Harpoon (comics)

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Harpoon

Harpoon

Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Uncanny X-Men #210 (Oct 1986)
Created by	Chris Claremont John Romita Jr. Dan Green

Characteristics
Alter ego	Kodiak Noatak
Species	Human Mutant
Affiliations	Marauders
Abilities	Create energy lances which could be used for various purposes

Harpoon (Kodiak Noatak) is a fictional character created by Marvel Comics. He is a member of the mutant assassin team known as Marauders, who are employed by Mister Sinister. Little is known about Harpoon other than that he is Inuit.

[edit] History

Harpoon was one of the Marauders who attacked the X-Man Angel during the Morlock Massacre. Harpoon pinned Angel to the wall, but before he and his Marauder cohorts were able to slay him, the Thunder God Thor intervened and drove them off. Harpoon was also responsible for the attack which left the X-Man Kitty Pryde trapped in a ghost-like state. Harpoon hurled a harpoon at the X-Man Rogue while she was vulnerable after having her powers neutralized by the Marauder Scrambler. Kitty, or Shadowcat, grabbed Rogue and phased her, hoping Harpoon's weapon would pass harmlessly through, but the spear struck them anyway, perhaps because it was in an energy state, and Shadowcat was adversely affected. Harpoon was thought to have been slain during the Inferno incident, but as often shown, Mister Sinister can clone his Marauders and bring them back at any time. Harpoon was confirmed to be depowered in New Avengers #18.

[edit] Powers

Harpoon could transmute the metal of the spears he utilized into energy for various effects (electrical, concussive, or stunning.) The exact nature of this power is unknown, but it is most likely akin to Gambit's ability to convert an object into kinetic energy. This lead to fan speculation that Gambit was related to Harpoon, or the character itself was derived from or inspired by Harpoon. It is also possible that Harpoon can actually produce the spears himself, similar to his fellow Marauder Riptide's ability to produce throwing stars and spikes. While Harpoon wears a pack on his back to hold his spears, the supply would have been depleted quickly given the amount of time the Morlock Massacre endured. Since Mister Sinister holds the keys to the Marauders' DNA, he could theoretically share many of their abilities with one another thus giving Harpoon the ability to self produce his weapons like Riptide. It is also possible that Mr. Sinister was somehow able to teleport more ammunition to the site of the battle. Fellow Marauder Scalphunter may have had his ammo replenished in this manner, too.