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Who Is Steven Lang? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Steven Lang (Marvel): Head of Project: Armageddon - Mutants killed: 29

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Steven Lang is a Marvel comic book character, with over 209 comic issue appearances. Head of Project: Armageddon - Mutants killed: 29

Who is Steven Lang?

Dr. Steven Lang was an employee of the U.S Government charged with discovering the origins of mutation, but His hatred for mutants, He shifted his focus from Genetics to robotics, specifically Sentinels . With funding from the Hellfire Club , Lang created (the MK III Sentinels, a series created with a less efficient cybernetic brain than it's predecessors) the X-Sentinels, His personal pet project, Simulacrum robots with appearances and powers of the original X-Men , Havok and Polaris and set them against the Second generation of X-Men. The resulting battle ended with Jean Grey slamming his mini-fighter into a wall. Lang crawled from the wreckage till He reached His Master Mold in an attempt to assume control of it via a Cerebral interface and ended up in a comatose condition. Lang would return years later as the leader of the Phalanx , the only member to retain his individuality. He would eventually plummet to his death from Mount Everest by the machinations of Cameron Hodge . X-Force In a Grand scheme to exterminate the last remaining mutants, Bastion used the Techno-Organic Virus to infect several living and dead Humans, including Lang.

Key facts

Steven Lang is of human origin and first appeared in "Night of the Demon!". The character is published by Marvel. With 209 recorded issue appearances, Steven Lang ranks among the most featured characters in comics.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Steven Lang?

Head of Project: Armageddon - Mutants killed: 29

When did Steven Lang first appear?

Steven Lang first appeared in "Night of the Demon!".

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