Warlock is an alien being from a world where the sentient life forms are a "techno-organic" life that resembles circuitry and machinery. The son of the planet's ruler and most powerful being, Warlock was fearful of being slain during a traditional rite of passage where the son combats the father. He instead fled to Earth, finding himself drawn to the Shi'ar technology at Professor Charles Xavier's mansion. Warlock's personality resembled that of a young child but he still proved to be a valuable member of the New Mutants and a worthy ally of the X-Men.