Who Is Vessel? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Vessel is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Unknown, with over 58 comic issue appearances. Member of the Morlock extremist group, Gene Nation. Vessel gains strength from the souls of the deceased, similar to the powers that Threnody possessed.

Who is Vessel?

Origin Vessel grew up among the Morlocks and witnessed happiness while there, however, Mikhail Rasputin had entered the tunnels and caused a flood. When Vessel recovered, he found he had been transported to "The Hill," a world in which time passed at an accelerated pace. Soon he and his fellow second generation Morlocks grew savage and hateful of the world their ancestors had abandoned because of the humans. Mayor Story Arcs Gene Nation Somehow they found their way back to earth and started killing humans in the name of mutant kind, their first target was a disco. They then set up attacks against the X-Men and Generation X to test them. Vessel attacked a group of X-Men consisting of Storm , Wolverine and Cannonball . He managed to hold his own against the three mutants while explaining how his powers worked. In the end he was defeated, yet he still managed to escape.

Key facts

Vessel is of mutant origin and first appeared in "A Nation Rising". The character is published by Marvel. With 58 recorded issue appearances, Vessel ranks among the most featured characters in comics.