History
Origin[]
Jonas Graymalkin was born in pre-revolutionary America. At the age of sixteen he was aware of the turmoil in the colonies over taxation from the British Parliament but he did not care. Jonas was coming to terms with his own issues as he just realized he was gay. One day while meeting another boy in his family's barn he was discovered by his father, a religious man, who believed his son to be an abomination and a spawn of the devil. Beating Jonas nearly to death, his father then sought to bury him alive in the nearby woods. This burial triggered Jonas' mutant powers, allowing him to survive some 200 years underground before being unearthed in the modern era.[1]
Final Genesis[]
Jonas was able to rise from his would-be-grave located under the Xavier Institute when it was blasted open by the last Sentinel attack that destroyed the school. He was greeted by Cipher,[2] and after their meeting, the two of them observed the Cyclops impostor, Donald Pierce, training the Young X-Men. Jonas resolved to kill the man he thought was Cyclops.
When he attempted to kill Pierce, he met Dust and Magma prior to Pierce's escape.[3] After the final battle with Pierce, Jonas was recruited into the Young X-Men team.[4]
Manifest Destiny: Abomination[]
After performing a genetic test, Beast discovered that Graymalkin was a collateral ancestor of Professor Charles Xavier, hence why his last name is the street that the Xavier Institute was built on.
Beast analyzed the boy's powers but to his ignorance, could not determine what discrimination could have doomed him to being buried alive if his powers emerged while buried.[1]
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Jonas coming out to Victor
Anole comforted him stating that it was not his fault nor his father's because of the lack of tolerance 200 years ago, after Jonas had told him his life story.[1]
Book Of Revelations[]
With surprising ease, he adjusted to the 21st century well. However, he was still weary of his "identity" as a gay man to the point where he would not let Emma Frost read his mind for fear of how she would judge.[5]
Despite his inexperience in battle, Graymalkin continued to work as a full member of the Young X-Men. He assisted in the fight against Krakoa,[5] the defeat of the Y-Men,[6] and the battle with The Neo on the Golden Gate Bridge.[7]
He formed a close friendship with Anole, and was pivotal in integrating Cipher into the Young X-Men. He also reached out to Ink when he was struggling with alienation from his team and the news that he was not in fact a mutant.[6]
Secret Invasion, Utopia, & Nation X[]
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Storm supervising the training session of Graymalkin, Anole, Rockslide, and Dagger
Graymalkin was seen fighting alongside the other X-Men in San Francisco during the Skrull invasion.[8]
When anti-mutant protesters led by Simon Trask marched in San Francisco in support of Proposition X, Graymalkin and a number of other mutants were part of a pro-mutant rights mob and attempted to stall their demonstration. When Hellion taunted the protesters, Trask incited a riot and Graymalkin was seen fighting them off alongside Anole and Beast.
On the island nation of Utopia, Graymalkin continued his combat training along with Anole, Rockslide, and Dagger.[9]
Schism and Jean Grey School[]
After the schism between Wolverine and Cyclops, Graymalkin transferred along with most of the young mutants on Utopia to the Jean Grey School, in Westchester, New York.[10]
Krakoa[]
Graymalkin was one of the many mutants that joined the mutant nation of Krakoa upon its creation. He was seen alongside many other Krakoans grieving Charles Xavier death at the hands of anti-mutant super-human criminals that had infiltrated Krakoa and killed many of its residents, including Xavier.[11] He was enrolled by Bishop in his War College program.[12] He is now dating Specter.[13]Attributes
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Powers
Darkness Empowerment: Graymalkin's mutant powers works only in darkness; the darker it is, the greater his powers become. When he is directly under the visible light he is powerless.[1] In the darkness he possess following powers:
- Superhuman Strength[1]
- Superhuman Agility[1]
- Advanced Longevity, Invulnerability, and Self Sustenance: In complete darkness, he was able to survive 200 years with neither food nor water.[1]
- Night Vision: He can see clearly in total darkness.[1]
Weaknesses
Paraphernalia
Transportation
Notes
- Although Graymalkin is fairly introverted and especially distrusting of adults (possibly due to his father attempting to murder him), he has formed close friendships with his teammates Anole, Cipher, and Ink.
- In Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #13's profile about Xavier Institute it is said what Graymalkins were Dutch, while in Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z Update #3's profile of Jonas it is said what they were British colonists.
See Also
- 62 appearance(s) of Jonas Graymalkin (Earth-616)
- 2 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Jonas Graymalkin (Earth-616)
- 3 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Jonas Graymalkin (Earth-616)
- 47 image(s) of Jonas Graymalkin (Earth-616)
- 2 quotation(s) by or about Jonas Graymalkin (Earth-616)
Links and References
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 X-Men: Manifest Destiny #3
- ↑ Young X-Men #10
- ↑ Young X-Men #3
- ↑ Young X-Men #5
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Young X-Men #7
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Young X-Men #9
- ↑ Young X-Men #12
- ↑ Secret Invasion: X-Men #3
- ↑ Cloak and Dagger (Vol. 4) #1
- ↑ Wolverine & the X-Men #1
- ↑ X-Force (Vol. 6) #2
- ↑ Bishop: War College #5
- ↑ Marvel's Voices: Pride (Vol. 3) #1
- ↑ Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z Update #3
- ↑ Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z Update Vol 1 3