| Garrison Kane | |
|---|---|
 Garrison Kane as depicted inX-Force #11 (June 1992). Art by Mark Pacella (penciler),Dan Panosian (inker), andSteve Buccellato (colorist). | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | X-Force #2 (Sept. 1991) |
| Created by | Fabian Nicieza (writer) Rob Liefeld (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Garrison Kane |
| Team affiliations | Weapon X Six Pack Weapon P.R.I.M.E. Department K Clan Chosen Advanced Idea Mechanics |
| Notable aliases | Weapon X |
| Abilities | Ability to transform weapons attached on body armor Ability to access all recorded mutant powers and use them |
Garrison Kane, also known asWeapon X andKane, is a character appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics.
Kane was created byFabian Nicieza andRob Liefeld, and debuted inX-Force #2 (1991).
Kane is a former member ofCable's mercenary teamSix Pack.[1] During a mission in Iran, the team is ambushed byStryfe, a clone of Cable. Prevented from rescuing the entire team, Cable flees through time, leaving his friends behind. In the ensuing destruction, Kane loses his arms and legs.[2] TheWeapon X program transforms Kane into acyborg, grafting cybernetic arms in place of his real ones.[3]
Kane is loaned to the Canadian government's Department K to work as a covert operative. Kane battlesDeadpool and is tasked with capturing Cable.[4] To this end, he forms the groupWeapon P.R.I.M.E., believing Cable and Stryfe to be the same person.[5] After learning the truth about Stryfe, Kane battles him and theMutant Liberation Front in Mexico. Cable brings Kane to the 40th century, where he is given new bionic arms and weaponry.[6][7]
After returning to the 20th century, Kane rejoins Six Pack, but eventually retires from mercenary work.[8][9][10] He is later seen working forAdvanced Idea Mechanics, during which he battlesWolverine andAlpha Flight.[11] Kane starts a romantic relationship withCopycat, with both working in a community theater.[12]
Kane later rejoins Weapon X and has his cybernetic parts upgraded, giving him the ability to replicate the abilities of any member in Weapon X.[13] Kane confrontsMadison Jeffries, a former member of Alpha Flight who has been brainwashed into working for Weapon X leaderMalcolm Colcord. Kane copies Jeffries' technopathic abilities to shut down his army ofBox robots, dying in the process.[14]
Kane originally had a pair of cybernetic arms which provided him with superhuman strength. After he was sent to Cable's 40th Century alternate future his bionics were modified so that he gained new cybernetic appendages, which included synthetic-organic liquid metal arms, hands, and shoulders. The left and right sides of his torso have also been replaced by synthetic-organic metal parts, although the middle section is still organic. Ordinarily the metal parts of his body appear as flesh, but he can cause the metal to appear by willing a "synthorg transfer". Kane also has bionic legs and a bionic left eye. Kane's artificial hands are detachable and can be shot from his arms. He can also fire plasma from his metal arms. The arms can also produce large organic metal shields for protection. He can see in the infrared portion of the spectrum and project holograms from his eyes. His bionic parts contain a wide variety of devices, most of which have yet to be identified. He can generate electricity from his metal parts toshock an assailant. The bionic parts are self-repairing.
Due to the enhancements that the newest incarnation of Weapon X has given him, Kane now has numerous bionic appendages which house various weapons. He now has the ability to see in various spectra of light, project holograms, and he has a computerized targeting system. His strength was also upgraded and he is now more resistant to damage. He could download super powers such as toxic emissions, metal control, and various other abilities. It has been shown that when Kane was blown up by Deadpool, Weapon X was able to reconstruct him perfectly. It is unknown if he can always be rebuilt or if it was just that one incident.
Kane is an excellent hand-to-hand combatant, highly trained in armed and unarmed combat. He has extensive knowledge of the 40th Century A.D. of the alternate future in which Cable was based. Kane formerly used various firearms, but now mainly relies on the weapons installed in his bionic body parts, as well as an "ion blade" that generates destructive energy.
An alternate universe version of Garrison Kane from Earth-3031 appears inExiles. Alongside Deadpool andSabretooth, he is forced to join theeponymous group to repair broken realities.[15] He is later killed by a version of theVision, withNamor taking his spot in the Exiles.[16]
An alternate universe version of Garrison Kane from Earth-58163 appears inHouse of M. This version is aS.H.I.E.L.D. commander.[17]
An alternate universe version of Garrison Kane from Earth-2107 appears inUltimate X-Men. This version is brunette.[18]
Garrison Kane makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in theX-Men: The Animated Series episode "Time Fugitives" as a member of Cable's resistance group againstApocalypse.[citation needed]
Garrison Kane was originally intended to appear inDeadpool, but was scrapped due to budgetary concerns over theCGI required to depict his cybernetic arms.[19]