Who Is Smasher? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Smasher is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Salac Tuur, with over 333 comic issue appearances. One of the Imperial Guards, the mantel has been taken by two different persons. Vril Rokk and after he died, Salac Tuur became the new Smasher

Who is Smasher?

Origin Smasher is a member of the Imperial Guard . Not much is known about the history of the wearer of the costume except that he became one of the most prominent fighters in the galaxy and was awarded a place among the Shi'ar's Imperial Guard, where he fought for the Emperor of the Shi'ar. It is known that he knew the original Captain Marvel. Creation Smasher was created by Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum in 1977 and first appeared in X-Men # 107. Mayor Story Arcs Imperial Guard Vril Rokk was a veteran of the Imperial Guard whom briefly fought the X-men wen the Imperial Guard was ordered to take them out by the mad emperor D'ken. However, when D'ken was dethroned and Empress Lilandra took his place, Smasher fought alongside the heroes on more then one occasion. He also fought in the so called Operation Galactic Storm, witch was a war between the Kree and the Shi'ar empires. Death Vril Rokk met his demise at the hands of Casandra Nova after he tried to find help from the X-men.

Key facts

Smasher is of alien origin. The character is published by Marvel. With 333 recorded issue appearances, Smasher ranks among the most featured characters in comics.