Fictional character biography Vulcan (Marvel Comics)

1 fictional character biography

1.1 origins
1.2 deadly genesis
1.3 rise , fall of shi ar empire
1.4 emperor vulcan
1.5 divided stand
1.6 x-men: kingbreaker
1.7 war of kings

fictional character biography

origins

vulcan s infant body aged adolescence through shi ar incubation-accelerator. art trevor hairsine.

vulcan s history began on shi ar throneworld, unborn child of christopher summers (later known corsair) , katherine summers, parents of cyclops , havok. katherine pregnant when summers abducted d ken, majestor of shi ar imperium. unborn child seemingly killed when mad emperor, in retaliation attempt corsair escape, stabbed katherine , killed her. fetus removed katherine s lifeless body , placed in incubation-accelerator, used breed slaves. result, child aged prime of adolescence.

sent earth become slave erik red, emperor s hand on earth, escaped , found moira mactaggert little or no memories of or came from. took him ward , instructed him in use of nascent powers. claimed name gabriel, chose code name of vulcan book on roman mythology, , charles xavier recognized mental imprint being related cyclops , age suggests older. vulcan became part of team of x-men formed petra, darwin, , sway attempted rescue original x-men sentient island krakoa. viewing vulcan menace, krakoa sent human-shaped volcano deal team, killing 2 women , leaving darwin , vulcan dead.

deadly genesis

with of dying teammates, vulcan able survive. reawakened in modern days mutant energies released during m-day, returns space exile revenge against professor xavier, killing banshee in process, attempting kill logan , kidnapping rachel summers , cyclops.

vulcan subconsciously uses absorbed powers of petra , sway manipulate x-men, , figures out truth of mystery behind missing team of x-men lost on krakoa. vulcan able lure professor xavier out of hiding, , confronts him in front of x-men, wanting professor reveal them happened vulcan , team. however, xavier unable so, because, in wake of m-day, no longer mutant. enraged, vulcan commands marvel girl link minds can see transpired. reluctantly, rachel so, , xavier guide, able not reveal truth behind happened on krakoa, detects consciousness within mind of vulcan.

it revealed vulcan , team rescued scott krakoa (it thought krakoa released scott bring more victims), , vulcan able hurt living island, enraged creature. vulcan revealed cyclops in fact brothers, , sent cyclops away on jet safety. jet took off, cyclops watched in horror living island struck down , seemingly killed vulcan , team. sway hit first, , severed in 2 @ torso. body released last of mutant power slow time down around them. petra incinerated, reacted reflexively , drew them below surface cave power created. there, vulcan , darwin lay dying, , darwin transformed himself energy , bonded vulcan, saving them both. launched space along krakoa land mass polaris , fell state of suspended animation. after apparent deaths of vulcan , team, cyclops returned professor xavier in hysterical state, blaming himself deaths, , professor decided best involved if altered memories forget second team, , spare agony.

vulcan remained on krakoa, inert, until massive backlash of power resulting m-day awakened him, whereupon returned earth confront x-men, revealing truth behind krakoa incident them. these revelations, marvel girl reaches vulcan s mind , releases subconscious inert form of darwin, vulcan expels body. using opportunity, x-men attack him deem him dangerous left alone. vulcan repels attack , flees planet, renouncing cyclops brother, , heads space vision of d ken killing mother raging in mind, bent on revenge.

the rise , fall of shi ar empire

vulcan deathbird, d ken, , shi ar. cover uncanny x-men#483, john watson.

while traveling through shi ar space, learns crew member starship had destroyed d ken has been comatose years after experience in m kraan crystal , lilandra neramani current ruler of shi ar. undaunted, vulcan continues on quest vengeance engaging trio of shi ar warships, , destroying 2 of them, thereby showing superiority crew of surviving third ship, vulcan commandeers own. after reaching inner territory of shi ar throneworld, chandilar, ship confronted , ordered surrender imperial guard. however, captain of vulcan s ship had deceived vulcan guard s true strength, hoping use him pawn in vice-chancellor k tor s plan restore old empire; result, vulcan unprepared true power of guard, , leader, gladiator.

vulcan kills several powerful guardsmen in combat (neutron, cosmo, smasher, , impulse, among possible others), defeated gladiator, , taken prison moon. remains prisoner there until agent of vice-chancellor frees him shackles, , directs him cell free deathbird.

however, afterwards, deathbird manages convince him @ least delay plan vengeance, after 2 become romantically involved. vulcan uses powers heal d ken s injuries. afterwards, grateful d ken asks vulcan marry deathbird. after wedding, vulcan throws professor xavier m kraan crystal, kills d ken, , names himself emperor of shi ar. darwin leaps crystal after xavier, , after emerges him. during battle vulcan kills corsair, claiming not have father , blaming corsair letting mother die. xavier s lost telepathy restored crystal, he, along nightcrawler, warpath, darwin, , hepzibah, sent earth lilandra locking ship s programming. meanwhile, havok, marvel girl, polaris, ch od, raza, , korvus form new team of starjammers bent on defeating gabriel (vulcan) once , all, , salvaging remains of crippled shi ar empire.

emperor vulcan

the civil war between vulcan s forces , loyal dethroned lilandra rages on. led havok , starjammers, lilandra s forces gradually whittle away @ vulcan s forces, plagued defections. shi ar, contrary vulcan s expectations, not happy have outsider ruler. vulcan discouraged this, deathbird convinces him come accept him.

warned in advance of rebel raid on feather s edge, vulcan , fleet ambush starjammers. however, in middle of battle, ship, hammer, destroyed scy ar tal (translates death shi ar ). vulcan , gladiator attack leader of scy ar tal , defeated, whereupon retreat deeper shi ar space.

marvel girl makes contact eldest scy ar tal , discovers true origin: scy ar tal called m kraan. in history, shi ar attacked them, killing many , causing rest flee lives. shi ar, taking on planet, took m kraan crystal own, declaring sacred gift of deities sharra , k ythri.

the m kraan, changing name scy ar tal, devoted culture , society destruction of shi ar empire. though later revealed reader scy ar tal discovered m kraan crystal 13,000 years earlier , eradicated then-inhabiting species on planet since considered planet holy — same thing shi ar have done them. first attack, destroyed feather s edge transporting star obliterate it.

vulcan makes contact starjammers call temporary ceasefire. under ceasefire, shi ar , starjammers decide take out finality, crippling scy ar s biggest threat. once havok , vulcan in position destroy finality, eldest scy ar tries stop them, vulcan, discovering source of eldest s power, severs connection between eldest , brothers, rendering eldest powerless , scy ar disorganized. tide of battle shifts shi`ar, proceed attack not scy ar, starjammers. meanwhile, vulcan blasts havok sun.

vulcan decides use finality destroy scy ar using weapon place star in middle of fleet. havok returns, and, having absorbed enough power burn him, decides end things vulcan. while battle, rachael , korvus attempt fail stop beacon initiate attack shi ar. shi ar imperial guard end havok s battle vulcan appearing starjammers in captivity, threatening kill them. before surrendering, havok destroys finality. havok , starjammers in custody, vulcan declares return shi ar empire former glory.

divided stand

vulcan appears on monitor of havok s cell on prison , taunts him telling him events of messiah complex. says baby, , of mutantkind s hope lost. havok destroys monitor , says if 1 baby can born can another, there hope.

x-men: kingbreaker

vulcan begins aggressive war of conquest expand shi ar empire, occupying, among other races, z nox. while, becomes obsessed making havok acknowledge superiority, havok refuses do. starjammers escape prison, killing vulcan in process, , severely wounding deathbird, being forced flee kree imperium.

war of kings

after learning of devastation of skrull fleet , takeover of hala inhumans, vulcan launches surprise attack on kree, ruled black bolt , inhuman population of attilan. imperial guard retrieves lilandra, whom vulcan plans execute. however, stopped 1 of admirals, stating doing make martyr , incite factions loyal overthrow him around similar figurehead. abducts adam warlock , attacks him.

soon enough, lilandra assassinated in attempt usurp vulcan. immediately, civil war ignites in imperium between factions loyal , vulcan. though advised fraternity of raptors , admirals sue peace , return planets restore order, vulcan refuses listen , flies off engage inhumans. finds black bolt t-bomb. believing inhuman intends destroy empire, vulcan engages silent king. both apparently die in resulting explosion tears hole in fabric of space , time. gladiator takes vulcan s place majestor of shi ar. revelation black bolt did not die instead trapped in fault, vulcan s fate remains unknown.