Quill (comics)

Quill has been the name of four different fictional comic book characters in the Marvel Comics universe. All, however, are human mutants.

Quill (Warpie)

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character_name=Quill
real_name="unrevealed"
species=Human Mutant
publisher=Marvel Comics
debut="Captain Britain" vol. 2 #7
creators=Jamie Delano & Alan Davis
alliances=Warpies
Cherubim
aliases=
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The Warpie known as Quill first appeared in "Captain Britain" vol. 2, #7 and was created by Jamie Delano and Alan Davis.

Fictional character biography

Quill is one of the Warpies, a group of superhumans created by the Jaspers' Warp. Quill and his fellow Warpies were taken in by the British government organization, the Resources Control Executive (the R.C.X.). Quill and several of the Warpies were trained for combat and formed the Cherubim. Quill was their leader and they attacked Captain Britain, but were later taken in by him and his sister Elisabeth Braddock. ["Captain Britain" vol. 2 #7-9]

The Warpies were later abducted by the new R.C.X. and again came into conflict with Captain Britain, who was now part of Excalibur. The Warpies were all slowly turning into humans, but the new R.C.X. had told them that they were dying. Excalibur uncovered the truth and told the Warpies. They also freed the original leaders of the R.C.X. and left the Warpies in their care ["Excalibur" vol. 1 #61-65] .

The Warpies were again abducted shortly afterwards by Black Air, another government organisation. Black Air experimented upon the Warpies in an attempt to keep them superhuman. Their experiments succeeded, but the Warpies were saved by Mastermind who made them his soldiers. Quill was one of his most loyal soldiers. Under Mastermind's leadership, the Warpies attacked and destroyed most of the Captain Britain Corps. They were defeated by Captain Britain, who then used his new powers to turn the Warpies, including Quill, into regular humans ["Excalibur: Sword of Power" #1-4] .

Powers and abilities

Quill's body is covered in barbs and he had razorsharp claws.

Bibliography

*"Captain Britain" vol. 2 #7-9, 11-14

Quill (Resistants)

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comic_color=background:#ff8080
character_name=Quill
real_name="unrevealed"
species=Human Mutant
publisher=Marvel Comics
debut="Captain America" vol. 1 #343
creators=Mark Gruenwald & Kieron Dwyer
alliance_color=background:#cccccc
alliances=Resistants/Mutant Force
aliases=
powers=|The next Quill is also a mutant and was in Cleveland. He first appeared in "Captain America" #343. He was created by Mark Gruenwald and Kieron Dwyer.

Fictional character biography

Quill was arrested by the government for not following the Mutant Registration Act, but he was freed by the Resistants and joined them. Under the influence of a device created by Doctor Doom, Quill was one of many criminals attacking the Fantastic Four during the "Acts of Vengeance". He was defeated and taken to the Vault.

Quill was confirmed as depowered during M-day ["New Avengers" #18]

Powers and abilities

Quill could shoot razor sharp needles from his body.

Bibliography

*"Captain America" vol. 1 #343, 346
*"Fantastic Four" vol. 1 #335
*"Avengers Spotlight" #29

Quills (Arena)

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comic_color=background:#ff8080
character_name=Quills
real_name="unrevealed"
species=Human Mutant
publisher=Marvel Comics
debut="X-Treme X-Men" #39
creators=Chris Claremont & Igor Kordey
alliance_color=background:#cccccc
alliances=The Arena
aliases=
powers=|The third character known as Quill was a female fighter in the mutant fight club known as the Arena. She appeared in "X-Treme X-Men" #39 and was created by Chris Claremont and Igor Kordey.

Powers and abilities

Quills was covered with razor sharp needles, which she could shoot from her body.

Bibliography

*"X-Treme X-Men" #39

Quill (Max Jordan)

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character_name=Quill
real_name=Maxwell "Max" Jordan
species=Human Mutant
publisher=Marvel Comics
debut="" #1
creators=Nunzio DeFilippis
Christina Weir
alliance_color=background:#ffc0c0
alliances=Xavier Institute,
The Corsairs squad
aliases=
powers=Porcupine-like spikes that grow in place of hair and can be fired as high-speed projectiles|

Quill (Max Jordan) is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Universe, one of the student body in the Xavier Institute. He first appeared in "New X-Men: Academy X" #1 and he was created by Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir. When the students were each assigned to squads, Quill was assigned to Cyclops' "Corsairs", a group named after his father Corsair (see Xavier Institute student body for a line-up of the Corsairs). He was also voted class clown by the students of the Institute. ["New X-Men: Academy X Yearbook"] .

Max got busted trying to steal test answers from the headmaster’s office. Kitty Pryde assigned him and his accomplices, George and Winston (who are presumably depowered and no longer reside at the school), to be mentored by Gambit, but instead of making them see the error of their way, he taught the boys some real thieving techniques ["Gambit" vol. 4, #10] .

Quill is one of 27 students at Xavier's to maintain their powers post-M-Day. He is later killed during William Stryker's attack on the Xavier Institute in the wake of M-Day. His body was recently seen in a telepathic image Emma Frost used to torment Carol Danvers with about her persistence with the Registration Act.

Powers and abilities

Max's body is covered in porcupine quills that can shoot from his body.

Other versions

House of M

Max appears as part of the SHIELD Hellions squad students but is killed on a mission.

In other media

Film

A character resembling Quill appears as a member of The Omegas in the film "", played by Ken Leung and listed in the screen credits as "Kid Omega". He kills Dr. Kavita Rao and almost kills Dr. Worthington, whose son Warren saves him. By the end, he is destroyed by Phoenix, alongside fellow Omegas Psylocke and Arclight.

Bibliography

*"Gambit" vol. 4 #10
*"New X-Men" vol. 2 #20-27
*"New X-Men: Academy X"#1, 14
*"New X-Men Yearbook"
*"X-Men: The 198 Files"

References

External links

* [http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix2/quillresist.htm Marvel Appendix of the Quill from the Resistants]