Who Is John Garrett? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

John Garrett is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Jonathan Garrett, with over 68 comic issue appearances. Former agent of SHIELD who was made into a cyborg to save his life. Recently he's been helping Nick Fury take down Leviathan with his Secret Warriors.

Who is John Garrett?

Origin Garrett and Elektra ready for anything. Despite a history of repeated criminal offenses - including assault, grand larceny, battery, and four counts of statutory rape - John Garrett ended up becoming an agent of SHIELD , with his past records clandestinely expunged. After receiving certain injuries in his line of service, Garrett was outfitted with a steel plate in his head that could house a recorder, as well as a cybernetic left hand. Partnered with fellow agent Arthur Perry , Garrett was sent to San Concepcion to investigate the assassination of the country's leader. The assassin unfortunately turned out to be Elektra , and after being confronted by the two agents she would leave them both to die in an explosion. Recovered by SHIELD and "upgraded" to a cybernetic body by ExTechOp, Garret swore revenge and became obsessed with pursuing Elektra, an obsession that may have been what helped him cope with no longer being all that human (which may have been Elektra's plan from the beginning). He eventually came to discover Elektra's mission to stop The Hand from gaining a presidential foothold over the world with candidate Ken Wind , who'd been possessed by the Hand's Beast , a.

Key facts

John Garrett is of cyborg origin and first appeared in "The Ugly Man". The character is published by Marvel. With 68 recorded issue appearances, John Garrett ranks among the most featured characters in comics.