enhanced injury resistance,
able to go long spans of
time without food, water or
oxygen
| Birth Name: | Cain Marko | |
| Aliases: | None | |
| Height: | 6'10" | |
| Weight: | 900lbs (408kgs) | |
| Hair: | Red brown | |
| Eyes: | Blue | |
| Powers: | Apparent unlimited strength, enhanced injury resistance, able to go long spans of time without food, water or oxygen |
Cain Marko is the son of Dr Kurt Marko, who married the widowed mother of Charles Xavier for her great wealth. They all moved into a mansion together where Cain began bullying the smaller Charles. Cain was physically abused by his father and during one such time Charles experienced Cains feeling through his developing psychic ability which he was not yet able to control. Cain could sense Charles in his head and believed he was doing it on purpose. From then on Cain regarded Charles as an enemy and was abusive towards him every chance he got.
Later, Marko and Xavier found themselves serving together in the same U.S. military unit in Asia. Marko deserted under fire and Xavier went after him to bring him back. Xavier followed Marko into a cave that housed the lost secret temple of Cyttorak, a powerful mystical entity. Marko impulsively grabbed a glowing ruby from the lap of an idol and read the inscription (which appeared to his mind to be in English): "Whosoever touches this gem shall possess the power of the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak. Henceforth, you who read these words shall become forevermore a human juggernaut." As Xavier watched, the gem's mystical power transformed Marko into a larger, superhuman being. Just then enemy high explosive bombardment caused a cave-in, and Marko was buried under several thousand tons of rock. Xavier survived and returned to his unit.
Marko, now the Juggernaut, eventually dug himself free with his newfound power and made his way to America to use his power to kill Xavier. He was defeated by Xavier and his original team of X-Men. Over the years the Juggernaut has clashed with Xavier and the X-Men repeatedly.
Recently the psionic being known as Onslaught, actually an amalgamation of the psyches of Xavier and Magneto, ripped the Crimson Gem of Cyttorak from Juggernaut's body and imprisoned him inside it. Inside the jewel, Cain learned he was an avatar for Cyttorak. As such, the entity sought to assume control of Juggernaut's form. But Cain, through sheer force of will, destroyed the evil god and returned to Earth, stronger than ever, but unable to fully control his amplified abilities.
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