Nimrod (comics)
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Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | The Uncanny X-Men #191 (March 1985) |
Created by | Chris Claremont (writer) John Romita Jr. (artist) |
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Notable aliases | Nicholas Hunter, Oracle, Rod Walker |
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Nimrod is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in The Uncanny X-Men #191 (March 1985), and was created by writer Chris Claremont and artist John Romita Jr.[1]
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Publication history
The character was created by writer Chris Claremont and artist John Romita Jr., and first appeared in X-Men #191 (March 1985). Nimrod made subsequent appearances in The Uncanny X-Men #193-194 (May–June 1985), #197 (September 1985), #208-209 (August–September 1986), #246-247 (July–August 1989), X-Force #35 (June 1994), Cable & Machine Man Annual #1 (Annual 1998), Mutant X #10 (July 1999), Weapon X: Days of Future Now #1 (September 2005), #4 (December 2005), New X-Men vol. 2 #22 (March 2006), #25-31 (June–December 2006), #36 (May 2007), New Warriors vol. 4 #3 (October 2007), X-Factor vol. 3 #23 (November 2007), X-Force vol. 3 #1-2 (April–May 2008), and Powers of X #1-3 (July–August 2019)
Nimrod received an entry in The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #9.
Fictional character biography
Nimrod is a
After gathering information about the timeline in which he finds himself, Nimrod eventually changes his prime directive from the extermination of all mutants, having determined that such widespread destruction is not necessary in this era, to only the extermination of mutants who were regarded as outlaws by the government, such as the
Some time after this, Nimrod garners a reputation with the public of New York City as a heroic
Nimrod later faces the combined forces of the X-Men and the
When Nimrod comes across a piece of the gigantic Sentinel
In
Reverend William Stryker later found a damaged Nimrod as it enters the Marvel timeline from an alternate one.[10] Immobilized, Stryker secretly uses Nimrod's memories of future events to give him the appearance of precognition to his followers and to help plan an attack on the X-Men and other mutants, but Nimrod alters its memories to facilitate its own escape, and Stryker is defeated. During the New X-Men[a] story arc "Nimrod", it searches for Forge, whom it believes is its creator. Nimrod believes Forge can repair its damaged body, but Forge instead transfers Nimrod's programming into a new chassis which Forge can control. Believing Forge to be in danger, the New X-Men travel to his workshop to help him. This eventually leads to Nimrod gaining control over his body and attacking Forge and the New X-Men. Nimrod is defeated when Surge overloads Nimrod's temporal unit, blasting Nimrod out of the timestream. Nimrod survives and travels back in time to March 1985, where the events involving Jaime Rodriguez and Kulan Gath's amulet play out exactly as they had originally with its memory corrupted, resulting in its existence in the 'true' timeline — with Rachel's history erased — becoming a temporal paradox.[11][12]
The series X-Force reveals that the
During the events of
During a brief glimpse three months into the future seen in
Dawn of X
In this new X-Men timeline of
Later on the Orchis Forge, it is discovered by Mystique during an infiltration mission that Director Killian Devo has completed work on an unknown component that Dr. Alia Gregor installs inside the torso of a Nimrod unit that is in the initial stages of construction.[19]
At the behest of Xavier and Magneto, Mystique returns for a final desperate mission in the Orchis Forge to detonate a mini-black hole bomb designed by Forge capable of annihilating the entire station. Her mission coincides with Dr. Gregor preparing to resurrect her husband, Captain Erasmus Mendel, who was killed in the original Orchis raid, into the chassis of her newly constructed Sentinel prototype. The activation succeeds and the crystalline memory transfer is successful, but the Erasmus persona prototype immediately detects the disguised Mystique as a Mutant and sacrifices itself to save the Orchis base by teleporting into space with the bomb she has triggered, leaving two emotionless duplicates without Erasmus' memory core yet uploaded to subdue Mystique before she can escape the station, and to protect Dr. Gregor. Executing Mystique through the entrance of her Krakoa escape portal, the fearsome Sentinel announces his existence as "Nimrod, The Hunter" to the X-Men, who have failed once again in their attempt to destroy Orchis, vowing to hunt down and kill all Mutants.[20]
Aware of Nimrod's creation by Orchis, Bishop, who refers to the prototype as "Nimrod 2.0", advises the X-Men, the Hellfire Club and X-Force about the formation of a highly specialized strike team that has experience fighting Nimrod Sentinels in the past and to create unorthodox weapons and strategies to deal with Orchis' new threat.[21]
Having failed on all sixteen attempts to destroy the Orchis Forge, at the cost of numerous deaths and resurrections of nearly every X-Man involved in the attacks, Nimrod, who Dr. Alia Gregor laments is no longer carrying the Erasmus persona, has proven to be unstoppable. Moira MacTaggart warns Xavier and Magneto that it will only be a few short years before Nimrod evolves beyond Orchis' control.[22]
Powers and abilities
Nimrod is the most advanced form of Sentinel robot. Nimrod can convert his outward appearance to resemble that of an ordinary human being. Nimrod can also reconstruct himself so as to make improvements in his robotic form and internal systems that will make him a more formidable opponent. Even when smashed to pieces, Nimrod can reintegrate the portions of his body to become whole again. Apparently Nimrod's electronic
Nimrod contains highly advanced computer systems as well as scanning devices that make it possible for him to determine whether a human being is a superhuman or not; if they are, he can determine the nature of their superhuman abilities. Like present day Sentinels, Nimrod can draw upon devices and systems within his robotic body to cope with or neutralize an opponent's superhuman power once he has determined the nature of that power.
Nimrod is capable of projecting energy blasts, magnetic energy to levitate material, create
Other versions
Ultimate Marvel
The
In other media
Television
- Nimrod appears in X-Men: The Animated Series.[26]
- Nimrod makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the X-Men: Evolution series finale "Ascension" in a vision of the future.[27]
- A Nimrod-esque concept called the Sentinel Hounds appear in Wolverine and the X-Men.[citation needed] The Sentinel Hounds are based on Bolivar Trask's experiments to replicate Wolverine's healing factor.
Film
Nimrod served as inspiration for the Mark-X Sentinels of X-Men: Days of Future Past.[28][29] Hailing from a dystopian future where humanity and mutants are nearly extinct, the Mark-X Sentinels have the ability to alter their bodies to mimic and counter mutant abilities as well as reshape their arms into blades and emitters in their heads that can fire powerful energy beams.
Video games
- Nimrod appears as a recurring boss in X-Men (1992).
- Nimrod appears as a boss in X-Men: Gamesmaster's Legacy.
- Nimrod and a Nimrod Series MK IV Sentinel appear in Marvel: Avengers Alliance.
- Nimrod appears in Marvel Contest of Champions.
- Nimrod appears as a boss in The Uncanny X-Men - Days Of Future Past.
- Nimrod appears as an alternate skin for a Sentinel in Marvel: Future Fight.
- Nimrod appears in Marvel Snap.
Notes
- ^ Formerly New X-Men: Academy X.
References
- ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
- ^ The Uncanny X-Men #193. Marvel Comics.
- ^ The Uncanny X-Men #194. Marvel Comics.
- ^ The Uncanny X-Men #246. Marvel Comics.
- ^ The Uncanny X-Men #209. Marvel Comics.
- ^ The Uncanny X-Men #247
- ^ Machine Man & Bastion Annual #1998. Marvel Comics.
- ^ X-Force #35. Marvel Comics.
- ^ X-Force #36. Marvel Comics.
- ^ New X-Men vol. 2 #26. Marvel Comics.
- ^ The Uncanny X-Men #191. Marvel Comics.
- ^ New X-Men vol. 2 #31. Marvel Comics.
- ^ X-Force vol. 3 #1 (2008). Marvel Comics.
- ^ X-Force vol. 3 #3. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Uncanny X-Force #8. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Uncanny Avengers #4. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Powers of X #1. Marvel Comics.
- ^ House of X #4. Marvel Comics.
- ^ X-Men vol. 5 #6. Marvel Comics.
- ^ X-Men vol. 5 #20. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Marauders #22. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Inferno vol. 2 #1. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Ultimate Comics: X-Men #5. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Ultimate Comics: X-Men #6. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Ultimate Comics: X-Men #9-11. Marvel Comics.
- ^ "X-Men: Days of Future Past Movie Compared to the Animated Version from 1993".
- ^ "The Dork Review: X-Men Evolution: The Future - the 5th Season". 2 October 2018.
- ^ Failes, Ian (May 27, 2014). "Future threat – X-Men: Days of Future Past". Fxguide. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- ^ Sentinels: For a Secure Future (Blu-ray). X-Men: Days of Future Past: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. 2014. Featurette.
External links
- Nimrod at Marvel Universe Wiki