Fictional character biography
Tomi Shishido is a member of the Hand and Hydra and a powerful mutant, leading the extremist mutant society Dawn of the White Light. As a child, he possesses near superhuman levels of intelligence, being able to speak, walk, read, and write by the age of one.
At age 13, Shishido formulates a mathematical formula that proves the existence of the One-Above-All and manifests the mutant ability to petrify others by sight. The media dubs him "the Gorgon", after the Gorgon of Greek mythology. Shortly after, he becomes the leader of the Dawn of the White Light, a terrorist cult. [2] At age 18, he kills his family and joins the Hand. [3]
Gorgon later becomes connected to Hydra and enters a relationship with Elsbeth Von Strucker, Baron Strucker's wife. [4] He attempts to assassinate Nick Fury before being petrified and shattered after Wolverine reflects his powers on him. [5] [2]
In "Dark Reign", the Hand resurrects Gorgon using fragments of his body. [6] [7] [2] He is also given the Godkiller sword, which is destroyed in a battle with Phobos. [8] [9]
In Fear Itself , Gorgon joins H.A.M.M.E.R. and Norman Osborn's incarnation of the Dark Avengers, during which he poses as Wolverine. [10] [7] Gorgon and the Dark Avengers are defeated when Skaar infiltrates the group and summons the Avengers. [11]
Gorgon is among the mutants invited by the Quiet Council of Krakoa to live in the newly established mutant nation of Krakoa, provided he no longer holds any grudges against his fellow mutants. The Hand grandmaster accepts and later even drinks a beer with Wolverine during a party. [12] He became part of Krakoa's security force, the "Great Captains of Krakoa", [13] and served as a bodyguard for Xavier, Magneto and Apocalypse at political events. [14]
Gorgon participates in Saturnyne's X of Swords contest against Arakko, [15] where he singlehandedly turns the tide of the tournament in Krakoa's favor by defeating 13 of White Sword's one hundred champions before being killed by White Sword himself. White Sword offers to resurrect Gorgon as one of his champions as a reward for his bravery, but he declines and is praised as a hero upon his death. [16] [17] [18]
Gorgon is later resurrected by the Five, but his mind is damaged because he died in Otherworld. [19] [20] He later helps Nightcrawler defeat Onslaught and joins his team of Krakoan peacekeepers "The Legionaries". [21] [22] Gorgon also unsuccessfully applies to be both a member of the X-Men and a member of the Quiet Council. [23]
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