Adam Warlock

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See **Adam Warlock** at *Marvel Database*.

**Adam Warlock** is a major supporting character in *Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy*. Once a friend to Grand Unifier Raker and blessed with divine-like power, Adam is the former "golden god" worshipped by the Universal Church of Truth until his presumed death during the Galactic War.

## Background

Not much is known about Adam Warlock's past though it is rumoured that he was found in a cocoon floating through space. One day, Adam came across Raker and his crew, who had come across a plague. Adam agreed to help them, healing them as the followers of Adam began growing. Unfortunately, the darkness hidden within the Soul Stone that would become the Magus grew within Adam, urging him to destroy all creation and feed on Raker's crew. However, Adam knew that he had to remove the Stone and asked Raker to remove it. During the operation, Raker managed to free Adam from the Stone, but took its power and harnessed it to establish the Universal Church of Truth and conquer the galaxy.

At some point, Adam Warlock was involved in the Galactic War and was presumed dead, but it was revealed that he went into hiding instead.

## Personality

Adam is a noble and virtuous, yet rather pompous being. He generally speaks in a highly formal and verbose fashion that makes heavy use of alliteration. Adam seems to somewhat share the belief of his former followers in his divinity even referring to himself as a god on one occasion . Though somewhat arrogant and generally demanding, Adam is humble enough to admit that he has made several mistakes and will go out of his way to fix them even being willing to absorb Magus back into himself, despite the risk of corruption to save the galaxy showing that in spite of his pompous and haughty demeanour, Adam is a truly heroic and kind-hearted person even calling the other Guardians his friends after joining them.

## Gameplay

Adam is a non-playable character, but he joins the Guardians as a non-combat ally at the end of Chapter 10: Test of Faith and helps free Drax from The Matriarch's influence. He will also help the Guardians in the final fight against the Universal Church of Truth and Grand Unifier Raker.

Regarding items, the messages A Miracle!, found in Chapter 1: A Risky Gamble, and Pip's Quips, from Chapter 10: Test of Faith, make mention of him.

## Records

ADAM WARLOCK
A man of mysterious origins, Adam Warlock was purportedly found drifting through space in a bizarre cocoon. Raker, chief scientist of a deep space mining colony, awakened him. Finding himself with no knowledge of his past, yet surrounded by miners dying of an incurable disease, Warlock reached out and miraculously healed them. It wasn't long before the colony began to worship him as a god. The Universal Church of Truth was born.

Warlock boasted that he could remove all suffering from the galaxy. Accompanied by Raker, he became a wandering healer, seeking to undo the harm caused by the ongoing Galactic War. He was not simply a healer, however; he was also a formidable warrior capable of tremendous feats. In defense of his fellow missionaries, he was seen single-handedly taking down invading squadrons.

But then, inexplicably, Warlock decided to give it up. He abandoned his followers and his holy mission just before his reported death. Without their god, the Church collapsed.

First appeared in Fantastic Four #66 (1967)

Writer: Stan Lee

Artists: Jack Kirby, Joe Sinnott, Stan Goldberg

Cover Artists: Jack Kirby, Joe Sinnott

Editor: Stan Lee

## Gallery

Hermit concept & exploration by Nicolas Lizotte.Exploration & final concept by Frédéric Bennett.In-engine render by Emmanuel Lecouturier & George Nagulov.In front of his cocoon during Chapter 11.Captured by Raker in Chapter 14.Adam possessed by Magus in Chapter 16.
## Trivia

* In the game, Adam has three incarnations. Chronologically: the Healer, the Hermit, and the Hero. When the Guardians stumble upon him, Adam is a recluse scarred from his separation with the Soul Stone: the Hermit. After exploring a few avenues Nicolas Lizotte had the idea of the Hermit "à la *Commando*" (Schwarzenegger's 1985 film where the intro has him coming down some mountain with a massive log on his shoulder), which for some reason resonated.
* For Adam's model, George Nagulov did the head and hair, while the costume was done by Emmanuel Lecouturier. Making golden skin look good was a challenge for Nagulov, but eventually he got there with the help of Genci Buxheli.

## References

1. ↑ In-game information.
2. ↑ ArtStation - GotG - the Hermit, Adam Warlock
3. ↑ ArtStation - Adam Warlock - Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy