Italy and lived there for roughly two thousand years, and was supposedly where Selene first founded her Cult of Fire as its Black Priestess. Athame in hand, she consolidated her re-animated army to contend with X-Force, who was coming to finish the battle, and Selene. Eliphas, who at that moment was not an evil man, agreed to help Selene but he was captured and ruined Selene's plan. Magma was escorted home to Nova Roma by Empath, who ultimately decided to remain in the city with her. Selene then resurrects the Hellions and Shinobi Shaw to taunt Emma Frost and Sebastian Shaw, respectively, as she felt that they betrayed her during her time with the Hellfire Club. ), Unlock the world of Marvel Digital Comics! Selene was portrayed by Kota Eberhardt in the 20th Century Fox X-Men film Dark Phoenix (2019). The Cast of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Answer YOUR Questions! Their lips meet and he was reduced to a withered husk, his life-energy transferred to Selene. Every week we use the powers of Marvel Unlimited to celebrate a major character's first appearance in the hallowed halls of the House of Ideas. Get rewarded for doing what you already do as a fan., Earn points for what you already do as a Marvel fan and redeem for cool rewards as a, (Points/Rewards program available to U.S. residents only. Under her authority, the Upstarts engaged in a killing spree that led to many presumed deaths (Magneto, Sebastian Shaw, Donald Pierce, and the Reavers), mortal injuries (Emma Frost), and outright deaths (the Hellions). Just before they were burned at the stake Selene killed the guards. One such attempt brought Jean Grey (in reality, the Phoenix Force,) into the Inner Circle, which led to the intervention of the X-Men in the Club's plots. This restores Selene to a youthful and healthy appearance when she has been injured, or when she over-exerts her other powers, and sustains her centuries-long life. Like many of her other abilities, it is unknown if this is achieved through magic, telepathy, or other means. Selene's primary power is to psionically drain others of their lifeforce energy, absorbing their essence into herself. [15], Selene (disguised as an old woman) befriends Wither and they live together in Mutant Town. The leader of the cult, Friedrich von Roehm, was also a member of the Hellfire Club. After this battle, in the pages of New Mutants, much was made about Selene having secret plans involving Nova Roma and Magma. The Black Queen's second game appearance was in Marvel's 1994 effort Wolverine: Adamantium Rage, where she must battle Wolverine; she is seen using her traditional powers of inorganic telekinesis and pyrokinesis. Selene manipulated her young followers with the promise of a game, where each murder committed would land them points that would ultimately lead to them being granted a prize, described as "being the next best thing to immortality" by the Gamemaster. Magma was one of these kidnapped and brainwashed souls. Sunspot accepted Selene's invitation and became her protg. At the end of the issue, Warpath confirms that she has indeed become a goddess - but she is not invincible, as Warpath was told by his dead bother Thunderbird a way to destroy her. She commanded her Inner Circle to slaughter the entire New York branch of the Hellfire Club. She was worshipped as a goddess and worked to maintain the isolation of the town so she could maintain control. to celebrate a major character's first appearance in the hallowed halls of the House of Ideas. [29] She possesses a wide range of superhuman abilities, but it has never been clearly defined which of these are her actual mutant abilities and which are skills derived from magic or other sources.[30]. [6] Thus, Selene was active at least as early as the Hyborian age. [volume&issueneeded], Selene was one of the few mutants to retain her powers after the events of M-Day. [18], Selene returns to the place of her birth in central Europe, accompanied by a new Inner Circle, consisting of Blink, Senyaka, Mortis, Wither, and Eli Bard. She tells Wither that she will be his queen if he agrees, then kisses him, and he consents. Furthermore, the five-issue mini-series "New Mutants Forever" revealed that Claremont originally planned on revealing Magma to be Selene's granddaughter. It is not known how often Selene must absorb another's life essence in order to survive at baseline. Check out the first batch of 'Infinity Saga Phase Three' covers, on sale in February! Selene was voiced by April Stewart. Fearing that Rome's republican government would be replaced by an imperial monarchy, numerous Roman citizens, including Selene, fled Rome in the First Century BCE and sailed to the New World where they founded Nova Roma, or "New Rome", in a concealed valley in the Amazon rainforest, in what is now Brazil. Get the latest news, original content, and special offers from Marvel. Nova Roma played home to Selene at that point, and she'd been there for a long time. Visit your local comic shop to read CAPTAIN AMERICA #5 right now! With help from the mutant omnipath called the Gamesmaster, she gathered a cadre of young mutants known as the Upstarts. Although she never directly participated in the Upstarts plots, she enjoyed the benefits of their decimating the ranks of the Inner Circle. Selene herself was enraged, and used the incident to force the Lords Cardinal to agree to hunt and kill Rachel. In a desperate bid to relive happier days in which she lived in ancient Rome, Selene arranged for hundreds of people to be kidnapped and taken to the jungles of the Amazon, to a city constructed per her designs. When Selene was attacked by the police, she killed two of the officers and prompted Wither to kill the third who was trying to escape. Selene needed only her Athame, the ceremonial dagger carved from the bones of her mother, in order to complete the blood ritual she had planned with Eliphas in Rome. [volume&issueneeded], Needing to replenish her power, Selene first attacked and killed the other surviving Externals. When the Exiles were being attacked by some of the Ghost Rider's guards, Selene used her powers to phase them through the floor. In a desperate bid to recreate happier times from her days in ancient Rome, Selene arranged for numerous people to be kidnapped and taken to the jungles of the Amazon, to a city constructed per her designs, where she could brainwash them into believing themselves antecedents of ancient Roman emigrants living in the Amazon. Selene was soon constrained to the catacombs beneath the Hellfire Club mansion by Margali Szardos and the Shadow Hunters. Your key for reading. Selene Gallio is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Her plan was foiled by the combined efforts of the Fantastic Four and the Shadow Hunters. This is the channel where we sit down and cover different comic book stories from d. Universe, Other Aliases, Education, Place of Origin, Identity, Known Relatives. The city was abandoned and the residents returned to their previous lives across the globe. One of the resurrected mutants was Destiny, of whom Selene asks what her future portends. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. [36] Her most direct weapon is the telekinetic power to animate and/or levitate inorganic matter on a molecular level, by projecting part of her absorbed life force into it. Her bio says: Selene Gallio can psionically drain the life force of others, rejuvenating herself and controlling her victim's mind. She also was able to marry several times and have descendants, including Amara Aquilla. Selene missed her opportunity for power and vowed vengeance on X-Force. Selene was introduced in the first film of the series, Underworld. Cant-miss news and updates from across the Marvel Universe! Functionally immortal, her millennia-long life is attributed to her ability to drain the life essence from other beings to extend her own existence indefinitely. In an alternate reality, New York was changed into medieval-like era by Ghost Rider. Selene was revealed to have been an old enemy of the sorcerer Kulan Gath. Her first appearance was in the 1992 game Spider-Man/X-Men Arcades Revenge, where she was mechanically duplicated in gigantic form and was the final boss of Gambit's level. However, Selene was not impressed, as she mocked the ceremony to Shaw's face. Emma is featured in the mobile card game "X-Men: Battle of the Atom" based on the comic book story with the same name. The degree of energy she retains from her victims directly correlates to her physical strength and resistance to injury. [39] Selene has used her abilities to scan minds for information and was able to communicate mentally. Character. Chris Claremont didn't wait long to bring the character back into the fray. Her tribe's elders recognized her for what she was and commanded the entire tribe, including her own mother, to sacrifice their lives to feed her.[4]. Selene's ancient lover Eliphas returned, calling himself Eli Bard, a rogue member of the Purifiers. Selene planned to seduce and murder Juggernaut, but was prevented when Wolverine manipulated a bar-room brawl between Juggernaut and Colossus. The long-standing Black Queen of the Hellfire Club's Inner Circle, Selene Gallio professes to have lived for several millennia, and to have been a foe of the ancient sorcerer, Kulan Gath. In New York City, she encountered Juggernaut at a nightclub. Wither and Mortis explain what happened and the Coven begins to set up base at Necrosha. Selene's attempt to absorb Cable's life backfired when she touched his techno-organic arm and she was forced to flee to maintain her power. She planned to seduce and murder him, absorbing his life essence. [volume&issueneeded] Writer changes and the book's transition into X-Force caused the storyline to be aborted. Selene can momentarily move at superhuman speeds of around 175 miles/hour, though this requires a heavy expenditure of energy and can cause her to age rapidly and require more life energy immediately. She gained limited mobility, however, from an alliance with Donald Pierce. Magma's escort back home to Nova Roma turned out to be Empath who ultimately decided to stay in the city with her. Selene (also known as the Black Queen and Lady Selene) was a Vanir sorceress who served as a prominent member of the Hellfire Club different times served as the leader of it's Inner Circle . Selene ambushed and ruthlessly murdered Damiano, causing Rachel to swear vengeance against her. Should she absorb the totality of her victim's life, that person decays and crumbles to dust in seconds. The time for the Midnight Suns is NOW! Selene Gallio is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. 'Wasp' #1 First Look Pits Janet & Nadia Against a Classic Super Villain. The previously deleted song is an emotional ballad . In this reality, Selene was well enough known to thoroughly scare the shopkeeper just by looking at her. Recently, Selene, with the help of Eli Bard, resurrected many deceased mutants, with the purpose of using them to become a goddess. [20] There is a major problem though: a lot of the deceased have been depowered, despite having been killed BEFORE M-day. Selene savagely murdered the young man, resulting in Rachel swearing revenge against Selene. Caliban and Thunderbird then lead her to the ruins of Genosha which are dubbed "Necrosha" by Selene and swears that her journey will end here. Selene possesses an undefined level of telepathic ability. [17], One week before the event of Necrosha, Selene has the recently resurrected Destiny brought before her where she asks what her future holds. This presented a problem, as people would start to see the truth. She then dispatches her crew and they end up taking the knife back, capturing Warpath in the process. She reveals to Wither that Laurie has died, while he was away. send you an email once approved. She often argues with Emma Frost and is dubious about her loyalty to the club. Great expenditure of power causes Selene to age rapidly, but she can rejuvenate herself by absorbing more life force. Selene was portrayed by Kota Eberhardt in the 20th Century Fox X-Men film Dark Phoenix (2019). As the Black Queen, Selene had tried numerous attempts to overthrow her current leader, the Black King Sebastian Shaw. Her most updated appearance was In 2005's X-Men Legends 2: Rise of Apocalypse where Selene (voiced by Jeannie Elias) appears as a NPC character that had been taken captive by Apocalypse, and is to be rescued by the X-Men. Her most recent known husband was Marcus Domitius Gallio, a senator of Nova Roma. [25], In the "House of X" storyline, Selene, along with other villainous and fractious mutants, is welcomed to the new mutant island nation of Krakoa, which has been created by Professor X, Magneto and Moira MacTaggart, in order to heal mutantdom and start over as a whole species together. This immortal mutant, who's also an expert in sorcery, originally debuted in 1983's NEW MUTANTS #9 by Chris Claremont and Sal Buscema. [23], In the aftermath of the "Secret Empire", Selene has publicly become head of the White House's "Task Force of Faith-Based Initiatives", and joined the "Power Elite", an alliance of powerful people including Thunderbolt Ross, Baron von Strucker, and Alexa Lukin. [30] While the full extent of Selene's magical skill is not known, her greatly extended lifespan has given her sufficient knowledge and experience to be considered a threat to Kulan Gath. She knocked Amara into a lava pool, thereby releasing the latter's latent mutant powers as Magma. Selene fought the New Mutants, and was cast into lava and buried alive. Selene manipulated her young followers with the promise of a game where each murder committed would earn points that would ultimately lead to being granted a prize, which was described as "being the next best thing to immortality" by the Gamesmaster. Selene's mother was young when she bore her, but would be dead before Selene spoke her first words. The two became lovers and eventually Magma was freed from her betrothal so that she could be with him. She sets her plan into motion of becoming a goddess with the Inner Circle; they go to the New York branch of the Hellfire Club, where they slaughter everyone present. She next appeared back in Brazil, where she had tracked Sunspot along with Deviants posing as S.H.I.E.L.D. Read these titles and more on Marvel Unlimited! It was later explained that the creation of Nova Roma was an elaborate rouse concocted by the Hellfire Club using kidnapped British and American tourists brainwashed to believe themselves descendants of Roman expatriates. [26][27] In a storyline in X-Men (vol. In relatively recent times, Selene was trapped for centuries in the Amazon in the Romanesque town of Nova Roma. As a mutant and an enemy of the X-Men, she is often associated with the Hellfire Club 's Inner Circle. Face down the Multiversal Masters of Evil with the Avengers, witness the start of Sins of Sinister, and more in this week's comics! 2022 GAMESPOT, A FANDOM COMPANY. At one point, she helped formed the Upstarts, a group of hedonistic young mutants who played a game when killing off other mutants. That same year he, John Romita, Jr. and Dan Green re-introduced Selene in UNCANNY X-MEN #183 as she fed upon a poor schlub named Stuart. Shaw personally conducted an official ceremony to welcome Selene. Marvel and SiriusXM's First-Ever Podcast Crossover Event, 'Marvel's Wastelanders' Premieres Today! She followed Rachel to Hong Kong via a transmat device and saved her from being corrupted by a telepathic agent of Courtney Ross, who was vying to become the next White Queen. He had originally intended to sacrifice the Purifiers to Selene but changed his mind upon witnessing Bastion re-program the progeny of Magus. Bard proceeded to implore Selene's forgiveness for his betrayal those many lifetimes ago while proclaiming his undying love. Whether this is a facet of her psychokinesis or a separate power is unclear. This move was only a prelude to Selene taking over Rachel's mind, but Marvel Girl was too strong for Selene and expelled her, keeping Selene trapped for a time beneath the Hellfire Club headquarters. [16], Selene's relationship with Eli Bard is explained by Warpath to the other members of X-Force. In more recent appearances, however, she has apparently regained her humanoid form and displays her original powers. By the time. The intervention of the New Mutants both thwarted Senator Gallio's schemes and led to Selene's apparent destruction. However (with another writer change), Selene's involvement with the Upstarts was cut short as she herself was betrayed by Trevor Fitzroy. Prior to the events in Necrosha, Selene attempted to become a goddess several millennia ago. strike team, but she managed to cast a spell that devolved them to lizards. As a side-effect of this process, Selene experiences the life and memories of whomever she consumes. Perceived by various sources as being a powerful sorceress, Selene is actually one of the long-lived mutants known as the Externals, possibly the oldest. Selene is mostly known from her affair with a handsome mortal, Endymion, King of Elis. The two became lovers and Magma was freed from her arranged marriage plans so that she could be with him. MAX; Epic; Icon; See More. The tribal elders ordered her mother's people to sacrifice themselves to Selene until none remained. Your key for reading. He refused, regardless of the illusions with which she tempted him. Eliphas swore he would gain forgiveness from his goddess. If Selene only drains the victim's life force partially, she achieves a measure of psychic control over her victim's mind, thereby subverting them to her will. Wither arrives and kills the other two officers, only for Selene to drop her disguise, telling him she is immortal and that they are two of a kind and should be together. [8], Selene directed her worshippers to undertake tasks that eventually allowed her to leave Nova Roma. Selene is described as an extremely beautiful woman with long hair. She was also referred to as the Black Queen. [11], Selene's time with the Hellfire Club was a turbulent time, due to her contempt for Sebastian Shaw and quite open desire to rule the Hellfire Club as its sole leader. Selene regarded him endearingly, at first, then admitting that Eliphas had always been her true love and also her greatest disappointment. Selene also made a few appearances in a few Marvel-based computer and video games. Selene then returned to her post as the Black Queen of the Hellfire Club. Selene first appeared in New Mutants #9 (November 1983), written by Chris Claremont and illustrated by Sal Buscema. Her name derives from the ancient lunar goddess Selene, daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia. With Von Roehm's help, Selene entered the Inner Circle of the Club and rapidly rose to the high rank of Black Queen. Magma was one of these kidnapped and brainwashed souls, according to Empath. She ordered Bard to resurrect several mutants associated with the X-Men, friend and foe alike, to invade Utopia with Blink in the lead. He later had Magma offer cryptic references to having been manipulated into believing Nova Roma was a lie by parties unknown that sought to hurt Magma by taking away her childhood home. Selene metabolizes the absorbed energy that sustains her to enhance her physical strength and durability, speed, agility, stamina, and reaction time to superhuman levels. Definitions of Selene (comics), synonyms, antonyms, derivatives of Selene (comics), analogical dictionary of Selene (comics) (English) . Selene was briefly depicted as a being of semi-substantial living darkness with the ability to appear and disappear at will and, similar to Blackheart, imprison people in the dark energy she appears to be composed of. Selene Gallio is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. [5] Kulan Gath was active during the Hyborian Age (before any recorded civilizations) and is known to have faced both Conan the Barbarian and Red Sonja. Comic Vine users. Selene then repaired Shaw's throne and sat on it herself. December 7's New Marvel Comics: The Full List, Marvel Unlimited Is a Perfect Gift for New and Longtime Comic Readers, Hallows Eve Makes Her Mark on the Marvel Universe in New Artgerm Cover, Every Black Panther Fan Will Love The Official Wakanda Cookbook, And Here's Why, New MCU Variant Covers Celebrate the Epic Phase Three Films of the Infinity Saga, Earn points for what you already do as a Marvel fan and redeem for cool rewards as a, (Points/Rewards program available to U.S. residents only. Selene then targets others who she feels have obstructed, or otherwise failed, her in her quest for divinity, namely Shaw, Pierce, Frost (against whom she especially holds a grudge because of Frost's use of the "Black Queen" codename when working for the Dark X-Men), the X-Men, and Magma. What he didn't know, though, was that she worked black magic to not only manipulate him, but anyone else who got in the way of her plans. By the time UNCANNY X-MEN #189-#191 rolled around, she'd used her minions to score a new gig as the Black Queen of the Hellfire Club, a position she held for years, making trouble for the X-Men and other mutants along the way. It is revealed he had originally planned to sacrifice the Purifiers to Selene but changed his plans upon seeing Bastion reprogram an offspring of Magus. Home to Baroness Selene and Baron Sebastian Shaw (Earth-19947) Haunted Mansion (Earth-32491) Magic . When the X-Men, including Rachel arrived, during a membership change in the Hellfire Club, Selene plotted to use Rachel to completely free herself. Selene. 'Wasp' #1 First Look Pits Janet & Nadia Against a Classic Super Villain. This restores Selene to a youthful and healthy appearance when she has been injured, or when she over-exerts her other powers, and sustains her centuries-long life. However, Selene not only survived, she followed the New Mutants to the United States, and New York. Marvel's Midnight Suns | Official Launch Trailer. Daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Thia, sister of Helios (the Sun). Nimrod next targeted both the X-Men and the Lords Cardinal. She is often said to wear a crown with a . Selene possesses considerable sorcerous abilities and extensive knowledge of the arts arcane, enabling her to cast and counteract a variety spells and rituals. Selene, now a part of what's secretly known as the Power Elite, has normally been considered a foe of the X-Men, but has appeared most recently in Ta-Nehisi Coates and Leinil Francis Yu's CAPTAIN AMERICA #5. She often uses telepathy to induce a hypnotic trance in witnesses in order to manipulate them or to slip away at superhuman speed, leaving them with the impression that she simply vanished. She can momentarily move at superhuman speeds, though doing so requires a considerable energy expenditure and can cause her to age rapidly and require additional life energy immediately. Selene is considered both a mutant and a powerful sorceress. [21] Warpath was able to destroy Selene by plunging his dagger into her chest, after teaching X-Force the Ghost Dance, a ritual meant to kill evil spirits such as Selene. Amara turned out to not only be a member of Selene's extended family, but also a mutant soon to be known as Magma. The Cast of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Answer YOUR Questions! 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