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- "You're in the Void. Think of it as Purgatory. Reed called it a metaphysical junkyard where anything useless goes before it gets annihilated forever. And where the TVA sends people that don't play nice with the rest of the Multiverse."
- ―Johnny Storm[src]
Reed Nathaniel Richards was the leader of the Fantastic Four.
Biography[]
Researching the Void[]
Reed Richards, along with Johnny Storm and two other members, formed a superhero team called the Fantastic Four. At some point, Richards conducted studies on the Void, referring to it as a metaphysical junkyard. Storm was later pruned by the Time Variance Authority and banished to the Void, leaving the fates of Richards and his other teammates unknown. Storm later cited Richards and his research on the Void to Deadpool and Wolverine while being held captive with them.[2]
Abilities[]
- Genius-Level Intellect: Richards studied various Multiversal subjects, including the nature of the Void.
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Trivia[]
- In the comics, Reed Richards is the co-founder and leader to the Fantastic Four, having gained his superhuman elasticity abilities from enduring cosmic irradiation during a space voyage on a shuttle he commandeered with his other three colleagues.
- In 20th Century Fox's Fantastic Four duology, Reed Richards is a part of a group expedition to space permitted by Doom Industries CEO Victor von Doom, to test the effects of biological tissue exposure towards cosmic radiation. He and his cohort comprising Johnny Storm, Susan Storm, and Ben Grimm were unwittingly exposed to a cosmic cloud storm that engulfed their space station, causing them to develop powers. Richards gained the ability to elasticize his entire body at the molecular level. Despite their disagreements, Richards and his companions regrouped to stop the newly-corrupted Doom, who plotted to kill the four of them out of spite for their failed mission causing his company bad publicity. They decided to fully commit to heroics shortly thereafter, rechristening themselves as the Fantastic Four. Richards married Susan, and the team worked with the United States military when the Silver Surfer came to Earth and foretold of the arrival of Galactus. Richards briefly gave his powers to Johnny to fight a newly powered Doom while Silver Surfer got rid of Galactus.
Behind the Scenes[]
- This Reed Richards is a reference to the live-action incarnation from 20th Century Fox's Fantastic Four duology, who was portrayed by Ioan Gruffudd.
- Reed Richards is the second live-action incarnation of the character, following an incarnation portrayed by Alex Hyde-White, and followed by Miles Teller.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 This character's name comes from Fantastic Four.
- ↑ Deadpool & Wolverine
