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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Avengers vol. 5 #1 (December 2012) |
| Created by | Jonathan Hickman Jerome Opeña |
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| Alter ego | Ex Nihilo |
| Species | Gardeners |
| Team affiliations | Builders Gardeners Avengers |
| Abilities | Chlorokinesis Organic transformation Energy blasts Pyrokinesis Advanced longevity |
Ex Nihilo is a fictional character appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics.
Ex Nihilo first appeared inAvengers vol. 5 #1 (December 2012) and was created byJonathan Hickman andJerome Opeña.[1]
Ex Nihilo is one of the Gardeners carried along with his sisterAbyss as an egg by an Aleph (a species of robotic creatures created by the Builders). In accordance with their mission as creations of the Builders, Aleph taught them to transform into perfect creatures any species they encountered.[2] Ex Nihilo, Abyss, and their Aleph arrive onMars andterraform it to contain a breathable atmosphere and vegetation. After Ex Nihilo shoots an Origin Bomb atEarth to accelerate the evolution of mankind, theAvengers assemble a response team. Not interested in fighting, Ex Nihilo tries to accelerateIron Man's evolution so that he no longer needs an exoskeleton. WhenBlack Widow andHawkeye retaliate, Ex Nihilo becomes angry and attacks them. During the brawl, Ex Nihilo, Abyss, and the Aleph defeat the Avengers and imprison them. A helplessCaptain America is sent back to Earth as a message.[3][2][4] Awakening three days later, Captain America implements the Avengers initiative called "Wake The World", prompting the team's most massive assemblage to date.[2] Ex Nihilo and his allies battle the Avengers until they notice the presence ofCaptain Universe, who destroys Aleph. Before returning to Earth, the Avengers allow Ex Nihilo to reshape Mars as long as he does not interfere with Earth.[4]
In a prelude to theInfinity storyline, Ex Nihilo,Abyss, Nightmask, and Star Brand join the Avengers.[5] After the fight against the Builders andThanos, Ex Nihilo joins his brethren who endeavor to recreate life on worlds ravaged by the war of the Builders.[6]
During theTime Runs Out storyline, Ex Nihilo and his fellow Gardeners attempt to fix the decaying universe caused by the contraction of themultiverse.[7] Once on Earth, Ex Nihilo and the Gardeners are able to see its whole system and find that Earth has scars.Sunspot offers the Gardeners a one-way trip to help his branch of the Avengers investigate the origin of this decay.[8] Sunspot's Avengers travel across numerous universes navigating the map left by the Mapmakers. After one last jump across universes, Sunspot's Avengers branch encounter a fissure in time and space, from which twoBeyonders emerge. Ex Nihilo, Abyss, and the Gardeners sacrifice themselves in an attempt to reprogram one of the Beyonders.[9]
Ex Nihilo has the power to create new life and modify existing life forms on a planetary scale like control the movement and growth of the plants and transform organic life. Ex Nihilo can also fire energy blasts, exhale fire from his mouth, and has advanced longevity.
In "What If...Thanos had joined the Avengers", Ex Nihilo appears with the Avengers fighting the Builders.[10]
Hasbro released an Ex Nihilo action figure as part of Guardians of the GalaxyMarvel Legends line.
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