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Know xavier wipes out magnitos mind but some how they combine and onslought is very powerful. it took the F4 doc doom the avengers the hulk the x men and maybe a few others to defeat him and many died Here you go
Onslaught is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. He initially appeared in the X-Men comics in the 1990s. He was responsible for the Onslaught Saga crossover, which began in Onslaught: X-Men and ended in Onslaught: Marvel Universe and led directly into the Heroes Reborn event. The character first appeared in X-Men (Vol.2) #54, although there was forshadowing of the character's existence in X-Man #15 and X-Men Prime. The character last appeared in Onslaught: Marvel Universe.
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* 1 Character biography
* 2 Powers and abilities
* 3 More details on origin
* 4 Comic appearances
* 5 Other appearances
* 6 External links
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Character biography
Onslaught was an immensely powerful and mysterious character that seemingly showed up out of nowhere and started a war against the majority of super heroes in the Marvel universe. It nearly exterminated them, had it not been for the intervention of Franklin Richards who sent them to a pocket dimension.
The character was enormous and had a uniform similar to that of Magneto. It was incalculably strong, extraordinarily intelligent, and had vast psionic and magnetic powers. One by one Earth's heroes fell, and the character still gave no hint of its origin or motive. Finally, Onslaught was revealed to be not even a human being at all, but a composite life form made up of part of Magneto's mind and part of Professor Xavier's mind.
It was revealed that in the past, right before Magneto's mind was erased by Professor Xavier, he implanted a part of his own mind into Xavier's subconscious that slowly grew and took root over the course of the next few years. It gained control of Xavier's repressed unconscious (the store house of all of Xavier's psionic powers) and then separated this part of Xavier's mind from Xavier himself, thus eventually creating an entirely new life form independent of Xavier. Onslaught was finally set free when Nate Grey accidentally ripped Xavier's astral form from his body.
After manifesting into a quasi-physical being, Onslaught set out to make his power supreme on Earth so that he could dominate the planet. To that end he set out to capture two of the most precocious wielders of psionic and reality warping powers: X-Man (Nate Grey), and Franklin Richards. He acquired the former from Mr. Sinister and he kidnapped the latter. He imprisoned the two in a citadel he created in New York City in order to harness their powers.
Eventually, Onslaught was confronted by the combined forces of the Avengers, Fantastic Four, X-Men, the Hulk and (somewhat surprisingly) Doctor Doom. In a tide-turning engagement, the Hulk destroyed Onslaught's physical armor. Onslaught then became a being of pure psionic energy. Only after numerous Marvel heroes sacrificed their lives was Onslaught able to be defeated, and his ultimate destruction led to the creation of an alternate Heroes Reborn universe.
It took the combined powers of the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, the Hulk and Doctor Doom to defeat Onslaught, but all of the non-mutant heroes present were apparently killed in the process, save for the Hulk, who was somehow split physically between Bruce Banner and the Hulk, with Banner apparently dying alongside the heroes. The only mutant to be "killed" was the Scarlet Witch who was apparently able to sacrifice herself due to her reality altering powers. It was later revealed that Franklin Richards had placed those who had "died" in a pocket universe, from which they eventually returned.
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Powers and abilities
Onslaught has shown a wide variety of abilities including vast superhuman strength rivaling that of the Hulk, and it was nearly indestructible.
It had vast powers of energy projection. It had vast psionic abilities which included telekinesis and telepathy. Onslaught also partially absorbed the telepathic abilities of X-Man and the reality warping powers of Franklin Richards.
Xavier mindwipes Magneto. Art by Andy Kubert.
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Xavier mindwipes Magneto. Art by Andy Kubert.
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More details on origin
As detailed below, Onslaught had a very subtle and complex origin:
During the Fatal Attractions story arc, Magneto ripped the adamantium from Wolverine's skeleton after Wolverine tried to kill him (Magneto was threatening innocent lives with lethal force at the time). In response Professor Xavier shut down Magneto's mind psionically. When this happened a portion of Magneto's psyche (the most evil part of Magneto's mind) was transferred into Xavier's repressed subconscious ego. This small element of Magneto's psyche took root in the dark corner of Xavier's mind where his repressed anger at humanity's intolerance toward mutants was buried. This was the seed that would grow into the being known as Onslaught. This all took place in issues: X-Men (Vol. 2) #25 and Uncanny X-Men.
The entity would not be freed until much later, however. This occurred after the first Age of Apocalypse story finished. A being named Nate Grey from a parallel dimension came to Earth and when Professor X was trying to scan the mind of Nate Grey (X-Man) to verify Nate's origin, Nate Grey accidentally ripped Xavier's astral form out of his body. Somehow this act freed the hidden psionic entity that was struggling to divide itself from Xavier and take on life of its own. Unseen, the diabolical Onslaught was now free to draw its plans against humanity.Real name not applicable; manifest thought-form
Status destroyed (powers and memories returned to respective owners)
Affiliations Dark Beast, Post (his herald)
Previous affiliations
Notable aliases "That which shall survive"
Notable relatives Magneto (source of part of its mind), Professor Xavier (source of part of its mind)
Notable powers Vast superhuman strength, nearly indestructible, superhuman speed, vast abilities to project and manipulate most forms of energy, vast psionic powers including telekinesis and telepathy, combined intellect of two geniuses (Magneto and Professor Xavier).
Yes. Onslaught was mentioned by myself in a discussion with Darth Janus on the Professor Xavier versus Yoda thread. Onslaught is created from Magneto and Xavier - possesses their individually powerful abilities - along with a few of his own.
I think he could take ANY Star Wars entity - Ragnos included on - by himself. And perhaps he could take even these two. It took all of the major Marvel superheroes to defeat him - and they nearly got killed in the process.
Look.
Ragnos and NJO Luke are powerful - easily two of the most powerful Force-users in the Star Wars universe. But can they battle a being who possesses psionic ability beyond both of them, strength superior to the Hulk's and Juggernaut's (whom I would deduce are both beyond Ragnos) as well as the ability to withstand The Marvel Entities?
No. Ragnos would be wasted by himself. So would NJO Luke. The both of them together MIGHT stop him for a second or two. But even though I am a major Star Wars fan - I HIGHLY doubt Ragnos has power greater than 20 Major Marvel Superheroes...
Originally posted by atlant80
can you say 20 seconds of a pissed Ragnos and bye-bye solar system. 20 seconds. not even onslaught can do that
A magnificient achievement. I wasn't aware it was confirmed Ragnos could possess such powers, but of course, I am most likely wrong.
20 seconds of a pissed off Onslaught and say hello to a whole new dimension. Can Ragnos do that?
REAL NAME: Onslaught
KNOWN ALIASES: Charles Xavier
IDENTITY: Publicly Known
OCCUPATION: Would-be conqueror
CITIZENSHIP: Unknown
PLACE OF BIRTH: Unknown
PLACE OF DESTRUCTION: Central Park citadel, astral fortress
MARITAL STATUS: Unknown
KNOWN RELATIVES: Unknown
GROUP AFFILIATION: None
BASE OF OPERATION: Central Park citadel, astral fortress
FIRST APPEARANCE: X-Men (Vol. 2) #53 (1996)
FINAL APPEARANCE:
History: Onslaught was a sentient psionic entity created from the consciousness of two mutants: Professor Charles Xavier, telepathic founder of the heroic X-Men, and the charismatic subversive known as Magneto, Master of Magnetism. During a battle between the X-Men and Magneto's Acolytes, Xavier used his telepathic powers to shut down Magneto's mind, rendering him catatonic. During the psionic contact, Magneto's anger, grief and lust for vengeance entered Xavier's consciousness; commingling with every long-suppressed negative feeling Xavier had endured during the last 30 years. This aggregation resulted in the being known as Onslaught.
Onslaught remained dormant for some time. Gradually, Xavier's frustration with his dream of mutant-human harmony began to increase, exacerbated by the daily growth of anti-mutant hysteria, the deaths of dozens of mutants from the lethal Legacy Virus, and his own failed attempt to rehabilitate the mutant sociopath called Sabretooth. Xavier reached his breaking point when anti-mutant humans killed a young mutant near the grounds of the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, the secret base of the X-Men. It was at this point that Onslaught awakened within Xavier and began to manifest himself to others.
Following an encounter with the mystically empowered criminal called the Juggernaut (Xavier's stepbrother, Cain Marko), Onslaught invaded a government-sanctioned Sentinel base. He downloaded the current specifications for the mutant-hunting androids and erased portions of the memories of the employees working in the clandestine factory. Soon after, while hiding in Xavier's mind, Onslaught encountered the telepathic, telekinetic X-Man. He pulled the Professor's body from the astral plane, a feat never before achieved. Through X-Man's actions, Onslaught was able to escape Xavier's mind and move independently. After taking full possession of the Professor's mind and body, Onslaught-as-Xavier called together the X-Men. When they resisted his plan to turn them into soldiers fighting a total war against humans, Onslaught revealed himself to the X-Men and attempted to destroy the outlaw adventurers. The time-tossed mutant soldier called Bishop, remembering childhood stories of a traitor betraying and killing the X-Men, began to realize that the guilty party was Xavier as Onslaught. Bishop rescued his teammates. Taking Xavier's body with him, Onslaught escaped.
Once free, Onslaught created a childlike psionic projection named Charles to gain the trust of young Franklin Richards, a mutant possessing the latent power to alter reality. Onslaught succeeded in capturing the child despite a rescue attempt by Franklin's parents, Mister Fantastic and Invisible Woman, members of the legendary super-team known as the Fantastic Four. Now carrying Franklin and Xavier, Onslaught captured X-Man, intending to use his raw psionic power to fuel Onslaught’s plans to transform the human race into a collective consciousness. Onslaught returned to New York, reprogramming the Sentinel robots to obey his commands and form a protective circle around Manhattan, sealing off the island from the rest of the world.
The X-Men, the Fantastic Four and the Avengers, Earth's Mightiest Heroes, challenged Onslaught. Their first confrontation with the entity and his minions resulted in the rescue of a now-powerless Xavier, who retained his usual benevolent personality. Onslaught now existed as psionic energy contained within his armor. A second and final confrontation occurred at his Central Park citadel. After a number of attempts to free Franklin and X-Man from Onslaught's seemingly impervious armor, the heroes regrouped. During their next assault, X-Man Jean Grey used her telepathy to turn off the part of the monstrous Hulk's mind that contained the rationality of his alter ego, Dr. Bruce Banner. The now-savage Hulk, possessed of a nearly animalistic intelligence and unbelievable strength, battled Onslaught and tore apart his armor. The resulting explosion of psionic energy separated Banner and the Hulk, and Onslaught was left as an energy being, immune to most physical harm. Onslaught then used Franklin's powers to create a second sun that would destroy the heroes and Manhattan.
The Avenger known as Thor, Asgardian God of Thunder, master of storm and lightning, flew into the energy being, disrupting Onslaught's form. Realizing that Thor's efforts alone were insufficient to destroy their adversary, the non-mutant members of the Avengers and the Fantastic Four entered the energy field. The X-Men were unable to do likewise, as it was theorized that if Onslaught, a being of mutant origin, came to possess a mutant host, he would become unstoppable. Onslaught dissolved, seemingly destroyed, along with the heroes who had thrown themselves into the rift. The remaining Sentinels were disabled, Franklin and X-Man were rescued, and Manhattan was returned to normal. Later, it was revealed that the Avengers and the Fantastic Four did not die, as had been surmised. Rather, the heroes were reborn in a pocket universe created by Franklin. The Avengers and the Fantastic Four returned to their rightful home months later, possessing only hazy memories of their time on Counter-Earth.
HEIGHT: 6 ft. in Professor X's body, 10 ft. in his own form; could grow more than two stories tall
WEIGHT: 190 lbs. in Professor X's body, 900 lbs. in his own form
EYES: Field of red
HAIR: None
SUPERHUMAN POWERS: Onslaught possessed the combined mutant abilities of his progenitors Professor X and Magneto. He could induce illusions, temporary mental or physical paralysis, loss of specific memories, or total amnesia; project mind-numbing mental bolts; and sense the presence of mutants within a small radius. Also, Onslaught was able to shape and manipulate magnetic fields, both natural and artificial. Using his powers to augment his strength, he could lift up to 100 tons. Other abilities included telekinesis and astral projection.