Interloper (comics)
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The Interloper is a fictional character
appearing in the Marvel Comics
universe
. He is a member of the Eternals
.
#147 (September 1985), and was created by Peter B. Gillis
and Don Perlin
.
The character subsequently appeared in Defenders #149 (November 1985), #151-152 (January-February 1986), Strange Tales Vol. 2 #5-7 (August-October 1987), and Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #3-4 (March-May 1989)
The Interloper received an entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition
#6.
Gilgamesh (aka the Forgotten One)
, and has been fighting the Dragon of the Moon
for centuries, both on Saturn
's moon Titan
and on Earth
. Their last battle was during the 6th Century AD.
He lived as a hermit for the following hundreds of years. He was discovered by Manslaughter
, and, impressed, the Interloper trained Manslaughter. Later, when the Dragon of the Moon enslaved Moondragon
, the Interloper confronted and then joined Moondragon's team, the Defenders
, in battling Moondragon and the Dragon of the Moon. In the battle, the Interloper tried to hurl his life force against the Dragon; he was transformed into a statue that crumbled into dust. Due to the intervention of the Vishanti
, Interloper's life-force has been merged with the body of Will Fanshawe, a Welsh truck driver; they share possession of this body, which can now transform into an exact duplicate of Interloper's old body, including all of his Eternal powers. No more than 2 years later, he then defeated Moondragron by using his new schema to his advantage.
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...
appearing in the Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
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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 Eternals
Eternals (comics)
The Eternals are a fictional race of superhumans in the Marvel Comics universe. They are described as an offshoot of the evolutionary process that created sentient life on Earth. The original instigators of this process, the alien Celestials, intended the Eternals to be the defenders of Earth which...
.
Publication history
The Interloper first appeared in DefendersDefenders (comics)
The Defenders is the name of a number of Marvel Comics superhero groups which are usually presented as a "non-team" of individualistic "outsiders," each known for following their own agendas...
#147 (September 1985), and was created by Peter B. Gillis
Peter B. Gillis
Peter B. Gillis is an American comic book writer best known for his work at Marvel Comics and First Comics in the mid-1980s, including the series Strikeforce: Morituri, and the digitally drawn comic series Shatter.-Biography:...
and Don Perlin
Don Perlin
Don Perlin is an American comic book artist and occasional writer best known for Marvel Comics' Werewolf by Night, The Defenders, and Ghost Rider...
.
The character subsequently appeared in Defenders #149 (November 1985), #151-152 (January-February 1986), Strange Tales Vol. 2 #5-7 (August-October 1987), and Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #3-4 (March-May 1989)
The Interloper received an entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe is an encyclopedic guide which details the fictional universe featured in Marvel Comics publications...
#6.
Fictional character biography
Little has been revealed. He does know the EternalEternals (comics)
The Eternals are a fictional race of superhumans in the Marvel Comics universe. They are described as an offshoot of the evolutionary process that created sentient life on Earth. The original instigators of this process, the alien Celestials, intended the Eternals to be the defenders of Earth which...
Gilgamesh (aka the Forgotten One)
Forgotten One (comics)
The Forgotten One is a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. He is a member of the near-immortal hidden race known as the Eternals.-Publication history:...
, and has been fighting the Dragon of the Moon
Dragon of the Moon
The Dragon of the Moon is a fictional character, a malevolent entity appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. It has been a foe of both the Defenders and the Eternals.-Publication history:...
for centuries, both on Saturn
Saturn
Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest planet in the Solar System, after Jupiter. Saturn is named after the Roman god Saturn, equated to the Greek Cronus , the Babylonian Ninurta and the Hindu Shani. Saturn's astronomical symbol represents the Roman god's sickle.Saturn,...
's moon Titan
Titan (Marvel Comics)
In the Marvel Universe, Saturn's moon Titan is the fictional home of the Titanian Eternals. It first appeared in Iron Man #55 and was created by Jim Starlin and Mike Friedrich...
and on Earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
. Their last battle was during the 6th Century AD.
He lived as a hermit for the following hundreds of years. He was discovered by Manslaughter
Manslaughter (comics)
Manslaughter is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe.-Fictional character biography:Manslaughter is a mutant or mutate supervillain, a killer and assassin by trade and a psychopath by nature. He was assigned by a drug czar to assassinate the Defenders. He invaded their Rocky Mountain...
, and, impressed, the Interloper trained Manslaughter. Later, when the Dragon of the Moon enslaved Moondragon
Moondragon
Moondragon is a fictional character in Marvel Comics Universe. A vastly powerful telepath, master martial artist, minor telekinetic, and highly skilled geneticist, Moondragon's most notable characteristics are her shaved head, superiority complex, and gruelling elite excellence in virtually every...
, the Interloper confronted and then joined Moondragon's team, the Defenders
Defenders (comics)
The Defenders is the name of a number of Marvel Comics superhero groups which are usually presented as a "non-team" of individualistic "outsiders," each known for following their own agendas...
, in battling Moondragon and the Dragon of the Moon. In the battle, the Interloper tried to hurl his life force against the Dragon; he was transformed into a statue that crumbled into dust. Due to the intervention of the Vishanti
Vishanti
The Vishanti are a fictional triumvirate of powerful mystical beings appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. The three beings who make up the Vishanti are Agamotto the All-Seeing , Omnipotent Oshtur , and Hoary Hoggoth...
, Interloper's life-force has been merged with the body of Will Fanshawe, a Welsh truck driver; they share possession of this body, which can now transform into an exact duplicate of Interloper's old body, including all of his Eternal powers. No more than 2 years later, he then defeated Moondragron by using his new schema to his advantage.