The Savage Land is a fictional prehistoric land that features in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . It is a tropical preserve, hidden in Antarctica . It has appeared in many story arcs in Uncanny X-Men as well as other related books.
121-676: Zadkiel is a former archangel in the service of Heaven and an enemy of the Ghost Rider , named after the mythical angel of the same name . Created by Jason Aaron , the character debuted in Ghost Rider (vol. 4) #27. Zadkiel was in charge of overseeing the Spirits of Vengeance in God 's army, and gradually developed a hatred of humanity as God favored the sinners over the angels. This led him to decide to overpower and dethrone God, something that he would need
242-499: A Jewish angelic hierarchy . The New Testament makes over a hundred references to angels , but uses the word "archangel" only twice, in 1 Thessalonians 4:16 ("For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first", KJV ) and Jude 1:9 ("Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with
363-563: A battle that ended in stalemate when Snarl brought down the mountain that Shockwave stood upon, knocking all of them into a tar pit. They remained deactivated until the year 1984. Since the Dinobots' alt-mode forms resemble creatures that were long-extinct by 4 million years ago, the Savage Land provided author Bob Budiansky a way to explain this within the canon timeline. During the " Spider-Geddon " storyline, an alternate unidentified Earth has
484-621: A brief criminal venture and battling the Arabian Knight , he is returned to prison by Ghost Rider. Although Water Wizard is later employed by criminal mastermind Justin Hammer to battle Iron Man with several other villains, he panics and flees the fight, earning Hammer's enmity. Gary Gilbert invites Water Wizard to attend a meeting at the Bar With No Name to discuss the threat of the Scourge of
605-560: A different source. After Robbie escapes with the help of the ghost of Eli Morrow , Arcade orders Zadkiel to send the Ghost Racers to hunt him down. When the Ghost Racers corner Robbie, Arcade kidnaps his brother Gabe Reyes and plans to have him race in Robbie's place. This causes Robbie to return to the Killiseum. Once at the Killiseum, Zadkiel orders the Ghost Racers to kill Robbie and to unleash
726-674: A feast on September 29 (between 1921 and 1969, March 24 for Gabriel and October 24 for Raphael), and in the Eastern Orthodox Church on November 8 (if the Julian calendar is used, this corresponds to November 21 in the Gregorian). The named archangels in Islam are Jibra'il , Mika'il , Israfil , and 'Azra'il . Jewish literature, such as the Book of Enoch , also mentions Metatron as an archangel, called
847-467: A fight where the Spider-Man from the ship is killed by a Tyrannosaurus and regresses to a Skrull. The Hawkeye from the ship is killed by Ronin and regresses to a Skrull. This causes the superheroes from the ship to scatter into the jungle. The New Avengers' Spider-Man is knocked away by a Tyrannosaurus and ends up confronting Ka-Zar, Shanna, Zabu, and Sauron as well as some of the other locals (ranging from
968-501: A full hour after eating there, as opposed to the usual ravenous hunger they feel. It is also the location of the final battle between the zombies and 'New Avengers' - three zombies who have beaten their hunger and the cyborg James Rhodes - at the storyline's conclusion, with Rhodes using one of his fingers to lure the zombies into an ambush. In the Earth X universe, the Savage Land is where Magneto built his sanctuary called Sentinel City. In
1089-402: A large following, he created a resistance force against Magneto. He kidnapped Quicksilver and showed his body tied up to a cross. His actions horrified Rogue and Amelia Voght who sought for Magneto's help. Zealot faced his enemy, but was killed by Magneto who used his magnetic powers to imprison him with a metal cocoon and sent him to space. His death was a message to anyone who tried to oppose
1210-670: A laser to identify the heroes from the ship as Skrulls. Ka-Zar joined the Avengers teams into fighting the Skrulls in New York while Shanna and the other Savage Land natives hunted down the remaining Skrulls hiding out in the Savage Land. After the events of Second Coming during the Heroic Age storyline, Cyclops takes some time off to go hunting in the Savage Land during which he encounters Steve Rogers. Steve Rogers suggests to Cyclops that he brings
1331-505: A new team of X-Men to protect mutant-kind at all costs with their base in the Savage Land. During the " Empyre " storyline, the Cotati have invaded the Savage Land. The United Nations considers the Savage Land an international wildlife preserve and forbids any commercial exploitation of its resources. Areas of the Savage Land are tame enough that the X-Men visit for recreation, including having
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#17330863419281452-586: A particular significance and developed unique personalities and roles. Though these archangels were believed to have ranked amongst the heavenly host , no systematic hierarchy ever developed. Metatron is considered one of the highest of the angels in Merkavah and Kabbalist mysticism and often serves as a scribe. He is briefly mentioned in the Talmud, and figures prominently in Merkavah mystical texts. Michael, who serves as
1573-671: A plan from those in the trees to net him fails. After Torran disappears, Arwandi tells the tribe representatives that he will "go outside". As Arwandi goes to the United Nations, Ka-Zar finally tracks down Torran and works to subdue him to keep more people from dying as more Ethereals arrive. Ka-Zar is then joined by representatives of the Tree People, the Fall People, the Disians, the Swamp Men, and
1694-405: A reference to "the voice of the archangel" at 1 Thessalonians 4:16, also believe that "Michael" is another name for Jesus in heaven. They believe Jesus is an archangel in the true sense of the word—the supreme leader of angels. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) interprets the term "archangel" as meaning "Chief Angel", Michael is the only individual so designated in
1815-416: A result of this, at its current level of advancement it has dinosaurs, but Magneto has shown no further interest in advancing the evolution of the Savage Land. It has remained in its dinosaur state since the departure of Professor X. This story is later revealed as false. Magneto's original base was on the Savage Land, but when it was destroyed in the first arc of Ultimate X-Men , the computer controlling
1936-483: A second trip into the Savage Land. The elder Plunder was killed by a local tribe of Man-Apes. Kevin survived, thanks to the timely intervention of the orphaned sabretooth tiger later known as Zabu . He grew to adulthood in the Savage Land, becoming the adventurer known as Ka-Zar . Ka-Zar had many team-ups with the X-Men , who first revealed the Savage Land's existence, Spider-Man , and many other superheroes who had visited
2057-416: A similar creature, and begins to battle Kenji while the two talk telepathically. Kenji scoffs at Hope, and sarcastically asks if she thinks she can save him. When she doesn't reply, Kenji realizes that she does think she can save him, but he tells her that he thinks it's too late. Despite this, Hope defeats Kenji and is able to get his powers under control via a touch, which knocks them both unconscious. Kenji
2178-411: A time she wielded the ability to control magnetic forces in a manner similar to Magneto, but of a more limited nature. She claimed to be a mutate (a mutagenically altered human rather than a born mutant). However, the nature of her artificially induced mutation was never revealed. She was able to steal the powers of Polaris and Magneto for a time with the assistance of a machine. Zaladane was trained in
2299-451: A time. However, he cannot control the temperature of water or combine hydrogen and oxygen to create water. Zealot is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Thomas Phillip Moreau is Philip Moreau's brother and one of the two sons of David Moreau who possesses terrakinesis. He opposed Magneto when he proclaimed as Genosha 's ruler. Convening
2420-689: A vacation home there. There are some famous locations in the Savage Land: The fauna of the Savage Land consists of prehistoric creatures which are extinct in rest of the world. The Nuwali created the Savage Land and stocked it with many kinds of extinct animals from the Triassic to the Pleistocene until they stopped maintaining the Savage Lands. There are many types of races in the Savage Land and Pangea. The Nuwali transported primitive man now known as
2541-439: A variety of other archangels who share similar associations spanning throughout this tradition. Chapter 20 of the Book of Enoch mentions seven holy angels who watch, that often are considered the seven archangels: Michael, Raphael, Gabriel, Uriel , Sariel , Raguel , and Remiel . The Life of Adam and Eve lists the archangels as well: Michael, Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael and Joel . Medieval Jewish philosopher Maimonides made
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#17330863419282662-561: A version of Spider-Man that lives in the Savage Land and was raised by a tribe of giant spiders following an airplane crash. It was mentioned by Ka-Zar the Hunter to Wilson Fisk that his father killed the last of the Man-Apes. In the Squirrel Girl reality, the Savage Land was created by an unknown race of aliens that created dinosaurs as an experiment on earth biology. Eventually, the experiment
2783-441: A wall. Hope escapes, but is rendered unconscious by her powers; she is rescued by Velocidad before she falls to the ground. Using his powers, Kenji becomes a large creature, and he begins to rampage through the city, à la an old monster movie. Hope soon awakens, and she and the other Lights demonstrate their teamwork by getting Hope close enough to Kenji to once again mimic his powers, all while keeping each other safe. Hope becomes
2904-662: A warrior and advocate for Israel, is looked upon particularly fondly. Gabriel is mentioned in the Book of Daniel and briefly in the Talmud, as well as many Merkavah mystical texts. The earliest references to archangels are in the literature of the intertestamental periods (e.g., 4 Esdras 4:36). In the Kabbalah there are traditionally twelve archangels, who are each assigned to a certain sephira : Shubael , Raziel , Cassiel , Zadkiel , Camael , Michael , Uriel & Haniel , Raphael & Jophiel , Gabriel , and Azrael . There are also
3025-665: A wide variety of weapons as needed. Zhou Man She was trained by the original Zara. Zaran is employed by the Shadow-Hand to steal a chemical elixir from A.I.M. for Shang-Chi's father , a super-villain sometimes known as Fu Manchu. He is then ordered to kill Shang-Chi himself and commanded Dacoits to fight Shang-Chi and Marvel Knights . Zaran appears in The Amazing Spider-Man and Captain America in Dr. Doom's Revenge! . Princess Zanda
3146-467: Is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character first appeared in Ghost Rider #23 (April 1977) and was created by Jim Shooter and Don Heck . Peter Van Zante enlists in the U.S. military as a soldier. After being wounded in action, he is treated with an experimental radiation device while out at sea. A lightning strike during a freak storm destroys
3267-771: Is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe . This character, created by Jack Kirby , first appeared in Black Panther #1 (January 1977). She was the ruler of the African nation of Narobia and a potential love interest of T'Challa/Black Panther . Princess Zanda appears in Avengers Assemble , voiced by Mela Lee . This version is a member of the Shadow Council who possesses shapeshifting abilities. Peter Van Zante (originally known as Water Wizard and later Aqueduct ),
3388-534: Is a successful nineteen-year-old artist from Tokyo , Japan , when his powers first appear. Though originally Kenji just seems to be a messy introvert with hygiene issues, his powers quickly manifest into uncontrollable organic tendrils, which kill his assistant and start to wreak havoc in Tokyo. Soon afterward, Cyclops , Wolverine , Rogue , Hope , and the other Lights arrive in Japan to find Kenji's organic tendrils destroying
3509-588: Is against Shang-Chi , the Master of Kung-Fu, who easily defeats him, although Zaran later defeats the hero in turn. Zaran then joins Batroc's Brigade , and is hired by Obadiah Stane to steal Captain America's shield . He later joins forces with Razorfist II and Shockwave and fights the West Coast Avengers . During the Bloodstone Hunt, Zaran becomes good friends with fellow mercenary Batroc. The Brigade
3630-429: Is an extremely athletic man with knowledge of numerous forms of armed and unarmed combat and of such varied weapons as knives, bows, staffs, maces, spears, nunchakus, shuriken , and guns. He wears a leather outfitted with a variety of specialized clips, loops, and pockets for carrying weapons. He usually carries small sais (three pronged daggers) attached to his gauntlets, collar and codpiece, a bo staff/spear/blow gun, and
3751-521: Is defeated by Ghost Rider. The magician Moondark also recruits Water Wizard in Chicago to battle Ghost Rider, but Water Wizard is burned by Ghost Rider's mystical flames again; he goes into shock and is institutionalized. Ghost Rider then breaks van Zante out of prison shortly afterwards to assist a drought-stricken town. At this time van Zante travels to Saudi Arabia, where he discovers he can also affect forms of liquid other than water, including oil, and after
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3872-694: Is derived from Greek archángelos ( ἀρχάγγελος ), with the Greek prefix arch - meaning 'chief'. A common misconception is that archangels constitute the highest rank of angel in Christianity ; this likely stems from the etymology of their name, as well as their presentation in John Milton 's Paradise Lost . In Judaism , the highest ranking angels such as Michael , Raphael , Gabriel and Uriel , who are usually referred to as archangels in English , are given
3993-525: Is easy to recognize, in armour with a weapon (sword or spear), often standing on a winged man or a dragon representing Satan, and he may carry a pair of scales to represent his role in the Last Judgement . Gabriel carries a stem of lilies, traditionally part of the iconography of the Annunciation , his most significant work as the messenger of God. The iconography of Archangel Raphael derives from
4114-597: Is employed by Baron Zemo to acquire the fragments of the Bloodstone, and Zaran fights Captain America and Diamondback but loses. They are later hired by Maelstrom to help him build a device capable of destroying the universe and battle the Great Lakes Avengers , during which he kills the newly initiated G.L.A. member Grasshopper . At one point, Zaran trains a successor called Zhou Man She, who Shang-Chi defeats in battle. Although he has no superhuman abilities, he
4235-463: Is essentially immortal. The sole ability he has demonstrated so far is that he can mutilate and destroy human souls. He did have a semblance of what seemed to be the Creator's power briefly and used the power to create havoc on Earth, erasing people from existence, though it is ultimately revealed that while he may have able to drain a portion of the power of the Spirits of Vengeance from them temporarily, he
4356-455: Is featured in the limited series Claws , serving as a place of revenge for Wolverine and Black Cat on Arcade and White Rabbit . After defeating the two villains, the heroes left them stranded. In X-Men: Divided We Stand , Cyclops and Emma Frost were vacationing there until Archangel contacted them about San Francisco looking like the 1960s. Alyosha Kravinoff fled to the Savage Land after Punisher sabotaged his zoo. During
4477-475: Is no guarantee of arriving alive. It is led by Destiny , a pacifist Juggernaut and Douglas Ramsey , the latter of whom provides a field that allows everybody to understand each other despite speaking different languages. Avalon was eventually found by Apocalypse forces and destroyed by the Shadow King who mind-controlled its inhabitants into killing each other. He was defeated, but casualties were high. During
4598-627: Is not without its own dangers. In the Transformers Marvel comics continuity, shortly after the Ark spacecraft crashed on Earth 4 million years before the present day, the computer aboard the Ark detected Shockwave landing on the prehistoric Savage Land. The Ark used the last of its capabilities to revive five Autobot warriors and rebuild them into the Dinobots, based on scans of the Savage Land's dominant lifeform: dinosaurs. The Dinobots fought Shockwave,
4719-419: Is taken to Utopia , where he is shown footage of the destruction he caused in Tokyo. Kenji is remorseful, admitting that he has fantasies of killing people, and he wants the X-Men's help to ensure that he never goes on a rampage again. After Emma Frost probes his mind, she convinces Cyclops that Kenji truly is remorseful, and Cyclops agrees to help Kenji. Later, after Hope says she's staying on Utopia, Kenji and
4840-568: Is the alleged sister of Polaris , a claim made at a time when Polaris' own parentage had not yet been confirmed. Zaladane was the war-like high priestess and queen of the Sun People , who live in the Savage Land . She attempted to lead the Sun People in a war to conquer the peoples of the Savage Land. Her army's weapons were destroyed by Garokk , so she attempted to force Garokk to do her bidding but
4961-564: Is the name of two different characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Maximillian Zaran , a British character, was created by Mike Zeck and first appeared in Master of Kung Fu (vol. 2) #77 (June 1979). Formerly an agent of the British Secret Service: MI-6, he becomes a mercenary and assassin, training himself thoroughly in martial arts and the use of various kinds of weapons. His first superhero battle
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5082-563: Is therefore widely speculated that Jewish interest in angels developed during the Babylonian captivity . According to Rabbi Simeon ben Lakish of Tiberias (230–270 A.D.), specific names for the angels were brought back by the Jews from Babylon . There are no explicit references to archangels in the canonical texts of the Hebrew Bible . In post-Biblical Judaism , certain angels came to take on
5203-416: Is trapped underground with Wonder Man . The two try to escape together, but Beast betrays Wonder Man as the two are about to return to the surface. During this, Iron Man uses an abandoned scientific facility nearby to try and recreate his original armor. When it came to the confrontation with both Avengers teams, the Savage Land natives, and the heroes from the ship, Mister Fantastic and Abigail Brand used
5324-703: The House of M reality created by an insane Scarlet Witch, the Savage Land was known as "Pangea". It is also known that Kevin Plunder has been granted political asylum in the United States for his human rights activism in this prehistoric land. In the alternate future depicted in Marvel 2099 , an alien attack floods much of the earth rendering the Savage Land the only habitable space. Thousands of refugees (including Miguel O'Hara and most of X-Nation and X-Men ) make new homes here. It
5445-683: The Apocrypha section of the Catholic Bible, and it omits Uriel ( 2 Esdras 4:1 and 2 Esdras 5:20) and Jerahmeel (2 Esdras 4:36), which are contained in 2 Esdras , neither are included in the Protestant Bible. Among Protestant communities, the Anglican traditions recognize three to five angels as archangels: Michael the Archangel and Gabriel the Archangel , as well as Raphael the Archangel , Uriel
5566-745: The Book of Enoch ) or Izidkiel, Hanael, and Kepharel (in other such sources). In 1851 Pope Pius IX approved the Chaplet of Saint Michael , based on the 1751 apparition of the Archangel Michael experienced by the Carmelite nun Antonia d'Astonac, which includes prayers with specific invocations to the Archangels and each of the nine Choirs of Angels. Of the three major archangels in the Catholic hierarchy of angels, all normally with large wings, Archangel Michael
5687-613: The Book of Enoch , regarded as canonical by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (Oriental Orthodox), mentions in chapter 20: Raguel , Sariel , and Jerahmeel (Remiel) . An increasing number of experts in anthropology, theology and philosophy believe that Zoroastrianism contains the earliest distillation of prehistoric belief in angels. The Amesha Spentas ( Avestan : Aməša Spəṇta, meaning "beneficent immortals") of Zoroastrianism are likened to archangels. They individually inhabit immortal bodies that operate in
5808-601: The Fantastic Four , but van Zante ends up arguing with and fighting against fellow villain Hydro-Man . Failure follows failure as Van Zante is sidelined by construction workers during a futile attack on the superhero team the Avengers , and is later defeated by Captain America in seconds. Water Wizard eventually reappears with a new costume and alias — Aqueduct. He joins with three other super villains with elemental abilities to form
5929-415: The Julian Calendar , November 8 falls on November 21 of the modern Gregorian Calendar ). Other feast days of the Archangels include the Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel on March 26 (April 8) and July 13 (July 26), and the Miracle of the Archangel Michael at Colossae on September 6 (September 19). In addition, every Monday throughout the year is dedicated to the Angels, with special mention being made in
6050-455: The Latter Day Saints canon . It is believed that he is the head of all of the angels. LDS Church doctrine also states that the archangel Michael was the first man, Adam . Though no other being is identified as an "archangel", Joseph Smith taught that the angel Gabriel was known in mortality as Noah and the angel Raphael is a being of significant standing, even though he has never been identified with any mortal prophet. In Islam ,
6171-465: The Marvel 2099 reality of Earth-16356, Eleanor Camacho is the daughter of Deadpool who operated as the 2099 version of Zenpool. She possesses a variant of Deadpool's healing factor that enables her to revive after being killed with her memories intact. Zenpool appears in Deadpool & Wolverine . Zero is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Zero first appeared in Generation Hope #1, in
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#17330863419286292-423: The X-Men series of comics, the Savage Land was created by the alien Nuwali at the behest of the other-dimensional, nigh-omnipotent aliens known as the Beyonders who sought to observe the process of evolution under relatively controlled conditions. In order to accomplish this, they had the Nuwali set up a number of game preserves on several planets. One of these planets was Earth during the Triassic period where
6413-447: The " Age of Ultron " storyline, the superhero resistance against Ultron had relocated to the Savage Land to come up with a plan to defeat Ultron. In Marvel Zombies Return , the Savage Land, like everywhere else on Earth, has been eaten by the superhuman zombies, with the surviving zombies musing that the Savage Land was their 'number one' meal in the aftermath, as it contained such an abundance of food that they were actually full for
6534-415: The " Secret Invasion " storyline, Ka-Zar and Shanna discover Skrulls mining for vibranium. The New Avengers and the Mighty Avengers head toward the Savage Land where a downed Skrull ship was sighted. Luke Cage opens the downed Skrull ship and a large group of Marvel superheroes with older appearances and costumes come out, speaking as if they believe themselves to be authentic. They soon break out into
6655-410: The "Great Cataclysm" which sank Atlantis into the ocean. There, they discovered a cavern where they found an immense climate-controlling device and harnessed the technology used to keep the Savage Land's volcanoes working. They named their location " Pangea ", which is Atlantean for "paradise". They mastered genetic engineering , which had been used on the Man-Apes when the Nuwali were still maintaining
6776-481: The "highest of the angels", though the acceptance of this angel is not canonical in all branches of the faith. Some branches of the faiths mentioned have identified a group of seven to eight archangels , but the named angels vary, depending on the source. Gabriel, Michael, and Raphael are always mentioned; the other archangels vary, but most commonly include Uriel and Jerahmeel , both of whom are mentioned in 2 Esdras . As well as Michael, Gabriel, Raphael and Uriel,
6897-423: The 2022 Marvel Cinematic Universe live-action film, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness . The Savage Land first appeared as 'The Land Where Time Stands Still' in Marvel Mystery Comics #22 (Aug. 1941), in the tale "Khor, the Black Sorcerer" by Joe Simon , Jack Kirby , and Syd Shores . It gained its familiar form and moniker in X-Men #10 (March 1965), courtesy of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. In
7018-561: The Aerians. He works to convince the Ethereals to listen to reason and condemns Torrans' actions as an act of treason. As Ka-Zar and the tribes deal with the Ethereals, Arwandi speaks before the United Nations asking them to provide aid to the Savage Land after what happened with Roxxon's oil platform. Arwandi's plea works as all types of exploitation are removed from the Savage Land. At Roxxon, Timothy Litsch asks for Jennifer to cancel all of his appointments as he reaches for his gun. With help from some warriors on armored Triceratops, Ka-Zar defeats
7139-546: The Archangel and Jerahmeel the Archangel . Lutherans only recognise Michael, Gabriel, and sometimes Raphael (not Uriel or Jerahmeel, because Esdras books are not included in the Lutheran apocrypha). Statuary of these angels can be found in Lutheran churches, and a depiction of seven archangels in stained-glass windows can be found in some Anglican churches. In this case, in addition to the aforementioned angels, Chamuel , Jophiel and Zadkiel are variously depicted. They are commemorated on 29 September, “ Michaelmas ”, in
7260-421: The Celestial Hierarchy ). However, they are the highest rank to interact directly with humans, seraphim and the like remaining close to God. The Bible itself uses the term only two times, with no mention in the Old Testament , and does not mention a hierarchy of angels in any detail. The word is usually associated with the Abrahamic religions . Similar beings exist in several other religions. Archangel
7381-450: The Ethereals who end up departing as Torran warns that what will happen to the Savage Land at some point in the future will be Ka-Zar's fault. It is later revealed that Miek and the other Imperials and Natives from Sakaar that came back with Hulk in " World War Hulk " had settled in the Savage Land. There they constructed a village called New Imperia. During the " Avengers vs. X-Men " storyline, Captain America ends up fighting Gambit in
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#17330863419287502-427: The Glory of the Lord." The Fourth Book of Esdras , which mentions the angel Uriel (and also the "archangel" Jeremiel ), was popular in the West and was frequently quoted by Church Fathers, especially Ambrose , but was never considered part of the Catholic biblical canon . The Catholic Church gives no official recognition to the names given in some apocryphal sources, such as Raguel , Saraqael and Remiel (in
7623-418: The Hunter and Gog at the time when her class and J. Jonah Jameson were visiting the Savage Land. Many villains have threatened the Savage Land, including Sauron , Garokk , Magneto , and Thanos . The Savage Land was decimated by an evil alien named Terminus (or one of his pawns) when he destroyed the machines that maintained the tropical climate. Many of the Savage Land's native people were saved from
7744-435: The Man-Apes, the Sun People, the Swamp Men, the Tree People, and the Zebra People). At the point where Spider-Man accuses Ka-Zar and Shanna for being Skrulls, the Captain America from the ship attacks who thinks the same thing for Spider-Man. When the Captain America is hit by a dart coated in some type of poison by one of the Swamp Men, it regresses to a Skrull named Pit'o Nilli and is then killed by Shanna. The ship's Beast
7865-406: The Man-Apes, which unlike the rest of the world thrived until the 21st century. The next arrivals were the Ancient Atlanteans who added the region as part of their empire. They used the Nuwali technology to mutate the Man-Apes into various Beast-Men to perform certain tasks. These slaves rebelled after the great Cataclysm and made Pangea their home. Many Atlanteans remained and their descendants became
7986-459: The Nuwali chose a valley in Antarctica surrounded by active volcanoes . They proceeded to install a number of advanced technological devices in order to maintain a tropical climate. The aliens then stocked the area with all manner of Earth life over the following several millennia such as dinosaurs and prehistoric mammals . They also brought over the Man-Apes , earlier hominid ancestors of Homo sapiens . The Beyonders eventually grew bored with
8107-480: The Savage Land after rescuing them from Ringmaster . Evidence in the pages of the New Avengers suggests that S.H.I.E.L.D. is operating in the Savage Land, mining vibranium while using the indigenous population as slave labor, but these operations have been classified, and the operation was apparently decimated by a missile strike from the Helicarrier during an attack by the New Avengers. The team only survived thanks to Iron Man 's force field. The Savage Land
8228-433: The Savage Land and were thrown out by their creators. Torran later watched the confrontation between Ka-Zar, Arwandi, and the Fall People member Skeel who had given in to the deals made by Roxxon. Roxxon's oil rig later explodes spewing oil into the Goran sea causing everyone to work together to keep the oil-filled water from reaching the other bodies of water as some Tubanti refugees emerge. When Torran crashes another meeting,
8349-420: The Savage Land area. They used their genetic engineering techniques to transform other Savage Land inhabitants like the Golden People, the Lizard Men, the Reptile Men, the Tubantis, and others. The Atlanteans then forced them to work for them until these animal people revolted. After a time of war, the animal people demanded civil rights and the Atlanteans used technology to expand the Savage Land's surface area for
8470-440: The Savage Land. As part of the " Marvel NOW! " event, some of The Garden's evolution seeds had fallen into the Savage Land. While working to get it under control, the Avengers find that A.I.M. is also there where they test the extracted formula from one of the pods and tests it on their intern Dr. Jema. The formula puts a strain on Dr. Jema just as the Avengers arrive. As part of the " All-New, All-Different Marvel ", Magneto led
8591-439: The Savage Land. He later met and married Shanna the She-Devil . The Savage Land's existence is common knowledge throughout the world. At one time, there were press junkets sponsored by the oil company Roxxon . Daily Bugle photographer Peter Parker was sent and helped uncover Roxxon's unethical and dangerous manipulation of the local resources. At one point, Spider-Man teamed up with Ka-Zar to save Gwen Stacy from Kraven
8712-426: The Savage Land. She sought world domination, and captured Magneto, Shanna, and Nereel , and attempted to steal Magneto's powers as well. After a series of attacks using the various tribes in that region they managed to distract Zaladane, allowing Magneto to use the machine to regain his power. Shortly afterwards, Magneto executed Zaladane, who was impaled by an object propelled by magnetic forces projected by Magneto. At
8833-560: The She-Devil tackles him and gets shocked. Ka-Zar then attacks Torran who zaps him. Torran then asks the United Council of Tribes to head the Ethereals' warning that anyone who bargains with outsiders will answer to the Ethereals. None of the tribes want to cut a deal with Roxxon Energy Corporation. Ka-Zar briefly encountered Maa-Gor who stated the Ethereals arrived after the Man-Apes arrived in
8954-655: The Thunderbolts Army. During the Dark Reign storyline, Aqueduct is revealed to be back with Force of Nature, which is now the Initiative 's Oregon team. A power surge in an experimental cell stimulator while out at sea gave Van Zante the psychokinetic ability to control and shape all forms of liquid (including oil) for virtually any effect, such as rainstorms, floods, tidal waves, water slides, and mobile animated water creatures. Aqueduct can manipulate thousands of gallons at
9075-543: The Underworld . Due to a flat tire he is late to the meeting and is not present when the attendees, including Gilbert, are killed by the Scourge. Water Wizard subsequently discovers the 17 victims and turns himself in to Captain America , who later captures the assassin. Several years later during Acts of Vengeance , Water Wizard and many other villains are freed from prison by Doctor Doom to attack Four Freedoms Plaza and battle
9196-615: The Venus Compiler on him as well. When Robbie frees the other Ghost Racers, they help to destroy the Venus Compiler. Zadkiel plans to kill Gabe, but Robbie instead kills Zadkiel by consuming his soul. Zaladane is a fictional character, a sorceress and the high priestess of the sun god Garokk , the Petrified Man. The character first appeared in Astonishing Tales #3 and was created by Gerry Conway and Barry Windsor-Smith . She
9317-598: The X-Men out of the shadows and into the light as heroes. Steve Rogers also arranges to have the president award Scott the Presidential Medal of Freedom which sways the people of San Francisco to welcome the X-Men back. Around the same time following their defeat after the hunt for "spiders" in the Grim Hunt storyline, the Kravinoff Family are also currently residing in the Savage Land. The United Council of Tribes
9438-503: The angels who watch over "the spirits that sin in the spirit" (Enoch 20:7–8). The Protestant Bible provides names for two angels, "Michael the archangel" (Jude 1:9), the angel Gabriel, who is called "the man Gabriel" in Daniel 9:21, which are considered part of the standard New Testament canon and Old Testament canon respectively. It omits Raphael , who is mentioned in Tobit 12:15, which falls in
9559-667: The animal people to live in. When the Great Cataclysm struck, the Atlantean empire fell and thanks to the machines, the Savage Land locations were spared from sinking into the sea. In more recent years, the Savage Land was rediscovered by Lord Robert Plunder, who took back a sample of the metal known as "anti-metal" or "Antarctic vibranium " with him. This mysterious metal had the ability to produce vibrations which would liquefy all other metals. Fleeing from those who sought to steal this discovery, Plunder took his eldest son Kevin with him for
9680-599: The assistant of the High Evolutionary in his project to restore the Savage Land after its near destruction by the alien Terminus. Zaladane was allied with the Savage Land Mutates (Savage Land natives who had been given superhuman powers through artificially induced mutation by Magneto), and with them plotted to conquer the Savage Land. In her quest for power she, with the help of the Mutate Worm , enslaved many of
9801-419: The base gained self-awareness, and hijacked the genetic experiment project to create an army of nanotech-enhanced, zombie-like thralls . It planned to take over the world, but was stopped by Wolverine , Cyclops , and Kitty Pryde . The Savage Land is now the home of Longshot , who managed to get there in a small boat which launched from Genosha . Longshot recently aided Magneto in breaking out of prison, and
9922-459: The better, and his dark tendencies appear to be heading him down the path of villainy. He has talked about betraying Hope, and he has mentioned that he believes he would be a lot like Magneto and his Brotherhood or Quentin Quire if he weren't tied to Hope. Additionally, whether subconsciously or not, he has created messages in his room talking about how there is "No Hope" and "No Future." Kenji Uedo
10043-518: The church hymns of Michael and Gabriel. In Orthodox iconography , each angel has a symbolic representation: In addition to Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, the Coptic Orthodox Church recognises four more archangels by name: The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church venerates the four archangels Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, and Uriel, as well as: In the canon of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church , 1 Enoch describes Saraqael as one of
10164-809: The church kalendar of the Lutheran and Anglican churches (cf. Calendar of saints (Lutheran) and Calendar of saints (Anglican) ). In the view of the Baptist evangelist Billy Graham , Sacred Scripture explicitly described one being as an archangel—Michael—in Jude 1:9. Seventh-day Adventists hold that the titles "Michael" and "archangel" are references to Jesus. In the Adventist view, they only signify his role as chief of angels and make no reference to his divine nature. Adventists credit nonconformist minister Matthew Henry as supporting this view. Jehovah's Witnesses , citing
10285-465: The city. After Cyclops, Wolverine, and Rogue fail to contain Kenji, Hope heads into his lair to attempt to stabilize his powers, but Kenji attacks Hope by latching tendrils onto her head, which appears to cause an explosion that destroys most of Tokyo. However, this is an illusion, created on a telepathic plane by Kenji so he can live his fantasies. Hope mimics Kenji's power, and sees that Kenji has her pinned to
10406-503: The combat skills of the Sun People. She sometimes wore body armor of an unknown composition, and wielded spears, and torch-bombs (chemically-filled incendiary bombs). She had access to various scientifically advanced equipment, including skysleds (advanced air vehicles), and devices such as the transmutator, formerly belonging to the High Evolutionary and modified by Brainchild . Zaladane also rode dinosaurs, pterodactyls, and diatrymas (giant flightless birds) trained to carry riders. Zaran
10527-605: The consort of Zoe (the primordial Eve ), who gives him knowledge of the eighth heaven, while the seven archangels stand before them. In the Sophia of Jesus Christ and Eugnostos the Blessed , the primordial Adam creates myriads of gods and archangels without number. Occultists sometimes associate archangels in Kabbalistic fashion with various seasons or elements, or even colours. In some Kabbalah-based systems of ceremonial magic ,
10648-438: The creation of the physical universe. Then he oversaw the development of sixteen lands, each imbued with a unique cultural catalyst calculated to encourage the formation of distinct human populations. The Amesha Spentas were charged with protecting these holy lands and through their emanation, also believed to align each respective population in service to God. The Amesha Spentas as attributes of God are: The Hebrew Bible uses
10769-547: The device but Van Zante is rejuvenated. While convalescing, Van Zante discovers he can manipulate water and create semi-solid three-dimensional shapes. Becoming a professional criminal, Van Zante dons a costume and adopts the alias of Water Wizard, and robs a brokerage house. He is then employed by the criminal the Enforcer and assigned to kill Ghost Rider , but fails. He salvages the Enforcer's ring from San Diego harbor, and battles and
10890-464: The devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee", KJV). In Catholicism, three are mentioned by name: These three are commemorated together liturgically on September 29 . Each formerly had his own feast. The latter of these identifies himself in Tobit 12:15 thus: "I am Raphael, one of the seven angels who stand and serve before
11011-491: The ensuing destruction by M'rin: The Warlord of The Skies who took them into her own native dimension to safety. Ka-Zar, Shanna, and Zabu wandered until the High Evolutionary (with help from the X-Men, M'rin, and Garokk) restored the region and its creatures, allowing them to return to the Savage Land with their newborn son. The other natives who had taken refuge in M'rin's dimension returned as well. Sometime after that, Spider-Man had Devil Dinosaur and Moon-Boy emigrated to
11132-623: The experiment, and the Nuwali stopped maintaining the Savage Land during the Late Pleistocene era (the Ice Age era). However, the self-maintaining technology that allowed the pocket of tropical climate was left running, and many species which became extinct in other areas of the Earth continued to thrive within the Savage Land. Later on, a group of human survivors from Atlantis sailed to Antarctica before
11253-538: The final chapter of the "Five Lights" storyline, and the first storyline of the Generation Hope book, as a newly manifested mutant with dark intentions and a dangerous power. He was created by Matt Fraction and Kieron Gillen , and is one of the "Five Lights"—a group of mutants who manifested their abilities after the events of " Second Coming ". Following his introduction, he, along with Hope Summers , Velocidad , Transonic , Oya , and Primal , began to feature in
11374-458: The human hosts. What Danny did not realize was that by destroying the Spirits of Vengeance, he was fueling Zadkiel, making him all-powerful. Danny blindly led Zadkiel's army, the Black Host, into war with Blaze and the last remaining Ghost Riders. Danny and Blaze soon came into conflict, and Danny and Zadkiel's army were able to overpower Blaze and his allies. When Danny ascends to Heaven to deliver
11495-515: The human tribes of the Savage Land: The following are the primitive hominids of the Savage Land: The following are the Beast-Men of the Savage Land: The following don't fit in the categories above: In the Age of Apocalypse reality, the Savage Land houses Avalon, a secret haven for humans and mutants. A method to reach it exists, but it will only cost the refugee everything they own and even then, there
11616-437: The land's natives and abducted Polaris to steal her magnetic powers with some machinery left behind by High Evolutionary and operated by Brainchild . It was here she claimed to Lorna that she was actually her "sister". Zaladane then led an army in an attempt to conquer the Savage Land. She captured Ka-Zar, Shanna , and various X-Men, but is defeated by them. When Lorna arrived at Muir Island after losing her magnetic powers, she
11737-510: The last of the spirits, Zadkiel turns on him, casting him back to Earth. With his enhanced abilities, Zadkiel usurps God's throne and becomes the ruler of Heaven. His reign was short-lived, however, as Danny and Blaze arrive in Heaven to challenge him. With the assistance of the deceased Ghost Riders of the past, the brothers were able to overthrow Zadkiel and return Heaven to God; Zadkiel realized that though he might have, seemingly, been able to shift
11858-578: The latter. Michael and Gabriel are recognized as archangels in Judaism and Islam, and by most Christians . Raphael —mentioned in the deuterocanonical / apocryphal Book of Tobit — is also recognized as a chief angel in the Catholic , Lutheran , Anglican and Eastern Orthodox churches. Gabriel, Michael, and Raphael are venerated in the Roman Catholic Church and Lutheran Churches with
11979-414: The main four (Gabriel, Michael, Raphael and Uriel) are invoked to guard the four quarters (directions) and their corresponding colours are associated with magical properties. In the lesser ritual of the pentagram , the invocation includes: "Before me Raphael; Behind me Gabriel; On my right hand Michael; On my left hand Uriel." Savage Land#Savage Land Races Savage Land makes a brief appearance in
12100-523: The master of magnetism. Zealot appears as a boss in X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse , voiced by Armin Shimerman . Zenpool is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. During the " AXIS " storyline, Deadpool is among the characters affected by Scarlet Witch 's morality-inverting spell, transforming him into a pacifist named Zenpool. In
12221-712: The mentioned archangels ( Karubiyin ) in the Islamic exegetical traditions are: In the Gnostic codex On the Origin of the World , the aeon named Sophia sends seven archangels from her light to save the Archon Sabaoth, the son of Yaldabaoth , after the authorities of Chaos make war in the Seven Heavens . He is then placed in a divine kingdom above the twelve gods of Chaos and becomes
12342-617: The other Lights agree to do the same, but Kenji decides to remain more isolated than his teammates. When a Sixth Light is discovered in Germany , Hope and the Lights (including Kenji) head there to retrieve it. However, they find that the Light is actually a powerfully telepathic unborn infant, who has taken control of every person within the hospital its mother is staying at. Kenji hooks his tendrils into each of his teammates' necks, granting them immunity from
12463-422: The physical world to protect, guide, and inspire humanity and the spirit world. The Avesta explains the origin and nature of archangels or Amesha Spentas. To maintain equilibrium, Ahura Mazda engaged in the first act of creation, distinguishing his Holy Spirit Spenta Mainyu, the Archangel of righteousness. Ahura Mazda also distinguished from himself six more Amesha Spentas, who, along with Spenta Mainyu, aided in
12584-567: The power of Spirits of Vengeance to do. It was revealed that he had endowed Johnny Blaze with the powers of the Ghost Rider. As a backup plan Zadkiel used Blaze's brother, Daniel Ketch . Danny was once the host for the Ghost Rider entity, and after he had exorcised the spirit he went into withdrawal. Falling off the wagon Danny soon found himself once again host to a new variation of the Ghost Rider. Zadkiel had tricked Danny into believing that by killing other Spirits of Vengeance he would be freeing
12705-527: The power that fueled the Ghost Riders from its hosts, and even leech it from them, he could neither control nor destroy it, as only the one true God possessed that power, which he was not. Zadkiel is currently imprisoned in Hell, condemned by an enraged God for his treachery to be tortured for all eternity for his horrific crimes against Paradise and Creation. Zadkiel has not revealed the full extent of his powers, but
12826-689: The same as mentioned in Catholicism; namely Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. Uriel is included. The other three or four are most often named Selaphiel , Jegudiel , Barachiel and (sometimes) Jeremiel . The Orthodox Church celebrates the Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the Other Bodiless Powers on November 8 of the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar (for those churches which follow
12947-597: The series Generation Hope . He is the last of the Five Lights to join Hope's team, as the first storyline of the Generation Hope series involves the team getting his power under control. He continues to make appearances in The Uncanny X-Men as well. From his introduction, Zero has seemed more distant from Hope and all the other Lights. He is the first of the Lights to acknowledge that Hope has changed them, possibly not for
13068-465: The southern hemisphere. It was originally stated in Ultimate Origins to have been created by Magneto , using theories and methods developed by Professor X , as the site for genetic experiments. Magneto's goal there was to create a new human race who would be less trouble to rule than the current one. He decided to restart evolution from scratch, and control the process to his own specifications. As
13189-532: The story from the Book of Tobit of Tobias and the Angel . Especially in the Renaissance, Tobias, his dog and the fish he carries may all appear, otherwise Raphael holds a walker's staff, may wear sandals, and may carry a small container (for the healing organs from the giant fish Tobias caught). Eastern Orthodox Tradition mentions "thousands of archangels". Only Seven Archangels are venerated by name. Three are
13310-697: The team Force of Nature . The group is employed by Project: Earth to prevent rain forest razing, and battles the superhero team the New Warriors . Battling the New Warriors later, Force of Nature is defeated again. Aqueduct then joins the fifth generation of the Masters of Evil and battles the superhero team the Thunderbolts . During the Civil War storyline, Aqueduct is forced along with many other supervillains to join
13431-554: The telepath's influence, and the group heads into the hospital, and convince the baby to be born. Hope touches the child, and its X-gene is suppressed until it hits puberty. Archangel Archangels ( / ˌ ɑːr k ˈ eɪ n dʒ əl s / ) are the second-lowest rank of angel in the Christian hierarchy of angels , put forward by Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite in the 5th or 6th century in his book De Coelesti Hierarchia ( On
13552-525: The term מלאכי אלהים ( malakhey Elohim ; Angels of God), The Hebrew word for angel is "malakh", which means messenger, for the angels מלאכי יי ( malakhey Adonai ; Angels of the Lord) are God's messengers to perform various missions - e.g. 'angel of death'; בני אלהים ( b'nei elohim ; sons of God) and הקדושים ( ha-q'doshim ; the holy ones) to refer to beings traditionally interpreted as angelic messengers . Other terms are used in later texts, such as העליונים (ha-elyonim,
13673-453: The time of her death, neither Zaladane nor Magneto were aware of their potential blood relation. Some time after Zaladane's death and the Shadow King incident, Polaris' powers were returned to her. Zaladane is a sorceress with an extensive knowledge of sorcery, and the ability to wield and manipulate the forces of magic for an undefined variety of effects. She primarily has used these powers for mind control and limited energy projection. For
13794-532: The title of śārīm ( Hebrew : שָׂרִים ' princes '; sing. שָׂר śār ), to show their superior rank and status. Two examples of this can be seen in Daniel 10:13 and 12:1, where Michael, Chief of the Heavenly Host , is referred to as ʾaḥaḏ haśśārīm hārišōnīm ( אַחַד הַשָּׂרִים הָרִאשֹׁנִים 'one of the chief princes') in the former, and haśśar haggāḏōl ( הַשַּׂר הַגָּדוֹל 'the great prince') in
13915-503: The upper ones , or the supreme ones ). References to angels are uncommon in Jewish literature except in later works such as the Book of Daniel , though they are mentioned briefly in the stories of Jacob (who according to one interpretation wrestled with an angel) and Lot (who was warned by angels of the impending destruction of the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah ). Daniel is the first biblical figure to refer to individual angels by name. It
14036-529: The various human tribes, with some clinging to the old ways and technology but most forget and resort to more primitive hunter-gatherer societies. It was mentioned in Torran's narration that there are at least 1,000 races living in the Savage Land. Since then, the different races of the Savage Land have been sorted between the human tribes, the early hominids, the Beast-Men, and the miscellaneous. The following are
14157-459: Was abandoned, and all dinosaurs, except the ones in the Savage Land were left to die. In modern times it belongs to scientists, who protect it as a Nature Reserve. The Savage Land harbors no other intelligent creatures, except Ultron, who has rebuilt himself in the form of a dinosaur and resides in the Savage Land. In the Ultimate Marvel universe, the Savage Land is a large island somewhere in
14278-404: Was attacked by him. She was defeated by Ka-Zar and seemingly destroyed. Zaladane later reappeared, and magically transformed her captive Kirk Marston into Garokk, endowing him with the original Garokk's consciousness. She aided Garokk in attempting to unite the Savage Land tribes under his leadership. She captured the X-Men and Ka-Zar, but was thwarted by the X-Men. Years later, Zaladane became
14399-410: Was examined by Moira MacTaggert due to the sudden appearance of a new power mutation. Moira confirmed during testing that the only way Zaladane could have taken Lorna's powers away was if she was a biological sibling. With Polaris' magnetic powers, Zaladane took over the Savage Land. She led her army and the Savage Land mutates against Magneto, Ka-Zar, Rogue , Nick Fury , and S.H.I.E.L.D. forces in
14520-526: Was formed by Arwandi of the Zebra People. The meeting is crashed by Torran of the Ethereals. He mentions that the Ethereals have returned and took out some of the members of the Rock Tribe for making deals with outsiders. A Pteron mentioned that the Ethereals have abandoned the Savage Land for 1,000 years and that Torran has no voice here with two other representatives agreeing. When Torran tries to attack, Shanna
14641-466: Was not, and never would be, the one true God and could thus never truly claim dominion over Heaven for long, much less all Creation. During the 2015 " Secret Wars " story line, a variation of Zadkiel resides in the Battleworld domain of Doomstadt and works for Arcade as the Killiseum's chief of security. As Arcade planned to destabilize Robbie Reyes , Zadkiel warned him that Robbie draws his power from
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