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Juggernaut (Marvel Comics)
Juggernaut (Cain Marko) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, he first appeared in ''Uncanny X-Men, X-Men'' #12 (July 1965) as an adversary of the X-Men, eponymous superhero team. Since then, he has come into conflict with other heroes, primarily Spider-Man and the Hulk. Cain Marko is a regular human who was empowered by a gem belonging to the deity Cyttorak, becoming a literal human juggernaut. He possesses superhuman strength and durability, and is virtually immune to most physical attacks; his helmet also protects him from mental attacks. Although not a mutant, Juggernaut has been featured as a prominent member of the Brotherhood of Mutants. He is also the stepbrother of Professor X. Since his debut during the Silver Age of Comic Books, the character has appeared in over five decades of Marvel publications, featuring prominently in the X-Men titles and starring in two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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A juggernaut (), in current English usage, is a literal or metaphorical Irresistible force paradox, force regarded as merciless, destructive, and unstoppable. This English usage originated in the mid-nineteenth century and was Hobson-Jobson#Law_of_Hobson-Jobson, adapted from the Sanskrit word Jagannath. Overview The figurative use of the word is analogous to figurative uses of steamroller or battering ram to mean something overwhelming. Its ground in social behavior is similar to that of bandwagon effect, bandwagon, but with overtones of devotional sacrifice. Its British English meaning of a large heavy truck or semi-trailer truck, articulated lorry dates from the second half of the twentieth century. The word is derived from the Sanskrit/Odia language, Odia (Devanagari , Odia language, Odia ) "world-lord", combining ("world") and ("lord"), which is one of the names of Krishna found in the Sanskrit epics. The English loanword ''juggernaut'' in the sense of "a huge wagon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
