Tyrant (Marvel Comics)
| Tyrant | |
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Tyrant, as appearing on the cover of Cosmic Powers #6 (Aug. 1994).
Art by Scot Eaton. |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Silver Surfer (vol.3) #81 (June 1993) |
| Created by |
Ron Marz Ron Lim Tom Christopher |
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Tyrant is a extraterrestrial character appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Silver Surfer vol. 3, #81 (June 1993).
The entity Galactus created a powerful living machine in his own image, and bestowed it with the Power Cosmic. Naming the machine Tyrant, it served Galactus until its desire for conquest caused it to secretly rebel. Tyrant's clandestine activity provokes opposition from a faction of female warriors called the Spinsterhood. Galactus eventually learned of Tyrant's betrayal and battled the machine, finally stripping Tyrant of the majority of its power and banishing it to deep space.
Tyrant returns eons later, and kidnaps several space-faring heroes and villains (Silver Surfer, Terrax, Morg, Beta Ray Bill, Gladiator, Jack of Hearts and Ganymede) in order to harness their combined powers. Jack of Hearts, however, managed to destroy the containment unit intended for him, which frees the other beings. Although they attack the entity it defeats them all just as Galactus arrives, demanding the return of his Herald Morg. Tyrant agrees to free the other beings if Morg remains, which Galactus reluctantly accepts.
Thanos of Titan eventually learns of Tyrant, and, seeking a challenge, allies himself with Terrax, Ganymede, Jack of Hearts and Legacy to learn about Tyrant. When the group attacked Tyrant's fortress, Thanos abandoned his allies to access Tyrant's computers. Thanos learned Tyrant's origin, and after his allies were defeated threatened to steal an orb containing an unknown amount of energy from the machine. Thanos holds off Tyrant until the remainder of the group escapes, and after a conflict that destroys much of Tyrant's fortress, teleports away. Thanos states he achieved his goal of obtaining the power orb and that further conflict was pointless.
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