KOSHIMA
Real Name: Koshima
Identity/Class: Extradimensional (Elsewhen) technology-user
Occupation: Psi-master, advisor to Warlord Kargul
Group Membership: Psi-Masters of Elsewhen
Affiliations: Black Panther
(T'Challa), Fantastic Force (Devlor,
Human Torch/Johnny Storm, Huntara/Tara
Richards, Psilord/Franklin Richards, Vibraxas/N'Kano
II), Warlord
Kargul
Enemies: Vangaard
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Tower of Wisdom, Elsewhen
First Appearance: Fantastic Force I#11 (September,
1995)
Powers/Abilities: Koshima possesses potent
psi-abilities, he has formidable mental defenses and can use psionic
energy in a variety of ways.
Koshima has mastered psioni-technology,
a form of temporal manipulation through mechanical ways.
He has great knowledge of the building
of the armor worn by the psi-masters of Elsewhen.
Wise, reliable and strategically
astute, Koshima's counsel is greatly appreciated by Elsewhen's rulers.
Height: Unrevealed (approximately 5'9")
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately170 lbs.)
Eyes: Grey
Hair: Bald (graying)
History:
(Fantastic Force I#12 (fb) - BTS) - When young Franklin Richards was
brought to Elsewhen to control his psionic abilities, Koshima was
involved in the construction of a psycho-armor specially modified for
the boy. The suit, stored in a pocket dimension, came equipped with a
built-in limiter that kept the preteen's massive psi powers in check.
The limiter could only be deactivated by a release sequence that Koshima
committed to memory (see comments).
(Fantastic Force I#10 - BTS) - Hoping that Koshima and the Psi-Masters
could help restore his fragmented psyche, Franklin Richards returned to
Elsewhen with his etheroid counterparts Avatar, Ego-Spawn and Tattletale
in tow.
(Fantastic Force I#11 (fb) - BTS) - Elsewhen had come under attack from
the dimension destroying Great Nothingness (caused by Vangaard).
The phenomenon had already devoured several parsecs of cross-time
reality, forcing Kargul to mobilize Elsewhen's forces.
(Fantastic Force I#11) - Monitoring the situation from Kargul's tower of
wisdom, Koshima warned the warlord that sending Elsewhen's troops
against the Great Nothingness could lead to incalculable losses. He
predicted that the situation had become so dire all of Elsewhen roughly
had 37 minutes left to exist. Kargul grew enraged, but the psi-master
reminded him that he only spoke the truth. Before they could plan their
next step, Franklin and his apparitions burst into the royal chambers,
looking for Kargul. The warlord told him his problems had to wait, for
the time of culling had come and the arrival of its harbinger was
imminent.
(Fantastic Force I#11 - BTS) - Kargul sent his men out to confront the
Great Nothingness.
(Fantastic Force I#11) - Koshima, Kargul and Franklin watched in horror
as Elsewhen's finest psi-warriors fell prey to the effects of the Great
Nothingness, turning them into helpless children before rapidly aging
them up until they died of old age. Unsure of their next move, Kargul
allowed Franklin Richards to call in the Fantastic Force.
(Fantastic Force I#11 - BTS) - During their interdimensional trip to
Elsewhen, courtesy of Huntara's lance, the Fantastic Force was caught in
a trans-temporal field caused by the arrival of the harbinger of
nothingness: Vangaard.
(Fantastic Force I#12) - Thirty-two
minutes before the end of Elsewhen, Koshima kept silent as he, Kargul
and Franklin watched the confrontation between Vangaard and the
Fantastic Force on the monitors in the tower of wisdom.
(Fantastic Force I#12 - BTS) - The Fantastic Force only lasted three
minutes against their foe before Huntara teleported them to safety.
Arriving on Elsewhen proper, they were perplexed by the disappearance of
Devlor.
(Fantastic Force I#12) - With a third of his fleet destroyed and the
Fantastic Force unable to stop Vangaard, Kargul decided he had to become
personally involved. The warlord ordered Koshima to bring forth the
armor of god, a Devastator-class warsuit of immense power that would
potentially fry the user's brain. Franklin could not allow Kargul to
sacrifice himself and psionically knocked him out before he could take
off.
(Fantastic Force I#12 - BTS) -
Franklin used the brief moment of chaos to slip past Koshima's
formidable mental defenses to retrieve the release sequence of his
psi-armor's limiter.
(Fantastic Force I#12) - Koshima was left in charge while Franklin and
his counterparts flew off to confront Vangaard. Freeing himself from the
limiter's effects, Franklin used the full force of his massive psionic
potential to temporarily halt Vangaard, leaving his opponent open to a
conversation with his Earth-616 counterpart Johnny Storm. He convinced
Vangaard to spare the Chosen Realities and leave.
(Fantastic Force I#13 (fb) - BTS) - Franklin Richards only survived the
cataclysmic shockwaves generated by his fight with Vangaard by hiding
inside his armor's pocket dimension. He was eventually freed and brought
to Koshima who set out to cure him. Koshima placed Franklin in the Zero
Chamber, an advanced sensory deprivation unit that allowed his mind to
restore itself. Koshima also crafted a modified and improved
psycho-frame armor for Franklin that he could summon from infra-space
using the subcutaneous recall circuit he had implanted in the teen's
wrist.
(Fantastic Force I#13) - Koshima attended the celebrations following
Vangaard's defeat. He was on hand to explain Devlor's sudden
reappearance as an effect of their encounter with Vangaard and happily
used his mastery of psioni-technology to repair the Human Torch's
costume. Impressed, Storm offered the old sage a job as tailor, but he
respectfully declined, claiming his duties as a psi-master were more
than sufficient. He then told a relieved Kargul that Franklin's
restoration had been a success, retrieving him from the Zero Chamber and
reuniting him with his teammates. Koshima witnessed how Huntara decided
to stay in Elsewhen, but not before teleporting the other members of the
Fantastic Force home.
Comments: Created by Tom Brevoort & Mike Kanterovitch, Dante Bastianoni & Pino Rinaldi, Ralph Cabrera.
How refreshing to have a wise, old
royal court advisor who doesn't turn out to be corrupt, secretly evil or
a mind controlled puppet. Take notes Araki,
Vashti and grand vizier Greybeard of Polemachus!
Given Koshima's importance to Kargul, it stands to
reason he was BTS involved in the events of Thor Corps and the
flashback scenes of Franklin growing up in Elsewhen from Fantastic
Four I#390. That means he most likely knows Nathaniel Richards as
well. But without on panel confirmation, this hasn't been included.
Kargul previously had a sub-profile
under Warlord Kargul, originally posted 07/31/2004.
This profile was completed 07/15/2026, but its publication was delayed as it was intended for the Appendix 25th anniversary 's celebratory event to represent Fantastic Force's stories and characters.
Profile by Norvo
CLARIFICATIONS:
Koshima should not be confused with
Images: (without ads)
Fantastic Force I#12, p17, pan2 (main)
Fantastic Force I#11, p10, pan5 (close-up)
Fantastic Force I#12, p9, pan4 (time has come)
Fantastic Force I#13, p4, pan1 (psioni-technology)
Appearances:
Fantastic Force I#10 (August, 1995) - Tom Brevoort & Mike
Kanterovitch (writers), John Royle (pencils), Danny Bulanadi (inks), Nel
Yomtov (editor)
Fantastic Force I#11 (September, 1995) - Tom Brevoort & Mike
Kanterovitch (writers), Dante Bastianoni & Pino Rinaldi (pencils),
Ralph Cabrera (inks), Nel Yomtov (editor)
Fantastic Force I#12 (October, 1995) - Tom Brevoort & Mike
Kanterovitch (writers), Dante Bastianoni & Pino Rinaldi (pencils),
Ralph Cabrera (inks), Nel Yomtov (editor)
Fantastic Force I#13 (November, 1995) - Tom Brevoort &
Mike Kanterovitch (writers), Pino Renaldi (pencils), Ralph Cabrera
(inks), Nel Yomtov (editor)
First Posted: 09/04/2026
Last Updated: 07/18/2026
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