Fantomex

Fantomex is a Super-héros pertaining to the universe of Marvel Comics. It was created by Grant Morrison and Igor Kordey in New X-Men #128 in 2002.

According to the authors, Fantomex is inspired by the comics Italian Diabolik and Fantomas.

Origin

Charlie Cluster-7 (also known under the name of Jean-Philippe) is weapon XIII of the project Arme More, which works on experiments of hybrids cyborgs. It was born and grew in the World, a hermetic environment which has was used as a basis of data for the Sentinelles.

Fantomex is made pass for French.

During its first appearance, Fantomex, described like a professional robber, seeks refuge with the Parisian X-Corporation. It is wounded and Professor Xavier does not arrive at reading his thoughts (because of its cybernetic mask).

He proposes in Xavier to sell the information recovered in France to him and to help it to destroy Weapon XII, escaped in the Tunnel (under the English Channel), and which already corrupted mentally of many travellers.

Fantomex is obliged to kill Darkstar and all the people related to the creature before neutralizing weapon XII. At the end of the combat, Jean Grey discovers that Fantomex is Weapon XIII and that it was him also captive special transport from which Weapon XII came to escape before letting it from go away.

One re-examines it in Afghanistan where it tries to steal the list of the merchants of slaves which it intends to make sing thereafter. He discovers the mutant young person Dust and entrusts it to Wolverine.

Later, he recontacts Wolverine and offers information to him on its past if they eliminate Weapon XV, adding in addition that he is not the weapon " X" but weapon X: 10. In company of Cyclops, they infiltrate in the Monde , where time is faded. Ultimaton (Weapon XV) flees on an orbit station, and the trio continues it. Wolverine has access to the database then Project Arms More (where he learns that he responsible for died for a whole village when he was under control of Weapon X) and he destroys the base, when Ultimaton is still inside.

Of return to earth, Fantomex and Cyclops remake team against the Brotherhood of Xorn, which has lance an terrorist attack against NYC.

Later, Fantomex, to the research of the director of the Weapon More, John Sublime, takes along Wolverine and the Agent Zero on the devastated site of Roanoke, the village-test. There, they are attacked by the men of Sublime and Fantomex is left for death.

He however survived and since helped Mystique.

Capacities

the nervous system of Fantomex is related to that of its vessel techno-organics E.U.A. both functions in symbiosis and have a personal telepathy. Fantomex can take the control of E.U.A. while concentrating (but he does not see whereas in black and white). E.U.A. is an intelligent and armed vessel, being able to change form.
Fantomex can mentally create very realistic illusions.
Fantomex has several brains, enabling him to make several things at the same time, and its blood is nano-credit, being able to repair its nervous system or that of E.U.A. if those are damaged. When it returns in fright, it can take place all alone.
Its hearing exceeds that of human. It is also able to read the body language of its adversaries.
Its helmet prevents the telepathic intrusions.
Fantomex is a marksman, fantastic discretion, and superb combatant with the body-with-body. It is always equipped with guns.
Its physical competences are remarkable on the level of simple human.

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