INTIMIDATORS
INTIMIDATORS
Membership: Brahl, Dumog, Grott, Teju, Tork
Purpose: Mercenaries
Aliases: Minions of Menace
Affiliations: Former agent of Korvac;
formerly allied with Korvac replica
Enemies: Galactic Guardians (Firelord,
Hollywood, Phoenix, Spirit of Vengeance, Martinex T'Naga, Replica), Guardians of
the Galaxy (Charlie-27, Nikki, Starhawk, Martinex T'Naga, Yondu Udonta, Vance
Astro);
Thor of Earth-616
Base of Operations: Mobile throughout the universe in 31st Century reality-691
First Appearance: Thor Annual#6 (1977)
History:
(Thor Annual#6 (fb) - BTS) - Korvac sent out probes through
time and space to recover long-lost devices and artifacts, as well as to recruit
a number of lieutenants, his Minions of Menace: Brahl, Dumog, Grott, Korvac,
Teju, and Tork.
(Thor Annual#6) - When Korvac commanded Teju to confirm
destruction of a ship they had encountered, the Minions began fighting amongst
themselves. Korvac commanded them all to
stand down and then revealed his plot to cause Earth's sun to go nova and siphon
the power into his equipment so he could use it to establish his own empire.
When the ship, the Guardians of the Galaxy's Freedom's Lady,
returned, Korvac ordered defense drones to destroy it. The Guardians and their
guest, Thor of Earth-616, set their ship on auto-pilot and beamed down to
Korvac's world where the Minions of Menace confronted them. Thor and Starhawk
foiled and drove off Korvac while the rest of the Guardians defeated his
Minions.
(Guardians of the Galaxy I#21) - Brahl broke Teju out of Stockade.
(Guardians of the Galaxy I#22) - Brahl met with Dumog and Tork as they rushed into a dead end ally while fleeing from the authorities. He offered his help...
(Guardians of the Galaxy I#23) - Dumog, Brahl, and Tork met Grott, recruiting him to help fulfill Brahl's master plan.
(Guardians of the Galaxy Annual#2 (fb) - BTS) - Brahl re-formed the Minions of Menace as the Intimidators. Somehow obtaining a chip encoded with the sum total of Korvac prior to his traveling to the modern era of Earth-616, Brahl brought the chip and the Intimidators to the planet Klattu, home of the immense computer Mainframe (the alternate future counterpart of the Vision). The hooked up the chip and activated it, draining virtually every last erg of power from Mainframe. A simultaneous infection with the powerful computer virus Ultra-Max rendered Mainframe unable to resist them.
(Guardians of the Galaxy Annual#2) - The team that would
become the Galactic Guardians (Firelord, Hollywood, Spirit of Vengeance,
Martinex T'Naga, Replica) confronted the Intimidators in hopes of saving
Mainframe. The Intimidators proved no match for their assailants, and after a
short struggle Martinex trapped Dumog, Grott, Teju, and Tork within chunks of
ice. The soon-to-be Guardians were unable to stop Brahl before he could complete
the Korvac program, but they managed to overload Korvac and free Phoenix
(Girard) who made short work of Korvac.
Mainframe recovered, and the heroes
decided to stay together as the Galactic Guardians.
Comments: Created by Steve Gerber, Len Wein, Jim Starlin, Dan Adkins, Don Newton, & Jim Mooney.
It is not 100% confirmed that any of the group is from 31st Century reality-691, as Korvac does say that he recruited his lieutenants (the Minions of Menace) from across time and space. However, he hasn't been seen anywhere else besides 31st Century reality-691, nor was there ever any hint that he was time-displaced or wanted to get back to his own timeline.
Profile by Snood.
CLARIFICATIONS:
The Intimidators have no known connection to:
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Thor Annual#6
Appearances:
Thor Annual#6 (1977) - Len Wein & Roger Stern (writers), Sal Buscema (pencils), Klaus Janson (inks), Len Wein (editor)
Guardians of the Galaxy I#21 (February, 1992) - Jim Valentino (writer/pencils), Steve Montano (inks), Craig Anderson (editor)
Guardians of the Galaxy I#22 (March, 1992) - Jim Valentino (writer/pencils), Steve Montano (inks), Craig Anderson (editor)
Guardians of the Galaxy I#23 (April, 1992) - Jim Valentino (writer), Mike Texeira (art), Craig Anderson (editor)
Guardians of the Galaxy Annual#2 (1992) - Jim Valentino (writer), Herb Trimpe (pencils), Steve Montano (inks),
Craig Anderson (editor)
Last updated: 05/16/08.
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