Sabretooth (Marvel)

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Sabretooth in Sabretooth v4 #1.

Sabretooth is a male comic supervillain who features in Marvel Comics.

Biography

Origin

Fighting Danny Rand in Iron Fist v1 #14.

Victor Creed

He had a brother by the name of Luther with the two being young boys. (X-Men Origins: Sabretooth v1 #1) He had two other siblings with a brother called Saul and a sister named Clara. (Origin II v1 #5) During one Spring, the two boys had a fight over a piece of pie that Luther was having with Victor killing his sibling. His mother later came onto the scene to witness the dead body of her son killed by her other child. Afterwards, Victors father chained the boy in the basement and believed him possessed by the Devil where he kept pulling his sharp canine teeth only for them to grow back due to his regenerative abilities. His mother would visit her son to feed him but she came to fear his ruthless nature. By next Spring, he managed to free one of his hands from the chains and bit off his other hand to unchain himself. Victor then proceeded with leaving the basement and attacked his parents where he killed them. He then departed the family home and started his new life as his limbs regenerated from their wounds. (X-Men Origins: Sabretooth v1 #1) Meanwhile, his siblings Saul Creed was a tracker and a hunter whilst his sister Clara was an animal handler. (Origin II v1 #5)

Saul and Clara later discovered a feral James 'Logan' Howlett after they tracked him for a circus. They later helped Logan escape from Nathaniel Essex who was experimenting on him with the three forced to go on the run from the geneticist. However, Saul began to perceive Logan as stealing Clara from him and he secretly tipped Essex of Howlett's location. In the following battle. Clara was seemingly killed though she possessed a healing factor that allowed her to be revive and recover. Unaware of this, Saul blamed Essex for his sisters death and he along with Logan sought to get their revenge on him. Upon finding out that Saul betrayed him, Logan drowned Saul on a potion that Essex had been creating. Seeing Saul murdered horrified Clara and she told Logan never to look for her again. She was later tracked down by Victor Creed where she informed him of their brother's death. (Origin II v1 #5) Whilst traveling, he found a tavern where he first encountered James Howlett who was in a bar fight with Creed joining in the skirmish with him helping Logan. The two forged a comradery from the encounter and had drinks together when Silver Fox arrived for Howlett. (X-Men Origins: Sabretooth v1 #1)

Afterwards, Victor came to capture an unconscious Logan and in 1909 had him admitted to the Ravencroft Institute in Westchester County. Whilst there, he worked as an orderly under Dr. Nathaniel Essex where he helped brutalise Logan who was left in a catatonic state. In addition, Logan found himself subject to the cruel experiments of Essex who had the man lobotomised where Victor would regularly cut off the man's legs only for them to regenerate. This was until one night one of the other doctors named Claudia Russell freed Logan but this led to a confrontation with Victor who looked to stop them. Dr. Russell gave Logan a chance to escape where she revealed that she was secretly a werewolf accidentally responsible for a string of murders in the region. She attacked Victor but was rendered unconscious by Dr. Essex who proceeded to experiment on her body. (Ruins of Ravencroft: Sabretooth v1 #1)

At some point later, he moved to Tokyo, Japan where he became affiliated with the mysterious organisation run by the shadowy mastermind known as Romulus. In that time, he was responsible for murdering several women when he encountered Logan leading to a fight between the pair. (Wolverine v3 #52) In 1938, he was in Nanjing when Ogun was present in the city where both watched General Matsui enter the the area. (Death of Wolverine: The Weapon X Program v1 #3) During the Korean War, he was noted to had served in the American military and after the completion of his service he moved to the island of Madripoor for a time. (New Avengers v2 #10)

In 1959, he was in Madripoor when he was recruited by Nick Fury for his black-ops Avengers initiative. Among his fellow team members included Dominic Fortune, Kraven the Hunter, Namora, Ulysses Bloodstone and Ersnt Sablinova who operated as the Silver Sable. (New Avengers v2 #10) Their first assignment as a team involved tracking down the Red Skull who had formed a new Fourth Reich with him being in Sweden. (New Avengers v2 #11)

Team X

He was later deployed to Germany where he was in East Berlin where he met a German secret agent named Leni Zauber. The two worked on an assignment that involved assassinating a scientist in the city where they then went to the safe house. Whilst taking shelter there, they two briefly became lovers for a time but one day he came to find her dead in the streets of the city. (Sabretooth v1 #3) Unknown to him, Zauber was a Mutant shapeshifter who became pregnant from their time together where she gave birth to Sabretooth's son who was born a human named Graydon Creed. (Sabretooth v1 #4)

Whilst in Saigon, he came to hear word of a figure some called the White Devil was responsible for the disappearance of soldiers and locals. In this time, Sabretooth was approached by Scalphunter who was working for the White Devil with his employer wanting to hire Creed to head a team of mercenary enforcers. (Weapon X v2 #27)

Supervillain

He came to be hired to eliminate Jeryn Hogarth who was investigating suspicious activity at Rand-Meachum. This led to Sabretooth encountering the Iron Fist and Colleen Wing where the mercenary nearly killed his opponent but was defeated by Danny Rand's martial art skills. (Iron Fist v1 #14)

Return

He remained at Goda's side when the Japanese man revealed that his goal was the devastation of both the Hand and the Yakuza forces in the region so that he could take over the remains to forge his own criminal empire. This was because Azuma sought to establish himself as the invisible king of crime in East Asia. To accomplish this, he decided to fake his death so that he could rule from the shadows. During the planned assassination, Creed betrayed him by leaking information to his whereabouts to Wolverine and departing allowing his former employer to be killed. This was because Sabretooth after his return had greater ambitions and decided to take over Goda's position after his death. He was accompanied by Mystique, Silver Samurai and Lord Deathstrike as they went to a meeting with the heads of the criminal organizations in East Asia who they killed allowing Creed to become the invisible king of crime in the region. (Wolverine v2 #303)

Inversion

Sabretooth was one of a number of supervillains recruited by Magneto to help him stop the Red Onslaught and his Stark Sentinels. (Avengers & X-Men: AXIS v1 #2) To defeat their foe, Doctor Doom worked with the Scarlet Witch in casting a spell to invert the moral compass of the Red Skull to defeat him. The inversion spell had a stronger impact than intended where it covered everyone on the island including Sabretooth thus leading to him developing a more heroic persona. (Avengers & X-Men: AXIS v1 #3)

In the aftermath, he joined the Avengers Unity Division where he sought to rectify the misdeeds he had done in the past. The team deployed in order to find the missing Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver. Travelling to Wundagore Mountain, he came to learn that the pair had journeyed to [[Counter-Earth (Marvel)|Counter-Earth] in order to find them. The Unity Division came to be scattered on the planet with Sabretooth being left in a plaza filled with the New Men. (Uncanny Avengers v2 #1)

Creed and the team journeyed to the remains of Paradise to recover the body of Wolverine. They were then ambushed by Mister Sinister who claimed the Adamantium-coated corpse of Logan. (Wolverines v1 #1)

During the M-Pox crisis, Sabretooth was once again recruited by Magneto to join his team of X-Men as they looked to protect Mutant interests. This saw them intercepting acts performed by Someday Enterprises who had been abducting Mutants that were being placed in stasis. (Uncanny X-Men v4 #1)

Their first assignment included stealing money from a Breakworlder who wanted to acquire the Nuke Pills for his people. Afterwards, Sabretooth had them help him on a mission given by the St. Croix family whose daughter Monet had been brainwashed by a cult. They infiltrated the cult but were exposed by M who was under the psychic control of Mentallo leading to a fight with Weapon X Force where they battled Deadpool who had been hired by the supervillain. (Weapon X v3 #22)

He came to rally Weapon X in their attempt at stopping Stryker's resurrection where they returned back to Earth to stop a sacrifice that would bring about his return from Hell. This saw them target the cult of Stryker headed by Mentallo who was augmented by demonic energies. He managed to overwhelm Weapon X and during the fighting Sabretooth was sent falling into a pit filled with blades that was used to kill sacrifices after being overwhelmed by Mentallo's psychic assault. Whilst in Hell, he killed Stryker to prevent his resurrection and traded his life for his son Graydon who was restored to the mortal world. Whilst in Hell, the psychic attack from Mentallo undid the Inversion that retained his morality turning him back to his true self as a feral wild beast. The demon Marduk Kurious felt no satisfaction in Creed being in Hell if he had no mental comprehension of his sacrifice and thus opened a portal to Earth so that he could return to bring havoc to the world till he earned his way back into Hell. (Weapon X v3 #27)

Creed returned during the War of the Realms when the forces of the Dark Council invaded Earth. During this time, Victor sought to ally with the invading forces in order to curry favour with Malekith the Accursed. After the Black Bifrost was destroyed, the ability to transport their forces was severely crippled with Sabretooth offering to capture Magick in order to use her powers for transportation purposes. Thus, Sabretooth joined the hunting dogs of the Wild Hunt as they targeted the X-Men where he captured Magick along with Wolfsbane with the latter being part of a deal he made with Hrimhari. (War of the Realms: Uncanny X-Men v1 #2)

House of X

Afterwards, Professor Charles Xavier came to establish a Mutant nation on the living island of Krakoa and formed a new society using the Resurrection Protocols to bring back the dead. Creed was brought back to life and re-joined the Brotherhood of Mutants where he worked alongside Mystique and Toad where they were sent to steal data from Damage Control on Xavier's behalf. Their activities drew the attention of the Fantastic Four with Mystique and Toad managing to get away but Creed was captured with Cyclops failing to recover him. (House of X v1 #1) For his actions, Sabretooth stood trial for his crimes at Project Achilles with the charges included theft, assault and two counts of manslaughter. A remorseless Sabretooth confessed to his crimes and stated that he would not end his killings. It was then that Emma Frost entered the court room where she said that Mutants had diplomatic immunity due to being citizens of Krakoa and thus demanded that Creed be released into her custody. With little choice, Sabretooth was feed and taken by the White Queen along with the Cuckoos back to Krakoa. (House of X v1 #3) Upon returning to the living island, Creed was taken before the Quiet Council to stand trial for his actions. The death of humans led to the Council establishing three laws to be obeyed by all Krakoans where one of them prohibited the murder of humans. Thus, Sabretooth was offered a chance to redemption but he was defiant in the face of the Quiet Council who then decided to use him as an example of what happened if one broke the law. This saw Krakoa itself latch onto Creed and bury himself deep inside itself where he would be kept alive in a permanent stasis for the rest of his life whilst being mentally conscious the entire time. (House of X v1 #6)

Overview

Personality and attributes

Victor Creed in Wolverines v1 #1.

In Central America, he was known as El Tigre whilst in Germany he was called Der Schlachter. (X-Men Unlimited v1 #3) Another epithet he was known by was the God of the Hunt. (Gambit v3 #8) After taking over the East Asia criminal empire, he was given the title of Murder Lord of the Eastern Hemisphere. (Wolverine and the X-Men v1 #32)

Men like Creed were said to have only a few things precious to them. (Wolverine v4 #11)

Sabretooth came to develop a reputation for being a freebooter and a modern-day pirate who would rip off anything for the right price. (Iron Fist v1 #14)

When in the mood, he enjoyed a fight and played a game of cat-and-mouse with his opponent. During such exchanges, he was known to taunt his foe. (Iron Fist v1 #14)

He was clever enough to lure a person into a trap in order to get an advantage over them in a fight. (Iron Fist v1 #14)

Though he actually killed his father, Sabretooth had kept his mother Victoria Creed hidden away. She was kept in the lab of luxury for years and visited her every week with him bringing her expensive gifts. (Wolverine v4 #11)

He once had an affair with Mystique when she took on the identity of Leni Zauber where unbeknownst to him she became pregnant with his child who was born a human named Graydon Creed. (Sabretooth v1 #4)

Powers and abilities

The Slasher in Hunt for Wolverine: Claws of a Killer v1 #2.

O*N*E had classified him as being a Severe Threat. (X-Men: The 198 Files v1 #1)

His instinct and senses allowed him to determine if a person was an ally or enemy. (Iron Fist v1 #14)

It was said that his speed was as fast as noted martial artists like Iron Fist. (Iron Fist v1 #14)

He was noted for his razor-sharp claws that made him the ultimate killing machine. (Iron Fist v1 #14)

Such was his healing factor that he could reattach a cut limb in moments. (Wolverine v3 #52)

Sabretooth was said to be all about power and speed with their not being any technique in his combat style. (Iron Fist v1 #14)

Notes

• Sabretooth was created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne where he made his first appearance in Iron Fist v1 #14 (August, 1977).
• The characters real name of Victor Creed was revealed in X-Men v2 #5 (February, 1992).
• In the X-Man Comics Forum, Claremon wrote about the his version of the characters origins, "Father and son. That's why Sabretooth always considered Logan "sloppy seconds" to his "original" / "real deal." The other critical element in my presentation of their relationship was that, in their whole life, Logan has never defeated Sabretooth in a knock-down, drag-out, kill-or-be-killed berserker fight. By the same token, on every one of his birthdays, Sabretooth has always managed to find him, no matter where Logan was or what he was doing, and come within an inch of killing him. For no other reason than to remind him that he could."

Alternate Versions

• In Wolverine v3 #70 (2009), an alternate version of Sabretooth was shown to had inhabited the reality of Earth-807128 that was home to Old Man Logan. It was later revealed that in the villain dominated future world that he inhabited the Wastelands where he had degenerated into being more of a feral killer who murdered people to eat them as food. Logan eventually tracked him and easily killed him by severing his head from his body where he determined that Creed's intelligence was what made him dangerous with this version losing what made him a difficult foe to fight.

In other media

Television

• In X-Men, Sabretooth appeared as a regular antagonist in the 1990s animated television series where he was voiced by actor Don Francks.
• In X-Men: Evolution, Sabretooth appeared as an antagonist in the animated television series where he was voiced by actor Michael Donovan.

Films

• In X-Men, Sabretooth appeared as a villain in the live-action film where he was portrayed by stuntman/actor Tyler Mane.
• In X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Victor Creed appeared as a villain in the live-action film where he was portrayed by actor Liev Schreiber.
• In Hulk Vs Wolverine, Sabretooth appeared as a villain the animated film where he was voiced by actor Mark Acheson.

Video games

• In Wolverine, Sabretooth appeared as one of the final boss antagonists in the setting of the 1991 action video game.
• In Marvel Heroes, Sabretooth appeared as a villain in the setting of the MMORPG video game where he was voiced by actor Neil Kaplan.
• In Marvel: Avengers Alliance, the Sabretooth appeared as a character in the Facebook video game with his own Dossier.
• In Marvel: Contest of Champions, Sabretooth appeared as a playable character in the mobile video game. This version was described as being the half-brother of Wolverine.

Appearances

• Iron Fist v1: (1977)
• Sabretooth v1:
• X-Men Origins: Sabretooth v1:
• New Avengers v2:
• Uncanny X-Force v1:
• Avengers & X-Men: AXIS v1:
• Uncanny Avengers v2:
• Wolverines v1:
• Uncanny X-Men v4:
• Weapon X v2:
• Iron Fist:
• War of the Realms: Uncanny X-Men v1:
• House of X v1:
• Sabretooth v4: (2022)

External Links

• Marvel Database Entry
• Comicvine Entry
• Wikipedia Entry

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