Vermilion

Vermilion

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Official Name

Vermilion

Aliases

The Red Sword of War

Owners

Current owner(s)

War

Physical Characteristics

Type(s)

Blade

Origin

Origin

The blade used by War

Reality

Earth-616

Place of Creation

Okkara (presumed)

Creators and Appearances

Creators

Jonathan Hickman, Tini Howard, Pepe Larraz, Mahmud Asrar

First Appearance

X of Swords: Creation #1
(September, 2020)

 A blade of flame, innocents interred; all is fair in love and her. 

—Pestilence

Vermilion the Red Sword of War was the blade wielded by the First Horsemen War.

History

During the attack of the First Horsemen of Apocalypse on the Starlight Citadel, Saturnyne intervened and set a contest where the forces of Krakoa and Arakko would each have ten swordbearers fighting in Otherworld. War armed with her Red Sword Vermilion was one of the Arakkii chosen as one of the Swordbearers of Arakko.

Attributes

• Flammability: Vermilion is able to ignite in flames without being damaged or consumed by fire. When used by War, the sword also appears to be able to direct and produce flames.

Trivia

• The word vermilion usually refers to a vibrant red or scarlet pigment. Originally, vermilion pigments were derived from the powdered mineral cinnabar (mercury sulfide).

See Also

• 6 appearance(s) of Vermilion
• 1 minor appearance(s) of Vermilion
• 1 mention(s) of Vermilion
• 29 image(s) of Vermilion

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