Who Is Gauntlet? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Gauntlet is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Unknown, with over 160 comic issue appearances. Gauntlet is an Inhuman outcast who was one of Apocalypses Dark Riders, later worked for Genesis.

Who is Gauntlet?

Origin Little is known of Gauntlet's past. He was among the Inhumans captured by Apocalypse during his invasion of the moon city of Attilan and was selected to be a member of his Dark Riders . Creation Gauntlet was created by Whilce Portacio, Jim Lee and Chris Claremont and first appeared in X-Factor Volume 1 issue 65 (1991). Major Story Arcs Versus X-Factor Apocalypse first sended Gauntlet and his team to Earth to infect the infant Nathan Summers and Ship with a techno-organic virus. In retaliation X-Factor attacked the Moon, joining with the royal family of the Inhumans against Apocalypse. When Apocalypse was seemingly killed in the battle, Gauntlet and the others Dark Riders took his body back to Earth to regenerate. He then went into hiding. Genesis and Wolverine The Dark Riders eventually found a new leader in Genesis .

Key facts

Gauntlet is of other origin and first appeared in "Endgame (Part 1): Malign Influence". The character is published by Marvel. With 160 recorded issue appearances, Gauntlet ranks among the most featured characters in comics.