If you’ve been following my other blog posts, you may remember my mention of Hyperion, Marvel’s parody of Superman. Well, the Sentry’s a little bit like that, except he doesn’t have any weaknesses. At least not any “normal” weaknesses.

The Sentry’s first ever appearance was rather interesting: a man named Robert Reynolds wakes up, remembering that he’s the Sentry, and that his arch nemesis “The Void” is returning. However, nobody remembers him, or the Void. During this storyline, the Sentry goes around, reminding various superheroes of the great impact he’s on their lives, and gathering everyone together to stand against the Void. It’s only then that Reynolds realizes that he is not only the Sentry, but also the Void, an evil personality buried deep into Reynolds, and he wiped everyone’s memory of the Sentry, including his own, so that an episode where the Void returns would not occur. So, he has to tearfully wipe everyone’s memory of him again, leaving the reader with the impression that maybe they forgot about the Sentry the first time themselves.

The Sentry is probably the most powerful, non-cosmic entity in the entire Marvel Universe, only held back by his split-personality syndrome. He received his powers from injecting himself with a super-saturated version of the Super Soldier Serum that made Captain America. His power is described as having that of “one million exploding suns”, and it’s certainly accurate. He’s gone toe to toe with the Hulk and Thor while in a weakened state. When at full strength, he broke every bone in the Hulk’s body and ripped off the head of Ares.

The Sentry has appeared in several comics since then, sometimes as a troubled hero, and other times as a troubled villain. In his first reappearance, he was held in a Supervillain prison called the Raft, voluntarily. Then, after all the prisoners were freed, the Sentry protected the civilians in the area and ripped Carnage in half. Despite his power, he doesn’t risk being a copy of Superman, and has a rather troubled past. He’s probably my second favorite Marvel character, and I think he’d benefit the most from being in the limelight.