Gibborim (Marvel)
The Gibborim are a group of giants that features in Marvel Comics.
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History
The Gibborim were said to be a mythical race of evil giants that supposedly predated the Old Testament who once ruled the world. It was said that they existed on Earth in a time when it was a peaceful utopia before the rise of man until their banishment. Since then, they had long sought a return to the world where they intended to create a new utopia once humanity had been exterminated. (Runaways v1 #13) It was noted that they had offspring who were referred to as the Seed of the Gibborim. (Runaways v5 #13) A young Elsa Bloodstone was noted to had slain Gibborim Marauders. (Monsters Unleashed v3 #6) The Gibborim lacked the lifeforce to accomplish this goal on their own and thus sought agents to operate on their behalf. According to the old ways, they needed six pair bonds to serve this purpose and in 1984 they abducted six couples who were offered power in exchange for their service. These were to form a Pride where they were guaranteed power to rule for a quarter of a century in exchange for regular sacrifices to the Gibborim with an innocent having their life given to the giants. Thus would be until they gained the necessary power to affect the change where they would purge the world of humanity though six of the Pride would be offered a place in the new Eden. This saw them gather the Thieves (the Wilders), the Travelers (the Yorkes), the Colonists (the Deans), the Wise Men (the Steins), the Outcasts (the Hayes) and the Magicians (the Minorus) who all agreed to the pact. (Runaways v1 #13)
The Seed of the Gibborim were in their chrysalises when they awoke expecting to be engorged on the souls of millions as the world was said to belong to them when they emerged from their slumber. However, instead they learnt that their parents were slain and mankind still ruled the Earth with them instead being weak and hungry. Thus, the sought out the children of the Pride namely the Runaways in order to collect on the debt that was owed to the Gibborim. The Runaways attempted to fight them with the Seed ready to destroy them but Alex Wilder convinced them that they would re-forge the pact by accomplishing a new Rite of Thunder. The Seed agreed and left one of their own namely Gib to watch over the Runaways to ensure that they completed the ritual. (Runaways v5 #14)
Overview
In appearance, the Gibborim were giants of various shapes and sizes that towered over humans with them possessing six digits on their hands as well as toes. They were a divine organization whose core ruling pantheon consisted entirely of colossal, non-humanoid cosmic deities and extra-dimensional entities. The Gibborim featured an incredibly irregular, drastically mismatched collective physical presence that completely rejected standard bipedal human anatomy or symmetrical skeletal frames, with their variable heights scaling up to skyscraper dimensions. The organization possessed no unified natural facial features, skin tones, or hair color requirements due to the separate cosmic properties of its individual members, presenting hairless, smooth skull lines on certain entities alongside shifting, multi-eyed anatomical structures on others. They expanded their visual identity by entirely rejecting uniform apparel or matching corporate tactical gear, allowing individual deities to express their reality-warping domains through their physical biology. Every individual entity universally displayed a terrifying, ever-shifting geometric outline illuminated by a blinding, multi-colored aura of solar plasma, and their massive physical bodies loomed over their subterranean temples to project an imposing, god-like visual presence. (Runaways v1 #13)
They were a multi-dimensional organization that naturally lacked any shared, uniform biological traits due to the immense anatomical, genetic, and structural differences between their six distinct primeval data matrices. They were able to execute a highly destructive, soul-harvesting strategy that completely controlled the underground infrastructure of the Los Angeles sector. The Gibborim had exceptionally high cosmic intellect, reality-warping capabilities, and a mastery of mystical manipulation. Their specialized capabilities allowed them to cast massive reality-altering spells, survive for millennia within extra-dimensional prisons without aging, and generate devastating blasts of concentrated solar fire. They did not possess independent, self-sustaining atomic stability within the mortal realm without continuous spiritual sustenance, relying entirely on the Rite of Blood to anchor their mass. Their primary capabilities allowed them to grant immense sorcerous wealth to their mortal proxies, remain immune to standard physical wear or planetary environmental transitions, and maintain an unbroken, highly disciplined barrier of absolute cosmic influence until their entire power matrix faced ultimate neutralization. (Runaways v1 #13)
The children of these elder gods were the Seeds of the Gibborim who remained in chrysalises where they were meant to awaken in the world after it was given to them by their parents. According to them, they were told that they would emerge where they were to awake fully engorged on power with the souls of millions fortifying them. (Runaways v5 #14)
Members
- Gib : a male who was one of the Seed of the Gibborim. (Runaways v5 #14)
- Bo :
- Rim :
Notes
- The Gibborim were created by Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona where they made their first appearance in Runaways v1 #13 (March, 2004).
In other media
Television
- In Runaways, the Church of Gibborim appeared in the live-action television series set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It was headed by Leslie Dean with it being considered a religious cult with its teachings based on the Book of the Gibborim.
Video games
- In Marvel Heroes, the Gibborim were referenced in relics that appeared in the MMORPG video game.
Appearances
- Runaways v1:
- Runaways v5:
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