Mentor (Imperial Guard)

Mentor
Mentor by Clayton Henry
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	X-Men #107 (Oct 1977)
Created by	Chris Claremont Dave Cockrum
In-story information
Species	Cyborg
Team affiliations	Imperial Guard
Abilities	Superhuman intellect and tactical ability

Mentor is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Created by Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum, Mentor first appeared in [Uncanny] X-Men #107–109 (October 1977 – February 1978) as a member of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard.

The character subsequently appears in The Uncanny X-Men #157 (May 1982), ROM Annual #4 (1985), X-Men: Spotlight on Starjammers #2 (June 1990), Uncanny X-Men #275 (April 1991), Quasar #32 (March 1992), Imperial Guard #1–3 (January–March 1997), Inhumans Vol. 4 #4 (September 2000), JLA/Avengers #1 (September 2003), Uncanny X-Men #477 (October 2006), #479–480 (December 2006 – January 2007), #485-486 (June–July 2007), and X-Men: Emperor Vulcan #4–5 (February–March 2008).

He is also involved in the War of Kings storyline and the writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning have described their take on the character: "We want to show Mentor as being terrifyingly able, and one of the most dangerous and capable members of the Imperial Guard. His astonishing brainpower is enhanced (in military terms) by sheer, analytical ruthlessness".

Mentor appeared as part of the "Imperial Guard" entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #6.

Mentor is a long-time member of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard, an army of powerful beings that enforce Shi'ar Imperial law on all planets within the Shi'ar Galaxy and serve the rulers of the Shi'ar Empire. Mentor was among the first of the Imperial Guard to clash with the X-Men and Starjammers as they fought to free Shi'ar Empress Lilandra Neramani from her brother, D'Ken and Davan Shakari. Mentor swore his allegiance to Lilandra after D'Ken's defeat.