Fictional character biography
Mesmero is originally a small-time crook who poses as a stage hypnotist at high society parties. He uses his mutant powers to mesmerize guests into giving him their possessions and then making them forget about them. Mesmero draws the attention of Magneto, who wants him to hypnotize Lorna Dane into believing that she is Magneto's daughter. Mesmero successfully captures Lorna, takes control of a large number of latent mutants, and battles the X-Men. [5] [6] The Magneto who had manipulated Mesmero is later revealed to have been a robotic imposter.
Mesmero later becomes a carnival manager and mentally compels the X-Men to work as performers. The X-Men free themselves from his control. As Mesmero attacks the X-Men, the real Magneto appears. Magneto overpowers Mesmero and renders him unconscious, then strands him in a South American jungle. [7] [8]
Following several further encounters with the X-Men, Mesmero joins Weapon X, whose director Malcolm Colcord enhances his powers, enabling him to control entire crowds of people at once. He later attempts to use his powers to help his dying mother and make her believe that she is healthy, but she sees through the illusions and temporarily causes him to lose confidence in his powers. Upon learning that Mesmero has lost his powers, Malcolm Colcord has him imprisoned in Neverland. [9]
Mesmero is among the mutants who lose their powers to the Scarlet Witch in Decimation . Devastated and ruined, Mesmero is forced into poverty. Mesmero finally achieves a personal triumph by forming a relationship with a woman who had saved his life, promising to help her in turn. She places trust in him freely and unconditionally, something he had never managed before without his powers. Mesmero decides to give up evil. [10]
Mesmero eventually returns to villainy and becomes the leader of the Brotherhood of Mutants. In the interim, he regained his powers through unknown means. Mesmero first has the Brotherhood attack the United Nations, where they are thwarted by the X-Men. He then had his Brotherhood kidnap Bill de Blasio, the mayor of New York City. The X-Men also discover that Mesmero had used his powers to brainwash the members of the Brotherhood and force them to carry out attacks. Once his control is broken, Mesmero is arrested and the Brotherhood is dissolved. It is revealed that Mesmero had been paid by Lydia Nance, director of the anti-mutant Heritage Initiative, to paint mutants in a bad light. [11]
Powers, abilities, and equipment
Vincent is a mutant with superhuman hypnotic powers. He has the psionic ability to mentally influence the minds of others via eye contact, especially telepaths. Through a combination of careful planning and skill, he can manipulate their minds, even if they were much more prone to realizing/breaking his machinations than a non-psychic. Mesmero can hypnotize people into doing whatever he wants them to, alter their brains with false personalities or memories, and make his victims see him as a different person. Mesmero was unable to control Magneto due to his helmet negating telepathic attacks. [7]
At one time, Mesmero wore a costume, which allows him to teleport, leaving only an energy blip where he once stood. That feat was only used for escaping Alpha Flight and may have been controlled entirely by the technology of this suit or tied in some way to his mental capabilities. [12]
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