Sikorsky (comics)
| Sikorsky | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | X-Men #156 (April 1982) |
| Created by | Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum |
| In-story information | |
| Species | Chr'Ylite |
| Team affiliations | Starjammers |
Sikorsky is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe.
Publication history
Sikorsky first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #156 (April 1982), and was created by Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum.
The character subsequently appears in The Uncanny X-Men #161 (September 1982), X-Men Special Edition #1 (February 1983), The Uncanny X-Men #166-167 (February-March 1983), #174 (October 1983), The New Mutants #50-51 (April-May 1987), X-Men Spotlight On...Starjammers #1-2 (May-June 1990), The Avengers #350-351 (August 1992), Excalibur #116 (January 1998), and X-Men Unlimited #32 (September 2001).
Sikorsky appeared as part of the "Starjammers" entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #12.
Fictional character biography
Sikorsky is the physician aboard the Starjammers’ starship, The Starjammer. Sikorsky is a Chr'Ylite, an insectoid race, possessing two bulbous composite eyes, an iridescent green carapace, transparent insectile wings on top of their bodies and mantis-like appendages. Sikorsky resembles a very large dragonfly, or a very small helicopter. He is given the nickname Sikorsky by the Starjammer’s captain, Corsair for his resemblance to a Sikorsky helicopter. When he speaks, Sikorksy's words are usually captioned in a square box instead of a rounded word balloon, a technique that indicates an artificial or robotic voice. Whether this is because Sikorksy is somehow robotic in nature or simply requires advanced technology to communicate with other life forms has never been clarified.
Powers and abilities
Sikorsky can fly, can mentally scan the interiors of living beings’ bodies, and has high empathic ability.
Sikorsky has mastered medical science far more advanced than that of Earth. For example, he is responsible for moving Professor X's mind from a ravaged body into a freshly cloned, healthy one that could also walk.