Blob (Marvel Comics) Character Review
The Blob (Frederick J. Dukes) is a Marvel Comics supervillain (Character), an adversary of the X-Men. A mutant
originally depicted as an obese circus freak, the Blob claims to be
immovable. He possesses an extreme amount of pliable body mass, which
grants him superhuman strength and his own gravitational pull. Possessing the mindset of a bully, he mostly uses his powers for petty crime and as a member of the Brotherhood of Mutants and Freedom Force. More about Blob (Marvel Comics) Character Review - Keep reading !!
He is one of the most prominent, long-running mutants to be depowered as a result of the Decimation storyline. The Blob appears in the 2009 superhero film, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, where he is played by actor Kevin Durand.
Fictional Character Biography
Born in Lubbock, Texas, Fred J. Dukes starts out as a member of a circus sideshow under the name "the Blob". He is detected and contacted by Charles Xavier via Cyclops,
who sees his performance and tells him that he (Dukes) is a mutant, and
asks him to join the X-Men. At the mansion, the other X-Men dislike
Dukes for his obnoxious attitude. Ice-Man uses his power against Dukes
to create an ice block round his foot, but the Blob easily escapes. The
Blob refuses Xavier's invitation, saying he is better than the other
X-Men. When Xavier tries erasing his mind of what has transpired, the
Blob escapes the Mansion despite the efforts of the Beast and uses the
sewer to get away without being followed. He tells the manager of the
carnival he is taking over, then gathers up the other circus members and
they attack the mansion, as he plans to get the X-Men's technology and
take over the world.
Meanwhile Xavier works on a device so he can erase
the memories of many people. The carnival succeeds in defeating the
X-Men despite a warning from Angel. They tie up the X-Men and leave them
on the lawn. They then enter the mansion to find the Professor and his
technology. Xavier telepathically contacts Marvel Girl and tells her to
remove her blindfold using her telekinesis, then levitate a knife from a
performer's tent to cut through her bonds, after which she frees the
other members. Xavier is able to wipe everyone's minds after the
carnival is stopped by a wall of ice, and the Blob goes back to the
circus.
Powers and Abilities (Blob)
Before being depowered, the Blob's mutant
physiology granted him a number of advantages. He had superhuman
strength, endurance, and great resistance to physical injury due to a
further mutation. The Blob's elastic, blubbery skin proved to be
difficult to penetrate by gunfire, missiles, and even Wolverine's
claws; though with sufficient force and a favorable angle, the claws
can lacerate his flesh. For instance, Blob once sat on the X-Man, but
was forced to jump off in pain when Wolverine managed to extend his
sheathed claws into his rear. On one occasion, a concentrated optic blast fired by Cyclops was sufficient to puncture a hole through his shoulder, much to the shock of Dukes himself. The magic swords of both Black Raazer and the Arabian Knight were able to harm him.
He could also alter his personal mono-directional gravity
field beneath himself to make himself virtually immovable as long as he
was in contact with the ground, although an incredible force can uproot
him, along with a chunk of whatever he is standing on. The only beings
on record to have been able to move the Blob against his wishes are the Hulk, Juggernaut, and Strong Guy (powered-up near his limit by absorbing kinetic energy), although Colossus
has managed to lift Dukes by digging underground and raising the piece
of earth Dukes stands on, stating this as an exception to his
immovability. Magneto once was able to do the same by lifting the groud under the Blob's feet via metal pipes. Despite his appearance, the Blob's speed and agility are those of a
fairly athletic male of normal stature, a fact which frequently catches
his opponents by surprise.
The Blob's superhuman strength greatly increased over the years, in a manner similar to that of the Thing. This improvement is said to be a result of his ongoing mutation.
The Blob is vulnerable to attacks directed at his face, as his eyes,
nose, mouth and ears do not have the same protection as the rest of his
body. Dukes is also susceptible to psionic attacks and psychic
manipulation, and he can be incapacitated by sensory assaults; for
example, Banshee was able to render Blob unconscious solely through the use of his sonic scream. On another occasion, Sleepwalker
defeated the Blob by using warp beams to wrap a steel girder around the
villain, crushing his blubber and causing him great physical pain. The Hulk
once took the opposite approach, harming the Blob by grabbing and
stretching his flab. While he is all but invulnerable to direct kinetic
attacks, such as punches, kicks or gunshots, he is susceptible to concussions and other harm resulting from sufficiently powerful impacts, as Daredevil
knocked him out by luring him underneath a massive bell and then having
it dropped on him with the aid of a young female mutant.
Dukes can be incapacitated by drinking alcohol, although due to his immense mass, a large amount of alcohol is required.
In Other Media (Film/Movie)
- The Blob was originally supposed to appear in the first X-Men movie, but didn't make it off the concept page. A hidden easter egg on the first X-Men DVD release (not X-Men 1.5) shows concept art of the Blob & Beast. In the 2003 film X2: X-Men United, the name "Dukes, Fred" appears on a list of mutants which Mystique scrolls through on Stryker's computer while looking for Magneto's file.
- The Blob is played by Kevin Durand in the film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Fred Dukes was once part of Team X, composed of himself, James Howlett, Victor Creed, William Stryker, David North, Chris Bradley, John Wraith, and Wade Wilson. After the team disbands, according to Wraith, the once-muscular and formidable mutant soldier developed an eating disorder and became extremely obese; Wraith now has him in training to lose weight and become a boxer. Wraith warns Logan not to make fun of his weight, but Logan taunts Dukes, and when he calls him "Bub", Dukes mishears it as "blob" and starts fighting him. Dukes' mass absorbs Logan's blows, giving Dukes the upper hand until he accidentally stuns himself with a head-butt to Logan's adamantium-reinforced skull, allowing Logan to knock him out by slamming his elbow onto Dukes' head. Once revived, Dukes reveals that Creed and Stryker are working together, capturing mutants and experimenting on them, having allegedly learned the information from Agent Zero. In a deleted scene included in the DVD release, it is revealed that Creed managed to subdue Dukes and interrogated him for information on Logan's whereabouts ..
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