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Encyclopedia > Devastator (comics)

Devastator is a name used by two fictional characters appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Entertainment, Inc. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this comics-related article or section may require cleanup. ...


The first Devastator was Soviet officer Kirov Pterovna, who wore a suit of power armor designed by the Gremlin. Gremlin was told by the State that his father, the Gargoyle, had been killed by the Hulk, and the deformed super-scientist sought revenge. During the battle, the Hulk caused the energy in the suit's gauntlets to feed back into the suit, destroying both suit and wearer. Soviet redirects here. ... Powered armor (also mechanized, battle, personal armor and suits) is a science fiction concept referring to a type of armored self-powered exoskeleton that is typically intended for use in battle, construction and survival in dangerous enviroments. ... Gremlin is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Gargoyle is a Marvel comics superhero, and a member of the Defenders. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


The second Devastator was another unnamed Soviet officer, using a version of the Devastator suit re-built by Societ scientists using the Gremlin's notes (Gremlin had defected in the meantime). This time, Devastator was defeated by Gremlin and two Spaceknights (Rom and Starshine), and the satellite power source was destroyed. The Spaceknights are a fictional organization appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Rom the Spaceknight is a fictional cyborg outer space hero created in co-operation between Parker Brothers and Marvel Comics. ...


The plans for the suit presumably remain a Soviet state secret, so future Devastators could return.


Unofficially, the Constructicon gestalt Devastator from The Transformers was also created Marvel (in comics and by Marvel Productions as a cartoon), making the third Marvel character to wear the name. The Constructicons toy packaging art The Constructicons (known as the Buildrons in Japan and the Escavators in Italy) are a group of fictional characters from the Transformers universe. ... Gestalt is a German word whose meaning is only roughly approximated by the English words shape or form. ... The Constructicons toy packaging art The Constructicons (known as the Buildrons in Japan and the Escavators in Italy) are a group of fictional characters from the Transformers universe. ... The Transformers (G1) 1984-1987, U.S. This page is a partner page to Transformers Universes, listing the various television series that the Transformer toyline has spawned since its creation in 1984. ...


Another unrelated character called Devos the Devastator later fought the Fantastic Four. Devos the Devastator is a fictional supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Fantastic Four is Marvel Comics flagship comic book superhero team, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and debuting in The Fantastic Four #1 (Nov. ...


Powers & abilities

The Devastator power armor drew power from microwave energy beamed down from a satellite located in geosynchronous orbit; the satellite itself was protected by ECMs which rendered it invisible to conventional modes of detection. The wearer of the Devastator powersuit could fly via boot-thrusters and generate devastating force blasts from the gauntlets. Microwaves are electromagnetic waves with wavelengths longer than those of Terahertz (THz) wavelengths, but relatively short for radio waves. ... MILSTAR:A communication satellite A satellite is any object that orbits another object (which is known as its primary). ... A geosynchronous orbit is a geocentric orbit that has the same orbital period as the sidereal rotation period of the Earth. ... Inspecting an AN/ALQ-184 Electronic Attack Pod Electronic countermeasures (ECM) are any sort of electrical or electronic device designed to spoof radar, sonar, or other detection systems. ...


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Featuring Devastation Review at ActionTrip (1852 words)
Devastation, in spite of its disturbing AI setbacks, can be appealing thanks to a variety of interesting and amusing features which we don't usually see in games of this type.
Devastation also features an exciting and well-balanced multiplayer mode that features 14 maps (with four different environments).
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Not nearly as easy and thus probably much more fun to guess is which of the many remaining titles will turn out to be the surprises, the ones that manage to draw levels of interest exceeding prior expectations.
At last year's event, one such game was Devastation, a teamplay-oriented and story-driven first-person shooter from Florida-based developer Digitalo that takes place in a gritty, cyberpunk-style world, pitting squads of rebellious street fighters, gang leaders, mercenaries and former military operatives against armies of corporate police in a battle for survival and supremacy.
Comics and graphic novels like Transmetropolitan and Tank Girl were also influences to a certain degree, with the rampant grit and cynicism.
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