Summary
A brilliant scientist and Korean War veteran transformed into a living anti-matter reactor in a lab accident, Adam Brashear became the Blue Marvel, one of Earth's greatest and most respected heroes. Fighting crime for years, his mask was torn off in a heated battle in 1962, revealing to the world that he was African-American; the President soon afterward awarded him the Medal of Freedom and asked him to retire, current racial tensions spurred to even greater heights by the knowledge of a black super-man. Grudgingly conceding, he continued on adventures to the four corners of the Earth in secret for decades, defending it against numerous super-scientific and mystical threats such as the Technocracy, the Deathwalkers, the Atomic Skeletons of Paris and Doctor Skorpion, before being drawn out of retirement to aid the Avengers against the return of his old friend-turned-enemy Anti-Man. Returned to regular duty, he continues to defend the Earth with distinction, both on his own and in teams such as Luke Cage's Mighty Avengers and the Ultimates.
Powers and Stats
Tier: 5-B, up to 3-C
Name: Adam Brashear, Blue Marvel, Doc Brashear
Origin: Marvel Comics
Gender: Male
Age: 80s, physically in his late 40s-early 50s
Classification: Human Anti-Matter Reactor, Scientist
Powers and Abilities:
- Superhuman Physical Characteristics
- Enhanced Senses (Vision [Telescopic] & [Microscopic][1] & Super Hearing)
- Self-Sustenance (Types 1 & 2; Has stated himself that he doesn't need to breathe[2] and doesn't need to sleep)
- Skilled Hand-to-Hand Combatant (He has been trained by the US Marines in armed and unarmed combat)
- Flight (As shown here[3], here[3] and here[3])
- Energy Manipulation & Absorption (His powers work by absorbing the antimatter generated by his own body[4])
- Antimatter Manipulation & Matter Manipulation (Can create photons from scratch and convert his own antimatter into regular matter[1])
- Light Manipulation (As shown here[1])
- Forcefield Creation (As shown here[4] and here[4])
- Longevity
Resistance to:
Attack Potency: Planet level[Statistics Values 1], up to Galaxy level (Punched The Sentry to the moon and went toe to toe with him but lost eventually[5]. One-shot a weakened Shuma-Gorath[1]. Comparable to Anti-Man. Comparable to King Hyperion[4]. Comparable to Hulk and Thor as stated by Namor[6][Statistics Values 2])
Speed: Massively FTL+ combat speed (via scaling from Namor and The Sentry[5])
Lifting Strength: Class P, up to Stellar (Should comparable to characters like Hulk, Thor and The Sentry[5] and King Hyperion[4]. Said to have physically diverted a meteor the size of Arkansas[7])
Striking Strength: Planet level, up to Galaxy level
Durability: Planet level[Statistics Values 1], up to Galaxy level (Took punches from Sentry. Took a blast from Anti-Man[5] Takes a beat down from King Hyperion but gets back up[4][Statistics Values 2])
Stamina: Superhuman, and can survive without sleep or oxygen.
Range: Unknown
Standard Equipment: Access to portal technology based in his undersea fortress, as well as an armored "Exploration Suit" enabling him to briefly traverse the Neutral Zone (with a helmet capable of telepathically transcribing his thoughts during the experience).
Intelligence: Extraordinary Genius (Possesses a PhD in Theoretical Physics from Cornell, taught physics at the University of Maryland. Developed advanced portal technology and a gateway to the "Neutral Zone". Simulations done by Reed Richards portray him as being victorious over Doctor Doom 3 out of 5 times in chess.)
Weaknesses: The unstable matter/anti-matter element Neutronium is capable of harming him, likely vulnerable to magic.
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Notable Matchups
Victories:
Losses:
Inconclusive:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Mighty Avengers Vol 2 #3
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mighty Avengers Vol 2 #12 (2014)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Adam Legend of Blue Marvel #3
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Age Of Heroes #3
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Adam: Legend of the Blue Marvel #5
- ↑ Adam: Legend of the Blue Marvel (2009) #4
- ↑ Adam: Legend of the Blue Marvel Issue 1
Notes/Explanations
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