Cardinal (comics)
| Cardinal | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance |
New Warriors #28 (October 1992) As Harrier: Thunderbolts #67 (August 2002) |
| Created by |
Fabian Nicieza Darick Robertson |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Donald Joshua Clendenon |
| Team affiliations |
Thunderbolts Masters of Evil United States Air Force |
| Notable aliases | Harrier |
| Abilities | Powered armor grants: Superhuman strength and physical resistance, Flight, Various offensive weaponry |
Cardinal (also known as Harrier) is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is African American.
Cardinal first appeared in New Warriors #28 and was created by Fabian Nicieza and Darick Robertson.
Cardinal has appeared in the pages of New Warriors, Night Thrasher, and Thunderbolts.
Donald Joshua Clendenon is a Vietnam War veteran. While on a mission in Rhodesia, he conceives a child named Valerie Barnhardt with fellow mercenary buddy Sprocket (Amelia Barnhardt). At some point, Clendenon is outfitted with a powered suit of armor and took the name Cardinal. Cardinal first appeared as a bodyguard for arms smuggler Jeremy Swimming-Bear (aka "Sea Urchin"). The plot was foiled by the New Warriors. Broken out of prison by his allies, the Air Force, he and the team went after the New Warriors, but were defeated and sent back to prison.
Some time later, Air Force was dispatched to attack Dwayne Taylor and a group of high-powered corporate officials on a jet bringing humanitarian aid to the people of Bosnia-Herzogovina. Taylor, secretly Night Thrasher, defeated Air Force and blackmailed them into assisting in relief efforts in middle Africa.
In Africa, Air Force were moved by the humanitarian disaster and began to earnestly help transport food and other aid to the starving peoples of the region. Protocol and his Soldiers of Misfortune attempted to interfere with the rescue missions and decimated Air Force, killing two of their members. Cardinal was badly injured in the battle. With the destruction of Air Force and frustrated with his attempt to do good, Clendenon repaired the Cardinal armor and vowed to continue to work on his own as a mercenary-for-hire.
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