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Delroy Garrett, Jr. is a
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appearing in
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s published by
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. Originally known as Triathlon, he is the second character to use the name the
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.


Publication history

Triathlon first appeared in ''
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'' vol. 3 #8 (Sept. 1998) and was created by
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and
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. The character appeared as a member of the
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in 2011.


Fictional character biography

Delroy Garrett is an
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whose career was derailed when it was found he used
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s. Dejected, Delroy joined the Triune Understanding to restore his faith. Triune leader Jonathan Tremont imbued Delroy with powers stolen from the former superhero the
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. Delroy had no idea of the source of his new powers, thinking that the teachings of the Triune had simply unlocked his superhuman potential. Delroy became the costumed superhero Triathlon and the Triune's celebrity spokesman. Garrett's first involvement with the Avengers came while he was using the identity of Triathlon; he assisted them in defeating
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. Soon after, Garrett also helped the Avengers battle Lord Templar and Pagan at the dedication ceremony of a new Triune Understanding building. The battle ended with Lord Templar and Pagan escaping. Jonathan Tremont publicly blamed the Avengers for the destruction, and then covertly set up a smear campaign against the team to suggest they were religiously intolerant and racist. Tremont then had the mercenary the Taskmaster frame a number of Avengers for the destruction of an important Triune building. Tremont then publicly "forgave" the Avengers, which the team grudgingly went along with to avoid further bad publicity. It was during Tremont's media event at
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that the building was attacked by a
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. Triathlon aided the Avengers in defeating the terrorist. In the aftermath, Duane Freeman, the Avengers' government
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suggested that the team add Triathlon as a member to quell the bad publicity that the team had recently engendered. With some animosity on both sides, Triathlon was made a member of the Avengers when their new line-up was announced to the public. At first, Triathlon, although a capable member, constantly complained and argued with his teammates, thinking that they were intolerant and included him on the team only because of the public image. But soon, with the help of teammate
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, who told him that he could either go around with a chip on his shoulder and never fit in or actually try to work with his teammates as people and take the chance they would be imperfect, Delroy saw that his teammates were good people and became an eager and willing team member, even refusing to attend Triune functions if it conflicted with his schedule as an Avenger. Later, during
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's war on earth, a being of immense power entered the Solar System. This was the "triple evil" which Tremont had supposedly founded the Triune Understanding to defeat. Powering up the Triune's spaceship, Tremont and the Avengers traveled to face the being. During the battle, Tremont's true reasoning became clear: he sought the power of the "triple evil" for his own. In the past, he had stolen the triangle power of 3-D Man, and resurrected his two dead brothers as Lord Templar and Pagan. He then formed the Triune Understanding to enable him to find the other triangle fragments of power. The "triple evil" contained the final power he sought. During the battle, Tremont killed his brothers and his followers by drawing all their power and life energy into himself, intending to take the power of the Triple Evil and use it to become a god to those on Earth, but he ultimately lost control of the immense power. Triathlon, though, was able to channel the power and defeated the "triple evil", realising that the power could only be controlled by one who strived for others rather than for themselves. With Traithlon now in control of the pyramid, the Avengers then returned to Earth and ultimately defeated Kang and the
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in their bid to take over the planet. Following Kang's defeat, Triathlon dissolved the pyramid's remaining energies to prevent it being any further threat, subsequently sacrificing the last of his power to restore the 3-D Man and his brother to their independent forms. When the Avengers later reorganized under a
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charter, Triathlon left the team along with some other members. Garrett re-emerged as a member of
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's "Secret Avengers," declaring his stance against the
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. He was named among the missing in the wake of the final battle of the
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. Following the passage of the Superhuman Registration Act, Garrett was recruited in the
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. Serving as a squad instructor, he assisted in the training of new recruits while training to become a team leader for one of the 50 states. Garrett took on a new alias, that of 3-D Man, and when his Initiative training was complete he was assigned to
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. During the ''
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'' storyline, Delroy arrives in Hawaii and is greeted by Point Men team members Star Sign and Paydirt. He encounters the
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on the way to the base, who states that he has sensed portents of doom all day. When he meets the final team member Magnitude, the goggles Delroy obtained from the original 3-D Man allow him to identify Magnitude as a
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impostor. The Skrull Magnitude (who has the powers of the
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, Havok,
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, and Sunfire) attacks and severely wounds Star Sign and Paydirt, but Delroy kills the Skrull with a sword magically summoned by the Devil-Slayer. The Devil-Slayer uses his Shadow Cloak to teleport Delroy to Camp Hammond, where he announced to everyone assembled that the Initiative has been infiltrated by Skrulls. The Crusader, fearing that he will be exposed as a Skrull, uses the Cosmic Ring, and suddenly 3-D Man sees every non-Skrull surrounding him as a Skrull. The Crusader persuades the 3-D Man to take a Quinjet and get help, but only because it would take him out of range of his ring's influence. Mid-flight, the Quinjet is affected by the virus the Skrulls used to infect all Starktech systems, and the 3-D Man crashes somewhere in New Mexico. There, he meets and joins the
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after they vanquish the Skrull posing as the She-Thing. He assists them when his goggles identify Blacksmith of the Desert Stars as a Skrull and kills him. Delroy Garrett's goggles also identify
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as a Skrull, who is then killed by Cloud 9. While in Philadelphia, the Revolutionary is revealed as a Skrull and defeated by Gravity and Hope. When they come across a fight between
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and
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, Delroy's goggles identify Thor Girl as a Skrull. With help from
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, Delroy uses Thor Girl's own hammer to kill the Skrull impostor. When it came to a crowd uprising dealing with Skrulls in the form of civilians, Delroy's goggles were broken by a thrown rock, giving his allies a hard time finding out which of the civilians were Skrulls. During the struggle, Delroy discovers that he can see who is a Skrull without his goggles. This turns the tides against those Skrulls disguised as crowd members. When it came to the fight at Camp Hammond, Delroy's Skrull-detecting abilities detect the Crusader as a Skrull after the Crusader kills Criti Noll, so Delroy shoots and apparently kills the Crusader.''Avengers: The Initiative'' #19 Delroy leaves the Initiative, noting the hostility of Red Nine,
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, Geiger, Batwing, and
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over the shooting of the Crusader, and joins
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to hunt for any Skrulls still hiding out on Earth. Delroy approached the
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in helping investigate strange questions regarding his history and powers. He was later asked to join the team, an offer he accepted. During the ''
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'' storyline, Delroy is among the heroes recruited by an inverted
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to join his team of Avengers. During the '' Secret Empire'' storyline, Delroy Garrett is shown to be among the superheroes on the run following HYDRA's takeover of the United States. He was apprehended by
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, who was working as a member of HYDRA's Avengers at the time. Delroy and the Agents of Atlas are sent by Atlas' leader
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to a temple in
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to rescue
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from General Nurong and his forces. During the mission, the group encounters Nurong's master, a dragon named Mr. Thong, who warns them of the upcoming ''Clash of Dragons''. During the ''
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'', Delroy and his teammates are introduced to the New Agents of Atlas by Woo. Delroy, along with Brawn, the
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and M-11 are able keep the portal-city Pan's portals stable and release the
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dragon Pan had previously captured to power itself, briefly easing tensions between the two nations.


Powers and abilities

Delroy Garrett is imbued with the abilities of the original 3-D Man. He has three times the physical abilities of a man in peak physical condition. He can also heal injuries three times as fast as a normal man. His perceptions (sight, hearing, smell) have been enhanced as well. He can also run at superhuman speed. The goggles given to Delroy by the original 3-D Man help Delroy to focus his ability to identify Skrulls in disguise, although the power to do so lies within him. Delroy is now able to access that power without the help of the goggles. When doing so, one eye turns red and the other turns green. He is now also able to see, when focusing, a person's true form (detecting illusions, possessions, etc.).


Reception


Accolades

* In 2015, ''
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'' ranked Triathlon 53rd in their "Let's rank every Avenger ever" list. * In 2017, ''
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'' ranked Triathlon 13th in their "15 Superheroes Marvel Wants You To Forget" list. * In 2017, ''
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'' ranked Triathlon 8th in their "10 Worst Avengers Of All Time" list. * In 2020, ''
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'' ranked Triathlon 9th in their "Marvel Comics: 10 Most Powerful Members Of Agents Of Atlas" list and 10th in their "Marvel: 10 Best Star Athletes Who Became Superheroes" list. * In 2022, ''
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'' ranked Triathlon 8th in their "8 Fastest Avengers" list and 20th in their "Marvel: The 20 Fastest Speedsters" list.


Other versions


''JLA/Avengers''

In ''
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'', Triathlon appears in the first issue where he is taken over by Starro the Conqueror. He only appears around the start, where he voluntarily stays at the Mansion to monitor events as he claims Yellowjacket and the Wasp are more experienced. Triathlon is defeated by the
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, but being a then-current member of the Avengers, he reappears among the Avengers at the end being transported away from Krona's base when the timestream gets realigned and the DC and Marvel Universes are separated.''JLA/Avengers'' #4


References


External links

*
Delroy Garrett
at the Marvel Wikia

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