Aron (Marvel)
Aron is a male extraterrestrial supervillain who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Aron was a male Watcher where he was the young nephew of Uatu had been assigned to Earth. Raised on the Watchers' homeworld, Aron was years away from being considered mature, though he felt he was wise beyond his years and spent a lot of his time exploring the wilderness of his planet alone. Aron was on one such hike when his uncle returned to the homeworld so he could be judged by the other Watchers for having broken his oath of non-interference. Unbeknownst to Uatu, the Kree hero Captain Marvel had traveled to the Watchers' homeworld to speak on Uatu's behalf. (Captain Marvel v1 #39)
Aron spotted Captain Marvel and his young ally Rick Jones in the woods as they tried to fight off the lethal assault of Mad Eye, a wild rackcat with electric antlers. Fascinated by the confrontation, Aron initially merely observed, watching as Captain Marvel managed to stun Mad Eye and fly off with Rick Jones. He then noticed that the furious rackcat decided to give chase and followed both of them to the Temple of Justice, where Uatu's trial was underway. Just as Captain Marvel tried to convince the Council of Watchers that Uatu getting involved was actually a good thing, Mad Eye entered the temple. The rackcat attacked Marvel from behind, stunning him in the process. Aron then came in as well, calmly concluding that the animal's next attack would kill the now defenseless hero. Rick Jones pleaded with Uatu to interfere but the heartbroken Watcher had to refuse. Aron then offered to step up and act, which led to him being openly chastised by his fellow Watchers. In the end, Rick Jones fought off Mad Eye long enough for Captain Marvel to recover and end the fight. By then, the Watchers' council had reached a conclusion, with the elder known as Emnu dismissing the Captain's appeal outright. Emnu explained that taking action even once leads to another, which was why Watchers should not falter even once. He also noted that encountering Captain Marvel had influenced young Aron's thinking as well, which was of some concern to him. In the end, Uatu's trial ended with him promising to do better. Aron remained on the homeworld as Uatu, Rick Jones and Captain Marvel teleported back to the Moon. (Captain Marvel v1 #39)
He came to be intrigued by Uatu's break of their people's code of non-interference and secretly observed the resultant trial on Watcherworld. (Captain Marvel v1 #39)
Later on, he became enthralled by the Fantastic Four and began wearing a protective suit to hide himself from Uatu as Aron began to operate on Earth in secret. (Fantastic Four v1 #328)
Aron waited as the Dragon Man met with him and provided him the skin samples from his recent battle with the Fantastic Four. (Fantastic Four v1 #321)
The Wizard came to discover that the Dragon Man had fallen under the control of a Watcher who was observing events from the Empire State Building. Thus, he offered him a chance to destroy the Fantastic Four and for reasons for his own Aron came to accept. (Fantastic Four v1 #328)
Overview
Personality and attributes
The youthful Watcher was considered quite bright though he lacked the cranial development that came from full maturity. (Captain Marvel v1 #39) By his races standards, he was considered young with the elder Watchers becoming concerned at his fascination with Uatu. (Fantastic Four v1 #328) He himself claimed that he was a wondrous being by the standards bred into him by his people. (Fantastic Four v1 #323)
He came to disagree with the millennia long practice of the Watchers that made them observe but never participate in events. However, this was not enough to Aron who looked to enact his own plan. (Fantastic Four v1 #322) He wished to break from this severe simplicity of existence but in doing so he came to feel cut-off and surrounded by the unknown. This saw Aron being buffeted by unexpected evils to the point that he began to fear for his very soul. (Fantastic Four v1 #323)
Powers and abilities
With a snap of his fingers, he was able to bring the Frightful Four to their knees. He also claimed to be capable of killing the Wizard in 5 seconds before he could even contact Uatu. (Fantastic Four v1 #328)
He could wear a set of armor that generated an ephemeriscreen that precluded himself and those he interacted with from being seen by anyone outside. (Fantastic Four v1 #321) The protective suit helped hide his activities from the other Watchers. (Fantastic Four v1 #328)
Notes
- Aron was created by Steve Englehart and Al Milgrom where he made his first appearance in Captain Marvel v1 #39 (July, 1975).
Appearances
- Captain Marvel v1: (1975)
- Fantastic Four v1:
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