Ravage 2099 | |
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Cover to Ravage 2099 #1. Art by Paul Ryan.
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Ravage 2099 #1 (Dec. 1992) |
Created by | Stan Lee and Paul Ryan |
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Alter ego | Paul-Phillip Ravage |
Team affiliations | ECO Alchemax Green Berets |
Notable aliases | Beast-Man |
Abilities |
First mutation: Bio-energy blasts from hands Second mutation: Enhanced strength, speed, durability, stamina, agility, and senses Possesses horns, fangs, and claws on hands and feet Healing factor |
Ravage 2099 (Paul-Phillip Ravage) is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Ravage was created by Stan Lee in 1992 for Marvel's Marvel 2099 imprint. Ravage's first full appearance was in Ravage 2099 #1, which was released alongside other Marvel 2099 universe titles Spider-Man 2099, Doom 2099, and Punisher 2099, distinct among the other titles as Ravage was an original character, not re-imagined. The series ran for 33 issues.
Paul-Phillip Ravage was the CEO of ECO, a subsidiary of Alchemax that worked to combat polluters. Ravage's life changed when he was framed for murder in response to questioning the secrets of the company and the violent, often fatal, methods it used. A fugitive armed with a blaster, a cog used as a shuriken, and a kevlar vest, Ravage was the target of both the police and Alchemax. On the lam, Ravage's companions were an orphaned boy named Dack, son of a man his company killed, and an Asian-American woman named Tiana who was originally his secretary. Ravage was targeted for elimination by Anderthorp Henton, and battled a mutroid and ECO security. Alongside Dack and Tiana, he battled Alchemax troops. As a fugitive, Ravage would find himself traveling from civilization to Hellrock, home of irradiated and mutated outcasts, to become the mutated hero of the Barrio — an impoverished community of superhero worshipers located on the outskirts of the city. The despotic ruler of Hellrock, Dethstryk, who planned to invade the rest of the world and destroy all humans, would eventually become Ravage's nemesis. Ravage freed Tiana from Hellrock, and battled Deathstryk and the mutroids, and became contaminated by radiation from Hellrock.