Gideon (comics)
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Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | The New Mutants #98 (Feb. 1991) |
Created by | Rob Liefeld, Fabian Nicieza |
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Alter ego | Gideon |
Species | Human mutant |
Team affiliations | Externals High Lords |
Abilities | Ability to copy and amplify the advanced skills, talents, or powers of nearby people or mechanical beings and redirect them |
Gideon is a fictional character, a mutant supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was created by Rob Liefeld and Fabian Nicieza. Gideon was a member of the Externals, a unique type of immortal mutant, and an adversary of the X-Men spin-off group X-Force. He first appeared in The New Mutants #98 (Feb. 1991).[1]
Fictional character biography
Before Gideon's mutant powers emerged, he was a sailor with the Spanish armada sailing for the Americas several hundred years ago. On one journey, he succumbed to scurvy and was buried when the ship reached land. He awoke a few hours later, discovering his immortality.
Over several centuries, Gideon was able to amass a vast personal wealth. He also encountered and allied himself with several other Externals. He became the owner and CEO of Ophrah Industries in Denver, Colorado. At the end of the 20th century, the group began seeking out their newest member, whom Gideon erroneously believed to be
Gideon later had
Gideon mentored Sunspot for a short while, until it was discovered that not Sunspot but his New Mutants teammate and best friend,
Gideon attempted a hostile takeover of Genetech and the Taylor Foundation, but was thwarted by
All of the Externals were eventually killed (except for
Gideon mysteriously appeared alive and well in the not too distant future, working beside Ahab against fellow External Cannonball (who was briefly killed by Ahab in the same issue).[14] Later while investigating a disturbance in the timestream caused by the premature death of Candra, Cable travels back in time and discovers that Selene's attack on the other Externals did not work as they thought, and that they were actually alive but being targeted by some unknown assailant. Cable travels to Gideon's location and learns that he is still in stasis, recovering from Selene's attack. Cable is confronted by the mysterious murderer, a time travelling Gideon himself, who reveals that he spent 3,000 years in stasis and when he woke up, humanity had changed considerably. Deciding to prevent this outcome, Gideon traveled back in time to kill his fellow companions.[15]
Powers and abilities
Gideon is a mutant who has the ability of Super Human Enhancement Assimilation: the power to temporarily endow himself with the super powers of any beings in his proximity, whether they are a superhuman, android, or mechanical battlesuit. He scans and replicates his target's energy signatures and genetic templates, granting him a full understanding of the potential applications of the powers he acquires and enabling him to overwhelm an opponent with a superior mastery of their own powers.
Gideon was an External, meaning his aging process is greatly slowed and that he can apparently regenerate injured or missing cells from even near-fatal injuries. He was granted with limited immortality, only ended by an extremely mortal wound such as losing the limbs, by the Legacy Virus (two Externals died by this method) or, in the case of his death, by a draining of the life energies.
Gideon is an extraordinary business strategist.
He wears body armor, and has access to androids, advanced vehicles, and other advanced technology developed by Ophrah Industries.
Other versions
Age of Apocalypse
In the
References
- ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.
- ^ The New Mutants #98-99
- ^ The New Mutants Annual #7; The New Warriors Annual #1; The Uncanny X-Men Annual #15; X-Factor Annual #6 (1991)
- ^ X-Force #1; Spider-Man #16
- ^ X-Force #5
- ^ The New Warriors #19
- ^ X-Force #10
- ^ X-Force #12-13, 15
- ^ Night Thrasher: Four Control #3
- ^ X-Force #20
- ^ Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD vol. 2 #46-47
- ^ X-Force #23
- ^ X-Force #52
- ^ Cable #71
- ^ Cable #152
- ^ X-Men Chronicles #1 (1995)
External links
- Gideon at the Marvel Universe
- UncannyXmen.net Character Profile on Gideon