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Attributes

Height: 6' 6"

Weight: negligible

Eyes: Black, or red with black spots

Hair: None

Features: Humanoid build, pink in color, minimal distinctive markings

Summary

Created By: Archie Goodwin, Gerry Conway, Sal Buscema, Jim Mooney, Mike Esposito

Real Name: Unknown

Current Aliases: None

Former Aliases: None

Dual Identity: None

Current Occupation: Emotional vampire

Former Occupation: Servant to unnamed extra-dimensional race

Citizenship: none

Legal Status: Former possession of unnamed extra-dimensional race and Reed Richards

Place of Birth: Unnamed Extra-Dimensional Realm

Marital Status: Inapplicable

Known Relatives: Inapplicable

Known Confidants: None

Known Allies: None

Major Enemies: Spider-Man, Morbius

Usual Bases: Currently unknown, possibly floating in space where the original Baxter Building exploded

Former Bases: Unnamed Extra-Dimensional Realm, New York

Current Groups: None

Former Groups: None

Education: Undetermined level of programming

Powers & Paraphenalia

Strength Level: Uncertain, possibly superhuman Class 10 (he was able to restrain Spider-Man, but that may have been a result of emotiona

Powers: Emotion-draining powers. Virtually immune to physical attack.

Abilities: None

Equipment: None

Weapons: None

Limitations: There was a limit to how much emotional energy it could absorb before overloading.

Background

The pseudo-vampire known as Morbius used the dimension-spanning palm-bands of the Living Eraser to flee Earth to prevent him from making any humans his victims. Unwittingly traveling to the Empathoid's realm, his strong emotions caused the Empathoid to awaken. The Empathoid entered the form of Morbius and forced him to use the palm-bands to return to Earth, where it could feed on the emotions of its inhabitants.

The Emapthoid forced Morbius to attack others while it fed on the fear and panic he generated, until his rampage drew the attention of Spider-Man. Spider-Man managed to defeat Morbius, but the Empathoid then took possession of his form. The Empathoid directed Spider-Man to seek out battle, which he found in Morbius, who now attacked him in an effort to destroy the Empathoid. Spider-Man managed to defeat the Empathoid, by bringing his battle with Morbius to a football stadium during a game. The magnitude and intensity of the emotions present there caused the Empathoid to overload and deactivate. Spider-Man took the form of the Empathoid to the Baxter Building for safe-keeping.

The Empathoid derives energy by draining the emotions of others. Its form was designed to be self-regenerating and virtually indestructible, making it effectively immortal. Its form is semi-solid, allowing it to contact others, but making it immune to most forms of physical attack, as most objects pass straight through it. It can merge with its intended victim and feed off of his or her emotions. It communicates telepathically with its victim and can cause him or her intense physical pain if they do not obey its wishes. It gained power from intense emotions, although there was a limit to how much it could absorb before overloading.

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The assistance of the Marvel Chronology Project is gratefully acknowledged.

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