Garrison Kane
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Garrison Kane, also known as Weapon X and Kane, is a fictional character from the Marvel Universe. He was created by Fabian Nicieza and Rob Liefeld, and debuted in X-Force vol. 1 #2 (1991).
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[edit] Fictional character biography
Kane was a former member of Cable's mercenary team called Six Pack[1]. Although he was the youngest member, he was not immature and handled himself well enough on the field. In a Six Pack mission, the team was ambushed by Cable's clone Stryfe, and Kane lost his arms and legs[2]
Alongside Wade Wilson, Kane joined the Weapon X program and was transformed into a cyborg[3], who grafted cybernetic arms with weaponry in place of his real ones. He was loaned to Department K, and, with the help of former Six Pack colleague and S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, G. W. Bridge, after a battled with the Mutant Liberation Front[4], assembled and led a strike team named Weapon P.R.I.M.E.[5], in order to apprehend Cable and X-Force, as Kane had seen Stryfe's face and assumed he was Cable. As X-Force defeated Weapon P.R.I.M.E., Kane learned the truth about Stryfe and was sent to Cable's future timeline[6], where his artificial limbs were reconstructed in liquid metal and upgraded with new weaponry and tools by Cable's freedom fighter group Clan Chosen.[7]
After returning to the 20th Century, Kane forgave Cable and rejoined the Six Pack[8] and retired from mercenary work, but was seen later working for A.I.M. and came to blows with Wolverine and Alpha Flight. Recently, he rejoined the Weapon X program and his cybernetic material was once upgraded to be able to duplicate the abilities of any member of Weapon X, and Kane made into the team's hitman. In battle with the group known as the Underground, Kane's mind was shut down by Cable, after which he regained his sanity, absorbing the powers of former Alpha Flight member Madison Jeffries, and absorbed all Weapon X's technology to himself, apparently dying in the process.
[edit] Alternate versions
- An alternate version of Kane appeared in Exiles #5, a version originating from Earth-3031. There, he apparently still was a member of the Six Pack group, alongside his friends Cable, Domino and Grizzly, though at some point he had also been involved in his reality's Weapon X Project. Kane was abducted from his reality to join a group of reality hopping superhumans forced to repair broken realities, as all Kane's fellow recruits had been involved with Weapon X in their native timelines, the group took the same name.
[edit] Ultimate Universe
- Kane's ultimate version was introduced in Ultimate X-Men #76, where he is once again a partner to Cable, Domino and the other Six Pack team members. This version, like his 616 counterpart, is a Caucasian male, but with Brown instead of Black hair. He was seen in the battle with the X-men using his robotic arms to launch his fists like missiles as he does in the 616 Marvel Universe.
[edit] Other media
Kane makes a "cameo" in the film X2. His name appears on a list Mystique scrolls through when accessing Magneto's files.
