Vanisher
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The Vanisher is a fictional character
, a mutant
supervillain
of the Marvel Universe
, and an opponent of the X-Men
. The Vanisher is one of the X-Men's oldest enemies having first appeared in X-Men #2 (November 1963). The Vanisher was created by Stan Lee
and Jack Kirby
.
. He is a mutant
with the ability to teleport to any place he can think of. In his first appearance, he commits a series of spectacular crimes, builds a large criminal organization, steals continental defense plans from the United States
government, and then attempts to extort millions of dollars from the U.S. government by publicly threatening to sell the plans to communists unless he receives 10 million dollars. The Vanisher, with a large group of non-mutant followers, then goes to the front lawn of the White House
to await his payment. Professor X
avier and the X-Men
are able to intervene when Xavier induces amnesia
upon the Vanisher. Forgetting he has mutant powers, the Vanisher is taken into police custody and the rest of the X-Men defeat the unruly followers.
The Vanisher eventually regains his memory and joins Factor Three
, a subversive organization of mutants who seek world domination. Factor Three is opposed by the X-Men when they attempt to start World War III
between the United States and the Soviet Union
. The Vanisher meets the X-Men again, but this time as allies, when the Mutant Master
, leader of Factor Three, is revealed to be an alien of the Siris race. The Mutant Master has a plan to conquer Earth
. The rest of Factor Three, including the Vanisher, team up with the X-Men to defeat him. The Vanisher was later held prisoner by the Sentinels
, and was released through the X-Men's intervention.
The Vanisher disappears for a while but eventually comes out of hiding to fight the Champions
. To do so, he becomes a member of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and uses reprogrammed Sentinels. He is defeated by the Champions and is trapped in mid-teleportation by Darkstar
. He also joins a group of villains to challenge the Fantastic Four, but is defeated.
After traveling in another dimension with Nightcrawler
, and returning to Earth, the Vanisher returns to Earth to lead a group of young mutant thieves known as the Fallen Angels
. Eventually they disband, and the Vanisher is left to his own devices.
The Vanisher then keeps to himself for a long period of time, until he is mentally controlled by Asylum
to attack the New Warriors
and other super heroes. Darkling, a superhuman
who also uses energies from the Darkforce Dimension, is defeated and the Vanisher regains his free will. Later, the Vanisher joins a second incarnation of the Enforcers
, called the New Enforcers
. The New Enforcers were a consortium
that operated in obscurity. Along with Eel
and a woman named Blitz, the Vanisher is part of the Outer Circle of the Enforcers, and becomes involved in a clash between the criminal organizations A.I.M.
and HYDRA
. The New Enforcers are confronted and eventually defeated by Spider-Man
.
's Warpath
, who had been manipulated into performing the mission.
The Vanisher resurfaces as a leader of a South America
n drug cartel
which was producing and distributing drugs such as Mutant Growth Hormone, throughout the Americas
. Stacy X
, Iceman
and Archangel
were instrumental in stopping his North America
n operations.
. He resurfaces in Japan, hired to steal a vial of the long-thought destroyed Legacy Virus
from one of Mr. Sinister's labs. Cyclops
has ordered X-Force
to recover it at all costs. In a confrontation with X-Force, he is injured and given a terminal brain tumor by Elixir
, in order to secure his co-operation in retrieving the virus. He transports the team to one of the bases, only to be attacked by clones of the Marauders and soldiers of The Right, under command of the resurrected Cameron Hodge
. During the battle, he teleports away. He is later seen bound and gagged and is seemingly forcibly inducted into the ranks of X-Force, for use as transport and extraction.
When the Sapien League starts abducting mutants and infecting them with a modified version of the Legecy Virus, Vanisher is teamed up with Warpath. While at an anti-mutant rally, he tries to get Warpath to leave with him, offering to take him to a brothel in Portugal only to be told to be ready in case anything bad happened. He teleports X-Force to the Leper Queen and manages to disarm her before being sent off into the future by Cyclops.
. Vanisher tries to convince Domino to commit a mercy killing but Laura is having a hard time dealing with Kiden's stituation. When the timers run out, Domino kills Kiden and upon discovering they're still in the future. They're left wondering why they didn't automatically return to the present. When Vanisher removes his timer he instantly appears in the present at the ruins of the Xaiver Institute.
During the final confrontation with Selene and her Inner Circle, he works alongside Archangel and Domino in taking out Blink. Once the mission is over, Vanisher and Domino go to Brazil for some rest and relaxation.
only to find his girls dead and Steven Lang and his men awaiting him. Vanisher is then shot multiple times before teleporting away, being left for dead in the middle of nowhere. The X-Men consider him missing in action.
that possesses the ability to teleport
himself, his clothes, and an as yet undetermined amount of additional mass. Apparently the Vanisher traverses the Darkforce
dimension when teleporting from one place on Earth to another. His power appears to be psionic in nature. The limits on the Vanisher's teleportational range and the maximum amount of mass he can teleport with himself are unknown, but he can teleport himself and several others from southern California to New York State without any visible strain. The Vanisher has a subconscious extrasensory
ability that prevents him from materializing part or all of his body within a solid object, even if he has never before been to the area he is teleporting to. This allows Vanisher to teleport with greater ease than Nightcrawler. His powers once interacted with those of Nightcrawler, sending them both into alternate dimensions.
The Vanisher has used guns which shoot gas or fire energy beams. He also once reprogrammed Sentinel
robots to do his bidding and can speak Portuguese fluently.
, the Vanisher was part of Apocalypse's supremacist rulership. He was ordered to retrieve Magneto's child while Apocalypse kept the X-Men leader busy. The Vanisher was able to locate Charles Lensherr in the Morlock Tunnels, but he was in the possession of the robotic French maid Nanny who killed the Vanisher with close-range plasma precision fire to protect the baby Charles.
, Vanisher works with Pyro
and under the authority of Exodus
as part of the mutant supremacist rulership of Australia. They are opposed by the Hulk
who is mad that his native friends have been harassed.
and demonstrated the ability to teleport from the Earth to a station in space.
universe, Vanisher is a member of the Brotherhood terrorist cell raided by Captain America
and the Ultimates in Ultimate War
. He later reappears as a member of the Brotherhood in The Ultimates vol. 3.
Fictional character
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, a 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...
supervillain
Supervillain
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of the Marvel Universe
Marvel Universe
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, and an opponent of the 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...
. The Vanisher is one of the X-Men's oldest enemies having first appeared in X-Men #2 (November 1963). The Vanisher was created by Stan Lee
Stan Lee
Stan Lee is an American comic book writer, editor, actor, producer, publisher, television personality, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics....
and Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby , born Jacob Kurtzberg, was an American comic book artist, writer and editor regarded by historians and fans as one of the major innovators and most influential creators in the comic book medium....
.
Fictional character biography
Much of the Vanisher's life remains a mystery, aside from his career as a professional criminal and subversive, though he was apparently born in Milton, MassachusettsMilton, Massachusetts
Milton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States and part of the Greater Boston area. The population was 27,003 at the 2010 census. Milton is the birthplace of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush and architect Buckminster Fuller. Milton also has the highest percentage of...
. He is a 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...
with the ability to teleport to any place he can think of. In his first appearance, he commits a series of spectacular crimes, builds a large criminal organization, steals continental defense plans from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
government, and then attempts to extort millions of dollars from the U.S. government by publicly threatening to sell the plans to communists unless he receives 10 million dollars. The Vanisher, with a large group of non-mutant followers, then goes to the front lawn of the White House
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
to await his payment. Professor X
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....
avier and the 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...
are able to intervene when Xavier induces amnesia
Amnesia
Amnesia is a condition in which one's memory is lost. The causes of amnesia have traditionally been divided into categories. Memory appears to be stored in several parts of the limbic system of the brain, and any condition that interferes with the function of this system can cause amnesia...
upon the Vanisher. Forgetting he has mutant powers, the Vanisher is taken into police custody and the rest of the X-Men defeat the unruly followers.
The Vanisher eventually regains his memory and joins Factor Three
Factor Three
Factor Three was a short-lived supervillain subversive organization within the pages of The X-Men, and was a part of the Marvel Comics Universe. It was led by the Mutant Master, who was secretly an alien from a race of beings from Sirius that resemble octopuses. It used various mind control...
, a subversive organization of mutants who seek world domination. Factor Three is opposed by the X-Men when they attempt to start World War III
World War III
World War III denotes a successor to World War II that would be on a global scale, with common speculation that it would be likely nuclear and devastating in nature....
between the United States and the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. The Vanisher meets the X-Men again, but this time as allies, when the Mutant Master
Mutant Master
Mutant Master is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe. His first appearance was in X-Men vol. 1 #28.-Publication history:The Mutant Master was created by Roy Thomas and Ross Andru. The character was first mentioned in X-Men vol...
, leader of Factor Three, is revealed to be an alien of the Siris race. The Mutant Master has a plan to conquer Earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
. The rest of Factor Three, including the Vanisher, team up with the X-Men to defeat him. The Vanisher was later held prisoner by the 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...
, and was released through the X-Men's intervention.
The Vanisher disappears for a while but eventually comes out of hiding to fight the Champions
Champions (comics)
The Champions are a team of superheroes that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team first appears in The Champions #1 The Champions are a team of superheroes that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team first appears in The Champions #1 The Champions are a...
. To do so, he becomes a member of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and uses reprogrammed Sentinels. He is defeated by the Champions and is trapped in mid-teleportation by Darkstar
Darkstar (comics)
Darkstar is a fictional character, a mutant superheroine in the Marvel Comics universe. She has been a member of various super-teams in her career, including X-Corporation and Champions of Los Angeles.-Fictional character biography:...
. He also joins a group of villains to challenge the Fantastic Four, but is defeated.
After traveling in another dimension with Nightcrawler
Nightcrawler (comics)
Nightcrawler is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the Marvel Universe. He has been associated with both the X-Men and Excalibur, originally appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Len Wein and artist Dave Cockrum, he debuted in Giant-Size X-Men #1...
, and returning to Earth, the Vanisher returns to Earth to lead a group of young mutant thieves known as the Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels (comics)
Fallen Angels is a team of fictional comic book superhuman teenagers in the Marvel Comics universe. The team's only appearances were in the Fallen Angels eight-issue limited series, written by Jo Duffy, which ran from April 1987 to November 1987....
. Eventually they disband, and the Vanisher is left to his own devices.
The Vanisher then keeps to himself for a long period of time, until he is mentally controlled by Asylum
Asylum (comics)
This article is about the Marvel Comics characters. For the Image Comics anthology, see Asylum .Asylum is the name of two characters in the Marvel Comics Universe.-Fictional character biography:...
to attack the New Warriors
New Warriors
The New Warriors is a Marvel Comics superhero team, traditionally consisting of young adult heroes. They first appeared in The Mighty Thor #411 .-General publication history:...
and other super heroes. Darkling, a superhuman
Superhuman
Superhuman can mean an improved human, for example, by genetic modification, cybernetic implants, or as what humans might evolve into, in the near or distant future...
who also uses energies from the Darkforce Dimension, is defeated and the Vanisher regains his free will. Later, the Vanisher joins a second incarnation of the Enforcers
Enforcers (comics)
The Enforcers are a fictional team of villains in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist and co-plotter Steve Ditko, the team's first appearance was in The Amazing Spider-Man #10 .-Publication history:...
, called the New Enforcers
New Enforcers
The New Enforcers is a supervillain team in Marvel Comics.-Fictional team biography:After the fall of the Kingpin, the New Enforcers were one of the groups contesting for control of the remains of his empire. Their main adversary was Spider-Man, but they also contended with Blood Rose, a.k.a....
. The New Enforcers were a consortium
Consortium
A consortium is an association of two or more individuals, companies, organizations or governments with the objective of participating in a common activity or pooling their resources for achieving a common goal....
that operated in obscurity. Along with Eel
Eel (comics)
The Eel is an alias used by two fictional characters in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first character to take up the identity was Leopold Stryke who first appeared in Strange Tales #112, while his successor, Edward Lavell, first appeared in Power Man and Iron Fist #92 .-Publication...
and a woman named Blitz, the Vanisher is part of the Outer Circle of the Enforcers, and becomes involved in a clash between the criminal organizations A.I.M.
Advanced Idea Mechanics
A.I.M. is a fictional terrorist organization in the . The organization first appeared in Strange Tales #146 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.-Publication history:...
and HYDRA
HYDRA
HYDRA is a fictional terrorist organization in the Marvel Universe.Despite the name's capitalization per Marvel's official spelling, the name is not an acronym but rather a reference to the mythical Lernaean Hydra...
. The New Enforcers are confronted and eventually defeated by Spider-Man
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...
.
X-Teams
At some point, the Vanisher seeks to understand his powers in greater detail. He visits the Darkforce dimension but is captured by its inhabitants. They force him to read them stories. He is rescued by X-ForceX-Force
X-Force is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero team, one of several spin-offs of the popular X-Men franchise. Conceived by writer/illustrator Rob Liefeld, the team was formed in New Mutants, vol. 1 #100 and soon afterwards was featured in its own series.The group was a new incarnation of the 1980s...
's Warpath
Warpath (comics)
James Proudstar, previously known as the second Thunderbird but also known as Warpath, is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero associated with the X-Men....
, who had been manipulated into performing the mission.
The Vanisher resurfaces as a leader of a South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
n drug cartel
Drug cartel
Drug cartels are criminal organizations developed with the primary purpose of promoting and controlling drug trafficking operations. They range from loosely managed agreements among various drug traffickers to formalized commercial enterprises. The term was applied when the largest trafficking...
which was producing and distributing drugs such as Mutant Growth Hormone, throughout the Americas
Americas
The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
. Stacy X
Stacy X
Stacy X , who was more recently known as Ripcord, is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe, a mutant prostitute who was briefly affiliated with the X-Men and was more recently known as a member of the latest incarnation of the now disbanded New Warriors...
, Iceman
Iceman (comics)
Iceman is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, a member of the X-Men. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, he first appeared in X-Men vol. 1 #1, ....
and Archangel
Archangel (comics)
Warren Kenneth Worthington III is a fictional character, a comic book antihero in the Marvel Comics universe. Originally known as Angel and later Archangel, Worthington is one of the founding members of the X-Men. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-creator Jack Kirby, he first appeared in...
were instrumental in stopping his North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
n operations.
X-Force
Vanisher is one of the few mutants that retained their superhuman powers after the M-DayDecimation (comics)
Decimation is the late 2005 Marvel Comics storyline spinning off from the House of M limited series. It focuses on the ramifications of the Scarlet Witch stripping nearly all of the mutant population of their powers, thereby reducing a society of millions to one of scant hundreds.This event, which...
. He resurfaces in Japan, hired to steal a vial of the long-thought destroyed Legacy Virus
Legacy Virus
In the fictional Marvel Universe, the Legacy Virus was a devastating plague that ripped through the mutant population, killing hundreds and mutating so that it affected baseline humans as well....
from one of Mr. Sinister's labs. Cyclops
Cyclops (comics)
Cyclops is a fictional character, the leader of the X-Men superhero team in the . A mutant, Cyclops emits a powerful energy beam from his eyes...
has ordered X-Force
X-Force
X-Force is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero team, one of several spin-offs of the popular X-Men franchise. Conceived by writer/illustrator Rob Liefeld, the team was formed in New Mutants, vol. 1 #100 and soon afterwards was featured in its own series.The group was a new incarnation of the 1980s...
to recover it at all costs. In a confrontation with X-Force, he is injured and given a terminal brain tumor by 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....
, in order to secure his co-operation in retrieving the virus. He transports the team to one of the bases, only to be attacked by clones of the Marauders and soldiers of The Right, under command of the resurrected Cameron Hodge
Cameron Hodge
Cameron Hodge is a fictional comic book supervillain and opponent of the X-Men, as seen in Marvel Comics. Created by writer Bob Layton and artist Jackson Guice, Hodge first appeared as a supporting character in X-Factor #1 , and was later revealed to be secretly acting against that group as the...
. During the battle, he teleports away. He is later seen bound and gagged and is seemingly forcibly inducted into the ranks of X-Force, for use as transport and extraction.
When the Sapien League starts abducting mutants and infecting them with a modified version of the Legecy Virus, Vanisher is teamed up with Warpath. While at an anti-mutant rally, he tries to get Warpath to leave with him, offering to take him to a brothel in Portugal only to be told to be ready in case anything bad happened. He teleports X-Force to the Leper Queen and manages to disarm her before being sent off into the future by Cyclops.
Messiah War
Upon arriving in the future, Vanisher tries to teleport only to fail because something is blocking his powers. He is then shot in the neck by Deadpool. After being healed by Elixir, Wolverine makes him stay in front of the group in case there are anymore snipers. When ambushed by Stryfe's forces, Vanisher is ordered by Wolverine to protect Elixir and Hope Summers. After defeating Stryfe's forces, they split up with Vanisher going with Domino, X-23 and Deadpool to find out what has been blocking his powers and their time-travel devices. During this time he begins showing signs of serious illness. Together with Laura they find the problem, Kiden NixonKiden Nixon
Kiden Nixon is a fictional character, a mutant in the limited Marvel Comics series NYX.-NYX:Living with her loving parents and three brothers in the fictional X-District of New York City, Kiden's life changed forever as a young girl when her police officer father was gunned down in front of her...
. Vanisher tries to convince Domino to commit a mercy killing but Laura is having a hard time dealing with Kiden's stituation. When the timers run out, Domino kills Kiden and upon discovering they're still in the future. They're left wondering why they didn't automatically return to the present. When Vanisher removes his timer he instantly appears in the present at the ruins of the Xaiver Institute.
Necrosha
Back in the present, Vanisher's condition worsens. Needing help he teleports to Utopia right in the middle of the battle between Selene's forces and the X-Men. He is rescued by Cyclops from an attack by Tarot and ordered to take Emma Frost to safety. Before Vanisher can react, they're attacked by Banshee. He then teleports off to the medical lab looking for Elixir. Upon finding Elixir in a coma Vanisher watches over him until Josh wakes up. He asks for the tumor to be removed only to be told to teleport X-Force to Genosha. On Genosha, Elixir reveals he removed the tumor in the future and that the Vanisher is actually suffering from stage 4 Syphilis. Elixir tells him to leave because that's what he's good at and Vanisher teleports off. Vanisher teleports into Selene's fortress to rescue Warpath and engages in a battle with Blink, who teleports his arm off before he teleports out. Rescuing the other members of X-Force and getting them to safety, he tells Elixir that Warpath was always nice to him and demands to be healed.During the final confrontation with Selene and her Inner Circle, he works alongside Archangel and Domino in taking out Blink. Once the mission is over, Vanisher and Domino go to Brazil for some rest and relaxation.
Second Coming
Upon Cable and Hope Summers return to the present, Cyclops orders Domino and Vanisher to standby in San Francisco. Learning that Bastion was targeting teleporters to prevent the reunion of the so called "Mutant Messiah" with the X-Men, Cyclops gives Domino instructions to bring Vanisher back to Utopia but he hears it and teleports to his hideout in PortugalPortugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
only to find his girls dead and Steven Lang and his men awaiting him. Vanisher is then shot multiple times before teleporting away, being left for dead in the middle of nowhere. The X-Men consider him missing in action.
Powers and abilities
The Vanisher is a mutantMutant (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...
that possesses the ability to teleport
Teleportation
Teleportation is the fictional or imagined process by which matter is instantaneously transferred from one place to another.Teleportation may also refer to:*Quantum teleportation, a method of transmitting quantum data...
himself, his clothes, and an as yet undetermined amount of additional mass. Apparently the Vanisher traverses the Darkforce
Darkforce
-Description:It is a powerful, extra-dimensional energy that can be manipulated in slightly different ways by a handful of beings that are attuned to it. There are slight yet inconclusive hints that it may be a corruptive influence of some kind and perhaps even sentient...
dimension when teleporting from one place on Earth to another. His power appears to be psionic in nature. The limits on the Vanisher's teleportational range and the maximum amount of mass he can teleport with himself are unknown, but he can teleport himself and several others from southern California to New York State without any visible strain. The Vanisher has a subconscious extrasensory
Extra-sensory perception
Extrasensory perception involves reception of information not gained through the recognized physical senses but sensed with the mind. The term was coined by Frederic Myers, and adopted by Duke University psychologist J. B. Rhine to denote psychic abilities such as telepathy, clairaudience, and...
ability that prevents him from materializing part or all of his body within a solid object, even if he has never before been to the area he is teleporting to. This allows Vanisher to teleport with greater ease than Nightcrawler. His powers once interacted with those of Nightcrawler, sending them both into alternate dimensions.
The Vanisher has used guns which shoot gas or fire energy beams. He also once reprogrammed Sentinel
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...
robots to do his bidding and can speak Portuguese fluently.
Age of Apocalypse
In the dark reality known as 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...
, the Vanisher was part of Apocalypse's supremacist rulership. He was ordered to retrieve Magneto's child while Apocalypse kept the X-Men leader busy. The Vanisher was able to locate Charles Lensherr in the Morlock Tunnels, but he was in the possession of the robotic French maid Nanny who killed the Vanisher with close-range plasma precision fire to protect the baby Charles.
House of M
During House of MHouse of M
House of M is an eight-issue comic book limited series and crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. Written by Brian Michael Bendis and illustrated by Olivier Coipel, its first issue debuted in June 2005 as a follow-up to the events of the Planet X and Avengers Disassembled...
, Vanisher works with Pyro
Pyro (comics)
Pyro is a fictional character in Marvel Comics and an enemy of the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne, he first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #141 ....
and under the authority of Exodus
Exodus (comics)
Exodus is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by writer Scott Lobdell and artist Joe Quesada, he first appeared in X-Factor #92...
as part of the mutant supremacist rulership of Australia. They are opposed by the Hulk
Hulk (comics)
The Hulk is a fictional character, a superhero in the . Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #1 ....
who is mad that his native friends have been harassed.
Exiles Vanisher
An alternate reality Vanisher appeared in ExilesExiles (Marvel Comics)
The Exiles are a group of fictional characters that feature in three Marvel Comics series, Exiles, New Exiles, and Exiles vol. 2. The Exiles consists of characters from different dimensions, or realities, which have been removed from time and space in order to correct problems in various alternate...
and demonstrated the ability to teleport from the Earth to a station in space.
Ultimate Marvel
In the Ultimate MarvelUltimate 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...
universe, Vanisher is a member of the Brotherhood terrorist cell raided by Captain America
Captain America
Captain America is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 , from Marvel Comics' 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics, and was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby...
and the Ultimates in Ultimate War
Ultimate War
Ultimate War is a comic book limited series produced by Marvel Comics featuring the Ultimates and the Ultimate X-Men. The series contains four books, released between December 8, 2002 and February 23, 2003. It was written by Scottish comics author Mark Millar with art by Chris Bachalo.It is...
. He later reappears as a member of the Brotherhood in The Ultimates vol. 3.
Television
- Vanisher has appeared twice in Wolverine and the X-Men, voiced by Steven BlumSteven BlumSteven Jay Blum is an American voice actor known primarily for his work in anime dubs and video games, using his distinctive deep voice. Among his credits include the voice of Spike Spiegel of the anime series Cowboy Bebop and Mugen of the anime series Samurai Champloo...
. He is a member of Professor XProfessor XProfessor 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....
's future X-MenX-MenThe 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...
team. In his first appearance, he assists Berzerker in springing the Professor and other mutants from a Mutant Response Division camp. Later, he aids in the retrieval of Master MoldMaster MoldMaster Mold is a fictional character, a robot supervillain in the Marvel Universe. Since his primary purpose was to act as a portable Sentinel-creating factory, and the Sentinel robots were primarily used to hunt mutants, Master Mold has almost exclusively appeared in the X-Men and related,...
's data core from a Sentinel holding facility. Vanisher also speaks to Gambit about how long he was going to be in the holding cells on Genosha.
External links
- Vanisher at Marvel.com
- Uncannyxmen.net character bio on Vanisher