Super-Skrull
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| Super-Skrull | |
 Cover of Annihilation: Super-Skrull #4. Art by Gabriele Dell'Otto. |
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| Publication information | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Fantastic Four #18 (vol. 1, Sep. 1963) |
| Created by | Stan Lee & Jack Kirby |
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| Alter ego | Kl'rt |
| Species | Skrull |
| Place of origin | Tarnax IV |
| Team affiliations | Secret Defenders United Front |
| Notable aliases | Invincible Man, Captain Hero, Bobby Wright |
| Abilities | Combined powers of the Fantastic Four Shape-shifting Hypnosis |
The Super-Skrull (Kl'rt) is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Fantastic Four #18 (vol. 1, Sept. 1963) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
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[edit] Fictional character biography
Kl'rt - more commonly known as the Super-Skrull - hails from the Skrull homeworld of Tarnax IV, which has since been destroyed by Galactus. The Skrull Emperor Dorrek wanted revenge against the Fantastic Four, who thwarted the Empire's attempt to invade Earth. Dorrek handpicked the warrior Kl'rt, who was artificially augmented and given the combined abilities of the Fantastic Four. Kl'rt's power levels, however, exceeded the originals -stronger than Ben Grimm; superior flight and greater pyrokinetic ability than the Human Torch; better control of invisibility and telekinesis than Susan Richards; and an ability to stretch beyond that of Mr. Fantastic. The newly-named "Super-Skrull" also retained his innate Skrull shapeshifting abilities and strong hypnotic skills. He was then dispatched to Earth to defeat the Fantastic Four and pave the way for a renewed invasion by the Skrull Empire.
During their first encounter, the Super-Skrull keeps the Fantastic Four at bay with his superior powers. However, Mr. Fantastic correctly guesses that Kl'rt's powers are augmented by an energy beam directed from the Skrull homeworld. Blocking the beam deprives Kl'rt of his new powers and he is quickly defeated, returning to the Skrull homeworld in shame. [1] He is, however, sent back to Earth time and again, and battles other heroes such as Thor; [2] Captain Marvel. [3] The Super-Skrull also acts as the Empire's agent on Earth during the Kree-Skrull War, and manages to temporarily disband the superhero team the Avengers and kidnap Avenger siblings the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver. [4] With the war ending in a truce, the disgraced Super Skrull later sides with the Titan Thanos and aids him in his quest for the Cosmic Cube. The hero Mar-Vell, however, defeats both the Super-Skrull and eventually Thanos. [5] After a skirmish with Spider-Man and Ms. Marvel, Kl'rt becomes trapped in the Van Allen radiation belt. [6]
Years later a Canadian research team accidentally pulls Kl'rt back from deep space, and he promptly slaughters the entire group, with the exception of physicist superhero Sasquatch. Kl'rt also discovers that the time in the radiation belt has given him cancer. Sasquatch is initially defeated by the Super-Skrull, but eventually manages to trick him, converting the Super-Skrull into a stream of dissociated particles and transmitting him back into deep space. [7] The Super-Skrull is later freed by the Silver Surfer, and discovers that his cancer has gone into remission. This is apparently caused by a "chronal anomaly" in the area of space Kl'rt occupied, which reverted his cellular makeup to a healthy, pre-cancerous state.[8]
[edit] Free again
At some point during Kl'rt's imprisonment in the Van Allen belt, he is freed by the sorcerer Master Khan and used against the hero Iron Fist. Khan brainwashes the Super-Skrull into believing that he is a twelve-year-old human boy named Bobby Wright, who gains both superhuman powers and a terminal disease from exposure to an alien spore. As "Bobby", he uses his powers to assume an adult superhuman identity - Captain Hero - and ingratiate himself with Iron Fist and his crimefighting partner, Power Man. A misuse of powers by Captain Hero apparently leaves Iron Fist dead (later revealed to be doppelganger), followed by what appears to be the disintegration of Captain Hero (with Khan thinking Iron Fist dead the Super-Skrull actually returns to disembodiment in the Van Allen belt).[9]
Kl'rt's imprisonment in space also had another beneficial effect: it shielded him from the effects of Zabyk's Disaster, in which all Skrulls lost their shapeshifting abilities.[10] Kl'rt later joins forces with S'Byll, a claimant to the Skrull Throne, and she is able to use him as a genetic template to restore the shape-shifting abilities of the Skrulls. S'Byll becomes the Empress of the Skrull Empire shortly thereafter, and Kl'rt is lauded as the savior of Skrull society. When the Empire subsequently falls into disarray, Kl'rt goes into hiding on Earth and later attacks the Fantastic Four. After a brutal battle, the Super-Skrull is captured and imprisoned by S.H.I.E.L.D. in the superhuman prison, the Vault.
Kl'rt later escapes imprisonment and renews contact with the Skrull Empire. He then seeks to take Young Avengers member Hulkling into protective custody due to his Skrullian heritage on his mother's side (as the son of the deceased Princess Anelle). In a tactical masterstroke, the Super-Skrull impersonates a willing Hulkling (who wishes to stay on Earth) and returns to space, able to spy on both the Skrulls and the Kree, who also have a stake in Hulkling's mixed parentage, given that Hulkling is also the son of Kree hero Mar-Vell. [11]
[edit] Annihilation
- See also: Annihilation (comics)
In the Annihilation: Super-Skrull mini-series, Kl'rt attempts to stop the destructive wave before it reaches the Skrull homeworld. After nearly being overwhelmed by the forces of Annihilus, he sacrifices himself by destroying the Harvester of Sorrow - the enormous organic warship that destroys hundreds of Skrull worlds. Kl'rt's body is later recovered and mysteriously revived.[12] He later teams with Ronan the Accuser to reclaim the Kree homeworld from an invading race called the Phalanx. After resisting an attempt by the Phalanx to control him, Kl'rt engages in a war with all Phalanx-controlled Kree.[13]
[edit] Powers and abilities
The Super-Skrull has a version of the Fantastic Four's superhuman abilities at the levels the team possessed when they began their careers. If the current Skrull ruler permits, a satellite can send an augmentation beam that amplifies the Super-Skrull's abilities beyond the Fantastic Four's current levels. Kl'rt possesses the Skrull's innate racial ability to shape-shift, as well as the unique power of hypnosis. He is also an excellent hand-to-hand combatant and was extensively trained in warfare by the Skrull Empire. The Super-Skrull has detailed knowledge of and access to technology centuries ahead of conventional Earth science.
[edit] Other Super-Skrulls
- Xavin, a "Super-Skrull in training," has the powers of the Fantastic Four but can only use one at a time. He is currently a member of the Runaways.
- During Secret Invasion, many Super-Skrull soldiers appear possessing the powers of multiple heroes which differ from soldier to soldier.
[edit] Alternate versions
In addition to his mainstream incarnation, Super-Skrull has had been depicted in other fictional universes:
[edit] Earth-6309
In the "Earth-6309" reality, Kl'rt is the Skrull Lord of Colony UK7 and a Captain Britain Corps member. [14]
[edit] Marvel Zombies
In the Marvel Zombies universe, the Super Skrull is one of the many flesh-hungry super-villains rampaging across the earth. He teams with other zombie villains to battle zombie 'heroes'.
[edit] Squadron Supreme
The Skrullian Skymaster (real name Skymax),a member of the superhero team the Squadron Supreme, possesses the same powers as the Super-Skrull. [15]
[edit] Ultimate Super-Skrull
In the Ultimate Marvel universe, the Super-Skrull is the Skrull Emperor and also the oldest living Skrull (around one billion years old). In this continuity, he draws his powers from an advanced suit of armor that allows him to mimic the superpowers of those around him whose metagenes have been activated by "Skrull pills". Super-Skrull is killed when a non-super powered Ben Grimm strips him of his armor, exposing him to harmful toxins and bacteria in Earth's air.
[edit] Heroes Reborn
In Heroes Reborn, Super Skrull was a Skrull named Kl'rt who disguised himself as Wyatt Wingfoot and tricked Doctor Doom into capturing the Silver Surfer, and then transferred the power of Galactus' herald to himself.
[edit] In other media
The Super-Skrull has appeared in several of animated series about the Fantastic Four; 1967 Fantastic Four cartoon; the 1994 Fantastic Four series voiced by Neil Ross and later by Jess Harnell; and appears in the 2006 Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes cartoon, voiced by Mark Oliver. The Super-Skrull also appears in the 1997 Playstation game Fantastic Four, and in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, and in the 2007 video game Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
Super Skrull makes an appearance in several of the Marvel Comics line of novels. He appeared in a short story in the Ultimate Super-Villains: New Stories Featuring Marvel's Deadliest Villains by Stan Lee. He also makes an appearance in X-Men: The Avengers : Friend or Foe? (Gamma Quest Trilogy).
The band Ookla the Mok perform a song about the Super Skrull on the album Super Secret.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Fantastic Four (vol. 1, Sep. 1963)
- ^ Thor #142 (vol. 1 Jul. 1967)
- ^ Captain Marvel #2 - 3 (vol. 1, Jun. - Jul. 1968)
- ^ Avengers #89 - 97 (vol. 1, Jun. 1971 - Mar. 1972)
- ^ Captain Marvel #25 - 33 (vol. 1, Nov. 1970 - Apr. 1971)
- ^ Marvel Team-Up #62 (vol. 1, Oct. 1977)
- ^ Alpha Flight #9 - 10 (vol. 1, Apr. - May 1984)
- ^ Silver Surfer #25 - 31 (vol. 1, Jul. - Dec. (last two issues in one month) 1989)
- ^ Namor the Sub-Mariner #15 - 18 (Jun. - Sep. 1991)
- ^ Avengers Annual #14 (1985)
- ^ Young Avengers #9 - 12 (2005)
- ^ Annihilation: Super Skrull #3 (2006)
- ^ Annihilation: Conquest:Wraith #1 (Jul. 2007)
- ^ Excalibur vol. 1 #49
- ^ Squadron Supreme: New World Order (1998)
[edit] External links
- Iron Fist profile (describes the events involving Super-Skrull's identities of Captain Hero and Bobby Wright)
- Super-Skrull bio on Marvel.com
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