| Nanny | |
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_(Earth-616).jpg) Nanny as seen inHellions #1. Art by Stephen Segovia. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | X-Factor #30 (July 1988) |
| Created by | Louise Simonson Walt Simonson |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Eleanor Murch |
| Species | Human mutant Cyborg |
| Team affiliations | Exiles Hellions Nanny's Lost Boys (and Girls) |
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| Orphan-Maker | |
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_(Earth-616)_from_Hellions_Vol_1_17_Cover.jpg) Orphan-Maker as seen on the cover ofHellions #17. Art by Stephen Segovia. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | X-Factor #31 (August 1988) |
| Created by | Louise Simonson Walt Simonson |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Peter |
| Species | Human mutant |
| Team affiliations | Exiles Hellions Nanny's Lost Boys (and Girls) |
| Abilities | Armor provides: Superhuman strength and resistance Wields energy weapons |
Nanny andOrphan-Maker aresupervillains appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. Their first appearances were inX-Factor #30 (Nanny) and #31 (Orphan-Maker).[1] The duo see themselves as "protectors" ofmutant children, whom they abduct after murdering their parents. While intelligent, Nanny is highly irrational. Orphan-Maker, who is a young child encased in an adult-sized armor, behaves with the immaturity of his actual age.
Nanny and Orphan-Maker first appeared as opponents ofX-Factor, a super-team made up of the five originalX-Men. Nanny first appeared inX-Factor #30 (August 1988), while Orphan-Maker was introduced inX-Factor #31 (September 1988). They were created byLouise Simonson andWalt Simonson.
They eventually became regular supporting characters in books featuring X-Men-related characters. Their appearances includeX-Factor #35 (December 1988), #40 (May 1989),Uncanny X-Men #247-248 (August–September 1989), #265-267 (August–September 1990),Generation X #2-4 (December 1994-February 1995),Generation X Holiday Special #1 (February 1998),Slingers #9 (August 1999), andWolverine: Killing Made Simple #1 (October 2008).
They received an entry in theOfficial Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89 #5.
Eleanor Murch, the woman who would become known as Nanny, is amutant with low-level telepathy and mind control powers. She was employed as a scientist by the organization known as theRight. When Murch discovered the Right's anti-mutant agenda, she tried to thwart their plans, only to be captured and sealed in an egg-shaped armored suit of her creation. She managed to escape, driven insane by her experience.[2]
Now calling herself Nanny, Murch vows to save mutant children, believing that their families were evil. She discovered the existence of a child called Peter, who was being held captive inMister Sinister's "orphanage". Sinister had placed Peter in his orphanage as a small child to use him as a weapon. After realizing Peter's powers were too dangerous, Sinister decided to execute him. Nanny rescues Peter, who becomes the first of her "Lost Boys (and Girls)". Nanny fitted him with a suit of armor that would suppress his uncontrollable powers and give him the appearance of a large Man, christening him Orphan-Maker. Nanny and Orphan-Maker embarked on a crusade to "save" young mutant children by killing their parents of young mutants and abducting them.[3][4][5]
Nanny and Orphan-Maker confront the X-Men while operating out of a small, faux-town in the Australian outback.Dazzler andHavok are ambushed, captured, and transformed into children. They are given battlesuits themselves and convinced to attack the other X-Men.[6]
Nanny and Orphan-Maker are defeated afterColossus rescues Havok from his battlesuit. Confused and disoriented from his experience, Havok blasts Nanny's ship, apparently killingStorm.[6] Nanny and Orphan-Maker kidnap Storm and leave behind a decoy body resembling her.[7]
During an incident where a mentally ill young mutant had taken hostages inside his school, Orphan-Maker is driven away partly because the mutantSkin manages to interfere with his suit's energy flow. He escapes in a technologically advanced vehicle disguised as an ice cream truck.[8]
In the new status quo for mutants postHouse of X and Powers of X,Professor X andMagneto invite all mutants to live onKrakoa and welcome even former enemies into their fold.[9] Nanny and Orphan-Maker join theHellions, a loose group of outcast mutants operating under Mister Sinister, alongside Havok,Kwannon,Empath,John Greycrow, andWild Child.[10]
Sinister sends the Hellions to steal the weapons of the Swordbearers ofArakko and thus force them to forfeitSaturnyne'sX of Swords tournament. When the Hellions arrive in Amenth, Sinister reveals that they were actually sent to collect DNA samples from the mutants of Arakko. Nanny, Orphan-Maker, and Wild Child are killed byTarn the Uncaring and his servants, the Locus Vile.[11]
After he and Nanny are resurrected, Orphan-Maker develops a rebellious streak and attempts to be more independent from Nanny. This does not last long however, and he soon goes back to craving Nanny's attention. Due to Orphan-Maker's earlier behavior, Nanny neglects him and begins caring for an orphaned A.I. baby, unbeknownst to the rest of the team.[12]
After the baby is stolen, Orphan-Maker storms the Right's base to rescue it, desperate to prove himself to Nanny. He manages to single-handedly fight his way to the heart of the compound and find the robot, only for Nanny to storm in and take it from him. In spite of his heroism, she continues to ignore him and pay attention to the robot. However, the robot's mutant-hating A.I. activates, causing it to kill Nanny. Distraught over her death, Orphan-Maker embarks on a rampage, killing everyone he comes across.[13]
Following his rampage, Orphan-Maker is put on trial by the Quiet Council of Krakoa and sentenced to exile in Krakoa's Pit of Exile, with Nanny choosing to accompany him.[14] After spending some time in the Pit, they are freed byCypher along with Third-Eye,Nekra,Oya,Madison Jeffries,Melter, andToad. The group is tasked with hunting downSabretooth.[15]
The group is attacked by a super-poweredOrchis member called the Creation, who kidnaps Orphan-Maker for experimentation. Nanny assured the rest of the team that, if Orphan-Maker is separated from his armor, no one on Earth will survive.[16] At Orchis's base, Orphan-Maker is taken care of by Dr. Barrington, who manipulates him into removing his mask. Without his mask, Peter's powers activate, killing Barrington and threatening to destroy the Orchis base.[5] Peter is rescued and given a new suit, built for him by Nanny and Jeffries.[17]
Nanny is a mutant with low-level telepathic and mind control abilities. She is also a genius-level cyberneticist. Nanny is able to regress the bodies of adult mutants to those of children, presumably through technological means. Her telepathic powers allow her to regress adults to the mindset of a child. Her body is encased within her armor, which allows her to fly andteleport.
Orphan-Maker is a mutant with an unknown but potentially world-ending power.[3][4][16][5] He wields armor that suppresses his powers, is highly resistant to most forms of attack, and has certain reflective properties that enhance his strength and allow him to deflect energy attacks. Orphan-Maker is equipped with large guns that fire destructive energy.
When Orphan-Maker's armor was breached in a fight with theMarauders, he began spewing an acid-like substance that meltedScrambler's face.[18] When he took his helmet off, his head glowed with ethereal white energy, and the person closest to him was apparently killed instantly.[5]