Real Name: Genis-Vell; Richard "Rick" Jones
(entry has information for Genis-Vell on the left,
Rick Jones on the right)
Occupation: Adventurer
Identity: Secret; Public
Legal Status: Citizen of Titan and of the United States
with no criminal record
Place of Birth: Titan; Scarsdale, Arizona
Group Affiliation: Avengers
First Appearance: SILVER SURFER ANNUAL #6;
HULK #1 Vol. 1
Height: 6'2"; 5' 9"
Weight: 195 lbs.; 165 lbs.
Eyes: Blue; Brown
Hair: Blonde (turns white when "Cosmically Aware");
Brown
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Genis in the Kree uniform
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Synopsis:
He is Genis, son of the legendary intergalactic hero Mar-Vell!
Linked by destiny to professional super hero sidekick Rick Jones through
the atom-exchanging Nega Bands, he is driven by Cosmic Awareness to seek
out and eliminate those forces which threaten the universe!
Known Powers: Captain Marvel can absorb and
channel cosmic energy stored in specialized enclaves
within his cells. The Kree Nega-Bands he wears converts
his psionic energy into increased strength, allowing him to lift roughly
15 tons under optimal conditions. The Nega-Bands also grant Captain
Marvel increased resilience, interstellar flight, and the ability to
survive, unprotected, in outer space. Genis and Rick Jones also possesses
Cosmic Awareness which allows them to sense the presence of danger on
a universal level. As a result of their Cosmic Awareness, both Rick
Jones and Genis can perceive objects and individuals, presence of beings,
and cosmic threats that are cloaked by invisibility or illusions throughout
the universe.
History:
On a dare, teenager Rick Jones foolishly drove on the the site of an
experimental gamma bomb test. As the gamma bomb went off, Rick Jones
was saved by Dr. Bruce Banner -- the gamma radiation transformed the
once meek scientist into the being known as the Hulk! Hunted and misunderstood,
the Hulk found a friend in Rick Jones. Soon after, the Hulk was manipulated
by Loki -- and it was through Rick's intervention that resulted not
only in Loki's defeat but also in the formation of the superhuman team,
the Avengers. It was through the Avengers that Rick Jones found himself
partnered with Captain America. After a falling out with Captain America,
Rick found himself mentally drawn to a pair of extraterrestrial golden
bracelets -- the Nega-Bands!
Donning the bands,
Rick slammed his wrists together with all his might... and his atoms
traded places with those of the exiled Kree, Captain Mar-Vell! Joined
together, Rick and Captain Marvel lived in a shared existence. During
the epic Kree/Skrull War, Rick and Captain Marvel became pawns of the
Kree Supreme Intelligence who unleashed the untapped psionic potential
of Rick's mind -- the Destiny Force -- to put an end to the war. Sometime
later, as a result of exposure to a deadly nerve gas, Captain Mar-Vell
perished from incurable systemic cancer. As Rick slowly began to move
on with his life, eventually getting married, Mar-Vell's love, Elysius,
felt more alone than ever. Using Titanian science, Elysius sampled some
of Mar-Vell's genetic structure to conceive a child: Genis.
To protect him from
Captain Marvel's enemies, Genis was artificially aged to maturity and
taken to an isolated world, safe from harm. Upon discovering his true
lineage, Genis donned the Nega-Bands worn by his father, determined
to carry on his father's heroic legacy, eventually re-christening himself
Captain Marvel. When Rick's Destiny powers resurfaced, he and Captain
Marvel became pawns in a time-spanning conflict known as the Destiny
War! At the climax of the Destiny War, Captain Marvel found himself
unwillingly merged with Jones, a process which triggered his latent
Cosmic Awareness.
When Captain Marvel was manipulated by the cosmic entities known as Entropy and Epiphany
and helped them recreate the universe, the universe was remade with several differences.
When the universe was recreated, so was everybody in it, including Captain Marvel himself.
The Captain Marvel of this universe was the hero that the true Captain Marvel had always
wanted to be, and his creation was such a success, that his mother, Elyisius, created another
genetically engineered offspring, Phyla.
As the insane Captain Marvel was headed for Titan, with Elysius and Eros on his trail,
Elysius sent a message to Phyla telling her that her brother was coming and to be ready to
fight him when he arrived on Titan. Phyla assured her mother that she could handle her brother.
Elysius told Phyla that her brother had betrayed his responsibilities as Captain Marvel, and the
title now belonged to Phyla.
Phyla watched when Captain Marvel (Genis, not Phyla) arrived on Titan and saw that all the other
Titans were out of phase, and existed a few seconds in the past or future. Captain Marvel reasoned
that the Titans were afraid to face him. As Captain Marvel began to doubt his own perceptions of
reality, Phyla made her presence known to her brother, whom became incredibly confused at her existence,
remembering her, but feeling as if he shouldn't. Phyla began to bicker with her older brother, flaunting
the fact that their mother had given her the title of Captain Marvel, and filling her brother's head with
doubt. Captain Marvel then attacked Phyla, and the two began to fight. Phyla hit Captain Marvel with a
couple of energy blasts. However, he seemed more annoyed by them than anything else. Phyla claimed to
her older brother; that he was the first draft and he was a fluke, the one that made all the mistakes.
Phyla claimed that she was the one with which their mother got it right. Captain Marvel then continued
fighting with Phyla and eventually gained the upper hand. However, before Captain Marvel could badly
injure his sister, several Titans, including Elysius and Eros intervened. In response,
Captain Marvel opened a portal and Phyla, Eros, and Elysius were sucked into it.
But at the last second, Phyla formed an energy lasso and pulled Captain Marvel into the portal with them.
Now in a realm that had different physical laws and was truly not of this universe, the minds of Eros,
and Elysius were able to overcome the less experienced mind of Captain Marvel and expel his insanity.
Phyla was there as well and helped defeat Captain Marvel as well, even though she did not contribute as
much to Captain Marvel's defeat as Eros and Elysius.
Phyla met with Rick Jones, who was molecularly bonded to Captain Marvel, in an office that Captain Marvel
had set up for himself so that if anybody needed help they could call him. Phyla explained to Rick Jones
and Captain Marvel that nobody was going to come to them for help because now the universe was terrified
of Captain Marvel for the atrocities that he committed while he was insane. She also suggested that
Captain Marvel cede the title to her, which Captain Marvel was not willing to do. Before the conversation
could continue, they were interrupted by the arrival of an alternate super powered version of Marlo Jones,
whom attacked Rick. Phyla attacked this alternate Marlo, and kicked her in the face, but was then promptly
punched into orbit. Later on, while Captain Marvel was fighting the alternate Marlo, Phyla returned and
fired an energy blast at her, but by that time, the alternate Marlo had deteriorated into nothing.
While Captain Marvel traveled to the future to resolve the conflict with the future Marlo, he sent Phyla
to the apartment of the Marlo Jones of Earth-616 and Moondragon to make sure they were safe in the present
as well. Phyla introduced herself and explained why she was there in very little detail.
Phyla inquired to Moondragon as to whether or not her and Marlo were "together." Moondragon responded
that it was none of Phyla's business. Meanwhile, Marlo was attacked by the Magus in the bathroom and was
being pulled through a portal in the mirror when Phyla burst in and shattered the mirror with an energy blast,
saving Marlo.
Phyla insisted that Marlo accompany her to Titan where she would be able to protect Marlo far better and
more efficiently with Titanian science at her disposal. Marlo hesitantly agreed and left with Phyla for Titan.
Phyla led Marlo into the main monitor room of their base on Titan, explaining what had happened with the
alternate Marlo along the way, causing a great deal of shock and some mild fear in Marlo of Earth-616, as
well as bickering with Marlo a bit. Phyla explained that from the monitor room, they would know if the
Magus approached. Phyla used the technology of the monitor room to discover that the Magus was on Earth.
She then observed the Magus attacking and badly injuring Moondragon through a view screen. Phyla tried to
hold back Marlo, who was thrown into a fit of rage upon seeing Magus injure Moondragon.
As Captain Marvel reentered the present day through a time portal, Phyla and Marlo assumed it would be
the Magus coming through the portal, and Phyla prepared to fight and held the still enraged Marlo back.
When Captain Marvel entered through the portal, Phyla noticed he was in great pain, and tried to get him
to confide in her what was weighing so heavily on his mind. He refused to tell her.
After Moondragon lied about her affection for Marlo to make it easier for Marlo to leave her for Rick Jones,
Phyla confronted Moondragon and told her that she could tell that Moondragon was making that up. She also
told Moondragon she found that very attractive. She then invited Moondragon to go and see the spiral nebula
near Renault VII with her. However, before anything more could happen, a portal opened which the curious
Phyla and Moondragon wandered through. Unbeknownst to them the portal had been opened by Eulogy, who was
striking the set of the universe of Captain Marvel.
Monica Rambeau - Second Captain Marvel
Photon (Monica Rambeau) is an African American Marvel Comics superheroine who was a member
of the Avengers. She was the Avengers team leader for a short time. At one time, she used
the name "Captain Marvel". In the comic The Thunderbolts, it is reported that she
has again had a name change, taking the name Pulsar.
Photon/Pulsar has the ability to change into any aspect of the electromagnetic spectrum.
She can change into, and travel at the speed of light, and/or become a laser beam. She can
turn into electricity, microwaves, radio waves, ultra-violet rays, gamma rays, or any known
form of energy. Photon/Pulsar also has the ability to fire off energy blasts, as well as
absorbing energy.
Now, Photon is the new name of the son of the original Captain Marvel, Genis-vell.
He has changed his name to Photon, causing Monica to take up the name Pulsar.
Genis-Vell - Third Captain Marvel (Current)
The third Captain Marvel was Genis-Vell, the genetically-engineered son of Mar-Vell and his
lover Elysius, created from the late Mar-Vell's cell samples and artificially aged to physical,
if not emotional, maturity. Genis, like his father, wears the Nega-Bands, possessed Cosmic Awareness and was,
for a time, bonded with Rick Jones. For a time, he went insane and threatened the universe,
and recently joined the Thunderbolts under the name Photon.
Phyla-Vell - Fourth Captain Marvel (held the title very briefly)
The most recent Captain Marvel is Phyla-Vell, Genis-Vell's younger sister. Her name is a taxonomical
pun on the part of Peter David, who created the character. Phyla was created when Genis, an only child,
recreated the universe and, in doing so, created various anomalies which resulted in his mother being
restored to life and his sister coming into existence. She was last seen romancing Moondragon.
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