DAZZLER
Earth-8101
Real Name: Alison Blaire
Identity/Class: Alternate Earth (Earth-8101) primate mutant
Occupation: Superhero
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: Iron Mandrill (Tony Stark), Magneto, New Mutants (Cannonball/Sam Guthrie, Magik/Illyana Rasputin, Mirage/Danielle Moonstar, Sunspot/Bobby Da Costa, Warlock, Wolfsbape/Rahne Sinclair), X-Apes (Colobbus/Piotr Rasputin, Nightcrawler/Kurt Wagner, Professor X/Charles Xavier, Rogue/Anne-Marie, Rachel Summers, Wolverine/James Howlett);
formerly "Captain America" (John Falsworth)
Enemies: Beyonder
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Unrevealed
First Appearance: Marvel Apes I#3/3 (December, 2008)
Powers/Abilities: Dazzler can convert sound into light energy, allowing her to create dazzling flashes, laser-like beams, and solid light constructs. She can also generate light bursts to disorient opponents and propel herself short distances.
Height: Unrevealed (approximately 5'6")
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 150 lbs.)
Eyes: Unrevealed
Hair: Strawberry blonde
History:
(Marvel Apes I#3/3 - BTS) - Alison Blaire became known as Dazzler after discovering her mutant ability to transform sound into light. Pursuing a career as a performer, she used her powers both on stage and in battle, eventually becoming involved with the X-Apes and other superhuman conflicts.
(Marvel Apes I#3/3 (fb) - BTS) - The Beyonder became fascinated with the nature of simian heroism, curious about what it truly meant to be simian he traveled to Earth. His arrival quickly escalated into violence when his unstable emotions and immense cosmic power threatened the world.
(Marvel Apes I#3/3) - Dazzler joined a large force of assembled heroes, including Iron Mandrill, Captain America, the New Mutants and the X-Apes, to oppose the Beyonder. Their coordinated assault pushed the Beyonder to the brink, and Iron Mandrill eventually unleashed a powerful energy blast that helped tip the battle, leading to the Beyonder's defeat.
Comments: Created by Tom Peyer.
The Marvel Apes limited series (2008) was conceived as a playful companion to the earlier Marvel Zombies phenomenon. Following the unexpected commercial success of Zombies, Marvel looked to replicate the formula by reimagining its superheroes in another offbeat, high-concept alternate reality. Writer Karl Kesel, inspired by Silver Age whimsy and the classic "What If?" tradition, pitched a world where Marvel's heroes and villains were evolved primates rather than humans. The project was greenlit as a four-issue miniseries, launching with a tongue-in-cheek promotional campaign that leaned into its absurdity while still delivering a surprisingly dark, satirical storyline. The series spawned several tie-ins and one-shots, positioning the Ape-Verse as both a parody of and homage to Marvel's multiverse storytelling.
Earth-8101 is the main Marvel Apes reality, but there are three others as well:
- Earth-81218, possible future of Earth-8101 set in the year 2099.
- Earth-90543, monkey Speedball was send back to his world and branded a traitor by the Ape-Vengers. This was a bad dream of the Gibbon.
- Earth-95019, diverged from Earth-8101 when zombies invaded their world. The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z Update #5 indicates that the timelines designated Earth-95019 and Earth-21050 were seemingly erased when Earth-616's Gorilla Girl went back to the moment the portal was opened and destroyed it.
Profile by MarvellousLuke
CLARIFICATIONS:
Dazzler has no known connections to
Images: (without ads)
Marvel Apes I#3, p30, pan1 (main image)
Appearances:
Marvel Apes I#3/3 (December, 2008) - Tom Peyer (writer), Mike McKone (pencils), Andy Lanning, Cam Smith (inkers), Stephen Wacker, Tom Brennan (editors)
First Posted: 1/14/2026
Last Updated: 1/14/2026
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