Empath (Manuel Alfonso Rodrigo de la Rocha), is a fictional mutant in the Marvel Universe. He was created by Chris Claremont and Sal Buscema and first appeared in New Mutants #16 (1984) as a member of Emma Frost's original Hellions. This article is about the comic book company. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... New Mutants may also refer to the genetically engineered superhumans of Mutant X (TV series). ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Cover to Avengers Annual #17. ... 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 X-Corporation (X-Corp), is an institution founded by Prof. ... The Hellions were the names of several groups of fictional characters in the Marvel Comics universe. ... 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 shared universe setting used by many Marvel Comics titles. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Cover to Avengers Annual #17. ... Emma Grace[1] Frost, formerly known as the White Queen, is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... There have been several groups of fictional characters in the Marvel Comics universe who have been known as the Hellions. ...

Powers and abilities

Empath possesses the ability to sense and manipulate the emotions of other sentient life forms. He can affect a large group of individuals at one time, and can exert varying levels of empathic control over them, ranging from subtle manipulations that others are generally unaware of to a complete negation of emotion that reduces others to a zombie-like state in which he can command them with little effort. His power operates by means of Empath's own brainwaves overriding the parts of the brain that govern emotion in others.

Other versions

Age of Apocalypse

In the Age of Apocalypse reality, Empath was held hostage by Mikhail Rasputin, who attached the young mutant to a computer system in order to amplify his empathic abilities to control the human population of Eurasia. This caused Empath incredible agony, and when his handler, Keeper Murdock (the Age of Apocalypse's version of Daredevil), accidentally touched him, Murdock realized the horrific pain the young man was in and ended his life. The Age of Apocalypse is a popular X-Men story arc. ... Mikhail Nikolaievitch Rasputin is a Marvel Comics supervillain, best known as the brother of the X-Mens Colossus. ... For other uses, see Eurasia (disambiguation). ... Daredevil (Matt Murdock) is a Marvel Comics superhero. ...

In other media

Empath appears in the X-Men episode "Captive Hearts". X-Men is an American animated series which debuted on October 31, 1992 on the Fox Network as part of its Fox Kids Saturday morning lineup. ...

Bibliography

• The X-Men: 198 Files by Eric J. Moreels, Marc-Oliver Frisch, and Brian E. Wilkinson
• X-Universe #1 by Scott Lobdell and Terry Kavanaugh
• X-Universe #2 by Scott Lobdell and Terry Kavanaugh

External links

• Marvel Directory-Character Bio-Empath
• Uncannyxmen.net character bio on Empath