Who Is Gateway? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Gateway is a Marvel comic book character, with over 533 comic issue appearances. Gateway is a mutant who can create wormholes. He was forced into serving the Reavers, but was rescued by the X-Men, whom he has since aided many times. He is Shard's and Bishop's ancestor. He was murdered by Ultimaton while helping X-force.

Who is Gateway?

Origin Nothing has been revealed about the origin of the indigenous Australian known only as Gateway before he was forced into service by the Reavers , a band of criminal cyborgs who used Gateway's teleportational abilities to travel from place to place. The Reavers had threatened to destroy a place sacred to his people in a way that would make it impossible to be reconsecrated and would force the spirits of their ancestors to be enslaved by demons and walk forever lost in the spiritual Dreamtime. "He makes no reply... This thin, wizened man as weathered as the hills... and some joke (but never in his presence)... probably as old. He merely whirls his bull roarer until the last of the cyborg raiders has emerged through the portal... Then stops.

Key facts

Gateway is of mutant origin and first appeared in "Down Under". The character is published by Marvel. With 533 recorded issue appearances, Gateway ranks among the most featured characters in comics.