Vanisher
Vanisher is a male comic supervillain who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
He embarked on a one-man crime wave of spectacular thefts using his power of self-teleportation. Thanks to his remarkable successes, the Vanisher quickly assembled a criminal organization under his leadership. In his greatest coup, the Vanisher stole top-secret American defense plans and demanded ten million dollars for their return. Confident that no one could capture him, the Vanisher showed up on the White House lawn accompanied by his men to claim the ransom money. Charles Xavier was present and used his psychic powers to give the Vanisher amnesia. Unaware of his own powers, the Vanisher was quite easily captured and the defense plans were safely returned to the government. (X-Men v1 #2)
As one of the few mutants who retained their powers after M-Day, Vanisher was hired to steal a large stockpile of the long-thought destroyed Legacy Virus. (X-Force v3 #7) Finding out about the stockpile, Cyclops ordered X-Force to recover it at all costs. X-Force managed to track Porter to a few of his safe-houses, attacking him individually as he teleported from one to another, eventually giving him a terminal brain tumor shaped like the X-Men logo to secure his co-operation in retrieving the Virus. He reluctantly gave up the location of the Virus, which had been taken by Marauders clones, transporting them to its last known location. (X-Force v3 #8) Whilst fighting off the Marauders clones, X-Force was attacked by a soldier of The Right, under command of the resurrected Cameron Hodge. During the battle, Wolverine ordered an evacuation, and Vanisher left them on their own. (X-Force v3 #10) He would later be found again, being gagged and forcibly inducted into the ranks of X-Force, as their main mode of transport and extraction. Porter reluctantly followed the team for some time participating in their battles and hoping at some point to have the brain tumor removed. (X-Force v3 #13)
Following the foundation of a mutant state in Krakoa by the hand of Charles Xavier and his allies, Vanisher resurfaced as a citizen of the nation, having been presumably reborn and repowered by the hand of The Five, a group of mutants capable of combining their powers into a process of resurrection, brought together by Xavier as part of his plans for mutant ascension. (House of X v1 #6)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
Notes
- Vanisher was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby where he made his first appearance in X-Men v1 #2 (November, 1963).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In Wolverine and the X-Men, the Vanisher appeared in the animated television series where he was voiced by actor Steven Blum.
Films
- In Deadpool 2, the Vanisher appeared in the live-action film where he was portrayed by actor Brad Pitt in a silent role.
Video games
- In Spider-Man: Web of Fire, the Vanisher appeared briefly in the setting of the video game.
Appearances
- X-Men v1: (1963)
- X-Men v2:
- X-Force:
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