GLADIATOR
First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men #107
Origin Issue: Kelldor
Real Name: Unrevealed
Aliases: none
Height: 6' 6"
Weight: 595lbs
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Dark Blue
Distinguishing Features: light purple skin
Occupation: Praetor (leader) of
the Shi'ar Imperial Guard
Citizenship: Shi'ar Empire
Place of Creation/Birth: Unrevealed planet in the
Shi'ar Empire
Known Relatives: none
Known Allies: Shi'ar Imperial Guard, Lilandra,
(formerly) Emperor D'Ken, Deathbird
Known Enemies: Warskrulls, Brood, Galactus
Intelligence: Above normal
Strength: Incalculable
Speed: Supersonic
Flight Speed: Warp speed
Stamina: Demi-godlike
Durability: Demi-godlike
Agility: Metahuman
Reflexes: Metahuman
Fighting Skills: Excellent hand-to-hand combatant
Special Skills/Abilities: unrevealed
Superhuman physical powers: Aside from the above listed
attributes, Gladiator has the ability to project intense heat from eyes and the ability to
survive without breathing for an unrevealed period of time
Superhuman Mental Powers: None. (Gladiator's
powers were formerly theorized to be at least in part psionically based)
Special Limitations: Vulnerability to an unknown form
of radiation
Source of Superhuman Powers: Unrevealed
Personal Weaponry: none
Significant Issues:
- Uncanny X-Men #107-108: With Imperial Guard,
battled X-Men on behalf of Shi'ar Emperor D'Ken
- Uncanny X-Men #137: With Imperial Guard,
battled X-Men on the moon to determinate fate of Phoenix
- Uncanny X-Men #155, 157: Aided X-Men in battle
against renegade Imperial Guardmen serving Shi'ar Lord Samedar
- Fantastic Four #249-250: Battled Fantastic
Four believing them to be disguised Skrulls
- Fantastic Four #261-262: Present at
intergalactic trial of Mister Fantastic for saving the life of Galactus
- Rom Annual #4: Battled Rom
- Marvel Comics Presents #49: Battled Devonian
Xontar
- Fantastic Four #339-341: In an alternate
future Gladiator battled Thor, then aided Fantastic Four and Avengers against menace to
universe posed by Galactus and Black Celestial
- Uncanny X-Men #275: Battled X-Men on behalf of
Deathbird, both he and Deathbird defeated by them
- Uncanny X-Men #277: Temporarily fell under
control of Warskrull impersonating Charles Xavier, battled Gambit and other X-Men
- Appearances:
- Devil Dinosaur (2) #1
Fantastic Four #249-250, 261-262, 339-341
Galactus the Devourer #5-6
Imperial Guard #1-3
Incredible Hulk Annual 1997
Inhumans (3) #3-4
Marvel Comics Presents #49
Maximum Security #3
Maximum Security:Dangerous Planet
Rom Annual #4
Thor #445
Uncanny X-Men #107-109, 136-137, 155, 157, 167, 275-277, 320, 341,
387
X-Men Classic #14
X-Men:Spotlight on Starjammers #2