Kamran is a young Pakistani American who discovers his Inhuman heritage after being exposed to the Terrigen Mists which grants him bio-luminescent abilities. After moving from Houston to Jersey City, Kamran is reintroduced to Kamala Khan whose parents are friends with his, and the two quickly bond over their shared interests. After witnessing Kamala change into her alter ego, Ms. Marvel, Kamran reveals his secret to her, which makes her smitten with him.[1] Kamran offers Kamala a ride to school, but instead of taking her to school, he kidnaps her and takes her to his boss, the Inhuman crime boss Lineage who hopes to recruit Ms. Marvel into his gang.[2] Ms. Marvel fights off Kamran and Lineage and escape from them.[3] Desperate to prove himself to Lineage, Kamran kidnaps Kamala's brother Aamir and exposes him to stolen Terrigen Mists which awaken Aamir's Inhuman powers.[4] Aamir doesn't go into a cocoon as those exposed to the Mists usually do, yet despite this, Aamir gains the ability to generate psychic force fields which he uses to overpower Kamran.[5]
Sometime later, Kamran approaches Ms. Marvel, apologizing for his actions, and attempts to reconcile with her. They are interrupted by Shang-Chi, who reveals that Kamran had stolen the mystical Eyes of the Dragon from the Five Weapons Society and was planning on using them to steal Ms. Marvel's life force to empower Lineage. Ms. Marvel, Shang-Chi, and the Five Weapons Society apprehend Kamran and recover the Eyes.[6]
Kamran and Lineage capture Ms. Marvel while she is on a field trip in New Orleans and use her as bait to lure Photon, but the two villains are defeated by the heroines and taken to the authorities.[7]
Powers and abilities
Kamran's entire body emits brilliant blue-white energy. Using the energy stored within his body, Kamran can channel that energy by expelling it as a discharge or transferring the energy into an object causing it to glow and then explode.
Kamran in other media
Kamran appears in Ms. Marvel (2022), portrayed by Rish Shah.[8] This version is a Jinn, a member of the Clandestine, and the son of the group's leader Najma.
Kaorak is a living landmass, created from a powerful magic spell cast by Apocalypse (character) using the ideas of the four elements (earth, air, fire and water). Apocalypse intended to do this ritual with the Four Original Horsemen, but none of them had yet reached the level of enlightenment that he needs for this, so instead, he recruited his familiar dæmon Orc to represent Air, Apocalypse bonded Sunfire (comics) with Redroot to represent Earth, he released Vulcan (Marvel Comics) from his prison to represent Fire and Apocalypse himself representing Water. He then used Storm (Marvel Comics) as a focal point for magic and life itself to give life to the barren land of the Autumn Continent.[9]
During the hunt against Master Weaver, he hesitates to deliver the finishing blow, leading to the death of his mother. As a result, he is condemned to wear a mask by his father Solus, and exiled to hunt Spider Totems to earn his place back in the family.[11]
The time-displaced Superior Spider-Man (Otto Octavius's mind in Peter Parker's body) later discovered Karn. Assembling an army of Spider-Men, the Superior Spider-Man and his team ambushed Karn while hunting the Spider-Man of Earth-2818, but despite Karn continuing to gain the upper hand, the Spider-Men only escaped when two of Karn's estranged siblings showed up and began fighting.[11] Karn later joins the Spider-Men in their fight against the Inheritors.[12]
During the "Electroverse saga", an alliance of counterparts of Max Dillon invades Loomworld, damaging the great web while forcing the Web-Warriors to retreat to Earth-803. Karn and an alternate version of Doctor Octopus managed to fix the Web, but tangle it at the same time, causing the Web Warriors to become split between realities. Karn's reconnection of Earth-803 into the web also causes an earthquake that frees the Electros caught by the Web-Warriors.[13]
During the Dead No More: The Clone Conspiracy storyline, Karn welcomes Kaine Parker, but soon realizes that he no longer has the powers of the Other and is now dying from a Carrion virus, and cannot go back to his Earth lest someone catch it. Karn shows Kaine many realities with zombie apocalypses caused by this disease, and Kaine decides to visit these realities to find a way to stop it. Kaine tries to keep himself hidden from the Web Warriors while researching, but is caught by Spider-Gwen.[14]
During the "Spider-Geddon" storyline, each of the Spider-Men and Master Weaver has been keeping an eye on Earth-3145 by sending different Spider-Bots to check on them, discovering that while alive, the Inheritors have gotten malnourished from lack of spider life-forces. Unknown to the Spider-Men and apparently to Master Weaver himself, the Inheritors are collecting the heads of the Spider-Bots with Jennix stating that they now have the resources they need.[15] When Spider-UK and Master Weaver get alerted to an Inheritor Cloning Engine on Earth-616, the two of them figure out what is happening. On Earth-3145, Jennix has put the Spider-Bot heads to good use by harvesting their transmitters. As they are unable to send a kill signal to the Inheritor Cloning Engine, Spider-UK advises Master Weaver to call the Web Warriors. When Master Weaver states that nobody can fight the Inheritors and win, Spider-UK states that they'll die trying to keep another world from being destroyed.[16] Karn is then confronted by Verna for having sided with the Web Warriors as they fight to the death. After Karn stabs Verna, she still feeds on him as he is now a Spider-Totem.[17] When Karn's dead body is found by Spider-Nor-Man, it is devoured by Spiders-Man of Earth-11580.[18]
Karn's Powers and abilities
Like the rest of the Inheritors, Karn can drain the life force from other beings through physical contact. Depending on the power of the individual he drains, his powers and vitality can increase substantially. He also has superhuman strength, speed, reflexes, and durability. He has a staff that emits a unique energy signature capable of vaporizing people.[volume&issueneeded]
As Master Weaver, Karn threads the Web of Life and Destiny, gaining dominion over various realities. He can open portals at his command or alter realities.
Karnilla the Norn Queen is a sorceress and the Queen of Nornheim (one of the Asgardian provinces) within the Marvel Comics Universe. She has been depicted as an enemy of Asgard, an ally of Loki, and love interest of Balder the Brave.
In her debut appearance, Karnilla saves Balder the Brave from being assassinated by Loki; justifying this action by saying that, like everything that existed in Asgard (with the exception of mistletoe) she had promised to protect Balder.[23] She then lends magic to Loki using the Norn stones.[24]
Later, she accidentally grants the supernatural power intended for Loki, to the Wrecker.[25] Then allying with Loki, and tricking Sif into animating the Destroyer.[26] During this plan, she becomes romantically attracted to Balder.[27] She declares her love for Balder, but is spurned.[28] Heartbroken, she pits Balder against the ''Legion of the Lost''.[29] She tries to tempt Balder to renounce his service to Odin,[30] and then capture Balder.[31] She then saves Balder and the Warriors Three from the Thermal Man.[32]
Karnilla casts a spell that wakes Odin in time to defeat Infinity.[33] She succeeds in forcing Balder to renounce Odin and serve her instead, but it's not long before she releases him from her service.[34] With Loki, she creates Durok the Demolisher to battle Thor.[35][36]
Additionally, she allies with Thor against Mangog and Igron.[37] She and Balder then defend Asgard against an assault of animated suits of armor. They then battle the Enchantress and Executioner, but are defeated by Kroda the Duelist.[38] She later battles Loki to save Balder.[39]
After a while, she is rejected again by Balder, who had given up his career as a warrior on returning from the dead.[40] Undaunted, she abducts Balder and his new beloved, Nanna. Karnilla forces Balder to agree to marry her, in order to save Nanna's life.[41] With Loki, she later releases a Snow Giant to battle Thor, but she then betrays Loki and is defeated by him.[42] She then seeks Balder's forgiveness for Nanna's death.[43]
Karnilla reveals the location of the Rose of Purity to the Enchantress.[44] Subsequently, she joins Loki and Tyr in an alliance against Odin.[45] Later, she is petitioned by Balder to join forces with Asgard against Surtur.[46]
Karnilla then schemes to keep Balder with her in Nornheim.[47] However, she eventually comes to regret her actions after realising that she had truly fallen in love with him.[volume&issueneeded] She is then captured by Utgard-Loki and the Frost Giants, who torment and humiliate her by cutting her long black hair down to a flat top and forcing her to be their slave.[48] She is returned to Nornheim after being rescued by Balder and Agnar[49]
She later saves Balder from the forces of Seth.[50] Some of her subjects which had been turned to stone are then returned to life, although still stone.[51] Karnilla joins a resistance force against the death-goddess Hela. Her allies include the Warriors Three, the wolf-prince Hrimhari, various troll races and the mortal New Mutants. They accomplish their goal of saving Odin from death at the hands of Hela.[52]
Following the Fear Itself storyline, Karnilla begins to prepare an attack on the now-Earthbound Asgard. Her first assault intends to replace Thor (killed by the Serpent with a wound that created a rift in time and space) with a new thunder god Taranus (really a disguised Ulik), with the memories of all Thor's allies being altered so that they remember Taranus rather than Thor, save for Loki.[53]
Karnilla comes to the defense of Asgard when Hela's armies of the dead threaten it.[54]
Powers and abilities
Karnilla is a member of the race of superhumans known as Asgardians, giving her superhuman strength, speed, stamina, durability, agility, and reflexes. She also possesses additional powers through her manipulation of the forces of magic, including the enchantment of physical and sensory abilities, physical malleability, temporary paralysis or sleep, inter-dimensional teleportation, energy projection and deflection, elemental conversion, and illusion-casting. She can even cast permanent spells interdimensionally with no significant preparation or effort.
Karnilla possesses vast knowledge of magical spells and enchantments of Asgardian origin, granting her skills that have been described as equal to those of Loki,[55][56] or surpassed only by Odin among Asgardians.[57]
Alternate versions
In the Ultimate universe version of Asgard, Karnilla is a central member of the royal court. Her favor is sought through light-hearted games of wrestling and sparring.[58]
Vasily Karpov appears in Captain America: Civil War, portrayed by Gene Farber.[65] This version is a member of Hydra who arranged the assassinations of Howard Stark and Maria Stark in the early 1990s. In 2016, Karpov is interrogated and killed by Helmut Zemo about the Winter Soldier project. Before drowing in the uspide down position he was in, Karpov quoted "Hail Hydra".
Vasily Karpov is featured in the What If...? episode "What If... Peter Quill Attacked Earth's Mightiest Heroes?", voiced by Gene Farber.
Karthon first appeared in Sub-Mariner #9 (January 1969), and was created by Roy Thomas and Marie Severin. The character subsequently appears in Sub-Mariner #12–13 (April–May 1969), #32 (December 1970), and #36 (April, 1976).
Fictional character biography
Karthon is a member of the scaly-skinned subspecies of Homo mermanus called Lemurians. He served Naga as the foremost of his "Questers", searching on behalf of the undersea kingdom of Lemuria to retrieve the legendary Serpent Crown, which had been lost beneath the sea by Paul Destine. Namor found the Crown at the same time as Karthon.[66] The two fought over the Serpent Crown. Karthon told Namor that the Crown would allow the Lemurians to conquer the world, but Namor revealed to Karthon that the Crown was actually a vessel empowered by the demonic Elder God Set. As the two fought, Captain Barracuda and his crew inadvertently captured them in an electrified net. Namor broke free and fought Barracuda's forces, while Karthon took the Serpent Crown and fled back towards Lemuria.[67]
Namor managed to catch up with Karthon and the two continued to fight over it until Karthon subdued Namor and subverted his will. The two traveled to Lemuria, where Karthon returned the Serpent Crown to Naga. Naga ordered Namor's death, and when Karthon refused to murder him, Naga struck Karthon down using the Serpent Crown and sent the other Questers to attack Namor. Namor collapsed the royal chamber over Naga's throne.[68] Karthon tried to hold back the vengeful Namor, who tossed both Karthon and the other Questers aside. Karthon asked Naga to stay his hand against Namor, and Naga instead obliterated the other Questers. The despondent Karthon asked Naga to destroy him as well, but Naga wished to keep Karthon as his enforcer. When Naga caused the death of Karthon's sister Llyna, Karthon became enraged by this final betrayal and slew Naga from behind with his sword. Karthon nearly fell to the evil call of the Serpent Crown, but Namor placed the Crown on Naga's corpse, which was then pulled into a great fissure which opened in the ocean floor.[69] The Lemurians proclaimed Karthon their new king, and he accepted, vowing to end Lemuria's history of despotic rulers. Karthon's rule is wise and just, and the Lemurians became allies of the Atlanteans.[69]Llyra, the High Priestess of Set, managed to subdue Karthon and usurp the leadership of Lemuria for herself. When Namor tried to recruit Karthon and his nation as allies of Atlantis, he found Llyra ruling the city. Namor defeated Llyra and returned Karthon to the throne.[70]
Karthon attended the wedding of Namor and Dorma, and assisted Namor and the Atlanteans against Attuma's attacking forces.[71]
Keep is the name of a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
After Donald Blake was beheaded by Enchantress, she transformed his body into a creature called Keep. He accompanied Enchantress and Donald Blake's living head through Hel where Enchantress persuaded Hela to let them out of Hel. They were defeated by Thor.[72]
Keep was still by Enchantress' side when Executioner returned from the dead. They learn that Roxxon Energy Corporation bought the fictional version of Marvel Comics causing Enchantress to turn Keep into her version of Thor while wielding a replicant Mjolnir made by Roxxon that has connections to other Roxxon projects and the Internet.[73]
Working with Dario Agger, Keep's Thor form was given the alias of 'Chad Hammer. As Thor shows up to confront Dario Agger over Roxxon polluting the Earth and making Gaea sick, Keep's Thor form was unleashed on Thor. Their fight was shown on YouRoxx where Keep's Thor form was electrocuted by Thor and died in battle.[74]
Kelpie is a member of the UK superhero team The Union. Kelpie represents Scotland in the team. She has the power to control water, as well as being able to transform her hands into sharp claws.[75]
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Muneeba Khan is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Muneeba first appeared in All-New Marvel Now! Point One #1 (January 2014), and was created by G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona.[76]
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Yusuf Khan is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in All-New Marvel Now! Point One #1 (January 2014), and was created by G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona..[76]
Yusuf Khan is a banker who is the father of Kamala Khan.[76]
Yusuf Khan in other media
Yusuf Khan appears in media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), portrayed by Mohan Kapur.[77] This version gave Kamala Khan her code name of Ms. Marvel.
Yusuf Khan appears in Marvel Future Avengers, voiced by Takeshi Hayakawa in the original Japanese version and Sina Emedson in the English dub.[79]
Khora is a fictional character appearing in Marvel Comics. She is a mutant from Arakko and a member of S.W.O.R.D. who possesses an internal energy source that enables her to enhance the abilities of herself and others.[80] She first appeared in Empyre: Aftermath Avengers.[80][81][82] She is affiliated with the S.W.O.R.D. group.[82]
Kid Kree (Mel-Varr) is a fictional Kree alien from Marvel Comics. The character, created by Brandon Montclare, Amy Reeder, and Marco Failla, first appeared in Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #7 (May, 2016).
Mel-Varr is a young Kree child who is the son of General Pad-Varr. Wanting to prove himself as fully capable, and to help the Kree keep the Inhumans under control, Mel-Varr takes a ship to Earth and decides to look for the least threatening Inhuman to prove his worth to his father. He picks Lunella Lafayette, the newly christened Moon Girl, and goes undercover at her school as Marvin Ellis in an attempt to get close to her and her friends. When Lunella goes out as Moon Girl, along with Devil Dinosaur, Mel-Varr dons his true guise to fight her. He initially names himself Captain Kree, but everyone including Moon Girl, refers to him as Kid Kree, a name which sticks much to his chagrin. Despite meaning ill will towards Lunella, she does not take him seriously and continues to humiliate him.[83]
After Lunella finally tells Mel-Varr off, Mel-Varr begins to fall in love with Lunella and reveals his identity to her. He asks that she come back with him, but she refuses. However, she does allow him to help out with their science project which he happily complies with. Pad-Varr and an army of Kree soldiers arrive to capture Lunella themselves, but Mel-Varr fends them off with Lunella and Devil Dinosaur's help. Mel-Varr still insists that he is in love with Lunella, but she gently rebuffs him, stating that they both need to grow up. Mel-Varr is sadly forced to go back home with his father.[84] He briefly returns, along with several other heroes, to aid Lunella in battling the Doombots. Once again, Lunella rebuffs his romantic intentions.[85] He apparently still maintains a good friendship with her.[86]
Kidpool (sometimes called Kid Deadpool) is the name of different fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Widdle Wade
Widdle Wade is a short clone of Deadpool that was created by a Yakuza mob.[89]
Christopher Cassera
A boy named Christopher Cassera became Kid Deadpool after wrongfully assuming that Deadpool killed his father. They worked together to take down the real culprit Maxy Millions.[90]
Kidpool of Earth-10330
On Earth-10330, Wade Wilson was a troubled student at the Xavier Orphanage for Troubled Boys. He was recruited by Deadpool to join the Deadpool Corps in saving the Multiverse.[91]
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Gabrielle "Gabby" Kinney is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Gabby is one of the different clones of X-23 alongside Bellona who were created by Robert Chandler of Alchemax Genetics and did not have the same mutations as her. With help from X-23, Gabby helped to take down Alchemax Genetics.[94]
Gabby would later take on the identity of Honey Badger when she was given this name by Daken.[95]
Kirigi is a fictional ninjaassassin appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Daredevil #174 (September 1981), and was created by Frank Miller.[96] He was a deadly assassin of The Hand. A faithful servant of their then present "Jonin", Kirigi is said to not die. He survived impalement by Elektra and continued to pursue the female assassin after a short recuperation. Kirigi is next decapitated by Elektra while the former was on fire and this seemed to end or severely curtail his existence.[97] However, Kirgi's head and body were reattached and reanimated by the Hand and he returned to attack Daredevil. This time his body was destroyed by fire which appeared to end his life again. After he fell, Stick's allies destroyed his body.[98]
Kirigi appears in Elektra (2005), portrayed by Will Yun Lee. In addition to being a master swordsman, this version is able to move and attack at superhuman speeds.
Kitty-Bug is a member of the X-Bugs and insect version of Shadowcat.
Kiwi Black
Kiwi Black is a mutant who first appeared in The Uncanny X-Men #429.[citation needed] Little is known about the past of Kiwi Black, apart from the fact his mother Rēhua is from Ruatoki, New Zealand,[100] and that his father, Azazel seduced her. Because of this, Kiwi Black is the half-brother of Abyss, and previously Nightcrawler.[101]
The character Kiwi Black is a mutant bred by Azazel to help him transport his army to Earth from the hellish dimension they have been trapped in. However, after he survives a summoning ritual (one of three to survive) meant to free Azazel's army, he starts secretly to operate within Azazel's castle to free the X-Men. Kiwi rejects his father’s influence, and allies himself with the X-Men to eliminate Azazel’s army. In the process, he kills one of Azazel's thugs and gains respect from Nightcrawler.[volume&issueneeded] After M-Day, it is revealed that Kiwi Black is among the many mutants depowered, as listed by S.H.I.E.L.D., alongside his half-brother Abyss.[102] Kiwi Black can focus bio-energy through his body to increase the potency of his physical attacks[citation needed].
Kong-Pin
Kong-Pin is an anthropomorphic gorilla from Earth-8311.
Kly'bn is a fictional deity created by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente and first appeared in Incredible Hercules #117, while being first mentioned in Runaways (vol. 2) #14 in contrast to his wife Sl'gur't who first appeared in Fantastic Four Annual #24 of July, 1991.
Millions of years ago, after the Celestials had created the Skrull Eternals, Deviants and Prime, the Deviant Skrulls wiped out the other two branches believing that they themselves were the superior branch, leaving only one member of each wiped branch. Kly'bn was the last Skrull Eternal, who convinced the Deviant Skrulls and their Queen Sl'gur't that killing him would be killing themselves, as he was the embodiment of the idea of the Skrull and it was his destiny to lead the Skrulls into changing the other worlds with their truth. Sl'gur't embraced his ideas and became lovers with the two becoming gods of the Skrull Pantheon. Since Kly'bn was unable to shapeshift, Sl'gur't vowed to never keep her form for too long in contrast to her husband.[103] The couple together wrote the Book of World Skrull, where there was written three prophesies. These prophesies told about the eventual destruction of the Skrull homeworld and about Earth being the new home for the Skrulls. These prophesies were the main reason of the events of "Secret Invasion", being a holy war for the Skrulls.[103][104] When the God Squad arrived at their fortress via Nightmare's realm, Kly'bn and Sl'gur't were forced into battling them. Sl'gur't was eaten by the Demogorge, but since she represented multiple different deities, the Demogorge exploded due for being too much. Sl'gur't then started a shapeshifting battle against Amatsu-Mikaboshi, with them copying each other. Eventually, Mikaboshi in Sl'gur't form killed Sl'gur't who was in Mikaboshi's form, allowing him to replace her. After Kly'bn killed Ajak, Hercules started battling Kly'bn. Hercules was able to defeat Kly'bn, after Snowbird impaled him with the spine of the Demogorge.[103]
Kly'bn reappeared as one of the dead deities serving Amatsu-Mikabosi during "Chaos War".[105]
Amiko Kobayashi was created by Chris Claremont and John Romita Jr., and first appeared in The Uncanny X-Men #181 (May 1984).[106] Amiko found herself orphaned when she and her mother were caught in a battle between the X-Men and a dragon. Discovering the dying woman and her young daughter, Wolverine promised that the girl would be raised as though she were his own child.[107] In the limited series Wolverine: Soultaker, Amiko discovered that her mother belonged to a family of warriors called the Shosei and now spends time with them trying to improve her martial arts skills, and hoping to make her adoptive father Logan proud of her.[108]
Within the context of the stories, Kobik originated from a S.H.I.E.L.D. project using fragments of Cosmic Cubes. The pieces merge into a single being that adopts the form of a child. Kobik becomes a member of the Thunderbolts.[109]
During her time affiliated with S.H.I.E.L.D., Kobik is involved in the Pleasant Hill project, where supervillains are taken to a pre-created town and brainwashed to act as normal civilians. At the same time, Kobik comes into contact with the Red Skull, the Cube's past experience with the Skull giving her a certain attachment to him. Using his influence on her, the Skull is able to convince her of Hydra being a noble organization. Kobik later makes contact with the elderly Steve Rogers during a stand-off where his life is in danger, and as a consequence of the Skull's manipulation, she not only reverts him to his youthful state but also rewrites his history so that he has been a Hydra sleeper agent since childhood. As Hydra's "Secret Empire" rises to power in the United States, Kobik begins to regretfully rewrite Rogers' mind, but it is revealed that the memory of his original, good conscious has remained hidden in her mind. The original Steve Rogers tries to convince Kobik to undo her mistakes, but she believes it is too late and is frightened of Hydra Rogers. Making things worse, in the real world Arnim Zola implants a Cosmic Cube into Rogers' physical body during the Resistance's hopeful raid on Hydra's main base, led by Sam Wilson. However, the good Rogers manages to get through to her, and eventually, they are both saved by Bucky Barnes and Scott Lang, who takes away Hydra Rogers’ ability to use both the Cosmic Cube and Mjolnir, allowing the real Captain America to defeat his mind-altered self. After Hydra Rogers is defeated, Kobik restores the history of the world, although she leaves some aspects intact from the Hydra-created reality.[110]
Ken Shiga is a young trans youth who somehow has the abilities of an aquatic being.[111][112] He became close friends with Tomas Lara-Perez who also has superpowers as the Chipmunk Hunk. Together they fought crime before meeting Doreen Green and learning that she was Squirrel Girl. Together, they faced off against Hippo and Ratatoskr.[113] Since then, Ken, along with Tomas, became a part of Doreen's growing cast of supporting characters with Nancy Whitehead, Doreen's best friend, Mary Mahajan, Tomas' girlfriend, and Werner Schmidt/Brain Drain, a reformed villain.[114][115][116][117] Ken helped his friends take on Mojo II, Kraven the Hunter, Ratatoskr again, and Melissa Morbeck who rounded up various highly ranked supervillains to battle the heroes.[118][119][120]
Donna Kraft is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by Terry Kavanagh, Ron Garney, and Gary Kwapisz, first appeared in Marc Spector: Moon Knight #38 (May 1992).
Donna is a friend of Marlene Alraune who is recommended for a publicist position at SpectorCorp.[121] She apparently went on a date with Marc Spector, but when he tried to kiss her the next time he saw her, she slapped him, telling him that their "date" was nothing more than a public relations move to improve Marc's image.[122] Donna quickly becomes suspicious of Marlene when she learns that she once dated Marc and that she was working for SpectorCorp's rival company PhalkonCorp, headed by Seth Phalkon.[123] Despite this, Donna came to Marlene's rescue when one of Seth's minions, Hook, tried to kill her.[124] While Marc battled Seth in one final battle, Donna and Marlene worked together to merge PhalkonCorp with SpectorCorp, becoming the new owners of the company.[125] Following Marc's "death", Donna found herself being left in the dark by Marlene, who seemed to know more than she was letting on.[126] What became of Donna and SpectorCorp has not been seen since.
Donna Kraft in other media
Donna Kraft appears in Moon Knight, portrayed by Lucy Thackeray.[127] This version is British and is the manager of the art museum where Steven Grant works. She constantly bullies and belittles him and cares little for his interest in Egyptian mythology.
A Kraken appeared in the short story "When Strikes the Kraken!" in Kull the Destroyer #17 (October 1976),[131] and was reprinted in Chronicles of Kull 2: The Hell Beneath Atlantis and Other Stories.[132]
Another one (a gigantic squid) debuted in the black and white Bizarre Adventures #26 (May 1981).[133][134]
Another version of the Kraken (four-armed and reptilian in appearance) debuted in Marvel Comics Presents #121 (January 1993). It returned in Marvel Action Hour featuring the Fantastic Four #2–4 (December 1994 – February 1995) and in the one shot title Namora #1 (August 2010); it would later be featured in the video game Marvel Ultimate Alliance.[137] A Kraken (a horned squid creature) appeared in the 2009 one-shot comic Sub-Mariner Comics: 70th Anniversary Special.,[138] while another (a house sized crab/octopus hybrid) appeared in Fantomex Max issues #2 and #3.[139] This Kraken was modified into a remote controlled cyborg to protect an underwater base of a brilliant scientist.
Two additional versions possessed ties to Greek mythology. The first served the Olympian Gods and debuted in the one shot Chaos War: God Squad #1 (February 2011)[140] before returning in The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #622 (April 2011).[141] The second Kraken appeared in the four-part limited seriesWolverine/Hercules: Myths, Monsters & Mutants. Spirited away by the god Poseidon after a defeat by Greek hero Perseus, the creature is revived in modern times by King Eurystheus to battle the heroes Hercules and Wolverine.[142]
Daniel Whitehall
Daniel Whitehall is a British intelligence agent also known as the Kraken.[143]
An elite assassin and member of the terrorist organization Hydra, he also used the name and debuted in Secret Warriors #2 (March 2009). Writer/artist Jonathan Hickman stated in an interview with Comic Book Resources that "Kraken" is a new character. The other Hydra character with that name [Commander Kraken] was "a real b-list character and pretty lame. Our Kraken... has a long and elaborate history and we're going to be delving into that in a major way".[144] Kraken is a legendary Hydra agent, whose existence had been unverifiable, until recently. Any S.H.I.E.L.D. agents that tried to find documented proof all disappeared. The Kraken preferred to work behind the scenes, seeing it as his mission to help people become what they are meant to be, usually with dangerous results. For decades, he was responsible for developing Hydra's best assets, training their best talent. This involved a lot of human trafficking, theft, and murder. He was the head of the school that trained orphaned girls (including Ophelia Sarkissian) into human weapons. The original Kraken is Whitehall, but a second version stole his equipment and read his journals.[145]
It is revealed that this second version is actually Jake Fury having infiltrated Hydra's highest rungs to help Nick Fury bring about its destruction.[146]
Unnamed
A new Kraken is seen when the new Madame Hydra is collecting members for the HYDRA High Council to assist Captain America, whose history had been altered by the Red Skull's clone using the powers of Kobik to include him always being a member of HYDRA. It is implied this person is someone Steve Rogers knows and believes to be dead.[147]
Daniel Whitehall appears in the second season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., portrayed by Reed Diamond. This version originally went by the name Werner Reinhardt and was a member of Hydra in 1945 before being arrested by Peggy Carter and the Strategic Scientific Reserve. In 1989, an elderly Reinhardt was freed from life imprisonment by Hydra infiltrators within S.H.I.E.L.D. and encounters Jiaying, an Inhuman woman whom he encountered during WWII and has not aged since. He dissected her in an attempt to find out why this was and transplanted her abilities to himself; restoring him to his WWII age and unknowingly becoming the target of revenge at the hands of Jiaying's husband Calvin Zabo. In the present, Reinhardt took the name "Daniel Whitehall", took over as Hydra's North American leader, leads an effort to acquire a Kree artifact called the "Diviner", and utilizes Johann Fenhoff's work to brainwash people into Hydra's service, during which Whitehall clashes with a S.H.I.E.L.D. team led by Phil Coulson. Whitehall is eventually killed by Coulson, depriving Zabo of his revenge. Whitehall also makes minor appearances in flashbacks in the third season episode "Paradise Lost" and the fifth season episode "Rise and Shine".
The sea creature incarnation of the Kraken appears in the Ultimate Spider-Man episode "Return to the Spider-Verse" Pt. 2. This version is a giant squid from a pirate-themed alternate reality.
Simon Krieger is a minor character appearing in American comic books from Marvel Comics. The character, created by Kurt Busiek and Patrick Zircher, first appeared in Iron Man: The Iron Age #1 (June 1998). He was the Vice President of Roxxon's predecessor Republic Oil & Natural Gas. Krieger arranged the murders of Howard Stark and Maria Stark to secure an attempted takeover of Stark Industries.[150] Krieger next impersonates Tony Stark, nearly fooling Happy Hogan and Pepper Potts before using his personal enforcers in holding political hostages at the Helicarrier. However, his scheme gets exposed by Iron Man, and he's killed while in jail.[151]
Simon Krieger appears in Spider-Man: Miles Morales,[155] voiced by Troy Baker.[156] This version is Roxxon's corrupt head of R&D. Seeking to have Roxxon Plaza, the company's headquarters, powered by Nuform, he secretly killed its developer Rick Mason for trying to expose Nuform's deadly properties and took credit for its creation. This brings Krieger into conflict with the Tinkerer, Rick's sister who seeks revenge on him by leading the Underground criminal group in an all-out war against Roxxon while Spider-Man works to contain the subsequent chaos. Krieger hires the Rhino and the Prowler as enforcers and modifies the Nuform reactor to destroy Harlem. However, Spider-Man and the Tinkerer escape and destroy the reactor, and Krieger is later arrested.
In the 22nd century, Doctor Strange finds a Lem named Krugarr on the planet Lemista. He agrees to become Strange's apprentice and learn the ways of magic. Krugarr later succeeds Strange as the Sorcerer Supreme.[158] Strange, who takes on the title of the Ancient One, is later slain by the villain Dormammu.[159]
Krugarr takes on Talon as an apprentice. Talon later declares that Krugarr was forced to reject him for not being able to keep up with his studies. Despite this, the two entities remain friends. Talon attributes this to being a 'nice flake'. Despite the lack of studying, Krugarr has managed to teach Talon simple magic, such as levitation.[160]
During a battle with a murderous gang of vigilantes, Major Victory is shot in the head. Hollywood brings him to Krugarr, who manages to save his life. During this incident, they share a psychic link, which lasts long after Major Victory is healed.[volume&issueneeded]
Some time later, the world that is controlled by the entity Mainframe is rocked with disasters due to the interference of an ancient Earth virus. Krugarr is summoned by Martinex via the highly advanced 'Star' worn by Guardians and their allies. Krugarr, who had just established his Sanctum Sanctorum on his homeworld of Lem, regretfully declines because there is a crisis growing in the "Dark Dimensions". Krugarr's telepathically sends Hollywood to help. Hollywood joins with several other powerful superheroes to save the innocent survivors of Mainframe's world. This spurs the creation of the Galactic Guardians.
Earth-616 version
The Earth-616 version of Krugarr appeared during the Infinity War storyline as a member of the Mourners.[161]
Kubik is a Cosmic Cube who first appears in Tales of Suspense #79 (July 1966), and as Kubik in The Avengers #289 (March 1988). The concept was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and refined by Ralph Macchio. Kubik (once evolved into humanoid form and now a student of the entity the Shaper of Worlds)[171] returns to Earth when attracted by an anomaly possessing a fraction of its power — revealed to be the robot the Super-Adaptoid. The Super-Adaptoid uses its abilities to "copy" Kubik's abilities and banishes the character, intent on creating a race in its image. The Super-Adaptoid, however, is tricked into shutting down by Captain America. Kubik returns and then removes the sliver of the original Cosmic Cube from the Super-Adaptoid that gave the robot its abilities.[172] Like all Cosmic Cubes, Kubik possesses the ability to manipulate extra-dimensional energy to alter reality to achieve virtually any effect. Upon reaching maturity, a cube takes on humanoid form with its behavior modeled after the individuals who have possessed it. Kubik's chest also displays a holographic representation of a Cosmic Cube.
Shen Kuei
Shen Kuei, also known as "The Cat", was created by Doug Moench and Paul Gulacy and first appeared in Master of Kung Fu #38–39 (March–April 1976). He is a freelance espionage operative, and has been both an enemy and ally of Shang-Chi. He is a master thief whose skill in martial arts equals Shang-Chi's. The meaning of the character's name is both similar and opposite to Shang Chi's name.
Kurse is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Algrim
Kurse was originally the most powerful of a race of Dark Elves and known as Algrim the Strong[173] He is coerced by the Dark Elf ruler Malekith the Accursed to fight the Asgardian God of Thunder and superhero, Thor. Malekith, however, betrays Algrim while he is fighting Thor, and in a bid to destroy the Thunder God orders that a pitfall beneath the two be opened. Thor saves himself courtesy of his mystical hammer Mjolnir, while Algrim falls into lava. Algrim's enchanted armor saves his life, but he is critically injured and develops amnesia from the shock, and is left with an obsessive desire for revenge.[174]
Algrim is later healed by the cosmic entity the Beyonder, who transforms him into the much more powerful being called Kurse. The Beyonder transports Kurse to Earth to battle Thor, but Kurse mistakes Thor's ally Beta Ray Bill for Thor and battles him.[175] Kurse then battles the juvenile superhero team Power Pack.[176] Thor dons his magical belt of strength to double his strength and confronts Kurse, but the Beyonder doubles Kurse's strength as well. With the assistance of Power Pack, Thor and Bill are able to overcome Kurse, and Thor helps him remember that it was Malekith, not Thor, who is to blame for his suffering.[177] The Beyonder then transports Kurse to Hel at Thor's suggestion, to frustrate Hela, the Goddess of Death.[178]
Kurse later confronts and severely beats Loki, who had been disguised as Malekith. Drawing off, he leaves Loki injured and finds someone who seems to be Balder the Brave, surrounded by legions of Asgardians. He barrels through them and slays his target, who turns out to be the true Malekith. After repenting, he is granted citizenship among the Asgardians.[179]
He is designated as the guardian of the children of Asgard after helping to protect Volstagg's daughter and adopted sons during a plague,[180] and loyally serves Asgard until the time of Ragnarok. At the time of Ragnarok, all the Asgardians apparently perish, with the exception of Thor.[181]
Kurse is later captured by Malekith, who strips him of the armor. Algrim is sent to Nastrond Prison where he is forced to serve out the rest of the sentence of Wazaria, a former member of the League of Realms. Malekith forces Wazaria to don the armor, transforming her into the new Kurse. Before he is imprisoned, Algrim encourages his successor to kill herself the first chance she gets.[182]
Waziria
Waziria is a Dark Elf witch of the Dove Gut Tribe in Svartalfheim.[183]
When Malekith escaped from his imprisonment and attacked his village, he cut off Waziria's left arm when using her as a hostage when Thor and his fellow Asgardians arrived.[184] After recuperating, Waziria joined up with the League of Realms to hunt down Malekith.[185]
When the League of Realms split, only Waziria remained with Thor. During a meeting with the Dark Elf ruling council called the Council of the Unhallowed, Thor accused Waziria of being the traitor and that she gave Malekith the information to stay one step ahead of him, only for both to learn that it was Thor himself who had been bugged. Malekith then makes himself known.[183] Before Malekith can kill Thor, the League of Realms showed up to help fight Malekith. The Council of the Unhallowed made the decision to side with Malekith. When the Congress of the Worlds planned to have Malekith rule Svartalfheim after he is done with his life sentence in Nastrond Prison, Malekith made Waziria his proxy while Malekith named Scumtongue his senator for the Congress of the Worlds.[186]
After stripping Algrim of his armor, Malekith transformed Waziria into the new Kurse while Algrim takes Waziria's place in Nastrond Prison.[182]
During the "War of the Realms" storyline, Kurse was present with Malekith as he begins his invasion on Midgard.[187] She and Enchantress fight She-Hulk and Ghost Rider until Jane Foster slams Skidbladnir into Enchantress.[188] After the Queen of Angels has no knowledge on why her soldier Fernande sided with Spider-Man and the League of Realms, Malekith states that he is leaving Kurse to assist her.[189] In London, Volstagg controls the Destroyer Armor to defeat Kurse.[190]
Kurse in other media
Film
Algrim appears in Thor: Tales of Asgard, voiced by Ron Halder.[191] After being forced to ally with Surtur, his race was killed by Frost Giants. Seeking revenge on Asgard for abandoning them, Algrim steals Surtur's sword, but is ultimately killed by Loki in a fit of rage.
K'ythri is a fictional deity created by Warren Ellis and Carlos Pacheco and first appeared as a depiction along with his wife Sharra in Starjammers #1.
According to the Shi'ar mythology, the two chief deities, K'ythri and Sharra, were the creators of the universe. At first, they were enemies to each other, but were then forced into marriage, in which they found love. At their day of marriage, K'ythri presented her the M'Kraan Crystal as their sign of love.[198][199]
They were worshipped by the Shi'ar for millennia, until they were killed by Amatsu-Mikaboshi,[200] but it seems that they had come back to life.[201]
They were then convinced by Loki that they needed to force the new Thor to take part on their Challenge of Gods in order to prove their superiority. Even though they outscored Thor, thanks to their disposition to cause mass suffering in order complete certain tasks, the challenge's officiate Shadrak declared Thor as the winner, since she inspired the Asgardians gods to help her in defense.[201] Infuriated, they called upon "their sister" the Phoenix Force to destroy all reality, but with the help of Quentin Quire, Thor and the Asgardians appeased the Phoenix Force. Sharra and K'ythri were then imprisoned in Omnipotence City, since they had broken the divine law.[201]
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