Louis Sadler, Sr. (Earth-616)

Louis Sadler, Sr.
Name	Louis Sadler, Sr.
Aliases	Major Mapleleaf, The Great White North, The Toronto Terminator
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Ally of the Invaders; unidentified sidekick (deceased)
Relatives	Spouses: Unnamed wife (deceased) Children: Michael Sadler (son, deceased); Louis Sadler, Jr. (son, deceased) Descendants: Unnamed grandson Family-in-Law: Zuzha Yu (daughter-in-law, deceased)
Marital Status	Widowed
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Irises: Brown
Hair	Grey-haired
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Unrevealed
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Birth	Canada
Personal Information
Identity	No Dual
Citizenship	Canadian
Occupation	Adventurer (retired)
Base of Operations	Rosedale, Ontario, Canada
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Scott Lobdell, Mark Pacella
First	Alpha Flight #106 (January, 1992)
First	Alpha Flight #106 (January, 1992)

History

Louis Sadler was a Canadian superhero during the World War II. He gained his powers through an unrevealed process which may have extended his lifetime. After the war, he went underground in his crimefighting and eventually revealed his public identity in 1963 to devote time to raising his first-born son, Michael, his most proud achievement. Sadler would go on to have a second child, Edmond, who would describe Sadler as loving and caring father - despite evidence that he was abusive.

Eventually however, Michael, who was gay, contracted HIV and died of AIDS. Louis went into a deep depression. When Louis watched the news one night and heard of the story of Joanne Beaubier he became enraged. He felt that the media was unfairly treating the story. He saw the media as saying that since his son was gay, he didn't deserve attention; that being gay meant that it was OK to have AIDS. He became so enraged that he decided to kill Joanne Beaubier. Needless to say, Northstar who was acting as the girl's father didn't like this.

The two fought and Louis vented his rage. During the battle, Northstar admitted that he too was gay. This only made Louis all the more angry, accusing Jean-Paul of not using his position and powers to help in the AIDS crisis, even blaming him, in part, for Michael's death. Northstar was incensed by this, but the two finally settled their differences and were both there when Joanne died.

Attributes

Powers

• Superhuman Strength: Major Mapleleaf has super strength and can easily tear down concrete walls.
• Superhuman Durability: Major Mapleleaf has greater resistance to injury than common humans and while not invulnerable can survive impacts that would otherwise cripple or kill a normal human with minimal damage.
• Longevity: Major Mapleleaf was in remarkable shape for a man of his age and possessed the stamina of a young man.

Abilities

• Skilled Hand-to-Hand Combatant: Major Mapleleaf has years of crimefighting experience and could go toe-to-toe against the super-fast Northstar.

See Also

• 5 appearance(s) of Louis Sadler, Sr. (Earth-616)
• 2 mention(s) of Louis Sadler, Sr. (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Louis Sadler, Sr. (Earth-616)
• 2 image(s) of Louis Sadler, Sr. (Earth-616)

Links and References

• http://alphanex.alphaflight.net/index.php/Major_Mapleleaf_I
• http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/mmleaf.htm