Who Is Duke Nukem? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Duke Nukem is a Company-Licensed comic book character, with over 9 comic issue appearances. Duke Nukem is the main protagonist of the video game series of same name.

Who is Duke Nukem?

History Little is known about Duke's early life. Prior to the events of the canonical Duke Nukem franchise, Duke served in the US Army under General Graves and was stationed in Beirut, where he became friends with Dylan. Sometime later, Duke left the Army to work for the CIA . At the start of Duke Nukem I, the evil Dr. Proton had successfully captured "Earth's largest city," and Duke was sent by the CIA to take it back. Duke successfully defeated Dr. Proton and his army of Techbots, thus saving all of humanity from enslavement. As a result, Duke became celebrated worldwide as the hero of Earth.

Key facts

Duke Nukem is of human origin and first appeared in "Death by Scooter - 10 Easy Ways!". The character is published by Company-Licensed. With 9 recorded issue appearances, Duke Nukem ranks among the most featured characters in comics.