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Real Name: Unrevealed

Identity/Class: Extradimensional (Microverse) semi-humanoid mutate);

Occupation: Warrior

Group Membership: Death Squad (Ampzilla, Centauria, Lobros duplicate)

Affiliations: Argon/Force Commander (when he was controlled by Karza), DeGrayde, Dog Soldiers, Baron Karza;

Enemies: Micronauts (Acroyear, Bug, Fireflyte, Huntarr, Marionette, Pharoid, Arcturus Rann)

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Unrevealed;
    apparently perished in the Arena, presumably in reasonable proximity to the royal palace, First Zone, Homeworld, Microverse;
    formerly the royal palace, First Zone, Homeworld, Microverse

First Appearance: (Shadow of head only; unidentified) Micronauts I#46 (October, 1982);
    (fully seen and identified) Micronauts I#47 (November, 1982)

Powers/Abilities: Battleaxe notably had an axe-weapon in place of his right hand. The axe was durable enough to withstand blows from and blows delivered to Acroyear's sword.

    He wore armor, including a metallic-looking helmet which certainly granted him superhuman strength and durability; these allowed him to engage the immensely strong Acroyear. His armor withstood a blast from Ampzilla's head-blaster, but the blast did stun him.
    However, the armor was susceptible to Fireflyte's sonic-powered song, which swiftly caused the armor to fall apart.

    Without his armor, he had no superhuman durability and was vulnerable to Arcturus Rann's laser pistol.

Height: Unrevealed (he appeared to be substantially taller than Arcturus Rann, so approximately 6'3" or greater in the Microverse; while not active on Earth, in reference to the estimated height, he would likely have been 6.25" there)
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 250 lbs. in the Microverse; approximately 2.31 oz on Earth; the weight of his armor, etc. cannot be accurately estimated due to unknown composition3)
Eyes: Unrevealed (only one image without helmet, which is too distant for that detail)
Hair: Unrevealed (no images showing the top of his uncovered head)
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History:
(Micronauts I#48 (fb) - BTS) - Battleaxe was created (or at least mutated) in the Body Banks by DeGrayde; he was outfitted with a replica of the armor used by DeGrayde as Battleaxe in the Death Squad, and he became the new Battleaxe.


(Micronauts I#47 (fb) - BTS) - The new Battleaxe joined the rest of the Death Squad (Centauria, Ampzilla, Lobros) prepared to ambush any Micronauts who came to rescue Pharoid from the Pleasure Pits. 

(Micronauts I#46) - Centauria and the Death Squad (seen only in shadows of their heads) ambushed Acroyear, Bug, and Pharoid after the former two had rescued/freed the latter.

(Micronauts I#47) - Ampzilla commented to Battleaxe that "the meat had indeed drawn flies" (indicating that the Micronauts had fallen into their trap), and Battleaxe replied that they -- Force Commander's chosen fly-catchers -- would swat them down.

    When Pharoid urged Acroyear and Bug to leave him and save Slug, Battleaxe replied, "Save Slug? From what? A glorious marriage to our most regal monarch? Ha! These two Micronauts will have all they can handle trying to save themselves!"

   Denouncing Battleaxe as a braggart, Acroyear drove him back with his energy sword and told him that while Battleaxe was just a man encased in battle-armor, he (Acroyear) -- armor or no -- was mightiest of the Acroyears.

     Battleaxe fought back, striking his axe against Acroyear's sword, although to limited effect. Alongside Ampzilla, Battleaxe continued to fight Acroyear until DeGrayde arrived with a contingent of Dog Soldiers.

     Soon after, Lobros' tongue-tentacles snaked down Bug's throat, and Acroyear surrendered to spare Bug's life. Battleaxe and his allies stood aside as DeGrayde had his Dog Soldiers take Acroyear, Bug, and Pharoid captive.
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battleaxe-mv-successor-mn50-vsrannbattleaxe-mv-successor-mn50-fireflyte(Micronauts I#48) - En route to the Pleasure Pits, Acroyear broke free and assaulted his captors. Wrapping his manacle chains around Ampzilla's neck, he deflected Ampzilla's head-blaster so that it struck Battleaxe instead, causing Battleaxe to drop to the ground.


    However, with the Lobros having again threatened Bug and Pharoid, Acroyear surrendered anew. DeGrayde then had his Dog Soldiers melt down Acroyear's armor, and Battleaxe and his allies watched as the captive Micronauts were taken to the Pleasure Pits cell.

(Micronauts I#49) - The Death Squad, including Battleaxe, were allocated sentry duty to ensure that Acroyear, Bug and Pharoid did not escape the Arena where they fought a spider-scorpion creature as part of Force Commander's wedding games prior to his planned marriage to Slug (actually Belladonna's mind in Slug's body).

     Battleaxe remarked that he wished it was them (the Death Squad) in there fighting the captive Micronauts rather than DeGrayde's pet. Centauria assured him that their time would come, once the Micronauts were softened up.

    Marionette and Huntarr revealed their presence in the crowd by assaulting the Death Squad. Battleaxe engaged Huntarr, who formed shields from his arms to batter both Battleaxe and Ampzilla back.

(Micronauts I#49 - BTS) - With Huntarr fighting for the Micronauts, the people in the arena rose up to join the fight against the Dog Soldiers. Soon after, however, the dark form of Karza ripped out of Argon's body, grabbing everyone's attention momentarily, after which the Bioship returned with Arcturus Rann.

(Micronauts I#50) - After Karza had slain Belladonna and Slug (each of whose mind was in the other's body) and then Pharoid as well, Battleaxe warned Rann that in a few more minutes, he would be dead, too.

      The Death Squad then engaged the Micronauts on the Arena floor, but both Centauria and Lobros were soon slain. Battleaxe nonetheless continued to struggle with Rann, advising him that he (Rann) would die alongside them (the fallen members of the Death Squad).

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   However, Fireflyte then arrived and spun around Battleaxe, her song swiftly stripping him of both his armor and his axe. battleaxe-mv-successor-mn50-blasted


    Noting that Battleaxe was now as mortal as any man, Rann then blasted Battleaxe in the chest, presumably killing him.


(Micronauts I#50 - BTS) - Ampzilla soon perished at Acroyear's hands, but the heroes were ultimately forced to flee Homeworld to escape Karza's power.

Comments: Created by Bill Mantlo, Mike Vosburg, and Danny Bulanadi.

    The shape of the visor on his helmet varied slightly with artists and appearances.

Profile by Snood.

CLARIFICATIONS:
Battleaxe should be distinguished from:


images: (without ads) #47,
Micronauts I#47, pg. 13 (mostly full oblique frontal image);
        pg. 14, panel 3 (helmet and axe);
           panel 4 (mostly full, stepping back to evade Acroyear's blade);
        pg. 15 (vs. Acroyear, in profile);
    #50, pg. 18, panel 6 (struggling with Rann);
       pg. 16, panel 2 (Fireflyte destroying his armor);
          panel 3 (armor destroyed, showing just a bit of his face);
          panel 4 (Rann blasting and presumably slaying him);

Appearances:
Micronauts I#46 (October, 1982) - Bill Mantlo (writer), Luke McDonnell (penciler), Danny Bulanadi (inker), Al Milgrom (editor)
Micronauts I#47 (November, 1982) - Bill Mantlo (writer), Mike Vosburg (penciler), Danny Bulanadi (inker), Al Milgrom (editor)
Micronauts I#48 (December, 1982) - Bill Mantlo (writer), Butch Guice (penciler), Danny Bulanadi (inker), Al Milgrom (editor)
Micronauts I#49-50 (January-February, 1983) - Bill Mantlo (writer), Butch Guice (penciler), Danny Bulanadi (inker), Al Milgrom (editor)

First posted: 03/07/2024
Last updated: 03/07/2024

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