Ares (Marvel)
Real Name: Ares
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Powers: Superhuman strength, stamina, durability, agility, and reflexes. Ares is also an immortal with an unending lifespan. He can be wounded during battle but due to his Olympian nature he heals very quickly. Only an injury of such magnitude that it incinerates all or a portion of his bodily molecules could cause him physical death. He has also been shown to be injured by weapons of magical nature such as Mjölnir the hammer of Thor.
Abilities:
Ares is a master of a variety of hand-to-hand combat skills. Also Ares is a master of all Olympian weaponry and most human weapons ranging from clubs to fireamrs and explosives. Well versed in military tactics, torture, combat engineering, and a vast amount of military history particularly focusing on battles and wars that involved Greek and Roman (or Italian) soldiers and armies. Ares is one of the most talented and ruthless soldiers that has ever fought on Earth.
Weapons:
Has carried a variety of different weapons as needed including swords, spears, batleaxes, daggers, guns, rifles, grenades, and anything else that can be used as a weapon.
Paraphernalia:
Formerly wore Olympian battle armor forged by Hephaestus.
Bio: Ares is the son of Zeus, monarch of the Olympian Gods, and his wife Hera. Ares was worshiped as the god of war in both ancient Greece and ancient Rome. After the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire , Zeus allowed the worship of the Olympians to die out, and Ares was no longer allowed to act as patron god of warriors. As a result over the ensuing centuries Ares grew increasingly dissatisfied with Zeus’ rule. He has tried to conquer Olympus on several occasions sometimes in league with his uncle Pluto, god of the Olympian underworld. His half-brother Hercules has opposed his attempts at conquest almost every time sometimes with the help of his allies including Thor the Asgardian god of thunder, and the Avengers. Ares has hated Hercules since Hercules killed Ares’ monstrous Stymphalian birds during Hercules’ original twelve labors.
Ares has fought the Avengers on numerous occasions, as well as his half-brother Hercules. Ares has also fought the Champions, the Eternal Ikaris and a variety of other denizens of Earth. Recently warriors from the East have attacked Olympus and the Olympians have sought the assistance of Ares. Ares who had retired from warfare and the life of the gods has only recently joined the battle due to the kidnapping of his son.
Wanting his son to live the life of a mortal instead of under the rule of his father, Ares decided to raise his son on Earth instead of Olympus. While at work Ares was confronted by Ms. Marvel and Iron Man to register under the Superhuman Registration Act and offered a job as an Avenger. Ares agreed as long as they would match his hourly pay.
Notes: Known Aliases:
- God of War
- Mars
- Mister Talon
- The Warhawk
- John Aaron
First Appearance: Thor (1966) #129 Favorite Characters:
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Issue Appearances: AAFES 7th Edition [New Avengers: An Army of One] (2009)
Adam: Legend of the Blue Marvel (2009)
Annihilation: Conquest (2008)
Ares (2006)
TPB vol. 01 - 'God of War' #1 - 'Ares: God of War, Part 1' #2 - 'Ares: God of War, Part 2' #3 - 'Ares: God of War, Part 3' #4 - 'Ares: God of War, Part 4' #5 - 'Ares: God of War, Part 5' Assault on New Olympus Prologue (2010)
#1 - 'Assault on New Olympus: Prologue' Avengers Assemble (2010)
Avengers Unconquered (2009)
#9 - 'The Mighty Avengers Are Born!' #12 - 'The Venom Invasion!' #13 - 'A Plague of Venoms!' #15 - 'The Siege!' #20 - 'The Fall of SHIELD!' #22 - 'The Final Battle!' #23 - 'Who Are The Dark Avengers?' #24 - 'The Hordes Of Hellfire!' #25 - 'Who Will Be The Sorcerer Supreme?' #26 - 'Mystic War!' #26 (Tron Variant) - 'Mystic War!' #27 - 'Cry Demon!' #29 - 'No Way Out!' #30 - 'The Mind Of Norman Osborn!' #31 - 'The Madness of the Molecule Man!' #32 - 'The Race To Save Ronin!' Avengers: The Initiative (2007)
Annual 01#1 - 'Happy Accidents' #4 - 'Green Zone' #8 - 'Killed In Action Part 1 Of 4: Snafu' #19 - 'V-S Day' #25 - 'Avengers The Initiative Disassembled Conclusion' #32 - 'Seize The Day' #33 - 'The Hammer Falls, Part 1 of 3' Avengers/Invaders (2008)
#2 - 'Battlefield Brooklyn!' #4 - 'Hell On The Helicarrier' #5 - 'Prisoners Of War' #6 - 'Man On Fire' #7 - 'Should Old Acquaintance Be Forgot' #8 - 'Cry, D'Sparye' #12 - 'The Last Full Measure.' Avengers/JLA (2003)
#4 - 'The Brave...and the Bold' Cable & Deadpool (2004)
#50 - 'Symbiosis Mitosis' Captain America (2005)
#48 - 'Old Friends and Enemies Part 3 of 3' Captain America: Reborn (2009)
Captain Marvel (2008)
#1 - 'Chapter 1: I Am Here' Chaos War (2010)
#2 - 'Return of the God Squad' #3 - 'Paradises Lost' #5 - 'The End Is Here' Chaos War: Ares (2011)
Civil War: Battle Damage Report (2007)
Dark Avengers (2009)
Dark Avengers: Ares (2009)
#1 - 'Part 1' #2 - 'Part 2' #3 - 'Part 3' Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Exodus (2009)
#1 - 'Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia, Conclusion' Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia (2009)
Dark Reign Files (2009)
Dark Reign: Hawkeye (2009)
Dark Reign: Lethal Legion (2009)
#1 - 'Lethal Legion: Part 1' #2 - 'Lethal Legion: Part 2' Dark Reign: The Goblin Legacy (2009)
Dark Reign: The List - Avengers (2009)
Dark Reign: The List - Secret Warriors One-Shot (2009)
Dark Wolverine (2009)
Dark X-Men (2010)
#3 - 'Journey to the Center of the Goblin: Part 3' Dark X-Men: The Beginning (2009)
#2 - 'Cloak/Dagger/Weapon Omega/Daken' Dark X-Men: The Confession (2009)
December 2010 Sneak Peeks (2011)
Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme (1988)
#32 - 'Silver-Tongued Devil' Essential X-Men (2010)
Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America (2007)
#2 - 'The Death of Captain America, Chapter 2: Anger' Fantastic Four (1961)
Free Comic Book Day 2009 Avengers (2009)
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#4 - 'The New Labors of Hercules, Part 4' Hercules: Fall of an Avenger (2010)
Hercules: Heart of Chaos (1997)
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Hulk Smash Avengers (2012)
Hulk vs. Hercules: When Titans Collide (2008)
Incredible Hercules (2008)
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Le Puissant Thor (1972)
#31 - 'Hercule est furieux!' #32 - 'Devant les portes de l'enfer!' Marvel Apes (2008)
Marvel Legends (2007)
#61 - 'Captain America Reborn' #62 Marvel Triple Action (1972)
#30 - 'In Our Midst... An Immortal!' Marvel Universe vs. The Punisher (2010)
Mighty Avengers: Most Wanted Files (2007)
Moon Knight (2006)
#30 - 'Down South: Conclusion' Ms. Marvel (2006)
#35 - 'The Death of Ms. Marvel: Part 1' #40 Mythos: Captain America (2008)
New Avengers (2005)
New Avengers (2010)
New Avengers Finale (2010)
New Mutants (2009)
New Warriors (2007)
Nova (2007)
Novos Vingadores, Os (2004)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z (2008)
Origins of Marvel Comics (2010)
Origins of Siege (2010)
Savage She-Hulk (2009)
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Secret Invasion: Front Line (2008)
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Silent War (2007)
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The Amazing Spider-Man (1963)
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#38 - 'In Our Midst... an Immortal!' #49 - 'Mine is the Power!' #50 - 'To Tame A Titan!' #98 - 'Let Slip the Dogs of War!' #99 - 'It Has Been Written: Whom the Gods Would Destroy -- They First Make Mad!' #100 - 'Whatever Gods There Be!' #281 - 'By Gods Betrayed!' #282 - 'Captives' #283 - 'Whom the Gods Would Destroy!' #284 - 'Battleground: Olympus' #285 - 'Twilight of the Gods!' #349 - 'Death Wager' #381 - 'Sacred Ground' #382 - 'Offerings' #384 - 'Dream Lover' The Champions (1975)
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#1 - 'Abomination to Batroc's Brigade' The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Master Edition (1990)
The Order (2007)
#1 - 'Henry --or-- The Next Right Thing' The Savage Axe of Ares (B&W) (2010)
The Sub-Mariner (1968)
#29 - 'Fear is the Hunter!' #57 - 'In the Lap of the Gods' Thor (1966)
Annual 05 - 'The War of the Gods!' Annual 08 - 'Thunder Over Troy!' #129 - 'The Verdict of Zeus!' #131 - 'They Strike From Space!' #221 - 'Hercules Enraged!' #222 - 'Before the Gates of Hell!' #289 - 'Look Homeward, Asgardian!' #291 - 'When Gods Have Joined Together!' #292 - 'If an Eye Offend Thee...!' #293 - 'The Twilight of Some Gods!' #398 - 'The Prisoners of the Black Pyramid!' #462 - 'Payments' #464 - 'Blessed Obedience' #467 - 'Descent' #608 - 'Siege: Ragnarok, Part 2' Thor (1998)
Thor & Hercules: Encyclopaedia Mythologica (2009)
Thunderbolts (1997)
Timely Presents (1999)
Human Torch - 'Timely Comics Presents: The Human Torch' Timestorm 2009/2099 (2009)
#4 - 'Timestorm, Part Four' Uncanny X-Men (1963)
#513 - 'Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia, Part 2' #514 - 'Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia, Part 4' Venom/Deadpool: What If? (2011)
#1 - 'What If Venom Possessed Deadpool?' War Machine (2009)
#2 - 'Dark Reign: Chapter 2' #3 - 'Dark Reign: Chapter 3' #4 - 'Dark Reign: Chapter 4' #5 - 'Dark Reign: Chapter 5' #11 - 'War Crimes: Part 1' What If? 200 (2011)
#1 - 'What If? Norman Osborn Won the Siege of Asgard/What If? The Watcher killed Galactus?' What If? Civil War (2008)
What If? Dark Reign (2011)
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#1 - 'What If...Iron Man Had Died?' What If? Planet Hulk (2007)
Wolverine and Deadpool (2004)
#170 - '"I Want My Logo Bigger. You Hear Me? BIGGER!!!"' Wolverine And Deadpool (2010)
#12 - 'The X-Men Strike!' Wolverine: Origins (2006)
#33 - 'Weapon XI: Part 1' #34 - 'Weapon XI: Part 2' #44 - '7 The Hard Way: Part 4' Wolverine/Hercules - Myths, Monsters & Mutants (2011)
World War Hulk (2007)
#2 - 'Chapter 2' #4 - 'Chapter 4' #5 - 'Chapter 5' WWH Aftersmash: Damage Control (2008)
#2 - 'The Little House I Used To Live In' #3 - 'Montana' X-Men Legacy (2008)
#226 - 'Suppressing the Fire: Part 1' X-Men: Curse of the Mutants Saga (2010)
#1 - 'X-Men: Curse of the Mutants Saga' Group Affiliation(s): Avengers (Marvel)(03 - Initiative) Dark Avengers Initiative (Marvel) Olympian Gods (Marvel) Famous Quotes: - Add a Famous Quote None.
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