Malgam (Valiant Entertainment)

==Summary==
Malgam is a mercenary who belonged to the Armor Hunters until he was infected by one of the viral Armors that they hunt. He flees the former allies that want to kill him while battling the Armor as it slowly takes over his body. 
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , likely up to with preparations and technology | . at his weakest, usually, at peak
Key: Pre-Armor Infection | X-O Manowar
Name: Malgam 
Origin: Valiant Entertainment 
Gender: Male 
Age: Unknown 
Classification: Bounty hunter, Armor Hunter, X-O Manowar 
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|-|Base=Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Weapon Mastery (Was a strong bounty hunter in the galaxy who could use guns efficiently.X-O Manowar Vol 3 28 Was considered one of the best bounty hunters in the galaxy), Vehicular Mastery (CanX-O Manowar Vol 3 23 pilot spaceships even after losing himself to the X-O Manowar ArmorArmor Hunters: Bloodshot Vol 1 3), and Preparation (Prepared for any kind of enemy they foughtX-O Manowar Vol 3 27). 
|-|With Technology=All previous, plus Forcefield Creation (As a bounty hunter, they owned powerful forcefields which could momentarily hold off X-O ManowarsX-O Manowar Vol 3 26), Explosion Manipulation (Via certain guns and explosives), Energy Projection (As shown here), Electricity Manipulation (As shown here), Information Analysis (Has powerful scanners), and Spaceflight (Has a spaceship), 
|-|X-O Manowar Armor=All from base, plus; Energy Projection (Standard armor ability), Self-Sustenance (Type 1; the Manowar armor protects its host and provides them with oxygen. As such, Malgam was fine above Earth's atmosphere while normal humans needed oxygen tanks. When Gin-GR was attacked, life support systems were failing, and Malgam was fine whereas people like Eternal Warrior were strugglingUnity Vol 2 23), Regeneration (Mid; Healed from this within a few seconds), Multiple Selves (Type 1; the armor has a mind of its own), Fusionism (Armors can fuse its hosts and others), Underground Mobility (As explained here), Possession and Corruption (Type 1; The Armor is basically a curse. It tries to influence its hosts badly and wants to take over andX-O Manowar Vol 3 29 become its host and "replace" them.Armor Hunters Vol 1 2 This can be used against their enemies offensively too), Information Analysis (As shown hereArmor Hunters: Bloodshot Vol 1 1), Body Control (As shown here), and Acrobatics (Leapt very high and attacked Ninjak). Resistance to Possession and Corruption (Type 1; The Armor is basically a curse. It tries to influence its hosts badly and wants to take over and become its host and "replace" them. Malgam has to fight against it constantly), Extreme Temperatures and Fire Manipulation (As shown here),
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Attack Potency: Athlete level (Was one of the best bounty hunters in the galaxy and has been trained in combat), likely up to Small City level with preparations and technology (Used a bomb, which had enough power to turn a city into rubble to try and stop an X-O Manowar Armor) | Varies (Depends on how much he has bonded with the armor and his resistance against its possessionX-O Manowar Vol 3 24). Small Building level at his weakest (At his weakest, he is far stronger than Bloodshot), Multi-City Block level usually (Via this calcUnity Vol 2 18), Large Island level+ at peak (Via powerscaling to other armors. Can fight X-O Manowar) 
Speed: Unknown | Supersonic combat and reactions speed (Can fight and react to Ninjak and Eternal Warrior), Massively FTL+ flight speed (Comparable to Aric) 
Lifting Strength: Unknown | At least Class K (Comparable to X-O Manowar) 
Striking Strength: Athlete level | Varies. Small Building level at his weakest, Multi-City Block level usually, Large Island level at peak 
Durability: Athlete level, up to Large Island level+ with forcefields (Can hold off an X-O Manowar Armor) | Varies. Small Building level at his weakest (At his weakest, he is far stronger than Bloodshot), Multi-City Block level usually, Large Island level+ at peak (Comparable to X-O Manowar) 
Stamina: Athletic | Superhuman. Can fight against enemies even when in great pain - like he did against Bloodshot. Which happened moments after he lost his hand to try and escape.Armor Hunters: Bloodshot Vol 1 2 Can go days without eating. The armour restores him and gets rid of fatigue.Unity Vol 2 24 
Range: Standard Melee Range physically, Extended Melee Range to Tens of Meters with certain weapons, Kilometers with bombs, Planetary with his spaceship | Standard Melee Range physically, Extended Melee Range to Kilometers with energy projections
Standard Equipment: Various weapons, like energy weapons, forcefields, bombs. | X-O Manowar armor, which is bonded to his body. 
Intelligence: At least Above Average. Was considered one of the most efficient bounty hunters in the galaxy. Knows many forms of combat, hand-to-hand as well as using weapons. Hunting down armor hunters is not an easy job, but Malgam and his team would often come up with strategies to hunt them, lure them in, and then finally kill them. Is also a prescient pilot, including flying spaceships. 
Weaknesses: None notable. | Standard armor weakness as explained here. The Armor is basically a curse. It tries to take over and become its host and "replace" them. So Maglam always have to fight against its control and influence. Due to him being infected being hunted by his former friends, he is quite depressed and usually holes himself up in a room to watch holograms and pretend everything is good. 
Notes: His battle against Unity in Unity Vol 2 18 is possibly not an outlier for them. Ninajk only managed to pierce his organic skin, and Malgam kicked Gilad with a leg that was already damaged by Gilad's axe. And Gilad was out of commission for a while due to a broken hand. In addition, he kicked Ninjak in the air, which happened moments after being stabbed and the sword was still inside of him and let him fall on his own, which led to Ninjak having many broken bones and nearly dead. In conclusion, while it is far higher than their usual values, it might not be a huge outlier. 
==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
Category:Characters
Category:Valiant Comics
Category:Armor Users
Category:Comic Book Characters
Category:Energy Users
Category:Possession Users
Category:Information Analysis Users
Category:Regeneration Users
Category:Male Characters
Category:Mercenaries