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Negasonic Teenage Warhead

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Eloise Olivia "Ellie" Phimister
Negasonic Teenage Warhead
Negasonic Teenage Warhead as depicted in Deadpool & the Mercs for Money #7
(January 2017)
Art by Iban Coello and Nolan Woodard.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceNew X-Men #115
(August 2001)
Created byGrant Morrison
Frank Quitely
In-story information
Full nameEloise Olivia "Ellie" Phimister
SpeciesHuman mutant
Team affiliations
Notable aliasesWarhead
Megasonic Endless Godhead
Abilities

Current:

  • Portal manipulation
    • Pocket dimension

Previous:

  • Reality manipulation
  • Power blasts
  • Cosmic hunger
    • Time manipulation
    • Size alteration
    • Power Cosmic

Negasonic Teenage Warhead (Eloise Olivia "Ellie" Phimister) is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely and named after the Monster Magnet song of the same name,[1][2] the character first appeared in New X-Men #115 (2001). She belongs to a subspecies of humans called mutants, who are born with superhuman abilities. Negasonic Teenage Warhead possesses a revolving set of powers derived from her future selves.

Originally a minor character who was killed on Genosha, Negasonic Teenage Warhead was resurrected during the events of "Necrosha" and later joined the Mercs for Money. In the series Deadpool & the Mercs for Money, Negasonic Teenage Warhead was redesigned to resemble her appearance in the Deadpool films, in which she was portrayed by Brianna Hildebrand.

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.[3]

Negasonic Teenage Warhead's Infinity Series comics #44 - #49, originally released in 2022,[4] were collected and re-printed as a solo comic in November 2024.[5]

Fictional character biography

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Negasonic Teenage Warhead as depicted in Astonishing X-Men #13 (April 2006). Art by John Cassaday.

Ellie Phimister is introduced as a teenager who attends Emma Frost's telepathy class in Genosha. During a tutoring session, Ellie reports having a recurring nightmare 50 times the previous night where Genosha is attacked. Simultaneously, Sentinels attack Genosha and massacre 16 million of its residents, including Ellie.[6]

Return

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Negasonic Teenage Warhead is apparently seen alive as a member of the Hellfire Club, who attack the X-Men at the Xavier Institute. After awakening from a coma, Cyclops attacks the Hellfire Club with a pistol. Ellie and all the other members of the Hellfire Club disappear, having been projections of Emma Frost's mind.[7]

Necrosha

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In Necrosha, Selene and Eli Bard resurrect Negasonic Teenage Warhead and other mutants using the Transmode Virus. Unlike other resurrected mutants, Ellie does not fall under Selene's control.[7]

Marvel Now!

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In Marvel Now!, Ellie resurfaced sometime later, alive and well, 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. 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. It is later revealed that Hit-Monkey was assigned to the team to keep an eye on Ellie, as S.H.I.E.L.D. was wary of her growing abilities.[7]

In an alternate future brought about by Negasonic Teenage Warhead's intervention in the Inhumans vs. X-Men storyline, the conflict between the Inhumans and the X-Men never ends. The Inhuman Lash instigates violence against mutants, whom he deems have blasphemed against the Terrigen Mist cloud. Negasonic Teenage Warhead hides deep in the Amazon with an enclave of mutants, only to be attacked by Lash after Deadpool inadvertently leads him to them. Negasonic Teenage Warhead travels back to the past to stop herself from changing the timeline, thus averting the future.[8]

Ellie chooses to leave Krakoa long before the end of the Krakoan Age and returns to working with Wade Wilson. She later receives a vision regarding an improbable pan-dimensional infraction of calamitous proportions revolving around her people skills and mingling issues that will result in the destruction of all reality. She is confronted by the Time Variance Authority, which is considering killing her to avert the devastation.[9] The cross-reality Armageddon is derailed by Emma Frost, Jean Grey, Wanda Maximoff, Tabitha Smith, Susan Storm, and Deadpool, all of whom delay the TVA to avert Ellie becoming a Galactus-lite entity.[10]

Powers and abilities

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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. She can read the thoughts of others and project her own with her telepathic abilities. She possesses precognitive abilities.[11] Ellie is able to harness, generate, and absorb radioactive energy, allowing her to transmute and levitate matter. In later appearances, it was elaborated that Ellie's powers stem from an ability to manipulate reality at a quantum level and gain the abilities of her potential future selves.[6][12]

In other media

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Brianna Hildebrand as Negasonic Teenage Warhead in Deadpool.

Film

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Video games

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References

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  1. ↑ Perry, Spencer (March 30, 2015). "Newcomer Brianna Hildebrand Joins Deadpool as Negasonic Teenage Warhead". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  2. ↑ Anderson, Ethan (April 12, 2015). "Ryan Reynolds Reveals Negasonic Teenage Warhead in 'Deadpool'". FirstShowing.net. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  3. ↑ Jasper, Gavin (April 26, 2016). "Deadpool Movie: Complete Guide to Characters and Marvel References". Den of Geek. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Negasonic Teenage Warhead | Series Spotlight | Marvel Comic Reading List". www.marvel.com. Archived from the original on July 18, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  5. ↑ J.A.M (August 13, 2024). "Deadpool's Meanest Ally NEGASONIC TEENAGE WARHEAD Gets Her Own Solo Series". Screen Rant. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  6. 1 2 Webber, Tim (January 15, 2018). "16 Superheroes Marvel Secretly Redesigned To Match Its Movies". CBR. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  7. 1 2 3 Taylor, Michael Edward (May 9, 2018). "Deadpool: 20 Crazy Things Only True Fans Know About Negasonic Teenage Warhead". ScreenRant. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  8. ↑ Deadpool & the Mercs for Money vol. 2 #7–8
  9. ↑ Marvel Voices: Infinity Comic #47-49
  10. ↑ Negasonic Teenage Warhead #1
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. 1 2 McCoy, Joshua Kristian (March 8, 2023). "Deadpool: How Has Negasonic Teenage Warhead Changed?". Game Rant. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  13. ↑ Kit, Borys (March 30, 2015). "Deadpool Casts Newcomer as Negasonic Teenage Warhead (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  14. ↑ Damaske, Damion (March 30, 2022). "Superhero Powers That Were Changed On-Screen". Looper. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  15. ↑ Goldberg, Matt (January 12, 2017). "Exclusive: Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead Will Return in 'Deadpool 2'". Collider.
  16. ↑ 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.
  17. ↑ Sheehan, Gavin (November 28, 2019). "Deadpool's "Mercs For Money" Drop Into "Marvel Future Fight"". Bleeding Cool News And Rumors. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  18. ↑ 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.
  19. ↑ Rachel Paige (September 24, 2020). "Piecing Together Marvel Puzzle Quest: Negasonic Teenage Warhead (Modern)". MARVEL.com.
  20. ↑ Adler, Kai (December 17, 2022). "Marvel Snap: The 10 Best Cards To Combo With Deadpool, Ranked". Game Rant. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  21. ↑ "Negasonic Teenage Warhead". playcontestofchampions.com. May 4, 2024.
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