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The '''Abomination''' is a [[character (arts)|fictional character]] <!--DO NOT ADD ARCHENEMY OF THE HULK, USE THE TALK PAGE--> that appears in [[comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. The character first appears in ''[[Tales to Astonish]]'' #90 (April 1967), and was created by writer [[Stan Lee]] and artist [[Gil Kane]].
The '''Abomination''' ('''Emil Blonsky''') is a [[fictional character]] <!--DO NOT ADD ARCHENEMY OF THE HULK, USE THE TALK PAGE--> that appears in [[comic books]] published by [[Marvel Comics]]. The character first appears in ''[[Tales to Astonish]]'' #90 (April 1967), and was created by writer [[Stan Lee]] and artist [[Gil Kane]].


==Creation==
Debuting in the [[Silver Age of Comic Books]], the character of the Abomination has featured in other Marvel-endorsed products such as arcade and [[video game]]s, [[animation|animated]] [[television program|television series]], merchandise such as [[action figure]]s and [[trading card]]s, and the 2008 film ''[[The Incredible Hulk (film)|The Incredible Hulk]]''.
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[[Stan Lee]] created the character out of a desire to give the Hulk a villain who could physically attack him. He chose the name "the Abomination", which he realized belonged to no other character, before conceiving the character's background and appearance. Lee recalled that he simply told the artist [[Gil Kane]] to "make him bigger and stronger than the Hulk and we'll have a lot of fun with him".<ref>{{cite news | author = Tim Lammers | title = Stan Lee Pumped Over Return Of 'Incredible Hulk' | work = [[KCRA-TV]] | date = 2008-06-11 | url = http://www.kcra.com/entertainment/16574962/detail.html | accessdate=2008-06-24}}</ref>


==Fictional character biography==
==Publication history==
Born in [[Zagreb]], [[Yugoslavia]],<ref>[http://www.marvel.com/universe/Abomination Abomination - Marvel Universe: The definitive online source for Marvel super hero bios<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> '''Emil Blonsky''' is a [[KGB]] agent and spy who becomes the Abomination after deliberately exposing himself to a greater quantity of the same [[gamma ray|gamma radiation]] that transformed [[Bruce Banner]] into the [[Hulk (comics)|Hulk]]. Blonsky is transformed into a massive green-skinned monster with physical strength exceeding that of the Hulk; in his first appearance, he is more than twice as powerful as the Hulk. Although he retains his mental faculties, Blonsky soon discovers his inability to return to human form.
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[[Stan Lee]] chose the name "the Abomination", which he realized belonged to no other character, before conceiving the character's background and appearance. Lee recalled that he simply told the artist [[Gil Kane]] to "make him bigger and stronger than the Hulk and we'll have a lot of fun with him".<ref>{{cite news | author = Tim Lammers | title = Stan Lee Pumped Over Return Of 'Incredible Hulk' | work = [[KCRA-TV]] | date = 2008-06-11 | url = http://www.kcra.com/entertainment/16574962/detail.html | accessdate=2008-06-24}}</ref>


The Abomination has repeatedly joined forces with General [[Thunderbolt Ross]] to fight the Hulk,<ref>''Incredible Hulk'' #159 (Jan. 1973)</ref> but always betrays Ross, first teaming with the [[Rhino (comics)|Rhino]] in an attempt to take over [[Hulkbusters|Hulkbuster]] base,<ref>''Hulk'' #171 (Jan. 1974)</ref> and later tricking the Hulk into an alliance and attempting to ransom the captured [[Kennedy Space Center]].<ref>''Hulk'' #195-196 (Jan. - Feb. 1976)</ref>
Emil Blonsky first appears in the title ''[[Tales To Astonish]]'', and is introduced as a [[KGB]] agent and spy who becomes the Abomination after deliberately exposing himself to a greater quantity of the same [[gamma ray|gamma radiation]] that transformed [[Bruce Banner]] into his [[alter ego]] the [[Hulk (comics)|Hulk]]. In his first appearance, Blonsky becomes a large scaly humanoid with twice the strength of the Hulk. In accordance with Lee's wishes, the character beats the Hulk to death in their first battle. The Hulk, however, is revived by [[General]] [[Thunderbolt Ross]]. The Hulk eventually reverts to Banner, who lures the Abomination into a trap and drains off the character's excess power, allowing the Hulk to defeat him. The entire encounter is observed by the cosmic entity the ''[[Stranger (comics)|Stranger]]'', who encountered the Hulk in the previous storyline and was dissuaded from destroying the Earth by Banner.<ref>''Tales To Astonish'' #89 (Apr. 1967)</ref> The Stranger decides that the Hulk's actions were valorous and takes the Abomination - judged to be evil - off world for further study.<ref>''Tales to Astonish'' #90 - 91 (Apr. - May 1967)</ref>


The Abomination is later briefly lost in space,<ref>''Incredible Hulk'' #270 (Apr. 1981)</ref> but is rescued by the U.S. military and revived by [[MODOK]] and General Ross. In this third association with Ross, the Abomination is forced to battle the Hulk, but turns against MODOK, who atomizes him.<ref>''Hulk'' #287-290 (Sep. - Nov. 1983)</ref> His atomized body reconstitutes itself with the disembodied mind of [[Tyrannus (comics)|Tyrannus]]. This amalgamated being forces Banner to try to cure this condition, but the procedure fails, leaving Tyrannus in the Abomination body and returning Blonsky to human form.<ref>''Hulk'' Annual #15 (1986)</ref> Tyrannus briefly operates as the Abomination and attacks [[Wonder Man]],<ref>''West Coast Avengers'' #25 (Oct. 1987)</ref> until [[Ghaur]] and [[Llyra]] restore Tyrannus to normal. Blonsky again becomes the Abomination, but as a mindless beast, and battles [[She-Hulk]] and [[Spider-Man]] in New York.<ref>''Amazing Spider-Man Annual'' #23 (1989))</ref> He later recovers his mental faculties and is hired to steal toxic waste from the Yucca Flats research center, but is caught off guard and doused in toxic waste by the Hulk.<ref>''Hulk'' #364 (Dec. 1989)</ref>
The Abomination reappears in the title ''[[Silver Surfer]]'', being summoned by a [[coven]] of [[witch]]es to briefly battle the cosmic hero;<ref>''Silver Surfer'' #12 (Jan. 1970)</ref> and then in the title ''[[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]]'', summoning the Thunder God (via an absent Stranger's technology) to aid him in escaping the Stranger's laboratory world. Thor frees the Abomination and the other captives, but on discovering they are all evil uses his mystic hammer ''[[Mjolnir (comics)|Mjolnir]]'' to [[time travel]] several hours into the past, thereby undoing this. After defeating the Abomination and placing the character his prison, Thor departs.<ref>''Thor'' vol. 2, #178 (July 1970)</ref> The character next appears in the second volume of the title the ''Hulk''. When the Hulk is defeated by the alien ''Xeron the Star Slayer'' (who is in [[New York City]] hunting a giant creature called ''[[Klaatu (comics)|Klaatu]]'') and brought aboard a space vessel, the Abomination is revealed to be [[first mate]] of the alien crew. When the captain of the vessel directs Xeron and the crew to battle Klaatu in space, the Hulk and the Abomination are thrown from the vessel and battle until the pair are drawn into Earth's [[orbit]] and separated.<ref> ''Hulk'' vol. 2, #136 - 137 (Mar. - Apr. 1971)</ref>


Blonsky blames his condition on Banner and returns to attack his archenemy time and again. Although stronger than the Hulk in a calm state, the Abomination has almost always been beaten by the Hulk's sheer ferocity.
It is revealed in [[flashback]] in the Abomination's next appearance in the title ''Hulk'' that the character entered into a [[coma]] on impacting with the Earth and is buried for two years. The character is revived when a [[missile]] fired from [[Hulkbusters|Hulkbuster]] Base (under Ross' jurisdiction) is sent off course and crashes. The Abomination joins forces with General Ross to defeat the Hulk, but is battered into submission by an angered Hulk.<ref>''Hulk'' vol. 2, #159 (Jan. 1973)</ref> The character reappears in the title with fellow Hulk foe the [[Rhino (comics)|Rhino]], and the pair activate a gamma bomb at the Hulkbuster base in an attempt to destroy the Hulk. The Hulk's companion of the time, [[Jim Wilson]], deactivates the bomb and the Hulk tricks the villains during combat, forcing them to collide and knock each [[unconscious]].<ref>''Hulk'' vol. 2, #171 (Jan. 1974)</ref> A comatose Abomination is eventually found by soldiers at Ross' direction and has a minature bomb implanted in his [[skull]], being told to fight and defeat the Hulk or be killed. The Abomination manages to trick the Hulk into an alliance and betrays Ross by attempting to [[ransom]] the captured [[Kennedy Space Center]]. The plan fails when the Hulk turns on the Abomination and the pair fight, with the Abomination being caught on a [[rocket]] when it explodes.<ref>''Hulk'' vol. 2, #194 - 196 (Dec. 1975 - Feb. 1976)</ref>


In later issues, it is revealed that Blonsky's transformation alienates his ballet-dancer ex-wife, Nadia. Coupled with constant defeats at the hands of the Hulk, Blonsky is driven insane with hatred for Banner. The Abomination also grows incensed upon learning that Banner has married [[Betty Ross Banner|Betty Ross]], the daughter of Thunderbolt Ross.
The Abomination eventually reappears as a servant of the entity the [[Galaxy Master]], having been empowered with even greater strength. After another extended battle with the Hulk, the Hulk attacks and destroys the Galaxy Master, causing the villain to weaken and apparently become lost in [[space]].<ref>''Hulk'' vol. 2, #270 (Apr. 1982)</ref>. The Abomination is recovered and revived by [[MODOK]] and forced to battle the Hulk, but Abomination dies after resisting MODOK's control.<ref>''Hulk'' vol. 2, #287 - 290 (Sep. - Nov. 1983)</ref> The Abomination's atomized particles mingle with the disembodied mind of [[Tyrannus (comics)|Tyrannus]], who is able to take over the form of the Abomination. The Tyrannus-controlled Abomination fights a number of heroes, including the [[West Coast Avengers]],<ref>''West Coast Avengers'' #25 (Oct. 1987)</ref> and [[Fantastic Four]].<ref>''Fantastic Four'' #330 (Sep. 1989)</ref> Blonsky is later revived and cured of his gamma induced condition by Bruce Banner.<ref> ''Hulk'' Annual #15 (1986)</ref> Blonsky soon finds himself the Abomination once again, but now as a mindless beast, battling [[She-Hulk]] and [[Spider-Man]],<ref> ''Amazing Spider-Man Annual'' #23 (1989)</ref> before recovering his mental faculties, when he again fights the Hulk.<ref>''Hulk'' vol. 2, #364 (Dec. 1989)</ref>


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With the loss of his wife, Blonsky decides that Banner should also lose his spouse. The Abomination subsequently poisons Betty with his radioactive blood, causing Banner and his associates to believe that her proximity to the Hulk has given her a fatal case of radiation poisoning. Banner later exposes the Abomination's role in Betty's false death, and the Hulk defeats him in combat. Banner then forgives the Abomination, who cannot accept this act. Blonsky finally realizes that he has been living a lie — it is he who is the monster, not the Hulk.
The Abomination makes a brief appearance in ''Hulk'' vol. 2, #366 (Feb. 1990) then again appears in ''Hulk'' vol. 2, #383 - 384 (July - Aug 1991) and ''[[Marvel Super-Heroes (comics)|Marvel Super-Heroes]]'' vol. 3 #6 - 8 (July; Oct & Dec. 1991). This is followed by appearances in a [[short story]] in ''Hulk'' Annual #19 (Dec. 1993), and a fight against [[Namor]] in ''Namor, the Sub-Mariner'' vol. 3, #58 - 59 (Jan. - Feb. 1995). HE fights the Hulk in''Hulk'' vol. 2, #431-432 (July - Aug 1995). The character had a series of small appearances in non-Hulk related titles, including ''[[What If (comics)|What If]]'' vol. 2, #67 - 68 (Nov. - Dec. 1994) and #78 (Oct. 1995), Marvel's [[Parallel universe (fiction)|alternate universe]] title, ''Spider-Man: The Parker Years'' #1 (Nov. 1995), and ''X-Man'' #19-20 (Sep - Oct. 1996).


Months later, the still-grieving General Ross manipulates the Hulk into attacking and almost killing the Abomination. The Abomination is then taken into custody by the military, and as punishment is forced to watch a film loop of him and his wife prior to his transformation, making his incarceration a constant reminder of what he has lost.
The [[limited series]] ''Abominations'', set in a future [[Parallel universe (fiction)|alternate universe]], features a version of the Abomination simply called ''Emil''. The character leads a group of followers against the [[Maestro (Marvel Comics)|Maestro]], the futuristic version of the Hulk first seen in the ''Future Imperfect'' storyline.<ref>''Incredible Hulk: Future Imperfect'' #1 - 2 (Dec. 1992 - Feb. 1993)</ref><ref>''Abominations'' #1 - 3 (Dec. 1996 - Feb. 1997)</ref>


Eventually, operatives from the secret organization Home Base release the Abomination in order to fight the Hulk. The Abomination has become even more vicious as a result of his incarceration, and reminds Banner of the loss of Betty to goad him into a violent response. The plan backfires as the Abomination faces an enraged Hulk, who utterly defeats him.
More brief non-Hulk related appearances followed, in the liited series ''Code of Honor''<ref>''Code of Honor'' #3 (Apr. 1997)</ref>; the titles ''[[Marvel Adventures]]''<ref>''Marvel Adventures'' #5 (Aug. 1997)</ref> and ''[[X-Man]]''.<ref>''X-Man'' #32-33 (Nov. - Dec. 1997)</ref> After featuring in ''Hulk'' vol. 2, #459 (Dec. 1997); the character appears in ''X-Men'' vol. 2, #74 (Apr. 1998); ''Hulk'' vol. 2, #472 - 474 (Jan. - Mar. 1999) and then ''X-Men'' vol. 2, #90 (July 1999).


These events are later revealed to have been a hallucination created by the entity [[Nightmare (Marvel Comics)|Nightmare]],<ref>''Hulk'' vol. 3, #81</ref> which is confirmed when Blonsky shows no knowledge of the relationship, and also declares that he's had two different wives named Nadia, about which Abomination states, "It happens. Hey, [[Johnny Carson]]'s been married to Joan, Joanna and Joanne," to explain the difference in personality. Blonsky is then employed as a U.S. government [[contract killing|hitman]] against hostile foreign interests.<ref>''Hulk: Destruction'' #4 (2007)</ref>
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A story featuring flashback scenes reveals Blonsky's transformation apparently alienated his wife Nadia (a famous [[ballet]] dancer), driving him mad with hatred for Banner. Blonsky decides Banner should also lose his spouse, and secretly [[poison]]s Betty with his radioactive blood. Banner and his associates believe Betty's proximity to the Hulk has given her a fatal case of [[radiation poisoning]]. Banner, however, later exposes the Abomination's role in Betty's false death, and the Hulk defeats him in combat.<ref name="Hulk' 2001">''Hulk'' vol. 3, #24 - 25 (Mar. - Apr. 2001)</ref> The Abomination is then taken into custody by the military, and as punishment is forced to watch a film loop of the time he and his wife spent prior to his transformation.<ref name="Hulk' 2001"/>


The Abomination later realizes the Hulk is missing, and rampages through the city of Reno, in [[Nevada]], but is stopped by [[She-Hulk]]. An apparently fully human Blonsky is later identified among the subjects of a program code-named "Project Achilles", whose mandate is to create a super-power nullifying system in [[nanotechnology|nanotech]] form.<ref>''She-Hulk'' vol. 3, #15</ref><ref>''She-Hulk'' vol. 4, #18</ref>
Operatives from secret organization Home Base release the Abomination to battle the Hulk. Blonsky taunts the Hulk with the knowledge that he killed Betty, but the ruse fails and the Abomination is defeated.<ref>''Hulk'' vol. 3, #50 - 54 (Mar. - July 2003)</ref> This entire battle is eventually revealed to be a [[dream]] generated by [[Doctor Strange]] foe [[Nightmare (Marvel Comics)|Nightmare]] to torture the Hulk.<ref>in ''Hulk'' #81 (July 2005)</ref>


The Abomination is later shown to have fought a new version of the Hulk, called [[Red Hulk]]. Upon being defeated, he is shot multiple times and presumably killed.<ref name="hulknew1"> ''Hulk'' #1 (2008)</ref>
Several appearances in mini-series followed, including ''Hulk: Unchained'' #2 (Apr. 2004); ''Hercules'' vol. 3, #3 (Aug. 2005); ''Hulk: Destruction'' #1 - 2 & 4 (Sep. - Oct. & Dec. 2005), in which Blonsky is employed as a U.S. government [[contract killing|hitman]] against hostile foreign interests, and ''Incredible Hulk: Prelude To Planet Hulk'' #1 (Jan. 2006). After briefly featuring in ''Marvel Team-Up'' vol. 3, #21 (Aug. 2006), a zombified Abomination appeared in the alternate universe story ''[[Marvel Zombies|Marvel Zombies: Dead Days]]'' in July 2007. The character then appears in ''[[She-Hulk]]'' vol. 3, #15 & 17 (Mar. & May 2007); ''World War Hulk: Gamma Files'' #1 (Aug. 2007) and ''World War Hulk - Gamma Corps'' #1 (Jan. 2008).

After the events of ''[[World War Hulk]]'', the main Hulk title is relaunched, with the Abomination featuring in the first storyline. Blonsky encounters a new foe called the [[Red Hulk]], who after savagely beating the villain subsequently shoots and kills him.<ref>''Hulk'' vol. 4, #1 - 2 (Feb. - Mar 2008)</ref>

In 2009, the Abomination was ranked as [[IGN]]'s 54th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.<ref>[http://comics.ign.com/top-100-villains/54.html Abomination is number 54 ], [[IGN]]. </ref>


==Powers and abilities==
==Powers and abilities==
Blonsky's transformation into the Abomination substantially increases his strength and durability, giving him many of the same powers as the Hulk. Like the Hulk, the Abomination is still very resistant to damage, can hold his breath for extended periods of time, and can breathe underwater for extended periods of time. The Abomination is also capable of regenerating from severe damage, but at a slower rate than the Hulk, and can also go into a state of suspended animation if in a climate lacking air or heat. Like the Hulk, he can travel many miles by simply jumping.
The Abomination is similar to the Hulk in terms of strength, stamina, speed, durability, and ability to [[regenerate]], but differs in that the character retains his intellect and cannot change back into human form. The character also possesses [[gills]] which enable him to breathe underwater, and can enter a state of [[suspended animation]] when bereft of [[oxygen]] for long periods. When originally created, the Abomination was approximately twice as strong as the Hulk's calm state, but his strength does not increase with anger.

Though similar to the Hulk, the Abomination also differs from the Hulk in several ways. First and foremost, Blonsky's transformation is permanent, unlike the Hulk's rage-induced transformations. In addition, while the Abomination was originally shown to be stronger than a calm Hulk, his strength does not increase with anger as the Hulk's does. Finally, he retains his intelligence in his new gamma induced form, unlike the Hulk, whom becomes a raging monster.


== Other versions ==
== Other versions ==
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=== Ultimate Marvel ===
Another depiction of the Abomination debuts in the [[alternate universe]] of the [[Ultimates]] in ''[[Ultimates 2]]'' #9 (Nov 2005) as part of the group [[Liberators (comics)|Liberators]]. This version of the Abomination is a Chinese scientist named '''Chang Lam'''.<ref>''Ultimates 2'' #9 (Nov 2005)</ref>

=== Future Imperfect ===
=== Future Imperfect ===
The Abomination is called '''Emil''' in this alternate future and with a group of followers battles a future version of the Hulk, the [[Maestro (Marvel Comics)|Maestro]].<ref>''Abominations'' #1 - 3 (Dec. 1996 - Feb. 1997)</ref>
In this dystopian timeline, the Abomination, called "'''Emil'''", and his mutated minions battle [[Maestro (Marvel Comics)|the Maestro]] for control over the planet for decades. After the Maestro is deposed by his own past self, Emil and his minions subsequently invade and conquer his former kingdom.<ref> ''The Abominations'' #1 - 3 (1996 - 1997) </ref>

=== Marvel Zombies ===
A zombified Abomination appears in ''[[Marvel Zombies|Marvel Zombies: Dead Days]]''.<ref> ''Marvel Zombies: Dead Days'' (2007) </ref>

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=== Ultimate Marvel ===
In ''[[Ultimate Marvel]]'' comics, the Abomination is a Chinese scientist named '''Chang Lam'''. Unlike the Hulk, he retains his mental faculties, resembling a dark grayish-green combination of a gorilla and reptile with large, pointed ears, a lizard-like tail, a long tongue that comes to a point, a bald, smooth head, rather than the bumpy, "egg crate" head of his classic counterpart and an overly large upper body in comparison with his lower body. Abomination is a member of the [[Liberators (comics)|Liberators]], and is decapitated in a final battle with the Hulk.<ref>''Ultimates'' vol. 2, #12 (2006)</ref>


==In other media==
==In other media==
===Television===
===Television===
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* The Abomination serves fellow Hulk villain the [[Leader (comics)|The Leader]] in [[The Incredible Hulk (1996 TV series)|''The Incredible Hulk'' 1996 animated series]] voiced by [[Kevin Schon]] and later [[Richard Moll]]; and features in the ''[[The Super Hero Squad Show]]'' voiced by [[Steven Blum]] (2009).


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*Abomination is a recurring villain in [[The Incredible Hulk (1996 animated series)|''The Incredible Hulk'' 1996 animated series]], voiced by [[Kevin Schon]] and later by [[Richard Moll]]. This version worked for the Leader, and appeared to be under some mind control. Unlike the comic incarnations, he rarely talked throughout his appearances on the show.
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===Film===
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[[Image:MovieAbomination.jpg|thumb|200px|The '''Abomination''' in ''[[The Incredible Hulk (film)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' (2008).]]


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===Film===
* [[Tim Roth]] portrays Emil Blonsky in the 2008 [[feature film]], ''[[The Incredible Hulk (film)|The Incredible Hulk]]'', and also supplies [[motion capture]] and [[Voice acting|voice work]] for the Abomination.
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[[Image:MovieAbomination.jpg|thumb|200px|The Abomination as he appears in the 2008 film, ''[[The Incredible Hulk (film)|The Incredible Hulk]]''.]]
*[[Tim Roth]] portrays Emil Blonsky in the 2008 film ''[[The Incredible Hulk (film)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' and also supplied [[motion capture]] for his alter-ego, as well as his voice, which was digitally enhanced. In the film, Blonsky is a captain, Russian-born, [[Royal Marines|British Royal Marine]] on loan to the US Armed Forces in its efforts to recapture Bruce Banner. He is offered a [[Captain America|super-soldier serum]] that makes him an effective [[supersoldier]] but is not enough to render him a match for the Hulk. He soon grows obsessed with defeating the Hulk, getting even more super-soldier serum in his system. Later combined with Banner's blood, it creates a mutation more extreme than the Hulk. His skin, muscles and bones become exaggerated, and he can use his spine and bones sticking out of his elbows and heels as weapons. After the battle, the Hulk chokes him into submission with a giant chain and he is then imprisoned in the [[Vault (comics)|Vault]]. The project's original screenwriter [[Zak Penn]] said the character would not be called 'The Abomination', since the codename sounded "silly", and that he would simply be referred to as Blonsky onscreen. However, the name was referenced when [[Leader (comics)|Dr. Samuel Sterns]] tells Blonsky that further mutating Blonsky's already altered DNA could make him into "an abomination".<ref name=AbomBlonsky>>{{cite news | author = Scott Collura | title = Hulk Villain Talk | publisher = [[IGN]] | date = [[2007-05-03]] | url = http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/785/785584p1.html | accessdate=2008-01-21}}</ref> In the film, he maintains many of his comic book abilities, mainly showcasing his strength. After his second encounter with the Hulk, he is very badly injured, and a doctor stated his bones appeared to be "crushed pebbles". Blonksy recovered in mere days, displaying the Abomination's incredible healing abilities.


===Video games===
===Video games===
The Abomination features in ''[[The Incredible Hulk (1994 video game)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' for [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]] and ''[[The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction]]'' voiced by [[Ron Perlman]]. [[Tim Roth]] reprises his role as Emil Blonsky in the [[The Incredible Hulk (2008 video game)|video game adaptation]] of ''[[The Incredible Hulk (film)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' while the Abomination is voiced by [[Jon Curry]] and Abomination's vocal effects are provided by [[Jeffrey Parker]].
*The Abomination is a [[boss (video game)|boss character]] in several [[video game]]s, including ''[[The Incredible Hulk (1994 video game)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' for [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]]; ''[[The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction]]''; and [[Sega]]'s [[The Incredible Hulk (2008 video game)|video game adaptation]] of the 2008 ''Incredible Hulk'' film.

*In ''[[The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction]],'' Emil Blonsky is Special Director of "The Division"-a shadowy government agency that studies and deals with mutant threats. At the beginning of the game, whilst attempting to capture Banner, he is exposed to gamma radiation, and throughout the game he gradually changes, becoming the Abomination. By the end of the game he attempts to flood the city, and disappears afterwards.


===Toys===
===Toys===
* Abomination is featured in the first series of [[Hulk Classics]].
*Abomination is featured in the first series of [[Hulk Classics]].

* A second and larger Abomination is featured in [[Marvel Legends]] Series 13.
* An action figure of the Abomination based on the character in the 2008 film was released in May, 2008. Abomination appears in [[Heroscape]].
*A second and larger Abomination is featured in [[Marvel Legends]] Series 13.
*An action figure of the Abomination based on the character in the 2008 film was released in May, 2008.
*Abomination appears in [[Heroscape]].


==References==
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==External links==
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The Abomination
File:Hulk-159.jpg
The Abomination (left) battles the Hulk on the cover of Hulk #159 (Jan. 1973). Art by Herb Trimpe.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceTales to Astonish #90 (April 1967)
Created byStan Lee
Gil Kane
In-story information
Alter egoEmil Blonsky
SpeciesMutate
Team affiliationsKGB
Legion Accursed
PartnershipsThe Leader
Rhino
Notable aliasesAgent R-7, The Ravager of Worlds
AbilitiesSuperhuman strength, speed, stamina and durability
Regenerative healing factor

The Abomination (Emil Blonsky) is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in Tales to Astonish #90 (April 1967), and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Gil Kane.

Creation

Stan Lee created the character out of a desire to give the Hulk a villain who could physically attack him. He chose the name "the Abomination", which he realized belonged to no other character, before conceiving the character's background and appearance. Lee recalled that he simply told the artist Gil Kane to "make him bigger and stronger than the Hulk and we'll have a lot of fun with him".[1]

Fictional character biography

Born in Zagreb, Yugoslavia,[2] Emil Blonsky is a KGB agent and spy who becomes the Abomination after deliberately exposing himself to a greater quantity of the same gamma radiation that transformed Bruce Banner into the Hulk. Blonsky is transformed into a massive green-skinned monster with physical strength exceeding that of the Hulk; in his first appearance, he is more than twice as powerful as the Hulk. Although he retains his mental faculties, Blonsky soon discovers his inability to return to human form.

The Abomination has repeatedly joined forces with General Thunderbolt Ross to fight the Hulk,[3] but always betrays Ross, first teaming with the Rhino in an attempt to take over Hulkbuster base,[4] and later tricking the Hulk into an alliance and attempting to ransom the captured Kennedy Space Center.[5]

The Abomination is later briefly lost in space,[6] but is rescued by the U.S. military and revived by MODOK and General Ross. In this third association with Ross, the Abomination is forced to battle the Hulk, but turns against MODOK, who atomizes him.[7] His atomized body reconstitutes itself with the disembodied mind of Tyrannus. This amalgamated being forces Banner to try to cure this condition, but the procedure fails, leaving Tyrannus in the Abomination body and returning Blonsky to human form.[8] Tyrannus briefly operates as the Abomination and attacks Wonder Man,[9] until Ghaur and Llyra restore Tyrannus to normal. Blonsky again becomes the Abomination, but as a mindless beast, and battles She-Hulk and Spider-Man in New York.[10] He later recovers his mental faculties and is hired to steal toxic waste from the Yucca Flats research center, but is caught off guard and doused in toxic waste by the Hulk.[11]

Blonsky blames his condition on Banner and returns to attack his archenemy time and again. Although stronger than the Hulk in a calm state, the Abomination has almost always been beaten by the Hulk's sheer ferocity.

In later issues, it is revealed that Blonsky's transformation alienates his ballet-dancer ex-wife, Nadia. Coupled with constant defeats at the hands of the Hulk, Blonsky is driven insane with hatred for Banner. The Abomination also grows incensed upon learning that Banner has married Betty Ross, the daughter of Thunderbolt Ross.

With the loss of his wife, Blonsky decides that Banner should also lose his spouse. The Abomination subsequently poisons Betty with his radioactive blood, causing Banner and his associates to believe that her proximity to the Hulk has given her a fatal case of radiation poisoning. Banner later exposes the Abomination's role in Betty's false death, and the Hulk defeats him in combat. Banner then forgives the Abomination, who cannot accept this act. Blonsky finally realizes that he has been living a lie — it is he who is the monster, not the Hulk.

Months later, the still-grieving General Ross manipulates the Hulk into attacking and almost killing the Abomination. The Abomination is then taken into custody by the military, and as punishment is forced to watch a film loop of him and his wife prior to his transformation, making his incarceration a constant reminder of what he has lost.

Eventually, operatives from the secret organization Home Base release the Abomination in order to fight the Hulk. The Abomination has become even more vicious as a result of his incarceration, and reminds Banner of the loss of Betty to goad him into a violent response. The plan backfires as the Abomination faces an enraged Hulk, who utterly defeats him.

These events are later revealed to have been a hallucination created by the entity Nightmare,[12] which is confirmed when Blonsky shows no knowledge of the relationship, and also declares that he's had two different wives named Nadia, about which Abomination states, "It happens. Hey, Johnny Carson's been married to Joan, Joanna and Joanne," to explain the difference in personality. Blonsky is then employed as a U.S. government hitman against hostile foreign interests.[13]

The Abomination later realizes the Hulk is missing, and rampages through the city of Reno, in Nevada, but is stopped by She-Hulk. An apparently fully human Blonsky is later identified among the subjects of a program code-named "Project Achilles", whose mandate is to create a super-power nullifying system in nanotech form.[14][15]

The Abomination is later shown to have fought a new version of the Hulk, called Red Hulk. Upon being defeated, he is shot multiple times and presumably killed.[16]

Powers and abilities

Blonsky's transformation into the Abomination substantially increases his strength and durability, giving him many of the same powers as the Hulk. Like the Hulk, the Abomination is still very resistant to damage, can hold his breath for extended periods of time, and can breathe underwater for extended periods of time. The Abomination is also capable of regenerating from severe damage, but at a slower rate than the Hulk, and can also go into a state of suspended animation if in a climate lacking air or heat. Like the Hulk, he can travel many miles by simply jumping.

Though similar to the Hulk, the Abomination also differs from the Hulk in several ways. First and foremost, Blonsky's transformation is permanent, unlike the Hulk's rage-induced transformations. In addition, while the Abomination was originally shown to be stronger than a calm Hulk, his strength does not increase with anger as the Hulk's does. Finally, he retains his intelligence in his new gamma induced form, unlike the Hulk, whom becomes a raging monster.

Other versions

Future Imperfect

In this dystopian timeline, the Abomination, called "Emil", and his mutated minions battle the Maestro for control over the planet for decades. After the Maestro is deposed by his own past self, Emil and his minions subsequently invade and conquer his former kingdom.[17]

Marvel Zombies

A zombified Abomination appears in Marvel Zombies: Dead Days.[18]

Ultimate Marvel

In Ultimate Marvel comics, the Abomination is a Chinese scientist named Chang Lam. Unlike the Hulk, he retains his mental faculties, resembling a dark grayish-green combination of a gorilla and reptile with large, pointed ears, a lizard-like tail, a long tongue that comes to a point, a bald, smooth head, rather than the bumpy, "egg crate" head of his classic counterpart and an overly large upper body in comparison with his lower body. Abomination is a member of the Liberators, and is decapitated in a final battle with the Hulk.[19]

In other media

Television

Film

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The Abomination as he appears in the 2008 film, The Incredible Hulk.
  • Tim Roth portrays Emil Blonsky in the 2008 film The Incredible Hulk and also supplied motion capture for his alter-ego, as well as his voice, which was digitally enhanced. In the film, Blonsky is a captain, Russian-born, British Royal Marine on loan to the US Armed Forces in its efforts to recapture Bruce Banner. He is offered a super-soldier serum that makes him an effective supersoldier but is not enough to render him a match for the Hulk. He soon grows obsessed with defeating the Hulk, getting even more super-soldier serum in his system. Later combined with Banner's blood, it creates a mutation more extreme than the Hulk. His skin, muscles and bones become exaggerated, and he can use his spine and bones sticking out of his elbows and heels as weapons. After the battle, the Hulk chokes him into submission with a giant chain and he is then imprisoned in the Vault. The project's original screenwriter Zak Penn said the character would not be called 'The Abomination', since the codename sounded "silly", and that he would simply be referred to as Blonsky onscreen. However, the name was referenced when Dr. Samuel Sterns tells Blonsky that further mutating Blonsky's already altered DNA could make him into "an abomination".[20] In the film, he maintains many of his comic book abilities, mainly showcasing his strength. After his second encounter with the Hulk, he is very badly injured, and a doctor stated his bones appeared to be "crushed pebbles". Blonksy recovered in mere days, displaying the Abomination's incredible healing abilities.

Video games

  • In The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction, Emil Blonsky is Special Director of "The Division"-a shadowy government agency that studies and deals with mutant threats. At the beginning of the game, whilst attempting to capture Banner, he is exposed to gamma radiation, and throughout the game he gradually changes, becoming the Abomination. By the end of the game he attempts to flood the city, and disappears afterwards.

Toys

  • A second and larger Abomination is featured in Marvel Legends Series 13.
  • An action figure of the Abomination based on the character in the 2008 film was released in May, 2008.

References

  1. ^ Tim Lammers (2008-06-11). "Stan Lee Pumped Over Return Of 'Incredible Hulk'". KCRA-TV. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
  2. ^ Abomination - Marvel Universe: The definitive online source for Marvel super hero bios
  3. ^ Incredible Hulk #159 (Jan. 1973)
  4. ^ Hulk #171 (Jan. 1974)
  5. ^ Hulk #195-196 (Jan. - Feb. 1976)
  6. ^ Incredible Hulk #270 (Apr. 1981)
  7. ^ Hulk #287-290 (Sep. - Nov. 1983)
  8. ^ Hulk Annual #15 (1986)
  9. ^ West Coast Avengers #25 (Oct. 1987)
  10. ^ Amazing Spider-Man Annual #23 (1989))
  11. ^ Hulk #364 (Dec. 1989)
  12. ^ Hulk vol. 3, #81
  13. ^ Hulk: Destruction #4 (2007)
  14. ^ She-Hulk vol. 3, #15
  15. ^ She-Hulk vol. 4, #18
  16. ^ Hulk #1 (2008)
  17. ^ The Abominations #1 - 3 (1996 - 1997)
  18. ^ Marvel Zombies: Dead Days (2007)
  19. ^ Ultimates vol. 2, #12 (2006)
  20. ^ >Scott Collura (2007-05-03). "Hulk Villain Talk". IGN. Retrieved 2008-01-21. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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