Korvus (comics)
| Korvus | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance |
Uncanny X-Men #478 (September, 2006) |
| Created by |
Ed Brubaker Billy Tan |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Korvus Rook’Shir |
| Species | Shi'ar |
| Team affiliations | Starjammers |
| Abilities |
Shi'ar superhuman attributes.
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Shi'ar superhuman attributes.
As Wielder of the Phoenix blade:
Korvus, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Korvus wields a weapon known as the Blade of the Phoenix and made his first appearance in Uncanny X-Men #478
Though the Shi'ar have denied it for centuries, one of their race once wielded the power of the Phoenix. Rook'shir wielded the universal power through a giant blade, called the Blade of the Phoenix, and devastated much of the Shi'ar Empire until the Imperial Guard was formed to defeat him. However, a fraction of his power remained in the blade, which could only be lifted by a direct descendant of Rook'shir. Hoping that the blade would never be lifted again, the Shi'ar focused on wiping out Rook'shir's descendants.
The descendants were killed by the Vice-Chancellor K'tor, a loyalist of D'Ken, who kept only one survivor as a slave. The survivor was Korvus, and he was tortured as he worked on mechanical constructs, and when he reached adulthood, Korvus was imprisoned in the high security prison on the moon of Phygim and a device was placed on his brain that could be triggered if he tried to escape.
During "The Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire", K'tor approached Korvus in prison and offered to commute the rest of Korvus' sentence if he acted against Marvel Girl, who was, along with Havok, Polaris, Professor X, Nightcrawler, Darwin and Warpath, coming to the Shi'ar Empire to stop Vulcan on his quest for vengeance.
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