Who Is Neophyte? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Neophyte is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Simon Hall, with over 99 comic issue appearances. Neophyte is a pacifist member of the mutant fanatical group the Acolytes, who are religious followers of Magneto. Neophyte was tried for treason against the group, but has since rejoined their ranks. He was most recently seen as a resident of the mutant island Utopia.

Who is Neophyte?

Origin and history Beginnings with the Acolytes A shy, quiet mutant, Neophyte joined the Acolytes under Fabian Cortez after being found by Milan , Unuscione , and Frenzy in a church in Switzerland. After being ordered to bring food to the captured Moira MacTaggert , Moira confronted him about what Cortez was doing, which made him leave in anger. Still unsure about what Moira told him, he checked up with Cortez, who at the moment was having a conversation with the Gamemaster . Neophyte overheard their conversation, but was spotted by Cortez. Afraid that Neophyte would tell the others about his secret agenda, he used his powers to greatly amplify and overload mutant abilities on Neophyte while Neophyte was phasing through a wall. The result of this blew Neophyte with immense force out of the wall outside the stronghold they were hiding in. He landed in a grotto, and was woken by a woman who was attacked and killed by three Acolytes coming to retreive Neophyte. Acolytes After that he teamed up with the X-Men and released Moira from her kidnappers.

Key facts

Neophyte is of mutant origin and first appeared in "Legacies". The character is published by Marvel. With 99 recorded issue appearances, Neophyte ranks among the most featured characters in comics.