Die-Cut (comics)
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Die-Cut is a fictional character
who appears in comic books published by the Marvel UK
imprint of Marvel Comics
. He first appeared in Death's Head II & the Origin of Die-Cut #1 (1993
). Die-Cut then co-starred in another miniseries, Die-Cut vs G-Force, before receiving his own Die-Cut limited series
in November 1993.
from the planet Ganalon. The Ganalonians have been engaged in a war with a race of cyborg
s for centuries. Yson enlists as a soldier in the battle against the cyborgs; it is from his experiences that he gains a pathological hatred of all things mechanical.
Yson is captured by the cyborg forces and tortured for information. He successfully blocks their mental probes by feigning schizophrenia
, but eventually slips into true madness. When the Minion cyborg, the future Death's Head
II, arrives to assimilate his personality, Yson willingly submits in order to end his torture.
Years later, Death's Head II is infected with a type of a computer virus
known as a purging program, which forces some of his assimilated personalities to emerge. Czorn Yson is one of those personalities. Death's Head II is eventually forced to allow Yson's personality to temporarily take over, whereupon Yson manages to create a new, enhanced body and download his personality into it. Now calling himself Die-Cut, the insane mutant cuts Death's Head into two. He eventually regains his sanity, and sets off on a quest to destroy all cyborgs.
Fictional character
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who appears in comic books published by the Marvel UK
Marvel UK
Marvel UK was an imprint of Marvel Comics formed in 1972 to reprint US produced stories for the British weekly comic market, though it later did produce original material by British creators such as Alan Moore, John Wagner, Dave Gibbons, Steve Dillon and Grant Morrison.Panini Comics obtained the...
imprint of Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
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. He first appeared in Death's Head II & the Origin of Die-Cut #1 (1993
1993 in comics
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). Die-Cut then co-starred in another miniseries, Die-Cut vs G-Force, before receiving his own Die-Cut limited series
Limited series
A limited series is a comic book series with a set number of installments. A limited series differs from an ongoing series in that the number of issues is determined before production and it differs from a one shot in that it is composed of multiple issues....
in November 1993.
Fictional character biography
Czorn Yson is a mutantMutant
In biology and especially genetics, a mutant is an individual, organism, or new genetic character, arising or resulting from an instance of mutation, which is a base-pair sequence change within the DNA of a gene or chromosome of an organism resulting in the creation of a new character or trait not...
from the planet Ganalon. The Ganalonians have been engaged in a war with a race of cyborg
Cyborg
A cyborg is a being with both biological and artificial parts. The term was coined in 1960 when Manfred Clynes and Nathan S. Kline used it in an article about the advantages of self-regulating human-machine systems in outer space. D. S...
s for centuries. Yson enlists as a soldier in the battle against the cyborgs; it is from his experiences that he gains a pathological hatred of all things mechanical.
Yson is captured by the cyborg forces and tortured for information. He successfully blocks their mental probes by feigning schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by a disintegration of thought processes and of emotional responsiveness. It most commonly manifests itself as auditory hallucinations, paranoid or bizarre delusions, or disorganized speech and thinking, and it is accompanied by significant social...
, but eventually slips into true madness. When the Minion cyborg, the future Death's Head
Death's Head
Death's Head is a fictional comic book character, a robotic bounty hunter appearing in the books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Simon Furman and artist Geoff Senior for the company's Marvel UK imprint...
II, arrives to assimilate his personality, Yson willingly submits in order to end his torture.
Years later, Death's Head II is infected with a type of a computer virus
Computer virus
A computer virus is a computer program that can replicate itself and spread from one computer to another. The term "virus" is also commonly but erroneously used to refer to other types of malware, including but not limited to adware and spyware programs that do not have the reproductive ability...
known as a purging program, which forces some of his assimilated personalities to emerge. Czorn Yson is one of those personalities. Death's Head II is eventually forced to allow Yson's personality to temporarily take over, whereupon Yson manages to create a new, enhanced body and download his personality into it. Now calling himself Die-Cut, the insane mutant cuts Death's Head into two. He eventually regains his sanity, and sets off on a quest to destroy all cyborgs.