Braun (Stratocorp; X-Club character)

braun-stratocorp-kneesupob BRAUN

Real Name: Braun (first name unrevealed)

Identity/Class: Human

Occupation: Technician

Group Membership: Stratocorp;
possibly a neo-Nazi

Affiliations: Schragesturm (Frederik Heiden);
formerly X-Club (Danger, Doctor Nemesis/James Bradley, Madison Jeffries, Kavita Rao), X-Men (Cyclops/Scott Summers, Magneto/Max Eisenhardt)

Enemies: See comments

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Sea platform 100 miles south of Sao Luis, Brazil

First Appearance: X-Club#1 (February, 2012) braun-stratocorp-face

Powers/Abilities: Braun was a technician working on a high-tech operation that was creating the tether/space elevator for the orbiting platform Stringstar. He may or may not have either designed and/or been in charge of the robots that were generating the carbon supply for the tether.

He reported directly to his boss, Frederik Heiden.

Height: Unrevealed (approximately )
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately )
Eyes: Apparently brown
Hair: Bald, with black mustache

History:

(X-Club#1 (fb) - BTS) - Braun was a technician for Stratocorp, which allied with the X-Men and X-Club in constructing a sea platform 100 miles south of Sao Luis, Brazil and creating the Stringstar, the world's first space elevator.

The project's leader, Frederik Heiden, was a Nazi scientist who had been mutated by experimentation with Terrigen and bonded to some extradimensional entity back in 1945 and who sought to rewrite reality.

(X-Club#1) - Braun was working alongside Danger and Jeffries as Magneto began raising the platform, Danger reported that it was ascending at 267 miles per hour and that the tether umbilicus was being created at 421 feet per second to ensure a smooth ascent. Impressed but thinking Danger was a programmed robot, Braun remarked, "Helluva machine, pal" to Jeffries. Enamored with Danger, Jeffries, replied, "That she is."

    Danger subsequently informed Braun that his construction robots were slow and stupid, and that they couldn't form the tether quickly enough if they didn't speed the carbon supply. She then told him that she was going to interface with their systems and guide them herself.

    Not certain this was permissible, Braun contacted Heiden to inform him of the request, but he had heard via remote monitoring and denied permission. However, when Braun started to tell Danger that the boss was denying her request, she informed Braun that she had not made a request but had merely informed him of her intentions as a professional courtesy.

    Braun then told Jeffries that he had to control his 'bot, but Jeffries informed him that she was not his but rather her own woman.

(X-Club#1 - BTS) - When Danger interfaced with the control system, however, she was briefly overwhelmed as the extradimensional entity that had previously bonded with (been trapped within) Heiden entered her systems.

Comments: Created by Simon Spurrier and Paul Davidson.

I'm not sure how much Braun knew about Schragesturm and his plots or whether he was just a technician, but the name Braun in association with a Nazi seems a little too coincidental, so I suspect that he was a neo-Nazi. Maybe I should check with Stephen Lynch...
Anyway, if Braun was a neo-Nazi and aware of his boss' plots, then he would be an enemy of Atlanteans (notably Lida), X-Club (Danger, Dr. Nemesis, Madison Jeffries, Kavita Rao), X-Men (Cyclops, Magneto) and all humanity.

This profile was completed 01/01/2026, but its publication was delayed as it was intended for the Appendix 25^th anniversary's celebratory event.

This was a pretty complex series with a lot going on. I was going to profile Schragesturm, and I covered the first issue, but then I decided to just cover Braun in the interest of time. I'll get to Schragesturm and the rest of the characters and tech sometime after the event.

Profile by Snood.

CLARIFICATIONS:
Braun should be distinguished from:

BRAUN, ENA - female police officer, blamed the Marvel/Rat (Mark Holly) for her partner's death--The Marvel (unpublished)
BRAUN, EVA - Adolf Hitler's wife--Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos Annual#2
BRAUN, Dr. - former agent of Dr. Vault, sought wealth rather than power, killed by Vault after he tried to walk out on him--Astonishing Tales#21
BRAUN, father - town of Holly, assisted Wolverine against a Plodex, killed by Panzer. Fought evil with a sword--Wolverine Annual 2001/2
BRAWN (David Pike) - son of Cassandra Pike, battled his cousin, the She-Hulk--Marvel Fanfare I#48
BRAWN, HUNTER - wealthy man, father of Tristan, employs Mr. Legault, arranged "accidental" death of Jubilee’s parents to gain control over their bank, imprisoned when jubilee turned in evidence of his activities. Generate energy armor--Generation X#51
BRAWN, TRISTAN - Massachusetts Academy, son of Hunter, dated Paige Guthrie--Generation X#50
BRAWN TANK - weapon used in plot to invade Stark Industries/International, destroyed by Iron Man--"Iron Man in: Brains Over Brawn" (Hostess Fruit Pies advertisement in Marvel Team-Up #81 and other May 1979 issues)
other "Braun" or "Brawn" characters, groups, items, events, races or places...

images: (without ads)
X-Club#1, pg. 8, panel 1 (rotated profile, knees up);
panel 3 (face);
panel 5 (pushed aside by Danger)

Appearances:
X-Club#1 (February, 2012) - Simon Spurrier (writer), Paul Davidson (artist), Daniel Ketchum (editor)

First posted: 09/24/2026
Last updated: 01/01/2026

Any Additions/Corrections? please let me know.

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