Chamber (Jonothon "Jono" Evan Starsmore) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero associated with the X-Men. Created by writer Scott Lobdell and artist Chris Bachalo, he first appeared in Generation X #1 (September 1994). 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. ... Generation X was a Marvel Comics superhero team, a 1990s-era X-Men junior team. ... Scott Lobdell (born 1963) is an American comic book writer. ... Chris Bachalo (born August 23,1965) is an American comic book illustrator known for his quirky, cartoon-like style. ... In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, a human being who is born with genetic alterations that allow them to naturally develop abilities not possessed by regular humans is commonly called a mutant. ... In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, a human being who is born with genetic alterations that allow them to naturally develop abilities not possessed by regular humans is commonly called a mutant. ... Clan Akkaba is a fictional cult made up of descendants of the Marvel Comics mutant supervillain Apocalypse. ... Generation X was a Marvel Comics superhero team, a 1990s-era X-Men junior team. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... Weapon X is a fictional clandestine government project in the Marvel Universe conducted by the Canadian Governments Department K (and secretly funded by the US government) which turns willing and unwilling beings into living weapons. ... Psychic (sīkĭk) refers in part to the human mind or psyche (ex. ... Telepathy, from the Greek τῆλε, tele, remote; and πάθεια, patheia, to be effected by, describes the hypothetical transfer of information on thoughts or feelings between individuals by means other than the five classical senses. ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... For the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode, see Super Hero (Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode). ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... Scott Lobdell (born 1963) is an American comic book writer. ... Chris Bachalo (born August 23,1965) is an American comic book illustrator known for his quirky, cartoon-like style. ... Generation X was a Marvel Comics superhero team, a 1990s-era X-Men junior team. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ...

A British mutant, Chamber possessed the ability to cast energy blasts from his chest. He had limited control of his power and destroyed much of his chest and lower face when his powers emerged. In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men mythos, a human being who is born with genetic alterations that allow them to naturally develop abilities not possessed by regular humans is commonly called a mutant. ... An energy blast is a collection of energy in the form of a projectile that has destructive effects when it strikes an object. ...

Chamber was a member of the X-Men’s junior team Generation X, although he was sullen and moody and had difficulty bonding with teammates. He was briefly a member of the X-Men as well.

Fictional character biography

Origin

Chamber's powers first manifest, art by Georges Jaunty

Jonothon Evan Starsmore ("Jono" to his friends) is a native of London and a mutant who possesses a furnace of psionic energy in his chest. This power first manifested in an explosion during a party he was attending with then girlfriend Gayle Edgerton. Its initial manifestation destroyed much of his chest and lower face and crippling Gayle Edgerton. As a result of his disfiguration, Chamber can only speak via telepathy. He does not eat, drink, or breathe; it is believed that either the psionic energy sustains him without needing his vital organs, or that his body is merely a shell, and he is actually made up of psionic energy. This is further supported by the fact that Chamber is immune to the "Death Factor" of Omega Red, meaning that he is not sustained by "life force". The primary manifestation of his abilities is his ability to fire powerful blasts of psychokinetic force. It has been implied at numerous times that Chamber is potentially one of the most powerful mutants to walk the earth (most notably the scale of his mutagenic aura as seen by Emplate in Generation X #1, also at times when he is seen to 'cut loose' with his abilities) but his emotional issues have apparently prevented him from significantly exploring this potential. His disfiguration also left Chamber sullen and angry and his teammates have often found him difficult to get along with. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 382 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (459 × 720 pixel, file size: 84 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Chamber gets his Powers, Weapon-x #16 art by Georges Jaunty This image is a sequence of panels from a comic strip... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 382 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (459 × 720 pixel, file size: 84 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Chamber gets his Powers, Weapon-x #16 art by Georges Jaunty This image is a sequence of panels from a comic strip... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Parapsychology is the study of the evidence involving phenomena where a person seems to affect or gain information about something through a means not currently explainable within the framework of mainstream, conventional science. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Telepathy, from the Greek τῆλε, tele, remote; and πάθεια, patheia, to be effected by, describes the hypothetical transfer of information on thoughts or feelings between individuals by means other than the five classical senses. ... Omega Red (Arkady Rossovich) is a comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe and a foe of the X-Men. ... The term life force or lifeforce can refer to: The soul, spirit, or other vitalistic energy. ... Emplate (Marius St. ...

Generation X

Chamber confesses his love to Husk, art by Terry Dodson

Shortly after his mutant powers manifested, Jonothon accepted an invitation to join Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. At the airport, he was attacked by Emplate, a vicious evil mutant who feeds on mutant genetic material to survive, and the fledgling team of Generation X (M, Husk, Synch, Skin, and Jubilee) arrived to fight Emplate off. Shortly after, Chamber convinced the crazed Penance to stop attacking the team, as he could sympathize with her freakish appearance; she came to live with the team. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 393 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (900 × 1374 pixel, file size: 222 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Chamber tells Husk he loves her from Generation-x 44 by Terry Dodson This image is a sequence of panels from... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 393 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (900 × 1374 pixel, file size: 222 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Chamber tells Husk he loves her from Generation-x 44 by Terry Dodson This image is a sequence of panels from... In the fictional Marvel Comics universe, the X-Mansion, the common name for the Xavier Mansion, is the base of operations and training site of the X-Men and the location of a school for mutant teenagers, the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, formerly Xaviers School for Gifted Youngsters. ... Emplate (Marius St. ... The structure of part of a DNA double helix Deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, is a nucleic acid molecule that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms. ... This article is about the Marvel Comics superheroine. ... Husk (Paige Elisabeth Guthrie) is a fictional character from Marvel Comics. ... Synch (Everett Thomas) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics mutant superhero. ... Skin is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Universe of comics. ... Jubilee (Jubilation Lee) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superheroine associated with the X-Men. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Emplate captured Chamber with Gayle's help, and then imprisoned both of them. Gayle blamed Jono for ruining her life, but the two managed to get over the pain after the rest of Generation X freed them. Chamber later became romantically involved with Husk, although their relationship was awkward and strained, and was terminated on more than one occasion.

Chamber grew even more depressed when he saw that Synch, who could duplicate a nearby mutant's powers, was more proficient with Chamber's own powers than Chamber himself was. When the school was outed as harbouring mutant students, an anti-mutant group attacked the school. After Synch was killed preventing a bomb from killing nearby human students, the Generation X kids felt that their training was over, and they had to use their powers to help humanity. The Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb produced in the United States. ... Generation X was a Marvel Comics superhero team, a 1990s-era X-Men junior team. ...

X-Man, Weapon X and beyond

Decimation almost destroys Chamber, art by Micheal Ryan

When the students moved on from the Massachusetts Academy of Higher Learning, Jono was offered a position with the X-Men. He declined however and returned to London, where he hooked up with pop star Sugar Kane, creating a publicity blitz for the singer, but she and Chamber parted company after her manager staged her abduction by anti mutant forces following a phony tabloid story about her pregnancy to Jono. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 385 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (800 × 1245 pixel, file size: 159 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Chambers M-Day New Excalibur #9 art by Michael Ryan This image is a sequence of panels from a comic strip or... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 385 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (800 × 1245 pixel, file size: 159 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Chambers M-Day New Excalibur #9 art by Michael Ryan This image is a sequence of panels from a comic strip or... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... A celebrity is a person who is widely recognized in a society. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

As an X-Man, Chamber investigated the apparent murders of mutant students at Empire State University. He got to know a reptilian mutant, Amber[1], who was the only mutant student to remain at ESU when they shut down their mutant program. Empire State University (ESU) is a fictional university in the Marvel Comics Universe. ...

Returning to the X-Men, Chamber saw Husk in the arms of Archangel. He attacked Archangel, destroyed the bar they were in, and left. Having had enough of his antics, the X-Men decided to police their own and turned Chamber over to the authorities. While in prison, locked in a power-dampening helmet, Chamber received a visit from Brent Jackson, who offered him an invitation to join the Weapon X program. He accepted, though in reality he infiltrated the group on behalf of the X-Men. Weapon X restored his damaged body, but the Weapon X series was cancelled before his story could continue. Archangel (Warren Worthington III), originally and still occasionally known as Angel, is a Marvel Comics superhero, best known as one of the founding members of the mutant super-team known as the X-Men. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Weapon X is a fictional clandestine government project in the Marvel Universe conducted by the Canadian Governments Department K (and secretly funded by the US government) which turns willing and unwilling beings into living weapons. ...

It was believed Jono had damaged his face again and joined a new team of retired teenage superheroes called Excelsior, but it was revealed (to the reader, not to the rest of Excelsior) that this was merely someone posing as Chamber. Excelsior are a group of fictional characters, a support group for former teenage superheroes, founded by Turbo of the New Warriors and Phil Urich, the heroic former Green Goblin. ...

House of M and Decimation

Chamber is reborn as the pride of Clan Akkaba, art by Scott Kolins

Recently, following the warping of reality by the Scarlet Witch, Jono was one of the many mutants who were depowered when reality was restored. His lower face, chest and heart missing once again, the X-Men left him to be cared for at a hospital on life support while things cooled down at the mansion. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long. ...

In the Apocalypse vs Dracula mini-series written by Frank Tieri, it is revealed that in London, 1897 Apocalypse's genetic descendants called the Clan Akkaba had a member called John "Jack" Starsmore among its ranks. This John Starsmore had the ability to project flames from his mouth. It was hinted that a Starsmore would make his way to The New World (America). Given the similarity in powers and allusions made within the mini series, it is assumed that Chamber is a descendant of the 19th Century Starsmore and therefore a descendant of Apocalypse. This article or section may contain excessive or improper use of copyrighted images and/or audio files. ... Dracula is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Clan Akkaba is a fictional cult made up of descendants of the Marvel Comics mutant supervillain Apocalypse. ... Allusion is a stylistic device or trope, in which one refers covertly or indirectly to an object or circumstance that has occurred or existed in an external content. ...

Chamber was recently moved to a hospital in England, but was abducted by his therapist a few weeks later - his therapist being Frederick Slade, a member of the Clan Akkaba. Under orders of Ozymandias, Chamber was afterwards completely healed by the Clan and was transformed into a teenage version of Apocalypse. A scan of Chamber's energy signature has revealed that his powers have possibly evolved to Omega-level. Frederick Slade is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics. ... Ozymandias is a fictional character, a supervillain in Marvel Comics X-Men franchise. ... Jean Grey One of the few confirmed Omega-level mutants (art by Chris Bachalo) Omega-level mutant is a fictional designation for a certain powerful class of super-powered individuals in the Marvel Comics universe to indicate mutants with the ability (or potential) to transcend and exist beyond the boundaries...

New Warriors

Decibel, art by Paco Medina

There is wide speculation that Chamber is now using the codename Decibel as a member of the New Warriors. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... The New Warriors is a Marvel Comics superhero team, traditionally consisting of young adult heroes. ...

Decibel is seen in issue 3 of New Warriors vol. 4 as a member of Night Thrasher's most recent incarnation of the team. In the issue, former Generation X member and apparent second in command of the new team, Jubilee (now called Wondra), implies that his new powers involve sonic blasts and he needs further training to control these new abilities. Though the details have yet to be specified, it has been revealed that several of the team members have received their new abilities are a product of technology. The New Warriors is a Marvel Comics superhero team, traditionally consisting of young adult heroes. ... Night Thrasher is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, who first appeared in Thor #411 and was created by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz. ... Jubilee (Jubilation Lee) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superheroine associated with the X-Men. ...

Powers and abilities

Due to the events of House of M, Chamber had been depowered. He currently possesses unknown powers as a result of Clan Akkaba mixing his blood with that of Apocalypse. House of M was an eight-part comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. ...

Previously, Chamber possessed a vast furnace of psionic energy in his chest and mouth. He was able to concentrate these energies as concussive blasts of energy or—when properly focused—dilated to the size and strength of a laser. Although these powers removed otherwise vital parts of his body, Chamber's powers have compensated for this loss: he possesses limited telepathic abilities which allow him to communicate, and has no need to eat or even breathe. On one occasion in Generation X Annual '97, Chamber blew up—and was able to reconstitute—his entire body by sheer force of will, including repairing his damaged body. However the results did not last as his powers were too much for his frame to contain. This has led to the suggestion that his physical form was actually simply a shell for pure psychic energy. At one point, fellow Generation X member Synch used his own "synching" ability to tap into and copy Chamber's powers and flew. Jonothon himself had never exhibited this ability before or since. Experiment with a laser (US Military) In physics, a laser is a device that emits light through a specific mechanism for which the term laser is an acronym: Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. ... Telepathy, from the Greek τῆλε, tele, remote; and πάθεια, patheia, to be effected by, describes the hypothetical transfer of information on thoughts or feelings between individuals by means other than the five classical senses. ... The grammar in this article needs to be checked. ...

After being taken by Apocalypse's clan, Chamber was physically changed and his new power-level was measured to possibly be at the omega level. Jean Grey One of the few confirmed Omega-level mutants (art by Chris Bachalo) Omega-level mutant is a fictional designation for a certain powerful class of super-powered individuals in the Marvel Comics universe to indicate mutants with the ability (or potential) to transcend and exist beyond the boundaries...

He is also talented at playing the guitar and lock picking. For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... Lock picking is the art of unlocking a lock without its intended key. ...

Other versions

Age of Apocalypse

Chamber leads Generation Next,Art Chris Bachalo

In the Age of Apocalypse timeline, Chamber was a much different person than his mainstream counterpart. He was the leader of Generation Next under the leadership of Shadowcat and Colossus. His power had been discovered earlier and was placed under his control via a cybernetic chest plate used to regulate his power usage, his face and body were whole with no parts lost to his power. He also had an open and passionate relationship with fellow mutant Husk. He was killed along with the rest of his team when they infiltrated Sugar Man's lair and were abandoned by Colossus. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (576 × 768 pixel, file size: 112 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Chamber from Generation next #1 by Chris Bachalo This image is a single panel from a comic strip or the interior of a... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (576 × 768 pixel, file size: 112 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Chamber from Generation next #1 by Chris Bachalo This image is a single panel from a comic strip or the interior of a... The Age of Apocalypse is a popular X-Men story arc. ... It has been suggested that Widget (Marvel Comics) be merged into this article or section. ... Colossus (Piotr Peter Nikolaievitch Rasputin) is a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe and a member of the X-Men. ... Husk (Paige Elisabeth Guthrie) is a fictional character from Marvel Comics. ...

Bibliography

• Chamber #1-4
• Generation M #1
• Generation X #1-15, 31-55, 60-61, 63
• Generation X 1995
• Generation X 1997
• Generation X 1998
• Generation X 1999
• Generation X: Crossroads
• Incredible Hulk 1997
• Marvel Team-Up vol. 2 #1
• New Excalibur #9
• New Warriors vol. 2 #5
• Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe 2006 #2
• The Order #5 - 6
• Uncanny X-Men #395-400, 402-405, 407, 422-423
• Uncanny X-Men Annual 1995, Annual 2001
• Weapon X vol. 2 #15-18
• Wolverine vol. 2 #94, 141
• X-Man #50
• X-Men vol. 2 #49
• X-Men Annual 1996
• X-Men Unlimited vol. 1 #20, 23

External links

• Uncannyxmen.net Spotlight On...Chamber
• Uncannyxmen.net character bio on Chamber
• Chamber on the Marvel Universe Character Bio Wiki