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Villain Overview
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Evil-doer
- Comics
- TV Series
Full Name
Nolan
Alias
Omni-Man
Nolan Grayson (adopted Earth name)
Dad (by Mark and Oliver)
Emperor Nolan
Origin
Invincible
Occupation
Author
Ruler of the Thraxans
Soldier of the Viltrum Empire
Ally of the Guardian of the Globe (all formerly)
Emperor of the Viltrum Empire
Superhero
Powers / Skills
High intelligence
Deception
Leadership
Expert writer
Combat specialist
Viltrumite physiology:
Dominant genes
Decelerated aging
Flight
Interstellar travel
Superhuman strength
Superhuman speed
Superhuman stamina
Superhuman endurance
Nigh-Invulnerability
Enhanced healing
Enhanced lung capacity
Anger empowerment
Age empowerment
Survival empowerment
Hobby
Conquering worlds for Viltrum Empire.
Training his son.
Leading the Thraxans. (all formerly)
Spending time with his family.
Fighting evil.
Ruling the Viltrum Empire.
Goals
Take over other worlds to expand the Viltrum Empire (formerly, succeeded).
Reconcile with Mark, Debbie, and his friends.
Atone for his crimes.
Aid to stop the Viltrumite's expansion.
Change the Viltrumite's practices and make them a force for good (all succeeded).
Crimes
Assault and battery
Espionage
Stalking
Mutilation
Fraud
Psychological abuse
War crimes
Invasion
Terrorism
Mass murder
Genocide
Hate crimes
Animal cruelty
Child abuse
Attempted filicide
Mass destruction
Conspiracy
Treason
Usurpation
Incrimination
Attempted intergalactic domination
Type of Villain
Darwinistic Supervillain
“There will be no time for regrets! You will all be crushed under the heel of the Viltrum Empire!„~ Omni-Man“This planet has... changed me. And there's no going back from that, son. Without you... I don't know what it would have taken... what I would have done... to make me realize that.„~ Omni-Man to his son, Mark Grayson/Invincible.“WHY DID YOU MAKE ME DO THIS?! YOU'RE FIGHTING SO YOU CAN WATCH EVERYONE AROUND YOU DIE! THINK, MARK! You'll outlast every fragile, insignificant being on this planet! You'll live to see this world crumble to dust and BLOW AWAY! EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING you know WILL BE GONE! WHAT WILL YOU HAVE AFTER FIVE HUNDRED YEARS?!„~ Omni-Man's villainous breakdown and his most famous speech to Mark, from the TV series.//villains.fandom.com/wiki/File:I_will_burn_this_planet_down_before_I_spend_another_minute_living_among_these_animals!.mp3
Omni-Man summons the Guardians of the Globe to a meeting, then launches a devastating sneak attack on all of them.
From – Invincible #7
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Omni-Man (Invincible #6)
Guardians Of The Globe
Microsoft has responded to a list of concerns regarding its ongoing $68bn attempt to buy Activision Blizzard, as raised by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), and come up with an interesting statistic.
In response to continued questions over whether Microsoft owning Call of Duty would unfairly hobble PlayStation, Microsoft claimed that every COD player on PlayStation could move over to Xbox, and Sony's playerbase would still remain "significantly larger" than its own.
Microsoft does not go into detail on its mental arithmetic here, but does note elswhere in its comments that PlayStation currently has a console install base of 150 million, compared to Xbox's install base of 63.7 million.
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Eurogamer Newscast: Are CD Projekt's Cyberpunk and Witcher plans too ambitious?That claim is part of a range of comments given to Eurogamer sister site GamesIndustry.biz in response to the CMA's latest report, which otherwise mostly repeats many of the same concerns raised by the UK regulator - and others around the world - already.
For those following the case, the CMA's latest intervention will not come as a surprise - it is the next step on the regulator's recent roadmap for how and when it will weigh in with its final ruling. This month, we were due the CMA's October "issues statement" - and it seems that this is the document to which Microsoft has now publicly responded.
The usual topics are covered - surrounding the potential for the deal to harm competitors should Microsoft gain too much of an advantage owning Activision Blizzard franchises (mainly, Call of Duty) and therefore being able to leverage their brand power to become a dominant market leader in the console market and cloud streaming.
Specifically, the CMA sees potential for the deal to harm Sony but also other streaming services such as Google (perhaps a moot point now), Amazon and Nvidia.
"Having full control over this powerful catalogue, especially in light of Microsoft's already strong position in gaming consoles, operating systems, and cloud infrastructure, could result in Microsoft harming consumers by impairing Sony's – Microsoft's closest gaming rival – ability to compete," the CMA wrote, "as well as that of other existing rivals and potential new entrants who could otherwise bring healthy competition through innovative multi-game subscriptions and cloud gaming services."
In response, Microsoft said such "unsupported theories of harm" were not enough to even warrant the CMA's current Phase 2 investigation - which was triggered on 1st September.
"The suggestion that the incumbent market leader, with clear and enduring market power, could be foreclosed by the third largest provider as a result of losing access to one title is not credible," Microsoft told GamesIndustry.biz.
"While Sony may not welcome increased competition, it has the ability to adapt and compete. Gamers will ultimately benefit from this increased competition and choice.
"Should any consumers decide to switch from a gaming platform that does not give them a choice as to how to pay for new games (PlayStation) to one that does (Xbox), then that is the sort of consumer switching behavior that the CMA should consider welfare enhancing and indeed encourage. It is not something that the CMA should be trying to prevent."
The CMA is due to notify Microsoft of its provisional findings in January 2023, at which point it can seek possible remedies to any sticking points raised. The regulator's final report - and overall ruling - will then be published no later than 1st March next year.
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