Tusk is a fictional supervillain

Supervillain

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 in the . His name comes from the two large tusks that protrude out of his shoulders. He has superhuman strength and the ability to create smaller duplicates of himself that do his bidding. He first appeared in X-Factor

X-Factor (comics)

X-Factor is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics. It is a spin-off of the popular X-Men franchise, featuring characters from X-Men stories. The series has been relaunched several times with different team rosters, most recently as X-Factor Investigations.X-Factor launched in...

#65 and was created by Jim Lee

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, Chris Claremont

Chris Claremont

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 and Whilce Portacio

Whilce Portacio

William "Whilce" Portacio is a Filipino-American comic book writer and artist. Noted for his work on such titles as The Punisher, X-Factor, and the Uncanny X-Men. Portacio was also one of the seven co-founders of Image Comics, though he did not become a partner in the company.-Early life:Portacio...

Fictional character biography

Tusk is a member of The Dark Riders

Dark Riders (comics)

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, a team of evil Inhuman

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s that served Apocalypse

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Apocalypse is a fictional character who is an ancient mutant that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in X-Factor #5 , created by writer Louise Simonson and designed by artist Walter Simonson...

 by carrying out his "survival of the fittest" program by eliminating mutants that were deemed to be weak.

Tusk has rarely been present in later incarnations of The Dark Riders, such as the one that abducted Wolverine

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 and attempted to infuse adamantium to his skeleton once more. Following the team's last defeat, his current status is unknown.

Television

• Tusk made minor appearances in the X-Men animated series
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  , though here he was established as a mutant and not an Inhuman. He appeared on the 4th season episode Secrets, No Longer Buried working as a mechanic in the town of Skull Mesa (he mentioned a family and showing a generally friendly demeanor), and coming to the aid of a de-powered Cyclops
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  . Tusk was later seen as a soldier in Magneto's
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   mutant army in the series final episode.

Video games

• In the SNES video game X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse
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  , Tusk is also established as a mutant, and also a servant of Apocalypse
  Apocalypse (comics)
  Apocalypse is a fictional character who is an ancient mutant that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in X-Factor #5 , created by writer Louise Simonson and designed by artist Walter Simonson...
  
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• Tusk was a boss in X-Men 2: Clone Wars
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Toys

• Tusk was developed into an action figure
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   in an early X-Men line by Toy Biz. The toy featured a miniature duplicate hidden in his back.