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| Image = Kro (Earth-616) from Thor The Deviants Saga Vol 1 3 001.jpg
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| Image = Kro (Earth-616) from Thor The Deviants Saga Vol 1 3 001.jpg
| RealName = [[Kro]]
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| Name = Kro
| RealName2 = (possibly not his original name)
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| Name2 = (possibly not his original name)
 
| CurrentAlias =
 
| CurrentAlias =
| Aliases = [[Warlord Kro]]{{r|All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update Vol 1 3}}; [[Brother Kro]]{{r|All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update Vol 1 3}}; [[Agent 6]]{{r|All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update Vol 1 3}}; [[Rudolph Hendler]]{{r|Red Raven Comics #1}}; "[[Pluto]]"{{r|Red Raven Comics #1}}; "[[Satan]]"{{r|All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update Vol 1 3}}; "the [[Devil]]"{{r|All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update Vol 1 3}}; [[Prince of Darkness]]{{r|Marvel Universe #6}}; [[Paul Sayden]]{{r|Captain America Comics #1}}; Mr. S. Devile {{r|Captain America Comics #3}}; [[Adolf Hitler]]{{Citation}}
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| Aliases = [[Warlord Kro]];{{r|All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z: Update Vol 1 3}} [[Brother Kro]];{{r|All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z: Update Vol 1 3}} [[Agent 6]];{{r|All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z: Update Vol 1 3}} [[Rudolph Hendler]];{{r|Red Raven Comics #1}} "[[Pluto]]";{{r|Red Raven Comics #1}} "[[Satan]]";{{r|All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z: Update Vol 1 3}} "the [[Devil]]";{{r|All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z: Update Vol 1 3}} [[Prince of Darkness]];{{r|Marvel Universe #6}} [[Paul Sayden]];{{r|Captain America Comics #1}} Mr. S. Devile;{{r|Captain America Comics #3}} [[Adolf Hitler]]{{Citation}}
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| Identity = Public
 
| Affiliation = Ruling elite of the [[Deviants (Homo descendus)|Deviants]]; {{m|Delta Force}}, [[Prussialand|Prussland]]
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| Affiliation = Ruling elite of the [[Deviants (Homo descendus)|Deviants]]; {{m|Delta Force}}, [[Prussland]]
 
| Relatives = [[Deborah & Donald Ritter (Earth-616)|Deborah Ritter]] (daughter);<br>[[Deborah & Donald Ritter (Earth-616)|Donald Ritter]] (son)
 
| Relatives = [[Deborah & Donald Ritter (Earth-616)|Deborah Ritter]] (daughter);<br>[[Deborah & Donald Ritter (Earth-616)|Donald Ritter]] (son)
| Universe = Earth-616
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| MaritalStatus = Single
| BaseOfOperations = formerly [[Lemuria (Pacific Ocean)|Lemuria]]
 
   
 
| CharRef = {{cl|All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z: Update #3}}
 
| Gender = Male
 
| Gender = Male
 
| Height = 6'5"
 
| Height = 6'5"
 
| Weight = 320 lbs
 
| Weight = 320 lbs
 
| Eyes = Red
 
| Eyes = Red
| Hair = Bald
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| Hair = Bald; Black facial hair
| Hair2 = ; with [[:Category:Black Hair|Black]][[Category:Black Hair]] facial hair
 
 
| UnusualFeatures = Pointed ears
 
| UnusualFeatures = Pointed ears
| CharRef = {{c|All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update #3}}
 
 
| Citizenship = Deviant Lemuria
 
| Citizenship2 = Pre-Cataclysmic Lemuria
 
| MaritalStatus = Single
 
| Occupation = Former warlord and general of Deviant armies, later monarch of the Deviants
 
| Education =
 
   
 
| Origin = [[Deviants (Homo descendus)|Deviant]]
 
| Origin = [[Deviants (Homo descendus)|Deviant]]
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| Reality = Earth-616
 
| PlaceOfBirth = [[Lemuria (Deviant)|Deviant Lemuria]]
 
| PlaceOfBirth = [[Lemuria (Deviant)|Deviant Lemuria]]
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| Identity = Public
 
| Citizenship = Deviant Lemuria, Pre-Cataclysmic Lemuria
 
| Occupation = Former warlord and general of Deviant armies, later monarch of the Deviants[[Category:Deviant Lemurian Monarchs]]
 
| Education =
 
| BaseOfOperations = formerly [[Lemuria (Pacific Ocean)|Lemuria]]
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| Creators = Martin A. Burnstein; Jack Kirby
 
| Creators = Martin A. Burnstein; Jack Kirby
 
| First = Red Raven Comics #1
 
| First = Red Raven Comics #1
| First2 = {{g|as Rudolph Hendler}}{{cid|Eternals #1}}{{g|as Kro}}
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| First2 = (As Rudolph Hendler/Pluto)<br>{{sld|Eternals #1}}(As Kro)
   
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| Overview = '''Kro'''{{r|Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 1 6}} is a warlord, dictator,{{r|Red Raven Comics #1}} and general to the [[Deviants (Homo descendus)|Deviants]];{{r|All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z: Update Vol 1 3}} Deviants being an offshoot of the [[Glossary:Evolution|evolutionary]] process that created [[human]] life on [[Earth]] instigated by the [[Celestials]]. They were created to wage war against their counterparts, the [[Eternals (Homo immortalis)|Eternals]].{{r|Eternals #1}} He is more than 100,000 years old{{r|Eternals Vol 5 3}} and secretly an [[immortal]]-[[shapeshifter]] closer to the Eternals then his own kind, forcing him to hide his powers from his people.{{r|Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z Vol 1 6}} Over the centuries he has been mistaken to be the [[Olympian]] [[Hades (Earth-616)|Pluto]],{{r|Red Raven Comics #1}} the [[Devil]],{{r|All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z: Update Vol 1 3}} and many other mythological figures. He is the secret lover of [[Thena (Earth-616)|Thena]] and because of this the sometimes became a reluctant ally of the Eternals.{{r|Eternals: The Herod Factor Vol 1 1}}
| HistoryText =
 
===Origins and Early History===
 
Kro was born to the race of [[Deviants (Homo descendus)|Deviants]], an evolutionary offshoot of humanity, cursed with an unstable genetic code causing random physical characteristics to crop up in each newborn child in the race. Kro was born with a number of traits which appeared to be unique among the Deviant race and which were beneficial in nature. Chief among these mutations were those granting Kro his longevity and near-indestructibility, both similar to those of another evolutionary offshoot of humanity, the [[Eternals (Homo immortalis)|Eternals]]. Kro was alive around 20,000 years ago at the time that the Second Host of the extraterrestrial [[Celestials (Race)|Celestials]] destroyed the Deviant Empire in the [[Great Cataclysm]]. Kro carefully guarded the secret of his longevity by assuming a series of different identities among the Deviants over the course of his extraordinarily long life, using his powers to alter his facial features to complete his disguises. Kro feared that if he allowed the other Deviants to know that he was virtually immortal, they would subject him to genetic experimentation in order to learn how to duplicate the mutations that gave him his near-immortality in themselves. Kro studied the arts of warfare throughout his life and often led Deviant armies in his various guises. In recent times, Kro used the same name and facial features that he did thousands of years ago. He claimed to be a descendant of this "original" Kro.
 
   
 
| History =
At this earlier time that he was known as Kro, Kro fell in love with [[Azura (Earth-616)|Thena]], daughter of [[Zuras (Earth-616)|Zuras]], ruler of the Eternals of Earth. Thena returned Kro's love, but their relationship, perhaps the only such liaison between the two divergent races of humanity, which had long been enemies, ended badly. Kro and Thena parted, although they retained strong feelings for each other. Thena assumed that Kro eventually died, and was surprised when she encountered him again in recent years. Kro attempted to renew their relationship, but failed.
 
 
===Early History===
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Kro was born in [[Lemuria (Deviant)|Lemuria]]
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to the race of [[Deviants (Homo descendus)|Deviants]], an evolutionary offshoot of humanity, cursed with an unstable genetic code causing random physical characteristics to crop up in each newborn child in the race. Kro was born with a number of traits which appeared to be unique among the Deviant race and which were beneficial in nature. Chief among these mutations were those granting Kro his longevity and near-indestructibility, both similar to those of another evolutionary offshoot of humanity, the [[Eternals (Homo immortalis)|Eternals]].{{Citation}}
   
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===[[Second Host]]===
[[File:Paul Sayden (Earth-616) 001.jpg|left|thumb|170px|As Pluto in 1940's]]
 
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Kro was alive around 20,000 years ago at the time that the Second Host of the extraterrestrial [[Celestials]] destroyed the Deviant Empire in the [[Great Cataclysm]].
===1940's===
 
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===Across the Ages===
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Kro carefully guarded the secret of his longevity by assuming a series of different identities among the Deviants over the course of his extraordinarily long life, using his powers to alter his facial features to complete his disguises. Kro feared that if he allowed the other Deviants to know that he was virtually immortal, they would subject him to genetic experimentation in order to learn how to duplicate the mutations that gave him his near-immortality in themselves. Kro studied the arts of warfare throughout his life and often led Deviant armies in his various guises.{{Citation}} Across the centuries he was confused for various mythological figures such as the Olympian "[[Pluto]]",{{r|Red Raven Comics #1}} the [[Devil]], and [[Satan]], occasionally growing horns to match these roles.{{r|All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z: Update Vol 1 3}}
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===5th century B.C.===
 
In [[Babylon]] 2,500 years ago, Kro met and fell in love with [[Thena (Earth-616)|Thena]], daughter of [[Zuras (Earth-616)|Zuras]], ruler of the Eternals of Earth. Thena returned Kro's love, but their relationship, perhaps the only such liaison between the two divergent races of humanity, which had long been enemies, ended badly. Kro and Thena parted, although they retained strong feelings for each other.{{r|Eternals: The Herod Factor Vol 1 1}} Thena assumed that Kro eventually died, and was surprised when she encountered him again in recent years. Kro attempted to renew their relationship, but failed.{{Citation}}
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===[[Third Host]]===
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A millennia ago, Kro stole the Power Gems from the Celestials and hid it on an island in the [[Pacific Ocean]].{{r|Captain America: Forever Allies Vol 1 4}}
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===20th century===
 
[[File:Kro (Earth-616) from Captain America Comics Vol 1 1 001.jpg|left|thumb|170px|As Pluto in 1940's]]
 
====1940's====
 
Kro had many interactions with normal humans, usually sowing chaos wherever he went. Adopting a devilish appearance, he was believed to be Pluto, Satan, and other underworld rulers - Kro did not dissuade these cases of mistaken identities. He was constantly thwarted by the Eternal known as [[Makkari (Earth-616)|Makkari]], first mistaken as the god [[Hermes Diaktoros (Earth-616)|Mercury]] then in his assumed identity as Hurricane.
 
Kro had many interactions with normal humans, usually sowing chaos wherever he went. Adopting a devilish appearance, he was believed to be Pluto, Satan, and other underworld rulers - Kro did not dissuade these cases of mistaken identities. He was constantly thwarted by the Eternal known as [[Makkari (Earth-616)|Makkari]], first mistaken as the god [[Hermes Diaktoros (Earth-616)|Mercury]] then in his assumed identity as Hurricane.
   
The first such clash, Kro assumed the guise of [[Prussialand]] dictator Rudolph Hendler, sparking war across [[Europe]]. However, Makkari (as Mercury) thwarted this plan by preventing the warring armies from continuing their conflict, eventually lulling them into peace, and forcing Kro to flee{{r|Red Raven Comics #1}}. Fleeing to America, and continuing to use his Pluto guise, Kro attempted to destabilize whatever human society whenever possible.
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The first such clash, Kro assumed the guise of [[Prussland]] dictator Rudolph Hendler, sparking war across [[Europe]]. However, Makkari (as Mercury) thwarted this plan by preventing the warring armies from continuing their conflict, eventually lulling them into peace, and forcing Kro to flee.{{r|Red Raven Comics #1}} Fleeing to America, and continuing to use his Pluto guise, Kro attempted to destabilize whatever human society whenever possible.
   
Assuming the alias Paul Sayden, Kro set up operations in [[Coast City]], facilitating the criminal activities of [[Piggy Perroni (Earth-616)|Piggy Perroni]]. This operation was foiled by Makkari (operating in his Hurricane identity), and Pluto ultimately fled after losing a battle against Hurricane at a costumed party{{r|Captain America Comics #1}}. Relocating to the Mato Grosso region of [[Brazil]], Kro unleashed the deadly "Green Plague" in the region. He then allied himself with [[Jivaro Headhunters (Earth-616)|Jivaro headhunters]], convincing them to kill anyone who attempted to cure the disease. This plot was also foiled by Hurricane, although Kro was long gone by the time a cure for the disease was discovered{{r|Captain America Comics #2}}.
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Assuming the alias Paul Sayden, Kro set up operations in [[Coast City]], facilitating the criminal activities of [[Piggy Perroni (Earth-616)|Piggy Perroni]]. This operation was foiled by Makkari (operating in his Hurricane identity), and Pluto ultimately fled after losing a battle against Hurricane at a costumed party.{{r|Captain America Comics #1}} Relocating to the Mato Grosso region of [[Brazil]], Kro unleashed the deadly "Green Plague" in the region. He then allied himself with [[Jivaro Headhunters (Earth-616)|Jivaro headhunters]], convincing them to kill anyone who attempted to cure the disease. This plot was also foiled by Hurricane, although Kro was long gone by the time a cure for the disease was discovered.{{r|Captain America Comics #2}}
   
In his last recorded appearance while operating as Pluto, Kro returned to America, setting up in Groton City under the alias "Mr. S Devile". There he hired mobster [[Scarface Rispoli (Earth-616)|Scarface Rispoli]] and had him place "Death Boxes" in subways to cause fatal accidents that would slaughter all passengers aboard. This plot was once again foiled by Hurricane who captured Rispoli and prevented Kro from planting yet another Death Box. Overpowering Kro in battle, Hurricane sent him fleeing into the sky{{r|Captain America Comics #3}}.
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In his last recorded appearance while operating as Pluto, Kro returned to America, setting up in Groton City under the alias "Mr. S Devile". There he hired mobster [[Scarface Rispoli (Earth-616)|Scarface Rispoli]] and had him place "Death Boxes" in subways to cause fatal accidents that would slaughter all passengers aboard. This plot was once again foiled by Hurricane who captured Rispoli and prevented Kro from planting yet another Death Box. Overpowering Kro in battle, Hurricane sent him fleeing into the sky.{{r|Captain America Comics #3}}
   
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====1950's====
Shortly after this, Kro abandoned his Pluto identity.
 
 
In the 1950's, he oversaw the unleashing of Deviant mutates such as [[Tricephalous (Earth-616)|Tricephalous]], [[Giganto (Deviant Mutate) (Earth-616)|Giganto]], [[Gigantus (Earth-616)|Gigantus]], and others from [[Monster Island]], near [[Japan]].{{r|Marvel Universe #4|#7}} <!-- ...{{r|Marvel: The Lost Generation #10}} -->
   
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====1960's====
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In the 1960's, Kro and Thena met again during the [[Vietnam War]]. Their reunion resulted in Thena becoming pregnant with twins. She placed them inside of Ms. Ritter, an infertile woman, who raised them as her own twin children, [[Deborah & Donald Ritter (Earth-616)|Donald and Deborah]].{{r|Eternals: The Herod Factor #1}}
In the 1950's, he oversaw the unleashing of Deviant mutates such as [[Tricephalous (Earth-616)|Tricephalous]], [[Giganto (Deviant Mutate) (Earth-616)|Giganto]], [[Gigantus (Earth-616)|Gigantus]], and others from [[Monster Island]], near [[Japan]].
 
   
 
===Modern Age===
 
===Modern Age===
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====[[Fourth Host]]====
When the fourth Host of the Celestials was approaching Earth, Kro was ordered by [[Tode (Earth-616)|Brother Tode]], the monarch of the Deviants, to find and disable the Celestials' cosmic beacon{{r|Eternals #1}}. After he failed, he was tortured by Tode. To save himself, Kro proposed taking the form of the humans' devil and attacking [[New York City]] in order to trick the humans into attacking the Celestials{{r|Eternals #3}}. He managed to capture [[Ikaris (Eternal) (Earth-616)|Ikaris]] who was defending the city and entombed him in a capsule at the bottom of the ocean{{r|Eternals #4}} as well as [[Sersi (Earth-616)|Sersi]] and [[Margo Damian (Earth-616)|Margo Damian]]{{r|Eternals #5}}. Convinced that humanity would be driven to aggression against the Celestials, he agreed on a truce with Thena and allowed the existence of the two races to be revealed to Professor [[Samuel Holden (Earth-616)|Samuel Holden]] and his students{{r|Eternals #6}}.
 
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[[File:Kro (Earth-616) from Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z Vol 1 6 001.jpg|thumb]]
 
When the fourth Host of the Celestials was approaching Earth, Kro was ordered by [[Tode (Earth-616)|Brother Tode]], the monarch of the Deviants, to find and disable the Celestials' cosmic beacon.{{r|Eternals #1}} After he failed, he was tortured by Tode. To save himself, Kro proposed taking the form of the humans' devil and attacking [[New York City]] in order to trick the humans into attacking the Celestials.{{r|Eternals #3}} He managed to capture [[Ikaris (Earth-616)|Ikaris]], who was defending the city, and entombed him in a capsule at the bottom of the ocean,{{r|Eternals #4}} along with [[Sersi (Earth-616)|Sersi]] and [[Margo Damian (Earth-616)|Margo Damian]].{{r|Eternals #5}} Convinced that humanity would be driven to aggression against the Celestials, he agreed to a truce with Thena and allowed the existence of the two races to be revealed to Professor [[Samuel Holden (Earth-616)|Samuel Holden]] and his students.{{r|Eternals #6|13}}<!--
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====Invasion on Olympia====
 
After the demise of Zuras, Brother Tode led an assault on [[Olympia]], the principal city of the Eternals, where the Deviants captured and imprisoned all the Eternals. Almost the entire Deviant ruling elite, including Warlord Kro, accompanied Tode and Deviant troops on this venture. Thanks to the intervention of [[James Rhodes (Earth-616)|James Rhodes]] as Iron Man, the Eternals regained their freedom and captured the Deviants that were on Olympia. The Eternals decided to transform all of the captured Deviants into a large block of atoms and send the block into outer space. Before the Eternals carried out this plan, Thena secretly released Kro from his cell, and Kro escaped. Shortly thereafter, most of Earth's Eternals left for outer space. Thena became the ruler of the Eternals left on Earth.{{r|Iron Man Annual #6}}
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====Rivalry with Ghaur====
 
Kro made his way back to the Deviants' city in undersea [[Lemuria (Deviant)|Lemuria]], intent on making himself their monarch now that virtually the entire Deviant ruling class was no more. To his astonishment Kro discovered that the Deviant priesthood, headed by the priest lord [[Ghaur (Earth-616)|Ghaur]], was manoeuvring to become the true ruling power in Deviant Lemuria. Since one of the priesthood's roles was to designate the new monarch, Kro confronted Ghaur and made his wish to become king clear. Ghaur allowed Kro to become monarch, but continued to pursue his plans. He had Kro lead an expedition to the Pyramid of the Winds, an Eternal structure in the [[Arctic Circle|Arctic]], to retrieve a mysterious vial. Ghaur apparently hoped that Kro would be killed by the Eternals in the course of this venture. Once Kro found the vial, a Deviant priest and his guards demanded he give it to them, but Kro, determined to maintain his authority as ruler, refused. A party of Eternals led by Ikaris arrived, and Ikaris fought Kro for the vial. Thena, still in love with Kro, prevented Ikaris from killing him, and, on Kro's request, teleported Kro away. The Deviant priest's guards had managed to get hold of the vial for their masters. Kro and Thena traveled together as renegades, each hunted by his or her own race. They were finally found by Ikaris, who let them go after he replaced Thena as Prime Eternal. However, Ghaur still sought to capture Kro. {{r|Eternals Vol 2 #2|12}}<!--
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Kro watched [[Wendell Vaughn (Earth-616)|Quasar]] battle [[Tutinax (Earth-616)|Tutinax]] when trying to save [[Ransak the Reject (Earth-616)|Ransak the Reject]]. Tutinax quickly took the upper hand as images of Quasar's father took the place of Tutinax, distracting Quasar, but was later beaten by Ransak.{{r|Quasar #12}}
   
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====The Herod Factor====
After the demise of Zuras, Brother Tode led an assault on [[Olympia]], the principal city of the Eternals, where the Deviants captured and imprisoned all the Eternals. Almost the entire Deviant ruling elite, including Warlord Kro, accompanied Tode and Deviant troops on this venture. Thanks to the intervention of [[James Rhodes (Earth-616)|James Rhodes]] as Iron Man, the Eternals regained their freedom and captured the Deviants that were on Olympia. The Eternals decided to transform all of the captured Deviants into a large block of atoms and send the block into outer space. Before the Eternals carried out this plan, Thena secretly released Kro from his cell, and Kro escaped. Shortly thereafter, most of Earth's Eternals left for outer space. Thena became the ruler of the Eternals left on Earth.
 
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Kro learned Thena revealed the [[Deborah & Donald Ritter (Earth-616)|Donald and Deborah]]'s true origin when a mutated [[Ajak (Earth-616)|Ajak]] began murdering twins across the US. He was searching for the "Chosen Ones", knowing their origin as Eternal-Deviant hybrid. After Thena brought them to Olympia, mutated Ajak pursued them and captured them, bringing them [[Daniel Damian (Earth-616)|Dr. Daniel Damian]] in [[Peru]] where they learned their origins and then were saved by Kro and Thena.{{r|Eternals: The Herod Factor #1}}
   
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====Delta Force====
Kro made his way back to the Deviants' city in undersea [[Lemuria (Deviant)|Lemuria]], intent on making himself their monarch now that virtually the entire Deviant ruling class was no more. To his astonishment Kro discovered that the Deviant priesthood, headed by the priest lord [[Ghaur (Earth-616)|Ghaur]], was manoeuvring to become the true ruling power in Deviant Lemuria. Since one of the priesthood's roles was to designate the new monarch, Kro confronted Ghaur and made his wish to become king clear. Ghaur allowed Kro to become monarch, but continued to pursue his plans. He had Kro lead an expedition to the Pyramid of the Winds, an Eternal structure in the [[Arctic Circle|Arctic]], to retrieve a mysterious vial. Ghaur apparently hoped that Kro would be killed by the Eternals in the course of this venture. Once Kro found the vial, a Deviant priest and his guards demanded he give it to them, but Kro, determined to maintain his authority as ruler, refused. A party of Eternals led by Ikaris arrived, and Ikaris fought Kro for the vial. Thena, still in love with Kro, prevented Ikaris from killing him, and, on Kro's request, teleported Kro away. The Deviant priest's guards had managed to get hold of the vial for their masters. Kro and Thena traveled together as renegades, each hunted by his or her own race. They were finally found by Ikaris, who let them go after he replaced Thena as Prime Eternal. However, Ghaur still sought to capture Kro.
 
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Kro later formed the [[Delta Force (Earth-616)|Delta Force]] Deviants to help fellow deviants. When the injured Eternal [[Sersi (Earth-616)|Sersi]] fell into the [[Subterranea|subterranean]] hideout of the Deviants and asked for assistance in rescuing the [[Avengers (Earth-616)|Avengers]], Kro facilitated his Delta Network to gather the right Deviants for the rescue operation.{{r|Avengers #370|371}} When Maelstrom began attacking the Eternals, Kro took his human children away into hiding to protect them from the threat.{{r|Fantastic Four Unlimited #10}} ...{{r|Heroes for Hire #5|7}} While away with Delta Force, Kro and Ghaur divide grew causing factions the external world became concerned about and Wakanda came to the city to intervene. Kro continued on as the formal monarch.{{r|Black Panther Vol 3 #27}}
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At this time the current whereabouts of Kro is unknown.
 
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Sometime later, the Deviant males were rendered sterile causing a power struggle between Ghaur and [[Ereshkigal (Deviant) (Earth-616)|Ereshkigal]]. Ghaur usurped the position and promised his people he would fix their fertility problem with the help of the kidnapped Eternal; [[Phastos (Earth-616)|Phastos]]. Thor came to his rescue and took down Ghaur. Kro came to Ereshkigal with the activated the [[Unbinding Stone of Oshemar]], but the power was to much to control and grew out of hand threatening reality itself. Thor was able to destroy the weapon but not before Ereshkigal and Ghaur disappeared. Kro used this opportunity to take control of the Deviants.{{r|Thor: The Deviants Saga #2|5}}
   
 
| Powers = Despite his Deviant heritage, Kro possesses a number of superhuman traits characteristic of an Eternal:
 
| Powers = Despite his Deviant heritage, Kro possesses a number of superhuman traits characteristic of an Eternal:
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| Links = * http://www.marveldirectory.com/xoops/modules/wordbook/entry.php?entryID=383
 
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* Marvel Universe Vol 1, No. 4–7 September-December 1998; Featuring: The Monster Hunters, Harvey Elder (pre Mole Man)
 
* Marvel Universe Vol 1, No. 4–7 September-December 1998; Featuring: The Monster Hunters, Harvey Elder (pre Mole Man)

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Kro[6] is a warlord, dictator,[2] and general to the Deviants;[1] Deviants being an offshoot of the evolutionary process that created human life on Earth instigated by the Celestials. They were created to wage war against their counterparts, the Eternals.[7] He is more than 100,000 years old[8] and secretly an immortal-shapeshifter closer to the Eternals then his own kind, forcing him to hide his powers from his people.[9] Over the centuries he has been mistaken to be the Olympian Pluto,[2] the Devil,[1] and many other mythological figures. He is the secret lover of Thena and because of this the sometimes became a reluctant ally of the Eternals.[10]

History

Early History

Kro was born in Lemuria to the race of Deviants, an evolutionary offshoot of humanity, cursed with an unstable genetic code causing random physical characteristics to crop up in each newborn child in the race. Kro was born with a number of traits which appeared to be unique among the Deviant race and which were beneficial in nature. Chief among these mutations were those granting Kro his longevity and near-indestructibility, both similar to those of another evolutionary offshoot of humanity, the Eternals.[citation needed]

Second Host

Kro was alive around 20,000 years ago at the time that the Second Host of the extraterrestrial Celestials destroyed the Deviant Empire in the Great Cataclysm.

Across the Ages

Kro carefully guarded the secret of his longevity by assuming a series of different identities among the Deviants over the course of his extraordinarily long life, using his powers to alter his facial features to complete his disguises. Kro feared that if he allowed the other Deviants to know that he was virtually immortal, they would subject him to genetic experimentation in order to learn how to duplicate the mutations that gave him his near-immortality in themselves. Kro studied the arts of warfare throughout his life and often led Deviant armies in his various guises.[citation needed] Across the centuries he was confused for various mythological figures such as the Olympian "Pluto",[2] the Devil, and Satan, occasionally growing horns to match these roles.[1]

5th century B.C.

In Babylon 2,500 years ago, Kro met and fell in love with Thena, daughter of Zuras, ruler of the Eternals of Earth. Thena returned Kro's love, but their relationship, perhaps the only such liaison between the two divergent races of humanity, which had long been enemies, ended badly. Kro and Thena parted, although they retained strong feelings for each other.[10] Thena assumed that Kro eventually died, and was surprised when she encountered him again in recent years. Kro attempted to renew their relationship, but failed.[citation needed]

Third Host

A millennia ago, Kro stole the Power Gems from the Celestials and hid it on an island in the Pacific Ocean.[11]

20th century

Kro (Earth-616) from Captain America Comics Vol 1 1 001

As Pluto in 1940's

1940's

Kro had many interactions with normal humans, usually sowing chaos wherever he went. Adopting a devilish appearance, he was believed to be Pluto, Satan, and other underworld rulers - Kro did not dissuade these cases of mistaken identities. He was constantly thwarted by the Eternal known as Makkari, first mistaken as the god Mercury then in his assumed identity as Hurricane.

The first such clash, Kro assumed the guise of Prussland dictator Rudolph Hendler, sparking war across Europe. However, Makkari (as Mercury) thwarted this plan by preventing the warring armies from continuing their conflict, eventually lulling them into peace, and forcing Kro to flee.[2] Fleeing to America, and continuing to use his Pluto guise, Kro attempted to destabilize whatever human society whenever possible.

Assuming the alias Paul Sayden, Kro set up operations in Coast City, facilitating the criminal activities of Piggy Perroni. This operation was foiled by Makkari (operating in his Hurricane identity), and Pluto ultimately fled after losing a battle against Hurricane at a costumed party.[4] Relocating to the Mato Grosso region of Brazil, Kro unleashed the deadly "Green Plague" in the region. He then allied himself with Jivaro headhunters, convincing them to kill anyone who attempted to cure the disease. This plot was also foiled by Hurricane, although Kro was long gone by the time a cure for the disease was discovered.[12]

In his last recorded appearance while operating as Pluto, Kro returned to America, setting up in Groton City under the alias "Mr. S Devile". There he hired mobster Scarface Rispoli and had him place "Death Boxes" in subways to cause fatal accidents that would slaughter all passengers aboard. This plot was once again foiled by Hurricane who captured Rispoli and prevented Kro from planting yet another Death Box. Overpowering Kro in battle, Hurricane sent him fleeing into the sky.[5]

1950's

In the 1950's, he oversaw the unleashing of Deviant mutates such as Tricephalous, Giganto, Gigantus, and others from Monster Island, near Japan.[13]

1960's

In the 1960's, Kro and Thena met again during the Vietnam War. Their reunion resulted in Thena becoming pregnant with twins. She placed them inside of Ms. Ritter, an infertile woman, who raised them as her own twin children, Donald and Deborah.[14]

Modern Age

Fourth Host

Kro (Earth-616) from Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z Vol 1 6 001

When the fourth Host of the Celestials was approaching Earth, Kro was ordered by Brother Tode, the monarch of the Deviants, to find and disable the Celestials' cosmic beacon.[7] After he failed, he was tortured by Tode. To save himself, Kro proposed taking the form of the humans' devil and attacking New York City in order to trick the humans into attacking the Celestials.[15] He managed to capture Ikaris, who was defending the city, and entombed him in a capsule at the bottom of the ocean,[16] along with Sersi and Margo Damian.[17] Convinced that humanity would be driven to aggression against the Celestials, he agreed to a truce with Thena and allowed the existence of the two races to be revealed to Professor Samuel Holden and his students.[18]

Invasion on Olympia

After the demise of Zuras, Brother Tode led an assault on Olympia, the principal city of the Eternals, where the Deviants captured and imprisoned all the Eternals. Almost the entire Deviant ruling elite, including Warlord Kro, accompanied Tode and Deviant troops on this venture. Thanks to the intervention of James Rhodes as Iron Man, the Eternals regained their freedom and captured the Deviants that were on Olympia. The Eternals decided to transform all of the captured Deviants into a large block of atoms and send the block into outer space. Before the Eternals carried out this plan, Thena secretly released Kro from his cell, and Kro escaped. Shortly thereafter, most of Earth's Eternals left for outer space. Thena became the ruler of the Eternals left on Earth.[19]

Rivalry with Ghaur

Kro made his way back to the Deviants' city in undersea Lemuria, intent on making himself their monarch now that virtually the entire Deviant ruling class was no more. To his astonishment Kro discovered that the Deviant priesthood, headed by the priest lord Ghaur, was manoeuvring to become the true ruling power in Deviant Lemuria. Since one of the priesthood's roles was to designate the new monarch, Kro confronted Ghaur and made his wish to become king clear. Ghaur allowed Kro to become monarch, but continued to pursue his plans. He had Kro lead an expedition to the Pyramid of the Winds, an Eternal structure in the Arctic, to retrieve a mysterious vial. Ghaur apparently hoped that Kro would be killed by the Eternals in the course of this venture. Once Kro found the vial, a Deviant priest and his guards demanded he give it to them, but Kro, determined to maintain his authority as ruler, refused. A party of Eternals led by Ikaris arrived, and Ikaris fought Kro for the vial. Thena, still in love with Kro, prevented Ikaris from killing him, and, on Kro's request, teleported Kro away. The Deviant priest's guards had managed to get hold of the vial for their masters. Kro and Thena traveled together as renegades, each hunted by his or her own race. They were finally found by Ikaris, who let them go after he replaced Thena as Prime Eternal. However, Ghaur still sought to capture Kro. [20]

Quasar

Kro watched Quasar battle Tutinax when trying to save Ransak the Reject. Tutinax quickly took the upper hand as images of Quasar's father took the place of Tutinax, distracting Quasar, but was later beaten by Ransak.[21]

The Herod Factor

Kro learned Thena revealed the Donald and Deborah's true origin when a mutated Ajak began murdering twins across the US. He was searching for the "Chosen Ones", knowing their origin as Eternal-Deviant hybrid. After Thena brought them to Olympia, mutated Ajak pursued them and captured them, bringing them Dr. Daniel Damian in Peru where they learned their origins and then were saved by Kro and Thena.[14]

Delta Force

Kro later formed the Delta Force Deviants to help fellow deviants. When the injured Eternal Sersi fell into the subterranean hideout of the Deviants and asked for assistance in rescuing the Avengers, Kro facilitated his Delta Network to gather the right Deviants for the rescue operation.[22] When Maelstrom began attacking the Eternals, Kro took his human children away into hiding to protect them from the threat.[23] ...[24] While away with Delta Force, Kro and Ghaur divide grew causing factions the external world became concerned about and Wakanda came to the city to intervene. Kro continued on as the formal monarch.[25]

Deviants Saga

Kro (Earth-616) from Thor The Deviants Saga Vol 1 3 001
Sometime later, the Deviant males were rendered sterile causing a power struggle between Ghaur and Ereshkigal. Ghaur usurped the position and promised his people he would fix their fertility problem with the help of the kidnapped Eternal; Phastos. Thor came to his rescue and took down Ghaur. Kro came to Ereshkigal with the activated the Unbinding Stone of Oshemar, but the power was to much to control and grew out of hand threatening reality itself. Thor was able to destroy the weapon but not before Ereshkigal and Ghaur disappeared. Kro used this opportunity to take control of the Deviants.[26]

Attributes

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Powers

Despite his Deviant heritage, Kro possesses a number of superhuman traits characteristic of an Eternal:

  • Regenerative Durability/Immortality/Toxic Immunity: Kro maintains a virtually unbreakable mental control over the processes and structure of his body even when he is asleep or unconscious. As a result, Kro has a lifespan that has already lasted over 20,000 years and is immune to disease and aging. His mental control over his body enables him to maintain a youthful, vigorous physical condition. Kro is not as nearly indestructible as the Eternals. (For example, Ikaris nearly killed Kro once by strangulation.) But while sufficient force can kill Kro, he can use his mental control over his body to heal himself after being injured.
  • Malleability: Kro also possesses the power of physical malleability, which is atypical for a Deviant. At will he can cause most of the tissue of his body to become pliant, enabling him to shape it mentally like putty into different configurations. Once the tissue is set in an altered form, Kro has only to stop concentrating and his body will retain that shape until such time as he concentrates upon changing it again. This ability enables him to disguise himself and take the appearance of others (with cosmetic help for skin color, body hair, and so forth). One of Kro's favorite ploys is to pass himself off among ordinary humanity as a demon by fashioning horns on his head.

However, Kro's shape-changing powers are limited. He cannot alter the shape of his skeleton in more than minor ways. Moreover, he cannot eliminate any of his mass while transforming; he can only redistribute his 320 pounds of weight. Hence, he usually only uses his shape-changing power to alter his facial features. He can mentally mold the shape of his skull somewhat.

Kro has about three times the physical endurance of an ordinary human athlete. His heart is not located in the same place as an ordinary human being's; its true location is unrevealed.

Abilities

Kro is a master military strategist, a superb military commander, a good hand-to-hand combatant, and an expert in the use of Deviant weaponry.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

Kro frequently wears special glasses designed to extend his vision into the infrared and ultraviolet ranges. Hence, if Kro is wearing these glasses in a room where there is no visible light, he can still detect objects by perceiving the heat (infrared radiation) they give off.

Weapons

Kro has employed a number of weapons developed by Deviant technology. Among his favourites are flame-guns, vibro-whips, and shroud-guns. Once while battling Ikaris, Kro wore gloves from whose fingertips he could project vastly powerful force blasts which could not injure his virtually invulnerable Eternal foe but instead caused Ikaris intense pain.

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