Alex Gentry was one of the first generation Marvel villains of the silver age who appeared in the early 60's fighting Hank Pym. His original Porcupine armor was bulky and very unusual looking. It was based on a Porcupines natural defenses. Hence the Porcupine quills for protection. He also had an array of weapons he used as well. His main weapon was firing his quills from multiple plastic tubes on his armor. He did this by pressing studs on his belt buckle. Other weapons included an array of gases. Smoke screens. Hypnotic disks. Acetyline torch. Eletrical bolts. Lasers. Rockets. Concussion grenades. His original armor also had an exoskeleton that augmented his strength somewhat that was never determined. His armor also had a gas mask for protection against his own weapons as well a limited oxygen supply. He also had limited flight. He would actually fire his rockets and then to control his flight would fire a suction cup quill into a building or something solid to control his flight. His many opponents included the X-men where he teamed up with the Eel, the Scarecrow, the Plantman, and the Unicorn. Captain America where he teamed up with Batroc the Leaper and the Whirlwind. He fought Cap again with his former partners the Eel, Plantman, and Scarecrow. He also fought Ironman and the Defenders on two separate occasions. After his fight with Ironman his original armor was destroyed by his own concussion grenades. He completely revamped his armor and streamlined it. He tested it against Cap and was soundly defeated by Cap. He did defeat the Nomad with his new armor. After many defeats he decided to retire and sell his new armor to the highest bidder. After no one would take it off his hands, Captain America offered to buy it if he helped him find the Serpent Society. Reluctantly Gentry did. Unfortunately for him he was drawn into the battle with four members of the serpent society and his opponent was Diamonback who wanted to avoid fighting Cap. When he decided to flee he accidently fell on one of his own quills and it punctured his heart. After Cap defeated the Rattler, Death Adder, and Copperhead, he found Gentry dying. Gentry told Cap he was going to die as he lived like one big loser. Cap reassured him that he was no loser and indeed was a hero for helping Cap defeat the serpent society. No one knows if he even heard this because he died there on the spot. Cap honored him and buried him in a grave reserved for fallen Avengers. His armor was also placed on the second floor of Avengers Mansion. "The Porcupine. Honored foe of the Avengers." A new unknown Porcupine has been seen briefly in the pages of the Thunderbolts and it remains to be seen if he'll show up somewhere else. In short the original Porcupine died a hero and pretty much an Avenger even though it was never stated as such. Cap did him mighty proud by honoring him as a fallen hero. I will point out that the Porcupine had a few victories in his time even though it has always been written that he never won. He did beat Antman. He did beat Giantman. He did beat the Beast. He beat Doctor Stange. He basically won the battles but they won the wars. The same could be said for every super villain. The legacy of the original Porcupine Alex Gentry lives on.                    

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