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Baron Strucker

Baron Wolfgang von Strucker (/ˈstrʌkər/) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. A former Nazi officer, he is one of the leaders of the Hydra terrorist organization and an enemy of S.H.I.E.L.D., the Avengers, and the interests of the United States, and thus a fugitive.[1] He has been physically augmented to be nearly ageless. While Strucker has been seemingly killed in the past, he returned to plague the world with schemes of world domination and genocide, time and time again.

Baron Strucker
Baron Strucker, as he appeared in Avengers of the Wastelands #4 (August 2020).
Art by Jonas Scharf and Neeraj Menon
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceSgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #5 (January 1964)
Created byStan Lee (writer)
Jack Kirby (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoWolfgang von Strucker
SpeciesHuman mutate
Team affiliationsHydra
Great Wheel
Power Elite
PartnershipsBaron Helmut Zemo
Notable aliasesSupreme Hydra, Grand Imperator of THEM, Don Guy Antonio Caballero, Emir Ali Bey, John Bronson, Sagittarius
Abilities
  • Skilled military strategist and spy
  • Master of disguise
  • Excellent actor
  • Exceptional hand to hand combatant, marksman and swordsman
  • High-level intellect
  • Enhanced strength and energy projection via Satan Claw
  • Healing factor and limited invulnerability via Death Spore virus in his blood
  • Repressed aging

The character has appeared in several media adaptations, including television series and video games. Strucker was portrayed by Campbell Lane in the 1998 TV film, Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., by Thomas Kretschmann in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), and by Joey Defore as a teenager in the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., also set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Publication history Edit

Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appears in Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #5 (1964).[2]

Fictional character biography Edit

Born in the late 19th century to a Prussian noble family who had relocated to Strucker Castle in Bavaria following the Franco-Prussian War, Wolfgang von Strucker became a Heidelberg fencing champion and was disfigured by facial scars.[3]

Strucker fought for Germany during World War I, during which he first encountered the jewel "Momentary Princess", which was fated to appear and disappear at regular intervals of time. Wolfgang pursued the jewel in the decades that followed.

When Adolf Hitler rose to power in Germany in 1933, Baron Strucker joined the Nazi Party, becoming infamous in the following years. In 1936, he and Geist, one of Hitler's top men, allied themselves with the Egyptian mentalist Amahl Farouk (secretly the Shadow King) in an attempt to dispute the lineage of England's royal family and install a new king who would be sympathetic to the Nazis. Their plot was thwarted by the Canadian adventurer Logan and the time-traveling members of Excalibur, Kitty Pryde and Phoenix.

In 1937, German Intelligence agent Strucker was sent to the United States to assassinate Senator Fulton, but he was foiled by brigand-for-hire Dominic Fortune.[4]

World War II Edit

As World War II began, Strucker was appointed wing commander of the Death's Head Squadron by Hitler, and, in 1941, he was sent to Madripoor to help the Hand ninja cult transform young Natasha Romanova into their master assassin, only to be defeated by Logan (yet to acquire the adamantium skeleton which would transform into Wolverine), Captain America, and Ivan Petrovitch.[5] Later in 1941, Strucker invaded Latveria, seeking to use the Sturm-Fånger ("Storm-Catcher") to control cosmic energies; the device was wrecked by time-traveling members of X-Force.[6]

After the United States entered the war, the First Attack Squad of Able Company (the Howling Commandos) became a constant thorn in the Nazis' side, and Hitler turned to Strucker, ordering him to publicly humiliate the Howlers' leader Nick Fury. Strucker challenged Fury to a duel on the island of Norsehaven, and Fury violated direct orders to meet Strucker and satisfy his pride. Before their duel with plywood swords, Strucker offered Fury a toast, and secretly drugged Fury's drink. As they fought, Strucker was surprised to find that despite his superior swordsmanship and the effects of the drug, Fury was a tenacious foe, but Fury finally succumbed to the drug's effects. Strucker had the event recorded and sent back to Germany as propaganda material to destroy Fury's reputation.[7]

Hitler demanded that Strucker capture the Howlers so they could be executed in Berlin. Strucker assembled the Blitzkrieg Squad, who could match each of the Howlers skill for skill, but the Howlers defeated them at every turn. Strucker also led the Blitzkrieg Squad to England to assassinate Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, but they were foiled by the Invaders.[8] Strucker finally abandoned the Blitzkrieg Squad, which was later led by Colonel Klaue.[volume & issue needed]

While vacationing in Berlin, Strucker witnessed the Asgardian Thor's attack on the Chancellery, after which Strucker followed a bandaged man through a portal in space. Realizing he had traveled decades into the future, Strucker stole some history books about the end of World War II. He encountered the time machine's creator Doctor Doom, who allowed him to return to the past, not believing that Strucker could win the war even with the knowledge he had obtained.[volume & issue needed]

Tiring of Strucker's failures, Hitler assigned him to topple the resistance in the French town of Cherbeaux, or else destroy the town. Strucker rounded up the resistance to send them to camps to avoid having to destroy the town, but the Howling Commandos derailed his train, freeing the captives. Hitler demanded that Strucker destroy the town, and Strucker set the explosives, but then came face-to-face with Fury, who had rigged an explosive powerful enough to kill Strucker. Caught in a stalemate, Strucker agreed to let the people of Cherbeaux evacuate so that he and Fury could battle again. When the evacuation was complete, Strucker and Fury fought while Cherbeaux was destroyed around them, and Fury lost Strucker in the upheaval. For allowing the evacuation of Cherbeaux, Hitler had Strucker marked for death by the Gestapo.[9]

Strucker escaped Germany because of the Red Skull, Hitler's right-hand man, who foresaw Hitler's fall, and wanted an alternative power base. The Red Skull sent Strucker to Japan to form this organization, but Strucker intended to run it for himself. In Japan, Strucker joined forces with the Hand and an underground subversive movement which later became Hydra where he received help from Arnim Zola into establishing it. Strucker was instrumental in Hydra's earliest raids on war plants to supply their troops, and finally confronted the Supreme Hydra, claiming that as the organization's true mastermind, he should be Hydra's leader. The Supreme Hydra refused and shot him, but Strucker had worn a bulletproof vest, and slew the Supreme Hydra, claiming his title. Strucker also slew the jonin (leader) of the Hand in single combat, severing ties with the Hand to prevent Hydra agents from being seduced by promises of the dark power of the demonic Beast of the Hand.[10]

Strucker moved Hydra's operations to a private island in the Pacific, named Hydra Island. After he used an undetectable "phantom" submarine to assault allied and Japanese ships, Hydra Island was investigated by the allies' Captain Savage and his Leatherneck Raiders, and the Japanese Samurai Squad. Captain Savage and the others managed to overcome Hydra's forces, and Strucker was forced to detonate the island. With Hydra's plans temporarily waylaid, Strucker was forced to return to Germany.[10]

To regain Hitler's favor, Strucker subjected Fury to a hallucinogenic drug in Africa, offering the formula to Hitler if it proved successful in the field. Fury was overcome by the hallucinations, but the Howlers rescued him, enabling his recovery. Ever more uncomfortable with the progress of the war, Strucker continued to operate Hydra from the shadows while pretending to be a loyal Nazi, secretly funneling Hitler's resources into his own operation. He also obtained the Dragon of Death, a powerful Japanese submarine, and made it Hydra's new mobile headquarters. Using his knowledge of the future, Strucker attempted to complete Uranverein, a nuclear weapons project, before the United States, sending Hydra agents to obtain the materials. Learning of this plot, the Invaders ultimately scuttled the Dragon, again delaying Strucker's plans, and during the clash Strucker lost the books he had brought from the future. It is also likely that because of this scheme that Strucker inadvertently caused a bootstrap paradox that lead to the establishment of the United States' Manhattan Project which builds the atomic bombs and the eventual nuclear proliferation in the first place.[volume & issue needed]

In 1944, Strucker encountered the Gnobians, a benevolent race of empathic extraterrestrials who had crashed near Gruenstadt. Realizing what their technology could do for Hydra, Strucker befriended the naïve creatures and killed the population of Gruenstadt to cover his tracks. The Howlers arrived, too late to prevent the tragedy, but fatally wounded Strucker. The Gnobians healed Strucker with their powers, but they went insane from absorbing some of his hate-filled psyche in the process. Strucker fled their crashed ship, taking discs of their information to his scientists. As Germany fell in 1945, Strucker had the Nazis' two greatest superhumans Master Man and Warrior Woman placed into suspended animation in opposite sides of Berlin to await later revival. Strucker also gave the Red Skull the gas used to preserve them, and it also preserved the Skull when he was buried alive in his bunker during a battle with Captain America.[volume & issue needed]

Avoiding prosecution for war crimes, Baron Strucker had his scientists provide him with age-retarding serum so he could personally oversee Hydra's progress for decades to come. He and the Baroness Adelicia Von Krupp once captured the CIA's Agent Ten, who proved to be Strucker's old enemy Logan, but Logan was rescued by CIA agents Richard and Mary Parker.[volume & issue needed]

Needing more finances for Hydra, Strucker abducted Gabrielle Haller, who had a map leading to a fortune in lost Nazi gold hidden within her mind, but Haller was defended by her friends, the mutants Charles Xavier and Erik Magnus, and Magnus took the gold for his own purposes.[11]

Strucker married more than once in the years that followed resulting in a son named Werner, who resisted his father's influence, and twins Andrea and Andreas, who were genetically altered by Hydra scientists and developed super powers later in life. Strucker rebuilt Hydra Island, but concealed his role in the organization by using a front called "THEM", in which he was Grand Imperator. In this role, he assigned Arnold Brown to be his Imperial Hydra, supposedly the true master of Hydra. Brown's rule of Hydra ended when he was overcome by S.H.I.E.L.D., an espionage organization led by Nick Fury and designed to thwart Hydra, and the unmasked Brown was mistakenly shot by his own men as Hydra crumbled about him. THEM also found and revived the long-lost Red Skull, but Strucker finally abandoned THEM when the scientific research arm of Hydra and another branch splintered away to become A.I.M. and the Secret Empire, respectively.[volume & issue needed]

Death Edit

Strucker continued to conceal his identity, acting as Don Antonio Caballero, Emir Ali Bey, and S.H.I.E.L.D. agent John Bronson. He finally revealed himself as Hydra's true leader when he prepared to unleash the Death Spore bomb from Hydra Island. Invading the island, Nick Fury used masks to trick Strucker's men into shooting their leader. In a panic, Strucker ran into a chamber where nuclear processes were taking place, and was immediately incinerated. Soon afterwards, Fury set the Death Spore bomb to explode within Hydra Island's protective dome designed to keep the island safe from the spores, eradicating all Hydra personnel within.[12]

Life Model Decoy Edit

In the ensuing years, the roboticist Machinesmith built a robot duplicate of Strucker, using it to test the abilities and morality of Captain America. The robot fooled even S.H.I.E.L.D. into thinking they had captured the real Strucker. Strucker also lived on in the form of several different android LMDs (Life Model Decoy) based on his mind; one was activated on Hydra Island after Strucker's death and believed itself to be the true Strucker, finally meeting its doom battling Captain America, Fury, and the one-time Howling Commandos. Another tricked Canada's Department H into selling Hydra the battle-suit worn by their hero Guardian. The most destructive was the Deltite, an LMD Strucker had planted within S.H.I.E.L.D. to tear the organization apart, and ultimately wound up running S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra simultaneously, playing the two against each other. By the time the Deltite was finally revealed and destroyed, it had managed to sow distrust throughout S.H.I.E.L.D., and killed many agents, leading Fury to disband the organization.

Resurrection Edit

Hydra suffered without Strucker's leadership, and the Red Skull championed an effort to bring the Baron back, providing a distraction to occupy Fury's newly-rebuilt S.H.I.E.L.D. while Hydra scientists found Strucker's body and sacrificed their lives to revive him with the Death Spore bonded to his form.[13]

Thunderbolts Edit

Strucker places the hero Abner Jenkins of the Thunderbolts into his debt by funding his team, and pits the team against threats he helped fund, including the Wrecking Crew, Fathom Five, and the Great Game.[14]

Gorgon and Elsbeth stage a coup of Hydra and kill Strucker.[15] This Strucker was subsequently revealed to be a clone, as the real Strucker was rescued and kept in stasis before being freed by the Swordsman (who turned out to be his son, Andreas) and then Baron Helmut Zemo. Strucker agreed to work with Zemo in his grand plan to take over the world and left together.[16] Helmut Zemo is also responsible for the murder of Strucker's daughter Andrea.[17]

Secret Invasion Edit

During the "Secret Invasion" storyline, Strucker is attacked by Skrulls who are attempting to take over Hydra. However, he is able to defeat them and destroys his own headquarters in order to eliminate any remaining invaders. Strucker also reveals that he no longer adheres to orthodox Nazi beliefs, since he does not wish to "cleanse" the world, but simply to rule it.[18]

Dark Reign Edit

During the "Dark Reign" storyline, Strucker's longtime nemesis, Nick Fury, discovers that S.H.I.E.L.D. is, and always has been, controlled by Hydra.[19] Strucker seems happy finding this out saying that "We've been dancing to the melody for so long, and finally you hear it too". Strucker calls forth all Hydra leaders (Kraken, Viper, Madame Hydra, and Hive), and resurrects the Gorgon for the purpose of "letting the world become aware of Hydra's true nature".[18] However, Nick Fury was interfering in von Strucker's plans, so Strucker enlists the help of Norman Osborn, director of the corrupt H.A.M.M.E.R. agency, to take care of his nemesis. The news that Osborn had recently murdered his son Andreas had little impact on Strucker, who calmly declared that he now owed Osborn "two favors".[20]

It is revealed that, at some point in the past, Baron Strucker, Nick Fury, and Hand grandmaster Soji Soma had a meeting with representatives of the organization Leviathan.[21]

Along with Nick Fury, Baron Strucker was captured by the Kraken. It was revealed that not only was Kraken really Nick Fury's presumably dead half-brother Jake Fury (working with Nick the entire time), but it was revealed to a disbelieving Strucker that in fact S.H.I.E.L.D. had been controlling Hydra all along. Before being able to speak his final words, Nick Fury shot him in the head.[22]

All-New, All-Different Marvel Edit

As part of the All-New, All-Different Marvel branding, Strucker eventually emerges alive minus an eye and replaced with a prosthetic lens. He is described as no longer being Hydra's leader, though shown to still be heavily involved in international subversive dealings.[23] In addition, a revived Andrea and Andreas mentioned that their father "took care" of their return from the dead when they were asked how they were revived.[24]

After the defeat of the Secret Empire, Strucker is given praise as a national hero for leading the defeat of multiple Hydra splinter groups. He also appears as a member of the Power Elite.[25]

Powers and abilities Edit

Baron Strucker is a highly intelligent man in peak human physical condition. He is an exceptional hand-to-hand combatant, swordsman, and marksman. He is also a consummate military strategist and spy, and a master of disguise and excellent actor. He carries a sword and traditional firearms, but also wears the Satan Claw on his right hand: this metal gauntlet amplifies his strength and emits powerful electrical shocks. Strucker also uses serums developed by Hydra, enabling him to maintain his physical vigor at its height and retard his aging process, so that physically he remains the same, despite his advanced age.

Exposure to his Death Spore has bonded Strucker's DNA with the Death Spore, enabling him to be revived after seemingly being killed by gunshot wounds and radiation poisoning. Strucker can now release the Death Spore virus from his body at will, killing his victims nearly instantly. If Strucker is killed, the Death Spore viruses will allegedly be set free from his body and risk infecting the entire Earth.

Baron Strucker's children Edit

  • Andrea von Strucker - Baron Strucker's daughter, twin sister of Andreas, and half-sister of Werner. Killed by Baron Helmut Zemo.[26] An apparent clone of Andrea was created by Arnim Zola, but was murdered by Bullseye.[27]
  • Andreas von Strucker - Baron Strucker's son, twin brother of Andrea, and half-brother of Werner. Killed by Norman Osborn.[28]
  • Werner von Strucker - Baron Strucker's oldest son and half-brother of Andrea and Andreas. Killed by Baron Strucker.[29]

Other versions Edit

Earth-Charnel Edit

A sixth Baron Strucker was the dictator of Earth-9939 (Earth-Charnel) under the name Charnel. He was depicted as a necromantic who took over that Earth and created demon-drones called Spawn of Charnel to do his bidding. He was responsible for wiping out most of its heroes there. He paralyzed Thing, turned Mister Fantastic into putty, and destroyed Thor's people. However, Charnel along with his timeline was later destroyed by the bounty-hunter Death's Head.

This universe was used by Advanced Idea Mechanics Supreme Scientist Monica Rappaccini to conceal her hidden base until Hank Pym disrupted her machines.

Marvel Mangaverse Edit

In the Marvel Mangaverse, Strucker was a leader of Hydra, as well as a powerful wizard. He attacked Stark Island and summoned Dormammu by using Tony Stark's gate to the Negative Zone. After that, Strucker was attacked and killed by Doctor Strange in a magical duel. [30]

Marvel Noir Edit

In the Marvel Noir universe, Baron Strucker is the second in command for Baron Zemo. [31]

Old Man Logan Edit

In the pages of "Avengers of the Wastelands" which takes place on Earth-21923 and serve as a sequel to Old Man Logan, Baron Strucker was among the villains that helped to kill the superheroes. Some years later, Baron Strucker reformed Hydra. He plotted to take over the territories that Doctor Doom rules over only for Doctor Doom to attack first which led to the death of Baron Strucker and the annihilation of Hydra.[32]

The Avengers: United They Stand Edit

Baron Strucker and Hydra appear in The Avengers: United They Stand #2.

In other media Edit

Television Edit

Film Edit

Marvel Cinematic Universe Edit

Baron Strucker appeared in live-action media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Video games Edit

References Edit

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External links Edit

  • Baron Strucker at Marvel.Com
  • Satan Claw at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe

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Baron Wolfgang von Strucker ˈ s t r ʌ k er is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics A former Nazi officer he is one of the leaders of the Hydra terrorist organization and an enemy of S H I E L D the Avengers and the interests of the United States and thus a fugitive 1 He has been physically augmented to be nearly ageless While Strucker has been seemingly killed in the past he returned to plague the world with schemes of world domination and genocide time and time again Baron StruckerBaron Strucker as he appeared in Avengers of the Wastelands 4 August 2020 Art by Jonas Scharf and Neeraj MenonPublication informationPublisherMarvel ComicsFirst appearanceSgt Fury and his Howling Commandos 5 January 1964 Created byStan Lee writer Jack Kirby artist In story informationAlter egoWolfgang von StruckerSpeciesHuman mutateTeam affiliationsHydraGreat WheelPower ElitePartnershipsBaron Helmut ZemoNotable aliasesSupreme Hydra Grand Imperator of THEM Don Guy Antonio Caballero Emir Ali Bey John Bronson SagittariusAbilitiesSkilled military strategist and spy Master of disguise Excellent actor Exceptional hand to hand combatant marksman and swordsman High level intellect Enhanced strength and energy projection via Satan Claw Healing factor and limited invulnerability via Death Spore virus in his blood Repressed agingThe character has appeared in several media adaptations including television series and video games Strucker was portrayed by Campbell Lane in the 1998 TV film Nick Fury Agent of S H I E L D by Thomas Kretschmann in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Captain America The Winter Soldier 2014 and Avengers Age of Ultron 2015 and by Joey Defore as a teenager in the television series Agents of S H I E L D also set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Contents 1 Publication history 2 Fictional character biography 2 1 World War II 2 2 Death 2 3 Life Model Decoy 2 4 Resurrection 2 5 Thunderbolts 2 6 Secret Invasion 2 7 Dark Reign 2 8 All New All Different Marvel 3 Powers and abilities 4 Baron Strucker s children 5 Other versions 5 1 Earth Charnel 5 2 Marvel Mangaverse 5 3 Marvel Noir 5 4 Old Man Logan 5 5 The Avengers United They Stand 6 In other media 6 1 Television 6 2 Film 6 3 Marvel Cinematic Universe 6 4 Video games 7 References 8 External linksPublication history EditCreated by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby the character first appears in Sgt Fury and his Howling Commandos 5 1964 2 Fictional character biography EditBorn in the late 19th century to a Prussian noble family who had relocated to Strucker Castle in Bavaria following the Franco Prussian War Wolfgang von Strucker became a Heidelberg fencing champion and was disfigured by facial scars 3 Strucker fought for Germany during World War I during which he first encountered the jewel Momentary Princess which was fated to appear and disappear at regular intervals of time Wolfgang pursued the jewel in the decades that followed When Adolf Hitler rose to power in Germany in 1933 Baron Strucker joined the Nazi Party becoming infamous in the following years In 1936 he and Geist one of Hitler s top men allied themselves with the Egyptian mentalist Amahl Farouk secretly the Shadow King in an attempt to dispute the lineage of England s royal family and install a new king who would be sympathetic to the Nazis Their plot was thwarted by the Canadian adventurer Logan and the time traveling members of Excalibur Kitty Pryde and Phoenix In 1937 German Intelligence agent Strucker was sent to the United States to assassinate Senator Fulton but he was foiled by brigand for hire Dominic Fortune 4 World War II Edit As World War II began Strucker was appointed wing commander of the Death s Head Squadron by Hitler and in 1941 he was sent to Madripoor to help the Hand ninja cult transform young Natasha Romanova into their master assassin only to be defeated by Logan yet to acquire the adamantium skeleton which would transform into Wolverine Captain America and Ivan Petrovitch 5 Later in 1941 Strucker invaded Latveria seeking to use the Sturm Fanger Storm Catcher to control cosmic energies the device was wrecked by time traveling members of X Force 6 After the United States entered the war the First Attack Squad of Able Company the Howling Commandos became a constant thorn in the Nazis side and Hitler turned to Strucker ordering him to publicly humiliate the Howlers leader Nick Fury Strucker challenged Fury to a duel on the island of Norsehaven and Fury violated direct orders to meet Strucker and satisfy his pride Before their duel with plywood swords Strucker offered Fury a toast and secretly drugged Fury s drink As they fought Strucker was surprised to find that despite his superior swordsmanship and the effects of the drug Fury was a tenacious foe but Fury finally succumbed to the drug s effects Strucker had the event recorded and sent back to Germany as propaganda material to destroy Fury s reputation 7 Hitler demanded that Strucker capture the Howlers so they could be executed in Berlin Strucker assembled the Blitzkrieg Squad who could match each of the Howlers skill for skill but the Howlers defeated them at every turn Strucker also led the Blitzkrieg Squad to England to assassinate Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery but they were foiled by the Invaders 8 Strucker finally abandoned the Blitzkrieg Squad which was later led by Colonel Klaue volume amp issue needed While vacationing in Berlin Strucker witnessed the Asgardian Thor s attack on the Chancellery after which Strucker followed a bandaged man through a portal in space Realizing he had traveled decades into the future Strucker stole some history books about the end of World War II He encountered the time machine s creator Doctor Doom who allowed him to return to the past not believing that Strucker could win the war even with the knowledge he had obtained volume amp issue needed Tiring of Strucker s failures Hitler assigned him to topple the resistance in the French town of Cherbeaux or else destroy the town Strucker rounded up the resistance to send them to camps to avoid having to destroy the town but the Howling Commandos derailed his train freeing the captives Hitler demanded that Strucker destroy the town and Strucker set the explosives but then came face to face with Fury who had rigged an explosive powerful enough to kill Strucker Caught in a stalemate Strucker agreed to let the people of Cherbeaux evacuate so that he and Fury could battle again When the evacuation was complete Strucker and Fury fought while Cherbeaux was destroyed around them and Fury lost Strucker in the upheaval For allowing the evacuation of Cherbeaux Hitler had Strucker marked for death by the Gestapo 9 Strucker escaped Germany because of the Red Skull Hitler s right hand man who foresaw Hitler s fall and wanted an alternative power base The Red Skull sent Strucker to Japan to form this organization but Strucker intended to run it for himself In Japan Strucker joined forces with the Hand and an underground subversive movement which later became Hydra where he received help from Arnim Zola into establishing it Strucker was instrumental in Hydra s earliest raids on war plants to supply their troops and finally confronted the Supreme Hydra claiming that as the organization s true mastermind he should be Hydra s leader The Supreme Hydra refused and shot him but Strucker had worn a bulletproof vest and slew the Supreme Hydra claiming his title Strucker also slew the jonin leader of the Hand in single combat severing ties with the Hand to prevent Hydra agents from being seduced by promises of the dark power of the demonic Beast of the Hand 10 Strucker moved Hydra s operations to a private island in the Pacific named Hydra Island After he used an undetectable phantom submarine to assault allied and Japanese ships Hydra Island was investigated by the allies Captain Savage and his Leatherneck Raiders and the Japanese Samurai Squad Captain Savage and the others managed to overcome Hydra s forces and Strucker was forced to detonate the island With Hydra s plans temporarily waylaid Strucker was forced to return to Germany 10 To regain Hitler s favor Strucker subjected Fury to a hallucinogenic drug in Africa offering the formula to Hitler if it proved successful in the field Fury was overcome by the hallucinations but the Howlers rescued him enabling his recovery Ever more uncomfortable with the progress of the war Strucker continued to operate Hydra from the shadows while pretending to be a loyal Nazi secretly funneling Hitler s resources into his own operation He also obtained the Dragon of Death a powerful Japanese submarine and made it Hydra s new mobile headquarters Using his knowledge of the future Strucker attempted to complete Uranverein a nuclear weapons project before the United States sending Hydra agents to obtain the materials Learning of this plot the Invaders ultimately scuttled the Dragon again delaying Strucker s plans and during the clash Strucker lost the books he had brought from the future It is also likely that because of this scheme that Strucker inadvertently caused a bootstrap paradox that lead to the establishment of the United States Manhattan Project which builds the atomic bombs and the eventual nuclear proliferation in the first place volume amp issue needed In 1944 Strucker encountered the Gnobians a benevolent race of empathic extraterrestrials who had crashed near Gruenstadt Realizing what their technology could do for Hydra Strucker befriended the naive creatures and killed the population of Gruenstadt to cover his tracks The Howlers arrived too late to prevent the tragedy but fatally wounded Strucker The Gnobians healed Strucker with their powers but they went insane from absorbing some of his hate filled psyche in the process Strucker fled their crashed ship taking discs of their information to his scientists As Germany fell in 1945 Strucker had the Nazis two greatest superhumans Master Man and Warrior Woman placed into suspended animation in opposite sides of Berlin to await later revival Strucker also gave the Red Skull the gas used to preserve them and it also preserved the Skull when he was buried alive in his bunker during a battle with Captain America volume amp issue needed Avoiding prosecution for war crimes Baron Strucker had his scientists provide him with age retarding serum so he could personally oversee Hydra s progress for decades to come He and the Baroness Adelicia Von Krupp once captured the CIA s Agent Ten who proved to be Strucker s old enemy Logan but Logan was rescued by CIA agents Richard and Mary Parker volume amp issue needed Needing more finances for Hydra Strucker abducted Gabrielle Haller who had a map leading to a fortune in lost Nazi gold hidden within her mind but Haller was defended by her friends the mutants Charles Xavier and Erik Magnus and Magnus took the gold for his own purposes 11 Strucker married more than once in the years that followed resulting in a son named Werner who resisted his father s influence and twins Andrea and Andreas who were genetically altered by Hydra scientists and developed super powers later in life Strucker rebuilt Hydra Island but concealed his role in the organization by using a front called THEM in which he was Grand Imperator In this role he assigned Arnold Brown to be his Imperial Hydra supposedly the true master of Hydra Brown s rule of Hydra ended when he was overcome by S H I E L D an espionage organization led by Nick Fury and designed to thwart Hydra and the unmasked Brown was mistakenly shot by his own men as Hydra crumbled about him THEM also found and revived the long lost Red Skull but Strucker finally abandoned THEM when the scientific research arm of Hydra and another branch splintered away to become A I M and the Secret Empire respectively volume amp issue needed Death Edit Strucker continued to conceal his identity acting as Don Antonio Caballero Emir Ali Bey and S H I E L D agent John Bronson He finally revealed himself as Hydra s true leader when he prepared to unleash the Death Spore bomb from Hydra Island Invading the island Nick Fury used masks to trick Strucker s men into shooting their leader In a panic Strucker ran into a chamber where nuclear processes were taking place and was immediately incinerated Soon afterwards Fury set the Death Spore bomb to explode within Hydra Island s protective dome designed to keep the island safe from the spores eradicating all Hydra personnel within 12 Life Model Decoy Edit In the ensuing years the roboticist Machinesmith built a robot duplicate of Strucker using it to test the abilities and morality of Captain America The robot fooled even S H I E L D into thinking they had captured the real Strucker Strucker also lived on in the form of several different android LMDs Life Model Decoy based on his mind one was activated on Hydra Island after Strucker s death and believed itself to be the true Strucker finally meeting its doom battling Captain America Fury and the one time Howling Commandos Another tricked Canada s Department H into selling Hydra the battle suit worn by their hero Guardian The most destructive was the Deltite an LMD Strucker had planted within S H I E L D to tear the organization apart and ultimately wound up running S H I E L D and Hydra simultaneously playing the two against each other By the time the Deltite was finally revealed and destroyed it had managed to sow distrust throughout S H I E L D and killed many agents leading Fury to disband the organization Resurrection Edit Hydra suffered without Strucker s leadership and the Red Skull championed an effort to bring the Baron back providing a distraction to occupy Fury s newly rebuilt S H I E L D while Hydra scientists found Strucker s body and sacrificed their lives to revive him with the Death Spore bonded to his form 13 Thunderbolts Edit Strucker places the hero Abner Jenkins of the Thunderbolts into his debt by funding his team and pits the team against threats he helped fund including the Wrecking Crew Fathom Five and the Great Game 14 Gorgon and Elsbeth stage a coup of Hydra and kill Strucker 15 This Strucker was subsequently revealed to be a clone as the real Strucker was rescued and kept in stasis before being freed by the Swordsman who turned out to be his son Andreas and then Baron Helmut Zemo Strucker agreed to work with Zemo in his grand plan to take over the world and left together 16 Helmut Zemo is also responsible for the murder of Strucker s daughter Andrea 17 Secret Invasion Edit During the Secret Invasion storyline Strucker is attacked by Skrulls who are attempting to take over Hydra However he is able to defeat them and destroys his own headquarters in order to eliminate any remaining invaders Strucker also reveals that he no longer adheres to orthodox Nazi beliefs since he does not wish to cleanse the world but simply to rule it 18 Dark Reign Edit During the Dark Reign storyline Strucker s longtime nemesis Nick Fury discovers that S H I E L D is and always has been controlled by Hydra 19 Strucker seems happy finding this out saying that We ve been dancing to the melody for so long and finally you hear it too Strucker calls forth all Hydra leaders Kraken Viper Madame Hydra and Hive and resurrects the Gorgon for the purpose of letting the world become aware of Hydra s true nature 18 However Nick Fury was interfering in von Strucker s plans so Strucker enlists the help of Norman Osborn director of the corrupt H A M M E R agency to take care of his nemesis The news that Osborn had recently murdered his son Andreas had little impact on Strucker who calmly declared that he now owed Osborn two favors 20 It is revealed that at some point in the past Baron Strucker Nick Fury and Hand grandmaster Soji Soma had a meeting with representatives of the organization Leviathan 21 Along with Nick Fury Baron Strucker was captured by the Kraken It was revealed that not only was Kraken really Nick Fury s presumably dead half brother Jake Fury working with Nick the entire time but it was revealed to a disbelieving Strucker that in fact S H I E L D had been controlling Hydra all along Before being able to speak his final words Nick Fury shot him in the head 22 All New All Different Marvel Edit As part of the All New All Different Marvel branding Strucker eventually emerges alive minus an eye and replaced with a prosthetic lens He is described as no longer being Hydra s leader though shown to still be heavily involved in international subversive dealings 23 In addition a revived Andrea and Andreas mentioned that their father took care of their return from the dead when they were asked how they were revived 24 After the defeat of the Secret Empire Strucker is given praise as a national hero for leading the defeat of multiple Hydra splinter groups He also appears as a member of the Power Elite 25 Powers and abilities EditBaron Strucker is a highly intelligent man in peak human physical condition He is an exceptional hand to hand combatant swordsman and marksman He is also a consummate military strategist and spy and a master of disguise and excellent actor He carries a sword and traditional firearms but also wears the Satan Claw on his right hand this metal gauntlet amplifies his strength and emits powerful electrical shocks Strucker also uses serums developed by Hydra enabling him to maintain his physical vigor at its height and retard his aging process so that physically he remains the same despite his advanced age Exposure to his Death Spore has bonded Strucker s DNA with the Death Spore enabling him to be revived after seemingly being killed by gunshot wounds and radiation poisoning Strucker can now release the Death Spore virus from his body at will killing his victims nearly instantly If Strucker is killed the Death Spore viruses will allegedly be set free from his body and risk infecting the entire Earth Baron Strucker s children EditAndrea von Strucker Baron Strucker s daughter twin sister of Andreas and half sister of Werner Killed by Baron Helmut Zemo 26 An apparent clone of Andrea was created by Arnim Zola but was murdered by Bullseye 27 Andreas von Strucker Baron Strucker s son twin brother of Andrea and half brother of Werner Killed by Norman Osborn 28 Werner von Strucker Baron Strucker s oldest son and half brother of Andrea and Andreas Killed by Baron Strucker 29 Other versions EditEarth Charnel Edit A sixth Baron Strucker was the dictator of Earth 9939 Earth Charnel under the name Charnel He was depicted as a necromantic who took over that Earth and created demon drones called Spawn of Charnel to do his bidding He was responsible for wiping out most of its heroes there He paralyzed Thing turned Mister Fantastic into putty and destroyed Thor s people However Charnel along with his timeline was later destroyed by the bounty hunter Death s Head This universe was used by Advanced Idea Mechanics Supreme Scientist Monica Rappaccini to conceal her hidden base until Hank Pym disrupted her machines Marvel Mangaverse Edit In the Marvel Mangaverse Strucker was a leader of Hydra as well as a powerful wizard He attacked Stark Island and summoned Dormammu by using Tony Stark s gate to the Negative Zone After that Strucker was attacked and killed by Doctor Strange in a magical duel 30 Marvel Noir Edit In the Marvel Noir universe Baron Strucker is the second in command for Baron Zemo 31 Old Man Logan Edit In the pages of Avengers of the Wastelands which takes place on Earth 21923 and serve as a sequel to Old Man Logan Baron Strucker was among the villains that helped to kill the superheroes Some years later Baron Strucker reformed Hydra He plotted to take over the territories that Doctor Doom rules over only for Doctor Doom to attack first which led to the death of Baron Strucker and the annihilation of Hydra 32 The Avengers United They Stand Edit Baron Strucker and Hydra appear in The Avengers United They Stand 2 In other media EditTelevision Edit Baron Strucker appears in The Avengers Earth s Mightiest Heroes voiced by Jim Ward 33 He appears in the episodes Iron Man is Born Meet Captain America Breakout Part 1 Living Legend The Widow s Sting Hail Hydra This Hostage Earth and Infiltration Baron Strucker appears in The Super Hero Squad Show voiced by Rob Paulsen 33 In the episode Brouhaha at the World s Bottom he and Hydra lay siege to a S H I E L D outpost in Antarctica Baron Strucker appears in the television special Lego Marvel Super Heroes Avengers Reassembled voiced by John Paul Karliak 33 Baron Strucker appears in Avengers Ultron Revolution voiced by Robin Atkin Downes 33 Besides being a member of HYDRA this version was shown to have reactivated the Red Room while operating in Siberia In the episode Seeing Double he sends the new Black Widow Yelena Belova to abduct Bruce Banner in order to use the Winter Soldier program that would turn Banner into the Winter Hulk revealing all of this to the original Black Widow Natasha Romanova When Iron Man and Captain America show up the two Avengers help Natasha to fight Strucker and Winter Hulk until Yelena goes against Strucker s orders and knocks him out In the episode Civil War Part 2 The Might Avengers Strucker leads a HYDRA raid on Truman Marsh s secret facility to gain control of During his fight with the Mighty Avengers Strucker also fights the Avengers and is defeated Film Edit Baron Strucker appeared in the television film Nick Fury Agent of S H I E L D portrayed by Campbell Lane 34 35 J M DeMatteis wrote a film treatment for a Daredevil film which included Baron Strucker as the leader of Hydra an international arms cartel 36 Marvel Cinematic Universe Edit Baron Strucker appeared in live action media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Strucker first appears in a mid credits scene of the film Captain America The Winter Soldier portrayed by Thomas Kretschmann 37 38 39 40 Based in a Sokovian compound and after the death of Alexander Pierce he leads a Hydra cell in conducting experiments meant to create superhumans with Dr List using Loki s scepter resulting in the Maximoff Twins gaining powers Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch Strucker returns in the film Avengers Age of Ultron with Kretschmann reprising the role After the Avengers discover and raid his compound Strucker is defeated by Steve Rogers and transferred to NATO s custody Following this Ultron kills Strucker A younger Strucker appears in the TV series Agents of S H I E L D episode Rise and Shine portrayed by Joey Defore 41 In his youth he was predetermined to lead Hydra and attended Hydra Academy 42 Video games Edit Baron Strucker appears as a boss in Captain America Super Soldier voiced by Kai Wulff 33 Baron Strucker appears as a recurring boss in Marvel Avengers Alliance citation needed The MCU Baron Strucker appears as a playable character in Lego Marvel s Avengers 43 Baron Strucker appears as a boss in Marvel Avengers Alliance 2 44 References Edit Rovin Jeff 1987 The Encyclopedia of Super Villains New York Facts on File p 20 ISBN 0 8160 1356 X 1 DeFalco Tom Sanderson Peter Brevoort Tom Teitelbaum Michael Wallace Daniel Darling Andrew Forbeck Matt Cowsill Alan Bray Adam 2019 The Marvel Encyclopedia DK Publishing p 42 ISBN 978 1 4654 7890 0 Brevoort Tom DeFalco Tom Manning Matthew K Sanderson Peter Wiacek Win 2017 Marvel Year By Year A Visual History DK Publishing p 98 ISBN 978 1465455505 Rampaging Hulk 23 The Uncanny X Men 268 Marvel Comics X Force 64 Marvel Comics Sgt Fury and his Howling Commandos 5 Marvel Comics The Invaders 30 Marvel Comics Sgt Fury and his Howling Commandos 28 Marvel Comics a b Capt Savage and his Leatherneck Raiders 2 4 Marvel Comics Uncanny X Men 161 September 1982 Strange Tales 156 158 Marvel Comics Nick Fury Agent of S H I E L D vol 2 21 Marvel Comics The New Thunderbolts 1 12 Marvel Comics Wolverine vol 3 25 New Thunderbolts 17 Marvel Comics Citizen V and the V Battalion 3 Marvel Comics a b Secret Warriors 2 Marvel Comics Secret Warriors 1 Marvel Comics Secret Warriors 7 Marvel Comics Secret Warriors 12 Marvel Comics Secret Warriors 27 Marvel Comics All New All Different Marvel Point One October 2015 Marvel Comics Illuminati 2 Marvel Comics Captain America vol 9 1 Citizen V and the V Battalion 3 Marvel Comics Thunderbolts 124 Marvel Comics Dark Reign 1 Marvel Comics Daredevil 309 Marvel Comics Marvel Mangaverse New Dawn 1 Iron Man Noir 1 Avengers of the Wastelands 4 Marvel Comics a b c d e Baron Strucker Voice Captain America franchise Behind The Voice Actors behindthevoiceactors com December 22 2019 Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint postscript link Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD Movie Review 13 June 2023 Nick Fury s First Solo Project Wasn t Secret Invasion It Was This Forgotten TV Movie Collider 21 June 2023 J M DeMatteis s CREATION POINT McWeeny Drew March 21 2014 Review Captain America meets his match in the smart and stylish Winter Soldier HitFix Archived from the original on March 22 2014 Retrieved March 22 2014 Report Baron von Strucker Joins Avengers Age of Ultron Cast Peemoller Ilka February 24 2014 Thomas Kretschmann Darum mag er seine Ex jetzt lieber als fruher BZ Berlin Retrieved February 24 2014 Couto Anthony March 3 2014 Baron von Strucker Actor Discusses His Avengers 2 Role Multi Picture Deal IGN Archived from the original on March 3 2014 Retrieved March 4 2014 515 Rise and Shine The Futon Critic Archived from the original on March 12 2018 Retrieved March 12 2018 Bochco Jesse director Iden Baghdadchi writer March 30 2018 Rise and Shine Marvel s Agents of S H I E L D Season 5 Episode 15 ABC December 9 2015 PS4 XOne PC Preview LEGO Marvel s Avengers Worth Playing Retrieved December 21 2016 Baron Strucker Marvel Avengers Alliance 2 Archived from the original on 2016 04 19 Retrieved 2016 04 05 External links EditBaron Strucker at Marvel Com Satan Claw at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Baron Strucker amp oldid 1168513397, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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