Marvel’s most unkillable character is actually rivaled byJunji Ito’s most terrifying creation. It’s become common knowledge among comic fans thatDeadpoolis a character that’s near-impossible to kill. While he has died occasionally,including earlier this yearwhen his daughter took over the role, the Merc With a Mouth always finds a way to come back because of his powerful healing factor. However, one Junji Ito character actually exceeds Deadpool’s power, making his abilities seem like child’s play in comparison:Tomie.
Tomie is a femme fatale created by Junji Itowho has a tendency to always come back. Originally killed for the first time in Ito’s first story, simply titled “Tomie,” she’s constantly murdered again and again by the very men she enchants. Even when she’s chopped to pieces, characters she crosses find her back on her feet even after witnessing her death.This is due to her regenerative abilities that allow her to grow a new body and continue her chaos.However, what sets her above Deadpool’s power is how she’s capable of coming back, no matter how messy her death is.
Tomie’s Complex Regenerative Powers Allow Her to Revive No Matter What Happens
Nothing Stops Her from Coming Back
Throughout Tomie’s stories in Junji Ito’s expansive collection, she’s encountered numerous causes of death. She’s been stabbed, hit by a car, beheaded and dismembered. However, her extensive regenerative abilities allow her to regrow a new body from a missing piece after a period of time. This includes separate parts of the body, with some of her organs such as her heart and kidney even beginning to take her shape. It’s a horrific revelation made throughout the story that shows thatTomie is truly unable to be killed, as one small chunk can regrow into a whole new version of her.
Why Junji Ito’s Tomie Is A Horror Movie Icon In Japan
Tomie is one of Junji Ito’s most famous manga creations, and the demonic character is at the center of a horror movie franchise in Japan.
This has even been proven to work at the molecular level.In the story “Kiss,” there’s a large splotch of her blood left in protagonist Izumi-sawa’s room after Tomie’s henchpeople behead her to prevent a growth on her head from getting larger. However, as the story progresses, it’s revealed that Tomie’s blood cells are regenerating as well, creating a large patch of Tomies after Izumi takes the carpet to a dump. This shows that even her own blood can cause Tomie to regrow and continue to haunt new victims, which is astounding to think about given how gruesome her stories can be.
Tomie’s Powers Hide Terrifying Secrets that Make Her Do More than Regenerate
Her Abilities Can Do So Much More than Heal Her
However, Deadpool has also been shown to be near-immortal in his stories. Still, Tomie takes the leas in this competition because, unlike Deadpool,her body is capable of changing the world around her. If there is anything that comes into contact with a piece of her body and her cells merge with the host, she’s able to alter their form in unpredictable ways. For example, in “Basement,” a girl named Yukiko receives a kidney from Tomie in surgery. However, when it’s removed due to the organ beginning to regenerate, some of Tomie’s cells stay inside Yukiko. This leads to her beginning to change. Her height and appearance begin to morph until Tomie herself takes over, inhabiting Yukiko’s body for good.
This can go beyond just turning people into Tomie though. “Kiss” shows that her cells can even manipulate inanimate matter as her blood brings the plastic wrapping under the bloodstained carpet to life, enchanting Yamazaki to embrace it. Her body is also capable of transforming people into something monstrous as well, with the daughter of a wealthy family being used in an experiment to cause hundreds of Tomies to grow out of her body insome incredibly disturbing artwork, with her completely aware and in pain the entire time.There are so many horrifying possibilities behind how Tomie can use her abilities, and Ito brilliantly captures this through his stories.
Tomie’s Powers Make Deadpool’s Seem Tame by Comparison
The Merc With a Mouth Stands No Chance Against Her
When comparing Tomie’s abilities with Deadpool’s own healing factor, it’s pretty obvious to see who’s more powerful. Deadpool is just as unkillable as Tomie is.However, his regenerative abilities are far more limited.It seems that when it comes to reviving after being chopped to pieces, wherever his head lies is wherehis healing factorwill regrow his body. For Tomie, the individual body parts serve as separate entities and can form a new Tomie. This also puts Deadpool at a disadvantage, as Tomie is able to multiply as her body parts individually regrow. This has been shown through various stories where numerous Tomies march through the streets after each piece forms a new body.
Deadpool will always hold the title of one of the most unkillable Marvel characters. However, when it comes to comics in general, there is no contest.Tomieis capable of causing untold destruction and terror through her unique regenerative abilities that put her up there as one of the deadliest and hard to kill antagonists in horror history.Junji Ito’s creation may seem simple enough to kill should the chance present itself, but when looking at her powers up close, there’s no way Marvel’s greatest antihero can even compare.
Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre
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Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre is a 2023 anthology series adapting several stories from acclaimed horror manga artist Junji Ito. The collection explores various themes of dread, showcasing Ito’s unique storytelling and visual style while delving into unsettling and bizarre narratives that exemplify his mastery of horror.
