the three specific totems are sacrificed together, their deaths will ensure that not only The Inheritors remain in power forever, but it will also stop future spider-people from appearing, and thus preventing the prophecy. Benjy is eventually saved by Ben Parker- his great-uncle, and
Spider-Ham Spider-Ham (Peter Porker) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is an anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic pig and is a cartoon animal parody version of Spider-Man. He was created by Larry Hama, T ...
. In the final fight, uncle Ben takes Benjy to safety and Spider-Ham takes Benjy's place to catch The Inheritors off-guard. Afterwards, it is revealed Benjamin's mother and Wes survived the Inheritor attack, but unfortunately, his father did not. Benjamin makes a few cameo appearances in 2015's
Web Warriors "Spider-Man" is the name of multiple comic book superheroes from the Marvel Comics Multiverse (Marvel Comics), Multiverse. The original and most well known is Spider-Man, Peter Parker created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko originating from the Earth ...
series, looked after by Mayday, Mary Jane, Uncle Ben and often visited by Anya Corazon. Benjamin is referenced several times by his sister Mayday in the event
Spider-Geddon ''Spider-Geddon'' is a 2018 comic book Limited series (comics), limited series and Crossover (comics), crossover Story arc, storyline published by Marvel Comics featuring multiple alternative versions of Spider-Man that had appeared Spider-Man in ...
. After the latest battle with The Inheritors concludes, Mayday comments that her brother is very likely still the Scion of the Spider-Scroll Prophecy. Her alternate world sister Annie May Parker, Spiderling, informs her that The Other is still in play too and is closer than she knows. On Mayday and Benjamin's Earth, it is revealed that The Other resurrected their father.


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Kaine Parker


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Richard and Mary Parker


Teresa Parker

Teresa Parker (also addressed to as Teresa Durand) is a character appearing in
American comic book An American comic book is a thin periodical literature originating in the United States, commonly between 24 and 64 pages, containing comics. While the form originated in 1933, American comic books first gained popularity after the 1938 publ ...
s published by
Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
. The character first appeared in ''Amazing Spider-Man: Family Business'' #1 (April 2014). She is the long lost younger sister of Peter Parker / Spider-Man and daughter of
Richard and Mary Parker Richard and Mary Parker are characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are the parents of Peter Parker, the superhero known as Spider-Man, and Teresa Parker, a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent. Richard and Mary Parker have b ...
. After their parents' deaths, Peter was sent to live with their
Aunt May Maybelle "May" Parker-Jameson (née Reilly), commonly known as Aunt May, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Spider-Man. Making her first full appeara ...
and
Uncle Ben Benjamin Franklin "Ben" Parker, usually referred to as Uncle Ben, is a supporting character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually in association with the superhero Spider-Man (Peter Parker). He was the husband of ...
while Teresa, whose birth had been kept a secret, was adopted. Many years later, Teresa was personally recruited into the C.I.A. by
Nick Fury Colonel (United States), Colonel Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury Sr. is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer/artist Jack Kirby and writer Stan Lee, he first appeared in ''Sgt. Fury and ...
. Teresa first came into Peter's life after saving the latter from several mysterious gunmen sent by the Kingpin. Following this adventure, Teresa left the C.I.A. to join a S.H.I.E.L.D. division called the Gray Blade under
Nick Fury Jr. Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury Jr. (Sgt. Marcus Johnson) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a son and successor of former U.S. Army hero/super-spy and the intelligence agency S.H.I.E.L.D. dire ...
, specializing in international hostage rescues and intel gathering, before becoming a fugitive after learning of a program named "Project Twilight", an exhaustive plan to take down both
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es and
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s. After deleting all traces of the project from Gray Blade's systems and hiding the only known backup in nanobots in her bloodstream, Teresa sought Peter's assistance in confronting the Kingpin once again, who was involved in the operation. Later on, she helped Spider-Man stop an attack by the
Vulture A vulture is a bird of prey that scavenges on carrion. There are 23 extant species of vulture (including condors). Old World vultures include 16 living species native to Europe, Africa, and Asia; New World vultures are restricted to Nort ...
. Since Teresa had been spotted by Gray Blade operatives with Spider-Man, they arrested Peter himself due to his alter-ego being supposedly a bodyguard. When Peter then attempts to get Teresa out of New York, they are attacked by numerous criminals sent by the
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, ahead of an alien armada. After traveling to the past of an alternate timeline, to retrieve information to stop the coming invasion, Teresa joined Peter in this journey, contacting Fury and confirming that she was in fact the Parkers' daughter and Peter's sister. After returning to find an alternate timeline where Peter quit being Spider-Man, Teresa joins forces with Peter in restoring the correct timeline. Peter then-after finally introduces Teresa to Aunt May.''The Amazing Spider-Man'' (vol. 5) #29. Marvel Comics. Months later, her S.H.I.E.L.D. partner and lover David Albright is apparently been tortured and murdered by the
Chameleon Chameleons or chamaeleons (Family (biology), family Chamaeleonidae) are a distinctive and highly specialized clade of Old World lizards with 200 species described as of June 2015. The members of this Family (biology), family are best known for ...
for information, then-after which point Teresa seeks Peter's help to help find, intercepted a meeting with "The Foreigner", whom had used Albright's information to acquire doses of the Infinity Formula to help
Silver Sable Silver Sable (Silvija Sablinova) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz, Silver Sable first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #265 (June 1985). She is usually depicte ...
's efforts to save Symkaria from its newest civil war. Despite learning of the Chameleon's noble motives and Albright's corruption, Teresa flees in pursuit, leaving Peter alone, apprehending Chameleon after the fall of
Doctor Doom Doctor Doom is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in '' The Fantastic Four'' #5 in April 1962, and has since endured as the arch ...
. Teresa later visits The Chameleon at the prison he is serving time in, and discovers he was one of many similar agents trained in a special facility by the Finisher, the man who arranged the murder of Richard and Mary Parker, who is revealed to be alive and well. It is implied in the ensuing conversation that Teresa might possibly be a Chameleon agent herself. The Finisher offers to reveal to Teresa the truth of her own origins, provided that she delivers a clairvoyant device to him that Peter had helped develop. Fearing that she is not truly a Parker, Teresa is tempted, but ultimately decides to embrace who she believes herself to be and destroys the Clairvoyant when Peter entrusts her with it, keeping it out of The Finisher's hands.


Pasco


Pathway

Pathway (Laura Dean) is a character appearing in
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s published by
Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
. She first appeared in ''
Alpha Flight Alpha Flight is a fictional team of Canadian superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The characters premiered in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #120 (April 1979), and were created to serve as part of the X-Men member Wolv ...
'' #48 (July 1987), and was created by
Bill Mantlo William Timothy Mantlo (born November 9, 1951) is an American comic book writer, primarily at Marvel Comics. He is best known for his work on two licensed toy properties whose adventures occurred in the Marvel Universe: '' Micronauts'' and '' R ...
and
Jim Lee Jim Lee (; born August 11, 1964) is a Korean-born American comic book artist, writer, editor, and publisher. As of 2023, he is the President, Publisher, and Chief creative officer, Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics. In recognition of his work ...
. Laura Dean's parents were mutant-phobic and decided to abort Laura's twin
fetus A fetus or foetus (; : fetuses, foetuses, rarely feti or foeti) is the unborn offspring of a viviparous animal that develops from an embryo. Following the embryonic development, embryonic stage, the fetal stage of development takes place. Pren ...
because it was a
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. While still a fetus, Laura protected her twin sister by using her mutant abilities to send her to another dimension, dubbed "Liveworld". Laura grew up withdrawn from the world. In an attempt to cure her, her parents sent her to the New Life Clinic, which was actually run by the villain
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. Laura managed to escape but was later caught by Bedlam and forced to become a member of his team of Derangers. During the clash with
Alpha Flight Alpha Flight is a fictional team of Canadian superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The characters premiered in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #120 (April 1979), and were created to serve as part of the X-Men member Wolv ...
, Laura swapped places with her twin, whom she had named
Goblyn G-Type G-Type is a fictional character from Marvel Comics. G-Type is one of the Shi'ar's Imperial Guard, and is also an alien. He was engineered in the stellar nurseries of Hodinn and was composed of a living solar plasma, with a constant ...
, in Liveworld. After Alpha Flight defeated Bedlam, Goblyn and Laura were admitted into
Beta Flight Beta Flight is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Along with Gamma Flight, Beta Flight is one of the "minor leagues" of the Canadian team Alpha Flight. Originally, Beta Flight was the intermed ...
under the misbelief that they were the same person. However, this was sorted out when Alpha Flight travelled to Liveworld and there encountered the Dreamqueen. When they returned to Earth, and Alpha disbanded, Laura and Goblyn went to live with Purple Girl. They re-joined Beta Flight when
Talisman A talisman is any object ascribed with religious or magical powers intended to protect, heal, or harm individuals for whom they are made. Talismans are often portable objects carried on someone in a variety of ways, but can also be installed perm ...
dispatched them on a quest for
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, thanks to Laura's ability to open portals to other dimensions. The two stayed on when the team was once again funded by the government and Department H was re-formed. However, both were severely injured when Wild Child went insane and attacked them. Laura sent Goblyn instinctively to Liveworld and had to return with Beta Flight to save her.


Patriot


Jeffrey Mace


Eli Bradley


Rayshaun Lucas


Peepers


Penance


Peregrine


Persuasion


Perun

Perun (Valeri Sovloyev) is a character appearing in
American comic book An American comic book is a thin periodical literature originating in the United States, commonly between 24 and 64 pages, containing comics. While the form originated in 1933, American comic books first gained popularity after the 1938 publ ...
s published by
Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
. He first appeared in ''
Captain America Captain America is a superhero created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby who appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in '' Captain America Comics'' #1, published on December 20, 1940, by Timely C ...
'' #352 (April 1989) and was created by
Mark Gruenwald Mark Eugene Gruenwald ( ; June 18, 1953 – August 12, 1996) was an American comic book writer, editor, and occasional penciler known for his long association with Marvel Comics. Career Early career Gruenwald got his start in comics f ...
and
Kieron Dwyer Kieron Dwyer (born March 6, 1967) is an American comics artist. He is best known for his work for Marvel Comics and DC Comics as well as for his creator-owned projects. Biography During his career, Dwyer has worked on such comic book titles as ...
. Perun is a Russian superhero who serves in Russia's government-sponsored super-team alongside Fantasma, the
Red Guardian The Red Guardian (Russian: Красный страж, ''Krasnyy Strazh'') is the name of several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics: Aleksey Lebedev, Alexei Shostakov, Tania Belinsky, Josef Petkus, ...
,
Vostok Vostok () refers to east in Russian but may also refer to: Spaceflight * Vostok programme, Soviet human spaceflight project * Vostok (spacecraft), a type of spacecraft built by the Soviet Union * Vostok (rocket family), family of rockets derived ...
and
Crimson Dynamo Crimson Dynamo ( Russian: Багровое Динамо, '; also Красное Динамо (Krasnoe Dinamo)) is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics who have all been powered armor–weari ...
. He wears a helmet and red cloak similar to those of Thor. He had long hair and a beard, with a great deal of body hair. Perun is an avatar of the Slavic god
Perun In Slavic paganism, Slavic mythology, Perun () is the highest god of the Pantheon (religion), pantheon and the god of sky, thunder, lightning, storms, rain, law, war, fertility and oak trees. His other attributes were fire, mountains, wind, ir ...
inhabiting the body of Valeri Sovloyev. Perun evidently first joined the Russian super-team when it was known as the Supreme Soviets. When the Soviets attacked their predecessors, the Soviet Super Soldiers, Perun is disguised as Thor with Fantasma's magic and nearly kills
Ursa Major Ursa Major, also known as the Great Bear, is a constellation in the Northern Sky, whose associated mythology likely dates back into prehistory. Its Latin name means "greater (or larger) bear", referring to and contrasting it with nearby Ursa M ...
with his lightning. Perun and his team, subsequently renamed the People's Protectorate, are featured in ''The Avengers'', working with the Canadian
Alpha Flight Alpha Flight is a fictional team of Canadian superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The characters premiered in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #120 (April 1979), and were created to serve as part of the X-Men member Wolv ...
and the American
Avengers Avenger(s) or The Avenger(s) may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Marvel Comics universe * Avengers (comics), a team of superheroes **Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe), a central team of protagonist superheroes of "The Infinity Sag ...
. Perun and his team, now called the Winter Guard (a name it has retained ever since), come into conflict with the
Hulk 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 (comic book), The Incredible Hulk ...
and the Pantheon over the kidnapping of Igor, a Russian spy. The Hulk believes Igor to have been responsible for his, the Hulk's, creation. Igor is put through a re-creation of the incident, which causes great distress. The Hulk easily defeats Perun and takes his weapons, using them to temporarily entrap Vostok. The confrontation ends in a stalemate, for Igor had gone mad with guilt and nobody was sure what to do. When a group of aliens calling themselves Starblasters tries to push the moon away from Earth,
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assembles a group with some of the most powerful heroes of the world, recruiting Perun,
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,
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, Hyperion,
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, Darkstar,
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and
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. Perun and fellow Slavic god Chernobog later join the
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.


Ultimate Marvel version

In the
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imprint, Perun is a member of the Liberators, described as a "Soviet Thor". His appearance is vastly different from his mainstream appearance; he is clean-shaven and has no visible head hair. His powers are seemingly derived from a force-belt similar to that of
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. Like his mainstream counterpart, he carries a hammer and sickle (the latter of which was dropped by
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for loss of Soviet symbolism, but decided to keep the hammer to be Fury's own Thor).''Ultimate Avengers 3'' #5. Marvel Comics. Perun was originally an unnamed soldier who was given the same equipment as Thor. Alongside the other members of the Liberators, Perun attacks and rapidly subdues the forces of
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and the weakened Ultimates. Strategic locales all across the
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are taken. The Liberators kill thousands of soldiers and citizens alike. Perun personally incapacitates Quicksilver with a lightning strike. Perun and the
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attack
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capturing
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. The plane and the passengers are brought back to the
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in
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This is where most of Perun's teammates are killed in battle. He is seen wandering the streets, trying to find someone to surrender to. He can also be seen in the cover of ''Ultimate Comics: Avengers'' #1. Despite their invasion failing, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s
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, and Dr. Gregory Stark decided to give Perun a second chance, instead of him being executed in his home country. Perun was spared a chance for
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operation, but is later killed by the vampiric Nerd Hulk (a clone of the
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) in ''
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''. His hammer is later used by
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in a last-ditch effort to save the Triskelion and its inhabitants, using the hammer to teleport it to
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. With all the vampires dead thanks to
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, Captain America then beheads the vampiric Hulk clone in retribution.


Pestilence

Pestilence is the name of several characters appearing in
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s published by
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. Some of them are members of the
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.


Plague

Plague was originally a member of the
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with disease-inducing abilities before joining the Horsemen of Apocalypse and becoming Pestilence. She fell to her death after Lightspeed accidentally knocked her off her flying steed.''X-Factor'' #25''Power Pack'' #35


F.R. Crozier

This Pestilence is an adaptation of
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, an
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man who was second in command in
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's expedition to the
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and later disappeared after taking command of the expedition from Franklin. In 1845, F.R. Crozier was appointed doctor and chief science officer for an
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expedition led by John Franklin, who sought the fabled
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; the expedition consisted of two ships, the ''Terror'' and the ''Erebus''. Six months after the departure of the expedition, the ships became trapped in the Arctic ice, which never melted; in October 1847, Franklin set forth with a party in search of help and was never seen again. On April 22, 1848, with the stores of food nearly exhausted, Crozier led the remainder of the crew out of the doomed ships and set out over the ice for a 600-miles march to safety. Many of the crew died of exposure during the march and were left unburied, and a number of advance scouts were apparently flash-frozen where they stood; with the remaining crew dying one by one, on the night of 8 May Crozier, desperate to find a way to survive, ingested an elixir he had prepared before, which induced a state of
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that his men mistook for death. His plan was to remain where he fell, allowing the ice to preserve him until the weather warmed enough to revive him, upon which he wouldn't need food or substance; what he had not anticipated was that, out of respect for him and his position, his remaining crew decided to bury him. Interred in
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, the sun never reached Crozier and he spent the next 148 years buried alive and going insane.''Alpha Flight'' #37 Nearly a century and a half later, the demigoddess Snowbird was pregnant with her first child. Because of her mystical nature, a place of power was necessary to complete her delivery.
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used his power to beseech spirits for aid to lead Alpha Flight to such a place of power and they transported Snowbird there. During the journey they were joined by Shaman's daughter,
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. As the child was being born and Shaman was in the process of binding its life force to Earth, the child's life force and Alpha Flight were subject to a mystical attack. Talisman had been corrupted by her power over the spirits of the Earth and was deeply angry at her father. She told Shaman that she had ordered the spirits he had beseeched to lead him to a place of power that was also a place of death. She had sensed a spirit trapped between life and death and led Alpha Flight there to precipitate the attack on them. She wanted to show Shaman up through his failure to save Snowbird's child, at which time she would step in and bind the attacking spirit. Snowbird's baby was possessed by Crozier, calling himself Pestilence. However, Talisman had fatally miscalculated, because Pestilence had never truly died, thus he was not a spirit and was not subject to her powers. Pestilence attacked Alpha Flight anew and grappled with Talisman, tearing the mystical circlet that was the source and focus of her powers from her head. Alpha Flight plunged Pestilence through the ice. Emerging from the water, Pestilence tricked Snowbird into assuming the form of
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, who was in truth one of the Great Beasts. In that form Pestilence was able to take control of her. He then summoned the spirits of the remaining Great Beasts to the battle. Shaman donned the circlet of power, becoming the new Talisman. He bound the spirits of all the Great Beasts save Snowbird-as-Sasquatch, using her to attack Pestilence directly, forcing him to flee the battle. Still in possession of Snowbird's child, Pestilence went south, leaving behind him a trail of strange death, until he reached a mining town in Klondike; he was followed by the child's father, Douglas Thompson, who however caught the same incurable plague that killed off the town's population, although he was able to warn Snowbird and Talisman about his location. In an abandoned mine, Alpha Flight again battled Pestilence, until he again seized control of Snowbird in the form of Sasquatch, ordering her to kill him. She did, and Pestilence was released to seek another host body to possess. In trying to keep Snowbird from being possessed, Vindicator slew Snowbird, but was too late, as, after Snowbird's and her family's funeral, Pestilence rose from Snowbird's grave, still in Sasquatch form, and again attacked Alpha Flight. When hard-pressed, Pestilence's spirit tried to possess yet another, but this time Vindicator was able to trap his spirit in the void held within the medicine bag formerly belonging to Shaman. Recently, it was revealed that Pestilence had found a new host, but he was caught in "some sort of disintegrator blast". Pestilence had a number of supernatural abilities of unknown origin, perhaps deriving from his being buried at a place of power for over a century (Talisman theorized it had something to do with
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and his 10,000-year cycle of evil). He had the power to spontaneously generate life forms symbolic of disease and death, including
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and
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. He could control the spirits of the dead, including those of the great Beasts. Pestilence could transform his appearance into that of other people, both alive and dead. Pestilence had the power to generate disease, could cause instantaneous but temporary rapid aging and had the power to draw upon the "bodily decay" of other living beings to rejuvenate himself. Pestilence had extensive knowledge of chemistry beyond what was commonly known in the 19th century. His knowledge was such that he could create potions which could induce a deathlike state of suspended animation.


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Pestilence (First Horseman of Apocalypse)

Pestilence is one of four children of
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and
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, born and raised on Okkara. She and her siblings grow up to be the first Horsemen of Apocalypse and fight against the
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in
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. When the forces of the dimension of Amenth invade Earth and split Okkara into
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and
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, Pestilence, along with her mother, her siblings, all Okkaran mutants, and the newly created island of Arakko, is voluntarily sealed away in Amenth to stop the invasion while her father Apocalypse remains on Earth. After Genesis becomes
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's new host, Arakko is subjugated and united with the forces of Amenth. Pestilence and her siblings are sent to
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to destroy the province of Dryador and lay siege to the Starlight Citadel. When Summoner successfully lure Apocalypse to Otherworld, the Horsemen attack and severely wound their father. When
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intervenes and arranges the
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tournament, Pestilence travels with her sister
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to recruit their aunt
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, the mercenary Pogg Ur-Pogg, and Solem. While War and
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participate in the tournament, Pestilence and
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serve as the regents of Dryador and later fight against the Krakoan mutants to invade Earth. Following the battle, Pestilence returns to Amenth with her siblings (excluding Death) and their parents, though she and Famine continue to act as regents of Dryador. When Genesis incites a civil war on Planet Arakko, Pestilence joins her mother there and fights against
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and her allies. When she attempts to kill Storm, she is killed by her enraged brother Death.


Powers and abilities of Pestilence

Pestilence is an
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able to create poisoned arrows that infect their targets with a transmissible fatal disease, an ability known as "Disease Vector". She is also very long-lived, having been alive for thousands of years.


Pestilence in other media

* The Plague incarnation of Pestilence makes non-speaking appearances in '' X-Men: The Animated Series''. * In '' X-Men: Evolution'', Mystique, voiced by Colleen Wheeler, is forced to become the Horseman of Pestilence. * An incarnation of Pestilence appears in '' X-Men: Apocalypse'', portrayed by Warren Scherer. This version serves Apocalypse in ancient times and displays superhuman strength. *
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, portrayed by
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, is selected as the modern Horseman of Pestilence in ''X-Men: Apocalypse''.


Petra

Petra is a fictional character appearing in the
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s published by
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. The character first appears in the
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'' X-Men: Deadly Genesis'' #1 (November 2005), and was created by writer
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and artist
Pete Woods Peter Woods is an American comic book artist, known for his work on titles such as ''Backlash (Marc Slayton), Backlash'', ''Deadpool (comics), Deadpool'', ''Robin (comics), Robin'', ''Catwoman'', ''Amazons Attack'', and ''Action Comics''. Career ...
. She is one of the "Missing X-Men". Petra was the first of her family to be born in the
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. Her mother, father and brother emigrated from
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while the former was pregnant with her. They lived the typical American life in the suburbs of
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for most of her childhood. Shortly after her thirteenth birthday, Petra's family was killed by a rockslide while on a camping trip, and Petra unknowingly used her mutant powers of earth manipulation to avoid getting hurt. After spending weeks in Child Protective Services, Petra was sent to live in
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in a foster home. She was placed in a home that had five other children that were forced to share the same bedroom. Her foster mother was old and uncaring, and her foster father was too caring while trying to hold and touch her all the time. One day on an outing to
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, her foster father tried to touch her yet sank knee-deep into the ground. It was then that Petra realized that she was a
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, and she ran away. She found a cave and hid there for days crying, knowing that with her abilities she could have either killed or saved her family. She camped in Central Park for a couple of years, using her power to manipulate rock caves into shelters to avoid being arrested and sent to juvenile detention centers. When she was sixteen, she discovered another useful aspect of her ability: she could turn coal into diamonds by concentrating hard enough. For a year, she used this aspect of her power to make diamonds of varying sizes to sell to
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s so she could buy food and survive. One day, however, a pawn shop employee said he was going to call the owner of the store, but he called the police. Running to her rock shelter, the police found Petra before she could hide, and took her into custody after a brief battle. When she awoke, a female guard informed her that she was being released into the custody of
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who was there to help Petra. This at first frightened Petra because she had never known anyone to try to help her because of her abilities, only hurt her.''X-Men: Deadly Genesis'' #1 After some time with MacTaggert,
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took Petra alongside Sway, Darwin, and Vulcan to rescue the original
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team trapped on the mutant island
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. Petra instinctively used her powers to bury Vulcan and Darwin, and then gets incinerated by a volcano creature created by Krakoa. When the X-Men establish Krakoa as a mutant nation, Petra was among the mutants resurrected via Krakoa's resurrection protocols. She, Sway and Vulcan are shown to reside in the Summer House.


Powers and abilities of Petra

Petra is a "terrakinetic" or "geo-morph", having the ability to
psychokinetic Telekinesis () (alternatively called psychokinesis) is a purported psychic ability allowing an individual to influence a physical system without physical interaction. Experiments to prove the existence of telekinesis have historically been cri ...
ally manipulate, control, levitate and reshape the earth. She can use this power to cause minor
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and create shapes out of solid rock.


Petra in other media

A character based on Petra named Christy Nord appears in '' Wolverine and the X-Men'', voiced by
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as an adult and Danielle Judovits as a child. This version is the geokinetic daughter of Christoph Nord who lives on a farm near the U.S.-Canadian border. In "Past Discretions", she attacks
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under the belief that the latter killed her father before learning Wolverine was tasked by
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to kidnap Christoph. Though he stopped upon realizing this would make Christy an orphan, Sabretooth completed the mission. In "Stolen Lives", Christy is abducted by a brainwashed Christoph before being rescued by Wolverine and Mystique.
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later undoes Christoph's brainwashing, allowing the Nords to reunite.


Mike Peterson


Phage

Phage is the name used by a symbiote in
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. The symbiote, created by
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and
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, first appeared in '' Venom: Lethal Protector'' #4 (May 1993), and was named in ''Carnage, U.S.A.'' #2 (March 2012). It was created as one of five symbiote "children" forcefully spawned from the
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symbiote along with
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,
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,
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and Scream. Phage is usually depicted as a brown symbiote that primarily covers its appendages with spikes.


Carl Mach

Phage's first host was Carl Mach, a mercenary hired alongside Scream (Donna Diego), Agony (Leslie Gesneria), Lasher (Ramon Hernandez) and Riot (Trevor Cole) by
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's Life Foundation in San Francisco. Phage and his four symbiote "siblings" are defeated by
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and Venom. The hosts kidnap
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in an attempt to communicate with their symbiotes in Chicago. Brock refuses to aid them while the hosts are killed by Diego.


Rico Axelson

Phage's second host was Rico Axelson, a
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assigned alongside Riot (Howard Odgen), Lasher (Marcus Simms), and Agony (James Murphy) to the Mercury Team. With
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on the loose in Colorado, Phage and the Team Mercury assist Spider-Man, Scorn and
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. However, Phage and his teammates are killed by Carnage in their secret base, and the four symbiotes bond with Mercury Team's
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.


Billy

After being possessed by
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, the four symbiotes possess a bickering family, with Phage taking the son Billy. The group head to New York to assist in Carnage's quest and hunt
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and
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but are defeated and separated from their hosts by the Maker. Under Knull's possession, Phage merges with his "siblings" into one, but is defeated by Andi Benton.


Mitch

Phage's fourth host is Buck Cashman's hunting dog Mitch.


Buck Cashman

Phage's fifth host is Buck Cashman. Led by the Carnage symbiote, Phage and the other three symbiote enforcers participate in a conspiracy involving the
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, only to be defeated by Thompson, Silence and
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and taken into
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's custody.


Carl Strickland

During the "
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" storyline, the Phage symbiote bonds with Carl Strickland of the Wild Pack while fighting the Zombiotes.


Phage in other media

* The Carl Mach incarnation of Phage appears as a boss in '' Spider-Man and Venom: Separation Anxiety''. * The Carl Mach incarnation of Phage appears as a playable character in ''
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''. * The Phage symbiote appears in '' Venom: The Last Dance'', portrayed by Jack Brady. This version is captured along with other symbiotes by the government organization Imperium after landing on Earth. Phage later bonds with the security guard Jim to help
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and the symbiotes fight against the Xenophages. Phage is destroyed by a
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fired by Rex Strickland.


Phantazia


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Chester Phillips

Chester Phillips is a
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general A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air force, air and space forces, marines or naval infantry. In some usages, the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colone ...
in the
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. The character, created by
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and
Jack Kirby Jack Kirby (; born Jacob Kurtzberg; August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was an American comics artist, comic book artist, widely regarded as one of the medium's major innovators and one of its most prolific and influential creators. He grew ...
, first appeared in ''
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'' #63 (March 1965). Chester Phillips is one of the army officers overseeing subject selection for Project: Rebirth. He takes a personal interest in
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as the best candidate for the first test. Phillips and
Abraham Erskine Earth Lord Earth Sentry Earth Sentry (John Foster) was created by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz, and first appeared in ''A-Next'' #2 (1999) in the MC2 universe. When John and his father Bill were investigating a UFO crash site, they discovered a ...
refuse to allow General Maxfield Saunders to have Clinton McIntyre receive the first full treatment. When Saunders steals the serum and apparently kills McIntyre, Phillips has the body shipped away and Saunders arrested.


Chester Phillips in other media

* Chester Phillips appears in ''
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''. * Chester Phillips appears in '' The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes''. *
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appears in media set in the
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(MCU), portrayed by
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. First appearing in '' Captain America: The First Avenger'', this version is a
colonel Colonel ( ; abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is a senior military Officer (armed forces), officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colon ...
, leader of the
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(SSR), and a co-founder of
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Additionally, an alternate timeline version of Phillips appears in the '' What If...?'' episode " What If... Captain Carter Were the First Avenger?", in which he is killed by
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and succeeded by John Flynn.


Phobos

Phobos is the name of two fictional comic book characters appearing in books published by
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characters, based on the Greek mythological deity of the same name. The first appeared in '' Dr. Strange, Sorcerer Supreme'' #32 (August 1991) in a story written by
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and
Jean-Marc Lofficier Jean-Marc Lofficier (; born June 22, 1954) is a French author of books about films and television programs, as well as numerous comics and translations of a number of animation screenplays. He usually collaborates with his wife, Randy Lofficier ( ...
. The second and current Phobos first appeared in the 2006 ''Ares: God of War'' mini-series (written by
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; art by
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, step-brother to
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, and a member of the Secret Warriors. Due to the nature of gods in the
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, in addition to the
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surrounding the current Phobos ( see below) the relationship between the two has not been explicitly explained.


Original

The original Phobos first appeared in the "A Gathering of Fear" storyline in ''Dr. Strange, Sorcerer Supreme'' #32 (August 1991) written by
Roy Thomas Roy William Thomas Jr."Roy Thomas Checklist" ''Alter Ego'' vol. 3, #50 (July 2005) p. 16 (born November 22, 1940) is an American comic book writer and editor. He was Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics and possibly bes ...
and
Jean-Marc Lofficier Jean-Marc Lofficier (; born June 22, 1954) is a French author of books about films and television programs, as well as numerous comics and translations of a number of animation screenplays. He usually collaborates with his wife, Randy Lofficier ( ...
. He reappeared in "The Great Fear" storyline in DS:SS #39 (March 1992). Phobos and his brother Deimos are sons of
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and Nox (Marvel Comics), Nox (posing as Venus (Marvel Comics), Venus) but were killed by Thor (Marvel Comics), Thor and Hercules (Marvel Comics), Hercules in their first appearance. Later the Fear Lords release so much fear that Nox is able to bring her sons back, creating them from the Darkforce but they were eventually defeated again. Phobos meets his final fate when Amatsu-Mikaboshi (comics), Amatsu-Mikaboshi assaults Olympus and kills him.''Ares: God of War'' #3 (March 2006)


Alexander

The current Phobos, Alexander, first appeared in the ''Ares (comic book), Ares'' limited series in 2006 written by
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. Here, he is manipulated by Amatsu-Mikaboshi (comics), Amatsu-Mikaboshi into becoming a warrior until his father, Ares, saves him many years later, a young adult with god-like powers. This ending is ignored for future storyline purposes. The character returns,
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ned by Brian Michael Bendis and reduced to a ten-year-old boy with no specialized training in ''The Mighty Avengers, Mighty Avengers'' #1, then reappears in the Secret Invasion crossover, in ''Mighty Avengers'' and the ''Secret Invasion'' limited series. Once Dark Reign (comics), Dark Reign started, he began appearing regularly in ''Secret Warriors''. The current Phobos is a young boy named Alexander Aaron.''Ares: God of War'' #1 (March 2006) In the 2006 ''Ares: God or War'' mini-series, Alexander is taken from his father, Ares, by Zeus (Marvel Comics), Zeus, and then kidnapped by the Japanese god Amatsu-Mikaboshi. Mikaboshi, in an attempt to destroy the Marvel pantheons, trains and manipulates Alex for at least five Olympian years–which vary substantially from human years in that years can pass to the gods while simultaneously only a few days or months passing for humans – under the guise of a mother-figure who eventually turns him into a deadly swordsman. He is saved from the evil deity when the combination of Zeus and Ares's influences broke his brainwashing. Their salvation apparently eliminates his skills. Brian Michael Bendis then ret-conned these events in ''Mighty Avengers''. When Alex / Phobos is first approached by fellow Secret Warrior Daisy, he is once again a young boy, untrained, and aware that his father is the god Ares (''Mighty Avengers #13''). (The general story of Mikaboshi destroying the Marvel pantheons and Zeus' sacrifice remains canon however).''Incredible Hercules'' #117 It is at this point that Daisy reveals to Alex that he is Phobos. Afterwards he begins to gain fear like powers, having inherited the original's abilities. However, in Mighty Avengers #13 he scared off a couple of boys, and after that he lied to Daisy that he doesn't have any powers, but she doesn't believe him. After talking with her he says 'that explains so much' because he realises then that he's new Phobos, and was born mortal, but after drinking Mikaboshi's blood he became god and now he has fear powers and Daisy told him who he really is (new god of fear). In that issue Ares tells him that he's an Avenger right now and he cannot worry about his grades. During the Secret Invasion storyline, Alex is recruited by
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for his team of Secret Warriors. Post-invasion, he remains a member of the team and has shown evidence of additional pre-cognitive powers. However, his father has noticed his absence upon receiving a truancy notice. In the aftermath of Utopia (comics), Utopia, Ares followed Alex and Daisy to one of Fury's base, where he discovers his son's affiliation with the former
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director. Fury tells Ares that his son has potential. Ares ultimately accepts his son's decision, meaning that he doesn't need to hide his allegiance anymore. Phobos later pilots a Fury Life Model Decoy to assist Black Widow (Natalia Romanova), Black Widow and Songbird (comics), Songbird but they are captured by the Thunderbolts. As soon as Green Goblin, Norman Osborn shoots the LMD in the head, Phobos reveals himself, inflicting Osborn with the fear that he will lose his mind soon enough. During Siege (comics), Siege, Phobos tried to tag along with the other secret warriors to help the Asgardians (Marvel Universe), Asgardians, but Nick Fury wouldn't let him, because he knew his father would die and he didn't want him to witness it. When the fiasco was over, Thor (Marvel Comics), Thor confronted Phobos telling him that Ares was dead and he offered to take him to see his next of kin in Mount Olympus. However, he declined his offer. Thor offered that if he ever changed his mind, he would take him there. Although he had mixed feelings with his dad, he still felt sad that he died. Phobos is now in Elysium after having been stabbed and killed by Gorgon (Tomi Shishido), Gorgon wielding the sword Godkiller. His last appearance had his father proud of his actions as they were reunited in the afterlife.


Powers and abilities of Phobos

Both versions of Phobos control the power of fear, a power that has been seen to cause victims to run for their lives as well as attack their partners. Certain characters have proven immune to this ability (such as Nick Fury, Gorgon); they cite that they lack fear as the reason.''Secret Warriors (2009 series), Secret Warriors'' #3 (March 2009) The current version of Phobos (Alex) was at one time a highly trained swordsman and possessed strength and endurance similar to other Olympian gods in the Marvel universe, however this has since been ret-conned. ''Secret Warriors'' #10 re-establishes his training with a sword. He was denied use of it by his father Ares, who required him to be proficient in all forms of arms before returning his sword. Currently he, like the previous Phobos, can instill fear in others. Additionally, he has shown evidence of pre-cognitive powers. When utilizing his fear based powers, Alex's eyes glow. The color has shown to vary between white and red. Whether this is simply due to the artist's rendering or the level of power usage is unknown.''The Mighty Avengers, Mighty Avengers'' #13 (July 2008)


Relationship between the two Phobos

According to the ''Thor & Hercules: Encyclopaedia Mythologica'', the original Phobos and the current Alex are two separate characters. More specifically, they are half-brothers. The Phobos profile indicates that the original Phobos (and his brother Deimos) were killed during Mikaboshi's invasion of Olympus, and that Alexander inherited the fear-based powers of his slain older half-brother following his return to Earth.


Reception of Phobos

* In 2019, ''CBR.com'' ranked Phobos 9th in their "Marvel Comics: The 10 Most Powerful Olympians" list. * In 2022, ''Sportskeeda'' ranked Phobos 9th in their "10 best Greek gods from Marvel comics" list.


Phoenix Force


Phone Ranger


Photon


Monica Rambeau


Genis-Vell


Piecemeal

Piecemeal is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.


Gilbert Benson

Young Gilbert Benson was a mutant with the ability to absorb different energy frequencies and store them within his body. His mother, the armored mutant mercenary known as Harness, forced Gilbert to travel across the world with her to absorb the dispersed energy of Proteus. Absorbing the energy, Piecemeal grew into a monstrous amalgamation of Gilbert and Proteus and set about warping reality across Scotland. Eventually the X-Factor (comics), X-Factor team convinced the amalgamation that it could never be happy, and it opted to end its own existence.


Cyborg

Piecemeal was a cyborg created in a secret Amazon rainforest, Amazon laboratory by a scientific team supervised by the Red Skull. Piecemeal was assembled from a combination of human and animal corpses and high-tech weaponry for the purpose of being the ultimate killing machine. Before the Red Skull could fully program Piecemeal's mind, the
Hulk 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 (comic book), The Incredible Hulk ...
attacked the laboratory, but Piecemeal escaped in the confusion. The mindless Piecemeal wandered through the Amazon before stowing away on a cargo plane en route to Scotland. A retired Pantheon member residing on Loch Ness later summoned the Hulk when Piecemeal began attacking tourists and draining their minds. Piecemeal battled the Hulk–during which he revealed his ability to duplicate the Hulk's appearance and powers–and was apparently killed.


Alexander Pierce


Donald Pierce


Pigeon

Pigeon is an anthropomorphic pigeon and animal version of Vision.


Piledriver


Pink Pearl


Pinky Pinkerton


Pip the Troll


Pipeline


Piper


Piranha


Pisces


Noah Perricone


Life Model Decoy


Second Life Model Decoy


Female Life Model Decoy


Ecliptic


Thanos' Pisces


Pit Bull

Pit Bull is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Pit Bull is an
anthropomorphic Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities. It is considered to be an innate tendency of human psychology. Personification is the related attribution of human form and characteristics to ...
pit bull who is the leader of drug cartel in Mexico called the Man-Dogs.


Pixie


Plantman


Plunderer


Pluto


Pod


Pogg Ur-Pogg

Pogg Ur-Pogg is a character appearing in
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s published by
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, created by writer Jonathan Hickman and artists Pepe Larraz and Leinil Francis Yu and first appearing in ''X of Swords: Stasis'' (December 2020). He was a mercenary from the dimension of Amenth who constantly spoke in rhyme and had a love of gems and precious metals. Pogg was recruited to fight for
Arakko A-Bomb Abomination Absorbing Man Abraxas Abyss Abyss is the name of two characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Nils Styger Abyss is a mutant and the half-brother of Nightcrawler. He was cr ...
in the
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tournament. His first two contests were duels against Magik. He defeated her in their first fight but lost in their second. He won the three subsequent contests in which he participated. Pogg later fought against the Krakoa, Krakoan Mutants (Marvel Comics), mutants in the battle after the tournament. Following Amenth's defeat, Pogg traveled to Earth. He briefly battled the
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during an attempted robbery on Gameworld, though he was pacified by a gift of mysterium in exchange for never fighting the X-Men again and owing a favor to Forge (comics), Forge. Though he appears to be a large multi-armed, crocodile-like beast, this is actually an organic suit. Pogg Ur-Pogg's true body is that of a small, weak, goblin-like creature. In combat, he wields a khopesh-like sword.


Poison

Poison (Cecilia Cardinale) is a fictional character appearing in
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s published by
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. The character was created by writer Steve Gerber and artist Cynthia Martin. Poison first appeared in ''Web of Spider-Man'' Annual #4 (1988).


Polestar


Porcupine


Pork Grind

Pork Grind is a pig version of Venom from Earth-8311 and one of
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's enemies. His name is a play on of pork rind, cooked pieces of pork fat.


Portal

Portal (Charles Little Sky) is a
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fictional character
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appearing in
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s published by
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.


Publication history

The character first appeared as Charles Little Sky in ''The Avengers (comic book), Avengers'' #304 (June 1989) and as Portal in ''Darkhawk'' #5 (July 1991).


Fictional character biography

Native Americans in the United States, Native American Charles Little Sky was born in Hartsdale, New Mexico. As a Adolescence, teenager, he manifested his dimension-spanning powers during a confrontation between the
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and Puma (comics), Puma, the superhuman protector of Little Sky's tribe. Little Sky fled the Indian reservation, reservation he lived on, moving to
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where he took a job as a construction worker. He was followed by Puma, who had set out in pursuit of Little Sky out of fear that the powers he'd soon manifest would prove dangerous. When Puma finally tracked him down at Ellis Island, Little Sky's powers activated for the first time, opening a portal to the dimension where the U-Foes had been exiled, freeing them. The U-Foes attempted to kill Little Sky to keep him from using his powers to banish them again, and the Avengers and Puma were forced to team up to protect him. During the fight, Little Sky escaped, using his powers and began traveling the dimensions.''Avengers'' #304, June 1989 Along the way he picked up a variety of weapons, including a gun that fired 'energy harpoons,' and learned to control his powers. In one dimension he encountered Kistur, the leader of an intergalactic gang of criminals who was armed with one of the android Darkhawk bodies created by Evilhawk, Dargin Bokk. Kistur asked Little Sky to join the gang so they could use his powers to plunder other dimensions. Little Sky refused and Kistur tried to kill him, but Little Sky fought back and ended up accidentally shooting Kistur's Darkhawk amulet, the focal point of his powers, out of his chest. The loss of the amulet killed Kistur's Darkhawk body, and Little Sky removed and donned Kistur's body armor for further protection. Worried that Kistur might revive, Little Sky attempted to destroy the amulet, but when that failed, he discarded it in another dimension.''Darkhawk'' #58, February 1995 Little Sky eventually managed to return to Earth, opening a portal to a museum in
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that Darkhawk, Chris Powell and his family were touring. Powell transformed into his Darkhawk persona, and Portal, mistaking Powell for a reborn Kistur, attacked. Darkhawk managed to incapacitate Portal, who was taken in federal custody by a Guardsman (comics), Guardsman.''Darkhawk'' #5, July 1991 Portal had been injured during the fight and was placed in a hospital under the guard of Captain America. The U-Foes wanted Portal to take them to a dimension they'd once happened upon while they were exiled from Earth, and they attacked the hospital. Captain America, Darkhawk and Daredevil (Marvel Comics character), Daredevil defeated the U-Foes, but Portal revived and after explaining how he had acquired parts of his armor from an opponent resembling Darkhawk, escaped to another dimension during the fight.''Darkhawk'' #6, August 1991 Portal surfaced again to retrieve his weapons and equipment from a federal research center, battling some Guardsmen.''Darkhawk'' #19, September 1992 Portal was targeted by the Brotherhood of Mutants, Brotherhood of Evil Mutants led by Toad (Marvel Comics), Toad, whose member Sauron (comics), Sauron brainwashed Portal into assisting them.''Darkhawk'' #20, October 1992 He was rescued by Darkhawk,
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, and Sleepwalker (comics), Sleepwalker, after which he escaped again into another dimensional warp.''Sleepwalker'' #17, October 1992 Portal would later return as Darkhawk's ally, protecting New York in his stead at a time when Darkhawk seemed to be dying and needed time to recuperate. During that time, Portal was targeted by Shaper, a superhuman snuff film, snuff artist who'd targeted Darkhawk for death. Shaper ended up going after Portal instead when Portal began using Chris Powell's amulet to become the Darkhawk in Chris's place. Meanwhile, members of the Mahari race, another alien species from the same home world as Kistur, took control of the Darkhawk ship in a plan to avenge Kistur. They reanimated Kistur in a redesigned Darkhawk android as Overhawk, and went after Portal's family. In the end, Portal and Darkhawk managed to prevent them from destroying the Earth. Charles is one of the few mutants that retained their superhuman powers after the Decimation (comics), M-Day. He is shown as the director of A.R.M.O.R. and he used his powers to transport Machine Man and Jocasta (comics), Jocasta to the Marvel Zombies universe. He collects Jocasta after Machine Man retrieves a sample of the still-living Vanessa Fisk's tissues, but is forced to leave a badly damaged Machine Man behind. After fending off the Zombies that invaded A.R.M.O.R., with the help of Jocasta, Machine Man and the 616-Earth Morbius, Portal discovered that some of them managed to escape. He then approved Morbius' project to reform the
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to destroy the living dead.


Powers, abilities, and equipment

Portal is a
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capable of opening rifts in space passing through extra-dimensional warps to transport himself and others. His portals allow instantaneous travel between different vibratory-attuned planes of reality, or "dimensions". Opening a portal without preparation will give him access to another dimension completely at random. Portal is capable of using his powers for teleportation, traveling instantly across about a few miles within a single dimension. Trying to transport himself more than a few miles in one jump, however, will destabilize the portal and send him off into another dimension, even if he is trying to stay anchored in one. Dimensional warps created by Portal cease to exist when he is rendered unconscious. Portal has also been shown to be able to home in on other people who have gone through one of his portals, opening a new gateway to retrieve or follow them if necessary. He used that ability to rescue
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from the dimension he had thrown the wall-crawler into while under Sauron (comics), Sauron's control. Portal is also armed with a wide variety of weaponry, including a huge gun that shoots 'energy harpoons' (fires concussive force blasts capable of leveling an office building), a hand-weapon (capable of firing a fast-hardening adhesive substance which impedes physical movement of target), a wheel (a throwing disc which can separate into components with independent guidance systems, each of which contains a burst of concussive force equal to several hand grenades). He also has a suit of body armor composed of alien materials that he stole from a dead Darkhawk android that has been outfitted to allow him to survive in space. Portal carries a supply of adhesive ammunition contained in his belt, and a directional mechanism that focuses his warp power. Little Sky also has a quantity of gymnastics training. He is highly skilled in the use of his own weaponry, and a skilled motorcyclist.


Possessor


Post

Kevin Tremain was a mutant captured and studied by the Mandarin (comics), Mandarin. His first appearance was in ''X-Men: Legacy, X-Men'' (vol. 2) #50. On a secret mission, the Six Pack (comics), Six Pack attacked the secret base Tremain was held in. Tremain was mortally injured; Cable (comics), Cable tried to save his life, first by using his telekinesis to keep Tremain's body together, and finally by giving him a blood transfusion. Although it seems he survived this trauma, Cable seemed to think Tremain had later died. Years later, Tremain resurfaced as Post, the lowest of Onslaught (Marvel Comics), Onslaught's emissaries. Post had superhuman size, strength, stamina, and sturdiness. He was also a mathematical genius. After being infected with the T-O virus via blood transfusion from Cable, Post became a cyborg, who was also able to generate energy discharges, cloaking fields, biogenetic scanners and teleport himself to remote locations.


Postman


Pepper Potts


Poundcakes


Malcolm Powder

Malcolm Powder first appeared in ''Alias (comics), Alias'' #6 (April 2002), created by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos. Powder was a high school student and a fan of Jessica Jones. He made his first appearance by breaking into Jessica's apartment and answering her phone. Jessica kicked him out. Later, while Jessica was looking for a Rick Jones (not the Rick Jones (character), famous one), Powder showed up again asking for a job as her personal part-time secretary. He was kicked out once again. Powder arrived again, this time asking Jessica about the secret identities of Captain America and Daredevil (Marvel Comics character), Daredevil. He asked for a job, and Jessica agreed under the condition that he find information on Spider-Woman (Mattie Franklin), Mattie Franklin, who was missing. To Jessica's surprise, Powder showed up with a girl named Laney, who claimed her brother was dating Mattie around the time she disappeared. He was last seen answering Jessica's phone as her secretary.


Malcolm Powder in other media

Malcolm Joseph Ducasse appears in series set in the
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, portrayed by Eka Darville. This version is Jessica Jones (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Jessica Jones' neighbor and associate.


Powderkeg

Powderkeg is a fictional supervillain appearing in
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s published by
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.


Publication history

Powderkeg first appeared in ''Captain Marvel Special'' #1 and was created by Dwayne McDuffie and Mark D. Bright.


Fictional character biography

Little is known about the man who became Powderkeg. He was a mercenary hired to steal high-tech circuitry for Brazilian crime lord Kristina Ramos. He ran afoul of Captain Marvel II (
Monica Rambeau Monica Rambeau is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Roger Stern and artist John Romita Jr., the character first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man Annual'' #16 (October 1982). Monica Ram ...
) who had thought she lost her powers after stopping a mutated Marrina. She encounters Powderkeg and used her new powers to defeat him. Powderkeg fights the
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during a failed mass prison escape occurring at the Vault (Marvel Comics), Vault ("Venom Deathrap: The Vault"). During the incident, he follows the leader of the breakout, Venom. Teamed with Mentallo and Vermin (comics), Vermin, they temporarily defeat Iron Man and Hank Pym. The entire breakout is soon neutralized by technological means, with energy pumped through Mentallo. Powderkeg is later recruited by Doctor Octopus to join his incarnation of the Masters of Evil during the ''The Infinity War, Infinity War''. The Masters of Evil confront the Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team), Guardians of the Galaxy in the Avengers Mansion. Everyone becomes embroiled in a fight against evil doubles of both teams. Magus, the villain behind the Infinity War, had recruited an army of super-powered doubles to defeat and absorb Earth's superpowered resistance. Both groups work together to survive the assault. Doctor Octopus wants to continue his assault on the Mansion and on the Guardians. Powderkeg and his other allies disagree, unwilling to turn on those who they had fought besides minutes earlier. The Masters turn on Octopus, pursuing him out of the Mansion. At some point, Powderkeg is captured and imprisoned, where he would later team up with a number of other villains against the She-Hulk, although they are defeated. He has appeared in ''Brand New Day (comics), Brand New Day'' as one of the patrons of the Bar With No Name. At some point in time between then and the fall of Norman Osborn, he was captured and sent to Features of the Marvel Universe#Prisons, The Raft, where, during a visit by the Avengers Academy, there was a power failure caused by team member Hazmat (comics), Hazmat. The power failure enables the prisoners to riot. Powderkeg almost crushes Hazmat and Mettle (comics), Mettle, but the timely intervention of Tigra saved them. He is put back in his cell in the end.


Powers and abilities

Powderkeg is superhumanly strong and highly resistant to injury. Further, he sweats a nitroglycerin-like compound which can detonate on impact, lending explosive force to his punches.


Power Broker


Curtiss Jackson


Successor


Power Man


Erik Josten


Luke Cage


Victor Alvarez


Power Mongoose

Power Mongoose is an anthropomorphic mongoose and animal version of Power Man.


Power Princess


Power Skrull


Powerhouse


Predator X


Presence

Presence is the name of a fictional character appearing in
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s published by
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. As a younger man, Sergei Krylov was a Belarusians, Belarusian nuclear physicist born in Minsk, Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, BSSR. His twin children, Vanguard (Marvel Comics), Nikolai Krylenko and Darkstar (Marvel Comics), Laynia Petrovna, were taken from birth by the Soviet government to be trained as soldiers, after their mutant natures manifested. Sergei eventually became one of the most influential men behind the scenes of the Soviet government. However, despite being a scientific genius, he was also quite mad. He caused a Chernobyl disaster, Chernobyl-like nuclear disaster in the "Forbidden Zone" using cobalt radiation baths and a nuclear blast, which transformed Tania Belinsky into his super-powered thrall as the second Starlight (Marvel Comics), Red Guardian. The nuclear energy transformed Sergei into a superhuman being as well, and he could now generate nuclear energy within his own body for various uses. Sergi began calling himself "The Presence". The Presence and Red Guardian battled the Defenders (comics), Defenders when they came to find her. The Presence left when she regained her free will and spurned him. Soon after, the Presence battled a giant mutated amoeba in the "Forbidden Zone", and was then reunited and reconciled with Red Guardian. The government now wanted the threat of the Presence eliminated. His own children had been trained by the government as super-powered soldiers and, unaware of their true relationship, were sent to kill him. Alongside the Red Guardian, Presence encountered the
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, Professor Phobos, and the Soviet Super-Soldiers in the "Forbidden Zone". Darkstar and Vanguard learned that the Presence was their father and turned against the Soviet regime, and saved the Presence from Phobos. To save the Soviet Union from the radiation of the Forbidden Zone, an irradiated Soviet wasteland, the Presence and the Red Guardian absorbed the radiation into themselves and left for outer space, where they claimed they would transform themselves into inert matter. The twins became agents on their own, fighting for the good of the people, and sometimes working with their father. The Presence was revealed to be held prisoner with Red Guardian (now calling herself Starlight (Marvel Comics), Starlight) on the Stranger (comics), Stranger's laboratory world. The pair returned to Earth with the Jack of Hearts (Marvel Comics), Jack of Hearts. The Presence attempted to kill Eon, but was instead trapped in the "Quantum Zone" dimension by
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. It was revealed in flashback how Maelstrom (comics), Maelstrom had persuaded the Presence to attack Eon. The Presence was eventually rescued from the "Quantum Zone" by Neutron, and teamed with him to seek vengeance on Quasar. The Presence learned of the Soviet Union's collapse, and returned to Russia with the intent to create a "new order". Later, the Presence sent Starlight to capture the Black Widow (Natalia Romanova), Black Widow and Darkstar. Vanguard was ultimately killed in a battle while he and Darkstar were aiding the cosmic hero Quasar (comics), Quasar. Darkstar blamed Quasar for her brother's death and fled back to Russia. When she encountered her father, Darkstar shared her feelings with him, and the Presence forced Quasar to flee Earth on the threat of killing Quasar's loved ones. Sergei visited his son's memorial and sought to revive him by shifting his atoms to microscopically enter Vanguard's body. There he discovered a trace of Vanguard's mutant energy remained, keeping him faintly alive. The Presence managed to use this energy to resurrect his son, but nearly exhausted his own power, and was cast adrift in the subatomic reality he had entered. While in subatomic exile, the Presence discovered new aspects of his power and atomic particles, and when he had sufficiently regenerated, resumed his normal size and returned to the Forbidden Zone. There he embarked on a plan to unite all of the former Soviet Union by transforming its people into a race of zombie-like radioactive beings living under a communal mind. He managed to convert several Siberian scientists, Vanguard and the rest of the
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, and the
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, who investigated the disturbance, leaving only Thor (Marvel Comics), Thor and the seemingly-immortal Firebird (Marvel Comics), Firebird to stand against him. As Thor threatened to kill the Presence, Starlight, as the Presence's companion, ultimately offered their surrender and used her own power to revive those who had been transformed and remand herself and the Presence to Russian custody; she did not share his vision, but their powers meant that they would only ever have each other for company, and so she wished to keep him alive. In the final struggle of the Kang Dynasty, Kang War, the Presence and Starlight aided in the struggle to destroy Kang the Conqueror's Damocles Base space station, with Starlight blackmailing the Presence for assistance by threatening to leave him if he attempted anything more than simply doing his job and subsequently returning to his cell. In the 2010 ''Darkstar and Winter Guard'' limited series, The Presence was apparently destroyed permanently when the Russian superhero Powersurge sacrificed his life to defeat him after he once again tried to conquer Russia after Starlight left him for good to join the People's Protectorate, where she fell in love with his son,
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. In ''Deadpool and the Mercs for Money'', the Presence is briefly revived by Umbral Dynamics (a corporation secretly led by Caroline Le Fay) by harvesting the power of several superhumans with radiation-related powers. After a fight with the new Mercs for Money and Deadpool, the Presence is killed again by Negasonic Teenage Warhead who drains his power.


Presence in other media

Presence appears in ''Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2''.


Prester John


Pretty Boy


Pretty Persuasions


Preview


Preyy

Preyy is Killmonger's trained leopard who was killed during his rise to power in Wakanda by Achebe.


Primus


Princess Python


Prism


Proctor


Prodigy

Prodigy is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.


Ritchie Gilmore

Prodigy (Ritchie Gilmore) is a fictional superhero appearing in
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. Prodigy first appeared in ''Slingers (Marvel Comics), Slingers'' #0 (Sept. 1998), and was created by Joseph Harris and Adam Pollina. Prodigy was one of the feature characters in the 2011 six-issue limited series ''Fear Itself: Youth in Revolt''. Prodigy eventually joined the Avengers Initiative. Ritchie Gilmore is a typical jock (subculture), jock, captain of his college wrestling team, and one of the most popular guys in school. But Ritchie wants more from life; he wants to be stronger and more powerful. The Black Marvel gives him the Prodigy costume, and the chance to be something better. The costume had been imbued with power: it gives Ritchie superhuman strength, he can leap so far and high that it appears that he is flying, and his cape even allows him to glide. Black Marvel makes Ritchie the leader of his new team, the Slingers (Marvel Comics), Slingers. However, he is cold and unfeeling towards his teammates, not even showing concern when Dusk (comics), Dusk falls to her death, and is not shocked when she comes back to life. Prodigy feels that he should not have to help his team, and that they need to learn how to handle things on their own. Once, he leaves the Slingers in a collapsing tunnel, saying that if they are truly heroes, they would be able to survive. He is just as prone to beat his friends as his enemies. When he feels that Ricochet (comics), Ricochet challenges his authority, he attacks him, and is only prevented from seriously injuring him by Hornet (comics), Hornet's intervention. Hornet also has to blast Prodigy with his laser "stingers" to keep him from killing a gang member. Prodigy learns that Black Marvel had made a deal with a demon called Mephisto (Marvel Comics), Mephisto to give him his costume, and that the demon had collected his "mentor's" soul as payment. While the other three members of his team go to save Black Marvel, he abandons them. But when Ricochet is confronted with an illusion of his dead mother, Prodigy comes back to snap him out of his trance. Prodigy admits that his heart was filled with hate, and he lets that hatred go, and helps his friends free Black Marvel's soul. The team disbands, but Prodigy apologizes for his actions before he leaves, and says he needs to check on his grandmother, as she had been missing quite a while. Prodigy returns very drunk standing on a rooftop and openly defies the Superhuman Registration Act during the ''Civil War (comics), Civil War'' storyline. Iron Man soon arrives on the scene along with agents of
S.H.I.E.L.D. S.H.I.E.L.D. is a fictional espionage, special law enforcement, and counter-terrorism government agency appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, this agency first appeared in ''Strange Tal ...
Prodigy declares Iron Man a traitor and then attacks him. Prodigy is defeated by Iron Man and apprehended by S.H.I.E.L.D. agents. Prodigy succeeds, however, in sending a message to the people of the Marvel Universe. It is considered the first act of Civil War (comics), Civil War. Prodigy is later shown, where he is one of the inmates imprisoned in the Negative Zone; where he was seen by Spider-Man, Peter Parker (during his tour with Iron Man) in regards to the status of those that refused to register. Prodigy is one of the heroes that is freed from his cell when Hulkling, under the guise of Hank Pym, opens the cells. He joins Captain America's side to fight Iron Man. Prodigy next appears as one of Avengers: The Initiative, The Initiative's new recruits. One of the stipulations of his release from jail is that he takes responsibility for his drunken actions against Iron Man, then appear to fully support the Initiative. Hank Pym talks to him about his drinking 'problem' which Gilmore denied, yet one of the first things he does is go out and buy beer for the group, although he doesn't allow the under-age Batwing (Marvel Comics), Batwing to drink. During the ''Secret Invasion'' storyline, Prodigy is one of the many heroes who fight rampaging powered Skrulls in Times Square. After the invasion, Prodigy is placed on a probationary period, rather than being assigned to an Initiative team. After agreeing to work for Green Goblin, Norman Osborn as seen in the ''Dark Reign (comics), Dark Reign'' storyline, Prodigy is placed on the Heavy Hitters (comics), Heavy Hitters. However, eventually he becomes disillusioned with the reorganization of the Initiative under Osborn, who had placed criminals on Initiative teams and publicly seceded his team from the Initiative. Part of this was team member 'Outback' who was in reality the violent thief 'Boomerang'. Prodigy waits for Osborn's reprisal out in the open, intending for the fight to be caught on camera. Force of Nature (comics), Force of Nature attack him, and are soon joined by the U-Foes, Freedom Force (comics), Freedom Force, members of the Shadow Initiative, and some members of the The Hood, Hood's army. Vance Astro, Justice offers to help, but Prodigy wants to do this alone. Then he is ganged up on by the Initiative members while his teammates Telemetry and Nonstop upload footage of the combat to YouTube. Prodigy was held at Prison 42. Norman Osborn insisted he be treated well so the public will eventually forget about him. After Osborn is removed from power following the Siege (comics), Siege of Asgard, Prodigy is released and honored for his resistance against Norman Osborn. He has joined the motivational speaker circuit, but he's also trying to reunite the longtime fractured roster of Slingers (Marvel Comics), Slingers. During the ''Fear Itself (comics), Fear Itself'' storyline, he takes an office job. Then, Steve Rogers has him assemble a new incarnation of the Avengers Initiative, to deal with the fear and chaos that was happening. At the end of the story-arc, he gets a promotion, only to find out his "promotion" is storage arrangement.


Powers and abilities

Prodigy's costume is mystically infused with power, giving him vast superhuman strength, speed, and stamina. He can leap incredible distances and when he jumps, it appears that he is flying. His golden costume is completely bulletproof, and can withstand most physical assaults. His cape functions as a hang glider, and enables him to glide on air currents. Prodigy is also adept in the skills of collegiate wrestling. He himself is the captain of the wrestling team at Empire State University. He often employs these grappling techniques when he fights. Prodigy has used submission moves as well, which may stem from the recent trend of collegiate wrestlers competing in Mixed martial arts, MMA.


David Alleyne


Timothy Wilkerson


Prodigy in other media

* The Ritchie Gilmore incarnation of Prodigy appears as an alternate costume for Spider-Man in ''Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro''. * The Ritchie Gilmore incarnation of Prodigy appears as a boss in ''Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2'', voiced by Robert Tinkler. * The Ritchie Gilmore incarnation of Prodigy appears as an alternate costume for Spider-Man in ''Spider-Man: Edge of Time''.


Professor Power


Professor Thorton

Professor Andre Thorton (real name Truett Hudson; also known as The Professor) is a fictional character appearing in
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s published by
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. He is an enemy of
Wolverine The wolverine ( , ; ''Gulo gulo''), also called the carcajou or quickhatch (from East Cree, ''kwiihkwahaacheew''), is the largest land-dwelling species, member of the family Mustelidae. It is a muscular carnivore and a solitary animal. The w ...
and had a hand in his origin as part of the
Weapon X Weapon X is a fictional government genetic research facility project appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They were conducted by Department K, which turned willing and unwilling beings into living weapons to carry out c ...
Project Thorton first appeared in ''Marvel Comics Presents'' #73 and was created by Barry Windsor-Smith. In 1972, nearly twenty years before Wolverine (character), Logan was romantically involved and abducted with Silver Fox (comics), Silver Fox at Windsor snow lodge, Thorton experimented on numerous mutants including Sabretooth and Mastodon (Weapon X), Mastodon. He hired Carol Hines as his assistant and the scientist Abraham Cornelius. His experiments on Wolverine are responsible for his adamantium-laced skeleton. He is also connected to the creation of
Alpha Flight Alpha Flight is a fictional team of Canadian superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The characters premiered in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #120 (April 1979), and were created to serve as part of the X-Men member Wolv ...
on to developing super-soldiers for the US government. During the adamantium-lacing process, the physical trauma causes Wolverine to regress to violent animal behavior, prone to attacking anyone who comes near. At one point, Thorton's mysterious "master" takes control of Wolverine and has him attack everyone in the facility, cutting off Thorton's right hand and killing him. Though an ending scene clarifies to the reader that this was a virtual reality simulation of an escape attempt by Wolverine, in later appearances Thorton has a metal hook in place of his right hand. Years later, Thorton and Carol Hines lure Wolverine into an abandoned warehouse in Canada which was once the secret location for the Weapon X program. Codenamed Project X, Wolverine discovers Weapon X was funded by the Central Intelligence Agency, CIA and sheltered in Canada. Thorton activates a robotic android named Shiva which is programmed to destroy all of Project X's test subjects starting with Wolverine. Silver Fox (who works for Hydra (comics), Hydra) is revealed to be behind the entire plan and steps forward to interrogate Thorton at gunpoint. He tries to grab the gun from Silver Fox and she shoots him fatally. It was shown that Romulus (comics), Romulus was in control of Weapon X and gave orders to Truett both observing Wolverine as he was unconscious. Although it is said that Romulus had known Logan in a past life, it is unclear if he knew of Logan while he was young and living at the Howlett estate if this he did then he would have known of Truett's connection to Logan.


Other versions of Professor Thorton

* A version of the Professor (although insane) appears in the pages of ''Mutant X (comics), Mutant X'', but is killed by Captain America. * In a ''What If (comics), What If'' issue that asks "What If Logan Battled Weapon X", Professor Thorton was present when former Mountie and Marine Guy Desjardins went through the Adamantium-bonding process after the Weapon X soldiers failed to capture Logan. * The Professor appears in ''Wolverine: The End'' in a flashback. He was not killed by Silver Fox and is living out his rich days on an unknown beach. * An alternate universe variant of Professor Thorton from Earth-6160 appears in ''Ultimate Wolverine'' #2, where he is killed by the Maker.


Professor Thorton in other media

* Professor Oyama (an amalgamation of Lord Dark Wind and Thornton) appears in '' X-Men: The Animated Series'', voiced by David Calderisi. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. * Professor Thorton appears in the '' X-Men: Evolution'' episode "Grim Reminder", voiced by Campbell Lane. * Professor Thorton appears in '' Wolverine and the X-Men'' episode "Past Discretions", voiced by Tom Kane. * Professor Thorton appears in '' The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'' episode "Behold...The Vision", voiced again by Tom Kane. * Professor Thorton appears in the "Hulk vs. Wolverine" segment of ''Hulk Vs'', voiced again by Tom Kane. * Professor Thorton appears in ''X2: Wolverine's Revenge'', voiced by Don Morrow. * Professor Thorton, credited as "Doctor", appears in ''X-Men: Legends'', voiced by Earl Boen. * Professor Thorton appears in the ''Wolverine vs. Sabretooth'' motion comic, voiced by Trevor Devall.


Professor X


Professor X-Bug

Professor X-Bug is an anthropomorphic worm and animal version of Professor X.


The Profile


Prometheus


Olympian


Pantheon


Protector

Protector (Thoral Rul) was the Prime Thoran of Xandar, whose duty was to protect the Xandarian's Living Computers (aka Worldmind). Protector was killed when Nebula (comics), Nebula's forces wiped out Xandar's population.


Proteus


Protégé

Protégé is a cosmic entity from an alternate future of the
Marvel Universe The Marvel Universe is a fictional shared universe where the stories in most American comic book titles and other media published by Marvel Comics take place. Superhero teams such as the Avengers, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, the Guardia ...
. The character, created by Jim Valentino, first appeared in ''Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team), Guardians of the Galaxy'' #15 (August 1991) as the childlike ruler of the Universal Church of Truth of the alternate future of the Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team), Guardians of the Galaxy. Valentino modeled him after his son Aaron at seven years old. He is depicted as a superhuman of unlimited potential, with the ability to duplicate not only super-powers, but also the skills of others simply by observing the ability being used. Later, Protégé uses its abilities to duplicate the powers of the Living Tribunal, nearly usurping its place in Marvel's cosmology. When attempts to defeat Protégé fail, The Living Tribunal states that any and all realities rest on Protégé's shoulders. Protégé itself claims to have become the new One-Above-All. Scathan the Approver, a Celestials, Celestial, saves all realities by judging against Protégé. The Living Tribunal then absorbed Protégé into itself to prevent him from endangering all realities again.


Protocide


Proton


Prowler


Kitty Pryde


Madelyne Pryor


Psi-Hawk


Psycho-Man


Psyklop


Psylocke (Betsy Braddock)


Psylocke (Kwannon)


Psynapse

Psynapse is a fictional villain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Chris Claremont, he first appeared in ''X-Factor'' #65. Psynapse is a telepathic member of the Inhumans Royal Family and is the cousin of Crystal (character), Crystal and Medusa (comics), Medusa. She is among the Inhumans who sided with
Apocalypse Apocalypse () is a literary genre originating in Judaism in the centuries following the Babylonian exile (597–587 BCE) but persisting in Christianity and Islam. In apocalypse, a supernatural being reveals cosmic mysteries or the future to a ...
and joined the Dark Riders (comics), Dark Riders.


Puck


Puff Adder


Pulsar

Pulsar, originally code-named Impulse, is a member of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard (Marvel Comics), Imperial Guard. Created by Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum, the character first appeared in ''X-Men'' #107 (October 1977). An energy being in a containment suit, Pulsar is capable of flight and the projection of energy blasts. Like many original members of the Imperial Guard, Pulsar is the analog of a character from DC Comics' Legion of Super-Heroes: in his case Wildfire (Drake Burroughs), Wildfire.Cronin, Brian
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Impulse was amongst the first of the Imperial Guard encountered by the team of superhuman mutants known as the
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who sought to rescue Shi'ar empress Lilandra Neramani from her brother D'Ken. Following their emperor's orders, the Guard clashed with the X-Men on a nameless Shi'ar Empire planet and were on the verge of winning when the band of interstellar freebooters known as the Starjammers arrived to turn the tide of battle in the X-Men's favor. After the battle, Lilandra takes over as Majestrix, and the Guard swears allegiance to her. The character is seemingly killed by Vulcan in the Emperor Vulcan storyline. Vulcan, a powerful mutant intent on conquering the Shi'ar Empire, fights the Guard, killing Cosmo and Smasher (Marvel Comics), Smasher (and seemingly Impulse, Neutron (Marvel Comics), Neutron, and Titan (Imperial Guard), Titan) before he is defeated by Gladiator (Kallark), Gladiator, who puts out his left eye.''The Uncanny X-Men'' #480 (January 2007). It is later revealed that Impulse either survived Vulcan's attack or was replaced by someone from the Subguardian ranks, because he reappears in the ''War of Kings'' storyline. Beginning with the "Infinity (comic book), Infinity" crossover, the character's name is changed to Pulsar. Pulsar has many further adventures with the Imperial Guard, including being involved in the trial of Jean Grey and the return of Thanos.


Pulse

Pulse (Augustus) is a fictional character appearing in
American comic book An American comic book is a thin periodical literature originating in the United States, commonly between 24 and 64 pages, containing comics. While the form originated in 1933, American comic books first gained popularity after the 1938 publ ...
s published by
Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
. Pulse is a
mutant In biology, and especially in genetics, a mutant is an organism or a new genetic character arising or resulting from an instance of mutation, which is generally an alteration of the DNA sequence of the genome or chromosome of an organism. It i ...
who retained his powers post-Decimation (comics), M-Day. Pulse first appeared in ''X-Men vol. 2,'' #173 (September, 2005). Sometime after having Gambit (Marvel Comics), Gambit was not right for her. Mystique's plan to rid Rogue of Gambit involved sowing discord in the couple's romance and, once the pair was soon to be no more, introduce Rogue to Augustus. Given the dialogue between Mystique and him, in which Mystique says that she "wanted to see for [herself] that [Augustus] is the man she hopes he is," it can be assumed that the associates did not yet know each other well. Augustus and Mystique were next seen, stealing paintings from a house. Mystique asks what he does with all of the money he gets from selling stolen goods on the black market, he replies that he invests the money into stocks he knows will soon crash, as he gets some kind of sick pleasure out of losing other peoples' money. Mystique replies, "Time you were safely married, Augustus." Augustus is worried about Gambit's reaction, and comically remarks upon the authenticity of how Cajun he really is. Mystique then reveals she is certain that of all the men she checked out to be Rogue's new romance, Augustus is the one who can "make my daughter happy." Mystique and Augustus make their way back to the X-Mansion, Xavier Institute and Mystique announces she is joining the X-Men after what happened last time—before making it very clear that she is going to set Augustus up with Rogue. In a moment alone, Augustus and Rogue sit down in a tree to talk to one another. At first, Rogue is defensive and declares that no matter what her "crazy mother" told Augustus, she and Gambit are happy together. She explains that they, of course, have their problems, and Augustus replies that he doesn't have problems. Continuing on, Augustus says that Mystique wants Rogue to be happy, and no for sexual harassment?" Rogue replies that she isn't, and explains her power to him. He tells her not to worry about it and his eyes begin to glow. Rogue looks down at his hand and notices that nothing has happened to him; she asks how long his hand has been there without anything happening. He replies, "Don't worry about that, either." Outside of Apocalypse's temple, Mystique suggests that they use Pulse to neutralize
Apocalypse Apocalypse () is a literary genre originating in Judaism in the centuries following the Babylonian exile (597–587 BCE) but persisting in Christianity and Islam. In apocalypse, a supernatural being reveals cosmic mysteries or the future to a ...
; the X-Men argue over the idea. Rogue interrupts, stating that they should ask Augustus if he can do this to Apocalypse. He smiles coyly and replies that he "doesn't know." Later in the issue, Gambit is revealed to be the new Horseman of Death. In his time as a Horseman, Gambit twice attempted to kill Rogue so as to break his ties to his former life. Both times, Pulse was able to save Rogue by neutralizing Gambit's powers and physically overcoming him. Afterwards, Pulse attempted to woo Rogue; at first, Rogue seemed somewhat accepting of the idea, but once Pulse made a comment about Gambit, Rogue rejected him, stating that she "never [wants] to worry about romance again." As Rogue left, Mystique commented on his poor timing. Pulse told her to go away, and his current status is unclear. Since ''Decimation (comics), Decimation'' he was one of the few mutants to retain his powers and was forcibly relocated to the mutant camp for X-Men: The 198, the 198. Augustus produces a disruptive pulse from his eyes which can disable systems and people, including mutant and non-mutant powers, and scramble electronic systems. His power also creates a masking effect that shields his mind from psychics.


Pulse in other media

Pulse appears in ''The Gifted (American TV series), The Gifted'', portrayed by Zach Roerig. The version is a member of the Sentinel Services under the Hounds (comics), Hound Program.


Puma


Punchout


Punfisher

Punfisher is an anthropomorphic shark and animal version of the Punisher.


Punisher


Punisher 2099


Puppet Master


Puppy

Puppy is a fictional character appearing in
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s published by
Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
. The character, created by Chris Claremont, first appeared in ''Fantastic Four'' vol. 3 #9 (July, 1998). Allegedly the offspring of Lockjaw (character), Lockjaw, Puppy was a teleporting dog owned by Franklin Richards (character), Franklin Richards.


Purple Man


Pyko

Pyko is a fictional character appearing in
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s published by
Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
. The character, created by
Bill Mantlo William Timothy Mantlo (born November 9, 1951) is an American comic book writer, primarily at Marvel Comics. He is best known for his work on two licensed toy properties whose adventures occurred in the Marvel Universe: '' Micronauts'' and '' R ...
, first appeared in ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), The Incredible Hulk'' vol. 1 #271 (February 1982). Pyko is an anthropomorphic turtle living on Halfworld who is the planet's chief toymaker.


Pyko in other media

Pyko appears in the ''Guardians of the Galaxy (TV series), Guardians of the Galaxy'' episode "We Are Family", voiced by Brian George. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. This version is the leader of a resistance against the robots of Halfworld. However, his extreme methods eventually lead the robots to devolve him and every other animal on the planet.


Hank Pym


Hope Pym


Pyre


Pyro


References

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