Man-Thing

Man-Thing
Series	Marvel Comics
Age	Unknown
Birthday	Unknown
Sex	Male
Species	Swamp Mutate Human
Height	7′/2.13 m
Weight	507 lbs/229.97 kg
Alignment	Neutral Good

Background

Full Name: Dr. Theodore "Ted" Sallis

Powers & Abilities

• Man-Thing Physiology: Man-Thing is a being composed of vegetable matter formed by a mixture of mystical energy and swamp mutagens.
  • Malleability: He is also able to pass through many fences by oozing through the gaps in the chain links. He can also shape and elongate his limbs to grab people or create blade like weapons from a bark like material.
  • Flight: Man-Thing is capable of self propelled flight.
  • Superhuman Strength: He possesses a level of super-strength. He has been shown able to lift a 2,000 pound automobile. Supposedly his might is limitless as he's the living embodiment of the Earth's life-force, making him one of the physically strongest characters in the Marvel Universe.
  • Chlorokinesis: Man-Thing possessing the ability to control and manipulate plant life.
  • Superhuman Durability: Its porous form is resistant to most physical attacks because it is not entirely solid; a fist or a bullet will usually pass right through it.
  • Empathy/Acidic Secretion: As the Man-Thing, Ted's "brain" is no longer centrally located as when he was human: mutated analogs of his brain cells are unevenly distributed throughout the volume of his head and torso. Inhuman in its functions, his "brain" is incapable of reason, thought, or long-term memory. The Man-Thing does have a sensory apparatus, the location and nature of which is unknown, which is able to empathically sense the emotions of other organisms. Unless stimulated by external emotion, the Man-Thing remains inert. Sensing emotion, he will seek out its source, his pace determined by the intensity of the emotion. Mild emotions provoke "curiosity," causing him to draw near and "observe." Violent emotion will provoke him to seek out the source and attack it. He does not possess emotions himself. Violent emotions in others cause him some form of extreme discomfort, which produces a physical reaction on the surface of his body. In response to emotional provocation, his body produces fuming sulfuric acid which can cause severe burns when in contact with the flesh of emoting beings. When the being ceases to radiate emotion, the Man-Thing's body ceases production of acid and secretes a mild, soapy mucus that tends to neutralize the acid. The Man-Thing will only attack a being that emotionally provokes him. This ability extends to parts of his own body that are no longer attached to him, as he was able to connect with portions of himself which had been consumed by humans who feared him, thus causing those consumed parts of his body to secrete acid and burn through their bodies from the inside out.
  • Reality Displacement: Through his access to the Nexus of Realities, Silas has the ability to transplant settings from different dimensions unto the primary Marvel Universe. Even interchanging alt. reality counterpart appearances with the main iteration of core continuum characters with other versions of themselves.
  • Size Enhancement: When fueled by enough fear Man-Thing can grow to monolithic proportions.
  • Dimensional Travel: As the guardian of the Nexus of All Realities the Man-Thing is the virtual embodiment of the time and space effect centered on the Nexus area and can open portals to other realities.
  • Teleportation: By opening a portal to a different location he can teleport himself and others to that specific place. He can apparently open portals to places he hasn't been as long as he has seen an image of it.
  • Regeneration/Reformation: Man-Thing is capable of regenerating his body from plant and vegetable matter, especially that found in his swamp. He is able to remake his body even when believed to be near death and can form tendrils to seek out any matter with which to aid his regeneration.
• X'zelzi'ohr: When Man-Thing was granted speech again he spoke the language of X'zelzi'ohr, the universal language. Everyone heard him in a way they were accustomed to, meaning he spoke "normal" to the likes of Satana and Moonstone, but was concise and to the point for Ghost, a drunken Englishman to Mr. Hyde, and a total thug to Boomerang.
• Biochemistry: Ted Sallis was a noted biochemist.

Weaknesses

• The Man-Thing is dependent on the swamp environment for vitality; if removed for a significant length of time, he lapses in dormancy.