Steven Lang (Earth-616)

Steven Lang
Name	Dr. Steven Lang
Current Alias	Steven Lang
Aliases	Dr. Stephen Lang, Dr. Lang
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Formerly MRD, Human Council, Phalanx, Project: Armageddon, US Department of Defense (advisor), ally of the Council of Chosen
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	5′11″ (1.8 m)
Weight	166 lbs (75.3 kg)
Eyes	Irises: Blue
Hair	Blond
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Techno-Organic (Phalanx)/Human hybrid, later resurrected by the Techno-Organic Virus, turned into a Sentinel by Bastion
Living Status	Deceased
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Identity	No Dual
Citizenship	American
Occupation	US Department of Defense advisor, former Phalanx Leader, scientist
Education	PhD. in engineering
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Chris Claremont, Bill Mantlo, Dave Cockrum
First	X-Men #96 (September, 1975)
First	X-Men #96 (September, 1975)
Death	X-Force (Vol. 3) #28 (July, 2010)
Death	X-Force (Vol. 3) #28 (July, 2010)

History

After the death of Lawrence Trask, the property of plans for the Sentinels fell to the government of the United States. Dr. Stephen Lang became the head of a federal research about mutants, trying to discover how mutations could provide superhuman powers. However, unbeknownst to his employers, Lang was an anti-mutant bigot who used his position to obtain access to the notes and designs of Larry Trask and Bolivar Trask, his father and creator of the original Mk I Sentinels.

Lang also went to the Council of the Chosen Ones, part of the Hellfire Club, who provided him with funding to create new Sentinels and an orbital HQ. The Council also ignored that Lang wanted to destroy every mutant he could capture. When Lang's old friend Michael Rossi discovered Lang's true intentions and threatened to shut Project Armaggedon down, Lang had the plane carrying Rossi back to Washington D.C. destroyed.

The Mk III Sentinels were unfortunately inferior to the previous ones because Lang worked with only incomplete notes from the Trasks and because the secret of his activities stopped him from hiring enough experts. He also made them less intelligent than the previous Sentinels to stop any possible rebellion. Notably, Lang built Sentinels that looked like the original X-Men, which became known as the X-Sentinels. The X-Sentinels confused the newer X-Men to such a degree that they were ending up thrashed, but then Wolverine discovered that these impostors were not human and ripped up the Jean Grey lookalike, exposing their true nature.

Lang's Sentinels and space station were destroyed in a battle between the Sentinels and the X-Men. Lang was lobotomized during the battle, but he had made a backup of his mind patterns that was used as a base for the mind of Master Mold and his other Sentinels.

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Trivia

• Steven Lang, as Head of Project: Armageddon has a "mutants killed" count of 29. It is unknown if that correspond to the total of mutants he personally killed, or also those killed by his organization and creations.
• According to Stuart Vandal, "[his] correct name is Steven Lang. Stephen Lang is incorrect and just like the misspelling Moira MacTaggart (instead of the correct Moira MacTaggert) ofted used incorrectly." Indeed, "Stephen" is commonly used alongside "Steven".

See Also

• 25 appearance(s) of Steven Lang (Earth-616)
• 4 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Steven Lang (Earth-616)
• 6 minor appearance(s) of Steven Lang (Earth-616)
• 12 mention(s) of Steven Lang (Earth-616)
• 3 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Steven Lang (Earth-616)
• 7 image(s) of Steven Lang (Earth-616)
• 1 quotation(s) by or about Steven Lang (Earth-616)
• 1 item(s) used/owned by Steven Lang (Earth-616)