Michael Pointer (character)
{{Short description|Marvel Comics character}}
{{Infobox comics character
| character_name = Omega
| image = Mcp4.jpg
| caption = Michael Pointer as depicted in Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 2) #4 (January 2008).
Art by Mike Choi.
| publisher = Marvel Comics
| debut = New Avengers #16 (April 2006)
| creators =Brian Michael Bendis (writer)
Steve McNiven (artist)
| real_name = Michael Pointer
| species = Human mutant
| alliances = Omega Flight
Dark X-Men
X-Men
Jean Grey School for Higher Learning
| aliases = Omega
Weapon Omega
The Collective
Guardian
| powers = Mutant energy absorption and manipulation
Flight
}}
Michael Pointer is a fictional character code-named Omega, a mutant appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
He first appeared in New Avengers #16 (April 2006) as the Collective before becoming a member of the Omega Flight team.{{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=405}}
Fictional character biography
Michael Pointer is a mail carrier in North Pole, Alaska who possesses the mutant ability to absorb the energy, abilities, and personalities of other mutants. He inadvertently becomes the focal point of the mutant energy displaced after the Decimation event, which contained the disembodied mind of Xorn, amongst others. After absorbing the energy, Pointer became the being known as the Collective. With his body possessed by Xorn's consciousness, Pointer rampages across North America and Canada, killing the original members of Alpha Flight and over 2,000 others.Dark X-Men: The Beginning #2 (September 2009)New Avengers #16 (April 2006)
The Collective travels to Genosha and begins to transfer its powers to Magneto. However, Sentry, Ms. Marvel, and Iron Man drain the Collective's energy and free him from Xorn's control.
After the "Civil War" event, he is forced to join Omega Flight to atone for his actions the Collective.New Avengers #20 (August 2006) As a member of Omega Flight, Pointer wears a suit designed by Reed Richards to regulate his powers and briefly assumes the Guardian mantle.Civil War: The Initiative #1 (April 2007){{Cite web |last=Cronin |first=Brian |date=July 29, 2010 |title=A Year of Cool Comics – Day 210 |url=http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2010/07/29/a-year-of-cool-comics-day-210/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005064136/http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2010/07/29/a-year-of-cool-comics-day-210/ |archive-date=October 5, 2010 |access-date=September 28, 2010 |publisher=Comic Book Resources}}
Under the code name of Weapon Omega, Pointer appears in the miniseries Marvel Comics Presents (2007) project, in which Omega Flight captures villains and empowers Pointer with their energy.Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 2) #1–12 (November 2007 - October 2008)
Weapon Omega is recruited to join Emma Frost's "Dark X-Men" to atone for his actions as the Collective.{{cite web |last=Strom |first=Marc |date=May 28, 2009 |title=Dark X-Men Dossiers: Weapon Omega |url=http://www.marvel.com/news/comicstories.8191.Dark_X-Men_Dossiers~colon~_Weapon_Omega |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090530181758/http://www.marvel.com/news/comicstories.8191.Dark_X-Men_Dossiers~colon~_Weapon_Omega |archive-date=May 30, 2009 |access-date=May 28, 2009 |website=Marvel.com}} Norman Osborn attempts to use a device created by Dark Beast to siphon powers from mutants and place them into Pointer. Pointer becomes addicted to the device, with the power transfer affecting his mind.Dark X-Men #1 (January 2010) In response, Mimic places Pointer in a medically induced coma until be can be cured.X-Men: Legacy #264-265 (May - June 2012)
Pointer resurfaces in X-Men: Legacy, where ForgetMeNot attempts to have him remove his powers. However, Pointer convinces ForgetMeNot to hold on to his powers as he and Mimic fly off.X-Men: Legacy #300 (May 2014)
Powers and abilities
Michael Pointer is a mutant with the ability to absorb the energy, personalities, and abilities of other mutants. He must be near the mutant, but does not need touch.
References
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External links
- Michael Pointer at the Marvel Comics wiki
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110723012638/http://alphaflight.net/alphanex/index.php?title=Guardian_IV AlphaFlight.net Alphanex Entry on Guardian IV]
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{{New Avengers}}
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