Characteristics

Gender--Male

Height--6'

Weight--180 lbs (82 kg)

Eyes--Brown

Hair--Black

Unusual Features--bionic right leg and hand.

Origin

Forge was a Cheyenne Native American. He was trained in the mystic arts by Naze, a shaman in hisPurifier tribe. He was also a mutant with the ability to invent pretty much any mechanical device he can think of.

Forge lost a leg and hand in the Vietnam War. Using his abilities, he made mechanical replacements. He made a name for himself as a weapon designer after Tony Stark (Iron Man) stopped making weapons for the US Department of Defense.

One day he created a device that could detect mutants and extraterrestrials. The device also had the ability to remove the powers of a superhuman. A government agent, Henry Gyrich, used the device and shot the X-Man, Storm. Forge rescued Storm and the two developed a relationship. Forge stopped Gyrich's plan to rid the world of superhumans.

Later he joined the government team of mutants, X-Factor and is a close ally to the X-Men.

Forge retained his mutant power after M-Day.

He was next seen in New X-Men, where he invented a new pair of gauntlets for Surge. When Nimrod came from an alternate universe to the mainstream, and escaped the clutches of the Purifiers, he headed straight to Forge to get his body repaired. When he tried to contact the Institute, he only managed to contact Surge through her gauntlets. The New X-Men decided to go and help Forge because the X-Men didn't listen to them earlier. Forge manages to trick Nimrod to change body and gains control of it, but then the New X-Men mistake this new body as an enemy, and it causes Forge to lose control over Nimrod. He receives concussion from the attack and then helps the New X-Men defeat Nimrod.

During Messiah CompleX, Forge was visited by Madrox and Layla Miller. They planned to send two of Madrox's dupes to different futures where two different signs of the mutant race had popped up. But, when he was sending a dupe, Layla jumped onto the plat form and was sent to the future too.

Later, Forge was knock out by Bishop, who needed to be there ready for Cable and the Baby Mutant. He was later hit by Bishop again when Bishop came back too retrieve one of Forge's built mechanical arms.

Powers and Abilities

Forge has the mutant ability to know what is that machine just by looking at it or any technology and how it works just by intuition. He may not know exactly how he knows this because his mutant powers worked at a subconscious level. He can invent, disassemble, are recreate machine with ease. He also has vast knowledge over scientific and technological fields.

One name for this ability is intuative genius.

Alternate Realities

Earth-2149

In the Marvel Zombies Forge sought refuge on Asteroid M with Magneto's Acolytes, and helped develop prosthetic limbs for the Black Panther and a mechanical body for the severed zombie head of Wasp.

Earth-295

In the Age of Apocalypse, he is a member of Magneto's X-Men. He left to create a team called the Outcast, a group who is against Apocalypse's rule but are disguised as a traveling circus. The group is composed of Sauron, Toad, Mastermind and Siryn (named Sonique in this universe). He also taught X-Man to fight without using his powers. When the group is attacked by Domino, Caliban, and Grizzly, Forge was killed by Mr. Sinister.

Earth-1610

In the Ultimate Universe, Forge is with the Brotherhood of Mutants being led by Magneto. He joined the group because he was promised to be given Canada. When Magneto ask Forge to create a machine that will kill all humans, Forge thought that they only want to terrorize the humans. When Mystique got him out of prison, they plan to free the prisoners in the Triskelion, the Ultimates' base of operations and supervillain prison.

Earth-15104

In this reality, a british mutant named Smith has taken the name of Forge. They have same powers and are physical resemblances.

Earth-58163

In the House of M reality, Forge is a scientist working for Tony Stark, and one of the first to know that he is Iron Man. He use his technical skill to searched for the Gene Bomb with Jarvis where Tony and Johnny Storm was looking all over the city before it kills all the mutants in the said vicinity.

Earth-9200

In this reality, the Maestro have said that Forge created a weapon that is specifically used to kill the Maestro. Unfortunately, the Maestro killed before he could use it. The Hulk used this weapon to kill the Maestro, it was made by Earth-616 Forge.

Earth-1298

In the Mutant X reality, Forge was deemed a traitor to all mutants. As punishment, Bloodstorm use as food to feed on. Forge stated that he deserved his punishment.

X-Men Animated Series:

Forge exists in Bishop's time and is the inventor of the time machine that brings him nack to the X-Men's day. He also has a younger counterpart who leads X-Factor.

X-Men: Evolution:

This Forge is radically different; a teenager stuck in limbo since the 1970s, he had invented a device to reach the "middleverse", and forgot to design a way out. Only when Nightcrawler accidentally joins him can he escape back to the real world. He later helps Nightcrawler test his teleportation powers.

He speaks in groovy, far-out slang, and has a mechanical multi-tool inside his hand.