Tanaraq
| Sasquatch | |
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Art by Marc Silvestri
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Uncanny X-Men #120 (April 1979) |
| Created by | John Byrne |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Walter Langkowski |
| Team affiliations |
Omega Flight Alpha Flight Beta Flight Gamma Flight |
| Notable aliases | Wanda Langkowski, Box, Tanaraq |
| Abilities |
Brilliant scientific mind
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Brilliant scientific mind
Ability to transform his body into a massive, orange-furred form
While transformed:
Sasquatch (Walter Langkowski) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Sasquatch first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #120 and was created by John Byrne.
Dr. Walter Langkowski is a member of Alpha Flight, a native of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada of Polish Jewish origin and a renowned physicist, and a professor of both physics and biophysics at McGill University. He is also a former football player for the Green Bay Packers. In the 1993 miniseries The Infinity Crusade it is revealed that Sasquatch is Jewish.
He possesses the ability to transform into a super-strong, orange-haired beast resembling the legendary Sasquatch. This transformation is triggered by willpower. In his transformed state, Langkowski has increased strength, stamina, and resistance to injury. He also has sharp claws and is able to leap incredible distances.
These powers were a result of Langkowski's self-experimentation with gamma radiation. In an attempt to become like the Hulk, Langkowski bombarded himself with a gamma ray projector at his laboratory near the Arctic Circle. As a proposed explanation for why he transformed into an orange instead of green behemoth (as gamma-irradiated persons are usually affected), Langkowski assumed it had something to do with the Aurora Borealis.
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