Woodgod
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Woodgod is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics
. Woodgod is a genetically-engineered sentient life-form. He physically resembles a satyr
, and was created using cloning techniques by combining human and animal DNA.
. They also had been working with nerve gas for the federal government. When people from the nearby (fictional) town of Liberty, New Mexico discovered Woodgod, they then stormed the farm and shot him. One of the townspeople smashed a canister of the lethal nerve gas within the barn, killing the Paces and everyone in Liberty. When Col. Del Tremens and the U.S. Army came to investigate what happened in Liberty, they found and battled Woodgod (who was immune to the gas) and quarantined the empty town.
Later, the Hulk
and Spider-Man
turned up in Liberty, and Col. Tremens and the army tried to kill both them and Woodgod. Woodgod escaped and returned to the Pace farm, using David Pace's notes to teach himself how to read. Using Pace's notebooks and equipment, Woodgod began genetic experiments using the methods he had discovered and created the sentient half-humanoid half-animals of human intelligence that he called the Changelings. He resisted a coup by the murderous Changeling Leoninus. He soon left the Pace farm and found a valley in the Colorado
Rocky Mountains
where he established a community for the Changelings, and became the Lawgiver of the Changelings.
Some time later, Woodgod was revealed to have become an experimental subject of the Stranger
on his laboratory world. Woodgod then returned to Earth in Jack of Hearts
's caravan. Woodgod later thwarted attempts by Leoninus and Roxxon to take control of the Changelings' breeding patterns.
Woodgod later returns to Earth and fights Red Hulk
. Red Hulk sends Woodgod running as a Hulk that isn't the one he knows appears.
Woodgod resembles the Greek mythological half-man half-goat, forest god Pan.
Marvel Comics
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. Woodgod is a genetically-engineered sentient life-form. He physically resembles a satyr
Satyr
In Greek mythology, satyrs are a troop of male companions of Pan and Dionysus — "satyresses" were a late invention of poets — that roamed the woods and mountains. In myths they are often associated with pipe-playing....
, and was created using cloning techniques by combining human and animal DNA.
Fictional character biography
Woodgod was created by two scientists, David and Ellen Pace, on their farm in New MexicoNew Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
. They also had been working with nerve gas for the federal government. When people from the nearby (fictional) town of Liberty, New Mexico discovered Woodgod, they then stormed the farm and shot him. One of the townspeople smashed a canister of the lethal nerve gas within the barn, killing the Paces and everyone in Liberty. When Col. Del Tremens and the U.S. Army came to investigate what happened in Liberty, they found and battled Woodgod (who was immune to the gas) and quarantined the empty town.
Later, the Hulk
Hulk (comics)
The Hulk is a fictional character, a superhero in the . Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #1 ....
and Spider-Man
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...
turned up in Liberty, and Col. Tremens and the army tried to kill both them and Woodgod. Woodgod escaped and returned to the Pace farm, using David Pace's notes to teach himself how to read. Using Pace's notebooks and equipment, Woodgod began genetic experiments using the methods he had discovered and created the sentient half-humanoid half-animals of human intelligence that he called the Changelings. He resisted a coup by the murderous Changeling Leoninus. He soon left the Pace farm and found a valley in the Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountains
The Rocky Mountains are a major mountain range in western North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch more than from the northernmost part of British Columbia, in western Canada, to New Mexico, in the southwestern United States...
where he established a community for the Changelings, and became the Lawgiver of the Changelings.
Some time later, Woodgod was revealed to have become an experimental subject of the Stranger
Stranger (comics)
The Stranger is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics.The Stranger first appeared in X-Men #11 , and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.-Fictional character biography:...
on his laboratory world. Woodgod then returned to Earth in Jack of Hearts
Jack of Hearts
Jack of Hearts is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe.-Publication history:Jack of Hearts first appeared in the black & white magazine Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #22 , and was created by writer Bill Mantlo and illustrator Keith Giffen...
's caravan. Woodgod later thwarted attempts by Leoninus and Roxxon to take control of the Changelings' breeding patterns.
Woodgod later returns to Earth and fights Red Hulk
Thunderbolt Ross
General Thaddeus E. "Thunderbolt" Ross is a fictional character appearing in books published by Marvel Comics, usually as an adversary of the Hulk, sometimes as a supervillain. Ross is a United States military officer, the father of Betty Ross, ex-father in-law of Glenn Talbot and the father in-law...
. Red Hulk sends Woodgod running as a Hulk that isn't the one he knows appears.
Powers and abilities
Woodgod is an artificial being created through advanced genetic engineering techniques, and possesses superhuman strength, as well as a superhuman resistance to chemical toxins. Woodgod has mastered advanced methods of genetic engineering that enabled him to create the Changelings.Woodgod resembles the Greek mythological half-man half-goat, forest god Pan.