Longshot is a
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best known as a member of the
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. He was created by writer
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and artist
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.
Publication history
Longshot debuted in a six-part, eponymous 1985-1986
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that parodied
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. The series featured the "Mojoverse", an alien dimension whose residents are addicted to
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-like entertainment and ruled by the tyrant network head
MojoMojo is a Marvel Comics supervillain, primarily an enemy of the X-Men and one of its members, Longshot. Mojo is one of the "Spineless Ones," an alien race that is immobile without advanced technology. He is a slaver who rules the Mojoverse, a dimension where all beings are addicted to his...
. Longshot, who possesses
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altering or "
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" powers, is an action star who escapes enslavement by Mojo. The series became a cult classic. It features an early example of Art Adams' detailed art and Ann Nocenti's slightly trippy dialogue and ideas.
After the series, Longshot briefly joined the X-Men, and has appeared in Marvel comic books occasionally, particularly various X-Men titles, beginning in the late 1980s.
The 1997 one-shot
Fools has Longshot restlessly searching the Mojoverse for "something" he feels he has lost.
A
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posing as him appeared in
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in 2008.
Design
A design for the character of Longshot was put forward by
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, which was reworked by artist Arthur Adams who noted that
The mullet itself was inspired by
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of the
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group
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, as Adams notes "I said, 'Well. I cannot think of any other super-heroes that have that haircut. I guess I'll give him that.'"
Fictional character biography
Longshot is an artificially created humanoid life-form, with the ability to defy probability. He is from an alternate dimension known as "Mojoworld" or the "Mojoverse". He is one of many slaves created by genetic engineers in the employ of Mojoworld's masters, the grossly obese, virtually immobile Spineless Ones, who are ruled by the media-obsessed delusional maniac named
MojoMojo is a Marvel Comics supervillain, primarily an enemy of the X-Men and one of its members, Longshot. Mojo is one of the "Spineless Ones," an alien race that is immobile without advanced technology. He is a slaver who rules the Mojoverse, a dimension where all beings are addicted to his...
. The head geneticist, Arize, gave Longshot and his other creations (such as the ram-headed Quark) free will and a conscience, hoping that one day they would rise up against their masters.
Longshot and many of his fellow slaves rebel against the slave-masters. They undergo a mystical ritual that gives them the power to create good luck for themselves. Despite this power, their masters win the war due to their superior weaponry and the limits of the slaves' luck. Longshot is rendered amnesiac by the Spineless Ones, but he manages to flee from Mojoworld to Earth. A number of Mojo's servants, led by the hound-like Gog and Magog, pursue him, but get stuck between Longshot's world and Earth. Unable to remember his real name, Longshot becomes an adventurer and takes the name "Longshot" after several humans call him that due to his incredible good luck. While recovering, Longshot befriends the human stunt-woman named Ricochet Rita and works as a movie stuntman himself. He also adopts the docile Magog, who he renames "Pup". Finally, Mojo and his assistant, the six-armed sword-wielding assassin named
SpiralSpiral is a fictional character, a supervillainess in the Marvel Comics universe. She first appeared in the Longshot miniseries by Ann Nocenti and Art Adams.-Fictional character biography:...
, follow Longshot to Earth. Longshot battles Spiral, and defeats Mojo with the aid of Ricochet Rita, Quark, and
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, who then send Mojo and his minions back to the Mojoverse. Longshot, Quark and Rita return to the Mojoverse to free the other slaves.
A once-again amnesiac Longshot is sent back to Earth by Mojo, where he joins the
X-MenX-Men is a superhero team in the . They were created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, and first appeared in The X-Men #1 . Under a cloud of increasing anti-mutant sentiment, Professor Xavier creates a haven at his Westchester mansion to train young mutants to use their powers for the...
. With the X-Men, he battles the
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and the
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. Longshot dies while defeating the
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, but is then restored to life by
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. Longshot and the X-Men fight the
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in Australia for the first time. He battles the
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. With the X-Men, he next invades
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. He soon becomes
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's lover. However, he suffers a severe identity crisis, and eventually leaves the X-Men.
Before long, Longshot is reunited with Dazzler, and is teleported with her to Mojoworld. For a short time, they live in Mojoworld, until they are captured by Mojo. They, with the X-Men and Mojo's temporary successor, "Mojo II: The Sequel", lead a revolt against Mojo. Longshot and Dazzler also learn that Dazzler is pregnant with their child, who was hinted to be
ShatterstarShatterstar is a fictional character, a comic book superhero published by Marvel Comics.-Publication history:Shatterstar first appeared in The New Mutants vol. 1 #99 , and was created by Fabian Nicieza and Rob Liefeld. Since his debut Shatterstar has mainly appeared in X-Force with some issues...
, the member of
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. The pair also care for the
X-BabiesThe X-Babies are a group of Mojo-manufactured child clones of the X-Men. They first appeared in Uncanny X-Men Annual #12 and were created by Chris Claremont and Art Adams.-Appearances:...
, a group of Mojo-manufactured child clones of the X-Men. One of the many X-Babies created is a young version of Longshot himself. Dazzler's pregnancy has not been mentioned since; the child may have been born and never seen by the readers, although evidence suggests that Dazzler may have had a miscarriage, though it has not been established officially what became of the infant. Both Longshot and Dazzler have since returned to Earth separately from one another with Dazzler believing that Longshot has been killed.
Longshot: Fools
After being "killed" by the Thingy and denied entrance into Heaven, Longshot realizes he has lost his innocence, the main source of his luck power. Ejected from Heaven and Mojoverse, Longshot finds himself stranded between Baum and Barrie, Kansas, pursued by the vengeful Thingy. When a child who has befriended the broken hero is damaged by the monster, Longshot, helped by a group of mental patients, rediscovers his faith in himself and his own purity despite the suffering of his life to restore her to health. In the end, the unlikely group sets out for the big city, searching for adventure, secure in their luck and their innocence.
Exiles
Longshot is recruited for the
ExilesThe Exiles are a group of fictional characters that feature in two Marvel Comics series, Exiles and New Exiles. The Exiles consists of characters from different dimensions, or realities, which have been removed from time and space in order to correct problems in various alternate worlds and...
by
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to help against
ProteusKevin MacTaggert, best known as Proteus and also called Mutant X, is a Marvel Comics character, associated with the X-Men.Kevin was the mutant son of Scottish genetic researcher Moira MacTaggert and politician Joseph MacTaggert...
.
MojoMojo is a Marvel Comics supervillain, primarily an enemy of the X-Men and one of its members, Longshot. Mojo is one of the "Spineless Ones," an alien race that is immobile without advanced technology. He is a slaver who rules the Mojoverse, a dimension where all beings are addicted to his...
claims that he and all the other inhabitants of Mojoworld are "unique" in that there is no parallel counterpart to his realm. This would extend to Longshot, though what impact this will have on his membership in the Exiles is unknown. Morph reveals that Longshot's abilities cancel Proteus' reality warping powers, making him a perfect candidate for the team. He is brought aboard to replace the dead Mimic. Longshot saves
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from Proteus in 2099, and saves Blink, Morph,
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,
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, Lenore Fenzl, and
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from Proteus in the
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. When the Exiles visit
Future Imperfect, Longshot tries to stop Maestro's rampage and stop Proteus from taking over Maestro's body. The Exiles finally corner Proteus at the
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world, and trap Proteus in Morph's body. With the hunt for Proteus at an end, Longshot remains an Exile to continue fixing damaged realities. During their last mission, Longshot is seemingly brainwashed into attacking Blink by Madame Hydra and the
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. Afterwards, Longshot leaves the Exiles to be with Dazzler.
Secret Invasion
Longshot meets up with
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some time after the events of
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and attempts to lead him to Professor Xavier, due to the fact that Darwin wishes to help the Professor. During that time, Longshot states that his powers are failing him recently, and proceeds to test them and himself on some people, causing those people to turn on Darwin. After Darwin escapes, the crowd attack Longshot, but he manages to mysteriously get away. He reappears in an alleyway, unaware he is being tracked by
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. He then reveals himself to be a Skrull named Nogor and goes to meet up with Darwin as they move through Detroit. Later, they are attacked by Jazinda and
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. Darwin "evolves" to the point where he recognized Nogor as a Skrull and defeated him. Nogor was later taken into custody by She-Hulk and Jazinda.
The real Longshot's location during this time is not disclosed.
The Karma Project
The real Longshot shows up in Detroit after reading an article about his appearance there during the events of Secret Invasion. After a small fight with
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, he helps
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find out what happened to Darwin and his father, leading them to the Karma Project. During that time, he is seen commenting that women are too friendly towards him, and reveals that his memory loss, and the subsequent changes in his personality, is the main reason behind why he and Dazzler are no longer an item.
In
X-Factor 47 it is once more hinted that Longshot and Shatterstar are related.
Powers, abilities, and equipment
Longshot was created through genetic engineering by Arize. Longshot has only three fingers and an opposable thumb on each hand. He also has leather-like skin, hollow bones and two hearts, giving him superhuman speed, agility, endurance, and reflexes. He has exhibited advanced healing abilities as well.
He has a star shaped scar on his left eye from being branded. The scar is only visible (glowing brightly) when Longshot uses his superhuman powers. He was genetically engineered and augmented by magical means to have certain superhuman abilities. The mystical augmentation gave him the ability to affect probability fields through
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means in order to give himself "good luck" in his activities. This allows incredibly unlikely events to happen in Longshot's favor. This power operates even when Longshot does not consciously will it to do so. This ability is tied into the positive aspects of his personality: should he attempt to use his powers for a selfish or evil act, or should he give up hope, his powers will fail to function or even backfire, giving him bad luck. By creating "good luck" for himself psionically, Longshot creates an equal and opposite effect elsewhere, thereby creating "bad luck" that may affect someone else or even Longshot himself.
Longshot can also telepathically "read" the recent memories of a person by making physical contact with him or her. He also is sensitive to "hearing" the voices of spirits of the dead (clairaudience). Moreover, Longshot can read "psychic imprints" that people leave on objects that they have handled, and thereby learn the thoughts that an individual had while handling the object, otherwise known as
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powers. Longshot, in the present, can sometimes even look into the future of the person or object he touches, and can read the thoughts that that person will have when handling it in that future time.
It is eventually clearly stated that it is hardwired into his DNA that most women tend to fall in love with him. A male detective, however, falls in love with him in the same issue.
Longshot carries cleaver-like blades, stored in a bandoleer, which he hurls with inhuman accuracy or in some cases, completely dependent upon his luck powers. He is also shown as proficient in other types of bladed weaponry. During his X-Men years, Longshot also carried a folding grappling hook and rope either carried looped around one shoulder or stored in his shoulder bag, and a set of throwing spikes which produced net-like wires between them to restrain a target.
Longshot is proficient in the use of jetpacks for flight, and in the use of beam weapon side-arms.
Longshot is an extraordinary acrobat, and has superhuman agility due to having hollow bones but musculature like an Earthman's.
Ultimate Longshot
Ultimate Longshot first appeared in
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#54, written by
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. In the Ultimate Universe, Longshot is not an alien but an ordinary
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named
Arthur Centino. His name is a tribute to creators
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and
Ann NocentiAnn "Annie" Nocenti is an American journalist, writer, editor, and filmmaker best known for her work on comic books and magazines. As an editor for Marvel Comics, she edited New Mutants and The Uncanny X-Men...
.
Centino is accused of murdering a
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n politician; as punishment, he is sentenced to forced participation in a reality show where he will be hunted for sport. The show is run by
Mojo AdamsMojo is a Marvel Comics supervillain, primarily an enemy of the X-Men and one of its members, Longshot. Mojo is one of the "Spineless Ones," an alien race that is immobile without advanced technology. He is a slaver who rules the Mojoverse, a dimension where all beings are addicted to his...
, the Ultimate version of
MojoMojo is a Marvel Comics supervillain, primarily an enemy of the X-Men and one of its members, Longshot. Mojo is one of the "Spineless Ones," an alien race that is immobile without advanced technology. He is a slaver who rules the Mojoverse, a dimension where all beings are addicted to his...
who in this universe is a morbidly obese, albino human with
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. One of the opponents Longshot faces is a tall, fit, red-haired hunter, the Ultimate version of
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.
The X-Men journey to the island Longshot is on, assuming he is innocent and was framed and thus offer to help him. During the course of their time together, Longshot spends time flirting with Colossus, implying that he is either bisexual or very good at reading and thus manipulating people. It is later discovered that he
is guilty; he had stumbled upon his girlfriend Spiral with the politician and killed him in a fit of rage. Later, Longshot is in the
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foraging for food when he runs into the
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'
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, who captures him and has him imprisoned in their Triskelion base. Longshot later successfully escapes from the Triskelion. During the escape, he seemingly kills
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, saving the lives of two of the X-Men who had freed him before. One of the others who escaped is Magneto, who admits that he had tipped the authorities onto Longshot's location in the first place, as part of Magneto's own escape plan; Magneto wanted Longshot and his luck power present as an "edge" to guarantee success.
Ultimate Longshot has only three fingers (plus one thumb), like the original character he was based on.
This version of Longshot despises normal human beings; he regularly uses the epithet "
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" when referring to them, introducing the term to the Ultimate universe.
When Longshot is last seen, the death of Charles Xavier is announced, the news reaches "Somewhere Else," apparently Magneto's latest stronghold. Longshot is seen, still bearded from his time on the run, seated on his own low stool at Magneto's right hand side, suggesting that the
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ic young mutant holds special favor with the Master of Magnetism. This story by Robert Kirkman is entitled
Aftermath: Part 1.
It is later revealed that Longshot was somehow tortured and killed in the Savage Land under orders from Magneto.
Shattershot
In the alternate reality future seen at the end of the "Shattershot" storyline (which ran through the 1992
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of the X-Men-related titles), a mysterious hooded figure appears in the background when the former slaves and the Spineless Ones finally make peace. The hooded figure throws back his hood, revealing himself to be an aged Longshot. He makes a philosophical pronouncement, then says "Gotcha!" as he did while he was with the X-Men.
Television
- Longshot guest starred in the X-Men animated series episodes "Mojovision" and "Longshot" voiced by Rod Wilson. In the animated series, he admitted to having a relationship with Spiral
Spiral is a fictional character, a supervillainess in the Marvel Comics universe. She first appeared in the Longshot miniseries by Ann Nocenti and Art Adams.-Fictional character biography:...
that did not end well.
Video games
- Longshot is a playable character in the DOS video-game called X-Men II: The Fall of the Mutants
X-Men 2: Fall of the Mutants is a role-playing DOS game for the PC. It follows the basic story of the X-Men crossover storyline "Fall of the Mutants". The X-Men have come looking for their allies Storm and Forge, only to run into Freedom Force, who've been sent to capture them...
. The storyline is based on the Fall of the Mutants"The Fall of the Mutants" was a comic book crossover event by Marvel Comics spanning January to March 1988. It spanned three issues each of The Uncanny X-Men , X-Factor , and The New Mutants ; unlike most crossovers however, the various titles' storylines did not intertwine, but were instead linked...
crossover from the X-Men comics.
- An item called "The Luck of The Longshot" is available in X-Men Legends
X-Men Legends is an action role-playing game released on several consoles in 2004. Players can play as one of 15 X-Men characters, switching between four computer controlled characters within one team...
.
- Longshot was intended for inclusion in the PlayStation Portable
The PlayStation Portable is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on May 11, 2004 at a Sony press conference before E3 2004...
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, but was removed prior to its release.
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