Ship (Marvel)
Ship is a spacecraft that features in Marvel Comics.
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History
A kind of clone of Ship was later used by Clan Akkaba who had resurrected their master Apocalypse in the form of a young boy. (Uncanny X-Force v1 #4) This clone child went through indoctrination into becoming Apocalypse with this being administered by an avatar of the Ship. Apocalypse's rebirth led to him being a target of X-Force with Ozymandias attempting to protect the boy on-board Ship and having it teleport from various sites. (Uncanny X-Force v1 #3) Despite their efforts, they were unable to succeed and the boy was killed by the assassin Fantomex. (Uncanny X-Force v1 #4)
Overview
They were known to possess a living brain and could generate an avatar in a form it desired. Occupants were capable of disconnecting the intelligence from the vessel and asserting manual control. (Uncanny X-Force v1 #4)
Their matter drives were able to teleport them from one site to another. (Uncanny X-Force v1 #4)
Notes
- Ship was created by Louise Simonson and Walter Simonson where it made its first appearance in X-Factor v1 #24 (January, 1988).
Alternate Versions
- In X-Men Chronicles v1 (1995), an alternate version of Ship was shown to exist in the Age of Apocalypse. It was used as part of the Horsemen of Apocalypse's plans to take control of the United States nuclear arsenal with this plan being thwarted. Ship was nearly destroyed by Magneto when it endangered the lives of his X-Men. During the battle between the two, Magneto was left drained and unable to fully make use of his magnetic powers. The spacecraft was later hovering over the Moon where it was commanded by the Horseman Death who used Sunfire's explosive mutant abilities to power Ship. However, Ship was then destroyed when Sunfire's powers flared out of control.
In media
Television
- In X-Men, Ship made an appearance in the animated television series episode "Obsession" where it was Apocalypse's secret flagship that was over a mile wide and cloaked from standard scans. Its existence was noted by early scholars on Apocalypse who called it a mighty ship built by creatures from beyond the stars. For centurues, it was considered a myth with people speaking of it being a living vessel that was open to reason. Upon arriving, Beast meets the feminine AI and forms a friendship with it where he convinces it to turn against its master. When Apocalypse arrives, a forcefield is triggered trapping him but En Sabah Nur quickly uses an override to resume control. However, Ship manages to tell Beast how to use the emergency controls against Apocalypse leading to the weapon systems being used against the supervillain whereupon he is launched into an escape into space. The strain of overriding the security systems along with helping save the X-Men from Apocalypse ultimately leads to Ship losing power and exploding. Its death was grieved by Beast who had formed a close friendship with the AI before its demise.
Appearances
- X-Factor v1:
- Uncanny X-Force v1:
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