Cypher (Marvel Comics)

Cypher (Doug Ramsey) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Chris Claremont and Sal Buscema, the character first appeared in The New Mutants #13 (March 1984). Cypher belongs to the subspecies of humans called mutants, who are born with superhuman abilities. He possesses the power to understand any language, allowing him to read, write, and communicate in any language. Doug Ramsey is a young mutant from New York who later joins the New Mutants and forms a close friendship with fellow member Warlock. Reception to the character was negative, largely stemming from his lack of combat prowess. As a result, Cypher was killed off in The New Mutants #60 (February 1988). He was resurrected during the 2009 storyline "Necrosha" and went on to join teams such as Excalibur, X-Factor, and the X-Men, while maintaining membership in the New Mutants. Cypher was a key character during the Krakoan Age of X-Men comics, due to his ability to communicate with Krakoa, the island that housed the mutant nation. The X-Men: From the Ashes relaunch saw Cypher become Apocalypse's new heir, known as Revelation. A future version of Revelation appears as the main antagonist of the storyline Age of Revelation.