Fin Fang Foom
Fin Fang Foom is a dragon supervillain who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Fin Fang Foom
In time, Foom grew tired of the constant fighting and his thoughts drifted to the more peaceful life of Kakaranthara but could not return to that life. Despite that, he thought that there was a way of quelling his anger and went to another world in order to nurture a brood of Makluans. Many of the resultants eggs were stillborn but one bore a child though Fin Fang Foom came to believe that the great rage within him could doom the hatchling to a life of violence. Thus, he left the child to foster parents whilst he returned to Earth and once more returned to his vicious ways. This led to him wondering once more if that was his only fate and came to meditate on this matter. Over the course of weeks, he meditated in an attempt to find balance and thought that perhaps through his shapeshifting powers he could maybe find a form that could bring him peace. The act resulted in a splintering of his essence that grew into new dragon that embodied his darker traits of guilt, selfishness and rage whilst his own more peaceful self emerged in a diminutive form that avoided conflict. The darker aspects of his persona sought his destruction forcing Fin Fang Foom to flee as he avoided confrontation with them. To save himself, he snuck into Avengers Mountain in an effort for the Avengers to destroy his darker selves. However, Avengers Mountain was besieged by the other space dragons and it was only Broo who convinced Foom to confront himself and re-absorb these essences back into him. Restored, Fin Fang Foom was ready to attack the Agents of Wakanda until Okoye brought in reinforcements from the Warriors Three. They were prepared to slay the Makluan but Broo convinced them to hold their swords with Foom agreeing to a ceasefire as he departed the scene. (Black Panther and the Agents of Wakanda v1 #8)
Overview
Personality and attributes
It was known that he struggle with a great rage in his being that wanted him to find exciting foes to battle. Despite this, he never found peace and he struggled to temper the two natures within him. (Black Panther and the Agents of Wakanda v1 #8)
Powers and abilities
Through meditation, he was actually capable of expelling his essence and splintering it into multiple bodies that each grew into new dragon bodies that embodied different traits of his personality. (Black Panther and the Agents of Wakanda v1 #8)
Notes
- Fin Fang Foom was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby where he made his first appearance in Strange Tales v1 #89 (October, 1961).
Alternate Versions
- In Old Man Quill v1 (2019), an alternate version of Fin Fang Foom was shown to inhabit the universe that was home to Old Man Logan designated as Earth-807128. This was an Earth where the superheroes were massacred by its supervillains who came to rule the planet 55 years later. During this time, Fin Fang Foom was captured by the kingdom of Doctor Doom where a device was placed to control him where he was used in a territory ruled by Taskmaster. Taskmaster used Fin Fang Foom as the final challenger in a gladiatorial match and used to dispose of enemies. He fought the Guardians of the Galaxy where Star-Lord removed the control device on him thus freeing the dragon who turned his rage on his captors before departing to parts unknown.
In other media
Television
- In Iron Man, Fin Fang Foom appeared as an antagonist in the 1990s animated television series where he was voiced by actor Neil Ross.
Films
Video games
- In Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, Fin Fang Foom appeared as a boss villain in the setting of the video game where he was voiced by actor James Sie.
Appearances
- Strange Tales v1:
- Iron Man:
- Drax:
- Old Man Quill v1:
- Black Panther and the Agents of Wakanda v1: (2020)
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