Episode 022: Doug Ramsey (feat. Annalise Bissa)

CEREBRO

Connor Goldsmith

Science Fiction, Arts, Books, Visual Arts, Fiction

4.8 • 815 Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2021

⏱️ 176 minutes

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Summary

In Episode 22 of CEREBRO, Connor and Marvel's X-Office Associate Editor Annalise Bissa hack into the history of Doug Ramsey, a.k.a. Cypher! Killed off in 1988 and not brought back til 2009, the omnilingual mutant is now an integral part of the franchise.

The CEREBRO character file on Cypher begins at 1:26:07.

(Content Advisory: Doug's story includes traumatic mind control. This episode also discusses characters with stories involving unequal power dynamics in romantic relationships, including relationships in which one party is underage, as well as the topic of child sexual abuse.)

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0:00.0	Do you have anything to say about Douglock?
0:02.7	X-Men, X-Men.
0:05.9	In the 21st century, evil mutants led by Magneto aimed to destroy the world.
0:14.7	Only hope is X-Men.
0:20.7	Welcome to Cerebro, the X-Men podcast, where a homo and his friends dig deep into the history of homo superior.
0:26.9	I'm your host, Connor Goldsmith.
0:28.9	And with me today is Annalise Bissa, associate editor at Marvel Comics in the X office.
0:34.2	She is here with me today to talk about Cpher, real name Doug Ramsey, a character
0:40.4	with a long and interesting history in the X-N franchise who has gone from sort of a joke
0:49.0	to one of the most prominent characters in the line. Annalise, how are you doing today?
0:55.2	I'm doing really well. How are you?
0:57.5	I'm all right.
0:59.7	I woke up this morning and the musical artist Sophie had died very suddenly, and I was a big
1:05.6	fan, or still am, a big fan, so I'm sort of reeling a little bit from that, but I'm going
1:10.2	to rally for this recording. If you're not familiar with Sophie listeners, I think Doug Ramsey and Warlock
1:14.8	would really enjoy her music. She was a very forward-thinking electronic musician. So maybe
1:19.8	check that out. Other than that, it's almost February. It's hard to imagine that January is
1:24.4	already behind us. Both already and finally behind us.
1:28.5	Right, I know.
1:29.2	It feels like the longest month maybe in history, but at the same time, oh, it's already
1:34.5	February.
1:35.5	Which is exciting comics-wise, because there are so many solicits I can't wait to get to.
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