Gunther Bain (Earth-616)

Unus the Untouchable
Name	Gunther Bain (legally changed from Angelo Unuscione)
Current Alias	Unus the Untouchable
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Formerly X-Men, Selene's resurrected mutants, former leader of his Genoshan gang, Factor Three, Brotherhood of Evil Mutants
Relatives	Children: Carmella Unuscione (alleged daughter); Jared Corbo (alleged son)
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	6′1″ (1.85 m)
Weight	220 lbs (99.79 kg)
Eyes	Irises: Blue normally Red while under influence of the Transmode Virus
Hair	Black
Skin	Grey, Red linings while under influence of the Transmode Virus
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Mutant, repowered by the Terrigen Mist.
Living Status	Alive; formerly deceased
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Birth	Milan, Italy
Cause of Death	Killed by Terrigen Mist (brought back to life by Selene) Presumably returned to the after-life after Selene's defeat (Resurrected through unrevealed means)
Personal Information
Identity	Secret
Citizenship	Italian, Krakoan
Occupation	Adventurer; former professional criminal, wrestler
Base of Operations	Krakoa, Pacific Ocean Formerly Genosha, mobile
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Stan Lee, Jack Kirby
First	X-Men #8 (September, 1964)
First	X-Men #8 (September, 1964)

 Welcome to my force-field, Hulk! Someday soon, I'm sure it will be the death of me! But if you've hurt the Blob... it will be the death of you a lot sooner! 

—Unus

History

Origins

Angelo Unuscione was a superhuman mutant whose powers did not surface until adolescence. He first used them as a school bully, and later as a small time criminal. At some point after emigrating to America, Unuscione legally changed his name to Gunther Bain. He used his ability to create a virtually impenetrable force field around himself to launch a career as a flamboyant, invincible costumed wrestler known by the stage name of Unus the Untouchable.

Fighting the X-Men

Unus was sought out by Magneto through his ally Mastermind as a potential addition to the original Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. As a test, Mastermind suggested Unus try to find the X-Men, the team of mutants who were then Magneto's enemies, or to defeat one of them. Unus committed a theft and was himself found by the X-Men, who battled him.

One of the X-Men, the Beast, used his scientific skill to create a device that magnified the power of Unus's force field so much that Unus could not control it. Unable to stop projecting his force field, Unus found it impossible to hold food or eat. Unus gave himself up to the X-Men, and the Beast returned his power to its previous level. Unus, humbled, returned to his wrestling career.

But months later, under the behind-the-scenes influence of the alien Lucifer, Unus formed a friendship and criminal partnership with the Blob, another superhuman mutant. The two mutants eventually enlisted in two organizations of mutants bent on world conquest, the original Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and Factor Three.

But then his power, for reasons still unknown, increased to such a high level that he could no longer shut it off and he could barely control it. Unus feared that he would die either of starvation from being unable to touch any food or from asphyxiation, since his power was beginning to repel air molecules. A blow of tremendous force from the Hulk apparently dispersed the field, but it immediately began to build again.

Since then, wearied and shaken by the failures of both groups, Unus abandoned his dreams of aiding in world conquest, and sought instead to amass a fortune for himself through crime.

Eventually, his power once again ran beyond the limits that Unus could control. Unus found himself suspended by his field in the air, unable to eat. Finally, the force field became so strong that Unus was unable to breathe. He blacked out and the force field dispersed, causing him to fall into the arms of his friend, the Blob. The Blob believed Unus to be dead and went off on a grief-stricken rampage.

Genosha

Unus later resurfaced in Genosha. No explanation was given for his apparent death and return. Unus became a recurring threat to Magneto and Xavier after they moved into the wreckage of Genosha, albeit a minor one.

M-Day

Smothered by his force field

He was depowered after M-Day, and was later propositioned by Quicksilver to use the Terrigen Mist to get his powers back. During a fight with the Inhumans over possession of the Terrigen Mists, Karnak struck his force-field, causing him to lose control of his powers. Unus suffocated and died, while Karnak felt sorry for this death.

Unus among other Genoshans

Necrosha

Unus was resurrected by the Transmode Virus wielded by Selene, along with many other deceased mutants, and witnessed the arrival of X-Force on Genosha.

He presumably returned to the grave after Selene's defeat.

Return

Unus returned (alive and re-powered) and attacked the X-Men at the Jean Grey School, at the same time Spider-Man joined them. He was defeated by Spider-Man, who covered his force field in webbing, trapping him. Unus was then taken care of by Toad.

After the foundation of the mutant nation of Krakoa, Unus was one of many mutants who accepted amnesty and moved to the island nation. Together with Banshee and Summoner, he was sent to Otherworld to aid Arakko. Unus was unaware that the Summoner had betrayed them, and that the mutant nation of Arakko had long since fallen to the demons of Amenth. Unus was captured by the Amenthi while Summoner returned to lure Apocalypse into his trap.

Unus was eventually freed and later joined the newly reformed X-Men in Otherworld defending Krakoa from the hordes of Amenth.

Attributes

Power Grid

Powers

Repulsion Field: Unus can generate an invisible psionic field around himself. This field can deflect and stop objects or projectiles. He can also use this field to move or push people or things. He can mentally control the field and make it as thick or as thin as he wished. He can even open a portion of the field to grab items or hit people. The limits of the field had not yet been determined, although it was shown to withstand direct hits from an enraged Hulk. Unus inhaled the Terrigen Mist which brought his powers back and evolved them to an advanced degree. His powers were so enhanced that his shield, which was usually invisible, became visible. His shield, now a pinkish shiny color was able to withstand the devastating blows of Karnak and other weapons of mass destruction. However his powers became so advanced that his shield began to block out radio waves, sound waves, air, light waves, and other things.

Abilities

• Wrestling: Unus is a skilled wrestler.

Trivia

• Deadpool claimed to have helped the X-Men fight Unus, citing that he made fun of his name. The X-Men however, claimed not to recall.

See Also

• 42 appearance(s) of Gunther Bain (Earth-616)
• 10 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Gunther Bain (Earth-616)
• 10 minor appearance(s) of Gunther Bain (Earth-616)
• 16 mention(s) of Gunther Bain (Earth-616)
• 5 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Gunther Bain (Earth-616)
• 32 image(s) of Gunther Bain (Earth-616)
• 3 quotation(s) by or about Gunther Bain (Earth-616)

Links and References

• Gunther Bain on Marvel.com
• X-Men #8
• X-Men #20
• Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #91
• Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Vol. 2) #14