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[seiryuuchan]

Back in December, re-reading some of Omega Red's older appearances, I started wondering about the name the Soul Skinner calls him here in this panel of X-Men 18:

Vasyliev Arkady. His human name has been given alternatively as Arkady Grigorievich or Arkady Rossovich, but Russian names have three parts, not just two: Given Name, Patronymic, and Family Name. Technically, Grigorievich/Rossovich would not be equivalent to his last name. EDIT: I wasn't able to resolve the mystery of why the Soul Skinner would call Arkady "Vasyliev" Arkady. The closest I could figure out was that it might actually be Arkady's surname (third name), since it can be either a patronymic or a surname. It might also have been meant as an insult, since calling someone only by their surname is how inferiors were traditionally referred to, or how a teacher might address a student, or ironically as in some modern usage.

Which then led me to wondering how his first name would have been chosen?

Russian first names are, or often were, chosen from Greek Orthodox tradition or pre-Christian Slavic names. Arkady is from the Greek "Arcadia" and there was a Russian saint in the Greek Orthodox Church, Arkady or Arkadios of Novotorsk from the 1600s whose saint's days are June 11th, July 11th, and August 14th.

Now I started to get curious about what kind of natal horoscope would Arkady Grigorievich/Rossovich have?

Buckle in with your drinks and snacks, because this is going to be a bit of a ride...!

Given that his first appearance was in 1992 and it's been stated several times he was in cryogenic stasis for 30 years; that Wolverine stated his team's operation to sabotage Omega Red's program was in the early 1960s; and that Arkady would have likely been in his early-to mid 20s at the oldest the time (likely entered military service at 18 if not earlier - this wasn't uncommon back before networked records, and his abilities would have likely been discovered pretty soon thereafter) gave me a rough likely timeframe of 1936-1943ish to consider for his birth year.

Western astrology doesn't give much importance to, or assign characteristics to, the year of birth, but Chinese/Eastern astrology does. Here's the breakout of the animal zodiac signs for each year in that range:

There's a lot of background I'm going to skip over here for the sake of brevity in what's already a long post, but from a thematic point as well as a likely age point, having a heavenly branch element of metal makes a certain amount of sense, not to mention the personality and characteristics usually ascribed to Dragon or Snake.

This was really a tough call, because with all the force of his personality, you might initially think Yang Metal Dragon is the logical choice for birth year. Both Metal Dragon and Metal Snake are ascribed similar traits of unyielding strength and resolve, really a lot similar between both of them for Arkady's observed traits. What really clinched it for me as his most likely birth year (again, following astrology's ascribed characteristics purely for fun) was the nature of Yin Metal Snakes being described as emotionally distant, suspicious, and absolutely undying in either loyalty or hatred for betrayal. THAT sounds like Omega Red to a T!

So 1941, likely in June, July, or August. Let's turn back to the Western zodiac for his sun sign - those mid-month dates give us the likely choices of Gemini, Cancer, or Leo:

Gemini

Flexibility, balance and adaptability describe the Gemini personality. Their responses can be difficult to predict and they may be prone to mood swings, but they can also be generous, affectionate and imaginative.

Cancer

Cancer people are traditionalists, loving a simple home life. They will usually be composed, but that hides a turmoil of moods going on under the surface. They are easily hurt and can be prone to depression, but they are loyal, sympathetic friends and carers.

Leo

Leo people are exuberant and powerful. Born leaders, they won’t hesitate to let you know what they think and that they are right. Which they usually are. They can be brave and intuitive, but may come across as pushy and overbearing. Their bossiness often hides a sensitive soul and an underlying insecurity.

Oh, our boy is HELLA a Leo, then. Hands down, no question!

So in combination with his official biography on Marvel.com giving his birthplace as Novorossiysk, with an assumed birthdate of August 14th, 1941, and after a little adjusting time of birth for rising sign, his natal chart looks like this, courtesy of Astrolabe:

Rising Sign is in 15 Degrees Scorpio

You tend to be quiet, reserved, secretive and, at times, quite difficult to understand. Others notice your deep emotions and feelings and wonder how to draw you out. Stubborn and tough, you fight for any position you believe in. You are very resourceful and formidable when you become angered or upset about something. You enjoy living life at the cutting edge -- for you life must be experienced intensely and totally. Quite courageous, you are willing to take calculated risks. Easily hurt by others, you often strike back with bitter sarcasm. Sensitive and curious, you are concerned with the deeper mysteries of human psychology. Once you have become interested in any subject, you pursue it with total fanaticism.

Sun is in 21 Degrees Leo

More than a bit of a showoff, you love to be the center of attention! But others do not usually mind because they tend to enjoy your genuine warmth and affection. Very spirited and willful, proud and self-important at times, you demand your own way. You are quite honest, however, and the respect of others is very important to you. You never compromise yourself and you pursue your goals with persistence and dedication. Your regal presence and demeanor draws you to positions of leadership and authority. But beware of being overly hardheaded, domineering, ostentatious or patronizing or you will lose the goodwill and admiration that you enjoy. Very theatrical, you live life on a grand scale wherever and whenever possible. Your strength and energy vitalizes those who come in contact with you.

Moon is in 14 Degrees Taurus

Warmth, comfort, security and familiar surroundings are necessary for you to feel at ease. Very loving and affectionate, you prefer a steady, patterned way of life. Patient, calm and steadfast, you are not easily upset. Others look to you for support. You tend to be a slow starter and a slow mover -- others may try to rush you, but they will never succeed. Emotionally, you are quite stubborn -- your attitudes about people and things were firmly set in your youth and will change very little as an adult. You are also very cautious and conservative about spending money. It is not that you are selfish, you just need to feel secure. Beware of a tendency to become overly complacent and too self-satisfied.

Mercury is in 16 Degrees Leo

You are usually quite convinced that your own ideas are correct and you enjoy persuading others that they are. At times, you are very stubborn and proud of your beliefs and principles, and you get very defensive when they are challenged. You appreciate truth and honesty -- you practice it yourself and expect it in others. You have good talent for organizing, directing and planning. You delight in being asked for your advice and counsel.

Venus is in 22 Degrees Virgo

You express your love and affection through selfless service to people or causes. You have a tendency to underestimate yourself and doubt your self-worth. This is very demeaning and should be avoided -- learn to love yourself as well as you do others. Your standards of perfection are very high -- you are attracted to relationships based on duty and responsibility. You are supercritical of yourself and others and, at times, prefer to be alone rather than deal with any imperfections in yourself or in those with whom you might relate.

Mars is in 20 Degrees Aries

You are very independent and self-assertive, and you have lots of physical energy. You are not satisfied unless you can be the first to do something. As such, you are more comfortable in leadership positions than you are as an underling. When you are challenged by anyone for anything, you delight in the competitive process and will fight long and hard for your beliefs. You are bold and courageous and often act without thinking. At times, in your zeal to get ahead, you are tactless and offensive -- learn that cooperation with others can often bring you nearer to your goals quicker because of the support you will get.

Jupiter is in 16 Degrees Gemini

You have a logical, detached, objective view of most things. Your interests are wide-ranging and you are an avid student, with expertise in many different areas. You love to work things out in your mind -- everything you do is reduced to an exercise in logic and reason. You have the ability to grasp abstractions and to deal successfully with the larger issues of life. Your overemphasis on developing your powerful intellect can cause your emotional and intuitive abilities to atrophy unless you consciously choose to exercise them.

Saturn is in 27 Degrees Taurus

Complete freedom of choice makes you ill at ease. You must have a firm, ordered, secure foundation in your life in order to feel comfortable. You do not adapt easily and tend to fear the new and untried. You constantly fear that you do not have enough (love, property, material things, etc.) and this makes you tend toward being selfish, withdrawn and stingy. If you try to surround yourself with supportive people in your environment, you will become more emotionally self-supporting.

Uranus is in 00 Degrees Gemini

You, and your peer group as well, are attracted to new, unusual and revolutionary thoughts, ideas and lifestyles. You prefer abstract, idealistic solutions to practical, immediately useful answers. You delight in communications, the mass media, electronics, computers and all sorts of gadgetry.

Neptune is in 26 Degrees Virgo

You, and your entire generation, idealize work, duty and responsibility. You tend to be very fearful of anything that would force you out of the protective shell of your everyday routines. You place a high premium on personal pride in productivity and craftsmanship. But in your search for perfection in minor details, you sometimes lose track of the overall purpose of life.

Pluto is in 04 Degrees Leo

For your entire generation, this is a time when the relationship of the individual to society as a whole is being thoroughly re-examined. Major attempts will be made to find a balance between the need to be self-sufficient and the need to honor debts of social commitment.

Happy birthday (maybe?) Omega Red/Arkady Rossovich!

N. Node is in 23 Degrees Virgo

You're usually quite at ease in leaving leadership roles in the hands of others. You would rather tend to the thousand and one details that need to be accomplished to keep any group going. Although you're very fussy and high-minded when it comes to choosing your associates, once your loyalty is given you can be trusted with many of the practical aspects of any project that is being undertaken. Usually quite unselfish, you will toil long hours in the service of any worthy cause that demands your attention. But be careful that your perfectionist tendencies don't get in the way of making real progress. (In other words, don't waste your time dusting clean shelves!)

If you made it all the way to the end of this post, thanks for reading! This was a real labor of love for one of my favorite characters in any fandom, I hope you enjoyed the journey.

[justjoshinh]

some xmen art I've been working on. I've loved these characters since I was a child. god I'm old lol #xmen #marvel #comics #rogue #wolverine #gambit #omegared #archangel #fanart

[attackoftheplasticspiders]

[carlocarrasco]

For those who enjoy the X-Men art of Andy Kubert.

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[comedianviet]

Omega Red. 172/206 #marvelunited #miniatures painted. Next up is Cannonball! #omegared #xmen #marvel #tabletopgames https://www.instagram.com/p/CpkpNyortx2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

SCOTT WILLIAMS: INKER -- JIM LEE: PENCILLER: WICKED TAG TEAM FOR THE AGES & PAGES.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on the inking over pencils prowess, majesty, and badassery that is the cover art to "X-MEN" Vol. 2 #5. February, 1992. Marvel Comics. Artwork by Jim Lee & Scott Williams.

SYFY: "Your partnership with Jim is how I think most fans identify you. Your partnership has created so many killer comics memories. But if we're being honest, Scott, you probably could have picked an easier penciler to ink all the time. Jim's detailed art can't be easy to ink!"

SCOTT WILLIAMS: "No one held a gun to my head. I could have walked away at any time! (Laughs) I think it went both ways and I think Jim would probably say the same thing. I had a pretty established inking style when Jim got into the business, and he liked it and he kind of ran with it. He kind of penciled to my strengths. There was a lot of things that he would put in the pencils, which weren't really native to his style, but sort of fit the type of line and the type of look that I was looking for. So when you go back and look at some of the early pencils that he did, you'll find a lot of my line work in his pencils because he would anticipate that that's what I was going to do anyway. So he put it in there.

I think as time has gone by, his style has sort of cemented itself within, and the type of work that I think he wants to see has kind of been fairly cemented. So I've actually adapted. I've adopted some of the things that he does. I've tried. When he inks himself and we've all seen it [on his social media], it's really energetic. It's way more organic. He's not quite as fussy as I am. Um, he's not quite as OCD on line work as I am. When I think of stuff, I tend to rein it in, it's just sort of who I am as an inker, but as far as borrowing things, I have learned to… it's not about letting things go, it's about allowing happy accidents to happen more, and to be mindful of the fact that just because something is very precise does not make it better.

If you can put some information down quickly, spontaneously and kind of have it, have a little bit of that extra bounce that comes with that moment of creation, go with it. And so that's some of the things that I've kind of pulled from Jim. That ability to not be quite so anal about it. It's still in there. It's still part of who I am as an artist. I'll never be quite as spontaneous as he is, but that's definitely something that I've kind of mindfully tried to pay attention to what he's doing and adopt aspects of it."

-- SYFY, "MASTER INKER SCOTT WILLIAMS ON INKING JIM LEE & X-MEN DEADLINE WOES," by Mike Avila, c. October 2020

Resolution at 1377x2048 & 1280x1989.

Source: https://grantscomics.com/products/x-men-5-wolverine-jim-lee-11x17-framed-original-art-print-poster-marvel-comics.

Source #2: www.borg.com/2021/02/27/jim-lees-x-men-the-1-bestselling-comic-of-all-time-arrives-in-a-giant-artists-edition.

[kixionary]

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[the-art-of-the-brian]

"Arch Enemies"

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#wolverine #sabretooth #omegared #cyber #marvelcomics #xmen #weaponx #

[viciogame]

🎮 X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse (Super Nintendo)

Complete Gameplay: https://youtu.be/KNTGlmSpzwg

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[darleksaresupreme]

Wolverine possessed by Omega Red as seen in Ten Lives of Wolverine

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[lifethenecropolis]

Comics of 2024: Generation X 10-11!

I went through a big Omega Red phase in the 90s (even made a GeoCities website!) and while I didn’t pick up the Jim Lee X-Men back issues at the time because they were still expensive, I went around finding the other appearances. The story was OK, but I feel like it would’ve been 10 times better had Chris Bachalo done the interior art as well.

#omegared #generationx

[seiryuuchan]

"The god of all mutants ate me. But I am not easily digested."

Epic level badassery from Omega Red ♥️

EDIT: I can only hope his costume finally gets a wash after this! 😱😭

X-Force #40, May 2023

[houndfaker]

um. canyuo draw aigis and omegar from sonci

frightened by drawing omega short but thats the accurate way

[eclecticelectriceccentric]

during heat or rut is NOT the time to discuss mating marks!!!! that's when you're in periods of extreme emotion and codependency...literally so fucking terrible.

no it's not romantic, I don't give a shit about how your parents met at heat and ruts and your alpharant claimed your omegarant right then and they get along great. it's ripe for emotional manipulation and it's not fucking okay.

[omegrealestate]

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[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

A MASTERPIECE IN INKS OVER PENCILS -- IT BELONGS IN A MUSEUM.

PIC INFO: Resolution at 1203x1864 -- Spotlight on inked cover art to "X-MEN" Vol. 2 #4. January, 1992. Marvel Comics.

Artwork by Jim Lee (pencils) & Scott Williams (inks). Those inks, though, am I right?! X-EMPLARY!!

Source: www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=498796.