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Nihilist
Nihilist super-heroes, villains, and other characters

Nihilist super-heroes and other comic book characters

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See only: 7 Nihilist Heroes | 33 Nihilist Villains | All

Number of characters in this sub-list: 50 (out of a total of 30,100 in the database).

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Affiliation
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[Notes]
Pub. #
app.
Bullseye Bullseye (Benjamin Poindexter) villain
CBR Scale: I Catholic (nominal); nihilist
Thunderbolts; Dark Avengers
[former baseball pitcher]
Marvel 243
Adzo supporting character
CBR Scale: D Clan Cyorse
  Marvel UK 3
Beringa supporting character
CBR Scale: D Clan Cyorse
  Marvel UK 3
Bernardo supporting character
CBR Scale: D Clan Cyorse
  Marvel UK 3
Sevachala supporting character
CBR Scale: D Clan Cyorse
  Marvel UK 3
Gui Askran supporting character clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D Clan Cyorse (high priest)
  Marvel UK 4
Murrab supporting character clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D Clan Cyorse (high priest)
  Marvel UK 2
Mailliw supporting character clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D Clan Cyorse (leader)
  Marvel UK 6
The Anti-Monitor The Anti-Monitor villain
CBR Scale: D cosmic entity; nihilist
  DC 69
Mirage Mirage supporting character
CBR Scale: M cosmic entity; Nihilist
[tricked Iceman into battling her father, Oblivion] Marvel 4
Oblivion Oblivion villain
CBR Scale: D cosmic entity; Nihilist
[
1st app: (cameo) Iceman (vol. 1) #1 (Dec. 1984); (full) Iceman (vol. 1) #3 (Apr. 1985)
]
Marvel 12
Tarq villain
CBR Scale: D Cult of Death
[Foe of: Starjammers. worshipped Thanos] Marvel 1
Akar villain
CBR Scale: D Cult of Entropy
[
1st app: "How Will We Keep Warm When the Last Flame Dies?" in Giant-Size Man-Thing #1 (Aug. 1974)
]
Marvel 1
Kamar villain
CBR Scale: D Cult of Entropy
[
1st app: "How Will We Keep Warm When the Last Flame Dies?" in Giant-Size Man-Thing #1 (Aug. 1974)
]
Marvel 1
Jude the Entropic Man (Yagzan) villain clergy/religious leader scientist
CBR Scale: D Cult of Entropy (leader)
[
1st app: (Yagzan) "How Will We Keep Warm When the Last Flame Dies?" in Giant-Size Man-Thing #1 (Aug. 1974); (Jude) [9782]
]
Marvel 6
Al villain
CBR Scale: D Death Cult
[
1st app: Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #38 (Oct. 1979)
]
Marvel 2
Bobbie villain
CBR Scale: D Death Cult
[
1st app: Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #38 (Oct. 1979)
]
Marvel 2
Mike villain
CBR Scale: D Death Cult
[
1st app: Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #38 (Oct. 1979)
]
Marvel 2
Mark Crain villain clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D Death Cult (leader)
[cult of cyclists worshipping death] Marvel 2
Suicide Suicide (Chris Daniels) villain
CBR Scale: S fatalist; demonolatry
[deal with Mephisto: he can die only if kills Ghost Rider] Marvel 19
Frank Cotton Frank Cotton villain
CBR Scale: M Hedonist; Nihilist
  HarperCollins / Cinemarque Entertainment BV 7
Raga-Shah villain clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D Kali worshipper/Thugee (high
priest); nihilist
[Bangladesh] Marvel 1
Father Darklyte villain clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D Legion of Nihilists (leader)
[
1st app: Marvel Spotlight (vol. 1) #23 (Aug. 1975)
]
Marvel 2
Abyss Abyss (Nils Styger) villain hero
CBR Scale: M Nihilist
Neyaphem; Horsemen of Apocalypse (Age of Apocalypse) 
X-Cell

[son of Azazel (Satan-like mutant)]
Marvel 17
Brain-Child (Arnold Sutton) villain
CBR Scale: U Nihilist
  Marvel 1
Centurius Centurius (Noah Black) villain scientist
CBR Scale: U nihilist
The Conspiracy; Hood's Army
[attempted to destroy all life on Earth]
Marvel 4
Copycat Copycat (Gem Antonelli) hero
CBR Scale: S nihilist
DV8 WildStorm 45
Death villain
CBR Scale: M nihilist
[St. Cyril] Marvel 1
Doctor Death (Dr. Drew) villain scientist
CBR Scale: U nihilist
[Foe of: Negative Man] DC 3
Doctor Yesterday villain scientist
CBR Scale: M nihilist
[chronal scientist; tried to end all reality] Marvel 5
Dove (Wiley Wolverman) hero
CBR Scale: S nihilist
["free spirit"; son of Nihilist father, Broadway star mother] DC 6
Huckster villain
CBR Scale: M Nihilist
[Foe of: Nighthawk. father of Nighthawk's successor] Marvel 1
Montee supporting character
CBR Scale: U nihilist
[of same race as Goozot; they celebrated Festival of Death] Marvel 2
The Nihilist Order villain
CBR Scale: D Nihilist
[acted as enemies of Nomad to defame Cap] Marvel 3
Null the Living Darkness villain
CBR Scale: D Nihilist
  Marvel 4
Pit-Vipers villain
CBR Scale: D nihilist
[doubles of nihilist Viper; sometimes sent to act as her] Marvel 4
unnamed alien race supporting character
CBR Scale: U nihilist
[race of Goozot, Montee; they celebrated Festival of Death] Marvel 2
Viper Viper (Ophelia Sarkissian) villain
CBR Scale: M nihilist
HYDRA; Serpent Squad 
Serpent Society; Hellfire Club Inner Circle; Fangs (leader)

[Hungary. former servant of Chthon]
Marvel 153
Yandroth Yandroth villain scientist
CBR Scale: M Nihilist
[1st app: Strange Tales (vol. 1) #164] Marvel 5
Nemesis Nemesis (Amelia Weatherly) hero
CBR Scale: S nihilist (former)
Gamma Flight; Alpha Flight Marvel 15
Kali villain
CBR Scale: D Nihilist; based on Hindu
goddess
[agent/child of Oblivion] Marvel 2
Mahapralaya Mahapralaya villain clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D Nihilist; Cult of Entropy
(leader); apparently born
Hindu
[
1st app: Man-Thing (vol. 3) #5 (Apr. 1998); (face seen, named) Man-Thing (vol. 3) #6 (May 1998)
]
Marvel 2
Brassknuckles villain
CBR Scale: M nihilist; masochist
A.I.M.
[Foe of: Death Metal; Mys-Tech. desires death; extreme masochist]
Marvel UK 3
Evil Ernie Evil Ernie (Ernest Fairchild) villain lead character
CBR Scale: M nihilist; occult
  Eternity Chaos! Comics, etc. 86
Spirit Spirit (Xira) hero
CBR Scale: M Nihilist; worships Death
Graces Marvel 7
Thanos Thanos villain
CBR Scale: M occult; nihilist; worships
Death
Eternals of Titan; Infinity Watch Marvel 306
Obliterator Obliterator (Maht Pacle) villain
CBR Scale: D quasi-cosmic entity w/
personal obsession (Nihilist)
Elders of the Universe Marvel 7
The S'raphh supporting character
CBR Scale: D S'raphh religion; angel-like;
Nihilist
[sought meaning of life; committed suicide upon failing] Marvel 2
The Comedian The Comedian (Edward Blake) hero
CBR Scale: U Utilitarian; nihilist
Minutemen; Crimebusters DC 12
Gamora Gamora hero
CBR Scale: M Zen Whoberi; raised by
nihilist
Infinity Watch; Graces 
Guardians of the Galaxy
Marvel 171

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Tuckey, 23 October 2009, 10:20 PM:
What about Abyss in Age of Appocalypse? He was like a Nihilist.

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