Kylun
Encyclopedia
Kylun is a fictional comic book
superhero
in the Marvel Universe
. He first appeared in Excalibur #2. He was briefly a member of Excalibur
.
child who was fleeing from soldiers sent to capture him by Vixen. He discovered the robot Widget
, who created a portal to transport Colin to another dimension, to a world called 'Ee'rath'.
The locals regard his appearance as a good omen. They escort him to the exiled royal household. The Queen, Ai'sha, places Colin in the care of her counselor, a reptilian mystic named Zz'ria. He trains Colin to be a warrior. Colin ages and his mutant abilities transform his features into a more cat-like appearance. He takes the symbol of Widget as his totem. He proposes to the queen's daughter, Princess Sat'neen
, who accepts.
Necrom, frightened of the strength of the queen's people, launches an attack. It turns into a massacre. Ai'sha, Zz'ria and thousands more perish. Sat'neen and hundreds more are captured. Kylun gathers an army and frees Sat'neen from the forces that planned to sacrifice her.
, Thor
, Yeoman UK
and Spider-Man
. They were raised back up as mindless zombie shells. Sat'neen and Kylun confront them. During the battle, Sat'neen takes an opportunity to strike at Necrom. This causes the zombies to fall as his concentration is broken. This is not enough to defeat him and he slays Sat'Neen. Kylun impales Necrom with a thrown sword. He shares a telepathic goodbye with his beloved, then notes Necrom still lives.
Necrom, with the aid of a slave creature, flees into a structure known as the Tower that Crosses Time. Nobody had entered in twenty thousand years. Uncaring, Kylun follows.
Necrom emerges into Earth-616
. His slave creature is neutralized by an agent of Technet
named Chinadoll. Necrom again escapes. Kylun follows, moments later, to his perception. He confronts and battles Nightcrawler
. When his blades, enchanted so they do not harm the pure of heart, do not harm Nightcrawler, Kylun stops the battle. He learns that Necrom had come through ten days ago, in this reality.
. Kylun's old friend Widget returned, in a new form. Excalibur's headquarters was becoming infected with windows into alternate realities, the same way Kylun himself came to Earth. At the same time, Necrom attacked. Kylun helped in the fight, though Necrom's destruction was brought about by Phoenix.
Kylun helps investigate the disappearance of twenty-seven older citizens from a small village. He was caught up in an Alice of Wonderland fantasy-land, created by Joyboy of Technet and the Red Queen of the Crazy Gang
. He personally ended up being mentally influenced into fishing with the Grypon and Mock Turtle. In the end, Captain Britain talked him out of the influence of the pleasant land, his friends were recovered and the older people were allowed to stay.
The fight with Necrom had resulted in Excalibur's old lighthouse headquarters being demolished. The team moved into Brian's old manor house. Brian allows Kylun to bury Sa'Tneen under a group of trees near the west wing. Kylun informs Cerise
that he will be leaving to make contact with his parents, who at this time, had been missing their young son for a full year.
In Excalibur #63, Kylun was attacked by members of R.C.X.
, a British agency run by Orpington-Smythe, AKA Peter. Vixen had told Kylun his parents had been killed but this was not true. Kylun finds himself yanked from his parent's front steps and dragged into the nearby woods. The three superpowered R.C.X. agents Oak, Lodestone and Ocelot, all 'Warpies', fought him for several minutes. Kylun swung his sword through Ocelot's arm but since the man was merely misguided, not evil, no harm was done. Both were vastly confused and Oak then takes advantage by knocking out Kylun from behind.
Peter's desires were to use the 'Warpies', superpowered British citizens of all ages, to restore the glory of the British empire. Kylun was awakened from suspended animation, along with many allies, old and new, just in time to join in on the brewing mutiny other members of Excalibur had roused in the ranks of the Warpies.
Excalibur's side faced certain defeat, even with the their newfound allies because several of the younger Warpies were concentrating on the offensive powers of the team. Kylun gambled that his sound mimicry was not considered a threat and successfully let out a roar sufficient enough to drive the children away. This allowed Excalibur to gain the upper hand, if just for the moment. The fleeing children informed other Warpies of what was going on, and several of them decided to help the heroes. Kylun and his friends soon managed to shut Orpington-Smythe down.
Kylun later attends the wedding of Captain Britain and Meggan.
After Decimation
, he was one of the few mutants to retain his powers.
who possesses some animalistic physical characteristics, such as fur, sharpened teeth, and a lion like nose and eyes. He also has the ability to use his vocal cords to replicate any sound he has heard.
Kylun is also an expert swordsman, wielding two twin mystical swords, the Blades of Zz'ria. These blades have an enchantment that prevents them from harming anyone good (or pure of heart). Should the blades be directed against such a person they become intangible and simply pass through them without causing harm. The blades are also highly resistant to magic, shown to have the power to deflect magical attacks, destroy magical creations and wound otherwise impervious magical beings (such as Necrom
). The blades are incredibly strong and sharp, and have been shown to be able to cleave rock in two.
Comic book
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superhero
Superhero
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in the Marvel Universe
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. He first appeared in Excalibur #2. He was briefly a member of Excalibur
Excalibur (comics)
Excalibur is a Marvel Comics superhero group, an off-shoot of the X-Men, usually based in the United Kingdom. Conceived by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer Alan Davis, the original Excalibur first appeared in Excalibur Special Edition , also known as Excalibur: The Sword is Drawn.The...
.
Fictional character biography
Colin McKay was a mutantMutant (Marvel Comics)
In comic books published by Marvel Comics, a mutant is an organism who possesses a genetic trait called an X-gene that allows the mutant to naturally develop superhuman powers and abilities...
child who was fleeing from soldiers sent to capture him by Vixen. He discovered the robot Widget
Widget (comics)
Widget, alias Katherine "Kate" Anne Pryde-Rasputin is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. The character was later revealed to be an older, alternate version of Shadowcat , from the Days of Future Past timeline. Before the revelation of Widget's true identity, she was consistently...
, who created a portal to transport Colin to another dimension, to a world called 'Ee'rath'.
The locals regard his appearance as a good omen. They escort him to the exiled royal household. The Queen, Ai'sha, places Colin in the care of her counselor, a reptilian mystic named Zz'ria. He trains Colin to be a warrior. Colin ages and his mutant abilities transform his features into a more cat-like appearance. He takes the symbol of Widget as his totem. He proposes to the queen's daughter, Princess Sat'neen
Saturnyne
Opal Luna Saturnyne is the name of a fictional comic book character created by Dave Thorpe and Alan Davis for their Captain Britain stories. She is the Omniversal Majestrix of Otherworld, and a servant of Roma, charged with the safety of the Omniverse....
, who accepts.
Necrom, frightened of the strength of the queen's people, launches an attack. It turns into a massacre. Ai'sha, Zz'ria and thousands more perish. Sat'neen and hundreds more are captured. Kylun gathers an army and frees Sat'neen from the forces that planned to sacrifice her.
Finding Excalibur
Decades ago, Necrom had managed to kill this world's version of Excalibur, made up of the Black KnightBlack Knight (comics)
The Black Knight is the alias of several fictional comic-book characters that appear in the Marvel Comics universe.The first is a medieval knight created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Joe Maneely. The second is a supervillain descendant of the original, created by writer-editor Stan Lee and...
, Thor
Thor (Marvel Comics)
Thor is a fictional superhero who appears in publications published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Journey into Mystery #83 and was created by editor-plotter Stan Lee, scripter Larry Lieber, and penciller Jack Kirby....
, Yeoman UK
Captain Britain Corps
In Marvel Comics, the Captain Britain Corps is a league of super-heroes all known as, or appear as an alternative version of, Captain Britain. They are all essentially the same hero except they each come from an alternative reality.-Fictional team history:...
and Spider-Man
Spider-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...
. They were raised back up as mindless zombie shells. Sat'neen and Kylun confront them. During the battle, Sat'neen takes an opportunity to strike at Necrom. This causes the zombies to fall as his concentration is broken. This is not enough to defeat him and he slays Sat'Neen. Kylun impales Necrom with a thrown sword. He shares a telepathic goodbye with his beloved, then notes Necrom still lives.
Necrom, with the aid of a slave creature, flees into a structure known as the Tower that Crosses Time. Nobody had entered in twenty thousand years. Uncaring, Kylun follows.
Necrom emerges into Earth-616
Earth-616
In the fictional Marvel Comics multiverse, Earth-616 or Earth 616 is the name used to identify the primary continuity in which most Marvel Comics titles take place.-Origin of Earth-616:...
. His slave creature is neutralized by an agent of Technet
Technet
The Technet are a group of interdimensional travelling bounty hunters in Marvel Comics, who appeared mostly in the pages of Captain Britain and Excalibur....
named Chinadoll. Necrom again escapes. Kylun follows, moments later, to his perception. He confronts and battles Nightcrawler
Nightcrawler (comics)
Nightcrawler is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the Marvel Universe. He has been associated with both the X-Men and Excalibur, originally appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Len Wein and artist Dave Cockrum, he debuted in Giant-Size X-Men #1...
. When his blades, enchanted so they do not harm the pure of heart, do not harm Nightcrawler, Kylun stops the battle. He learns that Necrom had come through ten days ago, in this reality.
Part of the team
Kylun joins forces with Excalibur. He made friends with the team's long-term ally Alistaire StuartAlistaire Stuart
Alistaire Stuart is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. He is a scientist, an ally of the superhero team Excalibur and head of MI-13, an intelligence agency...
. Kylun's old friend Widget returned, in a new form. Excalibur's headquarters was becoming infected with windows into alternate realities, the same way Kylun himself came to Earth. At the same time, Necrom attacked. Kylun helped in the fight, though Necrom's destruction was brought about by Phoenix.
Kylun helps investigate the disappearance of twenty-seven older citizens from a small village. He was caught up in an Alice of Wonderland fantasy-land, created by Joyboy of Technet and the Red Queen of the Crazy Gang
Crazy Gang (Marvel Comics)
Crazy Gang is a fictional group of supervillains, appearing in Marvel Comics. They are mostly petty thieves, but will work as mercenaries. The Crazy Gang has fought Captain Britain and Excalibur.-Publication history:...
. He personally ended up being mentally influenced into fishing with the Grypon and Mock Turtle. In the end, Captain Britain talked him out of the influence of the pleasant land, his friends were recovered and the older people were allowed to stay.
The fight with Necrom had resulted in Excalibur's old lighthouse headquarters being demolished. The team moved into Brian's old manor house. Brian allows Kylun to bury Sa'Tneen under a group of trees near the west wing. Kylun informs Cerise
Cerise (comics)
Cerise is a fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics universe.-Fictional character biography:Cerise is an extraterrestrial from the planet Shaskofrugnon in the Shi'ar Empire. She was accidentally transported to Earth after deserting the empire's brutal army, the Ghrand Jhar, refusing to fire upon...
that he will be leaving to make contact with his parents, who at this time, had been missing their young son for a full year.
In Excalibur #63, Kylun was attacked by members of R.C.X.
R.C.X.
The Resources Control Executive is a fictional British intelligence agency in the Marvel Comics universe. It first appeared in Captain Britain vol...
, a British agency run by Orpington-Smythe, AKA Peter. Vixen had told Kylun his parents had been killed but this was not true. Kylun finds himself yanked from his parent's front steps and dragged into the nearby woods. The three superpowered R.C.X. agents Oak, Lodestone and Ocelot, all 'Warpies', fought him for several minutes. Kylun swung his sword through Ocelot's arm but since the man was merely misguided, not evil, no harm was done. Both were vastly confused and Oak then takes advantage by knocking out Kylun from behind.
Peter's desires were to use the 'Warpies', superpowered British citizens of all ages, to restore the glory of the British empire. Kylun was awakened from suspended animation, along with many allies, old and new, just in time to join in on the brewing mutiny other members of Excalibur had roused in the ranks of the Warpies.
Excalibur's side faced certain defeat, even with the their newfound allies because several of the younger Warpies were concentrating on the offensive powers of the team. Kylun gambled that his sound mimicry was not considered a threat and successfully let out a roar sufficient enough to drive the children away. This allowed Excalibur to gain the upper hand, if just for the moment. The fleeing children informed other Warpies of what was going on, and several of them decided to help the heroes. Kylun and his friends soon managed to shut Orpington-Smythe down.
Kylun later attends the wedding of Captain Britain and Meggan.
After Decimation
Decimation (comics)
Decimation is the late 2005 Marvel Comics storyline spinning off from the House of M limited series. It focuses on the ramifications of the Scarlet Witch stripping nearly all of the mutant population of their powers, thereby reducing a society of millions to one of scant hundreds.This event, which...
, he was one of the few mutants to retain his powers.
Powers and abilities
Kylun is a mutantMutant (Marvel Comics)
In comic books published by Marvel Comics, a mutant is an organism who possesses a genetic trait called an X-gene that allows the mutant to naturally develop superhuman powers and abilities...
who possesses some animalistic physical characteristics, such as fur, sharpened teeth, and a lion like nose and eyes. He also has the ability to use his vocal cords to replicate any sound he has heard.
Kylun is also an expert swordsman, wielding two twin mystical swords, the Blades of Zz'ria. These blades have an enchantment that prevents them from harming anyone good (or pure of heart). Should the blades be directed against such a person they become intangible and simply pass through them without causing harm. The blades are also highly resistant to magic, shown to have the power to deflect magical attacks, destroy magical creations and wound otherwise impervious magical beings (such as Necrom
Necrom
Necrom is a fictional character created by Alan Davis forMarvel Comics. Necrom was a powerful sorcerer and an enemy of Excalibur.-Fictional character biography:...
). The blades are incredibly strong and sharp, and have been shown to be able to cleave rock in two.