Riptide (Marvel Comics)

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Riptide
Riptide
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceUncanny X-Men #210 (October 1986)
Created byChris Claremont
John Romita Jr.
In-story information
Alter egoJanos Quested
SpeciesHuman Mutant
Team affiliationsMarauders
AbilitiesSpins his body at greatly increased speeds, creating a vacuum suction that draws in nearby objects and also acts as a high-powered sling for objects which he generates out of calcified substances

Riptide (Janos Quested) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually those related to the X-Men franchise.

He was portrayed by Álex González in the film X-Men: First Class.

Publication history

Riptide first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #210 (as shadow only) in October 1986. He made his first full appearance in Uncanny X-Men #211 in November 1986. The character was created by Chris Claremont and John Romita Jr.

The character subsequently appears in The Uncanny X-Men #240-241 (January–February 1989), #243 (April 1989), X-Man #13 (March 1996), Gambit #9 (October 1999), X-Men and Power Pack #4 (March 2006), X-Men #200-203 (August–November 2007), New X-Men #44-45 (January 2008), X-Men #205-206 (January–February 2008), New X-Men #46 (March 2008), and X-Factor #27 (March 2008).

Riptide appeared as part of the "Marauders" entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #18.

Fictional character biography

Riptide is a member of the Marauders, a team of villains brought together by the mutant thief Gambit at the request of Mister Sinister.

After Sinister dispatched the Marauders into the sewers under New York City to kill the subterranean mutant collective known as the

Colossus. Having seen the results of Riptide's actions (Riptide's mutant power to launch barrages of sharp projectiles had enabled him to kill more Morlocks at any given single moment than any other Marauder), Colossus had been pushed close to his emotional breaking point. Colossus was further enraged and grieved when Riptide badly injured Nightcrawler, and finally snapped when Harpoon maimed his former girlfriend, Shadowcat. Colossus lunged at Harpoon to mete out vengeance, but Riptide got in his way, believing that his power would fell the Russian mutant. He boasted to Colossus that hurricane force winds could punch a piece of straw through a solid oak and that his spinning caused his blades to fly even faster than that. Despite being hit by a deluge of blades which penetrated his armored skin, Colossus managed to reach an incredulous Riptide, seize his throat, and snap his neck.[1] However, Mr. Sinister was able to clone the Marauders thanks to samples of their DNA, and Riptide returned to die once more during the event known as the Inferno.[volume & issue needed
]

Another band of cloned Marauders, including Riptide, later attacked the mutant known as

]

After M-Day

After the events of

mentally ill Scarlet Witch removed the mutant gene from the majority of the world's mutant population, Riptide's clone retained his powers. Riptide's clone returns alongside the new Marauders.[2]

Riptide assists Mister Sinister in his attempts to eliminate mutants with knowledge of the future. Riptide kills Quiet Bill while both are in an elevator.[volume & issue needed]

Later, during the storyline "

Wolfsbane, knocking her out and giving her superficial wounds before he is rendered unconscious by Professor X.[volume & issue needed
]

Powers and abilities

Riptide is a mutant with the ability to spin his body at an incredibly fast rate. He also has the ability to generate calcium growth from his bones that protrude through his skin, often taking the form of shurikens and spikes. When he spins, Riptide can release these growths at will from his skin, the additional velocity that comes from his spinning making them lethal missiles that can even punch through steel.

In other media

References

  1. ^ Uncanny X-Men #211
  2. ^ X-Men vol. 2 #200
  3. ^ Keyes, Rob (2010-09-19). "Relative Unknown Mutant Named Riptide Joins X-Men: First Class". screenrant.com. Retrieved 2010-09-20.