A'Sai (Earth-616)

During the events of the first Secret Wars, Galactus' worldship was destroyed. A large charred portion containing a powerful weapon survived and floated aimlessly through space for some period of time. This remnant was discovered by A'Sai who recognized it as an item of power and kept it for himself.

Not realizing the full scope of the power of the device, A'Sai took a wager from his friend Grunz, for eight million credits, that he could not capture Uatu, the Watcher observing the activities of Earth. Uatu realized that something was approaching his Citadel, but nonetheless was not prepared when A'Sai blasted into it and imprisoned him in rings of energy. Grunz paid A'Sai for his victory and commented on how he was wasting his vast power on petty fortune. Beginning to realize the potential he now had, A'Sai sent Grunz away and attempted to force Uatu to turn over and explain his own equipment and weaponry to him. Uatu refused and warned A'Sai that he could be killed by the safeguards of the equipment if it were improperly used.

A'Sai convinced Uatu to enter into a wager: the winner getting A'Sai's Galactus-weapon or Uatu's technology and the knowledge of how to use it. The fact that Uatu agreed made A'Sai even more aware of the potential power of the weapon. After perusing a number of intergalactic contests, A'Sai chose a football game on Earth: Spider-Man and a group of young kids versus a group of older kids.

Spider-Man had observed the group of young kids taking a beating in the game at the hands of the older ones. When one of the young kids was hurt, Spider-Man volunteered to replace him. In order to "make it fair," the bigger kids set a number of ground rules for Spider-Man, basically preventing him from using his powers, tying one hand behind his back, and making it so they only needed to touch him for him to be down. The score was 42-0 before Spider-Man started.

The Watcher agreed to the contest, and despite a rough start, Spider-Man rallied the younger kids and taught them a few plays, and soon the score was again close. Fearing he would lose, A'Sai learned how to operate one of Uatu's machines and channeled power into the leader of the bigger kids, nick-named Truck. Despite this, in the last play, the smallest kid, Gerbil, who had been hurt in an earlier play, summoned his determination and managed to knock Truck into the end zone, scoring the winning touchdown.

A'Sai thought to renege on the bet, kill Uatu, and steal his equipment anyway. However, before he knew it, Uatu had claimed victory, and teleported the Galactus-Weapon into the heart of a star. Uatu had previously vowed not to punish A'Sai for his previous crimes, but he did claim the right to punish him for his intent to renege. A'Sai ended up as an image on a "joker" card at the Bally's Grand Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, where he could see all the gambling, but participate in none.

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

Skilled thief, very experienced gambler

Strength level

Comparable to a human athlete

Paraphernalia

Equipment

Burglary equipment

Transportation

Inter-stellar craft

Weapons

A'Sai previously used the Galactus-Weapon, this is capable of destroying inter-stellar empires.

Notes

A'Sai is known as a pathological gambler. He can easily be tricked into risking everything in a simple gambling game.

Trivia

The burnt portion of the Galactus weapon was discovered floating aimlessley in space by A'Sai and used in his crime.

Of all the Secret bases of operation that a supervillain can choose, A'Sai chose Bally's Grand Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

A'Sai has more than one enemy, Uatu the Watcher is also a crucial enemy in which he had a rough encounter which caused his mortal fate, To be turned into a joker card at the hotel in which he permanatley resides.

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