Hiroim

Hiroim
Hiroim the Shamed. Art by Jim Cheung.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	The Incredible Hulk vol. 3 #92 (April 2006)
Created by	Greg Pak Carlo Pagulayan
In-story information
Alter ego	Hiroim the Oldstrong
Species	Sakaaran Shadow People
Place of origin	Sakaar
Team affiliations	Warbound Shadow Guard
Notable aliases	Hiroim the Shamed, Hiroim the Last Oldstrong
Abilities	Oldstrong power. Shadow Warrior martial techniques, and strategic skills.

Hiroim is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted usually as a supporting character in Hulk books.

Publication history

Hiroim first appeared in Incredible Hulk vol. 3 #92 (April 2006), and was created by writer Greg Pak and artist Carlo Pagulayan.

Fictional character biography

Originally, Hiroim was a Shadow Priest, dedicated to the story of the Sakaarson — he who would unite the people of Sakaar — and trained to join the other Shadows. However, for believing that he could be the Sakaarson, he was expelled from the order. He was then chosen to be the personal guard of the Emperor of Sakaar, and to uphold an alliance between the Shadows and the Empire. He broke this vow however, when the Emperor ordered Hiroim to kill his adolescent son, due to the belief that he would bring ruin and devastation to Sakaar (a prediction that ended up coming to pass). ^[1] For breaking that oath, he ended up in the Empire's gladiator training school, the Maw, where he fought alongside such other warriors as Miek, No-Name the Brood, Korg and the Hulk. After two victories in the arena, Hiroim formed a Warbound pact with them, vowing that they would always stand together. Having been freed from their obedience disks by the Silver Surfer, the Warbound went on to vanquish the Red King, Hiroim concluding that the Hulk was the true Sakaarson (although he briefly thought that the Surfer might be the Sakaarson).^{[ volume & issue needed ]}

After the Hulk's shuttle exploded and destroyed Sakaar, Hiroim absorbed the powers of the Sakaar Shadow Priests and accompanied the Hulk to Earth to wage war against the Illuminati. During the subsequent conflict with Earth's heroes, Hiroim defeated Luke Cage during the Warbound's initial attack, but was defeated by Doctor Strange and lost his left arm. ^{[2] [3]}

Following the revelation that Miek had allowed the destruction of Sakaar, the remaining Warbound surrender to S.H.I.E.L.D. custody. They manage to escape during tremors caused by Manhattan Island breaking up due to the damage the Hulk had caused. Channeling the rock-based powers of his fellow Warbound Korg, as well as Earth hero the Thing, Hiroim heals the damage before he and the others depart, escaping into the sewers.^{[ volume & issue needed ]}

In World War Hulk Aftersmash: Warbound, Hiroim and the Warbound confront S.H.I.E.L.D. agents while guarding Elloe Kaifi. The Leader uses Hiroim's powers to create a gamma-dome encapsulated environment called "Gamma World" before Hiroim sacrifices himself to stop him. ^[1]

In Chaos War , Hiroim is temporarily resurrected and revealed to be in a relationship with Korg. ^{[4] [5]}

Power and abilities

Like all the Shadow People, Hiroim possesses enhanced physical abilities and a slowed aging process. ^[6] As a Shadow Priest, he can transform into mystic rock using the Oldpower.

Other versions

An alternate universe variant of Hiroim appears in Marvel Zombies Return #4. ^[7]

What If

Hiroim was featured in two "What If?" issues:

• In "What if The Hulk died and Caiera had lived?", Hiroim participates in conquering Earth with Caiera as queen.
• Hiroim was also featured in a What If? issue revolving around "World War Hulk". In the first story, he is killed by Iron Man. In the second story, he and the Warbound leave Earth after Miek's treachery is exposed.^{[ volume & issue needed ]}

In other media

• Hiriom appears in Planet Hulk (2010), voiced by Liam O'Brien. ^{[8] [9]}
• Hiroim appears in the Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. episode "Planet Leader", voiced by Fred Tatasciore. ^[9] This version was enslaved by the Leader when he took over Sakaar until the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. free him.

See also

• Planet Hulk

References

1. World War Hulk Aftersmash: Warbound
2. World War Hulk Aftersmash: Warbound Cover
3. World War Hulk #4
4. Incredible Hulk #619
5. The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #620
6. Flamini, Anthony & Pak, Greg ( w ), Calafiore, James  ( p ). Planet Hulk: Gladiator Guidebook,no. 1(July 19, 2006).Marvel Comics.
7. Marvel Zombies Return #4 (2009)
8. James Harvey (December 25, 2009). "Animated "Planet Hulk" Cast And Crew Details, "Hulk Versus" 2009 Year-End Sales". Marvel Animation Age. Archived from the original on December 25, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
9. "Hiroim Voices (Hulk)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved August 18, 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

• Hiriom at Marvel.com