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Height: 6 ft. 2 in.
Weight: 240 lbs.
Eyes: Red
Hair: Blond
Skin: Gold

Known Superhuman Powers: Adam Warlock possesses a number of superhuman properties and powers derived from his artificially determined genetic structure. His bone and muscle tissue is denser than human, endowing him with superhuman strength and resilience.

1. Strength Level: Adam Warlock possesses superhuman strength which he can increase even further by enhancing it with cosmic energy. Marvel directories list his strength at roughly 4 tons unenhanced - and 40 tons enhanced. This listing originates from the old handbooks - since then Warlock created new bodies for himself, pip, and gamora. Pip's new body raised his strength from a normal human - up to class 10 (perhaps higher). To what extent Warlock augmented his own strength is unknown, though since that time Warlock has been capable of doing battle with several class 100 entities. It is presumable he is at least capable of reaching class 70 or 80.

Strength Limitations: Warlock's strength is enhanced through cosmic power (and in some cases by drawing energy from the soul gem). While it is nearly impossible for him to exhaust himself, it would be possible were his stored energies drained. Warlock's strength is phenomenal, but he has yet to physically best a being such as Thor or Thanos.

2. Durability: Warlock has an immense durability - which when he is tapping cosmic energy increases even further. He took multiple blows from the brother of Ulik, who was presumably class 90 - without being harmed. He is able to withstand lightning bolts, missles, bullets, and nuclear warheads. When at his maximum strength, Warlock is surrounded in a nimbus of energy. He has not, however, reached this peak of durability is quite some time.

Durability Limitations: When unaquainted with his new body, Warlock was easily defeated by smaller explosions and blows. This is likely because he was not channeling cosmic energy. Also, with exposure to his gem - Warlock's durability seems to decrease. He proved wholly incapable of besting Maxam or Thor in hand to hand combat. Warlock's durability seems to have a relation to his concentration as well - so when unprepared he is only slightly more durable than normal beings.

Among his body's special adaptations was an enclave of cells able to tap and transform cosmic energy for personal use. Warlock could use this energy to enhance his physical strength, endurance, and powers of recuperation. He could also employ cosmic energy to negate the force of gravity beneath him, enabling him to fly.

3. Cosmic Power: Warlock has a fair ability to tap cosmic energy for personal uses. He is unable to manipulate it as well as the Silver Surfer, or tap quantities anywhere near those Thanos of Titan does. Normally Warlock uses his cosmic power for bolts of destructive force, and to enhance his own strength and durability. When channeled into a bolt, his maximum strength was capable of destroying an area the size of the Kremlin in a single shot.

Cosmic Power Limitations: The stored cosmic power is what actually allows Warlock to function. If his power is drained from him, Warlock will become weaker. Moondragon once built a device capable of 'shutting off' Kismet (Warlock's genetic twin) and her stored energy. This caused her to collapse, unable to move. Her durability also dropped to that of a normal human while the effect was occuring. Warlock can expel his cosmic reserves faster than they regenerate, thus weakening him over time.

4.) Travel: In an Earthlike atmosphere, Warlock was able to attain the speed of sound (770 miles per hour). He could use his cosmic energy to locate and enter natural space-warps (discontinuities in the fabric of space) in order to traverse interstellar space. Warlock is capable of flying faster than light in space - but he is not as fast as the Silver Surfer. He is also able to teleport short distances, but the greater the distance, the more taxing the teleportation effort. Once, in desperate need to return home, Warlock travelled into a black hole, and used it to appear closer to Earth.

5.) Energy Manipulation: Adam Warlock has demonstrated the ability to use his cosmic powers to affect energy and matter. The extent of this ability is unknown, but he was capable, with the soul gems aid, of turning Thanos of Titan to stone. The fact that Thanos, as a titan external, was able to control his own molecular structure suggests Warlock has a great degree of ability in this area. Normally, however, Warlock uses the soul gem itself for such feats. This could be related to the fact that the soul gem appears to have weakened his personal attributes.

6.) Mind Power: An early bid for psionics, Warlock had them in excess. His telepathy was able to pierce telepathic shielding, and his telekinesis able to block the hammer and blows of Thor with ease. He possesses a nearly invinicible telepathic shield around his mind - though psi's of Exodus, Sersi, Man-Beast strength are able to pierce this shield and affect his mind.

Mind Power Limitations: Warlock infrequently uses his psionic abilities since gaining the soul gem. He has, however, used it against Quasar to force illusions upon him. It is unclear exactly how Warlock's mind functions, but it was apparently complex enough to be too great a distraction during the Infinity Gauntlet while he fought the heroes.


7.) Soul Affinity: Adam Warlock has demonstrated a close affinity to his own, and other, souls. This is likely because of his longstanding relationship with the soul gem. Even without the gem Warlock is able to sense another's soul - commune with it - and possibly affect it. He can commit exocisms within a body as well.

Soul Affinity Limitations: He does not often use these abilities - and it can be assumed that they are at least in some fashion augmented by the gem itself

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SOUL GEM:

Adam Warlock possesses a green soul-gem which adheres to his forehead. Originally part of the being which gave birth to the omniverse, the soul-gem is one of six of its kind. The soul-gem appeared to possess a consciousness of sorts. Warlock's soul-gem is the only one of the six known to have "vampiric" tendencies.

Karmic Blast: This power can be used to 'disrupt one's anima center',inflicting massive damage to both a persons mind and spirit. Few entities have ever withstood this attack, Thor managed to only due to his "Asgardian Royal Spirit". Normally this is limited to a line of sight attack, though if the bearer of the gem is experienced enough, or the gem desires it, then it is presumed the attack could cover any distance within this reality's sphere.
Soul Detection: The Soul Gem can be used to sense other sentient beings in order to A) track someone known to the wielder, or B) determine the presence of other people via the presence of the soul within them (including astral bodies).
Soul World: The Soul Gem itself contains a pocket dimension. This reality can be used to store as many souls as the wielder likes, for an indefinite period of time. Adam Warlock has proved to be the "Master" of this dimension, even when he is not in possession of the gem. He is without peer, and shapes his powers to his whim while within the world. He has only been defeated once, by a creature named Rune, and that was when the gem betrayed him to aid Rune.
Soul Absorption: The Soul Gem can be used to literally absorb the soul of another, storing it in Soul World. While so holding a soul, the holder of the soul gem will gain all of the knowledge of that being, and be able to use it directly after absorbing. The act of stealing a soul is extremely quick, in truth it does not even take "time", as shown when Warlock stole the soul of Rune and brought him into Soul World, even after time was frozen.
De-evolution: The Soul Gem is able to de-evolve things into earlier states, this includes living and non-living material. Warlock used it on bullets once, to de-evolve them into their seperate molecules, and thus become a danger no longer. He has also used it on the Man-Beast, turning him back into a wolf with a single blast of the gem.
Linguistics: Using the soul gem, the wielder can understand the spoken languages of others, and communicate with others in their own tongues as well. This is not limited in any means, as it connects the two beings through means of their souls.
Truth Revealing: The Soul Gem is able to reveal "truth" in things. When a being named Abyss sent "shadows" to attack Warlock, he used the Soul Gem's truth revealing ability to show them as beings without souls, thus causing them to cease their existance. He can also use this on beings to force the truth from them.
Shields: The Soul Gem is able to produce both kinetic and de-evolutionary fields. Presumably it could generate energy fields as well, but this has not been demonstrated.
Prevention: The Soul Gem has only displayed this ability once - apparently it relates to preventing a natural occurance while in the beam of the soul gem. Its listed use was preventing a fire from spreading by not allowing natural oxidation. Extents and uses are completely unknown.

Karma Staff:

Warlock can form a Karma Staff using the soul gem. This is a projection of his soul, and is possessed of many abilities. One of which is redirecting energy of seemingly any origin. He has proved capable of redirecting two seperate blasts to two seperate targets, at the same time. Quasar hypothesized that Warlock channeled his energy through the staff, and it is clear Warlock's energy projection abilities increase once the staff is formed. As yet, nothing has proved capable of breaking the staff (as it is an extension of his will power and spirit). Warlock is able to form/unform the staff at will, so if it was taken from him he could simply teleport it back to his hand - and has done so against Thor. One of the greatest feats achieved through the Karma Staff was when Warlock channeled enough energy to actually wrap a being in the destructive power.

Unclassified Abilities:

Warlock has been identified as a 'True Warlock' - that is, being one with the elements of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. What this means, or the abilities he gains from it - are completely unknown. However, the Star Thief acknowleged this facet of Warlock's being as being true.

It has been confirmed that Warlock possesses some mystical potential - the ability to cast spells. Why he does not do this is not known, but he has access to all spells Dr. Strange knew at the time of the Infinity Gauntlet.

Warlock used to require air to survive. He could drown or suffocate - this later changed for no apparent reason. Now Warlock can survive indefinetly without food, air, or water.

He is able to dodge with amazing ability. Without warning he was capable of dodging lasers while underwater.

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Originally posted by Laminator_X
In anything but an all-out brawl Warlock wins. That being said, loosing to Warlock might be the best thing that could happen to the Sentry. Adam is one of the few people who could really help with his problems.i

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Originally posted by Laminator_X
In anything but an all-out brawl Warlock wins. That being said, loosing to Warlock might be the best thing that could happen to the Sentry. Adam is one of the few people who could really help with his problems.i

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Originally posted by Sir Whirlysplat
classic Warlock was class 50 and had trouble with the black knight of the Universal church who had the strength of ten. That said the storylines were better then.

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Originally posted by Adam Warlock
Classic Warlock battled Thor and held his own against Thor.

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Originally posted by the Darkone
Adam Warlock has too many feats, and that's the wrong person to f**k with he will end up snatching your soul out of you in a blink of an eye.

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Originally posted by LORD B
adam warlock ftw easily

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Originally posted by DigiMark007
I don't think anyone has had the meteoric fall after so much hype that Sentry has. He's still legitimately above everyone but the top heralds, but not much else.

Classic Warlock ftw. Mind games and elusiveness...there's no way he'd go head-to-head with the Golden Guardian.