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Real Name

Randolph James

Current Alias

Futurist

Affiliation

Blastaar, Reed Richards

Base Of Operations

Formerly Stranger's World

Status

Identity

Secret Identity

Marital Status

Widower

Characteristics^[1]

Gender

Male

Height

12' 0" (formerly 5'9")

Weight

400 lbs (182 kg) (formerly 150 lbs)

Eyes

Pink, (no visible pupil; Formerly grey)

Hair

Bald, (formerly grey)

Origin

Origin

After being assaulted, he used an evolution accelerator that he thought would heal help him heal his wounds but instead the device evolved him into a superhuman being.

Universe

Earth-616

Created by

Marv Wolfman, John Byrne

First appearance

Fantastic Four #215
(February, 1980)

HistoryEdit

Randolph James was a former colleague of Reed Richards who was transformed into a powerful superhuman being. Randolph was assaulted outside his home, and suffered injuries that jeopardized his life.^[1] In order to speed up his natural recuperation powers, Randolph used an evolution accelerator on himself. Instead of healing him it evolved him into a superhuman being with God-like powers.

Powers and AbilitiesEdit

Powers

• Telepathy
• Energy Blasts: The Futurist emitted an energy blast that was able to penetrate the Invisible Woman's force field.^[2]
• Flight
• Transmogrify others: The Futurist emitted a beam from his eyes and turned people into rodents, insects, and presumably other creatures.

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