Ector (Brethren) (Earth-616)

Thane Ector
Name	Ector
Current Alias	Thane Ector
Aliases	Lord Ector, Pestilence (translated from an unknown alien language)
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	The Brethren
Relatives	unnamed parents; Fool (brother, deceased); Sybyl Dorn (consort, second in command of Brethren)
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	Brown
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Thane of the Brethren
Living Status	Deceased
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Death	New York City
Personal Information
Identity	Public
Citizenship	Brethren
Occupation	Thane (Leader) of the Brethren
Base of Operations	Citadel of Thane Ector, on top of thee World Trade Center, Lower Manhattan, New York City; Collector's Ship
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Bob Harras, Andy Kubert
First	Avengers #334 (May, 1991)
First	Avengers #334 (May, 1991)
Death	Avengers #339 (August, 1991)
Death	Avengers #339 (August, 1991)

History

Thane Ector was bred to be the most perfect of the Brethren. Like all Thanes, he carried the secret of the Brethren's true origin: they were not a proud, highly-evolved warrior people, but sentient bacteria arisen by the Celestials to consume and purge other lifeforms. Thane Ector struggled with this knowledge, and was manipulated by the Collector into attacking Earth, weakening it for the Elder to claim in the Brethren's wake. Instead, Sersi of the Avengers led Thane Ector and his people in the ritual of the Uni-Mind, a gift the Celestials gave her people the Eternals, which helped to defeat the Collector but killed the Brethren in the process.

Attributes

Powers

Bred to be the most perfect of the Brethren, Ector had many powers:

• Superhuman Speed: He was able to counter Quicksilver.
• Optic Blasts
• Superhuman Strength: Superhumanly strong, Ector was even able to cause shockwaves.

Weaknesses

Ector was unwilling to feed from bacteria, often suffering hunger.

See Also

• 7 appearance(s) of Ector (Brethren) (Earth-616)
• 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Ector (Brethren) (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) of Ector (Brethren) (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Ector (Brethren) (Earth-616)
• 6 image(s) of Ector (Brethren) (Earth-616)
• 1 victim(s) killed by Ector (Brethren) (Earth-616)