Ev Teel Urizen is a character appearing in
American comic books published by
Marvel Comics. It was created by writer
Mike Carey. Ev Teel Urizen first appeared in
X-Men (vol. 2) #197 (May 2007). Urizen is a
mummudrai, an energy-based mental parasite. Urizen existed harmlessly dormant in its host, the
Shi'ar Ul'var Urizen, until Shi'ar scientists extracted it to use as the basis for a superweapon, Hecatomb, designed to consume the minds of a planet's entire population. The Shi'ar lost control of Hecatomb and it pursued Urizen, which it identified as part of itself. Detecting
Charles Xavier'd psychic energy on Earth, Urizen traveled through space for centuries to reach him, followed by Hecatomb. On Earth, Urizen entered the mind of the comatose
Regan Wyngarde, and remained with her after she regained consciousness and helped defeat the
Children of the Vault. Still hidden, Urizen risked exposure to protect Regan during a subsequent conflict with the villain Pandemic. Regan eventually detected Urizen and expelled it from her mind. Urizen offered to bond with the powerful mutant
Cable to fight Hecatomb. Suspicious of Urizen's motives, Cable initially refused; he reluctantly agreed only after Hecatomb attacked Earth and proved as powerful as Urizen had warned. Hecatomb was able to separate Urizen from Cable, but not before they used their combined powers to wake the comatose
Rogue. Urizen spent its last moments in terror as Hecatomb consumed it. Rogue then arrived and, her powers augmented by Pandemic's "Strain 88" virus, absorbed the 8 billion consciousnesses Hecatomb contained, destroying it. ==Ursa Major==