Professor Thorton
| The Professor | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Marvel Comics Presents #73 |
| Created by | Barry Windsor-Smith |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Truett Hudson |
| Team affiliations | Weapon X Weapon Plus |
| Notable aliases | Professor Andre Thorton, Number One |
| Abilities | Genius-level intellect |
Professor Andre Thorton[1][2] (real name Truett Hudson; also known as The Professor) is a character in Marvel Comics, an enemy of Wolverine.
History
In 1972, nearly twenty years before Logan was romantically involved and abducted with Silver Fox at Windsor snow lodge[citation needed], Thorton experimented on numerous mutants including Sabretooth and Mastodon. He hired Carol Hines as his assistant and the scientist Abraham Cornelius. He experiments on Wolverine and is responsible for his adamantium-laced skeleton. He is also connected to the creation of Alpha Flight on to developing super-soldiers for the US government. During the adamantium-lacing process, the pain of past memories awakes Wolverine, enabling him to break through the chamber after the process was completed. In the ensuing rampage, Wolverine cuts off Professor Thorton's hand and supposedly kills him in a mad rage. However, an ending scene clarifies to the reader that this was a virtual reality simulation of an escape attempt by Wolverine.
Sometime later, Professor Thorton and Carol Hines lure Wolverine into an abandoned warehouse in Canada which was once the secret location for the Weapon X program. Codenamed Project X, Wolverine soon discovers Weapon X was funded by the CIA and sheltered in Canada. Professor Thorton's secret weapon, a robotic android named Shiva, is activated to destroy him. Wolverine discovers the apartment complex is not a Pest control outlet but a trap for revenge. Silver Fox (who works for another secret organization called HYDRA) is revealed to be behind the entire plan. In the end, the missing character and cohort Silver Fox surprises them amidst the fighting there by killing the professor.[3]
Other versions
- A version of the Professor (although insane) appears in the pages of Mutant X, but is killed by Captain America. [4]
- The Professor appears in Wolverine: The End in a flashback. [5]
In other media
Television
- Professor Thorton is seen briefly in the X-Men episode "Out of the Past." He is merged with Kenji Oyama as a character named Professor Oyama.
- Professor Thorton appears in the X-Men: Evolution episode "Grim Reminder", voiced by Campbell Lane.
- Professor Thorton appears in Wolverine and the X-Men voiced by Tom Kane.
- Tom Kane reprises his role of Professor Thornton who appears in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes episode "Behold...The Vision." He is heard at a Weapon X facility when the Vision attacks.
Film
Video games
- Professor Thorton appeared in X2: Wolverine's Revenge, voiced by Don Morrow.
- Professor Thorton appeared in X-Men: Legends, voiced by Earl Boen.
Bibliography
- Wolverine #50
- Marvel Comics Presents Weapon X vol. 1 #73-87
References
- ^ http://marvel.wikia.com/Truett_Hudson_%28Earth-616%29
- ^ http://www.comicvine.com/professor-thorton/29-9392/
- ^ Wolverine #50
- ^ Mutant X #30
- ^ Wolverine: The End #1
External links
- Professor Thorton at Comic Vine
- Professor Thorton at Marvel Wikia
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