Who Is Umbu? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Umbu is a Marvel comic book character, with over 10 comic issue appearances. Extra-terrestrial Robot, protector of the Sagittarian Planet-Destroyer, worshipped by The Swamp Men.

Who is Umbu?

Origin Hail the mighty Umbu! The extra-terrestrial race known as the Sagittarians had long ago pledged to serve the Galaxy Master in order to prevent him from destroying their own planet and race. To this end, they designed a machine known as the Planet-Destroyer capable of wreaking havoc across an entire planet. They would place this Planet-Destroyer on other planets to render them unable to resist the Galaxy Master, to make its destruction of them easier. An undisclosed time period ago (likely centuries), the Sagittarians placed a Planet-Destroyer on Earth, hiding it in a cave in the Savage Land . They then placed an immense robot, Umbu, on a pedestal in the village of a tribe of Swamp Men, warning them that if the Glowing Machine was tampered with, Umbu would come to life and destroy whoever was responsible. The Swamp Men grew to worship the inanimate form of Umbu, and made an effort to prevent others from approaching the cave containing the Glowing Machine. The Swamp Men also would periodically offer a human sacrifice to keep their god, Umbu, appeased. The Hulk was then confronted by Umbu, who had been activated after Banner tampered with the Planet-Destroyer.

Key facts

Umbu is of robot origin and first appeared in "Umbu, the Unliving". The character is published by Marvel. With 10 recorded issue appearances, Umbu ranks among the most featured characters in comics.