Typhon (Earth-616)

Typhon
Name	Typhon
Aliases	Typheus, Typhaon, Typhos, Typhoon, Typhoeus
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Olympus Group
Relatives	Parents: Tartarus (father); Gaea (mother) Siblings: Gigantes (brothers); Cronus (half-brother); Thor Odinson (half-brother); Spouses: Echidna (wife) Children: Cerberus, Chimaera, Ladon, Lernean Hydra, Orthrus, Teumessian Fox (children) Other Relatives: Pluto, Poseidon, Zeus (half-nephews); Rhea, Hera, Demeter, Vesta (half-nieces) Numerous others
Marital Status	Married
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	10′ (3.05 m), Variable
Weight	795 lbs (360.61 kg), Variable
Eyes	Irises: Black
Hair	Black
Unusual Features	In his true form, Typhon had Tentacles in the place of legs (sometimes snakes), dragon-headed arms, and wings.
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Titan son of Gaea and Tartarus
Living Status	Deceased
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Birth	Corycian Cave, Cilicia (modern-day Kizkalesi, Turkey)
Place of Death	Continuum Universe
Personal Information
Identity	No Dual
Citizenship	Olympian
Occupation	Titan/god of Wind
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Roy Thomas, John Buscema
First	Avengers #49 (December, 1967)
First	Avengers #49 (December, 1967)
Death	Incredible Hercules #141 (February, 2010)
Death	Incredible Hercules #141 (February, 2010)

History

Origins

After the Gigantomachy decisive Battle of Bathos during which the Olympian gods slew scores of Gigantes, Gaea (who had incited the Gigantes' revolt) mated with Hell to birth Typhon to avenge them.

Ancient Days

Typhon was the last of the Titans who opposed Zeus' rule over Mount Olympus. Typhon lost the final battle against Zeus was banished from Olympus and swore vengeance. The mortals would know about this battle as a myth but mistakenly they thought that Typhon had one hundred draconian heads.

Modern Age

In the 20th century, Typhon returned to Olympus and destroyed the Temple of the Promethean Flame, which caused all Olympians to be transported to the Land of Shades. He was confronted and defeated by Hercules and the Avengers. The Olympians were restored and Zeus banished Typhon to eternal condemnation in Hades.

After Zeus' death at Mikaboshi's hands, Hera inherited his thunderbolt and position as ruler of the Olympians, promising a new era to her race. During that time, she led the US business corporation known as the Olympus with Typhon serving as her loyal bodyguard and sexual lover under control by Pluto. Ultimately, her ambition grew to the point that she tried to recreate the a new universe and destroy the old one with the Continuum, but while resurrected as a child, Zeus convinced her to give up such insanity. Unfortunately, Typhon managed to free himself from her control and betrayed her to fulfill his purpose to slay all of the Gods of Olympus, slaying both her and Zeus while protected by the Aegis breastplate. Typhon was killed Hercules in revenge within the Continuum universe and later sealed off after Athena managed to destroy the machine linking the quantum world of Continuum.

Attributes

Power Grid

Powers

Sealed Form:

• Superhuman Strength: Typhon possesses Class 100 superhuman strength and is comparable to Hercules'.
• Superhuman Stamina
• Superhuman Durability: Typhon possesses vast resistance to physical damage.
• Immortality
  • Regenerative Healing Factor
• Size-Shifting

True Form:

• Monolithic Size
• Weather Control: At the peak of his power, Typhon had the ability to command the storm to his will, able to project monsoons, twisters, lightning storms, etc.
• Lava Breath
  • Meteorite Spitting
• Monstrous Form
  • Wings
  • Serpent Headed Legs: Typhon can transform his limbs into serpentine tentacles of varying appearance.
  • Dragon Headed Arms/legs

Paraphernalia

Equipment

Athena's Aegis: Typhon managed to obtain the breastplate of Athena to use in his vindictive quest against Hera and the world after she became head of the Olympus Corporation but was apparently not enough to protect him from being beaten to death by Hercules' Golden Mace.

Weapons

Promethean Battle Ax: When the titan beast bathed his weapon of choice within the Promethean Flame of Olympus, it gained a host of divine enchantments bestowing upon it great power drawn upon the Land of Shadows.

See Also

• 16 appearance(s) of Typhon (Earth-616)
• 5 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Typhon (Earth-616)
• 2 mention(s) of Typhon (Earth-616)
• 6 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Typhon (Earth-616)
• 3 invocation(s) of Typhon (Earth-616)
• 10 image(s) of Typhon (Earth-616)
• 2 quotation(s) by or about Typhon (Earth-616)
• 2 victim(s) killed by Typhon (Earth-616)
• 2 item(s) used/owned by Typhon (Earth-616)

Links and References

• Typhon on Marvel.com
• Typhon on Wikipedia.org
• Typhon at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe