HOBGOBLIN
Earth-92131
Real Name: Unrevealed
Identity/Class: Alternate Earth (Earth-92131) extraterrestrial (Chameleoid)
Occupation: Member of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard
Group Membership: Imperial Guard (Earthquake, Flashfire/Grannz, Gladiator/Kallark, Hussar, Manta, Oracle, Smasher/Vril Rokk, Starbolt, Titan, Vulcan/Gabriel Summers, Warstar)
Affiliations: Araki, Captain Juber, Chamberlain, Deathbird (Cal'syee Neramani), Eluke, Empress Lilandra Neramani, Eric the Red (Davan Shakari);
Bel-Dann the Kree, Raksor the Skrull, Brother Royale, while opposing D'Ken;
formerly Emperor D'Ken Neramani
Enemies: D'Ken Neramani;
formerly Lilandra Neramani, Starjammers (Ch'od, Corsair/Christopher Summers, Hepzibah, Raza), X-Men (Beast/Hank McCoy, Cyclops/Scott Summers, Gambit/Remy LeBeau, Phoenix/Jean Grey, Professor X/Charles Xavier, Rogue, Storm/Ororo Munroe, Wolverine/Logan)
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Mobile throughout the Shi'ar Empire
First Appearance: X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "The Phoenix Saga - Part IV: The Starjammers" (September 8, 1994)
Powers/Abilities: Hobgoblin was a shapeshifter capable of altering his appearance, size, weight and physical composition to assume virtually any form. After psionically scanning a subject, he could duplicate their physical characteristics and natural abilities, although he could not reproduce powers derived from equipment or external energy sources. His costume transformed along with his body.
Height: 6'1" (presumably same as his 616 counterpart)
Weight: 165 lbs. (presumably same as his 616 counterpart)
Eyes: White, no visible iris
Hair: Unrevealed
History:
(X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "The Phoenix Saga - Part IV: The Starjammers" - BTS) - Hobgoblin was chosen as a representative of his race to join the Shi'ar elite Imperial Guard. The Imperial Guard was tasked with enforcing Emperor D'Ken's law across the Shi'ar Empire.
(X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "The Phoenix Saga - Part I: Sacrifice" - BTS) - When Shi'ar Emperor D'Ken's rebellious sister Lilandra stole the powerful M'Kraan Crystal, D'Ken focused all of his attention on locating Lilandra and the object, unaware she was being protected by the mutant heroes known as the X-Men and the powerful Phoenix (Jean Grey).
(X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "The Phoenix Saga - Part IV: The Starjammers") - Emperor D'Ken met with Imperial agent Davan Shakari, and Gladiator in private when a hologram of Corsair (leader of the pirate Starjammers) appeared, offering the M'Kraan Crystal and leader of the X-Men, Cyclops, in exchange for a large sum of money. Unbeknownst to D'Ken, Corsair planned to use Cyclops to assassinate the Emperor. After their discussion, Hobgoblin and the Imperial Guard entered the chamber after which D'Ken ordered Gladiator to destroy Corsair and the Starjammers upon their arrival. The Guard was then instructed to help prepare a trap.
Not long after, Corsair arrived with the M'Kraan Crystal and Cyclops in tow, unaware that the "D'Ken" they faced was actually Hobgoblin in disguise, while the Emperor observed from high above. Just as Cyclops was about to strike, Gladiator ordered the Imperial Guard to seize them, leading Hobgoblin to reveal the deception. At that same moment, Phoenix, Lilandra, and the X-Men arrived to rescue Cyclops and the M'Kraan Crystal. As a fierce battle erupted between the X-Men and the Imperial Guard, Hobgoblin fought Corsair. Lilandra and the X-Men seemingly escaped, only to encounter Gladiator and D'Ken, who successfully unlocked the crystal. Even the powerful Phoenix was unable to prevent D'Ken from opening a breach that unleashed the power of the negative galaxy within, which soon began pulling everything and everyone inside.
(X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "The Phoenix Saga - Part V: Child Of Light") - After Emperor D'Ken bonded with the M'Kraan Crystal and began reshaping reality within it, the Phoenix evacuated the X-Men, Corsair, Lilandra, and Gladiator to the fleeing Starjammer. At the same time, Hobgoblin, Oracle, and other members of the Imperial Guard abandoned the Imperial cruiser, escaping aboard a smaller vessel. As the Phoenix attempted to contain the Crystal's unstable energies, she was drawn inside. The Crystal's power spiraled out of control, destroying the Imperial cruiser and pulling in nearby vessels, including the Guard's escape craft and the Starjammer, into its inner dimension. The disturbance spread across space, drawing in solar flares and sending destructive shockwaves throughout the galaxy.
Inside the Crystal, the survivors found themselves in a warped reality where D'Ken, now one with the Crystal, wielded near-omnipotent power. Taking on a giant form, he mocked Lilandra's warnings that his actions would destroy the galaxy and imprisoned her within an energy sphere, prompting the X-Men, Starjammers, and Imperial Guard to unite against him. During the ensuing battle, Hobgoblin changed into a large beast and helped the heroes destroy several stone monsters resembling Kronans. Other members of the Imperial Guard then succeeded in distracting D'Ken long enough for Titan to increase his size and strike the mad emperor from behind, seemingly shattering him, though D'Ken soon reformed, causing the unstable environment to further collapse and forcing the heroes to regroup. Hobgoblin quickly changed into a winged dragon and rescued Oracle from the fall. Moments later, the Phoenix reappeared and, sensing Lilandra's starcruiser approaching, transported all survivors, including Smasher and the Imperial Guard, aboard the vessel, out of D'Ken's immediate reach.
Aboard the starcruiser, the Imperial Guard could only watch as the Phoenix chose to sacrifice herself. Merging with the M'Kraan Crystal's energy matrix, she restored it and imprisoned D'Ken within, ultimately placing the Crystal inside the sun to safeguard it.
(X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "The Phoenix Saga - Part V: Child Of Light" - BTS) - Following D'Ken's defeat, Lilandra became Majestrix of the Shi'ar Empire. Hobgoblin continued to serve loyally as a member of the Imperial Guard under her reign.
(X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "The Dark Phoenix - Part III: The Dark Phoenix") - Hobgoblin, Flashfire, and other members of the Imperial Guard were assigned to assist Captain Juber and his crew in mapping dead star systems. While surveying the D'Bari system, they confirmed it was devoid of life when the Dark Phoenix suddenly appeared and consumed the system's sun, destroying it. As the Dark Phoenix fed on the star, the Shi'ar cruiser attempted to intervene. Captain Juber ordered an attack, but the entity proved too fast to target and retaliated by destroying part of the cruiser, sending it spiraling out of control. The crew managed to stabilize the vessel using thrusters and extinguished onboard fires as Juber reported the incident to Empress Lilandra.
Comments: Created by Chris Claremont, John Byrne, and Terry Austin;
adapted by Brooks Wachtel and AKOM Productions. (see Appearances list for full list of artists)
X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "The Dark Phoenix - Part IV: The Fate of the Phoenix" had several cameo's during crowd scenes on Lilandra's Imperial flagship. Some of those characters included are: a Z'Nox, E.T., a Skrull, a Twi'lek from Star Wars, Brother Royale, a Xenomorph from Alien, a Ithorian from Star Wars (also called Lady Escargo when she appeared in "Mojovision", a Kree soldier, and even the Fantastic Four's Thing!
When, in 2015's Secret Wars, the Multiverse was destroyed following the incursions of planets it appeared as if Reality-92131 was drafted onto Battleworld as the Westchester domain. However, this has since been debunked. As such the reality seen in the two volumes of X-Men '92 (2015 and 2016-2017) now have their own reality-designation of Earth-15730. The X-Men '92: House of XCII (2022) series was inspired by both the animated series and Hickman's House of X run but is its own separate reality. The limited series X-Men '97 (2024), however, is Reality-92131 and bridges the gap between the original X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon and the new X-Men '97: The Animated Series cartoon.
Profile by MarvellousLuke
CLARIFICATIONS:
Hobgoblin has no known connections to
images: (without ads)
X-Men The Art and Making of The Animated Series book, p162 (main image, digitally colored by MarvellousLuke)
X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "The Phoenix Saga - Part IV: The Starjammers" (reverting back from posing as D'Ken)
X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "The Phoenix Saga - Part V: Child of Light" (saving Oracle as a dragon)
Appearances:
X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "The Phoenix Saga - Part IV: The Starjammers" (September 8, 1994) - Mark Edens (writer), Frank Brunner, Mark Lewis (model design), Darrel Bowen, Russell Chong, Mark Lewis, Steve Olds, Frank Squillace (prop design), Cesar Magsombol, Frank Squillace, Wayne Schulz, Zhaoping Wei (layout design), Trish Mendelson (color key), Philip Kim, Dennis Venizelos (color backgrounds), Patrick Archibald, Francis Barrios, Romeo Francisco, Curt Geda, Greg Garcia, Adrian Gonzales, Rick Hoberg, Larry Houston, Jim Janes, Dough Murphy, Tom Nesbitt, Frank Squillace, Michael Swanigan, Dan Veesenmeyer (storyboards), AKOM Animation (animation), Sharon Janis (editor)
X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "The Phoenix Saga - Part V: Child of Light" (September 9, 1994) - Mark Edens (writer), Frank Brunner, Mark Lewis (model design), Darrel Bowen, Russel Chong, Mark Lewis, Steve Olds, Frank Squillace (prop design), Cesar Magsombol, Frank Squillace, Wayne Schulz, Zhaoping Wei (layout design), Trish Mendelson (color key), Philip Kim, Dennis Venizelos (color backgrounds), Sue Peters (animation director), Patrick Archibald, Francis Barrios, Romeo Francisco, Curt Geda, Greg Garcia, Adrian Gonzales, Rick Hoberg, Larry Houston, Jim Janes, Doug Murphy, Tom Nesbitt, Frank Squillace, Michael Swanigan, Dan Veesenmeyer (storyboards), Patrico Aganasin, Abel Laxamana, Mark Lewis, Romeo Lopez, Tec Manalac, Andre Nieves, Phil Stapleton (storyboard cleanup), AKOM Productions (animation studio), Sharon Janis (editor), Eric Lewald (story editor)
X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon - "The Dark Phoenix Saga - Part III: The Dark Phoenix" (November 19, 1994) - Larry Parr (writer), Frank Brunner, Mark Lewis (model design), Darrel Bowen, Russell Chong, Mark Lewis, Steve Olds, Frank Squillace (prop design), Cesar Magsombol, Frank Squillace, Wayne Schulz, Zhaoping Wei (layout design), Trish Mendelson (color key), Philip Kim, Dennis Venizelos (color backgrounds), Patrick Archibald, Francis Barrios, Romeo Francisco, Curt Geda, Greg Garcia, Adrian Gonzales, Rick Hoberg, Larry Houston, Jim Janes, Dough Murphy, Tom Nesbitt, Frank Squillace, Michael Swanigan, Dan Veesenmeyer (storyboards), Patricio Aganasin, Abel Laxamana, Mark Lewis, Romeo Lopez, Tec Manalac, Andre Nieves, Phil Stapleton (storyboard cleanup), Philippine Animation Studio, Inc. (animation), Sharon Janis (editor)
First Posted: 10/09/2026
Last Updated: 10/09/2026
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