SHATTER
Real Name: Unrevealed
Identity/Class: Human mutant (Morlocks)
Occupation: None, former student
Group Membership: Morlocks (Beautiful Dreamer, Brute, Callisto, Hump, Sunder/Mark Hallett);
formerly Chicago Morlocks (Angel Dust, Cell, Electric Eve, Litterbug, Postman, Trader)
Affiliations: Dark X-Men (Azazel, Emplate/Marius St. Croix, Gambit/Remy LeBeau, Maggott/Japheth), Hank
Enemies: Archangel (Warren Worthington III, under the influence of the Goblin Queen), Dr. Metellus, Goblin Queen of Earth-91240, police, Sentinels
Known Relatives: Unidentified Father (mentioned only)
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Madripoor;
formerly his home in Chicago, Illinois;
formerly the sewers and subway tunnels beneath Chicago, Illinois
First Appearance: Morlocks I#1 (June, 2002)
Powers/Abilities: Shatter's entire body is composed of a blue-black, diamond hard, crystalline substance, which renders him invulnerable to most conventional attacks. He can regenerate lost limbs, and possesses the ability to crystallize any liquid substance he comes into contact with, such as water, oil, and presumably blood. Shatter's main weapon is a wooden baseball bat, which he wields with great skill. He is also extremely intelligent.
Height: 5'7
Weight: 150 lbs.
Eyes: Glowing yellow
Hair: Bald
History:
(Morlocks I#1 (fb) - BTS) - Shatter was apparently just a normal teenager, living at home with his father, until he "evolved". Knowing what people thought of mutants (as he had), and what they did to them, he decided to kill himself. He took his father's gun and shot himself in the head, not realizing that his new body made him virtually invulnerable. The bullet left a massive, cracked depression on the side of his head, but failed to do any mortal damage. Shatter then ran away from home, and at some point joined up with the Postman's Morlocks
(Morlocks I#1) - Shatter was among the Morlocks who found the mutant Cell, and rescued him from the police. He was the first to introduce himself to Cell, and quoted Malcolm X , "We are non-violent people with people who are non-violent with us." Shatter figured that Cell was in shock (Having just survived being shot multiple times, being rescued by mutants, and becoming one himself, I don't blame him).
(Morlocks I#2) - Shatter sat playing solitaire and talking to Cell about his "Last Wish" to free his best friend, as Angel Dust and Electric Eve argued. When the fight started to get physical, they tried to intervene, only to get blasted away by Angel's power. As he got up off of the subway tracks where he'd fallen, Shatter's hood fell back, revealing the massive crater in the side of his head. Angel was horrified, thinking she'd caused the injury, and fled in horror. Later, Angel approached Shatter to apologize, and he explained that it wasn't her fault, and told her about his suicide attempt. Both Shatter and Angel agreed on how much they hated life in the sewers, as Litterbug and Postman arrived, announcing that it was "Time to start making wishes come true." Shatter's wish was first, so they headed to the pound, tearing through the floor, and rescued Shatter's best friend, his dog, Hank. Shatter was ecstatic that Hank still recognized and loved him. As they went to fulfill Eve's wish, they had no idea she intended to murder her drug-dealer/pimp ex-boyfriend, after the murder, the Morlocks confronted Eve, Postman was furious that they'd been tricked into helping commit a murder. As the Morlocks argued, Hank began to bark wildly, and a Sentinel blasted Shatter, blowing off his right arm.
(Morlocks I#3) - Postman carried the wounded Shatter to safety, as the Morlocks fled into their subway station home. As the others argued over Eve's actions, Shatter rested, the wound having been fused shut by the blast. Just then the police arrived, and shot Trader dead as he tried to protect Eve. As the Morlocks fought back, Angel tried to shield Shatter from the police, begging them not to hurt him (though they apparently had far worse in mind for her). Fortunately, Electric Eve fried those cops before they could do any more harm, and the surviving cops had their memories completely erased by the enraged Postman. Later, as Angel debated whether or not to go through with her wish--to see her parents--Shatter reassured her "Look, you've been telling me how… great they are. They deserve some closure, right? And so do you." And then, while petting Hank, "There are still some good things left in this world." After Angel's tearful reunion with her parents, Litterbug revealed that he had a way to stop the Sentinels, at least temporarily, and that he knew this due to the fact that he'd helped build them.
(Morlocks I#4) - Angel and Eve attacked Litterbug, but Shatter (after re-generating his arm), stopped them, "Litterbug's not our enemy. He's our brother. An' it's time we start actin' like it." Later that night, Litterbug drew a sentinel into a trap, Electric Eve temporarily overloaded its systems while Shatter froze its oil, locking it into place while Angel Dust and Litterbug re-programmed the giant robot. The Morlocks, (and Hank) then hid aboard the Sentinel, using it as a Trojan Horse to get into the Sentinel Central Command, at which point they tore they way out and began destroying the Sentinels, covering Eve and Litterbug as they attempted to destroy the Central Command Center that controlled all local Sentinels. The psychotic Dr. Metellus, head of the project, stabbed Postman in the shoulder, but was knocked unconscious by Shatter's trusty baseball bat. "That woulda been a homerun. Triple at the very least." Shatter quipped, as Eve and Litterbug destroyed the Controller, sending the Sentinels out of control. Shatter, Hank and the others fled, but Cell ran back in, and sacrificed himself to ensure Dr. Metellus wouldn't survive to threaten his friends again, and then the entire building blew, taking all of Chicago's Sentinels with it. Eve hot-wired a van in the parking lot, but Angel chose to go back to her parents as the others fled Chicago. Shatter asked "You think…you think Angel is going to be okay? What happens when the Sentinels are back on line?" Nobody answered, as the Morlocks headed south to find a new, safer home.
(New Avengers I#16-19 - BTS) - He lost his powers on M-Day and the energies removed from him were combined with a number of other mutant energies to empower the powerful being Michael.
(Dark X-Men II#2 - BTS) - Shatter regained his mutant abilities (see comments), and moved to Madripoor where many Morlocks had begun a new life.
(Dark X-Men II#2 (fb) - BTS) - On the night of the third annual Hellfire Gala on Mykines Island, Callisto established the Morlocks' own tradition, a raucous celebration. Shatter joined Beautiful Dreamer, Brute, Hump and Sunder on a yacht on the South Asian Sea. That night when Orchis attacked the Hellfire Gala and pressured Xavier into telepathically commanding mutants from around the world to step through the nearest Krakoan gate, the Morlocks were simply too far out to sea to reach a portal in time.
(Dark X-Men II#2) - Shatter was still on Callisto's yacht when he and the other Morlocks came under attack by Archangel who was under the influence of the Goblin Queen of Earth-91240. With just one swoop, Archangel killed Brute, Hump and Sunder. While at the same time a squad of the newly formed Dark X-Men arrived to save the Morlocks.
Comments: Created by Geoff Johns, Shawn Martinborough, and Gregory Wright.
Shatter was an extremely likeable, sensitive and mature character, the relationship with Hank was great, even though the world had rejected Shatter and the others, Hank didn't care, he still loved his master.
Although unrevealed it seems likely Shatter would've regained his mutant abilities through Crucible, the Krakoan ceremony in which a former mutant had to battle for the chance to be killed and reborn a true mutant.
Dark X-Men update by MarvellousLuke.
Profile by Darc_Light
CLARIFICATIONS:
Shatter has no known connections to
Shatter's dog, is a pit bull/boxer mix, and Shatter's best friend. After Shatter ran away, Hank was apparently thrown out onto the street, and eventually ended up in the local pound, slated for euthanization. Shatter rescued his loyal friend, and was surprised that Hank still recognized him, despite his mutation. Hank was the first to notice the Sentinels about to attack, and tried to warn Shatter. Hank follows Shatter everywhere, even joining in on the raid of the Sentinel Control Compound, and left with Shatter and the others in search of a new home.
--Morlocks I#2 (3, 4
Images: (without ads)
Morlocks I#2, p6, pan1 (main image)
Morlocks I#2, p3, pan3 (face from the side)
Morlocks I#2, p14, pan4 (Hank)
Appearances:
Morlocks I#1 (June, 2002) - Geoff Johns (writer), Shawn Martinbrough (pencils, inks), Mark Powers (editor)
Morlocks I#2 (July, 2002) - Geoff Johns (writer), Shawn Martinbrough (pencils, inks), Mark Powers (editor)
Morlocks I#3 (August, 2002) - Geoff Johns (writer), Shawn Martinbrough (pencils, inks), Mark Powers (editor)
Morlocks I#4 (September, 2002) - Geoff Johns (writer), Shawn Martinbrough (pencils, inks), Mark Powers (editor)
New Avengers#16 (April, 2006) - Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Steve McNiven (pencils), Dexter Vines (inks), Tom Brevoort (editor)
New Avengers#17 (May, 2006) - Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Mike Deodato Jr. (pencils), Joe Pimentel (inks), Tom Brevoort (editor)
New Avengers#18 (June, 2006) - Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Mike Deodato Jr. (pencils), Joe Pimentel (inks), Tom Brevoort (editor)
New Avengers#19 (July, 2006) - Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Mike Deodato Jr. (artist), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Dark X-Men II#2 (September, 2023) - Steve Foxe (writer), Jonas Scharf (pencils), Frank Martin (inks), Lauren Amaro, Jordan D. White (editor)
First Posted: 03/20/2021
Last Updated: 10/20/2023
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