Earth Sentry
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Earth Sentry is a fictional character
who appeared in the Marvel Comics
' MC2 series A-Next
.
were investigating a UFO crash site, and discovered a Kree
space probe. Upon nearing the ship, the automated defenses activated, and a robotic sentry was released. Bill activated a distress signal which was picked up by Mainframe
and the rest of A-Next. Upon arrival, the sentry robot attacked the heroes. Thunderstrike
's sonic blasts and J2
's superstrength were not slowing the attacker down. Stinger
was able to blind the robot's optic sensors with sting darts, providing an opening for John to enter the ship and try to turn the sentry off. When he made contact with the ship's console, a strange energy surge ripped through the ship's computers and struck John. The energy wave reconfigured John's DNA, making him genetically similar to a Kree warrior. Finding himself clad in a green-and-white costume, similar to the original costume of Mar-Vell
, John discovered that he had great powers. John confronted and defeated the sentry robot, and stated that he would become an "Earth Sentry" to protect his planet from invaders, and politely declined membership with A-Next.
But when the team was later captured by The Revengers, Earth Sentry returned and used his alien powers to help A-Next defeat the invaders. He then accepted membership with A-Next.
ic energy blasts. Rocket boosters on his belt allow him to fly.
Fictional character
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who appeared in the Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
' MC2 series A-Next
A-Next
A-Next is the Marvel Comics' MC2 universe version of the Avengers. The team made its first appearance in What If? #105, the first comic featuring Spider-Girl, and the team's origin story was told in the A-Next #1, cover dated October 1998....
.
Fictional character biography
John and his father BillBill Foster (comics)
Dr. Bill Foster, also known as Black Goliath, the second Giant-Man, and the fourth Goliath, is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe.-Publication history:...
were investigating a UFO crash site, and discovered a Kree
Kree
The Kree, also known as the Ruul, are a scientifically and technologically advanced militaristic alien race in the fictional Marvel Universe. They are native to the planet Hala in the Large Magellanic Cloud...
space probe. Upon nearing the ship, the automated defenses activated, and a robotic sentry was released. Bill activated a distress signal which was picked up by Mainframe
Mainframe (comics)
Mainframe is a fictional character who appeared in the Marvel Comics series A-Next.-Fictional character biography:When Iron Man decided to retire from the hero business, he did not want to let his legacy end with him, so he designed an android patterned after his Iron Man armor. He called his...
and the rest of A-Next. Upon arrival, the sentry robot attacked the heroes. Thunderstrike
Thunderstrike (Kevin Masterson)
Kevin Masterson, a fictional character that appeared in Marvel Comics. The character was first introduced as a supporting character in Thor and later in spin-off series Thunderstrike, as the son of Eric Masterson, the featured character of both series...
's sonic blasts and J2
J2 (comics)
J2 is a fictional comic book mutant superhero in the Marvel Universe. He exists in MC2, an alternate future timeline of the main Marvel continuity and is the son of the former supervillain Juggernaut. J2 is a member of the future incarnation of the Avengers, A-Next. J2 once had his own series,...
's superstrength were not slowing the attacker down. Stinger
Cassandra Lang
Stature is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. She is the daughter of the late Scott Lang . Cassie Lang is a member of the Young Avengers and The Initiative...
was able to blind the robot's optic sensors with sting darts, providing an opening for John to enter the ship and try to turn the sentry off. When he made contact with the ship's console, a strange energy surge ripped through the ship's computers and struck John. The energy wave reconfigured John's DNA, making him genetically similar to a Kree warrior. Finding himself clad in a green-and-white costume, similar to the original costume of Mar-Vell
Mar-Vell
Captain Marvel is a fictional character owned by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and designed by artist Gene Colan and first appeared in Marvel Super-Heroes #12 Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell) is a fictional character owned by Marvel Comics. The character was created...
, John discovered that he had great powers. John confronted and defeated the sentry robot, and stated that he would become an "Earth Sentry" to protect his planet from invaders, and politely declined membership with A-Next.
But when the team was later captured by The Revengers, Earth Sentry returned and used his alien powers to help A-Next defeat the invaders. He then accepted membership with A-Next.
Powers and abilities
Earth Sentry possesses superhuman strength and durability, due to his altered human/Kree DNA. His costume has wrist-mounted blasters that can fire photonPhoton
In physics, a photon is an elementary particle, the quantum of the electromagnetic interaction and the basic unit of light and all other forms of electromagnetic radiation. It is also the force carrier for the electromagnetic force...
ic energy blasts. Rocket boosters on his belt allow him to fly.