Pip the Troll
Pip the Troll | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Strange Tales #179 (February 1975) |
Created by | Jim Starlin |
In-story information | |
Alter ego | Pip Gofern |
Species | Laxidazian |
Team affiliations | Infinity Watch X-Factor Investigations |
Partnerships | Adam Warlock Thanos |
Notable aliases | Ralph Bunker |
Abilities | Teleportation |
Pip the Troll is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
He made his live-action debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Eternals (2021), voiced by Patton Oswalt.
Publication history
Pip the Troll was introduced by Jim Starlin in Strange Tales vol. 2 #179 (February 1975) to be a comic foil to the story's protagonist, Adam Warlock.[1] Pip returned in Strange Tales vol. 2 #180-181 (March–April 1975) and Warlock vol. 1 #9-12 (October 1975-Jan 1976) before his death in Avengers Annual #7 (March 1977).
Starlin revived the character years later in
After a brief appearance in a back-up feature in Cosmic Powers Unlimited #4 (1996), the character was not seen again until 2002 when Starlin used him in Infinity Abyss #1-6. He returned in Marvel: The End #5-6 (2003) and Thanos #3-4 (2004), She-Hulk #12-13 (2005), and X-Factor #207-213 (2010–2011).
Fictional character biography
Pip was once Prince Gofern of the planet Laxidazia, in the Dolenz System, in the Milky Way galaxy. He was originally an
Missionaries from the
After getting into much more trouble, Pip decided to look for Adam again. Pip explored one of Thanos' old hideouts and discovered not Adam, but Thanos himself. Thanos destroyed Pip's mind, but Adam was able to absorb Pip's soul into the Soul Gem (killing his mindless body, but restoring full mental function to his soul), reuniting him with the spirits of Gamora and eventually Adam Warlock in Soulworld within the Soul Gem.[6]
Pip resided in Soulworld for some time. While there, he accompanied the
Infinity Watch
Pip, Gamora, and Warlock return to the corporeal world during the
Afterwards, Pip was given the
Around this time, the events known as the Infinity War happen. When Warlock had control of the Infinity Gauntlet, he had forced out the good and evil sides of himself. The evil side returns as Warlock's long-term adversary, the Magus. Pip is drawn into the fight when Thanos recruits the Watch. As most of Earth's heroes do not trust Thanos, Pip and his friends were forced to battle them as well. Eventually both sides work together to take down the Magus.[17]
Infinity Crusade
Pip became deeply involved in the
After Infinity Watch
Professor X proceeds to make telepathic contact with one of the Goddess' thralls, Pip's former ally, Moondragon. Pip secretly touches Xavier and his powers make contact through the link, allowing him to know the location of the Goddess because Moondragon knows it.[19]
Pip teleports to it, in the center of the Goddess' planet, a new form of Counter-Earth. By touching the Cosmic Egg, Pip gains access to its near-infinite powers. He turns the Goddess into salt. He manifests a throne and sits upon it, musing as to what to do with his newfound powers. He reflects on many plans for Earth, such as making super-powered beings wash his car and changing all the females, including the overweight and elderly, into shapely, twenty-something women. One of his goals is to gain revenge on the Hulk for forcibly bathing him; however, he realizes none of this will make him truly happy, and therefore decides on something that will: a simple birthday party thrown for him by his friends. Before he can implement this, he is subdued by the brainwashed guardian of the Egg, the female New Warriors member Silhouette. She had been hiding in a nearby container, for just this sort of situation.[20][21]
Pip also appears in Marvel: The End #5–6 and She-Hulk (2005 series) #12–13. Pip assisted Thanos in his first quest after his experience in Marvel: The End in Thanos #1–6.
X-Factor Investigations
Pip is next seen when
It appeared Pip was killed by a woman he previously helped. The woman shoots him in the head after claiming that "X-Factor will fall".[26] The injury was not fatal due to his non-human physique: Laxidazians's brains are in their chest, next to the heart, as he explains later.[27] While recovering from the gunshot, Pip's mind borrows the body Monet St.Croix.[28]
Powers and abilities
When in possession of the Space Gem, Pip could theoretically access virtually incalculable powers, but chose to use it merely for transportation and teleportation. The gem gave him the ability to teleport to places he knows of. This he often used for his own ends, stealing the Fantasticar and other objects. When forced into battle, he tends to appear directly above his adversary's head, intending to deliver a powerful blow. He has since lost the Space Gem, but his long-term exposure to it has given him the innate ability to teleport.
In other media
Television
- Pip the Troll appears in Silver Surfer, voiced by Robert Bockstael.[29] This version was previously created by the Kree to act as slave labor, but escaped with the Silver Surfer's help. Afterwards, he accompanies him on his quest to return to his home planet of Zenn-La.[30]
Film
- Pip makes a non-speaking Planet Hulk.[31]
- Pip appears in the mid-credits scene of Eternals, voiced by Patton Oswalt.[32]
Video games
- Pip appears in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy.[33]
References
- ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.
- ^ Strange Tales, vol. 2 #179. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Strange Tales vol. 2 #180–181. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Warlock #9–11. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Warlock #12. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Avengers Annual #7; Marvel Two-in-One Annual #2. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Silver Surfer, vol. 3 #46–47. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Infinity Gauntlet #1. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Infinity Gauntlet #2. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Doctor Strange vol. 3 #32. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Doctor Strange, vol. 3 #35. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Infinity Gauntlet #6. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Doctor Strange, vol. 3 #36. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Warlock and the Infinity Watch #2. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Warlock and the Infinity Watch #3–6. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Warlock and the Infinity Watch #7. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Infinity War #1–6. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Warlock and the Infinity Watch #20. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Infinity Crusade #3. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Infinity Crusade #4–5 (1993). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Warlock and the Infinity Watch #18 (July 1993). Marvel Comics.
- ^ X-Factor #207 (2010). Marvel Comics.
- ^ X-Factor #208 (2010). Marvel Comics.
- ^ X-Factor #208–209, 211–212 (2010). Marvel Comics.
- ^ X-Factor #213 (2011). Marvel Comics.
- ^ X-Factor #246 (2013). Marvel Comics.
- ^ X-Factor #249 (2013). Marvel Comics.
- ^ X-Factor #247 (2013). Marvel Comics.
- ^ ""Silver Surfer" The Planet of Dr. Moreau (TV Episode 1998) - IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Silver Surfer Script 5". Archived from the original on 2010-05-30. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
- ^ Radtke, Chris (February 1, 2010). "Planet Hulk is Loaded With Random Marvel Universe Cameos". Archived from the original on June 8, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
- ^ Vary, Adam (November 5, 2021). "How 'Eternals' Pulled Off Those Wild Post-Credits Scenes: 'I Still Can't Believe It Happened'". Variety. Archived from the original on November 6, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ^ "One Eternals Character Has a Secret Cameo in Guardians of the Galaxy". 18 November 2021.
External links
- Pip the Troll at Marvel.com
- Pip Gofern (Earth-616) at Marvel Wiki