Obliterator (comics)

The Obliterator is a fictional character, an alien supervillain appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. He is one of the Elders of the Universe, a foe of the Silver Surfer.

Fictional character biography

Decided to track down and kill every other member of his race. Eventually accomplishing his "mission," he wandered the galaxies searching for other things to kill, when the Elder known as the Gardener introduced the Obliterator to the other Elders.^[1]

Some time later, a number of Elders came up with the plan to kill Galactus to start a new Big Bang, and the Obliterator was on hand to try to kill the interfering Silver Surfer and Mantis.^{[volume & issue needed]} He was defeated when the Surfer transmuted his weapons into harmless flashlight-like devices, and was left on a lifeless world to prevent him from killing anything else.^{[volume & issue needed]}

Later, he encountered and battled the Avengers Thunderstrike and Quasar. At the request of the Caregiver, he was removed by Quasar to prevent him from harming an infant cosmic organism. Quasar dumped him in between galaxies.^{[volume & issue needed]}

Powers and abilities

Like all Elders, the Obliterator is completely immortal. He is immune to aging, disease, conventional injury and poison. He can survive in space without food, water or air.

It has been hinted that the Obliterator can channel his Power Primordial through his weapons enabling them to match the power of the Silver Surfer.

Due to his obsession with hunting other lifeforms, the Obliterator has failed to develop himself to the extent of the other Elders. He cannot travel in space unaided and has no destructive powers without his weapons. He also is not very intelligent.

References

1. ^ Silver Surfer Vol. 3 #6