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88-572: Black Tom Cassidy ( Thomas Samuel Eamon Cassidy ) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character is usually depicted as an enemy of the X-Men , and of his cousin, Banshee . In addition to fighting the X-Men, he has clashed with Deadpool a number of times. Black Tom is a mutant who can manipulate, bond with, and project energy through plant life. He
176-483: 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
264-532: 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
352-478: A chasm, breaking his leg as a result of the attack, which left him with a limp. Angrily, Tom swore to make Sean pay and vowed to never tell him about his daughter, raising her himself instead. Later Tom became a criminal and came into conflict with the law and was apprehended. While serving time in prison, Tom met and befriended Juggernaut . The two became close friends and allies, and worked together on missions. As part of his revenge scheme against Sean, Tom murdered
440-451: 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
528-679: 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
616-555: A game of dice. They were also rivals for a woman named Maeve Rourke, whom Sean married. While Sean was away, working for INTERPOL , Maeve gave birth to their daughter, Theresa. Not much later, Maeve died in an IRA bombing. With no means to contact Sean, Tom took care of Theresa. When Sean returned to learn of his wife's death, he was devastated. Before Tom could even tell him of the existence of his daughter, Sean lashed out at Tom with his sonic scream for not having taken better care of Maeve. While Sean flew away in anger, Tom fell into
704-662: 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
792-483: A humanoid plant form capable of living in several different bodies and infecting foliage and trees to make them a part of his body. This made him difficult to restrain or destroy because it was nearly impossible to destroy every part of his body, as much of it could be kept underground. Because he could invade other plants with his life force, he could assimilate them into himself, adding the excess plant mass to his own body. Through this secondary mutation, Cassidy also had
880-478: A lawyer ally of Banshee. Black Tom and Juggernaut then took Banshee and the other X-Men prisoner at Cassidy Keep. He was defeated in a duel by Banshee. Black Tom and Juggernaut next hired Arcade to kill the X-Men. Alongside Juggernaut and Theresa (now under the codename Siryn ), Tom went to San Francisco and stole the USA's entire vibranium supply. Several X-Men and the original Spider-Woman subsequently liberated
968-484: 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
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#17327803655231056-647: A mutant, Juggernaut has been featured as a prominent member of the Brotherhood of Mutants . He is also 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
1144-545: 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
1232-754: 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
1320-470: A shadowy figure in Uncanny X-Men #99 (June 1976). He later made his first full appearance in Uncanny X-Men #101 (Sept. 1976), followed by editions #102 (Oct. 1976), and #103 (Nov. 1976). He subsequently appeared in editions #122 (March 1979), #218 (March 1987), #361 (Sept. 1998), #369 (April 1999), #411 (Aug. 2002), #412 (Sept. 2002), #464 (Sept. 2005). Black Tom Cassidy also made an appearance in
1408-587: 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
1496-506: 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
1584-442: 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
1672-694: Is also capable of issuing concussive blasts with a wooden object, usually a shillelagh . Tom was the black sheep of a prominent Irish family. He secretly raised Banshee's daughter Siryn , of whose existence Banshee was unaware, and conscripted her into his criminal gang. Black Tom was also a longtime criminal partner of the super-strong villain Juggernaut , until Juggernaut's reformation. Black Tom Cassidy made his film debut in Deadpool 2 , played by Jack Kesy . Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Dave Cockrum , Black Tom Cassidy first appeared as
1760-446: Is also implied that one of the reasons Black Tom is loyal to Krakoa is because they have promised to resurrect Sammy Squidboy, the kid Tom felt guilty about killing. While he is on watch, mercenaries with Reaver like bioaugmentations descend upon the mutant nation by going around their security systems using flesh samples peeled off the body of one of their own. They quickly begin gunning down Krakoan citizens left and right. Tom and many of
1848-530: 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
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#17327803655231936-424: Is at its maximum, including Colossus 's punches. Even when 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
2024-401: 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
2112-503: Is one amongst many within Homo Superior, both heroes and villains alike, who accepts the invitation to the new mutant home nation of Krakoa on the grounds that all who call it home forgo any petty rivalries or their criminal ways. These are terms that Black Tom gratefully accepts; eventually taking a job at internal/external security through a physiological union between himself and the living isle to better articulate his powers. It
2200-532: 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
2288-577: 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
2376-667: 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
2464-412: 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
2552-423: The eponymous superhero team . Since then, he has come into conflict with other heroes, primarily Spider-Man and the Hulk . 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
2640-738: 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
2728-698: 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 ,
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2816-522: 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
2904-468: 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
2992-694: The Deadpool series including: The Circle Chase #1 and #2 (June 1993 and July 1993), Deadpool #1, #2, #3, #4 (June 1994-Sept. 1994) and Deadpool (2008) #58, #59, #60 (July 2012-Sept. 2012). Finally, Black Tom was in X-Force (1991) editions #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5 (June 1991-Oct. 1991), while also making appearances in Generation X (1994) #18 (June 1996), #23 (Nov. 1996) #24 (Dec. 1996) and #25 (Jan. 1997). He also appeared in X-Men (1991) #88 (March 1999), #158 (June 2004), #160-#164 (Aug. 2004-Nov. 2004). Black Tom
3080-555: 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
3168-546: 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
3256-502: 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
3344-496: 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
3432-520: 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
3520-561: 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
3608-419: 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
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3696-947: The Uncanny X-Men vol. 4 series, showing up in editions #11 through #14 (Aug. 2016-Oct. 2016). Black Tom Cassidy also appeared in other core comics like Spider-Woman editions #37 and #38 (Feb. 1981 and April 1981); The Amazing Spider-Man #229 and #230 (April 1982 and May 1982); Marvel Team-Up #150 (Nov. 1984); Venom: The Madness #1 and #2 (Sept. 1993 and Oct. 1993); Generation X #18, #23, #24, #25, #60, and #61 (June 1996, Nov. 1996, Dec. 1996, Jan. 1996, Dec. 1999, Jan. 2000); and New Excalibur #6, #7, and #13 (April 2006, May 2006, Nov. 2006). He also appeared in two flashback comics: Classic X-Men #11 [A Story] (April 1987) and Classic X-Men #16 [B Story] (Sept. 1987). There were also appearances of him in X-Men Forever #3 (Jan. 2001), and Cyclops #1 (Aug. 2001) Some other appearances were in several of
3784-657: The Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.226 via cp1108 cp1108, Varnish XID 221292202 Upstream caches: cp1108 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 07:52:45 GMT Juggernaut (comics) Juggernaut ( Cain Marko ) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby , he first appeared in X-Men #12 (July 1965) as an adversary of
3872-440: The X-Men manage to dispose of their assailants, but not before one of them has gunned down Professor X. Originally, Black Tom was a mutant whose principal power was the ability to generate and discharge concussive blasts of force and heat through any wooden medium. He typically carried a shillelagh , a traditional Irish wooden fighting stick, which he used as a focus for his power. He was immune to Banshee's sonic powers , as
3960-435: 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
4048-526: 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
4136-554: The X-Men, while Black Tom led an attack on the X-Mansion. Besides killing the school's four-armed cook Marilyn Hannah, their mission was a failure. In the end, Xorn sucked Black Tom and the rest of the Brotherhood into a black hole . After M-Day , Black Tom woke up as a human again, losing his secondary mutation but possibly still retaining his old powers, along with his sanity. The organization Black Air hired Tom to attack
4224-408: The ability to generate plantlike clones of himself and others, even recreating their powers as he had done through a clone of Mondo he controlled for months. While in his plant form, he was also able to directly supplant a person's physical motor skills by latching vines/coils directly into their nervous system to hotwire their motor skills. These specialized tendrils could also be used to siphon off
4312-409: 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
4400-399: 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
4488-515: 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
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#17327803655234576-498: 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
4664-436: 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
4752-557: The life energy of living beings by sending them into living body cavities . However, the process seemed to have affected his mind, and he was not in full control of himself. After M-Day, on which most mutants lost their powers, he lost his alterations and his human form was restored, though he has since demonstrated both his bio-blast and tree control powers. Thomas also learned to channel energy through his walking stick in different ways, either creating an energy barrier or increasing its bludgeoning power if need be. Having come to Krakoa,
4840-402: 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
4928-514: 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
5016-405: 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
5104-551: 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 ,
5192-549: The nearby river via ice elevator slingshot. Then he creates some ice simulacrum that carry/swim him down river, removing Cain from 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
5280-478: The new incarnation of Excalibur , of which Juggernaut was now a member. Though he easily defeated the others, Juggernaut confronted his former friend and convinced him to turn himself in for the death of Sammy, saying "He was a kid, Tom. An' you an' me, for all our faults, we used ta be better than that." Tom also showed remorse for killing the child, "That wasn't me, Cain, you know that. I wasn't in my right mind... You've got to understand... that mad life, before... it
5368-801: The new mutant homeland for all Homo Superior, Cassidy has gained new powers and abilities reminiscent of those he lost as a result of the Decimation. Black Tom now has a deep gestalt link with the living island and can focus his mutant power through its facilities, with Krakoa's sentient landmass now serving as an extension of his own skillset, broadening his senses beyond physical and visual reach, giving him control over its topographic and geographic landscaping, such as causing earthquakes, raising stone bedding, making trees collapse and altering plants and foliage to attack adversaries. Supervillain Too Many Requests If you report this error to
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#17327803655235456-486: The only one of 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
5544-578: 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
5632-474: 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
5720-423: The point where he could make plant doppelgangers of himself, or anyone else. He was completely insane as a result. During this time, Black Tom resurfaced as a member of the latest incarnation of the Brotherhood of Mutants . Earlier, Juggernaut had infiltrated the X-Men for him as part of the Brotherhood's plan, though Juggernaut slowly changed during his time with the X-Men, mostly due to the positive influence of
5808-465: 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
5896-429: 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
5984-528: The powers of Juggernaut by the Ruby of Cyttorak , and then teamed with Juggernaut against Spider-Man and the X-Men. Black Tom next took Gideon and Sunspot hostage on behalf of Arianna Jankos. He used an interdimensional teleporter to return the Juggernaut to Earth. He then battled Siryn and her teammates in X-Force . Cable shot Tom, and Deadpool took Tom to Mr. Tolliver . After being shot by Cable , Tom
6072-653: 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,
6160-502: 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
6248-562: 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
6336-496: 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
6424-415: The two cousins' powers cancel each other out on contact. Black Tom is a good hand-to-hand combatant, and skilled with bladed weapons: he has carried a sword and battle-axe on occasion. He is also a master of terrorist strategies and tactics. Black Tom very briefly possessed the powers of the Juggernaut at half their full might. Later, his physiology and morphology were radically changed, and he became
6512-416: The vibranium and captured Black Tom and Siryn. Convinced a life of crime was too dangerous for Theresa, Black Tom exonerated her of responsibility for the theft, and wrote a letter to Sean explaining who she was. Juggernaut broke him out of prison the same day. Tom next sent the Juggernaut to abduct Madame Web , observing Juggernaut's battle with Spider-Man from afar. Black Tom was briefly endowed with half
6600-606: 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
6688-518: 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
6776-582: 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
6864-431: The young boy Sammy Paré . Juggernaut rejoined the Brotherhood, secretly planning on turning them when the time was right. Sammy stumbled upon the group, and assuming that Juggernaut was betraying the X-Men, started lashing out. In retaliation Tom brutally murdered the boy, causing Juggernaut to attack Cassidy, dismembering him. Due to Tom's new plantlike physiology, this did not hurt him. Juggernaut managed to escape and warn
6952-461: 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
7040-523: Was born in Dublin . He is the cousin of Sean Cassidy, the Banshee , a member of the X-Men . He was also once the only friend of the Juggernaut . His original principal power was that he could generate blasts of heat through a wooden medium, such as the shillelagh that he often carries. He has a rivalry with Sean, mainly because Sean won both Cassidy Keep, their estate, and the family fortune from Tom in
7128-554: 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
7216-423: Was like some dream." Black Tom reappears in Deadpool , where he was hired by Black Box to hunt Deadpool. Black Tom resurfaces with the Juggernaut 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 a dimensional portal that passes through Hell before sending Juggernaut to Siberia. Thomas
7304-442: 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
7392-533: 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
7480-500: Was stabbed through the eyes by Shatterstar , 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
7568-411: Was taken to France , where doctors grafted a wood-like substance onto his wounds, healing him and allowing him to channel his bio-blasts directly through his fists. Unfortunately, due to a genetic virus the substance spread over Tom's body, and only the mutated cells of the mercenary Deadpool (due to his healing factor) were able to help Tom stop the spread of the plant growth. Although the original plan
7656-559: 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
7744-429: Was to capture Deadpool and copy his cells, one of Black Tom's minions managed to sever Deadpool's hand. Its attachment to the stump of Tom's intentionally severed hand was enough to save him. The effect of Deadpool's cells did not last for long. The spreading began again, to the point where Tom was completely composed of plant matter. As a result, his powers included control and manipulation of all manner of plant life, to
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