Amphibion

Real Name: Qnax

Home Planet: Xantarres

First Appearance: Tales to Astonish #73

Origin: Tales to Astonish #74/The Incredible Hulk #472

Powers/Abilities: Super-human strength-able to keep his own against the Hulk for a small amount of time. Proficient in a multitude of fighting skills/techniques. Able to breathe both above and under water.

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Origin: Amphibion was bred/bioengineered to be the greatest warrior of his planet so that he could go to the Watcher's home planet and get the Ultimate Machine, the galaxy's greatest treasure, to help save their planet.

GREAT MOMENTS IN HISTORY

Tales to Astonish #73: While on the Watcher's homeworld on a mission from the Leader to get the Ultimate Machine (a device capable of granting the bearer all the knowledge in the world), the Hulk is attacked by Amphibion.

Tales to Astonish #74: Amphibion and the Hulk have a long and intense battle, but in the end, the Hulk wins. The Watcher transports Amphibion back to his planet, without the Ultimate Machine.

The Incredible Hulk #269: Amphibion, along with Torgo and Dark-Crawler(who was originally called Night-crawler, by the way) come to Earth as the Hulk-Hunters to seek out the Hulk. Not knowing they are just there to seek his help, the Hulk attacks and defeats them all. The Empress who gathered the Hulk-Hunters, comes down and tells the Hulk about the Galaxy-Master who threatens the entire universe. The Hulk agrees to help and goes into space with them.

The Incredible Hulk #270: While on the spaceship, Amphibion explains to the Hulk that since his defeat on the Watcher's homeworld, he has gone from planet to planet, honing his fighting skills. They skirmish but it is broken up. They go into battle with the Galaxy-Master and his champion, the Abomination. The Hulk-Hunters go after the Galaxy-Master while the Hulk goes after the Abomination. Unable to defeat the Hulk, the Abomination knows out Amphibion. The Hulk eventually defeats the Galaxy-Master and gets lost in space.

The Incredible Hulk #471: Amphibion comes across Bruce Banner walking in the desert at the end of the issue.

The Incredible Hulk #472: Amphibion, or Qnax, explains to the Hulk that when he was returned to his home planet in that original battle, he found his world in chaos. When he questioned the Council of Elders, they judged him to be arrogant and a heretic and sent him into permanent exile. He asks Bruce for help to go back to the Watcher's planet to get the Ultimate Machine so that he could use it to bring peace back to his planet. They use the Leaders old equipment to transport themselves via thoughtwaves. Instead of landing on the Watcher's planet, they are bounced to a nearby planet. The residents of the planet explain that the proximity of the Watcher's world is causing them to have nightmares and slowly driving them insane. Bruce and Qnax volunteer to take a ship to the Watcher's planet.

The Incredible Hulk #473: Bruce and Qnax take the ship and manage to get through the Watcher's barrier around his planet. AFter getting in, they are subjected to visions such as Galactus devouring a world, the Skrull and Kree fighting on the moon, and the Hulk battling the Avengers. They find the Watcher and explain what they are there for. Just as the Watcher hands them the Ultimate Machine, the natives to the other planet decide to attack.

The Incredible Hulk #474: The Watcher beats a hasty retreat to the inner parts of the planet with Bruce and Qnax right behind him. The Watcher reveals that the true Ultimate Machine shows not only all the known knowledge but also the "truth." Bruce and Qnax both decide to step in. Bruce sees his whole life for what it is and finds acceptance in all aspects. Qnax sees the history of his race and that the Council of Elders was just after power, not order. He is sent back to his planet in hopes that he can bring peace with a new sense of justice. Bruce is sent back to Earth.