Psyklop

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Psyklop
Psyklop in Avengers 88.jpeg
Psyklop's first appearance in Avengers #88.
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Avengers #88 (May 1971)
Created by Harlan Ellison
Roy Thomas
Sal Buscema
Jim Mooney
In-story information
Team affiliationsDark Gods
AbilitiesGenius-level intellect
Energy projection
Hypnosis
Enhanced strength, speed, agility, durability, and endurance
Powerful claws and fangs
Double-jointed limbs

Psyklop is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created in combination by Harlan Ellison, Roy Thomas, Sal Buscema and Jim Mooney, the character first appeared in Avengers #88. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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Fictional character biography

Psyklop is the last survivor of an intelligent insectoid semi-humanoid race which evolved from insects and existed on Earth and dominated the planet in prehistoric times; during their time, Psyklop's race prospered, but they soon fell out of favor with their Dark Gods they worshiped, and were put into a state of hibernation. [7] [8]

Eons later, Psyklop is awakened by the Dark Gods, who charge him with finding a power source for them. If he did so, his race would be awakened and allowed to conquer the Earth. After covertly organizing a voodoo-based cult in New Orleans, Psyklop discovers that the Hulk possessed the power he needs to energize the Dark Gods, and captures the Hulk for study. Transporting the Hulk to his lair, Psyklop, explaining his origin and intentions to him, begins the process of shrinking the Hulk to a size where his molecular structure can be examined better. Psyklop loses track of the Hulk, accidentally sending him to a "micro-world", after being distracted by the Avengers and the Falcon, who have traced Psyklop to his base. [8] [9] [10] [11] [2] [3] [5] [6]

Psyklop, after searching for the Hulk, finds him in the sub-atomic world of K'ai. Still wanting to harness the power of the Hulk, Psyklop shrinks himself to capture him. Successfully obtaining the Hulk, Psyklop returns to his base with him, only to be violently pummeled. As the Hulk prepares to kill Psyklop, Psyklop is taken away by the Dark Gods, who abandon him on K'ai and left with no way to return to his regular size. [12] [13]

While on K'ai, Psyklop begins to form a plan, inspired by an incident caused by the Hulk, who had accidentally kicked K'ai while leaving the planet, causing chaotic earthquakes. Creating a large drilling device, Psyklop begins to create catastrophic earthquakes on K'ai, telling the planet's inhabitants he would only stop his destruction if they worship him as a god. The Hulk, wanting to face this "angry god" who threatened the inhabitants of K'ai, ventures to Psyklop's headquarters with Jarella to confront the god. After destroying a robotic sentinel at Psyklop's base, the Hulk is knocked unconscious by Psyklop, who blasts him with a large projectile weapon. [14] Having had his weaponry destroyed, Psyklop resorts to using his hypnotic powers against the Hulk, managing to brainwash him. Psyklop then sends the Hulk out to attack the inhabitants of K'ai, who have begun to storm Psyklop's base. Unfortunately for Psyklop, the Hulk is returned to normal by three K'ai sorcerers. Psyklop panics and attempts to hypnotize the Hulk again, only to fail. Advancing on Psyklop, the Hulk smashes the ground hard enough to break the urn in which Psyklop kept the spirits he captured. Before he can react, Psyklop is consumed by the spirits freed from the urn; all that remains of him is a pile of ashes on the ground. [15]

Powers and abilities

Psyklop is an inventive genius and has mastery of the advanced technology of his race. Psyklop has access to advanced technology, including a hand-held ray-blaster firing beams of concussive force, sonic displacer beams, Spasm-rays (able to disrupt the nervous systems of his victims) and teleporters. He wears body armor of unknown materials. Psyklop has also employed giant Lemurian slug creatures, teleportation rays, shrinking rays, giant robots, planetary view-scanners, a dreadnought-drill (capable of producing planet-wide earthquakes), and an essence-urn (capable of storing the life-forces of living beings).

Psyklop has a single compound eye, like all members of his race. He can fire energy blasts from his eye, and his eye allows him to instantaneously hypnotize a victim through beams of light from his single eye.

Psyklop has enhanced strength, speed, agility, endurance, and durability, and is an average hand-to-hand combatant. He has sharpened canine teeth, and clawed and double-jointed limbs.

In other media

An illusory Psyklop appears in the Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends episode "The Prison Plot". [16]

References

  1. ↑ DeFalco, Tom; Sanderson, Peter; Brevoort, Tom; Teitelbaum, Michael; Wallace, Daniel; Darling, Andrew; Forbeck, Matt; Cowsill, Alan; Bray, Adam (2019). The Marvel Encyclopedia. DK Publishing. p. 281. ISBN   978-1-4654-7890-0.
  2. 1 2 Corley, Shaun (October 29, 2022). "One Hulk Story By a Sci-Fi Legend Predicted Planet Hulk 35 Years Earlier". Screen Rant . Retrieved September 28, 2024. Ellison, best known for his short stories and novels, as well as legendary episodes of Star Trek and The Outer Limits, was joined by writer Roy Thomas (who wrote the script for both parts) and artists Sal Buscema and Herb Trimpe for the story...the alien known as Psyklop abducts the Hulk right out from underneath them; Psyklop captured the Hulk to feed his life energies to the Dark Gods...Hulk is shrunk down to the point where he enters the Microverse.
  3. 1 2 Webber, Tim (July 16, 2018). "Small World: 20 Micro Mysteries About Marvel's Quantum Realm, Revealed". CBR. Archived from the original on July 17, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2024. In 1971's Incredible Hulk #140, by Roy Thomas, Harlan Ellison and Herb Trimpe, Psyklop, a one-eyed alien villain, used a shrink ray to send Hulk into the Microverse.
  4. ↑ Davidson, Chris (May 3, 2017). "Hulkbusters: 15 People Who SMASHED Uglies With A Hulk". CBR. Retrieved September 28, 2024. After experimenting with Psyklop, Hulk is shrunk down into the subatomic world of K'Ai, finding himself in a world full of green people and dog-pigs in "The Brute Who Shouted Love at the Heart of the Atom," from "The Incredible Hulk" #140 by Roy Thomas, adapted from Harlan Ellison's "The Beast Who Shouted Love at the Heart of the World."
  5. 1 2 "15 Most Iconic Hulk Covers". CBR. March 26, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2024. "The Incredible Hulk" #140 features a story from science-fiction author Harlan Ellison...The story concerned the Hulk being shrunk down to microscopic size by Psyklop.
  6. 1 2 "The 15 Most Off The Rails Avengers Stories Ever". CBR. April 10, 2018. Archived from the original on December 1, 2024. Retrieved September 28, 2024. Written by famed sci-fi writer Harlan Ellison, Avengers #88 begins with Professor X, Iron Man (in absentia) and Mr. Fantastic teaming up with the military to torture the Hulk...The Hulk's kidnapping was orchestrated by a guy named Psyklop, who plans on sacrificing the Hulk to his gods. Meanwhile, the Avengers just happen to stumble across Psyklop while on another case. They distract Psyklop just enough for him to accidentally shrink the Hulk down to the subatomic level.
  7. ↑ Eckhardt, Peter (July 19, 2022). "10 Avengers Villains Too Weird For The MCU". CBR . Archived from the original on July 19, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  8. 1 2 The Avengers #88 (May 1971)
  9. ↑ DeFalco, Tom (2009). Hulk: The Incredible Guide . DK Publishing, Inc. p.  55. ISBN   978-0-7894-9260-9.
  10. ↑ Peterson, John (August 9, 2020). "The Hulk's Greatest Comic Book Love Never Made it To The MCU". Screen Rant. Retrieved September 28, 2024. Psyklop, a worshiper of Dark Gods, had used his powers to imprison the Hulk, and planned on feeding him to his masters. Before the Hulk could be turned into food, Psyklop chose to shrink the Hulk in an effort to better study the his powers...In the ensuing scuffle, the Hulk was shrunk down much smaller than Psyklop intended, and Hulk accidentally traveled to K'ai, one of many worlds in the microverse.
  11. ↑ Allan, Scoot (March 1, 2023). "8 Most Important Worlds In The Microverse And Quantum Realm". CBR. Retrieved September 28, 2024. The Hulk accidentally arrived on K'ai after the evil Psyklop shrunk the powerful Avenger to a microscopic size.
  12. ↑ The Incredible Hulk #140 (June 1971)
  13. ↑ The Incredible Hulk #156 (October 1972)
  14. ↑ The Incredible Hulk #202 (August 1976)
  15. ↑ The Incredible Hulk #203 (September 1976)
  16. ↑ "The Prison Plot". Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends . Season 1. Episode 8. 1990-12-01. NBC.
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