Guardian (James "Mac" MacDonald Hudson, a.k.a. Weapon Alpha and Vindicator) is a fictional character, a Canadian superhero in the Marvel Universe who was the leader of Alpha Flight. He was created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. He was designed to be self consciously created to be the Canadian equivalent of Captain America, hence his costume markings are modelled after the Canadian flag. Marvel Comics, sometimes called by the nickname House of Ideas, is an American comic book company. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to the date or issue of a characters first appearance. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Chris Claremont. ... Uncanny X-Men #135 (1980), cover by Byrne John Byrne (July 6, 1950 - ) is a British-born Canadian (now naturalised American) author and artist of comic books. ... Cover to Alpha Flight #1. ... Vindicator (Heather MacNeil Hudson, a. ... A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... Superman (left) and Batman, two of the most recognizable and influential superheroes. ... The Marvel Universe is the fictional shared setting where most of the comic stories published by Marvel Comics take place. ... Cover to Alpha Flight #1. ... Chris Claremont. ... Uncanny X-Men #135 (1980), cover by Byrne John Byrne (July 6, 1950 - ) is a British-born Canadian (now naturalised American) author and artist of comic books. ... Captain America, the alter ego of Steve Rogers (in some accounts Steven Grant Rogers), is a Marvel Comics superhero. ... Flag Ratio: 1:2 (1965-Present) The National Flag of Canada (), popularly known as the Maple Leaf Flag (French: lUnifoli the one-leaved), is a base red flag with a white square in its centre, featuring a red stylized 11-pointed maple leaf. ...

Character Biography

James MacDonald Hudson was a leading scientist for the Am-Can corporation who worked on developing a powered exo-skeleton suit. However, when he learned that his work would be used for American military purposes, Hudson raided his workplace to steal the prototype suit and destroy the plans. While he left the suit to be recovered, albeit without the control helmet which he developed before coming to the company, he fully expected to be sued and arrested for his caper. 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 environments. ...

However, his girlfriend, Heather MacNeil, used some political connections in the Canadian government to convince the Prime Minister of Canada (who is obviously Pierre Trudeau) to convince Am-Can to waive charges and form Department H with Hudson as head of operations. Eventually, Hudson is inspired by the debut of the Fantastic Four to use the superhero format to create his powered armor to become a superhero himself. System of government Canada is a constitutional monarchy as a Commonwealth Realm (see Monarchy in Canada) with a federal system of parliamentary government, and strong democratic traditions. ... The Prime Minister of Canada, the head of the Canadian government, is usually the leader of the political party with the most seats in the Canadian House of Commons. ... The Right Honourable Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau PC, CC, CH, QC, MA, LL.L, LL.D, FRSC (October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000) was the fifteenth Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 3, 1979, and from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984. ... The Fantastic Four (sometimes called the FF) are a Marvel Comics superhero group. ... 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 environments. ...

As such, he formed Alpha Flight which was a superhero team for the federal government.

Eventually, he was killed off in Alpha Flight #12 and his suit was eventually adapted by his wife, now Heather Hudson, to become Vindicator. Later Hudson returned from the dead to resume his career, the technology formerly part of his suit now incoporated into his body. Vindicator (Heather MacNeil Hudson, a. ...

Later, Hudson was apparently deaged and had much of his memory erased. It was later revealed that this was a clone of the original, and the original had been dumped and found by the original Sasquatch. The clone, along with the other new recruits, was then moved to Beta Flight, with Hudson's clone as the leader, until both Hudsons were captured by AIM and the clone killed in the escape. Sasquatch is a fictional character in Marvel Comics universe. ... AIM or Aim or aim can be:- A verb and noun meaning purpose, direct a weapon, and similar: see in Wictionary. ...

Recently, Hudson and his wife had a child, an as-yet-unnamed girl, and are currently en route with their child and several other members of Alpha Flight to return a clutch of Plodex eggs to their homeworld. Still more recently, an accident brought temporal copies of most of the original Alpha Flight, from a time before his "death", to the present, including a copy of Hudson. This group are currently acting as Alpha Flight in the present day.

Equipment

Formerly, Guardian used a skintight techonological suit which allowed him to fly, fire energy blasts and has a personal force field for defense. Perhaps his most spectacular power was his ability to suspend his positioning to the earth while it literally turned under him, allowing him to travel West at high speed depending on his latitude positioning. Latitude, denoted by the Greek letter φ, gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the Equator. ...

Since his return from the dead, the technology formerly part of his suit has been incorporated into his body.