Crusader is the name of two fictional characters created and published by Marvel Comics. Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc The first Crusader first appeared in Thor #330 (April, 1983). Thor is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was created by writer Alan Zelenetz and penciller Bob Hall. Alan Zelenetz is an American Film producer and Comic-book Writer best known for co-creating the series Alien Legion for Bob Hall is an American motoring Journalist. He is married to Karen Kato and is the identical twin brother of motoring journalist Jim N The second is a Skrull superhero created by Robert Kirkman. The Skrulls are a Fictional race of extraterrestrial shapeshifters that appear in Publications by Marvel Comics. A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do Robert Kirkman is an American Comic book Writer. He is best known for his work on Image Comics ' series The Walking Dead
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Crusader (Arthur Blackwood)
Fictional character biography
| Crusader | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Thor #330 (Apr 1983) (as Arthur Charles Blackwood) |
| Created by | Alan Zelenetz Bob Hall |
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| Alter ego | Arthur Charles Blackwood |
| Abilities | Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, agility, reflexes, and durability |
Arthur Blackwood was born in Decatur, Illinois. Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc In Comic books and other stories with a long history first appearance refers to the first occurrence to feature a Fictional character. Alan Zelenetz is an American Film producer and Comic-book Writer best known for co-creating the series Alien Legion for Bob Hall is an American motoring Journalist. He is married to Karen Kato and is the identical twin brother of motoring journalist Jim N Decatur is the largest city and the county seat of Macon County in the U He was a seminary student in Chicago who believed that the church should become more active in fighting paganism and godlessness in modern society. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Paganism (from Latin paganus, meaning "country dweller rustic" is a word used to refer to various religions and religious beliefs from across the world Dismissed from the seminary for getting into an altercation with a superior, Blackwood visited his family crypt to meditate on his life. There he had a religious vision of all of his ancestors who devoted their lives to serving God. In this vision he met the spirit of one of his ancestors who served in the Crusades. The Crusades were a series of military campaigns of a religious character waged by much of Christian Europe against external and internal opponents This spirit seemingly bequeathed to him the combined power of all his ancestors and dubbed him knight. When Blackwood awoke from this vision, he discovered a sword, shield, and knight's raiment had inexplicably materialized nearby. A shield is a protective device meant to intercept attacks The term often refers to a device that is held in the hand as opposed to Armour or a Bullet proof vest Blackwood decided to take up the sword and use his newfound power to destroy all pagans and infidels. As his first target, he chose the thunder god Thor, whose claims of godhood seemed blasphemous to him. Thor is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Calling himself the Crusader, Blackwood attacked Thor at a public assembly. Somehow the strength of his faith granted him sufficient power not only to hold his own in pitched battle with the Asgardian, but also to inflict upon Thor a seemingly mortal wound. When Thor reappeared a short time later, his wound fully healed by the power of Odin, the Crusader's belief in his own infallibility was shaken. Odin is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Crusader was unable to comprehend how a supposed agent of the devil like Thor could be superior to him, a self-styled messenger of the Lord. When Thor shattered the Crusader’s sword, the Crusader fled, filled with doubts about the righteousness of his cause. [1]
Blackwood re-forged the sword and went back into action. He killed two church thieves, and attacked the Emir of Ghulistan. He then battled the Black Knight, but was forced to surrender and his sword and shield were shattered. Dane Whitman is a fictional Comic book Superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, the company's third person to bear the name [2]
Blackwood's doubt has often caused him to lose battles rather than win them. Luke Cage has also able to defeat Blackwood after breaking his sword and once again causing Blackwood to doubt his cause leading, in turn, to yet another defeat. Luke Cage, born Carl Lucas and also called Power Man, is a fictional Superhero appearing in Comic books published by His doubt also led him to defeat at the hands of Nate Grey, a. k. a. X-Man. X-Man ( Nathaniel "Nate" Grey) is a Fictional character, a Superhero in the and related to the X-Men franchise After this, Blackwood seemingly disappeared from continuing his crusade.
Not too long after the disassembly of the Avenger, Electro conducted the breakout of many famous Marvel villains from The Raft, a prison island for super villains. Electro is the name of several Fictional characters that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics, including two from Marvel's predecessors The Raft is a fictional Prison facility for Superhuman criminals (predominantly Supervillains in the Marvel Universe. Blackwood was held as a prisoner here but would soon escape along with many other prisoners. This escape once again inspired Blackwood to continue his crusade, starting with Doctor Strange. Doctor Strange is a Fictional character, a Comic book sorcerer and Superhero in the. However, his newest crusade would also be last as Strange would use his powers to send Blackwood back to the Raft.
Civil War
It is later revealed that the Crusader is still active and had organized a religious group of thugs for himself. [3] After hijacking a plane filled with money and planning to bomb the headquarters of several super-heroes, the Crusader and his men are stopped by Wolverine after he hears about their operation. In the process, Wolverine gouges out the Crusader's right eye, while quoting the Bible with "An eye for an eye. " However, Wolverine is unable to prevent the plane from crashing down into a cornfield. On impact, the plane suddenly explodes. Wolverine survives the crash, but whether or not the Crusader survived is initially unclear.
The Crusader has been hired by the Hood to take advantage of the split in the superhero community caused by the Superhuman Registration Act. [4]
Powers and abilities
Arthur Blackwood gained superhuman powers after experiencing a religious vision in which he was seemingly bequeathed the combined power of his ancestors who had served God. The Crusader's physical attributes, as well as the power of his sword and shield, are directly related to his will and belief; while he is confident, his strength, speed, stamina, agility, reflex/reaction time, and resistance to injury are sufficient for him to stand toe-to-toe with the likes of Thor. Thor is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. However, if his faith wavers, his superhuman powers will rapidly disappear.
Upon transforming into the Crusader, he instantly summons his mystical body armor, sword, and shield. These items are strong enough to withstand repeated blows by Thor's hammer before shattering. Mjolnir (mɨˈjoʊlnər is a Fictional weapon that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics.
As the Crusader, he is a master swordsman and jouster.
Blackwood has earned a Masters degree, though his studies towards Doctorate of Divinity remain uncompleted.
Crusader (Skrull)
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
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| Species | Skrull |
| Team affiliations | The Initiative |
| Notable aliases | Aubrey Thompson |
Fictional character biography
Shortly after the Avengers disbanded, a Skrull operative sent to spy on the Avengers decides to become a superhero himself, and calls himself the Crusader (a name he chose specifically because it gives no clue as to his abilities) and also took on a civilian identity of Aubrey Thompson. Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc The Skrulls are a Fictional race of extraterrestrial shapeshifters that appear in Publications by Marvel Comics. Avengers The Initiative is a Comic book series from Marvel Comics. The Avengers is a team of fictional Superhero characters in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Avengers Disassembled, referred to in some participating series as Disassembled, is a crossover event between several Marvel Comics The Skrulls are a Fictional race of extraterrestrial shapeshifters that appear in Publications by Marvel Comics.
He soon became the mentor of Freedom Ring and after Ring is killed by Iron Maniac, Crusader takes the boy's reality-altering ring for himself. Freedom Ring (real name Curtis Doyle) is a fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, created by writer Robert Kirkman In addition to his mainstream incarnation Iron Man has had been depicted in other Fictional universes. Rather than using the ring to continue his superhero career, Crusader seems to have retired to a life of leisure, using it to create fake Skrull women.
However, when Titannus attacked the USA, Crusader helped other superheroes to defeat the monster. Titannus is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. Crusader is later seen onboard a bus of new recruits arriving at Camp Hammond to join the Fifty State Initiative, along with Ant-Man, Melee, Geldoff, Dragon Lord, Geiger, Red Nine, and Diamondback[5]. Camp Hammond is a Training camp in the fictional Marvel Comics universe Marvel Universe to train a superhero team for every state of the United States Eric O'Grady, who as of 2006 is the latest fictional Marvel Comics character known as Ant-Man, is a Comic book Antihero Melee is the code name of a fictional Comic book character within Marvel Comics ' Shared universe the Marvel Universe. Dragon Lord is the name of several unrelated fictional characters in the Marvel Universe. Geiger is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. She first appeared in Doc Samson #1 (Jan 1996 created by Dan Slott. Red Nine (Wallace Jackson is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. Diamondback ( Rachel Leighton) is a reformed Supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe created by Mark Gruenwald and Paul Neary
The clone of MVP known as "KIA" attacked Crusader and the other new trainees, and severed Crusader's hand in the battle. Michael "Mike" Ian Van Patrick is a fictional Comic book character created by Dan Slott and Stefano Caselli. [6] His hand was surgically reattached by the Camp's doctor, Physique. Fearing a medical examination would reveal his true form, Crusader used the fragments of the Cosmic Cube in his ring to transform himself into a human. [7]
Bibliography
Crusader (Arthur Blackwood)
- Avengers Spotlight #39
- Cage vol. 1 #17
- New Avengers #1-4, #25
- Thor vol. 1 #330-331
- Wolverine vol. 3
- X-Man #48
Crusader (Skrull):
- Marvel Team-Up vol. 3 #23-25
- Avengers: The Initiative #8-ongoing
Notes
- In Black Knight Comics #1-5, el Alemain was known as Crusader around 1189AD. He was an Englishman and an ally of King Richard. He wore a robe and headdress and used a scimitar.
- Marvel Boy (Robert Grayson) was called Crusader in Fantastic Four vol. Marvel Boy is the name of several a Fictional characters in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. 1 #165
- On Earth-238, Perseus Ablemarle is known as Crusader. He sought vengeance on the criminals that killed his parents and was possibly killed on his first outing. He was trained in various forms of combat and first appeared in Rampage Magazine #41 and died in Marvel Super-Heroes #388
- On Earth-9811, Sarah Rogers, the daughter of Captain America and Rogue, was known as Crusader. Rogue ( Anna Marie) is a Fictional character, part of the Marvel Comics mutant super-team the X-Men. She first appeared in What If? vol. 2 #114 and Avengers Forever #11-12
- In the Ultraverse, an immortal warrior was called Crusader but was defeated by Rune in 1348AD and later killed by Rune. The Ultraverse was the name given to a Comic book Imprint published by Malibu Comics. Rune is a fictional Vampire -like being from Malibu Comics ' Ultraverse imprint He first appeared in Rune vol. 2 #4.
- On Earth-2122, a member of the Captain Britain Corps was called Crusader X. In Marvel Comics, the Captain Britain Corps are a league of Super-heroes all known as or appear as an alternate version of Captain Britain. In Marvel Comics, the Captain Britain Corps are a league of Super-heroes all known as or appear as an alternate version of Captain Britain. He was one of the sole survivors of Mastermind's slaughter of the Corps and assisted Excalibur in his defeat. Excalibur is a Marvel Comics Superhero group an offshoot of the X-Men, usually based in the United Kingdom. He first appeared in Excalibur vol. 1 #21.
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