Maelstrom (comics)

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Maelstrom
Ralph Macchio
Ron Wilson
In-story information
SpeciesDeviant–Inhuman hybrid
Notable aliasesAnomaly
Cosmic Assassin
Malcolm Stromberg
Abilities(Currently):

(Formerly):

  • Use of quantum bands

Maelstrom is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Publication history

Maelstrom first appears in

Ralph Macchio, and Ron Wilson.[1]

Fictional character biography

Maelstrom is the son of

Attilan for attempting cloning to increase Inhuman population numbers.[2] Phaeder then lives among the Deviants
, and bred with a Deviant female named Morga who gave birth to Maelstrom. With his father's tutoring, Maelstrom became a brilliant geneticist. After his father is incapacitated in an experiment, Maelstrom swears revenge on the Inhuman race and becomes a would-be conqueror.

Maelstrom has first contact with Earth's metahumans when he sends his superpowered minions—Phobius, Gronk, and Helio—to the scientific island facility

Mister Fantastic and the Inhuman Triton
deduce that their opponent may have originated from the old site of Attilan, which was an undersea location.

The Thing, Gorgon and Karnak travel via submarine to the old location, and discover a base where they are subsequently captured. The heroes later escape and together with the Inhuman king Black Bolt battle Maelstrom. The heroes hold off Maelstrom while Black Bolt intercepts and defuses a missile carrying the anti-Terrigen mist compound that is programmed to destroy Attilan. The Thing weakens Maelstrom by using the compound on the villain, and the heroes escape as the base self-detonates. Maelstrom's last act is to order Deathurge to kill him.[3]

Maelstrom and his minions, however, are later revealed to be alive, as courtesy of advanced science their minds were transferred into new, cloned bodies. Maelstrom then attempts to siphon the energies of the Eternals, but is thwarted by the superhero team the Avengers, and after commanding Deathurge to kill him yet again, transfers his consciousness to a new clone body.[4] Maelstrom then attempts to stop the Earth's rotation and absorb the kinetic energy, but is drawn into conflict with the Avengers once more. The android Vision discovers a way to overload Maelstrom's power source and his body becomes discorporate and floats free from Earth.[5]

Maelstrom later encounters the

Ransak, that would have been wiped from existence had he succeeded. Ashamed, he shrinks himself out of sight.[7]

Eventually, Maelstrom returns, attempting to destroy the universe by creating a device known as the Cosmic Crunch. He battles the

Doorman, who was recently chosen by Oblivion as its new angel of death, replacing Deathurge, who was captured by Mr. Immortal.[8]

Maelstrom was later encountered by

Wendell Vaughn and Phyla was able to escape from the Dragon—killing it in the process. However, it turns out that this was simply a ruse for Oblivion to gain a new Avatar of Death—Phyla-Vell.[9]

Powers and abilities

Maelstrom can absorb, channel, and otherwise project all forms of kinetic energy for his own purposes, such as strength enhancement, concussive blasts,

Eon.[11]

He is a genius in the scientific disciplines of biology and genetics.[12][13]

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0
    .
  2. ISBN 0-8160-1356-X.[1]
  3. ^ Marvel Two-In-One #71-72 (Jan.-Feb. 1981)
  4. ^ The Avengers #247-248
  5. ^ The Avengers #248-250
  6. ^ Quasar #19-25 (Feb-Aug 1991)
  7. ^ Fantastic Four Unlimited #10 (1998)
  8. ^ GLA: Misassembled #1-4 (2005)
  9. ^ Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 #12 (2009)
  10. ^ Quasar #22
  11. ^ Quasar #23
  12. ^ The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Deluxe Edition Vol 2 #7 (June 1986)
  13. ^ Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z Vol 1 #6 (February 2009)

External links

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