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Onslaught (comics)
Onslaught is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in X-Man #15 (May 1996), and was co-created by writers Scott Lobdell, Mark Waid, and artist Andy Kubert. Onslaught was a sentient psionic entity created from the consciousness of two mutants: Professor Charles Xavier and Magneto. During a battle between the X-Men and Magneto's Acolytes, Professor Xavier used his telepathic powers to shut down Magneto's mind, rendering him catatonic, but the darkest aspect of Magneto's mind escaped into Xavier's subconscious, where it 'merged' with Xavier's own darker nature to eventually grow into a separate persona of its own.
The character of Onslaught has also been featured in video games and toy merchandise.
In 2008, Onslaught was ranked #10 at Marvel.com on their list of Top 10 X-Men villains.
The character is first alluded to when a shadowy figure with Onslaught's distinctive word-balloon coloring and design is seen speaking with a frightened Mystique. "Onslaught" is first mentioned when the Juggernaut crash lands in Hoboken, New Jersey, having been hit hard enough by Onslaught to send him across the country. The character fully appears when it communicates with Jean Grey on the astral plane. Onslaught then imprisons Juggernaut within the Crimson Gem of Cyttorak and defeats the X-Men.
Onslaught is a psionic entity, revealed to have been created from the soul of Professor X and Magneto, when the dark part of Magneto's soul leapt into its counterpart in Xavier's soul. This took place when Xavier wiped Magneto's mind at the conclusion of the "Fatal Attractions" storyline, after Magneto tore the adamantium out of Wolverine's body. Wolverine's healing factor was overloaded to the point where it shut down and it was unclear if he would survive, with Xavier's rage at this attack on his friend allowing his own inner darkness to surface during his attack on Magneto, this aspect of Xavier latching on to its counterpart in Magneto's mind as Xavier erased it. The essence that would become Onslaught was eventually able to manifest itself as an independent entity from Xavier after an encounter with Nate Grey resulted in Xavier's astral form being 'forced' into the real world, thus 'teaching' Onslaught how it could give itself its own body. The villain intends to pursue Magneto's goal of saving mutantkind and giving them control over the planet. After kidnapping Franklin Richards and Nate Grey, usurping their psionic powers to greatly increase his own, changing his physical form, Onslaught fights the Avengers, Fantastic Four, the Hulk, Doctor Doom, and the X-Men (Spider-Man attempted to get involved in the fight, but was occupied fighting Onslaught's Sentinel forces). However, upon seeing the truth from Nate Grey's memories of his Earth if mutants controlled the world, Onslaught decides neither humans nor mutants should rule, and intends to destroy both races.
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The character of Onslaught has also been featured in video games and toy merchandise.
In 2008, Onslaught was ranked #10 at Marvel.com on their list of Top 10 X-Men villains.
The character is first alluded to when a shadowy figure with Onslaught's distinctive word-balloon coloring and design is seen speaking with a frightened Mystique. "Onslaught" is first mentioned when the Juggernaut crash lands in Hoboken, New Jersey, having been hit hard enough by Onslaught to send him across the country. The character fully appears when it communicates with Jean Grey on the astral plane. Onslaught then imprisons Juggernaut within the Crimson Gem of Cyttorak and defeats the X-Men.
Onslaught is a psionic entity, revealed to have been created from the soul of Professor X and Magneto, when the dark part of Magneto's soul leapt into its counterpart in Xavier's soul. This took place when Xavier wiped Magneto's mind at the conclusion of the "Fatal Attractions" storyline, after Magneto tore the adamantium out of Wolverine's body. Wolverine's healing factor was overloaded to the point where it shut down and it was unclear if he would survive, with Xavier's rage at this attack on his friend allowing his own inner darkness to surface during his attack on Magneto, this aspect of Xavier latching on to its counterpart in Magneto's mind as Xavier erased it. The essence that would become Onslaught was eventually able to manifest itself as an independent entity from Xavier after an encounter with Nate Grey resulted in Xavier's astral form being 'forced' into the real world, thus 'teaching' Onslaught how it could give itself its own body. The villain intends to pursue Magneto's goal of saving mutantkind and giving them control over the planet. After kidnapping Franklin Richards and Nate Grey, usurping their psionic powers to greatly increase his own, changing his physical form, Onslaught fights the Avengers, Fantastic Four, the Hulk, Doctor Doom, and the X-Men (Spider-Man attempted to get involved in the fight, but was occupied fighting Onslaught's Sentinel forces). However, upon seeing the truth from Nate Grey's memories of his Earth if mutants controlled the world, Onslaught decides neither humans nor mutants should rule, and intends to destroy both races.
Links:
Wikipedia
Marvel Comics Database
Copyright Owner/Official Site
Marvel Comics
Record:
W:
L: