Augustus

Augustus, known as Gus or Pulse, was a mutant who possessed power negation. Pulse was a member of the Mutant Underground.

Biography[]

Early Life[]

Gus was sent to a mutant relocation center until he was rescued by the Mutant Underground. He decided to join the effort and went on to become best friends with John Proudstar. During a raid against a Sentinel Services relocation center, he told John and the others to run while he stayed behind to short out their systems and cover their escape. He succeeded in shorting out all the lights and turrets, but he was shot and presumed dead by his friends.

In reality, Pulse was taken by Sentinel Services and placed in a special program devised by Trask Industries for weaponizing mutants and their abilities.

The Gifted[]

"eXit strategy"[]

Two years later, the Mutant Underground learned that Sentinel Services never killed Pulse and instead captured and brainwashed him. Pulse was a member of Sentinel Services and helped them in the transport of Lorna and Reed to an ultra-secure mutant facility. When they became stranded with a broken bus, Pulse's disruptive powers activated as Agent Jace Turner knew that mutants were in charge of the rupture of the bus tires. Every mutant soon found out their powers weren't working.

John came to realize that was because of a mutant among Sentinel Services who was stopping all of the mutant ability. Pulse turned around, his eyes glowing a bright shade of yellow as he stared directly at John through the window. John decided that he was going to solve the problem at hand. Running up to his old friend, John tried talking to him, but when that didn't work he resorted to knocking him unconscious. Allowing the other Mutants to use their abilities again.

"threat of eXtinction"[]

Pulse arrived outside Otto Strucker's antique shop in Chattanooga in search of any mutants from the Underground. He was injected with a substance of some kind by Dr. Campbell, possibly Kick, the highly addictive, but power enhancing drug. Pulse then activated his ability before entering the shop. Before long, they were joined by Otto Strucker, who claimed to have no knowledge of his son's whereabouts, though Dr. Campbell didn't believe him, instructing the Sentinel Services agent to check the building. Despite Pulse's ability to nullify mutant abilities, Otto was somehow capable of generating heat based energy from his hands.

Pulse focused harder, attempting to lock down the area, though his effort proved pointless as Otto was far stronger. Since he failed to complete the task, Dr. Campbell instructed the agents to shoot Otto, which they did. However, in doing so, he released one final and powerful blast of energy. Pulse was found just outside the antique shop by Thunderbird, wounded and barely conscious. He apologized for his actions, though Thunderbird was more concerned with his well-being. He insisted that he would make Sentinel Services pay for what they did to Pulse. Sadly, Pulse had succumb to his wounds, dying soon thereafter.

Later that night, John buried Gus' body off road, alongside Otto Strucker.

Character traits[]

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Powers and Abilities[]

Powers[]

Mutant Physiology: Pulse's mutation gave him the power of power negation.
- Power Negation: Pulse could not only nullify electronic systems, he could also nullify most other mutant powers.

Weaknesses[]

Limitations: Pulse could only nullify power within a two-mile radius. He also wasn't powerful enough to negate level-5 mutant powers, such as those of Otto Strucker.

Relationships[]

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Appearances/Actors[]

Earth-17372 (1 TV series)
- The Gifted - Zach Roerig
  - Season 1
    - "eXit strategy" (First appearance)
    - "boXed in" (Mentioned only)
    - "got your siX" (Mentioned only)
    - "eXtreme measures" (Mentioned only)
    - "threat of eXtinction"
    - "outfoX" (Mentioned only)
    - "eXtraction" (Mentioned only)

Behind the scenes[]

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Trivia[]

Gus' background is similar to the character Morph from X-Men: The Animated Series.
In the comics, he was introduced purely as a romantic wedge to drive between Rogue and Gambit.

Gallery[]

The Gifted[]

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