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Firearm (Marvel Comics)
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Firearm is a fictional character
, owned by Marvel Comics
who exists in that company's Marvel Universe
. He is a member of The Jury
.
. General Orwell Taylor
recruited Firearm and a number of other men into the Jury to help the avenge the death of his son, Hugh. All the men personally liked Hugh and in the beginning, were willing to fully work with Taylor to avenge his death. As a guard at the Vault, Hugh was killed by Venom during an escape attempt, though Venom regretted the "need" for this death.
In one of their first missions, they track Spider-Man with an array of sensing devices on rooftop property; all legal. After deliberately taunting the devices, Spider-Man is surrounded and defeated. Most of the Jury are willing to kill Spider-Man then and there but they listen to the General's orders in the end. He is drugged and put on trial, for the crime of bringing Venom to earth.
Screech once comments that Firearm had joined the Jury in order to perform an autopsy on Venom's alien symbiote, indicating scientific leanings.
Due to an art error in Thunderbolts #23, Firearm is shown to be a blond white man. Presumably Kurt Busiek or Mark Bagley confused Firearm with former member Screech
(Max Taylor) who had by this time given up his armor and was no longer an active member of the team.
Firearm and the Jury were later led by the U.S. Agent
and financed by Edwin Cord
. They were sent against the Thunderbolts but failed. Later the Jury would team up with the Thunderbolts
against the new Secret Empire
.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
, owned by 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...
who exists in that company's Marvel Universe
Marvel Universe
The Marvel Universe is the shared fictional universe where most comic book titles and other media published by Marvel Entertainment take place, including those featuring Marvel's most familiar characters, such as Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men, and the Avengers.The Marvel Universe is further...
. He is a member of The Jury
The Jury (comics)
The Jury is a fictional group of armored vigilantes in the Marvel Comics universe. The team was first introduced in Venom: Lethal Protector #2.-History:...
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Fictional character biography
Not much is known about Firearm and unlike the other members of his team the identity of the man underneath the armor has never been revealed. We do know he is a black man who was once a Guardsman at the VaultVault (comics)
The Vault is the widely used nickname of a fictional defunct prison facility for technological-based superhuman criminals in Marvel Comics' Marvel Universe. The prison's full official name is the United States Maximum Security Installation for the Incarceration of Superhuman Criminals.It first...
. General Orwell Taylor
General Orwell Taylor
General Orwell Taylor is a character in the Marvel comics universe.-Fictional character biography:Orwell Taylor and his wife had two sons Hugh and Maxwell . Hugh joined the army, and afterwards he became a guard at the Vault, a prison for super powered criminals...
recruited Firearm and a number of other men into the Jury to help the avenge the death of his son, Hugh. All the men personally liked Hugh and in the beginning, were willing to fully work with Taylor to avenge his death. As a guard at the Vault, Hugh was killed by Venom during an escape attempt, though Venom regretted the "need" for this death.
In one of their first missions, they track Spider-Man with an array of sensing devices on rooftop property; all legal. After deliberately taunting the devices, Spider-Man is surrounded and defeated. Most of the Jury are willing to kill Spider-Man then and there but they listen to the General's orders in the end. He is drugged and put on trial, for the crime of bringing Venom to earth.
Screech once comments that Firearm had joined the Jury in order to perform an autopsy on Venom's alien symbiote, indicating scientific leanings.
Due to an art error in Thunderbolts #23, Firearm is shown to be a blond white man. Presumably Kurt Busiek or Mark Bagley confused Firearm with former member Screech
Screech (comics)
For other uses of the word Screech, see Screech .Maxwell "Max" Taylor aka Screech is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe.-Fictional character biography:...
(Max Taylor) who had by this time given up his armor and was no longer an active member of the team.
Firearm and the Jury were later led by the U.S. Agent
U.S. Agent
U.S. Agent is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in books published by Marvel Comics, usually those starring Captain America and the Avengers. He was created by Mark Gruenwald and Paul Neary in Captain America vol...
and financed by Edwin Cord
Edwin Cord
Edwin Cord is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. He is created by David Michelinie, Bob Layton, and John Romita, Jr. in Iron Man #125 .-Fictional character biography:...
. They were sent against the Thunderbolts but failed. Later the Jury would team up with the Thunderbolts
Thunderbolts (comics)
The Thunderbolts are a Marvel Comics superhero team, which consists mostly of former supervillains. The group first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #449 , and was created by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley.-Publication history:...
against the new Secret Empire
Secret Empire
-Fictional organization history:This subversive organization has been headed by a number of different leaders, always known as “Number One,” with each iteration's goals following the desires of its current leader. The Secret Empire was originally founded by a scientist who felt like an anonymous...
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