Marvel 's abstract entity (6): Phoenix Force
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Phoenix Force (Phoenix Force) is one of the oldest known cosmic entities in the Marvel Universe, representing life that has not yet been born, as well as the power of creation and destruction. It is said that the power of the Phoenix precedes darkness and is the fire from which all things are born.
The Phoenix Force is a manifestation of the primary force of life that is immortal, indestructible, and mutable. Born from the void between states of existence, it is the nexus of all psychic energies that exist, have existed, and will always exist in all realities of the multiverse.
The Phoenix Force is the guardian of creation and one of the most terrifying forces in the entire universe. It has the ability to cut and regenerate existence itself, as well as the ability to completely destroy existence. This is part of the meaning of the Phoenix Force "The Trial of the Phoenix": burning "things" that have lost their meaning. "Things that have lost their meaning" are those things that have stagnated and cannot evolve naturally.
The "White Hot Room" is the heart of the Phoenix Force.
Early Manifestations of the Phoenix Force
A billion years ago, alien demon lords weaved a spell that halted the evolution of their planet. The Phoenix Force arrived and selected five aliens to become the host "Lights". Five "lights" helped the Phoenix Force cleanse the entire world and break the spell.
The Phoenix Force travels through the universe as a sentient entity, just like other cosmic beings. Originally, the Phoenix Force was an invisible mass of energy, rather than a firebird-looking form. Until it met a magician named Feron on Earth, who worshiped the legendary Phoenix, and his fantasy prompted the Phoenix Force to adopt the form of a firebird.
Ferron asked the Phoenix Power to help him, and projected and copied a lighthouse pillar in the multiverse.
Later, in the main universe, this lighthouse pillar became the base of Captain Britain and 's heroic team "Excalibur". Rachel Summers, the Phoenix Force host from the future parallel universe , also joined the team.
A million years ago, the female mutant "Firehair" on Earth became the first human host of the Phoenix Force, known as the Phoenix Lady. Huofa formed the Stone Age Avengers with Odin , Agamotto and other early heroes, and also defeated the god group Zgreb (Zgreb) who came to the earth to look for the "ancestors" but was infected by the "tribe" and fell into madness.
Huofa fell in love with Odin, but left him because of Odin's ruthlessness. Later, Huofa found Gaia and arranged for Gaia and Odin to give birth to Thor . When Thor was born, the Frost Giant King Laufey appeared, attacked them, and killed Thor. Huofa used the power of the Phoenix to resurrect Thor and instilled the power of the Phoenix into Thor's body.
The alien Shi'ar Empire worships the Phoenix Force, calling it "Phal'kon", and regards the Phoenix Force as the sisters of the Shi'ar gods Kesri and Sarah.
Five hundred years ago, the Shi'ar warrior Rukhsir became the host of the Phoenix Force, but Rukhsir succumbed to the power embodied by the destructive impulse of the Phoenix Force and went crazy, becoming Dark Phoenix . Caused huge damage to the Shi'ar Empire.
The Shi'ar Empire formed an imperial guard to stop Rukhsir, who was killed by the guards in a sword fight.
This incident caused the Phoenix Force to be demonized by the Shi'ar Empire. Over the past five hundred years, the Shi'ar Empire killed all the descendants of Rukh'sir to avoid the recurrence of the Dark Phoenix.But still another descendant of Ruk'sir, Korvus, survived and obtained the sword with the power of the Phoenix left by Ruk'sir.
And the Shi'ar Empire spared no effort to eliminate all bloodlines they considered compatible with the Phoenix Force across the universe.
During the Middle Ages on Earth, an old Viking lady obtained the power of the Phoenix. She formed the medieval Avengers with Thor, "Ghost Rider" Chief Hellhawk, "Black Panther" Hanida, Bodolph, Tanarak and the Princess of Atlantis with the power of the iron fist.
Sometime in the fifteenth or sixteenth centuries, the Jade Emperor of Kunlun foresaw the arrival of the Phoenix Power. In his vision, he saw a girl suppressing the Phoenix Power with the power of the iron fist and preventing the Phoenix Power from destroying the world.
So, after the Jade Emperor met the phantom girl Wu Fengji, he took Wu Fengji in and trained her as an iron fist. When the power of the Phoenix came, the power of the dragon Shou Lao in Wu Fengji's body successfully suppressed the power of the Phoenix, turning Wu Fengji into a white phoenix, leaving the earth and flying into space.
The Phoenix Force and Jean Gray
In the 1976 comic "X-Men" #100, Jean Gray, the "Marvel Girl" on a mission in outer space, was penetrated by cosmic energy in order to protect her companions. When her spaceship crashed into the Earth's ocean, everyone thought Jean Gray had been killed by cosmic radiation, but the Phoenix Force protected Jean Gray and placed her in a "cocoon" for healing at the bottom of the sea. The Phoenix Force copied a Jean Gray's body and began to join the X-Men activities as Jean Gray.
The villain "Planner" began to target Qin Gray, causing her to gradually begin to darken. The Phoenix Force represents light and life in the universe, while the Dark Phoenix represents power and destruction. Because the Phoenix Force was blinded by human emotions, it became the Dark Phoenix, an evil entity hungry for power and destruction. Unfettered by human conscience and morality, Dark Phoenix is the most powerful force.
Dark Phoenix kills stars at will in the universe, killing billions of innocent lives.
The Shi'ar Empire convened the Kree Empire, the Skrull Empire and other interstellar committees, and decided that the Dark Phoenix must be eliminated.
Later, Dark Phoenix, who regained his consciousness, used his telepathy to control the ancient Kree weapon and shot it at himself, turning himself into ashes.
The part of Jean Gray that was combined with the Phoenix Force woke up in the White Heat Chamber, where she also encountered "Death" who appeared as a male construction worker.
Jean Gray also learned about the three forms of the Phoenix Force host: green represents the good guys, red represents the bad guys (Dark Phoenix) and white. She does not know the meaning of white. At this time, Qin Gray is the White Phoenix.
The Phoenix Force tried to exchange Jean Gray's life fragments for her body, but Jean Gray instinctively refused (she could not handle the pain caused by the Dark Phoenix), and as a result the Phoenix Force became lost on Earth.
gave the spark of life to Mr. Omen. used Jean Gray to create a lifeless clone, and this clone became Madeline Pryor.
In the 1985 comic "Avengers" #263, the Avengers discovered Jean Gray's "cocoon" on the seabed of Jamaica Bay and gave the cocoon to the Fantastic Four, who resurrected Jean Gray's true form.
The White Phoenix, also known as the White Phoenix of the Crown, is the strongest form of the Phoenix host, usually shown in a white and gold uniform. The white phoenix is actually the form that can suppress the violent nature of the black phoenix. The currently known white phoenixes include Jean Gray, Hope, Wu Fengji and Emma Frost from the parallel universe Earth-92124.
The Phoenix Force can usually give the host powerful power, but Jean Gray may be the only exception. In the 2018 comics "X-Men: Red Team" Annual #1, "X-Men: Red Team" #6, and "X-Men: Red Team" #9, they all described Jean Gray as being more powerful without the Phoenix Force.
In the 2005 comic "X-Men: Phoenix Elegy", Jean Gray, who did not have the Phoenix Power, easily forcibly separated the Phoenix Power from its host Emma Frost.
In the 2017 comic "Generation: Phoenix and Jean Gray", Jean Gray, who was incarnated with the Phoenix Power, stopped Galactus and was defeated by Galactus. She traveled through time and space from the past to the present day. Young Jean Gray without the Phoenix Power defeated Galactus.
And the comics also point out that the Phoenix Force prevents Qin Gray from using all her power.
In the 2017 comic "Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Gray", Jean Gray decided not to succumb to the temptation of the Phoenix Power for a perfect life and gave up the Phoenix Power forever. The Phoenix Force has nothing to do with Jean Gray.
Weaknesses of Phoenix Force
Phoenix Force has shown several weaknesses in total.
The first is Jean Gray, who proved in the 2014 comic "X-Men: No More Humans" that the Phoenix Force cannot harm Jean Gray mentally or physically. Jean Gray is able to fully control the Phoenix Force and the White Heat Chamber without becoming its host. In "Phoenix Elegy" she was able to forcefully tear the Phoenix out of Emma's body against its will.
Although the Phoenix Power gives the host incredible power, the host's power is not endless. If you use the Phoenix Power for a long time, the host will feel tired and the host will also be harmed.
In addition, it was shown in the 2012 major event "Avengers vs. X-Men" that in the early stories, the chaos magic of Scarlet Witch could cause certain damage to the Phoenix host. When the early Phoenix host Cyclops pulled the Scarlet Witch, his hand was burned by the Scarlet Witch's chaos magic.
Afterwards, when Emma used telepathy to search for the Scarlet Witch, she was also harmed by the Scarlet Witch's magic. But as the incident progressed, after the Phoenix hosts were defeated one after another, the remaining hosts gained more Phoenix power, and the Scarlet Witch's chaos magic could no longer effectively harm the Phoenix hosts.
is similar to Shenlong Shou Lao. After the Watchers claimed that Shenlong had defeated the Phoenix Force, the heroes sought refuge in Kunlun. But in the later stage, Shenlong Shou Lao is far from the opponent of Phoenix Host.
In the comics, Phoenix also has a weakness that is not obvious. In the 2022 comic "Avengers: One Million Years BC", it is pointed out that "Phoenix Lady" Fire Hair saved Thor. She liked Thor very much and always coaxed Thor to play. However, Thor is always crying, and when he cries, he summons Flashpoint and Tempest. Huofa couldn't bear the storm and thunder and had to leave.
In the 2017 comic "Mighty Thor" V3#19, Jane Foster once speculated that the Phoenix Force was afraid of the God Storm within Quake , but Phoenix denied it.
In the 2012 major event "Avengers vs.
Of course, in many early comics, this weakness does not exist. Jean Gray once fought Thor and did not reveal this weakness.
The above weaknesses are not actually real weaknesses, because they only have an effect on the host of the Phoenix Force, and basically have no impact on the Phoenix Force itself. Even if the host is destroyed, the Phoenix Power can resurrect the host.
Easter eggs
Finally, let’s talk about two Easter eggs. When the Phoenix Force was first created by Dave Kirkum and Chris Claremont, they wanted to have Phoenix Jean Gray determine a new level of power in the comics by fighting Thor or the Silver Surfer. But their idea was rejected by Marvel executives because Marvel would not allow iconic characters like Thor or the Silver Surfer to be defeated by a woman.
So, the two authors found a way to get around the ban. They had Qin Gray defeat the Star-Eating Messenger Fire King, who had once reached a tie with Thor.
Originally, Phoenix's uniform was white, but due to the printing and paper quality at the time, Marvel's editor-in-chief Archie Goodwin was worried that readers would see another page on the back through Phoenix's white uniform, so he changed the color of Phoenix's uniform. In that case, there would be no so-called white phoenix, because all phoenixes are white.
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