Curtis Elkins
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Sentry
(real name Curtis Elkins) is a member of The Jury in the fictional Marvel comic universe. His rank is commanding officer. His ethnicity is African-American.
a prison for super powered criminals. While there Curtis befriended Hugh Taylor a new guardsman fresh out of the army. Curtis left the Vault sometime after Hugh was murdered by Venom
during an escape.
After that Curtis and a few of his fellow Guardsmen joined The Jury, an agency organized by General Orwell Taylor
. Their purpose was to track down and destroy Venom for his part in killing Hugh Taylor, Orwell's eldest son. To that end many of them were armed with sonic and fire generating weapons which the alien symbiote was vulnerable to. After Orwell was arrested for his part in the Arachnis Project, the Jury was reformed by his younger son Maxwell to fit the principles of civil rights and the legal court system. It was in fact a change done in accordance with Curtis' personal ideology of law and order. At a final fight with Hybrid, he was seriously injured, not only by physical damage, but also by mental contact with the symbiotes. Later Sentry and the other members of the Jury would be led by U.S. Agent
and financed by Edwin Cord
. The Jury was sent after the Thunderbolts but failed.
Almost all of his later team members were his colleagues from the Vault, either those involved in the riot, or those involved in the Guardsmen at other times. They include Screech
(Maxwell Taylor), Ramshot
(Samuel Caulkin), Bomblast
(First Name Unknown, Last Name Parmenter), Firearm
(Unknown), Wysper
(Jennifer Stewart).
His former enemy Scott Washington aka Hybrid was also a guard in the Vault.
in one of their fights. He has flight technology made differently from the others, with a ramjet propulsion mini engine installed into his boots. His whole costume is a green-brown color. He has a powerful energy gun. There's a picklock tool kit inside his right
glove.
.
He also appeared as a boss in the video game Venom/Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety
Sentry (comics)
Sentry is the codename of several unrelated fictional characters of the Marvel Universe. Currently, the most prominent Sentry is Robert Reynolds, appearing in Marvel's New Avengers and Mighty Avengers titles, and the subject of two limited series....
(real name Curtis Elkins) is a member of The Jury in the fictional Marvel comic universe. His rank is commanding officer. His ethnicity is African-American.
Fictional character biography
Curtis Elkins was a Guardsman at the VaultVault (comics)
The Vault is the widely used nickname of a fictional defunct prison facility for technological-based superhuman criminals in Marvel Comics' Marvel Universe. The prison's full official name is the United States Maximum Security Installation for the Incarceration of Superhuman Criminals.It first...
a prison for super powered criminals. While there Curtis befriended Hugh Taylor a new guardsman fresh out of the army. Curtis left the Vault sometime after Hugh was murdered by Venom
Venom (comics)
Eddie Brock is a fictional character created by David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane. A comic book supervillain, Brock's earliest appearance is a cameo in Web of Spider-Man #18 before making his first full appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #299 as Venom...
during an escape.
After that Curtis and a few of his fellow Guardsmen joined The Jury, an agency organized by General Orwell Taylor
General Orwell Taylor
General Orwell Taylor is a character in the Marvel comics universe.-Fictional character biography:Orwell Taylor and his wife had two sons Hugh and Maxwell . Hugh joined the army, and afterwards he became a guard at the Vault, a prison for super powered criminals...
. Their purpose was to track down and destroy Venom for his part in killing Hugh Taylor, Orwell's eldest son. To that end many of them were armed with sonic and fire generating weapons which the alien symbiote was vulnerable to. After Orwell was arrested for his part in the Arachnis Project, the Jury was reformed by his younger son Maxwell to fit the principles of civil rights and the legal court system. It was in fact a change done in accordance with Curtis' personal ideology of law and order. At a final fight with Hybrid, he was seriously injured, not only by physical damage, but also by mental contact with the symbiotes. Later Sentry and the other members of the Jury would be led by U.S. Agent
U.S. Agent
U.S. Agent is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in books published by Marvel Comics, usually those starring Captain America and the Avengers. He was created by Mark Gruenwald and Paul Neary in Captain America vol...
and financed by Edwin Cord
Edwin Cord
Edwin Cord is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. He is created by David Michelinie, Bob Layton, and John Romita, Jr. in Iron Man #125 .-Fictional character biography:...
. The Jury was sent after the Thunderbolts but failed.
Almost all of his later team members were his colleagues from the Vault, either those involved in the riot, or those involved in the Guardsmen at other times. They include Screech
Screech (comics)
For other uses of the word Screech, see Screech .Maxwell "Max" Taylor aka Screech is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe.-Fictional character biography:...
(Maxwell Taylor), Ramshot
Ramshot
Samuel Caulkin aka Ramshot is a fictional character in the Marvel comics universe.-Fictional character biography:Ramshot is a member of an armored group of vigilantes dubbed The Jury. Caulkin was recruited into the Jury by General Orwell Taylor to help him avenge the death of his youngest son Hugh....
(Samuel Caulkin), Bomblast
Bomblast
Bomblast is a fictional character in the Marvel comics universe. He is a member of the The Jury.-Fictional character biography:Parmenter was recruited into the Jury by General Orwell Taylor after the death of the General's son Hugh who worked as a Guardsman at the Vault with Parmenter.Not much is...
(First Name Unknown, Last Name Parmenter), Firearm
Firearm (Marvel Comics)
Firearm is a fictional character, owned by Marvel Comics who exists in that company's Marvel Universe. He is a member of The Jury.-Fictional character biography:...
(Unknown), Wysper
Wysper
Wysper is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. She first appeared Venom: Lethal Protector #2 and was created by Dan Slott and John Calimee.-Fictional character biography:...
(Jennifer Stewart).
His former enemy Scott Washington aka Hybrid was also a guard in the Vault.
Powers and abilities
Sentry's armor and that of the other Jury members was based on that of the Guardsmen with notable upgrades designed to aid in the fight against Venom. Sentry's strength is the greatest of them all. He was strong enough to hold down Spider-ManSpider-Man
Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...
in one of their fights. He has flight technology made differently from the others, with a ramjet propulsion mini engine installed into his boots. His whole costume is a green-brown color. He has a powerful energy gun. There's a picklock tool kit inside his right
glove.
in other media
Sentry appeared in the episode "One Man's Worth (Part 1)" of X-MenX-Men (TV series)
X-Men, also known as X-Men: The Animated Series, is an American animated television series which debuted on October 31, 1992, in the United States on the Fox Network as part of its Fox Kids Saturday morning lineup...
.
He also appeared as a boss in the video game Venom/Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety