KRAIT
Real Name: Unrevealed
Identity/Class: Extraterrestrial (race of origin unrevealed)
Occupation: Shi'ar agent
Group Membership: Shi'ar Death Commandos (Blackcloak, Colony, Devo, Flaw, Hypernova, Offset, Sega, Shell, Warshot)
Affiliations: Araki, Imperial Guard (Gladiator, Manta, Nightside, Oracle, Scintilla, Starbolt, Titan, Warstar), Ka'ardum
Enemies: Gailyn and Joseph Bailey, Derry Campbell, Phyllis and Roy Dennefer, Brian and Julia Grey, John and Elaine Grey, Fred Harriman, Charlotte Jones, Julian, Kindra, Liam, Maureen Lyszinski, Terry Maguire, Mary-Margaret, Roger, Sentinels, Starjammers (Ch'od, Cr+eee, Havok, Korvus, Marvel Girl (Rachel Grey), Polaris), Bekka Wallis, X-Men (Bishop, Cannonball, Colossus, Cyclops, Emma Frost, Gambit, Marvel Girl (Rachel Grey), Nightcrawler, Psylocke, Rogue, Shadowcat)
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Shi'ar Empire
First Appearance: (Unseen) Uncanny X-Men#466 (January, 2006); (Seen) Uncanny X-Men#467 (February, 2006)
Powers/Abilities: A humanoid bird with a large wing span, Krait can fly at enhanced speeds and has superior strength, endurance, and resistance to injury. It is likely that the full extent of his abilities remains unrevealed.
History:
(X-Men: Emperor Vulcan#1 (fb) - BTS) - A secret cabal within the Shi'ar Empire organized the Shi'ar Death Commandos, a unit composed of warriors from various extraterrestrial races, and sent them to Earth to slay Marvel Girl (Rachel Grey, who once wielded part of the Phoenix Force) and all related to her.
(Uncanny X-Men#468 (fb) - BTS) - The leader, Blackcloak, was tasked to brand Marvel Girl according to canon law, and brand her according to civil law. The brand would allow the Shi'ar to always track her.
(Uncanny X-Men#466 - BTS) - On Earth, the Commandos surrounded the home of John and Elaine Grey.
(Uncanny X-Men#467 - BTS) - Unable to decipher who Rachel was among all those inside, the Commandos initiated their secondary objective, that of slaying all those who were biologically related to Rachel. Over the next 24 seconds, multiple targets were killed, including Gailyn and Joseph Bailey, Derry Campbell, Phyllis and Roy Dennefer, Brian and Julia Grey, John Grey, Fred Harriman, Julian, Kindra, Liam, Terry Maguire, Mary-Margaret, Roger, and Bekka Wallis, leaving only Rachel and Elaine Grey alive. The X-Men (Nightcrawler, Psylocke, and Shadowcat) attacked. Marvel Girl took down Krait in a savage attack. Blackcloak marked Marvel Girl with a phoenix tattoo so that she would always be trackable from then on.
(Uncanny X-Men#468) - The battle continued and more X-Men (Bishop, Cannonball, Colossus, Cyclops, Emma Frost, Gambit, Rogue) and Sentinels joined the attack. In the following battle, Elaine Grey was killed and the Commandos ended up surrendering.
(Uncanny X-Men#470) - After being incarcerated in Manhattan for a time, the Commandos escaped. They tracked Marvel Girl to Chicago, though they fought Bishop and Detective Charlotte Jones on their way out. Bishop quickly fired on Krait. The Death Commandos managed to utilize their orbiting Shi'ar ship to teleport to Chicago so they could attack Marvel Girl directly. They burst through the window of Dr. Maureen Lyszinski to attack her.
(Uncanny X-Men#471) - Marvel Girl fled with Maureen in her arms. She sent out a telepathic pulse to the Commandos, causing them severe psychic feedback. Blackcloak paged his ship for aid, but they told him to handle it himself. The X-Men (Bishop, Cannonball, Nightcrawler, Psylocke) and a Sentinel arrived. Krait flew through the Sentinel's head, nearly destroying the robot, but he was subsequently knocked out of the air by Cannonball. The Shi'ar ship dropped a bomb that would have killed many, including the Commandos, for miles around, but the X-Men blocked it. The crew of the starship was apprehended, and the Commandos were presumably jailed again.
(X-Men: Emperor Vulcan#3 (fb) – BTS) – The Commandos began acting as the private guard to Chancellor Araki in Shi'ar space.
(X-Men: Emperor Vulcan#3) – Araki entered with the Shi'ar Death Commandos for a meeting with Vulcan (current emperor of the Shi'ar), Deathbird, and the Guard (Gladiator, Manta, Nightside, Oracle, Starbolt, Titan, Warstar). Inside, they found Ka'ardum, Lilandra, and the Starjammers (Ch'od, Havok, Korvus, Marvel Girl, Polaris, Raza). Marvel Girl grew furious at seeing the Commandos and lashed out in a powerful attack, sending the Commandos scattering, and threatened Araki's life, even accusing him of running the secret order of the Shi'ar and ordering the death of her family, until Polaris stopped her. The Commandos soon departed peaceably.
Comments: Created by Chris Claremont, Chris Bachalo and various inkers.
It was purported that Araki founded the Shi'ar Death Commandos and sent them to Earth.
Krait never uttered a word in these issues. Maybe he can't speak?
Profile by Chadman.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Krait
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images: (without ads)
Uncanny X-Men#470, p21, pan3 (main)
Uncanny X-Men#471, p12, pan1-2 (2nd)
Appearances:
Uncanny X-Men#466 (January, 2006) - Chris Claremont (writer), Chris Bachalo (penciler), Holdridge, Mendoza, Parsons, Olazaba, Rapmund, Townsend, Vey (inkers), Mike Marts (editor)
Uncanny X-Men#467 (February, 2006) - Chris Claremont (writer), Chris Bachalo (penciler), Florea, Holdredge, Hunter, Mendoza, Olazaba, Parsons, Rapmund, Townsend, Vey (inkers), Mike Marts (editor)
Uncanny X-Men#468 (March, 2006) - Chris Claremont (writer), Chris Bachalo (penciler), Hunter, Mendoza, Olazaba, Parsons, Rapmund, Townsend, Vey (inkers), Mike Marts (editor)
Uncanny X-Men#470 (April, 2006) - Chris Claremont (writer), Billy Tan (penciler), Jon Sibal (inker), Mike Marts (editor)
Uncanny X-Men#471 (May, 2006) - Chris Claremont (writer), Billy Tan (penciler/inker), Jon Sibal (inker), Mike Marts (editor)
X-Men: Emperor Vulcan#1 (September, 2007) - Christopher Yost (writer), Paco Diaz (pencils), Vicente Cifuentes (inks), Nick Lowe (editor)
X-Men: Emperor Vulcan#3 (January, 2008) – Christopher Yost (writer), Paco Diaz Luque (penciler), Vicente Cifuentes (inker), Nick Lowe (editor)
Last updated: 09/30/07
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