BARBARUS
Earth-92131
Real Name: Unrevealed
Identity/Class: Alternate Earth (Earth-92131) human mutate
Occupation: Subversive
Group Membership: Savage Land Mutates (Amphibius, Brainchild, Timberius, Vertigo)
Affiliations: Angel (Angel Salvadore), Blob (Fred J. Dukes), Mimic (Calvin Rankin), Mister Sinister, Nasty Boys (Gorgeous George, Hairball, Ruckus, Slab), Sauron (Karl Lykos), Sky Raiders, Amelia Voght, X-Factor (Multiple Man/James Madrox, Strong Guy/Guido Carosella), X-Men (Beast/Hank McCoy, Cyclops/Scott Summers, Jean Grey, Jubilee/Jubilation Lee, Morph, Sunspot/Roberto Da Costa, Wolverine/Logan)
Enemies: Fall People, Ka-Zar, Magneto (Erik Lehnsherr), X-Men (Gambit/Remy LeBeau, Professor X/Xavier, Rogue, Storm/Ororo Munroe), Zabu;
formerly X-Men (Beast/Hank McCoy, Cyclops/Scott Summers, Jean Grey, Wolverine/Logan)
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Savage Land, Antartica
First Appearance: X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "X Ternally Yours" (December 4, 1993)
Powers/Abilities: Barbarus possesses four arms, and enhanced strength (up to 30 tons), durability, speed, and endurance.
Height: 6'2" (presumably same as his 616 counterpart)
Weight: 235 lbs. (presumably same as his 616 counterpart)
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
History:
(X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "X Ternally Yours" - BTS) - The man who would become Barbarus was one of several Savage Land natives assembled by Magneto who'd created his headquarters (the Citadel) amidst the tropical valley within Antarctica. Calling himself the Creator, Lehnsherr subjected the group of natives to experiments which greatly enhanced their physiology, creating Barbarus. Eventually Magneto chose to leave the Savage Land and his mutates while pursuing other ventures.
(X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "Till Death Do Us Part - Part I" - BTS) - Barbarus and the other mutates came to follow a new leader, Mister Sinister who planned to lure extraordinary mutants to the Savage Land to acquire genetic samples needed to create an army of super mutants. To do so, Sinister worked alongside his Nasty Boys, the Savage Land Mutates, Sauron and former X-Man Morph who was under his control. Sinister devised a plan to lure both Magneto and Charles Xavier of the X-Men to the Savage Land.
(X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "Reunion - Part I" (fb) - BTS) - When Mister Sinister activated a machine to deactivate all mutant-genes within the Savage Land he outfitted the mutates with a device to shield them from those effects.
(X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "X Ternally Yours") - When Vertigo failed at capturing Magneto and Xavier, Barbarus and three Sky Riders set out and found them in the burning village of the Fall People. While Xavier dealt with one of the Sky Riders, Barbarus grabbed Magneto. But before Barbarus could crush his former master, Xavier pierced a beehive with a spear causing the bees to attack Barbarus and allowed the mutants to escape.
(X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "Reunion - Part I" - BTS) - Barbarus waited alongside Amphibius, Vertigo and Timberius near Xavier's plane.
(X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "Reunion - Part I") - When Xavier and Magneto had mounted a cliff to reach their plane to call for help, Barbarus and the others countered the two. Barbarus immediately grabbed Magneto after which Vertigo rendered the duo unconscious. They then set out to bring the mutants to their master, unaware they were being watched by Ka-Zar (looking for his wife Shanna) and his sabretooth Zabu who successfully lead a pack of triceratops to scare the mutates off after which they rescued Xavier and Magneto.
Later that night Barbarus and the others guarded the secret passage of the Citadel when Magneto, Xavier and Ka-Zar tried to sneak inside Magneto's former headquarters. But while Ka-Zar quickly escaped both Magneto and Xavier were captured after which Mister Sinister revealed his presence to the mutants. Barbarus and the others watched when Sauron successfully used his hypnotic abilities to turn him into Sinister's slave and send a distress call to the X-Men to lure them into a trap.
(X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "Reunion - Part II") - Barbarus joined the mutates and Nasty Boys "welcoming" the X-Men upon their arrival in the Savage Land. Unable to use their mutant abilities the X-Men were easy pickings as Barbarus took on Beast smashing him into the wreckage of a plane. Wolverine alone managed to escape imprisoned by falling off a cliff while the other X-Men were incarcerated in the Citadel. Barbarus was present when Sinister demonstrated his newly created devise which could imprint portions of the genetic code of any mutant into another, Sinister used the device on Magneto and Vertigo, increasing her powers in unpredictable ways. Just then Wolverine appeared who'd come to save his friends, Barbarus threw the X-Man into Sinister's machine after which Vertigo used her enhanced powers on him. However, with his last energy Wolverine managed to free Xavier and Morph who then quickly destroyed Sinister's machine which caused the X-Men to regain their mutant abilities. As a fierce battle erupted between the Mutates/Nasty Boys and the X-Men, Barbarus was knocked aside by Rogue. In the end it was the combined might of Cyclops and Morph (using an energy weapon) which shattered Sinister into pieces after which Jean Grey dispersed them to the corners of the Savage Land. With the threat dealt with Barbarus and the Mutates quickly fled.
(X-Men '97: The Animated Series cartoon - "Bright Eyes") - After the techno-organic Sentinel hybrid Bastion devastated the mutant nation of Genosha by attacking it with a monstrous Mastermold, Barbarus and the Savage Land Mutates joined a large-scale rescue operation. While relief efforts were underway and the search for survivors continued, Barbarus was seen carrying searching through the rubble when the X-Men arrived on Genosha to join the rescue effort. Barbarus was presumably in the area when Jean Grey and Cyclops pulled the White Queen (Emma Frost) from the rubble.
Comments: Created by Roy Thomas, Neal Adams, and Tom Palmer;
adapted by Len Wein and AKOM Productions. (see Appearances list for full list of artists)
Sauron would later return in Season 3's two-part story "Savage Land, Strange Heart" where the Sky Raiders were his to command. The Savage Land Mutates, however, were nowhere to be seen.
The Sentinel used in the attack on Genosha is generally referred to as either the Tri-Sentinel or a Wild Sentinel, however, the end credits of "Remember It" used Mastermold for it's name.
When, in 2015's Secret Wars, the Multiverse was destroyed following the incursions of planets it appeared as if Reality-92131 was drafted onto Battleworld as the Westchester domain. However, this has since been debunked. As such the reality seen in the two volumes of X-Men '92 (2015 and 2016-2017) now have their own reality-designation of Earth-15730. The X-Men '92: House of XCII (2022) series was inspired by both the animated series and Hickman's House of X run but is its own separate reality. The limited series X-Men '97 (2024), however, is Reality-92131 and bridges the gap between the original X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon and the new X-Men '97: The Animated Series cartoon.
Profile by MarvellousLuke
CLARIFICATIONS:
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X-Men The Art and Making of The Animated Series book, p135 (main image, digitally colored by MarvellousLuke)
X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "X Ternally Yours" (crushing Magneto)
X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "Reunion - Part II" (fighting the X-Men)
Appearances:
X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "X Ternally Yours" (December 4, 1993) - Julaianne Klemm (writer), Bob Harras (story consultant), Eric Lewald (story editor), Frank Brunner, Mark Lewis (model design), Steve Olds (props), Alfredo Alcala, Cesar Magsombol, Claude Denis, Drew Gentle, Frank Squillace, Ric Chavez, Ric Quiroz, Ted Blackman, Tim Soman, Wayne Schultz, Charles Payne (layout design), Patricia Mendelson, Flavia Mitman, Tania Burton, Allyn Conley, Sparky (color key), Dennis Venizelos (color backgrounds), Armando Carrillo, Dan Veesenmeyer, Don Manuel, Frank Squillace, Greg Garcia, John Fox, Keith Tucker, Larry Houston, Lewis Williams, Michale Swanigan, Pat Agnasin, Patrick Archibald, Romeo Francisco, Tenny Henson, Vic Dachele (storyboards), Abel Laxamana, Alan Gibson, Cesar Magsombol, Del Barras, Romeo Lopez, Rudy Messina, Steve Simone (storyboard cleanup), AKOM Productions (animation studio), Sharon Janis (editor), Larry Houston (producer)
X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "Reunion - Part I" (February 12, 1994) - Len Wein (writer), Bob Harras (story consultant), Eric Lewald (story editor), Frank Brunner, Mark Lewis (model design), Steve Olds (props), Alfredo Alcala, Cesar Magsombol, Claude Denis, Drew Gentle, Frank Squillace, Ric Chavez, Ric Quiroz, Ted Blackman, Tim Soman, Wayne Schultz, Charles Payne (layout design), Patricia Mendelson, Flavia Mitman, Tania Burton, Allyn Conley, Sparky (color key), Dennis Venizelos (color backgrounds), Armando Carrillo, Dan Veesenmeyer, Don Manuel, Frank Squillace, Greg Garcia, John Fox, Keith Tucker, Larry Houston, Lewis Williams, Michale Swanigan, Pat Agnasin, Patrick Archibald, Romeo Francisco, Tenny Henson, Vic Dachele (storyboards), Abel Laxamana, Alan Gibson, Cesar Magsombol, Del Barras, Romeo Lopez, Rudy Messina, Steve Simone (storyboard cleanup), AKOM Productions (animation studio), Sharon Janis (editor), Larry Houston (producer)
X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "Reunion - Part II" (February 19, 1994) - Len Wein (writer), Bob Harras (story consultant), Eric Lewald (story editor), Frank Brunner, Mark Lewis (model design), Steve Olds (props), Alfredo Alcala, Cesar Magsombol, Claude Denis, Drew Gentle, Frank Squillace, Ric Chavez, Ric Quiroz, Ted Blackman, Tim Soman, Wayne Schultz, Charles Payne (layout design), Patricia Mendelson, Flavia Mitman, Tania Burton, Allyn Conley, Sparky (color key), Dennis Venizelos (color backgrounds), Armando Carrillo, Dan Veesenmeyer, Don Manuel, Frank Squillace, Greg Garcia, John Fox, Keith Tucker, Larry Houston, Lewis Williams, Michale Swanigan, Pat Agnasin, Patrick Archibald, Romeo Francisco, Tenny Henson, Vic Dachele (storyboards), Abel Laxamana, Alan Gibson, Cesar Magsombol, Del Barras, Romeo Lopez, Rudy Messina, Steve Simone (storyboard cleanup), AKOM Productions (animation studio), Sharon Janis (editor), Larry Houston (producer)
X-Men '97: The Animated Series cartoon - "Bright Eyes" (April 24, 2024) - Charley Feldman and JB Ballard (writers), Emi-Emmett Yonemura (director), Roger Oda (art director), David D. Au, Cassey Kuo (assistant director), Naseer Pasha (animation lead), Jarret Ballard, Christopher Graybill, Hilda Karadsheh, Marisa Ledina, Anthony Martin, Russell McCoy, David Miller III (composite artists), Marty Walker (lead retake animator), John Berry, Fabian Corona, Allister Jones, Chayadoll Lomtong, Daisy Schofield, Travis Simon (retake animators), Walter Kim, Derek Kosol, Mark Taihei, Adri Torres (prop designers), Sofia Alexander, Jay Baker, Matthew Bordenave, Marvin Britt, Jalin Harden, Kaela Lash, Marvin Madrid, Doug Murphy, Aleks Sennwald, Sam Tung (storyboard artists), Justin Brown, Amber Blade Jones, Jordan Willis (storyboard revisionists), Marvel Studios (animation), Beau DeMayo, Victoria Alonso, Louis D'Esposito, Kevin Feige, Brad Winderbaum (executive producer), Dana Vasquez-Eberhard (co-executive producter)
First Posted: 03/07/2022
Last Updated: 06/28/2024
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