BASTION

Real Name:

Nimrod / Master Mold

Universe/Timeline:

Marvel Universe

Status:

Deceased

Category:

Artificial Lifeform

Alias:

Nimrod, Master Mold, Template, Steven Lang, Nicolas Hunter, Arnold Rodriguez, Sebastion Gilberti, Prime Unit.

Nationality:

none

First Appearance:

X-Men (2nd series) #52

Last Appearance:

X-Force (3rd series) #28

Cause of Death:

Destroyed in single combat with Hope Summers

Powers & Abilities:

nanite-based robotic form, possessing enhanced strength, computerized intelligence, mutant detection systems, plasma bolts, boot rockets, and mental control over his techno-organic pawns

Affiliation:

Friends of Humanity, Humanity's Last Stand, Operation: Zero Tolerance, Purifiers

Notes:

Bastion's true identity was revealed in Cable/Machine Man Annual 1998.

Nimrod and Master Mold first appeared separately in Uncanny X-Men (1st series) #191 and Incredible Hulk Annual #7, then were merged in UXM #246-247 before passing through the Siege Perilous to become Bastion.

Bastion briefly assumed the identity of Template during the Warlock M-Tech series. After making several appearances as a disembodied head following the 1998 annuals, Bastion was bonded to a different Nimrod body and reborn in humanoid form in X-Force (3rd series) #1.

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Last Updated:

23rd May 2020 by Dean Clayton