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The Abomination is a comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. He was created by Stan Lee and Gil Kane in Tales to Astonish #90.
Character biography
Emil Blonsky was a spy of Soviet Yugoslavian origin working for the KGB who gained his powers after being exposed to gamma radiation similar to that which transformed Bruce Banner into The Incredible Hulk, but a higher dose than that which created the Hulk. Because Emil Blonsky, like Bruce Banner, belongs to the small minority of people who are born with a genetic factor that cause them to change instead of being killed by the radiation, he was permanently transformed into a massive green-skinned monster whose physical power was even greater than that of the Hulk. While he was able to maintain his normal level of self-control and intelligence after this transformation, he is unable to return to human form. Still, he has changed some over the years. Originally he was shorter and lighter than the Hulk, but is now more massive and taller than him.
Given his gamma-spawned origins, Blonsky blames his condition on Banner and his alter ego, the Hulk. The Abomination and the Hulk have clashed on numerous occasions, with Blonsky perpetually playing the role of the aggressor. Although Blonsky occasionally gains the upper hand in their battles, the Hulk manages to triumph in the end. But not always; the Abomination is one of the few who can lay claim to victory over the green-skinned goliath.
In recent years, it was revealed that his hideous new visage had served to alienate Blonsky from his ex-wife, Nadia. Coupled with constant defeats at the hands of the Hulk, this has driven Blonsky nearly insane in his hatred for Banner. The Abomination also grew incensed upon learning that Banner had married Betty Ross, the daughter of General Thunderbolt Ross. With the loss of his wife, Blonsky figured it is only fair to him that Banner should lose Betty. Out of jealousy, he caused the apparent death of Bruce Banner's wife Betty. While she was recovering from radiation sickness caused by exposure to the gamma radiation within Banner, he poisoned her with his radioactive blood, causing Banner and his associates to believe that her close proximity to the Hulk had given her a fatal case of radiation poisoning. Banner later exposed the Abomination's role in Betty's seeming death, and defeated him in combat.
Not only had his grand scheme failed, but Banner also forgave Blonsky. The Abomination could not comprehend and endure his enemy's absolution, and his moment of triumph was twisted into crushing defeat. Blonsky realized he had become what he abhorred the most - it was he who was the rampaging, inhuman monster; not the Hulk as he had religiously believed all these years.
Months later, the still-grieving General Ross manipulated the Hulk into attacking and almost killing Blonsky. The Abomination was taken into custody by the military; as punishment, he was forced to watch a film loop of himself and his wife prior to his transformation, making his incarceration a constant reminder of what he has lost.
Powers and abilities
Blonsky's transformation into The Abomination substantially increased his strength and durability. Because of this, he is able to lift over 100 tons. This makes The Abomination stronger than The Hulk when the latter is in his "calm" state (85 - 90 tons). Like the Hulk, the Abomination can use his superhumanly strong leg muscles to leap great distances, covering two miles in a single bound.
Unlike the Hulk, the Abomination's transformation has proved stable: he cannot change back and forth between his human state and his superhuman state, despite his wishes to the contrary. Though the Abomination has proven able to regenerate lost eyes and recover from other forms of massive cellular damage, his ability to regenerate tissue is much slower than that of the Hulk. One possible explanation for this is that the Hulk's remarkable regenerative abilities increases in efficiency as he becomes enraged, much like his strength. The Abomination is resistant to extremes of temperature, and can hold his breath for extended periods of time; in the case of lack of air or heat, he may enter a coma-like state of suspended animation.
Ultimate Abomination
An Ultimate version of the Abomination appears in the series Ultimates 2. Here, he is a Chinese scientist, working to create a Chinese version of the Hulk. His lack of mental disorders means he retains control of his permanently enhanced form. The Ultimate Abomination is grayish-green in color and has large, pointed ears, a lizard-like tail, a long tongue that comes to a point, and a bald, smooth head, rather than the bumpy, "egg crate" head of his classic counterpart. He also has an overly large upper body in comparison with his lower body; his most comfortable walking position seems to be bent forward and supporting himself with his arms as well as his legs, much like a gorilla, though he is capable of standing upright. He stands roughly 12 feet tall when supported on all fours, and roughly 25 feet tall when upright. Currently, he is serving with the Liberators.
Other media
The Abomination is the central villain of 2005's Ultimate Destruction videogame, in which he is voiced, both as Emil Blonsky and the Abomination, by Ron Perlman. The game retells a definitive origin of the Abomination character, and ties directly into Peter David's Abomination focused sister-story entitled "Hulk: Destruction". Combined, the two redefine Abomination's origin in one consistent story.
The Abomination reaches new levels of power in the game. He initially appears as approximately 12' tall as with his classic manifestation - and the ability to intermittently transform back into human form. In one of the cutscenes, Blonsky was talking to a creature called Mission Directive. Also, he hears the voice of his wife, Nadia say that Blonsky was so addicted to power that he became an Abomination. Due to the instability of his condition he later appears in much larger and more visibly mutated version of the Abomination, standing approximately 25-30' tall, with appropriately increased levels of physical power. Blonsky's inner being tricks him into thinking that Ross and Banner were the ones who tried to hurt him. Also, it tricks Blonsky into thinking that his enemies are trying to take away his career. At the final level, Abomination tries to kill everyone in the city by destroying the nearby dam, and the player as the Hulk must delay this long enough to allow the city to be evacuated. When the Abomination is finally defeated, a cutscene shows him destroying the dam and seemingly allowing himself to be drowned in the flood. Finishing the game gives the player a code, enabling them to play as the Abomination as he appears at the start of the game. This does not alter the story, and you are still referred to as the Hulk.
The Ultimates and Ultimates 2 artist Bryan Hitch supplied most of the character designs for Ultimate Destruction, and the design for the Abomination's initial appearance in the game greatly resembles Hitch's later depiction of the Ultimate Abomination in Ultimates 2; the Ultimate Abomination design adds a tail and long tongue to the Ultimate Destruction version, as well as increasing the character's overall size and upper body proportions.
Chief executive Avi Arad has confirmed that the Abomination will be a villain in the sequel The Incredible Hulk.
External links
- Abomination on Marvel Entertainment Character Bio Wiki
- MarvelDatabase.com, Abomination
- Official Hulk:Ultimate Destruction website
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