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The 'Blob' ('Frederick J. Dukes') is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an adversary of the X-Men. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, he first appeared in ''X-Men'' #3 (January 1964).
A mutant, the Blob claimed to be unmovable. He possessed an extreme amount of pliable body mass, which granted him superhuman strength, and his own gravitational pull. Possessing the mindset of a bully, he mostly used his powers for petty crime and as a member of the Brotherhood of Mutants and Freedom Force.
He was one of the most prominent, long-running mutants to be de-powered as a result of the "Decimation" storyline.
Fictional character biography
Early Years
Fred J. Dukes was born in Lubbock, Texas. He started out as a member of a circus sideshow under the name 'the Blob'. He was contacted by Charles Xavier, who told him that he was a mutant and asked him to join the X-Men. At the mansion, the other X-Men disliked him for his obnoxious attitude. The Blob refused Xavier's invitation, saying he was better than the other X-Men. When Xavier tried erasing his mind of what had transpired, the Blob escaped. He gathered up the other Circus members and they attacked the mansion. Xavier was able to wipe everyone's minds, and the Blob went back to the circus.[1]
Joining The Brotherhood
The mutant Magneto sought the Blob out to recruit him into his Brotherhood of Mutants, restoring Blob's memory through a jarring hit to the head. The Blob would accept the invitation temporarily, but later when it was shown that Magneto had no real concern for Blob's safety, he left the brotherhood.
He found himself in prison, until Mystique freed him in order to recruit him into her incarnation of the Brotherhood[2]. He was part of the plot to assassinate Senator Kelly, the event which led to the apocalyptic alternate future of Days of Future Past. He remained with the Brotherhood when it was reformed as Freedom Force. After Freedom Force's dissolution, the Blob joined Toad's Brotherhood and later the incarnation led by Professor X, and even became leader after Xavier left.
The psychic entity Onslaught also recruited Blob, vastly upgrading his powers and abillities. During this time he fought various members of X-Force and was soundly defeated in each encounter.
Months later, Dukes joined the new Brotherhood led once again by Mystique, alongside Toad, Sabretooth, and the daughter of the original Mastermind.
When Exodus recreated the Brotherhood of Mutants, Blob offered to join, but was quickly dismissed by Exodus, who considered him useless. This was a major blow for Dukes' already weak self-esteem, for which he sought the counsel of therapist Sean Garrison. After a session, Blob attacked the Xavier Institute, though he was defeated by the combined efforts of the New Mutants and the Hellions. He was then arrested by S.H.I.E.L.D..
M-Day
One-Shot. Art by Scott Eaton.]]
Due to the Scarlet Witch's depowering of 90% of Earth's mutants, the Blob was one of the thousands of mutants to lose their powers, though his skin did not shrink to compensate the loss of his bloated mass, giving him huge folds of loose skin all over his body. The depressed Blob attempts to commit suicide by cutting his wrists, though his loose skin prevents him from accomplishing a single cut.
Post M-Day
The Blob was seen apprehended by the Thunderbolts.[3]. However, it is unknown if it was Dukes, who later resurfaced as a member of the X-Cell, a group of depowered mutants who attack Mutant Town in defiance of the Decimation.
Powers and abilities
Though now depowered, the Blob's mutant physiology granted him a number of advantages. He had superhuman strength and great resistance to physical injury. The Blob's highly elastic blubbery skin had proven to be difficult to penetrate by gunfire, missiles, and even Wolverine's claws; though with sufficient force the claws could lacerate his flesh. On one occasion, a concentrated optic blast fired by Cyclops was sufficient to puncture a hole through his shoulder, much to the shock of Dukes himself. He could also alter his personal gravity field to make him virtually immovable, although an incredible force could uproot him, along with a chunk of whatever he was standing on. The only beings on record to have been able to lift the Blob against his wishes are the Incredible Hulk, Strong Guy, and Colossus[4]. Despite his morbidly obese appearance, his agility was the same as that of a fairly athletic male of normal stature, a fact which frequently caught his opponents by surprise.
The Blob had superhuman strength which had greatly increased over the years, in a manner very similar to that of the Thing. This improvement was said to be a result of his ongoing mutation.
What few weaknesses the Blob did have mostly circumvented his physical resistance. He was able to be injured by attacks directed at his face, as his eyes, nose, mouth, and ears did not have the same blubbery protection as the rest of his body. Dukes was susceptible to psionic attacks and psychic manipulation. The Blob could also be incapacitated by sensory assaults; for example, Banshee was able to render Blob unconscious solely through the use of his sonic scream. He could be incapacitated by drinking alcohol, although due to his immense body mass it would require a great deal.
Other versions
Age of Apocalypse
Blob appears briefly in the Age of Apocalypse as one of Beast's experiments. Cyclops kills him.
Cable & Deadpool
Deadpool's search for Cable across alternate timelines forces an encounter with the Blob of "an age of Apocalypse", noted as separate from the Age of Apocalypse. In this reality, Blob has taken the mantle of Famine, one of the Horsemen of Apocalypse[5].
Marvel Zombies
Blob is shown twice in the Marvel Zombies universe. He is shown alive, but being pursued by several zombies including Pyro, and Toad. Later he is shown as a zombie fighting alongside zombie versions of Freedom Force.
Ultimate Blob
In the Ultimate Universe, Blob is again a member of the Brotherhood of Mutants. His powers work in the same manner as his Earth-616 counterpart, although he has been moved by a helicopter during the ''Weapon X'' saga, suggesting that he may be less powerful. He seems to eat constantly and is often seen browsing the internet or talking to people via instant messaging. One such incident led to Blob pretending to be a model/physics expert named Naomi and cyber seducing Beast - leading to the discovery of Magneto's survival and, eventually, to the Ultimate War saga. The Ultimate version of Blob is also a cannibal and more than once threatens to eat his enemies.
In other media
Television
★ The "massive, immovable" Blob made a brief appearance in ''Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends'' when Magneto tried to free him from prison in "The Prison Plot".
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★ The Blob appeared in the animated pilot ''Pryde of the X-Men''.
★ He made occasional appearances in numerous episodes of the 1990s X-Men animated series, usually in a henchman role (voiced by Robert Calt) helping Mystique.
★ The Blob has also appeared as a teenager in the '' (voiced by Michael Dobson) animated television series, where he was a classmate and bully of the X-Men prior to joining Mystique's Brotherhood.
Video games
★ He also appeared as well in the X-Men arcade game, loosely based on the aforementioned pilot, as the Stage 2 Boss. He returns in stage 7 as the first of five sub-bosses, inside of Avalon, in Asteroid M. It is here that he utters the memorable quote "Nothing moves the Blob!", which has been made into an internet meme by websites such as YTMND and Something Awful.
★ The Blob was an enemy in the game ''.
★ The Blob was a boss in the video game ''X-Men Legends'', but like many characters of this game, he only made a brief appearance in the sequel.
★ The Blob was unlockable and the largest playable character in ''.
Films
★ The Blob was originally supposed to appear in the first ''X-Men'' movie, but didn't make it off the concept page. A hidden easter egg on the 1st ''X-Men'' DVD (not ''X-Men 1.5'') shows concept art of the Blob & Beast.
★ In the film '', his name appears on a list of names Mystique scrolls through on Stryker's computer while looking for Magneto's file.
★ A Blob-like mutant called Phat appeared in a deleted scene on the DVD of '', where he is frozen by Iceman and subsequently shattered by Colossus.
★ An article on latinoreview.com claiming to review a preliminary script of the movie ''Wolverine'' mentioned that Blob (and Silver Fox, Wolverine's love interest) will be in the movie. The article has since been removed.
Miscellaneous
★ The Blob appears along with Mr. Mongod on a series of comic oriented wedding paraphernalia.
★ The Blob appears in the Hasbro Marvel Legends wave 2 as the Blob Build A Figure.
Footnotes
1. (Uncanncy) X-Men #3)
2. X-Men #140
3. ''Thunderbolts'' vol. 1 #103
4. ''Uncanny X-Men'' #206
5. ''Cable & Deadpool'' #15
External links
★ The Blob at Marvel Universe Character Bio Wiki
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