Awesome Android

The Awesome Android debuted in Fantastic Four #15 (June 1963) as the creation of the Mad Thinker.{{cite book |last1=DeFalco |first1=Tom |last2=Sanderson |first2=Peter |last3=Brevoort |first3=Tom |last4=Teitelbaum |first4=Michael |last5=Wallace |first5=Daniel |last6=Darling |first6=Andrew |last7=Forbeck |first7=Matt |last8=Cowsill |first8=Alan |last9=Bray |first9=Adam |title=The Marvel Encyclopedia |date=2019 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-7890-0 |page=39}} "Since then, [the Mad Thinker] and his {{convert|15|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}} artificial being ... have had run-ins with most of Marvel's major superheroes.Conroy, Mike. 500 Comicbook Villains (Collins & Brown, 2004), p.#179, {{ISBN|1-84340-205-X}}, {{ISBN|978-1-84340-205-3}}

The pair reappeared in Fantastic Four #28 (July 1964) to battle both the titular superhero team and the mutant superheroes the X-Men. The Android continued in the role of antagonist, appearing in Tales of Suspense #72 (Dec. 1965) as an opponent for Iron Man; Rom #14 (January 1981) against the Parker Brothers-licensed hero Rom; and in Captain America #311 (Nov. 1985). The Android reappeared as part of a supervillain team in The Avengers #286-289 (Feb.-May 1988); featured in the Acts of Vengeance storyline in Avengers Spotlight #27 (Mid-Dec. 1989); battled several Marvel heroes in Thunderbolts #2 (June 1997) and Heroes for Hire #1 (July 1997) and had two further encounters with the Fantastic Four in Fantastic Four vol. 3, #23 (Nov. 1999) and #43-44 (July-Aug. 2001). The Android was reclaimed and upgraded by the Thinker in a humorous storyline in the 2004–2005 series She-Hulk; and made a brief appearance in Exiles vol. 2 #4 (Sept. 2009).

The Awesome Android was created by the Mad Thinker using Mister Fantastic's research, incorporating ape DNA and unstable molecules into an almost indestructible body with a microcomputer and a solar-power source.Fantastic Four #15 (June 1963) It battles the Fantastic Four and the mutant team the X-Men before being deactivated by X-Men leader Professor X.Fantastic Four #28 (July 1964)

The Awesome Android's subsequent appearances see it battle Iron Man, Rom the Space Knight, and Captain America, and join an assault team of advanced robots called Heavy Metal alongside the Super-Adaptoid, Machine Man, Sentry-459, and TESS-One.Tales of Suspense #72 (December 1965)Rom #14 (January 1981)Captain America #311 (November 1985) Namor seemingly destroyed the Awesome Android when the Avengers fight Heavy Metal,Avengers #286-289 (February-May 1988) but is repaired by the Machinesmith in the "Acts of Vengeance" storyline.Avengers Spotlight #27 (December 1989)

The Mad Thinker upgrades the Android to absorb additional abilities, which inadvertently gives him sentience. Subsequently, he rebels against the Thinker and joins Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg & Holliway, the law firm that employs Jennifer Walters / She-Hulk. However, he returns to the Mad Thinker after being rejected by his coworker Mallory Book.She-Hulk (vol. 2) #2 - #14 (January 2006 - February 2007)Exiles (vol. 2) #4 (September 2009) In Iron Man 2020, the Awesome Android joins Iron Man's A.I. Army.Captain America: Steve Rogers #12 (April 2017)Iron Man 2020 (vol. 2) #1 - #6 (March - October 2020)

The Awesome Android is created when the Mad Thinker steals and uses a technique invented by Mister Fantastic, involving splicing unstable molecules into the DNA patterns of an ape. It has limited artificial intelligence and no capacity for self-motivated activity, and is totally dependent on its programming or the programmer's spoken commands, and usually deactivates itself when inactive.

The Android has inhuman physical attributes and can mimic an ability (one at a time) after touching an opponent. It can also emit close-range blasts of gale-force wind from its mouth. The Android is given one weakness by the Thinker: a collection of nerves underneath its arms that will deactivate it if struck.

• In 2017, Screen Rant ranked the Awesome Android 10th in their "15 Best Thors In Marvel Comics" list.
• In 2018, Comic Book Resources (CBR) ranked the Awesome Android 12th in their "20 Most Powerful Androids Of The Marvel Universe" list.{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Gary |date=December 25, 2018 |title=Epic Synthetics: The 20 Most Powerful Androids Of The Marvel Universe, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-androids-powerful-ranked/ |access-date=November 17, 2022 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}
• In 2021, CBR ranked the Awesome Android 6th in their "10 Strongest Robots In The Marvel Universe" list.{{Cite web |last=Faraci |first=Derek |date=January 26, 2021 |title=Heavy Metal: 10 Strongest Robots In The Marvel Universe, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/strongest-marvel-universe-robots-ranked/ |access-date=November 17, 2022 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}

An alternate version of the Awesome Android named Bobby Burchill appears in Ultimate Fantastic Four. He is the younger brother and slave of Rhona Burchill.Ultimate Fantastic Four #19-20 (July-August 2005)

The Awesome Android appears in JLA/Avengers #4 as a brainwashed minion of Krona.JLA/Avengers #4 (February 2004)

• The Awesome Android appears in the "Namor" segment of The Marvel Super Heroes.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}
• The Ultimate Marvel incarnation of the Awesome Android appears in Iron Man: Armored Adventures.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}} This version, renamed Andy Erwin, is an android that Rhona Burchill designed to resemble a goth and act as her "brother" before being destroyed by Iron Man.
• The Awesome Android appears in Ultimate Spider-Man, with vocal effects provided by Kevin Michael Richardson.{{cite web |title=Marvel Animation Age - The Marvel Animation News Resource |url=http://marvel.toonzone.net/news.php?action=fullnews&id=853 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200300/http://marvel.toonzone.net/news.php?action=fullnews&id=853 |archive-date=October 29, 2013}}{{cite web |title=Awesome Android Voice - Ultimate Spider-Man (TV Show) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Ultimate-Spider-Man/Awesome-Android/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |type=A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. |postscript=}} This version is an experimental robot with a rudimentary, child-like artificial intelligence that can ingest inorganic matter to increase its size.

The Awesome Android appears in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes #2.{{Cite web |title=Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes #2 - Obsession; Mutual Respect (Issue) |url=https://comicvine.gamespot.com/avengers-earths-mightiest-heroes-2-obsession-mutua/4000-247613/ |access-date=August 19, 2024 |website=Comic Vine |language=en}}

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