Gorgon (Tomi Shishido)

Tomi Shishido is a Japanese mutant prodigy who could walk, talk, and paint masterpieces as a toddler. His deadly gaze petrifies anyone who meets his eyes, a power he combined with mastery of swordsmanship and martial arts to rise through HYDRA and the Hand as one of their most feared operatives.

Few villains who stepped onto the scene in the Modern Age have left as chilling an impression as Gorgon, who made their bone-rattling debut in Wolverine #27 in 2005, courtesy of the electric pairing of Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. Born into a Marvel landscape already crowded with heavy hitters, Gorgon carved out a presence formidable enough to share pages with Logan himself, as well as Storm and other icons of the X-Men world. Over the two decades since, this character has surfaced across marquee titles like Secret Warriors, Marauders, and Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis, proving a staying power that few Modern Age introductions can claim. If you're tracing the darker, more dangerous corners of the Marvel Universe, Gorgon is a name you'll keep running into — and one well worth knowing.