TERRAFORMER

Real Name: Inapplicable

Identity/Class: Terrestrial plant mutate

Occupation: Eco-terrorist

Group Membership: Force of Nature (Aqueduct, Firebrand, Firewall, Skybreaker)

Affiliations: Gargantua, Project: Earth (Omar Barrenos, Li Muan Ho, Michael Shauneghan, Sasha Yamir), Wizard;
    employed by Mr. Pain (alongside Black Talon (Barone), Dragonfly, Gibbon, Nekra, Roughouse, a Scrier, Shocker, Slyde, Tiger Shark, Titania, Trapster, White Rabbit)

Enemies: New Warriors (Chord, Firestar, Marvel Boy (Vance Astrovik), Namorita, Nova (Rich Rider), Rage, Silhouette, Speedball), Underworld

Known Relatives: Plantman (creator)

Aliases: Sam

Base of Operations: Mobile

First Appearance: New Warriors I#7 (January, 1991)

Powers/Abilities: Terraformer has a symbiotic relationship with other plants and is able to communicate with them and require them to do his bidding. He can wrap others in roots or vines, and cover people with mold. When dehydrated, he enters a cocoon and regenerates. The extent of his abilities remains unrevealed.

History:

(New Warriors I#8 (fb) - BTS) - A vegetable simuloid created by the Plantman, Terraformer gained sentience and free will. He was recruited by Omar Barrenos of Project: Earth to fight for the environment alongside former villains Aqueduct, Skybreaker, and Firewall as a member of Force of Nature.

(New Warriors I#7) - Protecting a Project: Earth plot in the Brazilian rain forest, Force of Nature questioned and killed a man to discover the identities of arriving Americans, the New Warriors.

(New Warriors I#8) - Force of Nature attacked investigating heroes the New Warriors (Chord, Firestar, Marvel Boy, Namorita, Nova, and Speedball). Terraformer buffeted and restrained Marvel Boy and Speedball, then tied all the subdued heroes up in roots while Project: Earth confronted them.

(New Warriors I#29 (fb) – BTS) – The Force of Nature, with new member Firebrand replacing Firewall, entered war-torn Trans-Sabal to stop the environmental havoc there, including massive oil well fires ravaging the country. They spent several weeks in conflict with the Trans-Sabal army, led by General Halladah who piloted Mandroid armor, and the Peoples’ Armed Front, led by Araq Mezdbadah, trying to protect the interests of the environment. Each member of the Force of Nature ended up adopting a darker persona, using their powers in new deadly ways.

(New Warriors I#29 (fb)) – Project: Earth asked the New Warriors (Firestar, Namorita, Nova, Rage, Silhouette, Speedball) to intervene in a civil war in Trans-Sabal to pull out the Force of Nature. The Warriors arrived as a battle between the Army and the Front was coming to a head. During the battle, Terraformer savagely attacked Firestar, determined not to allow her to dehydrate him again, but Rage knocked Terraformer over.

(New Warriors I#30 (fb)) – Aqueduct, by firing a burst of water, intentionally dehydrated Halladah, killing the general. Terraformer covered Nova in a deadly mold, and Firestar briefly considered hurting Terraformer badly. The Force of Nature continued the fight in the country’s capitol, alongside the New Warriors, until the young heroes chose to leave the country. Terraformer's pleas to end the oil fires went unheeded.