Michael Pointer (comics)

Omega
Cover art for Marvel Comics Presents (vol 2) #4. Art by Mike Choi.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	New Avengers #16 (April 2006)
Created by	Brian Michael Bendis (Writer) Steve McNiven (Artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Michael Pointer
Species	Human Mutant
Team affiliations	Omega Flight Dark X-Men
Notable aliases	Omega, Weapon Omega, The Collective, Captain Canada
Abilities	Mutant energy absorption and manipulation, Flight

Michael Pointer is a fictional character code-named Omega, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe. He first appeared in New Avengers #16 as the Collective before becoming a member of the Omega Flight team.

Pointer worked as a postman in North Pole, Alaska, not knowing he was a mutant with the ability to absorb the energy, abilities, and even personalities of other mutants. He inadvertently became the focal point of the mutant energy displaced after the Decimation event, which had previously hovered above Earth, maintaining the disembodied mind of the deceased mutant Xorn, amongst others. After absorbing the energy, Pointer became the being known as the Collective. With his body possessed by Xorn's consciousness, Pointer went on a rampage across North America, killing over 2,000 people. Upon entering Canada, the Collective killed most of the original members of Alpha Flight. In Cleveland, outside the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he faced Iron Man, Ms. Marvel and the Sentry in battle. Through that encounter, Spider-Man and the Vision, with the assistance of S.H.I.E.L.D., were able to determine the nature of his powers.

The Collective went to Genosha and began to transfer its powers to the recently depowered Magneto. After the ensuing battle between Magneto and the Collective (still under Xorn's influence) and the New Avengers, Pointer still possessed a large amount of residual energy. After the super-hero Civil War, he was forced to join Omega Flight as a means of atoning for the damage he caused while being the Collective.