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Zabu

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Zadkiel

Zadkielis a formerarchangelin the service of Heaven and an enemy of theGhost Rider,named after themythical angel of the same name.Created byJason Aaron,the character debuted inGhost Rider(vol. 4) #27.

Zadkiel was in charge of overseeing the Spirits of Vengeance inGod's army, and gradually developed a hatred of humanity as God favored the sinners over the angels.This led him to decide to overpower and dethrone God, something that he would need the power of Spirits of Vengeance to do. It was revealed that he had endowedJohnny Blazewith the powers of the Ghost Rider.

As a backup plan Zadkiel used Blaze's brother,Daniel Ketch.Danny was once the host for the Ghost Rider entity, and after he had exorcised the spirit he went into withdrawal. Falling off the wagon Danny soon found himself once again host to a new variation of the Ghost Rider. Zadkiel had tricked Danny into believing that by killing other Spirits of Vengeance he would be freeing the human hosts. What Danny did not realize was that by destroying the Spirits of Vengeance, he was fueling Zadkiel, making him all-powerful.

Danny blindly led Zadkiel's army, the Black Host, into war with Blaze and the last remaining Ghost Riders. Danny and Blaze soon came into conflict, and Danny and Zadkiel's army were able to overpower Blaze and his allies. When Danny ascends to Heaven to deliver the last of the spirits, Zadkiel turns on him, casting him back to Earth.With his enhanced abilities, Zadkiel usurps God's throne and becomes the ruler of Heaven.

His reign was short-lived, however, as Danny and Blaze arrive in Heaven to challenge him. With the assistance of the deceased Ghost Riders of the past, the brothers were able to overthrow Zadkiel and return Heaven to God; Zadkiel realized that though he might have, seemingly, been able to shift the power that fueled the Ghost Riders from its hosts, and even leech it from them, he could neither control nor destroy it, as only the one true God possessed that power, which he was not. Zadkiel is currently imprisoned in Hell, condemned by an enraged God for his treachery to be tortured for all eternity for his horrific crimes against Paradise and Creation.

Powers and abilities

Zadkiel has not revealed the full extent of his powers, but is essentially immortal. The sole ability he has demonstrated so far is that he can mutilate and destroy human souls.He did have a semblance of what seemed to be the Creator's power briefly and used the power to create havoc on Earth, erasing people from existence, though it is ultimately revealed that while he may have able to drain a portion of the power of the Spirits of Vengeance from them temporarily, he was not, and never would be, the one true God and could thus never truly claim dominion over Heaven for long, much less all Creation.

Other versions

During the 2015 "Secret Wars"story line, a variation of Zadkiel resides in theBattleworlddomain of Doomstadt and works forArcadeas the Killiseum's chief of security.As Arcade planned to destabilizeRobbie Reyes,Zadkiel warned him that Robbie draws his power from a different source. After Robbie escapes with the help of the ghost ofEli Morrow,Arcade orders Zadkiel to send the Ghost Racers to hunt him down.When the Ghost Racers corner Robbie, Arcade kidnaps his brotherGabe Reyesand plans to have him race in Robbie's place. This causes Robbie to return to the Killiseum.Once at the Killiseum, Zadkiel orders the Ghost Racers to kill Robbie and to unleash the Venus Compiler on him as well. When Robbie frees the other Ghost Racers, they help to destroy the Venus Compiler. Zadkiel plans to kill Gabe, but Robbie instead kills Zadkiel by consuming his soul.

Zaladane

Zaladaneis a fictional character, asorceressand the high priestess of thesun godGarokk,the Petrified Man. The character first appeared inAstonishing Tales#3 and was created byGerry ConwayandBarry Windsor-Smith.She is the alleged sister ofPolaris,a claim made at a time when Polaris' own parentage had not yet been confirmed.

Zaladane was the war-like high priestess and queen of theSun People,who live in theSavage Land.She attempted to lead the Sun People in a war to conquer the peoples of the Savage Land. Her army's weapons were destroyed byGarokk,so she attempted to force Garokk to do her bidding but was attacked by him. She was defeated byKa-Zarand seemingly destroyed.Zaladane later reappeared, and magically transformed her captive Kirk Marston into Garokk, endowing him with the original Garokk's consciousness. She aided Garokk in attempting to unite the Savage Land tribes under his leadership. She captured theX-Menand Ka-Zar, but was thwarted by the X-Men.

Years later, Zaladane became the assistant of theHigh Evolutionaryin his project to restore the Savage Land after its near destruction by the alien Terminus. Zaladane was allied with theSavage Land Mutates(Savage Land natives who had been given superhuman powers through artificially induced mutation by Magneto), and with them plotted to conquer the Savage Land.

In her quest for power she, with the help of the MutateWorm,enslaved many of the land's natives and abductedPolaristo steal her magnetic powers with some machinery left behind by High Evolutionary and operated byBrainchild.It was here she claimed to Lorna that she was actually her "sister". Zaladane then led an army in an attempt to conquer the Savage Land. She captured Ka-Zar,Shanna,and various X-Men, but is defeated by them.When Lorna arrived at Muir Island after losing her magnetic powers, she was examined byMoira MacTaggertdue to the sudden appearance of a new power mutation. Moira confirmed during testing that the only way Zaladane could have taken Lorna's powers away was if she was a biological sibling.

With Polaris' magnetic powers, Zaladane took over the Savage Land. She led her army and the Savage Land mutates against Magneto, Ka-Zar,Rogue,Nick Fury,andS.H.I.E.L.D.forces in the Savage Land. She sought world domination, and captured Magneto, Shanna, andNereel,and attempted to steal Magneto's powers as well. After a series of attacks using the various tribes in that region they managed to distract Zaladane, allowing Magneto to use the machine to regain his power. Shortly afterwards, Magneto executed Zaladane, who was impaled by an object propelled by magnetic forces projected by Magneto. At the time of her death, neither Zaladane nor Magneto were aware of their potential blood relation.

Some time after Zaladane's death and theShadow Kingincident, Polaris' powers were returned to her.

Zaladane is a sorceress with an extensive knowledge of sorcery, and the ability to wield and manipulate the forces of magic for an undefined variety of effects. She primarily has used these powers for mind control and limited energy projection. For a time she wielded the ability to control magnetic forces in a manner similar to Magneto, but of a more limited nature.

She claimed to be a mutate (a mutagenically altered human rather than a born mutant). However, the nature of her artificially induced mutation was never revealed. She was able to steal the powers of Polaris and Magneto for a time with the assistance of a machine.

Zaladane was trained in the combat skills of the Sun People. She sometimes wore body armor of an unknown composition, and wielded spears, and torch-bombs (chemically-filled incendiary bombs). She had access to various scientifically advanced equipment, including skysleds (advanced air vehicles), and devices such as the transmutator, formerly belonging to theHigh Evolutionaryand modified byBrainchild.Zaladane also rode dinosaurs, pterodactyls, and diatrymas (giant flightless birds) trained to carry riders.

Zaladane in other media

• Zaladane appears in theX-Men: The Animated Seriestwo-part episode "Savage Land, Strange Heart".
• ADanger Roomconstruct of Zaladane appears inX-Men(1993).

Zaran

Zaranis the name of two different characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Maximillian Zaran

Maximillian Zaran,a British character, was created byMike Zeckand first appeared inMaster of Kung Fu(vol. 2) #77 (June 1979).Formerly an agent of the British Secret Service: MI-6, he becomes a mercenary and assassin, training himself thoroughly in martial arts and the use of various kinds of weapons. His first superhero battle is againstShang-Chi,the Master of Kung-Fu, who easily defeats him,although Zaran later defeats the hero in turn.Zaran then joinsBatroc's Brigade,and is hired byObadiah Staneto stealCaptain America'sshield.He later joins forces withRazorfist IIandShockwaveand fights theWest Coast Avengers.

During the Bloodstone Hunt, Zaran becomes good friends with fellow mercenary Batroc. The Brigade is employed byBaron Zemoto acquire the fragments of the Bloodstone, and Zaran fights Captain America andDiamondbackbut loses.They are later hired byMaelstromto help him build a device capable of destroying the universe and battle theGreat Lakes Avengers,during which he kills the newly initiated G.L.A. memberGrasshopper.

At one point, Zaran trains a successor called Zhou Man She, who Shang-Chi defeats in battle.

Although he has no superhuman abilities, he is an extremely athletic man with knowledge of numerous forms of armed and unarmed combat and of such varied weapons as knives, bows, staffs, maces, spears, nunchakus,shuriken,and guns. He wears a leather outfitted with a variety of specialized clips, loops, and pockets for carrying weapons. He usually carries small sais (three pronged daggers) attached to his gauntlets, collar and codpiece, a bo staff/spear/blow gun, and a wide variety of weapons as needed.

Zaran II

Zhou Man She was trained by the original Zara.

Zaran is employed by the Shadow-Hand to steal a chemical elixir fromA.I.M.forShang-Chi's father,a super-villain sometimes known as Fu Manchu.He is then ordered to kill Shang-Chihimself and commanded Dacoits to fight Shang-Chi andMarvel Knights.

Zaran in other media

Zaran appears inThe Amazing Spider-Man and Captain America in Dr. Doom's Revenge!.

Princess Zanda

Princess Zandais a fictional character in theMarvel Universe.This character, created byJack Kirby,first appeared inBlack Panther#1 (January 1977). She was the ruler of the African nation of Narobia and a potential love interest ofT'Challa/Black Panther.

Princess Zanda in other media

Princess Zanda appears inAvengers Assemble,voiced byMela Lee.This version is a member of theShadow Councilwho possesses shapeshifting abilities.

Peter Van Zante

Peter Van Zante(originally known asWater Wizardand laterAqueduct), is a fictional character appearing inAmerican comic bookspublished byMarvel Comics.

The character first appeared inGhost Rider#23 (April 1977) and was created byJim ShooterandDon Heck.

Peter Van Zante enlists in the U.S. military as a soldier. After being wounded in action, he is treated with an experimental radiation device while out at sea. A lightning strike during a freak storm destroys the device but Van Zante is rejuvenated. While convalescing, Van Zante discovers he can manipulate water and create semi-solid three-dimensional shapes. Becoming a professional criminal, Van Zante dons a costume and adopts the alias of Water Wizard, and robs a brokerage house. He is then employed by the criminal theEnforcerand assigned to killGhost Rider,but fails.He salvages the Enforcer's ring from San Diego harbor, and battles and is defeated by Ghost Rider.The magicianMoondarkalso recruits Water Wizard in Chicago to battle Ghost Rider, but Water Wizard is burned by Ghost Rider's mystical flames again; he goes into shock and is institutionalized.Ghost Rider then breaks van Zante out of prison shortly afterwards to assist a drought-stricken town.At this time van Zante travels to Saudi Arabia, where he discovers he can also affect forms of liquid other than water, including oil, and after a brief criminal venture and battling theArabian Knight,he is returned to prison by Ghost Rider.Although Water Wizard is later employed by criminal mastermindJustin Hammerto battleIron Manwith several other villains, he panics and flees the fight, earning Hammer's enmity.

Gary Gilbertinvites Water Wizard to attend a meeting at the Bar With No Name to discuss the threat of theScourge of the Underworld.Due to a flat tire he is late to the meeting and is not present when the attendees, including Gilbert, are killed by the Scourge. Water Wizard subsequently discovers the 17 victims and turns himself in toCaptain America,who later captures the assassin.Several years later duringActs of Vengeance,Water Wizard and many other villains are freed from prison byDoctor Doomto attackFour Freedoms Plazaand battle theFantastic Four,but van Zante ends up arguing with and fighting against fellow villainHydro-Man.Failure follows failure as Van Zante is sidelined by construction workers during a futile attack on the superhero team theAvengers,and is later defeated by Captain America in seconds.

Water Wizard eventually reappears with a new costume and alias — Aqueduct. He joins with three other super villains with elemental abilities to form the teamForce of Nature.The group is employed by Project: Earth to prevent rain forest razing, and battles the superhero team theNew Warriors.Battling the New Warriors later, Force of Nature is defeated again.Aqueduct then joins the fifth generation of theMasters of Eviland battles the superhero team theThunderbolts.

During theCivil Warstoryline, Aqueduct is forced along with many other supervillains to join the Thunderbolts Army.

During theDark Reignstoryline, Aqueduct is revealed to be back with Force of Nature, which is now theInitiative's Oregon team.

A power surge in an experimental cell stimulator while out at sea gave Van Zante the psychokinetic ability to control and shape all forms of liquid (including oil) for virtually any effect, such as rainstorms, floods, tidal waves, water slides, and mobile animated water creatures. Aqueduct can manipulate thousands of gallons at a time. However, he cannot control the temperature of water or combine hydrogen and oxygen to create water.

Zarathos

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Zarrko

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Zealot

Zealotis a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Thomas Phillip Moreauis Philip Moreau's brother and one of the two sons ofDavid Moreauwho possesses terrakinesis. He opposedMagnetowhen he proclaimed asGenosha's ruler. Convening a large following, he created a resistance force against Magneto. He kidnappedQuicksilverand showed his body tied up to a cross. His actions horrifiedRogueand Amelia Voght who sought for Magneto's help. Zealot faced his enemy, but was killed by Magneto who used his magnetic powers to imprison him with a metal cocoon and sent him to space. His death was a message to anyone who tried to oppose the master of magnetism.

Zealot in other media

Zealot appears as a Boss inX-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse,voiced byArmin Shimerman.

Zeitgeist

X-Force

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Special Executive

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Larry Ekler

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Helmut Zemo

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Zenpool

Zenpoolis the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Wade Wilson

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During the "AXIS"storyline, Deadpool is among the characters affected byScarlet Witch's morality-inverting spell, transforming him into a pacifist named Zenpool.

Eleanor Camacho

In theMarvel 2099reality of Earth-16356, Eleanor Camacho is the daughter of Deadpool who operated as the 2099 version of Zenpool. She possesses a variant of Deadpool's healing factor that enables her to revive after being killed with her memories intact.

Zenpool in other media

Zenpool appears inDeadpool & Wolverine,portrayed by an uncredited Kevin Fortin.This version is a Deadpool variant and a member of the Deadpool Corps.

Zephyr

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Zero

Zerois the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Kenji Uedo

Kenji Uedo

Zerofirst appeared inGeneration Hope#1, in the final chapter of the "Five Lights" storyline, and the first storyline of theGeneration Hopebook, as a newly manifested mutant with dark intentions and a dangerous power. He was created byMatt FractionandKieron Gillen,and is one of the "Five Lights" —a group of mutants who manifested their abilities after the events of "Second Coming".

Following his introduction, he, along withHope Summers,Velocidad,Transonic,Oya,andPrimal,began to feature in the seriesGeneration Hope.He is the last of the Five Lights to join Hope's team, as the first storyline of theGeneration Hopeseries involves the team getting his power under control.He continues to make appearances inThe Uncanny X-Menas well.

From his introduction, Zero has seemed more distant from Hope and all the other Lights. He is the first of the Lights to acknowledge that Hope has changed them, possibly not for the better,and his dark tendencies appear to be heading him down the path of villainy. He has talked about betraying Hope,and he has mentioned that he believes he would be a lot likeMagnetoand hisBrotherhoodorQuentin Quireif he weren't tied to Hope.Additionally, whether subconsciously or not, he has created messages in his room talking about how there is "No Hope" and "No Future."

Kenji Uedo is a successful nineteen-year-oldartist fromTokyo,Japan,when his powers first appear. Though originally Kenji just seems to be a messy introvert with hygiene issues, his powers quickly manifest into uncontrollable organic tendrils, which kill his assistant and start to wreak havoc in Tokyo.Soon afterward,Cyclops,Wolverine,Rogue,Hope,and the other Lights arrive in Japan to find Kenji's organic tendrils destroying the city. After Cyclops, Wolverine, and Rogue fail to contain Kenji, Hope heads into his lair to attempt to stabilize his powers, but Kenji attacks Hope by latching tendrils onto her head,which appears to cause an explosion that destroys most of Tokyo.However, this is an illusion, created on a telepathic plane by Kenji so he can live his fantasies. Hope mimics Kenji's power, and sees that Kenji has her pinned to a wall. Hope escapes, but is rendered unconscious by her powers; she is rescued by Velocidad before she falls to the ground.

Using his powers, Kenji becomes a large creature, and he begins to rampage through the city,à laan old monster movie. Hope soon awakens, and she and the other Lights demonstrate their teamwork by getting Hope close enough to Kenji to once again mimic his powers, all while keeping each other safe. Hope becomes a similar creature, and begins to battle Kenji while the two talk telepathically. Kenji scoffs at Hope, and sarcastically asks if she thinks she can save him. When she doesn't reply, Kenji realizes that she does think she can save him, but he tells her that he thinks it's too late. Despite this, Hope defeats Kenji and is able to get his powers under control via a touch, which knocks them both unconscious.

Kenji is taken toUtopia,where he is shown footage of the destruction he caused in Tokyo. Kenji is remorseful, admitting that he has fantasies of killing people, and he wants the X-Men's help to ensure that he never goes on a rampage again. AfterEmma Frostprobes his mind, she convinces Cyclops that Kenji truly is remorseful, and Cyclops agrees to help Kenji. Later, after Hope says she's staying on Utopia, Kenji and the other Lights agree to do the same, but Kenji decides to remain more isolated than his teammates.

When a Sixth Light is discovered inGermany,Hope and the Lights (including Kenji) head there to retrieve it. However, they find that the Light is actually a powerfully telepathic unborn infant, who has taken control of every person within the hospital its mother is staying at. Kenji hooks his tendrils into each of his teammates' necks, granting them immunity from the telepath's influence, and the group heads into the hospital, and convince the baby to be born. Hope touches the child, and its X-gene is suppressed until it hits puberty.

After Hope decides that each of the Lights needs their own codename, Kenji begins to consider his several options. At first, he suggestsDerivativeorRei(JapaneseforZero,and a reference toRei AyanamifromNeon Genesis Evangelion) before settling on simplyZero.Later, after Primal wins the right to stay on Utopia, Zero wonders if Primal truly is happy on Utopia or if he is faking it to remain close to Hope. He and Transonic acknowledge that Hope has changed them all, and Zero doesn't think it's quite right. He reveals that he had considered another codename to spit back at their "messiah": Judas.

Later, a Seventh Light appears in theUnited Kingdom.The Light is a boy named Zeeshan, whose skin appears to be melting from his body. One of Zeeshan's friends begin to tease him and begins to take photos and post them onto theinternet.Though Hope and the Lights (including Zero) rush to the UK, the group is too late, as Zeeshan has already killed himself after his friend "ruined" his life. Four weeks later, Zero is seen outside that friend's apartment, sending a drone in to kill the boy. However, he is stopped by Wolverine, who tells him "It gets better, kid."

As he returns from an obviously tiring mission,Wolverineencounters Hope and the Lights, including Zero, awaiting his return so they can start Combat Training class. Wolverine cancels the class he had no knowledge of, and instead asks them if they shouldn't be doing something more age appropriate.

Zero is one of the X-Men to attend the opening of a Mutant History Museum, a group that includes several adult and younger mutants. He got there early, as he wanted to view the "classic design" of theSentinel.He then criticizes the leaders of the world for restarting the Sentinel Program afterQuentin Quiremade them tell their darkest truths on television. He mentions that he believes that he would be a lot like Magneto and his Brotherhood or Quire if he weren't tied to Hope. When the Museum is attacked by the newHellfire Club,most of the X-Men are quickly defeated and Zero is nowhere to be seen. He reappears outside with Hope and the other Lights after Oya's "murder" of the Hellfire grunts. He asks Oya if she is okay, but she mortifies Zero, Hope, and the other Lights by only asking if there is anyone else she needs to kill.

The Schism event concludes with the separation of the X-Men into two different teams (one led by Cyclops and the other by Wolverine). Velocidad, Transonic, Primal, and Zero choose to stay on Utopia with Hope while Idie leaves with Wolverine for the rebuilt X-Mansion now named the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning. The team later gets two new members, Pixie andNo-Girl(who becomes somewhat close to Zero for a brief period of time).

During a training exercise Hope and the remaining lights on Utopia spar against the likes of Colossus, Storm, Magik, Namor, Psylocke, and Magneto. Zero goes too far and infuriates Magneto during the fight when he digs his techno-organic tendrils into the mutant's eyes. In retaliation Magneto tears Kenji apart by manipulating the metals in his body. To everyone's surprise, Kenji survives the vicious attack and literally pulls himself back together.

Shortly after the sparring exercise Hope learns that theStepford Cuckooshave discovered a new light in Pakistan and chose to keep it from her. Hope has Pixie transport the team to meet the mystery mutant who is later revealed to beSebastian Shaw.During the mission, the front lobe of No-Girl is destroyed when Shaw detonates himself. Zero then uses his techno-organic powers to make her a new body from parts of his own.

When The Lights are attacked by a group ofUtopiaresidents jealous of the young team's status with the X-Men,Hopeusurps Zero's control over his powers to force an end to the conflict.This incident galvanizes Zero's distrust of the young leader, who he believes means to subjugate all mutants with her immense power.Using implants he had placed into the brains of a number of Utopia inhabitants, he manipulates a large group of mutants into clamoring for Hope's death. During the ensuing battle,Martha Johanssondisrupts Zero's powers, killing him and freeing the affected mutants from his influence.

While traveling the globe, Storm discovered Kenji alive and well, but without the memory of his time among the X-Men. After several exams, it is discovered that Kenji had not died as everyone had thought. His power had restored him after the battle with Martha Johansson.Storm believed him and allowed him to stay, keeping him under close watch, but it didn't take long for Kenji to shatter his innocent facade. As it turned out Kenji was found by Davis Harmon, a cyborg and CEO of Eaglestar Industries, when the latter searched the ruins of Utopia to salvage its technology. Being held captive and tortured shattered Kenji's already fragile psyche and he began to blame the X-Men for his demise. Storm eventually took Harmon down and, unbeknownst to her, allowed Kenji to escape his underwater lab. Consumed with revenge, Kenji was disgusted that Storm was spreading hope and fellowship everywhere but had rejected him and let him die when he showed his true colors during his attack on Hope. He began to attack the school and simultaneously unleashed armies of his techno-organic "meat puppets" on the places around the world that Storm had recently helped. He connected himself to Storm so that she could watch her friends die but this only allowed Storm to use her powers on a global scale and she destroyed his armies. Defeated, Kenji tried to goad Storm into killing him, which would prove that her inclusive dream was a lie, because it could never include him. Storm refused and, still connected to his mind, showed Kenji that many of her friends, like Callisto and Forge, were once monsters, but still decided to fight for a better world. She also knew that, deep down, Kenji hoped the same could eventually be true of him. Kenji vanished, telling Storm that he'd see her around. Rachel Grey confirmed that his psionic presence was still in the area and was, surprisingly, at peace.

ADAM Unit Zero

Zero (Ambient-EnergyDampeningActualizationModule Unit Zero) is a fictional robot. Created byLouise SimonsonandRob Liefeld,the character first appeared inTheNew Mutants#86 as a member of theMutant Liberation Front,and was killed inExcalibur#80.However he has been rebuilt and servingStryfeagain.

Designed to be aClan Askanipeacekeeper, Zero is equipped with advanced scanners to help neutralize potential threats.Zero also canteleport,creating warps between two points through which it and others can travel, but can only maintain them for a short amount of time.Zero cannot teleport to any location it has not been to before.

Zero was created in the late 39th century by theAskanias a prototype for the Ambient-energy Dampening Automated peacekeeping Mechanisms (ADAMs). Only one other ADAM was known: Ambient-Energy Dampening Actualization Module Unit Eleven, who would one day work for the Askani Clan Chosen. Zero was damaged and found by the mutant Stryfe, who opposed both the Askani and their enemies, the Neo-Canaanites. Stryfe reactivated Zero, and Zero would function as Stryfe's most trusted ally, bodyguard and, due to its ability to teleport, transportation. Its programming ensured complete obedience to Stryfe. When Stryfe's armies were defeated by the Neo-Canaanites, Stryfe and Zero fled, travelling back in time to the late 20th century.

In the 20th century, Stryfe gathered several young mutants like himself, who were displeased with the way mutants were treated and formed the terrorist organization, the Mutant Liberation Front. Stryfe's technology and Zero's teleportation made the MLF one of the most dangerous organizations in existence and they were opposed byCableand theNew Mutants(later known as X-Force). Stryfe's wanted to take vengeance on everybody who had hurt him in his life. Most of the MLF was dismantled and captured. Stryfe was defeated on the moon and Zero disappeared and was deactivated.

Zero ended up in the possession of the arms dealer, Tolliver, an alias ofTyler Dayspring,son of Cable. Zero was reactivated when the mercenariesDeadpool,Copycat,Garrison Kane,andSlaybackwere all looking for "the ultimate weapon", which turned out to be Zero. Zero was now capable of speech and following his original programming: peace-keeping. It scanned its surroundings for any object and person who were a threat to peace on Earth and eliminated Slayback. He was about to eliminate Deadpool as well, but Deadpool convinced Zero that he had potential for good as well by saving Copycat's life. Zero agreed and left.

Zero joined Tyler Dayspring for a short while, helping him in finding out the true relationship between Cable and Stryfe.but it left Tyler to go on its own quest: to achieve full sentience and become "alive". It sensed the potential to be alive in the techno-organic being known asDouglockand gave it independence from thePhalanx.Zero set out to teach Douglock about his new existence, but Zero was now hunted by killer androids, programmed by Stryfe to destroy Zero in case of his death. Zero and Douglock were assisted by Excalibur and together they tried to deactivate the androids from Stryfe's secret base below the Pentagon. Here, Zero realized that he had become sentient and also the reason why Stryfe wanted him killed: locked within his data-banks, Zero had all the secrets of the Legacy Virus, Stryfe's final "gift" to the world. This revelation activated Zero's self-destruct sequence and the killer androids in Stryfe's base.Shadowcatmanaged to remove the self-destruction device, but Zero realised that his sentience was a cruel joke played on him by Stryfe; it was just programmed to think it was alive. Zero sacrificed itself to protect Excalibur, Douglock and a family of innocents from the base's self-destruction, but in its last few moments on Earth, Stryfe showed his cruelty again: Zero was granted full sentience and had become truly alive, but also set off a self-destruct device in the base to kill Zero. As this happened, a recording of Stryfe delivered the taunting message, "Congratulations. You're human. For the next eight seconds." In its last moments on Earth, Zero transferred all of its memories to Douglock.

So while its body was destroyed, the data that made up Zero's mind was still contained within the mind of Douglock (currently known as Warlock). After Zero's destruction, the Mutant Liberation Front reappeared. At one point they had multiple Zero androids working for them, but these probably were copies of the original.

Zero-G

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Zeus

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Zheng Bao Yu

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Zheng Zu

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Ziggy Pig

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Zoe Zimmer

Zoe Zimmeris a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Zoe Zimmer was the most popular girl at Coles Academic High School.She is a former bully ofKamala Khan,who later befriended her and developed a romantic interest in Nakia Bahadir.

Zoe Zimmer in other media

Zoe Zimmer appears inMs. Marvel(2022), portrayed by Laurel Marsden.This version is a student at Coles Academic High School and a TikTok social mediainfluencerwho initially bulliesKamala Khanbefore later befriending her. While participating in a cosplay contest at New JerseyAvengerCon,Zimmer's life was saved by Ms. Marvel, whom she deduced was her schoolmate Kamala Khan. Zimmer received a surge in popularity after she posted videos about being rescued by a superhero, whom she dubbed Night Light, although she did not divulge Khan's identity. As a result, Zimmer was interrogated byDamage Control,who wished to capture Ms. Marvel, and inadvertently tipped off her ethnicity to them. In order to repay Khan, Zimmer helped defend against Damage Control and informed the public of the agency's attack.

Ziran the Tester

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Zirksu

Zirksuis a character appearing in comic books related toMarvel Comics.The character, created byRoy ThomasandJim Craig,first appeared inMarvel Premiere#35 (January 1977). He is aSkrullwho assumed the aliasDiabolikwhile being an enemy of3-D Man.

Zirksu in other media

Zirksu appears inSecret Invasion,portrayed by Mark Lewis. This version is a member of the Skrull Resistance who posed as an unidentified man.

Arnim Zola

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Zom

"Zom" redirects here. For the Jewish soup, seeZom (food).

Zomis a fictional character, a gigantic semi-humanoid demon who has clashed withDoctor Strange.Created byStan LeeandMarie Severin,he first appeared inStrange Tales#156.

Zom is a massively powerful mystical entity whoDormammuandEternitypreviously imprisoned in anamphora.In the present day, Doctor Strange battles Dormammu's sisterUmarand frees Zom to assist him. He succeeds in getting Umar to retreat, but is overwhelmed when Zom attacks him. However, theAncient Oneinstructs Strange to cut off Zom's hair, summoning theLiving Tribunalto stop Zom for him.

During the "World War Hulk"storyline, Strange harnesses Zom's power to battle theHulk,but is ultimately defeated.Following this, Zom escapes and possessesIron Man's discardedHulkbusterarmor to activate its antimatter doomsday device. However,Amadeus Chotricks Zom into possessing him, allowingAngelto re-seal him.

During theChaos Warstoryline,Amatsu-Mikaboshiattacks Doctor Strange, awakening his inner Zom.Marlo Chandlereventually frees Strange using herDeathpowers.

Zom possesses vast mystical abilities, sufficient to overpower entities of similar power levels. He also possesses incredible physical strength and can duplicate himself and possess the bodies of others.

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Zorro

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Zuras

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Zuri

Zuri is a fictional character appearing inAmerican comic bookspublished byMarvel Comics.The character was created byChristopher PriestandMark Texeira,and first appeared inBlack Panther(vol. 3) #1 (November 1998). He is an elderly Wakandan warrior who fought alongsideT'Chaka,and is implied to have trainedT'Challa.Zuri,OkoyeandNakiaaccompany T'Challa toNew York City,where he meets and befriendsEverett K. Ross,their intended handler on foreign soil.Zuri is later killed byMorlun.

Zuri has superhuman strength,and is also an expert hunter, skilled tracker, and a master at armed and hand-to-hand combat.

Zuri in other media

Zuri appears inBlack Panther(2018), portrayed byForest Whitakeras an adult,and byDenzel Whitakeras a young adult.As a young man, Zuri posed as an American named James to tail N'Jobu, T'Chaka's brother and a traitor, and witnesses the latter's death at T'Chaka's hands. Twenty-five years later, Zuri appointsT'Challaas the king, and oversees the latter's fight withM'Bakuby administering a liquid to temporarily negate abilities. Killmonger later kills Zuri when he attempts to protect T'Challa.

Zzzax

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ZZZXX

ZZZXX,also known asZZXZ,is asymbioteappearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created byChristopher Yostand Dustin Weaver, first appeared inX-Men: Kingbreaker#2 (March 2009). ZZZXX is amutantsymbiote which feeds on a host's brains.It was discovered several years ago byShi'ar,and experimented and tamed by EmperorD'Ken.Classified as a dangerous criminal of the Shi'ar Empire, ZZZXX serves inVulcan's Imperial Guard while having bonded to an unnamed soldier to fight with theStarjammers,fightingLilandra Neramaniand transferred toRaza Longknife.ZZZXX is incapacitated byNova,and is successfully separated and containedto be used as a weapon against an evil version of planet-sized brain from theCancerversewhich proved to be a feast.Some time after being used by the Kin Crimson secret society, ZZZXX usedCassandra Novato fight back,and transferred on to Ava'Dara Naganandini.