D'Gard
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D‘Gard is a fictional mutant
in the Marvel Comics
Universe. His first appearance was in Uncanny X-Men ‘97 Annual.
a group of Morlocks
whom Storm encountered and relocated to Africa
.
D'Gard took over the position of leadership in Storm's absence, and strived to ensure the community lived under the guidelines Storm set for them after freeing them from Mikhail Rasputin
's tyranny.
When D'Gard was captured by a government agency that was in competition with the recently reformed Weapon X
project, the project's Director dispatched Marrow
to assassinate him. Despite being a former friend, and having once saved Marrow's life, Marrow accomplished her objective by stabbing D'Gard through the heart with one of her bone knives.
Mutant (Marvel Comics)
In comic books published by Marvel Comics, a mutant is an organism who possesses a genetic trait called an X-gene that allows the mutant to naturally develop superhuman powers and abilities...
in the Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
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Universe. His first appearance was in Uncanny X-Men ‘97 Annual.
Fictional character biography
D'Gard is a mutant with empathic powers which helped keep him in tune with his people's needs, D'Gard was the leader of the Gene NationGene Nation
Gene Nation is a Marvel Comics mutant terrorist organization and enemies of the X-Men. They originated from a group of Morlocks that survived the Mutant Massacre by escaping to another dimension.-First Incarnation:...
a group of Morlocks
Morlocks (comics)
The Morlocks are a group of several fictional comic book mutants associated with the X-Men in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Paul Smith, they were named after the subterranean race of the same name in H. G. Wells' novel The Time Machine. They first appeared...
whom Storm encountered and relocated to Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
.
D'Gard took over the position of leadership in Storm's absence, and strived to ensure the community lived under the guidelines Storm set for them after freeing them from Mikhail Rasputin
Mikhail Rasputin
Mikhail Nikolaievitch Rasputin is a Marvel Comics supervillain, older brother of Colossus of the X-Men and Magik of the New Mutants. Created by Jim Lee and John Byrne, he first appeared in Uncanny X-Men ....
's tyranny.
When D'Gard was captured by a government agency that was in competition with the recently reformed Weapon X
Weapon X
Weapon X is a fictional clandestine government genetic research facility project in the Marvel Universe conducted by the Canadian Government's Department K, which turns willing and unwilling beings into living weapons. The project often captures mutants and experiments on them to enhance their...
project, the project's Director dispatched Marrow
Marrow (comics)
Marrow , is a Marvel Comics character, associated with the X-Men. She is a mutant whose bones grow out of her skin and can be removed from her body, providing her with potential knives and clubs as well as body armor....
to assassinate him. Despite being a former friend, and having once saved Marrow's life, Marrow accomplished her objective by stabbing D'Gard through the heart with one of her bone knives.