Axl Nacht (Earth-616)

Gotteskrieger
Name	Axl Nacht
Current Alias	Gotteskrieger
Aliases	Master Man, Der Gotteskrieger, Herr Nacht
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Axis Mundi
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Irises: Blue
Hair	Blond
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Human enhanced with a variant of the Super-Soldier Serum
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Identity	Secret
Citizenship	German
Occupation	Businessman, criminal
Creators and Appearances
Creators	John Byrne,
First	Namor, the Sub-Mariner #11 (December, 1990)
First	Namor, the Sub-Mariner #11 (December, 1990)

History

Not much has been revealed about Herr Nacht's background. His father was involved in a Nazi project over 40 years ago to preserve the costumed Nazi criminals Master Man (Wilhelm Lohmer) and Warrior Woman. Over those years, the project was technically managed by Doctor Kraus, a German scientist whose life had been saved by Herr Nacht's father. From photographs given to him by his father, Herr Nacht fell in love with Warrior Woman.

Determined to have Warrior Woman as his bride, Herr Nacht ordered Doctor Kraus to duplicate the formula that created the first Master Man. The process was successful.

With the reunification of Germany, Herr Nacht decided it was time to revive Master Man and Warrior Woman. He was determined to use their powers to form a New Reich, with himself as the leader. Somehow he knew that Master Man would revert to his normal form as Willie Lohmer, which eliminated him as a rival for Warrior Woman's affections. Donning a costume and calling himself as the new Master Man, Herr Nacht convinced Warrior Woman to ally with him.

During a battle, at the laboratory where Warrior Woman was revived, the heroes Namor and the Human Torch were being held captive. A disturbed and rejected Wilhelm Lohmer blew up himself, Warrior Woman and Nacht.

Nacht and Warrior Woman have both been seen since as members of Axis Mundi with Nacht having taken on the identity of Gotteskrieger.

Attributes

Powers

• Artificially Enhanced Physiology: Herr Nacht was injected with a recreated version of the formula which changed Wilhelm Lohmer into the original Master Man. Herr Nacht's physical abilities were greatly increased.
  • Superhuman Strength: Gotteskrieger possesses Class 50 superhuman strength and is strong enough to dismember Blazing Skull with a metal pole.
  • Superhuman Stamina
  • Superhuman Durability: Gotteskrieger could survive a powerful radiation blast from the Human Torch.
  • Superhuman Speed
  • Superhuman Agility
  • Superhuman Reflexes

Abilities

• Stick Fighting: Herr Nacht is a master of German Stockfechten.
• Gifted Intellect: Axl is a brilliant business and political strategist.
• Hand-to-Hand Combat: Axl is a good unarmed combatant, having received training by private instructors.

See Also

• 6 appearance(s) of Axl Nacht (Earth-616)
• 2 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Axl Nacht (Earth-616)
• 4 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Axl Nacht (Earth-616)
• 1 image(s) of Axl Nacht (Earth-616)

Links and References

• Master Man on Wikipedia