Saint Elmo is a fictional character

Fictional character

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 featured in the publications of Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics

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, notably Alpha Flight

Alpha Flight

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Fictional character biography

A member of the The Flight

The Flight (comics)

The Flight was a Canadian superhero team in the Marvel Comics universe. Their first appearance was in Alpha Flight Special vol. 2, #1 .The Flight was the designation for the Canadian superhero team first formed by Department H...

, the precursor to Alpha Flight, Elmo was killed in an early mission. It is unknown whether he has any connection to the Christian

Christian

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 saint

Saint

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 of the same name

Erasmus of Formiae

Saint Erasmus of Formiae was a Christian saint and martyr who died ca. 303, also known as Saint Elmo. He is venerated as the patron saint of sailors...

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Powers and Abilities

He was referred to as "Keeper of the Northern Lights

Aurora (astronomy)

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" and may have been a godlike being like Thor

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 or Hercules

Hercules (Marvel Comics)

Hercules is a fictional character that appears in publications by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in Journey into Mystery Annual #1 and was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby....

. He possessed an unknown range of energy-related abilities.

What If?

A version of Saint Elmo appears in the What If? issue "What If Wolverine Battled Weapon X." There, he is a member of The Flight

The Flight (comics)

The Flight was a Canadian superhero team in the Marvel Comics universe. Their first appearance was in Alpha Flight Special vol. 2, #1 .The Flight was the designation for the Canadian superhero team first formed by Department H...

 and had fought a version of Weapon X

Weapon X

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(Guy Desjardins) before being killed.

External links

• Saint Elmo at AlphaFlight.Net Alphanex