| Scarlet Knights | |
|---|---|
 Scarlet Knights | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | New Excalibur #6 (June 2006) |
| Created by | Chris Claremont Michael Ryan |
| In-story information | |
| Member(s) | Group Captain Arthur Hardy[1] Lisa Hardy[1] Squadron Leader Colin Hardy[2] Edward "Ned" Hardy[1] Malcolm Hardy[1] Jennifer Hardy[1] "Little" Nell Hardy[1] |
TheScarlet Knights were a fictional Britishmutant family andRoyal Air Force superteam appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics.
When the mutant X-gene catalyzed in Colin Hardy, his newly gained powers of flight somehow passed on to the other members of his family.
As part of theRoyal Air Force, the squadron became part of itssearch and rescue personnel, with the mother and younger siblings handling peacetime jobs, and the father and the older siblings handling combat operations.
The Knights became famous for their annualFarnborough Airshow appearance, taking passengers and performingRed Arrow style air manoeuvre displays.
During the events ofM-Day, in a bright flash of light, the family lost their powers mid-flight with a full complement of passengers. "They never had a prayer", it was said. Squadron Leader Colin was, seemingly, the only survivor. Colin's new-found hatred of Humankind over the death and depowerment of mutants all over the world, for which he assumed humans were responsible, led him to join with fellow depowered mutants and strike back by bombing the Main Line Railway Terminus in what was declared to be a "taste of what is to come."
Some consider Scarlet Knight Colin's attack to have been asuicide bombing, but Colin's speech would seem to indicate that he and others plan to perform more bombings.
The Scarlet Knight character has not been seen in any subsequent issues of theNew Excalibur series, and with its cancellation Colin's fate may never be revealed.
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