Mister Sensitive
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Mister Sensitive is a fictional character
from Marvel Comics
, who was a prominent castmember in the X-Statix
series. He first appeared in X-Force
vol. 1 #117 and was created by Peter Milligan
and Mike Allred.
became Guy's nightly ritual, and he accepted his candidacy to X-Force hoping that the team's high mortality rate would speed his death along.
He joined X-Force after the majority of the team was killed in the Boys R Us massacre. Though he was a new member, he was appointed leader of the team; he held the position until he was replaced by the Anarchist
. Despite his suicidal tendencies, Guy had a high regard for human life, and he was the team's most genuinely heroic member. When X-Force was ordered to hand over a young boy named Paco Perez (a mutant analogue of Elián González
) to the United States government because his mutant body was a treasure chest of possible cures and medicines, Guy made the controversial decision to hide the boy safely out of the government's reach. He decided that one life was not an acceptable sacrifice, no matter what cures could have been found by "strip-mining" Paco.
Guy became romantically involved with X-Force
member U-Go Girl
and helped her come to terms with her own difficult past. Sadly, Edie was killed in their last mission as X-Force. Guy had a nervous breakdown after the incident, and he once again became suicidal. He took on the homicidal, super-powerful Arnie Lunt
alone (thinking that Arnie would pass judgment on him and decide if he deserved to live or die), and then let him on to the X-Statix team. Lunt was then assassinated by Lacuna
at Guy's request. Shortly after, he quit the team, and was suspected of being a criminal when an extra dimensional being stole many of Professor X
's armor suits and called itself "Bad Guy". He returned to the team after Bad Guy's defeat and became fully romantically involved with Venus Dee Milo
, though Guy's lingering feelings for U-Go Girl often brought tension to the relationship. He was killed in issue #26 of X-Statix
along with the rest of the team in what was going to be their retirement mission.
following his death (as opposed to the Anarchist, who went to "the other place
".) There, he was free to meditate in a vast, empty space, where there was no extra stimuli to distract him or hurt him. He was also reunited with his beloved U-Go Girl, but she found herself unable to commit to one man for all eternity, and pushed him away. It turned out that being in heaven had made Guy more sensitive emotionally, rather than physically, and after encouragement came into his own again, leading the assembled team of heroes. U-Go Girl decided to turn back on her decision after this display of leadership.
with a variety of powers. The most obvious aspects of his mutation were his purple skin and two antennae
protruding from his forehead. He possessed superhuman enhanced senses and a radar-like detection ability from his antennae. He could sense vulnerability, whether emotional or physical, and possessed a corresponding superhuman reflex/reaction rate and level of coordination. If exposed to too much external stimuli, his senses would overload and he would have a seizure. Guy relied on meditation to help alleviate the constant pain (for even a fine mist felt like needles stabbing his skin) until Professor X
developed a special suit and ointment to dull his senses and allow him to live a normal life.
Having spent time training in Asia learning various martial arts, Mr. Sensitive was also an extremely capable hand-to-hand fighter. He was noticeably able to strike at "nerve points" with superhuman accuracy, paralysing enemies or putting them to sleep, and was also able to levitate
, which was explained as an extremely difficult martial arts skill he actually mastered due to his perfect control over his own senses.
Fictional character
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from Marvel Comics
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, who was a prominent castmember in the X-Statix
X-Statix
X-Statix was a fictional team of mutant superheroes in Marvel Comics, specifically designed to be media superstars. The team, created by Peter Milligan and Mike Allred, first appears in X-Force #116 and originally assumed the moniker X-Force, taking the name of the more traditional superhero team,...
series. He first appeared in X-Force
X-Force
X-Force is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero team, one of several spin-offs of the popular X-Men franchise. Conceived by writer/illustrator Rob Liefeld, the team was formed in New Mutants, vol. 1 #100 and soon afterwards was featured in its own series.The group was a new incarnation of the 1980s...
vol. 1 #117 and was created by Peter Milligan
Peter Milligan
Peter Milligan born in London, a British writer, best known for his comic book, film and television work.-Early career:Milligan started his comic career with short stories for 2000 AD in the early 1980s. By 1986, Milligan had his first ongoing strip in 2000AD called Bad Company, with artists Brett...
and Mike Allred.
Fictional character biography
Guy initially took the codename "The Orphan" because he believed that he was orphaned in what appeared to be an accidental fire that ravaged his home when he was three years old. However, Guy later discovered that his parents were alive and serving jail time for starting the fire in an attempt to kill their unwanted mutant child. Distraught, Guy tried to kill himself by pointing a revolver at his temple; however, there was only one bullet in the cylinder. Russian RouletteRussian roulette
Russian roulette is a potentially lethal game of chance in which participants place a single round in a revolver, spin the cylinder, place the muzzle against their head and pull the trigger...
became Guy's nightly ritual, and he accepted his candidacy to X-Force hoping that the team's high mortality rate would speed his death along.
He joined X-Force after the majority of the team was killed in the Boys R Us massacre. Though he was a new member, he was appointed leader of the team; he held the position until he was replaced by the Anarchist
Anarchist (comics)
The Anarchist is a fictional character from Marvel Comics.He was a member of the superhero team X-Statix. The Anarchist first appeared in X-Force #116 and was created by Peter Milligan and Mike Allred...
. Despite his suicidal tendencies, Guy had a high regard for human life, and he was the team's most genuinely heroic member. When X-Force was ordered to hand over a young boy named Paco Perez (a mutant analogue of Elián González
Elián González
The custody and immigration status of a young Cuban boy, Elián González , was at the center of a heated 2000 controversy involving the governments of Cuba and the United States, González's father, Juan Miguel González Quintana, González's other relatives in Miami, Florida, and in Cuba, and Miami's...
) to the United States government because his mutant body was a treasure chest of possible cures and medicines, Guy made the controversial decision to hide the boy safely out of the government's reach. He decided that one life was not an acceptable sacrifice, no matter what cures could have been found by "strip-mining" Paco.
Guy became romantically involved with X-Force
X-Force
X-Force is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero team, one of several spin-offs of the popular X-Men franchise. Conceived by writer/illustrator Rob Liefeld, the team was formed in New Mutants, vol. 1 #100 and soon afterwards was featured in its own series.The group was a new incarnation of the 1980s...
member U-Go Girl
U-Go Girl
U-Go Girl was a fictional character from the Marvel Comics universe, and a member of the superhero team X-Force, as well as X-Statix. She first appeared in X-Force vol...
and helped her come to terms with her own difficult past. Sadly, Edie was killed in their last mission as X-Force. Guy had a nervous breakdown after the incident, and he once again became suicidal. He took on the homicidal, super-powerful Arnie Lunt
Fan Boy
Fan Boy is a comic book character in the X-Statix series. He is a mutant with superhuman powers in the Marvel Comics Universe.-Fictional character biography:...
alone (thinking that Arnie would pass judgment on him and decide if he deserved to live or die), and then let him on to the X-Statix team. Lunt was then assassinated by Lacuna
Lacuna (comics)
Lacuna is a fictional character, a mutant and the occasional ally of the superhero group X-Statix.-Fictional character biography:...
at Guy's request. Shortly after, he quit the team, and was suspected of being a criminal when an extra dimensional being stole many of Professor X
Professor X
Professor Charles Francis Xavier, also known as Professor X, is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero known as the leader and founder of the X-Men....
's armor suits and called itself "Bad Guy". He returned to the team after Bad Guy's defeat and became fully romantically involved with Venus Dee Milo
Venus Dee Milo
Venus Dee Milo is a fictional character from the Marvel Comics universe, that was member of the mutant superhero group X-Statix. She appeared in the first issue of that series and was created by Mike Allred and Peter Milligan....
, though Guy's lingering feelings for U-Go Girl often brought tension to the relationship. He was killed in issue #26 of X-Statix
X-Statix
X-Statix was a fictional team of mutant superheroes in Marvel Comics, specifically designed to be media superstars. The team, created by Peter Milligan and Mike Allred, first appears in X-Force #116 and originally assumed the moniker X-Force, taking the name of the more traditional superhero team,...
along with the rest of the team in what was going to be their retirement mission.
X-Statix Presents: Dead Girl
Mister Sensitive returned in a new mini-series, X-Statix Presents: Dead Girl, which was released in January 2006. In issue #2, Guy was revealed to have gone to heavenHeaven
Heaven, the Heavens or Seven Heavens, is a common religious cosmological or metaphysical term for the physical or transcendent place from which heavenly beings originate, are enthroned or inhabit...
following his death (as opposed to the Anarchist, who went to "the other place
Hell
In many religious traditions, a hell is a place of suffering and punishment in the afterlife. Religions with a linear divine history often depict hells as endless. Religions with a cyclic history often depict a hell as an intermediary period between incarnations...
".) There, he was free to meditate in a vast, empty space, where there was no extra stimuli to distract him or hurt him. He was also reunited with his beloved U-Go Girl, but she found herself unable to commit to one man for all eternity, and pushed him away. It turned out that being in heaven had made Guy more sensitive emotionally, rather than physically, and after encouragement came into his own again, leading the assembled team of heroes. U-Go Girl decided to turn back on her decision after this display of leadership.
Powers and abilities
Mr. Sensitive was a mutantMutant (Marvel Comics)
In comic books published by Marvel Comics, a mutant is an organism who possesses a genetic trait called an X-gene that allows the mutant to naturally develop superhuman powers and abilities...
with a variety of powers. The most obvious aspects of his mutation were his purple skin and two antennae
Antenna (biology)
Antennae in biology have historically been paired appendages used for sensing in arthropods. More recently, the term has also been applied to cilium structures present in most cell types of eukaryotes....
protruding from his forehead. He possessed superhuman enhanced senses and a radar-like detection ability from his antennae. He could sense vulnerability, whether emotional or physical, and possessed a corresponding superhuman reflex/reaction rate and level of coordination. If exposed to too much external stimuli, his senses would overload and he would have a seizure. Guy relied on meditation to help alleviate the constant pain (for even a fine mist felt like needles stabbing his skin) until Professor X
Professor X
Professor Charles Francis Xavier, also known as Professor X, is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero known as the leader and founder of the X-Men....
developed a special suit and ointment to dull his senses and allow him to live a normal life.
Having spent time training in Asia learning various martial arts, Mr. Sensitive was also an extremely capable hand-to-hand fighter. He was noticeably able to strike at "nerve points" with superhuman accuracy, paralysing enemies or putting them to sleep, and was also able to levitate
Levitation
Levitation is the process by which an object is suspended by a physical force against gravity, in a stable position without solid physical contact...
, which was explained as an extremely difficult martial arts skill he actually mastered due to his perfect control over his own senses.