Fang (Marvel)
Fang is a male alien comic superhero that features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
He did not have a family but was instead grown in a gene-vat. (Realm of Kings: Imperial Guard v1 #4) His father was noted to had told Fang to join the ranks of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard. (Realm of Kings: Imperial Guard v1 #2)
Following the death of Vulcan, the Shi'ar shipyard world of Izumbard declared open rebellion against the Imperium with the Imperial Guard dispatched by Majestor Kallark to bring them in line. Fang was among the Imperial Guardsmen dispatched to battle the rebels. After their victory, he attended the celebration with the other Guardsmen and voiced his dissatisfaction at Gladiator being made Majestor. This caused Neutron to get angry who started a fight that led to the Guardsmen fighting one another. The fight stopped when Praetor Mentor arrived who stated that Majestor Kallark had a mission for a strike team of Imperial Guardsmen with Fang being among the selected candidates. They were dispatched alongside the Starjammers to investigate the newly create time-space anomaly known as the Fault. (Realm of Kings: Imperial Guard v1 #1) Their investigation led them to encounter the invasion forces of the Many-Angled Ones that were emerging from the Cancerverse through the Fault. Fang survived the engagement but witnessed the death of his comrade Neutron that was consumed by one of the creatures. He later attended the funeral for the Guardsmen who had their remains interned at the Imperial Mausoleum World of Elysialla VII. (Realm of Kings: Imperial Guard v1 #5)
He was among the Shi'ar Imperial Guardsmen that were deployed to capture the dying Mad Titan Thanos. (Thanos v2 #3)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Fang stated that he did not have any family and that all he had was the Imperial Guard. (Realm of Kings: Imperial Guard v1 #4)
He did not feel that a member of the Guard such as Gladiator that was once one of them should have been given the Shi'ar throne. (Realm of Kings: Imperial Guard v1 #1)
Powers and abilities
If he died, another version of him was simply grown as a replacement. (Realm of Kings: Imperial Guard v1 #4)
Notes
- Fang was created by Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum where he made his first appearance in Uncanny X-Men v1 #107 (October, 1977).
- Similar to the rest of the Imperial Guard, Fang bore many similarities to Timber Wolf of the Legion of Super-Heroes at DC Comics.
Alternate Versions
In other media
Video games
- In X-Men: Battle of the Atom, Fang appeared on a card in the iOS video card game.
Appearances
- Uncanny X-Men:
- Realm of Kings: Imperial Guard v1:
- Wolverines v1:
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