Siege Perilous (Marvel)
The Siege Perilous is a magical artifact that features in Marvel Comics.
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History
Origin
The Siege Perilous
It was a circle of standing stones which was where Brian Braddock was transformed into Captain Britain. (Captain Britain v1 #1)
Months ago, an archaeologist and his assistant from a university went out in search for the Siege Perilous. They came upon the doorway with his comrade believing that this would make him famous when they brought it back to the university. However, the blonde haired man who headed the expedition had no intention of bringing it to others and after murdering his comrade he went through the doorway himself as he believed the Siege Perilous only belonged to him. This transformed him into a skull-faced winged being with superpowers who came to be known as the Philistine. (Wolverine and the X-Men v1 #32)
Earth was later attacked by a Skrull armada and a wave of empowered Super Skrulls. The Skrulls had infiltrated the ranks of the British government, though they were exposed by John, a Skrull turncoat loyal to MI:13 and who had taken the form of John Lennon. The Skrulls' target was the Siege Perilous. Captain Britain and his team head there to defend it.
Overview
Users
- Philistine : a red-skinned humanoid who had a skull-like face and wings with supernatural powers where he was transformed into this state by the power of the Siege Perilous. (Wolverine and the X-Men v1 #32)
Notes
- The Siege Perilous was created by Chris Claremont and Marc Silvestri where it made its first appearance in Uncanny X-Men v1 #227 (March, 1988).
- In Mighty World of Marvel v2 #13 (1984), a giant gateway in Otherworld called the Portal Perilous was shown as a doorway into infinity.
- In Champions v2 #25 (2018), a magical device known as the Siege Parallel was shown that resembled an amulet that allowed bearers to pass through the Nexus of All Realities.
In other media
Television
- In Ultimate Spider-Man, the Siege Perilous made an appearance starting in the episode "Cloak and Dagger". It was shown as being a mystical jewel-shaped artifact within the Sanctum Sanctorum of Doctor Strange when he came under attack from Mindless Ones and Cloak who was under the control of the dread Dormammu. After acquiring it, Dormammu intended to use the Siege Perilous as a means of creating a portal large enough to enter Earth but was defeated by Spider-Man and his allies. In "The Spider-Verse", Green Goblin used the Siege Perilous to open doorways to other dimensions where he sought to acquire their DNA but his Spider-Man followed him through the gateway.
Appearances
- Uncanny X-Men v1: (1988)
- Wolverine and the X-Men v1:
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