Unus the Untouchable
Unus the Untouchable | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | X-Men #8 (November 1964) |
Created by | Stan Lee (writer) Jack Kirby (artist) |
In-story information | |
Alter ego | Angelo "Unus" Unuscione; legally changed to Gunther Bain |
Species | Human mutant |
Team affiliations | Factor Three Brotherhood of Mutants Secret Empire |
Abilities | Force field generation |
Unus the Untouchable (also known as Gunther Bain, born Angelo Unuscione) is a
Publication history
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Unus first appeared in X-Men #8 (November 1964), and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.[1]
Fictional character biography
Origin
Angelo Unuscione was born in
Factor Three/Brotherhood
Unus then joined the villainous organization Factor Three in a conspiracy to conquer Earth. They fought the X-Men, but turned against the
Not long after, Unus decided to retire from the life of the organized supervillain, deciding to use his talents in less "lofty" ways; he was making a living as a wrestler.[
Coming out of retirement and teaming with his friend the Blob again, Unus discovered, during a fight against the Hulk, that his powers had become nearly uncontrollable, and his field was smashed by the Hulk.[20] Unus lost complete control of his powers, and his force-field became so thick that it repulsed the very oxygen molecules in the air until he suffocated and passed out. He fell into the arms of the Blob who, believing Unus to be dead, went on an angry rampage through Brooklyn leading to a fight with both Spider-Man and Black Cat.[21]
Genosha
Years later, Unus reappeared on the decimated island of Genosha,[22] traumatized by the devastation and speaking of "ghosts." Usually arrogant and somewhat fearless, due in no small part to his invulnerable force field, he was shaken by apparent "ghosts" being able to pass through it. At some point, he stopped seeing them, and returned to his former hubris.
Unus later formed his own band of mutant rebels (which included Toad and
Unus leads Appraiser and Stripmine, two superhuman poachers, to Genosha[25] which caused him to be at odds with all the remaining mutants on Genosha.[26]
House of M and death
Unus stayed on the island until before the House of M,[volume & issue needed] and was depowered after the events of Decimation.[volume & issue needed]
Unus is later found by Quicksilver on Genosha. Quicksilver granted him his powers back, however in an altered form.
Necrosha
Unus was among the many on the island of Genosha who have been resurrected by Eli Bard and his version of the techno-organic virus. He appeared repowered by the T.O. virus.[29]
Spider-Man and the X-Men
Unus was confirmed to be alive and repowered again after the events of Necrosha when he attacked the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning before being defeated by the then-new Special Class Guidance Counselor Spider-Man.[30]
X of Swords
Unus became one of the many former villains granted amnesty on the mutant nation of
Powers and abilities
Unus the Untouchable is a
Unus's force field was not impenetrable, and could be disrupted by a sufficiently powerful force. The Incredible Hulk did this on two occasions, the first time by simply shattering it with a punch enhanced by his anger.[32] When they battled again in Australia during the House of M crossover, the Hulk created a sonic boom by clapping his hands, which resonated with Unus's force field and caused shockwaves that stunned the villain.[33] Although it was temporarily disrupted, the force field would eventually regenerate itself.
Unus is also an athletic man and an expert wrestler. Unus sometimes carried a baseball bat, which, when encased in his force field, can deliver blows with superhuman force.
Other versions
Age of Apocalypse
Unus in the Age of Apocalypse (also known as Earth-295) was a Prelate in Apocalypse's Infinites. Prelate Unus's appearance was cut short, however, as he was frozen by Iceman and shattered.[34]
House of M
In the
Ultimate Marvel
Unus also appeared briefly within the
X-Men Noir
In
References
- ISBN 0-8160-1356-X.[1]
- ^ Official Handbook of Marvel Universe: Deluxe Edition #14
- ^ The X-Men #8
- ^ X-Men #8
- ^ a b X-Men #20
- ^ X-Men #37-39
- ^ Thunderbolts #33
- ^ X-Men #59-60
- ^ The Avengers #103
- ^ Amazing Adventures #12-13
- ^ Captain America and the Falcon #174
- ^ The Defenders #15
- ^ X-Men: The Hidden Years #11
- ^ The Defenders #15-16
- ^ X-Men #104
- ^ The Champions #17
- ^ The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) Annual #11
- ^ Power Man & Iron Fist #90
- ^ Alpha Flight (vol. 2) #10
- ^ Marvel Fanfare #7
- ^ Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #91
- ^ New X-Men #132
- ^ Excalibur (vol. 3) #2
- ^ Excalibur (vol. 3) #2-3
- ^ Excalibur (vol. 3) #5
- ^ Excalibur (vol. 3) #7
- ^ Son of M #5
- ^ Son of M #6
- ^ X-Force (vol. 3) #21
- ^ Spider-Man and the X-Men #1
- ^ X of Swords #1-2
- ^ Marvel Fanfare #7
- ^ Incredible Hulk (vol. 3) #84
- ^ X-Men Alpha
- ^ Incredible Hulk (vol. 3) #83
- ^ Ultimates (vol. 3) #4
- ^ X-Men Noir #2-4
External links
- Unus at the Marvel Universe wiki
- Unus the Untouchable at Marvel Directory
- Unus the Untouchable at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe