Sauron (Marvel)
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'''Sauron''' is a male comic supervillain who features in [[Marvel Comics]]. | '''Sauron''' is a male comic supervillain who features in [[Marvel Comics]]. | ||
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'''Karl Lykos''', a doctor who, as a young man, was bitten by [[Pterodactyl|pterodactyls]] from the [[Savage Land]] that were attacking his love [[Andersson, Tanya|Tanya Andersson]]. The bites somehow altered Lykos, making him need to drain life energy to survive. | '''Karl Lykos''', a doctor who, as a young man, was bitten by [[Pterodactyl|pterodactyls]] from the [[Savage Land]] that were attacking his love [[Andersson, Tanya|Tanya Andersson]]. The bites somehow altered Lykos, making him need to drain life energy to survive. | ||
| − | He later became a confidant and ally of [[ | + | He later became a confidant and ally of [[Professor X|Professor Charles Xavier]] and was aware of his goal of finding young Mutants at an early age in order to train them. Dr. Lykos offered to help him in this endeavour but his true motivation was so that he could steal human Mutant life energy for himself. (X-Men v1 #60) |
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| + | Whilst treating an injured [[Havok (Marvel)|Havok]], Lykos drained his energies (as he had to others through the years using a machine he invented). However, the mutant energies affected Lykos differently, and he transformed into a humanoid pterodactyl-like creature. His personality became twisted and altered, and he renamed himself Sauron (after the [[Sauron|J.R.R. Tolkien villain]]). In addition to the sharp claws and flight ability granted by his new form, Sauron also had a powerful ability to hypnotize. | ||
Sauron battled the X-Men on several occasions since his first transformation, despite Lykos' attempts to avoid mutant life energy after each drain's energy was used up. Lykos eventually made his way into the Savage Land. However, some years later, Lykos and Tanya Andersson were captured by the [[Toad]]. The Toad force-fed all of Tanya's life energy to Lykos, which somehow made Sauron's transformation permanent. Sauron spent some time with the Toad's incarnation of the [[Brotherhood of Evil Mutants]], before heading to live in the Savage Land. More recently, he was drafted into the new [[Weapon X]] program. | Sauron battled the X-Men on several occasions since his first transformation, despite Lykos' attempts to avoid mutant life energy after each drain's energy was used up. Lykos eventually made his way into the Savage Land. However, some years later, Lykos and Tanya Andersson were captured by the [[Toad]]. The Toad force-fed all of Tanya's life energy to Lykos, which somehow made Sauron's transformation permanent. Sauron spent some time with the Toad's incarnation of the [[Brotherhood of Evil Mutants]], before heading to live in the Savage Land. More recently, he was drafted into the new [[Weapon X]] program. | ||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Personality and attributes=== | ===Personality and attributes=== | ||
| + | Following his mutation, he decided to turn his newly found power towards evil and named himself after Tolkien's ultimate evil thus calling himself '''Sauron'''. (X-Men v1 #60) | ||
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| + | His father was noted to had been an ex-sailor who later became an explorers guide. (X-Men v1 #60) | ||
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| + | In his youth, he came to save the life '''Tanya Anderssen''' leading to her father '''Herr Anderssen''' becoming indebted to Karl Lykos. (X-Men v1 #60) | ||
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| + | Whilst growing up, he came to fall in love with Tanya Anderssen who grew to be a beautiful young blonde haired woman. However, her father wanted Tanya to marry a person with wealth leading to Lykos seeking out wealth in order to claim her hand. Since that time, they had little contact but exchanged letters with Karl stating that she loved him in turn. He said that he would have done anything in order to make her part of his life. (X-Men v1 #60) | ||
===Powers and abilities=== | ===Powers and abilities=== | ||
| + | Karl Lykos came to labour in medical school to become a successful doctor. It was said that he was a miracle worker and a talented hypnotist. (X-Men v1 #60) | ||
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| + | After being attacked by a Pteranodon, Lykos was bitten by the flying dinosaur which left him injured and he had to be treated by a doctor. In the aftermath though, he came to discover that he gained abilities with this first manifesting in him being able to drain the life from living beings to empower himself. As he grew older, his need for human energy came to grow forcing him to steal it from others in order to keep himself alive. (X-Men v1 #60) | ||
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| + | To sate his hunger for life energy, Karl Lykos came to use an electronic apparatus to steal it from his patient the Mutant Havok. However, this had an adverse effect as it mutated his body transforming him into a human/Pteranadon. His body gained muscles, fierce talons and he grew leathery wings underneath his arms. (X-Men v1 #60) | ||
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| + | He was skilled enough to construct an electronic apparatus that he could use to drain life energy from his patients. (X-Men v1 #60) | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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==In other media== | ==In other media== | ||
===Television=== | ===Television=== | ||
| + | *In X-Men, Sauron appeared in the setting of the animated television series in the two-part episode "Savage Land, Savage Heart" where he was voiced by actor Robert Bockstael. | ||
===Video games=== | ===Video games=== | ||
| + | *In Marvel Heroes, Sauron appeared as a boss level antagonist in the setting of the MMORPG video game where he was voiced by Steven Blum. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''X-Men v1'': (1969) | *''X-Men v1'': (1969) | ||
| + | *''Weapon X'': | ||
| + | *''Wolverine and the X-Men v1'': | ||
| + | *''Spider-Man and the X-Men v1'': | ||
| + | *''Ben Reilly: Scarlet Spider v1'': | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
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===External Links=== | ===External Links=== | ||
| + | *[https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Karl_Lykos_(Earth-616) Marvel Database Entry] | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauron_(comics) Wikipedia Entry] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauron_(comics) Wikipedia Entry] | ||
Revision as of 06:11, 10 January 2022
Sauron is a male comic supervillain who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Karl Lykos, a doctor who, as a young man, was bitten by pterodactyls from the Savage Land that were attacking his love Tanya Andersson. The bites somehow altered Lykos, making him need to drain life energy to survive.
He later became a confidant and ally of Professor Charles Xavier and was aware of his goal of finding young Mutants at an early age in order to train them. Dr. Lykos offered to help him in this endeavour but his true motivation was so that he could steal human Mutant life energy for himself. (X-Men v1 #60)
Whilst treating an injured Havok, Lykos drained his energies (as he had to others through the years using a machine he invented). However, the mutant energies affected Lykos differently, and he transformed into a humanoid pterodactyl-like creature. His personality became twisted and altered, and he renamed himself Sauron (after the J.R.R. Tolkien villain). In addition to the sharp claws and flight ability granted by his new form, Sauron also had a powerful ability to hypnotize.
Sauron battled the X-Men on several occasions since his first transformation, despite Lykos' attempts to avoid mutant life energy after each drain's energy was used up. Lykos eventually made his way into the Savage Land. However, some years later, Lykos and Tanya Andersson were captured by the Toad. The Toad force-fed all of Tanya's life energy to Lykos, which somehow made Sauron's transformation permanent. Sauron spent some time with the Toad's incarnation of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, before heading to live in the Savage Land. More recently, he was drafted into the new Weapon X program.
Overview
Personality and attributes
Following his mutation, he decided to turn his newly found power towards evil and named himself after Tolkien's ultimate evil thus calling himself Sauron. (X-Men v1 #60)
His father was noted to had been an ex-sailor who later became an explorers guide. (X-Men v1 #60)
In his youth, he came to save the life Tanya Anderssen leading to her father Herr Anderssen becoming indebted to Karl Lykos. (X-Men v1 #60)
Whilst growing up, he came to fall in love with Tanya Anderssen who grew to be a beautiful young blonde haired woman. However, her father wanted Tanya to marry a person with wealth leading to Lykos seeking out wealth in order to claim her hand. Since that time, they had little contact but exchanged letters with Karl stating that she loved him in turn. He said that he would have done anything in order to make her part of his life. (X-Men v1 #60)
Powers and abilities
Karl Lykos came to labour in medical school to become a successful doctor. It was said that he was a miracle worker and a talented hypnotist. (X-Men v1 #60)
After being attacked by a Pteranodon, Lykos was bitten by the flying dinosaur which left him injured and he had to be treated by a doctor. In the aftermath though, he came to discover that he gained abilities with this first manifesting in him being able to drain the life from living beings to empower himself. As he grew older, his need for human energy came to grow forcing him to steal it from others in order to keep himself alive. (X-Men v1 #60)
To sate his hunger for life energy, Karl Lykos came to use an electronic apparatus to steal it from his patient the Mutant Havok. However, this had an adverse effect as it mutated his body transforming him into a human/Pteranadon. His body gained muscles, fierce talons and he grew leathery wings underneath his arms. (X-Men v1 #60)
He was skilled enough to construct an electronic apparatus that he could use to drain life energy from his patients. (X-Men v1 #60)
Notes
- Karl Lykos was created by Roy Thomas and Neal Adams where he made his first appearance in the X-Men v1 #59 (August, 1969).
- He later debuted as Sauron in X-Men v1 #60 (September, 1969).
In other media
Television
- In X-Men, Sauron appeared in the setting of the animated television series in the two-part episode "Savage Land, Savage Heart" where he was voiced by actor Robert Bockstael.
Video games
- In Marvel Heroes, Sauron appeared as a boss level antagonist in the setting of the MMORPG video game where he was voiced by Steven Blum.
Appearances
- X-Men v1: (1969)
- Weapon X:
- Wolverine and the X-Men v1:
- Spider-Man and the X-Men v1:
- Ben Reilly: Scarlet Spider v1:
