This is Black Samson (Markus Grimshaw) from the comics. For the TV show character, see Black Samson (TV).
Black Samson was a member of the Guardians of the Globe.
History
Origins[]
The Guardians meet Omni-Man for the first time.
Samson was a member of the Guardians of the Globe for many years and accompanied the team in many missions including their first meeting with Omni-Man.[1] For a time, Samson lost his powers and was let go from the team.[2]
Return with the Guardians[]
Desperate to be a superhero again, he went to Art the tailor to obtain a power suit. When the suit was stolen and the original Guardians were killed, he was initially the prime suspect. However, it was established that he had not left his home for weeks. The Guardians' funeral was disrupted by Samson's butler Sanford, who had stolen the suit to kill the Guardians as revenge for his employer.[3]
Samson was eventually recruited into the new Guardians of the Globe, wearing the power suit. During a battle between Invincible, Titan, the Guardians and Machine Head's syndicate, Samson was seriously injured by Battle Beast, along with Bulletproof. He was comatose for several weeks. Meanwhile, in order to curb the side effects of using her powers, Monster Girl wore Samson's power suit on missions. During a fight with the cosmic villain Omnipotus, the power suit was destroyed and Samson revived, his powers returning to him greatly augmented, allowing him to turn the tide in the heroes' favor. His powers have subsequently returned back to their normal levels.[4] After the battle the Immortal came to check on him while he was trying on his old costume and Black Samson berated him for keeping the rest of the team at distance, Immortal explained to him that he only did so because he had lost too many people that he had been close to but that everything had changed since he had met Dupli-Kate.[5]
Samson and the other Guardians would try to stop Mastermind but Samson would end up being mind-controlled, just to be saved by Invincible's intervention.[6] He was one the Guardians sent to space to stop the Sequids.[7] After they returned home they found out about the deaths of their fellow Guardians and he tried to confort The Immortal after Kate's funeral.[8]
Death[]
When Robot took over the world, Black Samson was the first superhero to be taken out.[9]Attributes
Powers
- Superhuman Strength: Black Samson is superhumanly strong and can lift 45 tons.[10] He can leap 150 feet in the air and can cover a distance of 300 feet.[1]
- Superhuman Stamina: Samson has great resistance to pain and fatigue.[1]
- Superhuman Durability: Samson is extremely resistance to damage and is resistant to penetration wounds of any kind up to a high caliber bullet. He can survive a fall at terminal velocity provided he lands upright.[1] Despite his great durability he is not totally invulnerable and Robot killed him with a concentrated energy blast.[9]
- Accelerated Healing: Samson possesses great recuperative powers.[1]
Abilities
Paraphernalia
Equipment
- Black Samson's Armor(formerly): Samson formerly wore a powered exoskeleton to compensate for the loss of his powers.[1]
See Also
Links and References
References
  This character is a member, or supporting cast/member, of Invincible, Mark Grayson. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Invincible Supporting Cast category." |