The Living Monolith (Ahmet Abdol) is a fictional supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe. He first appeared in X-Men #54 (1969). 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. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... Arnold Drake was an American writer of comic books notable for his work on Deadman, for which he was given the Bill Finger Award, and on Doom Patrol. ... Don Heck (January 2, 1929-1995) was a comic book artist best known for co-creating the character Iron Man, and for his long run penciling The Avengers in the 1960s. ... Werner Roth was a comic book artist perhaps best known for immediately succeeding Jack Kirby on The X-Men. ... 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. ... Plasma (Leila OToole) is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... 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. ... Doctor Doom, one of the most archetypal supervillains and his arch-enemies The Fantastic Four (in background). ... This does not cite any references or sources. ...

Fictional character biography

Ahmet Abdol was born in Cairo, Egypt. He was a professor of ancient Egyptology who discovered he had the ability to manipulate cosmic energy, mainly by absorbing it and projecting it as energy blasts. Deciding to use his powers for his own personal gain, Abdol created a cult around himself and set about his plan to rule the world. Abdol was the Living Pharaoh while in his normal appearance, but once he obtained enough cosmic energy, he would increase in size, mass, and power, thus becoming the Living Monolith. For other uses, see Cairo (disambiguation). ... Ancient Egypt was a long-standing civilization in northeastern Africa. ... Antarctica Oceania Africa Asia Europe North America South America Middle East Caribbean Central Asia East Asia North Asia South Asia Southeast Asia SW. Asia Australasia Melanesia Micronesia Polynesia Central America Latin America Northern America Americas C. Africa E. Africa N. Africa Southern Africa W. Africa C. Europe E. Europe N... Pharaoh was the ancient Egyptian name for the office of kingship. ... A monolith is a geological or technological feature such as a mountain, consisting of a single massive stone or rock. ...

Abdol discovered that another mutant, Havok (Alex Summers, brother to Scott Summers also known as Cyclops) could absorb and project cosmic energy more easily than Abdol could. Abdol kidnapped Havok and used him to increase his power. Abdol has mainly been an X-Men villain, usually using Havok to become the Living Monolith. He has also used other superheroes, including the Fantastic Four (who gained their super powers from exposure to cosmic rays). He even killed his own daughter to achieve his goal. Havok (Alexander Alex Summers) is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, a member of the X-Men. ... For other uses, see Cyclops (disambiguation). ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... For other uses, see Fantastic Four (disambiguation). ...

Though he is usually the one pulling the strings, another X-Men villain, Apocalypse, wanted to use the Living Monolith to drain the powers of other superbeings. Abdol went on a rampage, and several superheroes attempted to stop him. Eventually Abdol grew so large that Thor had to throw him into outer space, where the Living Monolith eventually became a Living Planet, similar to Ego. Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur) is a fictional comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Thor (often called The Mighty Thor) is a superhero appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Ego the Living Planet is a fictional extraterrestrial being that appears in the Marvel Universe. ...

It later was revealed that Abdol's formerly dormant mutant powers had been activated by a procedure performed on him by Mister Sinister. Sinister spliced certain x-genes from Alex Summers into his genome, thus giving Abdol the ability to absorb cosmic energy. Since his powers were genetically similar to Havok's, this explained why their abilities interfered with one another's. Mister Sinister (Nathaniel Essex) is a fictional character appearing in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... In biology the genome of an organism is the whole hereditary information of an organism that is encoded in the DNA (or, for some viruses, RNA). ...

During his time in space, one of the Monolith's main weapons, the Staff of Horus, was acquired by a young woman called Akasha. She was able to use that power to become a female version of the Living Pharaoh. Fortunately, Spider-Man was able to break the staff, leaving Akasha to depart the scene retaining some fragments of the Pharaoh's power. However, she hasn't been seen since. Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ...

Abdol was then found by Deathbird and Bishop floating in space. Deathbird revealed she'd been betraying Bishop for some time; it was later on revealed that she was in fact working for Apocalypse. She then knocked out Bishop and Abdol was brought to Apocalypse, who used Abdol's body as merely an energy container during the "The Twelve" storyarc. This finally led to Apocalypse's merging with Cyclops. The Monolith was seen breaking up because of an excess of power absorbed, and then fled. Deathbird (Calsyee Neramani) is a Marvel Comics supervillainess, an adversary of the X-Men. ... Bishop (Lucas Bishop), is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero who is a member of the X-Men. ... Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur) is a fictional comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... For other uses, see Cyclops (disambiguation). ...

Powers and abilities

The Living Monolith has been genetically altered by splicing his own mutant genes with those of the mutant X-Man Havok. This modification allows him to absorb large amounts of cosmic radiation - although as Havok absorbs the same radiation, the Living Monolith's powers can be limited when Havok absorbs background radiation (or other suitable energy sources) that might otherwise be used to fuel the Living Monolith.

Although Havok projects absorbed radiation as energy blasts, the Living Monolith had a broader range of powers. He is able to project energy as intense heat, a concussive force, or sonic vibrations. The Living Monolith has also demonstrated low-level telepathic abilities enabling him to read minds and take complete mental control over small crowds of people.

Stored energy also affects his physical form - increasing his size, mass, strength, and resistance to injury, and granting him an indefinite lifespan which makes him virtually immortal. Although there appears to be no clear upper limit to the amount of power he can absorb, it is also possible to overload his powers.

In other media

The Living Monolith also made an appearance in the video game X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse as a boss character. His powers and appearance were similar to his comic counterpart; namely he took in sunlight to grow in size and power.