Sentry (Marvel)
Sentry is a male comic superhero that features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Among the foes he had faced included the General, Xeniac and the Hippy. (Sentry v2 #2) Other enemies included Danny Boy and Tommy Vermillion both of whom the Sentry imprisoned in N-Space. (Sentry v2 #3)
It was said that a million people died as a result of the Void's actions. The Fantastic Four arrived at the scene fearing the worst for the Sentry only to learn the truth that he and the Void were the same being. After much debate, it was ultimately decided that the world needed to forget about the Sentry in order for the threat of the Void to be contained. This involved wiping both Robert Reynolds life as a superhero but that of the world itself. Reynolds ultimately agreed but feared about living the life of a simple civilian with him having a long discussion with his best friend Reed Richards. Robert suggested that they also needed to publically kill him with a funeral made in his name so that the memory of him could be buried and then removed from the people of the world otherwise they would have rejected the hypnotic suggestions. Reed did not want to do this but was later convinced to agree to this ploy with a funeral made and a fake story concocted with Richards telling the world that the Sentry was corrupt with him having taken bribes. Once done, they made the final preparations with Sentry installing a virus and loop into C.L.O.C. as part of the final measures to ensure that all memory of the Sentry were gone from the world. (Sentry: The Void v1 #1) Afterwards, the Watchtower and C.L.O.C. vanished from the world. (Sentry v1 #5)
Avengers
He came to believe that he had killed his wife Lindy leading to the Sentry deciding to hand himself in to the authorities and his subsequent imprisonment at the Raft. (New Avengers v1 #7) Reynolds remained there until Reed Richards requested for him to get a lawyer and had Matt Murdock along with his partner Foggy Nelson attempted to represent him. During the visit to the prison, a supervillain breakout occurred leading to Carnage being among the escapees who was attempting to massacre anyone he encountered. He nearly overwhelmed the heroes he encountered until Foggy convinced Reynolds to intervene with the Sentry breaking out of his cell and taking Carnage into orbit where he ripped the supervillain in two. (New Avengers v1 #2) Afterwards, he decided to go into hiding in an isolated cave as he believed that the use of his powers had re-awakened the Void. (New Avengers v1 #7) Captain America approached Reynolds inquiring about his past as he stated that there was no knowledge in the world about the Sentry except that he was a comic book character whose adventures were written by writer Paul Jenkins. He also revealed that Robert's wife was not dead but in fact alive with Lindy present where she was desperate for her husband to return. However, the Sentry decided to teleport away as he could sense the coming presence of the Void and sought to prevent its release. He returned to his home and civilian identity when Captain American brought a group of superheroes with him as they sought to help the Sentry who despaired as he could feel the Void awakening in him. (New Avengers v1 #8) With the Void released, the creature attacked the combined superhero community who all struggled to fight against the great power of the creature. However, they were keeping Reynolds safe whilst Emma Frost went into his mind to find the root cause for his memory losses. She determined that one of the Sentry's villains known as the crazed General along with Mastermind had wiped Reynolds memory and responsible for the world forgetting him. Thus, she restored his memory allowing him to regain mental control thus stopping the Void with him then being offered a place among the Avengers. Accompanying them to Stark Tower, the Sentry found that his headquarters the Watchtower had manifested at the New Avengers base of operations. (New Avengers v1 #10)
Sentry was among the New Avengers present when Captain America talked to Spider-Woman about her being forced to work for Hydra. (New Avengers v1 #16) Afterwards, Reynolds stayed in his Watchtower as he was not having a good day due to his state of mind. The New Avengers requested his aid to battle a Code White level threat but Robert's wife Lindy informed them that he was unable to assist them. (New Avengers v1 #17) He managed to recover allowing him to enter into the fight with the Collective where he took the entity into orbit to continue their fight. Despite his power, the Collective managed to send the Sentry into space and returned to Earth to continue its path of destruction. (New Avengers v1 #18)
With the assistance of C.L.O.C., he prioritised crisis's around the world that he managed whilst he kept the Void contained in the Watchtower. Among the threats he dealt with included killing the warlord Attuma and snapping the cosmic axe of Terrax whose hands were crushed in the process but was allowed to depart the planet. (Sentry v2 #1)
In an effort to find answers, he recruited the Hulk and the pair journeyed into the Negative Zone to find the General. N-Space actually weakened the Sentry which was why he asked for the Hulk's aid. Together, they found the General who commanded numerous villains against them. Before he could confront his old foe, the General was killed by the Void that suddenly manifested and killed the villains. The Void then tormented the Sentry by breaking the bones of the Hulk and attempting to reveal a dark secret. However, before the secret could be revealed, C.L.O.C. had the Conflictor bring the Sentry and Hulk back to Earth to save them. (Sentry v2 #3)
Return
Stephen claimed to had cured Reynolds of the Void though Robert doubted the truth of this statement. Strange then came to the Sentry to request his aid in stopping Loki who was now Sorcerer Supreme of Earth. To accomplish that, he required to gain magic as he the planet had lost much of its supply during the attack from the Empirikul. Thus, he decided to journey to Asgard and take from the World Tree Yggdrasil with him requiring Sentry's help to fight the Asgardians in case he could not convince them to aid him. Sentry arrived at Asgard and did battle with King-Regent Cul Borson and his Thunder Guard who had attempted to execute Strange. (Doctor Strange v1 #383) Reynolds was then asked by Strange to serve as the vessel through which the magical price was to be enacted whilst he battled Loki in order to claim back the mantle of Sorcerer Supreme. The Sentry said that he did not mind and would not feel the mystically created price on his person with him instead taking a nap during the moment with Wong tending to him in the ritual. (Doctor Strange v1 #384)
Overview
Personality and attributes
He was noted to suffer from mental illness that threatened to spiral him into depression with Reynolds suffering from schizophrenia and agoraphobia. (Sentry v2 #1)
It was said that his psyche consisted of three aspects namely Robert Reynolds, the Sentry and the Void. (Sentry v2 #1)
Though the Void was noted his greatest enemy, in reality the Sentry and the Void were the same being. He was initially unaware of this but came to suspect the truth. (Sentry: The Void v1 #1) At one point, he came to consider the Void as being a rogue aspect of his own personality that was representative of his dark conscience. (Sentry v2 #1) The Void stated that he hated everything that the Sentry loved. (Sentry v2 #3)
Upon his return, he sought to resume his duties as being a superhero but struggled in determining which threats and dangers to respond to around the world. Thus, he created a prioritising algorithm that was managed by C.L.O.C. (Sentry v2 #1)
The biggest love of his life was his high school crush who was Linda Lee with Reynolds stating that the pair loved on another. (Sentry v2 #2)
It was said that his greatest weakness was his mind with many people being able to influence it. (Sentry v2 #2)
Powers and abilities
It was said that the serum created a phase-shifting effect in the molecules of his body causing each atom to step ahead an instant ahead of the current timeline. The serum also induced a photosynthetic reaction creating a hyperstate of consciousness with it being said to derive from the sun. According to the professor, the Sentry's powers were limitless with him being omnipotent and immortal. (Sentry v1 #1) There was said to be a strong psychic component to his power set that held his physical powers together though he had not trained his mind for mental attacks. (New Avengers v1 #10) He claimed that he had never shown the full extent of his powers. (Sentry v2 #2)
He noted that his hearing was so fine that it could hear a butterfly sneeze in Central Africa whilst he was in Manhattan. (Sentry v2 #2)
He could manifests a measure of his golden essence as a golden orb of energy that he could use to protect others from threats such as the Void. (Sentry: The Void v1 #1)
In a flash of golden light, he could teleport away and transport himself to distant locations. (New Avengers v1 #8)
Sentry was assisted by his machine construct that was the Centrally Located Organic Computer (C.L.O.C.) that was programmed to calculate probabilities and weigh the importance of different emergencies that were filtered to his master. The machine was an exotic computer program designed to review world events and prioritise the Sentry's responses to them with Robert keeping in constant contact with it. (Sentry v2 #1) In this way, he calculated probabilities of risk to the population of the planet and reported those parameters to the Sentry. (Sentry v2 #4) He was programmed to fully comply with the orders of the Sentry without question. A further primary objective was the preservation of human life. At times, these objectives could clash with one another with C.L.O.C. looking to achieve one despite the conflict with his programming. (Sentry v2 #4) Reynolds stated that C.L.O.C. was a good servant and a true friend to him. (Sentry: The Void v1 #1)
He operated his own headquarters that was a structure known as the Watchtower. (Sentry v1 #4) It was said to had been built by the Sentry with the assistance of Reed Richards. (Sentry v1 #5) It possessed Helioscopes that was used to detect threats around the planet. (Sentry v2 #2)
According to Reynolds, every time he used his powers he unleashed a blackness of the Void that sought to counter his actions. (New Avengers v1 #7)
Within the Negative Zone, the Sentry was noted for being weak as the very space made him lose much of his powers. In contras, the Void actually grew stronger by being in N-Space. (Sentry v2 #3)
Notes
- The Sentry was created by Paul Jenkins and Jae Lee where he made his first appearance in Sentry v1 #1 (September, 2000).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Video games
- In Marvel: War of Heroes, the Sentry appeared as multiple playable cards in the setting of the video game.
Appearances
- Sentry v1:
- Sentry: The Void v1:
- New Avengers:
- Sentry v2:
- Doctor Strange:
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