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| − | '''D'Ken''' is a male comic supervillain | + | '''D'Ken''' is a male comic supervillain who features in [[Marvel Comics]]. |
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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| + | '''D'Ken Neramani''' | ||
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| + | D'Ken inherited the throne of the interstellar Shi'ar Empire after his older sister, Deathbird, was exiled for murdering their mother and an unnamed younger sister. The Shi'ar's first known contact with Terrans is during D'Ken's reign. On Earth for an unknown reason, a Shi'ar scout ship encounters the private plane of Chris Summers (later known as Corsair). Also aboard are a pregnant Katherine Anne Summers and their children, future X-Men members Cyclops and Havok. The Shi'ar ship attacks the plane and kidnaps Corsair and Katherine. Their two sons are forced to share an escape parachute. Unfortunately, both parties come to believe the other has died. | ||
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| + | Brought to the Shi'ar Empire, D'Ken initially imprisons Corsair and takes Katherine to his royal bedchambers where he attempts to rape Katherine. As Corsair makes an unsuccessful attempt to escape from his holding pen, D'Ken punishes him by making Corsair watch as D'Ken stabs and kills Katherine. D'Ken then rips their unborn child from her womb. Corsair is made a slave while D'Ken keeps the infant alive with Shi'ar technology that also accelerates his growth. The third Summers' son, Vulcan is raised a slave and is sent back to Earth to be a servant to Erik the Red. Vulcan is able to escape and find refuge with Moira MacTaggert. | ||
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| + | Meanwhile, D'Ken seeks to expand the Shi'ar Empire and gain more power through finding and using the legendary M'Kraan Crystal. Ignoring others' concerns, he eventually located the Crystal, which is placed on an abandoned planet known only as The World. D'Ken's sister Lilandra Neramani opposes him, due to knowing that the Crystal was nicknamed "The End of All That Is" for a reason. She attempts a coup but is marked a traitor. While fleeing D'Ken's forces, Lilandra accidentally becomes psychically linked with Charles Xavier following his mental defeat of a Z'Nox invasion. Lilandra makes her way to Earth and allies herself with the X-Men. D'Ken's forces capture Lilandra and return with her, via Stargate, to The World to witness D'Ken's attempt to use the Crystal's power. The X-Men quickly pursue. | ||
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| + | ===Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire=== | ||
The [[Vulcan (Marvel)|unborn child]] of Katherine Summers was believed to had been killed by Christopher Summers but the boys near-lifeless body was later taken to an incubation-accelerator where he was matured to be a servant in Shi'ar society. (X-Men: Deadly Genesis v1 #6) | The [[Vulcan (Marvel)|unborn child]] of Katherine Summers was believed to had been killed by Christopher Summers but the boys near-lifeless body was later taken to an incubation-accelerator where he was matured to be a servant in Shi'ar society. (X-Men: Deadly Genesis v1 #6) | ||
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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
| − | *''Uncanny X-Men v1'': | + | *''Uncanny X-Men v1'': (1976) |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | *[https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/D'ken_Neramani_(Earth-616) Marvel Database Entry] | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%27Ken Wikipedia Entry] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%27Ken Wikipedia Entry] | ||
Revision as of 15:03, 9 January 2022
D'Ken is a male comic supervillain who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Origin
D'Ken Neramani
D'Ken inherited the throne of the interstellar Shi'ar Empire after his older sister, Deathbird, was exiled for murdering their mother and an unnamed younger sister. The Shi'ar's first known contact with Terrans is during D'Ken's reign. On Earth for an unknown reason, a Shi'ar scout ship encounters the private plane of Chris Summers (later known as Corsair). Also aboard are a pregnant Katherine Anne Summers and their children, future X-Men members Cyclops and Havok. The Shi'ar ship attacks the plane and kidnaps Corsair and Katherine. Their two sons are forced to share an escape parachute. Unfortunately, both parties come to believe the other has died.
Brought to the Shi'ar Empire, D'Ken initially imprisons Corsair and takes Katherine to his royal bedchambers where he attempts to rape Katherine. As Corsair makes an unsuccessful attempt to escape from his holding pen, D'Ken punishes him by making Corsair watch as D'Ken stabs and kills Katherine. D'Ken then rips their unborn child from her womb. Corsair is made a slave while D'Ken keeps the infant alive with Shi'ar technology that also accelerates his growth. The third Summers' son, Vulcan is raised a slave and is sent back to Earth to be a servant to Erik the Red. Vulcan is able to escape and find refuge with Moira MacTaggert.
Meanwhile, D'Ken seeks to expand the Shi'ar Empire and gain more power through finding and using the legendary M'Kraan Crystal. Ignoring others' concerns, he eventually located the Crystal, which is placed on an abandoned planet known only as The World. D'Ken's sister Lilandra Neramani opposes him, due to knowing that the Crystal was nicknamed "The End of All That Is" for a reason. She attempts a coup but is marked a traitor. While fleeing D'Ken's forces, Lilandra accidentally becomes psychically linked with Charles Xavier following his mental defeat of a Z'Nox invasion. Lilandra makes her way to Earth and allies herself with the X-Men. D'Ken's forces capture Lilandra and return with her, via Stargate, to The World to witness D'Ken's attempt to use the Crystal's power. The X-Men quickly pursue.
Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire
The unborn child of Katherine Summers was believed to had been killed by Christopher Summers but the boys near-lifeless body was later taken to an incubation-accelerator where he was matured to be a servant in Shi'ar society. (X-Men: Deadly Genesis v1 #6)
In reality, he was not killed but instead rendered in a coma for years and left confined in bed as the synapses in his brain were severed from contact with the M'Kraan Crystal. For years, telepaths dispatched by the Secret Order were sent to attempt to repair the former Emperor's mind but were driven insane as a result. (Uncanny X-Men v1 #483)
To defeat his sister, he orchestrated a trap at the wedding of Deathbird to Vulcan where he intended to sacrifice Xavier to the M'Kraan Crystal. They fell for the trap with heavy fighting between D'Ken's forces and those of Lilandra. During the fighting, Lilandra was captured and D'Ken sought to torture her but he was struck from behind by the newly married Vulcan. Vulcan then proceeded to kill D'Ken as revenge for his actions in killing his mother with his body reduced to a skeleton. In the aftermath, Gabriel Summers status as Deathbird's husband meant that he claimed his crown whereupon he decreed that he was now Emperor Vulcan of the Shi'ar Imperium. (Uncanny X-Men v1 #485)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
Notes
- D'Ken was created by Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum where he made his first appearance in Uncanny X-Men v1 #97 (February, 1976).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In X-Men, D'Ken appeared in the 1990s animated television series as the main antagonist in the Phoenix Saga adaptation.
Appearances
- Uncanny X-Men v1: (1976)
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