Who Is Tension? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Tension is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Unknown, with over 18 comic issue appearances. An elastic mutant that was turned into a Brood by Harry Palmer, a human turned Brood, and would come into conflict with the X-Men.

Who is Tension?

Origin Tension was a mutant that was infected by the Brood when they attempted to invade Earth. A paramedic named Harry Palmer was implanted with a Queen egg and started infecting mutants to create a Brood force with abilities to rival the X-Men . Numerous mutants were infected including Tension, Brickbat , Blindside , Temptress , Dive-Bomber, Lockup , Spitball and Whiphand . Tension would snare Storm with his tentacles while Temptress tried to overload her system with her pheromones. Storm escapes when she sweeps herself away by manifesting a powerful wind gust. Tension and some of his infected Brood teammates would later engage the X-Men at a concert area. Tension attacked Reverend Connover after he tried to help Wolverine , but gets hit by a plasma blast from Havok and is killed when a wall crushes him during the fight. The rest of his infected teammates were slain by the X-Men after they resolved that the Brood's human hosts were beyond saving.

Key facts

Tension is of mutant origin and first appeared in "Earthfall". The character is published by Marvel. With 18 recorded issue appearances, Tension ranks among the most featured characters in comics.