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 Marvel Universe  Stoker, Olivier
 

Universe
Marvel Universe

Real Name
Unrevealed

Aliases
The Devil, Olivier Stoker, The Sword of Darkness and Depths

Identity
No dual identity

Occupation
Businessman

Citizenship
U.S.A.

Place of Birth
Unrevealed

Known Relatives
Sybil (daughter), Lailah (partner), Raziel and Beleth (parents), Shaitan and Moloch (parents-in-law), Rudiger (grandparent)

Group Affiliation
Alleged (Hell-lord)

Education
Unrevealed

Height
6'2"

Weight
178 lbs.

Eyes
Brown

Hair
Brown

Powers
Stoker can transform people into demonic thralls, altering their appearance and enhancing their physical abilities.

Abilities
He can cast illusions, generate and control fire and teleport himself and others. He can speak through others, or at least through his companion Wormwood, an enigmatic dwarf. Claiming to have been injured falling from Heaven, Stoker uses a walking stick to counteract a limp. He appears to have enhanced longevity, perhaps immortality. His daughter, Sybil, could generate and control a swarm of locust which she used for teleportation, and had claws, enhanced strength and retractable wings. Unlike Sybil, Stoker's strength appeared normal, though it might have deteriorated over time, as he tends to avoid physical confrontation. He is protected by a legion of hellhounds, all named Cerberus.

First Appearance
Gambit #1 (1997)

Origin
Unrevealed

Significant Issues
Official Handbook Bibliography

Olivier claims to be a devil, having fallen from Heaven long ago. He has occasionally implied he is the Devil himself, although he is hardly the first demonic being to make such claims. Operating in New York as a shady businessman, stoker lived a decadent lifestyle profiting from varies voices. He watched as the angel Anielle fell to Earth, appearing as a fallen star from the heavens. Believing her to be the archangel Hanael, he intended to take her for himself. Father Miguel Bonavita, a Catholic Priest, and Tante Mattie, friend to Gambit of the New Orleans Theives Guild, also witnessed Anielle's arrival. As representatives of the Grigori, a secret sect allegedly descended from fallen angels and linked to organized religions, both Father Bonavita and Tante Mattie realized the significance of Anielle's presences on Earth. Bonavita suspected Anielle was ephemera, an angel of limited lifespan created for one purpose, and sent a young Priest named Brother Marcelo to find her.
 
 
 
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