She possesses a wide range of superhuman abilities, but it has never been clearly defined which are a result of mutation and which are skills derived from magic or other sources. This process takes no more than a few hours and we'll This led Shaw and Emma Frost to conspire to kill Selene by manipulating and training the young mutant Firestar to assassinate her. Selene appears to be immune to most forms of conventional injury; she has survived both a knife wound and a crossbow bolt to her heart with no apparent lasting effects. She knocked Amara into a lava pool, thereby releasing the latter's latent mutant powers as Magma. Showing 10 of 27 Results. Selene's youthful appearance and vitality depends upon her absorbing the life forces of one or more people on a regular basis. [21] Warpath was able to destroy Selene by plunging his dagger into her chest, after teaching X-Force the Ghost Dance, a ritual meant to kill evil spirits such as Selene. The city was disbanded and the residents returned to their regular lives across the globe. REST of the WORLD 8.00 First Comic 3 per extra comic. Marvel Insider Get the latest news, original content, and special offers from Marvel. She managed to gain both immortality and eternal youth for Endymion. (However, it has been since revealed that Nova Roma was a massive illusion maintained by Selene and her minion, the mutant known as Empath, to hold its citizens, really, kidnapped British and American tourists, captive.) Selene fought the New Mutants, and was cast into lava and buried alive. This was haphazardly followed up by later writers, who implied that Empath used his powers to either destroy the city by brainwashing the inhabitants into believing they were victims of Selene, or to brainwash the kidnapped victims and create the illusion of Nova Roma in the first place, as the pawn of Selene himself. Blaming Bard for his ineptitude, Selene dispatched her Inner Circle to Utopia to retrieve it. She finally becomes the goddess she had sought to be for so long. By the time. send you an email once approved. Selene is the Moon Goddess of Greek Mythology. She then asks him if he would use his powers to save his or her life. Just before they were burned at the stake Selene killed the guards. However, Selene wanted the process for herself, and she subdued Sunspot and X-Force. Selene then targets others who she feels have obstructed, or otherwise failed, her in her quest for divinity, namely Shaw, Pierce, Frost (against whom she especially holds a grudge because of Frost's use of the "Black Queen" codename when working for the Dark X-Men), the X-Men, and Magma. [2], Selene is the oldest known human mutant. She also was able to marry several times and have descendants, including Amara Aquilla. With that scathing reprimand still on her lips, she stabbed Eliphas through the heart with her ceremonial dagger, to the great delight of her current lover Wither. Through unknown means Selene can also cause a human being to become a psychic vampire like herself, but be subordinate to Selene's own will. Selene appears in 17 issues View all Olympians 5 appearances Promethea 4 appearances Promethea 2 appearances Absolute Promethea 2 appearances No recent wiki edits to this page. A special first look a 'Wasp' #1 by Al Ewing and Kasia Nie revisits Janet Van Dyne's legacy and propels her into a battle against Whirlwind. Magma was escorted home to Nova Roma by Empath, who ultimately decided to remain in the city with her. Selene was voiced by April Stewart. ), Unlock the world of Marvel Digital Comics! [17], One week before the event of Necrosha, Selene has the recently resurrected Destiny brought before her where she asks what her future holds. 2022 GAMESPOT, A FANDOM COMPANY. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. The Lords Cardinal and the X-Men hastily agreed to a truce, fighting well-enough to cause Nimrod to flee. Unfortunately, Amara had been brainwashed and freeing her from the Skull's influence would be more difficult than she had originally anticipated. She approached Eliphas, a well-respected senator whose wife had left for a general named Mascius. [22], It was later revealed that Selene's body and soul had been preserved as airborne particles and somehow stored in stasis in a vault located somewhere in New York City. The tribal elders ordered her mother's people to sacrifice themselves to Selene until none remained. When Selene drains only a portion of the victim's life energy, she assumes a measure of psychic control over her victim's mind, thereby subverting them to her will. The time for the Midnight Suns is NOW! Nimrod next targeted both the X-Men and the Lords Cardinal. This immortal mutant, who's also an expert in sorcery, originally debuted in 1983's NEW MUTANTS #9 by Chris Claremont and Sal Buscema. However, Selene not only survived, she followed the New Mutants to the United States, and New York. Though his fellow New Mutants thought the act an impetuous and potentially murderous one, Roberto seemed to know what proved to be true: Selene would be back. [25], In the "House of X" storyline, Selene, along with other villainous and fractious mutants, is welcomed to the new mutant island nation of Krakoa, which has been created by Professor X, Magneto and Moira MacTaggart, in order to heal mutantdom and start over as a whole species together. Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 2 Personality and traits 3 Relationships 3.1 Family 3.2 Romances 3.2.1 Endymion 3.2.2 Zeus 3.2.3 Pan In her initial appearance, Selene was the wife of Nova Roma senator Marcus Domitius Gallio plotting to abolish the republican government and insert Gallio as the Imperial Ruler. Selene's was the deciding vote to oust Sebastian Shaw from the Hellfire Club when tension between Shaw and the newly recruited White King Magneto came to blows. [31][29] If she drains a person's entire life force, the victim dies and crumbles to dust in seconds. She then revealed herself as an immortal mutant and wished to be romantically linked with him. Sunspot accepted Selene's invitation and became her protg. She lured Sunspot to her defense, offering him a position of power in the Hellfire Club. [16] She encourages him to use his powers and not be afraid of his natural gifts. Star-Lord, Hawkeye, Black Widow, Wolverine, And Doctor Doom Take A Final Journey To The Wastelands! MAX; Epic; Icon; See More. As the Black Queen, Selene had tried numerous attempts to overthrow her current leader, the Black King Sebastian Shaw. Character Thanks to some trickery and propaganda, Gallio managed to save the New Mutants from the gladiatorial arena, propping them up as prophesied champions. Answers: Selene is the Greek goddess of the moon, and the Romans refer to her as Luna. [32][33] The amount of energy she has retained from her victims does seem to correlate somewhat with her physical strength and resistance to injury. While not indestructible, she has survived and completely recovered from molecular dispersion, although it required considerable time and effort to resurrect herself. Shortly afterwards, she tried to access the power of a mystical convergence using a Runestaff made from the roots of Yggdrasil, the Norse World Tree. Selene was introduced in the first film of the series, Underworld. Selene: Comics. Selene first appeared in New Mutants #9 (November 1983), written by Chris Claremont and illustrated by Sal Buscema. As a mutant and an enemy of the X-Men, she is often associated with the Hellfire Club 's Inner Circle. That same year he, John Romita, Jr. and Dan Green re-introduced Selene in UNCANNY X-MEN #183 as she fed upon a poor schlub named Stuart. New Mutants #9. send you an email once approved. At first Selene claimed that she found herself unable to leave Nova Roma, where she remained for roughly two thousand years and led the dreaded Cult of Fire as its Black Priestess. A clip can be found here. When the X-Men, including Rachel arrived, during a membership change in the Hellfire Club, Selene plotted to use Rachel to completely free herself. Once Bard gives Selene the knife and proclaims eternal love for her, Selene stabs Eli, killing the latter (much to Wither's delight). [15], Selene (disguised as an old woman) befriends Wither and they live together in Mutant Town. At some point, Selene established herself as the Goddess of the Moon of Arthurian legend. [16], Selene possesses considerable magical abilities and extensive knowledge of sorcery, enabling her to cast and counteract spells. What he didn't know, though, was that she worked black magic to not only manipulate him, but anyone else who got in the way of her plans. She has used this power to live for thousands of years, all the while cultivating her mastery of dark sorcery. In Nova Roma, Selene attempted to kill Amara Aquilla. During the Roman Empire, Selene promised her lover Eliphas her love and eternal life in exchange for every soul in Rome. Selene offered Eliphas immortality in exchange for helping her kill and absorb every soul in Rome. This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Selene (comics), and is written by contributors. However, Sunspot went along with Selene to stop the Deviants in the Damocles Foundation from activating a Celestial Gatherer. As Selene concludes the conversation, her Inner Circle returns with both the Athame and Warpath in custody. She can use this power in more standard ways, such as creating powerful force fields around herself, and can levitate herself and others but cannot truly fly. As always, Selene remains extremely ambitious and deceitful, and should always be approached with caution. She absorbed many souls, finally becoming a goddess, however, was killed by X-Force. She would be freed by Amanda Sefton, though the torture left her weak and scarred. Selene then returned to her post as the Black Queen of the Hellfire Club. Comic Vine users. Selene was created by Chris Claremont and Sal Buscema and first appeared in The New Mutants Vol.1 issue 9 (1983). Rise up against Lilith and her forces December 2, 2022. Fantastic Four #1; Amazing Fantasy #15 (Spider-Man's First Appearance) Tales of Suspense #39 (Iron Man's First Appearance) Avengers #1; Incredible Hulk #181 (Wolverine's First Appearance) Athame in hand, she consolidated her re-animated army to contend with X-Force, who was coming to finish the battle, and Selene. It is not known how often Selene must absorb another's life essence in order to survive at baseline. Trace the origins of Selene, the ancient mutant currently tormenting Captain America! Functionally immortal, her millennia-long life is attributed to her ability to drain the life essence from other beings to extend her own existence indefinitely. Selene was portrayed by Kota Eberhardt in the 20th Century Fox X-Men film Dark Phoenix (2019). Shaw, being no fool, immediately recognized Selene's unmatched power and of what she could do to him if he ever dared to cross her. The two became lovers and eventually Magma was freed from her betrothal so that she could be with him. Selene planned to seduce and murder Juggernaut, but was prevented when Wolverine manipulated a bar-room brawl between Juggernaut and Colossus. He had originally intended to sacrifice the Purifiers to Selene but changed his mind upon witnessing Bastion re-program the progeny of Magus. She came to the Exploding Colossal Man festival in New Mexico, but was again opposed by X-Force, who managed to wrest the Runestaff away from her and destroy the Colossal Man mannequin it activated. Marvel and SiriusXM's First-Ever Podcast Crossover Event, 'Marvel's Wastelanders' Premieres Today! By the time UNCANNY X-MEN #189-#191 rolled around, she'd used her minions to score a new gig as the Black Queen of the Hellfire Club, a position she held for years, making trouble for the X-Men and other mutants along the way. She can affect nearly anything on a molecular level that is within her line of sight, and can warp and alter the molecules of the inanimate object to her caprice, causing objects to wrap around and constrict others, creating lifelike humanoid constructs to combat her opponents, or simply reducing objects to dust. Due to a love for Empath, Magma left the New Mutants to join the Hellions, only to be called home by her father to enter into an arranged marriage with a resident there. She can momentarily move at superhuman speeds, though doing so requires a considerable energy expenditure and can cause her to age rapidly and require additional life energy immediately. He came before Selene at her headquarters in New Orleans with the deceased Apache tribe of her enemy Warpath, that he had resurrected using the Technarch Transmode Virus. agents. She retrieved the talisman that Ghost Rider used in order to revert New York to its previous state. Selene then repaired Shaw's throne and sat on it herself. She then cursed Eliphas for the perceived betrayal with an eternal life of torture, transforming the latter into a vampire-like creature. Blink was eventually stopped by Frost and a small team of X-Men (consisting of Blindfold, Pixie, Husk, Warpath) along with former Sorcerer Supreme Doctor Strange who managed successfully to purge Blink of Selene's corrupted influence. Along with the rest of X-Force, Selene was able to usurp control of the machinery that activated the Gatherer, but Moonstar and Arcadia destroyed the Celestial artifact before Selene could access its power. She and the Stepford Cuckoos fulfill the role Mastermind played in the original Dark Phoenix Saga. [21], Sometime after Selene's death, Blink attempted to resurrect the Black Queen. Still in love with her despite her curse, Bard realizes of having to make an offering to her before approaching her. Character. Star-Lord, Hawkeye, Black Widow, Wolverine, And Doctor Doom Take A Final Journey To The Wastelands! This edit will also create new pages on Comic Vine for: Until you earn 1000 points all your submissions need to be vetted by other Selene manipulated her young followers with the promise of a game where each murder committed would earn points that would ultimately lead to being granted a prize, which was described as "being the next best thing to immortality" by the Gamesmaster. With the aid of his team, he impaled the dark goddess with her own Athame, ironically fulfilling her destiny to ascend her physical form as she exploded with her accumulated life energy. Universe, Other Aliases, Education, Place of Origin, Identity, Known Relatives. Selene has been shown to manipulate darkness and transform into darkness, such as a dark mist or cloud, or manifesting tendrils of darkness while remaining partially intangible. At the end of the issue, Warpath confirms that she has indeed become a goddess - but she is not invincible, as Warpath was told by his dead bother Thunderbird a way to destroy her. Selene's attempt to absorb Cable's life backfired when she touched his techno-organic arm and she was forced to flee to maintain her power. UK 1.25 First Comic + 55p per extra comic. This move was only a prelude to Selene taking over Rachel's mind, but Marvel Girl was too strong for Selene and expelled her, keeping Selene trapped for a time beneath the Hellfire Club headquarters. 2022 GAMESPOT, A FANDOM COMPANY. Selene approached the local High Priest of her world-wide Cult of Fire, Friedrich von Roehm, to assist her in securing accommodations where she could practice her dark arts safely and discreetly. She is next seen with the resurrected Thunderbird and Frost's former pupil Negasonic Teenage Warhead discussing the fate of her disciples. Face down the Multiversal Masters of Evil with the Avengers, witness the start of Sins of Sinister, and more in this week's comics! In an alternate reality, New York was changed into medieval-like era by Ghost Rider. This failed when Firestar realized their plan.[12]. Her cards are: This edit will also create new pages on Comic Vine for: Until you earn 1000 points all your submissions need to be vetted by other Selene possesses considerable sorcerous abilities and extensive knowledge of the arts arcane, enabling her to cast and counteract a variety spells and rituals. Marvel and SiriusXM's First-Ever Podcast Crossover Event, 'Marvel's Wastelanders' Premieres Today! The Cast and Director of Marvel Studios' Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Answer YOUR Questions! Subscribe to Marvel Unlimited to read Selene comic lists by Marvel experts! Magma's escort back home to Nova Roma turned out to be Empath who ultimately decided to stay in the city with her. Selene was attacked by the S.W.O.R.D. The resurrected mutants then began to rebuild the capital. [26][27] In a storyline in X-Men (vol. In a recent plot against the Hellfire Club, Selene usurped the Black King`s position and replaced him with her demonic ally, Blackheart. [5] Kulan Gath was active during the Hyborian Age (before any recorded civilizations) and is known to have faced both Conan the Barbarian and Red Sonja. 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[citation needed] Furthermore, it was revealed in New Warriors #31, via Empath, that Nova Roma was nothing more than an elaborate lie, concocted by Selene several decades prior. This is the channel where we sit down and cover different comic book stories from d. Should she absorb the totality of her victim's life, that person decays and crumbles to dust in seconds. Unknown to Magma, however, Selene was secretly manipulating events during the time that the New Mutants were being reorganized into X-Force. [volume&issueneeded], Needing to replenish her power, Selene first attacked and killed the other surviving Externals. Cancel Save Series Title. Chris Claremont didn't wait long to bring the character back into the fray. Shaw correctly interpreted this as Selene showing Shaw his place. While the full extent of Selene's magical skills is unknown, her greatly extended lifespan has given her sufficient time and experience to be considered a threat to Kulan Gath. Community. Wolverine felt honor-bound to prevent Rachel from being a murderer, and so, saved Selene's life by severely injuring Rachel. Selene was born 17,000 years ago in central Europe, "After the Oceans swallowed Atlantis " and "Before the rise of the sons of Aryas ". Magma managed to escape and get the rest of the team while Selene captured Dani Moonstar, intent on making her her new disciple in the dark arts. Filtered by: Reset Filters. Selene, now a part of what's secretly known as the Power Elite, has normally been considered a foe of the X-Men, but has appeared most recently in Ta-Nehisi Coates and Leinil Francis Yu's CAPTAIN AMERICA #5. However (with another writer change), Selene's involvement with the Upstarts was cut short as she herself was betrayed by Trevor Fitzroy. Eliphas, who at that moment was not an evil man, agreed to help Selene but he was captured and ruined Selene's plan. The Cast of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Answer YOUR Questions! However, in a twist the dagger had been appropriated by Warpath. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. She followed Rachel to Hong Kong via a transmat device and saved her from being corrupted by a telepathic agent of Courtney Ross, who was vying to become the next White Queen. However, she gained limited mobility from an alliance with Donald Pierce. on 08/30/21 Selene's continued vitality and youthful appearance are contingent upon her absorbing the life energy of one or more persons on a regular basis. She lured Sunspot to her defense, and offered the latter a position of power in the Hellfire Club, which the man refused, regardless of the illusions with which she tempted. Bard proceeded to implore Selene's forgiveness for his betrayal those many lifetimes ago while proclaiming his undying love. Whether this is a facet of her psychokinesis or a separate power is unclear. 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