Frederick Dukes (Earth-10005)

Blob
Name	Frederick J. "Fred" Dukes
Aliases	Editorial Names: Blob Other Aliases: Strong Guy
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Formerly Team X
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Irises: Blue
Hair	Blond
Unusual Features	Massively obese
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Mutant
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-10005
Personal Information
Identity	Public
Citizenship	American, (presumed)
Occupation	Boxer, former mercenary
Base of Operations	Mobile
Creators and Appearances
Creators	David Benioff, Skip Woods
First	X-Men Origins: Wolverine (April 29, 2009)
First	X-Men Origins: Wolverine (April 29, 2009)

 I don't regret the things I do. I'm proud of what I am. I'm proud of what I've done for my country, but if you think you can take me, and step up to Fred J. Dukes, you better run. 'Cause if I catch up, I might teach you some manners! 

—Fred Dukes

History

Fred Dukes was a mutant with invulnerability powers. During the Vietnam War he was part of the Black Ops unit called Team X under the command of William Stryker. The team also consisted of James "Logan" Howlett, Victor Creed, Wade Wilson Agent Zero, John Wraith, and Christopher Bradley.

Shortly after Logan quit, the team disbanded. The once-muscular and formidable soldier developed an eating disorder and easily became obese. Wraith began training him to be a boxer. Dukes had a boxing match with Logan after Logan, seeking information about Creed, called him "Bub"; Dukes misheard him and thought he said "Blob". At first Dukes gained the upper hand, but was knocked out by headbutting Logan, whose skeleton had recently been reinforced with adamantium. Dukes revealed that Creed and Stryker were working together, capturing mutants and experimenting on them, having allegedly learned the information from Agent Zero. Dukes did not know the location of Stryker's base, but revealed that there was an escaped mutant named Remy LeBeau who would.

It was later implied in a conversation between Sabretooth and John Wraith that Sabretooth learned their whereabouts from Dukes back in Las Vegas. Years later, the name "Dukes, Fred" appeared on a list of mutant names Mystique scrolled through on Stryker's computer while looking for Magneto's file.

Attributes

Powers

Enhanced Strength and Durability: Fred possesses enhanced strength and durability, to the point that his fist could block a tank bullet with his fist in muzzle, cause it to backfire and his hand was unharmed.

Abilities

Fred has military training and is a boxer.

Weaknesses

Gets very angry when called fat or any other similar terms to his obesity. He even sometimes mishears what people say, such as mistaking 'Bub', for 'Blob'. Also, Fred can be killed with adamantium objects when used right.

Paraphernalia

Weapons

A military assault rifle

Transportation

A helicopter

Notes

• Kevin Durand portrays Dukes in X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
• The Blob was originally supposed to appear in the first X-Men movie, but didn't make off the concept page. A hidden easter egg on the 1st X-Men DVD (not X-Men 1.5) shows concept art of the Blob & Beast.

Trivia

• Originally, Logan was supposed to meet and fight Fred in a supermarket, but it got too big. This scenario appears on the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC versions version of X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

See Also

• 1 appearance(s) of Frederick Dukes (Earth-10005)
• 1 mention(s) of Frederick Dukes (Earth-10005)
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• 1 quotation(s) by or about Frederick Dukes (Earth-10005)