H.E.R.B.I.E.
H.E.R.B.I.E. is a robotic comic character who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
H.E.R.B.I.E. (Humanoid Experimental Robot B-type Integrated Electronics) was a robot that was constructed by Reed Richards where he needed access to a computer when out in the field. In addition, Richards had created it when a cartoon was being made on the Fantastic Four but Johnny Storm was not available for it as he was out of town. (Fantastic Four v1 #209) Reed Richards had originally deigned H.E.R.B.I.E. as a beacon in order to find Galactus. (Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur v1 #28) Whilst on Xandar, Richards came to complete H.E.R.B.I.E. where he used the Xandarian living mind computers to assist him in creating the robot. (Fantastic Four v1 #209)
The Fantastic Four continued in their voyage, and H.E.R.B.I.E. brought them to Galactus. Galactus had the Fantastic Four and H.E.R.B.I.E. seek out a new herald for him, and the man chosen, Tyros, became Terrax the Tamer. (Fantastic Four v1 #211) As the Fantastic Four battled Terrax and Galactus to spare Earth, H.E.R.B.I.E. was again controlled by Dr. Sun, and began work on a duplicate of the Ultimate Nullifier. It was eventually used by Mr. Fantastic to bluff Galactus into departing from Earth. (Fantastic Four v1 #213) Under Dr. Sun's control, H.E.R.B.I.E. released Blastaar from the Negative Zone in an attempt to destroy the Fantastic Four, but Blastaar failed. (Fantastic Four v1 #216) As the Fantastic Four cleaned up after their fight with Blastaar, Dr. Sun again took over H.E.R.B.I.E., and set about attacking the Fantastic Four, incapacitating both the Invisible Girl and Human Torch with the defenses of the Baxter Building, and besting Mr. Fantastic and the Thing in combat. Dr. Sun then left H.E.R.B.I.E.'s body to take possession of the entire Baxter Building through its master computer. When Mr. Fantastic realized what had happened, he managed to shunt Dr. Sun into the computer, but H.E.R.B.I.E. noted that Dr. Sun could still escape from the computer back into its body. To prevent the Fantastic Four from being harmed, H.E.R.B.I.E. hurled itself into the master computer, destroying both itself and Dr. Sun. (Fantastic Four v1 #217)
A gigantic H.E.R.B.I.E. duplicate was used by the Human Torch as part of an April Fool's prank against the Thing. Unfortunately, the Torch's math and calendar skills had failed him and it was actually still March 31st. After the Thing explained the lesson of "Thirty days has September...", the Torch discontinued the prank. (Marvel Fanfare v1 #15) When Power Man and Iron Fist joined Rom in invading the Baxter Building for fear that the Fantastic Four had been replaced by Dire Wraiths with a team of H.E.R.B.I.E.s assaulting them. While Power Man and Iron Fist fought back, Rom shut down the building's main computer, so that the robots ceased functioning. (Rom v1 #23) Mr. Fantastic sent H.E.R.B.I.E. with a huge check to Tony Star as starting credit for Tony's newest endeavor in Los Angeles. (Iron Man Legacy v1 #9) The Invisible Woman instructed H.E.R.B.I.E. to remind Mr. Fantastic to attend a charity event with the rest of the Fantastic Four, but Mr. Fantastic shut H.E.R.B.I.E. down with a binary code override. (Fantastic Four v3 #3) A H.E.R.B.I.E. unit obtained by the Reanimator was used by him to monitor the super-hero Nova. (Nova v3 #7) When the villain Condor attacked Mr. Fantastic's lab, starting a fire, H.E.R.B.I.E. used his extinguisher foam to put out some of the flames. (Nova v3 #4) After having stolen several of Reed Richards' patents, the Gideon Trust manufactured an army of H.E.R.B.I.E. robots, miniature-sized, to guard their facilities. When the Human Torch led She-Hulk, Ant-Man and Namorita into the Gideon Trust ant-sized, several H.E.R.B.I.E.s assaulted them. They finally escaped the cute but deadly robots by returning to normal size. (Fantastic Four v3 #43)
A H.E.R.B.I.E. was sent by Parker Industries to serve as a teacher for the new Inhuman Kei Kawade. (Monsters Unleashed v3 #1)
Overview
Personality and attributes
One account claimed that the robots acronym stood for Humanoid Experimental Robot B-type Integrated Electronics. (Fantastic Four v1 #209) It was revealed that name was actually wrong with the acronym actually standing for Highly Engineered Robot Built for Interdimensional Exploration. (Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur v1 #27)
Susan Storm came to find H.E.R.B.I.E. to have a cute design. (Fantastic Four v1 #209)
Powers and abilities
It was said that H.E.R.B.I.E. operated as a functioning analog computer capable of performing complex calculations within moments who was not designed for humour. (Fantastic Four v1 #209) He was described as the greatest search engine for the entire Omniverse. (Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur v1 #29) H.E.R.B.I.E. design was completed initially through the aid of Master Xar and Xandarian science. (Fantastic Four v1 #209)
The initial design of H.E.R.B.I.E. floated through the air on small jets whilst he extended mechanical tendrils to serve as his arms. (Fantastic Four v1 #209)
Notes
- H.E.R.B.I.E. was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby where he made his first appearance in the animated The Fantastic Four series (1978) and appeared in the episode "A Monster Among Us".
- The character made his debut in the comics in Fantastic Four v1 #209 (August, 1979).
- In Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur v1 #27 (2018), it was revealed that H.E.R.B.I.E. stood for Highly Engineered Robot Built for Interdimensional Exploration.
Alternate Versions
- In Ultimate Fantastic Four v1 #25 (2005), an alternate version of H.E.R.B.I.E. appeared in the Ultimate Marvel reality that was designated as Earth-1610 in the Multiverse.
In other media
Television
- In The New Fantastic Four, H.E.R.B.I.E. made his first appearance as an original creation of the 1970s animated television series where he was voiced by actor Frank Welker.
Video games
- In Marvel Heroes, H.E.R.B.I.E. appeared in the setting of the MMORPG video game.
- In Marvel: War of Heroes, H.E.R.B.I.E. appeared as a playable card in the video game.
Parodies
Appearances
- Fantastic Four v1: (1979)
- Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur v1:
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