DEADAIR DEADAIR
Real Name: Unrevealed;
possibly Deadair
Identity/Class: Unrevealed (possibly a native and/or genetically-engineered being from the Mojoverse);
resident and presumably a native of Mojoworld and the Mojoverse;
Occupation: Warrior serving in mergers and acquisitions (usually via combat)
Group Membership: Death Sponsors (Cancellator, Lead-In, Sweepzweak, Timeslot)
Affiliations: Grandmaster (En Dwi Gast), Mojo II, ;
formerly Gringrave;
Enemies: Arize, Tina Cooke (of a "normal" Earth without super-beings, etc.; see comments), Goldon and Crimzor of the Scorpius Citadel, Gringrave, Mojo and his arena warriors, Pug-Smasher (Karl Snortenthau) of
Earth-8311 ("Larval Earth"), Shatterstar (Gaveedra Seven), Dwayne Taylor of Earth-90214 ("Noir"), The End Woman
of Earth-18140, X-Men
(Archangel/Warren Worthington, Lucas Bishop, Colossus/Peter Rasputin,
Iceman/Bobby Drake, Jean Grey, Storm/Ororo Munroe), Charles Xavier
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: "My in-flight transmitter of doom" (per Mojo II);
apparently Static (per Cancellator)
Base of Operations: Unrevealed;
last seen on Horus IV;
presumably spent some time on Horus IV, Horus star system, Milky Way galaxy;
previously Mojo II's citadel spire, Mojoworld
First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men Annual#16 (1992)
Powers/Abilities: Deadair could scan for energies/beings and transfer that information into others, such as Timeslot, who could use the data to transport their team to the targeted energies/beings.
Possessing wings with perhaps a 15' wingspan or more, he could fly with sufficient speed and agility to engage Archangel in combat.
Deadair was superhumanly strong (perhaps enhanced human (lifting between 800 and 4000 lbs.)) and durable. He could tolerate the pain of swords stabbed into his muscular back, and he could function in a fight despite the swords remaining there.
He was skilled and fierce in combat, brutally battering opponents with kicks and punches.
Height: Unrevealed (approximately 6')
Weight: Unrevealed (composition unrevealed)
Eyes: None (glowing yellow energy)
Hair: None (glowing yellow, black, and green energy that mimicked the appearance of hair)
History:
(Shatterstar I#3 (fb) - BTS) - Deadair used to watch Shatterstar and Gringrave in the pits, enraptured by their savagery, total commitment to the game, and the worship of winning.|
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(Uncanny X-Men Annual#16 (fb) - BTS) - Aided by Deadair and the Death Sponsors, Mojo II took the battle of the network stars to Mojo on a counter-programming basis with a series of bootleg transmissions, developing a solid demographic audience base. (Uncanny X-Men Annual#16) - Mojo's arena-warriors assaulted the citadel spire from which Mojo II pirated Mojo's airwaves, but the Death Sponsors made short work of them; Deadair battered a number of the warriors, urging Sweepzweak, "Less transmission, more bombardment." He also noted this to be a "Pathetic Mojo assault. Fekt!" |
(Uncanny X-Men Annual#16) - Mojo II then arrived and noted that this attack proved that Mojo was panicking, but they would not take the battle to him but rather to his mistakes. Mojo II then sent the Death Sponsors to Earth to obtain one of three potential ratings bonanzas: Longshot, Spiral, or Arize; he further considered that regardless of whether they succeeded or failed, the effort would benefit their rival network. Arriving in the Ginza district of Tokyo, Japan via Timeslot's interdimensional transport, the Death Sponsors prepared to initiate their search. |
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 | (Uncanny X-Men Annual#16) - When Deadair announced that they would pursue Arize (whom they called the "Toymaker"), Lead-In contended that Spiral or Longshot would make for better ratings, but Deadair explained that ratings were not as important on this schedule (asking their pardon for his sacrilegious voicebox): Their primary schedule point was to embarrass Mojo and bolster their pirate network in the eyes of the masses. Tuning in on Arize, who also had the clearest signal, Deadair summoned Timeslot, preparing to "wire him for cable"; he had Timeslot scan the program location he was feeding him and then tune them out of there and to wherever Arize was.Timeslot thus transported them to just outside Xavier's mansion in Westchester, New York, where Arize had been brought after fleeing to Earth to escape Mojo. (Uncanny X-Men Annual#16 - BTS) - Their arrival set off the perimeter security, alerting the X-Men, although Xavier's telepathic scans revealed nothing but garbled static (similar to his early probes of Arize). Archangel, Bishop, and Iceman headed to confront the arrivals, while Storm had Colossus, Jean, Xavier, and herself traveled to the medical facilities to watch over Arize. |
(Uncanny X-Men Annual#16) - As the heroes arrived, Deadair noted that this house and this world were just as the vids said they would be, and he was excited that Arize was defended by the "Men of X." Cancellator had Timeslot accompany her to seek out Arize while the others faced the incoming X-Men. When Archangel claimed the aerial attacker, Deadair engaged him, noting that he had dreamed for years of pitting himself against the vaunted X-Men. Although having no idea who the attackers were, with their intentions made clear, Archangel was happy to let his powerful wings cut loose. (Uncanny X-Men Annual#16) - After Timeslot and Arize were transported outside to the site of the conflict and Cancellator punched Colossus out of the mansion, Sweepzweak disrupted the mutants' access to their powers. As the Death Sponsors prepared to depart, Bishop leveled his gun at and threatened to kill Timeslot, but Sweepzweak held him at bay with the threat to kill all of the X-Men if he took down one of them. Deadair then instructed Timeslot to cyberlink and take them home, noting that they would leave Bishop's comrades with him. Appreciating that Timeslot was teleporting them through an electronic mind-link, Bishop fired his rifle, shooting Timeslot in the head as they hit midport. The other Death Sponsor screamed and seemingly discorporated, while Arize, who was not linked to the cybernet, was spared and remained on Earth. | 
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<They got better>
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(Shatterstar I#1 (fb) - BTS) - Gringrave employed the Death Sponsors in her plot against Shatterstar. (Shatterstar I#1) - While Shatterstar was out watching a play, the Death Sponsors assaulted those present at his boarding house (or house with rooms for rent), including Pug-Smasher (Karl Snortenthau) of Earth-8311, Goldon and Crimzor of the Scorpius Citadel, The End Woman of Earth-18140, Dwayne Taylor of Earth-90214 ("Noir"), and Tina Cooke, allegedly of Earth-1218 (see comments).
Deadair snagged Pug-Smasher. (Shatterstar I#4 (fb) - BTS) - Gringrave slew Timeslot to eliminate the Death Sponsors' teleporter... (Shatterstar I#1 - BTS) - Shatterstar returned to his house to find the dying Dwayne Taylor, who told Shatterstar of the assault but noted how he had taken one of their with him, indicating Timeslot's corpse. Shatterstar viewed footage of the assaults via his laptop computer. (Shatterstar I#2 (fb) - BTS) - Needing transport to Horus IV to meet back up with the Grandmaster, Gringrave arranged this via former ARMOR and SWORD engineer Dean Drukman, who ran Dockmaster and the Longshoremen, an illicit interdimensional transport service. (Shatterstar I#2) - The rest of the Death Sponsors (Cancellator, Deadair, Lead-In, Sweepzweak) were present alongside Gringrave as she prepared to transport the captive Tina Cooke, Crimzor, Goldon, Pug-Smasher, and The End Woman to Horus IV. As Drukman activated the portal, Shatterstar and Rictor arrived to stop them. Gringrave had the Death Sponsors take the captives through the portal to Horus IV, and she followed shortly thereafter, although Shatterstar made it through as well. (Shatterstar I#3) - On Horus IV, as the Death Sponsors delivered their captives. Deadair subsequently tried to sell Pug-Smasher to a resident named Bess, telling his that the dog's constant talking would be enjoyed by his clients. When Bess prepared to taste a piece of Pug-Smasher, however, Shatterstar interrupted stunned him with a bioelectric blast. Insisting Pug-Smasher was his by right of capture, Deadair fought Shatterstar before fleeing and allowing the others to occupy Shatterstar. As Deadair took to the sky, however, Shatterstar got free and leapt out a window, coming down on top of Deadair and stabbing him in the back with both of his blades. |
  Despite the swords in his back, Deadair announced
that he bypass his payment and instead smash Pug-Smasher into giblets,
but Shatterstar dove into his path, taking a powerful kick in the
abdomen. As Shatterstar continued to shield Pug-Smasher, Deadair stomped on him repeatedly, noting his former admiration and wondering what made Shatterstar lose faith. After a powerful kick to Shatterstar's face, Deadair noted that what Shatterstar had become was a travesty against Za's above. However, Shatterstar then grabbed Deadair's ankle and sent his "bioelectric vibrations" up Deadair's body, traveling through muscle and armor into his swords before exiting with devastating results. Deadair then collapsed. |
Comments: Created by Fabian Nicieza, Jae Lee, Jan Harps, and Joe Rubinstein.
In Uncanny X-Men Annual#16, when Mojo II calls out their names, Cancellator and Timeslot's are reversed (Cancellator, the blonde female, is pictured last but named fourth; Timeslot is pictured fourth but named last).
Earth-1218 is supposed to be the real world that the readers live in. Writers love to use characters from Earth-1218, but since we don't have any super-powers or interdimensional portals, etc., as soon as some interaction with an alternate reality or super-powered characters occurs, it becomes just another previously "normal" reality that has since diverged.CLARIFICATIONS:
Deadair should be distinguished from:
Appearances:
Uncanny X-Men Annual#16 (1992) - Fabian Nicieza
(writer), Jae Lee (penciler), Jan Harps & Joe Rubinstein (inkers),
Suzanne Gaffney (managing editor), Bob Harras (editor)
Shatterstar I#1 (December, 2018) - Tim Seeley (writer), Carlos Villa
(penciler), Juan Vlasco (inker), Chris Robinson (assistant editor),
Jordan D. White (editor)
Shatterstar I#2 (January, 2019) - Tim Seeley (writer), Carlos Villa
(penciler), Juan Vlasco (inker), Chris Robinson (assistant editor),
Jordan D. White (editor)
Shatterstar I#3 (February, 2019) - Tim Seeley (writer), Carlos Villa
(penciler), Juan Vlasco with Carlos Villa (inker), Chris Robinson (assistant editor),
Jordan D. White (editor)
First posted: 09/25/2021
Last updated: 11/11/2021
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