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61-611: The character has appeared in several media adaptations, including television series and video games. Strucker was portrayed by Campbell Lane in the 1998 TV film, Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. , by Thomas Kretschmann in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), and by Joey Defore as a teenager in the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , also set in

122-532: A bootstrap paradox that lead to the establishment of the United States' Manhattan Project which builds the atomic bombs and the eventual nuclear proliferation in the first place. In 1944, Strucker encountered the Gnobians, a benevolent race of empathic extraterrestrials who had crashed near Gruenstadt. Realizing what their technology could do for Hydra, Strucker befriended the naïve creatures and killed

183-636: A drone aircraft 's explosion near the end of World War II, as first described in The Avengers #4 (March 1964). After the war's end, several members—including the second Bucky and Captain America (respectively, Fred Davis and William Naslund, formerly the superhero known as the Spirit of '76 )—created a new team, the All-Winners Squad. When that team dissolves, Marvel retroactively changes

244-632: A bulletproof vest, and slew the Supreme Hydra, claiming his title. Strucker also slew the jonin (leader) of the Hand in single combat, severing ties with the Hand to prevent Hydra agents from being seduced by promises of the dark power of the demonic Beast of the Hand. Strucker moved Hydra's operations to a private island in the Pacific, named Hydra Island. After he used an undetectable "phantom" submarine to assault allied and Japanese ships, Hydra Island

305-417: A duel on the island of Norsehaven, and Fury violated direct orders to meet Strucker and satisfy his pride. Before their duel with plywood swords, Strucker offered Fury a toast, and secretly drugged Fury's drink. As they fought, Strucker was surprised to find that despite his superior swordsmanship and the effects of the drug, Fury was a tenacious foe, but Fury finally succumbed to the drug's effects. Strucker had

366-595: A magical duel. In the Marvel Noir universe, Baron Strucker is the second in command for Baron Zemo . In the pages of "Avengers of the Wastelands" which takes place on Earth-21923 and serve as a sequel to Old Man Logan , Baron Strucker was among the villains that helped to kill the superheroes. Some years later, Baron Strucker reformed Hydra. He plotted to take over the territories that Doctor Doom rules over only for Doctor Doom to attack first which led to

427-460: A son named Werner , who resisted his father's influence, and twins Andrea and Andreas , who were genetically altered by Hydra scientists and developed super powers later in life. Strucker rebuilt Hydra Island, but concealed his role in the organization by using a front called "THEM", in which he was Grand Imperator. In this role, he assigned Arnold Brown to be his Imperial Hydra , supposedly the true master of Hydra. Brown's rule of Hydra ended when he

488-483: A sword and traditional firearms, but also wears the Satan Claw on his right hand: this metal gauntlet amplifies his strength and emits powerful electrical shocks. Strucker also uses serums developed by Hydra, enabling him to maintain his physical vigor at its height and retard his aging process, so that physically he remains the same, despite his advanced age. Exposure to his Death Spore has bonded Strucker's DNA with

549-529: Is eventually replaced by Sam Wilson , Winter Soldier , the original Human Torch , and Namor the Sub-Mariner . A Japanese heroine named Radiance (the granddaughter of Golden Girl ) joins the team during the book's second arc, and the daughter of Iron Cross joins in issue # 10. In January 2019, Marvel launched a new series written by Chip Zdarsky that saw original members Captain Steve Rogers ,

610-605: Is revealed that, at some point in the past, Baron Strucker, Nick Fury, and Hand grandmaster Soji Soma had a meeting with representatives of the organization Leviathan . Along with Nick Fury, Baron Strucker was captured by the Kraken. It was revealed that not only was Kraken really Nick Fury's presumably dead half-brother Jake Fury (working with Nick the entire time), but it was revealed to a disbelieving Strucker that in fact S.H.I.E.L.D. had been controlling Hydra all along. Before being able to speak his final words, Nick Fury shot him in

671-749: The Black Widow , Spider-Man as the Challenger , Spider-Woman as the Silver Scorpion , and Wolverine as Captain Terror. The Wasp uses her powers to stay hidden from sight. They end the Red Skull I's reign of terror and restore the original timeline. At the end of the series, Toro is revived in the modern era, thanks to Bucky I's temporary acquisition of the Cube. His story is continued in

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732-474: The Gorgon for the purpose of "letting the world become aware of Hydra's true nature". However, Nick Fury was interfering in von Strucker's plans, so Strucker enlists the help of Norman Osborn, director of the corrupt H.A.M.M.E.R. agency, to take care of his nemesis. The news that Osborn had recently murdered his son Andreas had little impact on Strucker, who calmly declared that he now owed Osborn "two favors". It

793-517: The Hand and an underground subversive movement which later became Hydra where he received help from Arnim Zola into establishing it. Strucker was instrumental in Hydra's earliest raids on war plants to supply their troops, and finally confronted the Supreme Hydra, claiming that as the organization's true mastermind, he should be Hydra's leader. The Supreme Hydra refused and shot him, but Strucker had worn

854-705: The Invaders . Strucker finally abandoned the Blitzkrieg Squad, which was later led by Colonel Klaue. While vacationing in Berlin, Strucker witnessed the Asgardian Thor 's attack on the Chancellery, after which Strucker followed a bandaged man through a portal in space. Realizing he had traveled decades into the future, Strucker stole some history books about the end of World War II. He encountered

915-576: The Liberty Legion , in a two-part story arc, "The Red Skull Strikes", interlaced with another two-part story in Marvel Premiere #29–30. In 2004, a new Invaders team was created in the four-issue story arc "Once an Invader...", beginning with The Avengers (vol. 3) #82, written by Chuck Austen . The revived team was spun off into its own title, The New Invaders , running 10 issues (August 2004 – June 2005) beginning with issue #0. It

976-645: The Shadow King ) in an attempt to dispute the lineage of England's royal family and install a new king who would be sympathetic to the Nazis. Their plot was thwarted by the Canadian adventurer Logan and the time-traveling members of Excalibur , Kitty Pryde and Phoenix . In 1937, German Intelligence agent Strucker was sent to the United States to assassinate Senator Fulton, but he was foiled by brigand-for-hire Dominic Fortune . As World War II began, Strucker

1037-679: The Whizzer (Bob Frank), during a battle with the Super-Axis . Later, against the threat of the Battle-Axis, the team is assisted by the Blazing Skull and the Silver Scorpion . The team continues to fight against several threats, (including a Nazi occupation of Atlantis and the emergence of HYDRA backed by the time-travelling Baron Strucker ) and faces an emotional trauma with the apparent deaths of Captain America and Bucky in

1098-454: The 1940s predecessor of Marvel. Originally, Captain America (Steve Rogers), his sidekick Bucky (James Barnes), the original android Human Torch ("Jim Hammond"), the Torch's sidekick Toro (Thomas Raymond) and Namor the Sub-Mariner were together as heroes opposing the forces of Nazism . When these superheroes saved the life of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill from Master Man ,

1159-602: The Avengers are wiped from time. Doctor Strange manages to send the Invaders and the surviving members of the Avengers into the past before being wiped from time himself. In the past, the soldier raised his dead friends and healed a dying Union Jack. The soldier then attempted to destroy the Nazis with the Cosmic Cube, but lost it when he was attacked by Red Skull henchmen. The Red Skull I later came into possession of

1220-482: The Cosmic Cube and transformed the world into one made in his own image. Elsewhere, the Invaders and the Avengers arrived in the past, but found that it had dramatically changed. The Avengers took up identities of Golden Age characters so that they could fit into the past without giving the Red Skull I too much information about the future: Luke Cage as the Black Avenger , Iron Man as Electro , Ms. Marvel as

1281-561: The Death Spore bomb from Hydra Island. Invading the island, Nick Fury used masks to trick Strucker's men into shooting their leader. In a panic, Strucker ran into a chamber where nuclear processes were taking place, and was immediately incinerated. Soon afterwards, Fury set the Death Spore bomb to explode within Hydra Island's protective dome designed to keep the island safe from the spores, eradicating all Hydra personnel within. In

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1342-620: The Death Spore bonded to his form. Strucker places the hero Abner Jenkins of the Thunderbolts into his debt by funding his team, and pits the team against threats he helped fund, including the Wrecking Crew , Fathom Five, and the Great Game. Gorgon and Elsbeth stage a coup of Hydra and kill Strucker. This Strucker was subsequently revealed to be a clone, as the real Strucker was rescued and kept in stasis before being freed by

1403-426: The Death Spore, enabling him to be revived after seemingly being killed by gunshot wounds and radiation poisoning. Strucker can now release the Death Spore virus from his body at will, killing his victims nearly instantly. If Strucker is killed, the Death Spore viruses will allegedly be set free from his body and risk infecting the entire Earth. A sixth Baron Strucker was the dictator of Earth-9939 (Earth-Charnel) under

1464-506: The Howling Commandos derailed his train, freeing the captives. Hitler demanded that Strucker destroy the town, and Strucker set the explosives, but then came face-to-face with Fury, who had rigged an explosive powerful enough to kill Strucker. Caught in a stalemate, Strucker agreed to let the people of Cherbeaux evacuate so that he and Fury could battle again. When the evacuation was complete, Strucker and Fury fought while Cherbeaux

1525-402: The Invaders came to trust the Avengers teams (both Mighty and New versions) and agreed to go back to where they belonged. The teams collected the Cosmic Cube and an American soldier who traveled into the future with the Invaders. However, the soldier took it upon himself to steal the Cosmic Cube and save his dead friends in the past. This triggers an alternative reality to emerge where most of

1586-741: The Marvel Cinematic Universe. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby , the character first appears in Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #5 (1964). Born in the late 19th century to a Prussian noble family who had relocated to Strucker Castle in Bavaria following the Franco-Prussian War , Wolfgang von Strucker became a Heidelberg fencing champion and was disfigured by facial scars . Strucker fought for Germany during World War I , during which he first encountered

1647-643: The Red Skull the gas used to preserve them, and it also preserved the Skull when he was buried alive in his bunker during a battle with Captain America. Avoiding prosecution for war crimes, Baron Strucker had his scientists provide him with age-retarding serum so he could personally oversee Hydra's progress for decades to come. He and the Baroness Adelicia Von Krupp once captured the CIA's Agent Ten, who proved to be Strucker's old enemy Logan, but Logan

1708-656: The Sturm-Fånger ("Storm-Catcher") to control cosmic energies; the device was wrecked by time-traveling members of X-Force . After the United States entered the war, the First Attack Squad of Able Company (the Howling Commandos ) became a constant thorn in the Nazis' side, and Hitler turned to Strucker, ordering him to publicly humiliate the Howlers' leader Nick Fury . Strucker challenged Fury to

1769-652: The Swordsman (who turned out to be his son, Andreas) and then Baron Helmut Zemo. Strucker agreed to work with Zemo in his grand plan to take over the world and left together. Helmut Zemo is also responsible for the murder of Strucker's daughter Andrea. During the " Secret Invasion " storyline, Strucker is attacked by Skrulls who are attempting to take over Hydra. However, he is able to defeat them and destroys his own headquarters in order to eliminate any remaining invaders. Strucker also reveals that he no longer adheres to orthodox Nazi beliefs, since he does not wish to "cleanse"

1830-472: The continuity ("retcon") of several members, having them join Citizen V 's V-Battalion . After the Invaders' introduction in the pages of The Avengers , the team appeared in its own try-out title, Giant-Size Invaders #1 in 1975, followed by the ongoing series; The Invaders later that year, and a single Annual in 1977. Issues #5–6 of the series introduced another retroactively changed World War II team,

1891-661: The death of Baron Strucker and the annihilation of Hydra. Baron Strucker appears in Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. , portrayed by Campbell Lane . Baron Strucker appears media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU): Baron Strucker appears in The Avengers: United They Stand #2. Campbell Lane Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include

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1952-565: The defeat of the Secret Empire , Strucker is given praise as a national hero for leading the defeat of multiple Hydra splinter groups. He also appears as a member of the Power Elite. Baron Strucker is a highly intelligent man in peak human physical condition. He is an exceptional hand-to-hand combatant, swordsman, and marksman. He is also a consummate military strategist and spy, and a master of disguise and excellent actor. He carries

2013-608: The details below. Request from 172.68.168.226 via cp1108 cp1108, Varnish XID 255356611 Upstream caches: cp1108 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:54:15 GMT Invaders (comics) The Invaders is the name of two fictional superhero teams appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The original team was created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Sal Buscema in The Avengers #71 (December 1969). A present-day incarnation

2074-560: The eight-issue limited series The Torch , which deals with the resurrection of the original Human Torch . In the series, the two Golden Age heroes battle the Mad Thinker and the Inhuman Torch. In September 2010, Marvel launched Invaders Now! , a miniseries starring Captain America (Barnes) , the original Human Torch , Namor the Sub-Mariner , Captain Steve Rogers , Spitfire , and Toro . The Invaders are all reunited by

2135-427: The ensuing years, the roboticist Machinesmith built a robot duplicate of Strucker, using it to test the abilities and morality of Captain America. The robot fooled even S.H.I.E.L.D. into thinking they had captured the real Strucker. Strucker also lived on in the form of several different android LMDs ( Life Model Decoy ) based on his mind; one was activated on Hydra Island after Strucker's death and believed itself to be

2196-492: The event recorded and sent back to Germany as propaganda material to destroy Fury's reputation. Hitler demanded that Strucker capture the Howlers so they could be executed in Berlin. Strucker assembled the Blitzkrieg Squad, who could match each of the Howlers skill for skill, but the Howlers defeated them at every turn. Strucker also led the Blitzkrieg Squad to England to assassinate Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery , but they were foiled by

2257-548: The formula to Hitler if it proved successful in the field. Fury was overcome by the hallucinations, but the Howlers rescued him, enabling his recovery. Ever more uncomfortable with the progress of the war, Strucker continued to operate Hydra from the shadows while pretending to be a loyal Nazi, secretly funneling Hitler's resources into his own operation. He also obtained the Dragon of Death, a powerful Japanese submarine, and made it Hydra's new mobile headquarters. Using his knowledge of

2318-416: The future, Strucker attempted to complete Uranverein , a nuclear weapons project, before the United States, sending Hydra agents to obtain the materials. Learning of this plot, the Invaders ultimately scuttled the Dragon, again delaying Strucker's plans, and during the clash Strucker lost the books he had brought from the future. It is also likely that because of this scheme that Strucker inadvertently caused

2379-502: The head. As part of the All-New, All-Different Marvel branding, Strucker eventually emerges alive minus an eye and replaced with a prosthetic lens. He is described as no longer being Hydra's leader, though shown to still be heavily involved in international subversive dealings. In addition, a revived Andrea and Andreas mentioned that their father "took care" of their return from the dead when they were asked how they were revived. After

2440-585: The jewel "Momentary Princess", which was fated to appear and disappear at regular intervals of time. Wolfgang pursued the jewel in the decades that followed. When Adolf Hitler rose to power in Germany in 1933, Baron Strucker joined the Nazi Party , becoming infamous in the following years. In 1936, he and Geist , one of Hitler's top men, allied themselves with the Egyptian mentalist Amahl Farouk (secretly

2501-408: The name Charnel. He was depicted as a necromantic who took over that Earth and created demon-drones called Spawn of Charnel to do his bidding. He was responsible for wiping out most of its heroes there. He paralyzed Thing , turned Mister Fantastic into putty, and destroyed Thor 's people. However, Charnel along with his timeline was later destroyed by the bounty-hunter Death's Head . This universe

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2562-418: The original Vision and Union Jack to face a resurfaced threat from World War II. This threat manifests as a disease that mutates those infected, causing horrible deformation, granting superhuman strength, and driving the victim insane with pain and rage. Those infected are driven to attack and thereby infect others. In World War II this pathogen was created by Arnim Zola , as his last project before suffering

2623-558: The past) brought to the present-day Marvel Universe by the Cosmic Cube , which had fallen into the hands of the demon D'Spayre . His use of it to draw on the grief generated by Captain America's death had unintentionally caused it to grant the wish of those who wished for his return. Upon arriving in the present day, the Invaders battled the Thunderbolts and The Mighty Avengers , believing them to be Nazi agents. Eventually,

2684-545: The plan, however, and thwart it. The apparent "death" of the android Human Torch came as a result of the betrayal of the Skull-planted Tara. The majority of the members quit the team after this incident. The 2007 12-issue crossover series Avengers/Invaders saw the original WWII team of Captain America I, Bucky I, Namor , the Human Torch I, and Toro (leaving Spitfire and a wounded Union Jack II in

2745-561: The population of Gruenstadt to cover his tracks. The Howlers arrived, too late to prevent the tragedy, but fatally wounded Strucker. The Gnobians healed Strucker with their powers, but they went insane from absorbing some of his hate-filled psyche in the process. Strucker fled their crashed ship, taking discs of their information to his scientists. As Germany fell in 1945, Strucker had the Nazis' two greatest superhumans Master Man and Warrior Woman placed into suspended animation in opposite sides of Berlin to await later revival. Strucker also gave

2806-488: The same membership as the Invaders, but had its adventures in the post– World War II era, the time that their adventures were published. This group was also notable as its members did not entirely get along, prefiguring the internal conflicts of the Fantastic Four in the 1960s. The Invaders team first appeared in flashback stories set during World War II , and comprised existing characters from Timely Comics ,

2867-619: The team, feeling an affinity for Tara, revealed as an android herself. The Invaders are also assisted by former Golden Age hero the Fin and his Atlantean wife Nia, although they did not officially join the team. They are formed by the supposed U.S. Secretary of Defense Dell Rusk—in actuality the Red Skull —who coerces the Thin Man into gathering this new team, which the Skull intends to use for his own goals. The new Invaders eventually learn of

2928-675: The thankful Churchill suggested that they should become a team, known as the Invaders. The Invaders fight the Axis powers over the world until eventually finding themselves in England , where they meet Lord James Montgomery Falsworth, the original Union Jack . He joins the team and provides them with a base of operations in England. Eventually, Falsworth's children Brian ( Union Jack II) and Jacqueline ( Spitfire ) become members. The team later adds Miss America (Madeline Joyce) and super-speedster

2989-455: The time machine's creator Doctor Doom , who allowed him to return to the past, not believing that Strucker could win the war even with the knowledge he had obtained. Tiring of Strucker's failures, Hitler assigned him to topple the resistance in the French town of Cherbeaux, or else destroy the town. Strucker rounded up the resistance to send them to camps to avoid having to destroy the town, but

3050-467: The true Strucker, finally meeting its doom battling Captain America, Fury, and the one-time Howling Commandos. Another tricked Canada's Department H into selling Hydra the battle-suit worn by their hero Guardian . The most destructive was the Deltite, an LMD Strucker had planted within S.H.I.E.L.D. to tear the organization apart, and ultimately wound up running S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra simultaneously, playing

3111-532: The two against each other. By the time the Deltite was finally revealed and destroyed, it had managed to sow distrust throughout S.H.I.E.L.D., and killed many agents, leading Fury to disband the organization. Hydra suffered without Strucker's leadership, and the Red Skull championed an effort to bring the Baron back, providing a distraction to occupy Fury's newly-rebuilt S.H.I.E.L.D. while Hydra scientists found Strucker's body and sacrificed their lives to revive him with

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3172-416: The world, but simply to rule it. During the " Dark Reign " storyline, Strucker's longtime nemesis, Nick Fury, discovers that S.H.I.E.L.D. is, and always has been, controlled by Hydra. Strucker seems happy finding this out saying that "We've been dancing to the melody for so long, and finally you hear it too". Strucker calls forth all Hydra leaders ( Kraken , Viper , Madame Hydra , and Hive ), and resurrects

3233-483: The wounds which necessitated his consciousness being transferred into his robotic form. To contain the plague, the Invaders had to kill the entire population of a village in the Netherlands, including some who had been infected, but had not yet transformed. In this miniseries, the infection reappears in the modern era. In 2014, Marvel launched a new series written by James Robinson and starring Captain America who

3294-457: Was appointed wing commander of the Death's Head Squadron by Hitler, and, in 1941, he was sent to Madripoor to help the Hand ninja cult transform young Natasha Romanova into their master assassin, only to be defeated by Logan (yet to acquire the adamantium skeleton which would transform into Wolverine ), Captain America , and Ivan Petrovitch. Later in 1941, Strucker invaded Latveria, seeking to use

3355-509: Was destroyed around them, and Fury lost Strucker in the upheaval. For allowing the evacuation of Cherbeaux, Hitler had Strucker marked for death by the Gestapo . Strucker escaped Germany because of the Red Skull , Hitler's right-hand man, who foresaw Hitler's fall, and wanted an alternative power base. The Red Skull sent Strucker to Japan to form this organization, but Strucker intended to run it for himself. In Japan, Strucker joined forces with

3416-676: Was introduced by writer Chuck Austen and artist Scott Kolins in The Avengers (vol. 3) #82 (July 2004). The prototype for the Invaders, the All-Winners Squad , created by publisher Martin Goodman and scripter Bill Finger , was a comic book feature published in the Golden Age with only two appearances, in All Winners Comics #19 (Fall 1946) and #21 (Winter 1947; there was no issue #20). This team had much of

3477-636: Was investigated by the allies' Captain Savage and his Leatherneck Raiders , and the Japanese Samurai Squad. Captain Savage and the others managed to overcome Hydra's forces, and Strucker was forced to detonate the island. With Hydra's plans temporarily waylaid, Strucker was forced to return to Germany. To regain Hitler's favor, Strucker subjected Fury to a hallucinogenic drug in Africa, offering

3538-624: Was overcome by S.H.I.E.L.D. , an espionage organization led by Nick Fury and designed to thwart Hydra, and the unmasked Brown was mistakenly shot by his own men as Hydra crumbled about him. THEM also found and revived the long-lost Red Skull, but Strucker finally abandoned THEM when the scientific research arm of Hydra and another branch splintered away to become A.I.M. and the Secret Empire , respectively. Strucker continued to conceal his identity, acting as Don Antonio Caballero, Emir Ali Bey, and S.H.I.E.L.D. agent John Bronson. He finally revealed himself as Hydra's true leader when he prepared to unleash

3599-411: Was rescued by CIA agents Richard and Mary Parker . Needing more finances for Hydra, Strucker abducted Gabrielle Haller , who had a map leading to a fortune in lost Nazi gold hidden within her mind, but Haller was defended by her friends, the mutants Charles Xavier and Erik Magnus , and Magnus took the gold for his own purposes. Strucker married more than once in the years that followed resulting in

3660-407: Was used by Advanced Idea Mechanics Supreme Scientist Monica Rappaccini to conceal her hidden base until Hank Pym disrupted her machines. In the Marvel Mangaverse , Strucker was a leader of Hydra, as well as a powerful wizard. He attacked Stark Island and summoned Dormammu by using Tony Stark 's gate to the Negative Zone . After that, Strucker was attacked and killed by Doctor Strange in

3721-409: Was written by Allan Jacobsen with artwork by C. P. Smith. The new team consisted of the Blazing Skull (Mark Todd), a flame-generating girl named Tara, former Liberty Legion member the Thin Man (Dr. Bruce Dickson), the U.S. Agent (John Walker, a.k.a. Captain America V), Union Jack III (Joey Chapman) and returning members Namor and Spitfire. Later, the ageless android the Human Torch I joins

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