PSYK-OUT
Real Name: Unrevealed
Identity/Class: Human technology user
Occupation: Criminal; former special effects specialist
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: None
Enemies: Spider-Man (Peter Parker), Wonder Man (Simon Williams)
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Los Angeles, California
First Appearance: (BTS) Wonder Man II#2 (October, 1991); (actual appearance) Wonder Man II#28 (January, 1994)
Powers/Abilities: Psyk-Out uses technology to create "empathy-waves" to project and manipulate emotions in others by using both holograms and images projected into people's brains. In addition he uses technological devices and robots along with his altering of emotions and perceptions, to create mass illusions and hallucinations. He once caused Spider-Man and Wonder Man to fight each other, causing them each to see other people as they fought. He has used robotic dinosaurs and a full amusement park set to enhance his illusions, including a dragon, a giant ape, an Old West scene, and men in rocket-packs.
Height: Unrevealed; (5'11", by approximation)
Weight: Unrevealed; (180 lbs., by approximation)
Eyes: Unrevealed
Hair: Black
History:
(Wonder Man II#29 (fb) - BTS) - A special effects professional designed
a revolutionary technology that would manipulate emotions and create
virtual reality movies for people, and he surmised that it would
revolutionize the industry and make him very rich. Ignoring warnings
from his lawyers, who worried that the movies would result in lawsuits,
the man made plans to use his technology in an epic dinosaur movie.
(Wonder Man II#2 (fb) - BTS) - The dinosaur movie began production, with a female investor with criminal ties backing it.
(Wonder Man II#2 - BTS) - For personal reasons related to wanting to control the female investor, the Enchantress manipulated Wonder Man into destroying the dinosaur robots.
(Wonder Man II#29 (fb) - BTS) - The technician got the word about the movie props' destruction by Wonder Man. He began planning to use his technology to make himself a super-villain, and he planned his revenge on Wonder Man. In time, he heard about portions of his tech being used in virtual reality, and he seemed to go mad with a desire for revenge. He made a costume and called himself Psyk-Out, and he prepared detailed traps and illusions, some using robots, at the old abandoned Global Studios' Hollywood Theme Park.
(Wonder Man II#28) - Psyk-Out attacked Wonder Man during a performance in Hamlet, making the witches seemingly come to life. After he briefly battled both Wonder Man and Spider-Man, Psyk-Out fled. He approached a group of arms dealers, lying to them about Wonder Man being after them, and they agreed to pay Psyk-Out to fight Wonder Man. Spider-Man attacked Psyk-Out, who managed to quickly escape, then Spider-Man and Wonder Man pursued Psyk-Out to the abandoned Global Studios' Hollywood Theme Park where Psyk-Out had laid out many traps and illusions.
(Wonder Man II#29) - Spider-Man and Wonder Man faced the many threats in the amusement park until Wonder Man managed to overload Psyk-Out's powers by transforming himself into pure energy and overloading the electro-magnetic energy around him, restoring reality. He ripped off Psyk-Out's mask and tied him up, then defeated the arms dealers who attacked.
Comments: Created by Gerard Jones, Ron Randall, Brad Joyce, John Stanisci, and John Tartaglione.
This profile was completed 09/30/2020, but its publication was delayed as it was intended for the Appendix 20th anniversary's celebratory event.
Profile by Chadman.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Psyk-Out has no known connections to:
images: (without ads)
Wonder Man II#28, p7, pan2 (main)
Wonder Man II#29, p18, pan4 (unmasked)
Wonder Man II#28, p22, pan1 (2nd)
Appearances:
Wonder Man II#2 (October, 1991) - Gerard Jones (writer), Jeff Johnson (penciler), Terry Austin (inker), Fabian Nicieza (editor)
Wonder
Man II#28 (January, 1994) - Gerard Jones (writer), Ron Randall
(penciler), Brad Joyce, John Stanisci, John Tartaglione (inkers), Nel
Yomtov (editor)
Wonder Man II#29 (February, 1994) - Gerard Jones (writer), Ron Randall (penciler), John Tartaglione (inker), Nel Yomtov (editor)
First Posted: 09/25/2021
Last updated: 09/24/2021
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