Judas Traveller (Earth-616)

Judas Traveller
Name	Judas Traveller
Aliases	The Traveller
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Formerly Orchis, Chakra, Scriers, The Host
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	5′10″ (1.78 m)
Weight	160 lbs (72.57 kg)
Eyes	Irises: Red
Hair	White
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Mutant
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Birth	Danvers, Massachusetts
Personal Information
Identity	No Dual
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Criminal psychologist
Education	Ph.D. in criminal psychology
Base of Operations	Mobile Formerly Ravencroft Institute
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Terry Kavanagh, Steven Butler
First	Web of Spider-Man #117 (August, 1994)
First	Web of Spider-Man #117 (August, 1994)

Judas Traveller is an illusion-casting mutant who uses his abilities to craft intricate false narratives around himself, believing he can bend hearts more effectively than psychics are able to bend the mind.

Using the Cult of Scrier to form a relationship with Traveller by proxy, Traveller was directed by Norman Osborn to become an adversary of the hero Spider-Man.

History

A brilliant criminal psychologist, Traveller's powers were triggered by a nervous breakdown. Traveller now believed himself a vastly powerful being who had walked the earth for centuries, and his abilities allowed him to convince others of his non-existent god-like power.

Fascinated with the nature of evil, Traveller visited various villains at the Ravencroft Institute. Learning of their hatred towards Spider-Man, he used his powers to take control of the institute and draw in Spider-Man. Then he posed an ethical dilemma to Parker: If Spider-Man failed, all the inmates would be killed; but if Traveller was defeated, they were to be set free. Traveller used his powers to defeat Spider-Man, learning about the recent return of his clone, Ben Reilly, in the process. Traveller's aide, Chakra, confronted Reilly, offering him the chance to replace Parker. Reilly and Parker were able to defeat the released villains, but Traveller escaped.

Traveller later appeared at the Parker townhouse to meet Mary Jane, but was driven off by the Scarlet Spider.

Days after Aunt May's death, Traveller yet again confronted Spider-Man with an attempt to trick Parker into killing for her soul, then revealed his Host planned to sabotage a geothermal station, devastating NYC. Traveller's defeat seemed to create a dangerous temporal vortex; the Scrier intervened, warning the Parkers that Traveller would continue to study them.

Traveller captured Spider-Man and Kaine, subjecting Parker to a trial with the prisoners of Ravencroft as jury and Carnage as prosecutor. John Jameson and Doctor Kafka were appointed, but never get a chance to speak. He was unmasked and found guilty, but Traveller stopped the group when Kaine defended Parker. He also removed the villains' knowledge that Spider-Man is Parker.

Eventually, Traveller's falsehoods were revealed for what they were, and the Scriers turned against him. Traveller managed to escape as Gaunt killed the leader of the Scriers. Traveller was captured by Osborn's men and placed in a containment pod. He was eventually rescued by Chakra with the help of Spider-Man.

Orchis

Traveller was an early volunteer for the anti-mutant agency Orchis, becoming the head of its Culture / Narrative petal with the intention of preventing Krakoan politicians from controlling the narrative using his own experience with godhood. He acted as point-man for Orchis' dealings with Edwin Martynec and the Heritage Initiative, through which Orchis purchased legal rights to the X-Genes of those living at Camp Gazhoo.

Over the course of creating Orchis' positive media image, he made sure to keep a secret archive of incriminating footage in case the organization decided to betray him. After the disastrous escape of mutant hero Justice from a public demonstration of Orchis X-gene deactivation drugs, his affiliation with the agency was forced to an end when double-agent Firestar revealed the existence of his secret archive; his own X-gene was deactivated with a shot of Blightswill from Doctor Stasis, and Firestar took his position as Narrative petal head.

Attributes

Power Grid

Powers

Telepathy: Traveller possesses some degree of psionic power, primarily the ability to alter one's sense of perception and create illusions. He can also read minds and alter one's memories. Traveller uses his powers and knowledge to make himself seem far more powerful than he actually is, claiming at times to be a sorcerer or a godlike being.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

Holograms and other devices used to enhance the effects of his powers.

Notes

• Some similarities to Warren Traveler, who may be a counterpart of his.

Trivia

• Judas Traveller was once challenged by Carnage and managed to easily defeat him by separating him from his symbiote. How this worked, given the later revelation that Traveller had almost no actual powers outside of illusions, remains unexplained.

See Also

• 25 appearance(s) of Judas Traveller (Earth-616)
• 6 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Judas Traveller (Earth-616)
• 4 minor appearance(s) of Judas Traveller (Earth-616)
• 8 mention(s) of Judas Traveller (Earth-616)
• 17 image(s) of Judas Traveller (Earth-616)
• 3 quotation(s) by or about Judas Traveller (Earth-616)

Links and References

• Judas Traveller at the Marvel Appendix