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Encyclopedia > Battering Ram (comics)
Battering Ram
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance X-Force (1st series) #116 (2001)
Created by Peter Milligan
Mike Allred
Characteristics
Alter ego unrevealed
Species Human Mutant
Affiliations X-Force
Abilities superhuman strength, endurance and reflexes.

Battering Ram is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Universe. He was created by Peter Milligan and Mike Allred in X-Force (1st series) #116 (2001). Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Entertainment, Inc. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to the date or issue of a characters first appearance. ... Peter Milligan is an Irish writer, best known for his comic book, film and television work. ... Cover to the Madman Adventures collected edition Mike Allred is a U.S. comic book artist and writer. ... It has been suggested that A-Z of mutants be merged into this article or section. ... X-Force was a Marvel Comics superhero team, featured in an eponymous monthly series from 1991 until 2002 and a miniseries running from late 2004 to 2005. ... A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... // Marvel Comics In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men franchise, a mutant is a human being who is born with genetic modifications that allow for abilities not possessed by normal humans. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this comics-related article or section may require cleanup. ... Peter Milligan is an Irish writer, best known for his comic book, film and television work. ... Cover to the Madman Adventures collected edition Mike Allred is a U.S. comic book artist and writer. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...


History

Battering Ram was a member of X-Statix for a short time before he was killed by the weaponry of a helicopter during the Boys R Us Massacre in the same issue he was introduced. X-Statix was the name of a fictional team of mutant superheroes in Marvel Comics, specifically designed to be ironic media superstars. ... The Bell 206 of Canadian Helicopters Robinson Helicopter Company (USA) R44, a four seat development of the R22 A helicopter is an aircraft which is lifted and propelled by one or more horizontal rotors, Helicopters are classified as rotary-wing aircraft to distinguish them from conventional fixed-wing aircraft. ...


Powers

Battering Ram's mutant powers gave him superhuman strength, stamina, durability, and reflexes, along with a armored skull with twin horns attached to it similar to a ram's. Binomial name Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758 A sheep is any of several woolly ruminant quadrupeds, but most commonly the Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries), which probably descends from the wild moufflon of south-central and south-west Asia. ...


External link

  • Battering Ram on the Marvel Universe Character Bio Wiki

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