However, in his original life, Nathaniel Richards was always so bored by the mundaneness of existence. Reed’s device then shut back off, sealing both Galactus and Hyperstorm in the dimensional void, ending the threat. Be a better husband. I mean… really shot him. What they found was Nathaniel, posing as Doctor Doom, and using the fake apparitions to control his grandson and daughter-in-law. Nathaniel told them that the Sentinels were efficient because they used technology invented by Reed, himself. [11], They eventually reached the core of the Celestial, where a mirage of Susan appeared to reason with them and explain the purpose of the Celestials. Franklin has recently chosen Powerhouse as his superhero alter ego, and he's shown repeatedly over the years why he deserves the name. View Nathaniel Richards’ profile on LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional community. Richards of Other-Earth, son of Cassandra & Nathaniel, possible ancestor of Kang, @ Fantastic Four I#272 Richards, Cassandra of Other-Earth, also called Warlord, @ Fantastic Four I#272 Richards, David of Earth-2600, vastly powerful mutant who led to destruction of Sentinels, slain by Sabretooth when he became corrupt, @ Exiles#12 Not only was Franklin showing off his powers immediately after he was born (most mutants don’t develop their powers until puberty), Franklin is basically a god. This Nathaniel Richards (left), seen with his son, Reed, is not Kang - but a man named Nathaniel Richard is Kang. Bullied as a youth, his throat was slit by a bully, Morgan, and he was hospitalized for a year. But still, Franklin has completely thrashed Mephisto, Marvel’s lord of hell on two separate occasions, actually killing him — killing Satan — the first time they fought. And chief among those powers is being completely insane, as these facts will prove. While this article is currently named Nathaniel Richards, Kang's actual name was never once given in the animated series. Nathaniel later transported to Doctor Doom's castle and reprogrammed Doom’s robots to believe that Nathaniel was Doom, himself. The Fantastic Four left shortly afterwards, returning to their own time. Nor has this Kang appeared with any of the Cross-Time Kangs that were alternate timeline versions of Nathaniel Richards. Franklin is one of the most powerful people in the Marvel universe. [10], Nathaniel’s grandson, Franklin, and his Fantastic Force team later followed one of the flaming apparitions of Susan that warned them to help the Fantastic Four, back to its source, using Huntara's scythe. Franklin’s other grandfather, Nathaniel Richards (Reed’s dad), kidnapped Franklin and took him to the future, where he trained him to battle the villain Onslaught. Nathaniel Richards was born in the calendar year 3000 of the alternate timeline Other Earth (a.k.a. After Onslaught kidnapped Franklin, Nathaniel gave his son one last, final warning, revealing to him that he had seen in the timelines that the Fantastic Four and many of Earth’s heroes were destined to be obliterated while fighting Onslaught. Even Oedipus thinks that’s a bit much. He gave her the information to better her people and create for them amazing machines, including flying, metal dragons that they rode on. Furthermore, Franklin carried around this universe with him as a blue rubber ball. But you do, Reed... And as such, all of my hopes and desires rest in you becoming what I am not. [14][15], Just after the death of Johnny Storm at the hands of Annihilus, Nathaniel returned to the past, to help his son and the Future Foundation using his knowledge of the future. Using the bridge, the Mad Celestials appeared to destroy this universe. [16], Due the presence of Reed Richardses of alternate universes, Mr. The resulting explosion knocked Wyatt out but killed the Warlord, Nathaniel’s wife. 5. [7] Nathaniel traveled around the war-torn planet, helping people with his scientific knowledge, until one day he met the Queen of the dominant race of humans. [5], In an effort to avoid the slaughter, Nathaniel Richards spent much of the following years on the run, away from his family. Nathaniel has 8 jobs listed on their profile. of [father unknown] and [mother unknown] [sibling(s) unknown] Husband of Rosamond (Street) Richards — married [date unknown] [location unknown] [children unknown] Died 22 Jan 1682 [location unknown] He died in 1700. There's also the possibility that this version of Kang/Nathaniel Richards actually is Reed Richards's father, who abandoned his son to travel the timestream when Reed was young - … Franklin once shot Norman Osborn with a toy gun. Franklin’s first babysitter was an immortal witch. The High Council made them aware of "The Final Fate of Man", and appointed themselves the task of protecting the Earth until that event. But his responses to her questions gave her little reason to trust any explanation or facts he gave her. While Susan looked on in horror, Nathaniel opened the pods to reveal Kristoff Vernard and Doom’s servant, Boris (who was actually Zarrko the Tomorrow Man in disguise). Then Reed appeared and he and his wife fought Nathaniel together, though Nathaniel fired a neuro-scrambler at Susan to distract them. Reed, Sue, Ben and Peter boarded one of the Annihilation Wave's ships controlled by Johnny, who used the rest of the ships to battle the Kree army until the Inhumans asked to finish them by their own hand. As a brilliant and well-respected scientist, Dr. Nathaniel Richards served as a guiding force for his son's prodigious intellect. The project was funded by the government in Central City, until they threatened to stop doing so, making Reed decide to test run it himself. They had a son Reed who like his father before him was a child prodigy with special aptitude in mathematics, physics, and mechanics. The defendant was the One, the repository of all Watcher knowledge, judged by Arishem, the Celestial Judge. Not in actual years, of course. The group inside the Celestial fell to the ground when it disappeared, and Uatu gathered them together in his shield, explaining that they had only stalled the confrontation between the Watchers and Celestials by a few millennia-as each group would eventually rebuild its strongest member. 6. Susan used her force powers to tear a hole in the side of Exitar’s body, and they entered him to destroy him. He revealed that his true goal was to remove Franklin-who he described as a danger to the entire universe-completely from their timeline. I want you to be a better friend than I was. His future descendent trapped Nathaniel and taunted him with his failure to stop his own plans to destroy the Fantastic Four. He was ashamed that he had been fooled for so many years by his wife and vowed to rebuild the world that his technology had devastated. Because he’s a kid, you see. With a bullet. The Fantastic Four soon arrived, and Nathaniel greeted his son, and his daughter-in-law, the Invisible Woman. His children were William, Nathaniel, Elizabeth and Mary. But when they transported to Uatu’s base on the Moon, and Aron revealed himself and attacked them, Nathaniel retreated rather than face his powers. Franklin Richards, the son of the Fantastic four’s Reed Richards and Sue Storm, isn’t just a young hero-in-training, but one of the most powerful characters in the Marvel universe. Magnetically control metal objects. I expect better. Zarrko then freed Nathaniel and they plotted to surprise Hyperstorm. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Nathaniel used Doom’s machines to contact his grandson, Franklin, telling him to turn to Nathaniel’s son to save the world, though he pointedly did not specify which son. He has been married at least twice; the first marriage to Reed's mother Evelyn and the second to Cassandra. Norman Osborn pissed Franklin off and Franklin shoots him with a toy gun he decided could briefly fire real bullets. This gathering was found by Immortus, who gave the group a sadistic choice: one lives, or all die. He can rearrange matter, molecules and the fabric of reality itself, meaning he can basically make his tiniest wish come true, and that’s not counting his more basic powers of telekinesis, telepathy, and other more tradition psionic powers. For the sake of clarity, this article will only cover, essentially, the history of Nathaniel Richards during his time as Kang. TENNESSEE Edward emigrated with his parents and other relatives from their Virginia homeland into Robertson County Tennessee [just north of Nashville], probably near Springfield, in the year of 1814. But the fact of the matter is that Franklin once created an entire universe, solely in order to house all the heroes Onslaught had killed, which ties into that whole “Franklin gets to decide who lives and who dies” thing. Jamie retired from the Tennessee Division of Forestry. [4], However, this accident dropped him in Earth's distant future, as well as drawing all parallel universe versions of him to the same locality. Nathaniel Richards, Dr. Nathaniel Richards was a brilliant scientist, expert in several fields. Nathaniel replied that they would, as they should. However, he still believed that he was meant for so much more. Nathaniel jumped on his back, planning to use his armor to siphon off psionic energies from Onslaught; but Onslaught’s power was too strong, and he shattered Nathaniel’s armor, leaving him defenseless. Edward Nathaniel was the first-born son of Edmund Hendley Richards Sr. [1783] and Sarah Ann Warren [1787] in Franklin County Virginia. Evelyn died when Reed was seven. Earth-6311). Iron Lad possesses a neurokinetic armour which responds to the users thoughts. She kept him lulled in his citadel, pretending to love him and eventually bearing him a son. Occupation: blacksmith: Managed by: … Though it recounted the history of the Celestials, and informed Susan that they needed to survive-over the Watchers-she lashed out and blew apart its nerve center when it attacked the One. Together they traveled to Tibet and the Monastery of Doom. Imprisoned, Nathaniel mocked Zarrko, making him insecure, which inadvertently sent him into the room with an equally imprisoned Doctor Doom, who had recently freed his mind enough to lock Zarrko’s gaze with his, and transfer his mind into Zarrko’s body. Valeria appeared to be stillborn, but of course instead Franklin had sent the baby to an alternate dimension to be raised by another Sue Storm who had married a heroic version of Dr. Doom. Meanwhile the other heroes on Earth where dealing with the scraps of the battle which could damage the Earth, Reed and Sue summoned Galactus, who completely destroyed the Kree army. Fantastic didn’t know she was an immortal which before hiring her; they just failed to do a solid background check. When Susan later collapsed in a fight with an out of control Black Bolt, Reed blamed his father for teaching her to use her powers to an extent that turned out to be too dangerous. They had a son Reed who like his father before him was a child prodigy with special aptitude in mathematics, physics, and mechanics. Three years before the accident that gave Reed his powers, Nathaniel disappeared seemingly for good, leaving his son two billion dollars and retaining the family’s butler and maid, Mr. and Mrs. Peacock, in the family estate. Franklin himself turned on Nathaniel, angered that he had turned Agatha against Franklin’s mother, and used his psychic powers to fire blasts of mental energy that Nathaniel’s suit could barely protect him from. To that end, he traveled to the last known location of Galactus-with his family and friends stubbornly following him-and set up a machine to recall the world devourer. Nathaniel Richards is the loving husband of Evelyn Richards and father of Reed Richards who would later become the famous superhero, Mr. Nathaniel Richards / Kang theConqueror is the main antagonist of the eighth Phase of the MCU and later the tenth and final phase of the MCU. Change its appearance (which it has done physically and holographically). They found people dressed as cowboys from the Old West, but carrying laser guns and riding on flying, metal steeds. A possible relative, Gabriel Richards, is mentioned in William Hammond's letters as a "cousin". Although less well known, Franklin does indeed have a young sibling named Valeria. This eventually leads to the organization splitting into two factions; one led by Newton and one led by Da Vinci. Yet the Warlord attacked him, sending her troops against his team, until Wyatt Wingfoot snuck around and threw a rock into a powerful, anti-matter weapon that the Warlord prepared to end the fight with. The group had protected the human race from threats for centuries. The various versions of Nathaniel Richards were forced to kill each other in a cosmic game of cat-and-mouse. Reed used Iron Man's armor and Sue's power to create a force field around Manhattan, at the same time the Cult of the Negative Zone opened the portal to the Negative Zone after Spider-Man failed at stop them, the portal revealed a living Johhny Storm with a enslaved Annihilus. 3. Reed recruited Ben, Susan, and her brother, Johnny, to test the starshi… After returning to Baxter Building, Richards reunited other heroes to fight the Inhumans in Attilan, but at the time they were preparing to go at the rooftop, a Kree invasion started. Seriously, they actually talk to each other. [9], Once Reed was distracted with the problem of the Sentinel’s circuitry, Nathaniel made his move and fired at his own son, knocking him out. Even after Reed's mother died, Nathaniel frequently encouraged the young boy's fascination with science, exploration and discovery. He met and married Evelyn and together they lived in Central City, California. Evelyn died when Reed was seven. History: Reed Richards, the only son of wealthy physicist Nathaniel Richards and his wife Evelyn, was a child prodigy with special aptitude in mathematics, physics, and mechanics. Together the two fought their way through Hyperstorm’s robots, but Nathaniel separated from Doctor Doom-Zarrko when he saw his son, Reed, returned and being attacked by Hyperstorm’s robots, along with his family. Later, that was called into question, but it remains unconfirmed. He did this to ensure that no one would declare him dead before he returned. Franklin’s little sister may be even more messed up than he is. He found himself on a planet that had been devastated by a war that occurred centuries before, between the people of the Earth and the human colonists of the Moon, ending in the destruction of the Moon itself. After Nathaniel accidentally robbed the Blue Area of the Moon of its artificial atmosphere, creating a panic in the Inhumans that was only fixed when the Fantastic Four shrunk Attilan to save them, Nathaniel offered his services to Morgan Le Fay to restore the city to its original size. Parents: Edward & Susan Richards Birth: Nathaniell, the Son of Edward & Susan Richards, was borne the 25 of the 11 mo. Son of Joseph Richards and Jane Richards Husband of Mary Powell Father of William Richards; Mary Richards; Nathaniel Richards and Elizabeth Kirk Brother of Anne Scarlett; Joseph Richards, Jr and Susanna Lownes. Anyways, the Celestials see Franklin as an equal, which should terrify pretty much everybody, all the time. She told him that she knew his mission, but would stay silent because she felt it necessary, and asked if they would hate them for it. But Susan refused to allow him and prepared to fight him, but Agatha tried to stop her with her sorceress powers. They faced off against Exitar the Executioner, who had been powering up for centuries to obliterate the One, and Nathaniel explained to Susan that her powers came from hyperspace, where the Celestials existed, and so they were enough to damage them. [7], In fact, the Warlord was not Nathaniel, but his wife, Cassandra. Fantastic. But she found Nathaniel in his place, who announced that he was searching for his son, and asked for her help, but explained that Reed was not the son he sought. 9, Pages using DynamicPageList parser function, Power Grid/Energy Projection/Single Type: Medium Range. Hyperstorm turned out to be too powerful, and Nathaniel and Susan convinced Reed that his abilities were better suited to finding a solution in Doom’s labs; so then Nathaniel and Reed left Susan to fight Hyperstorm alone. But if you have an idea of Reed and Sue having adventures throughout the Marvel universe without a kid, well, there actually weren’t that many of them. [17] Then they lead the battle to High Evolutionary's city where one of the Richards escaped with Doctor Doom and the others two were captured by the Kree army. Hyperstorm soon appeared and attacked the collected heroes, and even Nathaniel turned on him and poured fire upon him, until Hyperstorm swatted him away. Nathaniel Richards was born in the calendar year 3000 of the alternate timeline Other Earth (a.k.a. As I've grown older, I've realized that I do not have the character to be both good and great at the same time. He is well-known for his 1940 bestseller Native Son and his 1945 autobiography, Black Boy. This probably has something to do with the time that Franklin resurrected Galactus with only the power of his mind (they needed help in defeating Abraxas; long story). The Fantastic Four left shortly afterwards, returning to their own time. Costume: Strength enhanced (which gives him superhuman strength and durability) battle armour with energy blasters. Doctor Doom The very mention of his name makes lesser men tremble! He then disguised himself as Doom and revealed himself to the people of Latveria as their monarch. Kang the Conqueror knew he had a pivotal role to play in the timeline, so much so that he guided his younger self through life. You get what I’m saying here? Nathaniel arrived to the fight in time to direct Susan to use her powers, as she had against the Celestials, and she tore apart Hyperstorm’s destructoids. Nathaniel has 8 jobs listed on their profile. Genealogy for Nathaniel Richards (1695 - 1730) family tree on Geni, with over 200 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. He will be present in 25 films of the MCU, which makes him the the most frequently recurring villain of the MCU. Alas, neither of those times was during a fiddle contest. Nathaniel Richards, son of Joseph and Jane Richards of Chichester County, now Delaware County, Pennsylvania. He became very wealthy and respected in the scientific community. Though Agatha Harkness announced that she detected truth in his words, she also revealed that he was hiding something that involved Reed. [18], Then Johnny gathered the team by drawing the symbolical "4" at the sky above the Baxter Building with his fire. He met and married Evelyn and together they lived in Central City, California. The Celestials are known as “space gods” to most people and aliens in the Marvel universe. Then, Nathaniel took them to the Watcher’s base to join the Fantastic Four. That came from his toy gun. He married Mary Mason, daughter of Richard Mason. After finding the last piece of a super weapon they needed to defeat Aron, Susan sent the Thing and the Fantastic Force to face Aron, while Nathaniel and the rest turned on the Celestials to save the Watchers very existence. The Queen discovered that, soon after the construction of the fortress was finished, the Warlord had attacked the nearest township and declared himself the ruler of the world. Some unresolved issues remain about the putative family connection. -(Dear Ghosts; p 161) Fantastic absolutely turned off his own baby’s brain while trying to decide the best way to handle an infant with omnipotence. But she secretly lusted after power and disguised herself as Nathaniel, in his armor. Franklin Richards, the son of the Fantastic four’s Reed Richards and Sue Storm, isn’t just a young hero-in-training, but one of the most powerful characters in the Marvel universe. Ok, now someone tell me why Bobby the Iceman is an Omega level mutant. But Hyperstorm appeared directly afterwards, and they turned to battle him. [19], Meanwhile, in Latveria, Nathaniel and the rest of the Future Foundation helped the Reed-Alpha from the other universe to rebuild the Bridge (an interdimensional portal) to return to his universe, but the Mad Celestials kill him, as well as Doctor Doom. The Nathaniel Richards of this family was the third son of Captain William Richards. As a result of his period with them, he was present at the death of a quantum-powered superhuman. He outperforms Loki, who was in 6 films. Never get on Franklin’s bad side. Marvel Database is a FANDOM Comics Community. Franklin was named after Franklin Storm, Sue Storm’s father, who was arrested for murdering a loan shark (it was actually in self-defense). The four soon met with the Queen, who told them the history of the Warlord, and Reed himself approached the fortress, alone, to reason with his father. Franklin was born in 1968, only seven years after the Fantastic Four debuted. 1648 (Dedham) Marriage: Nathanaeel Richards … Amazing Fantasy #15 (Spider-Man's First Appearance), Tales of Suspense #39 (Iron Man's First Appearance), Incredible Hulk #181 (Wolverine's First Appearance), 89 Appearances of Nathaniel Richards (Earth-616), 6 Minor Appearances of Nathaniel Richards (Earth-616), Media Nathaniel Richards (Earth-616) was Mentioned in, 27 Images featuring Nathaniel Richards (Earth-616), 8 Quotations by or about Nathaniel Richards (Earth-616), Character Gallery: Nathaniel Richards (Earth-616), Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z hardcover Vol. [6], Richards was actually in hiding on Earth-6311, a parallel Earth. Reed tried to convince Doom, who used some of his own mechanisms to attack Hyperstorm, to work with him to defeat his future descendant, but Doom’s ego would not allow him to. He was born at the parsonage there about 1612. Dr. Nathaniel Richards was a brilliant scientist, expert in several fields. No one knows who they are, where they came from, or what they want, but they’re responsible for most intelligent lifeforms throughout the universe, are several thousand feet tall, and were around before the Watchers started watching things like intergalactic peepers. Reed Richards, the only son of wealthy physicist Nathaniel Richards and his wife Evelyn, was a child prodigy with special aptitude in mathematics, physics, and mechanics. Be a better father... Reed... be a better man. I know. Nathaniel Richards (1630–1654 fl.) Nathaniel later discovered a citadel that held powerful, yet ancient, machines and rebuilt it to live in. Son. Like Wolverine and the X-Men, Franklin is a mutant; unlike Wolverine and virtually all the X-Men, Franklin is what’s known as an “omega-level mutant,” a term used for only the most powerful mutants in the Marvel universe. Bullied as a youth, his throat was slit by a bully, Morgan, and he was hospitalized for a year. Reed ignored him, and Nathaniel left them to their fight against Onslaught. Franklin was named after one grandfather, and kidnapped by the other. Initially, it was to seem that Huntara was the daughter of Nathaniel and Cassandra Richards (or at least that's how it seemed to me). When Franklin returned to the present, he was a teen, wearing power armor and calling himself Psi-Lord, because teenagers are insufferable. The armour allows him to: 1. While searching for Reed, Nathaniel’s daughter-in-law appeared at Castle Doomstadt, investigating rumors that Doom had returned. The Future Franklin used his power to heal Galactus and destroy the Mad Celestials, saving the day.[20]. Nathaniel Richards (1605 - 1682) Nathaniel. But nothing indicates their friendship better than this utterly ludicrous sinppet from Wikipedia: [T]he adult Franklin shares a brief moment with Galactus. The Queen and her people left him with a workforce made up of ape-like mutates from the Southern parts of the planet, but returned three years later to find the citadel transformed into a fortress, and Nathaniel seemingly calling himself the Warlord. Her name was Agatha Harkness, and was born 500 years before Atlantis fell, supposedly.

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