Mentor (comics)
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| Mentor | |
 Mentor by Clayton Henry |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | X-Men #107 (Oct 1977) |
| Created by | Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum |
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| Alter ego | Unrevealed |
| Species | Cyborg |
| Team affiliations | Imperial Guard |
| Abilities | Superhuman intellect and tactical ability |
Mentor is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. He first appeared [Uncanny] X-Men #107 as a member of the Shi'ar Imperium's Imperial Guard and was created by Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum.
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[edit] Fictional character biography
Mentor is a long-time member of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard, an army of powerful beings that enforce Shi'ar Imperial law on all planets within the Shi'ar Galaxy and serve the rulers of the Shi'ar Empire. Mentor was among the first of the Guard to clash with the X-Men and Starjammers as they fought to free Shi'ar Empress Lilandra Neramani from her brother, D'Ken and Davan Shakari. Mentor swore his allegiance to Lilandra after D'Ken's defeat.
Unlike many of his fellow guardsmen, he remained steadfast in his loyalty to Empress Lilandra during the attempted coup of the Shi'ar throne by her sister Deathbird, which pitted X-Factor and Excalibur against the Guard once again.
Mentor was one of the Imperial Guard members stationed on Earth for a time.[1]
In the battle between the Imperial Guard and Vulcan, he acted as a tactical advisor to Gladiator on Vulcan's weakness, and oversaw the temporary neutralization of his powers, establishing him as one of the survivors of the battle that proved otherwise disastrous for the Guard.
[edit] Inspiration
Several of the members of the Imperial Guard are at least partly based on members of the DC Comics team Legion of Super-Heroes. (Dave Cockrum, co-creator of the Guard, also had a long run as artist on the Legion. Mentor is based on LSH member Brainiac 5.
[edit] References
- ^ Imperial Guard #1-4
