Primevil
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Primevil is a comic book villain that first appeared in the Malibu Comics
Ultraverse
book The Godwheel
.
. One of the Ultras he seeks to retrieve was the Ultra hero Prime
, but instead he accidentally recovers one of Prime's discarded husks, which was in storage at an Aladdin
facility. This husk is brought to life by the villainess Necromantra when she agrees to serve Argus. Though nearly as strong as Prime, Primevil's intelligence is limited. Primevil ends up confronting several members of the Freex
team who are attempting to acquire the Windsword key from the underside of the Godwheel. He partially absorbs the reptillian Cayman, leaving him drained of much of his power and half-human. The sword is lost to the Freex. Primevil serves Argus until Argus attacks Necromantra. Primevil demonstrates great loyalty to Mantra, protecting her as best he can. Joining the other ultras and newly arrived Thor
from the Marvel
universe, they are able to banish Argus to another realm. Thor then transports everyone, including Primevil, back to earth.
who had shot an explosive tipped arrow into his head, blowing him up. Prime's alter-ego, Kevin Green, survives but he was suffering from a concussion. Primevil, drawn to the "Prime" energy within Kevin, attacks. Transforming into Prime, Kevin found that this Prime-body had its head on backwards, and was soon defeated by Primevil. Primevil attempts to absorb Prime and take his power, but the government heroine Phade intervenes and gave Prime the time to right himself and defeat Primevil.
, trapped in the Ultraverse, seeks to gather the Infinity Gems
which had also appeared in the Ultraverse. Collecting all the Gems would grant vast cosmic power. Already having procurred the Time Gem from Hardcase
, Loki uses Primevil to retrieve the Mind Gem. Primevil, however, places the gem on his head and becomes intelligent. Seeking out Mantra, whom Primevil had fallen in love with, the pair found themselves under attack from Loki. Traveling to the Godwheel, they confront Loki. To keep the gem for himself, Primevil attempts to absorb Loki, though the act would kill him. To save Primevil from himself, Mantra separates the gem from his head. Loki soon acquires the gem for himself. With no reason to continue fighting, Loki lets Mantra and the once again near mindless Primevil depart.
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Malibu Comics
Malibu Comics was an American comic book publisher active in the late 1980s and early 1990s, best known for its Ultraverse line of superhero titles. The company's headquarters was in Calabasas, California. Malibu imprints included Aircel Comics and Eternity Comics...
Ultraverse
Ultraverse
The Ultraverse was the name given to a comic book imprint published by the American company Malibu Comics. The Ultraverse was a shared universe in which a variety of characters — known within the comics as "Ultras" — acquired super-human abilities.-History:...
book The Godwheel
Godwheel
The Godwheel is one of the main concepts of the Malibu Comics Ultraverse. While it lent its name to a 1994/1995 four-issue series, the Godwheel is actually the place of origin of quite a few Ultraverse concepts, characters and significant items that predate that series...
.
Fictional Character Biography
When the resurrected god Argus sought servants to retrieve the keys to the Crucible of Life for him, he teleports several Ultras (superhumans) from Earth to the GodwheelGodwheel
The Godwheel is one of the main concepts of the Malibu Comics Ultraverse. While it lent its name to a 1994/1995 four-issue series, the Godwheel is actually the place of origin of quite a few Ultraverse concepts, characters and significant items that predate that series...
. One of the Ultras he seeks to retrieve was the Ultra hero Prime
Prime (comics)
Prime is a superhero created by Bob Jacob, Gerard Jones, Len Strazewski, and Norm Breyfogle. He debuted in Prime #1 under Malibu Comics' Ultraverse imprint, and was one of its flagship characters along with Mantra and Hardcase . The character design was credited to Bret Blevins...
, but instead he accidentally recovers one of Prime's discarded husks, which was in storage at an Aladdin
Aladdin (comics)
Aladdin was a fictional government organization from Malibu Comics' Ultraverse imprint.- Overview :Aladdin was a U.S. government agency apparently founded sometime in the 1960s to deal with the growing number of Ultras in their world. 1n 1970, their scientific division, using a synthesis of...
facility. This husk is brought to life by the villainess Necromantra when she agrees to serve Argus. Though nearly as strong as Prime, Primevil's intelligence is limited. Primevil ends up confronting several members of the Freex
Freex
Freex was a short-lived comic book series from Malibu Comics. Created By Gerard Jones and Ben Herrera, it concerned a team of teenage superheroes in the Ultraverse.Its roster over the series consisted of Anything ,...
team who are attempting to acquire the Windsword key from the underside of the Godwheel. He partially absorbs the reptillian Cayman, leaving him drained of much of his power and half-human. The sword is lost to the Freex. Primevil serves Argus until Argus attacks Necromantra. Primevil demonstrates great loyalty to Mantra, protecting her as best he can. Joining the other ultras and newly arrived Thor
Thor (Marvel Comics)
Thor is a fictional superhero who appears in publications published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Journey into Mystery #83 and was created by editor-plotter Stan Lee, scripter Larry Lieber, and penciller Jack Kirby....
from the Marvel
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
universe, they are able to banish Argus to another realm. Thor then transports everyone, including Primevil, back to earth.
Prime Himself
Primevil soon confronts Prime himself. Prime had been attacked by the Ultra-killer RaffertyRafferty (comics)
Rafferty was a fictional assassin from the Malibu Comics' Ultraverse imprint. He was a foe of Firearm , first appearing in Firearm #12 , written by James Robinson.-Fictional biography:...
who had shot an explosive tipped arrow into his head, blowing him up. Prime's alter-ego, Kevin Green, survives but he was suffering from a concussion. Primevil, drawn to the "Prime" energy within Kevin, attacks. Transforming into Prime, Kevin found that this Prime-body had its head on backwards, and was soon defeated by Primevil. Primevil attempts to absorb Prime and take his power, but the government heroine Phade intervenes and gave Prime the time to right himself and defeat Primevil.
Loki
A god soon used Primevil as a pawn again. The Norse god of evil, LokiLoki (comics)
Loki is a fictional character, a supervillain that appears in publications by Marvel Comics. He is the adoptive brother and archenemy of the superhero Thor. He is based on the being of the same name from Norse mythology...
, trapped in the Ultraverse, seeks to gather the Infinity Gems
Infinity Gems
Infinity Gems, sometimes referred to as the Soul Gems, are six immensely powerful gems featured in the fictional Marvel Universe. Whoever holds all six gems in the Infinity Gauntlet gains omnipotence, omniscience, omnipresence, and God-like power, and has absolute dominion over the universe...
which had also appeared in the Ultraverse. Collecting all the Gems would grant vast cosmic power. Already having procurred the Time Gem from Hardcase
Hardcase
Hardcase is a comic book series written by James Hudnall for Malibu Comics’ Ultraverse imprint, which lasted 26 issues. The series was about Tom Hawke, who became one of the first publicly known Ultras ....
, Loki uses Primevil to retrieve the Mind Gem. Primevil, however, places the gem on his head and becomes intelligent. Seeking out Mantra, whom Primevil had fallen in love with, the pair found themselves under attack from Loki. Traveling to the Godwheel, they confront Loki. To keep the gem for himself, Primevil attempts to absorb Loki, though the act would kill him. To save Primevil from himself, Mantra separates the gem from his head. Loki soon acquires the gem for himself. With no reason to continue fighting, Loki lets Mantra and the once again near mindless Primevil depart.
Black September
Primevil had not appeared since the Black September Event changed reality.Appearances in other media
Primevil appeared in the short lived UltraforceUltraforce (comics)
The Ultraforce is a fictional superhero group that appears in comic books published by Malibu, and later Marvel, as well as an animated series produced by DIC. Their purpose was to protect the public and keep other Ultras from getting out of line...
cartoon show.