Gargantus (Alien Robot) (Earth-616)

Gargantus
Name	Gargantus
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Agent of an unnamed extra-terrestrial race
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	12′ (3.66 m)
Weight	2400 lbs (1.09 ton)
Hair	Brown
Unusual Features	Gargantus appears to be a giant Neanderthal-like cave man with large glowing eyes.
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Alien robot
Living Status	Deceased
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Death	Granville
Cause of Death	Destroyed by Iron Man
Personal Information
Identity	No Dual
Occupation	Warrior
Base of Operations	Granville
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Stan Lee, Robert Bernstein, Jack Kirby
First	Tales of Suspense #40 (January, 1963)
First	Tales of Suspense #40 (January, 1963)
Death	Tales of Suspense #40 (January, 1963)
Death	Tales of Suspense #40 (January, 1963)

I am Gargantus, the mighty one! I have come to rule...first you, then the world! Harken to my first order! Build a wall around your town!

—Gargantus[source]

History

Gargantus was a Riigha, a type of robot employed by an unnamed extra-terrestrial race. Having scouted the Earth 80,000 years ago, they constructed their robot after the form of the natives they had previously encountered, Neanderthal-like cave men. In the modern era, two of the aliens traveled to Earth and sent Gargantus to Earth to lead their takeover. Gargantus arrived in the city of Granville, where it used its mesmerization power to take control of the residents. It then forced them to build a wall around the city, preventing anyone else from entering or leaving.

The invasion attempt might have succeeded, but one of the residents of Granville, Marion Rodgers, had had a date with Tony Stark, and missed it due to her entrapment by Gargantus. This led Stark to investigate and learn of the wall around Granville. Investigating further, as Iron Man, he tunneled into the city and learned of Grangantus when the residents, under his control, attacked him. Iron Man fled the residents to avoid hurting them, and then used a loudspeaker to challenge Gargantus and draw him out. After a brief battle, Iron Man surmised that Gargantus was a robot and surrounded him with some of his most powerful magnets, tearing him apart with their opposing forces.

Iron Man then sent his magnets after the dark cloud hovering over the city, correctly guessing that Gargantus' creators were using it as a cover for their spaceship. Fearing destruction of their ship from his magnets, the aliens fled, reporting their visit as a failure. Some time later, Count Nefaria created a simulation of Gargantus inside Iron Man's mind in order to kill the hero with multiple enemies.

Years later, Gargantus would be succeeded by a namesake, sent to Earth by its alien masters to take down Iron Man, who they had designated as the planet's protector.

Attributes

Power Grid

Powers

Gargantus possessed superhuman strength capable of bending back a flagpole with ease to use as a launching device and smashing apart a statue with a single swing. It's eyes could fire mesmerizing beams, enabling it to hypnotize and control others who caught its gaze.

Abilities

Gargantus was nimble enough to climb down a building with ease.

Weaknesses

The only way to defeat Gargantus is to fire high powered magnets around him and magnetise them, ripping him apart in the process.

Paraphernalia

Weapons

Gargantus used a large club as a weapon.

Notes

• Gargantus' extra-terrestrial creators look similar to the Guna (sharing the characteristics of green skin, three fingers, no nose, and major eyebrows), although they do not have ears.
• The race that created Gargantus sent a group of robot warriors to Earth a short time later, in Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #5, apparently as part of another attempted invasion.

See Also

• 3 appearance(s) of Gargantus (Alien Robot) (Earth-616)
• 2 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Gargantus (Alien Robot) (Earth-616)
• 4 minor appearance(s) of Gargantus (Alien Robot) (Earth-616)
• 4 image(s) of Gargantus (Alien Robot) (Earth-616)
• 1 quotation(s) by or about Gargantus (Alien Robot) (Earth-616)

Links and References

• Gargantus at the Marvel Universe Appendix