Sentry (Kree)

Sentry

Sentry-459 battles the hero Mar-Vell on the cover of Marvel Super-Heroes vol. 1, #13. (Mar 1968) Art by Gene Colan.
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Fantastic Four vol. 1, #64 (Jul 1967)
Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
In-story information
Species Robot
Team affiliations Kree
Abilities Super Strength and durability
Magnetism
Energy Projection

Sentry-459 is a fictional character that appears in the Marvel Comics Universe. It is one of series of giant humanoid robots built by the alien race the Kree. The character first appeared in Fantastic Four vol. 1, #64 (Jul 1967) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.

Sentry-459

The Sentries' main purpose is to stand guard over military outposts and depots throughout the Kree Empire. Sentry-459 accompanied a Kree scientific party that journeyed to Earth to experiment on sub-humans (which in turn created the race the Inhumans). When the Kree left Earth, Sentry 459 remained to monitor Inhuman progress, so that the Kree could later use them as a militia force. Sentry-459 remained inert but observing until activated by the superheroes the Fantastic Four, who fought it to a standstill. Considering itself defeated when the Fantastic Four escaped, the Sentry sent a signal to the Kree alerting them to the presence of meta-humans on Earth and then deactivated itself (the Kree Ronan the Accuser investigates the signal and battles the Fantastic Four soon after).[1]

The Sentry is then transported by the U.S. Army to Cape Canaveral, where it is reactivated by the Kree Colonel Yon-Rogg, the leader of the Kree expedition now investigating Earth. Yon-Rogg hopes the Sentry will kill the hero Captain Marvel, another member of expedition. Mar-Vell, however, manages to defeat it.[2]

Ronan the Accuser later reactivates the Sentry and uses it in an attempt to reverse the course of evolution on Earth, but it is once again defeated by Mar-Vell.[3] The Kree agents attempt to retrieve the Sentry but are driven off by spy agency S.H.I.E.L.D.. The Sentry is seen again when activated by the Super-Adaptoid, who uses the robot as part of his team Heavy Metal in a bid to destroy the superhero team the Avengers.[4] It returned in the Blackwulf series, having been found by Ultron,[5] and joins the Underground Legion[6] but is eventually destroyed in the series finale.[7][8]

Other Kree Sentries

Sentry-9168

Another Sentry - designated 9168 - was encountered by the Fantastic Four on the Moon. Only six feet tall, this Sentry was programmed to prevent any space travelers from Earth from finding the remains of a hidden Kree city in the Blue Area of the Moon. The Fantastic Four battle and destroy the Sentry via a remote destruct mechanism.[9]

Sentry 213

This 30-foot (9.1 m) tall Sentry was stationed in an unmanned supply depot/surveillance post on the planet Uranus. It was destroyed by a group of Eternals led by Uranos, sparking a war with the Kree.[10]

Sentry 372

This Sentry only appears once, and battles several members of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard before being damaged by the West Coast Avengers. The Sentry then self-destructs and destroys the outpost it was guarding.[11]

Sentry 571

This version aided the Kree when their "Lunatic Legion" attacked Earth. It was defeated by the Avenger Iron Man.[12]

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References

  1. ↑ Fantastic Four vol. 1 #64 - 65
  2. ↑ Marvel Super-Heroes vol. 1 #13 (Mar 1968)
  3. ↑ Captain Marvel vol. 1 #47 - 49
  4. ↑ Avengers vol. 1 #286 - 290
  5. ↑ in the back-up story in Blackwulf #3
  6. ↑ Blackwulf #6
  7. ↑ Blackwulf #10
  8. ↑ Sentry #459 at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
  9. ↑ Fantastic Four vol. 1 #98
  10. ↑ What If vol. 1 #26 (Apr 1981)
  11. ↑ Avengers West Coast #80 (1994)
  12. ↑ Iron Man vol. 3 #7

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