- This article is about the comic book villains. For other uses, see Nasty Boys (disambiguation).
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | X-Factor #75 |
| Created by | Peter David |
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| Member(s) | Gorgeous George Hairbag Ramrod Ruckus Slab Multiple Man evil duplicate |
The Nasty Boys, sometimes referred to incorrectly as the Nasty Boyz, are a group of supervillain mutants who have appeared in various comic book series published by Marvel Comics. Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc In Comic books and other stories with a long history first appearance refers to the first occurrence to feature a Fictional character. Gorgeous George ( George Blair) is a Fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe Ramrod ( Patrick Mahony) is a Fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe Ruckus ( Clement Wilson) is a fictional mutant super villain in the Marvel Comics universe and flamboyant leader of the Nasty Boys. Slab ( Christopher Anderson) a Fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe Jamie Madrox, also called the Multiple Man, is a Fictional character, a Marvel Comics Superhero, associated with the X-Men A supervillain or supervillainess is a variant of the Villain character type commonly found in Comic books, Action movies and A mutant within the Marvel Comic books particularly those of the X-Men mythos is an individual who possesses a genetic trait called an A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc This group exists in Marvel's shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe. A shared universe is a Literary technique in which several different authors create works of Fiction that share aspects such as settings or characters and that are The Marvel Universe is the fictional Shared universe where most of the comic stories published by Marvel Comics take place
They are the personal strike force of X-Men and X-Factor nemesis Mister Sinister. The X-Men is a team of fictional Superhero characters in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. X-Factor is an American Comic book series published by Marvel Comics. Mister Sinister is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Nasty Boys can be distinguished from the Marauders, who were a group of mercenaries brought together by Mister Sinister to specifically kill the Morlocks. The Marauders are a Fictional group of Supervillains that appear in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Morlocks are a group of several fictional Comic book mutants associated with the X-Men in the Marvel Comics universe
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Fictional team biography
Self-proclaimed "Nasty Boy" Slab faced X-Factor member Strong Guy before the full team appeared[1]. Strong Guy is a Fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. The full team battled X-Factor in the next issue seemingly lead by U. S. Senator Steven Shaffran. Shaffran was, in fact, a disguised Mister Sinister who had taken the Senator's form in order to publicly discredit him as a mutant terrorist. While Sinister's reasons for doing this remain somewhat mysterious (as do most of his actions), it was probably because Shaffran was attempting to use his "ricochet" probability powers on different members of X-Factor, with the ultimate goal of killing them. Sinister's interest in the Summers' bloodline probably caused him to intervene, as he didn't want anything happening to Alex Summers, X-Factor's leader Havok[2]. Havok ( Alexander "Alex" Summers) is a Fictional Marvel Comics Superhero, a member of the X-Men.
The Nasty Boys were taken into custody following their first appearance and battle in Washington D. C. Ramrod is subsequently deported from the U. S. due to his immigrant status. Both Hairbag and Slab are rescued from prison by the Mutant Liberation Front. The Mutant Liberation Front or MLF was a Marvel Comics Supervillain group primarily enemies of X-Force. Sinister collects Hairbag from them, but Slab stays with the MLF for several weeks to spend time with his sister, the MLF's Thumbelina[3]. Thumbelina is a mutant Super villain in the Marvel Comics universe most well known as a member of the Mutant Liberation Front.
The five members of the Nasty Boys are reunited when Sinister orders them to capture and kill former Maurader Malice. Malice is the name of four separate fictional Comic book Supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. Malice interrupts the Hawaiian vacation of Havok and his girlfriend Polaris in order to kill the latter mutant, who she fears (at Sinister's request) she may be forced to bond to permanently. Polaris ( Lorna Dane) is a Marvel Comics Superhero, a member of the X-Men. The Nasty Boys have a hard time controlling the situation, as Malice continues to jump back and forth between Alex and Lorna. She uses their considerable powers against anyone in her way. Both Alex and Lorna are willing to die in order to end Malice once and for all, and their combined willpower forces Malice to be stuck between them, allowing Sinister to trap and eventually kill her. The Boys get away, as their battle doesn't draw the attention of the local authorities until after their getaway[4].
The only recent activity from the Nasty Boys was one member, Ruckus, appeared at a speech given by Senator Kelly and attempted to assassinate him. The X-Men stopped him, and he was put into custody[5].
Members
There are five Nasty Boys:
- Gorgeous George, a mutant whose body is composed of an unspecified semi-solid, tar-like substance. Gorgeous George ( George Blair) is a Fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe In effect, George possesses limited shape-shifting powers enabling him to elongate, inflate, or open holes into his body at will. His semi-solid form gives George a certain degree of resistance to physical harm. Like the other members of The Nasty Boys, not much has been revealed regarding the early life and origin of Gorgeous George. Incidentally, he once got so drunk that he forgot how long his arms were supposed to be.
- Hairbag was recruited by Mister Sinister and possesses superhuman strength, speed, agility, reflexes, hyper-keen senses, and resistance to injury. Mister Sinister is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. His body is covered in fur and he has razor sharp fangs and claws, as well as flexible hair follicles. During altercations with X-Factor, Hairbag often fought against Wolfsbane, his opposite number. In the Nasty Boys' final fight, Hairbag was captured along with his teammate Slab and taken to a holding cell by X-Factor. Slab ( Christopher Anderson) a Fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe While he waited for his lawyer to negotiate bail, Hairbag and Slab were broken out of prison by the Mutant Liberation Front and returned to the Nasty Boys shortly afterwards. Traditionally bail is some form of Property deposited or pledged to a Court in order to persuade it to release a suspect from jail, on the understanding The Mutant Liberation Front or MLF was a Marvel Comics Supervillain group primarily enemies of X-Force. In the cartoon, he has poisonous breath and can eject his hair like a porcupine. Porcupines are Rodents with a coat of sharp spines or quills that defend them from predators The hairs are poisoned, though not fatally so.
- Ramrod can psionically control wood and plants. Ramrod ( Patrick Mahony) is a Fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe He always carries with him a staff of wood in order to make certain that he has something to use his powers on should the need arise. He is also an illegal immigrant in the United States. Unlike the other Nasty Boys, Ramrod did not appear in the TV series (see below).
- Ruckus, the field leader, possesses the mutant power to absorb ambient sounds, amplify them in his body and scream them back with great force. Ruckus ( Clement Wilson) is a fictional mutant super villain in the Marvel Comics universe and flamboyant leader of the Nasty Boys. The resulting sonic attack (a nearby police siren amplified a thousandfold, for example) can be released in the form of a concentrated blast or with a larger area of effect. Ruckus believes himself to be above the law, and tries to show off this superiority at every chance he gets - he once hit a grocery store, severely wounded the store clerk and blasted his way through police just to get some free beer.
- Slab (Kris Anderson), is the team's resident powerhouse, able to increase his size and thereby boost his strength and durability. Slab ( Christopher Anderson) a Fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe Slab was the first of the Nasty Boys to appear, after calling out Strong Guy in X-Factor #74. Strong Guy is a Fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. His sister is the villainous Thumbelina, once a member of Stryfe's Mutant Liberation Front. Thumbelina is a mutant Super villain in the Marvel Comics universe most well known as a member of the Mutant Liberation Front. Stryfe is a Supervillain that appears in the fictional Marvel universe. The Mutant Liberation Front or MLF was a Marvel Comics Supervillain group primarily enemies of X-Force.
Appearances in other media
Television
While the Nasty Boys are a barely passing blip in the extensive history of the X-Men comics, the villainous team was featured several times in FOX's 1992 X-Men animated series. For the newer X-Men animated series see X-Men Evolution. For other uses see the X-Men (disambiguation page This is a list of animated series, which are television series produced by means of Animation. Appearing first in the episode "'Til Death Do Us Part, Part II", the cartoon featured four of the Boys: Ruckus, Gorgeous George, Hairbag, and Slab (Ramrod never appeared in the series). The X-Man Morph, who had been resurrected by Sinister, had an "evil" side to his personality. Kevin Sydney is a Fictional character that has been a member of the X-Men in Comic book stories published by Marvel Comics. "Evil" Morph was often a part-time member of the Nasty Boys, but Sinister increasingly lost control of him.
The Nasty Boys reappeared in both parts of "Reunion" where, teamed with the Savage Land Mutates, they proved to be quite imposing to the X-Men whom Sinister had rendered powerless. The Savage Land is a hidden prehistoric land within the fictional Marvel Comics Universe. The Savage Land Mutates are the name of a fictional Marvel Comics Supervillain group based in the Savage Land, a hidden Antarctic environment The X-Men eventually regained their powers, freed Morph from Sinister completely, and defeated Sinister and the Boys. After leaving the Savage Land, the Boys reappeared with Sinister in all four parts of "Beyond Good and Evil". Vertigo apparently accompanied them (Sinister had given her a Magneto-inspired energy boost in "Reunion") and was made into a member, despite her female status. Vertigo is the name of two separate characters in the Marvel Universe possessing similar powers (In the comics, Vertigo was originally a member of the Savage Land Mutates, but then ended up joining the Marauders and helped to annihilate most of the Morlocks during the Mutant Massacre. The Marauders are a Fictional group of Supervillains that appear in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Morlocks are a group of several fictional Comic book mutants associated with the X-Men in the Marvel Comics universe The Mutant Massacre or the Morlock Massacre was a major Marvel Comics crossover, which took place during the fall of 1986. )
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