Avalanche (comics)

Avalanche
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Uncanny X-Men #141 (January 1981)
Created by	Chris Claremont (writer) John Byrne (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Dominikos Ioannis Petrakis
Species	Human Mutant
Team affiliations	X-Corps Freedom Force Project: Wideawake Brotherhood of Evil Mutants
Notable aliases	Dominic Janos Petros, Jon Bloom, Dominic Szilard, Nick
Abilities	Geological manipulation via seismic wave generation from his hands.

Avalanche (Dominikos Ioannis Petrakis) is a fictional character, a mutant supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as an enemy of the X-Men.

A Cretan mutant, Avalanche possesses the ability to generate seismic waves from his hands that are strong enough to create earthquakes of varying sizes and to disintegrate any substance other than living tissue. He has been a member of the Brotherhood of Mutants and Freedom Force.

The animated series X-Men: Evolution portrays him as Lance Alvers, a misguided mutant teenager and one time romantic love interest of the X-Men's Shadowcat.

Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne, he first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #141 (January 1981).

Avalanche's story before Mystique recruits him for the second Brotherhood of Evil Mutants is largely a mystery. It is known, however, that he is an immigrant from the Greek island of Crete. There, he lives a quiet life until Mystique invites him to join her new Brotherhood. During his first public appearance with the Brotherhood, the team unsuccessfully attempts to assassinate Senator Robert Kelly during his hearings and testimony on his belief that mutants pose a mortal threat to humanity. The X-Men arrive to stop the assassination and battle the new Brotherhood. After escaping the fray, Avalanche continues his support of Mutant supremacy via terrorist and criminal activities and battling the Avengers with the Brotherhood.

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