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 (maternal half-brother) Thor Odinson (maternal half-brother) Spouses: Echidna (wife) Children: Cerberus (son) Chimaera (child) Ladon (son) Lernean Hydra (son) Orthrus (child) Teumessian Fox (child) Other Relatives: Pluto (maternal half-nephew) Poseidon (maternal half-nephew) Zeus (maternal half-nephew) Rhea (maternal half-niece) Hera (maternal half-niece) Demeter (maternal half-niece) Vesta (maternal half-niece) 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 by 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

• Titan Physiology:

• Enormous Power:

• Superhuman Strength: Typhon possesses vast levels of superhuman strength and can lift over 100 tons effortlessly without using his other abilities to amp his strength.

• Superhuman Speed: Typhon is capable of running and moving at speeds that are beyond the natural physical limits of the finest human specimen.

• Superhuman Stamina: Typhon's highly advanced musculature produces almost no fatigue toxins, granting him almost limitless physical stamina in all activities.

• Superhumanly Dense Tissue: The skin, muscle and bone tissues of the Typhon have 3 times the density as the same tissue in a human body. This contributes somewhat to their great strength and weight. As a result, Typhon is actually much heavier than he appears.

• Superhuman Durability: Typhon is highly resistant to physical injury. He are capable of withstanding high caliber bullets, falls from great heights, powerful energy blasts, and extreme temperatures and pressures without sustaining injury. They are also capable of surviving, unprotected, in the vacuum of space. His resistance to injury surpasses that of many other Olympian gods.

• Superhuman Agility: The agility, balance, and bodily coordination of Typhon are enhanced to levels beyond the natural physical limits of the finest human specimen.

• Superhuman Reflexes: The reflexes of Typhon are similarly enhanced and are superior to those of the finest human specimen.

• Superhuman Beauty: Typhon despite his monstrous nature, has some degree of supernatural attractiveness.

• Superhumanly Acute Senses: Typhon's Senses are enhanced and superior to those of the finest human specimen.

• Regenerative Healing Factor: Despite his great resilience, it is possible to injure Typhon. He is capable of recovering from injuries with superhuman speed and efficiency. However, he is unable to regenerate missing limbs or organs and would require magical assistance to do so. He is also immune to all known Earthly diseases and infections and highly resistant to most drugs and toxins but can be affected if exposed to great quantities.

• Immortality: Like all Titans, Typhon is an immortal being and can live indefinitely. He cannot die a natural death and is immune to diseases and ailments, but he can be killed by powerful forces or conditions.

• Shapeshifting: Typhon is able to alter his appearance. He can also transform his limbs into serpentine tentacles of varying appearance.

• Energy Manipulation: Typhon has the potential to wield magical or cosmic energies.

• Telepathy: Typhon can mentally hear the prayers of others.

• Menacing Presence: Typhon has a naturally menacing presence that strikes fear into even gods.

• Aquatic Adaptation:

• Extrasensory Perception: Typhon like any monster, can perceive what is normally invisible to humans

• Weather Manipulation: Typhon has the ability to command the storm and weather to his will, able to project monsoons, twisters, lightning storms, etc.

• Fire Manipulation:

• Monster Manipulation:

Abilities

• Master Hand to Hand Combatant: Typhon is an exceptional warrior in both armed and unarmed combat.
• Weapon Mastery: Typhon wields his ax in battle.
• Allspeak: Thanks to the Allspeak, Typhon can communicate and be understood by or races.

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)
• 6 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)
• 15 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