Hiroim

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Hiroim
Hiroim the Shamed.jpg
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 egoHiroim the Oldstrong
Species Sakaaran Shadow People
Place of origin Sakaar
Team affiliations Warbound
Shadow Guard
Notable aliasesHiroim the Shamed, Hiroim the Last Oldstrong
AbilitiesOldstrong 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.

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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 — 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 chosen to be the personal guard of the Red King and uphold an alliance between the Shadows and the Empire. [1] He broke this vow when the Emperor ordered Hiroim to kill his adolescent son, due to the belief that he would bring ruin and devastation to Sakaar. [2] 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.[ volume & issue needed ] Following Caiera's death, Hiroim inherits her ability to manipulate the Oldpower. [3]

After the Hulk's shuttle explodes and destroys Sakaar, Hiroim absorbs the powers of the Sakaar Shadow Priests and accompanies the Hulk to Earth to wage war against the Illuminati, who sent him to Sakaar. During the subsequent conflict with Earth's heroes, Hiroim is defeated by Doctor Strange and loses his left arm. [4] [5]

Following the revelation that Miek had allowed the destruction of Sakaar, the remaining Warbound surrender to S.H.I.E.L.D. custody. They escape during tremors caused by Hulk devastating Manhattan. Channeling the rock-based powers of Korg and the Thing, Hiroim heals the damage before he and the others escape.[ 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 radiation dome before Hiroim sacrifices himself to stop him. [2]

In Chaos War , Hiroim is temporarily resurrected and revealed to be in a relationship with Korg. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Power and abilities

Like all the Shadow People, Hiroim possesses enhanced physical abilities and a slowed aging process. [12] 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. [13]

What If

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

In other media

See also

References

  1. ↑ Etemesi, Philip (September 14, 2022). "She-Hulk: 10 Facts About Sakaar Only Comic Fans Know". Screen Rant . Retrieved March 8, 2025. Among the most prominent citizens of Planet Sakaar is Hiroim. For a long time, he serves as the right-hand man of Angmo and later the Red King. Though Hiroim is aligned with the Red King, he is shown to have morals. It's because of these morals that he actually refused to kill the Red King when Angmo ordered him to.
  2. 1 2 World War Hulk Aftersmash: Warbound #5 (April 2008)
  3. ↑ Hashimoto, Marika (January 3, 2024). "Battle on Planet Hulk for New Season of MARVEL SNAP". Marvel.com. Retrieved March 8, 2025. When the S.H.I.E.L.D. vessel which brought the Hulk to Sakaar suddenly exploded, Caiera was caught in the blast, which destroyed Crown City. She died in the Hulk's arms, and her body was consumed by the planet's erupting lava. With Caiera's passing was transferred to Hiroim the Shamed of the Hulk's Warbound.
  4. ↑ World War Hulk #4 (November 2007)
  5. ↑ "Comic Book Review: World War Hulk #3". Comic Book Revolution. August 2, 2007. Retrieved March 8, 2025. Hiroim uses his mystical powers to break through Strange's shields. Dr. Strange tells Wong to go as far away and as fast as he can. That Strange says that Zom must live once more. Strange then drinks some magical potion and then faces off against Hiroim.
  6. ↑ The Incredible Hulk #619 - 620 (March 2011)
  7. ↑ Pappalardo, Stefano (September 7, 2017). "Thor: Ragnarok Could Be Featuring The First LGBT Character In Marvel Films". GCN. Retrieved March 8, 2025. In the comic, Hulk joins an alliance of intergalactic warriors called Warbound and in issue 619 it's revealed that two members of Warbound, one-armed Hiroim and stone-covered Korg, are a couple.
  8. ↑ Ahlgrim, Callie (July 22, 2019). "7 Marvel movie characters who are LGBTQ in the comics". Business Insider. Retrieved March 8, 2025. In "Ragnarok," Korg does seem to have a close relationship with Miek, a fellow enslaved gladiator. But the film didn't include Hiroim, another male gladiator on Sakaar. In the comics, they were all freed by the Silver Surfer before Sakaar's destruction and became Hulk's close allies, forming a group called the Warbound. Following their escape from Sakaar, Korg and Hiroim develop a romantic relationship in the comics' "The Incredible Hulks" series.
  9. ↑ Watercutter, Angela (November 3, 2017). "It's Not Just Valkyrie: Thor: Ragnarok Is Quietly the Queerest Superhero Movie Yet". Wired. Retrieved March 8, 2025. Meanwhile, an issue of The Incredible Hulk a few years back revealed that Korg's "beloved" was the warrior Hiroim.
  10. ↑ Lorusso, Billy (September 7, 2017). "Marvel May Have Its First Openly Gay Character In Thor: Ragnarok & Fans Are Thrilled". Elite Daily. Retrieved March 8, 2025. Korg is a member of the alien alliance called the Warbound. Obviously — being built from rock — Korg is a character with a backstory and nuances, one of which is his openly gay relationship with another Warbound member named Hiroim.
  11. ↑ Glass, Joe (September 6, 2017). "Everyone Is Reporting Thor: Ragnarok Will Have MCU's First LGBTQ+ Character - But Will It Really?". Bleeding Cool . Retrieved March 8, 2025. In the comics, Korg was revealed to be gay and in a relationship with fellow Warbound member Hiroim.
  12. ↑ Planet Hulk: Gladiator Guidebook one-shot (September 2006)
  13. ↑ Marvel Zombies Return #4 (2009)
  14. ↑ Harvey, James (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.
  15. ↑ Paur, Joey (January 8, 2010). "Movie Review: Marvel Animation's PLANET HULK". GeekTyrant. Retrieved March 8, 2025. As the story unravels he slowly bonds with those that he fights with; the crafty insectoid Miek, a bad-ass rock-man named Korg, a ex-shadow priest named Hiroim, and the nobel-born rebel, Elloe.
  16. 1 2 "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 credits or other reliable sources of information.
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