Sentry (Marvel)

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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 (Marvel)|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 (Marvel)|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 [[Jason Wyngarde|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 (Marvel)|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)
 
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 (Marvel)|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 (Marvel)|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 [[Jason Wyngarde|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 (Marvel)|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 [[Michael Pointer (Marvel)|Code White level threat]] but Robert's wife Lindy informed them that he was unable to assist them. (New Avengers v1 #17)  
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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 [[Michael Pointer (Marvel)|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)  
  
 
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Revision as of 06:40, 18 January 2018

Sentry is a male comic superhero that features in Marvel Comics.

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Biography

Origin

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)

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)

Overview

Personality and attributes

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)

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 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) 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)

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)

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

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Appearances

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