SPIRIT ANIMALSPIRIT ANIMAL
Real Name: Jian (full name unrevealed)
Identity/Class: Sub-species of humanity (Inhuman) mutate
Occupation: Hero
Group Membership: People's Defense League (Collective
Man/Chang, Han, Ho, Lin & Sun Tao-Yu, Scientific Animal, Lady
of Ten Suns)
Affiliations: Phillip Chang, Inhumans (Crystal/Crystalia Amaquelin, Flint/Jason, Grid/Dinesh Deol), Spider-Man (Peter Parker), Yao Wu
Enemies: None
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: China
First Appearance: All-New Inhumans I#5 (May,
2016)
Powers/Abilities: Spirit Animal is a
"NuHuman," an Inhuman who was
exposed to the Terrigen Cloud, with the ability to psychically connect
to
animals and to control or manipulate them as needed. He likely has an
empathic
connection to his animals and this can extend through to humans or
mutants
when his powers are magnified, such as when the Skyspear took over his
form and
boosted his powers. Among the animals that Spirit Animal has been seen
to
interface with are a tiger, a vulture, an owl and other birds.
As a member of the People's Defense Force with connections to the Chinese government, Spirit Animal has access to vast resources and technology.
Height: 5'10" (by approximation)
Weight: 145 lbs. (by approximation)
Eyes: White
Hair: Bald
History: (All-New Inhumans I#5 (fb) – BTS) –
After being exposed to
the Terrigen Cloud, Jian, a Chinese civilian, discovered his Inhuman
nature as
a NuHuman with the power to interface with and control animals. Using
the name
Spirit Animal, Jian joined the People's Defense Force. When a
mysterious
Skyspear fell in Jinchang, China, the People's Defense Force began
monitoring
it as Spider-Man, Yao Wu and Philip Chang arrived to investigate.
(All-New Inhumans I#5) – A group of Inhumans
(Crystal,
Flint, Grid) landed to investigate the Skyspear and Spirit Animal
watched them
through the eyes of an owl. Soon, the People's Defense Force intervened
and
Collective Man demanded the Inhumans leave. Collective Man then tried
to rip
the Skyspear out of the ground but it held Collective Man in an energy
field.
(All-New Inhumans I#6) – The Skyspear unexpectedly
took over
the minds of both Crystal and Spirit Animal, demanding that the others
leave
the Skyspear alone, and they fought to defend it from the assembled
heroes. Spirit
Animal launched his tiger and several birds against the others but then
the
Skyspear boosted his powers and used them to take over the mind of
Collective
Man, briefly turning him against the others. Wu and Chang then used
equipment
to disrupt the connections with the Skyspear, freeing the others from
its
influence.
(All-New Inhumans I#6 – BTS) – Back in Shanghai,
Spirit
Animal offered to let the Chinese government use him as an Inhuman
template to
study the Skyspears.
Comments: Created by James Asmus and Andre Limo Araujo.
Is it me or does
Spirit Animal resemble the Japanese anime character One Punch Man?
Yellow costume, white cape, red boots? Seems more than a coincidence to
me... --Proto-Man
Profile by Chadman.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Spirit Animal should not be confused with:
images: (without ads)
All-New Inhumans I#6, p4, pan2 (main)
All-New Inhumans I#5, pa18, pan4 (face, with vulture on
shoulder)
Appearances:
All-New Inhumans I#5-6 (May-June, 2016) – James Asmus
(writer), Andre Lima Araujo (artist), Nick Lowe (editor)
First Posted: 04/29/2020
Last updated: 04/29/2020
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