Predator X (character)
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| Predator X | |
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 Predator X. Art by Trevor Hairsine. | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | New X-Men #34 (2007) |
| Created by | Christopher Yost Craig Kyle Paco Medina |
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| Team affiliations | The Facility HYDRA |
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Predator X is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as an adversary of Marvel's mutant characters, including the X-Men.
Character's biography
[edit]Predator X is a group of artificial, mutant-hunting creatures created by the Weapon Plus program to combat the coming of the "mutant Anti-Christ". They were augmented with Mercury's metal, leaving her physically and mentally traumatized.
After being scarred by Dust, Matthew Risman is fixated on training Predator X to kill her. Despite this, Predator X senses the mutant it was originally created to destroy, turns, and heads off to find it as the Purifiers follow.[1]
In Messiah Complex, Predator X arrives in Cooperstown, Alaska looking for the child with the X-Gene, pausing to eat the bodies of Blockbuster and Prism. In the process, it also kills an unnamed fire-breathing mutant and Peepers.[2]
Predator X later attacks the X-Mansion, recovering and consuming the bodies of several mutants who were killed in a Purifier attack before being killed by Wolverine.[3][4]
Following the events of Utopia, Scalphunter is kidnapped by a group of non-mutant superhumans. When the X-Men attempt to rescue him, several Predators attack them before being killed.[5][6][7] A sixth Predator X operated in New York City before being killed by Fantomex.[8][9][10]
Powers and abilities
[edit]Predator X possesses superhuman physical abilities that enable it to move at superhuman speeds for long periods of time. Additionally, it can absorb materials from the surrounding environment to repair itself, track mutants by their genetic signature, and generate acid.[1]
In other media
[edit]- Predator X drones appear in Marvel Heroes as allies of the Purifiers.[citation needed]
- Predator X appears in Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers, voiced by Tarusuke Shingaki in Japanese and Steve Blum in English.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b New X-Men #43
- ^ X-Factor v3 #26 (Feb 2008)
- ^ X-Factor v3 #27 (Mar 2008)
- ^ Astonishing Tales vol. 2 #1-6
- ^ Uncanny X-Men #516
- ^ Uncanny X-Men #517
- ^ Uncanny X-Men #518
- ^ Winstead, Nick (January 19, 2010). "Comic Book Previews for January 20th, 2010". Comicbook.com. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ Uncanny X-Men #519
- ^ Uncanny X-Men #520
External links
[edit]- Predator X at Marvel.com
- Characters created by Christopher Yost
- Comics characters introduced in 2007
- Fictional hunters
- Fictional mass murderers
- Genetically engineered characters in comics
- Marvel Comics characters who can move at superhuman speeds
- Marvel Comics characters with accelerated healing
- Marvel Comics characters with superhuman durability or invulnerability
- Marvel Comics characters with superhuman strength
- Marvel Comics supervillains