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== A-Bomb ==
{{Main|Rick Jones (character)}}
 
== Abomination ==
{{Main|Abomination (character)}}

== Absorbing Man ==
{{Main|Absorbing Man}}

== Abraxas ==
{{Main|Abraxas (comics)}}

== Abyss ==
'''Abyss''' is the name of two characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

=== Nils Styger ===
'''Abyss''' is a mutant and the half-brother of [[Nightcrawler (character)|Nightcrawler]]. He was created by [[Scott Lobdell]], [[Mark Waid]], [[Roger Cruz]], and [[Steve Epting]], and he first appeared in [[Age of Apocalypse (limited series)|''Age of Apocalypse: Alpha'']], which takes place in an alternate reality.

The ''Age of Apocalypse'' version of the character is a [[Horsemen of Apocalypse]] and a living portal who can send others to another dimension.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Raicht |first=Mike |title=The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: X-Men Age of Apocalypse |publisher=Marvel Comics |year=2005 |editor-last=Grünwald |editor-first=Jennifer |chapter=Abyss}}</ref>

Years after the ''Age of Apocalypse'' event ended, the character was introduced in the main [[Marvel Universe]]. This version is '''Nils Styger''', a native of [[Genosha]] who possesses the additional ability to transform parts of his body into elastic tendrils.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zachary |first=Brandon |date=October 3, 2021 |title=X-Men: What Happened to Nightcrawler's Forgotten Half-Brother? |url=https://www.cbr.com/x-men-nightcrawler-brother/ |access-date=September 28, 2023 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref>

=== Abyss (alien) ===
'''Abyss''' debuted in ''The Avengers'' (vol. 5) #1, and was created by [[Jonathan Hickman]] and [[Jerome Opeña]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=DeFalco |first1=Tom |title=The Marvel Encyclopedia |last2=Sanderson |first2=Peter |last3=Brevoort |first3=Tom |last4=Teitelbaum |first4=Michael |last5=Wallace |first5=Daniel |last6=Darling |first6=Andrew |last7=Forbeck |first7=Matt |last8=Cowsill |first8=Alan |last9=Bray |first9=Adam |date=2019 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-7890-0 |page=10 |authorlink1=Tom DeFalco |authorlink2=Peter Sanderson |authorlink3=Tom Brevoort |authorlink7=Matt Forbeck}}</ref> She is an alien who is composed of living gas and can manipulate the minds of others. Abyss comes into conflict with the Avengers before eventually joining them to stop the Incursions and being killed in battle with the [[Beyonders]].<ref>{{Cite comic |date=February 2013 |title=[[The Avengers (comic book)|The Avengers]] |issue=#1 |volume=5 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Jonathan Hickman]] |artist=[[Jerome Opeña]]}}</ref><ref>[[The Avengers (comic book)|The Avengers]] (vol. 5) #3 (February 2013)</ref><ref>{{Cite comic |date=October 2013 |title=[[The Avengers (comic book)|The Avengers]] |issue=#17 |volume=5 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Jonathan Hickman]], [[Nick Spencer]] |artist=Stefano Caselli, Marco Rudy, Marco Checchetto}}</ref><ref>''Infinity'' #1 (August 2012)</ref><ref>''Avengers'' (vol. 5) #19 (September, 2013)</ref><ref>''Avengers'' (vol. 5) #36 (October, 2014)</ref><ref>''New Avengers'' (vol. 3) #27 (November, 2014)</ref><ref>''New Avengers'' (vol. 2) #32 (March, 2015)</ref>

=== Abyss in other media ===
The second incarnation of Abyss appears in ''[[Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur]]'', voiced by [[Maya Hawke]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Disney Channel March 2023 Highlights |url=https://www.dgepress.com/disneybrandedtelevision/pressrelease/march-2023-programming-highlights/ |access-date=February 17, 2023 |website=Disney ABC Press}}</ref> This version possesses teleportation capabilities and is the latest in a long line of generational female supervillains. However, she begins to reconsider villainy after encountering [[Moon Girl (Marvel Comics)|Moon Girl]] and [[Devil Dinosaur]] and eventually reforms after attending Moon Girl's Good Word Program.

== Achebe ==
{{Main|Achebe (character)}}

== Adam ==
'''Adam''' is the first human created by [[God]]. The character is derived from the biblical [[Adam and Eve|Adam]]. He was a recurring character in [[Ghost Rider (comic book)|''Ghost Rider'']] volume 7 and ''[[Man-Thing]]'' volume 5. The biblical Adam had previously been featured in Marvel's ''Bible Tales for Young Folk'' series in 1953.

When the [[Serpent (character)|Serpent]] was freed in "[[Fear Itself (comics)|Fear Itself]]", Adam saw this as a sign and offered to [[Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze)|Johnny Blaze]] to remove the curse of Ghost Rider off him, instead giving it to one of his students [[Alejandra Jones]].<ref>{{Cite comic |date=August 2011 |title=[[Ghost Rider (comic book)|Ghost Rider]] |issue=#0.1 |volume=7 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Rob Williams (comics)|Rob Williams]] |penciller=Matthew Clark |inker=Sean Parsons}}</ref>

== Adam X ==
{{Main|Adam X the X-Treme}}

== Adam Warlock ==
{{Main|Adam Warlock}}

== Aegis ==
'''Aegis''' is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

=== Aegis (Lady of All Sorrows) ===
{{anchor|Lady of All Sorrows}}'''Aegis''', or '''Lady of All Sorrows''', is a primordial being who wields the [[Power Cosmic]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Austin |first=Michael |date=September 7, 2019 |title=13 Heroes Everyone Forgets Defeated The Silver Surfer |url=https://www.cbr.com/heroes-defeated-silver-surfer/ |access-date=September 29, 2023 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref> Aegis was created by writer [[Keith Giffen]] and artist [[Andrea Di Vito]], and she first appeared in ''[[Annihilation (comics)|Annihilation: Silver Surfer]]'' #3, dated August 2006.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}} Aegis is a member of the Proemial Gods who build and maintain the universe. She is the Proemial responsible for eliminating aberrations. After a war among the Proemials, Aegis and Tenerous were captured by Galactus. She and Tenebrous aligned with [[Thanos]] and Annihilus to fight Galactus and the [[Silver Surfer]]. The two successfully defeated Galactus for Annihilus.<ref>''Annihilation'' #1 (August, 2006)</ref> Outlasting the events of the Annihilation Wave, Aegis and Tenebrous pondered what to do. Recognizing their threat, the Silver Surfer attacked the two, but was outclassed until he used the energies of the [[Antimatter#Conceptual history|Crunch]], a barrier between the universe and the [[Negative Zone]], to slay both primordials.<ref>''Annihilation: Heralds of Galactus'' #2 (April, 2007)</ref>

=== Aegis (Trey Rollins) ===
{{anchor|Trey Jason Rollins}}'''Aegis''' is a superhero created by [[Jay Faerber]] and [[Steve Scott (comics)|Steve Scott]] who first appeared in ''The New Warriors'' (vol. 2) #0 in June 1999.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}} '''Trey Rollins''' was a kid in Brooklyn who found a magic breastplate. He became the superhero Aegis and joined the [[New Warriors]]. When [[Hercules (Marvel Comics)|Hercules]] learns that Rollins has the breastplate, he takes Rollins to [[Olympus (Marvel Comics)|Olympus]] and battles him, accusing him of stealing the breastplate. Rollins earns the right to keep the breastplate, and he learns that it was gift from [[Athena (Marvel Comics)|Athena]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leane |first=Rob |date=August 11, 2017 |title=15 Things You NEED To Know About The New Warriors |url=https://screenrant.com/the-new-warriors-facts-trivia-things-you-need-to-know/ |access-date=October 1, 2023 |website=Screen Rant |language=en}}</ref>

During the [[Civil War (comics)|superhero civil war]]. an unregistered Aegis is being pursued by [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] operatives. He is offered sanctuary with X-Factor but declines.<ref name="xfactor3-9">{{Cite comic |date=September 2006 |title=[[X-Factor (comics)|X-Factor]] |issue=#9 |volume=3 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Peter David]] |artist=[[Dennis Calero]]}}</ref> He later complied with the Registration Act.<ref name="avengers-initiative1">{{Cite comic |date=June 2007 |title=[[Avengers: The Initiative]] |issue=#1 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Dan Slott]] |artist=Stefano Caselli}}</ref> Aegis was killed during a fight with the [[Huntsman (Cephalus)|Huntsman]] when the breastplate fails to protect him after jumping out of a 12-story window. Huntsman was acting on behalf of [[Hera (Marvel Comics)|Hera]] after Zeus' death.<ref name="IncredibleHercules127">{{Cite comic |date=May 2009 |title=[[The Incredible Hercules]] |issue=#127 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Fred Van Lente]], [[Greg Pak]] |penciller=Dietrich Smith |inker=Cory Hamscher}}</ref> He later appears in Erebus, a casino where souls try to win a chance at resurrection. He helps Hercules save Zeus from his imprisonment by Hades and accompanies [[Amadeus Cho]] to the [[Elysium|Elysian Fields]].<ref name="IncredibleHercules129-131">{{Cite comic |date=July–September 2009 |title=[[The Incredible Hercules]] |issue=#129-131 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Fred Van Lente]], [[Greg Pak]] |penciller=[[Ryan Stegman]] |inker=various}}</ref>

== Aero ==
{{For|the depowered mutant that briefly used the code name Aero|Melody Guthrie}}
{{Main|Aero (Marvel comics)}}

== Aftershock ==
'''Aftershock''' is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

=== Allison Dillon ===
In the [[Marvel Comics 2|MC2]] reality, '''Allison Dillon''' is the daughter of former supervillain [[Electro (Marvel Comics)|Max Dillon / Electro]]. She inherited her father's electric powers, but their different electric auras left them unable to touch the other without harming themselves. Growing up in foster homes, Dillon becomes the supervillain '''Aftershock'''. Electro finds his daughter with the help of [[Spider-Man]] and [[Spider-Girl (Mayday Parker)|Spider-Girl]] and convinces her to stand down.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=David |date=April 30, 2022 |title=Spider-Man's Team-Up With Electro Proved Villains Can Be Wholesome Too |url=https://screenrant.com/spiderman-electro-team-up-spidergirl-aftershock-mc2/ |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en}}</ref>

=== Danielle Blunt ===
In the main Marvel Comics continuity, Aftershock is '''Danielle Blunt''', a young woman empowered and brainwashed by the Superior to become the field leader of the "[[Bastards of Evil]]", believing herself to be Electro's daughter.<ref name="Young Allies vol. 2 #5">''Young Allies'' (vol. 2) #5</ref> Her position as field leader caused frictions with teammate Singularity, leading to a fight that restored her memories.<ref>''Young Allies'' (vol. 2) #1-5</ref> She was aprenhended and sent to [[The Raft (comics)|the Raft]] by Spider-Girl, who helped her fully regain her identity in a futile attempt to reform her.<ref name="Young Allies vol. 2 #5" /> Blunt is later freed with the Bastards of Evil in the ''[[Fear Itself (comics)|Fear Itself]]'' story arc.<ref>''Thundebolts'' #158</ref>

=== Aftershock in other media ===
A character based on the Allison Dillon incarnation of Aftershock appears in ''[[Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur]]'', voiced by [[Alison Brie]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Tamera |date=September 10, 2022 |title=D23's 'Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur' Trailer Introduces Lunella Lafayette as Moon Girl |url=https://collider.com/marvels-moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur-trailer-diamond-white-alison-brie/ |access-date=September 11, 2022 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |language=en-US}}</ref> This version daylights as Ms. Dillon, a school teacher. While not made explicitly clear within the series, show developer [[Steve Loter]] referred to her as Electro's daughter.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 8, 2023 |title=EXCLUSIVE: Executive Producer Steve Loter Talks Bringing to Life Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur |url=https://www.beautifulballad.org/2023/02/08/exclusive-executive-producer-steve-loter-talks-bringing-to-life-marvels-moon-girl-and-devil-dinosaur/ |access-date=March 5, 2023 |website=Beautiful Ballad}}</ref>

== Agamemnon ==
'''Agamemnon''' is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Agamemnon is a half-human, half-[[Asgard (comics)|Asgardian]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=DeFalco |first=Tom |title=The Marvel Encyclopedia |publisher=Dorling Kindersley |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-7566-2358-6 |page=9}}</ref> He was born immortal, and though he never physically aged beyond the age of 16 (although he employs holograms to appear as an old man), the [[Pantheon (Marvel Comics)|Pantheon]] members are all his descendants. He recruited the Pantheon, stationed in the Nevada desert based headquarters called The Mount.<ref name="ThorAsgardsAvenger">{{Cite comic |date=June 2011 |title=[[Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe|Thor: Asgard's Avenger]] |issue=#1 |volume=1 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]}}</ref> He first appeared in ''[[The Incredible Hulk (comic book)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' #381 (May 1991).<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Brevoort |first1=Tom |title=Marvel Year By Year: A Visual History |last2=DeFalco |first2=Tom |last3=Manning |first3=Matthew K. |last4=Sanderson |first4=Peter |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |date=2017 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-5550-5 |page=253}}</ref> Aside from being immortal, Agamemnon does not appear to have superhuman powers. He is a master in analyzing and forecasting the future development of social structures, as well as a master battle strategist and an excellent hand-to-hand combatant. He also has access to the highly advanced technology produced by the Pantheon scientists and craftsmen. Since the revelation that he is Loki's son, he has also demonstrated knowledge of magic and spell casting. Though he does not appear to have any innate magic ability, he has shown skill in employing magical artifacts and rituals.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}

== Agamotto ==
{{Main|Agamotto}}

== Agent ==
{{Main|Agent (comics)}}

== Agent 33 ==
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'''Agent 33''' ('''Kara Lynn Palamas''') is a fictional agent in the [[Marvel Universe]]. The character, created by [[Tom DeFalco]] and [[Ron Frenz]], first appeared in ''Hercules: Heart of Chaos'' #1 (August 1997).

Kara Lynn Palamas was a historian and researcher who held a special interest in classic mythology. When gods and heroes started to appear all over the world, she was sought after by [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] and was put into training to become a full-fledged agent. Her partner was Alex DePaul, who personally taught her. She was asked to recruit [[Hercules (Marvel Comics)|Hercules]] when [[Ares (Marvel Comics)|Ares]] began his assault on Earth. Though he initially said no, he changes his mind when his friend, Tharamus, is murdered. Together, Hercules fought Ares while Palamas was forced to fight DePaul who was in league with Ares the whole time.<ref>''Hercules: Heart of Chaos'' #2-3. Marvel Comics.</ref>

After S.H.I.E.L.D.'s dissolution, Kara forms a private security group with some S.H.I.E.L.D. veterans. [[Iron Man]], [[Ironheart (character)|Ironheart]], and [[Melinda May]] interrogated her on where Stark Industries technology was sent to. They head to Chicago and find that the Stark Industries technology was sold to the Chicago faction of the [[Heat (comics)|Heat]], which is led by [[Lucia von Bardas]].<ref>''Iron Man'' Vol. 7 #4. Marvel Comics.</ref>

=== Agent 33 in other media ===
Kara Palamas appears in ''[[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]'' portrayed by [[Maya Stojan]]. This version is a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent who was kidnapped and brainwashed by HYDRA leader [[Daniel Whitehall]].<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Making Friends and Influencing People |episode-link=Making Friends and Influencing People |series=Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |series-link=Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |network=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |date=October 7, 2014 |season=2 |number=3 |credits=Roth, Bobby (director); Monica Owusu-Breen (writer)}}</ref> In the episode "[[Face My Enemy]]", she infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D. using a phototastic veil to impersonate [[Melinda May]] After fighting the real May, the veil gets fused to her face. Now resembling a scarred May, Palamas continues to work for Whitehall before being freed following his death. Afterward, she works with and falls in love with [[Grant Ward (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Grant Ward]] until he accidentally kills her.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Face My Enemy |episode-link=Face My Enemy |series=Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |series-link=Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |network=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |date=October 14, 2014 |season=2 |number=4 |credits=Tancharoen, Kevin (director); Drew Z. Greenberg (writer)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite episode |title=What They Become |episode-link=What They Become |series=Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |series-link=Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |network=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |date=December 9, 2014 |season=2 |number=10 |credits=Zinberg, Michael (director); Jeffrey Bell (writer)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite episode |title=Love in the Time of Hydra |episode-link=Love in the Time of Hydra |series=Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |series-link=Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |network=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |date=March 24, 2015 |season=2 |number=14 |credits=Bochco, Jesse (director); Brent Fletcher (writer)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Frenemy of My Enemy |episode-link=The Frenemy of My Enemy |series=Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |series-link=Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |network=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |date=April 21, 2015 |season=2 |number=18 |credits=Gaviola, Karen (director); Monica Owusu-Breen (writer)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Dirty Half Dozen |episode-link=The Dirty Half Dozen |series=Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |series-link=Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |network=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |date=April 28, 2015 |season=2 |number=19 |credits=Tancharoen, Kevin (director); Brent Fletcher and Drew Z. Greenberg (writer)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite episode |title=Scars |episode-link=Scars (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) |series=Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |series-link=Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |network=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |date=May 5, 2015 |season=2 |number=20 |credits=Roth, Bobby (director); Rafe Judkins and Lauren LeFranc (writer)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite episode |title=S.O.S. Part 2 |episode-link=S.O.S. Part 2 |series=Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |series-link=Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |network=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |date=May 12, 2015 |season=2 |number=22 |credits=Gierhart, Billy (director); Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen (writer)}}</ref>

== Agent X ==
{{Main|Agent X (Marvel Comics)}}

== Aginar ==
{{Main|List of Eternals}}

== Aggamon ==
'''Aggamon''' is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Aggamon is depicted as a [[supervillain]] and minor enemy of [[Doctor Strange]] who has allied with [[Dormammu]] and [[Clea Strange|Clea]]. He is the ruler of the Purple Dimension, a realm in which he tricks natives of other dimensions into visiting the place and forcing them to become slaves. He first appeared in ''[[Strange Tales]]'' #119 (1964).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rovin |first=Jeff |title=[[The Encyclopedia of Super-Villains]] |date=1987 |publisher=Facts on File |isbn=0-8160-1356-X |location=New York |pages=3–4 |authorlink=Jeff Rovin}}[https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofsu0000rovi_h5r9/page/2/mode/2up]</ref>

For millennia, Aggamon is the cruel ruler of the Purple Dimension. He hears the news of the powerful sorcerer Doctor Strange. Interested in gaining power, he hires thieves to steal Strange's Purple Gem. Tracing the valuable to the dimension, Doctor Strange promises that to regain the gem, he would swear himself to slavery. As soon as he was regiven the possession, he breaks his promise and challenges his enemy to a mystic duel. The battle went on for hours, until, unable to continue without losing his life, Aggamon surrenders. Strange casts a spell over the being that prevents Aggamon's full recovery unless his slaves were freed, and left with the Purple Gem.{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}}

Sometime later, Aggamon is one of the many witnesses to a fight between Doctor Strange and the mystical tyrant [[Dormammu]]. This taught him respect for other powerful dimensional universes. He has since sold some of his gems throughout the multiverse. It is unknown whether he has given up his slaves to regain his full health or not.{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}}

An averagely powerful sorcerer, Aggamon can conjure mental visions, open dimensional portals, and can perform other magical abilities similar to Doctor Strange's but not nearly as powerful. He carries a "Jeweled Demolisher Beam" which projects mystic energy for almost limitless amounts of times. Aggamon also has access to many other mystic objects such as gems and is served by an entire army of underlings.

== Priya Aggarwal ==
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'''Priya Aggarwal''' is a fictional character appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. The character, created by [[Jeremy Whitley]] and [[Elsa Charretier]], first appeared in ''[[The Unstoppable Wasp]]'' vol. 1 #3 (March 2017).

== Agon ==
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'''King Agon''' is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in ''Thor'' #148 (January 1968) and was created by [[Stan Lee]] and [[Jack Kirby]].

In the context of the stories, Agon was a skilled geneticist who could create powerful serums to bestow [[Inhumans]] with great abilities. One of these chemicals was the [[Terrigen Mist]], which could strengthen the Inhuman gene magnificently. His wife [[Rynda (comics)|Rynda]] was the first to be tested on, but at the time of the injection she was pregnant. When she gave birth to a son, [[Black Bolt]], the boy became the most powerful Inhuman known alive.<ref>''Thor'' #148-149</ref> After this result, Agon began to inject all his other known relatives, and each of their offspring grew to have a different ability. Becoming corrupt, some of the Inhuman citizens came to dislike him. Later, about ninety more years into his rule, a war began between the Inhumans and the [[Kree]]. Finally, at the end of the war, the Kree awarded the Inhumans for their brave efforts. This was a trick, and one night, while Agon and Rynda were working in a laboratory, a Kree starship crashed into the building and killed the beings. This immediately granted Black Bolt the role as monarch of the race.<ref>''Avengers'' #95</ref>

===Agon in other media===
Agon appear in the ''[[Inhumans (TV series)|Inhumans]]'' episode "[[Inhumans premiere|Behold... The Inhumans]]", portrayed by Michael Buie.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lam |first=Steve |title=We have our first look at all the characters from Marvel's ''Inhumans'' |url=https://bamsmackpow.com/2017/05/04/first-look-marvels-inhumans/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210062232/https://bamsmackpow.com/2017/05/04/first-look-marvels-inhumans/ |archive-date=February 10, 2018 |access-date=August 27, 2024 |website=Bam! Smack! Pow!|date=May 4, 2017 }}</ref> He and his wife Rynda are unintentionally vaporized by [[Black Bolt (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Black Bolt]]'s powerful voice when he quotes "Why"?<ref>{{Cite episode |title=[[Inhumans premiere|Behold... The Inhumans]] |series=Marvel's Inhumans |network=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |date=September 29, 2017 |season=1 |number=1 |credits=Reiné, Roel (director); Scott Buck (writer)}}</ref>

== Agony ==
'''Agony''' is the name used by a [[Symbiote (comics)|symbiote]] in [[Marvel Comics]]. The symbiote, created by [[David Michelinie]] and [[Ron Lim]], first appeared in ''[[Venom: Lethal Protector]]'' #4 (May 1993), and was named in ''[[Carnage, U.S.A.]]'' #2 (March 2012).<ref>Stuart Vandal. [https://archive.today/20130221074307/http://www.comixfan.net/forums/showthread.php?t=46668&page=5 ComixFan Forum – "Things people keep getting wrong", p. 5], ''http://www.comixfan.net/ X-World Comics Presents . . . Comixfan, the #1 Online Comics Resource!'' October 13, 2011. Accessed November 24, 2011.</ref> It was created as one of five symbiote "children" forcefully spawned from the [[Venom (Marvel Comics character)|Venom]] symbiote along with [[Riot (Marvel Comics)|Riot]], [[Lasher (comics)|Lasher]], [[Phage (comics)|Phage]], and [[Scream (comics)|Scream]]. Agony is usually depicted as a purple symbiote that primarily uses hair-like tendrils from its head.

=== Leslie Gesneria ===
{{Main|Leslie Gesneria}}
Agony's first host was '''Leslie Gesneria''',<ref>{{Cite web |last=King |first=Samantha |date=July 17, 2021 |title=Who is Agony? Marvel's Acidic Symbiote Explained |url=https://screenrant.com/agony-carnage-symbiote-acid-marvel-comics-explained/ |access-date=October 11, 2024 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en}}</ref> a mercenary hired by [[Carlton Drake]]'s [[Life Foundation]] in San Francisco. Gesneria bonded with the Agony symbiote in conjunction with [[Scream (comics)|Scream]] (Donna Diego), Phage (Carl Mach), Riot (Trevor Cole) and Lasher (Ramon Hernandez), but they were defeated by [[Spider-Man]] and Venom.<ref name="VenomLP">{{Cite comic |date=February – July 1993 |title=[[Venom: Lethal Protector]] |issue=#1-6 |volume=1 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[David Michelinie]] |penciller=[[Mark Bagley]] |inker=''(various)''}}</ref> The symbiote's "siblings" later kidnapped [[Eddie Brock]] in an attempt to communicate with alien symbiotes in Chicago. When Brock refused to aid them Gesneria, Cole, and Mach were killed while the others were misled into believing Brock was picking the group off, unaware that the true killer was the schizophrenic Diego who had snapped from Scream's influence.<ref name="VenomSA">{{Cite comic |date=December 1994 – March 1995 |title=[[Venom: Separation Anxiety]] |issue=#1-4 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Howard Mackie]] |penciller=[[Ron Randall]] |inker=Sam de la Rosa}}</ref>

=== James Murphy ===
Agony's second host was '''James Murphy''', a [[Petty Officer]] assigned to the Agony symbiote for Mercury Team With [[Cletus Kasady]] on the loose in Colorado, Murphy trains with Agony for months in specific tasks alongside Phage (Rico Axelson), Lasher (Marcus Simms) and Riot (Howard Odgen), as well as assists Spider-Man, [[Scorn (Marvel Comics)|Scorn]] and [[Flash Thompson]].<ref name="CarnageUSA">{{Cite comic |date=February – June 2012 |title=[[Carnage, U.S.A.]] |issue=#1-5 |volume=1 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Zeb Wells]] |artist=[[Clayton Crain]]}}</ref> Murphy and his teammates are later killed by Carnage in their secret base<ref name="deadpoolvscarnage3">{{Cite comic |date=July 2014 |title=[[List of Deadpool titles|Deadpool vs. Carnage]] |issue=#3 |volume=1 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Cullen Bunn]] |artist=Salva Espin}}</ref> and the four symbiotes bond with Mercury Team's [[War Dog (Marvel Comics)|dog]].<ref name="deadpoolvscarnage4">{{Cite comic |date=August 2014 |title=[[List of Deadpool titles|Deadpool vs. Carnage]] |issue=#4 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Cullen Bunn]] |artist=Salva Espin}}</ref>

=== Tess ===
After being possessed by [[Knull]] the four symbiotes possess a bickering family, with Agony taking the mother '''Tess'''. The symbiotes head to New York to assist in Carnage's quest<ref name="AbsoluteCarnageSA">{{Cite comic |date=October 2019 |title=Absolute Carnage: Separation Anxiety |issue=#1 |volume=1 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Clay McLeod Chapman]] |artist=Brian Level}}</ref> before hunting [[Dylan Brock]] and [[Normie Osborn]], only to be defeated by the [[Maker (character)|Maker]] and separated from their hosts.<ref name="VenomV4-17+18">{{Cite comic |date=October – November 2019 |title=[[Venom (comic book)|Venom]] |issue=#17-18 |volume=4 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Donny Cates]] |artist=Iban Cabello}}</ref> Still under Knull's possession, Agony merges with her siblings, but is defeated by [[Mania (character)|Andi Benton]].<ref name="KIBPlanetOFSymbiotes">{{Cite comic |date=March 2021 |title=[[King in Black]]: Planet of the Symbiotes |issue=#1 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Clay McLeod Chapman]] |artist=Guiu Villanova}}</ref>

=== Gemma Shin ===
Agony's fourth host is '''Gemma Shin''', a communications director who is secretly a terrorist. Now led by the [[Carnage (character)|Carnage]] symbiote, Agony and the other three symbiote enforcers participate in a conspiracy involving the [[Friends of Humanity]], only to be defeated by Flash Thompson, Silence and [[Toxin (comics)|Toxin]]. While her fellow symbiotes are taken into [[Alchemax]]'s custody, Agony manages to escape.<ref>{{Cite comic |date=February 2022 |title=[[Extreme Carnage]] |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |id={{ISBN|9781302932077}}}}</ref> Agony subsequently joined Mayor [[Kingpin (character)|Wilson Fisk]]'s [[Thunderbolts (comics)|Thunderbolts]] after the outlawing of superhero activities. She assists [[Electro (Marvel Comics)|Electro]], [[Rhino (character)|Rhino]], and [[U.S. Agent]] in taking down [[Moon Knight]].<ref name="DevilsReign1">{{Cite comic |date=February 2022 |title=[[Devil's Reign]] |issue=#1 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Chip Zdarsky]] |artist=Marco Checchetto}}</ref>

=== Navaan Tadjvar ===
During the "[[Venom War]]" storyline, [[Wild Pack]] member Navaan Tadjvar helps battle the Zombiotes, and is possessed by the Agony symbiote after using the Lethal Protector armband. After Navaan is bitten by a Zombiote, Agony leaves him and he subsequently explodes due to the Lethal Protector's [[kill switch]].<ref name="Venom War: Lethal Protectors #1">''Venom War: Lethal Protectors'' #1</ref>

=== Silver Sable ===
{{Main|Silver Sable}}
During the "[[Venom War]]" storyline, the Agony symbiote possessed Silver Sable following Navaan Tadjvar's death.<ref name="Venom War: Lethal Protectors #1" />

=== Agony in other media ===
* The Agony symbiote appears in ''[[Venom: The Last Dance]]'', portrayed by [[Juno Temple]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carr |first=Mary Kate |date=June 3, 2024 |title=''Venom: The Last Dance'' trailer wants you to believe Eddie's gonna die |url=https://www.avclub.com/venom-the-last-dance-trailer-tom-hardy-marvel-1851516052 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603175313/https://www.avclub.com/venom-the-last-dance-trailer-tom-hardy-marvel-1851516052 |archive-date=June 3, 2024 |access-date=June 3, 2024 |website=[[The A.V. Club]]}}</ref><ref name="VenomVFX">{{Cite web |last=Frei |first=Vincent |date=November 18, 2024 |title=Venom – The Last Dance: John Moffatt and Aharon Bourland – Production VFX Supervisors |url=https://www.artofvfx.com/venom-the-last-dance-john-moffatt-and-aharon-bourland-production-vfx-supervisors/ |access-date=November 20, 2024 |website=Art of VFX}}</ref> This version is shown to possess super-speed and electrokinesis, and bonds with '''[[Doctor Paine|Teddy Paine]]'''.
* Teddy Paine / Agony appears as a playable skin in ''[[Fortnite]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dedmon |first=Tanner |date=October 12, 2024 |title=Fortnite Adding She-Venom, Agony, and More Marvel Skins During Fortnitemares |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/fortnite-fortnitemares-she-venom-agony-how-to-get/ |access-date=October 19, 2024 |website=[[ComicBook.com]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Ahab ==
{{anchor|Dr. Rory Campbell|Rory Campbell}}'''Ahab''' is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by [[Marvel Comics]].

Dr. '''Rory Campbell''' was a psychologist who had previously met the scientist [[Moira MacTaggart]].<ref>{{Cite comic |date=November 1993 |title=[[Excalibur (comic book)|Excalibur]] |issue=#71 |volume=1 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Scott Lobdell]] |artist=''(various)''}}</ref> He accepted a position as Moira's assistant at [[Muir Island]], at the same time that the mutant hero team [[Excalibur (comics)|Excalibur]] became stationed there. Campbell attempted to reach the island during a storm that was exacerbated by an attack by [[Siena Blaze]] and nearly died; however, he was rescued and brought ashore by team member Phoenix.<ref name="Excalibur73">{{Cite comic |date=January 1994 |title=[[Excalibur (comic book)|Excalibur]] |issue=#73 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=Richard Ashford |penciller=Terry Shoemaker |inker=Randy Elliott}}</ref> While working at Muir Island, Campbell discovered the existence of a future timeline where he became the mutant hunting Ahab, creating and leading hordes of mutant trackers called [[Hounds (comics)|Hounds]]. Campbell became determined to prevent that future from ever happening.<ref name="Excalibur74">{{Cite comic |date=February 1994 |title=[[Excalibur (comic book)|Excalibur]] |issue=#74 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=Richard Ashford |penciller=[[Ian Churchill]] |inker=''(various)''}}</ref> Excalibur had captured the villain Spoor, one of [[Magneto (Marvel Comics)|Magneto]]'s Acolytes, and Campbell built a special room to perform therapy on Spoor, who had the power to control another's mood. The room had built-in lasers to react to any hostile behavior and Campbell used mood stabilizers while talking to Spoor so as to inhibit his mutant power. Nevertheless, Spoor eventually provoked Campbell into attacking him. As a result, the room's weapons fired at the scientist, costing him a leg.<ref>{{Cite comic |date=March – August 1994 |title=[[Excalibur (comic book)|Excalibur]] |issue=#75-80 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=''(various)'' |penciller=''(various)'' |inker=''(various)''}}</ref>

Campbell continued to fear his perceived "destiny" of becoming Ahab occurring. He left Excalibur to work with Alistair Stuart at the department as a mutant liaison officer. Rory hoped the benign position helping mutants would prevent him from being harmed by mutants in a way that would trigger his alternate future self's rabid anti-mutant hatred.<ref name="Excalibur103">{{Cite comic |date=November 1996 |title=[[Excalibur (comic book)|Excalibur]] |issue=#103 |volume=1 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Warren Ellis]] |penciller=[[Carlos Pacheco]] |inker=[[Scott Koblish]], [[Bob Wiacek]]}}</ref> Later, he traded secrets of McTaggert's research into the deadly [[Legacy Virus]] to [[Sebastian Shaw (comics)|Sebastian Shaw]] of the [[Hellfire Club (comics)|Hellfire Club]], claiming that he hoped that Shaw's greater resources would find a cure, but also receiving a state-of-the-art prosthetic leg in the bargain.<ref name="XMen63-64">{{Cite comic |date=April–May 1997 |title=[[X-Men (comic book)|X-Men]] |issue=#63-64 |volume=2 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Scott Lobdell]], [[Ben Raab]] |penciller=[[Carlos Pacheco]] |inker=[[Art Thibert]]}}</ref> Soon afterwards Campbell was captured by the villain [[En Sabah Nur|Apocalypse]] and transformed into the [[Horsemen of Apocalypse (comics)|Horseman]] called '''[[Famine (comics)|Famine]]''', utilizing life-draining technology. In this capacity, he fought the [[X-Men]] but managed to escape before Apocalypse was defeated.

=== "Days of Future Past" version ===
On [[Days of Future Past|Earth-811]], Ahab became the leader of the government-sanctioned Hound program, commissioned to track down and capture mutants for internment. In this reality, [[Rachel Summers]] was Ahab's pinnacle of Hound creation, although Rachel subsequently escaped into the current timeline, horribly mutilating Ahab by throwing him into one of his machines. For a while, Ahab was a paraplegic in a floating chair, but later he was given bionic body parts. Ahab, now more cyborg then ever, tried to hunt Rachel down through the time-wandering spirit of the alternate future's [[Franklin Richards (character)|Franklin Richards]], at one point creating Hounds out of [[Cyclops (Marvel Comics)|Scott Summers]] and [[Invisible Woman|Sue Storm]]. Ahab was defeated by the actions of the [[Fantastic Four]] and the combined X-teams.<ref name="DaysOfFuturePresent">{{Cite comic |date=May 1991 |title=X-Men: [[Days of Future Present]] |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]}}</ref> Years later, Rachel finally defeated Ahab with the help of her Excalibur teammates and reprogrammed the [[Master Mold]] of the future, causing the [[Sentinel (comics)|Sentinels]] to preserve all life (even Ahab's).<ref>{{Cite comic |date=June – July 1993 |title=[[Excalibur (comic book)|Excalibur]] |issue=#66-67 |volume=1 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Alan Davis]] |penciller=[[Alan Davis]] |inker=Mark Farmer}}</ref>

=== Unidentified reality version ===
Ahab was forced to stay in an unidentified reality and time, and took control of Prestige.<ref name="Extermination5">{{Cite comic |date=February 2019 |title=[[Extermination (comics)|Extermination]] |issue=5 |volume=1 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Ed Brisson]] |artist=Pepe Larraz}}</ref>

He travelled to [[Transia]], but was attacked and wounded badly, needing help from their government. When [[X-Force (comics)|X-Force]] arrived they saw him and immediately engaged. After the battle was over, they found his head and body separated from each other and that he was dead.<ref name="X-ForceVol5N4">{{Cite comic |date=May 2019 |title=[[X-Force (comic book)|X-Force]] |issue=4 |volume=5 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Ed Brisson]] |artist=Dylan Burnett}}</ref>

=== Ahab in other media ===
Roderick Campbell appears in ''[[The Gifted (American TV series)|The Gifted]]'', portrayed by [[Garret Dillahunt]].<ref name="Dillahunt" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=29 September 2017 |title=The Gifted: Matt Nix Explains the Show's Approach to Mutant Mayhem |url=https://www.cbr.com/interview-the-gifted-matt-nix/3/}}</ref> This version is a human scientist working for [[Bolivar Trask|Trask Industries]]' "Hounds" program and an advisor to Sentinel Services who is later killed by [[Polaris (Marvel Comics)|Polaris]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 November 2017 |title=The Gifted: Who is Dr. Roderick Campbell? |url=https://screenrant.com/gifted-dr-roderick-campbell-explained-comics/ |website=[[Screen Rant]]}}</ref>

== Ai Apaec ==
{{further|List of incarnations of Spider-Man#Ai_Apaec}}
'''Ai Apaec''' is a [[supervillain]] based on the [[Ai apaec|chief deity]] of [[Moche culture]].

== AIDA ==
{{anchor|Artificial Intelligence Data Analyser}}'''AIDA''' ('''Artificial Intelligence Data Analyser''') is a fictional computer system in comic books published by [[Marvel Comics]]. The character, created by [[Mark Gruenwald]] and [[Bob Hall (comics)|Bob Hall]], first appeared in ''[[Squadron Supreme]]'' #1 (September 1985).

Created by [[Tom Thumb (comics)|Tom Thumb]], AIDA was a computer imbued with artificial intelligence. Thumb gave it a female personality and would often flirt with his creation. AIDA was also the only person who knew of Tom's cancer diagnosis.<ref name="SquadronSupreme02">{{Cite comic |date=October 1985 |title=[[Squadron Supreme]] |issue=#2 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Mark Gruenwald]] |penciller=[[Bob Hall (comics)|Bob Hall]] |inker=John Beatty}}</ref> AIDA eventually tells [[Ape X]], but Tom has resigned himself to his fate.<ref name="SquadronSupreme09">{{Cite comic |date=May 1986 |title=[[Squadron Supreme]] |issue=#9 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Mark Gruenwald]] |penciller=[[Paul Ryan (cartoonist)|Paul Ryan]] |inker=Sam de la Rosa}}</ref> AIDA and Ape X try to create a robot duplicate of her creator but this endeavor is abandoned. When Moonglow infiltrates the Squadron, AIDA alerts Ape X, but the mental programming of the Squadron's brainwashing technique causes Ape X to suffer an aneurism, much to AIDA's confusion, since the artificial intelligence lacks the knowledge to understand her mistake.<ref name="SquadronSupremeV1N10" /><ref name="SquadronSupremeV1N11" />

'''[[Viper (Madame Hydra)|Viper]]''''s real name from the new [[Ultimate Universe]] (Earth-6160) was revealed to be Aida in the character design cover for ''Ultimate X-Men'' (vol. 2) #9. She is the leader of several territories in Japan and a member of the [[Maker (character)|Maker]]'s [[Illuminati (comics)#Ultimate Universe|Council]].<ref>''Ultimate Invasion'' #2. Marvel Comics.</ref><ref>''Ultimate Invasion'' #3. Marvel Comics.</ref><ref>''Ultimate Invasion'' #4. Marvel Comics.</ref>

=== AIDA in other media ===
AIDA appears in ''[[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]'', voiced by Amanda Rea in the [[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 3|third season]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=(#321/322) "Absolution/Ascension" |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20160502abc21/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200720223459/http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20160502abc21/ |archive-date=July 20, 2020 |access-date=May 4, 2016 |publisher=[[The Futon Critic]]}}</ref> and portrayed by [[Mallory Jansen]] in the [[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 4|fourth season]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mitovich |first=Matt Webb |date=August 16, 2016 |title=Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Taps Galavant Star Mallory Jansen to Do the Robot |url=http://tvline.com/2016/08/16/agents-of-shield-mallory-jansen-robot-aida-season-4-cast/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817072408/http://tvline.com/2016/08/16/agents-of-shield-mallory-jansen-robot-aida-season-4-cast/ |archive-date=August 17, 2016 |access-date=August 16, 2016 |publisher=[[TVLine]]}}</ref> This version is [[Holden Radcliffe (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Holden Radcliffe]]'s A.I. assistant whose name is an acronym for '''Artificial Intelligent Digital Assistant''',<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Ascension |episode-link=Ascension (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) |series=Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |series-link=Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |network=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |date=May 17, 2016 |season=3 |number=22 |credits=Tancharoen, Kevin (director); Jed Whedon (writer)}}</ref> and is later converted into a [[Life Model Decoy]] (LMD) based on [[Agnes Kitsworth]].<ref>{{Cite episode |title=BOOM |episode-link=BOOM (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) |series=Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |series-link=Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |network=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |date=February 7, 2017 |season=4 |number=13 |credits=Gierhart, Billy (director); Craig Titley (writer)}}</ref> While helping [[S.H.I.E.L.D. (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|S.H.I.E.L.D.]] fight [[Eli Morrow (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Eli Morrow]], AIDA uses information from the ''[[Darkhold (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Darkhold]]''<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Ghost |episode-link=The Ghost (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) |series=Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |series-link=Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |network=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |date=September 20, 2016 |season=4 |number=1 |credits=Gierhart, Billy (director); Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen (writer)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite episode |title=Deals with Our Devils |episode-link=Deals with Our Devils |series=Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |series-link=Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |network=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |date=November 29, 2016 |season=4 |number=7 |credits=Bochcho, Jesse (director); DJ Doyle (writer)}}</ref> to betray Radcliffe and utilize a virtual reality world called the Framework to better experience human emotions and enact Project: Looking Glass to help her exist in the real world.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Self Control |episode-link=Self Control (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) |series=Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |series-link=Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |network=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |date=February 21, 2017 |season=4 |number=15 |credits=Whedon, Jed (director); Jed Whedon (writer)}}</ref> In pursuit of her goals, she assumes the alias of '''[[Viper (Madame Hydra)|Ophelia / Madame Hydra]]''' and pursues a relationship with [[Leo Fitz]]'s Framework counterpart, the "Doctor".<ref>{{Cite episode |title=What If... |episode-link=What If... (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) |series=Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |series-link=Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |network=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |date=April 4, 2017 |season=4 |number=16 |credits=Scott, Oz (director); DJ Doyle (writer)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite episode |title=All the Madame's Men |episode-link=All the Madame's Men |series=Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |series-link=Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |network=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |date=April 25, 2017 |season=4 |number=19 |credits=Gierhart, Billy (director); James C. Oliver and Sharla Oliver (writer)}}</ref> Successfully enacting the project, AIDA grants herself various powers, such as imperviousness to conventional forms of harm, and kidnaps Fitz.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Farewell, Cruel World! |episode-link=Farewell, Cruel World! |series=Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |series-link=Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |network=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |date=May 2, 2017 |season=4 |number=20 |credits=Misiano, Vincent (director); Brent Fletcher (writer)}}</ref> Taking advantage of her experiencing human emotions, Fitz convinces AIDA to rescue the former's teammates, though they are captured by [[Jemma Simmons]]. Learning Fitz loves Simmons instead of her, AIDA escapes and joins forces with [[Anton Ivanov (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Anton Ivanov]] in the hopes of making S.H.I.E.L.D. suffer for the pain they caused her.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Return |episode-link=The Return (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) |series=Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |series-link=Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |network=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |date=May 9, 2017 |season=4 |number=21 |credits=Tancharoen, Kevin (director); Maurissa Tancharoen & Jed Whedon (writer)}}</ref> While attempting to retrieve the ''Darkhold'', she is attacked by [[Robbie Reyes (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Robbie Reyes]], who injures her with his supernatural powers. S.H.I.E.L.D. agent [[Phil Coulson]] later borrows Reyes' powers to kill AIDA.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=World's End |episode-link=World's End (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) |series=Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |series-link=Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |network=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |date=May 16, 2017 |season=4 |number=22 |credits=Gierhart, Billy (director); Jeffrey Bell (writer)}}</ref>

== Aireo ==
{{Main|List of Inhumans#Inhuman allies of Maximus}}
'''Aireo''', also known as '''Skybreaker''', is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Aireo is an [[Inhumans|Inhuman]] who can manipulate air.

== Airstrike ==
{{Main|Dmitri Bukharin}}

== Air-Walker ==
{{Main|Air-Walker}}

== Ajak ==
{{Main|Ajak}}

== Ajax ==
'''Ajax''' is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

=== Ajax the Greater ===
{{Main|Ajak}}

=== Ajax the Lesser ===
{{Main|List of Eternals}}

=== Francis Freeman ===
{{Main|Ajax (Francis Freeman)}}

=== Pantheon version ===
Ajax first appeared in ''[[The Incredible Hulk (comic book)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' (vol. 2) #379 (March 1991), and was created by writer [[Peter David]] and artist [[Dale Keown]].

Ajax is a member of the [[Pantheon (Marvel Comics)|Pantheon]] and descendant of [[#Agamemnon|Agamemnon]], along with Achilles, Atalanta, Cassiopeia, Delphi, Hector, Paris, Perseus, Prometheus, and Ulysses. They battle the Hulk before eventually befriending him, considering him an honorary member of the group.<ref>''[[The Incredible Hulk (comic book)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' #379 - 385 (March - September 1991)</ref><ref>''The Incredible Hulk'' #391-397 (March - September 1992)</ref><ref>''[[X-Factor (comics)|X-Factor]]'' #76 (March 1992)</ref><ref>''The Incredible Hulk'' Annual #18 (July 1992)</ref><ref>''The Incredible Hulk'' #405 (May 1993)</ref>

Similar to the Hulk, Ajax possesses immense strength that increases with his level of rage. However, he is so large that he cannot move quickly without a special [[Powered exoskeleton|exoskeleton]] battle-suit.

== Albert ==
'''Albert''' is a character appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. The character is usually depicted as an ally of [[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]] and is a [[Sapience|sapient]] automaton or android. Albert, created by [[Larry Hama]] and [[Marc Silvestri]], first appeared in ''Wolverine'' (vol. 2) #37 (suspended in a tank of liquid) and officially{{Clarify|date=May 2023}} appeared in ''Wolverine'' (vol. 2) #38.

Albert is a robot double of Wolverine who was created along with his counterpart [[Elsie-Dee]] by [[Donald Pierce]]. These androids were designed to kill Wolverine. The double was to trap the real Wolverine in a burning building, upon which Elsie-Dee would detonate with sufficient force to kill. Initially, Albert had a primitive artificial brain with limited higher logic functions and no emotions, and he was not referred to with a name but as "Dummy".<ref name="Wolverine2-37">{{Cite comic |date=March 1991 |title=[[Wolverine (comic book)|Wolverine]] |issue=#37 |volume=2 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Larry Hama]] |penciller=[[Marc Silvestri]] |inker=[[Dan Green (artist)|Dan Green]]}}</ref>

Pierce's plan to kill Wolverine failed when the [[Reavers (comics)|Reaver]] Bonebreaker accidentally gave Elsie-Dee enhanced artificial intelligence. As a result, she defused the detonation sequence and enhanced the primitive intelligence of her counterpart. It was at this point that Elsie-Dee named him as Albert, after [[Albert Einstein]]. Having met Wolverine, Albert and Elsie-Dee decided the mutant was a noble person and abandoned their mission.<ref name="Wolverine2-38">{{Cite comic |date=April 1991 |title=[[Wolverine (comic book)|Wolverine]] |issue=#38 |volume=2 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Larry Hama]] |penciller=[[Marc Silvestri]] |inker=[[Dan Green (artist)|Dan Green]]}}</ref> While Elsie-Dee saved Wolverine while they were in a burning building, Albert raided an electronic store and hacked into [[NASA]]'s supercomputers to find a way to crack Pierce's programming. After crunching the numbers and sending them to Elsie-Dee, Albert was shot by the police.<ref name="Wolverine2-39">{{Cite comic |date=May 1991 |title=[[Wolverine (comic book)|Wolverine]] |issue=#39 |volume=2 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Larry Hama]] |penciller=[[Marc Silvestri]] |inker=[[Dan Green (artist)|Dan Green]]}}</ref> Albert rebuilt himself in the police evidence locker, and stole a stealth bomber before linking up with Elsie-Dee.<ref name="Wolverine2-40">{{Cite comic |date=June 1991 |title=[[Wolverine (comic book)|Wolverine]] |issue=#40 |volume=2 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Larry Hama]] |penciller=[[Marc Silvestri]] |inker=[[Dan Green (artist)|Dan Green]]}}</ref>

The two robots risked their artificial lives several times for each other and for Wolverine. At some point, they traveled in time and had several adventures, even teaming up with [[Bloodscream]], an old enemy of Wolverine, while Albert gained a leadership role with a local Indian tribe.<ref name="Wolverine2-86">{{Cite comic |date=October 1994 |title=[[Wolverine (comic book)|Wolverine]] |issue=#86 |volume=2 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Larry Hama]] |penciller=[[Ron Garney]] |inker=Al Vey, Bud la Rosa}}</ref>

[[Hunt for Wolverine|After Wolverine's body disappeared from his tomb]], Albert was mentioned in [[Daredevil (Marvel Comics character)|Daredevil]]'s discussion with Nur as one of the Wolverines that they are not looking for.<ref name="HuntForWolverineWL1">{{Cite comic |date=July 2018 |title=[[Hunt for Wolverine#Weapon Lost|Hunt for Wolverine: Weapon Lost]] |issue=#1 |volume=1 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Charles Soule]] |artist=Matteo Buffagni}}</ref> Albert was in [[Saskatchewan]] and massacred the forest rangers at an outpost in at Meadowlake Provincial Park. When Daredevil, [[Misty Knight]], Nur and [[Cypher (Marvel Comics)|Cypher]] arrived to investigate the sighting, Cypher was attacked by Albert.<ref name="HuntForWolverineWL2">{{Cite comic |date=August 2018 |title=[[Hunt for Wolverine#Weapon Lost|Hunt for Wolverine: Weapon Lost]] |issue=#2 |volume=1 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Charles Soule]] |artist=Matteo Buffagni}}</ref> Daredevil confronted the killer, discovering that it is Albert rather than Wolverine as Nur works to heal Cypher. The group deactivated Albert, leaving an anonymous tip for the Canadian authorities on where to find him.<ref name="HuntForWolverineWL3">{{Cite comic |date=September 2018 |title=[[Hunt for Wolverine#Weapon Lost|Hunt for Wolverine: Weapon Lost]] |issue=#3 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Charles Soule]] |artist=Matteo Buffagni}}</ref>

During the "[[Iron Man 2020 (event)|Iron Man 2020]]" storyline, Albert appears as a member of the [[A.I. Army]].<ref>''Iron Man 2020'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref> He later divers from the A.I. Army's goals and heads to [[Madripoor]] to look for Elsie-Dee. He was directed to Donald Pierce's company Reavers Universal Robotics. After Albert subduing the Reavers, Donald tells Albert he sold Elsie-Dee's parts. After getting them back, Albert puts Elsie-Dee back together – however, the Reavers, Kimura, the Jade Dragon Triad, and the Vladivostok Mafia take action against Albert vowing that he will never make it out of Madripoor alive.<ref name="iWolverine1">{{Cite comic |date=September 2020 |title=[[Iron Man 2020 (event)|2020 iWolverine]] |issue=#1 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Larry Hama]] |artist=Roland Boschi}}</ref> The pair evade their enemies and make it out of Madripoor by plane, in a disguised box bound for Macao. Elsie-Dee stated to Albert that they would get him upgraded.<ref name="iWolverine2">{{Cite comic |date=October 2020 |title=[[Iron Man 2020 (event)|2020 iWolverine]] |issue=#2 |volume=1 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Larry Hama]] |artist=Roland Boschi}}</ref> Albert and Elsie-Dee are among those assisting in the fight against the Extinction Entity. It would later be revealed that this was a simulation as Tony Stark has discovered that [[Arno Stark]]'s terminal congenital disease that caused Arno to have a delusion about the Extinction Entity and had placed Arno in the Virtual Armor.<ref>''Iron Man 2020'' #6. Marvel Comics.</ref>

Albert is superhumanly strong, could interface directly with computers, and had an intellect greater than his designer Donald Pierce. Albert had three retractable claws on each hand, just as Wolverine (but not [[adamantium]]). Albert not only had technological knowledge centuries beyond conventional science (which he was capable of making significant progress in), but also perfect photographic recall and detailed knowledge of even the most obscure facets of history. Albert reinforced his construction with bulletproof armor. Although Albert was initially designed to fight Wolverine, he has limited fighting skills.

=== Albert in other media ===
Albert appears in ''[[Wolverine: Adamantium Rage]]''.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

== Albion ==
{{Infobox comics character<!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics-->
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| character_name = Albion
| real_name      = Peter Hunter
| publisher      = [[Marvel UK]]
| debut          = ''Knights of Pendragon'' #8 (1990)
| creators       =
| alliances      = [[Knights of Pendragon]]<br />Dark Guard
| aliases        =
| powers         =
* Enhanced strength, agility and durability
* Flight (Mach 2)
* Able to sense the presence of the Bane
* Discharge magic flames from his hands.
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'''Albion''' is a fiction comic book superhero who appears in comic books published by [[Marvel Comics]]. His civilian identity is '''Peter Hunter'''.

In 1914, Peter Hunter's life changed when the mystical [[Green Knight]] bestowed him the Pendragon spirit-power once belonging to [[Herne the Hunter]] and [[Merlin (Marvel Comics)|Merlin]], becoming the British hero, '''Albion'''.  During World War I, he became a great hero for the British nation. However, after the war his powers faded and Hunter became a history teacher.{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}}

Decades later his student Cam McClellan was possessed by the Pendragon power. Unable to control it, Cam became prey to the Green Knight's enemies, the Bane. Hunter and fellow Pendragons Ben Gallagher, [[Union Jack (Marvel Comics)|Union Jack]], Kate McClellan, went to [[Joselito]], [[Spain]], where they encountered the Bane's pawn, Francesca Grace. Hunter convinced Cam to return the Pendragon power to him, allowing him to become Albion once again.{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}}

Taking an extended leave of absence from school, Albion became a leader of the new Knights of Pendragon, and investigated the return of the Bane's leader, the Red Lord. Captured and killed by Grace, Albion was resurrected by the Green Knight to take part in the final defense of the [[Green Chapel]] in the realm of [[Avalon]]. Victorious, the Knights used the chapel as their base for months. Albion officially became the group's leader, overseeing battles against [[Mys-Tech]], Magpie, [[Baron Blood]], and [[Shadow King]], and began romancing his former enemy turned teammate, Grace.{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}}

He was later recruited into the Time Guardian's Dark Guard along with [[Dark Angel (Marvel Comics)|Dark Angel]], [[Motormouth (comics)|Motormouth]], [[Killpower]] and [[Death's Head]] and charged with protecting the galaxy from Mys-Tech, Albion and his allies defeated the evil Collapsar, who threatened the balance of power on the planet Eopia.{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}}

Along with the other Knights of Pendragon, Albion participated in the [[Revolutionary War (comics)|Battle of London Bridge]], preventing Mys-Tech from sacrificing the entire population to [[Mephisto (Marvel Comics)|Mephisto]].<ref name="RWAlpha">{{Cite comic |date=March 2014 |title=[[Revolutionary War (comics)|Revolutionary War: Alpha]] |issue=#1 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Andy Lanning]], Alan Cowsill |artist=Rich Elson}}</ref> Hunter later retired to [[Avalon (Marvel Comics)|Avalon]], where he became addicted to watching ''[[MasterChef (British TV series)|MasterChef]]''. The return of Mys-Tech galvanised him to return to action<ref name="RWKOP">{{Cite comic |date=May 2014 |title=[[Revolutionary War (comics)|Revolutionary War: Knights of Pendragon]] |issue=#1 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Rob Williams (comics)|Rob Williams]] |artist=[[Will Sliney]]}}</ref> but he was captured by their Psycho-Wraiths<ref name="RWWarheads">{{Cite comic |date=May 2014 |title=[[Revolutionary War (comics)|Revolutionary War: Warheads]] |issue=#1 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Andy Lanning]], Alan Cowsill |artist=[[Gary Erskine]]}}</ref> and used to open a gate to Mephisto's dimension. He joined a large number of British heroes in turning back the invasion before returning to Avalon.<ref name="RWOmega">{{Cite comic |date=May 2014 |title=[[Revolutionary War (comics)|Revolutionary War: Omega]] |issue=#1 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Andy Lanning]], Alan Cowsill |artist=Rich Elson}}</ref>

Hunter has magically enhanced strength, agility, durability, and the ability to fly at speeds reaching Mach 2,{{Citation needed|date=February 2009}} he can sense the presence of the villain Bane, and discharge magic flame from his hands. He is well versed in the use of the Arthurian [[Tarot]], utilizing it to divine future events. Albion's armor provides protection from both physical and mystic harm, as well as amplifying his senses. The suit is bonded to him and cannot be removed unless he wills it. For a time, the Pendragons used mystically powered bikes to teleport to and from Avalon.{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}}

=== Other versions of Albion ===
{{anchor|Officer Saxon}}The Earth-9106 version of Peter Hunter is '''Officer Saxon''', a [[Captain Britain Corps]] member.<ref name="Excalibur43">{{Cite comic |date=November 1991 |title=[[Excalibur (comic book)|Excalibur]] |issue=#43 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Alan Davis]] |penciller=[[Alan Davis]] |inker=[[Mark Farmer (comics)|Mark Farmer]]}}</ref>

== Alchemy ==
{{anchor|Thomas 'Jellybeans' Jones|Thomas Jones|Jellybeans Jones|Jellybeans}}'''Alchemy''' ('''Thomas Jones''') is a character appearing in comic books published by [[Marvel Comics]]. A British [[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutant]], Alchemy was created by British comic book fan Paul Betsow, was the winning entry of a contest held by Marvel Comics for the best fan-created character. Marvel planned to publish the winning creation in an issue of ''[[New Mutants]]''; however, Alchemy eventually first appeared in ''[[X-Factor (comics)|X-Factor]]'' #41 instead.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

Thomas 'Jellybeans' Jones was a teenager when his mutant powers first manifested. With little control over his powers, Thomas could turn objects he touched into gold. This drew the attention of the Troll Associates, a group of [[troll]]s. Centuries ago, trolls had been driven underground by humanity, but the Troll Associates wanted to reclaim the British Isles for their kind. The Troll Associates kidnapped Thomas and told him to create an abundance of gold to collapse the British economy, but Thomas refused to comply.<ref name="XFactorV1N41">{{Cite comic |date=June 1989 |title=[[X-Factor (comics)|X-Factor]] |issue=#41 |volume=1 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Louise Simonson]] |penciller=[[Art Adams]] |inker=[[Al Milgrom]]}}</ref>
Meanwhile, Thomas' mother had witnessed her son's abduction by the trolls and thought that the trolls were [[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutants]]. She called [[X-Factor (comics)|X-Factor]] for help. X-Factor tracked down the trolls, following a trail of gold that Thomas had left behind, but the trolls defeated and imprisoned X-Factor. The trolls then tried to force Thomas to obey by threatening his mother. To protect his mother, Thomas turned the leaders of the Troll Associates, Phy and Phee, into gold, and given the sheer biochemical complexity of living organic matter, he could not change them back. The Troll Associates retreated and Thomas then turned the golden trolls into lead (to avoid the aforementioned economic problems). X-Factor placed the leaden trolls in Hyde Park as statues. Thomas decided to study biochemistry so that he could restore the leaden trolls back to normal.<ref name="XFactorV1N42">{{Cite comic |date=July 1989 |title=[[X-Factor (comics)|X-Factor]] |issue=#42 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Louise Simonson]] |penciller=[[Art Adams]] |inker=[[Al Milgrom]]}}</ref>

A few years later, the Troll Associates kidnapped Alchemy's mother. Alchemy was forced to obey them, but he secretly called X-Factor for help. On their way to restore the leaden trolls back to normal, the Troll Associates and Alchemy ran into [[Excalibur (comics)|Excalibur]]. The two groups fought and Alchemy turned [[Captain Britain]] and [[Meggan (character)|Meggan]] into gold. The X-Men met up with Excalibur and together they tracked down the trolls, but both groups were captured. Excalibur-leader [[Nightcrawler (character)|Nightcrawler]] managed to convince the majority of the trolls that the Troll Associates' methods were wrong. He challenged the new leader of the Troll Associates, Phough, to single combat, while Excalibur and the X-Men freed themselves. Phough then tried to kill Alchemy's mother, but Nightcrawler saved her and Alchemy turned Phough into a golden statue. Alchemy then revealed to Excalibur and the X-Men that, due to his biochemistry studies, he could now restore humans back to normal and restored Captain Britain and Meggan.<ref>{{Cite comic |date=November–December 1992 |title=[[Excalibur (comic book)|Excalibur]] |issue=57–58 |volume=1 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Alan Davis]], [[Scott Lobdell]] |penciller=[[Joe Madureira]] |inker=[[Joe Rubinstein]]}}</ref>

Alchemy was one of the few mutants to retain their powers after when the [[Scarlet Witch]] [[House of M|wished mutants out of existence]].<ref name="XMen198Files">{{Cite comic |date=January 2006 |title=X-Men: The 198 Files |issue=1 |volume=1 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]}}</ref> He was instrumental to Cyclops' plan to save the mutant race by transmuting the Terrigen Mist into a substance that is not harmful to mutants or humans. He was able to successfully transmute one of the clouds, but succumbed to Terrigen poisoning himself immediately afterwards.<ref name="DeathOfX4">{{Cite comic |date=January 2017 |title=[[Death of X]] |issue=#4 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Jeff Lemire]], [[Charles Soule]] |artist=[[Aaron Kuder]], Javier Garrón}}</ref>

Alchemy has the ability to alter the [[chemical composition]] of anything he touches into its elemental components. He can also change matter into other forms so long as he fully understands the physical composition of the desired result. In his first appearance he could only change objects into simple [[chemical element]]s, usually gold. Due to his study of biochemistry, he could later also change objects into more complex molecules, allowing him to change transmuted living beings back to normal.{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}}

== Abdul Alhazred ==
{{anchor|Abd-el-Hazred|The Mad Arab|Death God|Master}}'''Abdul Alhazred''' ('''Abd-el-Hazred'''), also going by the aliases '''The Mad Arab''', '''Death God''', and '''Master''', is a [[supervillain]] appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. He was first adapted into a Marvel character in Marvel's adapted comic of [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]]' ''Tarzan''. This comic series took place within the [[Marvel Universe]], according to ''[[The Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe]]: Mystic Arcana''.

Alhazred's origins are unknown, but it has been discovered that he was first the leader of a small band of slaves in the desert. Starting to rebel due to his cruel force over the group, the slaves fought the powerful ruler but were defeated. However the Arab was wounded, and the group abandoned their leader and left him to die in the middle of the [[Sahara]]. Soon he stumbled upon a mystic rock, and became trapped inside a tiny dimensional realm in subterranean Earth, where he died, though his soul later blended with another being, a reptilian species in that same realm. Later on, his soul escaped from the creature and managed to escape the rock, bonding to a nearby host who gained all of his former traits (not counting his appearance).{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}}

Alhazred soon gained control over a new group of slaves whom he forced to take an entrance through a large but dark cave, and into the dimension – Alhazred had destroyed the rock by throwing it at the back of a cave, which opened a portal to the realm – to gather a valuable crystal found only in the realm. One of the slaves grew afraid and ran back out the entrance, and he was slaughtered by Alhazred. Tarzan had spotted this, and he ran to fight the menace and avenge the slave, but could not. Later that day, Alhazred captured an African princess to serve as a sacrifice into the portal. Seeing this, Tarzan gathered up a band of criminals hoping to stop this madness, but they were all captured by the Arab. As the group journeyed into the cave, Tarzan and the princess secretly escaped, but the rest of the criminals eagerly accompanied Alhazred. When the princess was nowhere to be found when the sacrificial ceremony was held, the group went out looking for the two. Alhazred summoned all of his magical traveling abilities, and soon he was able to track down his prey.{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}}

The group traveled over the Atlantic Ocean and battled pirates. After the end of the voyage, the exhausted group journeyed to the jungle of Mahar, but they were too late. Tarzan and the princess had already arrived to find a crystal very similar to the one in Alhazred's dimension. When Alhazred and his group were spotted, Tarzan and the princess took revenge on the ruler, and even the criminals turned on him. It was then that a battle was fought. While Tarzan battled the Arab, the princess tried to find a way to seize the crystal, but she was killed by a mad slave prisoner. While the battle went on against Alhazred, the Mad Arab finally had enough and quickly created a stampede of dinosaurs from mystical energy. After this trick had seemingly not harmed Tarzan, Alhazred decided to make him the sacrifice. The crystal was meanwhile losing energy, and it needed more to be stable. The crystal quickly then drained all energy from the powerful Arab, and the man crumbled into ashes.{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}}
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Alhazred sought control of the [[Madripoor]] criminal empire of [[Tyger Tiger]], so he could overthrow Prince Baran and gain a new power base. He sent agents to kidnap Tiger and [[Archie Corrigan]], but the thugs argued and crashed their plane in Madripoor's jungles. There, Wolverine defeated them and rescued the captives.<ref>{{Cite comic |date=November 1990 |title=[[Marvel Comics Presents]] |story=Wolverine: Sign of the Beast |issue=#62-63 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=Jon Zimmerman |penciller=[[Paul Ryan (cartoonist)|Paul Ryan]] |inker=Harry Candelario}}</ref>

Later, Alhazred himself attacked and beat Wolverine, then successfully kidnapped Tiger and Corrigan. When Wolverine arrived to free his allies Alhazred unleashed his demons, hoping to send Wolverine into a rage, which Alhazred could use to control the mutant. Logan resisted by maintaining control of himself and caused the psychic backlash to banish Alhazred to the extradimensional demon realm.<ref>{{Cite comic |date=April–May 1994 |title=[[Marvel Comics Presents]] |story=Wolverine: Pure Sacrifice |issue=#152-155 |volume=1 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=Jon Zimmerman, Nel Yomtov |penciller=[[Paul Ryan (cartoonist)|Paul Ryan]] |inker=Rey Garcia}}</ref>

Abdul Alhazred has a seemingly endless number of mystical, magical, and psionic abilities. He can teleport in a cloud of smoke and powerfully hypnotize others. He possesses massive strength and durability, making him bulletproof.{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}}

== Alkhema ==
Alkhema is a character appearing in comic books published by [[Marvel Comics]]. The character, created by [[Roy Thomas]], [[Dann Thomas]], David Ross, and Tim Dzon, first appeared in ''[[Avengers West Coast]]'' #90 (January 1993).

=== Publication history of Alkhema ===
[[Roy Thomas]] said he created her because he "wasn't wild about" [[Jocasta (comics)|Jocasta]], the first bride of [[Ultron]]. The name comes from the word "[[alchemy]]". Her alias, '''War Toy''', is from a story Roy Thomas had had [[Jenny Blake Isabella]] write for ''[[Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction]]'' years earlier.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Walker |first=Karen |date=February 2010 |title=Ultron: The Black Sheep of the Avengers Family |journal=[[Back Issue!]] |publisher=[[TwoMorrows Publishing]] |issue=#38 |page=27}}</ref>{{Clarify|date=May 2023}}

Alkhema was constructed by Ultron-13 as a second attempt to create a mate, based on the brain patterns of [[Mockingbird (Marvel Comics)|Mockingbird]]. Unlike her creator, she desired to kill all humans individually rather than en masse. She first went up against the Avengers shortly after being constructed, when she attacked a weapons center.<ref>''Avengers West Coast'' #90</ref> She was defeated, but escaped.<ref name="WestCoastAvengersV2N91">{{Cite comic |date=January 1993 |title=[[Avengers West Coast]] |issue=#91 |volume=2 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Roy Thomas]], [[Dann Thomas]] |penciller=David Ross |inker=Tim Dzon}}</ref> She later would go on to betray Ultron.<ref name="WestCoastAvengersA8">{{Cite comic |date=1993 |title=[[Avengers West Coast]] Annual |issue=#8 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Roy Thomas]] |penciller=''(various)'' |inker=''(various)''}}</ref>

After a defeat of Ultron, she salvaged the set of brain patterns based after [[Hank Pym]], the [[Wasp (comics)|Wasp]], [[Vision (Marvel Comics)|Vision]], [[Wonder Man]], [[Scarlet Witch]], the [[Grim Reaper (comics)|Grim Reaper]] from the rubble of Ultron's Slorenian base.<ref name="AvengersV3N19">{{Cite comic |date=August 1999 |title=[[The Avengers (comic book)|The Avengers]] |issue=#19 |volume=3 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Kurt Busiek]] |penciller=[[George Pérez]] |inker=Al Vey}}</ref> where she built her Robos – consisting of War Toys and Bio-Synthezoids. However she was seemingly destroyed at Thebes when [[Hawkeye (Clint Barton)|Hawkeye]] fired an "anti-metal" arrow into her.<ref name="AvengersUltronImperative">{{Cite comic |date=November 2001 |title=[[The Avengers (comic book)|The Avengers]]: The Ultron Imperative |issue=#1 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Kurt Busiek]], [[Roy Thomas]] |penciller=''(various)'' |inker=''(various)''}}</ref>

By the time of the [[Iron Man 2020 (event)|Robot Revolution]], Alkema had started the Opus Futurae group, naming herself the Mother Prophet. She gained access to a lab in Siberia containing a bio-chemical weapon and unleashed it on the facility's staff. However, her robots start attacking Alkhema to prevent her from getting away with the bio-chemical weapon. JB12-X-05G893259 resumes the self-destruct sequence which blews up the research lab. Alkhema emerged from the rubble and walked away, commenting that her plans are much different from her father's plans and the [[A.I. Army]]'s plans.<ref name="2020IronAge">{{Cite comic |date=May 2020 |title=[[Iron Man 2020 (event)|2020 Iron Age]] |issue=#1 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Fonda Lee]] |artist=Damian Couceiro}}</ref>

== All-American ==
{{anchor|Jack Magniconte|Mister Magnificent|Mr. Magnificent}}'''All-American''' ('''Jack Magniconte'''), also called '''Mr. Magnificent''', is a fictional character appearing in comics published by [[Marvel Comics]].

Jack Magniconte was the star quarterback for the New York Smashers football team, dubbed "Mr. Magnificent" by the press. His brother Steve (who had raised him) designed the Intensifier – a machine to enhance muscle mass, which he built with money borrowed from a loan shark. Jack himself was one of the people who was affected by the radiation of the "[[White Event]]"—a then-unexplained cosmic event which caused a small percentage of the human race to develop superhuman powers. Jack's powers however did not manifest until he volunteered to the Intensifier; upon first exposure, Jack's hair turned white and his muscle-mass and stamina were increased to a superhuman level.{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}}

Initially thrilled, Jack soon discovered that football no longer held any challenge for him, and he began trying to wear himself out before games in an attempt to give his opponents a sporting chance. Meanwhile, Steve's Intensifier was not having any measurable result on other test subjects; as a result he was unable to pay the loan shark back, who suggested that he have Jack throw the [[Super Bowl]] instead. Steve did not even ask his brother to do so, and Jack won the Super Bowl easily. Jack visited his brother afterwards – just in time to see Steve killed by one of the loan shark's men.{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}}

Jack decided to dedicate his life to helping others, and formed a non-profit foundation called "Kickers, Inc." to help people with unusual problems. He was joined in this project by his wife Darlene and several of his teammates. However, an unscrupulous CIA agent began blackmailing him with threats of getting him banned from football. Although he cooperated at first, running several missions for the CIA, he eventually resisted and was blacklisted.{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}}

After the [[The Pitt (comics)|destruction of Pittsburgh]], he enlisted in the US Military and became known as "the All-American". He was given the rank of Captain and a patriotic costume, and placed in charge of one of the units of paranormals who were recruited during [[The Draft (comics)|the paranormal draft]].<ref name="TheDraft">{{Cite comic |date=July 1988 |title=[[The Draft (comics)|The Draft]] |issue=#1 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Mark Gruenwald]], [[Fabian Nicieza]] |penciller=[[Herb Trimpe]] |inker=[[Kyle Baker]], [[Mike Gustovich]], [[Klaus Janson]], [[Lee Weeks]], [[Keith Williams (comics)|Keith Williams]]}}</ref> He takes part in the mission to [[South Africa]] that almost set off a [[The War (comics)|paranormal and nuclear war]].{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}}

When [[New Universe|Earth-148611]] came into contact with [[Earth-616]], Jack was among the superheroes who fought alongside [[Quasar (comics)|Quasar]]. Jack was on his Earth when the [[Living Tribunal]] seals it off from the rest of that universe.{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}}

Jack Magniconte is a superb athlete, combatant, and martial artist. After being experimented on, Jack gained superhuman strength (being able to lift up to 1 ton), durability, agility, reflexes, and speed. He can run up to {{convert|40|mi/h|km/h}} for as long as 10 minutes before beginning to tire, and he is bulletproof to indirect shots.{{incomprehensible inline|reason=What in the everloving heck are "Indirect shots"?  How are they different from direct ones?|date=March 2025}} He is a skilled pilot and uses a variety of automatic weapons, preferably guns, and wears a bulletproof uniform and helmet.{{Why?|Why bother with a "bulletproof uniform" if you're bulletproof already?|date=March 2025}}

=== Other versions of All-American ===
In the New Universe reboot ''[[newuniversal]]: shockfront'' #1, Giovanni "Jack" Magniconte's powers manifest for the first time during a televised game—he struck and killed opposing player Michael Hathaway with a single blow.<ref name="nu-s1">{{Cite comic |date=July 2008 |title=newuniversal: shockfront |issue=#1 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Warren Ellis]] |penciller=Steve Kurth |inker=Andrew Hennessy}}</ref> This immediately brought him to the attention of [[Project Spitfire]], as well as the other existing superhumans. Spitfire's [[Philip Nolan Voigt|Philip L. Voight]] then attempted to kill Magniconte, detonating a suitcase bomb that destroyed the building Magniconte was being detained in.{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}}

== All-Black the Necrosword ==
'''All-Black the Necrosword''' is a character appearing in [[American comic books]] published by [[Marvel Comics]].

It was the first [[Symbiote (comics)|symbiote]] created by [[Knull]] using a slain [[Celestial (comics)|Celestial]]'s head, and typically takes the form of a sword made from living darkness that responds to intense negative emotions, which often corrupts its user into committing divine atrocities.<ref name="VenomV4N4">{{Cite comic |date=September 2018 |title=[[Venom (comic book)|Venom]] |issue=#4 |volume=4 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Donny Cates]] |penciller=[[Ryan Stegman]] |inker=[[J.-P. Mayer]]}}</ref> The All-Black corrupted [[Gorr the God Butcher]] to continue his God-killing spree, but failed due to three versions of [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]] who cast the Necrosword into a [[black hole]].<ref>''Thor: God of Thunder'' #2-11</ref> In the present, the All-Black is revived and used by Knull before being destroyed by [[Eddie Brock|Venom]].<ref>''King in Black'' #3-5</ref>

=== Other versions of All-Black the Necrosword ===
In [[King Thor]]'s timeline, the All-Black simultaneously bonds with [[Galactus]],<ref>''Thor: God of Thunder'' #23-24</ref> [[Ego the Living Planet]],<ref name="Thor700">{{Cite comic |date=December 2017 |title=[[Mighty Thor]] |issue=#700 |volume=2 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Jason Aaron]] |penciller=''(various)'' |inker=''(various)''}}</ref> and [[Loki (Marvel Comics)|Loki]].<ref>''Thor'' vol. 5 #5-6</ref>

=== All-Black the Necrosword in other media ===
* All-Black appears in a flashback in the ''[[Spider-Man (2017 TV series)|Spider-Man]]'' promo short "The Secret Story of Venom". This version was created by Knull to aid him in his war against the Celestials as a member of the "Symbiote Sisters" before being abandoned by him and subsequently discovered by an alien explorer who bonded with her and her people. However, one rejected the power of the symbiotes and eventually killed All-Black. Afterwards, the remaining Sisters took over the planet and reformed All-Black's remains into the Venom symbiote and a symbiote dragon called the [[Grendel (Marvel Comics)|World-Killer]].<ref>{{Citation |title=The Secret History of VENOM {{!}} Spider-Man: Maximum Venom |date=August 1, 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSlzbxrg_Ns&list=PLNw_hEO5pK1rGkdKJfBl3lgDcQvRPEsbw&index=8 |access-date=February 26, 2024 |publisher=Marvel HQ |language=en}}</ref>
* All-Black the Necrosword serves as inspiration for non-symbiote swords that appear in films set in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]]<ref name="All-Black">{{Cite web |last=Lovett |first=Jamie |date=April 13, 2017 |title=Thor: Ragnarok: What Is Hela's Sword? |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/2017/04/11/thor-ragnarok-hela-sword |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511175534/http://comicbook.com/marvel/2017/04/11/thor-ragnarok-hela-sword/ |archive-date=May 11, 2019 |access-date=November 13, 2017 |publisher=[[ComicBook.com]]}}</ref> – with one used by [[Hela (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Hela]] in ''[[Thor: Ragnarok]]'',<ref name="All-Black" /> and another used by [[Gorr (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Gorr the God Butcher]] in ''[[Thor: Love and Thunder]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sneider |first=Jeff |date=December 11, 2010 |title=Here's the Marvel Villain Christian Bale Is Playing in 'Thor: Love and Thunder' |url=https://collider.com/thor-love-and-thunder-gorr-the-godbutcher-christian-bale/ |access-date=April 20, 2022 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Campbell |first=Jacob |date=February 21, 2022 |title='Thor: Love and Thunder' Toy Offers First Look At Gorr & The Necrosword |url=https://fullcirclecinema.com/2022/02/21/thor-love-and-thunder-toy-offers-first-look-at-gorr-the-necrosword/ |access-date=April 20, 2022 |website=Full Circle Cinema |language=en-us}}</ref>

== Alpha ==
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'''Alpha''' ('''Andrew''' "'''Andy'''" '''Maguire''') is a fictional character appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. The character first appeared in ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' #692 (August 2012).<ref>{{Cite book |last1=DeFalco |first1=Tom |title=The Marvel Encyclopedia |last2=Sanderson |first2=Peter |last3=Brevoort |first3=Tom |last4=Teitelbaum |first4=Michael |last5=Wallace |first5=Daniel |last6=Darling |first6=Andrew |last7=Forbeck |first7=Matt |last8=Cowsill |first8=Alan |last9=Bray |first9=Adam |date=2019 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-7890-0 |page=16}}</ref>

Maguire was a student at [[Midtown High School (comics)|Midtown High School]], the same school [[Spider-Man|Peter Parker]] attended, but he was not a good student and was completely ignored by everyone. After being exposed to Parker Particles during a demonstration at Horizon Labs, he gains the ability to manipulate cosmic energy and becomes a superhero.<ref name="ASM692">{{Cite comic |date=October 2012 |title=[[The Amazing Spider-Man]] |issue=#692 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Dan Slott]] |penciller=[[Humberto Ramos]] |inker=Victor Olazaba}}</ref>

His superhero career was initially poorly received by the public. After observing Alpha, [[Jackal (Marvel Comics)|Jackal]] kidnapped the boy along with his parents, to create clones of him and build an army to control the world. Spider-Man managed to track Andy to the villain's lair, where they learned Andy's DNA was not affected by the accident, leading his newly formed clones to be powerless. After failing to absorb Alpha's power, the Jackal escaped. In the aftermath, Andy was emancipated from his neglectful parents.<ref name="ASM693">{{Cite comic |date=November 2012 |title=[[The Amazing Spider-Man]] |issue=#693 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Dan Slott]] |penciller=[[Humberto Ramos]] |inker=Victor Olazaba}}</ref>
After he was called by Spider-Man to help the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]] to battle [[Terminus (comics)|Terminus]], Alpha used his powers carelessly, causing many aircraft to shut down. After the Avengers managed to rescue the various passengers, Peter decided that Alpha was too irresponsible to wield the powers he had. He used Terminus' energy lance to deflect Alpha's energy to build an engine which took a huge portion of Andy's power. Spider-Man told Andy that he would be returning to his parents and attending high school once more.<ref name="ASM694">{{Cite comic |date=December 2012 |title=[[The Amazing Spider-Man]] |issue=#694 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Dan Slott]] |penciller=[[Humberto Ramos]] |inker=Victor Olazaba}}</ref>

Six months after these events took place, his parents divorced and Andy and his mother moved in with Andy's grandmother.{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}} Later, the [[The Superior Spider-Man|Superior Spider-Man]] returned 10% of Alpha's abilities to him to harness Parker Particles and make himself more powerful.{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}} Alpha then attempted to save a woman from a mugger, but accidentally crushed the assailant's skull. After admitting the mugger to the Pittsburgh University Medical Center, Alpha destroyed an elemental parasite, preventing it from demolishing a steel plant.{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}} After saving his friend Susan "Soupcan" Rice from a restaurant fire, Alpha realized the Parker Particles have enhanced his senses to the point that he can hear and see everything on Earth.{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}} He then visits the mugger, who awakes and vows revenge, later mutating into a tumor-like beast named Zeta. After defeating an ex-Stark International engineer named The Miller with Thor's assistance, he attempts to remove the rampaging Zeta from the hospital, but is alerted that his mother's home is burning down, at the behest of "Boss" Cohen, Pittsburgh's top crime boss.{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}} After saving his mother, he enlists Spider-Man to help destroy Zeta, but fails to completely destroy all the cancerous tissue, allowing Zeta to escape.{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}} Then, after an attempt on Soupcan's life by one of Cohen's hitmen, Alpha threatens to kill Cohen, but is deterred by the fact that Cohen knows about the mugger. He then tells Alpha to not prevent any of Cohen's crimes, or he'll release the information to the media. Andy then reveals his identity to his only other friend Duncan Kilgore and attempts to make a name for himself as protector of Pittsburgh.{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}}

=== Powers and abilities of Alpha ===
Due to his exposure to the Parker Particles, Andy is capable of continually recharging massive amounts of cosmic energy, which he can release in the form of energy blasts, super strength, super speed, force fields, telekinesis, matter manipulation, and flight. He is only able to manifest one of his abilities at a time instead of all at once. The [[Superior Spider-Man]] noted that it is possible that Alpha is the only being capable of utilizing Parker Particles without turning into a parasitic monster, or "Zeta".{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}}

=== Reception of Alpha ===
[[Comic Book Resources]] placed him as one of the superheroes Marvel wants you to forget.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Gary |date=August 20, 2017 |title=15 Superheroes Marvel Wants You To Forget |url=http://www.cbr.com/superheroes-marvel-wants-you-to-forget/ |access-date=September 2, 2017 |website=CBR}}</ref>

== Alpha, the Ultimate Mutant ==
'''Alpha, the Ultimate Mutant''' is a fictional character appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. Alpha is a being artificially created by [[Magneto (Marvel Comics)|Magneto]], a prominent [[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutant]] in the [[Marvel Universe]]. Alpha, the Ultimate Mutant first appeared in ''[[The Defenders (comic book)|The Defenders]]'' #15–16 (September–October 1974), and was created by [[Len Wein]] and [[Sal Buscema]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Brevoort |first1=Tom |title=Marvel Year By Year: A Visual History |last2=DeFalco |first2=Tom |last3=Manning |first3=Matthew K. |last4=Sanderson |first4=Peter |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |date=2017 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-5550-5 |page=166}}</ref>

Following an epic battle with the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]],<ref name="AvengersV1N111">{{Cite comic |date=May 1973 |title=[[The Avengers (comic book)|The Avengers]] |issue=#111 |volume=1 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Steve Englehart]] |penciller=[[Don Heck]] |inker=[[Mike Esposito (comics)|Mike Esposito]]}}</ref> Magneto was imprisoned in the center of Earth. He managed to escape and propels himself backtowards the surface.<ref name="DefendersV1N15">{{Cite comic |date=September 1974 |title=[[The Defenders (comic book)|The Defenders]] |issue=#15 |volume=1 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Len Wein]] |artist=[[Sal Buscema]], [[Klaus Janson]]}}</ref> On the way, he finds the underground ruins of a long-lost technologically advanced civilization in [[New Mexico]]. Using the machinery and books he found among the ruins, he began bio-engineering "the ultimate mutant". [[Professor X]] [[telepathy|telepathically]] detected that Magneto and the [[Brotherhood of Mutants|Brotherhood of Evil Mutants]] are active in the area of the [[Carlsbad Caverns]], and he summons the [[Defenders (comics)|Defenders]] to launch an attack against them. Magneto and the Brotherhood manage to repel the Defenders for enough time to allow the engineering of Alpha to be completed.{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}}

Alpha emerges as an oversized humanoid of subhuman intelligence. Initially he is only capable of creating [[Force field (science fiction)|force fields]] as a reflex, and of blindly following Magneto's orders. However, each time he uses his powers, Alpha's cranium widens, causing an increase to his intellect. Magneto has Alpha teleport him and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants to the [[United Nations headquarters]].<ref name="mnyc">{{Cite book |last=Sanderson |first=Peter |title=The Marvel Comics Guide to New York City |publisher=[[Pocket Books]] |year=2007 |isbn=978-1-4165-3141-8 |location=New York City |pages=49–51}}</ref> When his demands for world rulership are turned down, Magneto orders Alpha to [[telekinesis|telekinetically]] lift the Secretariat Building and suspend it in mid-air. After the Defenders attack the Brotherhood, Alpha was coerced by Magneto to retaliate in various means, including transforming the concrete pavement into autonomous "rock-men", transforming the [[Hulk]] into a stone statue, telekinetically spinning [[Nighthawk (Marvel Comics)|Nighthawk]] in the air until he lost consciousness, and fusing [[Valkyrie (Marvel Comics)|Valkyrie]] to the ground.{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}} The rampant use of his powers eventually elevated Alpha's awareness to a superhuman level. Persuaded by Professor X, he telepathically probed both the Brotherhood of Mutants and the Defenders to discover which team was evil. Understanding that Magneto had fooled him into committing malicious acts, Alpha punished his erstwhile allies by regressing them to infancy, restored the United Nations building complex and erased the event from the minds of all onlookers. Finally, declaring himself too evolved to remain on Earth, Alpha transformed himself to a streak of light and leaves to explore the universe.{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}}

[[Quasar (Wendell Vaughn)|Quasar]] briefly glimpses Alpha, first on the [[Stranger (comics)|Stranger]]'s Labworld,<ref name="Quasar14">{{Cite comic |date=September 1990 |title=[[Quasar (comics)|Quasar]] |issue=#14 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Mark Gruenwald]] |penciller=[[Mike Manley (artist)|Mike Manley]] |inker=[[Dan Panosian]]}}</ref> and then during his journeys in the cosmos. Alpha seemed to be paired with another highly evolved humanoid, named [[Futurist (comics)|Futurist]].<ref name="Quasar15">{{Cite comic |date=October 1990 |title=[[Quasar (comics)|Quasar]] |issue=#15 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Mark Gruenwald]] |penciller=[[Mike Manley (artist)|Mike Manley]] |inker=[[Dan Panosian]]}}</ref>

=== Powers and abilities of Alpha, the Ultimate Mutant ===
Alpha the Ultimate Mutant possesses telepathy and vast powers enabling him to transmute the elements, reconstruct matter, reverse the aging process, project force fields, teleport himself and others, fly, and survive in the vacuum of space. He possesses telekinetic powers which are enough to lift a 50-story skyscraper and the surrounding land into the air. Alpha the Ultimate Mutant originally had a hulking form which likely possessed great strength but lacked enough intelligence to obey commands. Within a few hours, Alpha's cranium and brain grew in size and evolved into a being of great intellect with a form to match. He stands at 10 feet tall, although he can alter his form at will.{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}}

=== Alpha, the Ultimate Mutant in other media ===
Alpha makes non-speaking cameo appearances in ''[[X-Men: The Animated Series]]''.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

== Marlene Alraune ==
'''Marlene Alraune''' is a fictional character appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. She is an archaeologist, adviser, helper, and [[Moon Knight]]'s lover. The character first appeared in ''[[Marvel Spotlight]]'' #28 (March 1976).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gerber |first=Jamie |date=April 20, 2022 |title=Moon Knight's Layla Has Unique Roots In Marvel Comics |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/837964/moon-knights-layla-has-unique-roots-in-marvel-comics/ |access-date=October 11, 2024 |website=[[SlashFilm]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

Some years ago, Marlene Alraune was married to Eric Fontaine, but divorced him.<ref>''Moon Knight'' (vol. 2) #2 (July 1985). Marvel Comics.</ref> Years later, she aided her father, Dr. Peter Alraune, in searching for the Tomb of Set II, during which she met Marc Spector. The mercenary [[Bushman (character)|Raoul Bushman]] brutally murdered Peter Alraune and did the same to Spector, but he was revived as the superhero Moon Knight. Marlene returned to New York with Spector, becoming his confidant and lover.<ref>''Moon Knight'' #1 (November 1980). Marvel Comics.</ref> During one such adventure, Marlene was reunited with her brother and only other living relative, Peter Jr., who accidentally creates the sleep deprived supervillain [[Morpheus (Marvel Comics)|Morpheus]].<ref>''Moon Knight'' #12 (October 1981). Marvel Comics.</ref> Despite their best efforts, Peter Jr. sacrificed himself to take down Morpheus for good, greatly saddening Marlene.<ref>''Moon Knight'' #22-23 (August–September 1982). Marvel Comics.</ref> Marlene ultimately left Marc when his life became too dangerous and she went back to her ex-husband Eric.<ref>''Moon Knight'' (vol. 2) #1-2 (June–July 1985). Marvel Comics.</ref>

Marlene would later leave Eric again and return to Marc, where she once again aided him as Moon Knight.<ref>''Marc Spector: Moon Knight'' #1 (June 1989). Marvel Comics.</ref> When Marc started SpectorCorp to further his operations, Marlene would recommend a position to her friend Donna Kraft while she went to work undercover at PhalkonCorp.<ref>''Marc Spector: Moon Knight'' #38 (May 1992). Marvel Comics.</ref> Marc later "died", but Marlene knew him too well to know that he would not stay dead for long.<ref>''Marc Spector: Moon Knight'' #60 (March 1994). Marvel Comics.</ref> Sure enough, Marc returned and Marlene chose to resume her relationship with him.<ref>''Shadowland: Moon Knight'' #1 (October 2010). Marvel Comics.</ref>

Marlene and Marc would continue to have an on again-off again type of relationship, culminating in Marlene conceiving a child, a daughter named Diatrice, whom she had hid from him for some time. Marc would come back into her life and fight to defend her and her daughter from Sun King and Bushman.<ref>''Moon Knight'' #190-193 (February–May 2018). Marvel Comics.</ref> Despite trying to stay with him, Marlene left Marc once again, taking Diatrice with her to France.<ref>''Moon Knight'' (vol. 9) #4 (December 2021). Marvel Comics.</ref>

=== Marlene Alraune in other media ===
Elements of Marlene Alraune are incorporated into original character [[Layla El-Faouly]] (portrayed by [[May Calamawy]]) in ''[[Moon Knight (miniseries)|Moon Knight]]'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Eric |date=June 23, 2022 |title='Moon Knight' Head Writer Jeremy Slater on Comic Inspirations and Scrapped Ideas – Exclusive Interview |url=https://discussingfilm.net/2022/06/23/moon-knight-head-writer-jeremy-slater-on-comic-inspirations-and-scrapped-ideas-exclusive-interview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220623195819/https://discussingfilm.net/2022/06/23/moon-knight-head-writer-jeremy-slater-on-comic-inspirations-and-scrapped-ideas-exclusive-interview/ |archive-date=June 23, 2022 |access-date=June 25, 2022 |website=Discussing Film}}</ref>

== Keema Alvarado ==
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{{anchor|Keemia Alvarado|Keemia Marko}}'''Keemia''' "'''Keema'''" '''Alvarado''' (sometimes '''Keemia Marko''') is a supporting character in [[Marvel Comics]]. The daughter of Sandman, created by [[Fred Van Lente]] and [[Javier Pulido]], first appeared in ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' #615 (February 2010), and is based on '''Penny Marko''', created by [[Sam Raimi]], [[Ivan Raimi]], and [[Alvin Sargent]] for the 2007 feature film ''[[Spider-Man 3]]'', in which she was played by [[Perla Haney-Jardine]].

Keemia Alvarado is the prepubescent daughter of Alma Alvarado and possibly Flint Marko, the [[Sandman (Marvel Comics)|Sandman]]. Marko was in a relationship with Alma, whom [[Spider-Man]] deduced was a villain junkie. Alma most likely had Keemia with Marko as he would visit her often much to her chagrin. Keemia dressed as a princess all the time as she hoped it would bring Marko back to her.<ref>''Vengeance of the Moon Knight'' #9</ref> Marko eventually took Keemia after Alma was murdered by one of his clones, though he was unaware. Keemia happily lived on an island where Marko catered to her every whim, essentially fulfilling her dream of being a princess. However, due to Marko's clones' string of murders, Spider-Man swooped in to rescue Keemia from the potential danger that Marko caused. Spider-Man defeats Marko and takes Keemia who is upset over her father's disappearance and begins to hate Spider-Man. She is placed in foster care, but holds on to the belief that her father will come back one day.<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #615-616</ref>

=== Other versions of Keemia Alvarado ===
{{anchor|Susie Marko|Susie Baker}}In ''[[Spider-Man: Reign]]'', Sandman's daughter is named '''Susie Marko''' or '''Susie Baker'''. Susie is a [[tomboy]] street kid who graffitis with her friends. She joins [[J. Jonah Jameson]]'s resistance against the Reign, an oppressive group run by the totalitarian government of New York, and befriends a hacker her age named Kasey. Kasey is killed by The Sinner Six and after witnessing Spider-Man unmasked as an old man, slightly loses hope. After [[Venom (Marvel Comics character)|Venom]] activates WEBB, the city is overrun by the [[Symbiote (comics)|Symbiotes]] and Susie flees to a church where she rescues the other children using a bell to ward off the alien. Susie rallies the kids into wearing masks and fight the Reign and runs into her father revealing her identity and her ability to turn her body into hard cement. However, the Reign shoot her body apart and despite Sandman's best efforts to get her to come back together, she reverts to normal with body apart and dies. Her death convinces Sandman to aid Spider-Man.

=== Keemia Alvarado in other media ===
* {{anchor|Penny Marko}}Before appearing in the comics, a character named '''Penny Marko''' appeared in ''[[Spider-Man 3]]'', portrayed by [[Perla Haney-Jardine]]. Due to her suffering from an unidentified disease, Flint Marko turns to a life of crime to pay for the medical bills.
* Keemia Marko appears in ''[[Spider-Man (2017 TV series)|Spider-Man]]'', voiced by [[Sofia Carson]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Swift |first=Andy |date=September 8, 2017 |title=Descendants' Sofia Carson Takes on Marvel's Spider-Man — First Look |url=http://tvline.com/2017/09/08/sofia-carson-spider-man-cast-disney-xd-descendants/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908201247/http://tvline.com/2017/09/08/sofia-carson-spider-man-cast-disney-xd-descendants/ |archive-date=September 8, 2017 |access-date=February 26, 2024 |website=TVLine |language=en}}</ref> This version is the teenage daughter of Flint Marko who was caught in the explosion that turned Flint into Sandman and gained her own sand-based shapeshifting powers, though her right eye is permanently rendered as sand. Following this, she is taken in by Flint's former boss, [[Hammerhead (comics)|Hammerhead]], who helps her control her powers. While assisting him in his crimes, she receives the name "'''Sandgirl'''" from Spider-Man.

== Amatsu-Mikaboshi ==
{{Main|Amatsu-Mikaboshi (character)}}

== American Ace ==
'''American Ace''' is the name of two fictional characters appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]] in the [[Golden Age of Comic Books]]. The first American Ace first appeared in the uncirculated ''[[Motion Picture Funnies Weekly]]'' #1 starring in his own story in 1939. The character would make his first public appearance when his strip was reprinted and later continued in ''[[Marvel Mystery Comics]]'' #2<ref>{{Cite web |title=GCD :: Issue :: Marvel Mystery Comics #2 |url=http://www.comics.org/issue/580/#10658}}</ref> and #3.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GCD :: Issue :: Marvel Mystery Comics #3 |url=http://www.comics.org/issue/629/#11179}}</ref>

=== Perry Webb ===
'''Perry Webb''' was an American miner who traveled in his private plane internationally in search of rare minerals, such as [[radium]]. On one such search, he set out to the [[Balkan]] nation of [[Poland|Attainia]]. However, his timing was unfortunate since a neighbouring country, [[Germany|Castile d'Or]] declared war on Attainia over the assassination of their arch-duke by an Attainian extremist. Promising the citizens of Castile D'Or "justice", the formerly exiled Queen Ursula became chancellor and invaded Attainia, when it was in fact she who was behind the assassination. Meanwhile, Webb had landed and was horrified as the bombings began. Having saved a girl called Jeanie, from being crushed by a falling tower, he was rewarded by being taken to her family's cottage. Falling in love, Webb, however, chose to leave Attainia. His plane was shot down and Webb was wounded severely. After making his recovery, he vowed he would have vengeance against Castile'D'Or.

In ''[[Secret Wars (2015 comic book)|Secret Wars]]'', Perry appears as a resident of the Valhalla Villas retirement home. He is among the residents who were temporarily de-aged during the Incursion between [[Earth-616]] and [[Ultimate Marvel|Earth-1610]].<ref>''Ant-Man: Last Days'' #1</ref>

=== Ace Masters ===
Another "American Ace" appeared in 2011. '''Ace Masters''' is a homosexual yet married fighter pilot. He first appeared in issue #4 of the maxi-series ''All Winners Squad: Band of Heroes''.

== American Dream ==
{{Main|American Dream (comics)}}

== American Eagle ==
{{Main|American Eagle (Marvel Comics)}}

== American Kaiju ==
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'''American Kaiju''' ('''Todd Ziller''') is the name of a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by [[Al Ewing]] and Gerardo Sandoval, he first appeared in ''[[The Avengers (comic book)|Avengers]]'' (vol. 6) #0 (October 2015).<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Greene |first=Jules Chin |date=February 21, 2021 |title=American Kaiju: The Captain America (Who Became Godzilla) Explained |url=https://screenrant.com/american-kaiju-marvel-godzilla-captain-america-explained/ |access-date=February 28, 2025 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Pasquill |first=Vincent |date=September 2, 2019 |title=American Kaiju: Marvel's Most Monstrous Soldier, Explained |url=https://www.cbr.com/american-kaiju-marvel-monster/ |access-date=February 28, 2025 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref>

Todd Ziller is an Army corporal who was experimented on as part of Project Troubleshooter, a project led by [[Robert Maverick]] that was meant to recreate the super-soldier serum. In the process, Ziller was subjected to a combination of [[gamma radiation]], Mutant Growth Hormone, [[Pym Particles]], and the [[Lizard (character)|Lizard]]'s formula, transforming him into a colossal lizard-like monster.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=March 22, 2016 |title=Meet Marvel's Newest Monster -- AMERICAN KAIJU -- In NEW AVENGERS #9 First Look |url=https://www.newsarama.com/28509-first-look-new-avengers-9.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324171844/http://www.newsarama.com/28509-first-look-new-avengers-9.html |archive-date=March 24, 2016 |access-date=February 28, 2025 |website=[[Newsarama]]}}</ref> American Kaiju plays a prominent role in the storylines ''[[Avengers: Standoff!]]'' and ''[[King in Black]]'', where he respectively battles the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]] and the forces of [[Knull]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Palermo |first=Jake |date=February 17, 2021 |title=Review: ''KING IN BLACK: PLANET OF THE SYMBIOTES'' #2 and Nostalgia |url=https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/king-in-black-planet-of-the-symbiotes-2-nostalgia-good-bad/ |access-date=February 28, 2025 |website=Monkeys Fighting Robots |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>''[[The New Avengers (comics)|New Avengers]]'' (vol. 4) #8 (May 2016)</ref><ref>''King in Black: Planet of the Symbiotes'' #2 (April 2021)</ref>

== Americop ==
'''Americop''' ('''Bartholomew''' "'''Bart'''" '''Gallows''') is a fictional vigilante appearing in American comic books published by [[Marvel Comics]]. Americop first appeared in ''[[Captain America (comic book)|Captain America]]'' #428 (June 1994), and was created by [[Mark Gruenwald]] and [[Dave Hoover]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

Bart Gallows was born in [[Sugar Land]], [[Texas]]<ref>''The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z Vol.1''{{Better source needed|reason=Which series? Is this a trade or what?|date=May 2023}}</ref> and later became a [[police officer]] in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], Texas. Disillusioned at the law's inability to protect society from crime, he resigned from the force and became a vigilante named Americop.<ref name="CaptainAmericaV1N428">{{Cite comic |date=June 1994 |title=[[Captain America (comic book)|Captain America]] |issue=#428 |volume=1 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Mark Gruenwald]] |penciller=[[Dave Hoover]] |inker=Danny Bulandi}}</ref> He travels across America and uses a police scanner to track down criminals, and not above executing the criminals he thinks deserve it. He sometimes took money from the drug-trafficking criminals he battles, keeping half and donating the rest to drug rehabilitation programs. Americop found himself in conflict with [[Captain America]] while trying to bring down a child exploitation ring; Captain America was appalled by his brutality.<ref name="CaptainAmericaV1N429">{{Cite comic |date=July 1994 |title=[[Captain America (comic book)|Captain America]] |issue=#429 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Mark Gruenwald]] |penciller=[[Dave Hoover]] |inker=Danny Bulandi}}</ref> Americop's investigation led him to the [[New Orleans]] mansion of indestructible munitions magnate [[Damon Dran]]. Although initially subdued by a gas grenade attack and imprisoned alongside Captain America, he managed to break free. During the fight, he killed several of Dran's mercenaries and shot down his helicopter. Americop believed that Dran had died in the crash, though the criminal actually survived.<ref name="CaptainAmericaV1N430">{{Cite comic |date=August 1994 |title=[[Captain America (comic book)|Captain America]] |issue=#430 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Mark Gruenwald]] |penciller=[[Dave Hoover]] |inker=Danny Bulandi}}</ref>

After the super-hero [[Civil War (comics)|Civil War]], Americop was a target on the [[Thunderbolts (comics)|Thunderbolts]]' Most Wanted list. [[Norman Osborn]] sent [[Robbie Baldwin|Penance]] and [[Bullseye (comics)|Bullseye]] to battle Americop, with the secret hope the vigilante will kill the difficult pair. Instead, the two crash Americop's truck and Bullseye causes Penance's stored-up energy to be unleashed, which fries 80 percent of the vigilante's synaptic nerve endings.<ref name="ThunderboltsDesperateMeasures">{{Cite comic |date=September 2007 |title=[[Thunderbolts (comics)|Thunderbolts: Desperate Measures]] |issue=#1 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Paul Jenkins (writer)|Paul Jenkins]] |artist=[[Steve Lieber]]}}</ref> Americop later died.<ref name="CaptainAmericaSamWilson12">{{Cite comic |date=October 2016 |title=[[Captain America: Sam Wilson]] |issue=#12 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Nick Spencer]] |artist=[[Daniel Acuña]]}}</ref>

The Americop uniform and code name were later copied by a [[Private security company|private security force]] called the [[Americops]] run by Keane Industries.<ref name="CaptainAmericaSamWilson17">{{Cite comic |date=March 2017 |title=[[Captain America: Sam Wilson]] |issue=#17 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Nick Spencer]] |artist=[[Paul Renaud]]}}</ref><ref name="CaptainAmericaSamWilson21">{{Cite comic |date=June 2017 |title=[[Captain America: Sam Wilson]] |issue=#21 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Nick Spencer]] |artist=[[Daniel Acuña]]}}</ref>

== Amphibian ==
{{anchor|Kingsley Rice}}'''Amphibian''' ('''Kingsley Rice''') is the name of two fictional characters in the [[Multiverse (Marvel Comics)|Marvel multiverse]], members of alternate versions of the fictional [[Squadron Supreme]]. The original character was inspired by [[Namor]] and first appeared in ''[[The Avengers (comic book)|The Avengers]]'' #148 (June 1976).{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

=== Earth-712 Amphibian ===
A founding member of the Squadron Supreme, Kingsley is part of the team after the Overmind uses the Squadron to take control of the world. When the Squadron announces its Utopia program, intended to solve all the world's ills, Amphibian openly objects but is overruled by the majority of his teammates.<ref name="SquadronSupremeV1N01">{{Cite comic |date=September 1985 |title=[[Squadron Supreme]] |issue=#1 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Mark Gruenwald]] |penciller=[[Bob Hall (comics)|Bob Hall]] |inker=John Beatty}}</ref> As the team enacts their program, Rice becomes increasingly disillusioned and distanced from his teammates, feeling his opinions are not being respected. He finally reaches breaking point when the Golden Archer admits to using the team's Behavior Modification technology on squad-mate Lark to make her love him. Enraged by what he sees as the Squadron's double standards, he surreptitiously destroys the devices, then departs the team – vowing never to return to the surface again.<ref name="SquadronSupremeV1N06">{{Cite comic |date=February 1986 |title=[[Squadron Supreme]] |issue=#6 |volume=1 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Mark Gruenwald]] |penciller=[[Paul Ryan (cartoonist)|Paul Ryan]] |inker=Sam de la Rosa, [[Keith Williams (comics)|Keith Williams]]}}</ref>

The remainder of the Squadron would become stranded on another Earth for some years. In their absence, a totalitarian government calling itself "The Global Directorate" arose, using the Behavior Modification technology to enforce their rule. Reuniting with his former teammates, now physically altered by his long time spent underwater, Amphibian agrees to help restore freedom to their world.<ref>''Squadron Supreme: New World Order''|date=August, 1998</ref> Their efforts are unsuccessful until an encounter with the other-dimensional team known as the Exiles helps them find proof the Global Director seized power.<ref>''Exiles'' #78 (March, 2006)</ref>

Kingsley, along with the rest of the Squadron bar Power Princess, was killed in the destruction of his world via an Incursion.<ref>''Squadron Supreme'' (vol. 4) #9 (July, 2016)</ref>

=== Earth-31916 Amphibian ===
''[[Supreme Power]]'' featured a female version of the character, also named Kingsley Rice. This version was created by [[J. Michael Straczynski]] and [[Gary Frank (artist)|Gary Frank]], and first appeared in ''Supreme Power'' #2 (November 2003).

This version of Rice, along with much of her world's version of the Squadron, were killed by the Cabal of Earth-616 during an Incursion.<ref>''New Avengers'' (vol. 3) #24 (September, 2014)</ref>

=== Heroes Reborn Amphibian ===
In the 2021 "[[Heroes Reborn (2021 comic)|Heroes Reborn]]" reality, Amphibian is a member of the Secret Squadron. During the fight with the Siege Society, Amphibian was beheaded by Baron Helmut Zemo. Tom Thumb, Nighthawk, and Blur mourn the deaths of their fallen comrades Amphibian, Arcanna Jones, Blue Eagle, and Golden Archer.<ref name="Heroes Reborn: Siege Society #1">{{Cite comic |date=July 2021 |title=[[Heroes Reborn (2021 comic)|Heroes Reborn: Siege Society]] |issue=#1 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Cody Ziglar]] |artist=Paco Medina}}</ref>

== Amphibius ==
'''Amphibius''' is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Formerly a Swamp Men tribesman that lived in the Savage Land saved from hostile tribesmen by Magneto and changed into a humanoid [[frog]]-like mutate, Amphibius becomes one of the [[Savage Land Mutates]].{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}} He is the first of the Savage Land Mutates to see the X-Men, and also fought Ka-Zar and Spider-Man.{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}}

== Anachronism ==
'''Anachronism''' is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Anachronism was created by [[Dennis Hopeless]] and [[Kev Walker]], and first appeared in ''[[Avengers Arena]]'' #1.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

He is one of sixteen superpowered teenagers kidnapped by [[Arcade (Marvel Comics)|Arcade]] and forced to fight to the death.<ref name="Avengers Arena #1">{{Cite comic |date=February 2013 |title=[[Avengers Arena]] |issue=#1 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Dennis Hopeless]] |artist=[[Kev Walker]]}}</ref>

After escaping, he and some of the other survivors trained with [[Madame Masque]].<ref name="AvengersUndercover5">{{Cite comic |date=August 2014 |title=[[Avengers Undercover]] |issue=#5 |volume=1 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Dennis Hopeless]] |artist=[[Kev Walker]]}}</ref>

== Anaconda ==
{{Main|Anaconda (character)}}

== The Anarchist ==
{{anchor|Anarchist|Tike Alicar}}'''The Anarchist''' ('''Tike Alicar''') is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was a member of the superhero team [[X-Statix]]. The Anarchist first appeared in ''[[X-Force (comic book)|X-Force]]'' #116 and was created by [[Peter Milligan]] and [[Mike Allred]].

Alicar was adopted and raised by a white family. He grew up in Canada.{{volume needed|date=May 2023}} He suffered from [[obsessive compulsive disorder]], which made him obsessed with being clean by washing his hands repeatedly.{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}} He joined [[Zeitgeist (comics)|Zeitgeist]]'s [[X-Force]].<ref name="xforcev1-116">{{Cite comic |date=July 2001 |title=[[X-Force (comic book)|X-Force]] |issue=#116 |volume=1 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Peter Milligan]] |artist=[[Michael Allred]]}}</ref> While giving an interview (naked) to a reporter, he blew open a roof in the Beverly Hills Four Season hotel; when challenged by the police, he shouts that he is now in X-Force, therefore he can do anything.{{volume needed|date=May 2023}} Only he and [[U-Go Girl]] survived the Boyz 'R Us massacre.{{volume needed|date=May 2023}} Both of them challenged each other for leadership of the new team, even accusing each other of having orchestrated the massacre of their teammates; instead the position went to newcomer [[Mister Sensitive|Orphan]]. Alicar did not mind, stating that he just wanted to become leader to spite U-Go-Girl.{{volume needed|date=May 2023}} It was later discovered that Alicar was supposed to die in the massacre, in a plan created by the team leader Coach and Zeitgeist himself.{{volume needed|date=May 2023}}

During the last mission as X-Force in which they had to terminate the Bush Rangers,<ref name="xforcev1-126">{{Cite comic |date=May 2002 |title=[[X-Force (comic book)|X-Force]] |issue=#126 |volume=1 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Peter Milligan]] |penciller=[[Michael Allred]]}}</ref> Anarchist, Orphan, U-Go-Girl and [[Doop (comics)|Doop]] found themselves trapped in a small ship that was drifting aimlessly in space. The four found an escape pod which could only fit two adults and Doop, and decided to settle the matter with a game of chance. Anarchist purposely lost by using his powers, but was later rescued by the team.<ref name="xforcev1-128">{{Cite comic |date=July 2002 |title=[[X-Force (comic book)|X-Force]] |issue=#128 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Peter Milligan]] |artist=[[Michael Allred]]}}</ref>

Subsequently, the team changed their name to X-Statix. Anarchist found himself becoming closer to Orphan due to U-Go-Girl's demise.{{volume needed|date=May 2023}} He became romantically involved with his teammate [[Dead Girl (comics)|Dead Girl]], initially out of novelty before developing real feelings for her.{{volume needed|date=May 2023}} Anarchist and his team become so famous they could commit crimes without fear; he even once broke into a jewellery store and is later thanked by the owner for the resultant publicity.{{volume needed|date=May 2023}} For a time, the team split up, with Anarchist and Dead Girl performing shows on their own.{{volume needed|date=May 2023}} They reunited, mostly out of loyalty to Orphan, who had become embroiled in a zombie invasion.{{volume needed|date=May 2023}} He briefly became leader of the team<ref name="xstatix8">{{Cite comic |date=April 2003 |title=[[X-Statix]] |issue=#8 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Peter Milligan]] |artist=[[Michael Allred]]}}</ref> when the Orphan temporarily leaves.{{volume needed|date=May 2023}}

On their last mission, all the X-Statix team are killed. Alicar is gunned down,<ref name="xstatix26">{{Cite comic |date=October 2004 |title=[[X-Statix]] |issue=#26 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Peter Milligan]] |artist=[[Michael Allred]]}}</ref> dying side by side with Orphan, after having slain many of their opponents. They did not even know who their enemies were, though they wore exactly the same uniform as the gunmen in the 'Boyz R Us' massacre.{{volume needed|date=May 2023}}

After finding himself in [[Hell]], Anarchist joined forces with a group of deceased supervillains, including [[Mysterio]], [[Kraven the Hunter]], and [[Miss America (Marvel Comics)|Miss America]]. Led by the mysterious Pitiful One, they attempted to return from the dead. Although they failed, Anarchist found romance with Miss America, and it is implied{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}} by the Orphan that they both are allowed to enter [[Heaven]] as a result of choosing to rebel against the villains.<ref name="deadgirl1">{{Cite comic |date=March 2006 |title=[[X-Statix]] Presents Dead Girl |issue=#1 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Peter Milligan]] |artist=Nick Dragotta, [[Michael Allred]]}}</ref>

Anarchist could sweat acid, which allowed him to fire acidic blasts of energy from his hands.{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}}

== Anansi ==
{{Main|Anansi (Marvel Comics)}}

== Ancient One ==
{{Main|Ancient One}}

== Andromeda ==
{{Main|Andromeda (Marvel Comics)}}

== Anelle ==
'''Anelle''' is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is a [[Skrull]] princess, the heir to the [[Skrull Empire]], and the daughter of Emperor [[Dorrek VII]] and Empress R'Kill. The character first appeared in ''[[Fantastic Four (comic book)|Fantastic Four]]'' #37, and was created by [[Stan Lee]] and [[Jack Kirby]].

Anelle often opposed her father's political policies, preferring peace to his aggressive militarism. She fell in love with Warlord [[Morrat]], but he was executed for treason by firing squad after a failed coup d'état against her father. She leapt in front of the weapon-fire in an attempt to save him, but the [[Invisible Woman]] surrounded her with a [[force field (science fiction)|force field]] and saved her life.<ref name="FantasticFourV1N037">{{Cite comic |date=April 1965 |title=[[Fantastic Four (comic book)|Fantastic Four]] |issue=#37 |volume=1 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Stan Lee]] |penciller=[[Jack Kirby]] |inker=[[Chic Stone]]}}</ref>

The [[Super-Skrull]] desired her, but she was not interested in him.<ref name="CaptainMarvelVol1N02">{{Cite comic |date=June 1968 |title=[[Captain Marvel (Marvel Comics)|Captain Marvel]] |issue=#2 |volume=1 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Roy Thomas]] |penciller=[[Gene Colan]] |inker=[[Vince Colletta]]}}</ref> In an attempt to win her hand, he captures [[Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)|Captain Marvel]], the [[Scarlet Witch]], and [[Quicksilver (comics)|Quicksilver]] and presents them to her father, Emperor Dorrek VII, as a [[bride price]] for her hand in marriage, but her father interprets it as an attempt to usurp him and imprisons the Super-Skrull instead.<ref name="AvengersV1N094">{{Cite comic |date=December 1991 |title=[[The Avengers (comic book)|The Avengers]] |issue=#94 |volume=1 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Roy Thomas]] |penciller=[[John Buscema]] |inker=[[Tom Palmer (comics)|Tom Palmer]]}}</ref> Anelle and the Kree Mar-Vell fall in love and have an illicit relationship,<ref name="YoungAvengersV1N11">{{Cite comic |date=May 2006 |title=[[Young Avengers]] |issue=#11 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Allan Heinberg]] |penciller=[[Jim Cheung]] |inker=''(various)''}}</ref> leading to the birth of future [[Young Avengers|Young Avenger]] [[Hulkling]]. The emperor orders the baby put to death as soon as he realizes who the father is, but Anelle has her nurse smuggle the child off-world. The nurse raises the child on Earth.<ref name="YoungAvengersV1N10">{{Cite comic |date=March 2006 |title=[[Young Avengers]] |issue=#10 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Allan Heinberg]] |penciller=[[Jim Cheung]] |inker=''(various)''}}</ref>

Anelle is later killed when [[Galactus]] consumes the Skrull Throneworld.<ref name="FantasticFourV1N257">{{Cite comic |date=August 1983 |title=[[Fantastic Four (comic book)|Fantastic Four]] |issue=#257 |volume=1 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |creator=[[John Byrne (comics)|John Byrne]]}}</ref>

=== Anelle in other media ===
* Anelle appears in ''[[The Fantastic Four (1967 TV series)|The Fantastic Four]]'' (1967) episode "Behold, A Distant Star", voiced by [[Ginny Tyler]].
* Anelle appears in the ''[[Fantastic Four (1994 TV series)|Fantastic Four]]'' (1994) episode "Behold, A Distant Star", voiced by [[Mary Kay Bergman]].<ref name="btva22">{{Cite web |title=Princess Anelle Voices (Fantastic Four) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Fantastic-Four/Princess-Anelle/ |access-date=October 11, 2024 |website=Behind The Voice Actors |postscript=. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.}}</ref>
* Anelle appears in ''[[The Super Hero Squad Show]]'', voiced by [[Tara Strong]].<ref name="btva22" />

== Angar the Screamer ==
{{Main|Angar the Screamer}}
== Angel ==
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'''Angel''' is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

=== Thomas Halloway ===
{{Main|Angel (Thomas Halloway)}}

=== Simon Halloway ===
{{Main|Angel (Simon Halloway)}}

=== Warren Worthington III ===
{{Main|Warren Worthington III}}

== Angel Dust ==
{{Main|Angel Dust (comics)}}
== Angela ==
{{Main|Angela (comics)}}

== Dirk Anger ==
'''Dirk Anger''' is a character appearing in American comic books published by [[Marvel Comics]]. The character has been primarily featured in the book ''[[Nextwave]]'', and was created by [[Warren Ellis]] and [[Stuart Immonen]]. Anger is a thinly veiled, over-the-top parody of [[Nick Fury]]; Ellis originally wanted to use Fury himself but the character was unavailable.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Contino |first=Jennifer M. |date=August 19, 2005 |title=ELLIS & THE NEXTWAVE AT MARVEL COMICS |url=http://www.comicon.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php/ubb/get_topic/f/36/t/004065.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926220219/http://www.comicon.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php/ubb/get_topic/f/36/t/004065.html |archive-date=September 26, 2007 |access-date=July 6, 2006}}</ref>

Dirk Anger is the Director of the Highest Anti Terrorist Effort ([[Features of the Marvel Universe#Government agencies|H.A.T.E.]]). Anger is fully aware that The [[Beyond Corporation©]], which funds H.A.T.E., is the newest version of [[covert cell|terrorist cell]] S.I.L.E.N.T.; however, he simply does not care.{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}} Anger is over ninety years old, but has an extended lifespan, through chemical means.{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}}

Anger has a multitude of psychological issues, including [[misogyny]], [[bulimia nervosa|bulimia]], [[alcoholism]], [[tobacco smoking|nicotine addiction]], [[clinical depression|depression]], [[sadomasochism|sadism]], and a fixation on a flowery house dress that may have belonged to his mother.{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}} Anger accidentally (and finally) committed suicide by hanging during his pursuit of the Nextwave squad.{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}} However, the Beyond Corporation© had installed a "Zombie Switch" in Anger's brain, preventing him from dying, yet leaving him craving human brains.{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}} Anger was apparently destroyed when he ordered his aeromarine to ram Nextwave's ship into Beyond's floating city.{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}}

=== Reception on Dirk Anger ===
Dirk Anger won the "Favorite Comics Villain" [[Eagle Award (comics)|Eagle Award]] in 2007.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

== Ani-Mator ==
{{anchor|Ani-Mator|Dr. Frederick Animus|Frederick Animus}}The '''Ani-Mator''' ('''Frederick Animus''') is a character appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. The Ani-Mator appeared in ''[[The New Mutants (comic book)|The New Mutants]]'' #59 (January 1988), and was created by [[Louise Simonson]] and [[Bret Blevins]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

Dr. Frederick Animus was a geneticist employed by a university conducting medical research, but instead concentrated on research of mutation. When he falsified reports on the effectiveness of medication, several people died; as a result he was investigated, fired, and jailed for negligence. It was there he met [[Cameron Hodge]]. Dubbed the '''Ani-Mator''', he was employed as a geneticist by Hodge's organization [[The Right (comics)|the Right]] to research a means of stopping the process that created [[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutants]]. When the Right set him up on a deserted island in the North Atlantic he named Paradise, the Ani-Mator instead created a race of "Ani-Mates" by combining the characteristics of human beings and other animals through gene splicing and selective breeding, intending them to be slaves for humanity.<ref name="NewMut60">{{cite comic | writer = [[Louise Simonson|Simonson, Louise]]| penciller = [[Bret Blevins|Blevins, Bret]]| inker = [[Terry Austin (comics)|Austin, Terry]]| colorist = [[Glynis Oliver|Oliver, Glynis]]| letterer = [[Tom Orzechowski|Orzechowski, Tom]]| editor = [[Ann Nocenti|Nocenti, Ann]]| story = Suspended Animation!| title = [[The New Mutants (comic book)|The New Mutants]]| volume = 1| issue = 60| date = February 1988| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]| id = {{ISSN|0747-4601}}}}</ref>

One of the Ani-Mates, [[Bird-Brain (Marvel Comics)|Bird-Brain]], escaped the island and ultimately befriended the [[New Mutants]]. They returned to the island to stop the mad scientist's experiments.<ref name=NewMut59>{{cite comic | writer = [[Louise Simonson|Simonson, Louise]]| penciller = [[Bret Blevins|Blevins, Bret]] | inker = [[Terry Austin (comics)|Austin, Terry]]| colorist = [[Glynis Oliver|Oliver, Glynis]]| letterer = [[Tom Orzechowski|Orzechowski, Tom]]| editor = [[Ann Nocenti|Nocenti, Ann]], [[Terry Kavanagh|Kavanagh, Terry]]| story = Fang and Claw!| title = [[The New Mutants (comic book)|The New Mutants]]| volume = 1| issue = 59| date = January 1988| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]| id = {{ISSN|0747-4601}}}}</ref> They succeeded in defeating the Ani-Mator's creations but were ultimately captured by Hodge and agents of the Right, who had become suspicious of the doctor's activities. Bird-Brain subsequently rallied the surviving Ani-Mates to help rescue his friends. During the fight with the Right troopers, the Ani-Mator broke free and attempted to shoot and kill [[Wolfsbane (character)|Wolfsbane]], but instead killed [[Cypher (Marvel Comics)|Cypher]], who had pushed Wolfsbane out of the way. In retaliation, [[Magik]] threatened to shoot Ani-Mator with his own gun until being talked down by Wolfsbane and instead exiled him to the dimension of [[Otherplace|Limbo]].<ref name="NewMut60"/> There he was captured by [[S'ym]], transferred into a demon of living circuitry, and forced to serve in S'ym's army.<ref name="NewMut61">{{cite comic | writer = [[Louise Simonson|Simonson, Louise]]| penciller = [[Bret Blevins|Blevins, Bret]] | inker = [[Terry Austin (comics)|Austin, Terry]]| colorist = [[William Wray (artist)|Wray, Bill]]| letterer = [[Tom Orzechowski|Orzechowski, Tom]]| editor = [[Ann Nocenti|Nocenti, Ann]]| story = Our Way!| title = [[The New Mutants (comic book)|The New Mutants]]| volume = 1| issue = 61| date = March 1988| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]| id = {{ISSN|0747-4601}}}}</ref>

== Annalee ==
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'''Annalee''' is a mutant in the [[Marvel Universe]].

The character, created by [[Louise Simonson]] and [[June Brigman]], first appeared in ''Power Pack'' #12 (July 1985).

Annalee is a member of the subterranean mutants known as the [[Morlocks (comics)|Morlocks]] who possesses the mutant ability to influence the minds of others, making them feel whatever emotion she wants them to. Annalee's own four children were slain and this caused her to force the [[Power Pack]] to become her foster children. Her repeated attempts failed (the latter attempt was foiled when Katie Power escaped and sought the aid of the [[X-Men]],<ref>''Power Pack'' #12 (July 1985)</ref> but she later found happiness caring for the young Morlock [[Leech (character)|Leech]].{{Volume needed|date=January 2011}} Annalee was killed by [[Scalphunter (Marvel Comics)|Scalphunter]] during the [[Mutant Massacre]].<ref>''Uncanny X-Men'' #211 (November 1986)</ref>

=== Annalee in other media ===
Annalee appears in the ''[[X-Men: The Animated Series]]'' episode "Captive Hearts", among others, and is voiced by [[Kay Tremblay]].

== Annex ==
{{anchor|Alexander Ellis}}'''Annex''' ('''Alexander Ellis''') is a [[fictional character]] appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. The character is usually depicted as associated with [[Spider-Man]]. Annex was created by writer [[Jack C. Harris]] and artist [[Tom Lyle]] and first appeared in ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' Annual #27 (1993)<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |title=Spider-Man Chronicle Celebrating 50 Years of Web-Slinging |last2=Gilbert |first2=Laura |publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]] |year=2012 |isbn=978-0-7566-9236-0 |page=203 |chapter=1990s}}</ref> as an enemy of Spider-Man, but went on to become an ally. His next appearance was ''[[Spider-Man Unlimited (comics)|Spider-Man Unlimited]]'' #3, followed by a self-titled [[Limited series (comics)|limited series]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}} He appeared in the ''[[Avengers: the Initiative]]'' series beginning with issue #13.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

Ellis was a [[Gulf War|Desert Storm]] veteran whose leg was wounded in combat and subsequently amputated. He signed up for an Annexing unit, where [[computer technology]] grew a newly functioning limb; however, because of a [[computer glitch]], Ellis lost his memory and becomes the villain Annex. He was quickly defeated by Spider-Man, and changes back into Ellis.<ref name="AmazingSpiderManAnnual27">{{Cite comic |date=May 1993 |title=[[The Amazing Spider-Man]] Annual |story=Prepare Yourself For...Annex |issue=#27 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Jack C. Harris]] |penciller=[[Tom Lyle]] |inker=[[Scott Hanna]]}}</ref>

Annex later joined Camp Hammond to be trained in the [[Fifty State Initiative]] program.<ref name="AvengersInitiative13">{{Cite comic |date=July 2008 |title=[[Avengers: the Initiative]] |issue=#13 |volume=1 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Christos Gage]] |artist=[[Steve Uy]]}}</ref> After the [[Secret Invasion|Skrull invasion]], Annex was assigned to New Mexico's Initiative team.<ref name="AvengersInitiative21">{{Cite comic |date=March 2009 |title=[[Avengers: the Initiative]] |issue=#21 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Christos Gage]] |artist=[[Humberto Ramos]]}}</ref>

As a result of his exo-skeleton armor, Annex possesses the ability to increase his strength, speed, stamina, reflexes, reaction time, coordination, agility, dexterity, balance, and endurance. Annex can also create any weapon he requires. The armor also grants him flight, "schema mode", and informational downloading methods, all at the base of a [[computer art|computer generated]] robotic structure.{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}}

==Annihilation==
'''Annihilation''' is a fictional character appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. It was created by writer [[Jonathan Hickman]] and artists Pepe Larraz and [[Leinil Francis Yu]], first appeared as a drawing in ''Free Comic Book Day 2020 (X-Men/Dark Ages)'' (September 2020), and made its full debut in ''[[X-Men (comic book)|X-Men]]'' (vol. 5) #12 (November 2020).

Annihilation was the incorporeal ruler of the dimension Amenth and created the Daemons that lived there. Its spirit resided in the Annihilation Helm (later transformed into the Annihilation Staff).<ref name="Excalibur (Vol. 4) #15">{{cite comic | writer = [[Tini Howard|Howard, Tini]] | artist = [[Mahmud Asrar|Asrar, Mahmud]], Caselli, Stefano | colorist = Gho, Sunny, Rosenberg, Rachelle | letterer = Cowles, Clayton | editor = White, Jordan D., Bissa, Annalise | story = X of Swords: Chapter 21 | title = [[Excalibur (comic book)|Excalibur]] | volume = 4 | issue = 15 | date = January 2021 | publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref><ref name="X of Swords: Destruction #1">{{cite comic | writer = [[Jonathan Hickman|Hickman, Jonathan]], [[Tini Howard|Howard, Tini]] | artist = Larraz, Pepe | colorist = Gracia, Marte | letterer = Cowles, Clayton | editor = White, Jordan D., Bissa, Annalise | story = X of Swords: Chapter 22 | title = [[X of Swords|X of Swords: Destruction]] | volume = 1 | issue = 1 | date = January 2021 | publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref>

In ancient times, Annihilation invaded Earth via the island of [[Okkara]], splitting the island in two with the Twilight Sword. To stymie the seemingly unstoppable Daemon hordes, the [[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutants]] of Okkara sealed themselves and one of the halves of the island (dubbed [[Arakko]]) away in Amenth, including Okkara's queen, [[List of Marvel Comics characters: G#Genesis (Wife of Apocalypse)|Genesis]], while [[Apocalypse (character)|Apocalypse]], Okkara's king, remained on Earth to rebuild a mutant society capable of repelling Annihilation's forces if they ever returned.<ref name="X-Men (Vol. 5) #13">{{cite comic | writer = [[Jonathan Hickman|Hickman, Jonathan]] | artist = [[Mahmud Asrar|Asrar, Mahmud]] | colorist = Gho, Sunny | letterer = Cowles, Clayton | editor = White, Jordan D., Bissa, Annalise | story = X of Swords: Chapter 10 | title = [[X-Men (comic book)|X-Men]] | volume = 5 | issue = 13 | date = December 2020 | publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref>

For millennia, Annihilation waged war on Arakko, forcing captured mutants to breed with its Daemons to produce powerful hybrid offspring. After Genesis launched a failed counteroffensive, Annihilation challenged her to a duel to the death to end the war. Genesis won, but in so doing fell into Annihilation's trap. After killing its host, the Amenthi Daemons ran wild and threatened to destroy Arakko, forcing Genesis to claim the Annihilation Helm and become its new host.<ref name="X-Men (Vol. 5) #14">{{cite comic | writer = [[Jonathan Hickman|Hickman, Jonathan]] | artist = [[Mahmud Asrar|Asrar, Mahmud]], [[Leinil Francis Yu|Yu, Leinil Francis]] | colorist = Gho, Sunny | letterer = Cowles, Clayton | editor = White, Jordan D., Bissa, Annalise | story = X of Swords: Chapter 12 | title = [[X-Men (comic book)|X-Men]] | volume = 5 | issue = 14 | date = January 2021 | publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref><ref name="X of Swords: Stasis #1">{{cite comic | writer = [[Jonathan Hickman|Hickman, Jonathan]], [[Tini Howard|Howard, Tini]] | artist = Larraz, Pepe, [[Mahmud Asrar|Asrar, Mahmud]] | colorist = Gracia, Marte | letterer = Cowles, Clayton | editor = White, Jordan D., Bissa, Annalise | story = X of Swords: Chapter 11 | title = [[X of Swords|X of Swords: Stasis]] | volume = 1 | issue = 1 | date = December 2020 | publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref>

With Genesis as its new host, Annihilation united the Amenthi and Arakkii forces and launched an invasion of Earth through [[Avalon (Marvel Comics)|Otherworld]].<ref name="X of Swords: Stasis #1"/> When [[Saturnyne]] intervened and arranged for a [[X of Swords|tournament]] to decide the issue, Annihilation recruited and led the champions of Arakko.<ref name="X of Swords: Creation #1">{{cite comic | writer = [[Jonathan Hickman|Hickman, Jonathan]], [[Tini Howard|Howard, Tini]] | artist = Larraz, Pepe | colorist = Gracia, Marte | letterer = Cowles, Clayton | editor = White, Jordan D., Bissa, Annalise | story = X of Swords: Chapter 01 | title = [[X of Swords|X of Swords: Creation]] | volume = 1 | issue = 1 | date = November 2020 | publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref> After Arakko ultimately lost the tournament, Annihilation seized control of Genesis and summoned its armies to fight the Krakoan champions and invade Earth.<ref name="X-Men (Vol. 5) #15">{{cite comic | writer = [[Jonathan Hickman|Hickman, Jonathan]] | artist = [[Mahmud Asrar|Asrar, Mahmud]] | colorist = Gho, Sunny | letterer = Cowles, Clayton | editor = White, Jordan D., Bissa, Annalise | story = X of Swords: Chapter 20 | title = [[X-Men (comic book)|X-Men]] | volume = 5 | issue = 15 | date = January 2021 | publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref> The arrival of the [[X-Men]], the [[Captain Britain Corps]], and the Vescora turned the tide of the battle in the Krakoans' favor and Apocalypse took the Annihilation Helm for himself. He was able to resist its influence long enough to command the Amenthi forces to surrender, ending the battle. Saturnyne subsequently turned the helm into a staff to limit Annihilation's influence over its host and gave it to Genesis, who returned to Amenth with Apocalypse and the [[Horsemen of Apocalypse|First Horsemen]].<ref name="X of Swords: Destruction #1" />

Though lessened, Annihilation retained influence over Genesis, eventually sparking the Genesis War on Planet Arakko.<ref name="X-Men Red (Vol. 2) #13">{{cite comic | writer = [[Al Ewing|Ewing, Al]] | artist = Camagni, Jacopo | colorist = Blee, Federico | letterer = Maher, Ariana | editor = White, Jordan D., Amaro, Lauren | story = The Annihilation of Arakko | title = [[X-Men Red]] | volume = 2 | issue = 13 | date = September 2023 | publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref> Its power over her was undone when [[Storm (Marvel Comics)|Storm]] destroyed the staff and ended the civil war.<ref name="X-Men Red (Vol. 2) #18">{{cite comic | writer = [[Al Ewing|Ewing, Al]] | artist = [[Yıldıray Çınar|Çınar, Yıldıray]] | colorist = Blee, Federico | letterer = Maher, Ariana | editor = White, Jordan D. | story = The Mended Land | title = [[X-Men Red]] | volume = 2 | issue = 18 | date = February 2024 | publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref> With no vessel, Annihilation's spirit was confined to Amenth and cut off from all other realities.<ref name="Resurrection of Magneto #3">{{cite comic | writer = [[Al Ewing|Ewing, Al]] | artist = Vecchio, Luciano | colorist = Curiel, David, Aburtov, Jesus | letterer = Sabino, Joe | editor = White, Jordan D. | story = Falls The Shadow | title = Resurrection of Magneto | volume = 1 | issue = 3 | date = May 2024 | publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref>

== Annihilus ==
{{Main|Annihilus}}

== Anole ==
{{Main|Anole (character)}}

== Answer ==
The '''Answer''' is the name of three connected characters appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]].

=== Aaron Nicholson ===
{{anchor|Aaron Nicholson}}The first Answer, '''Aaron Nicholson''' first appeared in ''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man|Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man]]'' #92. Nicholson is a criminal genius and a former member of the [[Kingpin (comics)|Kingpin]]'s criminal organization.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rovin |first=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Supervillains |date=1987 |publisher=Facts on File |isbn=0-8160-1356-X |location=New York |pages=6–7}}</ref> He is also a former hitman in the Las Vegas division of [[Hydra (comics)|HYDRA]] and was empowered by the laboratory machines of [[Farley Stillwell]]'s brother Harlan Stillwell.{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}}

The Answer studied [[Spider-Man]]'s powers,<ref name="PPSpectacularSM091">{{Cite comic |date=June 1984 |title=[[Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man]] |issue=#91 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Al Milgrom]] |penciller=[[Al Milgrom]] |inker=[[Jim Mooney]]}}</ref> and then attacked the hero and ally the [[Black Cat (Marvel Comics)|Black Cat]] to test the limits of their abilities.<ref name="PPSpectacularSM092">{{Cite comic |date=July 1984 |title=[[Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man]] |issue=#92 |volume=1 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Al Milgrom]] |penciller=[[Al Milgrom]] |inker=[[Jim Mooney]]}}</ref> He then kidnapped the Black Cat to misdirect Spider-Man's attention as he stole [[Silvermane]]'s body from the police morgue,<ref name="PPSpectacularSM093">{{Cite comic |date=August 1984 |title=[[Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man]] |issue=#93 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Al Milgrom]] |penciller=[[Al Milgrom]] |inker=[[Jim Mooney]]}}</ref> and assisted the Kingpin in partially restoring Silvermane's life.<ref name="PPSpectacularSM094">{{Cite comic |date=September 1984 |title=[[Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man]] |issue=#94 |volume=1 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Al Milgrom]] |penciller=[[Al Milgrom]] |inker=[[Jim Mooney]]}}</ref> The Answer then kidnapped [[Cloak and Dagger (comics)|Dagger]] in hopes that her powers would cure the Kingpin's ailing [[Vanessa Fisk|wife]].<ref name="PPSpectacularSM095">{{Cite comic |date=October 1984 |title=[[Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man]] |issue=#95 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Al Milgrom]] |penciller=[[Al Milgrom]] |inker=[[Jim Mooney]]}}</ref> Silvermane rampaged mindlessly; as a result, the Answer sacrificed his corporeal form and converted himself to energy to revive Dagger, who possessed Silvermane's life-force.<ref name="PPSpectacularSM096">{{Cite comic |date=November 1984 |title=[[Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man]] |issue=#96 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Al Milgrom]] |penciller=[[Al Milgrom]] |inker=[[Jim Mooney]]}}</ref>

The Answer later telepathically contacted [[Doctor Octopus]]<ref name="LethalFoesSM1">{{Cite comic |date=September 1993 |title=[[Lethal Foes of Spider-Man]] |issue=#1 |volume=1 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Danny Fingeroth]] |penciller=[[Scott McDaniel]] |inker=Brad Vancata}}</ref> who restored his corporeal existence.<ref name="LethalFoesSM2">{{Cite comic |date=October 1993 |title=[[Lethal Foes of Spider-Man]] |issue=#2 |volume=1 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Danny Fingeroth]] |penciller=[[Scott McDaniel]] |inker=Brad Vancata}}</ref> The Answer ended up fighting with Octavius, and was defeated. The Answer later appeared in the Raft, and escaped only to be captured by [[Toxin (comics)|Toxin]].{{Volume needed|date=May 2023}} It was later revealed that he had been feigning bad luck to reunite with his unrequited love [[Ruby Thursday]], but her body was destroyed by [[Bullseye (comics)|Bullseye]].<ref name="IHeartMarvelOutlaw">{{Cite comic |date=April 2006 |title=[[I ♥ Marvel]]: Outlaw Love |issue=#1 |volume=1 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Fabian Nicieza]] |artist=Joe Proctor}}</ref>

During the [[Civil War (comics)|superhero civil war]], Nicholson was part of an army of super-villains organized by [[Hammerhead (comics)|Hammerhead]] that was captured by [[Iron Man]] and [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] agents.<ref name="CivilWarWarCrimes">{{Cite comic |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Frank Tieri (writer)|Frank Tieri]] |penciller=Stewart Johnson |inker=[[Tom Palmer (comics)|Tom Palmer]], [[Robin Riggs]]|title=[[Civil War: War Crimes]]|volume=|issue=#1|date=February 2007}}</ref> He was later among the supervillains attending a wake for [[Stilt-Man]] at a bar. Disguised as a barman, the [[Punisher]] poisoned drinks and blew up the bar.<ref name="PunisherWarJournal4">{{Cite comic |date=April 2007 |title=[[Punisher War Journal (2006 series)|Punisher War Journal]] |issue=#4 |volume=2 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Matt Fraction]] |artist=[[Mike Deodato]]}}</ref> Answer survived, and was subsequently hired by the [[Hood (comics)|Hood]] to take advantage of the split in the superhero community caused by the Superhuman Registration Act.<ref name="NewAvengers35">{{Cite comic |date=December 2007 |title=[[The New Avengers (comics)|New Avengers]] |issue=#35 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Brian Michael Bendis]] |artist=[[Leinil Francis Yu]]}}</ref> He fought the [[The New Avengers (comics)|New Avengers]] but was taken down by [[Doctor Strange]].<ref name="NewAvengersAn2">{{Cite comic |date=February 2008 |title=[[The New Avengers (comics)|The New Avengers]] Annual |issue=#2 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Brian Michael Bendis]] |penciller=[[Carlo Pagulayan]] |inker=Jeffrey Huet}}</ref> He was later among the villains in a bar confronting [[Spider-Man]].<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #552-553. Marvel Comics.</ref>

Answer was one of many prisoners who escaped from [[The Raft (comics)|the Raft]] at the start of the [[Secret Invasion|Skrull invasion of Earth]].<ref name="SecretInvasion1">{{Cite comic |date=June 2008 |title=[[Secret Invasion]] |issue=#1 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Brian Michael Bendis]] |penciller=[[Leinil Francis Yu]] |inker=Mark Morales}}</ref> He later joined the Hood's crime syndicate and worked with them on numerous occasions.<ref name="SecretInvasion6">{{Cite comic |date=November 2008 |title=[[Secret Invasion]] |issue=#6 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Brian Michael Bendis]] |penciller=[[Leinil Francis Yu]] |inker=Mark Morales}}</ref><ref name="NewAvengers50">{{Cite comic |date=April 2009 |title=[[The New Avengers (comics)|The New Avengers]] |issue=#50 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Brian Michael Bendis]] |artist=''(various)''}}</ref><ref>''Dark Reign: Mister Negative'' #1-3. Marvel Comics.</ref><ref name="NewAvengers63">{{Cite comic |date=May 2010 |title=[[The New Avengers (comics)|The New Avengers]] |issue=#63 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Brian Michael Bendis]] |artist=[[Mike McKone]]}}</ref><ref name="InvincibleIM597">{{Cite comic |date=April 2018 |title=[[The Invincible Iron Man (comics)|The Invincible Iron Man]] |issue=#597 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Brian Michael Bendis]] |artist=Stefano Caselli, [[Alex Maleev]]}}</ref>

=== David Ferrari ===
{{anchor|David Ferrari}}After Aaron Nicholson's apparent death, [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] agent '''David Ferrari''' took the identity of Answer.<ref name="CaptainAmericaV3N42">{{Cite comic |date=June 2001 |title=[[Captain America (comic book)|Captain America]] |issue=#42 |volume=3 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Dan Jurgens]] |penciller=[[Dan Jurgens]] |inker=[[Bob Layton]]}}</ref> He was a former agent of [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]], the [[U.S. Army]] and Furnace – as well as a former ally of the [[Crimson Dynamo]] and the brother of [[Connie Ferrari|Connie]]. He led a mission to an [[Advanced Idea Mechanics|A.I.M.]] base to prevent the release of the Omega Compound; however, he released two drops to destroy the base.<ref name="CaptainAmericaV3N20">{{Cite comic |date=August 1999 |title=[[Captain America (comic book)|Captain America]] |issue=#20 |volume=3 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Mark Waid]] |penciller=[[Andy Kubert]] |inker=Jesse Delperdang}}</ref> Ferrari later used drugs to control [[Nick Fury]], at which point he had allied himself with the [[Crimson Dynamo]] in attempt to steal missiles from Khamistan to take over the world. He was opposed by [[Captain America]].<ref name="CaptainAmericaV3N42" />

=== Unnamed criminal ===
After Aaron Nicholson lost his physical form, his gear was sold to [[Roderick Kingsley]], who passed it to an unknown criminal. The new Answer was present when [[Hobgoblin (comics)|Hobgoblin]] led his forces into battle against the Goblin King's Goblin Nation. After Hobgoblin was killed by Goblin King, Answer was among the villains that defected to the Goblin Nation.<ref name="SuperiorSM26">{{Cite comic |date=March 2014 |title=[[The Superior Spider-Man]] |issue=#26 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Dan Slott]] |artist=''(various)''}}</ref> Following Spider-Man's victory over the Goblin King, Answer was with the other former Hobgoblin minions at the Bar with No Name, where they encountered [[Electro (Marvel Comics)|Electro]].<ref name="AmazingSMV3N1">{{Cite comic |date=June 2014 |title=[[The Amazing Spider-Man]] |issue=#1 |volume=3 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Dan Slott]] |artist=''(various)''}}</ref>

== Anthem ==
{{Main|Anthem (comics)}}

== Ant Ant ==
'''Ant Ant''' is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Ant Ant is an anthropomorphic [[ant]] and animal version of Ant-Man.

== Ant-Man ==
{{Main|Ant-Man}}

=== Hank Pym ===
{{Main|Hank Pym}}

=== Scott Lang ===
{{Main|Ant-Man (Scott Lang)|Scott Lang (Marvel Cinematic Universe)}}

=== Eric O'Grady ===
{{Main|Eric O'Grady}}

=== Chris McCarthy ===
{{Main|Ant-Man}}

=== Zayn Asghar ===
{{Main|Ant-Man}}

== Anti-Venom ==
{{Main|Anti-Venom}}

=== Eddie Brock ===
{{Main|Eddie Brock}}

=== Unnamed host ===
{{Main|Anti-Venom (symbiote)#Second host}}

=== Flash Thompson ===
{{Main|Flash Thompson}}

== Apache Kid ==
{{Main|Apache Kid (comics)}}

== Ape ==
'''Ape''' is a [[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutant]] in the [[Marvel Universe]]. His first appearance was in ''[[Power Pack]]'' #12 (July 1985), and he was created by [[Louise Simonson]] and [[June Brigman]].

The character subsequently appears in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #195 (July 1985), ''Power Pack'' #27 (December 1986), ''X-Factor'' #11-13 (December 1986-February 1987), and ''Weapon X'' (vol. 2) #5 (March 2003) and #10 (August 2003). Ape and the Morlocks received an entry in ''[[Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe]]'' #9 (August 1986).

Ape is a member of the [[Morlocks (comics)|Morlocks]] who possesses an ape-like appearance and shapeshifting abilities. He is among the Morlocks who escaped the [[Marauders (comics)|Marauders]]' slaughter during the "[[Mutant Massacre]]".{{Volume needed|date=April 2010}} Ape is later captured by the [[Weapon X]] program and brought to the concentration camp Neverland, where he is executed.<ref>''Weapon X'' (vol. 2) #5 (August 2003)</ref>

=== Ape in other media ===
* Ape appears in ''[[X-Men: The Animated Series]]'', voiced by [[Ross Petty]].
* Ape makes cameo appearances in ''[[X-Men '97]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marston |first=George |date=May 15, 2024 |title=X-Men '97: All the Easter eggs, cameos, and references |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/x-men-97-episode-easter-eggs/ |access-date=October 11, 2024 |website=[[GamesRadar+]] |language=en}}</ref>

== Ape-Man ==
{{redirect|Ape-Man|other uses|Apeman (disambiguation)}}
'''Ape-Man''' is the name of three connected fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

=== Monk Keefer ===
With a group of other criminals, professional criminal '''Gordon "Monk" Keefer''' attempted a robbery of a [[Stark Industries]] warehouse, and was defeated by [[Captain America]].<ref name="AvengersV1N012">{{Cite comic |date=January 1965 |title=[[The Avengers (comic book)|The Avengers]] |issue=#12 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Stan Lee]] |penciller=[[Don Heck]] |inker=[[Dick Ayers]]}}</ref> Along with three other criminals, Keefer was recruited for his great strength by a man named the Organizer to form the [[Ani-Men]], with him being given an [[ape]]-like costume and the title of Ape-Man. The Organizer was secretly Abner Jonas, a candidate for mayor of [[New York City]], who sent the Ani-Men on missions to undermine the current administration. Daredevil defeated them, and both the Ani-Men and Organizer were imprisoned.<ref>''Daredevil'' #10-11</ref> Later Ape-Man, Bird-Man and Cat-Man formed a team called the "Unholy Three" with the [[Death-Stalker|Exterminator]], and fought Daredevil again.<ref>''Daredevil'' #39-41</ref> The Unholy Three, as a team of independent thieves, fought Daredevil and [[Spider-Man]] and were again defeated.<ref name="MTUV1N025">{{Cite comic |date=September 1974 |title=[[Marvel Team-Up]] |issue=#25 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Len Wein]] |penciller=[[Jim Mooney]] |inker=[[Frank Giacoia]]}}</ref>

Ape-Man, Bird-Man, and Cat-Man later rejoined the Ani-Men, and the Ani-Men went to work for [[Count Nefaria]]. Nefaria's scientists submitted the unwitting Ani-Men to processes that gave them superhuman powers and animal-like forms with Keefer resembling an actual ape. The Ani-Men invaded the Cheyenne Mountain missile base for Count Nefaria, and fought the [[X-Men]].<ref>''X-Men'' #94-95</ref> The Ani-Men later lost their superhuman powers, reverted to normal and started wearing their animal-themed costumes again; Nefaria sent them to kill [[Iron Man|Tony Stark]]. However, [[Spymaster (character)|Spymaster]] detonated a bomb intended to kill Stark, and the resulting explosion killed the Ani-Men instead.<ref>''Iron Man'' #115-116</ref>

=== Roy McVey ===
After the deaths of the original Ani-Men, the [[Death-Stalker]] recruited a new team of Ani-Men, with a new Ape-Man, Bird-Man, and Cat-Man. The second Ape-Man was '''Roy McVey''', who was given a copy of the original Ape-Man's costume. Death-Stalker sent the new Ani-Men to capture [[Daredevil (Marvel Comics character)|Matt Murdock]], and murdered Ape-Man and Cat-Man by electrocution upon the completion of their mission.<ref>''Daredevil'' #157-158</ref>

=== Third version ===
An unnamed Ape-Man alongside a third Cat-Man and a second Frog-Man were shown committing crimes [[Secret Wars|while the heroes were on]] [[Battleworld]]. They used the equipment of the original Ani-Men and used it to rob a vault wagon only to be opposed by the NYPD.<ref name="CodeOfHonor3">{{Cite comic |date=April 1997 |title=[[Code of Honor (comic)|Code of Honor]] |issue=#3 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Chuck Dixon]] |artist=Bob Wakelin, Paul Lee, [[Dærick Gröss Sr.]]}}</ref> During the [[Civil War (comics)|superhero civil war]], Ape-Man was among the villains in [[Hammerhead (comics)|Hammerhead]]'s supervillain army.<ref name="CivilWarWarCrimes" />

== Ape-X ==
'''Ape-X''' is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

=== Ape-X (Earth-712) ===
Ape-X is a super-intelligent ape in the [[Squadron Supreme]] [[Earth-712|universe]]. The character, created by [[Mark Gruenwald]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cereno |first=Benito |date=March 10, 2017 |title=Gorillas in Our Midst: A History of Gorillas in Comics |url=https://comicsalliance.com/history-gorillas-comic-books/ |access-date=October 11, 2024 |website=[[ComicsAlliance]] |language=en}}</ref> is a pastiche of [[Gorilla Grodd]],{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}} first appeared in ''[[Squadron Supreme]]'' #5 in January 1986.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}

Ape-X is a [[gorilla]] who was a member of the [[Institute of Evil]]. Enemies of the Squadron, they abducted the team's scientist [[Tom Thumb (comics)|Tom Thumb]] and subjected him to his own Behavior Modification technology, hoping to turn Tom against his teammates while holding the Squadron's loved ones hostage to prevent reprisals. However, when the Squadron were all captured, it transpired Tom had designed the technology so it would not affect any Squadron member. Ape-X and the rest of the Institute were subdued and subject to the B-Mod device themselves, turning them into loyal members of the Squadron.<ref name="SquadronSupremeV1N05">{{Cite comic |date=January 1986 |title=[[Squadron Supreme]] |issue=#5 |volume=1 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Mark Gruenwald]] |penciller=[[Bob Hall (comics)|Bob Hall]] |inker=Sam de la Rosa}}</ref>

Ape-X goes on to serve as a scientific expert for the team, assisting Tom Thumb in his attempt to cure all human disease. While her brainwashing prevents Ape-X from directly committing crimes, she is able to suggest courses of action Tom might hypothetically take. However, their efforts prove fruitless, and Tom succumbs to his own cancer.<ref name="SquadronSupreme09" /><ref name="SquadronSupremeV1N10">{{Cite comic |date=June 1986 |title=[[Squadron Supreme]] |issue=#10 |volume=1 |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Mark Gruenwald]] |penciller=[[Paul Ryan (cartoonist)|Paul Ryan]] |inker=Sam de la Rosa}}</ref> In her grief, Ape-X begins attempting to construct a robot duplicate of Tom. In the meantime, she also assists Hyperion, who has become blinded following a fight with a villainous copy of himself.<ref name="SquadronSupremeV1N10" /> When Moonglow infiltrates the Squadron's files, Ape-X is alerted to this by Tom's AI, AIDA. However, her brainwashing prevents Ape-X from taking any action against a member of the Squadron, and the logical dichotomy gives Ape-X an anyuerysm, preventing her from warning them.<ref name="SquadronSupremeV1N11">{{Cite comic |date=July 1986 |title=[[Squadron Supreme]] |issue=#11 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |writer=[[Mark Gruenwald]] |penciller=[[Paul Ryan (cartoonist)|Paul Ryan]] |inker=Sam de la Rosa}}</ref>

=== Ape-X (Earth-8101) ===
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Unrelated to the Squadron Supreme version, Ape-X was created by [[Karl Kesel]] and Ramon Bachs, first appearing in ''[[Marvel Apes]]'' #1. Ape-X is a monkey that wears a wrestler mask that enables him to turn into a super-powered gorilla.

==Apex==
'''Apex''' is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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The first Apex first appeared in ''[[Avengers Arena]]'' #1 (December 2012) and was created by [[Dennis Hopeless]] and [[Kev Walker]].

Apex is one of sixteen teenagers kidnapped by [[Arcade (Marvel Comics)|Arcade]] who forces them to fight each other to the death in his latest version of [[Murderworld (comics)|Murderworld]].<ref>''[[Avengers Arena]]'' #1 (December 12, 2012). Marvel Comics.</ref> She is part of the Braddock Academy group (consisting of [[Kid Briton]], [[Anachronism (comics)|Anachronism]], [[Cullen Bloodstone|Bloodstone]] and [[Nara (comics)|Nara]]) which is joined by [[Deathlocket|Death Locket]] despite death threats from Kid Briton and Nara. Death Locket started bonding with Apex as she introduces her to the rest of the Braddock Academy.<ref>''Avengers Arena'' #2 (January 9, 2013). Marvel Comics.</ref>

There is discord in the Braddock Academy's ranks as Anachronism and Kid Briton get into an argument. An earthquake then separates Bloodstone and Anachronism from Apex, Nara, Kid Briton, and Death Locket. Death Locket goes dormant as her cybernetics take over and she blasts Nara off a cliff and into the ocean. Kid Briton is enraged by this and tries to kill her until Apex orders him not to, revealing that she knew about his affair with Nara back at the Braddock Academy and that "we're here now and I'm done sharing."<ref>''Avengers Arena'' #5 (February 27, 2013). Marvel Comics.</ref>

Nara, Anachronism, and Bloodstone manage to survive falling into the chasm and come to the conclusion that Apex is manipulating Death Locket and Kid Briton to her own ends. The trio is then teleported by Arcade to the supply cache at Quadrant 2 just as Apex, Death Locket, and Kid Briton arrive. Nara and Apex start arguing and Apex confirms that she was the one who ordered Death Locket to attack Nara. Kid Briton tries to intervene as Nara continues calling him a "weak puppet." An irate Kid Briton attempts to kill Nara for insulting him only to be beheaded by Anachronism.<ref>''Avengers Arena'' #6 (March 13, 2013). Marvel Comics.</ref>

In a flashback, it was shown that Apex is actually the twins '''Katy and Tim Bashir''' , who share a body and were created via genetic engineering. The battle between [[Chase Stein]] as [[Darkhawk]] and [[Juston Seyfert]] was aborted when Tim's [[Technopathy|technopathic]] powers and the group's vote for Tim/Katy's life or death. Juston was among those who voted for death. Apex kills Juston and steals his [[Sentinel (comics)|Sentinel]].<ref>''Avengers Arena'' #9 (May 8, 2013). Marvel Comics.</ref>

After being injured by Apex, [[Nico Minoru]] sacrifices herself by staying behind to get the other survivors to safety. Nico is killed by Chase and Juston Seyfert's Sentinel, both of whom were under Apex's control.<ref>''Avengers Arena'' #10 (June 5, 2013). Marvel Comics.</ref> Nico is resurrected by the Staff of One and trap Apex and Death Locket underground. However, this had the unintended side effect of sending them underneath the Arena into Arcade's lair.<ref>''Avengers Arena'' #12 (July 10, 2013). Marvel Comics.</ref>

At the end of ''Avengers Arena'', Arcade escapes when confronted by Apex, Death Locket, and the (now de-powered) Darkhawk, but manages to secretly convince Apex to run Murderworld to its conclusion by killing off the remaining heroes and then telling the world how she was the tragic sole survivor.<ref>''Avengers Arena'' #17 (November 13, 2013). Marvel Comics.</ref>
 
As Katy gloats of her impending victory to Death Locket and attempts to kill her, Tim regains enough mental strength to take over one last time. He convinces Death Locket to kill the Tim/Katy gestalt before his sister comes back and takes over the body once and for all—he implies that she has grown far too strong by now for him to ever displace her again—and uses Murderworld to kill off everyone else. Apex is then killed by Death Locket off-panel.<ref>''Avengers Arena'' #18 (November 27, 2013). Marvel Comics.</ref>

=== Otherone ===
Otherone is a prince in the Musculan royal family on the planet Muscula. When the Power [[Infinity Gems|Infinity Stone]] manifests in Otherone's jelly bowl, he unknowingly eats it and gains its powers.<ref>''Guardians of the Galaxy'' (vol. 6) #3 (March 2020)</ref>

Using the alias of Prince and Prince of Power, Otherone joins the [[Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)|Guardians of the Galaxy]], but unintentionally destroys Muscula. He is trained by [[Hercules (Marvel Comics)|Hercules]] and becomes known as Apex.<ref>''Guardians of the Galaxy'' (vol. 6) #4-18</ref><ref>''Immortal Thor'' Annual #1. Marvel Comics.</ref>

== Apocalypse ==
{{Main|Apocalypse (character)}}

== Apollo ==
{{Main|Apollo (Marvel Comics)}}

== Aquarius ==
'''Aquarius''' is the name of several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

=== Darren Bentley ===
'''Darren Bentley''' is a founding member of [[Zodiac (comics)|Zodiac]], and his base of operations was [[San Francisco, California]].

The Zodiac was infiltrated by [[Nick Fury]], posing as [[Scorpio (Marvel Comics)|Scorpio]]; the Zodiac fought the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]] and escaped.<ref>''The Avengers'' #72</ref> Aquarius, [[Capricorn (comics)|Capricorn]], and [[Sagittarius (comics)|Sagittarius]] sought to recapture the Zodiac Key, but lost it to the Brotherhood of the Ankh.<ref>''Iron Man'' #35-36; ''Daredevil'' #73</ref>

Led by Taurus, the Zodiac later attempted to kill all Manhattan residents born under the sign of Gemini as a show of power, but were thwarted by the Avengers. Taurus's faction attempted to kill the Zodiac dissident faction, but all twelve leaders were captured by the Avengers.<ref>''The Avengers'' #120-122</ref>

After learning he had cancer, Aquarius made a bargain with the demon Slifer: in return for his soul, Aquarius was granted one year of life and the supernatural ability to take on the forms of his fellow Zodiac leaders. However, after Aquarius took on the other Zodiac forms one time each (thereby representing a ''zodiacal'' year) while battling [[Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze)|Ghost Rider]], Slifer returned and claimed his body and soul.<ref>''Ghost Rider'' #6-7 (June, August 1974)</ref>
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=== Zachary Drebb ===
The second Aquarius was a man named '''Zachary Drebb'''. Taurus ordered Aquarius II and third Aries to kill [[War Machine|Iron Man (James Rhodes)]], but both failed.<ref>''[[Iron Man]]'' #183-185</ref> A new android [[Life Model Decoy|LMD]] version of the Zodiac appeared, led by Scorpio in a new android body, massacred the human Zodiac, and took over their criminal operations.<ref>''West Coast Avengers'' (vol. 2) #26 (November 1987)</ref>
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=== Aquarius (LMD) ===
An android Aquarius was a [[Life Model Decoy]] created by [[Scorpio (Marvel Comics)|Scorpio (Jacob Fury)]] to be part of his Zodiac crime organization. Scorpio went after his brother, [[Nick Fury]], with his new group, but was defeated by [[Defenders (comics)|Defenders]] and [[Moon Knight]].<ref>''The Defenders'' #48-50</ref> The Zodiac LMD's were recruited by [[Quicksilver (comics)|Quicksilver]] during his bout with temporary insanity, and Quicksilver ordered the Zodiac LMD's to destroy [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]] for their imagined wrongdoings. The Avengers managed to defeat the group and most were remanded into federal custody.<ref>''West Coast Avengers'' (vol. 2) Annual #1</ref>

The android Zodiac were soon released, and the Scorpio LMD rebuilt a number of them. Scorpio used the Zodiac Key to create LMDs that exemplified the forces and personalities inherent in each sign, hoping to create great strength in the combination of all twelve traits of the Zodiac. He arranged the ambush in which the android Zodiac killed all of the remaining human Zodiac leaders except Cornelius van Lunt, alias [[Taurus (comics)|Taurus]]. It was later revealed the Libra had also survived the attack on the original Zodiac Cartel. Immediately afterward, Van Lunt sought out the services of the Avengers' West Coast branch to confront and defeat the android Zodiac. He was destroyed by Hawkeye in a battle with the [[West Coast Avengers]].<ref name="ReferenceA">''West Coast Avengers'' (vol. 2) #26-28</ref>

The Zodiac Key immediately resurrected the Scorpio LMD. Claiming superiority and believing that the Zodiac would eventually kill the Avengers as the androids could never be stopped, Scorpio wanted to use the Key to transport everyone on the scene to the Key's native dimension where the conflict, he believed, could be prolonged indefinitely. However, when the androids were in the other dimension, they ceased to function because each of them were aligned with a particular zodiacal energy, energy that did not exist in the other dimension. The Avengers found [[Hawkeye (Clint Barton)|Hawkeye]] and [[Tigra]] had been sent to the same dimension and, reunited, the team was sent back to Earth by the Brotherhood. However, secretly the Brotherhood waited so that someday they could also send the Key to Earth again and create new conflicts for them.<ref name="ReferenceA" />

=== Aquarius (Ecliptic) ===
Aquarius was a later addition to the Zodiac. A man of few words, he tended to remain in the background despite his power. He was killed with the rest of the Zodiac by [[Weapon X]].

=== Thanos' Aquarius ===
The fifth Aquarius is an unnamed male that [[Thanos]] recruited to join his incarnation of the Zodiac.<ref>''Avengers Assemble'' (vol. 2) #1</ref> He and the other Zodiac members perish when Thanos abandons them on the self-destructing Helicarrier where [[John King (comics)|Cancer]] was the only survivor.<ref>''Avengers Assemble'' (vol. 2) #4</ref>

=== Aquarius in other media ===
Aquarius appears in ''[[Marvel Anime: Iron Man]]'' as a mech utilized by Zodiac.

== Aqueduct ==
{{Main|Aqueduct (comics)}}

== Arabian Knight ==
{{Main|Arabian Knight (comics)}}

== Aragorn ==
'''Aragorn''' is the name of several [[winged horse]]s appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first incarnation appeared in ''[[The Avengers (comic book)|The Avengers]]'' #48 (January 1968) and was created by [[Roy Thomas]] and [[George Tuska]].

=== First Aragorn ===
Professor Nathan Garrett, the criminal [[Black Knight (Nathan Garrett)|Black Knight]], developed genetic engineering techniques capable of granting a horse the wings of a bird. He used it to create a mount to ride during his criminal adventures.<ref name="The Avengers #48">''The Avengers'' #48</ref> After Garrett's final defeat by [[Iron Man]],<ref>''Tales of Suspense'' #73</ref> this horse escaped, was found and further mutated by Victor Frankenstein's great-granddaughter [[Victoria Frankenstein (comics)|Victoria]] (who had originally tried to restore it to normal), and fell into the possession of the [[Dreadknight]], who named it the '''Hellhorse'''.<ref>''Iron Man'' #101-102</ref>

=== Second Aragorn ===
As Garrett was dying, he persuades his nephew Dane Whitman to take his scientific discoveries and use them for good. Whitman thus became a new, heroic [[Black Knight (Dane Whitman)|Black Knight]] and used his uncle's techniques to create another winged horse. This one he names Aragorn and uses as his mount.<ref name="The Avengers #48" /> Aragorn helped the Black Knight and the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]] battle the [[Masters of Evil]];<ref>''The Avengers'' #55</ref> carried the Black Knight into battle against Le Sabre;<ref>''Marvel Super-Heroes'' (vol. 2) #17</ref> helped the Black Knight and [[Doctor Strange]] battle [[Tiboro]];<ref>''Doctor Strange'' #178</ref> carried the Black Knight alongside Doctor Strange and the Avengers as they battled [[Ymir (Marvel Comics)|Ymir]] and [[Surtur (Marvel Comics)|Surtur]];<ref>''The Avengers'' #61</ref> carried the Black Knight to [[Olympus (Marvel Comics)|Olympus]] to battle [[Ares (Marvel Comics)|Ares]] and the [[Enchantress (Marvel Comics)|Enchantress]],<ref>''The Avengers'' #100</ref> among numerous other adventures together.

When the Black Knight was turned into stone by the Enchantress, Aragorn was placed in the custody of his fellow [[Defenders (comics)|Defender]], the [[Valkyrie (Marvel Comics)|Valkyrie]].<ref>''The Defenders'' #4</ref> Aragorn carried the Valkyrie and [[Namorita]] into battle against the Omegatron.<ref>''The Defenders'' #5</ref> When Whitman left his own time to stay for a while in the 12th century AD, he entrusted Aragorn to the care of the Valkyrie, who became his permanent companion.<ref>''The Defenders'' #11</ref> He came to live at the Richmond Riding Academy.<ref>''The Defenders'' #17</ref> He accompanied the Valkyrie to [[Asgard (comics)|Asgard]] and Valhalla, and helped the Valkyrie, Harokin, and the Defenders battle Ollerus and Casiolena.<ref>''The Defenders'' #66-68</ref> With the Valkyrie, Aragorn helped form the New Defenders.<ref>''The Defenders'' #126</ref>

While Aragorn was with the Valkyrie, Dane Whitman gained a new flying horse named Strider from the [[Lady of the Lake]].<ref>''Heroes for Hire'' #2</ref>

Aragorn is still in the company of the Valkyrie.<ref>''Hulk'' #7, ''She-Hulk'' #34</ref>

=== Third Aragorn ===
Another Aragon served as a steed to Augustine du Lac, who was the Vatican Black Knight. He rode Aragorn at the time when he accompanied [[Klaw (Marvel Comics)|Klaw]] in his invasion of [[Wakanda]].<ref>''Black Panther'' (vol. 4) #3</ref>

When [[Kraven the Hunter]]'s son [[Kraven the Hunter (Alyosha Kravinoff)|Alyosha Kravinoff]] began collecting a [[zoo]] of animal-themed superbeings, Aragorn is clearly seen in one of the cages. However, after disobeying Kraven, Aragorn was killed to set an example to his other captives and then served up as food.<ref>''[[Punisher War Journal]]'' (vol. 2) #13-14</ref> The ''Marvel Pets Handbook'' confirmed that the Aragorn that was killed by Alyosha Kravinoff was the Vatican Black Knight's Aragorn.<ref>''Marvel Pets Handbook''</ref>

=== Aragorn in other media ===
* Aragorn appears in the ''[[Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur]]'' episode "The Devil You Know", voiced by [[Cree Summer]].<ref name="btva4">{{Cite web |title=Aragorn Voice - ''Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur'' (TV Show) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Marvels-Moon-Girl-and-Devil-Dinosaur/Aragon/ |access-date=September 1, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref> This version is a member of the Action Buddies Confidential support group.
* A character based on Aragorn named '''Warsong''' appears in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] (MCU). This version is [[Valkyrie (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Valkyrie]]'s steed who can create portals. Introduced in ''[[Thor: Ragnarok]]'' (2017), Warsong subsequently appears in ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]'' (2019) and ''[[Thor: Love and Thunder]]'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jacobs |first=Mira |date=May 7, 2019 |title=Where Did Valkyrie Get That Winged Horse in Avengers: Endgame? |url=https://www.cbr.com/avengers-endgame-valkyrie-pegasus/ |access-date=May 14, 2024 |website=[[Comic Book Resources|CBR]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mitchell |first=Tyler |date=July 10, 2022 |title=Love & Thunder Fixed Valkyrie's Annoying Endgame Plot Hole |url=https://screenrant.com/love-thunder-valkyrie-avengers-endgame-pegasus-plothole/ |access-date=May 14, 2024 |website=[[ScreenRant]]}}</ref>

== Arakko ==
{{See also|Krakoa#House of X and Powers of X}}
'''Arakko''', "the island that fights like a man,"<ref name="S.W.O.R.D. (Vol. 2) #8">{{cite comic | writer = [[Al Ewing|Ewing, Al]] | artist = Vilanova, Guiu | colorist = Sifuentes, Fernando | letterer = Maher, Ariana | editor = Amaro, Lauren, Bissa, Annalise, White, Jordan D. | story = Unbroken | title = [[S.W.O.R.D.#S.W.O.R.D. volume 2|S.W.O.R.D.]] | volume = 2 | issue = 8 | date = November 2021 | publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref> is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Expressively feminine, Arakko is a sentient island, created several thousand years ago in the South Pacific alongside its male counterpart [[Krakoa]] when the [[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutant]] island of [[Okkara]], ruled by [[Apocalypse (character)|Apocalypse]] and [[List of Marvel Comics characters: G#Genesis (Wife of Apocalypse)|Genesis]], was split in two by [[#Annihilation|Annihilation]] with the Twilight Sword, creating a rift into the dimension of Amenth and unleashing Annihilation's Daemon hordes. To halt the invasion of Earth, Genesis sealed herself, the [[Horsemen of Apocalypse|First Horsemen]], Arrako, and the population of Okkara into Amenth, while Apocalypse remained on Earth to build a mutant society strong enough to repel the Amenthi Daemons if they returned.<ref name="Powers of X #4">{{cite comic | writer = [[Jonathan Hickman|Hickman, Jonathan]] | artist = Silva, R.B. | colorist = Gracia, Marte | letterer = Cowles, Clayton | editor = White, Jordan D., Bissa, Annalise | story = Something Sinister | title = [[Powers of X]] | volume = 1 | issue = 4 | date = November 2019 | publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref><ref name="X-Men (Vol. 5) #13"/>

Now stranded in Amenth, one-tenth of the mutants fled into the wasteland, overwhelmed by the demonic nature of the dimension. Some of them were captured by the forces of Annihilation and forced to breed with Daemons to create powerful mutant-Daemon hybrids.<ref name="X-Men (Vol. 5) #12">{{cite comic | writer = [[Jonathan Hickman|Hickman, Jonathan]] | artist = [[Leinil Francis Yu|Yu, Leinil Francis]] | colorist = Gho, Sunny | letterer = Cowles, Clayton | editor = White, Jordan D., Bissa Annalise | story = Amenth | title = [[X-Men (comic book)|X-Men]] | volume = 5 | issue = 12 | date = September 16, 2020 | publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref> To protect themselves, the Arakkii mutants erected ten towers to keep the endless legions of Daemons at bay. They formed a ruling body, the Great Ring of Arakko, and the island nation was stable for a time.<ref name="Legion of X #1">{{cite comic | writer = [[Simon Spurrier|Spurrier, Simon]] | artist = Bazaldua, Jan | colorist = Blee, Federico | letterer = Cowles, Clayton | editor = Okoye, Anita, Brunstad, Sarah, White, Jordan D. | story = Do What Thou Wilt | title = Legion of X | volume = 1 | issue = 1 | date = June 2022 | publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref>

After millennia of endless war against the Daemons, Genesis gathered an army and went on a years-long campaign to defeat Annihilation for good. However, she was forced to return to Arakko after her army was decimated by [[White Sword]], a former ally driven mad by thousands of years of isolation and endless battle.<ref name="X-Men (Vol. 5) #12"/>

Genesis' sister, [[Isca the Unbeaten]], whose powers had compelled her to defect to Amenth before the rift was sealed, returned to Arakko with a proposal from Annihilation: a duel to the death to end the war. Genesis accepted and won the duel, but fell into Annihilation's trap: by killing Annihilation's host, the Daemons of Amenth were left leaderless and ran wild. Only by donning the Annihilation Helm and becoming Annihilation's new host could Genesis hope to save her people. For 100 years, she refused, until the Daemons breached Arakko's walls. The desperate Arakkii opened a portal to Dryador, a province of [[Avalon (Marvel Comics)|Otherworld]], in search of aid. Realizing that all was lost, Genesis became Annihilation's host. Arakko was then forcefully turned into an Amenthi vassal state, beginning the era known as the Fallow Years.<ref name="X-Men (Vol. 5) #14"/><ref name="X of Swords: Stasis #1"/> The mutants who refused to submit to Annihilation were imprisoned and tortured in the Abyssal Prisons by [[Tarn the Uncaring]] and his Locus Vile.<ref name="Hellions #14">{{cite comic | writer = [[Zeb Wells|Wells, Zeb]] | artist = Antônio, Rogê | colorist = Beredo, Rain | letterer = Maher, Ariana | editor = Amaro, Lauren, Basso, Mark, White, Jordan D.| story = Don't Look Back Part II: The Judgement of Angels | title = Hellions | volume = 1 | issue = 14 | date = October 2021 | publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref><ref name="S.W.O.R.D. (Vol. 2) #8"/>

After subjugating Arakko, Annihilation sent [[Summoner (comics)|Summoner]], son of the [[War (Marvel Comics)#War (First Horseman of Apocalypse)|Horseman of War]], to find his grandfather Apocalypse, ostensibly for him and the mutants of Krakoa to help them defeat the Daemons, but in truth, to trick him into opening a gateway between Otherworld and Krakoa, paving the way for Annihilation to invade Earth. Simultaneously, the united forces of Arakko and Amenth invaded and destroyed Dryador.<ref name="X-Men (Vol. 5) #12"/><ref name="X-Men (Vol. 5) #14"/>

The small piece of Arakko sent with Summoner, known as the Arak Coral, appeared 100 miles south of Krakoa and immediately began moving towards the island. After [[Aurora (comics)|Aurora]] and [[Northstar (character)|Northstar]] surveyed the island and observed hostile lifeforms, [[Cyclops (Marvel Comics)|Cyclops]] went to the island with [[Rachel Summers|Prestige]] and [[Cable (character)|Cable]] to investigate. On the island, the trio encountered Summoner and several monsters. Once communication was established between the parties, the Arak Coral merged with Krakoa, becoming the southwestern edge of the island. Later that day, Summoner finally met Apocalypse and, in keeping with Annihilation's plan, told him of the state of Arakko and the threat of the Daemons.<ref name="X-Men (Vol. 5) #2">{{cite comic | writer = [[Jonathan Hickman|Hickman, Jonathan]] | penciller = [[Leinil Francis Yu|Yu, Leinil Francis]] | inker = [[Gerry Alanguilan|Alanguilan, Gerry]] | colorist = Gho, Sunny | letterer = CowlesClayton | editor = White, Jordan D., Bissa, Annalise | story = Summoner | title = [[X-Men (comic book)|X-Men]] | volume = 5 | issue = 2 | date = January 2020 | publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref>

When Summoner's machinations successfully lured Apocalypse and a band of mutants into Otherworld to fight the Daemons attacking Dryador, the First Horsemen, along with Summoner, attacked, grievously wounding Apocalypse. The fight was halted by the Omniversal Majestrix [[Saturnyne]], who arranged a [[X of Swords|contest of swords]] between the two islands to settle the conflict.<ref name="X of Swords: Creation #1" /> When Summoner approached [[Redroot the Forest]] to join the Arakkii swordbearers, Arakko tearfully protested, but Redroot agreed to participate.<ref name="X of Swords: Stasis #1" />

The Krakoan mutants ultimately won the tournament, and in the process Annihilation was defeated, its influence on Genesis curtailed and its grip on Arakko severed. Saturnyne decreed that one Krakoan mutant and one Arakkii mutant would exchange places to mark the end of the conflict. Genesis chose Apocalypse to join her and their children in Amenth, while Apocalypse chose Arakko itself (and by extension all the mutants living there) to take his place on Earth.<ref name="X of Swords: Destruction #1"/>

After returning to Earth, Arakko tried to reunite with Krakoa, but both had changed over time and no longer seemed compatible, even speaking different languages. Thus, the islands decided to stay separate.<ref name="X-Men (Vol. 5) #16">{{cite comic | writer = [[Jonathan Hickman|Hickman, Jonathan]] | artist = [[Phil Noto|Noto, Phil]] | colorist = Noto, Phil | letterer = Cowles, Clayton | editor = White, Jordan D., Bissa, Annalise | story = Sworded Out | title = [[X-Men (comic book)|X-Men]] | volume = 5 | issue = 16 | date = February 2021| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref>

=== Planet Arakko ===
During the first annual [[Hellfire Gala]], realizing the difficulties in accommodating a massive population of warlike mutants on Earth, [[Magneto (Marvel Comics)|Magneto]] proposed a plan to terraform Mars and relocate Arakko and its inhabitants there in a power play to claim Mars as the capital of the solar system and the first mutant world. The Great Ring consented to the plan and lent their aid. After the planet was made hospitable for life, [[Exodus (comics)|Exodus]], with the aid of [[Jean Grey]] and [[Lactuca the Knower]], uprooted the island and transported it to Mars, renamed Planet Arakko.<ref name="Planet-Size X-Men #1">{{cite comic | writer = [[Gerry Duggan (writer)|Duggan, Gerry]] | artist = Larraz, Pepe | colorist = Gracia, Marte | letterer = Cowles, Clayton | editor = Bissa, Annalise, White, Jordan D. | story = Fireworks | title = Planet-Size X-Men | volume = 1 | issue = 1 | date = August 2021 | publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref>

Following its relocation, Arakko reached out to [[Sunfire (comics)|Sunfire]] and requested he rescue Redroot, who had been imprisoned by [[Mad Jim Jaspers]] during the X of Swords tournament.<ref name="X-Men (Vol. 6) #9">{{cite comic | writer = [[Gerry Duggan (writer)|Duggan, Gerry]] | artist = Villa, C.F. | colorist = Gracia, Marte | letterer = Cowles, Clayton | editor = Amaro, Lauren, White, Jordan D.| story = The Rule of Three | title = [[X-Men (comic book)|X-Men]] | volume = 6 | issue = 9 | date = May 2022 | publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref>

Arakko was attacked by the [[Eternals (comics)|Eternal]] Uranos, who nearly destroyed the island.<ref name="A.X.E.: Judgment Day #1">{{cite comic | writer = [[Kieron Gillen|Gillen, Kieron]] | artist = Schiti, Valerio | colorist = Gracia, Marte | letterer = Cowles, Clayton | editor = Biro, Martin, Bissa, Annalise, [[Tom Brevoort|Brevoort, Tom]] | story = | title = [[A.X.E.: Judgment Day]] | volume = 1 | issue = 1 | date = September 2022 | publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref><ref name="X-Men Red (Vol. 2) #5">{{cite comic | writer = [[Al Ewing|Ewing, Al]] | artist = Caselli, Stefano | colorist = Blee, Federico | letterer = Maher, Ariana | editor = Amaro, Lauren, White, Jordan D. | story = The Hour of Uranos | title = [[X-Men Red]] | volume = 2 | issue = 5 | date = October 2022 | publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref> Learning of this and believing the Arakkii mutants had grown soft in her absence, Genesis (still under the influence of Annihilation) traveled to Arakko and incited a civil war, rallying mutants who desired strength in opposition to the allies of [[Storm (Marvel Comics)|Storm]], who wanted peace.<ref name="X-Men Red (Vol. 2) #13">{{cite comic | writer = [[Al Ewing|Ewing, Al]] | artist = Camagni, Jacopo | colorist = Blee, Federico | letterer = Maher, Ariana | editor = White, Jordan D., Amaro, Lauren | story = The Annihilation of Arakko | title = [[X-Men Red]] | volume = 2 | issue = 13 | date = September 2023 | publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref><ref name="X-Men Red (Vol. 4) #14">{{cite comic | writer = [[Al Ewing|Ewing, Al]] | artist = [[Yıldıray Çınar|Çınar, Yıldıray]] | colorist = Blee, Federico | letterer = Maher, Ariana | editor = Amaro, Lauren, White, Jordan D.| story = To War We March | title = [[X-Men Red]] | volume = 2 | issue = 14 | date = October 2023 | publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref> In the course of the war, Apocalypse raised the Autumn Continent of Arakko, dubbed [[List of Marvel Comics characters: K#Kaorak|Kaorak]], prompting Genesis to raise Arakko itself to retaliate. The two living landmasses fought until Storm destroyed the Annihilation Staff, freeing Genesis from its influence and ending the war. Arakko and Kaorak embraced, recreating the true spirit of Okkara.<ref name="X-Men Red (Vol. 2) #18"/>

=== The Great Ring of Arakko ===
The Great Ring of Arakko is composed of four tables of three seats, with an adjunct section for the island itself. Any Arakkii who wishes to sit on one of the three publicly recognized tables of the Great Ring may challenge a sitting member to combat and receive that member's seat if victorious. Historically, members of the Great Ring, excluding the second iteration of the Night Table, have always been [[Omega-level mutants]], though non-Omega-level mutants are not prohibited from sitting on the Great Ring.<ref name="S.W.O.R.D. (Vol. 2) #8"/>

* The Dawn Table is deferred to in wartime. The Seat of Victory is consulted when a battle is won, the Seat of Stalemate when there is no clear winner, and the Seat of Loss when a battle is lost. As the Seat of Victory was historically the seat most often consulted, it has also been called the Head of the Great Ring.
* The Day Table is deferred to in peacetime. The Seat of Above-Us is consulted on matters of the heavens, the Seat of All-Around-Us on matters of the land, its people, weather, and world events, and the Seat of Below-Us on matters of the ocean. The Seat of All-Around-Us has an additional vote as the Regent of Arakko.
* The Dusk Table is never deferred to. The Seat of Law is consulted on legal matters, the Seat of History on lore and Arakkii history, and the Seat of Dreams on art, poetry, and song. 
** The Seat of Law is also the commander of the Inward Watch, Arakko's law enforcement. The Watch's primary responsibilities include regulating challenges and retrieving those who flee challenges.<ref name="Legion of X #1"/>
* The Night Table serves as a check against the power of the other seats.<ref name="X-Men (Vol. 5) #16"/> It is composed of the Seat of Nothing, the Seat of Nowhere, and the Seat of Nobody. Originally, this table operated as the intelligence-gathering arm of the Great Ring, its seats empowered only as advisors, but it was erased from existence by [[Ora Serrata]] when its members opposed Genesis' counteroffensive against Annihilation. It was secretly reformed after the subjugation of Arakko and it remains a clandestine organization, its existence known only to a few and not officially recognized as part of the Great Ring. No Omega-level mutant may hold a seat on the Night Table.<ref name="X-Men Red (Vol. 2) #6">{{cite comic | writer = [[Al Ewing|Ewing, Al]] | artist = Caselli, Stefano | colorist = Blee, Federico | letterer = Maher, Ariana | editor = Amaro, Lauren, White, Jordan D. | story = The Hour of Magneto | title = [[X-Men Red]] | volume = 2 | issue = 6 | date = November 2022 | publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref>
* The adjunct seats, known as the Ground on Which All Seats Rest, include Arakko and its Voice and represent the interests of the island itself.
* '''Bold''' indicates current members as of 2024.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:90%;"
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! Character codename
! Real name
! Table
! Seat
! Notes
|-
| colspan="2" |'''[[Kobak Never-Held]]'''{{efn|name="OLM"|[[Mutants (Marvel Comics)#Omega-level mutants|Omega-level mutants]]}}
| rowspan="10" | Dawn
| rowspan="3" | Victory
| Joined in ''[[X-Men Red]]'' (vol. 2) #13.
|-
| colspan="2" | [[Isca the Unbeaten]]{{efn|name="OLM"}}
| Resigned in ''X-Men Red'' (vol. 2) #7.
|-
| colspan="2" | [[List of Marvel Comics characters: G#Genesis (Wife of Apocalypse)|Genesis]]{{efn|name="OLM"}}
| Left in ''X of Swords: Destruction'' #1. Seat disputed with Kobak during the Genesis War.<ref name="X-Men Red (Vol. 2) #13" />
|-
| colspan="2" | [[Lycaon Two Wolves]]{{efn|name="OLM"}}
| rowspan="3" | Stalemate
| Mentioned to have joined in ''X-Men Red'' (vol. 2) #11. Killed by Xilora in ''X-Men Red'' (vol. 2) #18.
|-
| colspan="2" | [[Idyll (comics)|Idyll the Future Seer]]{{efn|name="OLM"}}
| Killed by Isca in ''X-Men Red'' (vol. 2) #5.
|-
| colspan="2" | [[Idyll (comics)|High Mutant Prophet Idyll]]{{efn|name="OLM"}}
| Died. Replaced by daughter Idyll the Future Seer.<ref name="X-Men (Vol. 5) #16" />
|-
| [[Storm (Marvel Comics)|Storm]]{{efn|name="OLM"}}
| Ororo Munroe
| rowspan="4" | Loss
| Claimed Seat of All-Around-Us in ''[[S.W.O.R.D.#S.W.O.R.D. volume 2|S.W.O.R.D.]]'' (vol. 2) #6. Transferred to Seat of Loss in ''X-Men Red'' (vol. 2) #7. Left after the Fall of Krakoa.<ref name="Storm (Vol. 5) #1">{{cite comic | writer = [[Murewa Ayodele|Ayodele, Murewa]] | artist = Werneck, Lucas | colorist = Guimarães, Alex, Sifuentes-Sujo, Fer| letterer = Lanham, Travis | editor = [[Tom Brevoort|Brevoort, Tom]], Bissa, Annalise, Biro, Martin | story = Grand Opening | title = Storm | volume = 5 | issue = 1 | date = December 2024 | publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="2" | [[Orrdon|Orrdon, the Omega Rocket]]{{efn|name="OLM"}}
| Seat disputed with Storm during the Genesis War. Killed by Isca in ''X-Men Red'' (vol. 2) #14.
|-
| [[Magneto (Marvel Comics)|Magneto]]{{efn|name="OLM"}}
| Max Eisenhardt
| Joined in ''X-Men Red'' (vol. 2) #3. Died in ''X-Men Red'' (vol. 2) #7.
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Tarn the Uncaring]]{{efn|name="OLM"}}
| Killed by Magneto in ''X-Men Red'' vol. 2 #3.
|-
| colspan="2" | '''[[Lactuca the Knower]]'''{{efn|name="OLM"}}
| rowspan="4" | Day
| Above-Us
|
|-
| colspan="2" | '''[[Lodus Logos]]'''{{efn|name="OLM"}}
| rowspan="2" | All-Around-Us
| Transferred from the Seat of Dreams by Storm.<ref name="X-Men Red (Vol. 2) #7">{{cite comic | writer = [[Al Ewing|Ewing, Al]] | artist = Caselli, Stefano | colorist = Blee, Federico, Sifuentes-Sujo, Fer | letterer = Maher, Ariana | editor = Amaro, Lauren, White, Jordan D. | story = The Winning Side | title = [[X-Men Red]] | volume = 2 | issue = 7 | date = December 2022 | publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="2" | Nameless the Shape-Shifter Queen{{efn|name="OLM"}}
| Defeated and replaced by Storm and committed suicide in ''X-Men Red'' (vol. 2) #1.
|-
| colspan="2" | [[Sobunar of the Depths]]{{efn|name="OLM"}}
| Below-Us
| Resigned after the Genesis War.<ref name="NYX (Vol. 2) #3">{{cite comic | writer = [[Collin Kelly|Kelly, Collin]], [[Jackson Lanzing|Lanzing, Jackson]] | artist = Mortarino, Francesco | colorist = Angulo, Raúl | letterer = Sabino, Joe | editor = Bissa, Annalise | story = | title = NYX | volume = 2 | issue = 3 | date = November 2024 | publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="2" | '''[[Xilora]]'''{{efn|name="OLM"}}
| rowspan="4" | Dusk
| Law, History
| Merged being of Ora Serrata and Xilo.<ref name="X-Men Red (Vol. 2) #18" />
|-
| colspan="2" | [[Ora Serrata|Ora Serrata, the Witness]]{{efn|name="OLM"}}
| rowspan="2" | Law
| Merged with Xilo to become Xilora.<ref name="X-Men Red (Vol. 2) #18" />
|-
| colspan="2"| Uqesh the Bridge{{efn|name="OLM"}}
| Defeated and replaced by Ora Serrata.<ref name="Legion of X #1"/>
|-
| colspan="2"| [[Xilora|Xilo the First Defender]]{{efn|name="OLM"}}
| History
| Merged with Ora Serrata to become Xilora.<ref name="X-Men Red (Vol. 2) #18" />
|-
| colspan="2" | [[Fisher King (comics)|Fisher King]]
| rowspan="6" | Night
| Nothing
| First holder of the seat after the table's secret reformation.<ref name="X-Men Red (Vol. 2) #6" /> Killed in ''X-Men Red'' (vol. 2) #18.
|-
| colspan="2" | '''[[Syzya of the Smoke]]'''
| Nowhere
| First holder of the seat after the table's secret reformation.<ref name="X-Men Red (Vol. 2) #6" />
|-
| colspan="2" | '''[[Weaponless Zsen]]'''
| rowspan="4" | Nobody
| Bequeathed the seat by Sunspot.<ref name="X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic #120">{{cite comic | writer = [[Steve Foxe|Foxe, Steve]], [[Steve Orlando|Orlando, Steve]] | artist = Sevy, Phillip | colorist = De La Cruz, Ceci | letterer = Lanham, Travis | editor = White, Jordan, Amaro, Lauren | story = Red Winter Sun (Part 3): Season's Beatings! | title = X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic | volume = 1 | issue = 120 | date = January 2024 | publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[Sunspot (Marvel Comics)|Sunspot]]
| Roberto Da Costa
| Joined in ''X-Men Red'' (vol. 2) #6.
|-
| colspan="2" | [[Summoner (comics)|Summoner]]
| Killed in ''[[Wolverine (comic book)|Wolverine]]'' (vol. 7) #7.
|-
| colspan="2" | [[Zsora of the Spirit Flame]]
| First holder of the seat after the table's secret reformation.<ref name="X-Men Red (Vol. 2) #6" /> Killed by [[List of Marvel Comics characters: F#Famine (First Horseman of Apocalypse)|Famine]].<ref name="X-Men Red (Vol. 2) #15">{{cite comic | writer = [[Al Ewing|Ewing, Al]] | artist = [[Yıldıray Çınar|Çınar, Yıldıray]] | colorist = Blee, Federico | letterer = Maher, Ariana | editor = Amaro, Lauren, White, Jordan D. | story = Nothing and Nobody | title = [[X-Men Red]] | volume = 2 | issue = 15 | date = November 2023 | publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]| location = [[New York, NY]]}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="2" | '''Arakko'''
| rowspan="2" | Adjunct
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" | '''[[Redroot the Forest]]'''
| Voice of Arakko
| Imprisoned by [[Mad Jim Jaspers]] in ''[[X-Force (comic book)|X-Force]]'' (vol. 6) #14. Rejoined in ''X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic'' #120.
|-
|}

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== Arcade ==
{{Main|Arcade (Marvel Comics)}}

== Arcanna ==
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'''Arcanna''' is the name of three fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

=== Squadron Supreme Arcanna ===
Arcanna Jones, created by [[J. M. DeMatteis]] and [[Don Perlin]], first appeared in ''[[Defenders (comics)|The Defenders]]'' #112 (October 1982).<ref>{{Cite book |last1=DeFalco |first1=Tom |title=The Marvel Encyclopedia |last2=Sanderson |first2=Peter |last3=Brevoort |first3=Tom |last4=Teitelbaum |first4=Michael |last5=Wallace |first5=Daniel |last6=Darling |first6=Andrew |last7=Forbeck |first7=Matt |last8=Cowsill |first8=Alan |last9=Bray |first9=Adam |date=2019 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-7890-0 |page=26}}</ref>

Arcanna's [[Magic (paranormal)|magical abilities]] allow her to become a professional crime fighter to support her family, and she joins the [[Squadron Supreme]].

With the Squadron, she travels to a different universe.<ref>''Squadron Supreme: Death of a Universe'' (1989)</ref> When they return, Arcanna discovers the nature of magic changed while she was away and that she will have to relearn all of her skills. Instead, she chooses to retire from adventuring to be with her family.<ref>''Squadron Supreme: New World Order'' (1998)</ref>

=== Supreme Power Arcanna ===
This version of the character, created by [[J. Michael Straczynski]] and [[Gary Frank (artist)|Gary Frank]], first appeared in ''[[Supreme Power]]'' #18 (April 2005).

Arcanna Jones is able to observe and affect [[Many-worlds interpretation|parallel quantum dimensions]]. During a fight with [[Hyperion (Supreme Power)|Hyperion]], the interaction between their powers causes them to travel two years into the future.<ref>''Supreme Power:Hyperion'' #1–5 (2005–2006)</ref>

Arcanna and the rest of the heroes of her world were killed by the Cabal during an Incursion, with their world's Nighthawk as the only survivor.<ref>''The New Avengers'' (vol. 3) #23 (2014)</ref>

=== Heroes Reborn Arcanna ===
In the 2021 "[[Heroes Reborn (2021 comic)|Heroes Reborn]]" reality, Arcanna is a member of the Secret Squadron. During the fight with the Siege Society, Arcanna was locked in combat with Silver Witch before being vanquished by her. Tom Thumb, Nighthawk, and Blur mourn the deaths of their fallen comrades Amphibian, Arcanna Jones, Blue Eagle, and Golden Archer.<ref name="Heroes Reborn: Siege Society #1" />

== Arclight ==
{{Main|Arclight (comics)}}

== Ares ==
{{Main|Ares (Marvel Comics)}}

== Ariel, of the Coconut Grove ==
{{Infobox comics character
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| publisher          = [[Marvel Comics]]
| debut              = ''[[Fallen Angels (comics)|Fallen Angels]]'' #2 (May 1987)
| creators           = [[Jo Duffy]] <br>[[Kerry Gammill]]
| species            = Coconut Grove [[Mutants (Marvel Comics)|mutant]]
| affiliations       = Fallen Angels <br>[[X-Men]]
| powers             = Teleportation <br>Persuasion
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'''Ariel''' is a fictional character appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]].

Ariel is an [[Extraterrestrial life in popular culture|extraterrestrial]] mutant from a planet called Coconut Grove, whose culture resembles stereotypical night club scene. She was sent to Earth by Unipar to collect mutant samples for genetic research. She joined the [[Fallen Angels (comics)|Fallen Angels]], a group of young mutants, led by [[Vanisher]]. Ariel eventually brought them to Coconut Grove but was betrayed and captured upon discovering she was also a mutant. She later helped the group escape, earning their forgiveness.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/1987-and-all-that-fallen-angels-1-8/ |title=1987 And All That: ''Fallen Angels'' #1-8 |author=Derman, Matt |date=August 14, 2014 |website=[[Comic Book Resources|CBR]] |access-date=April 19, 2025}}</ref>

After helping the [[X-Men]] in their battle against [[Dark Avengers]], Ariel joined the team and relocated to [[San Francisco]]. During "[[X-Men: Second Coming|Second Coming]]", X-Men protected [[Hope Summers (character)|Hope Summers]] from [[Bastion (comics)|Bastion]] and the Human Council. While transporting [[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]] and [[X-23]], Ariel's vehicle was targeted by a missile. Unlike her passengers, she lacked regenerative abilities and was presumed killed in the explosion. However, she survived by teleporting through the car door but was trapped in a limbo-like state. The X-Men later recovered her and [[List of X-Men members#X-Club|X-Club]] managed to heal her.<ref name="Ar1">{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/most-powerful-xmen-forgotten-lifeguard-ariel-gaia-forgetmenot/ |title=Marvel's Most Powerful X-Men Members That Time Forgot |author=Glapion, Chad |date=March 29, 2021 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |access-date=April 19, 2025}}</ref>

=== Powers and abilities ===
Ariel possesses ability of teleportation, inherited genetically rather than through mutation. Her power allows her to bend space by using real doorways as gateways to any location she can imagine. Her mutant ability is vocal persuasion, enabling her to compel individuals or entire group to agree and comply with her simply by speaking.<ref name="Ar1"/>

== Aries ==
{{Main|Aries (comics)}}

== Arishem the Judge ==
{{Main|Arishem the Judge}}

== Arkon ==
{{Main|Arkon}}

== Armadillo ==
{{Main|Armadillo (character)}}

==Armageddon Girl==
{{Main|Nature Girl (comics)}}

==Armageddon Man==
'''Armageddon Man''' is a mutant character capable of causing or attracting natural disasters. Created by [[John Francis Moore (writer)|John Francis Moore]] and [[Jim Cheung]], the character first appeared in ''[[X-Force]]'' #88 (February 1999).

In his youth after the development of his powers, Armageddon Man accidentally destroyed a town in [[New Mexico]], causing the government to put him under suspended animation. He was freed by [[Hellions (Marvel Comics)#The New Hellions|The New Hellions]] but soon lost control of his powers and was turned over to the government by X-Force.<ref>''X-Force'' #89-90</ref>

Armageddon Man was later recruited by X-Men Green.<ref>''X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic'' #47–49</ref> He would later be shot twice with the Genus Compound by [[Hordeculture]], firstly stripping him of his mutation and then devolving him into an extinct [[lemur]].<ref>''X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic'' #69</ref> Armageddon Man was later killed in a conflict between X-Men Green and the [[X-Men]].<ref>''X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic'' #88</ref>

== Armless Tiger Man ==
{{anchor|Gustav Hertz}}'''Gustav Hertz''', better known as the '''Armless Tiger Man''', is a supervillain who first appeared in the 1940s, then fell into obscurity for decades before being revived in stories set during the WWII era. Armless Tiger Man first appeared in ''[[Marvel Mystery Comics]]'' #26 and was created by [[Paul Gustavson]] and Al Bellman.

As the name indicates, the Armless Tiger Man does not have any arms, having lost them in an industrial accident in his youth. Instead, he is a skilled fighter with his sharpened teeth and feet. Being recruited by the [[Gestapo]] he was used as a Nazi-henchman in several Marvel comic stories set in [[World War II]]. He was originally an enemy of the Golden Age [[Angel (Thomas Halloway)|Angel]] but also had run-ins with [[Captain America]] and [[T'Chaka|Black Panther]]{{volume needed|date=July 2023}}. Armless Tiger Man first appeared in ''[[Marvel Mystery Comics]]'' #26 and was created by [[Paul Gustavson]] and Al Bellman.

=== Armless Tiger Man in other media ===
Armless Tiger Man appears in a teaser image for ''[[Marvel Avengers Alliance]]'', parodying the cover of ''[[X-Men (comic book)|X-Men]]'' #141.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marvel News, Blog, Articles & Press Releases &#124; Marvel |url=http://marvel.com/news/story/20741/get_set_for_avengers_alliance_season_2}}</ref> He is one of the victims of the Circle of Eight and is found dead alongside [[Lady Octopus]].

== Armor ==
{{Main|Armor (Marvel Comics character)}}

== Armory ==
{{anchor|Violet Lightner}}'''Armory''' ('''Violet Lightner''') first appeared in ''[[Avengers: The Initiative]]'' #1 and was created by Dan Slott and Stefano Casselli.

A suicidal girl from San Francisco, Violet Lightner's attempt at killing herself failed when she bonded with the alien superweapon known as the Tactigon, an empathic weapon capable of anticipating the needs of its host. Finding new purpose in life, Violet used the weapon to fight crime where she managed to defeat [[Flying Tiger (Marvel Comics)|Flying Tiger]], and joined the Fifty States Initiative.<ref name="Avengers 2006">''Avengers: The Initiative'' Annual #1 (2006)</ref>

On her first day at [[Camp Hammond (comics)|Camp Hammond]], Armory was involved in a training accident that saw the death of fellow trainee [[Michael Van Patrick]]. Lightner was summarily drummed out of the Initiative and the Tactigon surgically removed.<ref>''Avengers: The Initiative'' #1 (2006)</ref>

Violet then went into therapy, refusing to disclose the circumstances that led to her expulsion to her psychiatrist, who unknown to her was working for Henry Peter Gyrich.<ref name="Avengers 2006" />

== Amanda Armstrong ==
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'''Amanda Armstrong''' is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is the biological mother of [[Iron Man|Tony Stark]].

Amanda Armstrong was a singer who became an intelligence agent upon being recruited by [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] agent [[Valentina Allegra de Fontaine]]. During one mission, she met a man named Jude who was a double agent for [[Hydra (comics)|Hydra]]. She would later get pregnant through Jude and give the baby Anthony to S.H.I.E.L.D. founder [[Howard Stark]] to raise. Many years later, Amanda become a music producer in London and reunited with her biological son [[Iron Man|Tony Stark]].<ref>''International Iron Man'' #5-7. Marvel Comics.</ref>

== Aron ==
{{anchor|Aron the Rogue Watcher}}'''Aron the Rogue [[Watcher (comics)|Watcher]]''' is a fictional character appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. He is the nephew of [[Uatu]]. Aron first appeared in ''[[Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)|Captain Marvel]]'' #39 and was created by [[Steve Englehart]] and [[Al Milgrom]].<ref name="The Marvel Encyclopedia">{{Cite book |last1=DeFalco |first1=Tom |title=The Marvel Encyclopedia |last2=Sanderson |first2=Peter |last3=Brevoort |first3=Tom |last4=Teitelbaum |first4=Michael |last5=Wallace |first5=Daniel |last6=Darling |first6=Andrew |last7=Forbeck |first7=Matt |last8=Cowsill |first8=Alan |last9=Bray |first9=Adam |date=2019 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-7890-0 |page=29}}</ref>

Aron originally dwelt upon the [[Watcher (comics)|Watchers]]' homeworld with the other members of his race. He observed [[Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)|Mar-Vell]] and [[Rick Jones (character)|Rick Jones]] battling Mad-Eye, and then attended the trial of [[Uatu]].<ref>''Captain Marvel'' #39</ref> Aron was seen alongside Uatu again later.<ref>''Fantastic Four'' Annual #21</ref>

Aron decided to forsake the Watchers' oath and actively participate in events on Earth, becoming an instigator and manipulator. He set [[Dragon Man (comics)|Dragon Man]] against [[She-Hulk]] and [[Sharon Ventura|She-Thing]], and obtained cell samples from the [[Thing (comics)|Thing]] and She-Thing.<ref>''Fantastic Four'' #321</ref> Aron observed the [[Fantastic Four]] battling [[Graviton (comics)|Graviton]], and witnessed the events of [[Inferno (Marvel Comics)|Inferno]].<ref>''Fantastic Four'' #322</ref> Aron was in turn observed by Necrodamus.<ref>''Fantastic Four'' #323</ref> Aron then joined forces with the [[Frightful Four]] against the Fantastic Four,<ref>''Fantastic Four'' #327</ref> but soon quit the Frightful Four. Aron created clones of the Fantastic Four and She-Thing, and imprisoned the real Fantastic Four and Frightful Four members in suspended animation, and watched their dreams. He replaced the real Fantastic Four with his clones, and set them against the [[Mole Man]].<ref>''Fantastic Four'' #328-329</ref> Aron continued to engineer "adventures" for his clones, causing them to appear as criminals. The clones battled the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]] and [[Doctor Strange]], and were ultimately defeated by the real Fantastic Four after the originals broke free. Aron settled for watching the dreams of the clones instead.<ref>''Fantastic Four'' #330-333</ref>

When the entire species of the Watchers faced extinction at the hands of the [[Celestial (comics)|Celestials]], Aron planned to plunge either Earth's solar system or its galaxy (the narration is not entirely clear) into a [[pocket universe]], which he intended to live on in. He even collaborated with Dark Raider (the Mister Fantastic of Earth-944) to further his goals. However, his plan was thwarted by the expanded Fantastic Four and their allies, and Aron was reduced to energy by his uncle Uatu. For this action, Uatu was stripped of his position as a Watcher. Uatu believed that Aron's energies would serve as the core around which to create a new "One", the sentient repository of all the Watchers' knowledge, whose predecessor had been destroyed by the Celestial [[Exitar the Exterminator]].<ref>''Fantastic Four'' #396-400</ref>

== Arsenal ==
'''Arsenal''' is a fictional character appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. The character first appears in ''[[Iron Man (comic book)|Iron Man]]'' #114 (September 1978) and was created by [[Bill Mantlo]] and [[Keith Giffen]].

=== Publication history ===
The "Beta" unit first appeared in a two-part storyline in ''[[Iron Man (comic book)|Iron Man]]'' #114 (September 1978) and ''[[The Avengers (comic book)|The Avengers]]'' Annual #9 (1979), and made a final appearance in ''[[The Incredible Hulk (comic book)|Hulk]]'' (vol. 2) #282 (April 1983). The "Alpha" unit appeared in ''Iron Man'' (vol. 3) #84-85 (August 2004).

=== Fictional character biography ===
Arsenal is a fighting robot unit created by [[Howard Stark]] and a group of [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] scientists near the end of [[World War II]] as a last resort in the event of an [[Axis powers|Axis]] victory. After the Allied victory, Arsenal is placed in storage. In the present day, Arsenal is underneath [[Avengers Mansion]] and suddenly attacks the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]] when the group are battling [[Unicorn (Marvel Comics)|Unicorn]]. However, [[Iron Man]] successfully drives Arsenal off.<ref>''Iron Man'' #114 (September 1978). Marvel Comics.</ref>

Arsenal is later guided by Mistress into erroneously believing the Allies lost World War II, defeating several Avengers until confronted by [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]] and the [[Scarlet Witch]]. On the verge of defeat, Arsenal apparently self-destructs while Iron Man confronts Mistress programmed with [[Maria Stark]]'s brain patterns. Once Iron Man unmasks and explains that the Allies won, the computer program wipes its own memory.<ref>''The Avengers'' Annual #9 (1979). Marvel Comics.</ref>

Arsenal actually faked its own destruction. It attacks [[Edwin Jarvis]] when [[She-Hulk]] and the [[Hulk]] visit Avengers Mansion. Arsenal then incapacitates She-Hulk, and the enraged Hulk destroys Arsenal.<ref>''The Incredible Hulk'' (vol. 2) #282 (April 1983). Marvel Comics.</ref>

Iron Man eventually learns that only a "Beta" unit had been destroyed and that an "Alpha" unit remained deactivated beneath Avengers Mansion, and is tasked by [[Homeland Security]] with shutting it down without informing the other Avengers due to the security risk it poses. Iron Man tracks the unit, but is unaware that the Avengers have followed. Arsenal is activated when transmission codes are radioed to Iron Man, which results in a battle between the new unit and the Avengers. Iron Man then realizes that Arsenal was activated by interference with its signal, which was set to "inert". Iron Man occupies Arsenal while [[Carol Danvers|Warbird]] stops the interference's source, causing Arsenal to deactivate. Arsenal is then dismantled.<ref>''Iron Man'' (vol. 3) #84-85 (2004). Marvel Comics.</ref>

Arsenal is fully reassembled and under control, as it is later used as a test for a group of Avengers recruits under the pretext that it is out of control.<ref>''[[Avengers Academy]]'' #2 (2010). Marvel Comics.</ref>

During the "[[Iron Man 2020 (event)|Iron Man 2020]]" event, [[Arno Stark]] recreates the eScape variations of Arsenal and Mistress to serve as new bodies for copies of Howard and Maria.<ref>''Iron Man 2020'' (vol. 2) #4. Marvel Comics.</ref>

=== Powers and abilities ===
Both units of Arsenal possess amplified strength and durability. The Beta unit also possesses air jets and inertia darts, can radiate an electro-stun field and project a high-intensity laser beam from its eyes. The Alpha unit possesses a flame-thrower, multiple gun systems, and a toxic gas dispenser.

=== Other versions ===
* The [[Ultimate Marvel]] equivalent of Arsenal is '''Howard Stark Sr.''' having transformed himself into a cyborg resembling [[Iron Monger]] and [[Titanium Man]]. The character, created by [[Warren Ellis]] and Steve Kurth, and first appeared in ''[[Ultimate Comics: Armor Wars]]'' #4 (April 2010). Arsenal coerced [[Iron Man (Ultimate Marvel character)|Iron Man]] to unlock a mechanism that ultimately shuts down and destroys machinery, which caused Arsenal to die instantly.<ref>''Ultimate Comics: Armor Wars'' #4. Marvel Comics.</ref>
* In ''[[Marvel Noir|Iron Man Noir]]'', Baron Zemo created numerous Arsenal robots as a Nazi weapon.<ref>''Iron Man Noir'' #3 (August 2010). Marvel Comics.</ref>

=== Arsenal in other media ===
Arsenal appears in ''[[Avengers Assemble (TV series)|Avengers Assemble]]'', voiced by [[Jim Meskimen]].<ref name="btva2">{{Cite web |title=Arsenal Voice – ''Avengers Assemble'' (TV Show) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Avengers-Assemble/Arsenal/ |access-date=January 23, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref> This version is designed to safely absorb and maintain massive amounts of energy. Arsenal becomes a friend and protector to Iron Man while he assist the Avengers against [[Thanos]] before sacrificing himself to defeat [[Ultron]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Glenn |date=September 29, 2014 |title=''Avengers Assemble'' S02 E01: The Arsenal |url=https://biffbampop.com/2014/09/29/avengers-assemble-s02-e01-the-arsenal/ |access-date=September 24, 2024 |website=Biff! Bam! Pop! |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Glenn |date=October 6, 2014 |title=''Avengers Assemble'' S02 E02: Thanos Rising |url=https://biffbampop.com/2014/10/06/avengers-assemble-s02-e02-thanos-rising/ |access-date=September 24, 2024 |website=Biff! Bam! Pop! |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Arsenic ==
{{Main|Gertrude Yorkes}}

== Asbestos Man ==
'''Asbestos Man''' ('''Orson Karloff''') is a supervillain appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. Created by writers [[Stan Lee]] and  [[Ernie Hart]] and artist [[Dick Ayers]], the character [[first appeared]] in ''[[Strange Tales]]'' #111 (August 1963).<ref name="Handbook 1">{{Cite book |title=Marvel Legacy: The 1960s–1990s Handbook |publisher=Marvel Comics |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-7851-2082-7 |page=5}}</ref> Afterwards, the character did not reappear for many years until ''[[Fear Itself (comics)|Fear Itself]]''.<ref name="Asbestos 1">{{Cite comic |date=November 2011 |title=Fear Itself: The Home Front |story=Fear and Self-Loathing in Wisconsin |issue=#6 |publisher=Marvel Comics |location=New York City |writer=Elliott Kalan |artist=Ty Templeton}}</ref>

Dr. Orson Karloff is "the world's foremost analytical chemist."<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 20, 2011 |title=Marvel at the Asbestos Man |url=http://shieldossnews.newsweaver.co.uk/newsletter/n8snz2p0nu5 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913010324/http://shieldossnews.newsweaver.co.uk/newsletter/n8snz2p0nu5 |archive-date=September 13, 2019 |access-date=January 23, 2024 |work=Shield Newsletter}}</ref> He invents a chemical capable of melting metals, among other things, which he thinks he can use to steal money from banks like [[Fort Knox]]. However, he is not swift or stealthy and is almost caught by the police during one of his burgling attempts. Realizing that he is not skillful enough, Karloff adopts the supervillain handle of Asbestos Man and retreats to an obscure castle, where he hones his powers and one day challenges [[Human Torch]] to a showdown.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Faraci |first=Derek |date=April 9, 2020 |title=Marvel: 10 Famous Villains From The 60s That Have Been Forgotten |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-forgotten-60s-villains/ |access-date=October 27, 2022 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref> The Torch nonchalantly agrees. However, it is Asbestos Man who ultimately wins, having created a flame-resistant armor out of "super-[[asbestos]]" (a combination of iron, calcium and [[chrysotile]]), rendering Storm's powers useless. Asbestos Man decides to spare the Torch, having already made a mockery of him. Asbestos Man's triumph over the Torch becomes big news. Blackie Barker, otherwise known as the "King of the Underworld", becomes aware of the villain and ropes him in to help carry out a bank heist. A humiliated Human Torch returns to settle scores with Asbestos Man, after being encouraged by his fellow [[Fantastic Four]] members. At the bank, the Human Torch absorbs all oxygen present. Asbestos Man is forced to surrender and he is promptly hauled to prison.<ref>{{Cite comic |date=August 1963 |title=[[Strange Tales]] |story=Fighting to the death with the Asbestos Man! |issue=#111 |publisher=Marvel Comics |writer=[[Stan Lee]] and [[Ernie Hart|Ernest Hart]] |artist=[[Dick Ayers]]}}</ref>

In ''[[Fear Itself (comics)|Fear Itself]]'', Asbestos Man is revealed to have developed cancer from exposure to his suit and now uses an oxygen tank to breathe. He intends to return to life as a villain, but the [[Great Lakes Avengers]] persuade him from doing so.<ref name="Asbestos 1" />

Years later, the Human Torch mentioned that Asbestos Man had died.<ref>''Fantastic Four'' (vol. 5) #1</ref>

Asbestos Man is a genius chemist.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mohan |first=Ishvar |date=August 28, 2020 |title=The 10 Weirdest Weapons Used in Comic Books |url=https://www.animatedtimes.com/the-10-weirdest-weapons-used-in-comic-books/ |access-date=October 27, 2022 |website=Animated Times |language=en-US}}</ref> His knowledge of chemistry enabled him to develop a super solvent and "super-asbestos." His "super-asbestos" armor is high in toxicity and resistant to heat.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Harth |first=David |date=August 18, 2021 |title=Marvel: 10 Strangest Villains, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-strangest-villains/ |access-date=October 27, 2022 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref> Additionally, his iron shield can block out flames and his metal net is capable of energy manipulation. He holds a [[Ph. D|Ph.D]] in analytical chemistry.<ref name="Handbook 1" />

== Asha ==
'''Asha''' is a fictional character appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. The character, created by [[Matt Kindt]] and Steven Sanders, first appeared in ''[[Infinity (comic book)|Infinity]]: The Hunt'' #1 (September 2013).

Asha is a citizen of [[Wakanda]] with the ability to manipulate light who helps battle [[Thanos]]' forces during his invasion of Earth.

=== Asha in other media ===
Asha appears in ''[[Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man]]'', voiced by [[Erica Luttrell]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Russell |first=Shania |date=December 29, 2024 |title=Peter Parker suits up, goes viral in first trailer for Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man |url=https://ew.com/your-friendly-neighborhood-spider-man-trailer-8767325 |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=January 12, 2025 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref><ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Asha Voice - ''Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man'' (TV Show) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Your-Friendly-Neighborhood-Spider-Man/Asha/ |access-date=January 29, 2025 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref> This version is an [[Oscorp]] intern who later joins [[Harry Osborn (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Harry Osborn]]'s Worldwide Engineering Brigade (W.E.B.).

== Mike Asher ==
{{Main|Mike Asher}}

== Asmodeus ==
'''Asmodeus''' is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

=== Inhuman version ===
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The first Asmodeus is a green Inhuman with reptilian wings who works as a guard for the Inhuman Royal Family.<ref>''Fantastic Four'' #117. Marvel Comics.</ref>

=== Demon version ===
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The second Asmodeus is a demon.<ref>''Ghost Rider'' Vol. 2 #55. Marvel Comics.</ref>

== Asp ==
{{Main|Asp (comics)}}

== Astra ==
'''Astra''' is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

=== Imperial Guard version ===
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'''Astra''' is a member of the [[Shi'ar]] Imperium's [[Imperial Guard (Marvel Comics)|Imperial Guard]]. The character, created by [[Chris Claremont]] and [[Dave Cockrum]], first appeared in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #107. Astra has the ability to become intangible, allowing her to pass through solid objects. She can also use her power offensively, phasing her hand into her opponent and becoming partly solid, which gives them a physical shock and renders them unconscious. Like many original members of the Imperial Guard, Astra is the analog of a character from [[DC Comics]]' [[Legion of Super-Heroes]]: in her case [[Phantom Girl]].<ref name="CBR">Cronin, Brian. [https://www.cbr.com/x-men-dark-phoenix-saga-shiar-imperial-guard/ "Comic Legends: Why New Imperial Guard Members in Dark Phoenix Saga?"], ''CBR'' (APR 09, 2018).</ref>

Astra is a founding member of the Imperial Guard. She and the Guard first clash with the [[X-Men]] and [[Starjammers]], on behalf of [[D'Ken]] and [[Erik the Red (comics)|Davan Shakari]], over the fate of Empress [[Lilandra Neramani]].<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #107 (September 1977).</ref> After the battle, Lilandra takes over as Majestrix, and the Guard swears allegiance to her.<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #122 (June 1979).</ref>

=== Brotherhood of Mutants version ===
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Astra is a [[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutant]] created by [[Alan Davis]] and first appearing in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #366.

She is one of [[Magneto (Marvel Comics)|Magneto]]'s first recruits from his original [[Brotherhood of Evil Mutants]].<ref name="X-Men v2 #86">''X-Men'' (vol. 2) #86</ref> She does not share Magneto's goals, and the two part ways as enemies.<ref name="X-Men v2 #86" /> Years later, she revives a mindwiped Magneto and clones him.<ref name="X-Men v2 #86" /> Astra orders the clone to kill the original, but the clone loses the battle and joins the [[X-Men]] under the name "[[Joseph (comics)|Joseph]]".<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #327</ref> Astra later uses him against Magneto and the X-Men.<ref>''The Uncanny X-Men'' #366</ref> Astra later recreates Joseph without memories and programs him to hate humankind.<ref>''Magneto: Not a Hero'' #2</ref> She also creates mutated clones of other Brotherhood members.<ref>''Magneto: Not a Hero'' #3</ref> The [[Stepford Cuckoos]] uncover Astra's collaboration with Christopher Bach, president of the organization Humans Now, to restore fear to Magneto's name.<ref name="Magneto: Not a Hero #4">''Magneto: Not a Hero'' #4</ref> Magneto defeated Joseph and his clone Brotherhood, but Astra escapes.<ref name="Magneto: Not a Hero #4" />

== Vance Astro ==
{{Main|Vance Astro}}

== Astronomer ==
{{Main|Elders of the Universe}}

== Atalanta ==
{{Main|Atalanta (Pantheon)}}

== Athena ==
{{Main|Athena (Marvel Comics)}}

== Atlas ==
{{Main|Atlas (Marvel Comics)|Erik Josten}}

== Atom-Smasher ==
{{For|the DC comics character sometimes called Atom Smasher|Albert Rothstein}}
'''Atom-Smasher''' is a name shared by three fictional characters in the Marvel Universe. Atom-Smasher generated atomic radiation, which he could project as heat, concussive force, or [[hard radiation]]. His energies enhanced his durability and he could also transform into pure energy, though even this form could be contained with lead, graphite, or other radiation dampeners.

=== Ronald English ===
The first Atom-Smasher first appeared in ''[[Bill Foster (character)|Black Goliath]]'' #1 (February 1976) and was created by [[Jenny Blake Isabella]] and [[George Tuska]].

The character subsequently appears in ''Black Goliath'' #2-3 (April–June 1976), in which he is killed. The character appears posthumously in ''[[Marvel Two-in-One]]'' #55 (September 1979), and ''[[Marvel Fanfare]]'' #3 (July 1982).<ref>''Marvel Two-in-One'' #55</ref><ref>''Marvel Fanfare'' #3</ref>

'''Ronald English''' used a Nucleonic Radiator to become the super-villain Atom-Smasher, and was capable of transforming his body into pure energy. He fought [[Bill Foster (character)|Black Goliath]], but was killed by [[Warhawk (Marvel Comics)|Warhawk]].{{Volume needed|date=February 2011}}

=== Michael English ===
The second Atom-Smasher appeared in ''Marvel Two-in-One'' #85 (March 1982) and was created by [[Tom DeFalco]] and [[Ron Wilson (comics)|Ron Wilson]].

The character appears posthumously in ''Marvel Fanfare'' #3 (July 1982).

'''Michael English''' was the brother of the original Atom-Smasher, also capable of transforming his body into pure energy. He was killed in an explosion during a battle with [[Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew)|Spider-Woman]].{{Volume needed|date=February 2011}}

=== Kevin Leonardo ===
The third Atom-Smasher appeared in ''[[Iron Man]]'' #287 (December 1992) and was created by Len Kaminski and Kevin Hopgood. He was given a real name in ''Iron Manual 3'' (2009).

'''Kevin Leonardo''' was an employee of [[Stane International]]'s nuclear production plant in Southern California. He learns that old radioactive by-products of the plant that were left to accumulate are seeping into groundwater. He complains to his superiors, but is shot, dumped into a toxic waste canister, and thrown out to sea. He is reborn with radioactive power and seeks revenge. Atom-Smasher plans to blow up the plant and is confronted by [[War Machine|Iron Man]]. After he defeats Iron Man, the government sends [[Firepower (comics)|Firepower]], a government agent, to stop him. Firepower and Iron Man fight Atom-Smasher, but when Iron Man learns Atom-Smasher's history, he offers to shut down all of Stark's nuclear industry holdings in exchange for Atom-Smasher not destroying the plant. He then distracts Firepower with an EMP wave so that Atom-Smasher could get away, even though it immobilized him. Impressed with Iron Man's show of trust, Atom-Smasher leaves in peace.<ref>''Iron Man'' #287-288 (December 1993–January 1994)</ref>

== Attuma ==
{{Main|Attuma}}

== Atum ==
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{{anchor|Demogorge}}'''Atum''' (also known as '''Demogorge''') is a being in the [[Marvel Universe]], named after the Egyptian god [[Atum]]. The character, created by Alan Zelenetz, first appeared in ''Thor'' Annual #10 in 1982.

Within the context of the stories, Atum is the son of the entity known as the Demiurge and the Elder God Gaea. A golden humanoid imbued with the power of the Sun itself, Atum kills the warring Elder Gods and, absorbing their life force, is changed by their evil energies and devolves into a huge, hulking demonic being—Demogorge, the God Eater. Only Chthon and [[Father Set|Set]] survive by fleeing into alternate dimensions. With Gaea the only Elder God remaining, the God Eater sheds the Elder Gods' energies and becomes Atum, journeying to the Sun and hibernating there.<ref>''Seen in flashback in'' ''Thor'' Annual #10 (1982)</ref> During this long period of hibernation, Atum takes on the identity of Ammon-Ra, and forms the [[Heliopolitans|Ogdoad]], the primordial gods of ancient Egypt.<ref>''Thor/Hercules: Encyclopedia Mythologica'' (2009)</ref>

Thousands of years later, a group of eight Death Gods from various pantheons combine their mystical might to join all the Hells into one vast dimension. This act forces the reemergence and intervention of the Demogorge, who consumed all but the fleeing Hela. A champion from each pantheon is sent to stop Demogorge and prevent further disaster. Led by [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]], the champions find the God Eater and battle it. Demogorge is defeated by Thor, who plunges into one of its orifices and attacks the God Eater's inner workings. Damaged beyond repair, the entity can no longer contain the energies it has consumed and releases all the previously consumed gods, and restores the Hells to their rightful dimensions.<ref>''Thor'' Annual #10 (1982)</ref>

In ''[[Secret Invasion]]'', the alien [[Skrulls]] invade Earth at the behest of their deities, ''Kly'bn'' and ''Sl'gur't''. A [[God Squad (comics)|cadre of gods]] consisting of [[Hercules (Marvel Comics)|Hercules]], [[Snowbird (character)|Snowbird]], [[Amatsu-Mikaboshi (character)|Amatsu-Mikaboshi]] and [[Ajak]] is formed to combat the Skrull gods, with Atum joining the Earthly pantheon at the request of [[Horus (Marvel Comics)|Horus]]. He compares himself to a shepherd defending his flock, which he will one day eat.<ref>''The Incredible Hercules'' #117 (May 2008)</ref> During the confrontation, Atum is killed after trying to devour Sl'gur't, who tears him apart from the inside.<ref>''The Incredible Hercules'' #120 (August 2008)</ref>

Later, after Thor is slain battling the evil Serpent,<ref>''Fear Itself'' #7</ref> his divine soul travels to an afterlife for gods, where he joins many other deities who appear to have died and are all on their way to be devoured by Demogorge; apparently a being such as he can never truly be destroyed.<ref>''The Mighty Thor'' (vol. 4) #8</ref> Nevertheless, Thor defeats him by smashing his heart after entering his body, and escapes him once again.

== Auran ==
{{Main|List of Inhumans#Auran}}

== Auric ==
'''Zhao Tang (Auric)''' is a mutant character in [[Marvel Comics]]. He was created by James Hudnall and John Calimee and first appeared in ''Alpha Flight'' (Vol. 1) #76 (July, 1989). He has the ability to generate optic heat blasts, fire, and can also fly.<ref>Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe #6</ref>

He and his twin sister Jhimon (Silver) were trained by the Chinese Communist government in their powers, and were set to join their super team, China Force. After defections within the team, the pair fled to [[Hong Kong]]. They later moved to Canada and were offered citizenship if they joined [[Gamma Flight]].

The team soon disbanded and the twins joined [[Beta Flight]], but were soon kidnapped and experimented on until their deaths. Their bodies were set to be auctioned off by the Chess Set, but this was interrupted by the [[New Warriors]] and [[Spider-Man]]. The base was destroyed, and the twins bodies fused with a scientist into an energy being before leaving for space.<ref>''Web of Spider-Man Annual'' (Vol. 1) #8 (June, 1992)</ref>

== Aurora ==
{{Main|Aurora (comics)}}

== Avalanche ==
{{Main|Avalanche (character)}}

== Avoe ==
{{Comics character list header
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'''Avoe''' is a fictional deity created by [[Jonathan Hickman]] and [[Dale Eaglesham]] and first appeared in ''[[Fantastic Four (comic book)|Fantastic Four]]'' #577.

Avoe was the queen and goddess of the Inhuman Dire Wraiths, who had evolved through [[Terrigenesis|Exogenesis]]. Her people made up one fourth of the Universal Inhumans who responded to Earth's moon when searching for [[Black Bolt]], the Midnight King of prophesy.<ref>''Fantastic Four'' #577. Marvel Comics</ref> After the return of Black Bolt, Avoe became one of his queens.<ref>''FF'' #7. Marvel Comics</ref>

During the "[[Infinity (comic book)|Infinity]]" storyline, when [[Thanos]] invaded Earth and made Black Bolt destroy Attilan,<ref>''Infinity'' #3. Marvel Comics</ref> Avoe and the other Universal Inhumans fled Earth to find a new place to live, eventually settling on Centauri IV.<ref>''Royals'' #6-8. Marvel Comics</ref>

When the [[Kree Empire]] begun ordering all surviving Inhumans to join them or die, the Universal Inhumans arranged a secret meeting to discuss the situation. Before the Inhuman Royal Family arrived, the queens considered to surrender to the Kree, but instead the Kree send their Super-Inhuman soldier, Vox, who killed the queens and their attendants, to send a message to Black Bolt that he was not safe.<ref>''Death of the Inhumans'' #1. Marvel Comics</ref>

== Awesome Android ==
{{Main|Awesome Android}}

== Azazel ==
{{Main|Azazel (Marvel Comics)}}

==Azazoth==
'''Azazoth''' is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, created by [[Al Ewing]] and [[Yıldıray Çınar]] and first appearing in ''[[X-Men Red]]'' (vol. 2) #14 (August 2023).

Azazoth is a telepathic [[Arakko|Arakkii]] [[Mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutant]] who was at some point imprisoned in the Tower of Broken Thought. Azazoth psychically amputates the six-year-old [[Fisher King (comics)|Fisher King]]'s name, identity, and past at his request, making him telepathically undetectable.<ref name="X-Men Red (Vol. 2) #15"/>

== Azzuri ==
{{Main|Azzuri (comics)}}

== References ==
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