Senator Ward

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Sentry


Sentry, by John Romita Jr.

Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 2) #22 (October, 2000)
Created by Howard Mackie
John Romita Jr.
Scott Hanna
Characteristics
Alter ego Unknown
Affiliations Z'Nox, S.H.I.E.L.D.
Notable aliases Stewart Ward
Abilities can transform people to zombies by physical contact, can cross-infect people, can blast infectious beams, his whole body is acidic.

Steward Ward (which is supposedly an assumed name; both names could be considered synonyms for "sentry") appears as a Senator in the 22nd issue of the Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 2. As it turns out, he used to be a secret agent of the S.H.I.E.L.D. under the name of Sentry, and served as a double agent for the breed of Z'Nox, an alien civilization ready to invade Earth. He has also worked on his own, considering himself a soldier of fortune who's looking for the right opportunity to turn the situation to his favor. He later stole a pathogen of an extraterrestrial lifeform, the Z'Nox, stored in a HYDRA hideout, which eventually infected him, mutating him into a half-human/half-alien being.

Ward had a high stake in many gang wars, control over a Vampire overlord, and was wanted by HYDRA, the Kingpin, Norman Osborn, and the Ranger. during their army days, the Ranger had sworn to kill Ward should he ever betray his faction. The Ranger assassinated the alien hybrid that Ward had become.

Ward's secret-agent rendition was clearly based on Solid Snake from the Metal Gear series of video games.