- Titannus
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caption=Cover art for "Marvel Team Up (vol. 3)" #12.
Art byScott Kolins .
character_name=Titannus
real_name= Titannus
publisher=Marvel Comics
debut="Marvel Team Up" (vol. 3) #2 (2005)
creators=Robert Kirkman Scott Kolins
alliances=
species=Skrull
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powers=Superhuman strength and stamina, Invulnerability, Flight, Energy blasts,healing factor |Titannus is a fictional character in the
Marvel Comics universe. He first appeared in "Marvel Team-Up " (vol. 3) #2, and was created byRobert Kirkman andScott Kolins .Fictional character biography
Originally, Titannus was a
Skrull who, lacking shape-shifting abilities, became one of the subjects of theSuper-Skrull project, giving him enhanced strength and a healing factor that would allow him to recover from any wound. Leaving his world, he eventually arrived on the planet Trellion, where he was brainwashed by the inhabitants to act as their agent. Believing that he was fleeing an oppressive ruler, he escaped with the woman he loved (against her will) and traveled to planet Earth in an attempt to seek the aid of the heroes so they could revolt against Trellion.His spacecraft crash landing in Japan, Titannus observed the heroes of Earth for several months and attempted to 'gain their attention' by destroying
Tokyo , defeating the premier superhero of Japan, Sunfire and killing countless soldiers of the Japanese army.Sensing the disturbance,
Doctor Strange assembled a new team of Defenders to oppose the alien, consisting ofSpider-Man ,She-Hulk ,Ms. Marvel and Nova, seeking out the Incredible Hulk out of a need for his strength, the team as a whole meeting Wolverine in Tokyo where he was already attempting to fight Titannus. Titannus attempted to win them over to his side by recounting the story he had been brainwashed with and claiming that he had merely lost his temper when attacked by Sunfire, but Doctor Strange sensed little truth in Titannus' words, and Spider-Man stated that they did "not" help someone who blew up a city just because he had a tragic story to tell them. Despite their best efforts, however, the gathered heroes were unable to stop Titannus, who displayed enough power to defeat even the Hulk with ease by absorbing the gamma radiation that powered the behemoth, as well as breaking She-Hulk's left arm. When Titannus' beloved was woken up by Strange and Nova, the truth was revealed and Titannus, having been so dependent on his love for her, was driven to suicide by her rejection, apparently killing himself by crushing his own head.However, his healing factor was so advanced that it allowed him to grow a new head, although he appeared to suffer from total
amnesia , possibly because of his development of a completely new brain. Later, some insane scientists fromTokyo took control over Titannus and ordered him to attack theUnited States , believing that Titannus had been part of a US attempt to conquer Japan. Again some superheroes (Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, Ms Marvel, She-Hulk, Wolverine,Luke Cage andCaptain America ) had to assemble to subdue the monster. Titannus was defeated and taken in byS.H.I.E.L.D. , thanks to the new arrival of new hero Crusader, who distracted him by creating an illusionary reality where he'd killed all of his opponents while Doctor Strange found the location of the people who controlled him, modifying their technology to keep Titannus dormant.Other versions
In a reality where the Avengers never disbanded, the Vision detected Titannus' ship upon its arrival. After making contact with Titannus, the Avengers came with him to Trellion, sympathising with him because of his 'false' story, only to be attacked by Titannus and the natives of the planet upon their arrival.
The Wasp was killed instantly,
Hank Pym (Apparently another Hulk in this timeline) was announced missing in action, andCaptain America was executed to break the spirits of the remaining Avengers. It took five years for the reserve Avengers to rescue the team, and another five before the Trellions were convinced to leave Earth alone. In this world,Reed Richards presumably made an unknown fatal mistake that led to the deaths of many, and theIron Man of this timeline took on the familiar trappings ofDoctor Doom to oppose Richards. During the first story arc of the third "Marvel Team-Up " series, this twisted version of Tony Stark has come to Earth 616, the primary Earth of the Marvel Universe, and now goes by the name ofIron Maniac .Other media
Video games
Titannus appears as a villain in the video game "" voiced by
David Sobolov . In the game'sstoryline , the player and their team meet Titannus while attempting to save the Skrull world fromGalactus .
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