Herne (Earth-616)

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Herne the Hunter
Name	Herne
Current Alias	Herne the Hunter
Aliases	Cern, Cerne
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Tuatha de Danaan; The Wild Hunt; the Proud Walkers, formerly Walkers
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Irises: White
Hair	White
Unusual Features	Deer antlers growing out of both sides of his head
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Tuatha de Danaan
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Identity	Public
Citizenship	Otherworlder
Occupation	God of the Hunt and Fertility
Base of Operations	Avalon, Otherworld
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Steve Parkhouse, John Stokes
First	Hulk Comic (UK) #60 (April, 1980)
First	Hulk Comic (UK) #60 (April, 1980)

History

Herne is a god from English and Germanic myth who represented the savagery and fertility of the untamed beasts of the forest and acted as the leader of the Wild Hunt.

Herne has been a member of the Proud Walkers under the direction of Vortigen for untold centuries. At one time there were twelve Proud Walkers, but half of their number became evil, leaving Herne, Vortigen and the other four as the remaining members.

Herne acted as the representative of the Celtic Gods and guide for Loki and Leah during during their voyage to London.

Attributes

Powers

Herne possesses the conventional attributes of the Celtic Gods:

• Superhuman Strength: Herne, like all Celtic gods, possesses superhuman strength. However, the Celtic gods are physically weaker than some other god pantheons on average, such as the Olympians and Asgardians. Herne's strength is about average for a male member of his race and can lift about 30 tons.
• Superhuman Speed: Herne can run and move at speeds that are beyond the physical capabilities of the finest human athlete.
• Superhuman Stamina: Herne's advanced musculature produces considerably less fatigue toxins than the muscles of humans during physical activity. He can exert himself at peak capacity for about 24 hours before fatigue begins to impair him, which is about average for the Celtic Gods.
• Superhumanly Dense Tissue: Herne's skin, muscle, and bone tissues are about 3 times as dense as the same tissue in a human.
• Superhuman Durability: Herne's body is highly resistant to physical injury. He can withstand great impact forces, temperature and pressure extremes, and powerful blasts of energy without sustaining injury.
• Regenerative Healing Factor: Like all other members of his race, if injured, Herne is capable of healing with superhuman speed and efficiency due to his godly metabolism. However, he is incapable of regenerating missing limbs or organs.
• Extended Longevity: Though not immortal, as some other god pantheons, Herne, like all Celtic Gods, ages much slower than human beings. He is also immune to all known Earthly diseases and infections.

Abilities

Herne the Hunter is a master archer, hunter, and tracker, and is also a skilled hand-to-hand combatant.

Paraphernalia

Weapons

Herne the Hunter is a master archer and wields an arsenal of arrows with magical properties.

See Also

• 3 appearance(s) of Herne (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Herne (Earth-616)
• 3 image(s) of Herne (Earth-616)

Links and References

• Herne on Wikipedia.org