HARDAWAY

Real Name: Unrevealed

Identity/Class: Human, cyborg

Occupation: Prototype anti-mutant Biosentry

Group Membership: None

Affiliations: Henry Peter Gyrich

Enemies: Mutant Liberation Front

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Henry Peter Gyrich's estate

First Appearance: X-Force I#27 (October, 1993)

Powers/Abilities: Hardaway was a cyborg designed to be immune to the effects of psionic attacks through his hybrid nature, enabling him to shift his thoughts into machine-mode. His body was also composed of an unknown metal which could expand, enabling him to stretch his limbs and tranform his hands into claws.

History: (X-Force I#27) - When the Mutant Liberation Front came to capture Henry Peter Gyrich from his estate, Gyrich unleashed Hardaway to engage them so that he could be studied in the field. Hardaway struck down Forearm from behind, slashing him in the back, and then shifted his thoughts to machine-mode, rendering him immune to the effects of Wildside and Tempo's powers. However, Moonstar and Locus then arrived, and Moonstar incapacitated him with a neural arrow. Locus then phase-shifted part of his body to another location, killing him.

When Gyrich saw Hardaway's body he chastised the MLF for their actions, but Forearm claimed that Gyrich had turned Hardaway into an "emotionless killing machine," and aside from Tempo, the MLF felt no guilt for having terminated him.

Comments: Created by Fabian Nicieza, Matt Broome and Bud Larosa.

by Prime Eternal

CLARIFICATIONS:
Hardaway should not be confused with:

• Hard, Namorita in the Soldiers of Misfortune, @ New Warriors I#65
• Dr. Philip Hardaway of the Ultraverse, father of TurboCharge, @ Prime I#18
• Hardball, of the Imperial Guard, @ Thor I#446
• Hardball of Earth-Bishop, Fantatix, @ Bishop: Xavier Security Enforcers #1
• Hardbody, Riot, @ Skrull Kill Krew #1
• Hard-Boiled Henry, weapon of the Technet, @ Excalibur I#42
• Hardboys of the Ultraverse, former gang of Jimmy Ruiz, @ Prototype #7
• Hardcase, Harry Malone, leader of the Harriers, @ Wolverine II#5
• Hardcase of the Ultraverse, Tom Hawke, Ultraforce, @ Hardcase #1
• Hardcore, assassin, enemy of Luke Cage, @ Cage I#1
• Quentin Harderman, of the Committee to Regain America's Principles, @ Captain America I#169
• Marcia Hardesty, photojournalist, former assistant to Phil Sheldon, @ Marvels #4
• Hardhat, of the Cannibal Catch, @ Nomad II#18
• Aliyaa Hardin, fellow student of Kitty Pryde, @ Mekanix #1
• Grace Hardin, of the Ultraverse, mother of Atom Bob, @ Strangers #3
• Will Hardin, of the Ultraverse, father of Atom Bob, @ Strangers #3
• Mason Harding, created the Madbomb, @ Captain America I#198
• Hardliners, anti-superhuman warriors, @ Alpha Flight I#118
• Hardnose, Alexander Patel, of the Metahumes, @ Spider-Man: Friends and Enemies #1
• Hardol the Healer, gave Balder a potion to save Jane Foster, @ Journey into Mystery I#111
• Jonas Hardraker, 16th century pirate, @ Blades of the Brotherhood
• Harddrive, of the Dark Riders, @ X-Factor I#65
• Hardshell, Leila Davis, widow of the Ringer, @ Lethal Foes of Spider-Man #1
• Hardtime, Shadowforce's field leader, @ Spider-Man and X-Factor: Shadowgames #1
• Hardwire, robot ally of Geronimo Crow, @ Wolverine II#154
• Dr. Hardy, encountered Crossbones, @ Marvel Comics Presents #129
• Felicia Hardy, alias the Black Cat, @ Amazing Spider-Man I#194
• Felicity Hardy of Earth-MC-2, daughter of Felicia Hardy and Flash Thompson, @ Spider-Girl #37
• Lydia Hardy, mother of the Black Cat, @ Amazing Spider-Man I#195
• Morgan MacNeil Hardy, alias the Forever Man, @ Spider-Woman I#33
• Stan Hardy, of Tri-Corp, @ Amazing Spider-Man II#1
• Walter Hardy, father of the Black Cat, @ Amazing Spider-Man I#194

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