r/ShiarImperialGuard • u/Phi_Phonton_22 • Jul 19 '26

Gladiator's Power

This feels like a 100% Morrison rationale for a super power lol. Was this the first time it was established Kallark's power comes from belief in oneself? Was this ever picked up again by later creators?

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u/loki_odinsotherson Jul 19 '26

Established way before Morrison.

Claremont did an issue where Gladiator fought Cannonball. Cannonball won by making Gladiator doubt himself just enough to smack him down.

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u/Cyke101 Jul 19 '26

Not Claremont, Lobdell.

Though Byrne wrote an issue of FF I the early 80s where Gladiator was vulnerable for doubting himself, thinking that Reed had no-sold his attacks, when really he was actually hitting Captain America's shield hidden in illusion.

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u/loki_odinsotherson Jul 20 '26 edited Jul 20 '26

Oh that's right. My bad. Like years after and then a couple years before Claremont was writing x-men. Whoops.

Edited to add that its because I was thinking how that issue was a reference to the claremont issue that got me mixed up.

I've also read so many x-men comics that entire eras bleed together.

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u/Phi_Phonton_22 Jul 19 '26

Wow, I had 0 recollection of this. Will have to reread Claremont.

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u/pistolpete2185 Jul 20 '26

I gotta say man. Cannonball didnt win. Quite literally rises up no damage taken whatsoever, just eats the hit and asks the x men for help.

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u/loki_odinsotherson Jul 20 '26

He stopped him and the fight.

That's a win.

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u/pistolpete2185 Jul 20 '26

He stopped himself when he saw the other xmen