Ord (comics)
character from Marvel Comics
Ord is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has been depicted specifically as an enemy of the X-Men. He first appeared in Astonishing X-Men #1 in May 2004. He was created by writer Joss Whedon and artist John Cassaday.
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Ord's mission
Ord is an alien originating from the planet Breakworld who is sent to Earth by Kruun, the ruler of Breakworld, to stop a mutant from Earth from destroying their planet. To this end, Ord obtains the body of Colossus and resurrects him using Breakworld technology. Ord experiments on Colossus with the assistance of human scientist Kavita Rao, developing a cure to remove the powers of mutants in the hope that saving Breakworld. Ord is allowed to operate by Abigail Brand, the head of S.W.O.R.D., who is attempting to avert a potential war between Earth and Breakworld.
Encounters with the X-Men
During their first encounter, Ord nearly defeats the X-Men, but is caught off guard by Lockheed, who disfigures his face with a fire blast. Ord is nearly killed by Colossus, but is prevented from doing so by Abigail Brand and Nick Fury and taken into the custody of S.W.O.R.D.
Ord escapes from the Peak, a space station in orbit around Earth, with the assistance of Danger.
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