KALLUSIANS

Classification: Extraterrestrial, humanoid

Location/Base of Operations: Mobile in space;
    formerly, a base/city hidden beneath the North Pole/in the Arctic Circle, Earth;
    originally the planet Kallu, Kallu-Kan star system, Andromeda Galaxy
        - Kallu is Arctic over much of the planet, with 74% of the surface covered with ocean; it has 110% Earth's gravity, with an atmosphere composed of 47% nitrogen and 41% oxygen

Known Members: Ogor, Hjarmal Svenson imposter
    the population is estimated at 11,000 after the rest were annihilated by the Yirbek

Affiliations: Dr. Hjarmal Svenson

Enemies: Avengers (Captain America, Giant-Man, Iron Man, Thor), Yirbek

First Appearance: Avengers I#14 (March, 1965)

Powers/Abilities: The Kallusians possess starships equipped with warp drive, teleportation, and powerful weaponry. They also designed matter displacers, stellar transmitters (via which they picked up terrestrial radio and television programs, allowing them to master Earth's languages), energy pistols, ice-guns which can cover a target with ice, and a "freeze" ray which can paralyze whoever it strikes. They allegedly have weaponry capable of destroying planets.
    Kallusians are unable to breathe the oxygen (or at the oxygen level) produced in Earth's atmosphere, and must manufacture their own supply while on Earth.

Traits: The Kallusians were governed by democratic republics. Though they are typically honest, courageous, and perseverant, they are willing to allow "lesser" planets to perish in conflicts with their enemies

Type:  Bilaterally symmetric humanoid bipeds
Eyes: Two (on head; they apparently have a white sclera with a dark/black central region, which is either a pupil surrounded by a white/colorless iris, or perhaps their iris is black; or some other alien configuration)
Fingers: Five (including opposing thumb)
Toes: Five
Skin color: Deep pink, with white or gray hair observed
Average height: 6'0"

History: (Avengers I#14 (fb) - BTS) - For ages, the Kallusians dwelt peacefully in their galaxy.

(Avengers I#14 (fb) / Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe#12 - Yirbek) - "In the ever-changing course of cosmic events," inter-planetary war broke out. Planets fought planets, and alien armies (including the Yirbek) fought "on a scale beyond <humanity's> comprehension. For centuries their skies shook with the nightmare of unending conflict.

(Avengers I#14 (fb)) - Finally, battle-weary and outnumbered, the Kallusians fled their galaxy with their foes in pursuit. After months of desperate searching, the fleeing Kallusians found Earth.

(Avengers I#14 (fb)) - Unable to breathe in Earth's atmosphere, they concealed themselves beneath the North Pole, strictly rationing out their own limited oxygen supply despite resultant fatalities.

(Avengers I#14 (fb)) - When the human scientist Dr. Hjarmal Svenson passed by while doing research on respiration in arctic regions, they brought him to Ogor in the hopes that he could assist them.

(Avengers I#14 (fb)) - Svenson willingly helped the Kallusians in exchange for their promise not to harm Earth.

(Avengers I#14 (fb)) - After many experiments, Svenson produced tiny oxygen granules they could place in masks that allowed them to survive in Earth's atmosphere. They sent one of their men in an oxygen mask to impersonate Dr. Svenson so that he would not be missed.

(Avengers I#14 (fb) - BTS) - After many years of picking up Earth's radio and television signal with their stellar-transmittor, they leaned much of humanity, including mastering many languages, such as English.

(Avengers I#14) - The Kallusian impersonating Dr. Svenson was inadvertently discovered by the Avengers, who were desperately seeking Dr. Svenson so that he could save the life of the Wasp. Giant-Man accidentally took off the imposter's mask, and he perished without a supply of his own oxygen.

    The Avengers set after Dr. Svenson, and discovered the Kallusians' base in the North Pole. When they invaded the base, they were quickly brought down by the Kallusians' paralysis ray, but Thor was immune to it and pretended to be affected in order to infiltrate their base. After they were brought before Ogor, Thor revived the other Avengers and fought the Kallusians until Dr. Svenson appeared and asked them to stop.
     He wished to help the Wasp and who threatened to stop aiding the Kallusians if they refused to halt the attack.

    At that moment, a Kallusian monitoring station was destroyed by a Yirbek probe, and the Kallusians began Operation: Last Resort, intending to wage war with the Yirbek on Earth. However, Dr. Svenson was indignant because they had promised to leave Earth alone if he aided them. When the Avengers threatened to renew their battle, Ogor stood down (not wanting to fight a battle on two fronts) and had his people return the Avengers to New York while they evacuated their base, then set off into space to confront the Yirbek fleet at Sector 18-G, intending to fight and destroy them.

(Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe#12 - Yirbek) - The Yirbek eventually took over Kallu, massacring its population.

Comments: Created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Paul Laiken, Jack Kirby and Don Heck.

by Prime Eternal - updated/expanded by Snood

CLARIFICATIONS:
The Kallusians should not be confused with:

• Kallara, power source of the Monitors, @ Marvel Two-In-One Annual #3
• Agent Kallebach, S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, investigated deaths at J-2 conference, @ Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD II#24
• Kallreich the Unconquerable, interplanetary warlord, slain by Galactus, @ Shadows and Light #3

Artic city

matter displacer

"freeze" ray

Hjarmal Svenson imposter

(Avengers I#14 (fb)) - While Dr. Svenson produced tiny oxygen granules the Kallusians could place in masks that allowed them to survive in Earth's atmosphere, they sent one of their men in an oxygen mask to impersonate Dr. Svenson so that he would not be missed.

(Avengers I#14) - The Kallusian impersonating Dr. Svenson was inadvertently discovered by the Avengers, who were desperately seeking Dr. Svenson so that he could save the life of the Wasp. Giant-Man accidentally took off the imposter's mask, and he perished without a supply of his own oxygen.

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