Fang (Marvel)
Fang is a male extraterrestrial comic character who 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)
When D'ken sought to master the power of the reality-altering M'Kraan Crystal, the Imperial Guard served as his bodyguards and fought the X-Men and the Starjammers when they came to stop D'ken. Fang materialized on a distant alien planet alongside the rest of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard to serve as the elite, personal defense force for Emperor D'Ken at the site of the catastrophic M'Kraan Crystal. Flaunting his unique lupine physiology, sharp retractable claws, and feral instincts, he wore a distinct costume adorned with numerous animal skulls and teeth hanging across his chest and waist. When the team of mutant heroes known as the X-Men suddenly arrived in an attempt to rescue Princess Lilandra, Fang immediately charged into the chaotic multi-ethnic skirmish. He engaged the mutant Wolverine in aggressive, predatory hand-to-hand combat, seeking to overwhelm the earthling using his superior alien agility and razor-sharp reflexes. During the fierce, high-stakes melee, Fang was eventually cornered and physically overpowered by his opponent. Because Wolverine's own superhero uniform had been entirely incinerated and shredded during the wider galactic conflict, the mutant targeted the defeated warrior and forcibly stripped Fang of his signature apparel entirely off-panel. Left completely incapacitated and divested of his armor, Fang was forced to watch as his stolen vestments were immediately adopted by the mutant hero to cover his naked form, permanently depriving the Imperial Guardsman of his combat gear before the interstellar battle reached its climax. (X-Men v1 #107)
With D'ken's defeat, his sister Lilandra ascended to the throne, but Fang transferred his loyalties to Deathbird, who had further allied herself to the Brood in her efforts to usurp the throne. Fang emerged within a high-tech starship chamber alongside a rogue faction of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard to aggressively support a traitorous coup d'état orchestrated by Princess Deathbird and Admiral Lord Samédàr. Now wearing a basic, standard-issue uniform since his original skull-adorned gear had been plundered by Wolverine, he aggressively ambushed the loyalist members of his own unit who remained devoted to Majestrix Lilandra. Alongside fellow turncoats like Hussar and Warstar, he threw the royal quarters into complete, unmanageable chaos, engaging in a frantic close-quarters melee to overwhelm the loyal defenders. During the ferocious, high-stakes shipboard skirmish, his animalistic reflexes and feral physiology were completely put to the test as the chamber dissolved into a storm of raw energy beams and physical strikes. While the mutant hero Nightcrawler attempted to navigate the tactical madness to help the uninfected loyalists, Fang aggressively pressed his physical assault, totally intent on executing the traitorous orders to overthrow the Shi'ar throne and neutralize the intervening X-Men. His rogue operations aboard the flagship were ultimately cut short when the combined resistance of the loyal guardsmen and their Earth allies shattered the mutineers' line, leading directly to his capture and subsequent handover to the monstrous Brood as a tragic cosmic punishment for his treason. (Uncanny X-Men v1 #157)
As a 'reward' for his assistance, Deathbird turned Fang over to the Brood, who made him a host. Fang knelt on the soil of a foreign planet, begging desperately for his life while under the confinement of the parasitic extra-terrestrial race known as the Brood. Having been handed over to the monsters as punishment for his alignment with the traitorous Deathbird, he loudly questioned his captors as to why they would betray an active ally. The insectoid creatures callously dismissed his plea, explicitly stating that they maintained no galactic alliances, before revealing that they had forcefully implanted a high-ranking warrior-prime embryo deep within his physical vessel. Fang's body immediately began smoking and undergoing a horrific, painful cellular metamorphosis. As the mature egg hatched from within, it ruthlessly consumed his biology, completely rewriting his genetic potential and permanently absorbing his lupine memories and abilities. This gruesome biological takeover effectively obliterated Fang's conscious identity, completely remoulding his physical form into a mindless, fanged Brood warrior bearing distinct markings of his former self. The newly birthed creature quickly took flight to patrol the local sector, only to be abruptly ambushed from a tree branch by Wolverine, who engaged the transformed guardsman and his insectoid kin in a ferocious, close-quarters jungle melee that ultimately ended with the physical termination of the creature. (Uncanny X-Men v1 #162)
He materialized inside a high-tech starship chamber alongside his fellow elite warriors of the Imperial Guard, resurrected and cloned through advanced Shi'ar genetic technology following the absolute physical termination of his original genetic template by the Brood. Wearing his newly replicated, signature warrior garments adorned with traditional lupine elements, he joined a joint tactical blockade alongside the Starjammers to aggressively intercept a hostile, multi-faction space armada threatening the borders of the Shi'ar Empire. Operating under the direct authorization of Majestrix Lilandra, Fang deployed his cloned lupine physiology, razor-sharp claws, and heightened predatory instincts to actively repel the incoming borders trying to breach their vessel's primary parameters. He threw himself into a chaotic, close-quarters shipboard melee alongside his teammates Hussar and Gladiator, fiercely using his peak agility to neutralize rogue alien mercenaries trying to compromise the throne's galactic security. After successfully suppressing the immediate vanguard invasion force and securing the starship corridors, Fang stood proudly alongside the reformed frontline, fully cementing his functional role as the newly restored, hereditary protector of the Shi'ar Royal Elite. (Starjammers v1 #1)
After the original Fang's death, a new Fang was cloned and, under Lilandra's assent, took his predecessor's place in the Imperial Guard. (Starjammers v1 #4) Fang materialized aboard a massive Shi'ar military dreadnought alongside a unified strike force of the Imperial Guard, serving under the severe directives of Majestrix Lilandra to forcefully subjugate the Inhuman royal family. Wearing his signature warrior vestments, he aggressively joined a full vanguard assault to board the Inhumans' planetary refuge, throwing the defensive parameters into a state of immediate, high-stakes melee. Confronted by the royal guard, Fang deployed his cloned lupine physiology, hyper-keen senses, and razor-sharp claws to intercept the teleporting elite fighter Gorgon in close-quarters combat. He pushed his animalistic speed to its absolute limits to counter the heavy shockwaves tearing through the starship metal, fiercely clawing at his heavy-footed adversary to disable the resistance vanguard. Though the chaotic shipboard skirmish ultimately dissolved when Black Bolt's devastating sonic capabilities forced a tactical retreat, Fang successfully maintained his defensive line, demonstrating an absolute, unyielding devotion to securing the Shi'ar throne's supremacy across the cosmic sector. (Inhumans v4 #4)
Fang deployed alongside an elite vanguard of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard to execute a high-stakes counter-smuggling operation within a volatile border sector of Shi'ar space. Armed with his sharp predatory instincts, razor-sharp claws, and hyper-keen tracking senses, the cloned lupine warrior worked in perfect sync with veteran Superguardians Gladiator, Oracle, and Smasher to successfully intercept and neutralize a heavily armed band of Skrull insurgents who were actively attempting to illicitly smuggle highly volatile proton bombs into imperial territory. Following their absolute victory over the infiltrators, Fang's security detail was immediately thrown into a state of high-alert panic when an emergency transmission confirmed that a catastrophic, ancient Shi'ar adversary known as the Skornn had suddenly manifested on Earth. Left to hold their defensive perimeter while Gladiator and Admiral Ya'lont aggressively discussed the severe legal boundaries and diplomatic protocols of launching an unprompted, cross-galaxy military intervention on Earth, Fang resolutely stood his ground. He fiercely prepared his animalistic close-quarters combat capabilities for a potential deep-space deployment, entirely devoted to protecting the absolute supremacy of the Shi'ar throne from any looming extra-terrestrial apocalypse. (X-Force v2 #5)
Afterwards, Fang landed on the astronomical space hub of Knowhere alongside a dense, multi-man tactical detachment of the Imperial Guard, plunging directly into the chaotic, multi-faction crossfire of the War of Kings. Operating under the severe, wartime prime directives of Mentor, the cloned lupine warrior's deployment parameters shifted instantly from routine border security to maximum-effort execution when they were ordered to systematically eliminate the Inhuman monarch, Black Bolt. Armed with his signature predatory instincts, fangs, and razor-sharp claws, Fang threw his physical frame straight into the frontline melee to suppress the combined resistance of the Guardians of the Galaxy and the Kree vanguard. However, his aggressive momentum was completely neutralized when he was blindsided by a devastating, high-intensity mental blast unleashed by the telepathic canine Cosmo. Staggered and telekinetically suppressed alongside Oracle and Hussar, Fang was forced to maintain his defensive parameters under immense mental strain as the shifting cosmic battlefield dissolved into absolute structural disarray around them. (Guardians of the Galaxy v2 #14) He landed directly onto the war-torn astronomical space hub of Knowhere alongside his Imperial Guard peers, immediately stepping into the catastrophic finale of the War of Kings. Following their initial, high-stakes skirmish against Adam Warlock, the cloned lupine warrior's squad—including Hussar, Magique, Mentor, Oracle, and Voyager—deployed onto the main promenade to aggressively confront the combined resistance of the Guardians of the Galaxy and the Inhuman royal family. Armed with his predatory hunting instincts, fangs, and razor-sharp claws, Fang threw his physical frame into the volatile frontline melee to secure the sector for the Shi'ar Empire. However, the multi-faction parameters of the conflict rapidly devolved into absolute chaos when the reality-bending sorceress Magique was fatally shot by Martyr, causing her mystical projections to violently shatter across the perimeter. Forced to watch his squad's tactical advantage completely collapse as the surviving Guardians and Inhumans utilized a teleportation corridor to escape the grid, Fang stubbornly held his defensive perimeter amidst the smoking debris, fiercely maintaining his allegiance to the Shi'ar crown while the cosmic war lines officially shifted toward an unpredictable, cross-galaxy conclusion. (Guardians of the Galaxy v2 #15)
Fang deployed directly into the lawless, rebelling sector of the planet Izumbard, spearheading a high-stakes pacification campaign to forcefully suppress the planetary uprising against the Shi'ar Empire. Working in tight tactical tandem with a specialized frontline branch of the Guard—including Commando, Hussar, Manta, and Starbolt—the cloned lupine warrior was ordered to systematically neutralize the rioting factions before they could launch their heavy orbital warships. Operating with his signature primal ferocity and razor-sharp finger talons, Fang aggressively infiltrated the main control matrices of the hostile fleet, manually ripping out a ship's central power core to ground the fleet. Following this absolute victory, his parameters immediately escalated from localized crowd control to a catastrophic cosmic scouting operation when the Superguardians were ordered into the Fault—a massive, reality-bending rip in space-time. Plunging directly into the environmental hazard, Fang's predatory senses were pushed to their absolute limits as they encountered the terrifying invasion vanguard of the Many-Angled Ones emerging from the Cancerverse. Though his unique Lupak biology allowed him to survive the shifting spatial parameters of the horrific clash, Fang was forced to watch in absolute horror as his comrade Neutron was completely consumed by a monstrous entity, leaving the remaining vanguard to retreat under heavy existential strain. (Realm of Kings: Imperial Guard v1 #1)
Fang braced his lupine stance inside the high-tech cockpit of the Starjammer scout vessel, aggressively navigating through the reality-bending spatial anomalies of the Fault. Having been deployed alongside a highly specialized vanguard team—including Gladiator, Oracle, and the space-faring Starjammers—the cloned Lupak warrior’s hyper-keen predatory instincts instantly flared when an immense, organic alien flagship materialized from the cosmic mist. The deep-space scouting parameters took a highly volatile, catastrophic turn when the bio-mechanical monstrosity violently fired energy tendrils that snagged their vessel, dragging them deep inside a hollow, rotting docking bay. Stepping out onto the flesh-covered corridors with his razor-sharp claws unsheathed, Fang quickly realized that the massive host ship was completely dead, serving as a silent breeding ground for an aggressive, unknown cosmic lifecycle originating from the dark depths of the Cancerverse. Confronted by an eerie, sudden drop in ambient spiritual pressure, Fang stubbornly anchored the frontline perimeter alongside Ch'od and Raza, fiercely baring his fangs into the shifting darkness as they prepared to face a horrifying multi-faction ambush designed to consume the Empire's elite scouts. (Realm of Kings: Imperial Guard v1 #2) Fang launched a sudden, high-velocity claw-to-claw ambush within the fleshy, decaying corridors of the organic flagship, desperately fighting to repel an overwhelming onslaught of grotesque, multi-limbed nightmare beasts. Yielding entirely to his primal lupine savagery, the elite Imperial Guard scout utilized his razor-sharp talons and hyper-accelerated agility to shred through waves of the asymmetrical alien vanguard emerging from the depths of the Cancerverse. The maximum-stakes tactical situation rapidly devolved into absolute survival panic when the team discovered that the cosmic horrors were actively channeling unholy, reality-bending energy matrixes that easily bypassed standard Shi'ar energy deflectors. When his comrade Commando was violently targeted and sustained severe, life-threatening bodily trauma from a concentrated bio-organic blast, Fang stubbornly held his frontline defensive stance to shield the fallen soldier from being completely consumed. Refusing to succumb to the looming existential dread fracturing the perimeter, Fang bared his fangs and unleashed a ferocious battle roar, fiercely coordinating a frantic, blood-soaked fighting retreat alongside Gladiator to drag their casualties back toward the Starjammer before the shifting spatial grid could completely lock down their final evacuation corridor. (Realm of Kings: Imperial Guard v1 #3)
Afterwards, he fiercely sustained his tactical position deep inside the rotting, bio-organic flagship of the Fault, pushing his hyper-keen predatory senses into absolute overdrive to survive a relentless cosmic onslaught. Trapped within the shifting, corrupted gridlock alongside his Imperial Guard companions and the Starjammers, the cloned Lupak warrior’s situation reached an absolute, volatile boiling point as the dark-mirrored, reality-bending Ex-Men vanguard of the Cancerverse launched a horrific ambush. Operating with limit-breaking physical durability and immediate, boundary-breaking ferocity, Fang unprompted, maximum-effort unleashed his razor-sharp claws to wage a desperate close-quarters melee, fighting to prevent their extraction lines from being completely liquidated. The high-stakes survival parameters took a highly chaotic turn when the team discovered a dark, internal betrayal threatening the squad from within their own ranks, forcing the elite scout to balance the lethal multi-faction crossfire. Refusing to succumb to the looming existential panic, Fang stubbornly anchored the frontline perimeter, baring his fangs into the encroaching cosmic darkness to hold the corridor just long enough for a crucial warning to reach Majestor Gladiator before the facility could be swallowed entirely by the primordial void. (Realm of Kings: Imperial Guard v1 #4) Fang fiercely sustained his tactical position deep inside the rotting, bio-organic flagship of the Fault, pushing his hyper-keen predatory senses into absolute overdrive to survive a relentless cosmic onslaught. Trapped within the shifting, corrupted gridlock alongside his Imperial Guard companions and the Starjammers, the cloned Lupak warrior’s situation reached an absolute, volatile boiling point as the dark-mirrored, reality-bending "Ex-Men" vanguard of the Cancerverse launched a horrific ambush. Operating with limit-breaking physical durability and immediate, boundary-breaking ferocity, Fang unprompted, maximum-effort unleashed his razor-sharp claws to wage a desperate close-quarters melee, fighting to prevent their extraction lines from being completely liquidated. The high-stakes survival parameters took a highly chaotic turn when the team discovered a dark, internal betrayal threatening the squad from within their own ranks, forcing the elite scout to balance the lethal multi-faction crossfire. Refusing to succumb to the looming existential panic, Fang stubbornly anchored the frontline perimeter, baring his fangs into the encroaching cosmic darkness to hold the corridor just long enough for a crucial warning to reach Majestor Gladiator before the facility could be swallowed entirely by the primordial void. (Realm of Kings: Imperial Guard v1 #5)
Fang intercepted a group of Kree soldiers and the Pursuer Corps on Earth but despite his efforts and getting up again twice during the battle he perished after killing a couple of enemies. (All-New Invaders v1 #1)
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)
Fang intercepted a group of Kree soldiers and the Pursuer Corps on Earth but despite his efforts and getting up again twice during the battle he perished after killing a couple of enemies. (All-New Invaders v1 #1)
Fang's mental template, which had been kept on file along with those of other Lupaks as dictated by their customs, was later used to resurrect him in a new, cloned body. (Wolverines v1 #11)
Upon going to Earth for another one of his annual meetings with Logan, Fang discovered his friend had died. He then sought out the Wolverines that were a group comprised of X-23, Daken, Sabretooth, Mystique and Lady Deathstrike for believing them to be responsible for Logan's death. Following a brief fight, Laura managed to convince him the whole situation was a misunderstanding, and that none of them were there when Logan died, while expressing her own regret for not being able to say goodbye. While the rest of the group still tried to kill him despite Laura's success in defusing the conflict, Fang just laughed it off and revealed the real reason for being on Earth was his annual meeting with Logan. He decided the best way to honor Logan's memory was to keep the tradition alive with each member of the group, teleporting with Daken to kill Frost Giants in Jotunheim soon afterwards. (Wolverines v1 #8)
He was later one of the members who apprehended Drax the Destroyer. (Guardians of the Galaxy v3 #15)
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)
Lupak tradition held that warriors of other races that distinguished themselves were to be awarded the uniform, title and totem of Fang. (Marauders v2 #5)
Powers and abilities
If he died, another version of him was simply grown as a replacement. (Realm of Kings: Imperial Guard v1 #4)
An odd extra organ not technically a part of the Lupak's body. It sat in a realm just outside of mainstream reality and was inaccessible by normal means. (Wolverines v1 #8)
Through unknown means, he was able to restore a person's lost limbs and body parts along with the ability to take them away. (Wolverines v1 #9)
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 Gambit and the X-Ternals v1 #2 (1995), an alternate version of Fang appeared in the Age of Apocalypse reality that was designated as Earth-295 in the Multiverse. When Gambit and his team the X-Ternals would teleport to the Shi'ar galaxy to steal a shard of the M'kraan Crystal, Fang would be among the members of the Imperial Guard to try and stop them. Later when the X-Ternals would seek refuge with the Jonath, a Shi'ar/Mephitisoid hybrid (Jath'che), Fang and the other Imperials would attack Jonath's hideout. During the fight, the M'kraan Crystal would crystallize the world they are fighting on and Fang along with his fellow Imperial's would be caught in it's effect.
- In Old Man Quill v1 #3 (2019), an alternate version of Fang appeared in the Wastelands reality of Old Man Logan that was designated as Earth-21923 in the Multiverse. Fang was a member of the Universal Church of Truth who was ordered by Gladiator to form a search group in order to find and kill Peter Quill before he could get his hands on the artifact. Fang joined his fellow Guardsmen as they investigated the dead body of Fin Fang Foom who they killed to find out if the dragon had swallowed the Guardians as a meal. But they learned of Star-Lord's location after they saw Pulsar's energy beacon after he sacrificed his life. He was killed in a fight with Star-Lord where Fang came to have his neck snapped.
In other media
Video games
- In X-Men: Battle of the Atom, Fang appeared on a card in the iOS video card game.
Appearances
- X-Men v1: (1977)
- Uncanny X-Men v1:
- Realm of Kings: Imperial Guard v1:
- Wolverines v1:
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