Cardinal (Donald Joshua Clendenon, also known as Harrier) is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. He is African American. Cardinal was created by Fabian Nicieza and Darick Robertson in New Warriors #28 (October 1992). Fabian Nicieza (December 31 1961 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, - ) is an American comic book writer. ... Darick Robertson is an artist from the San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States. ... The Thunderbolts are a team of superheroes in the fictional Marvel Comics universe. ... The Masters of Evil are a fictional team of supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. ... A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Superman and Batman: Worlds Finest Heroes. ... It has been suggested that Felicia (pseudonym) be merged into this article or section. ... The Marvel Universe is the fictional shared setting where most of the comic stories published by Marvel Comics take place. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black), is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... Fabian Nicieza (December 31 1961 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, - ) is an American comic book writer. ... Darick Robertson is an artist from the San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States. ... The New Warriors are a Marvel Comics superhero team. ...

Publication history

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Character biography

Air Force

Donald Joshua Clendenon, a Vietnam War vet, at some point donned a powered suit of armor and took the name Cardinal. Cardinal first appeared as a bodyguard for arms smuggler Jeremy Swimming-Bear (aka Sea Urchin). The plot was foiled by the New Warriors. Broken out of prison by his allies, the Air Force, he and the team went after the New Warriors, but were defeated and sent back to prison. Combatants Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) United States of America South Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand the Philippines Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) National Liberation Front (Viet Cong) Commanders Strength ~1,200,000 (1968) ~420,000 (1968) Casualties South Vietnamese dead: 1,250,000+ US dead: 58,226 US... The New Warriors are a Marvel Comics superhero team. ... The New Warriors are a Marvel Comics superhero team. ...

Some time later, Air Force was dispatched to attack Dwayne Taylor and a group of high-powered corporate officials on a jet bringing humanitarian aid to the people of Bosnia-Herzogovina. Taylor, secretly Night Thrasher, defeated Air Force and blackmailed them into assisting in relief efforts in middle Africa. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

In Africa, Air Force were moved by the humanitarian disaster and began to earnestly help transport food and other aid to the starving peoples of the region. Protocol and his Soldiers of Misfortune attempted to interfere with the rescue missions and decimated Air Force, killing two of their members. Cardinal was badly injured in the battle. With the destruction of the Air Force and frustrated with his attempt to do good, Clendenon repaired the Cardinal armor and vowed to continue to work on his own as a mercenary-for-hire.

Masters of Evil

Cardinal joined the Crimson Cowl's version of the Masters of Evil. The Thunderbolts defeated the Masters of Evil and destroyed the Crimson Cowl's weather machine which threatened the whole world. Cardinal was again incarcerated in Seagate Prison. The Masters of Evil are a fictional team of supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Thunderbolts are a team of superheroes in the fictional Marvel Comics universe. ... The Masters of Evil are a fictional team of supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Thunderbolts

Later, the Crimson Cowl visited Cardinal at Seagate and invited him to join her reformed Masters of Evil. Hawkeye tracked the Masters of Evil down and convinced them that most of them were infected by a deadly biotoxin with which the Crimson Cowl sought to control them. Hawkeye made a deal with them for the four Masters of Evil to join him, Songbird, and Plant-Man to stop the Crimson Cowl. They accepted and formed a new team of Thundebolts. Cardinal took the new name of Harrier. The team defeated Crimson Cowl and the rest of her Masters of Evil and were able to neutralize the biotoxin. Ultron is a fictional character, an android supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Masters of Evil are a fictional team of supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The word Hawkeye may be applied in a number of ways: James Fenimore Cooper invented the character of Hawkeye, first of the long rifles, and his faithful Mohican blood brother Chingachgook, in The Pioneers, published in 1823. ... The Masters of Evil are a fictional team of supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Ultron is a fictional character, an android supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The word Hawkeye may be applied in a number of ways: James Fenimore Cooper invented the character of Hawkeye, first of the long rifles, and his faithful Mohican blood brother Chingachgook, in The Pioneers, published in 1823. ... The Masters of Evil are a fictional team of supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. ... A songbird is a bird belonging to the suborder Oscines of Passeriformes (ca. ... Plantman is a fictional supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Ultron is a fictional character, an android supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Thunderbolts are a team of superheroes in the fictional Marvel Comics universe. ... Ultron is a fictional character, an android supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Masters of Evil are a fictional team of supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Soon after, Citizen V contacted the team explaining that the engines of the Vanguard, the V-Battalion's airship, had created a white hole that threatened to fuse the whole Northern Hemisphere into glass within two hours time. He explained he needed the Thunderbolts' muscle to fill the white hole as much material as it needed. Surprisingly, the core Thunderbolts team, who had been missing on Counter-Earth, emerge from the void. The two teams closed down the anomaly void close and fled the V-Battalion. The Thunderbolts reorganized and Harrier voluntarily returned to prison. Citizen V (the V pronounced as Vee, not Five), is the codename of several fictional characters in the Marvel Universe. ... The Thunderbolts are a team of superheroes in the fictional Marvel Comics universe. ... The Thunderbolts are a team of superheroes in the fictional Marvel Comics universe. ... Mobius is an Earth-like hypothetical planet, usually sharing an orbit with Earth but on the opposite side of the Sun. ... The Thunderbolts are a team of superheroes in the fictional Marvel Comics universe. ...

Powers and abilities

Clendenon has no superhuman powers. As Cardinal he wears a suit of powered armor that gives increased strength, body armor, flight and the ability to function underwater. The suit incorporates a number of offensive weapons including energy blasters, grenade launcher and tar gun.

Bibliography

List of titles

• New Warriors #28, 35, 54-56
• Night Thrasher #4-5
• Thunderbolts #24-25, 64-65, 67, 69, 71, 73-75
• Thunderbolts: Life Sentences #1

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Significant stories

• New Warriors #28 (October 1992); "Heavy Turbulence" - Cardinal, bodyguard for Sea Urchin, battles the New Warriors.
• New Warriors #35 (May 1993); "Hawks and Doves" - Cardinal and the Air Force battle the New Warriors.
• Night Thrasher #4-5 (November 1993-December 1993) - The Air Force fight Night Thrasher.
• New Warriors #54-56 (December 1994-February 1995) - The Air Force are decimated in a fight with Protocol and his Soldiers of Fortune. Cardinal is severely injured.
• Thunderbolts #24-25 (March 1999-April 1999) - Cardinal joins the Crimson Cowl's Masters of Evil and are defeated by the Thunderbolts.
• Thunderbolts #65 (June 2002); "Becoming Heroes, Part 1: Moving Targets" - Cardinal joins Hawkeye's team of Thunderbolts.
• Thunderbolts #67 (August 2002); "Becoming Heroes, Part 2: Trust in Fear" - Cardinal takes the identity of Harrier.
• Thunderbolts #75 (February 2003); "Didn't See That Coming" - Harrier leaves the Thunderbolts and returns to prison.