Gateway (comics)
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Gateway is a fictional comic book
superhero
in the Marvel Comics
Universe
, an Australian mutant
with the ability to teleport
objects and people from one location to another. He is considered an unofficial member of the X-Men
. Gateway first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #229 (May 1988), and was created by Chris Claremont
and Marc Silvestri
.
.
It is known that he was forced to join the criminal group known as the Reavers
after they discovered his powers and threatened to destroy a place sacred to the Aborigines if he didn't follow their orders. They called him "Gateway" in reference to his ability to create gateways between two points in space. Some time later, the X-Men
, who had been believed by the world to have been killed in Dallas, Texas
, appeared in the Outback and battled the Reavers in their own headquarters. One of the Reavers, Skullbuster, in attempting to escape the fracas, told Gateway that he would release him of all his obligations to them if he helped them escape, which Gateway did.
Afterward, the X-Men took up residence in the Reavers' former hideout, and Gateway began voluntarily using his powers to assist them. Since he seemed to be unable or unwilling to speak, Psylocke
used her telepathic powers to communicate to Gateway where the X-Men wished to go. However, the X-Men eventually went back to the United States, and were discovered by the rest of the world to be alive, and Gateway's close association with them ended.
More recently, he appeared at the Xavier Institute
in Massachusetts, where Generation X
was training, with a young girl. When he encountered Banshee
, he simply spoke her name, "Penance", much to the surprise of Generation X member M
, who also apparently knows him, and disappeared. This may have something to do with his feelings of guilt over his part in the downfall of the Hellions.
Gateway appeared briefly to Storm's X-Treme X-Men team, shortly after the death of Psylocke
, and revealed that he is Bishop's great-grandfather. Here it was also revealed that he is virtually omniscient, as he is described as "the repository of the knowledge of humanity, the living index of every hard earned scrap of information gleaned in our ascent from mindless savagery."
What he has been doing since then is largely unknown, but he has been revealed to be one of the mutants to have retained his powers after the M-Day
.
It is revealed to Iceman
and Cannonball
that Gateway was one of the targeted mutants the Marauders
were killing, along with Cable
, Vargas
and The Witness
due to his powers giving him the ability to see into the future. The Marauders are later seen reporting to Mister Sinister to have killed Gateway, the Witness and Vargas.
In Secret Warriors #4 it is revealed Gateway survived the assassination attempt and now is the teacher of Eden Fesi, a young man with the power to manipulate reality itself.
Gateway creates wormholes which allow travel through space, time and dimensions. He opens these gateways by whirling his bullroarer
over his head. The role the bullroarer play in the creation and functioning of the gateways is unclear. The gateways can be used for both observation and transport. No limits have been shown to Gateway's teleportational range or the mass he can transport. He has, for example, transported the X-Men from Australia to the United States and back using his powers, as well as transporting them trans-dimensionally to another Earth. He also opened up gateways that observe past events, such as the one that allowed the feral X-Man Wolverine and the ninja named Elektra to learn the truth behind the powerful psionic being known as Onslaught. He has transported Wolverine to the past, 1937 Spain, and returned him to the present.
Gateway also possesses psionic abilities that allow him to communicate with telepaths. Gateway apparently prefers this method of communication over the verbal method, having spoken out loud only twice during his association with the X-Men. It was this ability that allowed him to communicate with the X-Man Psylocke to ascertain where and when the X-Men wished to be teleported, as well as knowing when they wished to return or what their exact location was at the time they wished to come back. Gateway also once spoke to the telepathic Generation X member named Chamber
psionically, as well as regularly communicating psionically with the St. Croix twins
.
Gateway is skilled in wilderness survival and the lore of his people.
, Gateway spends most of his time on Wundagore Mountain
, trying to absorb any and all knowledge from multiple sources before the forces of Apocalypse
destroy everything.
Weapon X
travels to Gateway's home to recruit him in the effort to deliver a crushing blow to Apocalypse's North American forces. Gateway, who is very talkative in this reality, agrees to listen after his bodyguard, Carol Danvers, sacrifices herself in a battle against Donald Pierce
.
He finally agrees to lead the attack force when he is confronted with the holographic image of a sixteen year old victim of one of Apocalypse's
Infinites.
Gateway was later captured and imprisoned in the mysterious floating city known only as The Sky.
and his followers overthrow Genosha
's current rulers by teleporting his forces to the country.
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in the Marvel Comics
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Universe
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, an Australian mutant
Mutant (Marvel Comics)
In comic books published by Marvel Comics, a mutant is an organism who possesses a genetic trait called an X-gene that allows the mutant to naturally develop superhuman powers and abilities...
with the ability to teleport
Teleportation
Teleportation is the fictional or imagined process by which matter is instantaneously transferred from one place to another.Teleportation may also refer to:*Quantum teleportation, a method of transmitting quantum data...
objects and people from one location to another. He is considered an unofficial member of the X-Men
X-Men
The X-Men are a superhero team in the . They were created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, and first appeared in The X-Men #1...
. Gateway first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #229 (May 1988), and was created by Chris Claremont
Chris Claremont
Chris Claremont is an award-winning American comic book writer and novelist, known for his 17-year stint on Uncanny X-Men, far longer than any other writer, during which he is credited with developing strong female characters, and with introducing complex literary themes into superhero...
and Marc Silvestri
Marc Silvestri
Marc Silvestri is an American comic book artist, creator and publisher. He currently acts as the CEO for Top Cow Productions.-Early life:Marc Silvestri was born in Palm Beach, Florida.-Career:...
.
Fictional character biography
Much of Gateway's past remains a mystery to this day, including where exactly he was born and even his name. It is known that he is an Aborigine who appears to have grown up in the OutbackOutback
The Outback is the vast, remote, arid area of Australia, term colloquially can refer to any lands outside the main urban areas. The term "the outback" is generally used to refer to locations that are comparatively more remote than those areas named "the bush".-Overview:The outback is home to a...
.
It is known that he was forced to join the criminal group known as the Reavers
Reavers (comics)
In the fictional Marvel Comics universe the Reavers are a team of criminal cyborgs. The most significant team of Reavers were dedicated to the destruction of the mutant X-Men, and a number of them especially wanted to take revenge on one particular X-Man, Wolverine. The name was originally used by...
after they discovered his powers and threatened to destroy a place sacred to the Aborigines if he didn't follow their orders. They called him "Gateway" in reference to his ability to create gateways between two points in space. Some time later, the X-Men
X-Men
The X-Men are a superhero team in the . They were created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, and first appeared in The X-Men #1...
, who had been believed by the world to have been killed in Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
, appeared in the Outback and battled the Reavers in their own headquarters. One of the Reavers, Skullbuster, in attempting to escape the fracas, told Gateway that he would release him of all his obligations to them if he helped them escape, which Gateway did.
Afterward, the X-Men took up residence in the Reavers' former hideout, and Gateway began voluntarily using his powers to assist them. Since he seemed to be unable or unwilling to speak, Psylocke
Psylocke
Psylocke is a fictional character depicted in comic books published by Marvel Comics, most notably those comics featuring the superhero team the X-Men. The character has also appeared in licensed adaptations. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Herb Trimpe, she first appeared in the UK...
used her telepathic powers to communicate to Gateway where the X-Men wished to go. However, the X-Men eventually went back to the United States, and were discovered by the rest of the world to be alive, and Gateway's close association with them ended.
More recently, he appeared at the Xavier Institute
X-Mansion
In the fictional Marvel Comics universe, the X-Mansion is the common name for Professor Xavier's mansion. It is the base of operations and training site of the X-Men and the location of a school for mutant teenagers, the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, formerly Xavier's School for Gifted...
in Massachusetts, where Generation X
Generation X (comics)
Generation X is a fictional comic book superhero team, a spin-off of the X-Men franchise published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Scott Lobdell and artist Chris Bachalo, the team formed during the 1994 "Phalanx Covenant" storyline, and appeared in their own monthly series in September 1994...
was training, with a young girl. When he encountered Banshee
Banshee (comics)
Banshee is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero who operates as a member of the X-Men. Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Werner Roth, Banshee first appeared in X-Men #28 ....
, he simply spoke her name, "Penance", much to the surprise of Generation X member M
M (comics)
M is a fictional comic book superheroine, a mutant who appears in the X-Men family of books published by Marvel Comics...
, who also apparently knows him, and disappeared. This may have something to do with his feelings of guilt over his part in the downfall of the Hellions.
Gateway appeared briefly to Storm's X-Treme X-Men team, shortly after the death of Psylocke
Psylocke
Psylocke is a fictional character depicted in comic books published by Marvel Comics, most notably those comics featuring the superhero team the X-Men. The character has also appeared in licensed adaptations. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Herb Trimpe, she first appeared in the UK...
, and revealed that he is Bishop's great-grandfather. Here it was also revealed that he is virtually omniscient, as he is described as "the repository of the knowledge of humanity, the living index of every hard earned scrap of information gleaned in our ascent from mindless savagery."
What he has been doing since then is largely unknown, but he has been revealed to be one of the mutants to have retained his powers after the M-Day
Decimation (comics)
Decimation is the late 2005 Marvel Comics storyline spinning off from the House of M limited series. It focuses on the ramifications of the Scarlet Witch stripping nearly all of the mutant population of their powers, thereby reducing a society of millions to one of scant hundreds.This event, which...
.
It is revealed to Iceman
Iceman (comics)
Iceman is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, a member of the X-Men. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, he first appeared in X-Men vol. 1 #1, ....
and Cannonball
Cannonball (comics)
Cannonball is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, associated with the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Bob McLeod, Cannonball first appeared in Marvel Graphic Novel #4: The New Mutants ....
that Gateway was one of the targeted mutants the Marauders
Marauders (comics)
The Marauders is a team of fictional supervillain characters in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist John Romita, Jr., the team first appear in Uncanny X-Men #210 The Marauders is a team of fictional supervillain characters in comic books published by...
were killing, along with Cable
Cable (comics)
Cable is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared as an infant in Uncanny X-Men #201...
, Vargas
Vargas (comics)
Vargas is a fictional comic book supervillain in the Marvel Universe and an enemy of the X-Treme X-Men who first appeared in X-Treme X-Men #1.- Fictional character biography:...
and The Witness
Witness (comics)
The Witness is the name of at least three fictional, American comic-book characters, the first published by Timely Comics in the 1940s and the final two by its successor company, Marvel Comics.-Timely Comics:-Publication history:...
due to his powers giving him the ability to see into the future. The Marauders are later seen reporting to Mister Sinister to have killed Gateway, the Witness and Vargas.
In Secret Warriors #4 it is revealed Gateway survived the assassination attempt and now is the teacher of Eden Fesi, a young man with the power to manipulate reality itself.
Powers and abilities
Gateway is a mutant with teleportation and psychic abilities.Gateway creates wormholes which allow travel through space, time and dimensions. He opens these gateways by whirling his bullroarer
Bullroarer (music)
The bullroarer, rhombus, or turndun, is an ancient ritual musical instrument and a device historically used for communicating over greatly-extended distances. It dates to the Paleolithic period, being found in Ukraine dating from 17,000 BC...
over his head. The role the bullroarer play in the creation and functioning of the gateways is unclear. The gateways can be used for both observation and transport. No limits have been shown to Gateway's teleportational range or the mass he can transport. He has, for example, transported the X-Men from Australia to the United States and back using his powers, as well as transporting them trans-dimensionally to another Earth. He also opened up gateways that observe past events, such as the one that allowed the feral X-Man Wolverine and the ninja named Elektra to learn the truth behind the powerful psionic being known as Onslaught. He has transported Wolverine to the past, 1937 Spain, and returned him to the present.
Gateway also possesses psionic abilities that allow him to communicate with telepaths. Gateway apparently prefers this method of communication over the verbal method, having spoken out loud only twice during his association with the X-Men. It was this ability that allowed him to communicate with the X-Man Psylocke to ascertain where and when the X-Men wished to be teleported, as well as knowing when they wished to return or what their exact location was at the time they wished to come back. Gateway also once spoke to the telepathic Generation X member named Chamber
Chamber (comics)
Jonothon "Jono" Evan Starsmore, better known as Chamber or Decibel, is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero associated with the X-Men and the New Warriors....
psionically, as well as regularly communicating psionically with the St. Croix twins
M-Twins
The M-Twins are fictional comic book superheroine, mutants who appear in the X-Men family of books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Scott Lobdell and artist Chris Bachalo, she/they originally was a member of the teenage mutant group Generation X, and have not appeared in the series...
.
Gateway is skilled in wilderness survival and the lore of his people.
Age of Apocalypse
In the Age of ApocalypseAge of Apocalypse
"Age of Apocalypse" is a 1995 - 1996 comic book crossover storyline published in the X-Men franchise of books by Marvel Comics. The Age of Apocalypse briefly replaced the universe of Earth-616, although it was later retconned as having occurred in the alternate universe of Earth-295, it had...
, Gateway spends most of his time on Wundagore Mountain
Wundagore
-Fictional history:Wundagore is a mountain in the fictional Eastern European nation of Transia. The history of Chthon and the Darkhold are strongly tied to the mountain of Wundagore. In the Sixth Century, a cult of Darkholders led by the sorceress Morgan le Fey attempted to summon Chthon but found...
, trying to absorb any and all knowledge from multiple sources before the forces of Apocalypse
Apocalypse (comics)
Apocalypse is a fictional character who is an ancient mutant that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in X-Factor #5 , created by writer Louise Simonson and designed by artist Walter Simonson...
destroy everything.
Weapon X
Wolverine (comics)
Wolverine is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Born as James Howlett and commonly known as Logan, Wolverine is a mutant, possessing animal-keen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, three retracting bone claws on each hand and a healing...
travels to Gateway's home to recruit him in the effort to deliver a crushing blow to Apocalypse's North American forces. Gateway, who is very talkative in this reality, agrees to listen after his bodyguard, Carol Danvers, sacrifices herself in a battle against Donald Pierce
Donald Pierce
Donald Pierce is a comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. The character first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #132. He was created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. Donald Pierce is a cyborg.-Fictional character biography:...
.
He finally agrees to lead the attack force when he is confronted with the holographic image of a sixteen year old victim of one of Apocalypse's
Apocalypse (comics)
Apocalypse is a fictional character who is an ancient mutant that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in X-Factor #5 , created by writer Louise Simonson and designed by artist Walter Simonson...
Infinites.
Gateway was later captured and imprisoned in the mysterious floating city known only as The Sky.
Civil War: House of M
Gateway is briefly seen helping MagnetoMagneto (comics)
Magneto is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the central villain of the X-Men comic, as well as the TV show and the films. The character first appears in X-Men #1 , and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby...
and his followers overthrow Genosha
Genosha
Genosha is a fictional country that has appeared in numerous comic book series published by Marvel Comics. It is an island nation that exists in Marvel's main shared universe, known as "Earth 616" in the Marvel Universe. The fictional nation served as an allegory for slavery and later for South...
's current rulers by teleporting his forces to the country.
Video games
- Gateway has a small role in the game X-Men LegendsX-Men LegendsX-Men Legends is an action role-playing video game developed by Raven Software and published by Activision. It was released on the GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox consoles in the fall of . Barking Lizards Technologies developed the N-Gage port of the game, which was released in early...
. The Brotherhood of MutantsBrotherhood of MutantsThe Brotherhood of Mutants, originally known as the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, is a fictional Marvel Comics supervillain team devoted to mutant superiority over normal humans. They are among the chief adversaries of the X-Men...
were forcing Gateway to make a portal to the equator so they make it to the teleporter to Magneto'sMagneto (comics)Magneto is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the central villain of the X-Men comic, as well as the TV show and the films. The character first appears in X-Men #1 , and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby...
lair. Gateway then helped the X-Men chase after the Brotherhood.
Appearances
- The Uncanny X-Men #232, 235-236, 240, 247-250, 252, 269, 281 (1988–91)
- The Uncanny X-Men Annual #12 & 13 (1988–89)
- Marvel Comics Presents #16 (April 1989)
- Wolverine #17, 35-36, 52-53, 104 (1989–96)
- Fantastic Four Annual #24 (1991)
- Marvel Super-Heroes #8 (January 1992)
- Generation X #1-3 (November 1994-January 1995)
- Weapon X #3-4, 5-7 (1995)
- The Phoenix Resurrection: Genesis #1 (December 1995)
- The Phoenix Resurrection: Revelations #1 (December 1995)
- The Phoenix Resurrection: Aftermath #1 (January 1996)
- X-Men Annual '96
- Generation X #25 (March 1997)
- Beast #1 (May 1997), #3 (July 1997)
- Wolverine #104 (August 1996)
- Wolverine #125 (June 1998)
- X-Men: The 198 Files #1 (March 2006)
- X-Men #202 (October 2007)
- Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89Official Handbook of the Marvel UniverseThe Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe is an encyclopedic guide which details the fictional universe featured in Marvel Comics publications...
#3 (1989) - Marvel Encyclopedia HC vol. 02 #3 (2003)
External links
- Gateway at Marvel.com
- UncannyXmen.net Spotlight On Gateway