Sentinels (comics)
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First appearance and design of the Sentinels. Art by Jack Kirby.
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The X-Men #14 (November 1965) |
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Stan Lee Jack Kirby |
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| Member(s) | Sentinel Squad O*N*E Nimrod Master Mold Bastion Prime Sentinels |
The Sentinels are a fictional variety of mutant-hunting robots appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are usually portrayed as antagonists to the X-Men.
The Sentinels have been featured in several X-Men video games, and played a large role in the 1990s X-Men animated series. Additionally, a simulated version made a brief appearance in the beginning of the 2006 film, X-Men: The Last Stand seen in the Danger Room. They are featured prominently in the 2014 film, X-Men: Days of Future Past and also show up at the end of the 2016 film, X-Men: Apocalypse in the training simulator at Xavier's school. In 2009, the Sentinels were ranked by IGN as the 38th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.
Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, they first appeared in The X-Men #14 (November 1965).
According to Marvel canon, Sentinels are programmed to locate mutants and capture or kill them. Though several types of Sentinels have been introduced, the typical Sentinel is three stories tall, is capable of flight, projects energy blasts, and can detect mutants.
Sentinels are designed to hunt mutants who often represent the protagonists of Marvel stories; therefore, the Sentinels are usually employed as supervillains or as the tools of other villains. While many are capable of tactical thought, only a handful are self-aware.
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