Origin
Elephantine is a member of the evil Changelings lead by
Leoninus. The original
Changelings are created by
Woodgod and they capture
General Thunderbolt Ross,
Betty Ross, Fred Sloan and
Rick Jones. Woodgod places them in their custody after one of their fellow Changelings named Centauron is wounded by an ill Thunderbolt Ross. Leoninus secretly poisons Centauron and he dies. Leoninus places the blame on the humans and feel they should be executed for harming a Changeling. Leoninus and his evil Changelings challenge Woodgod's leadership and accuse him of favoring the humans.
An original Changeling named
Siren discovers that Leoninus poisoned Centauron with cyanide and seeks the
Hulk and
Doc Samson for help. A huge brawl takes place between the original Changelings and the evil Changelings. Elephantine fights the Hulk but is tossed around like a rag doll. The evil Changelings are defeated and the current whereabouts of Elephantine are unknown.
Creation
Elephantine was created by
Bill Mantlo and
Sal Buscema in 1980 and first appeared in
The Incredible Hulk # 252.
Powers & Abilities
Elephantine is an animal man with elephant attributes. He can grasp people with his trunk, use his tusks to strike or gorge enemies and he has degree of superhuman strength.
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