Warlock (New Mutants)

Warlock
Warlock from Nova #11 Art by Paul Pelletier.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	New Mutants #18 (August 1984)
Created by	Chris Claremont (Writer) Bill Sienkiewicz (Artist)
In-story information
Full name	Warlock
Species	Extraterrestrial Mutant/Technarchy
Place of origin	Kvch
Team affiliations	X-Men New Mutants Fallen Angels Excalibur X-Factor
Notable aliases	Douglock, Phalanx
Abilities	Body is composed of a techno-organic material that can be reshaped at will; can infect organic beings and technology with an alien virus that transforms the target into a techno-organic being like himself; and can drain the life force of other techno-organic beings for sustenance, killing them. Unlike others of his aggressive and warlike race, Warlock has compassion.

Warlock is a fictional character appearing in publications by Marvel Comics.

Warlock was introduced as part of a subplot in New Mutants #18 and was created by Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz. He joined the titular superteam in issue #21, and remained a part of the cast until he was killed off in issue #95. A young alien with a body that can assume any shape, he was commonly used for visual gags and fish-out-of-water humor. Warlock and his father, The Magus, were intended as an homage to Jim Starlin's characters: Adam Warlock and the original Magus.

Warlock briefly starred in his own self-titled series for nine issues from 1999 to 2000, written by Louise Simonson (who had previously been responsible for killing off the original Technarchy Warlock) and drawn by Paschalis Ferry.

Warlock is a member of the alien Technarchy, a race of mechanical organisms that survive by infecting living creatures with the "techno-organic" transmode virus, before draining the life energy ("lifeglow") of the infected organism. Unlike others of his race, Warlock possesses a distinctive degree of compassion, and as a result was dubbed a mutant in spirit; It was later discovered that he is in fact a mutant of his race even though he has yet to display any abilities beyond those natural to the Technarch. He is the son of the Technarch ruler who has battled the New Mutants and the X-Men. Warlock served as a member of the original New Mutants for much of that group's existence, and became the best friend of his teammate Cypher (Doug Ramsey).