Avalanche (character)
Avalanche is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Each character is usually depicted as an enemy of the X-Men.
| Avalanche | |
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Avalanche as seen in the "X-Corps" arc of "Uncanny X-Men". | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The Uncanny X-Men #141 (Jan. 1981) |
| Created by | Chris Claremont (writer) John Byrne (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Dominikos Ioannis Petrakis |
| Species | Human mutant |
| Team affiliations | X-Corps Freedom Force Project: Wideawake Brotherhood of Evil Mutants |
| Notable aliases | Dominic Janos Petros, Jon Bloom, Dominic Szilard, Nick |
| Abilities | Geological manipulation via seismic wave generation from his hands |
The Dominikos Petrakis version of Avalanche is a Cretan mutant who possesses the ability to generate seismic waves from his hands that are strong enough to create earthquakes of varying sizes and to disintegrate any substance other than living tissue. He has been a member of the Brotherhood of Mutants and Freedom Force.
The animated series X-Men: Evolution portrays a different version of Avalanche named Lance Alvers, a misguided mutant teenager and romantic love interest of the X-Men's Shadowcat.
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