Who Is Freakshow? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Freakshow is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Kevin Ellsworth, with over 54 comic issue appearances. One of the few Genoshan Genocide survivors and one of the many mutants to lose his abilities as a result of the Scarlet Witch's decimation.

Who is Freakshow?

Origin Kevin Ellsworth is one of the survivors of the Sentinels attack on Genosha . During those months, Kevin teamed up with a band of other survivors, mostly with a girl calling herself Wicked . She too was a mutant who survived the massacre. Not much is known about the time Kevin spent in the ruins of Genosha, but after some months, Kevin and his team ran into Professor Xavier and Magneto on the island, whom resided there after Magneto was framed for a rampage in New York by the mutant known as Xorn . Creation Freakshow was created by Chris Claremont and Aaron Lopresti and first appeared in Excalibur Vol.2 issue 1 (2004). Mayor Story Arcs Excalibur Kevin's clothes disappear after a transformation At first, Kevin and his teammates are hostile towards the two. Kevin even demonstrates his mutant powers, turning into a huge dragon-like creature to face of against the newcomers. The only problem Kevin had, when changing back into his human form, was that he was completely nude, which caused an awkward situation.

Key facts

Freakshow is of mutant origin and first appeared in "Forging the Sword, Part 1: Paint It Black". The character is published by Marvel. With 54 recorded issue appearances, Freakshow ranks among the most featured characters in comics.