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"The Unstoppable Juggernaut" redirects here. For the X-Men episode, see The Unstoppable Juggernaut (X-Men).
Juggernaut
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The Juggernaut, as appearing in Uncanny X-Men #410 (Oct. 2002).
Art by Ron Garney.
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance The X-Men #12 (July 1965)
Created by Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
In-story information
Alter ego Cain Marko
Species Human (empowered)
Team affiliations The All-New Exiles
Brotherhood of Mutants
Exemplars
New Excalibur
Thunderbolts
The Worthy
X-Men
Partnerships Black Tom Cassidy
Siryn[1]
Notable aliases Kuurth: Breaker of Stone
Abilities Superhuman strength
Extreme durability
Force field generation
Virtually unstoppable momentum
Immunity to mental attacks via helmet

Juggernaut (Cain Marko) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, who first appeared in X-Men #12 (July 1965), was created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby.

Since his debut during the Silver Age of Comic Books, the character has appeared in over four decades of Marvel publications, featuring prominently in the X-Men titles and starring in two one-shot solo publications. The character has also been associated with Marvel merchandise including clothing, toys, trading cards, animated television series, video games, and the 2006 superhero feature film, X-Men: The Last Stand, in which he was a member of Magneto's Brotherhood of Mutants and was played by Vinnie Jones.

In 2008, Juggernaut was ranked 188th on Wizard's list of Top 200 Comic Book Characters.[2] In 2009, Juggernaut was ranked 19th on IGN's list of Top 100 Comic Book Villains.[3]

Publication history

The character debuted as an antagonist of the titular mutant superhero team in X-Men #12–13 (July & September 1965). In the first of these issues, he rampaged unseen throughout the X-Men's headquarters while the team's leader, Professor X, related the character's origin in a series of flashbacks.

After an initial defeat in the following issue, the Juggernaut returned in X-Men #32–33 (May–June 1967), and returned again in X-Men #46 (July 1968), then fought the sorcerer Doctor Strange in Doctor Strange #182 (September 1969), X-Men member the Beast in Amazing Adventures #16 (January 1973), and the Hulk in The Incredible 'Hulk #172 (February 1974).

After the canceled X-Men returned in the mid-1970s, the Juggernaut returned to fight a new iteration of the team in X-Men #101–103 (October 1975–February 1976). Storylines in Spider-Woman #37–38 (April & June 1981) and The Amazing Spider-Man #229–230 (June–July 1982) explored the Juggernaut's relationship with his ally Black Tom Cassidy.

The X-Men and Spider-Man proved to be regular foes for the character, who appeared in Uncanny X-Men #183 (July 1984), Marvel Team-up #150 (February 1985), and Uncanny X-Men #194 (June 1985). The Juggernaut guest-starred in Secret Wars II #7 (January 1986), battled a new generation of mutants in X-Men #217–218 (April & June 1987), appeared in a flashback story in Marvel Saga #21 (August 1987), and in a humorous episode in Excalibur #3 (December 1988).

The Juggernaut also participated in the "Acts of Vengeance" storyline in Thor #411–412 (December 1989) and returned in Thor #429 (February 1991). Other appearances included an encounter with his creator, Cyttorak, in X-Men Unlimited #12 (September 1996) and starring in the one-shot issue Juggernaut #1 (April 1997).

In 1994, Marvel purchased Malibu Comics and began a series of crossovers that saw Marvel characters entering the Malibu Ultraverse. In 1995-1996, Juggernaut lead a group of Ultras, who were named The All New Exiles. The All New Exiles eventually met up with the X-Men in a special Malibu/Marvel collaboration, The All New Exiles vs X-Men, Issue #0, dated October 1995.

The character appeared in Juggernaut: The Eighth Day #1 (November 1999) and Avengers Vol. 3, Nos. 23–25 (December 1999–February 2000) with similarly powered avatars and attempted a reformation in Uncanny X-Men # 410–413 (September–December 2002) and X-Men #162–164 (November 2004–January 2005). The Juggernaut confronted his stepbrother, Charles Xavier—leader of the X-Men—in X-Men: Legacy #219 (February 2009), and fought the Hulk in Hulk #602 (November 2009).

He appeared as a regular character in Thunderbolts beginning with issue #144, and remained on the team until issue #158, during the Fear Itself limited series.

Writer Mike Conroy stated, "The characters who debuted during the early years of Marvel's mutant X-Men have been remarkably long-lived, and Cain Marko is no exception".[4]

Fictional character biography

1960s

Cain Marko is the son of Kurt Marko, who became Charles Xavier's stepfather when he married Sharon Xavier after the death of her husband Brian, for which Kurt was partially responsible. Kurt Marko starts to favor Charles, and abuses his own son, Cain. Cain begins to resent Charles and bullies him frequently. When Cain Marko and his step-brother Charles serve in the US Army and are stationed in Korea, Marko finds a hidden temple dedicated to the entity Cyttorak. On entering, Marko finds and holds a huge ruby, and reads the inscription on the stone aloud: "Whosoever touches this gem shall be granted the power of the Crimson Gem of Cyttorak! Henceforth, you who read these words, shall become ... forevermore ... a human juggernaut!" The gem channels Cyttorak's power into Marko. The transformation causes a cave-in, with the character buried and presumably killed, not being heard from again until a sudden assault on the X-Men's headquarters.

Xavier recounts the Juggernaut's origin to the X-Men, and after shrugging off the mansion's defenses and brushing aside the X-Men, Marko is clearly seen in the final panel as he confronts Xavier. The X-Men regroup and attack, while Xavier summons Fantastic Four member the Human Torch to aid the mutants, the Torch generating 'pulses' of flame that essentially hypnotize the Juggernaut, distracting him long enough for the Angel to remove his helmet, making Marko susceptible to a telepathic attack by Xavier.[5]

The Juggernaut returns seeking revenge, and is delayed by three of the X-Men while Cyclops and Marvel Girl - aided by the astral form of mystic Doctor Strange - find and use another jewel of Cyttorak, which banishes the Juggernaut to the "Crimson Cosmos", the home dimension of Cyttorak.[6] When the Juggernaut reappears, the character has gained mystical abilities and briefly battles the mystic Doctor Strange before being banished to an alternate universe by the cosmic entity Eternity.[7]

1970s

Juggernaut reappeared on Earth through sheer force of will, although the alien dimension caused him to age rapidly. The panicking villain battled former X-Man the Beast before being drawn back to the same dimension.[8] An entity from his prison dimension reversed the aging process and removed the mystical powers on the proviso that the villain never return. The Juggernaut was accidentally pulled back to Earth at the Hulkbuster base by an interdimensional device designed to banish the Hulk. The Hulk aided the Juggernaut in escaping from the base, but attacked him when the Juggernaut threatened a civilian. During the battle, the Juggernaut's helmet was removed, and he was surprised and defeated by Professor X, Cyclops, and Marvel Girl.[9]

The Juggernaut befriended Black Tom Cassidy, the cousin of X-Man Banshee, and battled the first generation of new X-Men. When Tom fell off the battlements of Cassidy Keep after a sword duel with Banshee, Juggernaut jumped after him into the sea.[10]

1980s

Black Tom used his niece Siryn - who possesses the same powers as her father Banshee - to steal a shipment of the metal vibranium. The Juggernaut battled Spider-Woman and the X-Men, and was the only one of the criminal trio to escape capture.[11] After freeing him from prison, Black Tom decided that the psychic Madame Web could be useful in his criminal pursuits. On arriving in New York City, Tom sent the Juggernaut to capture Madame Web, with the villain destroying several city blocks and ignoring Spider-Man's best efforts to stop him. The Juggernaut almost killed Web by accident when he removed her from a life support device, and decided to abandon her. A frustrated Spider-Man eventually lured the Juggernaut into setting concrete, poured for the foundation of an office high-rise, into which he sank without a trace;[12] he took over a month to dig his way out.[13]

The Juggernaut, in civilian guise, had a bar fight with the X-Man Colossus, who was at first unaware of the villain's true identity.[14] After another battle against Spider-Man and the X-Men,[15] the Juggernaut encountered the futuristic Sentinel Nimrod, who humiliated and defeated him.[16] The Juggernaut was one of the villains assembled to battle the cosmic entity the Beyonder.[17] The Juggernaut battled an all-new generation of X-Men,[18] appears in a flashback story with the original X-Men,[19] and had a humorous encounter with Captain Britain.[20]

The Juggernaut also participated in the Acts of Vengeance, battling the Thunder God Thor and teen superteam the New Warriors.[21]

1990s

The Juggernaut continues to feature prominently in Marvel titles, starring in an alternate universe adventure,[22] battling Thor once again[23] and starring opposite other characters such as the mutant team X-Force,[24] Doctor Strange,[25] the Hulk (allied at the time with master villain the Red Skull and tricking and capturing the Hulk with the same "civilian" guise used against Colossus),[26] mercenary Deadpool,[27] the villain turned antihero Venom,[28] and multiple battles with the X-Men.[29] The Juggernaut suffers a major setback during the Onslaught storyline, being defeated and then humiliated by the entity when imprisoned in the Gem of Cyttorak. The Juggernaut, however, eventually manages to escape.[30]

The Juggernaut also stars in a solo story[31] and the "Eighth Day" storyline, which introduces the entities the Exemplars. The Juggernaut and seven other humans are revealed to have all been empowered and corrupted by mystical entities, and as avatars enforce their will on Earth.[32] The Juggernaut resists the influence of Cyttorak and when captured by other Exemplars is aided by the superhero team the Avengers. Leader Captain America convinces the other Exemplars that they have been manipulated by the mystical entities, who then decide to leave Earth.[33]

2000s

The Juggernaut, courtesy of a ruse engineered by Black Tom Cassidy, eventually allies with and joins the X-Men, the plan being to destroy the team from within. When Cassidy openly betrays the Juggernaut, Marko decides to remain with the X-Men and attempt to change his ways.[34] The Juggernaut befriends a young mutant boy called Sammy Paré, who helps Marko reform,[35] despite setbacks such as a battle with the Canadian superhero team Alpha Flight.[36] However, when Paré discovers that Black Tom Cassidy is preparing to attack the X-Men's headquarters, he is killed. An enraged Juggernaut attacks Cassidy and his allies, with the battle stranding all participants in the alternate dimension the Mojoverse.[37]

The Juggernaut reappears and joins the team New Excalibur for a brief period. One storyline expands on the Juggernaut's origin, and reveals that Marko is only the most recent of a series of incarnations of Cyttorak's avatar, with each battling a challenger to the death for the right to retain the entity's power.[38] During the World War Hulk storyline, the Juggernaut's power begins to wane, but by shunning his stepbrother Xavier and returning to his villainous nature, he is able to restore the link with Cyttorak, becoming powerful enough to hold his own against the Hulk.[39] Despite an attempt by Xavier to reform Marko, he concedes that redemption is impossible.[40]

2010s

While training his son Skaar, Bruce Banner bombs Juggernaut's house to initiate a confrontation between Skaar and the Juggernaut.[41] Skaar manages to win his first fight by throwing the Juggernaut into open space, proving to his father that he has the ability to use cunning and strategy in combat, and not simply physical strength.[42]

During The Gauntlet storyline, Spider-Man finds the Juggernaut unconscious. The government comes along and transports the Juggernaut to a secure facility. Spider-Man sneaks into the facility to ask the Juggernaut who did this to him. Then, a new Captain Universe breaks into the room and claims he's there to slay the Juggernaut.[43] Spider-Man learns that Captain Universe is a man named William Nguyen who wants revenge on Juggernaut for ruining his life during his previous fight with Spider-Man over Madame Web.[44] When he insists on trying to kill Juggernaut instead of fixing the tectonic plates beneath New York City, the Uni-Power leaves Nguyen and enters the Juggernaut. The Juggernaut, as Captain Universe, repairs the damage to the tectonic plates that was caused by him during the same rampage that ruined Nguyen's life.[45]

Following the Siege storyline, Juggernaut is shown at The Raft at the start of the Heroic Age storyline - weakened, since Cyttorak apparently took his temporary empowerment by the Uni-Power as an affront, and withheld part of his "blessing". Following Luke Cage's appointment as leader of the Thunderbolts, Cain is brought up for suggestion for the program. While Cage is initially against him joining, Professor X telepathically contacts Luke and asks him to reconsider, believing he has a chance at redemption despite what he previously told Cain. Juggernaut agrees to do whatever Luke says, partly because he is now suffused with nanomachines which can affect him in his weakened state.[46]

During the Fear Itself storyline, one of the seven Hammers of the Worthy that was launched to Earth by Serpent: God of Fear lands near Juggernaut. Juggernaut is able to lift it and becomes Kuurth, Breaker of Stone. His transformation was enough to level the Raft causing a mass prison break.[47] Kuurth makes his way to California and fights the X-Men. Magik, Colossus and Shadowcat go to Cyttorak's dimension and inform it that the Serpent has control over Juggernaut. Magik strikes a deal with Cyttorak, who chooses her to become the new host of the Juggernaut's powers; however, the entity ends up transferring the Juggernaut's powers to Colossus instead. Colossus was able to turn the tide on Kuurth before Kuurth is teleported away by the Serpent.[48] During the last battle between the Avengers and the Worthy, Kuurth was defeated by Wolverine using his Uru armor, and lost his hammer when the Serpent was killed by Thor.[49]

Cain Marko, apparently having been incarcerated after the events of 'Fear Itself', having lost the power of both Kuurth and Cytorakk (but retaining his enormous physique) is released into military custody. Subsequently, he is taken to the borders of the country of Sharzhad just as the Thunderbolts return from their tumultuous tumble through time, and Satana aids Man-Thing in opening a gateway to the Crimson Cosmos (or possibly an alternate universe where Cain Marko had died while still the Juggernaut). Pushing his hand through, Marko is re-empowered, becoming the Juggernaut once more - just in time to thunder forth and smash through the otherwise unbreakable force field surrounding the country. This allowed the Thunderbolts to resolve an otherwise deadly threat to the planet - as had been orchestrated by the Ghost, who had sent the request for Marko's release back through time.[50] He soon lost these borrowed powers again, and went to live in solitude in the desert, still, it seems, super-strong, although not mystically-empowered.[51] Meanwhile, Magik purged the Juggernaut powers from Colossus with her Soulsword.[52]

After a time, Cytorakk causes the Crimson Gem to reappear in the ancient temple and emit a call for suitable candidates to become a new Juggernaut. Cain Marko, finally having found peace--even tending a vegetable garden--senses the call and, having armed himself, coerces the Vanisher to take him to the Gem's location. He comes into conflict with a team of X-Men (having been alerted by Colossus, who also perceived the call), as well as seekers of the Juggernaut's power such as Man-Killer. As Marko and Colossus struggle with one another, only to realize that they have the same goal--to destroy the Crimson Gem and prevent another avatar being empowered--Ahmet Adbol, the former Living Monolith, claims the Gem and is transformed into an amalgam of Living Monolith and Juggernaut.[53] As the colossal new Juggernaut wreaks havoc in the countryside, Colossus invokes Cytorakk, and the god responds to his former exemplar. Arguing that the Monolith-Juggernaut will eventually fail Cytorakk, as all his former avatars have done, Colossus challenges him to try something new: empower him enough to kill Cytorakk himself. Apparently daunted by this prospect, the god withdraws his power from Ahmet Abdol and instead empowers another avatar, to a greater extent than any Juggernaut has ever been. However, the new avatar is not Colossus, but once more Cain Marko. Marko is full of rage, which he focuses on the X-Men and specifically Cyclops, for killing Professor Xavier. Now more powerful than ever and stripped of even his last weaknesses, he feels that Charles Xavier was the only one who ever truly believed in Cain Marko. Colossus manages to sidestep the Juggernaut's rage, causing him to sink into a deep pool, but in the end, it only serves to slow him down.[54]

Powers and abilities

When Cain Marko found the Gem of the mystical entity Cyttorak, he was empowered with magical energies and transformed into an immortal avatar for the entity in question.[55] As the Juggernaut, Marko possesses superhuman strength, being capable of shattering mountains,[9] lifting and using buildings as weapons,[56] and extreme durability.[23]

Juggernaut is able to generate a mystical force field that grants him additional invulnerability to any physical attack when it is at its maximum.[57] Even when the force field was temporarily absorbed by Thor's hammer, the Juggernaut's natural durability still proved to be great enough to withstand blows from Thor.[23] The Juggernaut is described as physically unstoppable once in motion,[57] does not tire from physical activity, and is able to survive without food, water, or oxygen. The Juggernaut heals quickly, as when he was stabbed through the eyes by Shatterstar, the wounds were healed almost immediately.[volume & issue needed]

It is possible for an opponent with sufficient physical or mystical strength of their own to turn the Juggernaut's unstoppable movement against him, by redirecting his motion so that he gets stranded in a position in which he has no escape; both the Hulk and his son, Skaar, have managed this feat physically,[42] and Thor has managed this feat mystically with Mjolnir.[58][59] The only character to have stopped Juggernaut while he was in motion as an act of pure physical strength was the Hulk while he was War, a horseman of Apocalypse and empowered with Celestial technology.[60]

When he has gained complete access to the Gem's powers during the Trion saga, it increased his power a thousandfold. Trion Juggernaut was capable of altering the size of matter, growing in size, tracking, levitation, absorbing and projecting energy, increasing his own strength, and creating portals through space-time.[61]

The character is vulnerable to mental attacks, a weakness that has been exploited via the removal of his helmet, which normally protects him from such.[57] The Juggernaut has circumvented this weakness on occasion by wearing a metal skullcap inside his main helmet.[15] If Juggernaut loses his helmet, he can magically recreate it from available raw materials (as long as he possesses the full power of the gem).[62]

After Cytorakk's re-empowering of Cain Marko, his strength and durability were raised to higher levels than ever before, and his vulnerability to mental attacks was negated.[63]

Other versions

Age of Apocalypse

In the Age of Apocalypse universe, Cain is a monk who works as a protector of Avalon. He guides Mystique and Nightcrawler to meet Destiny,[64] but subsequently suffers an aneurysm when his desire not to hurt others conflicts with his lust for violence during an attack on Avalon.[65]

Marvel Zombies

In the Marvel Zombies universe, a zombified Juggernaut is seen in a horde of zombified villains.[66] He is later killed by Wolverine when Wolverine shoves his fist in Juggernaut's mouth and then proceeds to use his newly obtained cosmic powers to decapitate him.[67]

MC2

In the futuristic MC2 universe, Cain reformed after a period of incarceration, acting as an agent of the law. Marko worked closely with ADA Yama and they eventually married and had a son, Zane Yama. When Zane was still very young, Juggernaut went on a mission in another dimension, the Crossroads of Infinity, with the X-Men and was forced to stay behind to prevent the demon hordes of the Overlords Eight from following Wolverine and the other X-Men back to Earth. Cain was believed lost and possibly dead after this incident.[68] Meanwhile Zane would grow up, with little to no memories of his father, and would discover that he had apparently inherited his father's powers. He scrounged together a costume for himself and taking the name J2, eventually joins the future Avengers.[69]

Cain would eventually be found alive by Doc Magus, who along with Zane ventured into the realm of the Darklings to rescue him, but upon arrival, however, they were attacked by Nemesus, who had arranged for Magus' locator spell to find Cain in order to set a trap. Nemesus had been torturing Cain ever since he fell before the Darklings years ago, and was inadvertently responsible for Zane becoming J2. Nemesus attempted to lift the spell of Cyttorak from Juggernaut's body and empower himself, but instead Cain had willed the power to transfer to Zane instead. With the help of the original Defenders, Doc Magus, Zane and Cain fought their way back to Earth, and Zane's parents were happily reunited.[70] Although still super-strong, Cain no longer held the power of the Juggernaut. After briefly testing J2 in a fight, Cain agreed to retire and leave the power in Zane's capable hands. He took the name Cain Yama in order to remain anonymous, and took back his favorite shirt before treating his son to a day in the park again.[71]

What If?

In a reality where Xavier acquired the Crimson Gem rather than Cain, Cain joined forces with Magneto and Xavier's disillusioned students, the X-Men. Believing that Xavier's more ruthless methods contradicted his alleged dream of peaceful co-existence and using a telepathy-blocking headband to prevent Xavier from realizing what he was up to, they were able to expel the Juggernaut into space. Cain leaves with Magneto after Xavier's Juggernaut is dispatched.[72]

In a reality where Cain successfully defeated the X-Men in their first battle, the Sentinels were thus released in mass numbers without the X-Men to oppose them, resulting in Earth being destroyed in their subsequent nuclear assault. Although Cain eventually managed to destroy the Sentinels through sheer persistence, he was left in a post-apocalyptic wasteland with all other human beings having been killed by the radiation that had been released by the Sentinels' attacks.[73]

Ultimate Marvel

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"Ultimate Juggernaut", from Ultimate X-Men Annual #1 (August 2005).
Art by Tom Raney.

The Ultimate Marvel imprint title Ultimate X-Men features an alternate universe version of the Juggernaut, who was originally part of the Weapon X program and has ties to Rogue, having grown up in the same trailer park. At some point in his life he was incarcerated by Weapon X and forced to act as a living weapon under the direction of Col. John Wraith. Juggernaut was part of the strike force that took out the X-Men, forcing them into Weapon X as well. Cain and Rogue shared a cell while both were forced to serve Weapon X. When The Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy removed the security implants that were prohibiting the mutants from leaving their cells, Juggernaut fought for his freedom. After the entire ordeal, Cain was offered a place with both Xavier's X-Men and The Brotherhood. Cain chose The Brotherhood, but later left the team for parts unknown.[74] Cain was captured by S.H.I.E.L.D. However, en route to a prison designed to contain the Hulk, there was an accident and Cain broke free. Retrieving his helmet, he began to track down Rogue, who was a thief along with Gambit, stealing the Cyttorak Gem from the Fenris twins. He also revealed that he had a crush on Rogue. Juggernaut was bonded with the gem when Gambit shoved it into his helmet.[75]

During the Ultimatum storyline, Juggernaut helps Rogue in defending the X-Mansion from anti-mutant soldiers led by William Stryker. He is shot in the eye by a poisonous dart fired by one of the anti-mutant soldiers and dies in Rogue's arms.[76]

Marvel Apes

In the Marvel Apes universe, there is a primate version of Juggernaut called Juggermonk who is a member of the Ape-Vengers.[volume & issue needed]

In other media

Television

  • The character fully appeared in three episodes of the 1990s X-Men animated series: "The Unstoppable Juggernaut," "Phoenix Saga Part 3: Cry of the Banshee" (with a teaser cameo at the end of the previous episode), and "Juggernaut Returns", voiced by Rick Bennett. He attempted to get revenge on Xavier, his half brother in this continuity, in all three episodes.
  • Juggernaut appeared in X-Men: Evolution, voiced by Paul Dobson.[78] In this show, Juggernaut is Xavier's half-brother (rather than step-brother) and his powers are a result of a dormant mutant ability which source was a gem of Cytorrak. This ability was awakened with mysticism. Mystique released him to get Xavier's computer Cerebero and give it to her. Juggernaut betrayed her and smashed through the X-Men's mansion. The X-Men and The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants team up and defeat Juggernaut by taking off his helmet and allow Professor X to knock him out with mental attacks. In the end, Juggernaut is re-imprisoned and the X-Men hope the Brotherhood will come to their side eventually. The Juggernaut is released at the beginning of the show's third season in an attempt to further provoke human-mutant conflict, but the X-Men prove that mutants are not all the enemy when they defeat the Juggernaut's attempt to destroy a dam.
  • Juggernaut is featured in Wolverine and the X-Men, voiced by Fred Tatasciore. In the episode "Battle Lines," he is sent by Magneto to break Tildie Soames out of an Mutant Response Division facility since he can break the box that she is held in. Juggernaut places a device on her, but a monster manifested from her nightmares sends him flying. In the episode "Breakdown," the X-Men fight Juggernaut when a vision of Jean Grey distracts Cyclops from blasting off Juggernaut's helmet. When the fight was over, Juggernaut escaped from them.
  • Juggernaut appears in The Super Hero Squad Show episode "Enter Dormammu", voiced by Tom Kenny.[79] He and Sabretooth fight the Super Hero Squad over an Infinity fractal and end up defeated at the great wall near Villainville.
  • Juggernaut appears in the Black Panther TV series, voiced by Peter Lurie. He is among the villains that help Klaw in his invasion upon Wakanda.
  • The Juggernaut appears in the Ultimate Spider-Man episode "Awesome",[citation needed] voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson. In this version, it is implied that his powers are not instilled in his own person, but are derived from his suit (or at least his helmet). In their initial meeting, Juggernaut becomes a serious hazard for Spider-Man's desperate last-minute efforts to complete a school science fair project. Despite his claims of being unstoppable however, he is finally held up and his costume consumed by the Awesome Android, rendering him powerless and helpless against a knockout punch from Spider-Man. After Awesome Android is defeated, Juggernaut is arrested by the S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents. In the episode "Swarm," Juggernaut escapes from prison and Spider-Man places a Spider-Tracer on his helmet. Iron Man shows up to help Spider-Man fight Juggernaut. Juggernaut gets away as Spider-Man hoped to get the Spider-Tracer to work for him. Spider-Man later faces Juggernaut again and again places his Spider-Tracer, which has been modified with Stark Industries tech. Yet something goes wrong; Juggernaut gets surrounded by the replicating Spider-Tracers and crashes into a cement truck, where he gets stuck in cement. In the episode "The Next Iron Spider", Juggernaut is seen robbing a bank until he is defeated by Squirrel Girl and her squirrel army. But he is only knocked out temporarily and attempts to escape, only for Spider-Man to defeat and capture him.

Film

Vinnie Jones as the Juggernaut in X-Men: The Last Stand
  • In X-Men: The Last Stand, Juggernaut (played by Vinnie Jones) serves as one of Magneto's Brotherhood Alliance army. In this version, he is a mutant with no explicit connection to Charles Xavier or the Crimson Gem of Cyttorak. His mutation granted him the inability to be halted once he starts running, and superhuman strength sufficient to fight Wolverine to a standstill. During the battle on Alcatraz Island, Magneto orders him to destroy the cure, but is foiled by Kitty Pryde and knocks himself out when he attempts to run through a wall while in the presence of the power-negating Leech. Vinnie Jones has said he would like to reprise Juggernaut in a spin-off, as he felt there was too little time in X-Men: The Last Stand to imbue the character with depth.

Video games

  • Juggernaut appeared as an enemy in X-Men Legends voiced by John DiMaggio. A flashback level featured the X-Men fighting Juggernaut to keep him from reaching Professor X.[87] A later mission had the X-Men fighting Juggernaut when it came to keeping him from abducting Forge. After Juggernaut is defeated and placed in a special cell, Juggernaut stated that he doesn't know who hired him to target Forge.
  • John DiMaggio returns as Juggernaut, now upgraded to playable status, in X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse. He is shown as one of the latest members of the Brotherhood of Mutants.
  • Juggernaut is a playable character in the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 with John DiMaggio reprising his role.[citation needed] Juggernaut's modern costume is his default and his Ultimate Marvel counterpart appears as an unlockable alternate costume.[citation needed]
  • Juggernaut appears as a villain in the game Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions voiced by Matt Willig.[88] The Earth-616 Spider-Man comes across him while looking for the Tablet of Order and Chaos fragment. While trying to reclaim the fragment from Juggernaut (who had unknowingly picked it up with his boot), Spider-Man had to fight with the Wild Pack who are targeting Juggernaut and Spider-Man. After losing his helmet and being dropped through an Oscorp building, Juggernaut finally discovers the fragment on his person and uses its power to strengthen himself for a final battle with Spider-Man. Although it increases his strength to even greater levels than before, the fragment's power clashes with Juggernaut's Crimson Gem, weakening his defenses enough for Spider-Man to defeat him. Juggernaut is later seen in the credits, having been apprehended by the Wild Pack.
  • Juggernaut is a boss in the Facebook game Marvel: Avengers Alliance. He later appeared as an unlockable hero when the player collects all 8 of his comic covers from the Unstoppable Lockboxes.
  • Juggernaut appears in Lego Marvel Super Heroes, voiced by Andrew Kishino.[89] He is seen as a member of the Brotherhood of Mutants. Juggernaut accompanied Magneto in his attack on the X-Mansion to get to the Tesseract. As the players progress through the level, Juggernaut is seen rampaging throughout the X-Mansion, fighting Colossus and Gambit. When it comes to the X-Jet Hangar, the players managed to fight Juggernaut where they managed to remove his helmet and defeat him.

Books

  • Juggernaut is the focus of the novel X-Men: The Jewels of Cyttorak (ISBN 1-57297-329-3), where an archeological dig reveals a fragment of an emerald from the same lost city of Cyttorak.
  • Juggernaut is featured in the third novel of the X-Men: Mutant Empire trilogy, fighting alongside the X-Men to stop Magneto from conquering Manhattan.

Internet parody

On February 14, 2006, the parody troupe My Way Entertainment released "The Juggernaut Bitch!!", an overdub of part of the X-Men animated TV series episode "Phoenix Saga Part 3: Cry of the Banshee". "The Juggernaut Bitch!!" uses a variety of slang, profanity, and non sequiturs through ad-libbing. The parody includes the often-repeated line, "Don't you know who the fuck I am? I’m the Juggernaut, bitch!" At first, the clip was made available on the duo's college website but when YouTube became popular so did the parody.[citation needed]

The clip became a popular Internet meme, so popular that the line was included in X-Men: The Last Stand during Juggernaut's fight with Kitty Pryde.[90] In June 2006, My Way released a sequel "J2: Juggment Day," using footage from "Juggernaut Returns". On June 10, 2007, My Way released a second sequel entitled "J3: Shadow of the Colossi" on their website using footage from "The Unstoppable Juggernaut" and "Pryde of the X-Men". The video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has an achievement called "I'm the Juggernaut..."[91]

See also

References

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