John Q.T. Nguyen
Jun 7, 2004, 09:16 pm
<B>Real Name:</B> Kallark
<B>Group Affiliation:</B> Imperial Guard
<B>Height:</B> 6'6"
<B>Weight:</B> 595 lbs.
<B>Eyes:</B> Blue
<B>Hair:</B> Dark Blue
<B>Powers:</B> Gladiator has extraordinary strength, is virtually invulnerable, but is vulnerable to certain unspecified wavelengths of radiation. He can fly at speeds faster than light in hyperspace and survive unprotected in the vacuum of outer space. Kallark can project intense heat, possibly infrared radiation, in beams from his eyes with temperatures comparable to those produced by stars.
In our reality, Gladiator was Praetor of the Shi'ar Galaxy as the leader of the Imperial Guard. His first known encounter with Earth people came when he and other Guard members battled the X-Men on the order of the mad former Shi'ar Emperor D'ken. After D'ken was deposed, his sister Lilandra Neramani became majestrix, and hence the Imperial Guard and Gladiator obeyed her. Later, Gladiator came to Earth and battled the Fantastic Four in the mistaken belief that they were alien Skrulls who had used their powers to alter their appearance. Lilandra's sister Deathbird staged a successful coup and became the new majestrix of the Shi'ar Empire. Despite Gladiator's loyalty to Lilandra, who is now a hunted fugitive in her own empire, and despite his qualms about certain aspect of Deathbird's rule, Gladiator continues to serve the Shi'ar Empire in his role as a praetor of the Imperial Guard.
<B>Appearances:</B>
Exiles #2-3
For more information about this character in the mainstream universe, please refer to ComiX-Fan's <A HREF="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=47" TARGET="blank">S.H.I.E.L.D. Files</A>.
The following entries are made for appearances in various alternate realities. Brief descriptions of the alternate realities are made in parenthesis. For further comments about these alternate reallities, please refer to the <A HREF="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=27020">Alternate Realities Thread</A>:
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<IMG SRC="http://x-mencomics.com/xfan/images/headshots/exiles/008/gladiator.jpg" WIDTH="90" HEIGHT="100" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="1"><B>Gladiator (Trial of the Phoenix)</B></FONT>
<B>Appearances:</B> Exiles #2-3
Though the X-Men scrapped against the Imperial Guard for the life of Jean Grey, Gladiator did not not participate in the Trial. The Guard's weakened lines were eventually defeated when Jean Grey became the Dark Phoenix.
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<B>Group Affiliation:</B> Imperial Guard
<B>Height:</B> 6'6"
<B>Weight:</B> 595 lbs.
<B>Eyes:</B> Blue
<B>Hair:</B> Dark Blue
<B>Powers:</B> Gladiator has extraordinary strength, is virtually invulnerable, but is vulnerable to certain unspecified wavelengths of radiation. He can fly at speeds faster than light in hyperspace and survive unprotected in the vacuum of outer space. Kallark can project intense heat, possibly infrared radiation, in beams from his eyes with temperatures comparable to those produced by stars.
In our reality, Gladiator was Praetor of the Shi'ar Galaxy as the leader of the Imperial Guard. His first known encounter with Earth people came when he and other Guard members battled the X-Men on the order of the mad former Shi'ar Emperor D'ken. After D'ken was deposed, his sister Lilandra Neramani became majestrix, and hence the Imperial Guard and Gladiator obeyed her. Later, Gladiator came to Earth and battled the Fantastic Four in the mistaken belief that they were alien Skrulls who had used their powers to alter their appearance. Lilandra's sister Deathbird staged a successful coup and became the new majestrix of the Shi'ar Empire. Despite Gladiator's loyalty to Lilandra, who is now a hunted fugitive in her own empire, and despite his qualms about certain aspect of Deathbird's rule, Gladiator continues to serve the Shi'ar Empire in his role as a praetor of the Imperial Guard.
<B>Appearances:</B>
Exiles #2-3
For more information about this character in the mainstream universe, please refer to ComiX-Fan's <A HREF="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=47" TARGET="blank">S.H.I.E.L.D. Files</A>.
The following entries are made for appearances in various alternate realities. Brief descriptions of the alternate realities are made in parenthesis. For further comments about these alternate reallities, please refer to the <A HREF="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=27020">Alternate Realities Thread</A>:
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<IMG SRC="http://x-mencomics.com/xfan/images/headshots/exiles/008/gladiator.jpg" WIDTH="90" HEIGHT="100" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="1"><B>Gladiator (Trial of the Phoenix)</B></FONT>
<B>Appearances:</B> Exiles #2-3
Though the X-Men scrapped against the Imperial Guard for the life of Jean Grey, Gladiator did not not participate in the Trial. The Guard's weakened lines were eventually defeated when Jean Grey became the Dark Phoenix.
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