Dominikos Petrakis
Avalanche is an immigrant from the Greek island of Crete. There, he lives a quiet life until Mystique invites him to join her new Brotherhood of Mutants. During his first public appearance with the Brotherhood, the team unsuccessfully attempts to assassinate Senator Robert Kelly, who believes that mutants pose a mortal threat to humanity. The X-Men arrive to stop the assassination and battle the new Brotherhood. [5] After escaping the fray, Avalanche continues his support of mutant supremacy via terrorist and criminal activities and battling the Avengers with the Brotherhood. [6]
Avalanche briefly leaves the Brotherhood and attempts to blackmail California into paying him an enormous sum to prevent him from causing mass destruction. Avalanche fights the Hulk alongside Landslide on this occasion and suffers broken arms when he attempts to use his powers against the Hulk. [7]
Mystique offers the Brotherhood of Mutants's services to the United States government. Their first mission under their new name of Freedom Force is to capture Magneto on behalf of the federal government. [8] When Freedom Force is disbanded after the botched mission in the Gulf War, Avalanche continues to work for the government as part of Project Wideawake. However, he leaves after learning that his friend Pyro has contracted the Legacy Virus. [9]
By the time the X-Men establish themselves in San Francisco, Avalanche, going by the alias "Nick", establishes a bar in order to make a living away from crime. When the X-Men moved their headquarters to San Francisco, Petros was frightened that they would eventually come for him for his past crimes. As he was packing in hopes of leaving his new-found life, the X-Men warn that they have established a truce, but will be back if he ever decides to return to crime. [2]
When Norman Osborn starts his war against mutants in the heart of San Francisco, Gambit sees Avalanche during the riots with Erg and when Ares makes himself known, Avalanche attacks him by causing the earth to rise up under him. Ares then knocks him out by choking him. [10] He is seen one more time, sitting drunk in his own bar together with other mutants. They are angry that humans are trying to prevent new mutant births and Avalanche participates in the riot. He has the unfortunate circumstance of being paired up against Daken, who easily dodges the worried Avalanche's tremor and was about to slice him. He is taken into custody along with several other mutants who participated in the riots. [11] Avalanche and the other imprisoned mutants are freed by the X-Force and he becomes a resident of Utopia. [12]
While Utopia and all of San Francisco are trapped in an energy dome created by Bastion, and the mutant race face extermination at the hands of Nimrod Sentinels from the future, Avalanche is among many of Utopia's non-X-Men residents who battle alongside their former rivals. [13] As an "X-Man", Avalanche is also called in by Cyclops during the Fear Itself storyline to battle Kuurth. [14]
Avalanche is kidnapped by the Red Skull, who removes part of his brain and replaces it with a machine that forces Avalanche to attack New York City. As Captain America tries to stop him, he claimed that "the inciting act is complete" and jumps to his death. [15]
Avalanche is among the mutants resurrected and residing on Krakoa. [16]
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A second, unnamed version of Avalanche is brainwashed by Mesmero and forced to join the Brotherhood of Mutants, which is secretly funded by anti-mutant activist Lydia Nance. Avalanche's first mission with the Brotherhood of Mutants is to kidnap Bill de Blasio, mayor of New York City. [17] The X-Men arrive and defeat the Brotherhood of Mutants, who are arrested by arriving S.H.I.E.L.D. agents. [18]
Avalanche and Pyro attack a yacht owned by the Heritage Initiative during a fundraiser. [19] The two battle the X-Men before escaping. When Mesmero states that the Brotherhood of Mutants are still under Lydia Nance's paycheck, Pyro leaves the Brotherhood. He has learned of Nance's anti-mutant views and no longer wants to work for her. Avalanche then demands to get Pyro's cut. [20]
Avalanche joins another new Brotherhood of Mutants, led by Magneto's clone Joseph. During a battle with the X-Men, Avalanche mocks Magik, prompting her to stab him in the heart with her soulsword. [21] Avalanche survives this encounter and later joins S.W.O.R.D. as an agent. [22]
