ARIES
Real Name: Unrevealed
Identity/Class: Human mutant
Occupation: Terrorist
Group Membership: Marauders (Azimuth, Chimera, Coda)
Affiliations: Mister Sinister (Nathaniel Essex)
Enemies: Mammomax (Maximus Jensen), S.H.I.E.L.D., X-Men (Colossus/Peter Rasputin, Iceman/Bobby Drake, Magik/Illyana Rasputin, time-displaced Marvel Girl/Jean Grey, Nightcrawler/Kurt Wagner, Old Man Logan of Earth-21923, Storm/Ororo Munroe)
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Presumably in S.H.I.E.L.D. detention;
formerly Mister Sinister's base underneath the sewers of New York City
First Appearance: Extraordinary X-Men I#1 (January, 2016)
Powers/Abilities: Aries is a mutant who possessed immense superhuman strength and durability. His massive build allowed him to overpower most opponents through sheer force, while his dense hide and armored plating gave him considerable resistance to physical harm. Aries' most distinctive weapons were his enormous ram-like horns, which he used for charging and grappling foes. Although durable, one of his horns was broken off by Colossus before later appearing restored.
Height: Unrevealed (approximately 7'3")
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 1150 lbs.)
Eyes: White, no visible irises
Hair: Grey
History:
(Extraordinary X-Men I#1 - BTS) - During the height of the M-Pox crisis, when the Terrigen Mist released by the Inhumans was poisoning Earth's atmosphere and killing or sterilizing mutants, Mister Sinister assembled a new squad of Marauders. Aries was recruited alongside Chimera, Coda, and Azimuth to help locate and secure mutant specimens for Sinister's experiments to create a genetically superior mutant capable of surviving the Mist. Nightcrawler was one such target.
(Extraordinary X-Men I#1) - Aries was deployed in the sewers to hunt Nightcrawler. While speaking to his teammates over comms, he expressed his desire to rip Nightcrawler's arms off. The X-Man soon struck, teleporting in and grabbing Aries, then teleporting again high above Chimera and Coda, releasing Aries in mid-air so his massive body crashed down on Chimera. While Aries was momentarily incapacitated in the fall, Nightcrawler turned his attention to Azimuth and Coda. After Azimuth used her powers to disable the X-Man, Aries reappeared to seize Nightcrawler's unconscious body, standing over him with the rest of the Marauders.
(Extraordinary X-Men I#2 (fb) - BTS) - Aries stood guard alongside Coda, Azimuth, and Chimera in the Manhattan sewers, where Mister Sinister had hidden his laboratory.
(Extraordinary X-Men I#2) - When Colossus and Magik arrived to search for their missing teammate Nightcrawler, Aries appeared after Colossus smashed Coda into a wall. Aries lunged at Colossus but had his left horn broken off when the armored mutant kicked him in the face with his knee. Moments later, Mister Sinister himself appeared and effortlessly took down both Colossus and Magik, bringing the confrontation to an abrupt end.
(Extraordinary X-Men I#4 - BTS) - Aries' horn was restored to normal.
(Extraordinary X-Men I#4) - Aries remained by Sinister's side during his experiments on the elephant-like mutant Mammomax, who was being subjected to the Terrigen Mist. The three imprisoned X-Men watched in horror as Mammomax seemingly melted away after his exposure to the mists.
Later that evening Aries participated in the final battle against the invading X-Men who'd come to rescue their friends. Fighting alongside Coda, the duo was eager to rip Old Man Logan apart but were unable to move after Iceman trapped them in ice after which Old Man Logan took both Marauders out with his razor-sharp claws. Shortly after Storm announced that the Marauders were down. After their defeat, Sinister revealed a cloned version of the presumed-dead Cyclops, mutated through Terrigen experimentation to attack the heroes with.
(Extraordinary X-Men I#5 (fb) - BTS) - S.H.I.E.L.D. coordinated the pickup and detention of Sinister and the Marauders, resulting in Aries, Azimuth, Chimera, and Coda being taken into custody following their defeat.
Comments: Created by Jeff Lemire, Humberto Ramos, and Victor Olazaba.
When these issues came out I was beyond excited Jeff Lemire had Mr. Sinister pick out a new group of Marauders as Culen Bunn, writer of the Magneto ongoing series, a year prior, had given the original Marauders a new purpose. After 28 years, the Marauders were finally more than Mr. Sinister's cloned cronies, having Lemire respect this storytelling was so cool to me.
Profile by MarvellousLuke
CLARIFICATIONS:
Aries has no known connections to
Images: (without ads)
Extraordinary X-Men I#1, p22, pan1 (main image)
Extraordinary X-Men I#2, p14, pan2 (attacked by Colossus)
Extraordinary X-Men I#4, p16, pan1 (fighting the X-Men)
Appearances:
Extraordinary X-Men I#1 (January, 2016) - Jeff Lemire (writer), Humberto Ramos (pencils), Victor Olazaba (inks), Daniel Ketchum, Christina Harrington, Mark Paniccia (editors)
Extraordinary X-Men I#2 (January, 2016) - Jeff Lemire (writer), Humberto Ramos (pencils), Victor Olazaba (inks), Daniel Ketchum, Christina Harrington, Mark Paniccia (editors)
Extraordinary X-Men I#4 (February, 2016) - Jeff Lemire (writer), Humberto Ramos (pencils), Victor Olazaba (inks), Daniel Ketchum, Christina Harrington, Mark Paniccia (editors)
Extraordinary X-Men I#5 (March, 2016) - Jeff Lemire (writer), Humberto Ramos (pencils), Victor Olazaba (inks), Daniel Ketchum, Christina Harrington, Mark Paniccia (editors)
First Posted: 08/23/2025
Last Updated: 08/23/2025
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