Elixir (character)
{{Short description|Character from the Marvel universe}}
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{{Notability|date=April 2023}}
{{Primary sources|date=April 2023}}
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{{Infobox comics character
|character_name=Elixir
|image= Elixirprofile.jpg
|imagesize=200
|caption=Elixir as depicted in New X-Men (vol. 2) #33 (February 2007). Art by Paco Medina.
|real_name=Joshua "Josh" Foley
|species=Human Mutant
|publisher=Marvel Comics
|debut=New Mutants (vol. 2) #5 (November 2003)
|creators=Nunzio DeFilippis
Christina Weir
Keron Grant
|alliances=New Mutants training squad
New X-Men
Reavers
Xavier Institute
X-Force
X-Men-In-Training
The Five
|aliases=
|powers=
- Biokinesis
- Healing
- Resurrection/immortality
- Life-force manipulation
- Genetic detection
- Death touch
}}
Elixir (Joshua "Josh" Foley) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, primarily in association with the X-Men. Formerly a member of the Reavers, an anti-mutant criminal group, Elixir later reforms and joins the X-Men after learning that he is a mutant himself. During the Krakoan Age, Elixir joins the Five, using his healing abilities in combination with other mutants to resurrect the dead.
Publication history
Elixir first appeared in New Mutants (vol. 2) #5, and was created by Nunzio DeFilippis, Christina Weir, and Keron Grant.{{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=121}}
Fictional character biography
Joshua Foley was originally a member of the Reavers. However, after he learns that he is a mutant and his parents disown him, he instead joins the X-Men, becoming Prodigy's roommate at the Xavier Institute. After Wolfsbane loses control of her powers and mortally wounds him, Elixir manages to heal himself, which turns his skin gold. He is later among the 198 mutants who retain their powers after M-Day, when the Scarlet Witch depowers most mutants on Earth.{{Cite web |last=Hernandez |first=Danny |date=December 31, 2019 |title=Omega: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Elixir |url=https://www.cbr.com/x-men-omega-elixir-things-didnt-know/ |access-date=September 13, 2024 |website=CBR |language=en}}
Elixir later joins the Five, a group of mutants who live on Krakoa and combine their powers to resurrect mutants.{{Cite web |last=England |first=Matthew |date=June 6, 2020 |title=X-Men: 10 Times Elixir Earned His Status As An Omega-Level Mutant |url=https://www.cbr.com/xmen-elixir-omega-level-mutant-status-earned/ |access-date=September 13, 2024 |website=CBR |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Pishny |first=Maxwell |date=March 13, 2025 |title=10 Underrated X-Men Characters Fans Completely Forgot About |url=https://www.cbr.com/underrated-x-men-characters-forgotten/ |access-date=March 15, 2025 |website=CBR |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=Tim |date=September 21, 2019 |title=House of X: The Five X-Men Behind the Mutant Resurrection Machine |url=https://www.cbr.com/house-of-x-five-x-men-resurrection-machine/ |access-date=March 15, 2025 |website=CBR |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Josie |first=Bailey Jo |date=March 6, 2021 |title=13 Best Marvel Heroes With Healing Powers, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-heroes-healing-powers-ranked/ |access-date=March 15, 2025 |website=CBR |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Schedeen |first=Jesse |date=September 18, 2019 |title=Marvel Just Made Goldballs the Most Important X-Men Character Ever |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/09/18/x-men-house-of-x-goldballs-immortal-mutants-professor-xavier |access-date=March 15, 2025 |website=IGN |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Diaz |first=Eric |date=September 19, 2019 |title=How House of X #5 Evolved the X-Men To The Next Level |url=https://nerdist.com/article/house-of-x-5-changed-the-x-men/ |access-date=March 15, 2025 |website=Nerdist |language=en-US}}
Powers and abilities
Elixir is an Omega-level mutant with the ability to manipulate the structure of organic matter within his vicinity, including his own body.{{Cite web |last=Bacon |first=Thomas |date=July 26, 2019 |title=X-Men Finally Defines The Most Powerful 'Omega Mutants' |url=https://screenrant.com/xmen-omega-mutants-marvel-comics/ |access-date=September 13, 2024 |website=Screen Rant |language=en}}New Mutants (vol. 2) #12 (June 2004) Besides healing, he is capable of boosting and restoring mutant abilities,New Mutants (vol. 2) #10 (May 2004) and possesses a death touch that can swiftly kill others and temporarily turns his skin black.{{Cite web |last=Shayo |first=Lukas |date=May 9, 2022 |title=X-Men: 10 Most Powerful Secondary Mutations |url=https://screenrant.com/most-powerful-x-men-secondary-mutations/ |access-date=March 15, 2025 |website=Screen Rant |language=en}} Elixir is also capable of cleansing the effects of drugs and curing the Legacy Virus and M-Pox.X-Force (vol. 3) #10 (February 2009)X-Force (vol. 3) #3 (June 2008) He also used his healing abilities to enable Wolfsbane to survive the birth of her and Hrimhari's child Tier. The Stepford Cuckoos later transfer Beast's scientific knowledge to Elixir, giving him the knowledge to heal virtually any malady.New X-Men (vol. 2) #38 (July 2007)
Because of his control over his own biology, Elixir has proven to be difficult to treat medically.New X-Men (vol. 2) #28 (September 2006) He usually passes out after pushing his powers too far and remains in a coma for some time. Elixir is also virtually immortal due to his healing abilities enabling him to regenerate his body and resurrect himself if killed.
Elixir later develops the ability to resurrect others. Monet and Magneto speculate that he could do so to millions of people at once, but would lose his sanity in the process.
He is also able to detect abnormalities in living beings: he detected techno-organic cells in Angel's body, detected Emplate in Monet's body, and even sensed a magical inversion in Sabretooth.
Other versions
- An alternate universe variant of Joshua Foley from Earth-600123 appears in New X-Men #10. This version worked with Prodigy to develop cures for various diseases at the cost of his life.New X-Men (vol. 2) #10 (April 2005)
- An alternate universe variant of Joshua Foley from Earth-58163 appears in New X-Men #17. This version is an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.New X-Men (vol. 2) #17 (October 2005)
References
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External links
- {{Marvelwiki|elixir|Elixir}}
- {{Marveldatabase|Joshua Foley}}
- [https://comicvine.gamespot.com/elixir/4005-4552/ Elixir] at Comic Vine
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