Crule (comics)

Crule
Cover to X-Force#12 featuring Gideon and Krule Art by Mark Pacella
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	X-Force vol. 1 #12 (1992)
Created by	Rob Liefeld Fabian Nicieza Mark Pacella
In-story information
Species	Human Mutant
Team affiliations	Externals Third Reich
Notable aliases	Krule
Abilities	enhanced senses, strength, speed, agility, reflexes, coordination, balance, endurance, hair coiled into whip-like braids, fangs, and gauntlet-covered claws

Crule is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics universe. His first appearance was in X-Force vol. 1 #12.

Fictional character biography

One of the immortal mutants known as Externals, Crule is the meanest and maddest of them all. According to Gideon, during World War II he worked in a concentration camp, happily operating a gas chamber.^{[volume & issue needed]} He is an ancient berzerker, dressing like a barbarian and old enough to remember Mithras. Crule was sent by Gideon to attack X-Force after they rescued Sunspot. However, Crule is blasted out of X-Force's ship by Rictor and falls a few thousand feet, which puts him in a body cast.^{[volume & issue needed]} When The Externals kidnapped some of X-Force and were holding them for ransom, X-Force sneaks into Crule's hospital room and abducts him. He is actually happy to help the team "humble" his fellow immortals, and gives them the location of the Externals' hideout and their weaknesses.^{[volume & issue needed]} Crule is killed by Selene in a final battle between the Externals.^{[volume & issue needed]}

Powers and abilities

Crule has enhanced senses, strength, speed, agility, reflexes, coordination, balance, and endurance. His body has natural weapons, including hair coiled into whip-like braids, fangs, and gauntlet-covered claws.

Other versions

Age of Apocalypse

In this reality Crule was named Wolverine after being altered by the Beast and serves Holocaust as his leading hunter. He was ordered by Holocaust to kill the X-Man closest to Magneto in front of him. He charged up a group of bandits the X-Men were after in order to track them. Wolverine defeated the X-Men and was prepared to kill Rogue. He laughed off Gambit's attack, not noticing a large charged up rock placed in his belt. The resulting explosion apparently killed Wolverine.