The Swordsman is the name of several fictional characters in the Marvel Comics universe. Each of the men to use this name has essentially been a superhero, albeit a hero with no special powers, only skill with a sword. The first two Swordsmen have acted as supervillains at times. All of the Swordsmen save for the most recent one have been members of the Avengers. A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... 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. ... Spider-Man, one of the best-known superheroes. ... Swiss longsword, 15th or 16th century Sword (Old English: sweord; akin to Old High German: swerd, wounding tool; Proto-Indo-European: *swer-, to wound, to hurt) is a term for a long-edged, bladed weapon, consisting in its most fundamental design of a blade, usually with two edges for striking... Doctor Doom, one of the most archetypical supervillains. ... The Avengers are a Marvel superhero team, consisting of many of the Marvel Universes most popular and powerful heroes. ...

Jacques DuQuesne

The original Swordsman, Jacques DuQuesne, trained the Avenger Hawkeye when both men worked in a circus alongside Hawkeye's brother Barney and the archer called Trickshot. Both Hawkeye and the Swordsman turned to crime, only to later attempt to reform and join the Avengers; however, the Swordsman's reform was only half-hearted, and he betrayed the team and left their ranks. He assisted them on several later occasions, assisting in the Avengers' attack on Olympus and in the conflict that involved Kang's quest for the "Celestial Madonna". The Swordsman fell in love with Mantis, an ally of the Avengers, and she only realized that she felt the same for him when he died saving her life. She soon after married an alien Cotati that had assumed his form, and would eventually bear the alien a son. Hawkeye is a fictional character, a superheroic archer in the Marvel Comics universe. ... This article refers to a mountain in Greece. ... Kang can mean: Kang, Botswana Kang bed-stove Kang (tribe) - tribe of Jatts Kang Chol-Hwan, defector from North Korea Kang - A common Korean last name. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ...

Philip Javert

The second Swordsman, Philip Javert, hailed from an alternate universe, and was recruited from there alongside Magdalene to join Proctor and his Gatherers. They travelled to Earth-616 (the primary Marvel Earth), where they attacked the Avengers, particularly Sersi (whose counterparts in the Gatherers' native worlds had gone mad and become evil) and the Black Knight (who was Proctor's counterpart on Earth-616). The Swordsman and Magdalene turned against Proctor and joined the Avengers briefly. Some years later, they would team with the Avengers and the Squadron Supreme and leave Earth-616 for parts unknown. In the fictional Marvel Universe, Earth-616 or Earth 616 is the name used to identify the primary continuity in which most Marvel Comics titles take place. ... Sersi is a fictional character, an Eternal superheroine in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Black Knight is the name of several fictional characters, both heroic and villainous, in Marvel Comics universe. ... The Squadron Supreme is a team of comic book superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Heroes Reborn

The third Swordsman was a native of the Heroes Reborn world, which was created by Franklin Richards and later became the second Counter-Earth. He and his world were created after the Avengers "died" battling Onslaught. He joined the Avengers for the duration of their stay on that world, and was revealed to actually be that world's counterpart of Deadpool during his time with the cast-off heroes called the "Remnants". Heroes Reborn is the name of several comic book mini-series and one-shots published by Marvel Comics after the Onslaught megacrossover. ... Franklin Richards is a fictional character in Marvel Comics universe. ... In the fictional Marvel Universe, the hypothetical planet known as Counter-Earth has twice been created, both times as a near-duplicate of Earth. ... Onslaught is a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Deadpool (real name Jack (surname unknown), alias Wade Wilson) is a fictional comic book mercenary, anti-hero and occasional supervillain in Marvel Comics universe. ...

Thunderbolts

The fourth Swordsman appeared recently in the pages of New Thunderbolts, and it has been heavily rumored that the masked villain (whose faceless armored costume is similar to that DC Comics character Wildfire) is Andreas Von Strucker, son of Baron Strucker and one half of the mutant twin pair known as Fenris. This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, tone, style, and voice). ... The current DC Comics logo, adopted in May 2005. ... Wildfire is a fictional character who exists in 30th and 31st centuries of the DC Comics universe. ... Baron Wolfgang Von Strucker is a fictional character created for Marvel Comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in Sgt. ... Fenris are two characters from the Marvel Comics universe, namely German mutant twins Andrea and Andreas von Strucker, children of supervillains Elsbeth von Strucker and Baron Wolfgang von Strucker of HYDRA. Andrea is female, Andreas is male. ...

The new Swordsman was, indeed confirmed in New Thunderbolts #17 as Andreas Von Strucker.