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TheUnicorn is the name of severalsupervillains appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics.
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The first Unicorn (Milos Masaryk) debuted inTales of Suspense #56 (Aug. 1964) and was created byStan Lee andDon Heck.[1]
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 The Unicorn as featured on the cover ofIron Man #154 (Jan. 1982). Art byBob Layton. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Tales of Suspense #56 (Aug. 1964) |
| Created by | Stan Lee (Writer) Don Heck (Artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Milos Masaryk |
| Species | Human mutate |
| Team affiliations | Lethal Legion Maggia KGB |
| Partnerships | Count Nefaria Plantman Eel Porcupine Scarecrow Red Ghost Titanium Man Mandarin |
| Notable aliases | Uncanny Unicorn |
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Milos Masaryk was aSovietintelligence agent assigned to track down the originalCrimson Dynamo, who defects toAmerica. Wearing technology designed by the Dynamo, Masaryk gives himself the alias the "Unicorn" and battlesIron Man, but is defeated.[2] The Unicorn was among the villains affected byDoctor Doom's high-frequency emotion charger, and was compelled to attack theFantastic Four at the wedding ofReed Richards andSusan Storm.[3]
The Unicorn later allies withCount Nefaria and undergoes experimental conditioning to augment his powers.[4][5] With increased strength, he battled Iron Man once more after attempting to extort money from the U.S. Congress, but is defeated again.[6] The process left the Unicorn with "accelerated cellular deterioration", and he is taunted with a cure by theRed Ghost in exchange for assistance against Iron Man. However, once it becomes evident that the Red Ghost has lied, the Unicorn aids Iron Man and later escapes.[7]
TheMandarin makes a similar promise to the Unicorn and deploys him against Iron Man on two separate occasions, both ending in Unicorn's defeat. In the first instance, the Mandarin's consciousness becomes entrapped in the Unicorn's body,[8] but the Mandarin's mind is later freed from the Unicorn's body.[9] Using the alias "The Other", theTitanium Man uses the Unicorn against Iron Man who is finally able to capture Masaryk. In a dramatic turn, the very moment of his capture sees Masaryk slip into a life-threateningcoma.[10] Iron Man takes Masaryk to theAvengers Mansion, where teammateYellowjacket wakes Masaryk and cures him of his debilitating disease. The process has the result of driving Masaryk insane, and a disorientated Unicorn inadvertently activates the hidden robotArsenal. The Unicorn is stunned by the robot — which Iron Man drives off — and then placed instasis pending a cure for his mental illness.[11]
Months later, Masaryk is freed when a fire breaks out at Stark Enterprises.[12] He resumes the identity of the Unicorn and finds and attacks Iron Man once again. Still insane, the Unicorn refuses to believe that "The Other" was a lie, and begins to walk back to theSoviet Union via the ocean to find him. A severely weakened Iron Man can only watch as the Unicorn apparently drowns in theAtlantic Ocean.[13]
The Unicorn is later revived by the entity theBeyonder to fight with a new version of theLethal Legion. The Unicorn is given a true third eye on a stalk with energy projection capabilities in lieu of a suit.[14]
During the "Infinity" storyline, Unicorn is among the villains recruited bySpymaster to help him attack the almost-defenseless Stark Tower.[15]
Iron Man andHellcat later find Unicorn trying to steal theGutenberg Bible.Korvac witnesses the fight and uses lightning to strike Iron Man, which also destroyed the Bible.[16] Unicorn later appears to help Korvac,Blizzard, andController fight Iron Man and Hellcat.[17]
A second unnamed (at the time of his debut) Unicorn with a developed tentacled eye within his power-horn appears as a member of Remont 4 and goes on a rampage inSaint Petersburg until captured by the third Titanium Man. His third eye is then amputated and he is incarcerated.[18]
During theCivil War storyline, the second Unicorn is approached byBaron Zemo and forced to either join Zemo's team ofThunderbolts or go to jail. He chooses to join and fights on the team's behalf.[19]
He is next seen inHulk: Winter Guard along withIron Maiden, Titanium Man, Volga, and the Snow Leopards as Remont 6.[20]
This versions' real name is revealed to beYegor Balinov inOfficial Handbook of the Marvel Universe.[21]
A third Unicorn, whose real name isAaidan Blomfield and wore the same Unicorn costume as his predecessors, only with an actual horn on the helmet, is recruited into the supervillain groupStockpile byMorgan Stark to destroy Iron Man, but they are defeated by the combined efforts of Iron Man andWar Machine. Blomfield claimed to be an old foe of Iron Man's, but it is unknown if he really is, or was just riding on the reputation of the original Unicorn.[22]
Roderick Kingsley later sold one of the Unicorn's outfits to an unnamed criminal. Unicorn is seen working for Roderick Kingsley's side at the time whenHobgoblin (Roderick Kingsley's butler Claude) was leading his forces into attacking theGoblin King's Goblin Nation.[23]
FollowingSpider-Man's victory over the Goblin King, Unicorn was among the former Hobgoblin minions at the Bar with No Name where they encounterElectro.[24]
During theAXIS storyline, Unicorn was among the supervillains that Missile Mate assembled to join the side ofPhil Urich (who was operating as Goblin King) and the remnants of the Goblin Nation upon claiming that Roderick Kingsley "abandoned" them.[25]
Roderick Kingsley later regains Unicorn's services.[26]
Originally, the Unicorn had no superhuman powers; his helmet was the source of his abilities. However, the Unicorn has undergone mutagenic radiation treatments which gave him superhuman strength and endurance. The Unicorn's soft tissues are dozens of times harder than those of an ordinary human, making him highly resistant to physical injury. The process which endowed the Unicorn with superhuman powers caused accelerated cellular deterioration, which eventually severely affected his sanity and physical health.
He wears headgear equipped with an energy projector that tunes to various frequency and power levels. This allows him to project concussive energy blasts (electron or neutron beams), lasers, and microwave energy. It also allows him to project aforce field and to levitate objects magnetically. He also wears a rocket belt equipped with twin, high-efficiency electric micro turbines that allow him to fly; the belt also contains the power supply for his helmet which consists of an array of nuclear-powered thermo-electric cells. The Unicorn also wears body armor of unknown composition. His equipment was designed by ProfessorAnton Vanko.
The Unicorn is a formidable hand-to-hand combatant, having received training in armed and unarmed combat by theKGB. He is highly proficient in the use of firearms. He is highly fluent in both English and Russian, and has received KGB training in intelligence techniques.
An unidentified alternate universe variant of the Unicorn makes a cameo appearance inUltimate Nightmare. This version was a convict who participated in an abandoned Russiansuper-soldier program involving theVision's biotechnology and went insane due to years of isolation. Additionally, he possesses a horn capable of projecting electricity, the ability to levitate, and enhanced durability. After being found by theUltimates, the Unicorn is killed byNick Fury.[27]
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