Mahr Vehl

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Captain Mahr Vehl
Ultimate Secret #1
(March 2005)
Created byWarren Ellis, Steve McNiven
In-story information
Full nameGeheneris Hala`son Mahr Vehl
SpeciesKree
Team affiliationsS.H.I.E.L.D.
Kree Empire
Notable aliasesDoctor Philip Lawson
Abilities
  • Genius-level intellect
  • Expertise in physics and engineering
  • Implanted Kree combat suit granting:

Superhuman strength, speed, and durability

    • Energy shields and projection
    • Weapon morphing
    • Mode shifting
    • Invisibility
    • Flight
  • Skilled hand-to-hand combatant

Geheneris Hala´son Mahr Vehl (also known as Mahr Vehl) is a character appearing in

Mar-Vell.[1][2][3]

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

Gah Lak Tus can destroy them, ending the potential threat.[6]

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,

Ultimate Mr. Fantastic time to use the Ultimate Nullifier, which repels Gah Lak Tus. Mahr Vehl then chooses to remain on Earth, and is given the title of "Captain" by Fury.[9]

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

ichthyoid
in appearance, with dark purple skin, an extended, serpent-like neck, a head fin, and razor-sharp teeth. The Kree also have extended, four fingered hands, underarm webbing, and four toed, bird-like feet. Kree are also unable to speak terran languages without surgical modification to their throats. In human form, Mahr Vehl appears to be of average height with black hair and green eyes.

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

CBR.com ranked Mahr Vehl 8th in their "Every Version Of Captain Marvel" list,[19] and 11th in their "Every Captain Marvel Ever" list.[20]

In other media

Television

Video games

References

  1. ^ Kistler, Alan (2014-02-27). "Captain Marvel Costume History". The Mary Sue. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  2. ^ "Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Five More Theories About The Blue Alien". Comicbook.com. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  3. ^ Erao, Matthew (2018-01-25). "Why Brie Larson's Captain Marvel Suit Is Green". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  4. ^ Ultimate Secret #2
  5. ^ Ultimate Secret #2
  6. ^ Ultimate Secret #4
  7. ^ Ultimate Secret #1-4 (March 2005-Oct. 2005)
  8. ^ Webber, Tim (2018-07-22). "Every Captain Marvel Ever, Officially Ranked". CBR. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  9. ^ Ultimate Extinction #1-5 (Jan. 2006-May 2006)
  10. ^ Ultimate Fantastic Four #50-53 (Feb.–April 2008)
  11. ^ Hunger #3
  12. ^ Connolly, Spencer (2022-04-24). "Captain Marvel's Ultimate Armor Is the Coolest Costume Marvel Forgot". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  13. ^ Ultimate Secret #1
  14. ^ Harn, Darby (2021-05-05). "15 Most Powerful Versions Of Captain Marvel From The Comics". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  15. ^ Connolly, Spencer (2022-04-24). "Captain Marvel's Ultimate Armor Is the Coolest Costume Marvel Forgot". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  16. ^ Ultimate Mystery #2-4
  17. ^ Hunger #3-4
  18. ^ Harn, Darby (2021-05-05). "15 Most Powerful Versions Of Captain Marvel From The Comics". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  19. ^ Lealos, Shawn S. (2019-03-30). "Ranked: Every Version Of Captain Marvel". CBR. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  20. ^ Webber, Tim (2018-07-22). "Every Captain Marvel Ever, Officially Ranked". CBR. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  21. ^ "Captain Marvel Costume History". The Mary Sue. 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  22. ^ "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.

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