Elizabeth Twoyoungmen
Elizabeth Twoyoungmen is a female comic superhero who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Elizabeth Twoyoungmen was a female human born as the daughter of Michael Twoyoungmen and his wife Kathryn Twoyoungmen. Her father was considered the best doctor in Canada with the family living in Calgary. During this time, the young Elizabeth came to make friends with Heather Hudson where she played games with her. When she was 4 years old, her mother fell ill and had to stay in the hospital with Elizabeth's promising her that he would make sure she got better. However, despite all his medical knowledge, he was unable to find a means of saving her and Kathryn Twoyoungmen passed away. This resulted in the young Elizabeth lashing out at her father for her mother's death. (Alpha Flight v1 #5) As a college archaeology student, Elizabeth was excavating the site of the original Fort Calgary when she discovered a skull. When she touched it, an apparition appeared that only she could see. (Alpha Flight v1 #14) Frightened, she sought out her father, whom she recognized as Shaman despite a spell he had cast to prevent himself from being so recognized. Together they investigated the skull, determining that it was the source of ancient anger or ancient evil. (Alpha Flight v1 #18)
Meanwhile, a young woman named Emily Stang was tending to her great-grandfather, Lucas Stang, when she was attacked by a mystical force manifesting itself through scrambled eggs as eggs were both a symbol of new life and a symbol of potential life unfulfilled. Shaman and Elizabeth traveled to the site of the manifestation, and Shaman seemingly defeated it. However, the force again manifested itself, this time through Lucas, and possessed Emily. As the possessed Emily attacked Elizabeth, Shaman identified it as Ranaq the Devourer, one of the Great Beasts of the North. Under Ranaq's barrage, Elizabeth found herself growing stronger until she was able instinctively to turn the force of Ranaq's attack back against it. Shaman launched an attack on Ranaq as well, and together they drove the beast out of Emily, saving her life. Shortly thereafter, Elizabeth reached into Shaman's mystical medicine pouch at his bidding and withdrew a coronet that was the Coronet of Enchantment. Placing it on her brow, she was transformed into Talisman, with the power to manipulate vast magical energies and command the spirits of nature to do her will. She then became a member of Alpha Flight. (Alpha Flight v1 #19) She was horrified to later learn that she was unable to remove the coronet without enduring unbearable, agonizing pain. (Alpha Flight v1 #20)
Alongside Alpha Flight, she later fought the rest of the Great Beasts. (Alpha Flight v1 #24)
Talisman shut herself off from Alpha Flight following this event, only to return to her father when he was undergoing a test of power following the loss of his original powers, as they were based on his faith and self-confidence. Talisman practically forced upon him new powers through which he could control the spirits of nature. Shaman took the powers in the hopes that he could use them one day to release Talisman from the power he had forced upon her. (Alpha Flight v1 #35)
Overview
Personality and attributes
After gaining magical powers, she came to operate under the name of Talisman. (Alpha Flight v1 #19)
As a child, she came to hate her father as she had believed he broke his promise to her in ensuring that her mother would get better during the time she was ill. (Alpha Flight v1 #6)
From her father, she came to be a member of the Sarcee Tribe of Native Americans. (Alpha Flight v1 #6)
Powers and abilities
She was the product of prophecy of three hundred generations that was realised in her. Elizabeth was said to be the embodiment of a great and powerful force for good. In that role, she was the breaker of dark spells and was to be the 'One Who Binds All Evil'. It was said that if properly developed then her power might one day rival that of the Sorcerer Supreme Stephen Strange. (Alpha Flight v1 #19)
Talisman possesses vast supernatural powers as a result of her descent from forty generations of Sarcee shamans, and was once described as "a mortal channel through which the gods can fight", as well as "a director of forces, not a combatant". Her father, Shaman, has stated that her powers when properly developed would rival even that of the Sorcerer Supreme, Doctor Strange. Primary among her powers is the ability to command the Spirits of the Land to do her bidding, meaning she is literally part of the Spirit World itself. While Shaman could only implore the Spirits for help, Talisman can command them outright. She has the ability to tap into mystical forces and to manipulate them for a variety of effects, including levitation, astral projection, exorcism, matter manipulation, the ability to see prophetic visions, telepathy, teleportation over vast distances, opening inter-dimensional portals, animating the undead, generating wind blasts and lightning, summoning air spirits, calling forth spirit animals, creating magical shields of light, and generating blasts of magical energy. She also has the ability to perceive various mystical phenomena. She possesses considerable knowledge of the mystic arts of the Sarcee.
Most of Talisman's powers stem from the ancient Coronet of Enchantment, which she wears on her forehead. However, even without the Coronet, she has shown to possess the ability to absorb and redirect magical energy used against her, but the Coronet greatly amplifies her powers. Talisman cannot remove the Coronet without it causing her severe mental pain. However, if someone else wears it, returning the Coronet to the true owner would spare them the pain. When out of costume, Talisman can use an illusion to hide the presence of the Coronet. As the Talisman, Liz wears the Coronet of Enchantment that allows her to tap into the Earth's available mystic energy, enabling her to cast a near infinite variety of spells for effects ranging from astral travel, prophetic vision, flight via levitation, energy projection, magic shields, empathic bonding, matter manipulation, teleportation of herself and other hundreds of miles, opening of dimensional portals, temporal alignment to view the events of the past, and sensing and neutralizing magic, among others. While wearing the Coronet, Liz does not require food or sleep. The Coronet also provides Talisman with vast knowledge of the magical world. As the Binder of Spirits, Talisman's control over spirit is absolute. She can command the spirits of the natural word to do her bidding, such as calling on spirits on the wind to deliver mystic summons, calling on the spirits of stone to create golem-like constructs. She can also command the spirits of the dead such as to form an undead army, and even can control the spiritual manifestation of the Great Beasts themselves. Without the Coronet, Talisman can redirect magical energy used against her, and can see spirits and through masking spells. She has a limited amount of hand-to-hand fighting training. She is also fluent in Sarcee.
Notes
- Talisman was created by John Byrne where she made her first appearance in Alpha Flight v1 #5 (December, 1983).
Alternate Versions
Appearances
- Alpha Flight v1: (1983)
- Doctor Strange Annual:
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