Gladiator

Biography:

“I’m not a hero. I’m not a villain. I’m Gladiator — and I earned that name in blood, fire, and a hell of a lot of broken bones.”Yeah, I’m Prince Kubark — son of Kallark, the Gladiator. Heir to the throne of the Shi’ar Empire. Raised on Strontia, in the gravity of legends, molded to fly through suns and crush warfleets with a thought. Sounds noble as hell, right? Regal? Grand?Bullshit.Being born into power doesn’t mean control. And when I was sixteen, I lost mine. One surge of fury — just one — and I vaporized half a city. My home. My people. Nothing left but a crater and smoke in the air. I don’t even remember doing it. I just remember the silence.The court wanted me executed. My father? No such mercy.“You want to live? Then prove you deserve to exist. Take worlds. Burn your name into the stars.”That was my sentence. Conquest.So I became the Empire’s weapon — Kid Gladiator. I was unleashed across the Tenfold Quadrant like a cosmic hurricane. I shattered the Hive Moons of Ark’Zan with my bare fists. Laid waste to the Seraphim Armada while free-falling through V’Rax Prime’s storms. On Murnos IX, I took their warlord apart in front of his army — didn’t kill him. Just made him kneel. I didn’t conquer because I wanted to. I did it because I had to. Because if I didn’t burn the galaxy, I’d burn myself.But the galaxy fights back. I was seventeen when they sent me to the Black Crescent Belt. My mission? Kill The Magnus.Adam Warlock’s dark twin. A being of pure cosmic entropy and psychic venom. He smiled at me like he already knew how I’d die. And for a while? I believed him. He shattered moons around me. Hijacked my mind, twisted my guilt, made me relive the massacre I caused on Strontia. Made me feel every life I took. I broke three ribs, tore my shoulder, and collapsed a moon in the process.But rage is fuel. And shame is fire.I didn’t just fight him — I broke him. Drove my arm through his chest and screamed his name into the void. That was the moment I stopped being my father’s shadow. I became Gladiator — forged not in legacy, but in fury and survival.And just when I thought I understood the universe? Thanos snapped his fingers.Gone. Just like that. Dust. No glory. No death. Just… erased. Five years of nothing.When I came back, everything was worse. The Empire was fractured. My father crowned himself Emperor, threw down the Gladiator title, and left the galaxy looking at me like I was the fix.So I faced the Gladiator Initiative. Trials of mind, spirit, and bone. I fought challengers who’d burned worlds, solved political riddles that made me want to smash stars, and endured betrayals that almost made me walk away. But I earned it. The name. The mantle. The respect. I wasn’t just Kid Gladiator anymore.I was Gladiator.And then came Earth.All that Infinity Stone nonsense — The Snap, multiversal collapse, Kang, timelines bleeding into each other — it lit up Shi’ar space like a damn solar flare. Earth wasn’t just a curiosity anymore. It was a threat.So the High Command sent me to contain it.I landed on Earth at twenty. Fully grown, fully armed, and already sick of hearing about how “important” these little human champions were. And right in the middle of them? Teddy Altman. Hulkling. Kree–Skrull hybrid. Earth’s golden boy. And somehow, royalty.Let’s be real — I don’t give a damn about Kree. And I despise Skrulls.They killed my mother.She was caught in a crossfire during one of their infiltration wars. They said it was “collateral.” They called it “necessary.” I call it what it was — a lie wrapped in cowardice. So no — I don’t respect Teddy. I don’t care that he’s a king. To me, he’s just a polished figurehead with the blood of murderers in his veins. We fight on the same side when we have to, but don’t mistake that for unity. We’ll never see eye to eye.But Earth gave me something else.Billy Maximoff. Wiccan.A sorcerer. A chaos demiurge. And… something more.He’s everything I’m not — gentle, empathic, full of questions I don’t have the language to answer. Where I burn, he heals. Where I break things, he connects them. And somehow, despite everything I am — or maybe because of it — he sees me. The real me. The part I keep buried under all the fire and bravado.He’s the only one who can bring my guard down. Make me breathe. Sometimes he catches my hand in silence. Sometimes he talks me down from ending fights before they even start. He tells me love isn’t weakness. That letting someone in takes more strength than breaking an enemy’s spine.And maybe he’s right.We don’t say what we are. But the team sees it. The way we look at each other when we think no one’s watching. The way I’d vaporize half a solar system if someone touched him. The way he reminds me, with every damn word, that being a weapon isn’t the same as being a person.So yeah — I’m Kubark. Gladiator of the Shi’ar Empire. Twenty years old. Cosmic juggernaut. Child of tragedy. Son of war. Still figuring out what peace even looks like.You want diplomacy? That’s Billy’s game.
You want blood? That’s mine.
You think I’m just some alien with a crown?Try me.I dare you.— Gladiator (Kubark)
Prince of Strontia
Cosmic Juggernaut.
Young Avenger (Occassionally).
Defender of Earth.

Character Profile

Real Name:
Kubark KallarkAlias:
Gladiator (formerly Kid Gladiator)Species:
Strontian (Shi’ar Empire)Homeworld:
StrontiaAffiliations:
Shi’ar EmpireYoung Avengers (ally, not member)Status:
Active – Earth-based Liaison & Cosmic DefenderBio (Shortened):
Kubark is the son of Kallark, the original Gladiator turned Emperor of the Shi’ar Empire. After a catastrophic loss of control destroyed a Strontian city, Kubark was sentenced to conquer worlds to master his power—earning his infamous title in blood.He became a galactic legend after defeating The Magnus (dark counterpart of Adam Warlock) in single combat, but was later erased in the Snap. Revived in the Blip, he returned to a fractured empire and completed the Gladiator Initiative, claiming his father’s former mantle.Sent to Earth to monitor rising multiversal threats, Kubark has an uneasy alliance with the Young Avengers. He deeply distrusts Hulkling due to his Skrull heritage—especially after learning Skrull agents were responsible for his mother's death. Conversely, he shares a growing, secret emotional bond with Wiccan, the Chaos Demiurge, who teaches him compassion, diplomacy, and the courage to embrace love.Earth Activities:
In his downtime, Kubark frequents African American communities, offering support and charity work. He feels a kinship there, noting a striking cultural and ancestral resemblance between Strontians and Earth’s African diaspora—a quiet homage to a shared strength and resilience.Personality:
Proud, blunt, and fierce—but evolving. Struggles with rage, trauma, and legacy. Protects what he loves, even if he doesn’t always show it.

Confidence-Dependent Abilities
A unique aspect of Gladiator's powers is their dependence on his self-confidence. The more confident he is, the more potent his abilities become. Conversely, doubt can significantly diminish his powers, making psychological tactics effective against him. Gladiator’s powers—like strength, speed, flight, and invulnerability—are directly tied to his self-confidence. If he believes he will win, his powers operate at their peak. But if he begins to doubt himself or loses confidence, his abilities drastically weaken.This means:Psychological attacks or deception can be more effective than physical ones.Enemies who can undermine his self-belief can essentially “disarm” him.Superhuman Strength: Gladiator's strength is immense, allowing him to perform feats such as shattering planets and contending with formidable opponents like Thor and the Hulk.Superhuman Speed and Flight: He can move and fly at speeds exceeding light, enabling interstellar travel and rapid response in combat situations.Invulnerability: His durability is exceptional, withstanding extreme temperatures, powerful energy blasts, and the vacuum of space.Heat Vision: Gladiator can emit intense beams of heat from his eyes, capable of reaching temperatures hotter than stars.Super Breath: He possesses the ability to exhale with tremendous force, creating gale-force winds, and can also emit freezing breath to immobilize opponents.Enhanced Senses: His vision extends to microscopic levels, and he can hear sounds across vast distances, even light-years away if he truly concentrates.Psionic Resistance: Gladiator has a degree of resistance to telepathic attacks, though powerful telepaths can still affect him.Accelerated Healing and Longevity: He can recover from injuries quickly depending on his confidence.Advanced in Mix Martial Arts Combat

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