Lucas Bishop (Earth-1191)

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Bishop

Real Name: Lucas Bishop
Nicknames: No known nicknames
Former Aliases: No known former aliases
Other Current Aliases: None

Status

Occupation: (current) Adventurer, (former) Commander in the XSE (Xavier's Security Enforcers)
Legal Status: Citizen of the United States of America in an alternate 21st Century future with no criminal record
Identity: No dual identity; the general public is unaware that Bishop comes from the future of an alternate timeline
Marital Status: Single
Group Affiliation: Currently X-Men, formerly XSE (Xavier's Security Enforcers)
Base of Operations: Xavier Institute, Salem Center, Westchester County, New York

Origin

Place of Birth: A mutant relocation camp in an undisclosed location on an alternate 21st Century Earth
Known Relatives: Shard (sister, deceased), grandmother (unnamed), Gateway (grandfather), Aliyah Bishop (daughter)
Group affiliation: (current) X-Men, (former) XSE (Xavier's Security Enforcers)
First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men(1963) #282
Origin: Bishop came to the future and became able to help the legendary team his grandmother told him about.

History

The mutant known only as Bishop was born in the 21st Century A.D. of an alternate timeline in which the mutant-hunting robots called the Sentinels had taken control of North America. In this timeline, Professor Charles Xavier and most of the members of the mutant team he founded, the X-Men, were killed by the Sentinels. Mutants were killed or were imprisoned within "mutant relocation camps."

Bishop and his sister Shard were both born in one of the "mutant relocation camps." Like other mutants they were branded with "M" tattoos over their right eyes for identification.

Eventually, "normal" human beings and mutants joined forces and overthrew the Sentinels in the "Summers Rebellion." However, "normal" humans still resisted coexistence with mutants, and radical terrorist groups of mutants, such as the Exhumes, made war on "normal" humans.

One of the veterans of the Summers Rebellion, a mutant named Hecat'e, stated that it was unacceptable for humans to hunt down criminal mutants. Therefore, she said, mutants should police themselves. Hence, Hecat'e and other mutant veterans of the Summers Rebellion formed the XSE. The XSE was named after Charles Xavier in honor of his dream of peaceful coexistence between mutants and "normal" humans. Hecat'e became the XSE's commanding officer.

Since their parents had apparently died, Bishop and Shard lived with their grandmother, who was herself a mutant, until she died. Their grandmother told them stories about the heroism of the X-Men and instructed them to follow Xavier's dream of peace between mutants and the rest of humanity.

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Bishop

One day, when Bishop and Shard were both still children, two XSE members were pursuing Virago, a member of the Exhumes, a radical group of mutants who hated "normal" humans. When Virago took Shard as a hostage, Bishop leapt onto Virago's back, making her release his sister. Infuriated, Virago was about to murder Bishop when Sureshot shot her dead. Until then, Bishop had regarded the XSE as his enemies and the Exhumes as heroes, but from then onward he wanted to join the XSE.

Bishop, Shard, and their grandmother's friend Hancock were attacked by criminal mutants called Billboy and Halftrack. The two criminals killed Hancock and were about to murder Shard. Bishop tried to save Shard, but it was two members of the XSE, Amazon and Recoil, who stopped Billboy and Halftrack.

Impressed by Bishop, Amazon and Recoil offered Bishop a position in the XSE. Bishop accepted on the condition that Shard be accepted in the XSE as well. By now Bishop's own superhuman power had manifested itself. Thus Bishop and Shard became cadets at the XSE Academy under Hecat'e's supervision. Among the other members of their class was Bishop's future enemy, Trevor Fitzroy.

Eventually, Bishop and Shard became officers of the XSE. Shard, however, became Bishop's commanding officer. Bishop contented himself with a lower rank so that he could work the streets alongside his friends and fellow XSE officers, Malcolm and Randall.

Around this time Bishop discovered remnants of the X-Men: A garbled message from Jean Grey warning about a traitor. Bishop confronted the only known survivor who called himself the Witness. Bishop did not trust him and wondered if he was the traitor.

Fitzroy eventually turned criminal and was imprisoned. He broke free and escaped with other mutant criminals back through a time portal to the X-Men's own time. Bishop, Malcolm, and Randall followed, even though they were aware they had no means to return to their own time. The three eventually found and killed the criminals known as the 'Lifers', but Malcolm and Randall were killed and Bishop himself was severely wounded. He was taken to the Institute to recover.

During the fight that followed, Bishop defeated Fitzroy moments before he could complete his quest.

While his methods initially caused conflict with Storm, not to mention his accusations towards Gambit, Bishop joined the X-Men. He tended to act brashly, such as shooting through walls rather than using the door when an intruder alarm sounded.

During the quest to stop Legion from altering history, Bishop acted as a chronal anchor with Psylocke using her psychic knife to link them all. They were unsuccessful, triggering the Age of Apocalypse.

During the Age of Apocalypse, Bishop aged and saw the world change, retaining memories of the incident and beforehand. These memories of the 'real' timeline compelled Magneto and his X-Men to set things right. Using the M'Kraan Crystal, Destiny and Illyana Rasputin sent the elder Bishop to stop Legion. He briefly confronted his younger self, imploring him to 'remember this day.' The elder Bishop stopped Legion and both appeared to be destroyed by Legion's psionic energy. Bishop retained some of his elder self's memories.

Bishop managed to prevent the X-Men's death by Onslaught, absorbing an incredible amount of psionic energy. In light of Gambit not being the 'traitor', the two made peace and have learned to work together if not always agreeing on each other's methods.

While in space, Bishop was separated from the other X-Men and ended up with Deathbird. She apparently was to bring him to Apocalypse as part of the Twelve. However, Bishop has no memories of being part of the Twelve.

He remembers being ripped through time by a version of Fitzroy calling himself the Chronomancer. He also met the Witness again, who explained that he was not a future self of Gambit. Chronomancer also found Shard and reverted her to her normal form. The price of victory was high: Shard sacrificed her life for the ultimate good and Bishop found himself filled with chronal energy and hurled through time.

Spiraling through time, Bishop emerged in the present, deep in space. The so-called "Last X-Man" crashed into a Shi'ar space station, where Professor Charles Xavier and his "Cadre K" of mutant Skrull students were searching for Deathbird -- the Shi'ar criminal who appears to be Bishop's chronal anchor in the present day. A pan-galactic committee had transformed Earth into a prison planet, and Deathbird held a key to penetrate the panel's maximum-security energy barrier. Bishop almost killed the terrorist before she opened an airlock and was blown into space. He then allowed himself to be captured and sent to Earth on a mission, where he reunited with the X-Men.

Bishop joined Storm's team to search for Destiny's diaries. Along the way he revealed his first name, Lucas. Bishop agreed to stay on with Storm's new XSE team, whose goal is similar to those of the XSE of Bishop's own future.

Bishop has also become a consultant in mutant-related matters in the area known as District X, working with Officer Izzy Ortega.

In light of ONE's occupying the mansion, Bishop has talked extensively with Val Cooper.

Characteristics

Height: 6'6"
Weight: 275 lbs (124.7 kg)
Eyes: Brown (sometimes change to Red)
Hair: Black
Unusual Features: "M" tattoo over right eye

Powers

Strength Level: Bishop possesses the normal human strength of a man of his age, height, and build who engages in intensive regular exercise.

Known Powers:

Energy Absorption: Bishop is a mutant who can absorb most types of energy directed toward him. He can then rechannel it through his body for concussive blasts or in the same form that was absorbed, including Storm's weather effects. This rechanneled energy is apparently able to damage beings normally immune to their own powers. The nature of his powers makes it difficult to damage him with energy-based attacks, while also enabling him to work well with any energy-using teammates. Bishop can also store absorbed energy within his personal reserves, whereupon the energy increases his strength and recuperative abilities, as well as affording him a measure of invulnerability.

• Concussive Blasts.
• Healing.
• Enhanced Strength.
• Near-Invulnerability.

Unlike Black King (Sebastian Shaw) and Agent Zero, Bishop is unable to absorb energy from inertial impacts such as hitting walls. This does not mean he is incapable of absorbing kinetic energy. Kinetic effects such as an exploding card from Gambit are absorbable.

He is learning to use his energy to temporarily increase his physical attributes in a manner similar to Shaw and North.

Some energy types are more difficult to absorb than others. Bishop can be overloaded by trying to absorb too much energy.

Although he can absorb psionic energy from blasts or telekinetic attacks, Bishop is not immune to telepathic attacks.

Known Abilities: Bishop recently has shown the ability to determine his exact location at all times. This may have to do with the chronal energies he absorbed.

Miscellaneous

Equipment: Sunglasses that display information and allow communication with the rest of the X-Men.
Transportation: No known transportation.
Weapons: XSE guns that fire laser beams and plasma charges. He is able to recharge them with his own stored energy.

Notes

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References

• Marvel Directory

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