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81-508: Cain Marko is a regular human who was empowered by a gem belonging to the deity Cyttorak , becoming a literal human juggernaut . He possesses superhuman strength and durability, and is virtually immune to most physical attacks; his helmet also protects him from mental attacks. Although not a mutant, Juggernaut has been featured as a prominent member of the Brotherhood of Mutants . He is also

162-533: A telepathic attack by Xavier. The Juggernaut returns seeking revenge and is delayed by three of the X-Men while Cyclops and Marvel Girl , aided by the astral form of mystic Doctor Strange , find and use another jewel of Cyttorak, which banishes the Juggernaut to the "Crimson Cosmos", the home dimension of Cyttorak. When the Juggernaut reappears, the character has gained mystical abilities and briefly battles

243-521: A Malibu brand. At this point, Chris Ulm joined Malibu as editor-in-chief. In 1988, Malibu effectively acquired the Canadian publisher Aircel Comics as an imprint, and in 1989 it acquired Adventure Publications . From that point forward, the Malibu brand was used for superhero titles; while Eternity was used for the magazine line and also for anime -inspired titles like Robotech ; Adventure

324-474: A battle with the Canadian superhero team Alpha Flight . However, when Paré discovers that Exodus ' Brotherhood of Mutants is preparing to attack the X-Men's headquarters while unaware that Juggernaut is the mole in their group, he is killed by Black Tom Cassidy. An enraged Juggernaut attacks Cassidy and his allies, and the battle strands all participants in the Mojoverse . The Juggernaut reappears and joins

405-582: A dimensional portal that passes through Hell before sending Juggernaut to Siberia. Cain next appears in Iceman #5, still looking for those responsible who killed his step-brother Charles Xavier. He runs into Iceman, who is having family issues of his own. Bobby, thankful for the distraction, engages Cain. At the end of the fight, Iceman encases Juggernaut in an ice cage and rockets him into the nearby river via ice elevator slingshot. Then he creates some ice simulacrum that carry/swim him down river, removing Cain from

486-679: A flashback story in Marvel Saga #21 (August 1987), and in a humorous episode in Excalibur #3 (December 1988). The Juggernaut also participated in the " Acts of Vengeance " storyline in Thor #411–412 (December 1989) and returned in Thor #429 (February 1991). Other appearances included an encounter with his creator, Cyttorak , in X-Men Unlimited #12 (September 1996) and starring in

567-610: A gateway to the Crimson Cosmos (or possibly an alternate universe where Cain Marko had died while still the Juggernaut). Pushing his hand through, Marko is re-empowered, becoming the Juggernaut once more, just in time to thunder forth and smash through the otherwise unbreakable force field surrounding the country. This allows the Thunderbolts to resolve an otherwise deadly threat to the planet, as had been orchestrated by

648-481: A life support device, and abandons her. A frustrated Spider-Man lures the Juggernaut into setting concrete, poured for the foundation of an office high-rise, into which he sinks without a trace; he takes over a month to dig his way out. The Juggernaut, in civilian guise, has a bar fight with the X-Man Colossus , who is at first unaware of the villain's true identity. After another battle against Spider-Man and

729-545: A new Juggernaut. Cain Marko, finally having found peace—even tending a vegetable garden—senses the call and, having armed himself, coerces the Vanisher to take him to the Gem's location. He comes into conflict with a team of X-Men (having been alerted by Colossus, who also perceived the call), as well as seekers of the Juggernaut's power such as Man-Killer . Marko and Colossus struggle with one another, only to realize that they have

810-754: A reformation in The Uncanny X-Men # 410–413 (September–December 2002) and X-Men #162–164 (November 2004–January 2005). The Juggernaut confronted his stepbrother, Charles Xavier—leader of the X-Men—;in X-Men: Legacy #219 (February 2009), and fought the Hulk in Hulk #602 (November 2009). He appeared as a regular character in Thunderbolts beginning with issue #144, and remained on

891-587: A roster of talented and respected writers and artists. Emphasizing the tight continuity between the various series in the Ultraverse line, Malibu made extensive use of crossovers , in which a story that began in one series would be continued in the next-shipping issue of another series. Various promotions for special editions or limited-print stories followed. The Ultraverse line came to dominate Malibu's catalog. The Bravura imprint, launched in January 1994,

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972-601: A short time later. With that, Marvel canceled the entire Ultraverse line. (Within the Marvel Comics multiverse , the Genesis Universe is designated as Earth-1136 and the Ultraverse as Earth-93060 .) Very little Malibu content was published after 1996. In June 2005, when asked by Newsarama whether Marvel had any plans to revive the Ultraverse, Marvel editor-in-chief Joe Quesada replied that: Let's just say that I wanted to bring these characters back in

1053-411: A small software development company that designed video games in the early to mid-1990s called Malibu Interactive . Malibu Comics was launched in 1986 as Malibu Graphics by Dave Olbrich and Tom Mason with the private financing of Scott Mitchell Rosenberg , who was operating a comic book distribution company ( Sunrise Distribution ) at the time. Unbeknownst to most people in the industry, Rosenberg

1134-585: A solo story and the "Eighth Day" storyline, which introduces the entities the Exemplars . The Juggernaut and seven other humans are revealed to have all been empowered and corrupted by mystical entities, and as avatars enforce their will on Earth. The Juggernaut resists the influence of Cyttorak and when captured by other Exemplars is aided by the superhero team the Avengers . Leader Captain America convinces

1215-422: A very big way, but the way that the deal was initially structured, it's next to impossible to go back and publish these books. There are rumors out there that it has to do with a certain percentage of sales that has to be doled out to the creative teams. While this is a logistical nightmare because of the way the initial deal was structured, it's not the reason why we have chosen not to go near these characters, there

1296-455: Is a bigger one, but I really don't feel like it's my place to make that dirty laundry public. In May 2012, Steve Englehart suggested in a podcast interview that the reason Marvel will not presently publish the Ultraverse characters is because five percent of the profits from those books would have to go to the Malibu creators who were still alive. Marvel Editor Tom Brevoort later denied that

1377-506: Is able to escape back to Earth by destroying his armor. While recovering at a hospital, Cain is visited by a telepathic projection of Charles, who wanted to check on his condition. While Cain had been trapped in Limbo, mutantkind rebranded itself as a sovereign nation on Krakoa , but Charles sadly informed him that Cain was denied Krakoan citizenship due to being human. After recovering, Cain sought to regain his powers as Juggernaut and travels

1458-439: Is able to restore the link with Cyttorak, becoming powerful enough to hold his own against the Hulk. Despite an attempt by Xavier to reform Marko, he concedes that redemption is impossible. While training his son Skaar , Bruce Banner bombs Juggernaut's house to initiate a confrontation between Skaar and the Juggernaut. Skaar manages to win his first fight by throwing the Juggernaut into open space, proving to his father that he has

1539-529: Is appointed to work with Nightcrawler 's Legionnaires. After months of working in service in Krakoa, Juggernaut is nominated by Marvel Girl as a member for the newest iteration of X-Men. Juggernaut is officially elected to the X-Men, much to his surprise and joy, and debuts with the new lineup at the third Hellfire Gala . The festivities are cut short when Orchis forces attack the Gala, with many mutants killed in

1620-458: Is empowered with magical energies and transformed into an immortal avatar for the entity in question. As the Juggernaut, Marko possesses superhuman strength, being capable of shattering mountains, lifting and using buildings as weapons, and extreme durability. Juggernaut is able to generate a mystical force field that grants him additional invulnerability to any physical attack when it is at its maximum, including Colossus 's punches. Even when

1701-532: Is partially responsible. Kurt Marko favors Charles and abuses his own son, Cain. Cain resents Charles and bullies him frequently. Cain Marko and his step-brother Charles serve in the US Army and are stationed in Korea . Marko finds a hidden temple dedicated to the entity Cyttorak . On entering, Marko finds and holds a huge ruby and reads the inscription on the stone aloud: "Whosoever touches this gem shall be granted

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1782-576: The Fear Itself storyline, one of the seven Hammers of the Worthy that was launched to Earth by Serpent : God of Fear lands near Juggernaut. Juggernaut lifts it and becomes Kuurth: Breaker of Stone. His transformation is enough to level the Raft, causing a mass prison break. Kuurth makes his way to California and fights the X-Men. Magik, Colossus, and Shadowcat go to Cyttorak's dimension and inform it that

1863-718: The Beast in Amazing Adventures #16 (January 1973), and the Hulk in The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #172 (February 1974). After the canceled X-Men returned in the mid-1970s, the Juggernaut returned to fight a new iteration of the team in X-Men #101–103 (October 1975–February 1976). Storylines in Spider-Woman #37–38 (April & June 1981) and The Amazing Spider-Man #229–230 (June–July 1982) explored

1944-658: The Genesis line. This line, however, had a short lifespan. In early 1992, Malibu served as publisher of record for the first comics from Image Comics , making the upstart creator-run publisher members of the Malibu Graphics Publishing Group, and giving Image access to the distribution channels . This move led to Malibu obtaining almost ten percent of the American comics market share, temporarily moving ahead of industry giant DC Comics . By

2025-471: The Protectors , consisting of Airman , Amazing-Man , Aura, Arc, Arrow , Ferret, Man of War and Mighty Man, among others. Several of these characters had short-lived spin-off titles of their own. The Centaur heroes and other characters from Adventure ( Miss Fury and Rocket Ranger ), and Eternity ( Dinosaurs for Hire , Ex-Mutants ) plus Dead Clown and Widowmaker, were put together in one Universe to form

2106-528: The Rock-It Comix imprint for rock music comics in early 1994. Malibu worked with the management firm Gold Mountain Entertainment in dealing with the musicians, while International Strategic Marketing distributed the line to comic book shops, music outlets, and newsstands. By early 1994, Malibu Comics Entertainment had large numbers of employees in various divisions, including editorial, design,

2187-411: The Thunderbolts , Cain is brought up for suggestion for the program. While Cage is initially against his joining, Professor X telepathically contacts Luke and asks him to reconsider, believing he has a chance at redemption despite what he previously told Cain. Juggernaut agrees to do whatever Luke says, partly because he is now suffused with nanomachines which can affect him in his weakened state. During

2268-737: The one-shot issue Juggernaut #1 (April 1997). In 1994 Marvel purchased Malibu Comics and began a series of crossovers that saw Marvel characters entering the Malibu Ultraverse. In 1995–1996, Juggernaut lead a group of Ultras, who were named The All New Exiles. The All New Exiles met up with the X-Men in a special Malibu/Marvel collaboration, The All New Exiles vs X-Men #0, dated October 1995. The character appeared in Juggernaut: The Eighth Day #1 (November 1999) and Avengers vol. 3 #23–25 (December 1999–February 2000) with similarly powered avatars and attempted

2349-693: The " Acts of Vengeance ," battling the Thunder God Thor and teen superteam the New Warriors . The Juggernaut continues to feature prominently in Marvel titles battling Thor once again and starring opposite other characters such as the mutant team X-Force , Doctor Strange, the Hulk (allied at the time with master villain the Red Skull and tricking and capturing the Hulk with the same "civilian" guise used against Colossus), mercenary Deadpool ,

2430-520: The " Sinister War " storyline, Kindred revives Sin-Eater again and one of the demonic centipedes that emerged from his body took possession of Juggernaut making him one of the members of the Sinful Six. Juggernaut is later freed from Kindred's control. Juggernaut is eventually granted Krakoan citizenship after the Quiet Council votes to grant citizenship to human relatives of mutants and

2511-486: The "boom" of the early 1990s, roughly concurrent with the debut of publishers such as Image and Valiant , and new superhero lines from DC and Dark Horse ( Milestone and Comics' Greatest World , respectively). The line was in part intended to fill the gap left by Image's independence. Establishing itself as the first company to use digital coloring for all its titles, Malibu boasted improved production values over traditional comics, including higher-quality paper, and

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2592-466: The Bands and vows to never work for gods or madmen again. Juggernaut joins Damage Control for work but finds himself facing mounting legal issues to do the damage caused by his public activities. During the "Sins Rising" arc, Juggernaut is shown to be an inmate at Ravencroft. Using Mister Negative 's powers to corrupt the clone of Ashley Kafka , a revived Sin-Eater steals Juggernaut's powers. During

2673-552: The Gem's power with his best friend, Black Tom , the power it bestowed upon them both was halved, making them more vulnerable to attacks from Spider-Man and the X-Men. The character is vulnerable to mental attacks , a weakness that has been exploited via the removal of his helmet, which normally protects him from such. The Juggernaut has circumvented this weakness on occasion by wearing a metal skullcap inside his main helmet. If Juggernaut loses his helmet, he can magically recreate it from available raw materials (as long as he possesses

2754-543: The Ghost, who had sent the request for Marko's release back through time. He soon loses these borrowed powers again and lives in solitude in the desert, still, it seems, super-strong, although not mystically-empowered. Meanwhile, Magik purges the Juggernaut powers from Colossus with her Soulsword. After a time, Cyttorak causes the Crimson Gem to reappear in the ancient temple and emit a call for suitable candidates to become

2835-501: The Juggernaut's powers to himself, Firestar (who is working as a double agent for the X-Men against Orchis) helps Juggernaut escape without blowing her cover. Juggernaut rejoins the X-Men, who have been driven underground after Orchis spreads propaganda to turn the public against mutants and their sympathizers. Juggernaut works with the team, other mutants and their non-mutant allies in preparing for their counteroffensive against Orchis, with Juggernaut rescuing Krakoa from Orchis after

2916-496: The Juggernaut's relationship with his ally Black Tom Cassidy . The X-Men and Spider-Man proved to be regular foes for the character, who appeared in The Uncanny X-Men #183 (July 1984), Marvel Team-up #150 (February 1985), and The Uncanny X-Men #194 (June 1985). The Juggernaut guest-starred in Secret Wars II #7 (January 1986), battled a new generation of mutants in X-Men #217–218 (April & June 1987), appeared in

2997-518: The Juggernaut. Spider-Man learns that Captain Universe is a man named William Nguyen who wants revenge on Juggernaut for ruining his life during his previous fight with Spider-Man over Madame Web. When he insists on trying to kill Juggernaut instead of fixing the tectonic plates beneath New York City, the Uni-Power leaves Nguyen and enters the Juggernaut. The Juggernaut, as Captain Universe, repairs

3078-560: The Serpent has control over Juggernaut. Magik strikes a deal with Cyttorak, who chooses her to become the new host of the Juggernaut's powers. However, the entity transfers the Juggernaut's powers to Colossus instead. Colossus is able to turn the tide on Kuurth before Kuurth is teleported away by the Serpent. During the last battle between the Avengers and the Worthy, Kuurth is defeated by Wolverine using his Uru armor and loses his hammer when

3159-418: The Serpent is killed by Thor. Cain Marko, apparently having been incarcerated after the events of Fear Itself , having lost the power of both Kuurth and Cyttorak (but retaining his enormous physique) is released into military custody. Subsequently, he is taken to the borders of the country of Sharzhad just as the Thunderbolts return from their tumultuous tumble through time, and Satana aids Man-Thing in opening

3240-434: The X-Men to help mutantkind. Juggernaut participates in several missions with the X-Men until during a confrontation with *O*N*E where *O*N*E's General Callahan forced Magik to involuntarily transform into her Darkchylde form, who then proceeded to destroy Juggernaut's Cyttorak Gem, leaving him powerless before banishing him to Limbo . In his solo Juggernaut series, a depowered Cain wanders Limbo for many days until he

3321-520: The X-Men, the Juggernaut encounters the futuristic Sentinel Nimrod , who humiliates and defeats him. The Juggernaut is one of the villains assembled by Mephisto to battle the cosmic entity the Beyonder . The Juggernaut battles an all-new generation of X-Men, appears in a flashback story with the original X-Men, and has a humorous encounter with Captain Britain . The Juggernaut also participates in

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3402-466: The ability to use cunning and strategy in combat, and not simply physical strength. During The Gauntlet storyline, Spider-Man finds the Juggernaut unconscious . The government comes along and transports the Juggernaut to a secure facility. Spider-Man sneaks into the facility to ask the Juggernaut who did this to him. Then, a new Captain Universe breaks into the room and claims he's there to slay

3483-473: The area altogether. A continuation where Iceman #5 left off, Cain is apprehended by S.H.I.E.L.D. and is being flown to a secure location but gets accidentally summoned by Dr. Voodoo to the X-Mansion. Cain fights a mixed team of veterans (Rogue, Quicksilver, Wanda, Dr. Voodoo & Wasp) and newbie (Quicksilver's latest girl-friend: Synapse). Once Juggernaut has engaged them, Rogue power punches him away from

3564-456: The art department, coloring, imagesetting , marketing, film, finance, and administration. As sales declined industry-wide in the mid-1990s, Malibu canceled lower-selling series. But the company's biggest problem was its game division—started in an attempt to break into the video game market—which cost Malibu more than $ 200,000 a month. Nonetheless, the company's assets were still seen as attractive enough to garner interest from DC Comics in

3645-466: The beginning of 1993, Image's financial situation was secure enough to publish its titles independently, and it left Malibu. In late 1992, seeking to capitalize on the growing video game market, Malibu merged with video game developer Acme Interactive to form Malibu Comics Entertainment, Inc. , with Malibu Interactive acting as a subsidiary. The Ultraverse line was launched in June 1993 during

3726-465: The character was introduced in the Ultraverse imprint. By this time, the company was publishing a combination of new series and licensed properties. Later, after a legal battle with the creators, Malibu created a shared universe called Shattered Earth. In 1992, heroes from Centaur Publications (a Golden Age publisher whose properties fell into the public domain ) were revived in the form of

3807-414: The cousin of X-Man Banshee , and battles the first generation of new X-Men. When Tom falls off the battlements of Cassidy Keep after a sword duel with Banshee, Juggernaut jumps after him into the sea. Black Tom uses his niece Siryn , who possesses the same powers as her father Banshee , to steal a shipment of the metal vibranium . The Juggernaut battles Spider-Woman and the X-Men and is the only one of

3888-469: The criminal trio to escape capture. After freeing him from prison, Black Tom decides that the psychic Madame Web could be useful in his criminal pursuits. On arriving in New York City , Tom sends the Juggernaut to capture Madame Web ; Juggernaut destroys several city blocks in the process, and ignores Spider-Man 's best efforts to stop him. He almost kills Web by accident when he removes her from

3969-514: The damage to the tectonic plates that was caused by him during the same rampage that ruined Nguyen's life. Following the Siege storyline, Juggernaut is shown at The Raft at the start of the Heroic Age storyline – weakened, since Cyttorak apparently took his temporary empowerment by the Uni-Power as an affront and withheld part of his "blessing". Following Luke Cage 's appointment as leader of

4050-569: The deal closed, Malibu claimed that Marvel wanted Malibu because of its digital coloring system. Meanwhile, in the middle of the following year, 1995, Malibu standard-bearers Mason and Ulm left the company. Around the same, time in May–October 1995 (during the " Black September " event) Marvel re-launched a handful of the more Ultraverse popular titles as well as a number of crossovers with Marvel characters. The "volume 2" series each started with "# ∞ (infinity)" issues — these were, however, canceled

4131-498: The first of these issues, he rampaged unseen throughout the X-Men's headquarters while the team's leader, Professor X , related the character's origin in a series of flashbacks . After an initial defeat in the following issue, the Juggernaut returned in X-Men #32–33 (May–June 1967), and returned again in X-Men #46 (July 1968), then fought the sorcerer Doctor Strange in Doctor Strange #182 (September 1969), X-Men member

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4212-406: The force field is temporarily absorbed by Thor's hammer, the Juggernaut's natural durability still proves to be great enough to withstand blows from Thor. The Juggernaut is described as physically unstoppable once in motion, does not tire from physical activity, and is able to survive without food, water, or oxygen. The Juggernaut heals quickly, as when he was stabbed through the eyes by Shatterstar ,

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4374-436: The god withdraws his power from Ahmet Abdol and instead empowers another avatar, to a greater extent than any Juggernaut has ever been. However, the new avatar is not Colossus, but once more Cain Marko. Marko is full of rage, which he focuses on the X-Men and specifically Cyclops (who isn't even present), for killing Professor Xavier. Now more powerful than ever and stripped of even his last weaknesses, he feels that Charles Xavier

4455-400: The living island had been reverted to a shriveled avatar after being deprived of mutant energy. Juggernaut engages Orchis' forces but is nearly overwhelmed by their Adamantium weaponry until he is backed up by Apocalypse and Sunfire . Wolverine describes Juggernaut as "the closest thing on Earth to an irresistible force". When Cain Marko finds the stone of mystical entity Cyttorak , he

4536-514: The mansion's defenses and brushing aside the X-Men, Marko is seen clearly in the final panel as he confronts Xavier. The X-Men regroup and attack, while Xavier summons Fantastic Four member the Human Torch to aid the mutants ; the Torch generates 'pulses' of flame that essentially hypnotize the Juggernaut, distracting him long enough for Angel to remove his helmet, making Marko susceptible to

4617-403: The mystic Doctor Strange before being banished to an alternate universe by the cosmic entity Eternity . Juggernaut reappears on Earth through sheer force of will, although the alien dimension caused him to age rapidly. The panicking villain battles former X-Man the Beast before being drawn back to the same dimension. An entity from his prison dimension reverses the aging process and removes

4698-550: The mystical powers on the proviso that the villain never return. The Juggernaut is accidentally pulled back to Earth at the Hulkbuster base by an interdimensional device designed to banish the Hulk. The Hulk aids the Juggernaut in escaping from the base but attacks him when the Juggernaut threatens a civilian. During the battle, the Juggernaut's helmet is removed, and he is surprised and defeated by Professor X, Cyclops, and Marvel Girl. The Juggernaut befriends Black Tom Cassidy ,

4779-577: The onslaught. Most of the new X-Men are killed by Nimrod, who beats Juggernaut unconscious. During the " Fall of X " event, Juggernaut is kept imprisoned at the Henry Gyrich Re-education Center with Cyclops by Orchis, who rigs a bomb to Cyclops that would detonate if the Juggernaut attempts to break free. Shadowkat was able to sneak in and disable the bomb but was forced to abandon Juggernaut and Cyclops after being detected by Nimrod. When Doctor Statis attempts to transfer

4860-470: The other Exemplars that they have been manipulated by the mystical entities, who then decide to leave Earth. The Juggernaut, courtesy of a ruse engineered by Black Tom Cassidy, allies with and joins the X-Men; the plan is to destroy the team from within. When Cassidy openly betrays the Juggernaut, Marko attempts to change his ways and joins the X-Men. The Juggernaut befriends a young mutant boy called Sammy Paré , who helps Marko reform, despite setbacks such as

4941-463: The portal. Juggernaut was able to return to Earth and joins the cannibalistic Disciples of Cyttorak at their temple in Thailand but is defeated by Thor in a confrontation over the temple's Warlock's Eye. Cyttorak questioned Cain's worthiness after his loss to Thor and had the disciples create an illusionary world to test Cain. With the help of a younger version of himself manifest by his mind, Cain

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5022-428: The power of the Crimson Gem of Cyttorak! Henceforth, you who read these words, shall become ... forevermore ... a human juggernaut!" The gem channels Cyttorak's power into Marko. The transformation causes a cave-in , and the character is buried and presumably killed, not being heard from again until a sudden assault on the X-Men's headquarters. Xavier recounts the Juggernaut's origin to the X-Men, and after shrugging off

5103-652: The same goal—to destroy the Crimson Gem and prevent another avatar being empowered. Ahmet Adbol, the former Living Monolith , claims the Gem and is transformed into an amalgam of Living Monolith and Juggernaut. As the colossal new Juggernaut wreaks havoc in the countryside, Colossus invokes Cyttorak, and the god responds to his former exemplar. Arguing that the Monolith-Juggernaut will eventually fail Cyttorak, as all his former avatars have done, Colossus challenges him to try something new: empower him enough to kill Cyttorak himself. Apparently daunted by this prospect,

5184-516: The spring of 1994. In addition, Rosenberg and Malibu signed with the William Morris Agency . Because Malibu had sufficient market share that an acquisition from DC would make the latter surpass Marvel's market share, Marvel decided to purchase Malibu itself to prevent this from happening: on November 3, 1994, Malibu was purchased by Marvel Comics . To slow down rumors that the Ultraverse titles would be canceled as soon as

5265-483: The stepbrother of Professor X . Since his debut during the Silver Age of Comic Books , the character has appeared in over five decades of Marvel publications, featuring prominently in the X-Men titles and starring in two one-shot solo publications. The character has also been associated with Marvel merchandise including clothing , toys , trading cards , animated television series , video games . Juggernaut

5346-501: The team New Excalibur for a brief period. One storyline expands on the Juggernaut's origin and reveals that Marko is only the most recent of a series of incarnations of Cyttorak's avatar; each battles a challenger to the death for the right to retain the entity's power. During the World War Hulk storyline, the Juggernaut's power begins to wane, but by shunning his stepbrother Xavier and returning to his villainous nature, he

5427-562: The team to give them more space. Quicksilver attempts to finish the fight quickly by racing Synapse over to Cain to get his helmet off so she can mentally neutralize him. Pietro quickly gets the helmet off but finds out Cain's wearing a mental protection skull cap underneath. Cain subsequently attacks Synapse, almost killing her. More battle ensues and Dr. Voodoo sends his summoned Cyttorak minions to "fix" Cain's armor and thus "sealing" him inside his armor. The little Cyttorak builders then carry Cain back into Cyttorak's realm and Doctor Voodoo closes

5508-495: The team until issue #158, during the Fear Itself limited series. Juggernaut had a solo comic in 2020, by Fabian Nicieza and Ron Garney . Despite being a character from the X-Men franchise, it has plots of its own that do not crossover with the ongoing Dawn of X . Cain Marko is the son of Kurt Marko, who becomes Charles Xavier's stepfather when he marries Sharon Xavier after the death of her husband Brian, for which Kurt

5589-544: The villain turned antihero Venom , and multiple battles with the X-Men. Briefly, he traveled to the Ultraverse and joined the superhero team Exiles. After his return to the Marvel Universe, the Juggernaut suffers a major setback during the Onslaught storyline, being defeated and then humiliated by the entity when imprisoned in the Gem of Cyttorak. The Juggernaut, however, escapes. The Juggernaut also stars in

5670-577: The war's end, he is rescued by the Punisher and Foggy Nelson and helps the two hunt monsters that had escaped the final battle on Midgard . Juggernaut joins Magneto 's latest incarnation of the Brotherhood of Mutants and attacks an Air Force base with them. During a fight with the X-Men, Magneto was revealed to actually be his clone Joseph in disguise. An enraged Juggernaut attacks and restrains Joseph for his treachery and subsequently rejoins

5751-582: The world looking for answers until coming across the Forge of Cyttorak in North Korea . There, Cain obtains the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak which are then magically bonded onto him, restoring his Juggernaut powers and granting him a new suit of armor that he can now manifest at will. Cyttorak immediately confronts Cain, who told him that was no longer linked to the deity due to his armor being made from

5832-449: The wounds were healed almost immediately. It is possible for an opponent with sufficient physical or mystical strength of their own to turn the Juggernaut's unstoppable movement against him, by redirecting his motion so that he gets stranded in a position in which he has no escape; both the Hulk and his son, Skaar, have done this physically, and Thor has done it mystically with Mjolnir . The only character to have stopped Juggernaut while he

5913-669: Was Malibu's creator-owned imprint. Founding members of the Bravura group were Dan Brereton ( Nocturnals ), Howard Chaykin ( Power & Glory ), Steven D. Grant & Gil Kane ( Edge ), Dan Jurgens ( Deuce ), Walt Simonson ( Star Slammers ), and Jim Starlin ( Breed , Dreadstar ). The group was represented by attorney Harris M. Miller II. The "Bravura Gold Stamp Program" encouraged readers to collect stickers from each issue of Breed , Power & Glory , Edge , Dreadstar , and Star Slammers to qualify for various offers, including "the rare" Bravura #0!" Malibu launched

5994-460: Was able to free himself from his mental restraints and unleash his full power, passing Cyttorak's test. However, Cain was enraged over Cyttorak's meddling with his mind and abandoned the disciples to search for means to get his revenge on Cyttorak. During " The War of the Realms ", the Juggernaut was captured by Frost Giants and taken to Jotunheim to have Cyttorak's power extracted from him. At

6075-469: Was also financing a number of other small comics publishers: Eternity Comics , Amazing Comics , Wonder Color Comics, and Imperial Comics . Malibu's output began modestly, with creator-owned black-and-white titles; its first title was David Lawrence and Ron Lim 's Ex-Mutants . In 1987, after Rosenberg's behind-the-scenes roles were revealed, he discontinued most of the other small publishers, merging some with Malibu and retaining Eternity Comics as

6156-588: Was an American comic book publisher active in the late 1980s and early 1990s, best known for its Ultraverse line of superhero titles. Notable titles published by Malibu included The Men in Black , Ultraforce , and Night Man . The company's headquarters was in Calabasas, California . Malibu was initially publisher of record for Image Comics from 1992 to 1993. The company's other imprints included Adventure , Aircel and Eternity . Malibu also owned

6237-552: Was in motion as an act of pure physical strength was the Hulk while he was War, a horseman of Apocalypse and empowered with Celestial technology. When Marko gains complete access to the Gem's powers during the Trion saga, it increases his power a thousandfold. Trion Juggernaut is capable of altering the size of matter, growing in size, tracking, levitation, absorbing and projecting energy, increasing his own strength, and creating portals through space-time. Conversely, when Marko once shared

6318-495: Was played by Vinnie Jones in the film X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), by Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool 2 (2018), and by Aaron W. Reed in Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). In some adaptations (most notably the films), Marko is a mutant who was born with his powers, while in others they simply come from his costume. In 2008, Juggernaut was ranked 188th on Wizard ' s list of Top 200 Comic Book Characters. In 2009, Juggernaut

6399-579: Was ranked 19th on IGN 's list of Top 100 Comic Book Villains. IGN also ranked him as Spider-Man's 22nd greatest enemy. The character was based on the Hindu deity, Jagannath , whose worshippers threw themselves on the ground and allowed themselves to be crushed by the idol of Jagannath, as it was wheeled forward on a tower sixty feet high. The character debuted as an antagonist of the eponymous mutant superhero team in X-Men #12–13 (July & September 1965). In

6480-558: Was the only one who ever truly believed in Cain Marko. Colossus fights the empowerd Juggernaut taking his best shots. Peter strikes the sea side cliff edge where they had been fighting, causing Cain to fall into the ocean below. However, he is seen rising from the waves once again. The Juggernaut and Black Tom resurface attacking a luxury yacht, but they are confronted by the time-displaced young X-Men , with Jean knocking Black Tom out while Beast - who has been training in magic - creates

6561-475: Was used for Malibu's licensed titles, such as Planet of the Apes and Alien Nation ; and Aircel was used for Barry Blair 's comics and Malibu's adult line . In 1998, the company also acquired the character Shuriken (a character that was self-published from 1985–1988 by Victory Productions ) from its creator Reggie Byers. Shuriken was published in three limited series and two one-shots by Malibu; later

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