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Gamesmaster
Real Name: Unknown
Affiliation: None
Previous Affiliations: Upstarts (Arbitrator)
Alternate-X Versions: None
Codename Etymology: Pronounced gāms'măs'tər [From Old English, gamen: "joy, fun" + Latin, magister: "director, teacher"]; One in charge of games at a school.
Powers & History: Gamesmaster is an omnipath, a telepath so powerful that he can
hear the thoughts of every being on the planet. However, he cannont block the
thoughts out, so his head is constantly full of six billion voices. To alleviate
this problem, Gamesmaster agreed to moderate Selene's
Upstarts competition, in which young mutants would compete for power by killing
other mutants, who were rated with point values. By focusing on the ambitious
and powerful thoughts of the Upstarts, the Gamesmaster was able to somewhat drown
out the rest of the world. After Selene was removed from the game by Fitzroy,
Gamesmaster continued to monitor the competition, at times adding new players
for certain events. The last event for the Upstart before they apparently disbanded
was the Younghunt, where the targets were
the surviving members of the Hellions and the
New Mutants. Gamesmaster himself had to intervene
to subdue the mutants and their teammates, but after a debate with Paige Guthrie
(Husk), he let them all go. Paige challenged the Gamesmaster
to stop trying to kill those mutants who were active now, and instead try to shape
and influence the next generation. The Gamesmaster made another bid to control
some X-Men when he trapped Joseph, Gambit
and Rogue in a fantasy world where things seemed to be
better than in reality. Only a ruse nearly causing their deaths allowed the mutants
to break free.
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