S'YM

 

S'YM

Real Name: S'ym

First Appearance: The Uncanny X-Men (Vol. 1) #160, August 1982

Powers: Spawned in the pits of Limbo (an eternal dimension where stepping disks connect different points in space and time. It is distinct and separate from Immortus' Limbo), the demon known as S'ym was one of its most feared inhabitants and chief enforcer for Limbo's ruler, Belasco.

S'ym is an immensely powerful physical demon, possessing great strength (lifting up to 90 tons), endurance, and durability (He can resist molten magma and penetration from even Adamantium blades). His strength, combined with the nature of magic to defy science, allowing him to snap off Wolverine's Adamanium claws with ease. He is also resistant to psionic attacks and has sharp claws and fangs.

S'ym was infected with the Transmode virus by the Magus, developing into malleable living circuitry. He managed to exert a dominant influence over it in his system. This allowed him to become an independent techno-organic being similar to the Phalanx, immune to many kinds of magic due to his mixed nature of science and magic.

He was hyper-regenerative, able to restore himself to full size even after being reduced to atoms. S'ym could also infect other beings with the Transmode virus via physical contact to drain their life energy or take control of them as his slaves. He could drain the life energy from other Transmode infectees so long as his will was stronger than theirs. His Transmode infection allowed him to shape-shift into any form he could imagine: He could disguise himself, grow to immense size, or mimic the function of any machine. Some magic could prevent him from spreading the Transmode virus and Colossus' armored form proved immune. He was vulnerable to those able to psionically manipulate metal or machinery, as well as to Cable's unique touch.