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Publication history

The Cybertek version of Warwolf first appeared in ''Deathlok'' (vol. 2) #1 and was created by

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, Gregory Wright,

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, and Mike Manley. The Vince Marcus version of Warwolf first appeared in ''Nick Fury’s Howling Commandos'' #1 and was created by Richard Buckler. The Martin Reyna version of Warwolf first appeared in ''S.H.I.E.L.D.'' (vol. 3) #9 and was created by

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Fictional character biography

Cybertek version

Warwolf was created by Billy Hansen and others at Cybertek Systems Inc. (a cybernetic research division of

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) as a hunter assassination cyborg which occurred before the creation of

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. Billy Hansen and his colleagues placed a

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brain into the cyborg body. From his imprisonment, Harlan Ryker remotely activated it and sent it to attack all his former superiors who might testify against him for the creation of Deathlok. Billy Hansen was the first person Warwolf attacked and killed him upon shattering his car. Then it broke into the National Security Agency facility where it destroyed all records that were pertaining to Harlan Ryker's investigation. Upon traveling to Cybertek's main facility in

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Vince Marcus

Vince Marcus is a member of

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's Howling Commandos Monster Force. He is the field commander. It is unknown yet when he joined S.H.I.E.L.D. or why he is nicknamed Warwolf. He has fought with guns and also used his claws to infiltrate the "Lords of Lightning", a doomsday cult and led the assault on Stonehedge when Merlin and faeries were bringing their world into ours.

Martin Reyna

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(short for Special Threat Assessment for Known Extranormalities), a division that is in charge of dealing with supernatural events. Martin was also working with Dr. Paul Kraye on secret projects which he feared the returned

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would discover sooner or later for which both decided they had to get rid of Dum Dum Dugan before he discovered them. As part of the ''

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'' event, Martin Reyna was made the supervisor of the latest

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which is led by Dum Dum Dugan. Warwolf was with the Howling Commandos at the time when they helped

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rescue

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Powers and abilities

The Cybertek version of Warwolf has super-strength, enhanced durability, and could run at 317 mph, enough to shatter a car. It had eye socket-mounted plasma projectors that release highly destructive beams with the side effects leaving Warwolf blind when in use and can overload if overused. Vince Marcus in werewolf form has superhuman strength, good reaction time, enhanced durability and endurance, speed, and heightened senses. Outside of the use of his claws and fangs, Warwolf wields a dagger and an energy pistol. Unlike other lycanthropes, Warwolf is affected by Mars instead of by the Moon. Martin Reyna has a Warwolf Gene Package embedded on his right mechanical arm which he can use to mutate into a werewolf.

Other versions

Earth-7484

War-Wolf was a cyborg created for Simon Ryker, presumably under Project: Alpha-Mech. Ryker considered him his first success, as Deathlok's rebellious nature rendered him a failure for Ryker's needs. War-Wolf's original human body is unidentified.''Astonishing Tales'' #27 Deathlok tracked reports of his old comrade Mike Travers to the Statue of Liberty. There he fought his way past Simon Ryker's agents and into a cell, which contained Ryker and the War-Wolf, whom Ryker claimed to by Travers.''Astonishing Tales'' #26 Ryker sent War-Wolf to kill Deathlok, who found himself unable to fight back against what he believed to be his best friend. Allegedly programmed with Travers' knowledge on Manning, War-Wolf punched Deathlok to the ground, but Deathlok forced him to fire back with his laser pistol, blasting War-Wolf's pistol from his hand. Deathlok was unable to make himself follow up on the attack, and War-Wolf then smashed him with a piece of machinery and then battered him repeatedly, eventually even tearing out his life-line. War-Wolf continued to pummel the rapidly weakening Deathlok, but then Ryker became overconfident and revealed that War-Wolf was not Travers (he further claimed Travers had died on the operating table, though Travers was later shown to be alive). This had the opposite effect of what Ryker intended, and Deathlok was newly inspired to fight back against War-Wolf. Deathlok tackled War-Wolf off the top of the Statue of Liberty's pedestal and made sure that War-Wolf took the impact fully on his back. Though his computer stated that his opponent's main circuits were near to a dead halt, Deathlok refused to stop. He continued to beat on War-Wolf, knocking his dagger from his hand and then blasting a hole through his chest with his laser pistol. His computer analyzed the cyborg opponent as demolished.

In other media

* The Martin Reyna incarnation of Warwolf, known as Werewolf, appears in '' Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell'', voiced by Edward Bosco. This version is a member of the

. * The Vince Marcus incarnation of Warwolf appears as a playable character in '' Marvel: Future Fight''.