Scimitar (Marvel Comics)
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Scimitar is a supervillain in the Marvel Comics.
[edit] History
Little is known about Scimitar's past, except that his name has been used by many other people in his country of Halwan. It is even believed by some that the name gets passed on from generation to generation.
Upon his first appearance the villain wanted to kill innocents to lure Iron Fist out of hiding, as Fist was his real target. The plan worked and Iron Fist revealed himself, and despite Scimitar's speed and fighting skills, Iron Fist was still able to defeat the villain. He had a few more run-ins with Iron Fist and his partner Luke Cage, but always ended up defeated. Scimitar disappeared from the comic pages for a long time, until he got revived in the 90's Iron Fist limited series.
This event got him hired by the terrorist group known as the Weaponeers, who now use him as their "super-agent", due to his highly skilled ways with his sword. Scimitar resurfaced with the Weaponeers in Zanzibar, where they attempted to kill the country's President, who was surprisingly enough also a retired super-hero. Thanks to X-Men member Archangel and his allies from Genosha, Scimitar and the Weaponeers ended up defeated.
Scimitar remains with the mysterious Weaponeers until this day, as they have been defeated by the X-Men right before the House of M began.
[edit] Trivia
Scimitar apparently has a relative connection to the Scimitar from the Marvel: The Lost Generation books, a character who appeared in #9 of said series. The exact connection is unknown, but that Scimitar is probably the current villain's father or grandfather.
A character named Scimitar appeared in the 1990s Incredible Hulk animated series, but had little similarity to the comics version, being a cyborg banished from a Shangri-La-like community.
