Rl'nnd

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Rl'nnd

Rl'nnd from Ms. Marvel #25.
Art by Adriana Melo.
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Ms. Marvel (vol. 2) #25 (May 2008)
Created by Brian Reed
Adriana Melo
In story information
Alter ego Rl'nnd
Species Skrull
Team affiliations Skrull Empire
Abilities Shape shifting,
teleportation,
optic blasts,
organic steel skin
retractable metal claws
superhuman strength, resistance, durability and senses.

Rl'nnd is a fictional alien character in Marvel Comics' Marvel Universe. A Super-Skrull with the powers of several X-Men, Rl'nnd is part of the Secret Invasion and was first appearance in Ms. Marvel (vol. 2) #25.

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[edit] Publication history

In May 2008, Rl'nnd made his first appearances in a Secret Invasion tie-in storyline in Brian Reed's Ms. Marvel series; starting issue #25.

[edit] Fictional character biography

Rl'nnd is the son of Rm'twr, a Skrull who was killed by NASA head of security Carol Danvers long before she became Ms. Marvel.[1]

As part of the Skrull Secret Invasion, Rl'nnd was first seen at an A.I.M. base preparing to go on a mission to find a Kree man; revealed to be Ms. Marvel's boyfriend, William Wagner. At the same time, a Skrull posing as Ms. Marvel had already got to Wagner.[1]

Rl'nnd shapeshifts his way on to a S.H.I.E.L.D. Minicarrier after both the Skrull Ms. Marvel and the real Ms. Marvel are captured. Posing as a S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Sum, Rl'nnd attempts to interrogate Ms. Marvel to learn the command codes to the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier but is quickly outed by Ms. Marvel and the two begin to battle.[2] The culmination of the battle, Ms. Marvel's team use lethal force and kill Rl'nnd.[3][4]

[edit] Powers, abilities and appearance

Rl'nnd, being a Skrull, has the species' natural ability to shape-shift. However, Rl'nnd is also a Super-Skrull given the powers of several X-Men as opposed to both Super-Skrull (who has the powers of the Fantastic Four) and Paibok (whose abilities are similar to Electro and X-Men members Colossus, Iceman, and Storm). Rl'nnd's X-Men powers include:

  • The organic steel skin, superhuman strength, resistance, and durability of Colossus.
  • Wolverine's retractable adamantium claws and acute senses.
  • Nightcrawler's teleportation and prehensile tail.
  • A more controlled version of Cyclops' optic blasts.

Rl'nnd's appearance is that of a metallic skinned Skrull, with glowing red eyes, wearing a Colossus-inspired black and yellow suit and wrist bands with Wolverine-style tipped boots and a Nighcrawler tail.

[edit] Other versions

Prior to the first appearance of Rl'nnd, another Secret Invasion Skrull, that took part of Skrull Black Bolt's attack on the Illuminati[5], looked almost identical to Rl'nnd and displayed all of the same powers. This Skrull was caught up in a massive explosion and supposedly killed at the end of New Avengers Illuminati #05. However, Brian Reed, writer of this Secret Invasion tie-in story who would go on to write Rl'nnd's first appearance in Ms. Marvel, stated that they are not the same Skrull.[6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Ms. Marvel volume 2 #25
  2. ^ Ms. Marvel volume 2 #26
  3. ^ Ms. Marvel volume 2 #26
  4. ^ Ms. Marvel volume 2 #27
  5. ^ New Avengers Illuminati #05 (September 2007)
  6. ^ Ms. Marvel - forum reply by Brain Reed #26. Jinxworld Forums (26 April 2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-03. “Rl'nnd isn't the same Skrull as Illuminati, even though he has some of the same powers. The Skrull in Illuminati got killed.”