![]() even though Marc Silvestri just called his characters "Mutants" like Marvel did. Here, they're another band of X-Men knockoffs who are "Nu-Genes", which is the Legally-Distinct-From-Mutants of Rob's universe. Yes, Rob Liefeld created ANOTHER friggin' superhero team in his first couple of years at Image Comics. He's your usual aggressive, possibly-crazy Rob Liefeld character, but is quite strong and durable. Prophet is given a lot of hype, and messes with all of Youngblood at once, but I refuse to give him PL 10 on principle, lol. ![]() ![]() Despite me never hearing of this book, ever, it was fairly successful, lasting for 45 issues and ending in 2014. Now set 10,000 years in the future, the book features Prophet as a futuristic "Conan" in a deliberate attempt by the writers to "Out-Conan" the Barbarian himself. 2011 would see the character revived, with a much different art style and concept. Chuck Dixon would write a revived book in 1995, only lasting eight- Rob's history with Image proved controversial and the book went through the wringer as a result. Mistaking Youngblood for the Disciples, he attacks and looks super-tough in the meantime, as this was clearly a "Poorly Disguised Pilot" for Prophet, which came out in 1992 and lasted only eleven issues. He was initially going to be made evil, but the scientist decided instead to give him a strong faith in God and make him a good guy! He was meant to be placed in stasis and awakened in the far future to fight the evil "Disciples", but was instead revived in Youngblood's second issue, as Rob was BIG on starting his franchises good and early. Prophet was a poor hobo during World War II, and was given super-powers by a time-travelling scientist out to make the perfect super-soldier. The funny thing is, he was apparently supposed to be used in X-Force, but as Rob had quit Marvel, he saved the guy for his creator-owned stuff. The snarling, grim, intense-looking Prophet was Rob Liefeld's other attempt at a solo hero in his Image franchise, and is a weird combination of Rob Tropes- he has long hair and a weird cloth "boxing helmet" on, just like X-Force's Shatterstar, but he's also a roided behemoth in an extremely plain costume, so he's a male power fantasy in addition to being easier to draw. Total: Abilities: 80 / Skills: 30-15 / Advantages: 7 / Powers: 3 / Defenses: 15 (120) Motivation (Being Extreme and Looking Cool)Įnemy (The Disciples)- Prophet was meant to fight the Disciples in a far-off future timeline. '90s Ratio: 8/10 (snarling badass random metal bands all over his costume)Īll-Out Attack, Equipment (Swords +2), Fast Grab, Power Attack, Ranged Attack 3ĭodge +10 (DC 20), Parry +10 (DC 20), Toughness +8, Fortitude +10, Will +6 Marvel Character Most Ripped Off: Shatterstar (literally a bigger, tougher-looking version of Shatterstar) First Appearance: Youngblood #2 (July 1992)
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