Alias

Gorgon II
Nick Name
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Civilian ID
Tomi Shishido
Occupation
Criminal
Legal Status
Citizen of Japan with no criminal record.
Nation or Planet of Origin
Japan
Group Affiliation

Dawn of the White Light

(The) Hand

HYDRA
Base of Operations
Nagasaki, Japan
Height
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Weight
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Eye Color
Black
Hair Color
Black
Skin Tone
Stone
Known Powers
Mutation resulting in the ability to turn anyone to stone who looks into his eyes.

Genius level aptitude.

Excellent hand-to-hand combatant with skills as a swordsman and martial artist.
Accessories
Samurai Sword: Traditional long-bladed weapon of the Japanese warrior class.
Common Enemies
Wolverine
Regularly Appearing
Wolverine Vol. 3
First Appearance
Wolverine Vol. 3 #20 (Dec. 2004)
Creator
Mark Millar & John Romita Jr.
Origin
Tomi Shishido showed a genius-level aptitude at a young age, learning to read and write by the age of one.  By age four he was one of the five best painters in Japan, by age six he had composed his first opera and attempted suicide for the second time.

He discovered he could turn people to stone with a gaze when he killed his family.  Over the next four years Shishido ruled a death-cult called the Dawn of the White Light, terrorizing the citizens of Japan.  At eighteen he searched for and found the ninja cult known as the Hand.

To show his loyalty and faith in the Hand he committed suicide knowing of the cults ability to resurrect the dead.  In time he would rise to the leadership of the Hand and eventually rule the international terrorist organization HYDRA as the stone-faced Gorgon.