SQUIRE GULOSQUIRE GULO
Real Name: Presumably Gulo
Identity/Class: Terrestrial fauna (dog) mutate (New Men); see comments
Occupation: Knight
Group Membership: Knights of
Wundagore, New Men
Affiliations: High Evolutionary (Herbert Edgar Wyndham), Lady Shadra
Enemies: Man-Beast and
his evil New Men
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Unrevealed;
possibly Wundagore II (see
comments);
formerly the High Evolutionary's Citadel of Science,
Mount Wundagore, Transia
First Appearance: Wolverine: First Class#3 (July, 2008)
Powers/Abilities: A humanoid wolverine, Squire Gulo most likely had enhanced human strength, speed and agility, as well as a superhuman olfactory sense.
He likely had sharp teeth and claws, and he was shown to have a plantigrade stance, like a human, rather than a digitigrade stance like a wolverine (or like many non-hooved quadrupeds).
He wore body armor and wielded a sword, with which he was presumably highly skilled. He and Lady Shadra were able to hold off a greater number of larger New Men.
He likely could ride an atomic steed.
History:
(Wolverine: First Class#3 (fb) - BTS) - Squire
Gulo was evolved from a wolverine by the High Evolutionary as one of his
New Men, and he became one of the Knights of Wundagore, defending the
Citadel of Science and the other New Men. He was known for being the
fiercest of the weasel folk.
(Wolverine: First Class#3 (fb)) - When the Man-Beast led his band of New Men against the High Evolutionary with the intent of destroying all that he had built, all seemed lost until the flashing blades of Lady Shadra and Squire Gulo held the evil New Men at bay until Thor Odinson defeated the Man-Beast.
(Wolverine: First Class#3 (fb) -
BTS) - Squire Gulo and Lady Shadra presumably departed Earth alongside
the High Evolutionary and the other Knights of Wundagore, leaving Bova
and a small village of New Men behind. There was a prophecy that if the
New Men looked to the sky and wished upon the brightest star, one day
the roar of their rockets would announce their return.
(Wolverine: First Class#3 - BTS) -
The young New Man Prosimia told the favored tale of Lady
Shadra and Squire Gulo to a group of young New
Men. When Wolverine and Kitty Pryde flew overhead in their Blackbird
jet, causing a sonic boom, one of the youths asked if that was Shadra
and Gulo, and Prosimia told them that if some of them had been naughty
and disobeyed Bova, perhaps Shadra and Gulo had come to teach them a
lesson.
When Kitty and Wolverine entered their
village, Prosimia thought they were Shadra and Gulo, and he excitedly
cried out that the sagas had been fulfilled.
In an effort to fulfill the prophecy, Prosimia subsequently exposed Kitty to the High Evolutionary's genetic accelerator (or another piece of equipment, which transformed her into a cat-woman.
(Wolverine: First Class#4 - BTS) -
When the Man-Beast attacked Wundagore alongside a new batch of New Men
he had created, Prosimia convinced Kitty to don Lady Shadra's armor and
weaponry, take up her atomic steed and inspire the New Men from the
village to fight back against the Man-Beast's New Men. Wolverine
subsequently defeated and drove off the Man-Beast, after which the High
Evolutionary returned Kitty to her normal form.
Comments: Created by Fred Van Lente and Salva Espin.
Gulo is the genus and species names for the wolverine, Gulo gulo, the largest land-dwelling member of the family Mustelidae. The name is derived from the Latin word for glutton due to their reputation for having an insatiable appetite.
Paralleling the stars of the story, Kitty Pryde and Wolverine, Lady Shadra and Squire Gulo were a cat-woman and wolverine-man.
Although squires are
typically shield-bearers and attendants of knights, Gulo was apparently
a warrior and a knight. Perhaps he only started out as Lady Shadra's
attendant, and she trained him to become a warrior.
The First Class comics have been
ruled out of Earth-616 continuity by Tom Brevoort. That isn't to say
specific events that occurred in the First Class reality didn't also occur
on Earth-616, but the rule of thumb is only the events that were
specifically referenced in a 616 story occurred on Earth-616. All other
events occurring in the First Class reality are assumed to not be on
Earth-616. If something ever confirms the story's existence on Earth-616,
I'll gladly adjust the profile accordingly. Until then, Squire Gulo and
Lady Shadra are Fringe
characters.
--Thanks to Loki for providing the above text for
another profile, which I modified to fit this one, and to David Zuckerman
for reminding me where to find it.
Wolverine and Kitty
traveled to Mount Wundagore in an effort to determine the location of
Magneto, who had spent some time there around there when he was younger.
That would refer to his living with Magda in a location close enough
that she could flee there on foot to escape him. That whole continuity
has been ret-conned a few times, as you can see in the comments of the
profile on Natalya
Maximoff.
Regardless of
whether this story was in-continuity or not, Squire Gulo and Lady Shadra
could have counterparts that were involved in the Thor I#134-135 battle
against the Man-Beast and his evil New Men. If so, they would likely
have departed Earth and traveled to Wundagore
II.
This profile was
completed 10/11/2025, but its publication was delayed as it was intended
for the Appendix 25th anniversary 's celebratory event.
Profile by Snood.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Squire Gulo should be distinguished from:
First posted: 09/24/2026
Last updated: 12/04/2025
Any Additions/Corrections? please let me know.
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