Orator was a minor fictional character

Fictional character

A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...

 from Marvel Comics

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Fictional character biography

He was a mutant

Mutant (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...

 who was recruited into the Acolytes

Acolytes (comics)

The Acolytes is a team of comic book mutant supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. The Acolytes followed the principles of the mutant Magneto, particularly the mutant right of superiority over normal humans. Some members of the Acolytes even worshipped him with a religious fervor and regarded...

 by Exodus

Exodus (comics)

Exodus is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by writer Scott Lobdell and artist Joe Quesada, he first appeared in X-Factor #92...

. He first appeared when the Acolytes were searching for their missing leader Magneto

Magneto (comics)

Magneto is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the central villain of the X-Men comic, as well as the TV show and the films. The character first appears in X-Men #1 , and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby...

, who was also presumed dead at the time. Instead, they found Joseph

Joseph (comics)

Joseph was a Marvel Comics character who was briefly a member of the X-Men. Created by writer Scott Lobdell and artist Roger Cruz, he first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #327 ....

, his clone, and attempted but failed to turn him into their new leader. His first appearance was in the limited series

Limited series

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 Magneto #1. Orator hasn't been seen since the mini, and never on Genosha

Genosha

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 before or after the Sentinels' attack, so he might be still alive, though that is uncertain at this point. He also hasn't been seen after M-Day and the House of M

House of M

House of M is an eight-issue comic book limited series and crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. Written by Brian Michael Bendis and illustrated by Olivier Coipel, its first issue debuted in June 2005 as a follow-up to the events of the Planet X and Avengers Disassembled...

, so he might have lost his powers, but that is unclear at the moment.

External links

• Orator at Marvel.com