ROMEO

Real Name: Romeo

Identity/Class: Sub-species of humanity (Inhuman) mutate

Occupation: Empath

Group Membership: None

Affiliations: Doris Bray, Clyde the snowman, Crystal (Crystal Amaquelin), Flint (Jason), Christian Frost, Gorgon (Gorgon Petragon), time-displaced Iceman (Robert Drake), "moth Inhuman", Naja, Julian Quintero, Sasha, X-Men (time-displaced Angel/Warren Worthington, time-displaced Beast/Henry McCoy, time-displaced Cyclops/Scott Summers, Genesis/Evan Sabah Nur, Oya/Idie Okonkwo, Wolverine/Laura Kinney)

Enemies: Anuxa, Mister Clean (Paul Botham), Orchis

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: New Attilan

First Appearance: Spider-Woman VI#10 (December, 2016)

Powers/Abilities: Romeo can sense the emotional energy all over the Earth, tapping into emotional pulses of fear and panic. Tied emotionally to Iceman, Romeo was able to help him gather his energy together to reform his body and mind whenever he was dispersed. Romeo also learned to fuel his punches with emotional energy, delivering fear and anger into his victims.

Height: Unrevealed (5'7"; by approximation)
Weight: Unrevealed (130 lbs.; by approximation)
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Black

History: (All-New X-Men II#13 (fb) - BTS) - As a teenager, Romeo realized he was gay and he joined the wrestling team because he had a crush on the wrestlers. After flirting with one boy for three months, he finally kissed him but the wrestler punched Romeo in the mouth. Romeo dropped out of school the next day and got his G.E.D. A few years later, the wrestler came out of the closet and tracked Romeo down to apologize. Romeo found himself interested in running, gaming and even pick-pocketing for a time but he eventually quit.

(Spider-Woman VI#10 (fb) - BTS) - After undergoing Terrigenesis, Romeo discovered his ability to manipulate emotions. He was recruited by Crystal's team of Inhumans (including Naja, Flint, Grid and Gorgon) to seek out new Inhumans and calm them down so they could adjust to their powers.

(Spider-Woman VI#10) - Outside Tucson, Arizona, Romeo arrived with Crystal's team to help calm down a new reality-manipulating Inhuman, Doris Bray.

(All-New X-Men II#13 (fb) - BTS) - Romeo was sent to Miami by Crystal to find a newly hatched Inhuman.

(All-New X-Men II#13) - At a gay club in Miami, Romeo flirted with the time-displaced Bobby Drake. When the new Inhuman, a monstrous moth creature, revealed itself, Bobby, as Iceman, joined Oya and Genesis in fighting it until Romeo could calm it down. Crystal's team arrived to pick Romeo up and he snuck Iceman's phone out of his pocket to put his own phone number in it. He asked Bobby to call him sometime.

(All-New X-Men II#17 (fb) - BTS) - Iceman and Romeo began spending more time together but Iceman seemed hesitant to make the relationship more physical.

(All-New X-Men II#17 (fb) - BTS) - Romeo and Iceman had a few dates together, going running together and riding on Iceman's ice slides, but Iceman still seemed hesitant to kiss Iceman. On one date, they joined their friends at the water park, where Iceman met Romeo's Inhuman friend Sasha.

(All-New X-Men II#17) - When the X-Men attacked New Attilan, Romeo was kept in his room, as non-combatants were to be kept out of combat. Iceman broke into Romeo's room and finally kissed him, and Iceman said he wasn't siding with the mutants. Romeo asked if they could just leave the city and they skated away on Iceman's ice slide.

(All-New X-Men II#19) - At a motor lodge motel, Romeo flirted with Iceman while they started the grill for dinner, interacting with the X-Men (Wolverine/Laura Kinney, time-displaced Angel, time-displaced Cyclops, time-displaced Beast, time-displaced Cyclops, Oya, Genesis). Romeo made them tacos then they had a dance party.

(Iceman III#1) - Romeo and Iceman went on a date, interacting with the older Iceman, who made bad dad jokes as they left.

(Iceman III#8 - BTS) - Romeo stopped texting Iceman back after a time, distressing Iceman.

(Marvel's Voices: Iceman Infinity Comic#2 (fb) - BTS) - "An accident with a royal Inhuman diplomatic mission" got Romeo caught up in alternate dimensions, where he was stuck as a nomad in different dimensions for a decade before finding his way home.

(Marvel's Voices: Iceman Infinity Comic#1) - Romeo reached through a portal and pulled Iceman through it.

(Marvel's Voices: Iceman Infinity Comic#2) - Romeo and Iceman kissed, then slept together, as they caught up on their intense histories. After meeting Julian Quintero, Romeo helped Iceman fight the giant alien monster Anuxa.

(Marvel's Voices: Iceman Infinity Comic#3 - BTS) - Hearing that Iceman's father had died, Romeo called to check on him.

(Marvel's Voices: Iceman Infinity Comic#4) - When Iceman was frozen in a block, pushing everyone away, Romeo joined Christian Frost, Firestar, and Northstar in reaching out to him and pulling him out of his frozen state. Romeo charged Bobby with the feeling that he was loved, then Bobby sobbed as Romeo held him. Later, Iceman and Romeo agreed to shift to dating.

(X-Men: Hellfire Gala II#1) - Romeo went to the Hellfire Gala as Iceman's date, and saw Kate Pryde there. Later, Nimrod attacked the gala and Romeo say Iceman horribly killed in battle.

(Astonishing Iceman I#1 (fb)) - After the Gala, Romeo could sense Iceman's feelings, and he pulled those essences together to give Iceman a new body.

(Astonishing Iceman I#1 (fb) - BTS) - Romeo went to Antarctica with Iceman, who built a giant ice palace for them to live in, and Romeo acted as Iceman's anchor as he went out to fight crime across the world, though Bobby would always need to return to his palace in order to regroup.

(Astonishing Iceman I#2 (fb) - BTS) - Romeo built himself a "war room," where he could track waves of emotional energy across the Earth.

(Astonishing Iceman I#2) - In bed with Iceman, Romeo discussed his commitment to their relationship, then, in the war room, he alerted Iceman to danger happening in Fort Washington, New York.

(Astonishing Iceman I#3) - Romeo shared a meal with Iceman in their castle, and told him that he loved him, and that he worried about whether something would happen to him. When an emotional spike hit, Iceman went off on a mission. Romeo monitored Iceman on his battle with Mr. Clean. When the battle was finished, Romeo guided Iceman home, but another emotional spike immediately hit.

(Astonishing Iceman I#5 (fb)) - Mr. Clean attacked the palace in Antarctica. Romeo punched him, fueling his punches with emotional energy, but Clean defeated him, leaving Romeo battered and bloody.

(Astonishing Iceman I#4) - Iceman arrived back to find Romeo badly hurt.

(Astonishing Iceman I#5) - As Mr. Clean ripped into Iceman, Romeo recovered enough to punch him and fill him with despair, but Iceman, ignoring Romeo's protestations, then rushed Romeo off to safety to finish the fight on his own. Romeo floated to safety on a submarine as the base blew up behind him, Iceman scattered and lost. Later, Romeo stayed in his apartment and found the message "See You Soon" written in the steam on his mirror.

Comments: Created by Dennis Hallum, Javier Rodriguez and Veronica Fish.

In Astonishing Iceman, Romeo is revealed to be Persian in origin. He speaks occasional words in Farsi.

Profile by Chadman.

CLARIFICATIONS:
Romeo has no known connections to:

"moth Inhuman"

(All-New X-Men II#13) - A newly hatched Inhuman emerged from his cocoon with green and yellow fur, huge fangs and large wings, as well as antennae that could discharge electrical energy. Disoriented, the creature seemingly attacked a crowd at a gay club in Miami and the X-Men (time-displaced Iceman, Oya, Genesis) responded with force until Romeo of the Inhumans calmed the moth-man down. The Inhuman was taken aboard the R.I.V. by Crystal, Gorgon, Flint, Naja and Grid.




--All-New X-Men II#13

Sasha

(All-New X-Men II#17 (fb)) - An Inhuman living in New Attilan, Sasha was a green-skinned lizard-like girl capable of generating electric blasts who was friends with Romeo. He took Sasha with him to hang out with a young team of X-Men and she confessed to the time-displaced Iceman that Romeo had feelings for him.

(All-New X-Men II#17) - During a conflict with the X-Men, the Inhumans defended New Attilan against the invading mutants. Sasha saw Iceman and panicked, letting him pass to Romeo's room.






--All-New X-Men II#13

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Marvel's Voices: Iceman Infinity Comic#4 (adult Romeo)
All-New X-Men II#13, p19, pan1 (face)
All-New X-Men II#19, p1, pan1 (with Iceman)
All-New X-Men II#13, p13, pan1 (moth Inhuman)
All-New X-Men II#17, p13, pan4 (Sasha)

Appearances:
Spider-Woman VI#10 (October, 2016) - Dennis Hallum (writer), Javier Rodriguez (penciler), Veronica Fish (inker), Nick Lowe (editor)
All-New X-Men II#13 (November, 2016) - Dennis Hallum (writer), Mark Bagley (penciler), Andrew Hennessy (inker), Daniel Ketchum (editor)
All-New X-Men II#17 (March, 2017) - Dennis Hallum (writer), Mark Bagley (penciler), Andrew Hennessy (inker), Daniel Ketchum (editor)
All-New X-Men II#19 (May, 2017) - Dennis Hallum (writer), Paco Diaz (artist), Daniel Ketchum (editor)
Iceman III#1 (August, 2017) - Sina Grace (writer), Alessandro Vitti (artist), Daniel Ketchum (editor)
Iceman III#8 (February, 2018) - Sina Grace (writer), Robert Gill (artist), Darren Shan (editor)
Marvel's Voices: Iceman Infinity Comic#1-4 (June, 2022) - Luciano Vecchio (writer/artist), Tom Brevoort (editor)
X-Men: Hellfire Gala II#1 (September, 2023) - Gerry Duggan (writer), Adam Kubert, Luciano Vecchio, Matteo Lolli, Russell Dauterman, Javier Pina, RB Silva, Joshua Cassara, Kris Anka, Pepe Larraz (artists), Jordan White (editor)
Astonishing Iceman I#1-5 (October, 2023 - February, 2024) - Steve Orlando (writer), Vencenzo Carratu (artist), Jordan White (editor)

First Posted: 07/09/2020
Last updated: 01/31/2024

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