Origin
The complete story behind the alien villain called Half-life has never been clearly documented. She was summoned by the mad supervillain Graviton sometime after Half-Life destroyed her entire homeworld’s population.
Creation
Half-life was created by Steve Englehart and Al Milgrom in 1986 and first appeared in West Coast Avengers # 12. She has made a few short appearance in the Marvel universe but is not a recurring villain.
History
Major story arcs
Unified Field Theory
Upon arriving to Earth from her solar system Half-Life emerged from a Nuclear power plant reactor in Diablo Canyon and killed many of the personal working at the facility by simply touching them. She was met by Zzzax the living energy construct and the two followed the Graviton’s beacon quickly meeting the villain. Half-Life than became a member of the team created by Graviton to imitate the Unified Field Theory which where the teams named was derived the Unified Field.
Together with Zzzax and Quantum she would come to blows with the West Coast Avengers. Taking on hand-to-hand combat with the Avenger Mockingbird. Once touched by Half-Life, Mockingbird quickly started to age. Iron-Man would come to Mockingbirds rescue however Half-Life’s powers worked beyond the protection of Iron-Man’s armor also quickly aging him. Wonder-Man would swoop down and carry off Half-Life to the skies unaffected by her abilities due his ionic being. All the three members from Unified Field were defeated and as the Avengers West Coast gathered back together. Just than Graviton attacked from above already with fellow Avenger Tigra as his captive. Using his gravitational powers he held the team captive and ferried them along with Half-Life to his floating island fortress.
Now Half-Life and the rest of the team went about their ways atop the floating fortress, she herself went to meditate in her chambers. Tigra in her Greer Nelson human form disguised herself as one of Gravitons soldiers and went to both Half-Life and Quantum stating to both that the other was out to eliminate them. Half-Life than confronted Quantum and during the ensuring battle she seemingly vaporized after battling both Quantum and Graviton. In the course of the battle Half-life remains were thrown into space aboard Graviton’s floating fortress, and as a result destroyed the fortress.
Enter Quasar
Half-Life briefly battled Quasar in the American deserts as she had reappeared after her last battle with the West Coast Avengers. Quasar quickly realized that she was able to dissolve the bonds of his light energy constructs. Using a clever trick by wrapping her thigh high boots as bonds to restrain her, realizing they were unaffected by her abilities. She was on her way to meet up with the Kree warriors Dr.Minerva and Captain Atlas. She never made the meeting as Quasar defeated her. Half-Life has not been seen for quite sometime and her current wherabouts are not known.
Personal Data
Characteristics
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 220 lbs.
Eyes: White
Hair: Green with white streaks
Skin: Green
Status
Citizenship: Unknown
Place of birth: Unknown
Marital status: Unknown
Education: Unknown
Occupation: Would be conqueror
Identity: Public
Appearance
Half-life is an attractive humanoid alien with green skin, black hair with white temples styled in a way that reminds one of Frankensteins’ Bride. She has white pupils with no apparent iris’s. She is tall and very fit. Her costume consists of a black bikini with a black necked cowl, black long sleeved gloves, thigh-high black boot’s. All her clothing is distressed and a bit tattered.
Powers and Abilities
Half-life has the power to age any living being just by touching them.