Damocles Base
Damocles Base is a starship that features in Marvel Comics.
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History
Damocles Base was a time traveling vessel that was used by Kang the Conqueror. Onboard Damocles Base, Kang and Scarlet Centurion began observing Captain America where they studied his combat technique whilst thinking of their strategy. (Avengers v3 #38)
The vessel would then arrive in the early 21st century Earth where Kang and his son made their preparations for the conquest of the planet. They then appeared before the Avengers where Kang made a formal declaration of hostilities against them. (Avengers v3 #41)
Whilst lecturing the delegates, the military discovered the location of Damocles Base and fired missiles towards it. These warhead would not damage the craft whereupon Kang showed that he had revealed the location of his vessel to them on purpose. After the incident, Damocles began to block all radio transmissions in the area. After making his point, he removed the curtail on transmissions and teleported with Centurion back to his vessel. (Avengers v3 #42) At Damocles, Kang and Centurion would observe the Avengers as they battled the Atlanteans, Deviants and the Presence. He would tell the Scarlet Centurion on how a true commander considered all the factors on the battlefield. (Avengers v3 #43)
Overview
In appearance, Damocles Base was a large spacecraft that was shaped like a sword. (Avengers v3 #41)
It was capable of warping itself through the timeline and be cloaked from external detection. (Avengers v3 #41)
The vessels front section was able to discharge an energy beam precise enough to destroy disintegrate an entire structure on a planet's surface. (Avengers v3 #41)
Occupants
- Kang :
- Scarlet Centurion :
Notes
- Damocles Base was create by Kurt Busiek and Alan Davis where it made its first appearance in Avengers v3 #38 (March, 2001).
Alternate Versions
- In Timeless v1 #1 (2022), an alternate version of Damocles Base was shown to had been used by a Kang where it was destroyed and left to rot on the surface of Earth-20208.
In other media
Television
- In Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Damocles Base appeared in the setting of the animated television series. It was shown to be the flagship of Kang the Conqueror who uses it to escape with the remnants of his empire to the 21st century after a timestorm wipes out his timeline. Upon arriving in orbit around Earth, he initiates an invasion of the planet when he fails to kill Captain America. His intention was to claim dominion over the planet and prepare it for the coming Kree-Skrull invasion but was ultimately defeated by the Avengers. The vessel was later taken over by S.W.O.R.D. who use it as their headquarters where it was brought back online to repel the first Kree warship but was destroyed afterwards by the Skrulls who sabotaged it during their infiltration.
Video games
- In LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2, Damocles Base appeared in the setting of the video game.
Appearances
- Avengers v3: (2001)
- Timeless v1: (2022)
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