Mahr Vehl
Captain Mahr Vehl | |
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Ultimate Secret #1 (March 2005) | |
Created by | Warren Ellis, Steve McNiven |
In-story information | |
Full name | Geheneris Hala`son Mahr Vehl |
Species | Kree |
Team affiliations | S.H.I.E.L.D. Kree Empire |
Notable aliases | Doctor Philip Lawson |
Abilities |
Superhuman strength, speed, and durability
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Geheneris Hala´son Mahr Vehl (also known as Mahr Vehl) is a character appearing in
Fictional character biography
Mahr Vehl is a member of the Kree, an alien race. He is a "Pluskommander"—described by him as being equivalent to captain—in the Kree's interstellar fleet, the Kree Void Navy. Mahr Vehl is also a member of the Halason family, who according to Kree religion are God's chosen. Mahr Vehl denies this view and insists that his ancestor, Hala, was not a God—rather simply a man who believed that all that innocent life was worth saving. Initially a spy sent to Earth in an attempt to prevent humans from developing interstellar travel, Mahr Vehl abandons his mission and adopts the identity of physicist Dr. Philip Lawson. Under this guise, Mahr Vehl aids the human scientists in the development of an interstellar engineering program at a secret S.H.I.E.L.D. installation in New Mexico.[4]
When the Kree attack the installation, Mahr Vehl is forced to reveal himself and battle the attackers. Although able to successfully defend the installation, Mahr Vehl is rendered unconscious and is eventually questioned by
Another Kree force attacks the installation soon after, but is stopped by a combined team of superheroes. Another team of heroes—with Mahr Vehl's aid—storm the Kree ship while the aliens are on Earth. The commander,
Mahr Vehl was under the control of the Titan Thanos when he came into possession of the Cosmic Cube.[10]
In the mini-series Hunger, Mahr-Vehl sacrificed himself to destroy a "merged" Galactus with a nuclear weapon.[11][12]
Appearance
Like all Kree, Mahr Vehl is
Powers and abilities
Mahr Vehl's body has been implanted with a green and white cybernetic battle suit that can be activated by a device located on his wrist (which takes the appearance of a wristwatch when he is in human form). The battlesuit flares with bio-electric energy and provides Mahr Vehl with increased strength, increased healing, speed, flight, invisibility, phasing, the ability to view the entire light spectrum, the capability to create energy shields, and the power to project energy blasts via the totalkannon on his left forearm.[13][14][15] In later appearances Vehl's armor suit shows other special capabilities such as shape shifting and armor expansion, causing him to bulk up into a larger, stronger physical form along with greater energy projection fired from both arms instead of just the armor control dial.[16] They can also project massive gunnery capable of dealing damage to the Gah Lak Tus swarm drones.[17]
Reception
Critical reception
Darby Harn of
In other media
Television
- Elements of Mahr Vehl are incorporated into the character of Mar-Vell (voiced by Roger Craig Smith) in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes.[21][22]
Video games
- Mahr Vehl appears as an alternate costume for Genis-Vell in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance.
References
- ^ Kistler, Alan (2014-02-27). "Captain Marvel Costume History". The Mary Sue. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ^ "Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Five More Theories About The Blue Alien". Comicbook.com. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
- ^ Erao, Matthew (2018-01-25). "Why Brie Larson's Captain Marvel Suit Is Green". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ Ultimate Secret #2
- ^ Ultimate Secret #2
- ^ Ultimate Secret #4
- ^ Ultimate Secret #1-4 (March 2005-Oct. 2005)
- ^ Webber, Tim (2018-07-22). "Every Captain Marvel Ever, Officially Ranked". CBR. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ^ Ultimate Extinction #1-5 (Jan. 2006-May 2006)
- ^ Ultimate Fantastic Four #50-53 (Feb.–April 2008)
- ^ Hunger #3
- ^ Connolly, Spencer (2022-04-24). "Captain Marvel's Ultimate Armor Is the Coolest Costume Marvel Forgot". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ^ Ultimate Secret #1
- ^ Harn, Darby (2021-05-05). "15 Most Powerful Versions Of Captain Marvel From The Comics". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ^ Connolly, Spencer (2022-04-24). "Captain Marvel's Ultimate Armor Is the Coolest Costume Marvel Forgot". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ^ Ultimate Mystery #2-4
- ^ Hunger #3-4
- ^ Harn, Darby (2021-05-05). "15 Most Powerful Versions Of Captain Marvel From The Comics". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ^ Lealos, Shawn S. (2019-03-30). "Ranked: Every Version Of Captain Marvel". CBR. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ^ Webber, Tim (2018-07-22). "Every Captain Marvel Ever, Officially Ranked". CBR. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ^ "Captain Marvel Costume History". The Mary Sue. 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ^ "Captain Marvel Voice - The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved January 24, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
External links
- Ultimate Mahr Vehl at the Marvel Universe
- Mahr Vehl at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Mahr Vehl on Marvel Database, a Marvel Comics wiki