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Nathaniel Richards (Marvel Comics)

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Nathaniel Richards
Nathaniel Richards (Earth-616) from Fantastic Four Vol 1 581 001.webp
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceThe Fantastic Four #272 (November 1984)
Created byJohn Byrne
In-story information
SpeciesHuman
Team affiliationsFuture Foundation
Fantastic Four
Brotherhood of the Shield
Notable aliasesThe Warlord
Abilities

Nathaniel Richards is a fictional time-traveling scientist appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the father of superhero Reed Richards, a founding member — and the leader of — the Fantastic Four. He is the namesake of his descendant, the futuristic villain known as Kang the Conqueror; unlike his descendant, the original Nathaniel is more of an adventurer who has a genuine love for his son.

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Character (arts)

In fiction, a character is a person or other being in a narrative. The character may be entirely fictional or based on a real-life person, in which case the distinction of a "fictional" versus "real" character may be made. Derived from the Ancient Greek word χαρακτήρ, the English word dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones by Henry Fielding in 1749. From this, the sense of "a part played by an actor" developed. Character, particularly when enacted by an actor in the theatre or cinema, involves "the illusion of being a human person". In literature, characters guide readers through their stories, helping them to understand plots and ponder themes. Since the end of the 18th century, the phrase "in character" has been used to describe an effective impersonation by an actor. Since the 19th century, the art of creating characters, as practiced by actors or writers, has been called characterisation.

Time travel

Time travel

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Mad scientist

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American comic book

American comic book

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Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics

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Superhero

Superhero

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Reed Richards

Reed Richards

Mister Fantastic is a superhero character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is a founding member, and the leader, of the Fantastic Four. Richards has a mastery of mechanical, aerospace and electrical engineering, chemistry, all levels of physics, and human and alien biology. BusinessWeek listed Mister Fantastic as one of the top ten most intelligent fictional characters in American comics. He is the inventor of the spacecraft that was bombarded by cosmic radiation on its maiden voyage, granting the Fantastic Four their powers. Richards gained the ability to stretch his body into any shape he desires.

Fantastic Four

Fantastic Four

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Namesake

Namesake

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Kang the Conqueror

Kang the Conqueror

Kang the Conqueror is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character is most frequently depicted as an opponent of the Avengers and the Fantastic Four. A time-traveling entity and descendant of the scientist of the same name, several alternate versions of Kang have appeared throughout Marvel Comics titles over the years, including his respective future and past heroic selves, Pharaoh Rama-Tut, Immortus, the Scarlet Centurion, Victorex Prime, Victor Timely, Iron Lad, Chronomonitor #616, and Qeng Gryphon. Other characters to assume the title of "Kang" include Kang's sons Marcus and Ahura Boltagon, his wives Ravonna, Mantis, and Nebula, as well as alternate versions of Sue Storm and Kamala Khan.

Publication history

Nathaniel Richards first appeared in The Fantastic Four #272 (November 1984) and was created by writer-artist John Byrne.[1]

Fictional character biography

Dr. Nathaniel Richards was a successful scientist who specialized in multiple fields. He was married to Evelyn and together had a son named Reed who possessed an intellectual mind like his father. When Evelyn died, Nathaniel continued to raise his son by supporting his scientific endeavors.[2] Later, Nathaniel is approached by the Brotherhood of the Shield and joins their group. Along with Howard Stark, the two meet a super powered individual named Leonid and help him resolve a dispute between the time traveling Leonardo da Vinci and Isaac Newton who had split the organization in two. These events somehow resulted in Nathaniel gaining the ability to travel through time.[3][4]

Nathaniel found himself in the far future along with several other alternate versions of himself. The villain Immortus had gathered them together and forced them to kill each other off.[5] Nathaniel fled. To protect Reed, Nathaniel provided for his future and then disappeared from his life.[6]

Nathaniel ended up in another dimension where the Earth had become a desolate wasteland when the moon was destroyed. He married a woman named Cassandra who bore two children for him, one of which grew up to be Huntara. Cassandra turned out to be a power-mad individual who used Nathaniel's technology to rule the remaining humans. The Fantastic Four and Wyatt Wingfoot arrived in this dimension, defeated Cassandra and freed Nathaniel. After father and son had a heartfelt reunion, Nathaniel stayed behind to help rebuild.[7]

However, Nathaniel arrived in the present to kidnap Franklin Richards.[8] Nathaniel aged Franklin to a teenager in an effort to prevent Franklin from having a child with Rachel Summers. Their child would eventually grow up to become the villain Hyperstorm.[9] Nathaniel would help Franklin and the Fantastic Four battle Aron the Rogue Watcher by rescuing Uatu the Watcher.[10]

Nathaniel later trained Susan Storm to better master her powers.[11]

Nathaniel returned to help Reed jumpstart the Future Foundation, using the technology he gathered over the years.[12] He then helped them battle the Kree Army and the Mad Celestials.[13][14]

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Leonardo da Vinci

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Isaac Newton

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Immortus

Immortus

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Fantastic Four

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Powers and abilities

Nathaniel Richards has no superpowers, but he is a scientific genius and skilled inventor in advanced technology. He invented a device called the Time Platform, which allows him to travel through time. The armor that he built on his own granted him increased strength, physical resistance, and access to various gadgets, as well as energy weapons for defense.[15]

Other versions

What If?

The Beast

A version of Nathaniel Richards pulled into the far future with the other Nathaniels by Immortus, called the Beast, was a homicidal maniac who took the opportunity to slaughter all of his counterparts. The Nathaniel of Earth-616 teams up with young college-age Reed Richards, Ben Grimm and Victor von Doom in order to defeat him.[18]

Ultimate Marvel

In the Ultimate Marvel Universe, Reed's father is renamed Gary Richards and he does not have a scientific background. He also seems to despise his son's scientific mind, preferring his friend Ben Grimm's athletic abilities. When the Baxter Building think tank accepted Reed, Gary was glad that he was gone.[19] When Diablo kidnapped Reed's younger sister Enid, Gary went to Reed for help though he still resented him.[20] When Reed quit the Fantastic Four, Gary was there to greet him, not acting surprised.[21] Gary, along with his wife Mary and two daughters, were killed in an explosion directed at the Richards household, later revealed to have been perpetrated by Reed himself, now the supervillainous Maker.[22]

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Labor camp

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Camelot

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Immortus

Immortus

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Ultimate Marvel

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Diablo (Marvel Comics)

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Maker (Reed Richards)

Maker (Reed Richards)

Maker is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the Ultimate Marvel's version of Mister Fantastic, initially presented as a heroic, morally altruistic and scientifically-driven superhero and a younger, modernized alternate version of Reed Richards, who later turns into the villainous Maker, after enduring a series of tragedies and immense mental trauma; he eventually becomes part of the regular Marvel Universe, serving as an enemy and evil foil to his parallel universe counterpart and Eddie Brock/Venom, serving as an example of what his Earth-616 counterpart could have been had he used his powers and intellect for evil and malice.

In other media

Reed's father, simply credited as Mr. Richards, appears in 2015's Fantastic Four played by Tim Heidecker. He is apparently not Reed's biological father and spends most of his time watching football on television. Several of Mr. Richards' scenes were cut.[23]

Source: "Nathaniel Richards (Marvel Comics)", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 13th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Richards_(Marvel_Comics).

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Fantastic Four

Doctor Doom

Ben Grimm

Reed Richards

Human Torch

Invisible Woman

Kang the Conqueror

Immortus

Franklin Richards (character)

Fantastic Five

Ultimate Fantastic Four

Alicia Masters

Wizard (Marvel Comics)

Valeria Richards

Kristoff Vernard

Future Foundation

Maker (Reed Richards)
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References
  1. ^ DeFalco, Tom; Sanderson, Peter; Brevoort, Tom; Teitelbaum, Michael; Wallace, Daniel; Darling, Andrew; Forbeck, Matt; Cowsill, Alan; Bray, Adam (2019). The Marvel Encyclopedia. DK Publishing. p. 296. ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.
  2. ^ Fantastic Four #570
  3. ^ S.H.I.E.L.D. #1–6
  4. ^ S.H.I.E.L.D. vol. 2 #1–4
  5. ^ Fantastic Four #581
  6. ^ Fantastic Four #271–272
  7. ^ Fantastic Four #272–273
  8. ^ Fantastic Four #376
  9. ^ Fantastic Four #414
  10. ^ Fantastic Four #400
  11. ^ Fantastic Four #408
  12. ^ Fantastic Four #588
  13. ^ Fantastic Four #600–604
  14. ^ FF #12–15
  15. ^ Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z Vol 1 #9 (July 2009)
  16. ^ What If: Fantastic Four #1
  17. ^ What If? vol. 2 #97
  18. ^ Fantastic Four #581-582
  19. ^ Ultimate Fantastic Four #1
  20. ^ Ultimate Fantastic Four #42
  21. ^ Ultimatum Fantastic Four: Requiem
  22. ^ Ultimate Enemy #1
  23. ^ Duncan, JJ (August 11, 2015). "14 Things from the 'Fantastic Four' Trailers That Weren't In the Movie". Zimbio. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
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