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Project Pegasus
File:Thingpp.jpg
Cover to "The Project Pegasus Saga" TPB
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceMarvel Two-in-One #42 (August 1978)
Created byRalph Macchio
In-story information
Type of organizationGovernmental research laboratory

Project Pegasus (Potential Energy Group/Alternate Sources/United States) is a fictional scientific base in the Marvel Comics universe which has been the location of a variety of stories for superheroes and supervillains, most notably in the title Marvel Two-in-One. Project Pegasus is not to be confused with DC's Project Cadmus.

History

Created in Marvel Two-in-One #42 (August, 1978) by writer Ralph Macchio, Project: Pegasus was originally intended to research alternative (and unusual) forms of energy, but has also been used as a prison for super-powered individuals. The location of this facility is described as being in the Adirondack Mountains in New York State.

The facility is remembered best in comics for "The Project Pegasus Saga" printed in Marvel Two-in-One #53-#58 (later collected as a trade paperback of the same title, co-written by Macchio and Mark Gruenwald with art by John Byrne and George Pérez). However, its recurring use as a prison for supervillains of the Marvel Universe has led to a number of comics stories in the following decades, significant among them an emergence of the Serpent Crown. Several Marvel characters have served terms working security at the facility, including The Thing, Quasar (Wendell Vaughn) and most recently Darkhawk. At one time it also served as a temporary home for the Squadron Supreme when they were exiled from their own universe.

Project Pegasus also seems to possess vast knowledge of other realities in the Marvel Multiverse, ranging from alternate futures to parallel universes, as shown in the in-Marvel Earth-616 continuity files after the Sentry arc of the New Avengers, naming them by the official names Marvel use. One rogue Project Pegasus scientist tested various energy sources on himself. As a result, the scientist was turned into a rapidly expanding being who destroyed numerous universes until being stopped by the original Squadron Supreme [Squadron Supreme: Death of A Universe].

During the Dark Reign storyline, Norman Osborn has Project Pegasus shut down.[1] However, it became reactivated in the aftermath of the War of Kings, due to the opening of the time-space tear called the Fault.[2] Loki later freed Absorbing Man from Project Pegasus.[3]

Staff

Security

  • Darkhawk[22] - Security Chief
  • Alocca
  • Jenkins (security)
  • Schirra (a Guardsman)
  • Scully (security)

Former staff members

Subjects

Other versions

Ultimate Project: Pegasus

An Ultimate version of Project Pegasus appears in the miniseries Ultimate Power. This version is located in Devil's Point, Wyoming. It is owned by S.H.I.E.L.D..

The head of security is S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Wendell Vaughn (Quasar's Ultimate counterpart). After the project is attacked by the Serpent Squad, who believes that the Serpent Crown is contained there, Vaughan refuses to confirm or deny this claim, stating that "all Project Pegasus business is classified under the Grunewald Doctrine". The use of the name Gruenwald is presumably an homage to Mark Gruenwald, who wrote many Project: Pegasus stories and the Quasar's origins.

Ben Urich, Daily Bugle reporter, also mentions it to Jonah Jameson as the subject of an article he's writing in issue #106 of Ultimate Spider-Man.

In Ultimate Origins, Project Pegasus is revealed to be a government-issued warehouse for objects with mysterious origins and, usually, mass destructive value. It is here that the Ultimate Watcher was contained here since during World War II and it relates an upcoming event to the Fantastic Four, Carol Danvers, and Wendell Vaughn. Other objects seen include the Infinity Gauntlet and Cosmic Cube. [24]

In other media

Television

  • Project: Pegasus is seen in the Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes episode "The Cure." Mole Man is shown trying to attack the base.
  • Project: Pegasus appears in the Iron Man: Armored Adventures episode "Iron Man VS The Crimson Dynamo." They develop the Crimson Dynamo armor for space travel, and the base is nearly destroyed by the vengeful villain, but Iron Man reasons with him. In "Seeing Red," Obadiah Stane (alongside his head of security O'Brian) approached Dr. Anson Harkov to offer him to update the Crimson Dynamo armor in exchange for Obadiah helping with Anson's funding. After O'Brian in the Crimson Dynamo armor captures Iron Man, Obadiah has Anson run a scan on the Iron Man armor while he's away. When Pepper causes a diversion by shutting down the power enough to activate the emergency power, Anson stays with the armor while Crimson Dynamo heads out to investigate. Iron Man knocked down Anson and escaped with Pepper. Upon hearing this from Anson, Obadiah demanded whatever data they have on Iron Man and the Crimson Dynamo armors sent to him immediately. To prevent Project Pegasus from delivering the Iron Man data to Obadiah Stane, Tony creates the Technovore virus (an updated version of the virus that Iron Man used to burn out Mr. Fix's system) to use on Project Pegasus' computers (which run on the AI Delphi). After Iron Man uploads the Technovore Virus and defeats Crimson Dynamo, Obadiah has his secretary tell Anson that his offer is rescinded. In "Technovore," Project Pegasus ends up attacked by Technovore when it takes on a solid form.

Film

  • Project: Pegasus is alleged in Iron Man 2. Tony Stark is shown opening a wooden crate (1:24:04) marked "Project Pegasus" in preparation to synthesize a new element.

Biography

  • Avengers/Squadron Supreme Annual Vol. 3 '98
  • Avengers #236-237, 261
  • Avengers Vol. 3 #6
  • Avengers: West Coast #81
  • Captain America #398, Annual #7
  • Fall of the Hulks: Alpha #1
  • Fantastic Four Annual #22
  • Iron Man Annual #8
  • Marvel Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #3, 12
  • Marvel Two-In-One #42-43, 53-58, 60
  • Mighty Avengers #32-33
  • Nova Vol. 4 #17-20, 22-23, 31
  • Phoenix Resurrection Genesis #1
  • Quasar #8, 13-14, 17, 19, 51-53, 57, 60
  • Realm of Kings #1
  • Siren #1-2
  • Thing Vol. 1 #24
  • Ultimate Origins #2-3, 5
  • Vision and the Scarlet Witch Vol. 2 #1, 8
  • War of Kings: Darkhawk #1

References

  1. ^ Nova (vol. 4) #23
  2. ^ Realm of Kings one-shot
  3. ^ Mighty Avengers #32
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Avengers vol. 3 #6
  5. ^ a b Quasar #8
  6. ^ Avengers #261
  7. ^ Fantastic Four #313
  8. ^ a b Marvel Two-in-One #57 (Nov 1979)
  9. ^ Quasar #53
  10. ^ Quasar #32
  11. ^ Black Goliath #1
  12. ^ Dazzler #7-9
  13. ^ Avengers vol. 3 #5
  14. ^ Nova #17 (2008)
  15. ^ Quantum Leap: DnA Talk "Nova", Comic Book Resources, September 25, 2008
  16. ^ a b Marvel Two-in-One #53
  17. ^ a b Marvel Two-in-One #9
  18. ^ Iron Fist #3
  19. ^ a b c Avengers #236
  20. ^ Spectacular Spider-Man #55
  21. ^ Marvel Team-Up #113
  22. ^ Nova #17
  23. ^ Marvel Two in One #53
  24. ^ Ultimate Origins #3 (2008)
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