This article will be dedicated to one of the most famous comic book superhero antagonists. Juggernaut (Marvel) is a giant endowed with incredible physical strength. At various times, his enemies were X-Men, Avengers, Heavyweights, Captain Universe, Onslaught.
Childhood
Juggernaut's real name is Kane Marco. He was born in the American town of Berkeley, California. His mother died when Kane was still very young, so only Kurt, who was a scientist and devoted all his time to science, was engaged in raising his son. When his colleague died, Kurt began to take care of his wife, Sharon, to whom he quickly became attached. After a while, Sharon and Kurt decide to get married. So the son of Sharon - Charles Xavier, who became Kane's half-brother, got into the Marco family.
Since childhood, Marco has been prone to violence. So, he was more than once expelled from schools for fights. Charles was particularly severely attacked by him. However, these were just attempts to attract the attention of a father who was more passionate about his adoptive son - Charles began to show his abilities as a mutant. Kurt considered his own son bad from birth, defective.
Death of father
In many ways, a monster named Juggernaut owes his birth to his father. Marvel Comics created a character whose bad deeds are caused by just childhood psychological trauma.
Concerned about Charles, Kurt often took Kane to work with him so that he would not annoy his half-brother. And on one of these trips, Nathaniel Essex's DNA got into Marco’s blood, which subsequently gave rise to his physical mutations.
Kane’s dislike for his stepbrother was constantly growing, but reached its peak on the day of Kurt’s death. Kane and his father had a great fight, Charles was the witness of their quarrel, who was hiding behind a pile of boxes at that time.
A fight ensued, Kane began to beat test tubes with chemicals, which caused an explosion in his father's laboratory. Kurt, already dying, manages to save both sons. However, he was the first to pull Charles out of the fire, despite the fact that his own son was closer to him. Before dying, the scientist tells Charles that his brother may show mutant abilities.
Seeing his father's farewell to Charles, Kane realizes that he will hate his stepbrother until the end of his days.
Charles and Kane
However, much later a villain named Juggernaut appeared. Marvel is a company that pays great attention to the formation of its characters, whether it be heroes or villains, and has worked out this image.
A year has passed since Kurt’s death. Charles became more successful, being a favorite at school, he won sports awards and won at scientific exhibitions. Kane, being an outcast, increasingly hated his brother. Somehow he even tried to destroy all the trophies of Charles, but he managed to stop Kane.
The culmination of their confrontation was the moment when Marco offered to give Charles a ride to college. Kane accelerated, wanting his brother to beg him to stop. However, in his attempt to humiliate Charles, Kane did not notice a turn and the car fell off a cliff. Both brothers barely escaped.
Juggernaut's Appearance
The last time before the disappearance, Marco Charles and Kane saw each other in Asia during the Korean War. They were in the same unit and came under fire. Kane immediately deserted, hiding in a cave. Charles tried to stop him, talking about a military court, but this had no effect.
Xavier decides to follow his brother. Chasing Kane, Charles recalls one of the local legends that said that the cave is the temple of the evil god Sittorak. Shelter, in which Kane hid, turned out to be her. Marco finds a ruby in it and reads the words written on it. They say that the one who pronounces them will become one with the "Red Cosmos of Sittorak" and will receive the name Juggernaut. "Marvel" associated the appearance of this character with mystical power. As soon as Kane read the words written on the stone, he began to increase in size and turned into an ominous monster.
At the same time, a strong air strike was struck in the area, the cave collapsed, and the Juggernaut was buried under the wreckage.
X-Men Assault
A few years later, Charles, with the help of Cerebro, sensed the presence of an incredibly powerful mutant who was heading for the X-Men school. This unknown creature turned out to be a Juggernaut. The X-Men, preparing for the attack, fenced off the school, but the enemy dared to defend them. The battle continued until Angel was able to remove the Juggernaut's helmet . After this, Xavier took control of his mind. Mutants could not stop the invasion by any other force.
Attempt to help
So the hero Juggernaut met with his main opponents - the X-Men. However, having won, Charles decided to hide Kane. The professor, secretly from the team and his students, placed his brother's body in an underground laboratory. Here he did a lot of research, wanting to save Kane from the power that Ruby Sittorak gave him.
Xavier built a special machine that was able to pump energy out of the Juggernaut. But when the process was started, a certain mind intervened and caused an explosion. Charles sustained serious injuries and fell into a coma. At the same time, Kane woke up. During the time spent unconscious, he did not lose power at all, and the explosion even endowed him with part of Xavier's telepathic abilities.
X-Men Fight
Juggernaut, like a real comic book supervillain, decides to take revenge on the mutants. He penetrated the estate and with the help of acquired telepathic abilities and his strength easily defeated the X-Men. However, he does not kill them, because at that moment an unknown voice in his head sent Kane to Europe.
This gave the X-Men time to recover from the defeat and come up with a plan to get rid of the Juggernaut. For its implementation, the mutants were divided. Most remained at the military base to distract Kane, and Gene and Scott went in search of the ruby, which endowed Marco with strength.
When Scott and Gene returned, they forced Juggernaut to touch the magic stone, which teleported the supervillain to Red Space. There was no time in this dimension, so every second seemed to Kane forever. This only contributed to an increase in his hatred of Xavier and his students.
However, Charles could not allow his brother to perish in the Sittorac dimension, despite all that Kane had done. Therefore, the Professor created a special machine that returned the Juggernaut to Earth. However, Marco did not at all feel gratitude to his savior and again attacked the X-Men. Fortunately, the effect of Xavier’s machine was only temporary, and when it expired, Kane returned to oblivion.
Sittorac Dimension
Juggernaut (“Marvel”), being in a strange dimension, managed to master magic, which helped him fight one of the evil creatures of the world of Sittorak. However, during the battle, the barrier holding Eternity was damaged, and Kane found himself in Oblivion.
In this world, time went incredibly fast, which is why Marco began to age. But the Juggernaut is a character who is not used to giving up. He quickly found a “cure” for aging - rage and anger.
Some time passed, and Kane managed to visit the Earth several times, but each time an irresistible force returned him back to nothingness. This continued until the Juggernaut met the master of the dimension in which he was imprisoned. Essence made him an offer - Kane would give up his magical abilities, which he managed to gain in the world of Sittorak, and in exchange he would be sent to Earth. Juggernaut immediately agreed to this deal.
Return
After returning, he immediately fell into a new alteration of the Juggernaut. Marvel Comics this time decided to combine this character with the Hulk. The green monster once again fought with the US Army, and Kane invited him to join forces. The military had no chance of standing up against such power. However, when Kane decided to kill innocent people, the Hulk stopped him. Between the former allies, the battle began. The Hulk was losing, but at some point he managed to remove his helmet from the Juggernaut. Then Charles and Gene, who managed to arrive at the scene, took control of Kane.
Abilities
Often, when discussing superheroes, many ask the question: who is stronger? Juggernaut in this regard can claim one of the leading positions. Few people compare with this mutant in physical strength.
Juggernaut has the following abilities:
- Incredible power, the limits of which are unknown. He easily managed to defeat Colossus, the Creature, the Hulk, Thor, and Skaar.
- Immortality and invulnerability - Kane does not age and is immune to all poisons, toxins and diseases. It is even impossible to break down at the molecular level. Juggernaut's skin cannot be pierced, and he himself does not feel pain.
- Regeneration. Only incredibly powerful magic can hurt Kane. In such cases, all of his injuries heal instantly.
- Self-support - Kane does not need to sleep, eat, relax. He doesn’t even need oxygen, as he is fed by the power of a magical ruby.
- Endurance - he does not feel fatigue and can withstand any physical activity indefinitely.
- Body density - Kane’s muscles and bones are 6 times higher in density than human, which is the reason for his incredible mass.
- Force field - The juggernaut is so charged with magical energy that it overflows it and spills out, forming a protective field. That is why it cannot be stopped.
- Unstoppable force - if the Juggernaut begins to move, he cannot be stopped by anything. Stone blockages and plasma guns can only slow Kane.
- Magical abilities - Juggernaut is able to release magical rays and fire from his hands. However, Kane himself rarely resorts to this side of his forces. Therefore, most of its magical potential remains unsolved.
Equipment and weapons
In addition to super abilities, the Juggernaut also has certain equipment:
- Armor. It is made of material that can only be found in Sittorac. Its strength is comparable to that of a Juggernaut. A helmet protects him from any telepathic influences. With the power of thought, Kane can remove or call on his armor.
- The Hammer is a magical weapon comparable in strength to the hammer of Thor. It has incredible strength and speed. It can also teleport, and it is almost impossible to destroy it.
- Juggernaut Sword - Kane received it during his travels in other dimensions. The potential of the weapon remained completely unrevealed.
Thus, the Juggernaut appears as one of the most outstanding characters in the Marvel universe, which no hero can match in strength.