VULCAN
Earth-92131
Real Name: Gabriel Summers
Identity/Class: Alternate Earth (Earth-92131) human mutant
Occupation: Member of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard
Group Membership: Imperial Guard (Earthquake, Flashfire, Gladiator, Manta, Smasher, Starbolt, Titan, Warstar)
Affiliations: Deathbird (Cal'syee Neramani), Empress Lilandra Neramani
Enemies: Kree Empire, Ronan the Accuser, the Supreme Intelligence
Known Relatives: Christopher Summers (Corsair, father), Katherine Summers (mother), Scott Summers (Cyclops, brother), Alex Summers (Havok, brother), Jean Grey (sister-in-law), Nathan Summers (Cable, nephew), Tyler Dayspring (great-nephew)
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Mobile throughout the Shi'ar Empire
First Appearance: X-Men '97: The Animated Series cartoon - "Lifedeath - Part II" (April 17, 2024)
Powers/Abilities: Vulcan is a powerful mutant with the ability to manipulate all forms of energy, including light, heat, electricity, and radiation. He can absorb and redirect energy attacks, fly, and survive in the vacuum of space. Vulcan can also manipulate his own energy to enhance his physical strength, speed, and durability, making him a formidable combatant. Additionally, he possesses a healing factor and can control the energies of other mutants, allowing him to suppress or amplify their powers.
Height: 6' (presumably same as his 616 counterpart)
Weight: 178 (presumably same as his 616 counterpart)
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown
History:
(X-Men '97: The Animated Series cartoon - "Lifedeath - Part II" - BTS) - Vulcan was chosen to join the Shi'ar elite Imperial Guard. The Imperial Guard was tasked with enforcing Empress Lilandra's law across the Shi'ar Empire.
(X-Men '97: The Animated Series cartoon - "Lifedeath - Part II" - BTS) - The clash between the Shi'ar Empire and the militaristic Kree Empire known for its advanced technology and expansive reach, marked the onset of the Kree-Shi'ar War. Both empires, driven by expansionist ambitions, sought dominion over the galaxy. Empress Lilandra oversaw the Shi'ar Empire's efforts while Princess Deathbird, famed for her volatile temperament, led the Imperial Guard in opposition against the Kree Empire. Learning the Supreme Intelligence had fled, Deathbird set out to locate the embodiment of the collective consciousness and leadership of the Kree Empire.
(X-Men '97: The Animated Series cartoon - "Lifedeath - Part II") - Targeting Ronan the Accuser, Deathbird lead Vulcan and the Imperial Guard to invade his warship, determined to find the Supreme Intelligence's whereabouts. Vulcan and the other members of the Imperial Guard easily took down Ronan's army of Kree soldiers while Deathbird defeated the Accuser herself. Defeated, Deathbird interrogated Ronan as Vulcan used his powers to hold several Kree soldiers at gunpoint forcing them to watch. However, before Deathbird could act upon her threat a Badoon messenger appeared with news of the empire as Empress Lilandra announced she would marry the Terran known as Professor Charles Xavier. Deathbird and the Imperial Guard returned to Chandilar.
Comments: Created by Ed Brubaker and Trevor Hairsine;
adapted by Charley Feldman and Marvel Studios. (see Appearances list for full list of artists)
Vulcan, whose real name is Gabriel Summers, is the younger brother of Cyclops (Scott Summers) and Havok (Alex Summers). He was still in his mother's womb when she was abducted by the Shi'ar Emperor D'Ken, who later murdered her. Vulcan was extracted from his mother's body and placed in an incubation-accelerator, which aged him to adolescence and granted him significant powers. On Earth-616 he was sent to Earth where he was discovered by Moira MacTaggert and joined a new team of X-Men to rescue the original team from the living island Krakoa. Long thought dead, Vulcan would resurface to take his revenge on Charles Xavier after which he learned about his heritage and role the Shi'ar played in his mother's dead and his own tragic past. Driven by a desire for vengeance against the Shi'ar Empire and it's rules, Vulcan journeyed to Shi'ar space. In Shi'ar space, Vulcan waged war against the empire, ultimately overthrowing the existing leadership. He defeated the incumbent Emperor D'Ken, who was resurrected but still vulnerable, and took the throne for himself, proclaiming himself the new Emperor of the Shi'ar. It remains to be seen how much of his Earth-616 past will happen on Earth-92131.
When, in 2015's Secret Wars, the Multiverse was destroyed following the incursions of planets it appeared as if Reality-92131 was drafted onto Battleworld as the Westchester domain. However, this has since been debunked. As such the reality seen in the two volumes of X-Men '92 (2015 and 2016-2017) now have their own reality-designation of Earth-15730. The X-Men '92: House of XCII (2022) series was inspired by both the animated series and Hickman's House of X run but is its own separate reality. The limited series X-Men '97 (2024), however, is Reality-92131 and bridges the gap between the original X-Men: The Animated Series cartoon and the new X-Men '97: The Animated Series cartoon.
Profile by MarvellousLuke
CLARIFICATIONS:
Vulcan has no known connections to
images: (without ads)
X-Men '97: The Animated Series cartoon - "Lifedeath - Part II" (main image)
X-Men '97: The Animated Series cartoon - "Lifedeath - Part II" (holding Kree soldiers at gunpoint)
Appearances:
X-Men '97: The Animated Series cartoon - "Lifedeath - Part II" (April 17, 2024) - Charley Feldman (writer), Chase Conley (director), Roger Oda (art director), David Maximo (assistant director), Naseer Pasha (animation lead), Aisling Harbert-Phillips (composite supervisor), Jarret Ballard, Christopher Graybill, Marisa Ledina, Anthony Martin, Russell McCoy, David Miller III (composite artists), Marty Walker (lead retake animator), John Berry, Fabian Corona, Allister Jones, Daisy Schofield, Travis Simon (retake animators), Derek Kosol, Mark Taihei, Adri Torres (prop designers), Marvin Britt, Jerry Gaylord, George Gipson, Ibraheem Jara, King Pecora, Sam Tung, James Yang (storyboard artists), Amber Blade Jones, Jordan Willis (storyboard revisionist), Marvel Studios (animation), Beau DeMayo, Victoria Alonso, Louis D'Esposito, Kevin Feige, Brad Winderbaum (executive producer), Dana Vasquez-Eberhard (co-executive producter)
First Posted: 06/27/2024
Last Updated: 06/27/2024
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