Smasher
| Smasher | |
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Smasher I by Dave Cockrum
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance |
X-Men #107 (Oct 1977) (I) War of Kings #1 (March 2009)(II) War of Kings #3 (May 2009)(III) |
| Created by | Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Vril Rokk (I) Salac Tuur (II) Unrevealed (III) Isabel "Izzy" Kane (IV) |
| Species | Alien (I-III) Human (IV) |
| Team affiliations |
Imperial Guard (I, II, III, and IV) Avengers (IV) |
| Abilities | Superhuman strength via cosmic radiation absorption Ability to download additional powers via exospex Flight via anti-gravity "flight patches" |
Smasher is the name of multiple different fictional characters in Marvel Comics.
Smasher first appeared in X-Men #107 (October 1977-February 1978), and was created by Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum.
The character subsequently appears in X-Men #137 (September 1980), Classic X-Men #43 (January 1990), X-Men: Spotlight on Starjammers #2 (June 1990), Uncanny X-Men #275 (April 1991), Quasar #32 (March 1992), Thor #446 (April 1992), Avengers West Coast #82 (May 1992), Starblast #2 (February 1994), Quasar #55 (February 1994), Starjammers #4 (January 1996), Untold Legend of Captain Marvel #1-3 (April–June 1997), Inhumans Vol. 4 #4 (September 2000), New X-Men #117 (October 2001), #122 (April 2002), #124-126 (May–July 2002), JLA/Avengers #1 (September 2003), X-Force #5-6 (February–March 2005), and Uncanny X-Men #477 (October 2006), and #480 (January 2007).
Smasher appeared as part of the "Imperial Guard" entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #6.
A new, female Smasher appears as a member of the Avengers in the Marvel NOW! relaunch.
Yet more Smashers, operating directly under Imperial control, appear in the 'Infinity' crossover.
The title of Smasher has been used by three different humanoid aliens who served in the Shi'ar Imperial Guard.
The first Smasher was Vril Rokk, who had a long, distinguished service with the Guard. He was also romantically linked with fellow Guardsman Plutonia.
In Untold Tales of Captain Marvel — which takes place before his first encounter with the X-Men — Smasher, the Guard, Marvel and the Kree face all meet. A small division of the Guard, Deathbolt, Smasher, Fang and Oracle had been selected to guard the personage of Deathbird, the current ruler of the Shi'ar empire. They allied, then fought with the Kree after the latter came to their assistance against a murderous attack from the Skrulls. They later are involved with a confrontation against the Brood.
When Cassandra Nova was decimating the Shi'ar empire, Smasher was one of the few entities that managed to personally protect the empress Lilandra. Under protest, Smasher is ordered to travel to Earth to warn the X-Men about the threat Nova posed. He crash lands in a field full of cows. He does not make it to the mansion until well after the Imperial Guard, brainwashed by Nova, were attempting to kill the X-Men. His presence manages to convince the Guard to fight against Nova, although he and the others were swiftly defeated by her.
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