Who Is Super-Adaptoid? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Super-Adaptoid is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of None, with over 207 comic issue appearances. An artificial being created by the terrorist group A.I.M. for their plans to assassinate Captain America, it holds a fragment of the Cosmic Cube that serves as its limitless power source, and can copy the powers of any being it wants.

Who is Super-Adaptoid?

Origin The Super-Adaptoid was created by AIM members who specialized in biochemical research. It was composed of unstable molecules invented by Reed Richards and empowered with a sliver of the Cosmic Cube , making it a quasi-sibling of Kubik . The Super-Adaptoid was initially 'the Adaptoid.' Its primary purpose was to defeat Captain America , which it achieved by disguising itself as Jarvis and drugging some of Captain America's coffee. However, the Adaptoid was then defeated by the Tumbler , who thought it to be the real Captain America. The Adaptoid became the 'Super-Adaptoid' after the other Avengers ( Goliath , Wasp , and Hawkeye ) examined it. Major Story Arcs Versus the Avengers With its new powers, the Super-Adaptoid seemingly killed Captain America. However, it then went into hiding, in case AIM destroyed it since it had fulfilled its purpose. When the Super-Adaptoid was sent to fight the original X-Men it was confronted by Mimic and while trying to absorb Mimic’s power an energy backlash removed all of the powers he had copied thus far.

Key facts

Super-Adaptoid is of robot origin and first appeared in "By Force of Arms! / The Maddening Mystery of the Inconceivable Adaptoid". The character is published by Marvel. With 207 recorded issue appearances, Super-Adaptoid ranks among the most featured characters in comics.