Blockbuster (Marauder)
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{{Infobox comics character
|image=Image:Blockbusterwiki.jpg
|caption=Blockbuster by Luke Ross
|character_name=Blockbuster
|real_name=Michael Baer
|species=Human Mutant
|publisher=Marvel Comics
|debut=The Uncanny X-Men #210 (October 1986)
|creators=Chris Claremont
Michael Golden
|alliances=Marauders
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|powers=Superhuman strength, stamina, durability, and mass
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Blockbuster (Michael Baer) is a fictional mutant character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Chris Claremont and Michael Golden and his first appearance was in The Uncanny X-Men #210.
Publication history
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Blockbuster first appeared in The Uncanny X-Men #210 (Oct. 1986), and was created by Chris Claremont and Michael Golden.
The character subsequently appears in X-Factor #10 (Nov. 1986), Thor #373-374 (Nov.–Dec. 1986), The Uncanny X-Men #240 (Jan. 1989), #243 (April 1989), X-Man #13 (March 1996), X-Men #200-203 (Aug.–Nov. 2007), and X-Men: Messiah Complex #1 (Dec. 2007).
Blockbuster appeared as part of the "Marauders" entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #18.
Fictional character biography
Blockbuster is one of the team members of the Marauders, superhuman killers that the mutant thief Gambit brought together while he was working for the enigmatic Mister Sinister. Sinister ordered the Marauders to massacre the mutant Morlocks. While carrying out this massacre, Blockbuster and the Marauders fight various superheroes, including the mutant the X-Men.Uncanny X-Men #210 (October 1986)
Thor appears in the Morlock tunnels when he is summoned by the frog Puddleglup, and encounters Blockbuster who has tortured the mutant Archangel. After a brief battle, in which Blockbuster is able to break Thor's left arm, Thor kills him to avenge the Morlocks that Blockbuster has slain. Thor burns his remains, as well as those of the slaughtered Morlocks.The Mighty Thor #374 (December 1986)
Sinister clones the Marauders using his technology. Blockbuster and the other slain Marauders then return as part of the demonic invasion of Manhattan known as the Inferno. Sinister sends Blockbuster and the other Marauders to defend his orphanage which doubles as a laboratory headquarters. Most of the X-Men are tainted because of the demonic invasion to become more bestial and aggressive, and the mutant Havok kills Blockbuster.Uncanny X-Men #243 (April 1989)
Although the X-Men are able to discover and deactivate many of the Clone Vaults used by Sinister after the events of "X-Cutioner's Song", Blockbuster still returns with the other Marauders, and attacked the X-Mansion.X-Men (vol. 2) #200 (August 2007)
Blockbuster's body is later shown being consumed by Predator X when the Marauders come to a town in Alaska.X-Men: Messiah Complex #1 (December 2007) During the Krakoan Age, Blockbuster is resurrected by the Five and imprisoned by Madelyne Pryor.Hellions #4 (September 2020)
Powers and abilities
Blockbuster has an immense physical size, which grants him tremendous strength, stamina, and resistance to injury. He is shown to be powerful enough withstanding direct blows from Thor.{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Robert |date=March 9, 2025 |title=15 Strongest X-Men Villains of All Time (Ranked by Physical Strength) |url=https://screenrant.com/x-men-strongest-villains-most-powerful-characters-juggernaut-list/ |access-date=March 26, 2025 |website=Screen Rant |language=en}}
In other media
=Television=
- Blockbuster makes non-speaking cameo appearances in X-Men: The Animated Series.{{Cite web |last=Hoffer |first=Christian |date=September 5, 2017 |title=X-Men: The Animated Series - Every Mutant That's Ever Appeared On The Show |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/here-is-every-mutant-guest-star-thats-ever-appeared-on-x-men-the/ |access-date=March 26, 2025 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en-US}}
- Blockbuster appears in Wolverine and the X-Men as a member of Mister Sinister's Marauders.{{cite web |title=Blockbuster Voices (Marvel Universe) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Marvel-Universe/Blockbuster/ |access-date=March 26, 2025 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} 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.
=Video games=
Blockbuster appears in Deadpool, voiced by Fred Tatasciore.{{cite web |date=May 8, 2013 |title=The Marauders Confirmed for Deadpool Video Game |url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/gamenews.php?id=103948 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226223421/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/gamenews.php?id=103948 |archive-date=February 26, 2014 |access-date=August 30, 2013 |website=ComingSoon.net |publisher=}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.marvel.com/universe/Blockbuster_(Michael_Baer) Blockbuster] at Marvel.com
{{X-Men characters}}
Category:Characters created by Chris Claremont
Category:Characters created by Michael Golden
Category:Clone characters in comics
Category:Comics characters introduced in 1986
Category:Fictional mercenaries in comics
Category:Marvel Comics characters with superhuman durability or invulnerability
Category:Marvel Comics characters with superhuman strength