Shroud (Marvel)
The Shroud is a male comic character who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Maximillian Quincy Coleridge was a male human born as the son of Quincy III and Julia Rose. His father Quincy ran the family business of importing items from the Far East, something Max's grandfather Quincy Jr. and great-grandfather Quincy Sr. had done. Max was raised in the family estate, Coleridge House, which had been in business for over 100 years, and which contained the artifacts of nearly 200 years of exploring and acquiring. In front of a sign reading Coleridge Explorers & Importers, Est. 1813, Quincy gave Max a lecture about the family business. Quincy hoped Max would take over one day. (Spectacular Spider-Man Annual v1 #14)
He was only 10 years old when his parents were gunned down right before his eyes. (Super-Villain Team-Up v1 #7) Quincy and Julia were badly wounded where they were rushed home with Matt. Quincy had promised Matt they would both be okay, but he and Julia soon died from their wounds. Justin was there remembering how life had gone on after Max's grandfather Quincy Coleridge II had died. Max later came to attend the funeral for his parents. (Spectacular Spider-Man Annual v1 #14) This led to him deciding to dedicate his life to fighting crime. (Super-Villain Team-Up v1 #7) The family attorney, Justin Meagher, took over Max's upbringing. Justin pressured Max to do well in his studies so that he could one day run the family business from the same chair in the same study that his father and ancestors had always used to do, but Max felt intimidated by the chair and what it represented. (Spectacular Spider-Man Annual v1 #14)
As he grew up, Max became an expert in criminology as well as a master scientist, and he trained his body to peak athletic perfection. As he watched the world fill with super-heroes, Max grew determined to become the same. He received a Bachelor of Science in Law at college. Upon graduation from college, he joined the mysterious temple called the Cult of Kali, where he studied various styles of martial arts. After seven years of intense training, he graduated from that temple. During the celebration ceremony, he was branded with the 'Kiss of Kali' that was a red-hot iron. Following a period of intense pain and hospitalization, he realized that his eyesight had been replaced by a mystic extrasensory perception. Traveling back to the United States, he adopted the masked identity of the Shroud. (Super-Villain Team-Up v1 #7)
As the Shroud, he encountered the Human Torch when he spied on the superhero. (Super-Villain Team-Up v1 #5)
Shroud flew a specially equipped plane to Latveria, following the Fantastic Four. He arrived there in four hours, then hid his plane. (Super-Villain Team-Up v1 #8) Within Doom's castle, Shroud watched Doom ally with an American diplomat, Henry Kissinger, who then ordered the Fantastic Four not to act against Doom. (Super-Villain Team-Up v1 #6) The Shroud approached Namor, explaining his origins to the sea-king before telling him of his plans to defeat Doom. Shroud found Doom tormenting the civilian Gretchen, so he attacked Doom, using his cloak to defend from Doom's blasts then tossing a bomb-a-rang at Doom, though the villain evaded it. Shroud then used his paralysing Parallo-Mist and a Titanium net to ensnare Doom, but Doom swiftly broke free only to discover a magnesium bomb on his chest plate. Ripping the plate free, Doom was then accosted by wolves and hounds and knocked off a cliff. Believing Doom dead, Shroud kissed Gretchen, then he went back to get Namor, boasting of his victory. (Super-Villain Team-Up v1 #7) Shroud got Namor back to water, but Namor complained he'd still been poisoned and only had a day to live. Shroud promised to get the hero back to New York to find a cure, but the Latverian peasants had discovered Shroud's plane and were destroying it. A guard dog attacked Shroud and Namor, and the two fled from the mob of peasants, crossing a narrow bridge to safety, then crashing it behind them. They soon came upon a circus tent and discovered the Circus of Crime inside. Namor asked Ringmaster for help, but the villain refused, and sent the Great Gambonnos, the Human Cannonball, and the elephant-riding Rajah against Namor and Shroud. After Namor overwhelmed the circus, the villains let Namor and Shroud hide among them, with Shroud disguised as a roustabout. They soon went to perform for Doctor Doom himself and Shroud was shocked the man was still alive. Namor accused Shroud of lying, and Shroud punched Namor down, then Doom's soldiers closed in. (Super-Villain Team-Up v1 #8) Doctor Doom let the Circus of Crime leave after learning the true identities of Namor and Shroud. Doom administered the antidote to the Sub-Mariner then revealed that he was really Prince Rudolfo, disguised as Doom and prepared to lead a rebel force to take over Latveria. Shroud chose to team up with Rudolfo, but Sub-Mariner flew away, refusing to be involved. Shroud put on his costume and prepared for revolution. (Super-Villain Team-Up v1 #9) With Prince Rudolfo, Shroud stormed Doom's castle, fighting off the guards, with Shroud using a bomb-arang against some. They found the Red Skull sitting on the throne, and the Skull seemingly shot Rudolfo dead. Skull told Shroud that Doctor Doom was still alive and on his way back to Latveria. (Super-Villain Team-Up v1 #10)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
Notes
- The Shroud was created by Steve Englehart and Herb Trimpe where he made his first appearance in Super-Villain Team-Up v1 #5 (April, 1976).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Video games
Appearances
- Super-Villain Team-Up v1: (1976)
- Shroud v1: (1994)
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