Blackout (Marvel Comics)

**Blackout** (Marcus "Mark" Daniels) is a mutate from *Marvel Comics*. Before gaining his powers, Daniels was a laboratory assistant to Dr. Abner Croit, a physicist studying an unidentified form of radiation that he called "black star rays". Coercing Daniels into being his experimental subject, Croit bombarded Daniels with this radiation and gained his superhuman powers as a result.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

**Dark Energy Manipulation:** Blackout possesses the ability to tap into and manipulate an intense black form of extra-dimensional energy called the Darkforce. This energy, which appears to be related to the extra-dimensional black gas-like substance manipulated by Cloak and Shroud, possesses mass and form, whereas the substance employed by Cloak and Shroud does not. Although Blackout draws Darkforce from the same dimension as Shroud's gas-like substance, it is not yet clear whether this is the same dimension of darkness to which Cloak's powers are connected. Blackout's powers seem to be identical to those of the mutant Darkstar, although Blackout's were gained by experimental means and Darkstar was born with the genetic potential to manifest her powers.

* **Energy Blasts:** Blackout can project the Darkforce as concussive energy with tremendous force, the limits of which are unknown.
* **Energy Constructs:** Blackout can cause the Darkforce to take on simple forms such as discs, cubes, cylinders, and so on. Before Moonstone helped him extend his control of his powers, Blackout could form objects that had the maximum density of hardened rubber and the consistency of tar at 40 degrees Fahrenheit. As well, he could form objects with a maximum volume of approximately 150 cubic feet, sufficient to encompass two average human beings. However, under Moonstone's guidance, Blackout learned to project sufficient Darkforce to envelop the entire Avengers Mansion. The wall that Blackout created around the mansion was strong enough to resist bazooka fire, although the extent to which the wall was impenetrable is unknown. Darkforce objects created by Blackout after his training by Moonstone absorb energy directed against them; the limits to the amount of energy these objects can absorb harmlessly are also unknown. The objects that are created from Darkforce are solid and well-defined when Blackout consciously wills them to be. He can exercise control over his Darkforce constructs within a range of about 1,000 feet from his person. A fully-formed object that he ceases to control will remains solid for about five minutes before it begins to lose its solidity and shape. Within about two minutes, the object will have totally dissipated; Blackout can also dissipate objects at will.
* **Dimensional Portal Generation:** Blackout can mentally open apertures into the Darkforce Dimension, which remain open as long as he maintains mental control over them. He can also envelop a person or object within Darkforce and then project said person or object into the Darkforce Dimension.
* **Flight:** Since the Darkforce is apparently unaffected by gravity, Blackout can create a disc of Darkforce and stand on it to fly. He can travel at about 50 miles pe rhour and about 10,000 feet above sea level.