RESURRECTION FIVE

 

 

RESURRECTION FIVE

Members: (l to r): Tempus (Eva Bell), Proteus (Kevin MacTaggert), Hope (Hope Summers), Elixir (Joshua Foley), and Goldballs (Fabio Medina)

First Appearance: House of X (Vol. 1) #5, September 2019

Function: In creating the mutant nation-state of Krakoa, five mutants were studied and it was discovered how they could combine their powers in order to facilitate the resurrection of any dead mutant.

To begin, Goldballs creates inert spheres of non-viable biological matter; Proteus alters reality to make those spheres into viable "eggs"; an injection of the deceased mutant's preserved DNA is manipulated to bond with the egg by Elixir; Tempus then ages the biological growth rapidly through time manipulation; all held together in perfect synergy by Hope Summers and her interactive mutation.

Initially, their capabilities topped out at 1,000 mutant resurrections a week, or 200 per day. Furthermore, extensive testing has shown that the Five do not operate under duress, fatigue, or even massive exertion. The more mutants they resurrect, the stronger they become and the easier the process becomes. The experience has been described by the Five as incredibly blissful (but not in a narcotized manner). Originally, the mutant resurrection process took around 48 hours, but the process is shorter.

Additionally, these five mutants appear to have become an inseparable family unit and are almost never apart from one another, their symbiotic process appears to have extended beyond the union of their powers and to the mutants themselves. Some of this could be psychological, as on Krakoa, they are universally revered as cultural paragons.

ZERO II

 

ZERO II

Real Name: Kenji Uedo

First Appearance: Generation Hope (Vol. 1) #1, January 2011

Powers: Zero II has possesses a mutant mass generating power which allows him to produce enormous amounts of bio-mechanical growth from his body. Although still outwardly human in most respects, his body is little more than a frame containing "raw materials" that he can shape at will. His body is animated and sustained by his powers alone now, making his skeletal structure and formerly vital internal organs irrelevant, and he likely no longer maintains even the illusion of them on the inside. This makes his mind difficult to read, although not impossible. Described as undifferentiated organo-techno mass, Zero II's body not only contains organic biology but also produces bio-mechanical components as a natural by-product of his physiology. Unlike techno-organics (who are composed of unique materials that have both organic and metallic physical properties), Zero II is more akin to a naturally-occurring cyborg, biologically producing hoses, cables, servos, plates, and scrap-metal patches on or inside his body at different points.

His mass-generating power, either through extra-dimensional access or rapid cellular reproduction, enables him to dramatically increase the amount of materials in his body. During his activation, Kenji's hands were amputated, leaving him with undulating tentacles in their place. His power would presumably allow him to recreate hands if he chose to, but he has not either as a form of penance or because it would require constant concentration to maintain them. He can cause his tentacles to grow in length and width, acting as prehensile spears or manipulators, and cause tentacles to grow forth from other areas of his body as well.

Zero II can cause complex shapes to form out of his flesh, forming shapes like a constricting net, a staircase, razor blades, or lifelike sculptures. His expanding mass can significantly increase his strength in all or part of his body, and he can create an exo-frame around his core body that can grow to several stories tall. Kenji can increase the production of both bio-organic and bio-mechanical mass in his body, and production of the latter allows him to create working machines with moving parts out of his mass. He can form telescopic binoculars to improve his vision, helicopter rotors that allow him to lift off the ground and fly, and some form of biological furnace vents that presumably provided him with additional raw power. Kenji also possesses the ability to shield himself from psychic intervention, and shield others in the same way by connecting with them through his tentacles.

He can also engage in psychic projection, creating three-dimensional multi-sensory displays and project them into the minds of other people through physical contact. Kenji actually circumvents the person's regular sensory impressions, causing them to essentially blackout and lose awareness of their surroundings in favor of his projections until his display ends. Kenji can also create bio-mechanical "bugs" that spawn from his mass, fly to a specific person, and inject them with a pre-recorded sensory display. Zero II cannot maintain his constructs once they are separated from his physical frame, preventing him from creating "lasting art" for future use. Therefore, his projection power can hold someone in a sensory display almost indefinitely so long as he retains contact, but the use of his "bugs" requires them to quickly reach their target and can only convey short messages before they disintegrate away from his body.

VELOCIDAD

 

VELOCIDAD

Real Name: Gabriel Cohuelo

First Appearance: The Uncanny X-Men (Vol. 1) #527, October 2010

Powers: Velocidad is a mutant able to shift himself into a relativistic faster rate of speed. His initial uncontrolled burst of mutation aged him several years and made him invisible by vibrating his body outside the realm of perception by the human eye. Since being stabilized by Hope Summers, Velocidad functions like a standard speedster. Compared to his environment, he can move at supersonic speeds. He maintains full agility, dexterity and perception while moving at relativistic speeds, allowing him to change clothes faster than the eye can follow, search an entire building in moments, etc. Velocidad cannot engage in typical super-speed feats such as running across water, straight up vertical inclines, creating whirlwinds by spinning, vibrating through matter, etc.: He only appears to be moving at super-speed from a normal perception, but the universe around him, including gravity, will affect him just the same.

TRANSONIC

 

TRANSONIC

Real Name: Laurie Tromette

First Appearance: The Uncanny X-Men (Vol. 1) #526, September 2010

Powers: Transonic’s mutation is specially designed for high-speed flight. Her body is composed of a form of crystal that facilitates her abilities. She is capable of achieving supersonic propulsion under her own power, and her shifting crystalline skin can adapt itself to the experience. The extent of these adaptions are unknown, but appear to include biological flaps and ailerons that control the wind flow around her, giving her stunning reflexes and aerial maneuverability, as well as protection from high-velocity wind resistance and air friction. The changes to her body vary depending on the circumstances of her flying. When flying in a straight line at maximum velocity, her body flattens out in a highly aerodynamic bullet shape; when engaged in high altitude dog-fighting requiring extra maneuverability, she can grow wings, fins, and other body elements to improve her agility.

PRIMAL II

 

PRIMAL II

Real Name: Teon Macik

First Appearance: The Uncanny X-Men (Vol. 1) #529, December 2010

Powers: Primal II is a mutant who possesses superhuman strength, speed, agility, endurance, reaction time, leaping ability, resilience, and senses. He can apparently track by smell, detect pheromone indicators of mood and behavior, and possesses extraordinary hand-eye coordination.

Mentally, Primal II processes all information through a hyper-efficient form of primal survival instincts. He understands everything said or done around him, but only acknowledges them in terms of Fight, Flight, Mate, Eat, or other basic needs and urges. While he is not overwhelmed by his instincts, he operates by pure and simplified versions of the more complex animal behavior patterns most people operate under.

PHOENIX FORCE

 

PHOENIX FORCE

Real Name: Phoenix Force

First Appearance: The Uncanny X-Men (Vol. 1) #101, October 1976

Powers: The Phoenix Force is a celestial elemental representing several universal constants. It is a symbol of rebirth, and acts as a conduit for all life essence in the universe. Whenever a living creature is born, its initial lifeforce is drawn from the Phoenix Force. When a creature dies, their lifeforce passes back into the Phoenix Force. Therefore, the Phoenix Force is constantly changing, as energy continually flows into and out of it as life and death occur. The Phoenix Force also represents change, and evolution in individual species. It acts throughout the universe to ensure evolution in some ways, but the extent of its desire or ability to act has not been codified. A Manifestation of the Phoenix occurs when it chooses a host to wield its power, often to ensure a particular evolutionary step is reached, or prevent evolution from being held back by outside forces. The Phoenix Force usually appears as an enormous hawk-like bird composed of cosmic flame, both by itself and during communion with a host. As an abstract being, the Phoenix Force's powers are virtually limitless. It can manipulate atoms and molecules in matter, generate any form of energy in virtually any conceivable amount, exist in hyperspace and any environment without harm, create space warps, drain energy from sources as great as a nova, and transform to pure energy at will.

Its first appearance in modern times was not a true Manifestation of the Phoenix. In actuality, it was the Phoenix Force acting selfishly, outside its "mission", desiring to experience mortality first hand instead of merely having communion with a human host. In this instance, the Phoenix created a body for itself that was an exact duplicate of Jean Grey's, but was unprepared for the sensations it experienced and became amnesiac, lost in the memories and personality it copied from Jean Grey, believing itself to be her. The full power of the Phoenix could not long be contained in mortal form, and so "Jean's" natural telepathic and telekinetic abilities were augmented to cosmic levels. "Jean" recognized that this power was too much for her, and tried to psychically dampen her own abilities to a manageable level after Phoenix saved the M'Kraan Crystal. However, Mastermind's influence on her mind loosened these barriers, allowing the Phoenix's full power to be released in the form of the Dark Phoenix. The real Jean Grey had a natural connection to the Phoenix Force as a result of her mutation, which is why the Phoenix was drawn to her in the first place. Years after being restored, Jean learned how to harness the power of the Phoenix herself, increasing her psionic powers beyond what they had been before and manifesting a Phoenix raptor as her power signature, although she still wasn't truly at pre-M'Kraan Phoenix levels. Finally, Jean experienced a genuine Manifestation of the Phoenix before her death, bringing her up to cosmic levels on her own for the first time, in order to prevent John Sublime's threat to natural evolution.

The Phoenix Force will augment the abilities of any mutant or superhuman it bonds with. Whether as a result of its connection with Jean Grey or some other reason, though, it also seems to bestow telepathic and telekinetic abilities on its hosts, even if they didn't have those abilities in the past.

OYA

 

OYA

Real Name: Idie Okonkwo

First Appearance: The Uncanny X-Men (Vol. 1) #528, October 2010

Powers: Idie Okonkwo has the mutant power of thermal transference, creating equally hot and cold effects by exchanging heat energy from one location to another. She can "generate" cold by siphoning heat out of her environment and into her body, enabling her to freeze liquids, shatter solids, and create frost, snow and ice. This heat energy can then be redirected out from her body to melt nearby targets or induce combustion and flame. Idie typically acts as a direct conduit, creating cold and heat simultaneously in different areas. She appears to have only a limited capacity for storing heat energy in her body for any real length of time.