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==Physical characteristics== |
==Physical characteristics== |
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The Acanti |
The Acanti are colossal whale-like creatures with several pairs of fins and as well as green eyes widely spaced on their heads. An adult Acanti can grow to a few [[kilometers]] in length, and even an infant is large enough to swallow a 15-person spaceship with room to take in at least four more. They communicate through psionic sounds referred to as songs and can fly faster than the [[speed of light]] without assistance. |
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==Fictional race biography== |
==Fictional race biography== |
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The Acanti are an ancient species who peacefully wander through space and are benevolent and compassionate by nature. They are led by one individual known as the Prophet-Singer who serves as a vessel for the Soul, a collective semi-mystical force that links and motivates the species. As death approaches, the Acanti typically hurl themselves into stars. The Prophet-Singer of each generation also does so, releasing the Soul to inhabit their successor. |
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After migrating to the [[Milky Way]] galaxy, the [[Brood (comics)|Brood]] enslave the Acanti to take advantage of their ability to travel at light-speed, transforming their bodies into [[Bioship|living starships]]. The Brood succeed in enslaving the Acanti Prophet-Singer, and when he eventually dies and crashes on a planet, his body is reconstructed as the capital of a planet that becomes the center of the Brood empire. As such, the Soul is trapped in the Prophet-Singer's skull before the [[X-Men]] free it and enable it to re-merge with the Prophet-Singer.<ref>''Uncanny X-Men'' #165 (January 1983).</ref><ref>''Uncanny X-Men'' #166 (February 1983).</ref> |
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The Brood later attempt to invade Earth using a fleet of Acanti before being repelled by an illusion of the [[Phoenix Force (comics)|Phoenix Force]] and [[Galactus]].<ref>''X-Men / Fantastic Four'' #5 (June 2005). Marvel Comics.</ref> |
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Salvation for the Acanti came when a new Prophet-Singer was born, however, without transferring the soul to him, the Acanti were still stuck near Sleazeworld. During the [[X-Men]]'s first conflict with the Brood the X-Men had been abducted and infected by the Brood and brought to their homeworld. Carol Danvers (formerly [[Ms. Marvel]]) became linked with a [[white hole]] and transformed into Binary. The process made her temporarily insane, and she blasted out of Lilandra's yacht, causing an explosive decompression that sucked Storm into space, where she was found by the newborn Prophet-Singer, whose mother had just been enslaved by the Brood. [[Storm (Marvel Comics)|Storm]] herself was now becoming a Brood as the egg began to hatch. The Prophet-Singer saved Storm (who had destroyed the egg and critically wounded herself).<ref name="uxm165">Uncanny X-Men #165 (January 1983).</ref> Other Acanti merged Storm's consciousness with that of the Prophet-Singer while Storm's body healed in a cocoon within him. |
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The Acanti saved Storm, entering into a symbiotic relationship in which the Acanti healed Storm's body, purging it of the Brood embryo, and Storm's experienced mind provided a source of focus and strength for the baby Prophet-Singer. The Acanti then swallowed Liliandra's yacht, masking it from Brood sensors while the crew effected repairs.<ref name="uxm165"/> |
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The X-Men then agreed to release the Soul from Broodworld. After a battle against the Brood, Binary succeeded in releasing the Soul from the crystalline room in which it was trapped. The foul nature of the Brood Queen and the embryos within the X-Men immediately resonated as black pools throughout the chamber. The grateful Soul purged the X-Men of the Brood embryos and transformed the Brood Queen into pure inanimate crystal. The Soul united with the young Prophet-Singer, who assumed leadership of the Acanti.<ref>Uncanny X-Men #166 (February 1983).</ref> |
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An unidentified creature that resembles the Acanti appears in ''[[Ultimate Fantastic Four]]'' #35. |
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==In other media== |
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Recently, however, the Brood attempted to invade Earth using a fleet of Acanti ships, though ones without external domes. It is unknown whether these were leftovers from before the X-Men freed the Prophet-Singer, or whether the Brood have continued their depredations on the Acanti even afterwards. The fleet was scared away from Earth with a telepathic illusion of the [[Phoenix Force (comics)|Phoenix Force]] and [[Galactus]]. |
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The Acanti appear in the ''[[X-Men: The Animated Series]]'' episode "Love in Vain". |
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==Ultimate Marvel== |
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Although not named, in the [[Ultimate Fantastic Four]] #35 (Dec. 2006) |
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there is a huge alien creature, used by the Acheron Empire, ruled by [[Thanos]], that resembles the Acanti. |
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An Acanti appears in the ''[[X-Men (TV series)|X-Men]]'' episode "Love in Vain". Enslaved by the Brood (here called "The Colony") to be their vessel, it is freed when [[Professor X]] uses his psychic powers to break the Brood's control. The Brood cannot stand the Acanti's song while the X-Man [[Rogue (comics)|Rogue]] finds it beautiful. |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Characters created by Dave Cockrum]] |
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Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Uncanny X-Men #156 (April 1982) |
Created by | Chris Claremont (writer) Dave Cockrum (artist) |
The Acanti are a race of fictional whale-like, extraterrestrial beings appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They have appeared in Uncanny X-Men within the Marvel Comics universe. They were created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Dave Cockrum. Many of them were enslaved by the Brood empire.
Physical characteristics
[edit]The Acanti are colossal whale-like creatures with several pairs of fins and as well as green eyes widely spaced on their heads. An adult Acanti can grow to a few kilometers in length, and even an infant is large enough to swallow a 15-person spaceship with room to take in at least four more. They communicate through psionic sounds referred to as songs and can fly faster than the speed of light without assistance.
Fictional race biography
[edit]The Acanti are an ancient species who peacefully wander through space and are benevolent and compassionate by nature. They are led by one individual known as the Prophet-Singer who serves as a vessel for the Soul, a collective semi-mystical force that links and motivates the species. As death approaches, the Acanti typically hurl themselves into stars. The Prophet-Singer of each generation also does so, releasing the Soul to inhabit their successor.
After migrating to the Milky Way galaxy, the Brood enslave the Acanti to take advantage of their ability to travel at light-speed, transforming their bodies into living starships. The Brood succeed in enslaving the Acanti Prophet-Singer, and when he eventually dies and crashes on a planet, his body is reconstructed as the capital of a planet that becomes the center of the Brood empire. As such, the Soul is trapped in the Prophet-Singer's skull before the X-Men free it and enable it to re-merge with the Prophet-Singer.[1][2]
The Brood later attempt to invade Earth using a fleet of Acanti before being repelled by an illusion of the Phoenix Force and Galactus.[3]
The Roxxon Energy Corporation later obtain an Acanti and have an unidentified Brood-infected human pilot it in an attempt to hire Weapon H into Roxxon before being defeated.[4]
Other versions
[edit]An unidentified creature that resembles the Acanti appears in Ultimate Fantastic Four #35.
In other media
[edit]The Acanti appear in the X-Men: The Animated Series episode "Love in Vain".