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A mutant, Rossovich possesses the ability to siphon the life-force of others. The Soviet counterpart to the Weapon X program of the United States and Canada turned him into a supersoldier, bonding a super strong metal alloy called "carbonadium" to his body and implanting metal tentacles, which focus his life-draining abilities, into each of his arms. 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. ... CCCP redirects here. ... Weapon X is a fictional clandestine government project in the Marvel Universe conducted by the Canadian Governments Department K (and secretly funded by the U.S. government) which turns willing and unwilling beings into living weapons. ... For the Amalgam Comics character, see Super-Soldier. ... An alloy is a homogeneous hybrid of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal, and where the resulting material has metallic properties. ... Adamantium is a fictional chemical substance and metal alloy in the Marvel comics universe. ... Tentacles can refer to the elongated flexible organs that are present in some animals, especially invertebrates, and sometimes to the hairs of the leaves of some insectivorous plants. ...

Omega Red possesses a variety of superhuman attributes as a part of both genetic mutation and artificial enhancements granted to him by the Soviet government. Omega Red possesses superhuman strength, endurance, and a high degree of resistance to physical injury and radioactivity. He has a superhuman regenerative healing factor similar to that of Wolverine and Sabretooth. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For linguistic mutation, see Apophony. ... Radioactive decay is the process in which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by emitting radiation in the form of particles or electromagnetic waves. ... A healing factor is a term used to describe the ability of some characters in fiction to recover from bodily injuries or disease at a superhuman rate. ... For other uses, see Wolverine (disambiguation). ... Sabretooth is a Marvel Comics character, an arch-enemy of the X-Men’s Wolverine. ...

He also possesses the ability to secrete an odorless pheromone that weakens anybody within his immediate vicinity. The pheromone has never been given an official name, but has often been called his “Death Factor” and also the “Death Spore Pheromone” in opposition to Wolverine and Sabretooth's “Healing factor”. The pheromone is sufficient enough to render his targets unconscious, or even kill them, if exposed to the pheromone for a long enough period. He must secrete this pheromone, or it will start to feed off of his own body. Fanning honeybee exposes Nasonov gland (white-at tip of abdomen) releasing pheromone to entice swarm into an empty hive A pheromone is a chemical that triggers an innate behavioural response in another member of the same species. ...

Omega Red battled Weapon X subject Wolverine sometime during the Cold War, the start of a decades-long feud between the two. The Soviets eventually realized that Red was an uncontrollable psychopath and placed him in suspended animation. He has since been freed and become a world-renowned criminal and mercenary. For other uses, see Cold War (disambiguation). ... Psychopathy is currently defined in psychiatry and clinical psychology as a condition characterized by lack of empathy [1] [2] or conscience, and poor impulse control [3] [4] or manipulative behaviors. ... Suspended animation is the slowing of life processes by external means without termination. ... For other uses, see Mercenary (disambiguation). ...

Omega Red is a popular X-Men villain, appearing in the 1990s-era X-Men animated series; its successor, X-Men: Evolution; and several X-Men video games. 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. ... X-Men: Evolution is an animated series containing the original cast of X-Men, mostly depicted as teenagers and some as adults. ... Computer and video games redirects here. ...

Fictional character biography

Past life

Little is known about the past of Arkady Rossovich except that he was a serial killer. He was captured by the Interpol agent Banshee and turned over to the KGB, which wanted to create a super soldier similar to Captain America. Omega Red is the end result. Serial killers are individuals who have a history of multiple slayings of victims who were usually unknown to them beforehand. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Banshee (Sean Cassidy) was a Marvel Comics superhero, a member of the X-Men. ... This article is about the KGB of the Soviet Union. ... This article is about the superhero. ...

In another version of Omega Red's past, as told in a Maverick one-shot, Arkady was a Soviet soldier stationed in a small Siberian town. He was also a child rapist and murderer, crimes easily discoverable due to the town's small size and limited number of potential victims. He was caught by his fellow soldiers and executed without trial via a gunshot to the back of the head. His superiors are astonished when Arkady survives the execution, and recommend him for the aforementioned Soviet super soldier project, a brutal process which it is suggested that Arkady survives solely due to the evil and meanness of his nature. For the NBA basketball player with the nickname, Agent Zero see, Gilbert Arenas David North (born Christoph Nord) is a mutant comic book character in the fictional Marvel Universe. ...

The Soviet government implanted one retractable carbonadium tentacle within each of Omega Red's arms. Carbonadium was the Soviets' attempt to recreate the artificial alloy known as adamantium. It is a more malleable form of adamantium. He uses them as weapons and as grappling appendages. He is able to a wrap a victim in his coils to literally drain them of their "life" energy. This vampiric tendency is essential to Omega Red's survival; the carbonadium implants, while great offensive weapons, slowly poisoned him and he was required to regularly drain the life energy of a person, or perhaps take small amounts from larger numbers of individuals, in order to temporarily sustain his immune system. Adamantium is a fictional chemical substance and metal alloy in the Marvel comics universe. ... Tentacles can refer to the elongated flexible organs that are present in some animals, especially invertebrates, and sometimes to the hairs of the leaves of some insectivorous plants. ... Adamantium is a fictional chemical substance and metal alloy in the Marvel comics universe. ... Philip Burne-Jones, The Vampire, 1897 Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings that subsist on human and/or animal lifeforce. ... A scanning electron microscope image of a single neutrophil (yellow), engulfing anthrax bacteria (orange). ...

In order to stabilize his condition, Omega Red requires the "Carbonadium Synthesizer," a device that was stolen by Wolverine, Maverick, and Sabretooth during their final mission together as "Team X" sometime during the 1960s. It is because of his need for the Carbonadium Synthesizer that Omega Red has continuously sought out these three individuals over the years, believing they may know of its whereabouts. For the NBA basketball player with the nickname, Agent Zero see, Gilbert Arenas David North (born Christoph Nord) is a mutant comic book character in the fictional Marvel Universe. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969. ...

Present times

Omega Red vs. Wolverine.
Cover to X-Men (vol. 2) #5.
Art by Jim Lee.

At some time in the past the Soviet government decided that Omega Red was too unpredictable and treacherous to be relied upon, and so needed to be put in cryogenic suspended animation until a method could be found to control him. After the fall of Communism in Russia he was released by the clan of ninja known as The Hand. He was led to believe that Wolverine knew the whereabouts of the Carbonadium Synthesizer which could save his life, and sought him out in an effort to find this device. In doing so, he came into conflict with the X-Men many times. Later, Omega Red battled and fell under the mental control of the Soul Skinner in Siberia. The Soul Skinner then used him to battle Wolverine and the X-Men. Omega Red was able to subdue the team, and was then sent to capture Colossus, who had retreated. Omega Red eluded capture by Wolverine after the Soul Skinner's death. He later fought against Chamber of Generation X, but suffered a humiliating defeat. Ultimately, Omega Red failed to eliminate Wolverine and proved to be no more loyal to the Hand than he was to the Soviet government. Download high resolution version (780x1200, 2142 KB)Cover to X-Men (volume 2) #5. ... Download high resolution version (780x1200, 2142 KB)Cover to X-Men (volume 2) #5. ... For other uses, see Wolverine (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Not to be confused with cryogenics. ... Suspended animation is the slowing of life processes by external means without termination. ... Communism is an ideology that seeks to establish a classless, stateless social organization based on common ownership of the means of production. ... Jiraiya, ninja and title character of the Japanese folktale Jiraiya Goketsu Monogatari. ... The Hand is a group of fictional supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... SOUL SKINNER Real Name: Unrevealed Identity/Class: Human mutant Occupation: Psychic tormentor Affiliations: Omega Red (unwilling ally) Enemies: Darkstar, Alexi Garnoff, Colonel Vazhin, Omega Red, the X-Men (Cyclops, Psylocke, Iceman, Jubilee, Colossus, Wolverine) Known Relatives: Unnamed wife (deceased); Oskana (daughter, deceased) Aliases: The Skinner of Souls Base of Operations... Chamber (Jonothon Jono Evan Starsmore) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero associated with the X-Men. ... Generation X was a Marvel Comics superhero team, a 1990s-era X-Men junior team. ...

He has worked for Neocommunist organizations and tried to kill a member of the Americomp organization, but was stopped by Daredevil and Black Widow. Post-Communism is a name sometimes given to the period of political and economic transition in former communist states located in parts of Europe and Asia, usually transforming into a free market capitalist and globalized economy. ... For other uses, see Daredevil (comics). ... This article is about the Marvel Comics characters. ...

Omega Red was later employed by Russian gangster Ivan Pushkin to incite a war between the subversive terrorist organization HYDRA and the technology suppliers A. I. M.. Terrorist redirects here. ... Baron Strucker, retconned founder of HYDRA, wearing the HYDRA logo on his chest. ... A.I.M., or Advanced Idea Mechanics, is a fictional group in the Marvel Universe. ...

Most recently, whilst working for the drug lord known as the General, Omega Red was recruited by Sabretooth to attack Wolverine's friends and family alongside Lady Deathstrike. Sabretooth had promised both Omega Red and Deathstrike information on almost every mutant on Earth, but betrayed his new henchmen by teleporting away with Wolverine, his ward Amiko, and the information. Lady Deathstrike (real name Yuriko Oyama) is a Marvel Comics supervillain, a foe of the X-Men, especially Wolverine. ... Teleportation is the movement of objects or elementary particles from one place to another, more or less instantaneously, without traveling through space. ...

Omega Red is currently a crime lord (head of the Red Mafia) who poses as a legitimate business man, much like Wilson Fisk does in the U.S. At present, Omega Red has resumed his search for the Carbonadium Synthesizer. In Wolverine: Origins #6 and #7, Omega Red locates former Team X member, and now one of the numerous depowered mutants, Agent Zero, who is the only person that knows the location of the Carbonadium Synthesizer. This brings him into direct confrontation with Wolverine, who has also sought out Maverick in hopes of locating the Carbonadium Synthesizer. The Kingpin (Wilson Fisk) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics villain who has battled many Marvel crime-fighters; most often Spider-Man, Daredevil and The Punisher. ... For the NBA basketball player with the nickname, Agent Zero see, Gilbert Arenas David North (born Christoph Nord) is a mutant comic book character in the fictional Marvel Universe. ...

Powers and abilities

Omega Red is a mutant with superhuman strength and the ability to emit lethal pheromones from his body typically referred to as Death Spores. The death spores result in the weakness or death of humans in his near vicinity. The severity of the effect is based on the endurance, health, and relative proximity of the victims. The spores are fatal to ordinary humans within seconds, though some superhumanly powered beings can withstand exposure to them for extended periods of time.

Omega Red's carbonadium coils.

Omega Red possesses retractable tendrils housed within his arms made of carbonadium, an artificial alloy that is the former Soviet Union's attempt at creating True Adamantium. Carbonadium is more malleable than adamantium and, while being vastly stronger than steel, is not as durable as adamantium. Carbonadium, however, is for all practical purposes virtually indestructible. Omega Red is able to use the tentacles as highly effective offensive weapons, often brandishing them like whips during combat. The natural durability of the tentacles, combined with his physical strength, are sufficient to cause damage to most conventional materials. Image File history File links Carcoil. ... Image File history File links Carcoil. ... Adamantium is a fictional chemical substance and metal alloy in the Marvel comics universe. ... Adamantium is a fictional chemical substance and metal alloy in the Marvel comics universe. ...

Omega Red also has superhuman levels of stamina sufficent to engage Wolverine in combat continuously for over eighteen hours with no signs of fatigue. His bodily tissues are harder and more resistant to certain types of injury than those of an ordinary human. While he isn't invulnerable, his body can withstand great impact and blunt trauma forces that would result in severe injury or death in an ordinary human. However, his resistance to injury is considerably enhanced due to the red armor that he wears. While it is unknown what the armor is composed of, it is sufficient to allow him to withstand powerful energy blasts from the likes of Chamber without sustaining injury. For other uses, see Wolverine (disambiguation). ... Chamber (Jonothon Jono Evan Starsmore) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero associated with the X-Men. ...

Omega Red has the ability, and need, to drain the life force of other humans to sustain his own. Omega Red can do this by ensnaring his victims within his tentacles. Due to the presence of the carbonadium within his body, Omega Red must drain the life force of others on a regular basis in order to sustain his own physical health. Omega Red can use these absorbed energies to, temporarily, increase his body's healing capabilities to the point where he can fully heal from a punctured lung within a few minutes. Only a device known as the Carbonadium Synthesizer can stabilize his condition.

Omega Red is an excellent hand-to-hand combatant and military tactician. He was trained in various forms of armed and unarmed combat by both the Soviet government and various organizations throughout the Japanese and Russian criminal underworlds. Highly intelligent, he has quickly become highly skilled in the management of criminal organizations. Organized crime or criminal organizations are groups or operations run by criminals, most commonly for the purpose of generating a monetary profit. ... Organized crime or criminal organizations are groups or operations run by criminals, most commonly for the purpose of generating a monetary profit. ...

Other versions

Ultimate Omega Red

Ultimate Omega Red.

In the Ultimate Marvel Universe, Omega Red makes a cameo as an enemy of Spider-Man, notably in #86 of the series. It is unclear what exactly his powers are, but his wrist tentacles appear to be fully organic rather than made of carbonadium, and sprout from the backs of his hands, rather than from below his palms. It is also unclear if this version of Omega Red possesses the ability to secrete death spores, although Wrecker claimed afterwards that he might have sprayed the area with 'toxins'. Spider-Man refers to him as "President of the Dr. Octopus Fan Club" because of his tentacles. He was seen recently in a cameo appearance in Ultimate Spiderman #113 as one of the prisoners who escaped the Triskellion. Image File history File links Ultimateomegared. ... Image File history File links Ultimateomegared. ... The various characters of the Ultimate Marvel Universe, as seen on the cover of Ultimates (v2) #12. ... For the video game of the same title, see Ultimate Spider-Man (video game). ... The Wrecker is a fictional character and supervillain that first appears in the Marvel Comics universe. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Age of Apocalypse

In the Age of Apocalypse timeline, there is a different version of Omega Red known only as Rossovich. He has practically the same abilities as Omega Red of Earth-616, with the carbonadium tentacles and "Death Factor". However, he was much more vulnerable because he did not have the red armor and wore a blue uniform instead. Instead of a homicidal maniac, Rossovich appeared more sane and business-like. He had ties to the mutant underground and the black market. There he was able to secure access to food, weapons, and valuable information. Domino went to Rossovich in search for X-Man but Rossovich fought back. In the fight with Domino and Grizzly, Rossovich was killed by Domino, who ran him through with her sword. His presence in the Age of Apocalypse timeline was very brief compared to that of his regular Marvel counterpart. The Age of Apocalypse is a popular X-Men story arc. ... In the fictional Marvel Universe, Earth-616 or Earth 616 is the name used to identify the primary continuity in which most Marvel Comics titles take place. ... Homicide (Latin homicidium, homo human being + caedere to cut, kill) refers to the act of killing another human being. ... Sanity considered as a legal term denotes that an individual is of sound mind and therefore can bear legal responsibility for his or her actions. ... Domino (Neena Thurman) is a Marvel Comics character, best known as a member of the X-Men offshoot X-Force. ... X-Man (Nate Grey) is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe and related to the X-Men franchise. ...

Amalgam Comics

In Amalgam Comics, Omega Red is combined with KGBeast, another Russian super-soldier, to form Omega Beast, one of the villains of the Dark Claw. KGBeast is a fictional character appearing in DC Comics, primarily as an opponent of Batman. ... Dark Claw is a fictional character and an Amalgam Comics superhero. ...

In other media

Omega Red in X-Men (top) and X-Men: Evolution (bottom).

Omega Red has appeared in the X-Men and X-Men: Evolution animated series. Image File history File links Omega_Red_Cartoons. ... Image File history File links Omega_Red_Cartoons. ... 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. ... X-Men: Evolution is an animated series containing the original cast of X-Men, mostly depicted as teenagers and some as adults. ... 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. ... X-Men: Evolution is an animated series containing the original cast of X-Men, mostly depicted as teenagers and some as adults. ... . ...

• In X-Men, he was voiced by Len Doncheff. He appeared in the episodes Red Dawn and A Deal with the Devil.

• In X-Men: Evolution, he was voiced by Richard Newman; his first and only appearance was in the episode "Target X" working for HYDRA. In this episode he mentions several of Wolverine and Sabretooth's then-unseen Weapon X accomplices, including Maverick, but nothing more of this was made before the show was cancelled.

Omega Red is a playable character in the Capcom fighting games X-Men: Children of the Atom, Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter, and Marvel vs. Capcom 2. His mutant death factor is present here as one of his normal attacks as well as the "Energy Drain" that lets him deplete an opponent's super meter and add the energy to his own. 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. ... Red Dawn is an episode from the X-Men animated series. ... A Deal with the Devil is an episode of X-Men: The Animated Series. ... X-Men: Evolution is an animated series containing the original cast of X-Men, mostly depicted as teenagers and some as adults. ... Richard Newmans roles in Transformers cartoons are too nummerous to count. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the original NASA meaning, see capsule communicator. ... Marvel Super Heroes vs. ...

Omega Red also appears in the video games X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse voiced by Steven Blum. Steven Jay Blum (born April 28, 1965) is an American voice actor known primarily for his work in anime dubs and video games. ...

Omega Red appears in X2: Wolverine's Revenge.

Prior to this, he had appeared as a Danger Room opponent in X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse for the SNES. The Danger Room is a fictional training facility built for the X-Men of Marvel Comics. ... The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, also known as Super Nintendo, Super NES or SNES, is a 16-bit video game console released by Nintendo in North America, Brazil, Europe, and Australia. ...

Director Brett Ratner stated in an interview for Starlog magazine (issue #345) that Omega Red would appear in the movie X-Men: The Last Stand, but this was later denied by writer Zak Penn.[1] Supposedly Omega Red should have been in the movie, portrayed by Vince Murdocco. Brett Ratner (born March 28, 1969) is an American film director and music-video director. ... Starlog is a science-fiction film magazine published by Starlog Group Inc. ... Vince Murdocco (born 1966 in Montreal, Canada] is a Canadian actor and former kickboxer. ...

References

• Marvel Directory's entry on Omega Red
• Uncanny X-men; Omega Red Profile
• Mutant High; Omega Red FAQ