Who Is Stryfe? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Stryfe is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Nathan Christopher Charles Summers, with over 580 comic issue appearances. A clone of Cable created by the Askani and raised by Apocalypse, Stryfe is the founder of Mutant Liberation Front and the creator of the Legacy Virus.

Who is Stryfe?

Origin Scott Summers was dealing with the death of his true love, Jean Grey , when he found a new life with Madelyne Pryor . The two were married and had a child, Nathan Summers , who would go on to become Cable . Nathan was a child of prophecy - to bring an end to the evil known as Apocalypse . In reacting to this, Apocalypse infected the child with the Techno-Organic Virus , giving the child a death sentence. After the defeat of Apocalypse by the first incarnation of X-Factor at Apocalypse’s moon fortress, a stranger named Askani appeared before Scott and Jean (who had earlier reappeared alive and well, leading Scott to leave Madelyne). The stranger was of the Clan Askani , a group from 2,000 years in the future. The woman tells Scott that she can save his child but to do so he must give the child to her so she can take him to the future. She tells Cyclops that he will never see his son again.

Key facts

Stryfe is of mutant origin. The character is published by Marvel. With 580 recorded issue appearances, Stryfe ranks among the most featured characters in comics.