Genis-Vell
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New Thunderbolts #6 (May 2005) | |
Created by | Ron Marz Ron Lim |
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Full name | Genis-Vell |
Species | Kree / Titanian hybrid |
Team affiliations | Kree Space Navy Thunderbolts |
Notable aliases | Captain Marvel Legacy Photon |
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Genis-Vell is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Ron Marz and Ron Lim, the character first appeared in Silver Surfer vol. 3 Annual #6 (1993).[2][3] Genis-Vell is the son of superhero Mar-Vell and the brother of superhero Phyla-Vell.[4][5][6] The character has also been known as Legacy, Captain Marvel, and Photon at various points in his history.[7][8]
Publication history
1990s
Genis-Vell debuted in
2000s
Genis-Vell appeared as part of the
Fictional character biography
Birth and early life
After the death of Mar-Vell (Captain Marvel), his lover Elysius decides to have a son. As one of the Eternals living on Titan, she uses the advanced technology of her race to impregnate herself with some of Mar-Vell's genetic material. Elysius seeks to protect her new son, Genis-Vell, from Mar-Vell's powerful enemies by taking him to a distant planet.[16] There, she artificially ages him and implants false memories in his brain,[17] making him believe that he had a natural childhood and that he is the son of Starfox.[18][19]
Elysius like her son was created artificially. Elysius was created by the Titan computer ISAAC which had been corrupted by Thanos.
Avengers Forever (the Destiny War)
When the Destiny Force resurfaces in Rick Jones for a second time (the first time occurring during the
Bonded
Rick and Genis spend a considerable time adventuring together, in an arrangement somewhat reminiscent of the one that existed between Genis' father,
Genis-Vell and Rick, however, alternate between the
Whereas Mar-Vell and Rick formed a strong friendship during their time together, Genis-Vell and Rick have a much harder time getting along. Genis' alien (and immature) perspective make him unfathomable to Rick's jaded-sidekick sensibilities. Their ability to see and hear what the other is experiencing lead to awkward situations with Rick's wife, Marlo Chandler, and Genis' many amorous partners. Eventually, however, they become good friends.[24]
Insanity
Genis' inability to control his
Genis sets up an office for his superhero activities on Hyperion. Phyla arrives to mock his efforts, but they are interrupted when a future version of Marlo attacks them. Genis travels through time to find out why Marlo became a villain, and hopefully prevent it. Genis learns that his son Ely-Vell (who has not yet been born in Genis' timeline) is evil and plans to use both Marlo and Genis to trigger a near-universal extinction event. Unable to overcome his son in battle, Genis defeats Ely by choosing to kill him as an infant (an event still in his future), but faced with his infant son, he instead resolves to simply not have any children. By making the decision, his adult son fades away. Genis returns to the present, suffering great anguish from his choice.[26]
Genis was separated from Rick by the cosmic entity Expediency.[27]
Photon and the New Thunderbolts
Genis travels to Earth and joins
Genis' subsequent adoption of the name "Photon" causes him to quarrel with Monica Rambeau, who had also called herself "Photon" and "Captain Marvel." In the end, Genis is allowed to use the name "Photon" and Monica decides to use the codename "Pulsar".[30]
However, Zemo realises that his mistake of siphoning energy from the beginning and end of time created a link between Genis and the universe that threatens to end existence. Zemo explores all future timelines with the moonstones, but fails to find a way to save both Genis and the universe: In every possible future timeline, Genis destroys the universe. Genis is aware of this, but keeps trying to tune his cosmic awareness in order to find a way to prevent this from happening. Finally, in a fight with Zemo, Genis is defeated. Zemo traps Genis in a moment in time. He then uses a combination of Blackout's
Powers and abilities
Genis-Vell possesses superhuman strength, durability, and speed, being able to exceed the speed of light.[32][33][16] Due to his Titanian Eternal mother, Genis is far more powerful than his father,[34] although he still needs the Nega-Bands to make full use of his abilities. His powers were also increased further when he merged with his future self, granting him the capability to kill all the troops of the Shi'ar/Kree/Skrull coalition present in the galaxy with a mere thought by manipulating the electric energy in their minds. He is capable of manipulating, projecting and absorbing forms of energy such as magic, electric, photonic and atomic, but the full extent of his powers is unknown. His energy projection is so vast that he was able to kill a multiversal incarnate of the cosmic entity Eternity (being that encompasses all the possible universes), destroying all of creation. He was even able to help Eternity's son Entropy in restarting the multiverse.
Initially, he only uses the Nega-Bands for flight, energy siphoning, energy blasts, and transportation to and from the
He was also able to give the Punisher insight into his future which, in turn, had Castle in tears, and help King Thor discover the truth about the relationship of the Asgardians and the Ice Giants, allowing him to uncover the lies spread by Odin. It is later revealed that he can exist in the past, present and future of multiple realities at the same time, which allows him to open portals to different timelines.Originally, he can focus his cosmic awareness, allowing him to realize exactly what he needs to know at a particular time.
After Zemo accidentally links him to other areas of time, Genis absorbs the Nega-Bands.
During the time of the events of House of M, his cosmic awareness could see through the fictitious reality created by Scarlet Witch, revealing the distorted nature of that universe, and as a result, Genis inadvertently collapsed and expanded all of reality for one second. Later, it is also revealed that Genis could bisect space, dividing everybody and everything in a range of 500 km into what is, was and could be. In his conversation with Atlas, we learn that he would have been able to undo the events of House of M, but was unwilling to due to his insecurities and his fear of making the wrong choice.
Photon's fellow Thunderbolt, Dr. Chen Lu, the Radioactive Man, theorizes that Genis could control the photons of which everything is composed, implying large-scale, reality-altering powers.
Reception
Critical response
Screen Rant included him in their "15 Most Powerful Versions Of Captain Marvel From The Comics" list,[34] and in their "10 Best Captain Marvel Comics Characters Not In The MCU" list,[42] and ranked him 8th in their "10 Best Cosmic Heroes Not Yet In The MCU" list.[43] Comic Book Resources ranked Genis-Vell 2nd in their "13 Strongest Members Of The Thunderbolts" list,[17] 5th in their "19 Captain Marvel Costumes" list,[44] 6th in their "The Kree: The 10 Most Powerful Members Of The Race" list,[16] 7th in their "All The Captain Marvels" list,[45] and 7th in their "16 Marvel Cosmic Beings Scarier Than Thanos" list.[35]
Literary reception
Volumes
Genis-Vell: Captain Marvel - 2022
Evan Valentine of
In other media
Video games
- Genis-Vell appears in the PSP version of Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, voiced by Roger Rose.[48] Mar-Vell serves as an alternate costume.
Merchandise
- Toy Biz released two Genis-Vell variants of the Marvel Select Captain Marvel action figure, one depicting him in Kree Armor and the other in his Captain Marvel costume.
- In 2002, Bowen Designs released a mini-bust of Genis-Vell, sculpted by Randy Bowen, limited to 3500 pieces, prototype painted by John A. Ficchi.
- In 2007, Bowen Designs released a full size statue of Genis-Vell / Captain Marvel, sculpted and designed by the Kucharek Brothers, limited to 500 pieces.
- In 2012, HeroClix Chaos War released an action figure of Genis-Vell.[49]
Collected editions
Title | Material collected | Published date | ISBN |
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Captain Marvel: First Contact | Captain Marvel (vol. 4) #0-6 | August 2001 | 978-0785107910 |
Captain Marvel Vol. 1: Nothing to Lose | Captain Marvel (vol. 5) #1-6 | June 2003 | 978-0785111047 |
Captain Marvel Vol. 2: Coven | Captain Marvel (vol. 5) #7-12 | September 2003 | 978-0785113065 |
Captain Marvel Vol. 3: Crazy Like a Fox | Captain Marvel (vol. 5) #13-18 | May 2004 | 978-0785113409 |
Captain Marvel Vol. 4: Odyssey | Captain Marvel (vol. 5) #19-25 | November 2004 | 978-0785115304 |
Genis-Vell: Captain Marvel | Genis-Vell: Captain Marvel #1-5 | January 2023 | 978-1302946722 |
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External links
- Genis-Vell at the Comicbook Database Archived 2019-11-22 at the Wayback Machine
- MarvelDirectory.com's article on his father, and Genis' unnatural conception
- Captain Marvel Culture
- Legacy/Captain Marvel/Photon (Genis-Vell) Appearances in Publication Order
- Genis-Vell on Marvel Database, a Marvel Comics wiki