Genis-Vell

Genis-Vell debuted in Silver Surfer vol. 3 Annual #6 (1993) under the codename Legacy, created by writer Ron Marz and artist Ron Lim.{{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=270}}{{Cite web |author1=Doran |first=Michael |date=February 25, 2022 |title=Back from the dead, Genis-Vell returns in a new Captain Marvel series |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/genis-vell-captain-marvel/ |access-date=October 26, 2022 |website=Newsarama |language=en}} He appeared in the 1994 Cosmic Powers miniseries. He appeared in the 1995 Captain Marvel series, his first solo comic book series, by writer Fabian Nicieza and artist Ed Benes. It was cancelled after six issues. He appeared in the 1995 Avengers Unplugged series. He appeared in the 1998 Avengers Forever series. He appeared in the 1997 Thunderbolts series.{{cite web |last=Marston |first=George |date=April 22, 2016 |title=Marvel Promises 'A Long Awaited Return...' |url=https://www.newsarama.com/28975-marvel-promises-a-long-awaited-return.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160925091407/http://www.newsarama.com/28975-marvel-promises-a-long-awaited-return.html |archive-date=September 25, 2016 |access-date=June 6, 2019 |publisher=Newsarama}} He appeared in the 1999 Captain Marvel series, his second solo comic book series, which lasted for 35 issues until October 2002.

Genis-Vell appeared as part of the U-Decide initiative in the 2002 Captain Marvel series, by writer Peter David. It was cancelled after 25 issues.{{cite web |last=Yarbrough |first=Beau |date=September 12, 2002 |title=One Week Until Marvel's 'U-Decide' Challenge: Quesada on the Ideas Behind the Stunt |url=https://www.cbr.com/one-week-until-marvels-u-decide-challenge-quesada-on-the-ideas-behind-the-stunt/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724180935/http://www.cbr.com/one-week-until-marvels-u-decide-challenge-quesada-on-the-ideas-behind-the-stunt/ |archive-date=July 24, 2017 |access-date=June 6, 2019 |website=Comic Book Resources}}{{cite web |last=Rabin |first=Nathan |date=September 10, 2015 |title=With great power comes a bizarre lack of responsibility case file #44: Marville |url=https://www.avclub.com/with-great-power-comes-a-bizarre-lack-of-responsibility-1798284127 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223185936/https://www.avclub.com/with-great-power-comes-a-bizarre-lack-of-responsibility-1798284127 |archive-date=February 23, 2019 |access-date=June 6, 2019 |website=The A.V. Club}} He appeared in the 2022 Genis-Vell: Captain Marvel series, also written by David.{{Cite web |last=Terror |first=Jude |date=July 22, 2022 |title=Genis-Vell: Captain Marvel #1 Preview: Together Again |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/genis-vell-captain-marvel-1-preview-together-again/ |access-date=June 20, 2023 |website=Bleeding Cool |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Damore |first=Meagan |date=July 26, 2022 |title=July 27's New Marvel Comics: The Full List |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/july-27-2022-new-marvel-comics-collections-releases-full-list |access-date=June 20, 2023 |website=Marvel.com}}

After the death of Mar-Vell (Captain Marvel), his lover Elysius decides to have a son. As one of the Eternals living on Titan, she uses the advanced technology of her race to impregnate herself with some of Mar-Vell's genetic material. Elysius seeks to protect her new son, Genis-Vell, from Mar-Vell's powerful enemies by taking him to a distant planet.{{Cite web |last=Harn |first=Darby |date=April 22, 2020 |title=The Kree: The 10 Most Powerful Members Of The Race, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-the-kree-alien-race-most-powerful/ |access-date=October 26, 2022 |website=Comic Book Resources |language=en-US}} There, she artificially ages him and implants false memories in his brain,{{Cite web |last=Allan |first=Scoot |date=May 30, 2019 |title=The 13 Strongest Members Of The Thunderbolts, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/thunderbolts-strongest-members-ranked/ |access-date=October 26, 2022 |website=Comic Book Resources |language=en-US}} making him believe that he had a natural childhood and that he is the son of Starfox.Silver Surfer Annual #6 (October 1993){{Cite web |last=Avina |first=Anthony |date=December 9, 2019 |title=5 Lesser Known Marvel Comics Heroes Who Deserve A Live-Action Debut (& 5 That Don't) |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-comics-lesser-known-heroes-deserve-live-action/ |access-date=October 26, 2022 |website=Comic Book Resources |language=en-US}}

Elysius like her son was created artificially. Elysius was created by the Titan computer ISAAC which had been corrupted by Thanos.

Genis-Vell as Legacy. Silver Surfer Annual #6.
Cover art by [[Ron Lim.|right|180px|thumb]]

When the Destiny Force resurfaces in Rick Jones for a second time (the first time occurring during the Kree-Skrull War), it triggers a time-spanning conflict known as the Destiny War.The Avengers #89-97 (June 1971-March 1972) A motley crew of Avengers are gathered. Among them is a future version of Genis, now known as Captain Marvel, eventually revealed to have been selected because of the role his interaction with Rick would play in shaping the final outcome of the storyline. At the climax of the Destiny War and with Rick's life in jeopardy, Genis recreates the Nega-Band connection with Rick to save him. After the war, Rick returns to the current day and is inadvertently bound to Genis, triggering the latter's latent cosmic awareness.Avengers Forever #1-12 (1999)

Rick and Genis spend a considerable time adventuring together, in an arrangement somewhat reminiscent of the one that existed between Genis' father, Mar-Vell, and Rick years before.Captain Marvel (vol. 4) #17 (May 2001) During their time together, Mar-Vell and Rick exchanged places with each other between the regular universe and the Negative Zone and could hear each other's thoughts unaided.

Genis-Vell and Rick, however, alternate between the Microverse and the regular Marvel Universe and can not only hear each other's thoughts unaided but can also see each other in reflective surfaces or as red ghostly visions.Captain Marvel (vol. 4) #4 (April 2000)

Whereas Mar-Vell and Rick formed a strong friendship during their time together, Genis-Vell and Rick have a much harder time getting along. Genis' alien (and immature) perspective make him unfathomable to Rick's jaded-sidekick sensibilities. Their ability to see and hear what the other is experiencing lead to awkward situations with Rick's wife, Marlo Chandler, and Genis' many amorous partners. Eventually, however, they become good friends.Captain Marvel (vol. 4) #1-35 (January 2000 - October 2002)

Genis' inability to control his cosmic awareness results in insanity. After a string of irrational adventures, Genis destroys the multiverse at the behest of Entropy and Epiphany. The multiverse is recreated with a Last Thursdayism effect on the universe's population, although with several alterations including him still wearing the Kree uniform from a timeline that no longer exist and he has an adult sister named Phyla-Vell. Although he swears to do good throughout the universe, a hallucination of Epiphany tells him that he is still insane.

Genis sets up an office for his superhero activities on Hyperion. Phyla arrives to mock his efforts, but they are interrupted when a future version of Marlo attacks them. Genis travels through time to find out why Marlo became a villain, and hopefully prevent it. Genis learns that his son Ely-Vell (who has not yet been born in Genis' timeline) is evil and plans to use both Marlo and Genis to trigger a near-universal extinction event. Unable to overcome his son in battle, Genis defeats Ely by choosing to kill him as an infant (an event still in his future), but faced with his infant son, he instead resolves to simply not have any children. By making the decision, his adult son fades away. Genis returns to the present, suffering great anguish from his choice. He is then separated from Rick by the cosmic entity Expediency.Captain Marvel (vol. 5) #20-25 (April - September 2004)

Image:Thunderbolts100.png. Cover to Thunderbolts #100. Art by Tom Grummett.]]

Genis travels to Earth and joins MACH-IV's new team of Thunderbolts.New Thunderbolts #1 (January 2005) During this time, he develops an interest in Songbird. The manipulations of the Purple Man cause Atlas to attack Genis in a rage, apparently killing him and throwing his body into the Hudson River. Though Genis would have recovered on his own, former Thunderbolt Baron Zemo uses a pair of alien moonstones to form a cocoon of energy, feeding him energy from the beginning and end of the universe to speed his recovery. When he emerges, he has absorbed the Nega-Bands into his body.New Thunderbolts #7 (June 2005)

Genis' subsequent adoption of the name "Photon" causes him to quarrel with Monica Rambeau, who had also called herself "Photon" and "Captain Marvel." In the end, Genis is allowed to use the name "Photon" and Monica decides to use the codename "Pulsar".New Thunderbolts #9 (August 2005)

However, Zemo realises that his mistake of siphoning energy from the beginning and end of time created a link between Genis and the universe that threatens to end existence. Zemo explores all future timelines with the moonstones, but fails to find a way to save both Genis and the universe: In every possible future timeline, Genis destroys the universe. Genis is aware of this, but keeps trying to tune his cosmic awareness in order to find a way to prevent this from happening. Finally, in a fight with Zemo, Genis is defeated. Zemo traps Genis in a moment in time. He then uses a combination of Blackout's Darkforce powers and the moonstones to trap Genis in the Darkforce.New Thunderbolts #18 (April 2006)

In Captain Marvel (vol. 10), Carol Danvers and Phyla-Vell free Genis from the Darkforce.Captain Marvel (vol. 10) #35–36 (March 2022)

Genis-Vell possesses superhuman strength, durability, and speed, being able to exceed the speed of light.All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #8Captain Marvel (vol. 4) #22 (October 2001) Due to his Titanian Eternal mother, Genis is far more powerful than his father,{{Cite web |last=Harn |first=Darby |date=May 5, 2021 |title=15 Most Powerful Versions Of Captain Marvel From The Comics |url=https://screenrant.com/captain-marvel-most-powerful-comic-book-incarnations/ |access-date=October 26, 2022 |website=Screen Rant |language=en-US}} although he still needs the Nega-Bands to make full use of his abilities. His powers were also increased further when he merged with his future self, granting him the capability to kill all the troops of the Shi'ar/Kree/Skrull coalition present in the galaxy with a mere thought by manipulating the electrical energy in their heads.

He is capable of manipulating, projecting and absorbing forms of energy such as magic, electric, photonic and atomic, but the full extent of his powers is unknown.

His energy projection is so vast that he was able to kill a multiversal incarnate of the cosmic entity Eternity, destroying all of creation. He was even able to help Eternity's son Entropy in restarting the multiverse.

Initially, he only uses the Nega-Bands for flight, energy siphoning, energy blasts, and transportation to and from the Negative Zone.{{Cite web |last=Karbank |first=Octavio |date=October 28, 2017 |title=Mad Titanfall: 16 Marvel Cosmic Beings Scarier Than Thanos |url=https://www.cbr.com/cosmic-beings-scarier-than-thanos/ |access-date=October 26, 2022 |website=Comic Book Resources |language=en-US}} He is also able to augment his strength beyond fifteen tons to the point where he was able to hurt the Maestro, Hyperion, and Drax the Destroyer, and physically match the Sentry. After bonding with Rick, his latent multiversal cosmic awareness, inherited from his father, is activated.Avengers: Forever #12 (December 1999){{Cite web |last=Lealos |first=Shawn S. |date=April 12, 2018 |title=The 25 Best Superpowers Of All Time, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/best-superpowers-ranked/ |access-date=October 26, 2022 |website=Comic Book Resources |language=en-US}} His link to another dimension is redirected from the Negative Zone to the Microverse. Genis-Vell was able to revive himself from death.New Thunderbolts #6 (May 2005) He was also able to give the Punisher insight into his future which, in turn, had Castle in tears, and help King Thor discover the truth about the relationship of the Asgardians and the Ice Giants, allowing him to uncover the lies spread by Odin. It is later revealed that he can exist in the past, present and future of multiple realities at the same time, which allows him to open portals to different timelines.

Originally, he can focus his cosmic awareness, allowing him to realize exactly what he needs to know at a particular time.Captain Marvel (vol. 5) #1 (November 2002)Genis-Vell: Captain Marvel #2 (October 2022) When his powers grew, however, he is driven mad by the vast scope of his awareness, but, despite this, he was an omniversal-level telepath. While insane, he returns from the dead, raises Rick Jones from the dead, controls other dead bodies, creates holograms, empowers an alien serial killer, and survives a combined assault from multiple alien spacefleets.

He's also shown to be able to manipulate space and time at will, as well as create rifts in space and time, summon past versions of himself and others, teleport himself and others and travel through time.

After Zemo accidentally links him to other areas of time, Genis absorbs the Nega-Bands.

During the time of the events of House of M, his cosmic awareness could see through the fictitious reality created by Scarlet Witch, revealing the distorted nature of that universe, and as a result, Genis inadvertently collapsed and expanded all of reality for one second.

Later, it is also revealed that Genis could bisect space, dividing everybody and everything in a range of 500 km into what is, was and could be.

In his conversation with Atlas, we learn that he would have been able to undo the events of House of M, but was unwilling to due to his insecurities and his fear of making the wrong choice.

Screen Rant included him in their "15 Most Powerful Versions Of Captain Marvel From The Comics" list, and in their "10 Best Captain Marvel Comics Characters Not In The MCU" list,{{Cite web |last=Harn |first=Darby |date=April 24, 2022 |title=10 Best Captain Marvel Comics Characters Not In The MCU |url=https://screenrant.com/best-captain-marvel-comics-characters-not-mcu/ |access-date=October 26, 2022 |website=Screen Rant |language=en-US}} and ranked him 8th in their "10 Best Cosmic Heroes Not Yet In The MCU" list.{{Cite web |last=Prom |first=Bradley |date=September 28, 2022 |title=10 Best Cosmic Heroes Not Yet In The MCU |url=https://screenrant.com/mcu-missing-cosmic-heroes/ |access-date=October 26, 2022 |website=Screen Rant |language=en-US}} Comic Book Resources ranked Genis-Vell 2nd in their "13 Strongest Members Of The Thunderbolts" list, 5th in their "19 Captain Marvel Costumes" list,{{Cite web |author=C. B. R. Staff |date=July 27, 2018 |title=Looking Marvelous: 19 Captain Marvel Costumes, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/captain-marvel-costumes-ranked/ |access-date=October 26, 2022 |website=Comic Book Resources |language=en-US}} 6th in their "The Kree: The 10 Most Powerful Members Of The Race" list, 7th in their "All The Captain Marvels" list,{{Cite web |last=Gramuglia |first=Anthony |date=January 14, 2019 |title=All The Captain Marvels, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/all-the-captain-marvels-ranked/ |access-date=October 26, 2022 |website=Comic Book Resources |language=en-US}} and 7th in their "16 Marvel Cosmic Beings Scarier Than Thanos" list.

Evan Valentine of ComicBook.com gave Genis-Vell: Captain Marvel #1 a grade of 4.5 out of 5, writing, "Early in my comic book reading career, Peter David's Captain Marvel is a series that remained in my head for some time. David returns to the complicated relationship between Rick Jones and Genis-Vell alongside Juanan Ramirez and the new series doesn't miss a beat from the original run of this pair. Captain Marvel does a fantastic job of balancing the old school continuity with the modern events of the day, creating a fun ride for fans new and old. Even if you never got into the original series and have never read about Genis-Vell before, there's plenty here to love."{{Cite web |last=Valentine |first=Evan |date=July 27, 2022 |title=Comic Book Reviews for This Week: 7/27/2022 |url=https://comicbook.com/comics/news/new-comic-reviews-dc-marvel-image-july-27-2022/ |access-date=October 26, 2022 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en}} Evan Valentine of ComicBook.com gave Genis-Vell: Captain Marvel #2 a grade of 4.5 out of 5, saying, "Peter David has returned to the telling tales of Captain Marvel's son, Genis-Vell, without missing a beat. The structure of this new series works well in terms of reminding readers what Genis' first series was like, working in tandem with Rick Jones for more humorous, light-hearted fare that still has a bite, while also catching up with what he's been up to nowadays. This mini-series acts as a fantastic way to make both old and new readers happy, working on the strengths of the character while also bringing something fresh to the table. Whether you're a fan of Genis-Vell or not, this comic is definitely worth your time."{{Cite web |last=Valentine |first=Evan |date=August 24, 2022 |title=Comic Book Reviews for This Week: 8/24/2022 |url=https://comicbook.com/comics/news/new-comic-reviews-dc-marvel-image-august-24-2022/ |access-date=April 3, 2023 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en}}

Genis-Vell as Captain Marvel appears in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, voiced by Roger Rose.{{cite web |title=Captain Marvel / Genis-Vell Voice - Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (Video Game) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Marvel-Ultimate-Alliance/Captain-Marvel-Genis-Vell/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607010448/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Marvel-Ultimate-Alliance/Captain-Marvel-Genis-Vell/ |archive-date=June 7, 2019 |access-date=April 3, 2023 |website=Behind The Voice Actors |postscript=. 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.}}

• Toy Biz released two Genis-Vell figures in the Marvel Select line, with one depicting him in Kree Armor and the other as Captain Marvel.
• In 2002, Bowen Designs released a mini-bust of Genis-Vell, which was sculpted by Randy Bowen and limited to 3500 pieces, with the prototype painted by John A. Ficchi.
• In 2007, Bowen Designs released a full size statue of Genis-Vell / Captain Marvel, which was sculpted and designed by the Kucharek Brothers and limited to 500 pieces.
• In 2012, HeroClix Chaos War released an action figure of Genis-Vell.[http://www.heroclixworld.com/hcw/Articles.aspx?ID=407A&P=6 "Chaos War HeroClix Spoilers"]. HeroClix World. March 19, 2012.

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• [http://www.comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=2928 Genis-Vell at the Comicbook Database] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122233323/http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=2928 |date=2019-11-22 }}
• [http://www.marveldirectory.com/individuals/c/captainmarveli.htm MarvelDirectory.com's article on his father, and Genis' unnatural conception]
• [http://www.captainmarvelculture.com Captain Marvel Culture]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20081104020156/http://www.geocities.com/mailittomarvell/genis.htm Legacy/Captain Marvel/Photon (Genis-Vell) Appearances in Publication Order]
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