Tolliver (comics)

Genesis
Genesis, with his "father" on the cover of Cable #19 Art by Steve Skroce
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	X-Force #1 (as "Tyler") X-Force #5 (as Mr. Tolliver) Cable Vol. 1 #19 (as Genesis)
Created by	Fabian Nicieza (write) Rob Liefeld (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Tyler Dayspring
Species	Human Mutant
Team affiliations	Dark Riders Askani Clan Chosen
Notable aliases	Mr. Tolliver, The Other
Abilities	Could project solid holograms of memories of others, advanced knowledge of technology

Genesis (Tyler Dayspring) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a mutant and foe of Cable and Wolverine. He first appeared in a flashback in X-Force #1 (1991). His first appearance as "Mister Tolliver" is in X-Force #5 (1992) and his first appearance as Genesis was in Cable volume 2 #19.

In his first appearance, drawn by Rob Liefeld, Tyler has dark hair, but in all his later appearances, Tyler is blond. Some sources state that he is actually Cable's son. Others state that he is Cable's 'nephew' since his father was Stryfe. Tyler's true biological parentage, however, has yet to be proven.

Tyler Dayspring was born two thousand years in the future as the son of Nathan Summers and his wife Aliya Summers (though some accounts claim that Nathan was not the actual father, and has adopted Tyler). He was raised by the Summers as part of the Askani Clan Chosen. As a young teenager, Tyler was abducted by the villain Stryfe and corrupted. He reappeared as one of Stryfe's soldiers and took Dawnsilk, a friend of Nathan, as a hostage. Seeing no other solution, Nathan shot Tyler, freeing Dawnsilk (though she received brain damage from the mental link between her and Tyler). Tyler was thought to be dead, but he survived and escaped from Stryfe's service. He had grown bitter against his father for shooting him.

He used time travel to come to the present, following his father. He created the identity of "Tolliver", an illegal weapons merchant who always appeared wearing a rubber mask. "Mister Tolliver" was initially an unseen character, as his face (actually his mask) was never fully shown. Tyler wanted to punish everybody who had ever hurt him, first and foremost his father, who was now calling himself Cable. He hired the Six Pack, his father's group of mercenaries, and sent them on a mission that would bring them into conflict with Stryfe, who had also travelled back in time. This mission would result in the Six Pack disbanding and most of the members hating Cable afterwards.