Adam Warlock (Earth-2199)

"He" was an artificial creature born in a cocoon as part of an experiment by renegade scientists who formed the organization known as the Enclave and the scientific complex called the Hive. The scientists' goal was to create the "perfect human being" under their control. The Fantastic Four investigated the Enclave but "He" fled, destroying the complex. "He" then went to Space. "He", enveloped again by a cocoon to protect himself, was struck by an asteroid and saved by the alien Watcher, who sent him back to Earth. The cocoon was watched by the military who decided to call in Asgardian gods to help them figure out what it was about. "He" revives and upon seeing the goddess Sif decides to take her as his mate. This makes Thor furious, forcing "He" to once again protect himself in a cocoon and escape.

Warlock is then transported to Counter Earth, a copy of the original Earth created by the High Evolutionary. The demigod wants Warlock to stop the Beastman, a genetically modified wolf that spreads evil across the new planet, to the displeasure of its creator. It was the High Evolutionary who gives "He" his new name - Adam, in reference to the biblical first man - because he wants him to be the first of his kind; and Warlock (Demon Sorcerer), that men might fear his power. Adam receives and puts it on his forehead the mysterious Soul Jewel whose power will change his life. Warlock fights several times against the Man-Beast, who manages to crucify him and apparently kill him. Warlock, however, manages to recreate the cocoon to recover and with Hulk's help finally defeats the super villain. Warlock then returns to space to continue fulfilling his role as cosmic "Messiah" on different planets.

Magus and Thanos

Warlock is on a desert planet when he encounters a persecuted alien, who tells him of the threat of a crazed intergalactic god named Magus. This new character created the Universal Church of Truth and used it to become a tyrant and dominate much of the universe. By conquering the many worlds he offered only one choice to the native humanoid he encountered: whether to convert or die. Warlock decides to fight the Church and finds the help of two strangers: Pip the Troll and the murderer Gamora, the most dangerous woman in the universe. Warlock then discovers that Magus is a futuristic version of himself, which thus resurfaced after being five thousand years wrapped in a new cocoon. Magus becomes aware of Warlock and forces him to undergo various events that will ensure the transformation. The plan will work until Titan Mad Thanos appears, whose intervention was not foreseen by Magus and threatens its transformation. Magus ends up being eradicated from existence and Thanos is free to pursue his evil plans. Warlock then meets and confronts the Star Thief, a comatose human who has unleashed his consciousness and turned it into a destructive force in the universe.

Thanos reappears and your goal now is to steal the power of Warlock's Soul Jewel. Thanos combines this power with other Jewels (called Infinity Jewels) and achieves the power to destroy the stars to cause stellar genocide. Gamora discovers Thanos's plans and attempts to kill him but is mortally wounded. Pip also ends up murdered by the villain so as not to reveal his actions.

Gamora survives long enough to warn Warlock, who travels to Earth and seeks help from the Avengers, Captain Marvel and the monk Moondragon. After confronting Thanos's army of mercenaries, the Avengers and Moondragon head to Shrine I, Thanos's vehicle. Warlock and Captain Marvel fight Thanos and are followed by Thor and Iron Man. Captain Marvel begins to destroy Thanos's cannon powered by a giant gem but this Warlock assassinates. Thor and Iron Man complete the attack, which makes Thanos angry. He manages to defeat the other heroes. The cosmic entities Lord Chaos and Master Order intervene and Moondragon manages to send a message to Spider-Man and The Thing's subconscious during the battle to come to their aid. Both go to Space and Spider-Man unleashes the captive heroes, managing to make contact with the Jewel of Souls, bringing back the spirit of Warlock that manages to regress Thanos's form to the rock, ending the threat.

The Thing later meets "She", an artificial woman created by the Enclave, as a female equivalent of "He" (Warlock). In search of their mate, "She," the Thing, Starhawk, Moondragon, and the High Evolutionary find Warlock's grave. However, despite discovering the hero's body intact, they realize that his spirit is gone.

Infinite

Years later the Silver Surfer witnesses Thanos's resurrection by Lady Death, who wants him to be her champion again. Thanos then returns to collect the Jewels of Infinity, which he steals from the Elders of the Universe. Thanos puts the jewels in a gauntlet and creates the Infinity Guard, controlling the energies of the Cosmic Cube.

Thanos's return forces Warlock - along with Pip and Gamora - to return to the physical world. In honor of death, Thanos eliminates half the population of the universe and then sets out to defeat the cosmic entities similar to Lady Death: (Galactus, Celestials and Eternity). A group of terrestrial superheroes - oriented by Warlock - almost defeat Thanos. Then comes Nebula, a blue-skinned pirate who declares herself a granddaughter of Thanos. At the end Warlock divides the jewels among his companions, forming his Infinity Guard. The group is formed by Warlock, Pip, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, Moondragon and the regenerated Thanos.

They would face a new incarnation of Magus, which would be defeated by the Guard with the help of other Earth heroes.

Warlock would reappear in a cosmic asylum wrapped in a cocoon to self-regenerate and is sought after by his friends to deal with a crisis caused by the Thanos clones. Warlock also relates lovingly to Gamora and meets briefly with the She-Hulk.

A new female version of Warlock was created by the Enclave.

Annihilation Conquest

Warlock is sought by the heroines Phyla-Vell (Quasar) and Moondragon at the request of the Supreme Intelligence Kree on the basis of a "Savior of Krees" prophecy to counter the Phalanx threat. Warlock had not regenerated enough and was disoriented, wearing a suit that looked like Magus's. Warlock is later dominated by the robot Ultron and attacks the heroine Mantis leaving her in a coma. Ultron is expelled from Adam's body by the mutant alien Warlock of the New Mutants of Techno-Anarchy. Warlock destroys Ultron in one last battle and then wants to join the hero Star Lord and form a new team against intergalactic threats. Then comes a modern version of the Guardians of the Galaxy.

Powers and Abilities

Adam Warlock has a host of superhuman abilities and powers derived from his artificially engineered genetic structure.

Quantum Sorcerer: Adam received these abilities after emerging from the cocoon during the Annihilation series. He describes himself as a "Quantum Sorcerer." Although it is not fully understood whether he is, in fact, a user of metaphysical mystical powers.

Magic Manipulation: Adam Warlock has the ability to create and cast "spells" with his "Quantum Magic" for a variety of desired effects. With this ability, he eliminated a "Sorcerer's Mark" from his body implanted in him by Magique, which was considered impossible to do. In conjunction with his energy manipulation, Adam used this ability to create large explosions and merge realities and timelines. Although the full capabilities of this power are unknown, it does require adequate power, with quantum energy depending on how large of a feat it wishes to accomplish.

Manipulation of Souls: Adam has the ability to manipulate souls. He still seems to maintain that ability, despite having this ability before the Annihilation events. This may be because this power has been gained through the use of Soul Jewelry over the years. He was able to reinforce Phyla-Vell's sword with the billions of Kree souls around him.

Energy Manipulation: Adam proved able to manipulate his Quantum magic to generate force fields that could withstand a star burst and produce concussive bursts of energy that were powerful enough to crush Adamantiun's body armor even Ultron's. in its giant form during the Annihilation events. Produced by the Universal Church of Truth, Adam Warlock manipulated the power of the Terrigene Bomb that was powerful enough to destroy all reality (or translated the Multiverse) and merged the timelines.

Quantum Energy Bursts Projection: Adam Warlock is capable of generating powerful bursts of quantum energy that can be used for a wide range of offensive powers from energy bursts that can stun or knock unconscious opponents without killing them, or concussive bursts. powerful enough to shoot away opponents, even bursts of energy powerful enough to completely disintegrate their targets.

Quantum Force Fields Projection: Adam Warlock is also capable of generating powerful quantum energy force fields of sufficient power to protect him or a group of allies from extreme forces such as Galactus's cosmic energy blasts or Thanos's optical blasts.

Manipulation of Matter: This is another power that Adam seems to retain under his quantum magic since his rebirth. Adam is able to transmute the mineral content of a planetoid in the Disradi System into an ultra unknown transient metal alloy that did not exist on the periodic scale of matter. Prior to his revival in Annihilation, Adam was seen being able to transform dogs into humans, transmuting bullets into water, transmuting parachutes into the air, and shrinking monsters with the use of Soul Jewel. He was even able to turn Thanos into stone without the real Soul Jewel.

Teleportation: Although rare, Adam Warlock has also demonstrated the ability to teleport from place to place in the universe by distorting time and space around it to "bend" distances and travel light years in seconds.

Clairvoyance

Clairaudience

Precognition

Post Cognition

Astral Projection

Telekinesis

Psychokinesis

Self-Sustenance

Cure

Energy Constructs: Although rarely used, Adam has the ability to create elaborate quantum energy construct forms in the form of constructs ranging from simple things like a sword or armor to highly elaborate constructions limited only by his willpower, knowledge, imagination, courage and boldness.

Quantum Magic Amplification: After being reborn from the cocoon during Annihilation, Adam no longer seems to use cosmic energy to improve his physical abilities. However, it seems to use quantum energy for a very similar effect. However, it does require a degree of concentration in order to improve oneself as much as it did when using Cosmic Energy. Without concentration, Adam is only slightly above the physical statistics of a human being.

Superhuman strength: Warlock has superhuman strength, listed in class 4. He can use his quantum energy to increase his strength, allowing him to reach class 40 for less than an hour. However, Adam Warlock has shown himself capable of fighting hand-to-hand with super beings with the power of Wonder Man, Thor, and Ulik.

Superhuman Speed: Warlock is able to travel at speeds much higher than even the best human athlete. He was able to dodge a Galactus attack at close range and reappeared above him. Whether or not he or she did it by teleportation is unknown. He has also been able to move at speeds that Drax could not see him.

Superhuman endurance: Adam Warlock's muscles generate less fatigue toxins during physical activity than a human's muscles. Although not employing its quantum magic to increase its natural physical strength Warlock can physically exercise at maximum capacity for several hours before fatigue begins to damage him.

Superhuman Agility: Warlock's agility, balance and body coordination are enhanced to levels that are beyond the natural physical limits of even the best human athlete.

Superhuman reflexes: Warlock's reaction time is equally enhanced, allowing him to react to a level that is beyond the natural physical limits of the best human athlete.

Superhuman Durability: Warlock's body tissues are much harder to damage and more resistant to injury than a human's. It is capable of withstanding tremendous impact forces, falls from great heights, exposure to extreme temperature and pressure, vacuum of space, and powerful unharmed energy bursts. Your body is also specially adapted to withstand the debilitating effects of hyper-accelerated physiology and to run at high speeds without injury. Adam survived Thor's punishment, a clone of Thanos, Drax, and Beastman, though they physically outnumbered him.

Flight: It can also employ quantum energy to nullify the force of gravity underneath it, allowing it to fly. In an Earth-like atmosphere, Warlock is easily capable of reaching the speed of sound, about 770 miles per hour. While in outer space, however, Warlock was able to reach speeds faster than light.

Affinity with Souls: Though Adam exhibits this power with Soul Jewel, yet Adam also exhibits such powers without Soul Jewel, such as exorcising a soul demon from a man, seeing a woman's soul, and entering his soul. Due to his adventures with the Silver Surfer he has and shares a soul link with him, he was still able to control the Silver Surfer's Surfboard. He also shared a soul link with Doctor Strange.

Cosmic Awareness: Adam has the ability to detect or produce wormholes and other irregularities in space on a cosmic scale. It also has the ability to sense when someone teleport. Moreover, it is revealed that Adam exists beyond the realm of Chaos and Order and is outside the influence of the cosmic entity, Eternity.

Space-Time Deformation Detection: It can use its quantum magic to locate and enter natural space-time deformations, discontinuities in the fabric of space in order to traverse interstellar space.

Reality Warp Resistance: Because of his firm connection to Reality, Adam is highly resistant to Reality change. He was not intimidated by Maya's "Dance of Unreality."

Telepathy: Without Soul Jewel, Adam was capable of Astral Projection. He fought the Goddess with this ability. He was capable of attacking his physical form and not bothering with any of his cosmic outbursts.

Immortality: Although Adam can be killed, he never really dies. This is due to the fact that your soul is so strong that even Mistress Death itself cannot claim your soul. As such, it can be reborn.

Evolutionary Cocoon: Adam Warlock can generate a cocoon around him at will in a matter of seconds. He did so infrequently during his short life, usually to protect himself from mortal evil, and usually he would emerge from the cocoon at a new level of physical or mental maturity. It is not known where the substance of the cocoon comes from, or where it goes after it has emerged from it.