Mzee (Earth-616)

Mzee
Name	Unrevealed
Current Alias	Mzee
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	S-Men
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Irises: Yellow
Hair	No Hair At All
Unusual Features	Resembles a humanoid tortoise
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Granted the powers of an African god by a mystic emerald
Living Status	Deceased
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Birth	Ethiopia
Personal Information
Identity	Secret
Citizenship	Ethiopian
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Rick Remender, John Cassaday
First	Uncanny Avengers #1 (October, 2012)
First	Uncanny Avengers #1 (October, 2012)
Death	Uncanny Avengers #25 (October, 2014)
Death	Uncanny Avengers #25 (October, 2014)

I am Mzee! Made inflexible by the gravity of the true soul! I am the impossible strength!

—Mzee[source]

History

Mzee was born in a village in Ethiopia where he lived with his family until the day they were killed by a group of Magneto's henchmen while he hid in an oil drum. Some time later, he had a mystic artifact known as the "Crooked Emerald" placed in his heart, which contained the psyche of Mzee, a dead African god whose name and power he then shared.

Mzee knocking out Rogue.

Possessing a hatred of all mutants, he became a member of Red Skull's criminal organization, the S-Men, where he helped procure the body of the recently-deceased Professor X so his leader could remove his brain and gain use of his telepathic abilities. He was later part of the Skull's attack on New York City, where he proved a suitable match for Thor until he was knocked unconscious by the thunder god's hammer. He escaped along with the other S-Men and the Red Skull after the tide of the battle was turned on the favor of the heroes.

Mzee was killed by Magneto, who had tracked down the Skull's activities after the villain turned Genosha into a mutant concentration camp.

Attributes

Powers

Chelonian Physiology: Mzee resembles a bipedal, humanoid tortoise complete with scaly skin, a hard beak, and large shell.

"Impossible" Strength: As the Crooked Emerald within his body houses the spirit of the African Lord of Physical Will, Mzee is granted a level of superhuman strength and endurance said to be beyond anything on Earth. He possessed enough strength to toe-to-toe with Thor.

Weaknesses

While Mzee is durable, he can still be hurt like when he was knocked out by Thor's Mjolnir. It also wasn't enough to prevent Magneto from killing him.

Trivia

• While his name literally means "elder" or "old person" in Swahili, it is more likely a reference to the famous Aldabra giant tortoise who gained worldwide media attention in 2005 after befriending an orphaned hippopotamus.
• Mzee shares many similarities to the X-Men villain Juggernaut. Both are super-strong villains who are empowered by gems that house god-like beings and are said to be "unstoppable" by any force on Earth.

See Also

• 9 appearance(s) of Mzee (Earth-616)
• 1 minor appearance(s) of Mzee (Earth-616)
• 7 image(s) of Mzee (Earth-616)
• 1 quotation(s) by or about Mzee (Earth-616)