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s published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer

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and artist David Finch, the character

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in '' The New Avengers'' #1 (December 2004). He belongs to the fictional

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Skrull species.

Publication history

Pagon was created by

and David Finch, and debuted as a cameo in ''The New Avengers'' #1 (December 2004) before appearing with a full appearance in '' New X-Men'' vol. 2 #13 (May 2005); the character impersonated

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as a lead-in to the '' Secret Invasion'' storyline.

Fictional character biography

Pagon was a lover of

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who went alongside several Skrulls to assist Siri, but his allies were killed so Pagon utilized the powers of Invisible Woman,

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and the Thing to severely blindside

who he impersonated. His infiltration as the leader of the Hand and

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resulted in arranging the Raft's breakout, and harassing the X-Men. Pagon kills, resurrects and imprisons Maya Lopez to use as a weapon before the New Avengers rescue his victim who stabs the Skrull to death. Pagon's death was a planned major "reveal" of the Skrulls' conspiracy towards Earth. An autopsy on Pagon's body was done by

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and Mister Fantastic.

Powers and abilities

Pagon possesses the ability to physically transform himself like other Skrulls.

In other media

* Pagon / Elektra has a cameo appearance in '' Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth''. * Pagon / Elektra appears as a boss in '' Marvel Heroes''. * Pagon appears in '' Secret Invasion'', portrayed by Killian Scott. This version is the Skrull Resistance's second-in-command who posed as an unidentified man. Pagon would perform reconnaissance missions alongside Gravik in locating the Harvest but gets callously murdered once he spoke out against the first Super-Skrull's leadership.

References

{{reflist Comics characters introduced in 2004 Marvel Comics characters Skrull