X-29

Real Name: X-29

Identity/Class: Robot

Occupation: None

Group Membership: None

Affiliations: Sunset Bain, Dr. Oliver Broadhurst, Arno Stark, X-Model robots (X-2, X-3, X-7, X-8, X-9, X-10, X-11, X-14, X-15, X-16, X-17, X-19, X-20, X-22, X-24, X-26, X-28, X-31, X-32, X-37, X-38, X-41, X-42, X-43, X-44, X-45, X-47, X-48, et al.)

Enemies: Colonel Joseph Kragowski, Machine Man (X-51/Aaron Stack)

Known Relatives: Inapplicable (technically a sibling to each of the X-Model robots)

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Baintronics facility, New Jersey, USA
formerly the Broadhurst Research Center, Central City, California, USA

First Appearance: (allusion) 2001: A Space Odyssey I#8 (July, 1977);
(full) X-51: Machine Man I#12 (July, 2000)

Powers/Abilities: X-29 has a robotic body built from durable materials which includes telescoping limbs that can extend to 100 feet. X-29 can lift about 2 tons.

Height: Unrevealed (approximately 6')
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 850 lbs.)
Eyes: Red
Hair: None

History:

(X-51: Machine Man I#12) - X-29 was one of the X-Model robots built by Dr. Oliver Broadhurst and his staff. Unfortunately, each robot in the series developed psychological issues due to their being human-like yet artificial. X-29 was said to have been the worst of all the X-Model robots; X-29 developed homicidal urges and tried to start an uprising amongst its android brethren.

(2001: A Space Odyssey I#8 (fb) - BTS/X-51: Machine Man I#12) - Colonel Kragowski led the security forces at the Broadhurst Research Center against X-29. Although they succeeded in destroying X-29, it injured Colonel Kragowski, who lost his left eye from the fight.

(2020 Machine Man I#1 (fb) - BTS) - Arno Stark and Sunset Bain recovered the remains of X-29 and its fellow X-Model robots, then rebuilt them entirely. Stripping the X-Models of their free will, Arno placed them all under his control with a malware device he installed inside their chests.

(2020 Machine Man I#1) - X-29 and its fellow X-Model robots assaulted Machine Man at a Baintronics facility in New Jersey. The robots swarmed him but Machine Man discovered he could silence the signal being broadcast by Stark and Bain. Without the malware, X-29 and each of his fellow X-Model robots became overwhelmed by the same existential crisis they'd suffered before. When Baintronics robots arrived and attempted to pacify them, the X-Model robots rebelled against them, giving Machine Man the chaos he needed to escape.

Comments: Alluded to by Jack Kirby; fully fleshed out by Karl Bollers, Joe Bennett and Bob Wiacek.

    2001: A Space Odyssey I#8 just mentioned Kragowski had lost one of his eyes to one of the homicidal machines; X-51: Machine Man I#12 identified that robot as X-29 and depicted him.

   

   

Profile by Prime Eternal.

CLARIFICATIONS:
X-29 should not be confused with:

images: (without ads)
X-51: Machine Man I#12, page 5, panel 2 (main)
2020 Machine Man I#1, page 8 (face)

Appearances:
2001: A Space Odyssey I#8 (July, 1977) - Jack Kirby (writer, penciler, editor), Mike Royer (inker)
X-51: Machine Man I#12 (July, 2000) - Karl Bollers (writer), Joe Bennett (penciler), Bob Wiacek (inker), Ralph Macchio (editor)
2020 Machine Man I#1 (April, 2020) - Christos Gage (writer), Andy MacDonald (artist), Darren Shan (editor)

First posted: 08/28/2026
Last updated: 08/28/2026

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