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[[File:UncannyXMenV1-438Textless.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Icarus in Uncanny X-Men v1 #438.]] '''Icarus''' is a male comic superhero who features in [[Marvel Comics]]. ==Biography== '''Joshua Guthrie''' was the son of '''Thomas Guthrie''' and '''Lucinda Guthrie'''. Thomas dies early in Jay's life due to [[Coalworker's pneumoconiosis|black lung]], developed from working in local [[Kentucky]] coal mines. Jay's older siblings [[Samuel Zachary Guthrie]] and [[Paige Guthrie]] were mutants as well, and both have been members of the [[X-Men]]. Another of their siblings, [[Jebediah Guthrie|Jeb]], has developed the mutant ability to project electricity from his eyes, as well as his sister Melody, were both de-powered during [[Decimation (comics)|M-Day]]. He has several other brothers and sisters, and his whole family is generally hated by his home town because they all seem to be developing mutant powers. When Sam and Paige left home to become X-Men, Jay took over the role of the father in the house, feeling that he had to protect his younger brothers and sisters. Before Jay developed powers, he helped his brother Sam rescue the mutant musician [[Lila Cheney]], the mutant [[Dazzler]] and a third band member from a plane crash. Lila had been knocked unconscious, rendering her unable to use her teleportation abilities. Dazzler had run out of the sound needed to fuel her light based powers. Josh, risking his own safety, played some music, giving Dazzler sufficient power to help blast an escape route.<ref>''New Mutants'' #42 (August 1986)</ref> He was personally threatened with death by another X-Force adversary, [[Gideon (Marvel)|Gideon]], the leader of a long-lived group of powered beings. He escaped unharmed.<ref>''X-Force'' #36 (August 1994)</ref> When he himself developed mutant powers, he hid them from his family. However, when performing in his band, playing guitar, he exposed his wings to the crowd as a 'stage gimmick'. ==="She Lies with Angels"=== Jay fell in love with [[Julia Cabot]], but due to a long feud between the Guthries and the Cabots a fight broke out. Jay was struck down by Julia's father, who had acquired and modified super-powered armor. Believing Jay to be dead, Julia dragged Jay's body to the river. She wrapped his arms around her, heading for the deepest part of the river. The two sank to the river's bottom and Julia subsequently drowned. Neither Jay nor Julia were aware of Jay's mutant regenerative powers, but when Jay sank to the bottom of the river, these powers manifested. Jay awoke at the bottom of the river with Julia in his arms. He swam to the surface with her and brought her to the riverbank. When he discovered she was dead, he tried (unsuccessfully due to his healing factor) to stab himself in the heart with a sharp piece of wood. [[Warren Worthington]] arrived on the scene, found Jay, and helped him carry Julia's body back to the Guthrie house.<ref>''Uncanny X-Men'' #437–441, written by [[Chuck Austen]]</ref> "She Lies with Angels" was an intended homage to [[Shakespeare]]'s [[Romeo and Juliet]].{{cn|date=April 2013}} The feud between the Guthries and the Cabots was designed to parallel the feud between the Montagues and Capulets, respectively, though in Shakespeare's play none of the families are actually "good" or "evil", in fact both of them represent an oppressive, power-seeking system that the young lovers rebel against. Additionally, the climax of "She Lies with Angels" is remarkably similar to the climax of [[Romeo and Juliet]] (With the exception that, unlike Romeo, Jay survived his suicide attempt). Issue 439 has a scene with Jay and Julia that is similar to the famous "balcony scene." Many of the comic's lines are modern incarnations of their Shakespearian counterparts. ===New Mutants=== After Julia's death, Jay attempted to kill himself a few more times, hoping his healing factor would fail. Eventually his mother sent him to the [[X-Mansion|Xavier Institute]] against his will. Jay speculated this was just so she wouldn't feel guilty if he tried to hurt himself again. Originally placed with the [[Hellions (comics)|Hellions]] squad, he traded places with [[Wither (comics)|Wither]] and joined the [[New Mutants]]. In ''New X-Men: Academy X'', he is portrayed as a sullen, withdrawn loner who keeps mostly to himself, but he always reminds his teammates how fortunate they are to be a "family" when they feud. His team seems to talk to him about their problems, as he isn't usually one to join the fights. ===Decimation=== After the events of [[Decimation (comics)|Decimation]], Icarus was one of the few of the New Mutants team who kept their powers. However, he appeared later with his wings amputated and bleeding at the doorsteps of the mansion. His healing factor did not cure these injuries, as it was later revealed by Dr. McCoy that his healing powers came from his wings. Jay rebuffed efforts by his friend Elixir to heal his wings. Jay was seemingly tricked by [[William Stryker]] with the promise that if Jay gave his wings "back to God" his friends would be saved by Stryker. Jay called to inform him the children were leaving on a bus, which led to its bombing. Many of the de-powered students died in the blast. Further attacks led to the assassination of [[Wallflower (comics)|Wallflower]], as she was the one in [[Nimrod (comics)|Nimrod's]] vision of the future that killed the Purifiers. As [[X-23]] put it to [[Dust (comics)|Dust]] after he gave her a piece of paper containing the address of Stryker's church, he shouldn't be trusted because "he smells like death." Choosing to trust Jay, Sooraya seemingly proceeded to the church, only to be gunned down upon entering (though it was later revealed to be X-23 dressed in one of her [[niqab]].) When Jay later confronted Stryker, he confessed to Jay that he was the one who gave the Cabots the armors and so the actual person responsible for the death of Julia Cabot. Stryker then proceeded to shoot Jay, leaving him for dead. Icarus was then shown dying with Nimrod deciding whether or not to finish him off. Nimrod left Jay alone, calculating that he was already mortally wounded. After that, Icarus was found dead by [[Ms. Marvel]] and [[Iron Man]] in Stryker's church with his hand in a position of writing, he was able to write "Nimr" plus half of the "o" with his own blood before he died. It was eventually revealed that Icarus' wings were removed because Nimrod had provided Stryker with a "vision" of the future, to seek an "angel" and use his wings to create an army. Stryker had hoped to use Icarus' wings to graft onto Purifier soldiers to create The Choir. Upon amputation, Jay's healing factor was negated and the wings were just dead bone and feather. The Purifiers moved on to targeting Angel for his wings. ===House of X=== Following the establishment of the nation of [[Krakoa]], Mutants from around the world flocked to the living island to be their homeland. During this time, they developed the '''Resurrection Protocols''' allowing them to restore any Mutant even those that had been killed. Among those restored was Icarus who stayed within the Akademos Habitat on Krakoa alongside his siblings. He was present when his sister Melody went through the '''Crucible''' where she battled [[Apocalypse (Marvel)|Apocalypse]] in an arena match so that she would die and be reborn in a new body that restored her Mutant powers. (X-Men v5 #7) ==Overview== ===Personality and attributes=== ===Powers and abilities=== Believed to be descended from the ancient race of [[Cheyarafim]] mutants. Icarus possesses red-colored, feathered [[angel|angel-like]] wings which allow flight and produce extensive regenerative enzymes allowing him to recover from normally fatal injuries. However, this healing factor comes from his wings; when his wings were removed, he lost this ability. His powers are closely similar to the X-Man [[Warren Worthington III|Angel]]. His voice is capable of producing sonic frequency beyond the range of human capability as well as creating multiple sounds or voices at once. ==Notes== *The Joshua Guthrie Icarus was created by Bill Mantlo and William Johnson where he made his first Appearance in Rom Annual v1 #3 (November, 1984). ==Alternate Versions== On the tenth anniversary of the "[[Age of Apocalypse]]," the Guthrie family made a reappearance with the addition of "Jay." In this reality, they were agents of Apocalypse. Here, Jay (with bionic wings similar to [[Archangel (comics)|Archangel's]]) joined his elder siblings Cannonball, Amazon (his sister Elizabeth, who has not yet manifested powers in the mainstream Marvel Universe,) and Husk as a terrorist. After they attempted to harm [[Magneto (comics)|Magneto's]] son Charles and wife Rogue, Magneto killed Jay and Cannonball.{{issue|date=April 2013}} In the "[[House of M]]" alternate universe, where mutants rule the Earth, JAY is a popular singer, with sold out concerts.<ref>''New X-Men: Academy X'' #16 (Sept. 2005).</ref> In ''[[What If (comics)|What If]]'' #92, a non-mutant Jay finds and fixes up a broken [[Sentinel (comics)|Sentinel]], reprogramming it to serve and protect him, and using it to make himself a "special" like his super-powered siblings. When Cannonball and Husk come home, the sentinel (which has been reconstructing its memory banks) identifies them as mutants and attacks them, but when it realizes it is a danger to Jay it has to "protect" him by destroying itself. This story is similar to the later comic series [[Sentinel (comic book)|Sentinel]] by [[Sean McKeever]] and [[UDON]].{{issue|date=April 2013}} ==In other media== ===Video games=== *In Marvel: War of Heroes, Icarus appeared as a playable card in the video game. ==Appearances== *''Rom Annual v1'': *''New Mutants v1'': *''X-Force v1'': *''X-Men v5'': ==External Links== *[http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Joshua_Guthrie_(Earth-616) Marvel Database Entry] {{stub}} [[Category:Characters]] [[Category:Male Characters]] [[Category:Comic Characters]] [[Category:Mutants (Marvel)]] [[Category:Kentucky]] [[Category:Farmers]] [[Category:Musicians]] [[Category:Singers]] [[Category:Superheroes]] [[Category:Marvel Comics Superheroes]] [[Category:X-Men]] [[Category:Marvel]] [[Category:Bill Mantlo]] [[Category:William Johnson]]

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