Prosh (Marvel)
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Originally, he was known as [[Ship (Marvel)|Ship]] and was an exploratory vessel dispatched by the [[Celestials (Marvel)|Celestials]] to study newborn civilizations. Thousands of years ago, he was dispatched to study the inhabitants of the planet Earth. (X-Men Forever v1 #1) | Originally, he was known as [[Ship (Marvel)|Ship]] and was an exploratory vessel dispatched by the [[Celestials (Marvel)|Celestials]] to study newborn civilizations. Thousands of years ago, he was dispatched to study the inhabitants of the planet Earth. (X-Men Forever v1 #1) | ||
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| + | Whilst a captive in '''New Canaan''', Tetherblood came to find the artificial intelligence embedded deep within the techno-organics that had infected Nathan Dayspring Summers. Once freed, the A.I. called itself a friend and confidante to Nathan where he called himself the Professor. (Askani'son v1 #1) | ||
Professor briefed Cable who had returned to the future on research on an 'Awakening' sighting of a High Lord with it suspected that [[Cannonball (Marvel)|Sam Guthrie]] being one of their number. (X-Force v1 #8) | Professor briefed Cable who had returned to the future on research on an 'Awakening' sighting of a High Lord with it suspected that [[Cannonball (Marvel)|Sam Guthrie]] being one of their number. (X-Force v1 #8) | ||
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===Prosh=== | ===Prosh=== | ||
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| + | The Phalanx's attempts to assimilate information at the base failed and its body came to be destroyed. However, in the process, its Techno-Organic form became the basis for a body that was housed by the Professor who now took the name '''Prosh'''. The transformation though drained his energy and he was unable to move when he was found by Domino who took him to meet the rest of X-Force. (X-Force v1 #39) | ||
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| + | Cable to no longer trust the Professor after the artificial intelligence was believed to had been compromised by Stryfe. This led to him abandoning the use of him in favour of a home-brew A.I. that was called '''Belle'''. (Cable v4 #10) | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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He took the name Prosh as it was a combination of his prior designations of Professor and Ship. (X-Men Forever v1 #1) | He took the name Prosh as it was a combination of his prior designations of Professor and Ship. (X-Men Forever v1 #1) | ||
| − | In the far future, Professor noted that his recollections of the distant past were faulty(X-Force v1 #8) | + | In the far future, Professor noted that his recollections of the distant past were faulty. (X-Force v1 #8) He was noted to possess the same voice as the Celestial Ship that had been left on Earth and was used as a base for X-Factor though Professor claimed to have had no memory of these events. (X-Force v1 #20) |
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| + | Embedded within his Cable's body, the Professor offered to be a friend and confidante to Nathan Dayspring Summers. (Askani'son v1 #1) Cable commented that Professor was like a father to him and he himself saw Nathan as a son. (X-Men Forever v1 #1) | ||
| − | + | He was noted to had been responsible for teaching Shatterstar how to play chess and was impressed at his intelligence as he was unable to meet the Mojoverse gladiator after only 5 hours of gameplay. (X-Force v1 #39) | |
===Powers and abilities=== | ===Powers and abilities=== | ||
His lifespan was noted to had been across millennia. (X-Men Forever v1 #1) Cable was able to task him on research initiatives and speak to him on their progress. He could extrapolate possibilities from data he gathered but he could not predict with a complete degree of accuracy. (X-Force v1 #8) | His lifespan was noted to had been across millennia. (X-Men Forever v1 #1) Cable was able to task him on research initiatives and speak to him on their progress. He could extrapolate possibilities from data he gathered but he could not predict with a complete degree of accuracy. (X-Force v1 #8) | ||
| − | As a computer, he allowed Cable access to '''Bodyslide''' teleportation abilities for himself and others around him so long as he provided coordinates. Professor was also able to '''Timeslide''' where he opened doorways into the timestream. (X-Force v1 #8) | + | This allowed him to be a sentient operational system that ran Cable's cybernet systems. (X-Force v1 #39) As a computer, he allowed Cable access to '''Bodyslide''' teleportation abilities for himself and others around him so long as he provided coordinates. Professor was also able to '''Timeslide''' where he opened doorways into the timestream. (X-Force v1 #8) |
He was able to create a human simulacrum to act as his messenger. (X-Men Forever v1 #1) | He was able to create a human simulacrum to act as his messenger. (X-Men Forever v1 #1) | ||
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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
| − | *''X-Force v1'': | + | *''X-Force v1'': (1992) |
| + | *''Cable - Blood and Metal v1'': | ||
| + | *''Askani'son v1'': | ||
| + | *''X-Men Forever v1'': | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Latest revision as of 13:05, 13 June 2021
Prosh is a comic artificial intelligence character that features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Prosh was an artificial intelligence entity that had been developed and emerged in the future.
Originally, he was known as Ship and was an exploratory vessel dispatched by the Celestials to study newborn civilizations. Thousands of years ago, he was dispatched to study the inhabitants of the planet Earth. (X-Men Forever v1 #1)
Whilst a captive in New Canaan, Tetherblood came to find the artificial intelligence embedded deep within the techno-organics that had infected Nathan Dayspring Summers. Once freed, the A.I. called itself a friend and confidante to Nathan where he called himself the Professor. (Askani'son v1 #1)
Professor briefed Cable who had returned to the future on research on an 'Awakening' sighting of a High Lord with it suspected that Sam Guthrie being one of their number. (X-Force v1 #8)
Professor
In the present day, Cable consulted with his computer and asked Professor on any new developments in the research of a new Awakening. Professor informed him of Samuel Guthrie and reports of him existing in the 24th century suggesting he was an Externals High Lord. Upon reviewing the data, Cable began to wonder whether Professor was correct on Guthrie. (X-Force v1 #8)
Prosh
The Phalanx's attempts to assimilate information at the base failed and its body came to be destroyed. However, in the process, its Techno-Organic form became the basis for a body that was housed by the Professor who now took the name Prosh. The transformation though drained his energy and he was unable to move when he was found by Domino who took him to meet the rest of X-Force. (X-Force v1 #39)
Cable to no longer trust the Professor after the artificial intelligence was believed to had been compromised by Stryfe. This led to him abandoning the use of him in favour of a home-brew A.I. that was called Belle. (Cable v4 #10)
Overview
Personality and attributes
He took the name Prosh as it was a combination of his prior designations of Professor and Ship. (X-Men Forever v1 #1)
In the far future, Professor noted that his recollections of the distant past were faulty. (X-Force v1 #8) He was noted to possess the same voice as the Celestial Ship that had been left on Earth and was used as a base for X-Factor though Professor claimed to have had no memory of these events. (X-Force v1 #20)
Embedded within his Cable's body, the Professor offered to be a friend and confidante to Nathan Dayspring Summers. (Askani'son v1 #1) Cable commented that Professor was like a father to him and he himself saw Nathan as a son. (X-Men Forever v1 #1)
He was noted to had been responsible for teaching Shatterstar how to play chess and was impressed at his intelligence as he was unable to meet the Mojoverse gladiator after only 5 hours of gameplay. (X-Force v1 #39)
Powers and abilities
His lifespan was noted to had been across millennia. (X-Men Forever v1 #1) Cable was able to task him on research initiatives and speak to him on their progress. He could extrapolate possibilities from data he gathered but he could not predict with a complete degree of accuracy. (X-Force v1 #8)
This allowed him to be a sentient operational system that ran Cable's cybernet systems. (X-Force v1 #39) As a computer, he allowed Cable access to Bodyslide teleportation abilities for himself and others around him so long as he provided coordinates. Professor was also able to Timeslide where he opened doorways into the timestream. (X-Force v1 #8)
He was able to create a human simulacrum to act as his messenger. (X-Men Forever v1 #1)
Notes
- Prosh was created by Louise Simonson and Walter Simonson where the character first appeared as Ship in X-Factor v1 #15 (1987) but later featured as Professor in X-Force v1 #8 (1992) before becoming Prosh X-Force v1 #39 (1994).
- The character received an entry in All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe v1 #8 (2006).
In other media
Television
- In the 1990s X-Men: The Animated Series, Prosh did not appear in the series but in episode "Time Fugitive" Cable was shown with an artificial intelligence named Computer. 'She' was the personal computer of Cable in the year 3999 A.D. and assisted him in fighting against the forces of Apocalypse. Computer aided Cable by monitoring the timestream and giving him bodyslide teleportation capabilities. 'She' informed Cable of changes in the timeline that erased their future and transported him back in time to avert the changes.
Video games
- In Marvel Heroes, the Professor was referenced in the MMORPG video game where he was mentioned in Cable's ultimate attack named Graymalkin. The description referenced him as being a Celestial AI that controlled the orbital space station and could bring its firepower to the surface to aid Cable against his enemies.
Appearances
- X-Force v1: (1992)
- Cable - Blood and Metal v1:
- Askani'son v1:
- X-Men Forever v1:
External Links
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