Stryfe
| Stryfe | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The New Mutants #86 (February 1990) |
| Created by |
Louise Simonson (writer) Rob Liefeld (artist/co-writer) |
| In-story information | |
| Species | Human Mutant, clone |
| Team affiliations |
New Canaanites Mutant Liberation Front Dark Riders |
| Notable aliases | Chaos Bringer, Scion of the Dark Lord, Cable |
| Abilities |
Telekinesis Telepathy Superhuman strength and durability |
Stryfe is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most commonly in association with the superhero team X-Force. He is a clone of Cable.
The character was created by Louise Simonson and Rob Liefeld, and first appears in The New Mutants #86 (February 1990), a cameo appearance in which his head cannot be seen. His first full appearance was in the following issue, The New Mutants #87 (March 1990). As a clone of Cable, Stryfe is the main antagonist in the 1990s crossover, X-Cutioner's Song and the 2009 X-Force/Cable crossover Messiah War.
Stryfe is the main antagonist in the 2014 Cable & X-Force/Uncanny X-Force crossover titled "Vendetta".
A woman introducing herself as Askani appears to Cyclops and Jean Grey from the distant future after their infant son, Nathan Summers, is infected with a techno-organic virus by the immortal mutant Apocalypse and tells them that she can save the child. Nathan then arrives in the future and Mother Askani clones the baby, hoping to salvage something if he dies. The clone's growth is greatly accelerated until he is the same age as Nathan himself. The Askani succeed in halting the spread of the techno-organic virus in Nathan's body, thereby saving his life. However, Apocalypse and his forces attack the Askani's hiding place and steal the cloned infant. Apocalypse takes the child as his own, raising him himself and naming him "Stryfe", intending to use him as his next host body. Stryfe grows into becoming a murderously decadent brat with no regard for life who is both terminally bored by having his every desire catered and extremely lonely at having no real company aside from Apocalypse and Ch'vayre. Years later, as Apocalypse is about to transfer his essence into Stryfe, he discovers that Stryfe is in fact a clone, thus unfit to house his essence. A teenage Nathan and the time-traveling Cyclops and Jean confront Apocalypse, leaving him unable to transfer into any host body, thus causing his essence to discorporate. Ch'vayre (Apocalypse's second in command) raises Stryfe afterwards.
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