#aireo

New Warriors #29

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Written by Mark Russell

Giant ominous floating half a Punisher...

Obscure Marvel fancast of the day: Danila Polyakov as Aireo aka Skybreaker! Hailing from Attilan, Aireo was an Inhuman who possessed the power of flight. This power gave him the job of being the patrolman for Attilan’s border. However, he rebelled against King Black Bolt’s rule for reasons unknown (he later described the regime of his fellow Inhumans as “regressive” but it is unknown what he was specifically referring to) What exact crime he committed as a result of this dissent is unknown, but he was tried for treason and found guilty with a number of other Inhumans. For this, he was banished to a prison dimension by Black Bolt, where Maximus (Black Bolt’s treacherous brother who desired the throne himself) appeared and recruited Aireo and the other prisoners to his side for a coup. Aireo would go on to help Maximus in other attempts at rebellion, ultimately resulting in the exile of himself, his cohorts, and his master. However, while Maximus was allowed back into Attilan eventually, it seems Aireo never was. He was next seen having taken the codename “Skybreaker” and joined Force of Nature, a group of mercenaries who served the eco-terrorist group known as Project Earth. Each member of Force of Nature has powers that embody one of the classical four elements, and AIreo’s of course, was air---or rather, wind, as his powers had evolved from merely enabling flight to summoning and controlling wind, even allowing him to suck the breath from an opponents lungs. Despite disliking the reign of Black Bolt and the way his fellow Inhumans did things, Skybreaker has voiced disdain for normal humans (which he counts mutants among) as well. Yet, he has stuck with Force of Nature, even after serving jailtime with his teammates as he once did his fellow Inhuman dissidents---where, true to his rebel nature, he rioted for better treatment of his teammate Terraformer the living plant!

Aireo aka Skybreaker, a minor Marvel villain that I’m quite fond of! He’s an Inhuman in exile from Attilan for rebellion against the throne, so the first time I sketched him in civilian wear, he hadn’t really figured out human fashion, but it looks like he has since then! Done in Krita.

He later joined the ‘Force of Nature’ super team as part of the Initiative Act following the Super Hero Civil War.  Aiero was stationed in the state of Oregon and he took on the name ‘Skybreaker’ in his new role as an Initiative Hero.   Aiero has not been seen in a long while and his current status and whereabouts remain unknown, but it is possible that he is still residing somewhere in Oregon.

The League of Evil Inhumans...they didn’t try too hard with their names. Bet they are contemporaries with the group of mutants that Magento gathered for his second, or was it third, Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. the one that featured Peeper and Slither, among other eponymously named characters.