Sakaar

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Sakaar is a planet that features in Marvel Comics.

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History

Imperial Sakaarans in Skaar: Son of Hulk v1 #14.

Sakaar

At some unknown point, Sakaar was visited by a race of humanoids known as the Shadow People who gathered with them the Oldpower and came to settle on the planet. They were responsible for creating the Great Portal that randomly connected remote regions of space to the world thus bringing countless beings to Sakaar. It was the Shadow People who also spoke of a prophecy of the Sakaarson who would unite the planet. (Incredible Hulk v2 #101)

Two hundred years ago, the Dust Plague swept Sakaar and afflicted the Shadow People causing some tribes to revert to mysticism under the Saka Priests which drove out the Clear-Eyed Shadow. Another tribe withdrew to the Vanishing Tower where they spent their days preserving science and knowledge of their ancestors. (Skaar: Son of Hulk v1 #6) Many years ago, the planet came under attack from a race of beings known as the Spikes. These creatures released spores that sought out other life forms and infected them in order to spread their kind. (Incredible Hulk v2 #98) Around this time, Ol-Sahm sought to save the people of the planet and journeyed to the Saka temple containing one of the Shadow People's stone starships. He sought a champion to help save Sakaar and used the technology of the ship to open a portal in the hope of summoning a hero to save the world. Thus, the prophecy of the Sakaarson began to form that spoke of a prophecised saviour that would come in many guises. Among the first beings to come through the portal was the robotic Death's Head Guards. (Skaar: Son of Hulk v1 #6)

For years, the Red King was noted to had bombed the lands of Fillia where the rich farmland was burnt to become a barren sands. (Incredible Hulk v1 #709)

This led to widescale revolt on the planet as the Sakaaran Natives began to rally under the banner of the Green Scar and acted against the Imperials. Similarly, slaves began to revolt within the arenas even within Crown City causing the emperor to snap and kill them. (Incredible Hulk v2 #97)

During this time, the Warbound came to meet the elders of the Spikes where they learnt the true origins of the seeming parasitic race. The creatures were actually peaceful beings that had feasted on cosmic energy in deep space but after being trapped on Sakaar their spawn were driven insane with hunger and targeted all organic life. These elders used their influence to still their spawns rampage and asked for the Green Scars aid to survive with him agreeing. This allowed him to arrive at Crown City unimpaired and a confrontation with the Red King who after an initial defeat intended to detonate the mantle in order to destroy the planet rather than lose. The Green Scar managed to stop the cataclysmic chain reaction and the Red King was seemingly killed by a Wildebot. With his death, the Green Scar was hailed as the saviour of Sakaar and declared its new ruler. (Incredible Hulk v2 #102) The shuttle that brought Hulk to Sakaar later suffered an overload to its warp creator causing it to detonate. This resulted in the death of hundreds of Sakaarans as the chain reaction damaged the mantle thus causing worldwide cataclysm killing many more around the world. The detonation also seemingly killed Caiera the Oldstrong who was the wife of the Hulk. This led to the Hulk vowing revenge against his former comrades in the Illuminati on Earth and had the Warbound prepare to wage war against his homeworld of Earth. (Incredible Hulk v2 #105)

With the Hulk gone, chaos erupted across Sakaar where thousands of murderous figures arose in order to claim the throne of the Red King. (Incredible Hulk v1 #709) The Son of Hulk then took the Imperian forces that followed the Red King into laying siege to the Fillian capital of It'Jam in an effort to kill Axeman Bone. The Imperial Sakaaran warlord decided to unleash the ancient dragons that once resided on the world in order to defeat his foe. (Skaar: Son of Hulk v1 #8) This battle only ended when the Hulk apparently emerged to put a sop to the infighting between the factions. (Skaar: Son of Hulk v1 #9) In reality, this was a construct constructed by the spirit of Caiera in an effort to stop further bloodshed and to humble her son. At this time, the World Devourer Galactus was heading towards Sakaar in order to consume its Old Power thus sating its hunger for a thousand years. Skaar, however, intended to oppose the cosmic being and was willing to sacrifice thousands to achieve that goal. Upon seeing her son's selfish actions, Caiera decided to banish him from the world and allowed Sakaar to be consumed by Galactus. (Skaar: Son of Hulk v1 #10) She came to use the last of her power to hold the World Devourer at bay long enough for a number of Sakaarans to flee on-board ancient stoneships where they became the only survivors of their world. (Skaar: Son of Hulk v1 #11) They came to fall under the leadership of Hiro-Kala who was recognised as the Sakaarson due to being the other son of Hulk and Caiera. Thus, he retained the Old Power allowing him to control the Shadow stone ship that took the last Sakaarans to a new world. He led them to Giausar that was formerly visited by the Shadow People but abandoned due to its savage native population. Upon arriving, the native species attempted to confiscate the stone ship but Hiro-Kala resisted their efforts. (Skaar: Son of Hulk v1 #13)

Though destroyed, the re-emergence of the Time Stone came to restore the planet of Sakaar thus bringing it back into existence. (Incredible Hulk v1 #713) Amadeus Cho came to isolate himself on a satellite after he was losing control of his Hulk persona after gaining the power. Whilst on the satellite, he received a distress signal and whilst investigating he was transported through a wormhole to the restored Sakaar. He crashed on the surface where people of the Doka'abi Clan attempted to get his aid to overthrow the Warlord that had dominated the planet. (Incredible Hulk v1 #709)

Overview

It was noted to be situated in the Tayo System. (Incredible Hulk v1 #709)

Locations on the planet included:

  • An-Charr :
  • An-Sara :
  • Crown City :
  • I'tjam :
  • Maw :
  • Wukar :
  • Okini :
  • Chaleen Plains :
  • It'Jam : capital city of Fillia and site of the Temple of Blood and Justice. (Skaar: Son of Hulk v1 #8)

The region of the Steppes was a no-man's land with only thorns and monsters residing in this wasteland. (Incredible Hulk v2 #97)

Near Sakaar was the Great Portal that was a tear in space that brought all manner of beings crashing onto the planets surface. Passage through it was turbulent and weakened travellers leaving them helpless once they landed on Sakaar. (Incredible Hulk v2 #92)

Wildlife on Sakaar included:

  • Amebids :
  • Drammoths :
  • Great Devil Corker : known as the cavaranthus mazorus which was a beast that thrived in the plains and deserts of upper Vandro with it snatching prey with its lethal tentacles or piercing them with its spiked projectile tongue. (Incredible Hulk v2 #92)
  • Mawkaw Magkong :
  • Arquindae :
  • Trizelle :
  • Wildebots : mechanical creatures native to the planet Cron that were brought on-board a crashed Autocron vessel and became part of the planetary ecosystem. (Planet Hulk Gladiator Guidebook v1 #1)
  • Dragons : large reptilians that were worshipped as Dragon Gods by the people of Fillia. (Skaar: Son of Hulk v1 #8)

Species that inhabited the planet included:

  • Imperials : red skinned humanoids that were the dominant race on Sakaar. (Incredible Hulk v2 #97)
  • Shadows : a pale gray-skinned humanoid race that were subservient to the Imperials. (Incredible Hulk v2 #97) They were not native to the planet and had actually arrived on Sakaar countless years ago. (Incredible Hulk v2 #101)
  • Natives : an insectile four armed race that lived in hives and were treated as a slave class. They could undergo a metamorphosis and transform into a larger more powerful form as they matured. (Incredible Hulk v2 #97)
  • Spikes : a non-native spore-like race who came to invade the planet in order to infect the other inhabitants but were defeated many years ago. (Incredible Hulk v2 #98) Originally, they were a peaceful race that feasted on cosmic energy in deep space but had crashed on Sakaar where they became starved of their food leading to them going insane and consuming organic life but finding no sustenance from it. (Incredible Hulk v2 #102)

Among the natives, there were twin prophecies regarding mythological figures that were said to change their world. One was the Sakaarson noted for their silver-coated form and the other was the Worldbreaker destined to destroy the world. (Incredible Hulk v2 #95)

They utilised devices known as talkbots that allowed them to translate their language to others. (Incredible Hulk v2 #92)

Inhabitants

  • Red King :
  • Elloe Kaifi :
  • Caeira Oldstrong :
  • Hiroim :
  • Miek :
  • Korg :
  • Hulk :
  • No-Name :
  • Primus Vand :
  • Skaar :
  • Hiro-Kala :
  • Axeman Bone :
  • Lihla : female Sakaaran Imperial who was the daughter of Axeman Bone and came to be attracted to Hiro-Kala. (Skaar: Son of Hulk v1 #13)
  • Hiro-Amin : male Shadow Priest of the Filian region and known as the Blind Heretic who came to be an adviser to Axeman Bone. (Skaar: Son of Hulk v1 #5)
  • Princess Omaka :
  • Ol-Sahm : elderly male member of the Shadow People who was known as the Clear-Eyed Shadow who became a mentor to the young Skaar. (Skaar: Son of Hulk v1 #5)
  • Koam : a male of the Shadow People who was the fourth cousin of Caiera the Oldstrong who inherited part of the Old Power after the death of the Shadow elders but could not control it. He was eventually killed by Axeman Bone but he passed the Old Power to Hiro-Amin who felt cursed by it. (Skaar: Son of Hulk v1 #5)
  • Warlord : a male Imperial Sakaaran who was a criminal locked away in the darkest prison in the capital city until the devastation that damaged Sakaar. After he escaped, he established himself as a ruthless Warlord that dominated Sakaar that he brought under his control. (Incredible Hulk v1 #711)
  • Maeera : a female member of the Shadow People who was a Saka Priestess of the Doka'abi Clan. (Incredible Hulk v1 #709)
  • Sharn : elder Shadow and leader of the Desert Sea Clan. (Incredible Hulk v1 #710)

Notes

  • Sakaar was created by Greg Pak and Carlo Pagulayan where it made its first appearance in Incredible Hulk v2 #92 (April, 2006).

Alternate Versions

In other media

Television

  • In Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., Sakaar appeared in the animated television series where it featured in the episode "Planet Leader". It was a distant world filled with various alien species that battled one another with the young Skaar settling disputes. One day, the Leader came upon their world and conquered it with him taking over Skaar where he turned him into his enforcer to ensuring his rule over the planet. As a result, Skaar came to be hated and feared but the Leader decided to use him in an attack on Earth. He had the natives build the Obedience Discs in large numbers as he prepared for his eventual conquest of Earth.

Films

  • In Planet Hulk, Sakaar appeared in the setting of the 2010 animated film.
  • In Thor: Ragnarok, Sakaar appeared in the live-action film set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It was a world located in the universe that was home to countless portals that led to various parts of the cosmos. As a result, people or objects could be suddenly deposited on to the planet where time operated differently. At some point, the Grandmaster came to control the world and he created the Contest of Champions whereby a series of gladiatorial battles were fought against the reigning champion.

Appearances

  • Incredible Hulk v2:
  • Planet Hulk v1:
  • Skaar: Son of Hulk v1:
  • Incredible Hulk:
  • Planet Hulk Gladiator Guidebook v1:

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