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| “ | You might as well give up. I'm Invincible. | „ |
| ~ Mark Grayson introduces himself as Invincible to the Killcannon.
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| “ | I thought you were... I thought... I thought you were stronger... | „ |
| ~ Mark after brutalizing Angstrom Levy.
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| “ | I don't care how strong you are. I don't care how fast you are. I can see the future... you don't live to see tomorrow. | „ |
| ~ Mark Grayson to Conquest - his most famous quote. |
Markus "Mark" Sebastian Grayson, better known by his heroic mantle Invincible, is the titular main protagonist of the Image Comics comic series Invincible and its animated adaptation of the same name.
He is a young man who starts off new to the ropes of being a superhero, but is still enthusiastic about doing good in the world. He gained his powers during his senior year in high school and decided to become a superhero like his father, Omni-Man. He is the first half-human and half-Viltrumite hybrid of his generation who spends most of his time protecting innocents and later became a father himself.
Despite all of the suffering and pains he’s faced during his tenure as a superhero, Mark would persevere and protect the world and galaxy from all kinds of threats.
He is voiced by Patrick Cavanaugh in the official motion comic, and by Steven Yeun in the TV series, who also portrayed Glenn Rhee in The Walking Dead, and voiced Little Cato in Final Space, Wan in The Legend of Korra, Nathan "Wingspan" Park in Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters and Keith in Voltron: Legendary Defender.
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Appearance[]
Physique[]
Mark has black hair with a widow's peak that is combed back with a few strands sticking up and brown eyes. While originally slim, since obtaining his powers, Mark's physique has become leaner and gradually more defined. Stemming from the fallout with his father, he has visible stress-faded eye bags. Then, upon working thoroughly with the G.D.A, he gains a slight but noticeable more mass to his build from the intense workouts and training exercises.
Clothing[]
Direction
For Mark's suit from early S1E1, go to Goggles and Scarf. For Mark's suit from S1E1- S3E3, go to the Yellow and Blue Suit section. For Mark's suit from S3E3- present, go to Black and Blue Suit.
Typical[]
In his civilian outfit, Mark wears a dark navy green shirt with khaki pants and white shoes. For Mark's suit from S1E1- S3E3, Go to the
Goggles and Scarf[]
Once Invincible learned his powers, he dressed in an orange and white shirt and pants, along with a scarf mask with goggles. He would wear this outfit to his first fight against Titan.
Yellow and Blue Suit[]
As Invincible, his hair sticks out of the top of his hero suit. His suit has a yellow mask with goggles to keep the air out of his eyes as he flies. The suit is yellow down the middle, stopping at his waist in an upside-down triangle shape; it also bears blue on the shoulders, blending into the yellow in somewhat of an M shape. The rest of his costume is black, aside from the yellow gloves and blue boots that start from his knees down.
Black and Blue Suit[]
In the third season, Invincible gets a new suit, similar to his previous suit, except the colours are blue and black, there are no knee pads, the boots are black, and the goggles are black with white lighting.
Personality[]
Mark/Invincible is a brave, competitive, kind, and noble hero who stays true to his values, especially when he discovers the harsh realities of being a superhero. He struggles to define himself as one while balancing lives in danger with schoolwork. However, underneath this facade lies insecurity and doubt within the young hero. Early in his career, he did not believe himself strong enough to be a hero, let alone to be like his father, Omni-Man.
Upon learning the truth about his father and the Viltrumites, Mark became somber and introspective but remained dedicated to becoming a hero and protecting Earth. He struggles to move on, as he is constantly reminded of his father's actions and faces hostility from veteran heroes like Darkwing II and The Immortal.
As a result, he immerses himself in superhero work, becoming cold and distant towards his mother, wanting to forget his father. Ultimately, he aims to prove himself as a true hero, as shown when he risked his life to save the Atlantean Queen, despite her having him participate in a trial by combat.
Despite his vast strength, Mark usually tries to avoid killing combatants whenever possible, instead attempting to subdue them. Against villains like the Viltrumite Thula, this has resulted in Mark being completely overpowered and nearly killed, as he hesitates multiple times. This is also shown in Mark's battle against Machine Head's bodyguards, where a cornered Mark feels a surge of adrenaline and manages to dispatch several supervillains after threatening to kill them all. When his family or friends are directly threatened, he can easily lose himself in his rage, as demonstrated when he ruthlessly attacked foes like the Flaxan Leader for threatening Atom Eve despite their pleas, Angstrom Levy after a brief exchange, and Conquest for merely appearing at a time where he was emotionally vulnerable (and threatening him due to his lack of progress in subjugating the Earth). However, after his battle with Conquest, he ultimately comes to agree with his younger brother with the fact that it may be best to kill whoever threatens his family.
Mark's strong sense of justice is also flawed as he, despite his intentions, is never good with handling diplomatic matters and resorts to violence rather than facing the person who challenges his worldview head-on. For example his confrontation with Anissa in which she calls him out for the ignorance of logic that she presents him with and he took had to agree in some degree that she was right, not before being beaten by her for his retaliation.
He has also been called out by Cecil for his arrogance and ego for the similar reasons as Anisa but more so to make him understand about the larger issues that go into keeping Earth safe rather than focusing on just letting villains rot in jail without a chance to redeem themselves, seek therapeutic help that was missing from much of their lives and being a major factor of their actions and lastly to utilize their abilities to save people. However, Mark remained stubborn and arrogant in the face of Cecil's pleas, making him resort to using harsh methods to immobilize him in self-defense, which further damaged their professional relationship and caused many of the members of the Guardians of the Globe to leave the organization after seeing Cecil's extreme methods.
This continued with Mark being unable to grasp the concept of killing irredeemable opponents and instead always resorting to hold back and use the justice system to deal with the person. This has been a subject of discussion ever since his father scolded him for holding back in a fight to the death, Oliver's reasoning of stopping the enemies like the Mauler twins permanently due to their actions hurting people and their constant escapes from prisons being a supporting argument to Mark's no kill rule.
When Cecil calls out Mark sarcastically for Oliver's killing of the Maulers, he resorts with extreme force, even going so far as to break into his headquarters after suspecting the G.D.A using snarly tactics to spy over his family. After the Invincible war and surviving his battle with Conquest, Invincible is now left with a changed perspective and reveals that from now on he would kill any or all enemies if it meant protecting his friends and family. He also somewhat fixes his fractured relations with Cecil who aided Oliver and showed up to save him and Atom Eve at the end of his battle with Conquest.
Through Powerplex, he was reminded of the horrors left in the wake of his father's rampage in Chicago and felt guilty for being the reason that Powerplex became the violent individual that he is today. When confronting Powerplex, he doesn't fight back and tries his best to talk things out and give Powerplex some much needed help and closure. However, his efforts prove futile, as Mark struggles to articulate the depth of his sympathy for Powerplex's losses, resorting to tell him how he remembers the people who he lost. However, due to Powerplex's delusions and overwhelming hatred, he snarls back at him, rejecting his sincere attempts at an apology.
During and after the Invincible War, Mark witnesses firsthand how many versions of him were rampaging across Earth. Overcome with shame, he hesitates to join the fight, instead selfishly staying by Atom Eve’s side, who was already under the care of the G.D.A. and her parents. This could have easily prevented many more casualties, especially since even his younger brother, Oliver, took charge and fought many of the patients despite his inexperience in combat.
This left Mark ashamed of the state of Earth. When Conquest shows up, Mark uses the encounter as an opportunity to vent his frustrations, ultimately starting to re-trust Cecil. Unbeknownst to Invincible, however, Cecil has been using the corpses of his evil variants to create new ReAnimen and has also kept Conquest alive. This could easily lead to more conflict between Mark and Conquest if the latter heals and resumes his rampage on Earth, especially if Cecil fails to protect the planet as a whole.
During Rex Splode's funeral, Mark felt relieved that Eve was still alive, but she understandably mistook his relief as him ignoring Rex's death and selfishly pitying himself over her survival. However, this misunderstanding was resolved just as quickly.
Powers & Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Viltrumite-Human Physiology: While Mark is technically a Viltrumite-Human half-breed, the potency of his Viltrumite genes greatly overshadow his Human genes, making him almost a pure-blooded Viltrumite. While effectively no different than a normal Human originally, all the various Viltrumite abilities quickly emerged at age 17. He soon after adjusted to them and even more, each of which will only steadily continue growing more powerful as he ages. Likewise, despite only having his powers for a short time, he proved more than capable in defeating far more experienced Viltrumites, making General Kregg, another veteran Viltrumite, acknowledge his might and believed Mark could take over his father's mission. Even more, at the zenith of his prowess, he is able to make Conquest, the second strongest Viltrumite in existence, fight seriously.
- Anger Empowerment: Mark possesses a unique ability to increase his strength increase significantly when he experiences intense emotions. His adrenaline surge acts like a second wind, giving him an advantage in combat. When the Flaxan Commander threatened Atom Eve, Mark's rage allowed him to instantly break free from the confinement that previously secured him. Likewise, when Mark saw Eve seemingly killed by Conquest, who effortlessly manhandled Mark, the rage boost allowed Mark to fight on par with the titan-like foe.
- Decelerated Aging: Mark possesses an extraordinary lifespan. This stems from his body gradually aging slower the longer he lives. From this, it allows him to retain his health, vitality, conditioning, performance, and youthful appearance that much longer. As Nolan notes, Mark will live for thousands of years and still remain in his prime.
- Dominant Genes: Mark's genetics are so potent, he can reproduce with almost any other race and his genetics will almost completely overshadow the inherit genetics of the mate, making said offspring almost purely Viltrumite themselves. Likewise, the more naturally compatible the genetics are to the mate's race, the sooner and more likely the offspring will inherit all the standard Viltrumite abilities.
- Flight: Mark can levitate himself in the air and propel himself in any direction he desires, perform aerial maneuvers in mid-flight, able to alter his trajectory mid-flight, letting him maneuver seamlessly through various environments. He likewise is able to fly as fast as he can physically run. He is also able to fly through space.
- Nigh-Invulnerability: Mark has a remarkable degree of resilience, which renders him unharmed against all but the strongest of threats. He is unfazed by virtually any environment, or lack thereof. He can withstand recoil of his own speed. Even when worn down by the parallel Maulers, he could even endure a large explosion in Angstrom's warehouse which disintegrated the Maulers. After his training, he could withstand a nuclear warhead at point-blank range. Likewise, Mark's nervous system is similarly resilient, as even after having it targeted and scrambled, Mark was able to stand and soon after recover.
- Reactive Adaptation: Mark is instinctually and in short periods of time able to improve. The more he struggles, the more his physical strength, speed, and durability progressively will augment in correlation with the level of adversity he faces or the severity of injuries he recovers from. Moreover, his combat experience fosters an innate ability to assimilate knowledge and insights from past encounters, enabling him to refine his tactics and enhance his efficiency in subsequent engagements. Against Thula, a seasoned Viltrumite soldier with eons of experience, while initially being overwhelmed by her, Mark steadily adjusted to her tactics to match and ultimately overpower her, only losing from his hesitation to kill her. After 90 days of extensive training with the G.D.A., Mark's various physical parameters (his strength, in particular) increased by 138%, prompting the belief that he could now defeat Anissa, who effortlessly defeated Mark just before his training began.
- Regenerative Healing Factor: Mark can heal from most injuries, even those that would normally kill humans, in short periods of time with no lingering signs, even regenerating lost anatomy like teeth, provided the injury doesn't prove immediately fatal. He is also immune to virtually all illnesses and contaminants. He was able to heal all the damage he got during his fight inside within a few days. An impalement through the chest already began to visibly close and mend mere minutes after the massive claw was removed. Likewise, as his powers continued to grow, he completely regenerated from having two claw holes from Mister Liu's dragon form in a couple of hours.
- Superhuman Lung Capacity: Mark possesses the remarkable physiological ability to go without air unhindered for extended periods of time, spanning several weeks.
- Superhuman Senses: Mark possesses an exceptional auditory perception surpassing human capabilities, allowing him to discern sounds emanating from considerable distances and selectively drown out specific noises shown when he was flying in the air and heard sirens. His vision is equally advanced, able to discern distant objects with the same clarity as though they were in close proximity. Likewise, this grants him an equally powerful equilibrium and balance, able to maintain his stability and poise even in challenging situations.
- Superhuman Speed: Mark can move at incredible speeds, able to move multiple times faster than the speed of sound. He can easily achieve escape velocity of Earth and leave its atmosphere within 9 seconds. He is one of the fastest beings on Earth (if not the fastest), faster than The Immortal. His speed also extends to his reflexes and reaction time, able to follow other superfast targets.
- Superhuman Stamina: Mark can sustain physical exertion for prolonged periods of time without showing any signs of exhaustion and likewise make quick recoveries from physically strenuous assaults like electrocution. He can likewise endure some of the most grievous of injuries that would instantly kill a human, excluding too much harm to his heart or brain. He was able to survive brutal beating from augmented Hail Mary with little discomfort and multiple mountain-shaking punches of Omni-Man without dying. Even being impaled through the chest barely fazed him. He can also go for several weeks without sleep or sustenance unhindered.
- Superhuman Strength: Mark demonstrates extraordinary physical strength, which allows him to lift massive vehicles, buildings and break through strong structures like concrete walls and reinforced steel with ease. Soon after gaining this new ability, he skillfully transported a garbage bag from America to England without even trying. He was able to halt the momentum of big asteroid which was capable of wiping out a country if not earth. In the face of formidable adversaries such as Monster Girl, he effortlessly demonstrated his prowess by effectively intercepting one of her powerful punches, effortlessly using one hand to immobilize her strike, and subsequently delivering a devastating blow that rendered her unconscious with a single punch of his own. As Mark continued to train and practice, his strength has significantly grown. Whereas he was originally overpowered by a single ReAniman, he later could quickly destroy dozens of them with a single blow to each and every one of them. During the Invincible War, it was noted that compared to the Alternate Invincibles, Mark's strength is considerably greater. To which, it took the combined effort of at least two evil Invincibles to compete against him. He was strong enough to injure Conquest, where at the end of their fight he managed to brutally crush his face with a series of violent headbutts that nearly killed him.
Abilities[]
- Expert Combatant: From the beginning of his superhero career, Mark has shown exceptional instincts and reflexes for fighting. While his fighting style was crude at first, relying mostly on his super strength for simple punches and throws, he proved effective and adaptive. Following his teachings from his father (originally) and later the G.D.A., Mark's skills and tactics in hand-to-hand combat improved tremendously. To which, he became very adept in facing multiple foes at once, able to decisively outmaneuver and defeat them with precise and calculated assaults. His prowess could even contend with Conquest, a Viltrumite with eons of experience.
- Indomitable Will: Mark has been severely injured and still continued fighting, despite the pain. Mark even continued fighting after his leg and arm were broken, and was disemboweled. Mark fights for what he believes is right.
- High-Level Intellect/Leadership: Although not usually stated, Mark is capable of fully memorizing and understanding complex ideas and skills, learning and adapting to any situations and environments instantly. Mark is also a very capable and intelligent leader.
Weaknesses[]
- Excessively High Frequency: To achieve flight, a Viltrumite must maintain a balanced equilibrium, which is controlled by a system located in their ears. Any disruption to their inner ear function can interfere with their ability to fly. While the volume of sound does not affect this inner ear system, certain pitch frequencies can have detrimental effects, potentially causing Mark's ears to bleed and even threatening his life if he is unable to fly for an extended period. Although this weakness has been specifically demonstrated on Mark, it is suggested that other Viltrumites may share the same vulnerability. High-frequency sounds can harm Viltrumite ears by disturbing their balance, restricting their flying abilities, inducing severe pain, and possibly leading to death. The intensity of the frequency determines the level of pain experienced.
- Extreme Force: Even though Viltrumites rank among the universe's mightiest, they are not entirely invincible. Viltrumites are vulnerable to entities with comparable or superior strength.
- Short-Tempered: A personality trait shared by those with Viltrumite heritage, Mark has lost his temper quite a few times, notably resulting in the apparent death of Angstrom Levy.
Quotes[]
| “ | You don't understand... all this... this is my fault. So the only thing I wanna do right now... is hit something as hard as I can. | „ |
| ~ Mark Grayson to Conquest. |
| “ | No, I’m the one who should be apologizing to you, Oliver. The past few weeks, I’ve been training you…I think I’ve learned more than you have. I scolded you…I yelled at you—thought I knew better. I thought you were misguided, naïve—I was wrong. You were right the whole time—but I’ve learned my lesson. Someone tries to hurt my family—someone I love—if there’s another villain out there putting lives in danger—who’s just keep coming at me until they finally succeed…I won’t hesitate to kill them. | „ |
| ~ Mark to Oliver Grayson. |
| “ | Because you're a Viltrumite who clings to the old ways. You value and respect only strength. You feel only the strong deserve to live. You cling to practices that pushed our people to the edge of extinction. You see us as people living only for conquest, measured only by the size of our empire. No room for peace. No room for compassion. No room for love. You thought you were keeping the empire alive--pulling us back from the brink of extinction. The truth is you were holding us back. Under your leadership the Viltrumites stood for nothing... fought for nothing. Just like you. Look at what they became under my father's leadership. Look at how they transformed. You can't see it... you can't allow yourself to see it. But it's there. They're here--they're fighting for Earth--for their families there. It isn't a huge shift, but it's there. It shows the potential of what the Viltrum Empire can be. It proves there was a compassion in our people... always there beneath the surface, buried under all that strength and fury. It's there, waiting to be nurtured so it can grow. We can be a force for good. We can spread peace throughout the galaxy. We can love and be loved. We can be happy. | „ |
| ~ Mark Grayson before killing Thragg. |
| “ | Y'know... I think you're my favorite super hero right now, Invulnerable. | „ |
| ~ Spider-Man, Marvel Team Up #14 |
| “ | I don't give a shit about Viltrum. And I don't care if I live a f*cking million years. This is my home and I won't let you destroy it! | „ |
| ~ Mark declaring his intent to protect Earth from Omni-Man. |
| “ | I'll never let... anyone... ever... EVER... HURT MY FAMILY! | „ |
| ~ Mark while brutally beating Angstrom Levy in a fit of rage. |
| “ | You were right. You were right about the Maulers. You were right about Angstrom. They hurt so many people, ruined so many lives. Angstrom almost killed you and Mom, even. So if anyone else ever puts my family, or anyone I love, at risk... I won't hesitate to kill them. | „ |
| ~ Mark’s new philosophy. |
| “ | You think you've saved us--by taking the problem away--by killing us, so that we don't harm the ecosystem, so that we don't warm the planet--because there are less of us? You've just slowed things down...you haven't fixed a damn thing. You're making it possible for us to continue our old ways of life, you're only delaying catastrophe--not avoiding it! These people could have died for nothing. Think about it. Maybe you don't have all the answers. | „ |
| ~ Mark to Dinosaurus. |
Comic Book Appearances[]
List of Victims[]
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Trivia[]
- The character is based on Superboy (Conner Kent).
- Invincible has been voiced by Steven Yeun, well known for his roles in both The Walking Dead as Glenn, and as the voice of Wan in The Legend of Korra, Keith in Voltron: Legendary Defender, and Bo in the 2017 Sony Pictures Animation film, The Star, and Steve in Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia, Tatiana Maslany also voices Steve's girlfriend, Aja, in the series as well.
- When the Invincible comic book was in development in the 2000s, the main character was originally going to be named 'Bulletproof.' However, the name was later changed to 'Invincible' by the time the comic was released to the public, and 'Bulletproof' was eventually introduced as a separate superhero in the series.
- Originally, Invincible’s powers were supposed to be based on solar energy, as a nod to Superman, who also gains his powers by absorbing solar energy from the sun.
- Invincible's super hero suit had undergone a slight visual color change in season 2, as the first season he had very a bright and expressive blue and yellow, but changed to a dimmer yellow and blue.
- The title cards for Invincible, represent his outfit's blue and yellow color scheme.
- Throughout Season 2, the red & black title card would crack and break apart and reveal a black & blue title card, which foreshadows Mark's black & blue suit in Season 3.
- In Season 3 the title card rotated between the color palates of the Invincible variants that showed up in the Invincible War.
- Mark Grayson’s name is derived from Mark Gray, a comic-book loving character from Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).
External Links[]
- Invincible — Invincible (TV Series) Wiki
- Invincible on the Image Comics Wiki
- Invincible on the Near Pure Good Wiki
- Invincible on the VS Battles Wiki
- Invincible on the Guile Heroes Wiki
- Invincible on the Ultimate Good Wiki
- Invincible on the Love Exalted Wiki
- Invincible — Wikipedia
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