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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The Uncanny X-Men #229 (May 1988) |
| Created by | Chris Claremont Marc Silvestri |
| In-story information | |
| Species | Human mutant |
| Team affiliations | X-Men Generation X Reavers |
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Gateway is afictionalsuperhero appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. The character has been depicted as an Australianmutant with the ability toteleport objects and people from one location to another. He is considered an unofficial member of theX-Men.
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Gateway first appeared inThe Uncanny X-Men #229 (May 1988), and was created byChris Claremont andMarc Silvestri.[1]
Much of Gateway's past remains a mystery, including his name and place of birth. He is anAboriginal Australian man who appears to have grown up in theOutback.
He serves the criminal group theReavers in repayment for an undisclosed favor they did him. As extra assurance of his loyalty, they threaten to destroy an Aboriginal holy place if he betrays them. They call him "Gateway" in reference to his ability to create gateways between two points in space.[2] Some time later, theX-Men appear in the Outback and attack the Reavers' headquarters. Though Gateway helps the ReaversSkullbuster,Bonebreaker, andPretty Boy escape, the X-Men realize he is not a Reaver.[3]
The X-Men take up residence in the Reavers' former hideout, and Gateway begins voluntarily using his powers to assist them. Initially, since he seems unable or unwilling to speak,Psylocke uses her telepathy to communicate to Gateway where the X-Men wish to go.[4] However, they soon realize he always knows their desired destination without being told.[5]
More recently, he appears at theXavier Institute in Massachusetts, whereGeneration X is training, with a young girl. When he encountersBanshee, he simply speaks the word, "Penance", which is assumed to be the girl's name. Gateway would continue to appear sporadically around Generation X for some time, often in the presence of theSt. Croix twins Nicolette and Claudette, with whom he apparently had a teacher-student relationship.[6][7]
Gateway appears briefly toStorm's X-Treme X-Men team, shortly after the death of Psylocke, and reveals that he is the ancestor ofBishop andShard.[8]
He is one of the mutants to have retained his powers afterM-Day, when theScarlet Witch depowered most mutants on Earth.[9]
It is revealed toIceman andCannonball that Gateway was one of the targeted mutants theMarauders were killing, along withCable,Vargas, and theWitness, due to his powers giving him the ability to see into the future.[10] Gateway survives the assassination attempt and becomes a mentor toEden Fesi, who possesses similar teleportation abilities to his.[11]
InUncanny X-Force (2012), Gateway is killed byUltimaton.[12] Years later, he is resurrected following the establishment ofKrakoa as a mutant nation.[13]
Gateway is a mutant withteleportation and psychic abilities. This enables him to generatewormholes that connect vast distances, communicate telepathically, and manipulate dreams.[6][7][14][15][16]