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Encyclopedia > Boost (comics)
Boost
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Uncanny X-Men '97 Annual
Created by
Characteristics
Alter ego unknown
Species Human Mutant
Team
affiliations
Morlocks, Gene Nation
Abilities None, formerly:
Ability to possess other mutants, boosting their powers in the process

Boost is a fictional mutant in the Marvel Comics universe. His first appearance was in Uncanny X-Men '97 Annual. Look up boost in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the comic book company. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, a mutant is a member of the species Homo sapiens superior, an offshoot of regular humanity, Homo sapiens sapiens. ... The Morlocks were a group of Marvel Comics mutants associated with the X-Men. ... Gene Nation is a Marvel comics mutant terrorist organization and enemies of the X-Men. ... In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, a mutant is a member of the species Homo sapiens superior, an offshoot of regular humanity, Homo sapiens sapiens. ... This article is about the comic book company. ...


Ficitional character biography

Boost was a member of Gene Nation, a group of Morlocks whom Storm encountered and relocated to Africa. Boost is a mutant who functions like a living battery cell. He can augment other mutants' powers by a process called "body-jumping", wherein Boost merges with the other mutant and boost's their powers. Gene Nation is a Marvel comics mutant terrorist organization and enemies of the X-Men. ... The Morlocks were a group of Marvel Comics mutants associated with the X-Men. ... This article is about the X-Men character. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ...


When the Humanity's Last Stand attacked the former Gene Nationals at their new home, Storm and the X-Men arrived to help. Unfortunately, so did Havok's Brotherhood of Mutants who offered the mutants protection against their enemies. Humanity's Last Stand were eventually defeated, and Boost, along with fellow former Gene National Tether, sought to leave, helping the Brotherhood escape in return for being dropped off at an unrevealed place of their choosing. Boost was affected after the Decimation, and lost his mutant powers. The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... Havok (Alexander Alex Summers) is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, a member of the X-Men. ... 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. ... The Morlocks were a group of Marvel Comics mutants associated with the X-Men. ... 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...


Bibliography

  • X-Men Annual 1997


 
 

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