Avalanche (Dominic Szilard Janos Petros) is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an enemy of the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne, he first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #141 (January 1981). Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... John Lindley Byrne (born July 6, 1950) is a British-born naturalised American author and artist of comic books. ... In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, a human being who is born with genetic modifications that allow for abilities not possessed by regular humans is commonly called a mutant. ... List of military corps — List of military corps by number A number of countries have Tenth, or X, Corps: U.S. X Corps British X Corps Category: ... Freedom Force was a supervillain team in Marvel Comics universe, though they occasionally acted heroic as well. ... The Brotherhood of Mutants, originally known as the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and briefly as the Brotherhood, is a Marvel Comics supervillain team devoted to mutant superiority over normal humans. ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... Doctor Doom, one of the most archetypal supervillains and his arch-enemies The Fantastic Four (in background). ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... John Lindley Byrne (born July 6, 1950) is a British-born naturalised American author and artist of comic books. ... The Uncanny X-Men, first published as simply The X-Men, is the flagship Marvel Comics comic book series for the X-Men franchise, it features the adventures of the eponymous group of mutant superheroes. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ...

A Cretan mutant, Avalanche, possesses the ability to create earthquakes of varying sizes and to disintegrate any substance other than living tissue. He has been a member of the Brotherhood of Mutants and Freedom Force. For the famous World War II battle, see: Battle of Crete For other uses, see Crete (disambiguation). ... In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, a human being who is born with genetic modifications that allow for abilities not possessed by regular humans is commonly called a mutant. ... An earthquake is a result from the sudden release of stored energy in the Earths crust that creates seismic waves. ... The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, also known as The Brotherhood and Brotherhood of Mutants, is a Marvel Comics supervillain team devoted to mutant superiority over normal humans. ... Freedom Force was a supervillain team in Marvel Comics universe, though they occasionally acted heroic as well. ...

The animated series X-Men: Evolution reimagined him as a misguided mutant teenager and love interest of the X-Men's Shadowcat. An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... X-Men: Evolution is an animated series containing the original cast of X-Men, mostly depicted as teenagers and some as adults. ... Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde) is a Marvel Comics superhero, a member of the X-Men. ...

Fictional character biography

Freedom Force

Avalanche's past, before Mystique recruited him for the second Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, is almost entirely unknown, except for the fact that he is an immigrant from Greece. He first publicly appeared with the Brotherhood when they unsuccessfully attempted to assassinate Senator Robert Kelly during his hearings on the menace that mutants allegedly pose to humanity. Avalanche briefly left the Brotherhood in an attempt to blackmail the state of California into paying him an enormous sum to prevent him from using his power to trigger a major earthquake there. Avalanche fought the Hulk on this occasion, and suffered broken arms when he attempted to use his powers against the Hulk’s body. He has since returned to the Brotherhood. Recently, Mystique offered the Brotherhood's services to the United States government. Their first mission under their new name of Freedom Force was to capture the mutant Magneto. He later abandoned the rest of Freedom Force during battle with Desert Sword to save the seriously injured Crimson Commando. Robert Kelly is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... An earthquake is a result from the sudden release of stored energy in the Earths crust that creates seismic waves. ... The Incredible Hulk in popular media, see Hulk. ... Freedom Force was a supervillain team in Marvel Comics universe, though they occasionally acted heroic as well. ... Magneto (Eric Magnus Lensherr) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Desert Sword is a fictional human/mutant team in the Marvel Comics Universe. ...

Pyro's Death

When Freedom Force was disbanded after the botched mission in the Gulf War, Avalanche continued to work for the government as part of Project: Wideawake, but soon left when he found out that his friend Pyro had contracted the Legacy Virus. Avalanche spent a lot of time afterwards trying to help find a cure for his friend's condition, but he eventually gave up, and Pyro died. Pyro (St. ... In the fictional Marvel Universe, the Legacy Virus was a devastating plague that ripped through the mutant population, killing hundreds and mutating so that it affected baseline humans as well, until it was cured almost overnight by the sacrifice of the superhero Colossus, a member of the X-Men. ...

Exodus's Brotherhood

Recently, Avalanche assaulted the center of New York City, but he was taken down quickly and cleanly by the then-powerless Rahne Sinclair (Wolfsbane) and delivered to the authorities. What he intended to accomplish is unknown. Following that, Avalanche re-appeared in a Brotherhood attack on Philadelphia, and again at the X-Mansion, led by Exodus. How he escaped the NYPD in the first place is unknown, and his current fate is equally uncertain, as he and the rest of the Brotherhood were sucked into the black hole in Shen Xorn's head. However, Avalanche is one of the few mutants to keep his powers during the M-Day. Xorn is a fictional character published by Marvel Comics. ... Decimation event logo, as shown on the covers of tie-in comics Decimation is the name of the late 2005 Marvel Comics storyline spinning out of the House of M limited series, that focuses on the ramifications of the Scarlet Witchs stripping nearly all of the mutant population of...

Powers and abilities

Avalanche is a mutant with the superhuman ability to generate powerful waves of vibrations from his hands, creating highly destructive effects. The vibrations can cause an inorganic object to shatter or crumble into dust. When directed against large objects like buildings or upon the earth itself, the vibrations can produce effects similar to those of an earthquake or avalanches within limited areas. Avalanche need not touch an object to affect it: he can direct the vibrations against it from some distance away from it.

Avalanche himself is immune to the generation of his vibratory waves. However, were the vibrations to be reflected back upon him, he would be injured.

As yet there is no known limit to the amount of area upon which Avalanche can use his powers at one time. There is no evidence, however, that he could create an earthquake capable of destroying an entire city.

In other media

X-Men the Animated Series

Appeared in the FOX X-Men animated series in the 90s. He was always accompanied by Pyro and later on, The Blob. Usually acts as a hired henchman by Mystique.

X-Men Evolution

Avalanche as seen in X-Men: Evolution

In the X-Men: Evolution cartoon, Avalanche has been heavily reimagined. Here, he is a high school student; his name is Lance Alvers, and he is a member of the Brotherhood. His love interest is Shadowcat, and although the two are very fond of each other, their different allegiances often thwart their relationship. Image File history File links Avalanche-evolution. ... Image File history File links Avalanche-evolution. ... X-Men: Evolution is an animated series containing the original cast of X-Men, mostly depicted as teenagers and some as adults. ... The Brotherhood of Mutants, originally known as the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and briefly as the Brotherhood, is a Marvel Comics supervillain team devoted to mutant superiority over normal humans. ... Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde) is a Marvel Comics superhero, a member of the X-Men. ...

This Avalanche comes over as a character who is more a misfit than a thug, often belligerent and angry, but often also showing a more responsible side. In the end, Lance joined S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Freedom Force. S.H.I.E.L.D. (originally an acronym for Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law-Enforcement Division, changed in 1991 to Strategic Hazard Intervention, Espionage and Logistics Directorate) is a fictional counterterrorism and intelligence agency in the Marvel Universe that often deals with superhuman threats. ...

Also of interest, this version bears a physical resemblance to the character Rictor, and channels his power in the same manner. Rictor is a fictional character, a comic book superhero published by Marvel Comics who first appeared in X-Factor #17. ...

X-Men Legends

Avalanche also appeared in X-Men Legends as a boss character that the X-Men must fight, but did not appear in the sequel. X-Men Legends is a role-playing game released on several consoles in 2004. ... Flag Ship from the video game Gorf A boss is a particularly challenging computer-controlled enemy in video games. ...

Bibliography

• Avengers Annual #10, 15
• Avengers vol. 1 #312
• Avengers West Coast #84
• Captain America vol. 1 #333-334, 339, 346
• Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #263
• Marvel Comics Presents #41, 82-84, 86
• Marvel Graphic Novel: Avengers: Deathtrap: the Vault
• Marvel Super-Heroes vol. 3 #10
• New Mutants Annual #7
• New Mutants vol. 1 #65, 78, 80
• New Mutants vol. 2 #9
• Punisher vol. 2 #29
• Quicksilver #6, 8-9
• Rom #31
• Uncanny X-Men #141-142, 177-178, 199, 206, 223-227, 255, 338, 401-406
• Uncanny X-Men Annual #15
• Weapon X vol. 2 #4
• West Coast Avengers Annual #1
• X-Factor Annual #6
• X-Factor vol. 1 #8-10, 30-31, 33, 108-109
• X-Men vol. 2 #161-164
• X-Men: The 198 Files

External link

• Avalanche on the Marvel Universe Character Bio Wiki
• http://www.marveldatabase.com/Avalanche