TRANSMUTANT
Real
Name: Unrevealed
Identity/Class: Presumably humanoid
alchemical construct
(see comments)
Occupation: Servant of
Diablo
Group
Membership: Elementals
of Doom (Air, Earth,
Fire, Water)
Affiliations: Diablo
(Esteban Diablo), Elementals of Doom (Air, Earth, Fire, Water)
Enemies: Crystal (Crystalia
Maximoff), Fantastic
Four (Human Torch (Johnny
Storm), Invisible Woman (Sue Richards), Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards),
Thing
(Ben Grimm)), Ms. Marvel (Sharon Ventura)
Known
Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base
of Operations: Presumably
mobile
First
Appearance: Fantastic
Four I#306 (September,
1987)
Powers/Abilities: The Transmutant
was able to transmute the elements of those he touched into other
elements. For
example, he was able to transform Crystal into solid gold upon touching
her
hand. He also appeared to be fire-proof, suggesting that he could
transmute his
own body's elements to render himself so.
Height:
5' 10"
(by
approximation)
Weight: 175 lbs. (by
approximation)
Eyes: Yellow with dark
pupils
Hair: None
History:
(Fantastic
Four I#306) - The Transmutant
accompanied Diablo in a
revenge scheme against the Fantastic Four, appearing in a puff of smoke
in the
middle of a New York City street. Recognizing Diablo’s Elementals of
Doom,
the Thing sent the Inhuman Crystal on the attack. Already aware that
Crystal was
allied with the Fantastic Four, Diablo introduced the Thing and Crystal
to
the Transmutant.
Crystal immediately attempted to catch the Transmutant
in a small earthquake but the Transmutant's
steps were steadied by the Elemental of Doom
Earth. When Crystal tried to cover the Transmutant
in
fire, he proved to be fire-proof, walking through the flames unharmed.
He then
grabbed Crystal by the hand and transformed her into solid gold. The Transmutant presumably stayed
around while the rest of the
Fantastic Four battled Diablo's Elementals of Doom.
Comments: Created by Steve Englehart,
John Buscema and Joe Sinnott.
The Transmutant
was only seen on three panels and not much was revealed about him.
Given that
Diablo had added the Transmutant
to his roster of
Elementals of Doom, it's very possible that the Transmutant
could be an alchemical construct brought to life by Diablo. I suppose
it's also
possible that he was just some guy transformed by Diablo or whatnot.
Profile
by Proto-Man.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Transmutant has no known
connections to
- Transatlantis of Earth-15104 @ X-Men II#151
- Transcor, company affiliated with Sen. Taewood, hired Deathcharge to protect polluting
ocean liner @ Namor the
Sub-Mariner Annual#4
- Transcorp, shady subsidiary of Hammer
Industries, put out of business by Prowler & Spider-Man
@ Amazing Spider-Man I#304
- Transcriber, weapon of the White Dragon, used
to control minds @ Iron Man I#39
- Transdimensional Matrix
Resonator,
device used by Mr. Fantastic & Alyssa Moy to access the max of Xunanguero @ Fantastic Four
III#513
- Trans-Ethereal
DNA Locator,
creation of the Twin Barrels @ Howard the Duck IV#1
- Transfaser, shape-shifting member of the
Bio-Genes @ Silver Sable#16
- Transfer
Grid,
teleportation device used by the Enclave, used to abduct Alicia Masters
and later Her @ Fantastic Four I#66
- Transformer, agent of the Yellow
Claw, killed detonating self
trying to kill the Avengers
@ Avengers I#205
- Transia, central European country @
Avengers I#30
- Transmap, designed by Night Thrasher
allegedly to
detect early threats @ New Warriors IV#10
- Transom, used long machine gun rifle @
Nomad II#18
- Transmode Virus, method by which the Technarch and Phalanx
assimilate life forms @ New Mutants I#21
- Trans-Sabal, Asian middle eastern country,
former republic @ Incredible Hulk II#390
- Transverse
City
of Earth-928, Detroit/Chicago of 2099 A.D., base of operations for
Ghost Rider 2099 @ Ghost Rider 2099#1
- or any other "Trans-" characters
images: (without ads)
Fantastic Four I#306, p14, pan4 (main image)
Fantastic Four I#306, p14, pan2 (headshot + torso)
Appearances:
Fantastic Four I#306 (September, 1987) - Steve Englehart
(writer), John Buscema
(pencils), Joe Sinnott
(finishes), Ralph Macchio
(editor)
Last
updated:
11/22/13
Any
Additions/Corrections?
please let me know.
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