- —Captain Marvel[src]
History
Origin[]
As part of their overall invasion strategy, the Skrulls genetically engineered one of their race to be an exact replica of the Kree hero Mar-Vell. Infecting him with the same strain of cancer the real Mar-Vell fell victim to and implanting false memories to make him believe he was the real hero. In order to eventually recall him to their side when the invasion was underway, a random Earth painting was to be inserted into his mind as a trigger. However, Khn'nr awoke during the procedure and the Skrulls erased the memories of the real Khn'nr. Believing himself to be the real Mar-Vell, he went wild, slaying the Skrulls and escaping into the Negative Zone.[3]
Captain Marvel[]
Lost in the Negative Zone, Khn'nr, who only had access to the memories of the true Mar-Vell, forgot how he had come to be there. During this time the recently reawakened hero Sentry began exploring the Negative Zone through an access point in his Watchtower. During one of these expeditions, he discovered and retrieved "Mar-Vell", bringing him back to Earth. When scans erroneously revealed him to be the real hero, it was believed he was a time-displaced Mar-Vell and the heroes happily welcomed him back. Afraid of alarming the public with the return of a dead hero, "Mar-Vell" was placed in charge of the Negative Zone prison, 42, while the heroes engaged in a Civil War on Earth.[2] Eventually, during the final battle of the War, "Mar-Vell" was activated alongside the Order and fought briefly against the anti-registration heroes,[4] briefly being seen by Spider-Man in the conflict, though most either failed to see him in the chaos or dismissed him as another clone, similar to the Thor clone.[1]
After being revealed to be alive, "Mar-Vell" sought to escape the hectic super-hero life and journeyed to Paris to visit the Louvre, where he came upon the very painting that had been set as the trigger to awaken his full memories, but because the process had been flawed, it merely triggered a sense that he was meant to remember something and that there were holes in his memory. At this point a Skrull impersonating the deceased villain Cyclone attacked the art museum, but was quickly defeated by "Mar-Vell".[1]
Returning to New York City, "Mar-Vell" assisted the Mighty Avengers in destroying a rampaging robot, inadvertently revealing his presence to the world. Seemingly in response to a siting of him during the Civil War by a woman who came to call herself 'Mother Starr', a religious cult calling themselves the Brotherhood of Hala sprang up, a cult that based its beliefs around the returned Mar-Vell,[1] but was in actuality another part of the same Skrull plot that spawned "Mar-Vell".
Teddy Altman saw this battle on the giant billboard in Times Square and erroneously believed this to be the true Captain Marvel, his father. He then waited for him outside Stark Tower and revealed that he believed him to be his father. Understandably shaken, Marvel quickly left to think about this new information. Days later he found Altman and apologized for his hasty departure. He told him that it was true that he had had a brief romance with the Skrull empress Anelle and that it was very possible that he was Altman's father. He then told the fledgling hero that he was very proud of him for becoming a warrior and that he would try to see him again before returning to his own time.[5]
Newly "returned to life", "Mar-Vell" was sought by his "old friend" Ms. Marvel and during a conversation, the two were attacked by another thought-dead villain, Cobalt Man, who was quickly defeated and taken into S.H.I.E.L.D. custody. In custody he was interrogated by "Mar-Vell" and revealed to be a Skrull, also claiming "Mar-Vell" to be one. Believing the claim to be false, "Mar-Vell" quickly left and while discussing the matter with Tony Stark, the two were attacked by a Kree army group. Defeating these foes, they were also revealed to be Skrulls.[6]
Growing enraged at events, "Mar-Vell" fully returned to the world, intending to use his power to help, not just to fight super-villains. Doing this meant going against Stark's wishes, and with the lingering doubt of his true identity (alongside the revelation of Elektra being a Skrull) and the attacks against him by Skrulls posing as dead villains and Kree. "Mar-Vell" went to Prison 42 to speak to the Skrull posing as Cobalt Man who claimed that "Mar-Vell" was not truly Captain Marvel.[7] Stark used Ms. Marvel to seek him out, after they grew worried when he intervened Sudanese conflicts when Julia Starr, the founder of the Church of Hala who worshipped the returned "Mar-Vell" and did good in his name, was killed in a bombing. Ms. Marvel used an alternate pair of Nega-Bands to shunt the hero to the Negative Zone. Once there, "Mar-Vell" found his way back to the original Skrull lab where he was created, and remembered his true origin. With the heroes believing him returned to his true time, "Mar-Vell" returned to the world in secret, aiming to help protect it, regardless of his origins.[8]
Secret Invasion[]
During the start of the Skrull Invasion, he attacked the Thunderbolts, seeking to use the chaos surrounding Secret Invasion to right some of the wrongs he had witnessed on Earth while he still could, such as villains being hailed as heroes,[9][10] while being manipulated into doing so by the Skrulls.[11] He defeated the villain team with ease but couldn't bring himself to kill them,[12][13] which led their leader, Norman Osborn, into talking Khn'nr into going against what the Skrulls wanted and truly helping Earth more directly instead.[14][15] After fighting off two Super-Skrulls sent to assassinate him,[16] he then flew into space and tore through several Skrull ships that were chasing Mr. Fantastic and Agent Brand. He destroyed many of the fleet[15] but was attacked by a Super-Skrull which almost killed him.[17][16]
Barely alive after his effort, he managed to crash back on Earth, crossing Noh-Varr's path, who briefly mistook him for the original Mar-Vell. Before passing from his wounds, Khn'nr spurred Noh-Varr into continuing Mar-Vell's legacy as the protector of Earth, branding with his dying words the Skrulls as liars and traitors and that he should defeat the Skrulls and take on the mantle of Captain Marvel,[17] which he would go on to do as he joined the Dark Avengers under the name Captain Marvel.[18]Attributes
Powers
- Skrull Shape-Shifting: Like other Skrulls, is a shape-shifter. They can mentally cause the unstable molecules that comprise his or her body to become pliant, enabling him or her to assume other forms through muscular expansion and contraction. Once a new shape has been assumed, it takes a conscious act of will to assume another form or revert to natural. Hence, Skrulls do not spontaneously lose their assumed form when asleep or unconscious. Skrulls in altered form will, however, revert to their original forms at the moment of death. However this ability was dormant.
- Skrull Infiltration Ritual: The Skrull took part in a ritual a mixture of science and magic that imbued them with the powers and memories of the selected subject. This allows the subject to go undetected in human form by Iron Man's technological scans, Charles Xavier's mental scans, Spider-Man's Spider-Sense, Wolverine's animal senses, or any other conceivable forms of detection. So subtle and powerful is this form of concealment neither Doctor Strange can detect the Skrull with the Spell of Tartashi, nor could the Elder God-powered Scarlet Witch using Xavier's psychic powers delve past the memory blocks.
Super Skrull Engineering[]
- Captain Marvel: All the original Mar-Vell physical abilities, stated to be more powerful than the true Captain Marvel.[1]
Abilities
- Skrull Military Training: is a trained Skrull soldier.
- Aviation: is trained in the use of the advanced warp-drive starships of the Skrull-military.
- Unarmed Combat: is trained in the unarmed combat of the Skrull-military, he is also quite experienced; due to his involvement in the Kree-Skrull War.
- Marksmanship: is trained in the use of the ranged energy-weaponry of the Skrull-military.
- Multilingual: Khn'nr naturally spoke Skrullos, as well as English and Kree due to the Initiation Ritual.
Weaknesses
- Skrull Shape-Shifting: Skrulls only take on the appearance of an object or person and none of that object or person’s characteristics. There is a limit to the size of the object or person a Skrull can imitate. The average Skrull cannot distend his or her mass any more than 1.5 times as large a volume as his or her original volume, nor can he or she contract his or her mass any more than 0.75 a volume as his or her original.
Paraphernalia
Equipment
- Nega-Bands: Utilizes a Skrull-manufactured pair of Nega-Bands.
- Superhuman Strength: The Nega-Bands enhanced his strength to the point where he could lift 15 tons.[19]
- Flight: The Nega-Bands enabled him to fly.[19]
- Self-Sustenance: The Nega-Bands enabled him to survive in outer space.[19]
- Energy Manipulation: The Nega-Bands granted him the power to manipulate vast amounts of energy.[19]
- Energy Projection: Khn'nr could project powerful energy blasts from his hands.[12]
- Energy Absorption: When Radioactive Man tried to overload him Khn'nr managed to absorb his energy and redirect it against him.[12]
- Captain Marvel's Suit: As Captain Marvel he wore a replica of Mar-Vell's specialized Kree Uniform.
- Skrull-Military Uniform: wears a Skrull-military uniform, which alters as he changes shape and size.
Weapons
Transportation
See Also
- 17 appearance(s) of Khn'nr (Earth-616)
- 2 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Khn'nr (Earth-616)
- 3 minor appearance(s) of Khn'nr (Earth-616)
- 3 mention(s) of Khn'nr (Earth-616)
- 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Khn'nr (Earth-616)
- 23 image(s) of Khn'nr (Earth-616)
- 6 quotation(s) by or about Khn'nr (Earth-616)
- 2 item(s) used/owned by Khn'nr (Earth-616)
Links and References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Captain Marvel (Vol. 6) #1
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Civil War: The Return #1
- ↑ Captain Marvel (Vol. 6) #5
- ↑ Civil War #7
- ↑ Young Avengers Presents #2
- ↑ Captain Marvel (Vol. 6) #2–3
- ↑ Captain Marvel (Vol. 6) #3–4
- ↑ Captain Marvel (Vol. 6) #4–5
- ↑ Secret Invasion: Who Do You Trust? #1
- ↑ Secret Invasion #1
- ↑ Thunderbolts #123
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Thunderbolts #122
- ↑ Secret Invasion #3
- ↑ Thunderbolts #122–123
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Secret Invasion #5
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Mighty Avengers #19
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Secret Invasion #6
- ↑ Dark Avengers #1
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #14
- ↑ Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #14
- ↑ Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z Vol 1 14