Specialist is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe

Marvel Universe

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. The character exists in the Marvel 2099

Marvel 2099

Marvel 2099 is a Marvel Comics imprint, started in 1992, that explores one possible future of the Marvel Universe. It was originally announced by Stan Lee in his "Stan's Soapbox" column as a single series entitled The Marvel World of Tomorrow, which was being developed by Lee and John Byrne...

 line, which takes place in an alternate future from the main timeline of Marvel Comics.

Fictional character biography

The man who would later become known as the Specialist was born in Osaka, Japan in the late 21st Century. The Specialist worked for Tyler Stone

Tyler Stone (comics)

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 as an assassin and field operative for the Stark/Fujikawa Corporation in the year 2099. At the behest of Tyler Stone, the Specialist captured Kasey Nash in order to lure the Spider-Man

Spider-Man 2099

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of that era into battle. As the Specialist battled Spider-Man, his throat was slit.

Powers and abilities

The Specialist is an athletic man with no superhuman powers, and is an expert martial artist, trained as a samurai warrior. He is highly proficient with various martial arts weaponry of the late 21st Century. He wears an unrevealed bulletproof fabric insulated against electric shock and body armor of unknown materials. He wields a 4' samurai sword capable of slicing through solid steed, and also carries shurikens and nunchakus. He is a skilled hovercraft pilot and uses a one-man hovercraft. All of his equipment is supplied by the Stark/Fujikawa Corporation.