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The '''Ultimate Nullifier''' is a [[fictional]] item of immense power in the [[Marvel Universe]]. The device made its first appearance in V1, issue #50 (May 1966) of the [[Fantastic Four]] comic book, in which Johnny Storm retrieves it from [[Taa II|the home of Galactus]]—as directed by [[Uatu]] the Watcher—for the Fantastic Four to employ against the threat of Galactus. The Nullifier resembles a small, hand-held metallic device with no apparent functionality, although it is likely similar to Galactus himself in the respect that it appears differently to different people. It is the only known weapon in the universe capable of inspiring fear in Galactus.<ref>''Fantastic Four'' vol. 1, #50</ref>
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The '''Ultimate Nullifier''' is a fictional device of immense power appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. The device made its first appearance in ''[[Fantastic Four (comic book)|Fantastic Four]]'' volume 1, issue #50 (May 1966), in which [[Human Torch|Johnny Storm]] retrieves it from the home of [[Galactus]] (as directed by [[Uatu]] the [[Watcher (comics)|Watcher]]) to employ against Galactus himself. The Nullifier appears as a small, hand-held metallic device with no apparent functionality. When first introduced in 1966, it was described as the only known weapon in the universe capable of inspiring fear in Galactus.<ref name="Fantastic Four #50">''Fantastic Four'' #50. Marvel Comics.</ref>


==Fictional history==
==[[Earth-616|616]] Ultimate Nullifer==
In its first appearance, [[Mister Fantastic|Reed Richards]] threatens the use of the Ultimate Nullifier as a last ditch effort to stop [[Galactus]] from destroying [[Earth]]. Faced with the prospect of dying by Richards' activation of the Nullifier, Galactus withdraws.
In its first appearance, [[Mister Fantastic|Reed Richards]] threatens the use of the Ultimate Nullifier as a last-ditch effort to stop Galactus from destroying Earth as [[Human Torch]] recovered it from the base of Galactus with the help of [[Uatu]] the [[Watcher (comics)|Watcher]]. Faced with the prospect of dying by Richards' activation of the Nullifier, Galactus withdraws.<ref name="Fantastic Four #50"/>


The Nullifer appeared in the [[Infinity War]]. [[Quasar (comics)|Quasar]] was to use it in an attempt to destroy the [[Magus (comics)|Magus]], who had acquired the collective power of 5 [[cosmic cube|cosmic cubes]]. However, the Ultimate Nullifier's power was redirected by the incomplete [[Infinity Gauntlet]] wielded by the Magus, causing Quasar to seemingly be nullified. (Quasar was later able to escape a special afterlife for Quantum-band wearers because of his exposure to the extra-universal [[Star Brand]].)
The Nullifier later appears in "[[The Infinity War]]". [[Quasar (comics)|Quasar]] tries to use it in an attempt to destroy the [[Magus (comics)|Magus]], who had acquired the collective power of five [[cosmic cube]]s and a gauntlet containing 5 of the 6 Infinity Gems. The Reality Gem was replaced in this instance with a duplicate created by [[Thanos]]. Although Quasar tried to use the weapon on Magus, Quasar's attack gets redirected by the incomplete [[Infinity Gems|Infinity Gauntlet]], temporarily nullifying Quasar in the process.<ref name=infinity5>''The Infinity War'' #5 (Oct. 1992). Marvel Comics.</ref>


The Ultimate Nullifier is generally kept within Galactus' Worldship Taa II, though at times Galactus has been known to carry it aboard his spherical starship. In the rare instances that the Nullifier gets stolen or kept in other locales such as the Fantastic Four's headquarters, the Nullifier inevitably returns to Galactus' possession. In the [[Abraxas (comics)|Abraxas]] saga Galactus demonstrates his ability to recall the Nullifier to himself at will. In conjunction, he stated it to be "as much a part of me as my heart itself."<ref name="Fantastic Four vol. 1, #478"/> In the 2006 edition of ''[[Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe]]'', Marvel Comics included a profile of the "Ultimate Nullifier" which, using [[technobabble]], described the device to be of "unknown origins" within the context of the fictional Marvel Universe.<ref>''All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z'' #11 (November 2006). Marvel Comics.</ref>
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==Powers and abilities==
The Ultimate Nullifier has the ability to completely and utterly eliminate any target the wielder chooses (through violation of the law of [[conservation of mass]]), and if the wielder's mind isn't powerful enough, the wielder himself. In the hands of a being with an extremely powerful intellect, such as Galactus, the Ultimate Nullifier can destroy entire time-lines from beginning to end and instantly nullify (and, paradoxically, recreate) a [[multiverse]].<ref>''Fantastic Four'' vol. 3, #49</ref> While its origins are ancient and were previously unknown, it has been revealed that the Ultimate Nullifier is actually an aspect of Galactus.<ref>''Fantastic Four'' vol. 1, #478</ref>


Later on, [[Titus (comics)|Titus]] lies to [[Nova (Sam Alexander)|Sam Alexander]] telling him that he had killed his father. This is not true because Jesse Alexander is being held captive by the [[Chitauri]]. When Titus finds Sam, he threatens not only him, but everything he holds dearly to him in exchange for the Ultimate Nullifier he stole from their ship. Sam then gets back his helmet from Titus and takes them both to outer space, expecting the lack of oxygen to kill Titus. When that plan fails, Sam takes out the Ultimate Nullifier and tells Titus to take his forces and leave. Titus and Sam then struggle for the Ultimate Nullifier and Sam accidentally triggers it apparently killing Titus and an entire fleet of Chitauri.<ref>''Nova'' Vol. 5 #5. Marvel Comics.</ref>
The Ultimate Nullifier is generally kept within Galactus' Worldship ([[Taa II]]) though at times Galactus has been known to carry it aboard his spherical starship. In the rare instances the Nullifier has been stolen or shown to be kept in other locales (such as the Fantastic Four's headquarters) later stories have shown the Nullifier to have returned to Galactus' possession, usually with no explanation. The reason behind this inconsistency may have been revealed in the Abraxas saga. In the story, Galactus demonstrated the ability to effortlessly recall the Nullifier to himself at will<ref>''Fantastic Four'' vol. 1, #478</ref>, even from the grasp of [[Abraxas (comics)|Abraxas]], the universal embodiment of destruction.


During the "[[Original Sin (comics)|Original Sin]]" storyline, an evolved [[Mindless Ones|Mindless One]] had the Ultimate Nullifier in its possession and used it on itself to put it out of its misery despite [[Ben Grimm|Thing]] trying to talk it down. By this time, [[Nick Fury]] and the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]] arrive where [[Captain America]] wants the Ultimate Nullifier left alone until it is contained.<ref>''Original Sin'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref>
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==JLA/Avengers==
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During the [[JLA/Avengers]] [[Intercompany crossover|crossover]] (published between Sep 2003 - Mar 2004), the [[JLA]] and [[Avengers (comics)|the Avengers]] go after twelve items of power, six from each universe. The first item the League collects is the Ultimate Nullifier. The [[Martian Manhunter]] examines the item, but it threatens to overwhelm his mind, and he starts to lose control of his shape due to the immense power felt probing the Nullifier, stating the item alone could destroy an entire universe.


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==Powers==
[[Grandmaster (comics)|Grandmaster]] approaches the League and tells them the Ultimate Nullifier is one of the great six items of power of the [[Marvel Universe]], along with the [[Infinity Gems]], the [[Casket of Ancient Winters]], the [[Wand of Watoomb]], the [[Evil Eye of Avalon]] and the [[Cosmic Cube]].
The Ultimate Nullifier has been described as "the universe's most devastating weapon".<ref name="infinity5"/> As such, the Ultimate Nullifier has the ability to eliminate any target the wielder chooses, along with the user if his or her mind is not focused enough.<ref name="infinity5"/> In the hands of a being with an extremely powerful mind, the Ultimate Nullifier can destroy entire timelines from beginning to end<ref name="Fantastic Four vol. 1, #478">''Fantastic Four'' #478 (Jan. 2002). Marvel Comics.</ref><ref>''Fantastic Four'' vol. 3 #24. Marvel Comics.</ref> or even erase (and paradoxically recreate) the entire infinite Marvel multiverse.<ref>''Fantastic Four'' vol. 3 #49. Marvel Comics.</ref>


==Other versions==
==Other versions==
===[[Amalgam Comics]]===
===''Earth X''===
In the ''[[Earth X]]'' trilogy, Universe X in particular, the Ultimate Nullifier is one of the cosmic objects [[Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)|Captain Marvel]], resurrected as a child, gathers to create Paradise. Later, it is used against [[Death (Marvel Comics)|Death]] after Marvel's spiritual counterpart, Mar-Vell, reveals to [[Thanos]] how Death has manipulated him in the past and gives the Ultimate Nullifier to him. Thanos annihilates Death and removes her from power, paving the way for the new paradise. However, as an [[unforeseen consequence]], it leaves those still living unable to die, forcing the remaining heroes on Earth to resurrect Jude The Entropic Man as a means for dying.
In Amalgam Comics, the Ultimate Nullifier is combined with the [[Anti-Life Equation]] to form the Ultimate Anti-Life Nullifier.


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===JLA/Avengers===
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===''Ultimate'' Ultimate Nullifier===
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During the [[JLA/Avengers]] [[Intercompany crossover|crossover]] (published between Sep 2003 - Mar 2004), the [[Justice League|JLA]] and the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]] go after twelve items of power, six from each universe. The [[Grandmaster (comics)|Grandmaster]] approaches the League and tells them the Ultimate Nullifier is one of the great six items of power of the [[Marvel Universe]], along with the [[Infinity Gems]], the [[Casket of Ancient Winters]], the [[Wand of Watoomb]], the [[Evil Eye of Avalon]] and the [[Cosmic Cube]]. The first item the League collects is the Ultimate Nullifier. The [[Martian Manhunter]] examines it, but it threatens to overwhelm his mind, and he starts to lose control of his shape due to the immense power felt while probing the Nullifier, stating the item alone could destroy an entire universe.
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During ''[[Ultimate Extinction]]'', Reed Richards created a massively up-sized, towering version of the very same portal device that he had previously designed on two other occasions to connect to the [[N-Zone]]. This weapon unleashed the tremendous energies of an [[parallel universe (fiction)|alternate universe]]'s [[Big Bang]] at [[Galactus#Ultimate_Marvel|Gah-Lak-Tus]], destroying 20% of its mass and driving it off. This weapon is referred to as the Nevada Gun, and is activated by triggering a Big Bang in an infant universe, and channeling that energy into a giant beam of destruction.


===''Marvel Adventures''===
==Other Media==
In ''[[Marvel Adventures]]: The Avengers'' #26, [[Spider-Man]] theorizes that the Nullifier does not actually destroy things, or it would be called an "Ultimate Annihilator." He believes that it instead alters the laws of probability, changing the universe so that "everything has an equal likelihood of affecting everything else." The theory turns out to be right when Spider-Man activates the Nullifier in an attempt to stop Galactus.<ref>''Marvel Adventures: The Avengers'' #26. Marvel Comics.</ref>
In the 1994 ''[[Fantastic Four (1994 TV series)|Fantastic Four]]'' TV series episode "Silver Surfer and the Coming of Galactus", Uatu the Watcher took the Human Torch to Galactus' world to obtain the Ultimate Nullifier which would be used to stop Galactus.


===Ultimate Marvel===
In the computer game ''[[Marvel: Ultimate Alliance]]'', [[Crystal (comics)|Crystal]] mentions to the heroes that [[Medusa (comics)|Medusa]] left for Earth to search for the Ultimate Nullifier to be used against Doctor Doom. It was mentioned that the Ultimate Nullifer was in the possession of the Fantastic Four, then [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]], then with Dr. [[Moira MacTaggert]] on Muir Island. Medusa ended up running into Doctor Doom and ended up corrupted since he knew someone would use the Ultimate Nullifier against him. One of the side missions involves finding the damaged Ultimate Nullifier in a laboratory at Castle Doom (it might also help in defeating Doctor Doom by using it alongside the [[M'Kraan Crystal]] and the Muonic Inducer). If you successfully find the damaged Ultimate Nullifier, Mister Fantastic will repair it and use it one day to prevent [[Mephisto (comics)|Mephisto]] from invading Earth before all is lost. If the damaged Ultimate Nullifier isn't found, Mephisto is still repelled, but only after heavy casualties.
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During the ''[[Ultimate Extinction]]'' storyline in the [[Ultimate Marvel]] universe, Reed Richards created a massively upsized, towering version of the very same portal device that he had previously designed on two other occasions to connect to the [[N-Zone]]. This weapon unleashed the tremendous energies of an [[parallel universe (fiction)|alternate universe]]'s [[Big Bang]] at [[Galactus#Ultimate Galactus|Gah-Lak-Tus]], destroying 20% of its mass and driving it off. This weapon is referred to as "the Nevada Gun", and is activated by triggering a Big Bang in an infant universe, and channeling that energy into a giant beam of destruction.

===Marvel: What If?===
In ''[[What If (comics)|What If?]]'' vol. 1 #32 'What If The Avengers Had Become Pawns of [[Korvac]]?,' Korvac sends a recreated and mind-controlled Captain America to the worldship of Galactus to steal the Nullifier and then use it on Galactus. In doing so Captain America destroys both Galactus and himself. It is explained that that is the secret of the Nullifier: that it nullifies both target and wielder. The story ends with a frustrated and angry Korvac having absorbed almost all the most powerful beings in the universe, but still unable to achieve complete domination. Seeing countless beings from the stars coming to destroy him, he shouts "I am strong, stronger than any being in the universe!... but not stronger than every being in the universe." Korvac in a fatalistic rage absorbs the energy of every living being on Earth and grows to planetary size. He bonds with the spirit of Eternity, and uses the Nullifer against the armada of sentient races of universe who have banded together to stop him. Not physically present at the destruction of Galactus, Korvac is potentially unaware of how the Nullifier works, and destroys all of reality, and himself, in the confrontation. Even in this all-encompassing use of the device, it survives the destruction of all else.<ref>''What If?'' #32. Marvel Comics.</ref>

Several issues later, in issue #43 of the same volume of the series, [[Doctor Strange]], the [[Jean Grey|Phoenix]], and The [[Silver Surfer]]—who had all been thrown entirely out of the local universe at an earlier point by Korvac and thus were spared its destruction—were stopped by the "ghost" of Eternity from attempting to use the Ultimate Nullifier on the void once they separately found their way back to that alternate universe and located the device—the only remaining object in all of the void. The entity implied that the three survivors of the destroyed universe were correct in their deduction that if they used the device on the same region that it had previously nullified, that the resulting action would "undo" the previous nullification event and restore the universe; instead of restoring the universe, Eternity's spirit wanted the empty expanse to forever serve as a warning to others that might try to use the Nullifier.<ref>''What If?'' #43. Marvel Comics.</ref>

===Age of Ultron===
In the "[[Age of Ultron]]" reality, the Ultimate Nullifier is shown stored at Nick Fury's secret base in the [[Savage Land]]. When its use is discussed, [[Iron Man]] claims that he will not entertain the thought.<ref>''Age of Ultron'' #5 (Apr. 2013). Marvel Comics.</ref>

==In other media==
===Television===
* The Ultimate Nullifier appears in the ''[[Fantastic Four (1967 TV series)|Fantastic Four]]'' (1967) episode "Galactus".
* The Ultimate Nullifier appears in the ''[[Fantastic Four (1994 TV series)|Fantastic Four]]'' (1994) episode "Silver Surfer and the Coming of Galactus". This version resembles a two-handed gun.
* The Ultimate Nullifier makes a cameo appearance in the ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man (TV series)|Ultimate Spider-Man]]'' episode "Awesome" as one of several items kept in [[Lizard (character)|Curt Connors]]' laboratory on the S.H.I.E.L.D. [[Helicarrier]].
* The Ultimate Nullifier appears in the ''[[M.O.D.O.K. (TV series)|M.O.D.O.K.]]'' episode "The M.O.D.O.K. That Time Forgot!", where it was found by [[M.O.D.O.K.]] in a S.H.I.E.L.D. storage facility.<ref>{{cite web |last=Davison|first=Josh|date=January 28, 2022|url=https://www.cbr.com/modok-easter-eggs/|title=MODOK: 10 Easter Eggs You'll Only Notice On A Rewatch|publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]]|accessdate=July 12, 2022}}</ref> Despite the device's incredible power, it was stored inside a regular cardboard box.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rowley|first=Jim|date=May 21, 2021|url=https://www.looper.com/415698/the-gadgets-in-shield-storage-during-modok-episode-2-explained/|title=The Gadgets In SHIELD Storage During MODOK Episode 2 Explained|publisher=[[Looper (website)|Looper]]|accessdate=July 12, 2022}}</ref>

===Video games===
* The Ultimate Nullifier appears in ''[[Marvel: Ultimate Alliance]]''. A side mission involves finding the damaged Ultimate Nullifier in a laboratory at Castle Doom. If the player successfully finds the damaged Ultimate Nullifier, Mister Fantastic will repair it and use it one day to prevent [[Mephisto (Marvel Comics)|Mephisto]] from invading Earth. If it is not found, the team of heroes will be forced to band together once again to fight Mephisto with the resulting battle causing a tremendous amount of destruction.
* In ''[[Marvel Heroes (video game)|Marvel Heroes]]'', the Ultimate Nullifier is one of the Legendary Items available to players, giving the wielder a tremendous Brutal bonus.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://marvelite.prohosting.com/surfer/galactus/nullifier.html Galactus: The Web Page]
* [http://marvelite.prohosting.com/surfer/galactus/nullifier.html Galactus: The Web Page]
* {{Marveldatabase}}


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Ultimate Nullifier
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceFantastic Four #50 (May 1966)
Created byStan Lee and Jack Kirby
In story information
TypeDevice
Element of stories featuringGalactus

The Ultimate Nullifier is a fictional device of immense power appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The device made its first appearance in Fantastic Four volume 1, issue #50 (May 1966), in which Johnny Storm retrieves it from the home of Galactus (as directed by Uatu the Watcher) to employ against Galactus himself. The Nullifier appears as a small, hand-held metallic device with no apparent functionality. When first introduced in 1966, it was described as the only known weapon in the universe capable of inspiring fear in Galactus.[1]

Fictional history

In its first appearance, Reed Richards threatens the use of the Ultimate Nullifier as a last-ditch effort to stop Galactus from destroying Earth as Human Torch recovered it from the base of Galactus with the help of Uatu the Watcher. Faced with the prospect of dying by Richards' activation of the Nullifier, Galactus withdraws.[1]

The Nullifier later appears in "The Infinity War". Quasar tries to use it in an attempt to destroy the Magus, who had acquired the collective power of five cosmic cubes and a gauntlet containing 5 of the 6 Infinity Gems. The Reality Gem was replaced in this instance with a duplicate created by Thanos. Although Quasar tried to use the weapon on Magus, Quasar's attack gets redirected by the incomplete Infinity Gauntlet, temporarily nullifying Quasar in the process.[2]

The Ultimate Nullifier is generally kept within Galactus' Worldship Taa II, though at times Galactus has been known to carry it aboard his spherical starship. In the rare instances that the Nullifier gets stolen or kept in other locales such as the Fantastic Four's headquarters, the Nullifier inevitably returns to Galactus' possession. In the Abraxas saga Galactus demonstrates his ability to recall the Nullifier to himself at will. In conjunction, he stated it to be "as much a part of me as my heart itself."[3] In the 2006 edition of Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, Marvel Comics included a profile of the "Ultimate Nullifier" which, using technobabble, described the device to be of "unknown origins" within the context of the fictional Marvel Universe.[4]

Later on, Titus lies to Sam Alexander telling him that he had killed his father. This is not true because Jesse Alexander is being held captive by the Chitauri. When Titus finds Sam, he threatens not only him, but everything he holds dearly to him in exchange for the Ultimate Nullifier he stole from their ship. Sam then gets back his helmet from Titus and takes them both to outer space, expecting the lack of oxygen to kill Titus. When that plan fails, Sam takes out the Ultimate Nullifier and tells Titus to take his forces and leave. Titus and Sam then struggle for the Ultimate Nullifier and Sam accidentally triggers it apparently killing Titus and an entire fleet of Chitauri.[5]

During the "Original Sin" storyline, an evolved Mindless One had the Ultimate Nullifier in its possession and used it on itself to put it out of its misery despite Thing trying to talk it down. By this time, Nick Fury and the Avengers arrive where Captain America wants the Ultimate Nullifier left alone until it is contained.[6]

Powers

The Ultimate Nullifier has been described as "the universe's most devastating weapon".[2] As such, the Ultimate Nullifier has the ability to eliminate any target the wielder chooses, along with the user if his or her mind is not focused enough.[2] In the hands of a being with an extremely powerful mind, the Ultimate Nullifier can destroy entire timelines from beginning to end[3][7] or even erase (and paradoxically recreate) the entire infinite Marvel multiverse.[8]

Other versions

Earth X

In the Earth X trilogy, Universe X in particular, the Ultimate Nullifier is one of the cosmic objects Captain Marvel, resurrected as a child, gathers to create Paradise. Later, it is used against Death after Marvel's spiritual counterpart, Mar-Vell, reveals to Thanos how Death has manipulated him in the past and gives the Ultimate Nullifier to him. Thanos annihilates Death and removes her from power, paving the way for the new paradise. However, as an unforeseen consequence, it leaves those still living unable to die, forcing the remaining heroes on Earth to resurrect Jude The Entropic Man as a means for dying.

JLA/Avengers

During the JLA/Avengers crossover (published between Sep 2003 - Mar 2004), the JLA and the Avengers go after twelve items of power, six from each universe. The Grandmaster approaches the League and tells them the Ultimate Nullifier is one of the great six items of power of the Marvel Universe, along with the Infinity Gems, the Casket of Ancient Winters, the Wand of Watoomb, the Evil Eye of Avalon and the Cosmic Cube. The first item the League collects is the Ultimate Nullifier. The Martian Manhunter examines it, but it threatens to overwhelm his mind, and he starts to lose control of his shape due to the immense power felt while probing the Nullifier, stating the item alone could destroy an entire universe.

Marvel Adventures

In Marvel Adventures: The Avengers #26, Spider-Man theorizes that the Nullifier does not actually destroy things, or it would be called an "Ultimate Annihilator." He believes that it instead alters the laws of probability, changing the universe so that "everything has an equal likelihood of affecting everything else." The theory turns out to be right when Spider-Man activates the Nullifier in an attempt to stop Galactus.[9]

Ultimate Marvel

During the Ultimate Extinction storyline in the Ultimate Marvel universe, Reed Richards created a massively upsized, towering version of the very same portal device that he had previously designed on two other occasions to connect to the N-Zone. This weapon unleashed the tremendous energies of an alternate universe's Big Bang at Gah-Lak-Tus, destroying 20% of its mass and driving it off. This weapon is referred to as "the Nevada Gun", and is activated by triggering a Big Bang in an infant universe, and channeling that energy into a giant beam of destruction.

Marvel: What If?

In What If? vol. 1 #32 'What If The Avengers Had Become Pawns of Korvac?,' Korvac sends a recreated and mind-controlled Captain America to the worldship of Galactus to steal the Nullifier and then use it on Galactus. In doing so Captain America destroys both Galactus and himself. It is explained that that is the secret of the Nullifier: that it nullifies both target and wielder. The story ends with a frustrated and angry Korvac having absorbed almost all the most powerful beings in the universe, but still unable to achieve complete domination. Seeing countless beings from the stars coming to destroy him, he shouts "I am strong, stronger than any being in the universe!... but not stronger than every being in the universe." Korvac in a fatalistic rage absorbs the energy of every living being on Earth and grows to planetary size. He bonds with the spirit of Eternity, and uses the Nullifer against the armada of sentient races of universe who have banded together to stop him. Not physically present at the destruction of Galactus, Korvac is potentially unaware of how the Nullifier works, and destroys all of reality, and himself, in the confrontation. Even in this all-encompassing use of the device, it survives the destruction of all else.[10]

Several issues later, in issue #43 of the same volume of the series, Doctor Strange, the Phoenix, and The Silver Surfer—who had all been thrown entirely out of the local universe at an earlier point by Korvac and thus were spared its destruction—were stopped by the "ghost" of Eternity from attempting to use the Ultimate Nullifier on the void once they separately found their way back to that alternate universe and located the device—the only remaining object in all of the void. The entity implied that the three survivors of the destroyed universe were correct in their deduction that if they used the device on the same region that it had previously nullified, that the resulting action would "undo" the previous nullification event and restore the universe; instead of restoring the universe, Eternity's spirit wanted the empty expanse to forever serve as a warning to others that might try to use the Nullifier.[11]

Age of Ultron

In the "Age of Ultron" reality, the Ultimate Nullifier is shown stored at Nick Fury's secret base in the Savage Land. When its use is discussed, Iron Man claims that he will not entertain the thought.[12]

In other media

Television

  • The Ultimate Nullifier appears in the Fantastic Four (1967) episode "Galactus".
  • The Ultimate Nullifier appears in the Fantastic Four (1994) episode "Silver Surfer and the Coming of Galactus". This version resembles a two-handed gun.
  • The Ultimate Nullifier makes a cameo appearance in the Ultimate Spider-Man episode "Awesome" as one of several items kept in Curt Connors' laboratory on the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier.
  • The Ultimate Nullifier appears in the M.O.D.O.K. episode "The M.O.D.O.K. That Time Forgot!", where it was found by M.O.D.O.K. in a S.H.I.E.L.D. storage facility.[13] Despite the device's incredible power, it was stored inside a regular cardboard box.[14]

Video games

  • The Ultimate Nullifier appears in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance. A side mission involves finding the damaged Ultimate Nullifier in a laboratory at Castle Doom. If the player successfully finds the damaged Ultimate Nullifier, Mister Fantastic will repair it and use it one day to prevent Mephisto from invading Earth. If it is not found, the team of heroes will be forced to band together once again to fight Mephisto with the resulting battle causing a tremendous amount of destruction.
  • In Marvel Heroes, the Ultimate Nullifier is one of the Legendary Items available to players, giving the wielder a tremendous Brutal bonus.

References

  1. ^ a b Fantastic Four #50. Marvel Comics.
  2. ^ a b c The Infinity War #5 (Oct. 1992). Marvel Comics.
  3. ^ a b Fantastic Four #478 (Jan. 2002). Marvel Comics.
  4. ^ All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z #11 (November 2006). Marvel Comics.
  5. ^ Nova Vol. 5 #5. Marvel Comics.
  6. ^ Original Sin #1. Marvel Comics.
  7. ^ Fantastic Four vol. 3 #24. Marvel Comics.
  8. ^ Fantastic Four vol. 3 #49. Marvel Comics.
  9. ^ Marvel Adventures: The Avengers #26. Marvel Comics.
  10. ^ What If? #32. Marvel Comics.
  11. ^ What If? #43. Marvel Comics.
  12. ^ Age of Ultron #5 (Apr. 2013). Marvel Comics.
  13. ^ Davison, Josh (January 28, 2022). "MODOK: 10 Easter Eggs You'll Only Notice On A Rewatch". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  14. ^ Rowley, Jim (May 21, 2021). "The Gadgets In SHIELD Storage During MODOK Episode 2 Explained". Looper. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
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