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The Imperial Guard is a team of fictional super-powered alien warriors in the Marvel Comics universe. The Imperial Guard serves the rulers of the Shi'ar Empire, both by enforcing Shi'ar Imperial law on all planets within the Shi'ar Galaxy and as the Emperor or Empress' personal guard. Appearing primarily in comics relating to Marvel's X-Men titles, the Imperial Guard has been both allies and opponents of the X-Men many times over the years. The original incarnation of the Imperial Guard was created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Dave Cockrum, and first appeared in ''Uncanny X-Men'' vol. 1 #107. Originally a homage to DC Comics' Legion of Super-Heroes, with its members all having similar costumes and powers to Legion members, the Imperial Guard has since come to include members who are not direct Legion counterparts. ==Resemblances to DC Comics' Legion of Super-Heroes== The Imperial Guard has many intentional resemblances to DC Comics' Legion of Super-Heroes. The original members seen in ''Uncanny X-Men'' #107 were designed by artist Dave Cockrum, previously best known for his work on the LSH, and all had direct counterparts among the Legionnaires, with similar super-powers and costumes: * Oracle = Saturn Girl * Electron = Cosmic Boy * Mentor = Brainiac 5 * Nightside = Shadow Lass * Smasher = Ultra Boy * Titan = Colossal Boy * Astra = Phantom Girl * Scintilla = Shrinking Violet * Starbolt = Sun Boy * Hobgoblin = Chameleon Boy * Fang = Timber Wolf * Magic (later renamed Magique) = Princess Projectra * Pulsar = Wildfire * Tempest (later renamed Flashfire) = Lightning Lad The Imperial Guard is headed by Gladiator, the analog to Superboy.〔In ''The X-Men Companion'', interviewer Peter Sanderson asks Gladiator co-creator Dave Cockrum, "How about the Imperial Guard? Can you give a key as to who’s who? The leader, Gladiator, is supposed to be Superboy…?" Cockrum answers, "Superboy, sure." Later, Sanderson comments, "There’s the leader, Gladiator. Coming right from the Philip Wylie novel Superman was based on." Cockrum replies, "That’s why we did that." ''The X-Men Companion'', "Interview With Dave Cockrum", Fantagraphic Books, 1982, page 82.〕 In ''X-Men'' #137, the Imperial Guard begins to move away from being strictly a Legion pastiche, introducing characters with no Legionnaire counterparts. More Guardsmen corresponding to the LSH were not introduced until the ''Avengers'' crossover "Operation: Galactic Storm" in the 1990s. The real name of Kree Guardsman Commando (appearance ''Imperial Guard'' #1 (1997) ) is M-Nell; a nod to LSH member Mon-El. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Imperial Guard (comics)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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