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Reavers (comics)
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In the fiction
al Marvel Comics
universe the Reavers are a team
of criminal cyborg
s. The most significant team of Reavers were dedicated to the destruction of the mutant
X-Men
, and a number of them especially wanted to take revenge on one particular X-Man, Wolverine
. The name was originally used by a gang of Australia
n cyborgs. The name later referred to a group under the leadership of Donald Pierce
, consisting of the three survivors from the original Reavers along with other cyborgs.
These Reavers should not be confused with the Reavers of the planet Arcturus IV, who exist in the future of the alternate reality Earth-691
and are involved in the histories of the Guardians of the Galaxy
members Starhawk
and Aleta
.
was Donald Pierce
, when he was the White Bishop of the Inner Circle of the Hellfire Club
, who bears bionic
arms and legs. Once, when Wolverine broke into the Club's Manhattan mansion, he severed Pierce's cybernetic
arm from the rest of his body. Months later, Pierce rebelled against the rest of the Inner Circle, which was dominated by mutants led by Black King Sebastian Shaw
. Pierce abducted Shaw's aide Tessa
and held her captive. However, Pierce was thwarted by Professor Charles Xavier
and his new team, the New Mutants
. Tessa regained her freedom, and Pierce was expelled from membership in the Inner Circle.
Three other future members of the Reavers, Cole, Macon, and Reese were formerly mercenaries employed by the Inner Circle. On the same night that he first met Pierce, Wolverine also encountered a squad of Hellfire Club mercenaries who had been sent to find and kill him. Wolverine lashed out at three of them — Cole, Macon, and Reese — with his adamantium claws, leaving the three of them severely wounded. The Inner Circle then had the three men converted into cyborg
s. Cole, Macon, and Reese took Wolverine prisoner when the Inner Circle attacked the X-Men's Westchester County headquarters
months later, but Wolverine overcame the three men once more. They were seen again working directly for Donald Pierce when he rebelled against the rest of the Hellfire Club.
Lady Deathstrike
had herself transformed into a cyborg by the other-dimensional being called Spiral
, in an attempt to gain the means to kill Wolverine, as adamantium had been bonded to his bones in a process stolen from her father, Lord Dark Wind
. She then led Cole, Macon, and Reese in an unsuccessful attempt to slay Wolverine in Manhattan
. Wolverine was assisted in his escapes by the young Katie Power
.
which was inexplicably equipped with advanced computers and a sub-basement and tunnel system. The Reavers coerced the mutant teleporter Gateway
to teleport them from Australia to locations around the world to conduct their violent robberies. In one such instance, Bonebreaker led the Reavers in a robbery of Hoan International Bank in Singapore, and abducted and brainwashed Jessan Hoan
. Informed of the Reavers' existence by Roma
, the X-Men defeated the Reavers in battle and expelled them from their Australian base, which they then co-opted for their own use. The X-Men destroyed some of the Reavers and forced most of the rest to enter the mystical Siege Perilous
to meet unrevealed fates. However, three Reavers (Pretty Boy
, Skullbuster, and Bonebreaker
) escaped.
The Reavers were then reassembled under the leadership of Donald Pierce, who reorganized the team as an assassination squadron to undertake para-military style commando operations, and dedicated to taking vengeance on the X-Men in particular and eliminating superhuman mutants in general. Pierce combined the three survivors of the original Reavers with Lady Deathstrike and the three former Hellfire Club mercenaries into a formidable team. While the X-Men, whose numbers had dwindled, were away from their Australian base, the Reavers retook the ghost town. When Wolverine returned from a leave of absence in Madripoor
to find the X-Men gone, he was taken by surprise, captured, tortured and crucified by the Reavers. Meanwhile, Psylocke who had a premonition (her sporadic powers of precognition combining with Gateway's Aboriginal "dreamtime") of danger waiting in the ghost town, took drastic action to escape when the X-Men were teleported back to the ghost town. Through telepathic
mind control
, she forced the remaining X-Men (herself included) to travel through the Siege Perilous
, barely escaping the approaching Reavers and mystically rebirthing the X-Men elsewhere with no memory of their real lives. Wolverine later escapes the Reavers only with the aid of Jubilee
. The Reavers then attacked the Muir Island
Mutant Research Center, theorizing that it was Wolverine's most likely destination. They fought Freedom Force
and Moira MacTaggart's alternate X-Men team, and killed Stonewall
and Sunder
. During the assault on Muir Island, Skullbuster was rendered inoperative by sniper fire from Forge
. Donald Pierce rescued a gravely wounded pilot named Cylla Markham, who agreed to be converted into a cyborg.
Around this time, three Reavers, Bonebreaker, Reese and Pretty Boy, are dispatched to a New York warehouse after Microchip
, an associate of the Punisher
, in a self-confessed mistake, infiltrates their computer system. The temporary absence of Gateway gives Punisher and Micro enough time to evacuate and set up resistance. One of the Reavers' biggest obstacles is a device designed by Micro, nicknamed Dalek
. Its telescoping guns and multi-directional fire become very difficult to overcome. Even though, Punisher and Microchip barely survive. The Dalek and the warehouse are destroyed and the two escape through the sewer. The Reavers face off against the Punisher again, this time he is wearing a robotic exoskeleton he receives from Microchip's cousin. In the firefight, the Reavers kill Microchip's cousin along with damaging the exoskeleton. The Reavers finally force the Punisher, still in the exoskeleton, to the ground, and pile on top of him. The Punisher escapes by ejecting from the apparatus, but not before setting the exoskeleton's auto-destruct charges. The explosion causes heavy damage to the three Reavers, particularly Bonebreaker, whose cybernetic lower body was demolished. The Reavers, retreat, defeated.
The Reavers then successfully attacked the White Queen
's company, Frost Technotics. They soon captured Rogue
, who had returned from inside the Siege Perilous, although Rogue was then rescued by a recreation of Ms. Marvel
. Donald Pierce successfully transformed Cylla Markham into the new Skullbuster (although she usually just went by the name Cylla). Lady Deathstrike later sought Wolverine in Madripoor and Vancouver. Pierce created an android named Elsie Dee
and a Wolverine android double named "Albert
" to kill Wolverine. The attempted failed, however, when Elsie Dee rebelled against her programming.
' game, Trevor Fitzroy
dispatches his own Sentinels
to the Reavers' Australian hideout to kill Pierce (and anyone else they found there). In the ensuing battle, only Pierce, Lady Deathstrike and Cylla escape the massacre, Pierce seemingly only making it as far as the Hellfire Club before he was "killed". Cylla later resurfaces, allying herself with Bloodscream
in an attempt to murder Wolverine. However, Bloodscream betrayed her and sucked the life from her, killing her.
However, most Reavers somehow survive their supposed deaths. They later return to battle the X-Treme X-Men
on behalf of the Shadow King
.
Donald Pierce puts together a new group of Reavers, composed of young anti-mutant
humans. This includes Elixir
, who at the time was unaware that he was a mutant. They are defeated by a de-facto new version of the New Mutants
. Pierce himself has the skin decayed from his body by Wither
. He is turned over to the police. Pierce had injured Wallflower
during the battle. Elixir saves her, when his former comrades learn of this, they give him a beating and kick him out of the organization. The group later breaks Pierce out of prison and makes another attempt on Elixir's life, but they are defeated by the surviving core members of the original New Mutants team.
The Reavers returned to play a role in the Messiah Complex
event, under the leadership of Lady Deathstrike. Judging from the design of their costumes, as well as their rhetoric in battle, these newest Reavers are simply existing members of the Purifiers
upgraded with cybernetics rather than classic members of the team. Deployed as an elite commando unit designed to eliminate organized mutant resistance, the Reavers manage to track down and confront Cable in Alberta, Canada before being attacked by the new X-Force.
In the ensuing battle, Deathstrike and the Reavers are all terminated by Wolverine's strike team, but not before killing the mutant Caliban
and injuring Cable
. To this date only Deathstrike's fate was revealed and it remains to be seen whether the Purifiers will be able to upgrade more of their fighters with Reaver technology to replace the ones lost in Canada.
Second Team:
Third Team:
New Line-Up:
, Reavers were a band of human traitors serving Apocalypse. They have been enhanced with Apocalypse's techno-organic virus, which allows them to merge with both organic and mechanical materials.
continuity's version of the Reavers are human gladiator
s who have undergone surgery to become cyborgs for the specific purpose of hunting down mutants on live television. They are led by Ultimate Deadpool. Some do retain the names of the Earth-616 Reavers, such as 'Bonebreaker'.
Fiction
Fiction is the form of any narrative or informative work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary—that is, invented by the author. Although fiction describes a major branch of literary work, it may also refer to theatrical,...
al Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
universe the Reavers are a team
Team
A team comprises a group of people or animals linked in a common purpose. Teams are especially appropriate for conducting tasks that are high in complexity and have many interdependent subtasks.A group in itself does not necessarily constitute a team...
of criminal 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. The most significant team of Reavers were dedicated to the destruction of the mutant
Mutant (Marvel Comics)
In comic books published by Marvel Comics, a mutant is an organism who possesses a genetic trait called an X-gene that allows the mutant to naturally develop superhuman powers and abilities...
X-Men
X-Men
The X-Men are a superhero team in the . They were created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, and first appeared in The X-Men #1...
, and a number of them especially wanted to take revenge on one particular X-Man, Wolverine
Wolverine (comics)
Wolverine is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Born as James Howlett and commonly known as Logan, Wolverine is a mutant, possessing animal-keen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, three retracting bone claws on each hand and a healing...
. The name was originally used by a gang of Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n cyborgs. The name later referred to a group under the leadership of Donald Pierce
Donald Pierce
Donald Pierce is a comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. The character first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #132. He was created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. Donald Pierce is a cyborg.-Fictional character biography:...
, consisting of the three survivors from the original Reavers along with other cyborgs.
These Reavers should not be confused with the Reavers of the planet Arcturus IV, who exist in the future of the alternate reality Earth-691
Earth-691
In the fictional Marvel Comics multiverse, Earth 691 or Earth-691 is the name used to identify a secondary continuity inhabited by Killraven and the original Guardians of the Galaxy.-Overview:...
and are involved in the histories of the Guardians of the Galaxy
Guardians of the Galaxy
The original Guardians of the Galaxy are a fictional superhero team that appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Guardians first appear in Marvel Super-Heroes #18 .-Publication history:...
members Starhawk
Starhawk (comics)
Starhawk is a fictional character created by Steve Gerber and Sal Buscema . He is an antihero in the Earth-691 timeline of the Marvel Comics universe....
and Aleta
Aleta Ogord
Aleta Ogord, briefly also known as Starhawk, is a fictional character, a superheroine in a future of the Marvel Comics universe.-Fictional character biography:...
.
Donald Pierce and the Hellfire Club
The first of the future Reavers to encounter any of the X-MenX-Men
The X-Men are a superhero team in the . They were created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, and first appeared in The X-Men #1...
was Donald Pierce
Donald Pierce
Donald Pierce is a comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. The character first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #132. He was created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. Donald Pierce is a cyborg.-Fictional character biography:...
, when he was the White Bishop of the Inner Circle of the Hellfire Club
Hellfire Club (comics)
The Hellfire Club is a fictional society within the Marvel Comics Universe that often comes into confrontation with the mutant superhero team, the X-Men...
, who bears bionic
Bionics
Bionics is the application of biological methods and systems found in nature to the study and design of engineering systems and modern technology.The word bionic was coined by Jack E...
arms and legs. Once, when Wolverine broke into the Club's Manhattan mansion, he severed Pierce's cybernetic
Cybernetics
Cybernetics is the interdisciplinary study of the structure of regulatory systems. Cybernetics is closely related to information theory, control theory and systems theory, at least in its first-order form...
arm from the rest of his body. Months later, Pierce rebelled against the rest of the Inner Circle, which was dominated by mutants led by Black King Sebastian Shaw
Sebastian Shaw (comics)
Sebastian Hiram Shaw is a fictional comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe, and an adversary of the X-Men.A mutant, Shaw possesses the ability to absorb energy and transform it into raw strength...
. Pierce abducted Shaw's aide Tessa
Sage (comics)
Sage, also known as Tessa, is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. She has most often been associated with the X-Men and the Hellfire Club, whom she spied upon for Professor Charles Xavier....
and held her captive. However, Pierce was thwarted by Professor Charles Xavier
Professor X
Professor Charles Francis Xavier, also known as Professor X, is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero known as the leader and founder of the X-Men....
and his new team, the New Mutants
New Mutants
The New Mutants are a group of teenaged mutant superheroes-in-training published by Marvel Comics. They have been the main characters of three successive comic book series, which were spin-offs of the popular X-Men franchise....
. Tessa regained her freedom, and Pierce was expelled from membership in the Inner Circle.
Three other future members of the Reavers, Cole, Macon, and Reese were formerly mercenaries employed by the Inner Circle. On the same night that he first met Pierce, Wolverine also encountered a squad of Hellfire Club mercenaries who had been sent to find and kill him. Wolverine lashed out at three of them — Cole, Macon, and Reese — with his adamantium claws, leaving the three of them severely wounded. The Inner Circle then had the three men converted into 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. Cole, Macon, and Reese took Wolverine prisoner when the Inner Circle attacked the X-Men's Westchester County headquarters
X-Mansion
In the fictional Marvel Comics universe, the X-Mansion is the common name for Professor Xavier's mansion. It is the base of operations and training site of the X-Men and the location of a school for mutant teenagers, the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, formerly Xavier's School for Gifted...
months later, but Wolverine overcame the three men once more. They were seen again working directly for Donald Pierce when he rebelled against the rest of the Hellfire Club.
Lady Deathstrike
Lady Deathstrike
Lady Deathstrike , occasionally spelled "Deathstryke", is a Marvel Comics supervillain, a foe of the X-Men, especially Wolverine.Her father Lord Dark Wind created the adamantium-bonding process that was forced on Wolverine...
had herself transformed into a cyborg by the other-dimensional being called Spiral
Spiral (comics)
Spiral is a fictional character, a supervillainess in the Marvel Comics universe. She first appeared in the Longshot miniseries by Ann Nocenti and Art Adams.-Fictional character biography:...
, in an attempt to gain the means to kill Wolverine, as adamantium had been bonded to his bones in a process stolen from her father, Lord Dark Wind
Lord Dark Wind
Lord Dark Wind is a fictional character from Marvel Comics. He is the father of X-Men supervillainess Lady Deathstrike, and a figure who would have an impact on the life of X-Men member Wolverine...
. She then led Cole, Macon, and Reese in an unsuccessful attempt to slay Wolverine in Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
. Wolverine was assisted in his escapes by the young Katie Power
Katie Power
Energizer , is a fictional character in Marvel Comics' universe. She first appeared in Power Pack #1 and was created by Louise Simonson and June Brigman.-Publication history:...
.
Ghost town
Meanwhile, a group of cyborg thieves calling themselves the Reavers had been operating out of a base in Australia, in an underground complex beneath the town of Cooterman's Creek in North Central Australia. The Reavers acted as a commando-style team of thieves, with apparently dozens of members. Their base was a ghost townGhost town
A ghost town is an abandoned town or city. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters...
which was inexplicably equipped with advanced computers and a sub-basement and tunnel system. The Reavers coerced the mutant teleporter Gateway
Gateway (comics)
Gateway is a fictional comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe, an Australian mutant with the ability to teleport objects and people from one location to another. He is considered an unofficial member of the X-Men...
to teleport them from Australia to locations around the world to conduct their violent robberies. In one such instance, Bonebreaker led the Reavers in a robbery of Hoan International Bank in Singapore, and abducted and brainwashed Jessan Hoan
Jessan Hoan
Tyger Tiger is a fictional character most often appearing in Wolverine stories in the Marvel Comics universe. She is a former banker turned crime lord.-Fictional character biography:...
. Informed of the Reavers' existence by Roma
Roma (comics)
Roma is a fictional character featured in numerous Marvel Comics titles. She is the daughter of Merlyn. Roma is the Omniversal Guardian, charged with the safety of the Omniverse...
, the X-Men defeated the Reavers in battle and expelled them from their Australian base, which they then co-opted for their own use. The X-Men destroyed some of the Reavers and forced most of the rest to enter the mystical Siege Perilous
Siege Perilous (comics)
Siege Perilous is the name of two fictional devices appearing in books published by Marvel Comics. The first appeared in books starring Captain Britain, and the second in books featuring the X-Men...
to meet unrevealed fates. However, three Reavers (Pretty Boy
Pretty Boy (comics)
Pretty Boy is a super villain in the Marvel Comics Universe. He first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #229 and was created by Chris Claremont and Marc Silvestri.- Pretty Boy :...
, Skullbuster, and Bonebreaker
Bonebreaker
Bonebreaker is a super villain in the Marvel Comics Universe. He first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #229 and was created by Chris Claremont and Marc Silvestri.-Fictional character biography:...
) escaped.
The Reavers were then reassembled under the leadership of Donald Pierce, who reorganized the team as an assassination squadron to undertake para-military style commando operations, and dedicated to taking vengeance on the X-Men in particular and eliminating superhuman mutants in general. Pierce combined the three survivors of the original Reavers with Lady Deathstrike and the three former Hellfire Club mercenaries into a formidable team. While the X-Men, whose numbers had dwindled, were away from their Australian base, the Reavers retook the ghost town. When Wolverine returned from a leave of absence in Madripoor
Madripoor
The Principality of Madripoor is a fictional island located in Southeast Asia in the Marvel Comics universe. Based on illustrations, it is in the southern portion of the Strait of Malacca, southwest of Singapore.-Publication history:...
to find the X-Men gone, he was taken by surprise, captured, tortured and crucified by the Reavers. Meanwhile, Psylocke who had a premonition (her sporadic powers of precognition combining with Gateway's Aboriginal "dreamtime") of danger waiting in the ghost town, took drastic action to escape when the X-Men were teleported back to the ghost town. Through telepathic
Telepathy
Telepathy , is the induction of mental states from one mind to another. The term was coined in 1882 by the classical scholar Fredric W. H. Myers, a founder of the Society for Psychical Research, and has remained more popular than the more-correct expression thought-transference...
mind control
Mind control
Mind control refers to a process in which a group or individual "systematically uses unethically manipulative methods to persuade others to conform to the wishes of the manipulator, often to the detriment of the person being manipulated"...
, she forced the remaining X-Men (herself included) to travel through the Siege Perilous
Siege Perilous (comics)
Siege Perilous is the name of two fictional devices appearing in books published by Marvel Comics. The first appeared in books starring Captain Britain, and the second in books featuring the X-Men...
, barely escaping the approaching Reavers and mystically rebirthing the X-Men elsewhere with no memory of their real lives. Wolverine later escapes the Reavers only with the aid of Jubilee
Jubilee (comics)
Jubilation "Jubilee" Lee is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superheroine associated with the X-Men.A mutant, Jubilee had the superhuman power to generate "fireworks" of explosive plasma. A teenage "mall rat," she was the X-Men's youngest member in the early 1990s, often playing sidekick to...
. The Reavers then attacked the Muir Island
Muir Island
Muir Island is a small, fictional island off the northern coast of Scotland in the Marvel Comics universe. It plays a prominent role in the X-Men comics and its related series.-History:...
Mutant Research Center, theorizing that it was Wolverine's most likely destination. They fought Freedom Force
Freedom Force (comics)
Freedom Force is the name of two teams within Marvel Comics' universe.The original was a supervillain team, though they occasionally acted in a heroic capacity as well. It was a government-sponsored team originally composed mainly of Mystique's Brotherhood of Evil Mutants...
and Moira MacTaggart's alternate X-Men team, and killed Stonewall
Stonewall (comics)
-Louis Hamilton:Stonewall and his allies, Crimson Commando and Super Sabre, were all super-powered U.S. veterans of World War II. The trio wished to continue their government service after the war by combatting communism during the Cold War, but they were rebuffed by the U.S. government and forced...
and Sunder
Sunder (comics)
Sunder , is a fictional comic book character, a mutant in the Marvel Universe. He was created by Chris Claremont and Paul Smith in Uncanny X-Men #169 .-Fictional character biography:...
. During the assault on Muir Island, Skullbuster was rendered inoperative by sniper fire from Forge
Forge (comics)
Forge is a fictional character in the , a superhero associated with The X-Men.A mutant with an unsurpassed brilliance in technology, Forge has had a lengthy career as a government weapons contractor. He shared a romantic relationship with Storm, and a brief affair with Mystique which led him to...
. Donald Pierce rescued a gravely wounded pilot named Cylla Markham, who agreed to be converted into a cyborg.
Around this time, three Reavers, Bonebreaker, Reese and Pretty Boy, are dispatched to a New York warehouse after Microchip
Microchip (comics)
David Linus "Microchip" Lieberman is a fictional comic book character in the Marvel Universe. Created by writer Mike Baron and artist Klaus Janson, he first appeared in The Punisher #4 as an ally of The Punisher for many years. He assisted the Punisher by building weapons, supplying technology...
, an associate of the Punisher
Punisher
The Punisher is a fictional character, an anti-hero appearing in comic books based in the . Created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita, Sr., and Ross Andru, the character made its first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #129 .The Punisher is a vigilante who employs murder,...
, in a self-confessed mistake, infiltrates their computer system. The temporary absence of Gateway gives Punisher and Micro enough time to evacuate and set up resistance. One of the Reavers' biggest obstacles is a device designed by Micro, nicknamed Dalek
Dalek
The Daleks are a fictional extraterrestrial race of mutants from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Within the series, Daleks are cyborgs from the planet Skaro, created by the scientist Davros during the final years of a thousand-year war against the Thals...
. Its telescoping guns and multi-directional fire become very difficult to overcome. Even though, Punisher and Microchip barely survive. The Dalek and the warehouse are destroyed and the two escape through the sewer. The Reavers face off against the Punisher again, this time he is wearing a robotic exoskeleton he receives from Microchip's cousin. In the firefight, the Reavers kill Microchip's cousin along with damaging the exoskeleton. The Reavers finally force the Punisher, still in the exoskeleton, to the ground, and pile on top of him. The Punisher escapes by ejecting from the apparatus, but not before setting the exoskeleton's auto-destruct charges. The explosion causes heavy damage to the three Reavers, particularly Bonebreaker, whose cybernetic lower body was demolished. The Reavers, retreat, defeated.
The Reavers then successfully attacked the White Queen
Emma Frost
Emma Grace Frost is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #129 , and was created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne....
's company, Frost Technotics. They soon captured Rogue
Rogue (comics)
Rogue was first slated to appear in Ms. Marvel #25 , but the book's abrupt cancellation left her original introduction story unpublished for over a decade, before seeing print in Marvel Super Heroes #11 in 1992. Rogue's first published appearance was in Avengers Annual #10...
, who had returned from inside the Siege Perilous, although Rogue was then rescued by a recreation of Ms. Marvel
Ms. Marvel
Ms. Marvel is the name of a fictional character appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Roy Thomas and designed by artist Gene Colan, the non-powered Carol Danvers debuted as a member of the United States Air Force in Marvel Super-Heroes #13 and as Ms. Marvel—a...
. Donald Pierce successfully transformed Cylla Markham into the new Skullbuster (although she usually just went by the name Cylla). Lady Deathstrike later sought Wolverine in Madripoor and Vancouver. Pierce created an android named Elsie Dee
Elsie-Dee
Elsie-Dee is a fictional character appearing in Marvel Comics, and an ally of Wolverine. The character first appeared in Wolverine Vol. 2, Issue 37 in an inanimate state suspended in tank of gelatin. Elsie-Dee is a sentient automaton or android...
and a Wolverine android double named "Albert
Albert (comics)
Albert is a fictional character appearing in Marvel Comics, and an ally of Wolverine. The character first appeared in Wolverine vol. 1 #37 suspended in a tank of liquid. Albert is a sapient automaton or android.-Fictional character biography:...
" to kill Wolverine. The attempted failed, however, when Elsie Dee rebelled against her programming.
Upstarts and humans
As part of the UpstartsUpstarts (comics)
The Upstarts were a group of fictional comic book supervillains in the Marvel Comics with strong ties to the Hellfire Club. They first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #281 and were created by Jim Lee and Whilce Portacio.-Fictional team biography:...
' game, Trevor Fitzroy
Trevor Fitzroy
Trevor Fitzroy is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an enemy of the X-Men, in particular Bishop. Created by Jim Lee and Whilce Portacio, he first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #281 .Fitzroy hails from the same dystopian future as Bishop...
dispatches his own Sentinels
Sentinel (comics)
Sentinels are a fictional variety of mutant-hunting robots, appearing in the Marvel Comics Universe. They are usually portrayed as antagonists to the X-Men. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, they first appeared in The X-Men #14 .According to Marvel canon, Sentinels are programmed to locate...
to the Reavers' Australian hideout to kill Pierce (and anyone else they found there). In the ensuing battle, only Pierce, Lady Deathstrike and Cylla escape the massacre, Pierce seemingly only making it as far as the Hellfire Club before he was "killed". Cylla later resurfaces, allying herself with Bloodscream
Bloodscream
Bloodscream is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe and an enemy of Wolverine.-Publication history:Bloodscream's first appearance was in Wolverine vol...
in an attempt to murder Wolverine. However, Bloodscream betrayed her and sucked the life from her, killing her.
However, most Reavers somehow survive their supposed deaths. They later return to battle the X-Treme X-Men
X-Treme X-Men
X-Treme X-Men was a comic book published by Marvel Comics from 2001 through 2004. All 46 issues of the series were written by Chris Claremont. The first 24 issues were drawn by Salvador Larroca, and the final 22 issues were drawn by Igor Kordey....
on behalf of the Shadow King
Shadow King
The Shadow King, also known as Amahl Farouk, is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Shadow King exists as an entity of pure psychic energy that feeds on the hatred of humanity...
.
Donald Pierce puts together a new group of Reavers, composed of young anti-mutant
Mutant (Marvel Comics)
In comic books published by Marvel Comics, a mutant is an organism who possesses a genetic trait called an X-gene that allows the mutant to naturally develop superhuman powers and abilities...
humans. This includes Elixir
Elixir (comics)
Elixir , is a fictional character, a mutant in the and a student at the Xavier Institute. He first appeared in New Mutants, vol. 2 #5, and he is one of only a few students to retain his powers in the wake of House of M....
, who at the time was unaware that he was a mutant. They are defeated by a de-facto new version of the New Mutants
New Mutants
The New Mutants are a group of teenaged mutant superheroes-in-training published by Marvel Comics. They have been the main characters of three successive comic book series, which were spin-offs of the popular X-Men franchise....
. Pierce himself has the skin decayed from his body by Wither
Wither (comics)
Wither is a fictional character, a mutant appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He has been a member of the student body at the Xavier Institute, a member of the Hellions training squad, and a supervillain as a part of Selene's Coven.-Early life:Kevin Ford developed his mutant...
. He is turned over to the police. Pierce had injured Wallflower
Wallflower (comics)
Wallflower is a fictional character, a mutant appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is a member of the student body of the Xavier Institute and a member of the New Mutants training squad therein. After the events of M-Day transpired, she was one of a handful of mutants to keep...
during the battle. Elixir saves her, when his former comrades learn of this, they give him a beating and kick him out of the organization. The group later breaks Pierce out of prison and makes another attempt on Elixir's life, but they are defeated by the surviving core members of the original New Mutants team.
Messiah Complex
X-Men: Messiah Complex
"Messiah Complex" is a comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics from October 2007 to January 2008, which ran through the various X-Men books....
event, under the leadership of Lady Deathstrike. Judging from the design of their costumes, as well as their rhetoric in battle, these newest Reavers are simply existing members of the Purifiers
Purifiers
The Purifiers, also known as the Stryker Crusade, are a fictional paramilitary/terrorist organization in the Marvel Comics universe and enemies of the X-Men...
upgraded with cybernetics rather than classic members of the team. Deployed as an elite commando unit designed to eliminate organized mutant resistance, the Reavers manage to track down and confront Cable in Alberta, Canada before being attacked by the new X-Force.
In the ensuing battle, Deathstrike and the Reavers are all terminated by Wolverine's strike team, but not before killing the mutant Caliban
Caliban (comics)
Caliban is a mutant character in the Marvel Comics universe.-Publication history:Caliban's first appearance was in Uncanny X-Men #148 , written by Chris Claremont and illustrated by Dave Cockrum.-Fictional character biography:...
and injuring Cable
Cable (comics)
Cable is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared as an infant in Uncanny X-Men #201...
. To this date only Deathstrike's fate was revealed and it remains to be seen whether the Purifiers will be able to upgrade more of their fighters with Reaver technology to replace the ones lost in Canada.
Known members
First Team:- BonebreakerBonebreakerBonebreaker is a super villain in the Marvel Comics Universe. He first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #229 and was created by Chris Claremont and Marc Silvestri.-Fictional character biography:...
- SkullbusterSkullbusterSkullbuster is the name of three comic book super villains all of which exist in Marvel Comics' main shared universe. The original Skullbuster first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #229 and was created by Chris Claremont and Marc Silvestri....
- Pretty BoyPretty Boy (comics)Pretty Boy is a super villain in the Marvel Comics Universe. He first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #229 and was created by Chris Claremont and Marc Silvestri.- Pretty Boy :...
- Various unnamed other members (deceased)
Second Team:
- Donald Pierce (leader)
- Lady DeathstrikeLady DeathstrikeLady Deathstrike , occasionally spelled "Deathstryke", is a Marvel Comics supervillain, a foe of the X-Men, especially Wolverine.Her father Lord Dark Wind created the adamantium-bonding process that was forced on Wolverine...
- Cole (deceased)
- Macon (deceased)
- Reese (deceased)
- Bonebreaker (arrested)
- Skullbuster
- Pretty Boy (arrested)
Third Team:
- Donald Pierce (leader)
- Elixir (quit)
- Duncan
- Various unnamed other members
New Line-Up:
- Lady DeathstrikeLady DeathstrikeLady Deathstrike , occasionally spelled "Deathstryke", is a Marvel Comics supervillain, a foe of the X-Men, especially Wolverine.Her father Lord Dark Wind created the adamantium-bonding process that was forced on Wolverine...
(leader) - Various unnamed other members (all presumed deceased)
Age of Apocalypse
In the Age of ApocalypseAge of Apocalypse
"Age of Apocalypse" is a 1995 - 1996 comic book crossover storyline published in the X-Men franchise of books by Marvel Comics. The Age of Apocalypse briefly replaced the universe of Earth-616, although it was later retconned as having occurred in the alternate universe of Earth-295, it had...
, Reavers were a band of human traitors serving Apocalypse. They have been enhanced with Apocalypse's techno-organic virus, which allows them to merge with both organic and mechanical materials.
Ultimate Reavers
Rather than being a specific team of supervillains, the UltimateUltimate Marvel
Ultimate Marvel is an imprint of comic books published by Marvel Comics, featuring reimagined and updated versions of the company's superhero characters, including Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Avengers, and the Fantastic Four. The imprint was launched in 2000 with the publication of the series...
continuity's version of the Reavers are human gladiator
Gladiator
A gladiator was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals. Some gladiators were volunteers who risked their legal and social standing and their lives by appearing in the...
s who have undergone surgery to become cyborgs for the specific purpose of hunting down mutants on live television. They are led by Ultimate Deadpool. Some do retain the names of the Earth-616 Reavers, such as 'Bonebreaker'.
Television
- The Reavers, led by Lady Deathstrike, make an appearance in the 1990s X-MenX-Men (TV series)X-Men, also known as X-Men: The Animated Series, is an American animated television series which debuted on October 31, 1992, in the United States on the Fox Network as part of its Fox Kids Saturday morning lineup...
TV series. - The Reavers appeared in Wolverine and the X-Men. They are shown as servants of Spiral. The identified Reavers are Reese, Cole, Macon and Ricochet. Voices for the Reavers are provided by Charlie Adler in episode 6 "X-Calibre" and Steve Blum in episode 15 "Hunting Grounds".
External links
- Reavers at Marvel.com