Elixir (Marvel)
Elixir is a male comic superhero who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Joshua Foley was a male human born in Flushing, Queens, where he grew up with his parents and two brothers. Josh was a follower by nature, more interested in fitting in and being popular than developing his own beliefs. When Duncan, his best friend since elementary school, invited Josh to a Reavers meeting, Josh readily agreed. Josh and Duncan met with Donald Pierce, the mutant-hating cyborg in charge of the Reavers, and became part of his team. The Reavers intended to target Sofia Mantega, a young mutant who made the news when she accidentally destroyed her absentee father's supermarket. Sofia moved to the Xavier Institute after the incident, home of Pierce's old enemies the X-Men. When Pierce learned Sofia was coming into New York City to see her father, he planned for the Reavers to intercept the girl. Josh and Duncan went with the Reavers to the hotel where Pierce planned to capture Sofia. They ran into Sofia and her three friends from the Xavier Institute, Laurie, David and Kevin. The four mutants were too much for the two armed Reavers, and Josh and Duncan were beaten and tossed aside. Sofia's sharp wind blasts had cut open Duncan's chest and, when Josh instinctively reached out for his friend, his mutant powers manifested and healed Duncan's wounds. Duncan saw what Josh had done and called him a freak, forcing Josh to knock Duncan out in his panic. Donald Pierce arrived before Josh could flee, pushing him back into the Reavers' ongoing battle with the young mutant students. Pierce used his cybernetic blade to impale Laurie Collins, leaving her for dead. Josh stepped in again to use his healing powers, saving Laurie's life but revealing himself to Pierce and the mutants. Pierce and the remaining Reavers fled after the arrival of Mirage and Karma from the Xavier Institute. They had been in New York to recruit Josh after he registered on Cerebro, but only found him after the Reavers did. Despite the evidence in front of him, Josh rejected the idea of being a 'freak' or 'mutie', and refused Danielle Moonstar's offer of sanctuary at the Xavier Institute. When he returned home, though, Josh found Duncan and his friends waiting for him. His lifelong friend cruelly denounced Josh for being a 'mutie', and his group beat Josh severely on his front steps. For their part, Josh's parents had already spoken to Duncan, and turned away from their freak son's plight without a backwards glance. Josh made his way to the Xavier Institute and reluctantly accepted Moonstar's offer, having nowhere else to go. Josh was given a room with Sofia and Laurie's friend, David Alleyne, but David had no interest in teaching Josh how to not be a bigot anymore. (New Mutants v2 #6)
He was later alongside Exodus where he was transported to the Savage Land with the pair finding the dying Magneto. With his power, Joshua used his ability to repair his wounds and restore Magneto to life thus repaying his debt to him. (Uncanny X-Men v4 #19)
Overview
Personality and attributes
After joining the New Mutants Squad, he was given the code name of Elixir. (New X-Men v2 #2)
Powers and abilities
Notes
- Elixir was created by Nunzio DeFilippis, Christina Weir, and Keron Grant where he made his first appearance in New Mutants v2 #5 (November, 2003).
- Before Uncanny X-Men (Vol. 4) and X-Men: Blue writer Cullen Bunn left the X-books, he planned to have Elixir join a group with other "absolute most power mutants" called the X-Ternals.
Alternate Versions
Appearances
- New Mutants v2: (2003)
- X-Force:
- Uncanny X-Men:
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