Predator X is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as an adversary of Marvel's mutant characters, including the X-Men. Created by Christopher Yost, Craig Kyle, and Paco Medina, Predator X first appeared in New X-Men #34 (2007).[1][2]
Fictional character biography
Predator X is a group of artificial, mutant-hunting creatures created by the Weapon Plus program and William Stryker to combat the coming of the "mutant Anti-Christ".[2][3] They are augmented with liquid metal taken from the mutant Mercury, leaving her physically and mentally traumatized.[3] The first Predator X attacks and kills Mammomax as part of a test run.[4]
After Dust scars him, Matthew Risman is fixated on training Predator X to kill her. Despite this, Predator X senses the mutant it was originally created to destroy, turns, and heads off to find it as the Purifiers follow.[5]
In Messiah Complex, Predator X arrives in Cooperstown, Alaska looking for the child with the X-Gene, pausing to eat the bodies of Blockbuster and Prism. In the process, it also kills an unnamed fire-breathing mutant and Peepers.[6][7][8]
Predator X later attacks the X-Mansion, recovering and consuming the bodies of several mutants who were killed in a Purifier attack before being killed by Wolverine.[9][10]
Following the events of Utopia, Scalphunter is kidnapped by a group of non-mutant superhumans. When the X-Men attempt to rescue him, several Predators attack them before being killed.[11] A sixth Predator X operates in New York City before being killed by Fantomex.[12][13]
Powers and abilities
Predator X possesses superhuman physical abilities that enable it to move at superhuman speeds for long periods of time.[1] Additionally, it can absorb materials from the surrounding environment to repair itself, track mutants by their genetic signature, and generate acid.[5][2][14]
In other media
- Predator X drones appear in Marvel Heroes as allies of the Purifiers.[15][16]
- Predator X appears in Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers, voiced by Tarusuke Shingaki in Japanese and Steve Blum in English.[17][18]
References
- ^ a b Tessier, Colin (September 18, 2018). "Lethal Weapons: 10 Weapon X Graduates Deadlier Than Wolverine (And 10 That Aren't)". CBR. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ a b c Mitchell, Nigel (April 12, 2017). "15 Craziest Things Weapon X Has Done". CBR. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ a b Lavin, Lauren (September 29, 2017). "X-Men: A Brief History of Mutant Hunters". IGN. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ Hoffer, Christian (September 5, 2017). "The Five Best Elephants in Comics". ComicBook.com. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ a b New X-Men (vol. 2) #43 (December 2007)
- ^ X-Factor (vol. 3) #26 (February 2008)
- ^ Zachary, Brandon (December 20, 2020). "X-Men: Which Mutants Are Running SWORD's Space Station?". CBR. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ Parisien, Erin (July 22, 2016). "15 Worst X-Men Villains Of All Time". Screen Rant. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ X-Factor (vol. 3) #27 (March 2008)
- ^ Astonishing Tales (vol. 2) #1 - 6 (April - September 2009)
- ^ Uncanny X-Men #516 - 518 (December 2009 - February 2010)
- ^ Winstead, Nick (January 19, 2010). "Comic Book Previews for January 20th, 2010". ComicBook.com. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ Uncanny X-Men #519 - 520 (February - March 2010)
- ^ Wood, Robert (November 18, 2024). "X-Men Gifts Its Iconic Sentinels a Major Redesign Complete With... Chainsaw Teeth". Screen Rant. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ Michael, Jon; Easter, Jordan (June 12, 2013). "Mutant Hunting Season - Marvel Heroes Guide". IGN. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ Michael, Jon; Easter, Jordan (June 12, 2013). "Stryker Under Siege - Marvel Heroes Guide". IGN. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ "Predator X Voice - Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved March 26, 2025. 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.
- ^ Jasper, Gavin (May 29, 2018). "The Strange History of Deadpool in Other Media". Den of Geek. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
External links
- Predator X at Marvel.com