Prime Sentinels

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Prime Sentinels in X-Men v2 #65.

Prime Sentinels are cyborgs that feature in Marvel Comics.

History

Skeletal framed Prime Sentinels in Wolverine v2 #116.

These Sentinel Prime units were programmed to accomplish the goals set forth by Operation: Zero Tolerance. (X-Men v2 #66)

A second factory producing Prime Sentinels was a remote clinic hidden in the deserts of New Mexico, where one Doctor Prospero had specialized in the miraculous treatment of severely handicapped poor. For those who were unable to seek help elsewhere, he provided the miracles of new lives, replacing bones with steel and plastic, kidney shunt implantation and free dialysis, steel plates for head wounds, reconstructive dental work and socket joint replacement. He even promised the possibility of allowing the blind to once again see. (Wolverine v2 #116)

A temple near Monkey River Town, Belize, contained a third facility of Bastion. Numerous people from all over the world received all-expenses-paid vacations to the Caribbean resort, not suspecting that during the won charter trip they would be turned into cyborgs, only to be sent back home as Bastion's sleeper agents activating their activation. (X-Men Annual v2 2000)

While searching for the missing Professor Xavier, the members of Excalibur happened upon a still operational OZT research facility in Peru. Sealed off behind a protective dome of telekinetic energy, the team could only enter the base by Shadowcat's phasing power. Inside, they found the remains of many Prime Sentinels with only five units still functioning. They explained that, while still detained, one of the captive mutants they had been studying on was responsible for the energy field trapping them inside the base. Engaging this mutant, Excalibur found themselves fighting the Mimic, who not only copied their powers but also wielded the original X-Men's abilities. Somewhat mad and deranged from the long weeks since his imprisonment, eventually Excalibur got through to the former X-Man and he opened the force-field. A group of mutants having fought on their behalf, the five Prime Sentinels were ashamed and felt sorry for their earlier actions. They were let go by Excalibur, so that they could start over or pick up what was left of their old lives. (Excalibur v1 #123)

Months later, Stryfe made use of an incomplete catalyst code to partially activate Prime Sentinels that drew the attention of the X-Men. Sending e-mails to some of these dormant Sentinels, Stryfe triggered their activation and ordered them to hunt down Lady Deathstrike for him. Apparently, some of her cyborg technology was identical to the Sentinel implants and, with the codes encrypted in her systems, Stryfe could have accessed the programming of all remaining Prime Sentinels world wide. Fortunately, Deathstrike evaded capture long enough to contact the X-Men, and together they tracked down Stryfe to the temple in Belize. Fighting their way through numerous Prime Sentinels, they shut down Stryfe's computers and eventually altered the source codes of the Prime Sentinels, so that they would revert back to normal and could not be activated again. (X-Men Annual v2 2000)

Prototype Omega Sentinels were developed by a human sanction refuge near Down Acres, California. (Magneto v3 #2)

After the unleashing of the Terrigen Cloud, a group called core command revived the Prime Sentinels that were tasked with eliminating Mutants that were being sterilized by the mists. (Civil War II: X-Men v1 #1)

Under Core Command, the Prime Sentinels re-grouped in Colombia to continue their mission to exterminate the Mutant Gene. Their base was then attacked by Havok and Bastion with the latter performing his utility function in allowing Mutants to survive thus leading to him at a impasse with the Prime Sentinels forcing him to eliminate them. (X-Men: Blue v1 #23)

Overview

These cyborgs were described as being Nimrod class Sentinel hybrids that were a fusion of man and machine. (X-Force v1 #69)

Whilst flesh and blood, it was believed that the cyborg half was the dominant among them. As such, telepaths could not find humanity or a soul in them with these being deemed a liability. Thus, these parts of the human mind were deleted upon transformation into a Prime Sentinel. It was believed that these individuals upon transformation were as good as dead as anything of their former selves was lost and that eliminating the cyborg was an act of mercy. (X-Men Annual v2 2000)

They were said to be equipped with technology that made them equal to the task of eliminating Mutants. (X-Men v2 #66) An alpha mode trigger sequence that was a dedicated encryption code could be sent through sources such as emails. These were sent to forcibly activate sleeper agents and transform them into their Prime Sentinel forms. Prime Sentinels were able to transform others into more of their number. (X-Men Annual v2 2000)

Omega Sentinels were equipped with mechanical regeneration coupled with some level of electromagnetic powers, but these were apparently prototypes, as their designs are clunkier than other Prime Sentinels. Other tools equipped included adaptive countermeasure facilities which enable them to fabricate specialized weaponry tailored to counter specific mutant adversaries. (Excalibur v3 #10) Able to become resilient towards damage dealt prior to their chassis, as well as produce weaponized solutions angled towards dealing with a specific mutant target. (X-Men: Legacy v1 #243)

The Prime Directive of these Sentinels was to terminate Mutants and moved to execute that program. (X-Men Annual v2 2000)

Prime Sentinels were able to engage a self-destruct mode. Typically, if defeated, these cyborgs initiated a memory core purge. However, internal magnetic pulses could destroy the defensive protocols leaving some data present but elements of it could be damaged in the process. Weapons that utilized electro-magnetic non-lethal pulses could scrambled their command nets and incapacitated them. (X-Men Annual v2 2000)

Members

• Agent Boyd :
• Agent Mathers :
• Arvell : one of many patients of the Prospero cinic. He was advanced enough in his Sentinel systems to fully transform into a Prime Sentinel when the X-Men made their way to the camp of the patients. Arwell and some other Prime Sentinels were subdued by the X-Men who hoped that there was some means of restoring their humanity. (Wolverine v2 #117)
• Curtis :
• Daria :
• Ekaterina Gryaznova :
• Felipe : one of many patients of the Prospero clinic. He was advanced enough in his Sentinel systems to fully transform into a Prime Sentinel when the X-Men made their way to the camp of the patients. Felipe and some other Prime Sentinels were subdued by the X-Men who hoped that there was some means of restoring their humanity. (Wolverine v2 #117)
• Ginny Mahoney : Unit #1031.
• Harper :
• Helmut : one of many patients of the Prospero clinic. He was advanced enough in his Sentinel systems to fully transform into a Prime Sentinel when the X-Men made their way to the camp of the patients. As he began to use other inmates of the camp as human shields while fighting the X-Men, Wolverine and Cyclops saw no other way but to terminate him. (Wolverine v2 #117)
• Karima Shapandar :
• Lance C. Gwynn :
• Mei-Ling Lao :
• Mustang :
• Number 5 :
• Sanjit Shaara : Unit #3.
• Saroyan :
• Tanya :

Notes

• The Prime Sentinels were created by Scott Lobdell and Carlos Pacheco where they made their first appearance in X-Men v2 #65 (June, 1997).

In other media

Television

• In Wolverine and the X-Men, a variation of the Prime Sentinels concept appeared in the setting of the animated television series. In the Sentinel-dominated future, some people were turned into cyborgs made from human technology and are shown to have a failsafe by Master Mold should their human half get compromised.
• In X-Men '97, Prime Sentinels appeared in the setting of the revival animated television series. Prime Sentinels were created by Bastion through OZT with the aid of Mister Sinister. Human subjects were injected with the Techno-Organic Virus, transforming them into sleeper agents who remained unaware of their change and new purpose. However, when detecting a mutant threat, they would transform into more dangerous versions of traditional Sentinels that could withstand even partial dismemberment and could only be taken out with an electro-magnetic pulse. When the Phoenix Force activated in Jean Grey, it burned of the Prime Sentinels' virus, returning them to their normal state.

Video games

• In X-Men: Next Dimension, the Prime Sentinels appeared as antagonists in the story setting and as playable characters in the fighting game. They had been created by Bastion as part of his Operation: Zero Tolerance but after his defeat they became directionless. Thus, they staged a rescue of his robotic head by taking human form in order to continue their objective of eliminating Mutants. The Prime Sentinels forged an alliance with the Brotherhood of Mutants to stage an assault on the X-Mansion before turning on their allies. They were responsible for the capture of Forge so that Bastion could use his natural ability to upgrade the Prime Sentinels and provide them with a Mutagenic dampener designed to remove Mutant powers. The Prime Sentinels were later defeated by the X-Men and Brotherhood following the defeat of Bastion.
• In X-Men Legends, a variation of the Prime Sentinels appeared in the setting of the video game. These ones were referred to as Bio-Sentinels that were under the control of General William Kincaid. They were destroyed when the X-Men saved a younger version of Bishop from being killed. In the end, it was revealed they were controlled by Master Mold. The X-Men defeated Master Mold and the Bio-Sentinels were seemingly destroyed.
• In Marvel: Avengers Alliance, Prime Sentinels appeared as antagonists in the Facebook video game.

Appearances

• X-Men v2: (1997)
• X-Men: Blue v1:

External Links

• Marvel Database Entry
• Comicvine Entry
• Wikipedia Entry

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