Ex-Nihilo is a Gardener and a member of the Avengers.
Origin[]
Ex Nihilo was one of the Gardeners carried along with his sister, an Abyss named Ami, as an egg by an Aleph. In accordance with their mission as creations of the Builders, Aleph taught them to transform into perfect creatures any species they encountered.
After arriving on Mars, they terraformed the red planet, creating an atmosphere and vegetation. They flash-shepherded years of evolution in hopes of creating a "perfected" version of mankind.
After he shot an Origin Bomb at Earth to accelerate the evolution of mankind, which affected almost two million people, the Avengers scrambled a response team.
Not interested in fighting, Ex Nihilo tried to accelerate Iron Man's evolution so that he no longer needed an exoskeleton. When Black Widow and Hawkeye retaliated, he became angry and attacked them.
In the brawl, Ex Nihilo and his allies defeated the heroes and imprisoned them. A helpless Captain America was sent back to Earth as a message.
Awakening three days later, Cap implemented the Avengers initiative "Wake The World", the team's most massive assemblage to date.
Ex Nihilo's intervention started being "world-razing" for Aleph, which would force him to destroy the Earth if Ex Nihilo failed to polish this planet.
The cavalry arrived as soon as Nihilo's first human was fully developed. He and his allies fought the Avengers until they noticed the presence of Captain Universe, newly an Avenger. Nihilo and his allies recognized her as a power beyond them they must obey. Captain Universe ordered Nihilo and Abyss to stop their crossing to transform and/or destroy "imperfect" worlds. However Aleph resisted and was finally destroyed by the heroine. Finally, before returning home, the Avengers established that Nihilo could reform Mars as he pleased as long as he did not interfere with Earth.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
Chlorokinesis: Ex Nihilo can control plant movement and growth. The full extent of his powers are so far unknown.
Energy Blasts: Ex Nihilo is also able to fire energy blasts.
Organic Creation/Manipulation: Ex Nihilo could transform organic life, either directly or via organic "origin bombs", which carries communal viruses programmed to re-map genetic codes within a ten mile effect radius.
Advanced Longevity: Ex Nihilo, like all members of his race also have an advanced lifespan.
Pyrokinesis: Like all members of his race, it is possible that he is able to exhale fire from his mouth like Jerran Ko.