Spyke

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Spyke
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Spyke from the X-Men Evolution series
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance X-Men: Evolution:
"Speed and Spyke" (December 9, 2000)
First comic appearance X-Men: Evolution #1 (November 2001, cover-only appearance)
X-Men: Evolution #4 (February 2002, full appearance)
Created by Robert N. Skir
Steven E. Gordon
In-story information
Alter egoEvan Daniels
Species Human mutant
Team affiliations The Morlocks
X-Men
Brotherhood of Mutants
Notable aliasesArmadillo
Porcupine
Abilities
  • Bone spike generation
  • Enhanced strength
  • Skilled skateboarder

Spyke (Evan Daniels) is a fictional character created by writer Robert N. Skir and artist Steven E. Gordon for the WB animated superhero series X-Men: Evolution , which is based on American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Voiced by Neil Denis, the character is a high school student with the mutant ability to project spikes out of his body. Originally, Spyke was intended to be called Armadillo and have cornrows. [1] He was created as a way to diversify the series' X-Men roster and include an African-American character among the main cast. [2] [3] Spyke has similar powers to Marrow, a pre-existing character, though Kirkland stated that this was not intentional. [4]

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Character biography

Spyke is Storm's nephew, who was born and raised in New York City. After learning that he is a mutant, she recruits him into the X-Men despite his initial reluctance.

In the third-season episode "X-Treme Measures", Spyke loses control of his powers and becomes unable to retract his spikes after drinking Pow-R8, an energy drink that is harmful to mutants. As such, he joins the Morlocks, a group of mutants with similar unhideable mutations. [2]

When Spyke returns in the fourth-season episode "Uprising", he has permanently manifested a spiky exoskeleton across his upper body and gained the ability to ignite his spikes. He later works with the X-Men to destroy Apocalypse's pyramids. [2]

Powers and abilities

Spyke can extend or retract bone spikes that grow inside his body. He may shoot them out or bring them out to grab and hold. He also needs to drink milk to replace the calcium that he loses when using his powers. [3] His body also seals the wounds caused by projecting his spikes with no visible scarring. He is also an expert skateboarder, and has integrated his skateboarding prowess into battles.

In later episodes, Spyke gains the ability to ignite the ends of his spikes and scale walls by sticking his spikes into them.

Other versions

David Munroe, a character loosely based on Spyke, appears in the Earth-616 continuity. He is Storm's cousin, and named after her late father. [2] [5] [6] [7]

A clone of Spyke created by Mojo appears in X-Babies Stars Reborn.

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References

  1. ↑ "news.toonzone.net
  2. 1 2 3 4 Donohoo, Timothy Blake (June 9, 2020). "Spyke: How the X-Men: Evolution Hero (Almost) Got Into the Marvel Universe". CBR. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Milk: It Does a Body Good", posted October 20, 2000, accessed October 26, 2006.
  4. ↑ "X-MEN: EVOLUTION'S SPYKE VS. MARROW?", posted December 2, 2000, accessed September 23, 2006.
  5. ↑ X-Men (vol. 2) #102. Marvel Comics.
  6. ↑ Black Panther (vol. 4) #16. Marvel Comics.
  7. ↑ Black Panther (vol. 4) #18. Marvel Comics.
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