Quill (comics)

Quill has been the name of four different fictional comic book characters in the Marvel Comics universe. All, however, are human mutants.

Quill (Warpie)

The Warpie known as Quill first appeared in Captain Britain, vol. 2 #7 and was created by Jamie Delano and Alan Davis.

Fictional character biography

Quill is one of the Warpies, a group of superhumans created by the Jaspers' Warp. Quill and his fellow Warpies were taken in by the British government organization, the Resources Control Executive (the R.C.X.). Quill and several of the Warpies were trained for combat and formed the Cherubim. Quill was their leader and they attacked Captain Britain, but were later taken in by him and his sister Elizabeth Braddock.^[1]

The Warpies were later abducted by the new R.C.X. and again came into conflict with Captain Britain, who was now part of Excalibur. The Warpies were all slowly turning into humans, but the new R.C.X. had told them that they were dying. Excalibur uncovered the truth and told the Warpies. They also freed the original leaders of the R.C.X. and left the Warpies in their care.^[2]

The Warpies were again abducted shortly afterwards by Black Air, another government organisation. Black Air experimented upon the Warpies in an attempt to keep them superhuman. Their experiments succeeded, but the Warpies were saved by Mastermind who made them his soldiers. Quill was one of his most loyal soldiers. Under Mastermind's leadership, the Warpies attacked and destroyed most of the Captain Britain Corps. They were defeated by Captain Britain, who then used his new powers to turn the Warpies, including Quill, into regular humans.^[3]

Powers and abilities

Quill's body is covered in barbs and he had razorsharp claws.

Quill (Resistants)

The next Quill is also a mutant and was in Cleveland. He first appeared in Captain America, vol. 1 #343. He was created by Mark Gruenwald and Kieron Dwyer.

Fictional character biography

Quill was a mutant, born in Cleveland, Ohio. He was captured and arrested by the sixth Captain America and Battle Star on behalf of the government for failing to comply with the Mutant Registration Act, but he was freed by the subversive terrorist mutant rights activists known as the Resistants.^[4] Becoming a member of the Resistants, he later joined them in freeing Mentallo from the authorities.^[5] Under the influence of a device created by a Doctor Doom robot, Quill was one of many criminals that was compelled to join the Plantman in attacking the Fantastic Four at a Congressional hearing during the Acts of Vengeance. Quill became entangled in the Plantman's vines and was defeated and captured, and taken to the Vault.^[6]

Quill was confirmed as depowered during M-day.^[7]

Powers and abilities

Quill is a mutant who could shoot razor sharp needles from his body at will. His body will grow back any quills it loses. Quill has claimed that he was not born a mutant, but was mutated by an accident; it is not known if his claim is true.

As a member of the Resistants, Quill's helmet contained miniaturized radio equipment enabling him to communicate with other members of the Resistants similarly outfitted.

Quills (Arena)

The third character known as Quill was a female fighter in the mutant fight club known as the Arena. She appeared in X-Treme X-Men #39 and was created by Chris Claremont and Igor Kordey.

Powers and abilities

Quills was covered with razor sharp needles, which she could shoot from her body.

Quill (Max Jordan)

Quill
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	New X-Men: Academy X #1
Created by	Nunzio DeFilippis Christina Weir
In-story information
Alter ego	Maxwell "Max" Jordan
Species	Human Mutant
Team affiliations	Corsairs training squad Xavier Institute
Abilities	Porcupine-like spikes that grow in place of hair and can be fired as high-speed projectiles

Quill (Max Jordan) is a fictional character, a mutant appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. One of the students at the Xavier Institute, he first appeared in New X-Men: Academy X #1 and was created by Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir. When the students were each assigned to squads, Quill was assigned to Cyclops's Corsairs training squad, a group named after Cyclops's father, Corsair. (See Xavier Institute student body for a lineup of the Corsairs squad.) Quill was voted class clown by the students of the Institute.^[8]

Max was caught trying to steal test answers from the headmaster’s office. Kitty Pryde assigned him and his accomplices, George and Winston, to be mentored by Gambit, but instead of making them see the error of their ways, Gambit taught the boys some real thieving techniques.^[9]

He is killed during William Stryker's attack on the Xavier Institute in the wake of M-Day.^[10] His body was seen in a telepathic image Emma Frost used to torment Carol Danvers about her persistence with the Registration Act.^[11]

Powers and abilities

Max's body is covered in porcupine quills that can shoot from his body.

Other versions

• In the "House of M" storyline, Max appears as part of the SHIELD Hellions squad students.^[12]

In other media

Film

• In the feature film X-Men: The Last Stand, Quill, played by Ken Leung, is credited as Kid Omega, and appears as a member of The Omegas, then later, joins Magneto's Brotherhood of Evil Mutants with Callisto, Arclight, and Psylocke. He kills Dr. Kavita Rao and almost kills Dr. Worthington whose son Warren saves him. He is killed by Jean Grey's Phoenix Force powers alongside fellow Omegas Psylocke and Arclight. He is referred to as "Quill" in the Writer/Director Commentary.

References

External links

• Quill IV at Marvel.com
• Quill II at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe