- Shola Inkosi
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caption=Shola Inkosi
Aaron Lopresti, artist
comic_color=background:#c0c0ff
character_name=Shola Inkosi
real_name=Shola Inkosi
species=Human Mutant
publisher=Marvel Comics
debut="Mekanix" #1
creators=Chris Claremont Juan Bobillo
alliance_color=background:#c0c0ff
alliances=Genoshan Excalibur
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powers=Telekinesis
low-levelTelepathy
|Shola Inkosi is a
fictional character in theMarvel Comics universe. He is a mutant with the power oftelekinesis . He first appeared in "Mekanix " #1, and was created byChris Claremont andJuan Bobillo .Fictional character biography
Born in
Genosha , Shola was smuggled out as a child as a foreign exchange student. After he grew older, he attended theUniversity of Chicago . WhenCassandra Nova had "Mega-Sentinels" destroy Genosha, Shola lost his entire family, who had been living at the island during the time. He was left utterly alone, not only because of the loss of his family and home, but also with the revokation of hisstudent visa when theUnited Nations declared Genosha a terrorist state due to the activities of Magneto. Also, an anti-mutant group called Purity was trying to get Shola deported and expelled from the college he was attending. To add insult to injury, Shola had been in contact with a telepath on Genosha the moment that the island was destroyed leaving him with a mental imprint of the "death-moment" of everyone who died on Genosha during the horrific attack. Every time he closes his eyes and goes into an activerapid eye movement state, he experiences another first-hand death from that terrible day. As a result he can't sleep and hasn't slept since. After the attack Shola briefly remained at theUniversity of Chicago , where he met Kitty Pryde and Xi'an Coy Manh and helped them defeat a remnant of the wild Sentinels that had destroyed his home. Shola was instrumental in their destruction as Karma's telepathic powers were useless on the machines, and they quickly adapted to Shadowcat's phasing ability.In his next appearance he had been captured and placed in stasis by a group of
Magistrates which used to dominate the island before Magneto took over. Along with thePrime Sentinel Karima Shapandar it appeared that they were going to be the secret weapons of the Magistrates to take back the island. However the airplane that was carrying them crashed and Shola found himself on the side of the ragtag members of the newest incarnation of Excalibur. His abilities were indispensable toProfessor X in thedemolition and reconstruction of his homeland.In the wake of Decimation, where the
Scarlet Witch erased the mutantgenome from 90-95% of the mutant population, the members of Excalibur were depowered, then temporarily repowered by Quicksilver with the Terrigen Mists of the Inhumans.Powers and abilities
Shola is a self-described "combat telekinetic". His telekinetic abilities are mostly destructive in nature, but he has also displayed precise fine motor control, the peak of which was obliterating a
granite slab to dust, removing that dust from clothing and the surrounding environment, compacting the dust into a granite spear, then re-obliterating the spear back into dust (shown in "Mekanix"). However, in the "Excalibur" series his powers were mostly destructive.Shola is also cable of connecting minds with others telepaths and engage in normal telepathic communication. His ability also allows him to sense the mental state of others. The ability is usually controlled except when strong emotional force is the trigger.
Notes
Shola's costume in "Excalibur" (pictured above) is strikingly similar to the Magistrate uniform, hinting at his planned involvement in their organization.
Bibliography
*"Excalibur" vol. 3 #3-7
*"Mekanix" #1-6
*"Mystique" #23
*"Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z" #5
*"Son of M" #5-6External links
* [http://www.uncannyxmen.net/db/characters/showquestion.asp?fldAuto=1688 Uncannyxmen.net character bio on Shola]
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