Marvel Database
Don't have an account?
Register
Marvel Database
Advertisement
Register
Marvel Database
Marvel Database
323,690
pages
in: Characters, Avengers (1950s) (Earth-616)/Members, Wild Pack (Earth-616)/Members,
and 20 more

Ernst Sablinov (Earth-616)

Sign in to edit

History

Early Years[]

Ernst Sablinov, a Nazi hunter from Symkaria,[3] formed and led a military unit known as the Wild Pack to track down Nazi war criminals.[4][5] Ernst's twin brother, Fritz Sablinov, also played a significant role in the Wild Pack's operations.[3] While Ernst was known for his exceptional combat skills, Fritz excelled as a tactician and strategist, often preparing the team's missions.[6] The twins were so indistinguishable that they frequently switched roles, with Fritz sometimes impersonating Ernst during missions or public appearances.[2] Despite Fritz's essential contributions and his well-known role within the Wild Pack, he grew jealous of Ernst's leadership. Ernst, however, was aware of his brother’s envy.[6]

Avengers[]

In 1959, he was recruited into the Avengers alongside Ulysses Bloodstone by Nick Fury while in Boston.[7] The newly formed team then traveled to Helsingborg, Sweden, in pursuit of the Red Skull and his Fourth Reich. The group hijacked a Nazi truck bound for the Skull's castle headquarters, with the Silver Sable acting as the driver. He was forced to open the back doors to the truck as the guards were suspicious of him, at which point the rest of the team jumped out and opened fire on the unprepared Nazis.[8] When the team stormed the castle, they found a Nazi Captain America impostor who attacked them. Sable, Bloodstone, Dominic Fortune and Fury remained in the now burning castle to deal with this threat while the rest of the Avengers searched for the fleeing Red Skull. The heroes soon overpowered and killed the impostor while Namora succeeded in capturing the Red Skull.[9] Nick Fury then took the contents of the Red Skull's briefcase and left, telling the rest of the team that he would meet up with him later. He then disappeared for over a month.[10] When he resurfaced, he gathered the Avengers together at the Stork Club in New York City to congratulate them on a job well done. After dinner, the members each went their separate ways with Sable planning to accompany Bloodstone to the Savage Land in order to do some "big game hunting."[11]

Family[]

He married Anastasia Sablinova and had a daughter, Silvija Sablinova.[12]

Anastasia Sablinova was killed by Nazi war criminal Ivan Trefkov,[3][5] who became Ernst Sablinov’s personal nemesis.[4] Following her death, Ernst began training his daughter, Silvija, to join the Wild Pack.[3] Occasionally, Fritz assisted with her training while Ernst was on missions.[6] Silvija eventually joined the Pack as Ernst’s second-in-command, unaware of her father’s secret collaboration with Fritz.[2] Over time, Fritz mysteriously disappeared, seemingly dedicating himself to acting as Ernst’s double.[6] Ernst’s declining health, marked by two heart attacks, led Silvija and her uncle Morty to urge him to step down. Morty suggested Ernst adopt Fritz’s personality traits, but Ernst dismissed the idea.[2]

When Trefkov resurfaced as an operative for Hydra,[12] Ernst and Silvija saw a chance to avenge Anastasia and dismantle the organisation.[2] During the mission, Trefkov fatally stabbed Ernst and fled with his body.[2][13] In reality, Trefkov had abducted Ernst and connected him to advanced Hydra technology, using his tactical genius as a "living battle computer."[6] Ernst resisted by deliberately sabotaging Hydra’s plans, focusing his thoughts on flawed strategies to undermine their efforts over the years.[14]

Attributes

Abilities

Expertly trained soldier, capable with firearms and hand-to-hand combat.

Paraphernalia

Weapons

Many different types of firearms.

Notes

  • Since he is the father of Silver Sable, this creates some questions as the Sliding Timescale of Earth-616 makes it difficult for Ernst to have a daughter who is in her relative prime in the Modern Age. As yet, there are no official explanations available. However, due to his associations with Nick Fury and Sergei Kravinoff, two men who have found artificial means of slowing the aging processes, the idea that Ernst maintained vitality by a similar method is reasonably plausible.
  • Slavic surnames have different endings for males and females. Sablinova is a female surname, so would be appropriate for e.g. Silver Sablinova, but the correct form of the name for a man would be Sablinov. The correct form was eventually used in Uncanny Spider-Man #3.

See Also

Links and References

References

Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.
More Fandoms
Advertisement