The Skrull armies are the ground forces of the Skrull Empire.[5] Which is tasked with seizing and occupying worlds, as well as the defense of Skrull worlds from invaders and the liberation of occupied Skrull worlds.[1][6][2][7] Skrull ground forces are transported to alien worlds by the Skrull Armada.[1] The supreme commander of the armies is the emperor (or empress) of the Skrull Empire. When the Skrull empire is fragmented, the various armies are controlled by the warlords.[2]
Skrull armies have a wide variety of ground vehicles and air support craft, armed with directed energy weapons. Which include anti-gravity vehicles, tracked vehicles, wheeled vehicles, bipedal and multi-legged mecha, and thrust engine air vehicles.[8][9][10][11] It is supported by various types of artillery, including gun platforms, beam cannon emplacements, anti-aircraft artillery, and ground-to-space cannons.[12][6][13] They possess armored vehicles that are two stories high and dozens of ft long and multi-story tall mecha.[8][11][9] Weapon systems which are capable of killing Terran gods (e.g. the Celtic goddess, the Lady of the Lake).[14] It is likely that they also have aquatic vessels or maritime naval support, and guided weapons (e.g. missiles).
Soldiers are armed with a variety of infantry-type weapons, including sidearms, rifles, gatling-type multi-barrel man-portable guns, and large-caliber man-portable cannons.[6][11][8] Officers and a minority of the combat units (likely elite) may be protected by heavy armor which may be outfitted with helmets equipped with sensors, optics, etc.[15][2] Soldiers also receive training in hand-to-hand combat and in the use of melee weapons (e.g. polearms and swords).[16]
History
Notes
See Also
- 22 appearance(s) of Skrull Army (Earth-616)
- 2 minor appearance(s) of Skrull Army (Earth-616)
- 4 image(s) of Skrull Army (Earth-616)
- 1 member(s) of Skrull Army (Earth-616)
Links and References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Secret Invasion #1–8
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Avengers (Vol. 5) #18
- ↑ Runaways (Vol. 2) #8
- ↑ Black Panther (Vol. 4) #39
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Secret Invasion #1
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Annihilation: Super-Skrull #1
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Infinity #5
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Captain Britain and MI13 #1–4
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 X-Men (Vol. 3) #29
- ↑ Fantastic Four #382
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Secret Invasion: X-Men #1–3
- ↑ Secret Invasion: X-Men 2
- ↑ Captain Marvel (Vol. 4) #10
- ↑ Captain Britain and MI13 #2
- ↑ Secret Invasion: X-Men #3
- ↑ Black Panther (Vol. 4) #39–41
- ↑ Avengers (Vol. 5) #21