Bishop

**Bishop** (*Lucas Bishop*) is a character from Marvel Comics.

## Powers

**Mutant Physiology:** Mutation in humans is caused by the X-gene. This gene usually begins manifesting a unique phenotype during puberty, often as a result of a traumatic event.

* ***Energy Absorption:*** Bishop can absorb the vast majority of types of energy, including magic, sound, light, and psionic, whether environmental or directed towards him, and he can then project that energy from his body in different ways, whether in the form of concussive blasts, energy rays, explosions, fire, plasma, etc. In addition, Bishop can release the energy in the same way he received it, but with more force. The nature of his powers makes it difficult to damage him with energy-based attacks, while also enabling him to work well with any energy-using teammates. Bishop can also store the absorbed energy within his personal reserves, whereupon the energy augments his physical abilities. The upper limits of his ability to enhance his own physical abilities with absorbed energy is not exactly known, but is well into the level of being superhuman.
	+ ***Superhuman Strength:*** Bishop's strength reaches incredibly high levels with the more energy he absorbs. The limit of his strength is linked to how much energy he absorbs.
	+ ***Superhuman Speed:*** His speed reaches incredibly high levels with the more energy he absorbs, allowing him to run faster than the best athletes.
	+ ***Superhuman Stamina:*** Bishop has an incredibly higher stamina than a trained human athlete, allowing him to fight for hours without getting tired. His stamina increases with the more energy he absorbs.
	+ ***Superhuman Reflexes:*** His reflexes are increased as he absorbs energy.
	+ ***Superhuman Senses:*** His senses are also increased as he absorbs energy.
	+ ***Regenerative Healing Factor:*** Bishop can heal at a faster rate than an average human. His regenerative factor increases proportionately to the amount of energy he has absorbed, reaching superhuman limits. The limit of his regeneration is not known, if any.
		- ***Foreign Chemical Immunity:*** He is also resistant to most poisons.
	+ ***Self-Sustenance:*** His powers reduce his need for sleep, food, hydration, bodily evacuations, and oxygen.
	+ ***Telepathic Immunity:*** Due to his ability to absorb psionic energy, Bishop is highly resistant to any type of psychic influence since his body can simply absorb the energy, causing the attack to lose power, speed, and efficiency.
	+ ***Energy Conversion:*** Bishop can also shift the energy he absorbs into other forms of energy, having done so once by converting ambient energy into psychic energy to hurl a truck with his mind. He utilized this power once again when he was thrown from a tall building and converted the kinetic energy from his descent into sound and light energy to break his fall.
	+ ***Energy Blasts:*** He can re-channel the absorbed energy through his body for concussive blasts or in the same form that it was absorbed but with twice the power, including Storm's weather effects. This re-channeled energy is apparently able to damage beings who are normally immune to their own powers.

### Former Powers

**Bete Noir Host:** Having been host to an entity similar to the Phoenix Force called Le Bete Noir, Bishop was host to all but unlimited cosmological power.

* ***Corruption:*** Through this possession, Bishop could strike at those around himself, corrupting them as his powers grew. Given the opportunity, he would corrupt everything around him until he consumed every being on Earth.

**Demon Bear Possession:** For a time, Bishop was possessed by the otherworldly Demon Bear. Through their synergy, Bishop was afforded a host of new powers while under its control. The possessing entity seemingly boosted his natural mutant powers by providing him a constant source of energy for him to feed off of, perpetually enhancing and energizing his body as a result of making him stronger and tougher.

* ***Teleportation:*** He could teleport while possessed by the Demon Bear.
* ***Time Travel:*** The Demon Bear allowed Bishop to travel through time.
* ***Astral Manipulation:*** Bishop could also sporadically manifest an astral wraith as a tangible projection that acted on his behalf.

## Abilities

**Hand-to-Hand Combat:** Bishop is a trained police officer and is skilled in the homicide branch. He has also had many years of armed and unarmed combat training, making him a devastating unarmed combatant.

**Armed Combat:** Bishop often uses guns from the future to channel the energy that he has absorbed.

**Marksmanship:** Bishop is a superb marksman with firearms, including those from the future, heavy duty military grade, and conventional weapons.

**Multilingualism:** Bishop is fluent in English, Arabic, French, and Mandarin.

## Weaknesses

**Power Limitations:** Some types of energy are more difficult for Bishop to absorb than others, and he can overload himself by trying to absorb too much energy, although his upper limits are unknown. When overloaded, he releases excess energy in an explosion around him until his body reaches an amount of energy that he can control.