Longshot
Longshot is a Super-héros of the universe Marvel drawn by Arthur Adams and scenarized by Ann Nocenti.
The adventures of this character were published in the United States in Longshot #1 as from September 1986 and stopped quickly at the end of six numbers. In France, they are appeared in numbers 56 to 62 of Special Strange where they replaced Spider-Man transferred then in Spidey. Thereafter, Longshot integrated the team of the X-Men and became a supporting character.
History
Longshot is a Extraterrestre come from another dimension. In its world of origin, he was the slave of Mojo, a semi-humanoïde being and Invertébré, equipped with capacities magic and reached furious madness. Having taken the head of the revolt of the slaves, Longshot was captured and made amnesic and it is while fleeing through a gate inter dimensional that it leads by chance on the Earth.
It has only four fingers with each hand, of the fair hair and a fragile beauty which allows him chambouler all the hearts. Created following a genetic engineering, it has neither family, nor attaches, although it was a dependant time with Spirale, the comparse of Mojo. In fact, it is a kind of lost child.
A creature with the simiesque pace, called Puppy, accompanies it. With the wire of the episodes, Puppy changes and becomes increasingly large and monstrous by absorbing the magic of the planet Ground. It then takes the name of Gog and Magog and is turned over against Longshot which it attacks violently.
Supers capacities
Longshot controls the chance. When this faculty activates a flutter appears in its left eye and it can then escape from accuracy from its enemies or succeed in turning over a desperate plight. However, she plays in her favor only if its intentions are perfectly pure. It should not force its chance either for fear she is not turned over against him.
It can also have visions of the recent past by touching people or objects.
It is equipped with an agility higher than the average which enables him to compete with Spider-Man. Very skilful with its knives, it launches them four by four in a flight imparable.
But in spite of that, Longshot is finally a rather vulnerable superman.
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