TYRUS KRILL
Real Name: Tyrus Krill
Identity/Class: Extraterrestrial/Unknown/Brood
Occupation: Bounty Hunter, Vengeance Seeker,
Former Scientific Explorer
Group Membership: None known, presumably some
scientific organizations on his own world.
Affiliations: Wolverine
Enemies: The Brood,
The
Brood Queen, the D'Bari
Formerly, His
Family
(Under duress),
Unnamed Boy
(Under duress), Wolverine (While under Brood Control)
Known Relatives: Ulara Krill (Wife, deceased),
Zet Krill (Son, Deceased), Jexia Krill (Son? Deceased) ( See
comments)
Aliases: Scourge Of The Brood
Base of Operations: Mobile aboard his Starship
First Appearance: Wolverine Annual 2000
Powers/Abilities: Tyrus Krill was a genius with
various types of technology, and well versed in Brood Biology, specifically
what can harm or kill them, such as sonic weaponry and parasitic
M'Zara
Blood Flies. He may have also had advanced knowledge of genetic engineering.
He had modified his body and musculature (The Queen remarked that he was
"bigger" than last time they'd met), doubtless gaining enhanced strength,
speed, durability and agility. He was also able to fight off his Brood side
for several years, and was apparently not connected to the Brood Hive Mind.
As a Brood his abilities were further enhanced, and he possessed an armored
exoskeleton, tail, and massive fangs.
History: (Wolverine Annual 2000 (fb) - BTS) - Tyrus
Krill and his family accepted a mission to search out new worlds for colonization
for their people. His wife and children were not so keen on the loneliness
and danger in such a mission, but they went anyway. Zet interrupted his father
during an important experiment, (Involving a creature in a cylinder that
looked suspiciously like Cru), and Tyrus yelled at the boy. His wife informed
him that they had received a distress signal from a nearby ship, and explained
how hard it was for Zet, not being around kids his own age. The vessel in
distress turned out to be a Brood-Infested Acanti, which had lured them in
with a false distress signal, the family attempted to flee but their vessel
was boarded. Hoping to save his family, Tyrus tried to fight the Brood while
his wife and children fled to the escape pod, but this only played into the
Brood's hands, and all were infected. Tyrus awoke to find himself infected,
and, thinking quickly, injected himself with a hypo-spray of an unspecified
depressant to stop the spread of infection. He called out to his family,
thinking them safe, but was horrified to see that they had been transformed
into Brood. As he fled in horror, the escape pod blasted off, taking his
now infected family with it.
For years Tyrus sought vengeance on the Brood who had taken his family,
experimenting on and modifying his own body to become more powerful
and seeking out technology and lifeforms fatal to the Brood, even as
his family became a part of a Nest so violent and cruel it was considered
"criminal" even by other Brood. He evidently fought the Brood several times,
as he was considered one of their greatest enemies, along with Wolverine,
earning the nickname "Scourge of the Brood". At some point he learned of
the existence of Wolverine, who was legendary as a Slayer of Brood and considered
a "Monster" by that race. As he headed to Earth to recruit this powerful
new ally, the Brood Nest arrived on Earth, hiding within the
Ripley
Hotel in New York City, New York, and began converting numerous innocents
into Brood.
(Wolverine Annual 2000) - Tyrus Krill arrived on Earth, smashing a gentleman's
new car beneath his ship, and quickly located Wolverine within a nearby pub.
After an initial misunderstanding, Tyrus explained his purpose on Earth,
his history with the Brood (Leaving out his own infection), and the Brood's
presence on Earth. He asked Wolvie' for help, and Logan accepted, never one
to turn down a chance to kill Brood. The two made their way to the Ripley
hotel, and began slashing and blasting every Brood they came across, careful
not to kill any of the confused humans milling about. As Wolverine slashed
ahead, Krill confronted a woman and man who were being... intimate,
and the woman revealed herself to be Brood and attacked. He quickly dispatched
her, and told the frightened man to leave, before having a brief lapse into
his Brood state.
As he moved on through the carnage left by Wolverine, he detected a
Brood that Logan had missed. Unwilling to let a single Brood escape
his vengeance, he decided to investigate. Opening the apartment door, he
was confronted by a young boy, about the same age his son Zet had been when
he was infected. The Brood Queen, through the boy, taunted Tyrus with his
failure to save his own children and stop the Brood rampage. The boy transformed
into Brood form and attacked, and Krill was forced to shoot him, killing
him instantly. As the boy reverted to human form, Tyrus set the child's body
gently on the floor, and apologized for not being able to save him, or stop
the Brood in time to prevent his infection, vowing that it would all end
here. He then moved down the elevator shaft, to the Brood Nest, where Wolverine
was engaged in a fierce battle with hordes of Brood. He unleashed a swarm
of M'Zara
Blood Flies, which bored their way under the skin of the attacking Brood,
causing a chemical reaction resulting in the infected Brood literally exploding.
The Brood Queen then struck Krill from behind with her tail, mocking
Tyrus' failure to destroy her after so many encounters. Tyrus then unleashed
a sonic weapon of his own design, specifically attuned to Brood frequencies
to cause them extreme pain. Furious, the Queen impaled him on her tail
and dragged him to a water source, where she attempted to drown him before
throwing him in to die. As the Queen gloated, Wolverine struck her from behind,
delivering a fatal blow, but the strain was too much for Krill, and he
transformed into a Brood, attacking Wolverine, who was forced to cut him
down. As he reverted to normal, he apologized for not being totally honest
with Wolverine, and asked to be reunited with his family. Wolverine carried
him to his dying wife and children, and they comforted each other as they
died.
Wolverine carried the bodies to the Xavier Institute, where Beast reprogrammed
their ship to take them home for proper burial.
Comments: Created by Frank Tieri, Jorge Santamaria and
Nathan Messingill
I list Jexia as Tyrus "son" because the child's gender is unclear, only
Zet is referred to specifically as his son, but as a young adult? when
Jexia died, "he" seemed to lack female features, (I.E. breasts).
Tyrus was able to hide his Brood scent from Wolverine by unknown means he
had learned from years of hunting Brood.
The unnamed Brood-Infected Boy returned to human form at death, and Krill
and his family returned to their normal forms, but most of the others infected
either remained in Brood form at death or actually turned into Brood when
they died, this was never explained. I assume the boy and Krill's family
regained their true form for dramatic effect, to hit home the horror and
tragedy of it all. It sure worked on me...
I wonder how they explained all of those deaths to the authorities...
Tyrus, referring to this group of Brood, stated, "They are a ruthless group,
even for the Brood. The blood spilled of those they slay are not necessarily
for reproduction, but for pleasure. Even amongst the Brood race itself,
they are considered criminals." He wasn't exactly speaking from a impartial
position, but there is little reason to doubt this claim.
At first I suspected that the Brood Queen and her two Prime Warriors were
Ulara and her children, but their bodies were in a different area of the
Nest than that of the fallen Queen. Though they are not called "Prime Warriors"
in the story, I use the term simply to differentiate them from the other,
less powerful Brood. Though the Brood Skur'Kil from Uncanny X-Men I#155 was
referred to as a "Warrior Prime", I'm not really suggesting a connection.
Once again the Brood Queen attempted to implant Wolverine with a Brood Egg.
They never learn, do they?
A creature resembling Cru, (A Brood-Hunting Alien creature from the new Ms.
Marvel series.), is seen on the Krill's spaceship in an experimental tank,
but there is as yet no confirmed connection.
Brood seen in a flashback by Wolverine in this issue include
The
Great Mother,
Hannah Conover,
Fred and
Nancy, Harry
Palmer and Fang
I wonder if the Ripley Hotel was named after the character of Ripley from
the Alien film series. Another note is that the local theater was
playing Invasion of The Body Snatchers. Both films deal with
parasitic alien lifeforms.
Krill are tiny shrimp-like creatures that serve as the main food source for
everything from coral to blue whales, thus forming a vital link in the food chain.
Profile by Darc_Light.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Tyrus Krill has no known connections to
Zet Krill has no known connection to:
The Brood Queen encountered by Tyrus Krill has no known connection to:
Ulara, Zet, and Jexia Krill- Tyrus' wife and two young children, they were
brought along on his scientific expedition and infected by the Brood, despite
Krill's attempts to protect them. They were all killed in battle by Wolverine,
but lived long enough to say their goodbyes to Tyrus. Their bodies were carried
home for burial.
--Wolverine Annual 2000 Unnamed Boy- An unnamed young boy , about Zet's age when he was infected
(13-14?), who was infected by the Brood at the Ripley Hotel. He was initially
overlooked by Wolverine, but confronted Krill, taunting him with his inability
to save his own son, or anyone else (Actually, it was the Brood Queen speaking
through the child.). Sadly, Krill was forced to shoot him when he attacked,
and he died instantly. Krill gently set his body on the floor and apologized
for not being able to save him.
--Wolverine Annual 2000 Brood Queen- The Brood Queen involved was unusually strong and durable,
having a reptilian humanoid form, almost reminiscent of Reptyl Prime, save
for her lack of wings and having four whip-like appendages near her
spine. She was attended by two prime warriors, who were far more difficult
to kill than normal Brood. All were slain by Wolverine.
--Wolverine Annual 2000 Tyrus Krill's Ship- A research vessel launched by Krill's race to find
a suitable world for colonization (Think Lost in Space). The vessel
possessed scientific laboratories, Hyper-Drive and an Auto-Pilot System.
It was attacked and somehow infiltrated by the Brood. After his infected
family fled in an escape pod, Krill used the vessel to hunt them down. Wolverine
and Beast later placed the families' bodies on board, and programmed it to
return home.
--Wolverine Annual 2000 The Hotel Ripley/Brood Nest- A hotel used by the Brood Queen to lure
unwary humans into her clutches. The Nest was located in an upper penthouse,
where humans were taken to be infected or consumed. The penthouse
was filled from wall to wall and floor to ceiling with Brood and captured
humans, as well as what appeared to be eggs. The entire Nest was
apparently wiped out by Tyrus Krill and Wolverine.
--Wolverine Annual 2000 M'Zara Blood Flies- Parasitic flies which burrow into the bodies of Brood
and devour their internal organs so rapidly it causes their bodies to explode.
Tyrus Krill used them effectively to battle the Brood.
--Wolverine Annual 2000
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Tyrus Krill as Brood- Wolverine Annual 2000 Pg 35, Full Panel
Ulara, Zet and Jexia- Wolverine Annual 2000 Pg 12, pan 4
Unnamed Boy-Wolverine Annual 2000 Pg 18, pan 5-6
Brood Queen and Prime Warriors- Wolverine Annual 2000 Pg 24, Full Panel
Tyrus Krill's Ship- Wolverine Annual 2000 Pg 19, pan 5
Brood Nest- Wolverine Annual 2000 Pg 16-17
M'Zara Blood Flies- Wolverine Annual 2000 pg23, pan 1-3
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