Who Is Paladin? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Paladin is a Marvel comic book character, with over 403 comic issue appearances. A benevolent and honorable mercenary. Paladin has frequently fought alongside superheroes against some of his dubious employers.

Who is Paladin?

Major Story Arcs One of the world's most skillful and high-priced elite mercenaries, Paladin is also among the most enigmatic. Prominently active worldwide as a costumed soldier of fortune for years, he has extensive ties with various governments, corporations and intelligence agencies, but his early life remains a mystery. No one seems to know his real name, his place of origin, how he began his career or how he gained his superhuman powers and high-tech equipment. While he sometimes uses civilian aliases for various reasons of convenience, he considers "Paladin" to be his only real name and conducts much of his business and legal documentation under that title. He often unmasks in the presence of others and does not maintain a consistent civilian identity separate from his Paladin guise. His minimum fee is usually $5,000 a day plus expenses, or $500,000 lump sum, but he is constantly in search of new clients to fund his lavish lifestyle. Handsome and charming, he is an infamous womanizer with a long list of girlfriends mostly short-term; however, he has a strictly business relationship with his frequent employer Silver Sable , leader of an elite Symkarian mercenary company. Palad.

Key facts

Paladin is of human origin and first appeared in "Catastrophe!". The character is published by Marvel. With 403 recorded issue appearances, Paladin ranks among the most featured characters in comics.