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Who Is Albert? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Albert (Marvel): A robotic replica of Wolverine created by Donald Pierce to kill Wolverine. He managed to grow beyond his programming however and became instead somewh

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Albert is a Marvel comic book character, with over 116 comic issue appearances. A robotic replica of Wolverine created by Donald Pierce to kill Wolverine. He managed to grow beyond his programming however and became instead somewhat of an ally to him.

Who is Albert?

Origin Albert is a robotic replica of Wolverine and was created by Donald Pierce in the same electrolytes baths as Lady Deathstrike to hunt down and kill Wolverine with his counterpart, Elsie Dee , a small female child robot with a lisp and genius level intellect. Initially Albert was referred to as "Dummy" due to being given a lower intelligence since it did not require him to possesses any high cognitive reasoning to kill Wolverine. He was initially a simplistic robot whose sole mission was to kill Wolverine and was not even capable of simulating human emotions. That was until Elsie Dee decided to upgrade and enhance his intelligence to genius levels, similar to her own, resulting in Albert gaining full sentience similar to Elsie Dee and questioning their mission and existence. Creation Albert was created by Larry Hama and Marc Silvestri and first appeared in a cameo in Wolverine Vol.1 issue 37 (1991) before appearing fully in Wolverine issue 38 (1991). Major Story Arcs Meeting Wolverine Wolverine guts Albert. Elsie Dee then change his name from Dummy to Albert to reflect his new growing intelligence. Albert's new personality allowed him to grow an emotional bond to Elsie Dee and.

Key facts

Albert is of cyborg origin and first appeared in "Blood And Claws! Part 3 of 3 - Fall Back & Spring Forward". The character is published by Marvel. With 116 recorded issue appearances, Albert ranks among the most featured characters in comics.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Albert?

A robotic replica of Wolverine created by Donald Pierce to kill Wolverine. He managed to grow beyond his programming however and became instead somewhat of an ally to him.

When did Albert first appear?

Albert first appeared in "Blood And Claws! Part 3 of 3 - Fall Back & Spring Forward".

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