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| The Gorgon | |
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 Cover ofWolverine (vol. 3) #30 Art byJohn Romita Jr. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Wolverine (vol. 3) #20 (December 2004) |
| Created by | Mark Millar John Romita Jr. |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Tomi Shishido |
| Species | Human mutant |
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| Notable aliases | Wolverine[1] |
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The Gorgon (Tomi Shishido) is asupervillain appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics.
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The Gorgon first appeared inWolverine (vol. 3) #20 (December 2004), and was created byMark Millar andJohn Romita Jr. The character was killed inWolverine (vol. 3) #31, only to be resurrected later inSecret Warriors #2.
Tomi Shishido is a member ofthe Hand andHydra and a powerfulmutant, leading the extremist mutant society Dawn of the White Light. As a child, he possesses near superhuman levels of intelligence, being able to speak, walk, read, and write by the age of one.
At age 13, Shishido formulates a mathematical formula that proves the existence of theOne-Above-All and manifests the mutant ability to petrify others by sight. The media dubs him "the Gorgon", after theGorgon ofGreek mythology. Shortly after, he becomes the leader of the Dawn of the White Light, a terrorist cult.[2] At age 18, he kills his family and joins the Hand.[3]
Gorgon later becomes connected to Hydra and enters a relationship with Elsbeth Von Strucker,Baron Strucker's wife.[4] He attempts to assassinateNick Fury before being petrified and shattered afterWolverine reflects his powers on him.[5][2]
In "Dark Reign", the Hand resurrects Gorgon using fragments of his body.[6][7][2] He is also given the Godkiller sword, which is destroyed in a battle withPhobos.[8][9]
InFear Itself, Gorgon joinsH.A.M.M.E.R. andNorman Osborn's incarnation of theDark Avengers, during which he poses as Wolverine.[10][7] Gorgon and the Dark Avengers are defeated whenSkaar infiltrates the group and summons the Avengers.[11]
Gorgon is among the mutants invited by theQuiet Council of Krakoa to live in the newly established mutant nation ofKrakoa, provided he no longer holds any grudges against his fellow mutants. The Hand grandmaster accepts and later even drinks a beer with Wolverine during a party.[12] He became part of Krakoa's security force, the "Great Captains of Krakoa",[13] and served as a bodyguard forXavier,Magneto andApocalypse at political events.[14]
Gorgon participates inSaturnyne'sX of Swords contest againstArakko,[15] where he singlehandedly turns the tide of the tournament in Krakoa's favor by defeating 13 ofWhite Sword's one hundred champions before being killed by White Sword himself. White Sword offers to resurrect Gorgon as one of his champions as a reward for his bravery, but he declines and is praised as a hero upon his death.[16][17][18]
Gorgon is later resurrected bythe Five, but his mind is damaged because he died inOtherworld.[19][20] He later helps Nightcrawler defeatOnslaught and joins his team of Krakoan peacekeepers "The Legionaries".[21][22] Gorgon also unsuccessfully applies to be both a member of the X-Men and a member of the Quiet Council.[23]
The Gorgon possesses a variety of superhuman abilities as a result of genetic mutation and mystical enhancement from the Hand. He has superhuman physical abilities as well as the ability to petrify others via eye contact, a healing factor, telepathy, and skill in multiple martial arts.[2][24]
During theSpider-Geddon storyline,Arnim Zola creates a clone of the Gorgon to serve him, with intelligence and skills inferior to the original. This clone ambushesSuperior Octopus to reclaim him for Hydra. Gorgon petrifies Superior Octopus, but the latter transfers his consciousness to a clone body and kills him.[25]
