CANNONBALL II

Real Name:

Samuel Zachery Guthrie

Universe/Timeline:

Marvel Universe

Status:

Active

Additional Status Info:

Shi'ar Empire

Category:

Mutant

Alias:

Samson Guthry.

Nationality:

American

First Appearance:

Marvel Graphic Novel #4

Powers & Abilities:

generate thermochemical energy as a blast field, which can act as propulsion, bio-kinetic blasts, a protective force shield, and a containment field around his opponent, or absorb kinetic energy to create shockwaves or supercharge the force behind his punches

Affiliation:

X-Men, X-Force, New Mutants, Avengers, Jean Grey School for Higher Learning, X-Corporation Paris, X-treme Sanctions Executive, Hellions I, High Lords, Externals, U.S. Avengers, Avengers Idea Mechanics, American Intelligence Mechanics, Bratpack, Creed '96 Campaign, X-Terminators III, Imperial Guard

Avengers Membership:

Recruited in Avengers (5th series) #1-2.

Notes:

Cannonball I was part of the Circus of Crime.

According to Jean Grey in Uncanny X-Men (1st series) #287 and Onslaught: X-Men, the Blue and Gold Strike Forces were still active at the time Onslaught struck, meaning that Cannonball should have been a member of one team or the other. Which one was never clarified.

Since the extermination of most remaining Externals back in 1996, Cannonball's status as an immortal has been discreetly retconned. A brief reference was made to it in passing from New X-Men (2nd series) #32, but from that it wasn't clear whether Sam was still considered a High Lord or not. The recent Externals arc in Cable seems to confirm Sam's immortal status no longer exists, although his survival from Sauron's attack remains a mystery.

Alternate Versions:

CANNONBALL (AoA) and CANNONBALL (Ultimate).

Check our in-depth Character entry:

CANNONBALL

Last Updated:

13th August 2024 by Monolith