Sl'gur't
Real Name: Presumably Sl'gur't
Identity/Class: Unclear, perhaps an extradimensional entity
Occupation: Skrull War-God
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: His worshippers among the Skrull race, only Kl'rt is shown, but there are doubtlessly many
Enemies: Presumably other deities, such as the Kree god Pama, and the enemies of his worshippers, such as Reptyl, his crew, and Galactus and Annihilus (See comments)
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: Great One
Base of Operations: Unknown, possibly extradimensional, Sl'gur't may be able to use his idol located in his temple on the Skrull throneworld to communicate with petitioners (See Comments). Sl'gur't is popularly believed to have been born on the now-destroyed Skrull ancient capital world of Zaragz'na.
First Appearance: Fantastic Four Annual#24 (1991)
Powers/Abilities: Unrevealed. Sl'gur't's idol possessed eight arms, all but the central arm (extending from his chest) holding a different type of weapon, mainly cutting blades, though one appeared to be a type of sling. These weapons doubtless represented his prowess as a warrior. The idol had three heads, the central appearing as a squat, Skrull-like head, the left as a vaguely vulture-like head on a long, reptilian neck, the right, a serpent's head on a long, serpentine neck. The body was fat, with immense, powerful-looking legs.
History: (Fantastic Four Annual#24/2) - Kl'rt, The Super-Skrull, feeling disgraced because he had been forced to feign death before Captain Reptyl, an adversary he deemed far beneath him, confronted the Empress Sy'Bill to let him avenge his honor by killing Reptyl. The Skrull Empress ordered him to keep up the pretense, causing conflict between his loyalty to the Empress and his code of honor. The Super-Skrull traveled to the temple of Sl'gur't, and begged his guidance in the matter. Kl'rt emerged with his answer. "Death before dishonor." Disobeying direct orders, he tracked Reptyl down, attacked his ship, slaughtered his crew, and dragged him into the void, strangling and apparently killing Reptyl.
(Annihilation: Super-Skrull #1) - In conversation with Warlord S'gak, Kl'rt warned of the Annihilation Wave's threat to Zaragz'na, the ancient Skrull capital and the "spawning ground of Sl'gur't".
Comments: Created by Len Kaminski, Chris Ivy, and Tim Dzon.
It is unclear if Sl'gur't actually communicated with Kl'rt, or if the Skrull simply heard what he wanted to hear. It is unrevealed if Sl'gur't actually exists as a living entity, but it's very likely. It's possible he is either a deified Skrull war hero from their ancient past, or, more likely, a godlike being they came to worship, much as humans worshipped the Asgaradians and Olympians. If he is still alive is unknown, as are his whereabouts. I refer to Sl'gur't as "He" but the gender was not revealed, I based the gender on the statue's lack of breasts, which comic book artists really enjoy making as huge as possible on female characters.
Captain Reptyl "killed" Super-Skrull in Silver Surfer III#28
Reptyl returned to life in Silver Surfer III#65, having transformed into a more powerful form and gained Cosmic Power.
Reptyl and his crew are enemies if Sl'gur't actually did tell Kl'rt to kill him.
Galactus, would, of course, be an enemy because he devoured the (previous) Skrull Throneworld and killed approximately 50 billion Skrulls. @ Fantastic Four I#257. Annihilus would as well, having led to Annihilation Wave to devour the planet Zaragz'na. @ Annihilation: Super-Skrull #4.
Sl'gur't could be a play on the Old English word Sluggard, meaning a lazy person.
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Sl'gur't should not be confused with:
Fantastic Four Annual#24, p55, pan1
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