Ex Nihilo is a fictional character that appears in Marvel Comics.
Publication history
Ex Nihilo was created by Jonathan Hickman and Jerome Opeña, and first appeared in Avengers vol. 5, #1 (December 2012).
Fictional character biography
Captain America leads the Avengers to Mars to counter the powerful being called Ex Nihilo, who intended to remake life in the universe, effectively destroying what it was before.
Ex Nihilo creates Nightmask, a dark-skinned, artificial human, on the terraformed surface of the planet Mars. After a fierce battle with the Avengers, Nightmask is taken to Earth and given residence in Avengers Tower.
Nightmask and Star Brand later head to Mars to confront Ex Nihilo.
Omega Flight is sent in by Department H to investigate one of the Origin Bomb sites left by Ex Nihilo in Regina, Canada. Validator is changed by the Origin Bomb site while the rest of the Omega Flight members are killed in action.
Some children of the Zebra People have gotten exposed to the Origin Site placed by Ex Nihilo and had been evolved by it.
Ex Nihilo reveals that in the case of Earth, he did not just transform the life inhabiting it but attempted to rouse the consciousness of the planet itself.
In a prelude to the Infinity storyline, Ex Nihilo, Abyss, Nightmask, and Star Brand join the Avengers.
After 'Infinity', Ex Nihilo joins his brethren who endeavor to recreate life on worlds ravaged by the war of their creators.
Powers and abilities
Ex Nihilo has the power to create new life and modify existing life forms on a planetary scale.
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