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Grogg (Earth-616)

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History

Little is known of the early history of the ancient dragon Grogg, save that he was found nesting beneath a mountain range in Russia. During the Cold War, a Soviet officer named Colonel Vorcutsky ordered a scientist Miklos Kozlov to conduct a series of atomic tests in the region where Grogg laid dormant. The tests awakened Grogg, who proceeded to raze a nearby village. Vorcutsky and Kozlov attempted to flee inside a cave, but although Kozlov managed to escape, Vorcutsky suffered the ultimate penalty for disturbing Grogg's slumber. This resulted in Grogg going on a rampage through the countryside and at least one shipyard. [2] Kozlov managed to lure Grogg towards a Russian space program launch site, using a shadow from a snow replica of him whereupon he boarded a space shuttle. The vessel launched and Grogg was headed straight for Mars after being lured into an open door on the craft.[3]

Some years later, the intergalactic entity known as the Collector discovered Grogg and placed him within his private zoo beneath Canada. This specialized zoo was populated with a menagerie of strange and monstrous alien creatures. The Mole Man attacked the Collector's zoo, freeing its inhabitants, who proceeded to go on a destructive rampage through New York City. The monsters were opposed by the Thing, the Hulk, the Beast, and Giant-Man. After the monsters had been defeated, they were all thrown through a portal into the Negative Zone by the Hulk on the recommendation of Reed Richards.[4]

Years later, Grogg somehow returned to Earth and must have been captured by S.H.I.E.L.D., who recruited him into the Howling Commandos, a S.H.I.E.L.D. squad meant to utilize supernatural means to combat supernatural threats. The Commandos used Grogg as a living transport carrier, bringing them to and from missions.[5] Years after leaving the Howling Commandos, Grogg fought with Doop, along with several other monsters, when Doop was assigned to help protect the Jean Grey School For Higher Learning.[6]

Attributes

Powers

  • Flight: Grogg has the ability of winged flight capable of keeping up with a Soviet era space rocket as it was launching.[3]
  • Flames: Grogg can exhale streams of fire from his nostrils and his mouth, although the latter happens less often.
  • Virtual Immortality: Presumably, like most dragons, Grogg is also immortal due to being buried alive for thousands of years, as it was believed his species was a conduit for the Great Wall of China to be built. [2]
  • Fangs and Claws: Grogg possesses razor-sharp fangs and claws that he uses as weapons in close quarters combat. Coupled with his size, the strength of his claws can effortlessly shred a cargo plane [2] and Soviet battleships. [3]

Weaknesses

Grogg's vision can make him hard to distinguish shadows from living things, which can be used to lure him into traps. [3]

Notes

  • Grogg's colors for his scales and trunks have been inconsistent, as either completely green or completely orange have appeared both on cover art and in the panels.
  • Ulysses Bloodstone speculated that Grogg was a member of the same alien species as Fin Fang Foom, but neither he nor his daughter, Elsa, were able to find conclusive proof.[7] Grogg's species was considered one of the Elder Races.[1]
  • Following his chronological appearances after escaping the Negative Zone, Grogg's intellect increased from being animalistic to being able to understand human speech.

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