Who Is Prism? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Prism is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Robbie, with over 225 comic issue appearances. Prism is a member of the Marauders and has been resurrected by Mister Sinister several times. His clones managed to retain his abilities after M-Day.

Who is Prism?

Origin The exact details of his recruitment by Mister Sinister to the mercenary group known as the Marauders are unknown, Prism has the ability to absorb, reflect, and amplify beams of light and other energy with his crystalline body. Prism first appeared as part of a "search and destroy" mini-team of Marauders, consisting of himself, Arclight and Scrambler , that were sent to eliminate the members of X-Factor , who were leading an evacuation mission to help Morlocks escape the Marauders. Creation Prism was created by Louise Jones Simonson and Walter Simonson and first appeared in X-Factor Vol.1 issue 10 (1986). Major Story Arcs Mutant Massacre After using his powers to reflect Cyclops's optic blast back at him, X-Factor member Jean Grey used her telekinetic powers to slam Prism against a nearby wall. Much to everyone's surprise, the move killed Prism as his body was ultimately too fragile to survive being slammed against the wall. Prism, along with those fellow Marauders that also did not survive the Mutant Massacre , was ultimately resurrected by Mr. Sinister using his cloning technology. However, Prism's lifespan was once again cut short when he was killed by a group of demonize.

Key facts

Prism is of mutant origin and first appeared in "Falling Angel!". The character is published by Marvel. With 225 recorded issue appearances, Prism ranks among the most featured characters in comics.