Who Is Vanguard? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Vanguard is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Nicolai Krylenko, with over 169 comic issue appearances. Older brother to first Darkstar and son of Presence. He is a powerful mutant with the ability to repel any force directed at him, be it electromagnetic, kinetic, or gravitational.

Who is Vanguard?

Origin Vanguard, or Nicolai Krylenko was born in Minsk to Russian nuclear physicist Sergei Krylov who would later become known as the Presence. Nikolai Krylenko and his twin sister Laynia Petrovna also known as Darkstar were taken from birth by the Soviet government to be trained as soldiers after their mutant powers became apparent. They were trained through youth to serve as soldiers in the Soviet army, being rare examples of mutants not immediately culled, for their genetic differences. A part of their training involved working with the KGB (Committee for State Security) eventually joining the KGB affiliated Soviet Super-Soldiers , Vanguard and the team would often come into conflict with many American superheroes under this capacity. The government later wanted the the Presence eliminated and sent his own children to murder him. This set them up to battle and confront Red Guardian. They later learned that the Presence was actually Sergei Krylov their father and turned against the Soviet regime. Vanguard and Darkstar became agents on their own, fighting against evil.

Key facts

Vanguard is of mutant origin and first appeared in "Moonrise". The character is published by Marvel. With 169 recorded issue appearances, Vanguard ranks among the most featured characters in comics.