Negasonic Teenage Warhead
Negasonic Teenage Warhead | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | New X-Men #115 (August 2001) |
Created by | Grant Morrison Frank Quitely |
In-story information | |
Full name | Eloise "Ellie" Olivia Phimister[1] |
Species | Human mutant |
Team affiliations | |
Notable aliases | Warhead |
Abilities |
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Negasonic Teenage Warhead (Eloise "Ellie" Phimister) is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely, the character first appeared in New X-Men #115 (2001).[2][3] She is named after the song "Negasonic Teenage Warhead" by Monster Magnet.[4][5] She belongs to a subspecies of humans called mutants, who are born with superhuman abilities. Negasonic Teenage Warhead's appearance and powers were eventually altered in the comics to match her appearance in the Deadpool films with the third one set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, in which she was portrayed by Brianna Hildebrand.[6][7]
Publication history
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Negasonic Teenage Warhead first appeared in New X-Men #115 (2001), and was created by writer Grant Morrison and artist Frank Quitely.[8]
Fictional character biography
[edit]Ellie Phimister was a Genoshan teenager and a student of Emma Frost's telepathy class. She experiences a vision of a massacre on Genosha shortly before Cassandra Nova's Wild Sentinels appear and kill her and 16 million people.[9] Frost survives due to her secondary mutation activating and transforming her into diamond, and retrieves Ellie's corpse.[10]
Illusion
[edit]An illusionary version of Negasonic Teenage Warhead created by Frost later appears as a member of the Hellfire Club.[11][12][13][14]
Necrosha
[edit]In Necrosha, Selene and Eli Bard temporarily resurrect Negasonic Teenage Warhead and other mutants using the Transmode Virus. Unlike other resurrected mutants, Ellie does not fall under Selene's control.[15] She is later apparently killed when the Black Queen absorbs the souls of Genosha's population.[16]
Marvel Now!
[edit]In Marvel Now!, Ellie appears alive, having begun a mundane life in Albuquerque. Deadpool and the Mercs for Money capture her at the behest of an organization called Umbral Dynamics, unaware that the group intends to siphon her power into the Presence.[17][18] After her rescue and the defeat of Presence, Negasonic Teenage Warhead adopts a new punk-inspired look and joins Domino's incarnation of the Mercs for Money alongside Hit-Monkey.[19][20]
Negasonic Teenage Warhead later inadvertently creates an alternate timeline where the conflict between the Inhumans and X-Men never ended. After Deadpool is mortally wounded, Negasonic travels back in time to avert the timeline.[21]
Negasonic is the only one of the Mercs to remain in Deadpool's employ after his defection to Hydra during Secret Empire and subsequent memory wipe after The Despicable Deadpool, helping him run a new business called "Deadpool, Gun/Swords for Hire".[22]
Powers and abilities
[edit]Ellie possesses superhuman strength, speed, durability and reflexes. She is able to overpower a host of skilled, military, or uniquely trained mercenaries in hand-to-hand combat, as well as showcasing superhuman physical prowess beyond the norm, battling the likes of Scorpia and Titania.[23] She can read the thoughts of others and project her own with her telepathic abilities.[9] She possesses precognitive abilities.[9][24] She is the only person aware that Proteus has possessed Destiny and she shows her precognitive abilities, announcing to Selene the imminent return of her victorious inner circle.[25] Ellie showcased a host of new abilities, creating a house and home for herself out of thin air with her thoughts. She has the ability to harness, generate, and absorb radioactive energy into herself, allowing her to achieve feats such as fabricating objects out of thin air like clothes or shelter and levitating people or objects with her mind.[20]
It is later revealed that Ellie's newfound power stems from an ability to manipulate reality at a quantum level. In an alternate dystopian future, Negasonic used her powers to alter the Terrigen Mist to make it harmless to mutants. Further exhibitions of her power include rearranging matter and energy into different shapes and forms at will, such as morphing Jack Chain's Darkforce binds into butterflies, changing Inferno's fire into flaming monkeys, mentally disassembling Domino's and Gorilla-Man's guns, and creating energy duplicates of herself at will.[26]
Reception
[edit]Accolades
[edit]- In 2017, Comic Book Resources (CBR) ranked Negasonic Teenage Warhead 15th in their "15 Most Important Women in Deadpool’s Life" list.[27]
- In 2020, Scary Mommy included Negasonic Teenage Warhead in their "Looking For A Role Model? These 195+ Marvel Female Characters Are Truly Heroic" list.[28]
- In 2022, The A.V. Club ranked Negasonic Teenage Warhead 99th in their "100 best Marvel characters" list.[29]
- In 2022, CBR ranked Negasonic Teenage Warhead 8th in their "Gorr The God-Butcher And 9 Other Over-The-Top Names Comics Fans Love" list.[30]
In other media
[edit]Film
[edit]- Negasonic Teenage Warhead appears in Deadpool (2016), portrayed by Brianna Hildebrand.[31] This version is an X-Men trainee who possesses Cannonball's ability to create high-impact kinetic charges.[32] This change was made after 20th Century Fox and Marvel Studios struck a deal to allow the latter to use Ego the Living Planet in the film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.[33]
- Negasonic Teenage Warhead appears in Deadpool 2, portrayed again by Hildebrand.[34] She has become a full member of the X-Men and entered a relationship with Yukio.
- Negasonic Teenage Warhead appears in Deadpool & Wolverine, portrayed again by Hildebrand.[35]
Video games
[edit]- Negasonic Teenage Warhead appears as a playable character in Marvel: Future Fight.[36][37][38]
- Negasonic Teenage Warhead appears as a playable character in Marvel Strike Force.[39][40]
- Negasonic Teenage Warhead appears in Marvel Puzzle Quest.[41]
- Negasonic Teenage Warhead appears in Marvel Snap.[42]
References
[edit]- ^ Marvel's Voices Infinity Comic #44
- ^ Jasper, Gavin (April 26, 2016). "Deadpool Movie: Complete Guide to Characters and Marvel References". Den of Geek. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ Leston, Ryan (May 25, 2022). "Deadpool's X-Men Partners Weren't Exactly Picked For Their Powers". /Film. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ Vejvoda, Jim (March 30, 2015). "Deadpool Movie Casts Newcomer as Negasonic Teenage Warhead". ign.com. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
- ^ Taylor, Michael Edward (May 9, 2018). "Deadpool: 20 Crazy Things Only True Fans Know About Negasonic Teenage Warhead". ScreenRant. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ Webber, Tim (January 15, 2018). "16 Superheroes Marvel Secretly Redesigned To Match Its Movies". CBR. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ "Deadpool 2- Who Are the Mutant Stars of Deadpool's X-Force?". Sideshow Collectibles. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ Webber, Tim (May 20, 2018). "Deadpool 2's 18 Most Surprising Cameos". CBR. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ a b c New X-Men #115
- ^ New X-Men #116
- ^ Astonishing X-Men vol. 3 #12
- ^ Astonishing X-Men vol. 3 #15
- ^ Astonishing X-Men vol. 3 #18
- ^ Astngonishing X-Men vol. 3 #16
- ^ X-Force vol. 3 #21–22
- ^ X-Force vol. 3 #23–25
- ^ Cullen Bunn (w), Iban Coello (p), Iban Coello (i), Guru-eFX (col), VC's Joe Sabino (let), Jordan D. White (ed). Deadpool & the Mercs for Money, vol. 2, no. 1 (20 July 2016). United States: Marvel Comics.
- ^ Cullen Bunn (w), Iban Coello (p), Iban Coello (i), Guru-eFX (col), VC's Joe Sabino (let), Jordan D. White (ed). Deadpool & the Mercs for Money, vol. 2, no. 4 (5 October 2016). United States: Marvel Comics.
- ^ Deadpool & the Mercs for Money vol. 2 #5. Marvel Comics.
- ^ a b Deadpool & the Mercs for Money vol. 2 #6. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Deadpool & the Mercs for Money vol. 2 #7–8. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Skottie Young (w), Nic Klein (p), Nic Klein (i), Nic Klein (col), Jeff Eckleberry (let), Jake Thomas (ed). "Back in Business" Deadpool, vol. 7, no. 1 (6 June 2018). United States: Marvel Comics.
- ^ Deadpool & the Mercs for Money vol. 2 #1, 4–5
- ^ Baker-Whitelaw, Gavia (December 29, 2015). "A quick guide to Negasonic Teenage Warhead, the real star of Deadpool". The Daily Dot. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ X-Force #24
- ^ Deadpool & the Mercs for Money vol. 2 #8
- ^ "Wade's Ladies: The 15 Most Important Women in Deadpool's Life". CBR. March 14, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ Kaye, Deirdre (November 16, 2020). "Looking For A Role Model? These 195+ Marvel Female Characters Are Truly Heroic". Scary Mommy. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ "The 100 best Marvel characters ranked". The A.V. Club. July 9, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ Ashford, Sage (August 1, 2022). "Gorr The God-Butcher And 9 Other Over-The-Top Names Comics Fans Love". CBR. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ Kit, Borys (March 30, 2015). "Deadpool Casts Newcomer as Negasonic Teenage Warhead (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
- ^ Damaske, Damion (March 30, 2022). "Superhero Powers That Were Changed On-Screen". Looper. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ McCoy, Joshua Kristian (March 8, 2023). "Deadpool: How Has Negasonic Teenage Warhead Changed?". Game Rant. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
- ^ Goldberg, Matt (January 12, 2017). "Exclusive: Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead Will Return in 'Deadpool 2'". Collider.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (May 18, 2023). "'Deadpool 3': Brianna Hildebrand & Shioli Kutsuna Set To Return For Marvel Threequel". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 18, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ "Tier List for Marvel Future Fight".
- ^ Sheehan, Gavin (November 28, 2019). "Deadpool's "Mercs For Money" Drop Into "Marvel Future Fight"". Bleeding Cool News And Rumors. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ Arvedon, Jon (November 27, 2019). "Marvel Future Fight Enlists Deadpool's Mercs for Money". CBR. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ "The Teenage Timebomb". MARVEL Strike Force. June 5, 2020.
- ^ Shea, Brian (January 20, 2023). "Every Character In Marvel Strike Force's Massive, Ever-Growing Roster". Game Informer. Archived from the original on January 21, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ Rachel Paige (September 24, 2020). "Piecing Together Marvel Puzzle Quest: Negasonic Teenage Warhead (Modern)". MARVEL.com.
- ^ Adler, Kai (December 17, 2022). "Marvel Snap: The 10 Best Cards To Combo With Deadpool, Ranked". Game Rant. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Negasonic Teenage Warhead at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
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