Wild Child (character)
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Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Alpha Flight #1 (Aug 1983) (cameo) (full introduction) Alpha Flight #11 |
Created by | John Byrne |
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Alter ego | Kyle Gibney |
Species | Human Mutant |
Team affiliations | Weapon X Alpha Flight X-Factor Omega Flight Gamma Flight |
Notable aliases | Weapon Omega,[1] Wildheart[2] |
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Wild Child (Kyle Gibney), alternately spelled Wildchild and also known as Weapon Omega and Wildheart, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has been depicted as both a superhero and a supervillain, and as a member of Alpha Flight, X-Factor and Weapon X.
Publication history
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Wild Child was created by John Byrne and appeared in a cameo appearance in Alpha Flight #1 (Aug 1983),[3] but he did not appear in full until Alpha Flight #11.
Fictional character biography
Kyle Gibney is a
Gibney (now Wild Child) is detained by the military and given over to the custody of
Wild Child is subsequently pardoned under unrevealed circumstances and given membership in the new Gamma Flight.
His appearance eventually deteriorates back to his initial feral form, which prompts him to leave Alpha Flight and Aurora. He follows Valerie Cooper to the United States, where he joins the government operated team X-Factor. There he begins a romantic relationship with his teammate Shard. His teammate Sabretooth frequently attempts, with little success, to convince Wild Child to become a hunter and killer like himself. He remains with the team until his body begins to mutate into a more feral form. He eventually degenerates to a near-mindless state and is recruited into the new Weapon X team.[volume & issue needed]
As part of his draft, Wild Child is paired with Sabretooth to try and recruit Sunfire to the program. However, he refuses and badly burns Sabretooth. When Wild Child mocks his burns, Sabretooth slits his vocal cords and threatens to kill any Weapon X medical staff who would operate on him, making sure that he would remain mute.[20]
His past flame, Aurora, is also recruited into the team but she is not herself. After the Weapon X upgrades she becomes cocky and aloof, snubbing the ugly Wild Child and even engaging in a relationship with the horribly disfigured Director of the program. This becomes fuel for the fire when Brent Jackson attempts to undermine the authority of director Malcolm Colcord. Using Aurora's attitude toward him as motive, Jackson convinces Wild Child to join his splinter group.[volume & issue needed]
Decimation
Wild Child was seen on a terminal screen as one of the mutants depowered after
Post-Decimation
Wild Child recently demonstrated that his powers had returned as well as previously erased memories. He even managed to best Wolverine in a quick fight. He is now looking like his old Wildheart persona.[23]
Wild Child appeared once more in conflict with Wolverine aiding Omega Red and attempting to kill Logan. He was doing so under the order of the enigmatic Romulus. His plan consisted of dropping Logan into molten steel; however, he was interrupted by Omega Red. While Wild Child and Omega Red battled each other, Logan managed to flee. Omega Red succeeded in distracting Wild Child and thus was able to impale him on his coils before throwing him into a vat of molten steel.[24]
Dawn of X
In the new status quo for mutants post House of X and Powers of X, Professor X and Magneto invite all mutants to live on Krakoa and welcome even former enemies into their fold.[25] Kyle Gibney joins a loose group of outcast mutants, operating under Mister Sinister: the Hellions, which also comprise Havok, Kwannon, Empath, John Greycrow, Nanny, and Orphan Maker.[26]
Powers and abilities
Kyle Gibney is a
As a result of injuries suffered at the hands of Sabretooth, who prevented him from getting medical treatment, Wildchild was mute for a time. However, along with his renewed powers, he seems to have regained the ability to speak as well.
Reception
- In 2014, Entertainment Weekly ranked Wild Child 93rd in their "Let's rank every X-Man ever" list.[27]
Other versions
Age of Apocalypse
In the
Wild Child has since been returned to the Age of Apocalypse timeline as he is seen following and later confronting the X-Force.[30] He is killed while, along with the X-Men from his world and X-Force, trying to stop Archangel's genocidal plans on Earth-616.[31]
House of M
In the House of M reality, Wild Child (alongside Arclight and Mentallo) is a Red Guard member positioned in Australia to serve Exodus.[32]
Mutant X
In the
Old Man Logan
In the pages of Avengers of the Wastelands that serve as a sequel of "Old Man Logan" and take place on Earth-21923, Wild Child is among the villains that attack Danielle Cage's group in Osborn County where they were killed by the insects summoned by Dwight Barrett's Ant-Man helmet.[34]
Weapon X: Days of Future Now
Kyle is still a part of the splinter group of Weapon X, run by Brent Jackson.[35]
Ultimate Marvel
The Ultimate Marvel version of Wild Child appears in Ultimate Comics: Wolverine #2. He and a few of his soldiers were tracking Wolverine's son, Jimmy Hudson to kill his adopted parents, the Hudsons: James Hudson and Heather Hudson. Jimmy pounces but is almost killed by Wild Child till Quicksilver appears and twists his neck around.[36]
In other media
Television
Wild Child makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the X-Men: The Animated Series episode "One Man's Worth" as a member of Magneto's mutant resistance.
Merchandise
- The Age of Apocalypse version of Wild Child received an action figure as part of Toy Biz's Age of Apocalypse toyline.
- The Age of Apocalypse version of Wild Child received an action figure as part of Hasbro's Marvel Legends brand.
References
- ^ Alpha Flight #102
- ^ Alpha Flight #118
- ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.
- ^ Alpha Flight #11–13
- ^ Alpha Flight #26–28
- ^ Marvel Comics Presents #51–53
- ^ Alpha Flight #76
- ^ Alpha Flight #84
- ^ Alpha Flight #85–86
- ^ Alpha Flight #87
- ^ Alpha Flight #102–103
- ^ Alpha Flight #104
- ^ Alpha Flight #107
- ^ Alpha Flight #108
- ^ Alpha Flight #111
- ^ Alpha Flight #114–115
- ^ Alpha Flight #116
- ^ Alpha Flight #117–118
- ^ Alpha Flight #119
- ^ Weapon X: The Draft – Wild Child #1
- ^ New Avengers #18
- ^ New Avengers #19 (2006)
- ^ Wolverine vol. 2 #53
- ^ Wolverine: Origins #39
- ^ House of X #5. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Hellions #1-. Marvel Comics.
- ^ June 09, Darren Franich Updated; EDT, 2022 at 12:31 PM. "Let's rank every X-Man ever". EW.com. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Astonishing X-Men #2–3 (1995), AoA
- ^ Exiles: Days of Then And Now
- ^ Uncanny X-Force #11
- ^ Uncanny X-Force #17
- ^ Hulk: Broken Worlds #1
- ^ Mutant X #3
- ^ Avengers of the Wastelands #3-4. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Weapon X: Days of Future Past #1–5
- ^ Ultimate Comics: Wolverine #2