Devastator is a name used by three fictional characters appearing in

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Fictional character biography

Devastator (Kirov Petrovna)

The first Devastator was

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officer, spy, and saboteur Kirov Petrovna, who wore

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. He battles the

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, who had allegedly killed his father the

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, and is killed when his suit overloads.

Devastator (Gregori Larionov)

The second Devastator was another Soviet officer, using a version of the Devastator suit re-built by Soviet scientists using the Gremlin's notes. He was sent by the Soviet government along with his Soviet Super-Troopers to Khystym to execute the Gremlin before being defeated by him and two

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and Starshine).

Unnamed Devastator

In ''

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'', a third, unnamed Devastator appears as a member of S.P.E.A.R.'s Ascendants.''Avengers World'' #7

Powers and abilities

The Devastator power armor was designed by the

. This full body armor is equipped with electronic devices which absorb microwave energy and can convert it for use as blasts of heat or concussive force. Its solar powered boot jets enable the wearer to fly at just under Mach 1, with range limited only by available light plus a three-hour battery reserve. The gauntlets contain microwave projectors that generate devastating force blasts. Because the battle-suit draws power from

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energy beamed down from a

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located in

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, the suit's wearer must maintain a line-of-sight position relative to the satellite to avoid sudden power cut-off. The satellite itself was protected by ECMs which rendered it invisible to conventional modes of detection. The second Devastator also possesses extensive hand-to-hand combat training, while the original possessed limited hand-to-hand combat training.

References

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