Sabretooth (comics)
| Sabretooth | |
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Sabretooth, as seen on the cover of X-Men vol. 2 #162.
Art by Salvador Larroca. |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Iron Fist #14 (August 1977) |
| Created by |
Chris Claremont (writer) John Byrne (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Victor Creed |
| Species | Human Mutant |
| Team affiliations |
X-Men Brotherhood of Evil Mutants Team X Marauders X-Factor Weapon X "Avengers" (1959) Hand Astonishing Avengers Avengers Unity Division |
| Notable aliases | Slasher, El Tigre, Der Schlächter ("The Butcher" in German) |
| Abilities |
• Feline-like attributes
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• Feline-like attributes
Sabretooth (Victor Creed) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most commonly in association with the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne, the character first appeared in Iron Fist #14 (August 1977). Sabretooth was originally portrayed as a non-powered serial killer but was later written as a mutant possessing bestial superhuman abilities, most notably a rapid healing factor, razor-sharp fangs and claws, and superhuman senses. He is a vicious assassin responsible for numerous deaths both as a paid mercenary and for his personal pleasure.
Sabretooth's long-time enemy is the mutant and X-Men member Wolverine, with conflicting accounts as to the origin of their feud. It is known that Wolverine and Sabretooth were victims of the Cold War supersoldier program Weapon X, and that Sabretooth saw Wolverine as competition and therefore antagonized him. While Wolverine is depicted as suppressing his more savage qualities, Sabretooth does the opposite and embraces them.
The character has appeared in several X-Men animated series and video games. Played by Tyler Mane, Sabretooth was a henchman of Magneto in the first X-Men film and X-Men: The Official Game. Liev Schreiber plays him in the 2009 film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. In May 2008, Wizard magazine ranked Sabretooth #193 of the 200 best comic book characters of all time. In 2009, Sabretooth was also ranked as IGN's 44th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.
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