Z'Reg

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Z'Reg is an extraterrestrial comic character who features in Marvel Comics.

Biography

Z'Reg was a male member of the Skrull race who inhabited the universe where he came to join the ranks of his peoples armada. Once there, he went through harsh combat training under an instructor alongside his comrades where he received a scar from a fellow recruit named K'rtem. After completing his training, he was given his assignment which was to infiltrate the planet Earth and its protectors. (Avengers: The Initiative v1 #15) He was sent to Earth in order to spy on the superhero team known as the Avengers. Shortly after arriving, Avengers Mansion was destroyed and the heroes disappeared for months. With his mission altered, he decided to get an apartment and masqueraded as a human being. In time, he halted communication with the rest of the Skrulls as he began to enjoy his time among humanity. He eventually took on the identity of Aubrey Tompson where he used his technology to spy on the people in the other parts of the apartment complex. In time, this became a boring habit as he was no longer entertained by the dramas in peoples private lives. However, he began to entertain the notion of becoming a superhero and sought to make his debut in that role. (Marvel Team-Up v3 #23)

In the wake of the Civil War, the Crusader came to be listed as a potential recruit for the Initiative. (Civil War Battle Damage Report v1 #1) This led to his recruitment where he was taken for training at Camp Hammond alongside Ant-Man Eric O'Grady, Melee, Geldoff, Dragon Lord, Geiger, Red Nine, and Diamondback. (Avengers: The Initiative v1 #8)

He confronted the Skrull Yellowjacket where he used the Freedom Ring to dampen his powers as the two battled. In the fight, the Skrull threw a lethal gas that killed humans with Crusader being unaffected thus showing his true origins. Despite that, the Skrull Yellowjacket was killed in the fighting with the heroes being victorious as the invasion had been thwarted. In a moment of celebration, Crusader was shot in the head by 3-D Man who had detected his Skrull nature leading to Z'Reg reverting to his true form. During those final moments, he commented about it not being fair and that he wished things had gone differently whereupon his body vanished. (Avengers: The Initiative v1 #19)

Overview

Personality and attributes

He had considered a number of superhero names for himself with him at first thinking of taking the name Avenger when the Avengers were missing. However, when they returned, he did not think that as viable and thus thought of Crusader. (Marvel Team-Up v3 #23)

He came to consider the role of a superhero to be a noble practice and something that did not exist on the Skrull homeworld. On being a hero, he never understood why heroes decided to choose a name that indicated their power-set as it highlighted their weaknesses. Instead, he thought that one should choose a name that gave no hints into his power as that was his primary advantage. (Marvel Team-Up v3 #23)

Powers and abilities

As a Skrull, he had the natural ability to change shape as was common with his species. (Marvel Team-Up v3 #23)

He had access to a number of highly-advanced Skrull equipment. This allowed him to monitor and spy on more primitive people such as humans. (Marvel Team-Up v3 #23)

Notes

• Crusaders was created by Robert Kirkman and Andy Kuhn where he made his first appearance in Marvel Team-Up v3 #23 (August, 2006).
• He was referred to as Z'Reg in Avengers: The Initiative v1 #15 (September, 2008).

Appearances

• Marvel Team-Up v3:
• Civil War Battle Damage Report v1:
• Avengers: The Initiative v1:

External Links

• Marvel Database Entry

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