SUPER-ADAPTOID
Earth-92131
Real Name: Inapplicable
Identity/Class: Alternate Earth (Earth-92131) artificial being
Occupation: Unrevealed
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: presumably Mojo
Enemies: Longshot, X-Men (Beast, Cyclops/Scott Summers, Iceman, Polaris/Lorna Dane)
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Unrevealed
First Appearance: X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "Till Death Do Us Part, Part II" (October 30, 1993)
Powers/Abilities: The Super-Adaptoid's natural state is a blank featureless artificial humanoid form. It can recreate itself as a "pantograph," duplicating some or all of the exact features, powers, and abilities of those who pass within 10 feet of the scanning instruments of its "eyes." The Super-Adaptoid's limit, if any, on template storage is unrevealed, but it certainly displays a preference to default to its first set of templates: Captain America, Hawkeye, Goliath (Pym), Iron Man, and the Wasp.
Height: 10' (larger than its 616 counterpart)
Weight: 350 lbs. (heavier than its 616 counterpart)
Eyes: Black
Hair: None
History:
(X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "Till Death Do Us Part, Part II" - BTS) - The Super-Adaptoid was created by an unrevealed organization (see comments)
(X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "Till Death Do Us Part, Part II" (fb)) - Sometime shortly after the formation of the X-Men, the Super-Adaptoid was seen fighting a young Cyclops.
(X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "Cold Comfort" (fb)) - The Super-Adaptoid, having taken a staggering size, attacked an X-Men team consisting of Cyclops, Beast, Iceman and Polaris in the streets. Iceman tried to trap the adaptoid in ice but after breaking free he attacked Polaris, presumably using her powers against her, rendering her unconscious. Iceman quickly came to her rescue. It's been unrevealed how the battle ended.
(X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "Mojovision") - The Super-Adaptoid was one of several characters who appeared in a leader for Longshot's solo tv show in the Mojoverse, where he was seen fighting the show's star Longshot (see comments).
Comments: Created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Frank Giacoia;
adapted by Robert Skir, Marty Isenber and AKOM Productions. (see Appearances list for full list of artists)
On Earth-616 the Super-Adaptoid was created by A.I.M, it's likely the same applies to this version although we've never seen an Earth-92131 version of A.I.M.. The Super-Adaptoid's appearances suggests he copied the abilities of the original Avengers, including Captain America, Hawkeye, Goliath, Iron Man and the Wasp. However, Captain America had been trapped in a time vortex fighting the Red Skull at the time as seen in the Spider-Man cartoon "The Six Fight Again" (October 10, 1997) set in the same reality.
It's been unrevealed if both flashbacks featuring the Super-Adaptoid take place at the same time. Although it seems likely the Super-Adaptoid had several run-ins with the mutant teens if could still be the same event af they take place seemingly shortly after the formation of the X-Men judging by the early costumes.
The Super-Adaptoid's second cameo was in the episode "Mojoverse" where she was one of several characters who appeared in a leader for Longshot's tv show, others were the Brood and Psylocke. It's been unrevealed if the Super-Adaptoid traveled to the Mojoverse to film the sequence or if Longshot traveled to Earth to fight the adaptoid.
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:
The Super-Adaptoid has no known connections to
images: (without ads)
X-Men The Art and Making of The Animated Series book, p115 (main image, digitally colored by MarvellousLuke)
X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "Till Death Do Us Part, Part II" (fighting Cyclops)
X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "Mojovision" (fighting Longshot)
Appearances:
X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "Till Death Do Us Part, Part II" (October 30, 1993) - Michael Edens (writer), Frank Brunner, Mark Lewis (model design), Steve Olds (prop design), 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 background), 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 (storyboard directors), Abel Laxamana, Alan Gibson, Cesar Magsombol, Del Barras, Romeo Lopez, Rudy Messina, Steve Simone (storyboard cleanup), AKOM Productions (animation studio), Eric Lewald (story editor)
X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "Mojovision" (August 21, 1994) - Brooks Wachtel (writer), Frank Brunner, Mark Lewis (model design), Steve Olds (prop design), 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 background), 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 (storyboard directors), Abel Laxamana, Alan Gibson, Cesar Magsombol, Del Barras, Romeo Lopez, Rudy Messina, Steve Simone (storyboard cleanup), AKOM Productions (animation studio), Eric Lewald (story editor)
X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "Cold Comfort" (February 4, 1995) - Len Uhley (writer), Frank Brunner, Mark Lewis (model design), Darrel Bowen, Russell Chong, Mark Lewis, Steve Olds, Frank Squillace (prop design), Cesar Magsombol, Frank Squillace, Wayne Schultz, Zhaoping Wei (layout design), Patricia Mendelson (color key), Philip Kim, Dennis Venizelos (color background), Patrick Archibald, Francis Barrios, Romeo Francisco, Curt Geda, Greg Garcia, Adrian Gonzales, Rick Hoberg, Larry Houston, Jim James, Doug Murphy, Tom Nesbitt, Frank Squillace, Michael Swanigan, Dan Veesenmeyer (storyboard directors), Patrico Aganasin, Abel Laxamana, Mark Lewis, Romeo Lopez, Tec Manalac, Andre Nieves, Phil Stapleton (storyboard cleanup), AKOM Productions (animation studio), Eric Lewald (story editor)
First Posted: 03/24/2023
Last Updated: 06/26/2024
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