Crusader is the name of two fictional characters created and published by Marvel Comics. The first Crusader first appeared in Thor #330 (April, 1983). He was created by writer Alan Zelenetz and penciller Bob Hall. The second is a Skrull superhero created by Robert Kirkman. A fictional character is any person, persona, identity, or entity that is created from ones imagination or from an adaption of an existing entity. ... This article is about the comic book company. ... Thor (sometimes called The Mighty Thor) is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... Alan Zelenetz is an American film producer and comic-book writer best known for co-creating the series Alien Legion for the Marvel Comics imprint Epic Comics and a founder of Ovie Entertainment. ... Bob Hall is an American motoring journalist. ... The Skrulls are a fictional race of extraterrestrial shapeshifters that appear in the Marvel Universe. ... For other uses, see Superhero (disambiguation). ... Robert Kirkman is a American comic book writer. ...

Crusader (Arthur Blackwood)

Fictional character biography

Arthur Blackwood was born in Decatur, Illinois. He was a seminary student in Chicago who believed that the church should become more active in fighting paganism and godlessness in modern society. Dismissed from the seminary for getting into an altercation with a superior, Blackwood visited his family crypt to meditate on his life. There he had a religious vision of all of his ancestors who devoted their lives to serving God. In this vision he met the spirit of one of his ancestors who served in the Crusades. This spirit seemingly bequeathed to him the combined power of all his ancestors and dubbed him knight. When Blackwood awoke from this vision, he discovered a sword, shield, and knight's raiment had inexplicably materialized nearby. Blackwood decided to take up the sword and use his newfound power to destroy all pagans and infidels. As his first target, he chose the thunder god Thor, whose claims of godhood seemed blasphemous to him. This article is about the comic book company. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... Alan Zelenetz is an American film producer and comic-book writer best known for co-creating the series Alien Legion for the Marvel Comics imprint Epic Comics and a founder of Ovie Entertainment. ... Bob Hall is an American motoring journalist. ... Decatur is the largest city and the county seat of Macon County in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... Catholic Church redirects here. ... Pagan and heathen redirect here. ... This article is about the medieval crusades. ... Swiss longsword, 15th or 16th century Look up Sword in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the defensive device. ... Thor (sometimes called The Mighty Thor) is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. ...

Calling himself the Crusader, Blackwood attacked Thor at a public assembly. Somehow the strength of his faith granted him sufficient power not only to hold his own in pitched battle with the Asgardian, but also to inflict upon Thor a seemingly mortal wound. When Thor reappeared a short time later, his wound fully healed by the power of Odin, the Crusader's belief in his own infallibility was shaken. The Crusader was unable to comprehend how a supposed agent of the devil like Thor could be superior to him, a self-styled messenger of the Lord. When Thor shattered the Crusader’s sword, the Crusader fled, filled with doubts about the righteousness of his cause.^[1] Odin is a fictional character and that appears in the Marvel Universe and is based on the being of the same name from Norse mythology. ...

Blackwood re-forged the sword and went back into action. He killed two church thieves, and attacked the Emir of Ghulistan. He then battled the Black Knight, but was forced to surrender and his sword and shield were shattered.^[2] Dane Whitman is a fictional comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, the companys third person to bear the name Black Knight. ...

Blackwood's doubt has often caused him to lose battles rather than win them. Luke Cage has also able to defeat Blackwood after breaking his sword and once again causing Blackwood to doubt his cause leading, in turn, to yet another defeat. His doubt also led him to defeat at the hands of Nate Grey, a.k.a. X-Man. After this, Blackwood seemingly disappeared from continuing his crusade. Luke Cage, born Carl Lucas and also called Power Man, is a fictional superhero appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... For members of the Marvel Comics superhero team, see X-Men. ...

Not too long after the disassembly of the Avenger, Electro conducted the breakout of many famous Marvel villains from The Raft, a prison island for super villains. Blackwood was held as a prisoner here but would soon escape along with many other prisoners. This escape once again inspired Blackwood to continue his crusade, starting with Doctor Strange. However, his newest crusade would also be last as Strange would use his powers to send Blackwood back to the Raft. Not to be confused with Elektra (comics). ... The Raft is a fictional comic book prison, created to house super-villains and rogue super-heroes in the Marvel Universe. ... This article is about the Marvel comics superhero. ...

Civil War

It is later revealed that the Crusader is still active and had organized a religious group of thugs for himself.^[3] After hijacking a plane filled with money and planning to bomb the headquarters of several super-heroes, the Crusader and his men are stopped by Wolverine after he hears about their operation. In the process, Wolverine gouges out the Crusader's right eye, while quoting the Bible with "An eye for an eye." However, Wolverine is unable to prevent the plane from crashing down into a cornfield. On impact, the plane suddenly explodes. Wolverine survives the crash, but whether or not the Crusader survived is initially unclear.

The Crusader has been hired by the Hood to take advantage of the split in the superhero community caused by the Superhuman Registration Act.^[4] The Hood (Parker Robbins) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe, created by writer Brian K. Vaughan and artists Kyle Hotz and Eric Powell. ...

Powers and abilities

Arthur Blackwood gained superhuman powers after experiencing a religious vision in which he was seemingly bequeathed the combined power of his ancestors who had served God. The Crusader's physical attributes, as well as the power of his sword and shield, are directly related to his will and belief; while he is confident, his strength, speed, stamina, agility, reflex/reaction time, and resistance to injury are sufficient for him to stand toe-to-toe with the likes of Thor. However, if his faith wavers, his superhuman powers will rapidly disappear. Thor (sometimes called The Mighty Thor) is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. ...

Upon transforming into the Crusader, he instantly summons his mystical body armor, sword, and shield. These items are strong enough to withstand repeated blows by Thor's hammer before shattering. For other uses, see Mjolnir (disambiguation). ...

As the Crusader, he is a master swordsman and jouster.

Blackwood has earned a Masters degree, though his studies towards Doctorate of Divinity remain uncompleted.

Crusader (Skrull)

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Fictional character biography

Shortly after the Avengers disbanded, a Skrull operative sent to spy on the Avengers decides to become a superhero himself, and calls himself the Crusader (a name he chose specifically because it gives no clue as to his abilities) and also took on a civilian identity of Aubrey Thompson. The Avengers is a team of fictional superhero characters in comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... Avengers Disassembled, referred to in some participating series as Disassembled, is a crossover event between several Marvel Comics series. ... The Skrulls are a fictional race of extraterrestrial shapeshifters that appear in the Marvel Universe. ...

He soon became the mentor of Freedom Ring and after Ring is killed by Iron Maniac, Crusader takes the boy's reality-altering ring for himself. Rather than using the ring to continue his superhero career, Crusader seems to have retired to a life of leisure, using it to create fake Skrull women. Freedom Ring (Curtis Doyle), is a fictional gay superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, created by writer Robert Kirkman. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Iron Man. ...

However, when Titannus attacked the USA, Crusader helped other superheroes to defeat the monster. Crusader is later seen onboard a bus of new recruits arriving at Camp Hammond to join the Fifty State Initiative, along with Ant-Man, Melee, Geldoff, Dragon Lord, Geiger, Red Nine, and Diamondback^[5]. Titannus is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Camp Hammond is the training camp for all newly registered heroes as featured in Marvels Avengers: The Initiative. ... Eric OGrady, who as of 2006 is the latest fictional Marvel Comics character known as Ant-Man, is a comic book antihero in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Dragon Lord is the name of several unrelated fictional characters in the Marvel Universe. ... Biography Diamondback (real name Rachel Leighton) is a reformed supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

The clone of MVP known as "KIA" attacked Crusader and the other new trainees, and severed Crusader's hand in the battle.^[6] His hand was surgically reattached by the Camp's doctor, Physique. Fearing a medical examination would reveal his true form, Crusader used the fragments of the Cosmic Cube in his ring to transform himself into a human.^[7]

When Crusader discovers that camp director Yellowjacket is actually a Skrull impostor, he almost tells the camp's counselor Trauma but changes his mind. When 3-D Man arrives in Camp Hammond to announce to everyone assembled that the Initiative has been infiltrated by Skrulls, Crusader fears that he will be exposed as a Skrull despite his good intentions. Crusader uses the Freedom Ring to alter the goggles so that they cause 3-D Man to see all humans as Skrulls.^[8] Dr. Henry Hank Pym is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... Trauma (Terrence Ward) is a fictional comic book character. ...

Bibliography

Crusader (Arthur Blackwood)

• Avengers Spotlight #39
• Cage vol. 1 #17
• New Avengers #1-4, #25
• Thor vol. 1 #330-331
• Wolverine vol. 3
• X-Man #48

Crusader (Skrull):

• Marvel Team-Up vol. 3 #23-25
• Avengers: The Initiative #8-ongoing

Notes

• In Black Knight Comics #1-5, el Alemain was known as Crusader around 1189AD. He was an Englishman and an ally of King Richard. He wore a robe and headdress and used a scimitar.
• Marvel Boy (Robert Grayson) was called Crusader in Fantastic Four vol. 1 #165
• On Earth-238, Perseus Ablemarle is known as Crusader. He sought vengeance on the criminals that killed his parents and was possibly killed on his first outing. He was trained in various forms of combat and first appeared in Rampage Magazine #41 and died in Marvel Super-Heroes #388
• On Earth-9811, Sarah Rogers, the daughter of Captain America and Rogue, was known as Crusader. She first appeared in What If? vol. 2 #114 and Avengers Forever #11-12
• In the Ultraverse, an immortal warrior was called Crusader but was defeated by Rune in 1348AD and later killed by Rune. He first appeared in Rune vol. 2 #4.
• On Earth-2122, a member of the Captain Britain Corps was called Crusader X. He was one of the sole survivors of Mastermind's slaughter of the Corps and assisted Excalibur in his defeat. He first appeared in Excalibur vol. 1 #21.

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References

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External links

• http://www.marveldatabase.com/Crusader_%28Arthur_Blackwood%29