Ronan the Accuser

Ronan the Accuser
Cover to Annihilation: Ronan #1 (2006) Art by Gabriele Dell’otto
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Fantastic Four #65 (Aug. 1967)
Created by	Stan Lee Jack Kirby
In-story information
Alter ego	Ronan
Species	Kree
Team affiliations	Kree Empire Starforce United Front Phalanx Annihilators
Abilities	Superhuman strength and endurance Cybernetic armor Via Universal Weapon: Energy projection Molecular manipulation Flight

Ronan the Accuser is a fictional character that has appeared in numerous comic book series published by Marvel Comics. A member of the alien race the Kree, he exists in Marvel's main shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe. Ronan first appeared in Fantastic Four (vol. 1) #65 (1967), and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. While the character spent most of his published existence as a villainous figure, over time Ronan has slowly become more noble and heroic.

Publication history

Ronan was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1967. He first appeared in Fantastic Four vol 1 #65.

The character returned sporadically in Captain Marvel vol 1 and played an important role in the Kree-Skrull War storyline in Avengers vol 1 #88-97. After appearances in Ms Marvel vol 1 and Silver Surfer vol 3, Ronan returned in the Galactic Storm crossover in 1992.

Ronan appeared in Fantastic Four vol 3 #13-14 and Iron Man vol 3 #14 before having a major role in the Maximum Security crossover in Jan 2001.

During the 2006 Annihilation storyline, Ronan received a four-issue eponymous miniseries written by Simon Furman and a leading role in Annihilation #1-6. He appeared in the sequel, Annihilation Conquest #1-6 and Annihilation Conquest: Wraith #1-4 in 2007.

After being seen in the Secret Invasion: War of Kings one-shot, the character was used in War of Kings #1-6 (2009) and Realm of Kings: Inhumans #1-4. Following appearances in The Thanos Imperative #1-6 (2010), Ronan joined the titular team in Annihilators #1-4 (2011) and Annihilators: Earthfall #1-4 (Sept 2011-Dec 2011).

Fictional character biography

Ronan was born on the planet Hala, the capital of the Kree Empire in the Greater Magellanic Cloud. Ronan is a member of the alien Kree race and the "Supreme Accuser of the Kree Empire."

Ronan is sent to Earth to investigate the defeat of a robotic Sentry by the Fantastic Four. The team defeats Ronan,^[1] which prompts a Kree expedition to spy on and assess Earth.^[2] Captain Mar-Vell is a member of the team and he interacts with Ronan frequently during his mission.^[3]

Ronan secretly plans with Zarek to overthrow the Kree leader, the Supreme Intelligence, believing the Empire should not be ruled by a non-humanoid entity. Ronan is paralyzed by the psionic powers of Rick Jones, and control of the Kree Empire reverts back to the Supreme Intelligence.^[4]

Ronan is mentally dominated by the Supreme Intelligence, and battles Mar-Vell on multiple occasions.^[5] Ronan's later regains his sanity and returns to his former position as Supreme Accuser.^[6] During the second Kree-Skrull war, Ronan executes a Skrull duplicate of the Silver Surfer.^[7]

During the Kree-Shi'ar War, Ronan joins Starforce.^[8]

When Ronan is falsely accused of treason by Tana Nile, he discovers he has been framed by a highly-placed member of a Kree house.^[9] After defending the Kree Empire against the Annihilation Wave, Ronan clears his name and kills his betrayer, although not before his accuser lobotomizes the Supreme Intelligence. In an act of mercy, Ronan kills the Supreme Intelligence and becomes ruler of the Kree Empire.^[10]

During the Phalanx conquest of the Kree, Ronan works with the Super-Skrull and Wraith to free his people.

When the Inhumans seek aid from the Kree against the Skrull's Secret Invasion, Ronan agrees on the condition that the Inhuman princess, Crystal, become his bride.^[11] On their wedding day, he is severely beaten by the Shi'ar Imperial Guard and hospitalized.^[12] He does not fully recover until after the War of Kings is over.

During the war with the cancerverse, Ronan is a member of Nova's main attack force.^[13] In an effort to prevent further massive conflicts, Ronan joins the Annihilators.^[14] They protect Galador from the Dire Wraiths^[15] and oppose the Universal Church of Truth's attempt to revive the Magus.^[16]

Powers and abilities

Ronan possesses superhuman strength, endurance, speed and reflexes; which are enhanced by devices in his suit of full-body exoskeleton armor. Ronan also has devices in his armor which create fields of invisibility, and devices in his gauntlets which generate sufficient coldness to place certain life forms into a state of suspended animation. Ronan also possesses a weapon called the "Universal Weapon", a device which uses cosmic energy for a variety of effects according to the wielder's will, including the disintegration, rearrangement, and transmutation of matter, the projection of concussive energy blasts, the absorption of energy, control over gravity, the creation of force fields and "time-motion displacement fields" and interstellar teleportation along hyperspatial passages. Ronan is also a highly skilled soldier and a military genius, having received Kree military combat training, and possesses extensive knowledge of the legal code of the Kree Empire.

Other versions

Ultimate Ronan

The Ultimate version of Ronan the Accuser is the son of the Titan Thanos and supports his empire.^[17]

JLA/Avengers

Ronan appears as part of Krona's army, and is seen being taken down by the DC Captain Marvel.^{[volume & issue needed]}

In other media

Games

• Ronan was a playable character in the Galactic Guardians set of Marvel Heroclix.^[18]

Television

• Ronan the Accuser appeared occasionally in the Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes, voiced by Michael Dobson. In the episode "Trial by Fire," he accused Johnny of crimes against the Kree empire, repeatedly destroying their recon drones sent to study him. During the trial, he was constantly annoyed by Johnny, namely Johnny calling him "Angry Smurf". Ronan was humiliated when the crowd turned against him and demanded that he release Johnny even when ordered to by the Supreme Intelligence. He was mentioned to be connected to the "Skrull" plan in "My Neighbor Was A Skrull" where Skrull agents disguised themselves as humans to gain tissue samples of the Fantastic Four for unknown reasons. In the episode "Revenge of the Skrulls," he was mentioned to have been removed from the Kree Empire following the last encounter. He teams up with Commander Kl'rt (who used the tissue samples to become Super-Skrull) in his revenge on Human Torch. Both were defeated by the Fantastic Four, but escaped.
• Ronan the Accuser appears in The Super Hero Squad Show episode "Alienating with the Surfer", voiced by Michael Dorn. He was supposed to come to the aid of the Skrulls when Galactus targets the Skrull throneworld only to run into Silver Surfer (whose personality has been altered by the Infinity Sword) who intercepts him. Ronan battles Silver Surfer to a standstill until Thor and Scarlet Witch come to Silver Surfer's aid. Silver Surfer uses the Infinity Sword to trap Ronan in a pocket dimension (literally, a giant pocket fastened with a zipper). At the end of the episode, the Surfer welds the zipper shut and says "Farewell, forever" leaving Ronan trapped there. He returns in the episode "The Final Battle (Nuff Said)" where he arrests the Silver Surfer for what he did as the Dark Surfer.
• Ronan the Accuser appears in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes^[19] episode "Welcome to the Kree Empire", voiced by Keith Szarabajka. He accompanies Mar-Vell and Yon-Rogg to Earth to scout out Earth and judge it, and fights Ms. Marvel and some S.W.O.R.D. Agents. Ronan knocks Ms. Marvel down and tells Mar-Vell that he hopes Earth's rulers are stronger than her. Ronan the Accuser then heads to the city demanding that the people of Earth join the Kree Empire or be destroyed. When Ronan demands an answer, Captain America, Hulk, and Iron Man arrive and Ronan demands that they surrender to the Kree Empire. Captain America gives orders to attack as Iron Man fights Ronan until Hulk tackles him. The rest of the Kree led by Kalum Lo await for Ronan's signal. Ms. Marvel joins the fight demanding Ronan to surrender. Ronan gives orders to Kalum Lo to eliminate all life on Earth. Ronan learns that the Kree on the Damocles ship have been defeated and takes down Mar-Vell. Ms. Marvel then faces Ronan and defeats him as Ronan is remanded to Prison 42.

Toys

• Ronan was the 14th special issue in the Classic Marvel Figurine Collection.

References

External links

• Ronan the Accuser at the Marvel Universe
• Ronan the Accuser at the Marvel Database Project
• Furman on Ronan the Accuser, Newsarama
• Ronan the Accuser at the Grand Comics Database
• Ronan the Accuser at the Comic Book DB