Warlock



X-Men: The Animated Series

Warlock appeared in his original incarnation on the X-Men animated series episode The Phalanx Covenant, Part 1

(Episode 63). Unlike his comic counterpart, he came to Earth in order to escape his destiny of merging with the Phalanx. In the two episodes, Warlock teamed up with the X-Men, Forge, Polaris, Magneto, and Mr. Sinister to save mutant and humankind.

Origin
Warlock is a member of the Technarchy, from the planet Kvch. The Technarchy itself is a dictatorship, led by the Magus. Due to an unknown mutation, he developed “emotions”, and feared his father, as it was the ritual in Kvch for the infant to fight his father to the death in order to demonstrate his right to live. However, Warlock fled, with the Magus in pursuit. He traveled in hyperspace in order to reach Earth but, upon returning to singular space, he crashed into Asteroid M, destroying it.

Power and Abilities
As a member of the Technarchy, Warlock is a techno-organic being, without true form but constantly changing shape. His techno-organic body can be reconstructed into any organically or technologically-appearing shape imaginable. He has constructed energy projectors out of himself as well as sensory equipment; he increased his physical size and strength, merged with computer systems to download information and schematics, and deciphered protocols which allow him to speak and write binary languages. Warlock has a natural adaptability, which helps his systems reconfigure to deal with new threats or opponents. When "feeding," he injects a techno-organic virus, the transmode virus, into an object (organic or mechanical), converting it into a techno-organic form like himself, and absorbing its energy, or "lifeglow," into himself. Alternatively, he can absorb pure energy, such as electricity, from an outlet.

His strain, a non-aggressive version of the virus, also is anathema to Phalanx and other techno-organic creatures, because it removes their inherent need to assimilate others. According to Ship, Warlock is a "mutant" of his species, in that he lacks the instinctive drive to conquer and assimilate that is common to all other Technarchs.