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| ⚫ | The '''Basilisk''' is the name of three ] ] appearing in ]s published by ]. | ||
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| ⚫ | ==Publication history== | ||
| ⚫ | The first is a ] who debuts in '']'' #16 (Dec. 1973). The second is a ] who first appears in '']'' #135 (Dec. 2002). The third is a lizard-like villain who first appears in '']'' #5 (Jan. 1993). '''Basilisk''' is also the codename used by an alternate reality version of the X-Man ] in the '']'' crossover. | ||
| ⚫ | ==Fictional character biography== | ||
| ⚫ | ===Basilisk (Basil Elks)=== | ||
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|debut='']'' #16 (Dec 1973) | ||
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| |alliances=]'s Unnamed Crime Syndicate | |||
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|powers=Enhanced strength, stamina and reflexes<br>Energy projection<br>Temperature and molecular manipulation<br>Volcano generation | ||
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| ⚫ | 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 ] which ended with him being imprisoned in 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 breaking free, he fought ] and defeated him until Spider-Man arrived.<ref>''Marvel Two-in-One'' #17 (July 1976)</ref> After hearing Basilisk's origin, Spider-Man manages to get Thing to regain consciousness and they fight Basilisk. During the fight, Basilisk disappeared during the cave-in.<ref name="Marvel Team-Up #47"/> | |||
| ⚫ | The '''Basilisk''' is the name of three ] ] appearing in ]s published by ]. | ||
| ] 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> | |||
| ⚫ | ==Publication history== | ||
| ⚫ | The first is a ] who debuts in '']'' #16 (Dec. 1973). The second is a ] who first appears in '']'' #135 (Dec. 2002). The third is a lizard-like villain who first appears in '']'' #5 (Jan. 1993). '''Basilisk''' is also the codename used by an alternate reality version of the X-Man ] in the '']'' crossover. | ||
| ⚫ | Basilisk reappeared in the ] storyline involving the '']'', a ] who assassinated numerous minor supervillains. Seeking retaliation against superhero Thing the character tunneled his way to the headquarters of the ] which was undergoing construction, but was murdered by the ].<ref>''Fantastic Four'' #289 (Apr. 1986)</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | ==Basilisk (Basil Elks)== | ||
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| Dead Ringer later acquired a tissue sample from Dead Ringer's body and assumed his form.<ref>''Captain America'' #429</ref> | |||
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| 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 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 ] 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> | During the '']'' storyline, Basilisk is among the villains that escape from the ] 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> | |||
| ===Powers and abilities=== | |||
| ⚫ | Courtesy of the Alpha Stone, the 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 (] or ] extremes) or molecules. | ||
| ⚫ | ===Basilisk (Mike Columbus)=== | ||
| Upon acquiring the Omega Stone, Basilisk's powers increased, allowing him to generate volcanoes worldwide, including the Savage Land and New York City.<ref>''Marvel Two-In-One'' #16-17</ref> | |||
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| ⚫ | ==Basilisk (Mike Columbus)== | ||
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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> | ||
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| |debut=''New X-Men'' #135 (Dec 2002) | |||
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| |powers=Paralyzing light pulse projection | |||
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| 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 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 |
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> | ||
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| ⚫ | ===Basilisk (Wayne Gifford)=== | ||
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| |debut=''Morbius, the Living Vampire'' #5 (Jan. 1993) | |||
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| |powers=Superhuman strength and agility<br>Paralyzing stare | |||
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| ⚫ | 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> | ||
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| ==Powers and abilities== | |||
| ⚫ | Courtesy of 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 (] or ] extremes) or molecules. Upon acquiring the Omega Stone, Basilisk's powers increased, allowing him to generate volcanoes worldwide, including the Savage Land and New York City.<ref>''Marvel Two-In-One'' #16-17</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | 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. | ||
| ⚫ | 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. | ||
| ⚫ | ==Basilisk (Wayne Gifford)== | ||
| ===Publication history=== | |||
| ⚫ | 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> | ||
| ===Powers and abilities=== | |||
| 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. | 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. | ||
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==References== | ||
| {{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| * at Marvel Wiki | |||
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| ⚫ | *{{Marvunapp|http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/ |
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| *{{Marvunapp|http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/ |
* {{Marvunapp|http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/basiliskelks.htm|Basilisk (Basil Elks)}} | ||
| ⚫ | * {{Marvunapp|http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/basiliskgifford.htm|Basilisk (Wayne Gifford)}} | ||
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Revision as of 21:57, 15 September 2017
The Basilisk is the name of three fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
The first is a supervillain who debuts in Marvel Team-Up #16 (Dec. 1973). The second is a mutant who first appears in New X-Men #135 (Dec. 2002). The third is a lizard-like villain who first appears in Morbius, the Living Vampire #5 (Jan. 1993). Basilisk is also the codename used by an alternate reality version of the X-Man Cyclops in the Age of X crossover.
Fictional character biography
Basilisk (Basil Elks)
Comics character| Basilisk | |
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| File:MTU047011basilisk.pngBasilisk (Basil Elks) Art by Ron Wilson | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Marvel Team-Up #16 (Dec 1973) |
| Created by | Len Wein Gil Kane |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Basil Elks |
| Team affiliations | Hood's Unnamed Crime Syndicate |
| Abilities | Enhanced strength, stamina and reflexes Energy projection Temperature and molecular manipulation Volcano generation |
Basil Elks is a petty thief who breaks into a museum to steal what he believes is an ordinary emerald - but is in fact an alien Kree 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 Spider-Man and Captain Marvel which ended with him being imprisoned in the Omega Stone which ended up in lava.
The Omega Stone he was imprisoned in was found in a lava river by some Moloids who worshiped it. After breaking free, he fought Thing and defeated him until Spider-Man arrived. After hearing Basilisk's origin, Spider-Man manages to get Thing to regain consciousness and they fight Basilisk. During the fight, Basilisk disappeared during the cave-in.
Sphinx pulled Basilisk from his timeline and paired him up with Moonstone, Ulysses Bloodstone, Man-Wolf and Gyre to compete against Sphinx's elder self and his team consisting of Black Bolt, Darkhawk, Mister Fantastic, Namorita, and Nova.
Basilisk reappeared in the crossover storyline involving the Scourge of the Underworld, a vigilante who assassinated numerous minor supervillains. Seeking retaliation against superhero Thing the character tunneled his way to the headquarters of the Fantastic Four which was undergoing construction, but was murdered by the Scourge of the Underworld.
Dead Ringer later acquired a tissue sample from Dead Ringer's body and assumed his form.
The Basilisk was resurrected - with sixteen other criminals murdered by Scourge - by master criminal the Hood using the power of the entity Dormammu. The revived characters form a squad to attempt to eliminate Punisher; the Basilisk completed the mission by capturing Punisher.
During the Fear Itself storyline, Basilisk is among the villains that escape from the Raft after Juggernaut takes the form of Kuurth: Breaker of Stone and damages the facility heavily. He assists Man-Bull, Griffin, and another escaped inmate in a bank robbery. When Hercules arrives, he recognizes that the fourth person with them is actually Hecate. Basilisk joined Man-Bull and Griffin in fighting Hercules until Hecate regained her memories. When a revived Kyknos attacks Hercules, Basilisk and Man-Bull flee. 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.
Basilisk was later hired by Hydra where he was paired up with Looter to steal the Ellsworth Sonic Reducer. Both of them are defeated by Superior Spider-Man (Doctor Octopus' mind in Spider-Man's body) and are webbed up for the police.
Basilisk (Mike Columbus)
Comics character| Basilisk | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | New X-Men #135 (Dec 2002) |
| Created by | Grant Morrison Frank Quitely |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Mike Columbus |
| Team affiliations | Xavier Institute Student Body Brotherhood of Mutants |
| Abilities | Paralyzing light pulse projection |
Basilisk is a mutant and a student at the Xavier Institute. 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 Brotherhood. They take over New York City. While watching human prisoners march by, he makes a joke about a perceived bad smell. The Brotherhood's leader Magneto attempts to deliver a punishment but kills Basilisk instead.
Basilisk (Wayne Gifford)
Comics character| Basilisk | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Morbius, the Living Vampire #5 (Jan. 1993) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Wayne Gifford |
| Abilities | Superhuman strength and agility Paralyzing stare |
Gifford is a dysfunctional person who turns to Satanism to create an alternate persona, the Basilisk. Possessing a paralyzing stare, the Basilisk goes to battle the anti-hero Morbius, the Living Vampire.
Powers and abilities
Courtesy of 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 (boiling or freezing extremes) or molecules. Upon acquiring the Omega Stone, Basilisk's powers increased, allowing him to generate volcanoes worldwide, including the Savage Land and New York City.
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.
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.
References
- Marvel Team-Up #16-17 (Dec. 1973 - Jan. 1974)
- ^ Marvel Team-Up #47 (July 1976)
- Marvel Two-in-One #17 (July 1976)
- Nova #33-35
- Fantastic Four #289 (Apr. 1986)
- Captain America #429
- Punisher vol. 7 #5-10
- Herc #3
- Herc #4
- Herc #5-6
- Superior Foes of Spider-Man #11
- Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Hardcover #13, Xavier's Institute entry
- New X-Men #146 (Nov. 2003)
- Morbius the Living Vampire #5-6 (Jan.-Feb. 1993) & 24 (Aug. 1994)
- Marvel Two-In-One #16-17
External links
- Basilisk (Basil Elks) at Marvel Wiki
- Profile at Spiderfan.org
- Basilisk (Basil Elks) at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
- Basilisk (Wayne Gifford) at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe