Mikhail Rasputin

Mikhail Rasputin
Mikhail Rasputin from Uncanny X-Men #374. Art by Tom Raney.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Uncanny X-Men #99
Created by	Chris Claremont (Writer) Dave Cockrum (Artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Mikhail Nikolaievitch Rasputin
Species	Human Mutant
Team affiliations	Russian Cosmonaut program Morlocks Gene Nation The Twelve
Abilities	Matter manipulation on the sub-atomic level Energy blasts Portal Creation

Mikhail Nikolaievitch Rasputin is a Marvel Comics supervillain, older brother of Colossus of the X-Men and Magik of the New Mutants.

Rasputin is a mutant with substance-altering and dimension-hopping abilities. He was a Cosmonaut and the Russian Federal Space Agency tried to test his powers by sending him on a suicide mission. He was the only surviving member of his crew and returned to Earth mentally unbalanced, harboring a dangerous messiah complex.

He sometimes collaborates his efforts with other villains such as Callisto, Omega Red, Apocalypse, and Mister Sinister.

The older brother of Colossus, Mikhail was a Soviet Cosmonaut and was believed dead after a faulty mission where his space shuttle exploded. However, it was later discovered that the explosion was set up by the government who learned of Mikhail's powers and wanted to exploit them without him being encumbered by ties to the past.

Mikhail was sent by his superiors into an inter-dimensional void, counting on his powers to keep him and his comrades safe, to see what was on the other side. He found a world, although he was the only survivor of his crew. He soon became a messiah-like figure and found himself embroiled in a civil war. The X-Men happened to end up on the same planet, and told Mikhail that he had to close the void before it destroyed both this world and their home. However, having had one failed attempt that killed many (including his wife), Mikhail was apprehensive to try it again. With the help of Sunfire, Iceman, and Jean Grey he succeeded, and was transported home where next he appeared with the Morlocks.