Politus (Earth-616)

Politus
Name	Politus
Aliases	Paul
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Atlantean Royal Guard
Relatives	Spouses: Amir (wife) Children: Unnamed children
Marital Status	Married
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Irises: White
Hair	Bald
Skin	Blue
Unusual Features	Pointed ears, extensive tattoos
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Atlantean
Living Status	Deceased
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Birth	Atlantis
Personal Information
Identity	No Dual
Citizenship	New Atlantean
Occupation	Sleeper agent
Base of Operations	Atlantis
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Marc Guggenheim, Humberto Ramos
First	Wolverine (Vol. 3) #42 (May, 2006)
First	Wolverine (Vol. 3) #42 (May, 2006)
Death	Wolverine (Vol. 3) #45 (August, 2006)
Death	Wolverine (Vol. 3) #45 (August, 2006)

History

Politus was one of Royal families elite guards. He was one of three who were selected to infiltrate the US as sleeper agents. They were altered through Atlantean technology to appear human and breath air, their memories were altered so they would have no memory of their past life. He took the name of Paul.

When Princess Namorita was killed during the explosion in Stamford, Connecticut caused by Nitro, his true memory returned and, along with wife Amir, contacted their fellow agent Janus. They were assigned to track down Nitro. They followed Wolverine who was tracking the supervillain as well, killing a human they questioned along the way.

The Atlantean agents watched the fight between Wolverine and Nitro, in Big Sur, California from nearby bushes. They contacted their King Namor, who ordered the death of Wolverine if he got in the way of their mission. Janus was the first to attack Wolverine and the two battled into a nearby forest.

Politus and Amir requested for Wolverine to stand down, as they only wished to take Nitro into custody, as they had no issue with him. Nitro during this brief distraction tries to explode but Politus is able to land a blow with his fist. Politus and Amir tackled Nitro, whilst Janus continued to fight with Wolverine. Nitro grabbed Wolverine and tried to put him a headlock, but Logan was able to get free and threw him into the others. Logan then tried to get some answers out of his attackers and Janus revealed his true form, when Namor arrived.

Logan then stabbed Namor in the chest with his claws, Janus ran to protect his king, but Logan was able to rip his breather mask off leaving the Atlantean gasping for air. Wolverine then threw the injection device at Politus, causing him to also revert to his true form just as he fell unconscious. The last of the three Amir, tried to hold Nitro with a blade to his throat, whilst Namor knocked Wolverine out. Namor took Nitro as Amir recovered her team.

When Wolverine recovered he stole a set of Aquatic Iron Man armor and traveled to Atlantis to recover Nitro. Janus tried to attack again but was knocked aside thanks to the powerful exo-armor. Wolverine met with Namor and Amir, Politus was killed by Nitro during the first interrogation. Politus was able to share one fact he discovered before he died, that Walter Declun of Damage Control had helped Nitro increase his power. Wolverine chopped off Nitro's hand to prevent him from exploding.

Attributes

Powers

• Atlantean Abilities: Politus possesses the conventional attributes of Atlanteans (Homo mermanus): gills that extract oxygen from water, superhuman physiology to withstand extreme pressures and temperatures, and acute vision. He can swim at approximately 30 miles per hour. He can remain out of water for approximately nine minutes before beginning to suffocate. However, he can operate on the surface by wearing a water-filled helmet or using a chemical that enables him to draw oxygen from the air.

Abilities

A highly-trained Atlantean warrior

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Politus utilized technology that allowed him to breathe air and live on the surface for sustained amount of time.

See Also

• 5 appearance(s) of Politus (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Politus (Earth-616)
• 1 image(s) of Politus (Earth-616)

Links and References

http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix4/politusatlantis.htm