Scalphunter (Marvel Comics)

Scalphunter
Scalphunter from Uncanny X-Men #211 Art by John Romita, Jr.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Uncanny X-Men #210 (Oct 1986)
Created by	Chris Claremont Marc Silvestri
In-story information
Alter ego	John Greycrow
Species	Human Mutant
Team affiliations	Marauders United States Army
Notable aliases	John Riverwind
Abilities	Accelerated healing factor Technomorphic powers allow him to control and manipulate mechanical constructs into any configuration he desires Master marksmanship

Scalphunter (John Greycrow) is a fictional mutant villain character in the Marvel Comics Universe. His first appearance was in Uncanny X-Men #210. This character was created by Chris Claremont, John Romita, Jr. and Dan Green.

Scalphunter is a Native American (specifically Comanche) who originally fought in World War II for the United States, but is to be executed for murdering his fellow officers. He gets shot by a firing squad and is believed killed. However, he survives and is found and recruited by enigmatic mastermind Mister Sinister early on. Later, apparently not working under Sinister, he kills the employer of the savage mutant Sabretooth and offers Sabretooth money to join Scalphunter's boss as a mercenary, which Sabretooth accepts.

Years later, he meets the thief Gambit; Uncanny X-Men #324 reveals that Greycrow and Gambit were once co-workers at an Arizona diner, where they and waitress Claire De Luc comprised a trio of close friends. Gambit would later recruit Scalphunter as a member of the Marauders, a band of assassins operating under, by apparent coincidence, his one-time boss Sinister (and reuniting him with one-time ally Sabretooth, who was field leader for the loose team), who sends the Marauders to murder the entire underground mutant community known as the Morlocks. He shoots young Morlock Tommy after using her to lead the group to 'The Alley', the Morlock's home in the tunnels. Gambit apparently follows the Marauders, having learned of their intentions, and manages to save one Morlock, who will grow to be Marrow. As seen in flashback in Gambit (third series) #8, Gambit was appalled that Greycrow would be involved in such a massacre, suggesting that at the time Gambit knew little of Greycrow's violent past. In the course of the Mutant Massacre, the Marauders clash with the X-Men and the original X-Factor team, as well as Thor and Power Pack, leaving several Marauders dead.