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| The '''Basilisk''' is the name of three ] ] appearing in ]s published by ]. | |||
| ==Publication history== | |||
| The first is a ] who debuts in '']'' #16 (Dec. 1973). The second is a lizard-like villain who first appears in '']'' #5 (Jan. 1993). The third is a ] who first appears in '']'' #135 (Dec. 2002). '''Basilisk''' is also the codename used by an alternate reality version of the X-Man ] in the '']'' crossover. | |||
| ==Fictional character biography== | |||
| ===Basilisk (Basil Elks)=== | |||
| {{Infobox comics character| <!--Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Comics--> | |||
| |image=MTU047011basilisk.png | |||
| |image_size=225 | |||
| |caption='''Basilisk''' (Basil Elks)<br>Art by ] | |||
| |character_name=Basilisk | |||
| |alter_ego=Basil Elks | |||
| |publisher=] | |||
| |debut='']'' #16 (Dec 1973) | |||
| |creators=]<br>] | |||
| |alliances=]'s Unnamed Crime Syndicate | |||
| |aliases= | |||
| |supports= | |||
| |powers=Enhanced strength, stamina and reflexes<br>Energy projection<br>Temperature and molecular manipulation<br>Volcano generation | |||
| |}} | |||
| Basil Elks is a petty thief who breaks into a museum to steal what he believes is an ordinary ] - but is in fact an alien ] artifact called the Alpha Stone. Elks, however, miscalculates the security guards rounds and is caught and fired upon when he reaches for a weapon. The guard’s bullet accidentally hits and shatters the gem, causing an explosion that transforms Elks into a humanoid reptilian - his skin becomes green and scaly and his eyes are now large and red. Elks then flash-freezes the guard in place, and realizing that he now has superhuman abilities, decides to become a supervillain and calls himself the Basilisk. He faced off against ], ], ] and the ] which ended with him being imprisoned in another Kree artifact called the Omega Stone which ended up in lava.<ref>''Marvel Team-Up'' #16-17 (Dec. 1973 - Jan. 1974)</ref> | |||
| The Omega Stone he was imprisoned in was found in a lava river by some Moloids who worshiped it.<ref name="Marvel Team-Up #47">''Marvel Team-Up'' #47 (July 1976)</ref> After absorbing the Omega Stone into himself (thus increasing his power to its fullest potential) and breaking free, he fought ] and defeated him until Spider-Man arrived.<ref>''Marvel Two-in-One'' #16-17 (July 1976)</ref> After hearing Basilisk's origin, Spider-Man manages to help Thing regain consciousness and they fight Basilisk. During the fight, Basilisk disappeared during a cave-in.<ref name="Marvel Team-Up #47"/> | |||
| ] pulled Basilisk from his timeline and paired him up with ], ], ] and Gyre to compete against Sphinx's elder self and his team consisting of ], ], ], ], and ].<ref>''Nova'' #33-35</ref> | |||
| Basilisk reappeared in the ] storyline involving the ], a ] who assassinated numerous minor supervillains. Seeking retaliation against Thing the character tunneled his way to the headquarters of the ] which was undergoing construction, but was murdered by the ].<ref>''Fantastic Four'' #289 (April 1986)</ref> | |||
| Dead Ringer later acquired a tissue sample from Basilisk's body and assumed his form.<ref>''Captain America'' #429</ref> | |||
| The Basilisk was resurrected - with sixteen other criminals murdered by Scourge - by master criminal the ] using the power of the entity ]. The revived characters form a squad to attempt to eliminate ]; the Basilisk completed the mission by capturing Punisher.<ref>''Punisher'' vol. 7 #5-10</ref> | |||
| During the '']'' storyline, Basilisk is among the villains that escape from the Raft after ] takes the form of Kuurth: Breaker of Stone and damages the facility heavily. He assists ], ], and another escaped inmate in a bank robbery. When ] arrives, he recognizes that the fourth person with them is actually ]. Basilisk joined Man-Bull and Griffin in fighting Hercules until Hecate regained her memories.<ref>''Herc'' #3</ref> When a revived Kyknos attacks Hercules, Basilisk and Man-Bull flee.<ref>''Herc'' #4</ref> Hercules and the Griffin manage to find where Basilisk and Man-Bull are hiding and recruit their help. The villains approach Hecate and Kyknos using a ruse involving Hercules being turned to stone. Hercules quickly revives and saves the villains by killing Kyknos, while Hecate escapes.<ref>''Herc'' #5-6</ref> | |||
| Basilisk was later hired by ] where he was paired up with ] to steal the Ellsworth Sonic Reducer. Both of them are defeated by ] (]' mind in Spider-Man's body) and are webbed up for the police.<ref>''Superior Foes of Spider-Man'' #11</ref> | |||
| ===Basilisk (Wayne Gifford)=== | |||
| {{Infobox comics character <!--Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Comics--> | |||
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| |character_name=Basilisk | |||
| |alter_ego=Wayne Gifford | |||
| |publisher=] | |||
| |debut=''Morbius, the Living Vampire'' #5 (Jan. 1993) | |||
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| |powers=Superhuman strength and agility<br>Paralyzing stare | |||
| |}} | |||
| Gifford is a dysfunctional person who turns to ] to create an alternate persona, the Basilisk. Possessing a paralyzing stare, the Basilisk goes to battle the ] ].<ref>''Morbius the Living Vampire'' #5-6 (Jan.-Feb. 1993) & 24 (Aug. 1994)</ref> | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| ===Basilisk (Mike Columbus)=== | |||
| {{Infobox comics character <!--Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Comics--> | |||
| |image= | |||
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| |character_name=Basilisk | |||
| |alter_ego=Mike Columbus<ref>Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Hardcover #13, Xavier's Institute entry</ref> | |||
| |publisher=] | |||
| |debut=''New X-Men'' #135 (Dec 2002) | |||
| |creators=]<br>] | |||
| |alliances=]<br/>] | |||
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| |powers=Paralyzing light pulse projection | |||
| |}} | |||
| Basilisk is a mutant and a student at the ]. Possessing limited intelligence and persecuted in his youth due to his abnormal appearance (bald, abnormally large and with one eye), the character is extremely aggressive. Once Basilisk's mutant power manifests, he suffers from brain seizures until given a device to help regulate the ability. | |||
| Basilisk joins the ]. They take over ]. While watching human prisoners march by, he makes a joke about a perceived bad smell. The Brotherhood's leader ] attempts to deliver a punishment but kills Basilisk instead.<ref>''New X-Men'' #146 (Nov. 2003)</ref> | |||
| {{-}} | |||
| ==Powers and abilities== | |||
| Upon absorbing the Alpha Stone, the Basil Elks version of Basilisk possessed enhanced physical strength, reflexes, and stamina. The Basilisk's main offensive weapon were his eye beams, which could be concussive force (these could also be directed at the ground for limited flight) or energy that manipulated temperature (to ] or ] extremes) or molecules.<ref>''Marvel Team-Up'' #16-17</ref> Upon absorbing the Omega Stone, Basilisk's powers increased to their full extent, allowing him to generate volcanoes worldwide, including in the Savage Land and New York City.<ref>''Marvel Two-In-One'' #16-17 and ''Marvel Team-Up'' #47</ref> | |||
| Wayne Gifford was a normal human until becoming the Basilisk, a large humanoid reptile. The creature possesses superhuman strength and agility, and a paralyzing stare. The Basilisk's one weakness is its reflection, which serves as a reminder of its former state. | |||
| The Mike Columbus version of Basilisk possesses an overly-fleshy head devoid of all features except for sunken ears, a slit-like mouth, and a single centered eye socket. A camera-like device is located in this socket that allows Basilisk to control his superhuman mutant ability to emit a pulse of high-frequency strobe light from his brain. The light paralyzes any sentient being that views it, with the length of the effect varies depending upon the willpower of the onlooker. | |||
| ==References== | |||
| {{Reflist}} | |||
| ==External links== | |||
| * at Marvel Wiki | |||
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| * {{Marvunapp|http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/basiliskelks.htm|Basilisk (Basil Elks)}} | |||
| * {{Marvunapp|http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/basiliskgifford.htm|Basilisk (Wayne Gifford)}} | |||
| {{Grant Morrison}} | |||
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