TERMITE

 

 

TERMITE

Real Name: Neil Donaldson
First Appearance: Iron Man (Vol. 1) #189, September 1984

Termite was a mutant able to generate an unidentified form of energy that dissolved the molecular bonds of any object, causing it to disintegrate. He was unable to project this energy beyond his hands, so he released it upon contact. He could cause immediate destruction to anything he put his hands on, and also used his power for tunneling purposes, moving under the earth or at angles to travel beneath the surface. Tunneling helped him survived a fall from a great height, so presumably the disintegrating matter caught his weight more softly than hard stone would. He was already a skilled sculptor, and turned his power towards that craft, allowing him to selectively disintegrate a lump of stone into a humanoid sculpture of his own design.

He also wore a protective suit of armor equipped with a one-hour air supply to allow him to burrow underground for an extended duration.