  unus the untouchable (gunther bain, born angelo unuscione) is a fictional character from the comic book x-men and part of the marvel comics universe. a mutant, unus is named for his ability to consciously project a force field which protects him from harm. ==publication history==  unus first appeared in x-men vol. 1 #8 (november 1964), and was created by stan lee and jack kirby. ==fictional character biography== ===origin=== angelo unuscione was born in milan, italy. after his arrival in the united states, he legally changed his name to gunther bain.official handbook of marvel universe: deluxe edition #14 he became a wrestler, and when the beast briefly left the x-men, he was able to defeat him in a wrestling match.the x-men vol. 1 #8 once in america, he sought out the brotherhood of evil mutants to join them. he turned criminal, and joined with the brotherhood as they fought the x-men. during the battle, his powers were enhanced by a shot fired from beast's gun, increasing his power beyond his ability to control it, and making him unable to touch anything. he promised to reform, and his normal power level was restored by the beast.x-men vol. 1 #8 he became a good friend of the blob,x-men vol. 1 #20 and they teamed up together on various schemes, such as posing as the x-men and framing them for robbery, before both mutants went their separate ways. it was revealed the alien invader lucifer was behind this, and had made sure the beast's weapon did not work on unus anymore. ===factor three/brotherhood=== unus then joined the villainous organization factor three in a conspiracy to conquer earth. they fought the x-men, but turned against the mutant master when the latter was exposed as an extraterrestrial.x-men vol. 1 #37-39 unus later visited ogre at their mt charteris base.thunderbolts #33 however, shortly after he was captured by sentinels alongside several others mutants but was later released,x-men vol. 1 #59-60avengers vol. 1 #103 after which he teamed with the blob and mastermind as agents of the second secret empire; they were defeated by the beast,amazing adventures #12-13
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