Omega (Marvel Comics) Omega (Marvel Comics) Omega is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. Omega first appeared in "Fantastic Four" #131 (February 1973), and was created by Roy Thomas and Ross Andru. The character subsequently appears in "Marvel Team-Up" #11 (July 1973), "Avengers" #127 (September 1974), "Fantastic Four" #150 (September 1974), and "Avengers" #20 (September 1999). Omega is a gigantic humanoid creation of Maximus which draws upon psionic power from the racial hatred of the Inhumans towards the Alpha Primitives, and converts that power into strength. Later, Ultron betrayed Maximus and placed his computer-mind within an enlarged adamantium head and transplanted it
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