Elijah Cross (Earth-616)

Elijah Cross
Name	Elijah Cross
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	X-Cell
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	3′6″ (1.07 m)
Eyes	Irises: Brown
Hair	Brown
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Depowered mutant, temporary repowered by Terrigenesis
Living Status	Deceased
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Death	Mutant Town, New York City, New York
Personal Information
Identity	No Dual
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Terrorist
Base of Operations	Mutant Town, New York City, New York
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Peter David
First	X-Factor (Vol. 3) #17 (March, 2007)
First	X-Factor (Vol. 3) #17 (March, 2007)
Death	X-Factor (Vol. 3) #20 (June, 2007)
Death	X-Factor (Vol. 3) #20 (June, 2007)

History

Elijah Cross was one of the thousands of mutants depowered due to the effects of M-Day. Believing the U.S. government to be responsible for M-Day, Elijah founded and led the terrorist organization X-Cell.

He was targeted by FBI agents and S.H.I.E.L.D. Cape-Killers.

Eventually, he sought out Quicksilver for help. Using the power of the Terrigen Crystals, Quicksilver was able to briefly repower Elijah and a few other members of X-Cell.

Elijah Cross leading the charge with X-Cell

Discovering X-Cell's plans to attack the government, the X-Factor Investigations crew came out as enforcement to stop them. During the battle, Elijah's body was overloaded by the Terrigen Crystals and he exploded, making the X-Cellers aware of their own fates. In order to prevent his teammates Reaper and Fatale who were becoming unstable from their powers from exploding in street, Abyss teleported them and himself into his Brimstone Dimension.

Attributes

Powers

Elijah was a mutant, but lost his mutant powers due to the effects of M-Day.

Former Powers

• Density Manipulation: Elijah could increase the density of his own body to become heavier. Increasing his density did not impede his ability to move. The end effect of increasing his density allowed him to hit like a ton of bricks. He was depicted bowling through a small army of Madrox's dupes.

Notes

• In X-Factor (Vol. 3) #17 and 18, Elijah was shown to be Caucasian with brown hair. In 19 the back of his head is shown in shadow. In 20 he is dark-skinned and has black hair. Whether this is a consequence of the Terrigen Crystals or a simple printer's mistake is unrevealed.

See Also

• 3 appearance(s) of Elijah Cross (Earth-616)
• 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Elijah Cross (Earth-616)
• 2 image(s) of Elijah Cross (Earth-616)
• 1 quotation(s) by or about Elijah Cross (Earth-616)