History
The Kronans are a military dictatorship whose attempts to expand their empire have met with limited success. Around 3,000 BC, their Earth invasion force in Mesopotamia was repulsed by Gilgamesh (the Eternal known as the Forgotten One) and the time-traveling Captain America (Steve Rogers).
In recent times, the Kronans established an outpost on Iapetus, a moon of Saturn, earning them the nickname "Stone Men of Saturn." An invasion force which included brothers Korg and Margus landed in Norway, but their arrival was witnessed by Dr. Donald Blake (a human form which Thor had been placed in by his father Odin). Blake fled from the Kronans and discovered in a nearby cave the hammer Mjolnir, which caused him to rediscover his true identity as Thor. Thor overpowered the Kronans and their greatest weapons, and the Kronan fleet fled the Earth, fearful that there could be others as powerful as Thor.
One of the fleeing vessels crashed into an asteroid and was separated from the fleet, stranded alone in space. Unable to make repairs, the crew placed themselves into suspended animation. When the asteroid was visited by the ship Starjammer, piloted by Thor and his fellow Asgardians while on a quest, the Kronans awoke and attempted to steal the Starjammer. Thor overcame the Kronans, destroying both their ship and the asteroid. Another Kronan vessel which numbered Korg and Margus among its crew was likewise stranded, and eventually conquered a Kree settlement in order to repair their ship; however, the ship was caught in the Great Portal, a space warp which brought them to the planet Sakaar, and the crew was separated in the crash.
Kronans were also involved in the consortium of extraterrestrials who attempted to negotiate the rights for the biography of Rick Jones, hoping that the book would reveal how Jones had once used the Destiny Force to halt the Kree-Skrull War, but the book was of no use to the assembled buyers. The Kronan mercenary Zardok served as a member of the Starblasters, an intergalactic band of pirates. he aided the Starblasters in the kidnapping of Kayla Ballantine, host of the Star Brand, and journeyed with the crew to the Stranger's laboratory world to have the Star Brand analyzed, but Kayla's lover Quasar assembled a team of Earth heroes to recover her, and the Russian god Perun apparently slew Zardok in combat. Some of the Kronans formed an alliance with the New Immortals, rogue creations of the High Evolutionary. They led an assault against the High Evolutionary's fortress at Mount Wundagore, but were defeated by Thor and the High Evolutionary's newest creations, the Godpack.
Back on Sakaar, the Kronans were fitted with pain-inducing obedience disks and made to serve the forces of the planet's ruler, the Red King. Margus and the other Kronans fought the disks, and suffered massive brain damage that made them virtual zombies. Korg was selected for training as a gladiator, and was placed in a team consisting of the Hulk (Bruce Banner), Miek, Hiroim, Elloe Kaffi, Lavin Skee, and a Brood. Korg wound up having to combat Margus and his fellow Kronans in a training session, and was forced to destroy Margus and the others to save his own life. The other gladiators who fought alongside Korg eventually chose to become "Warbound" after one of their number, Lavin Skee, was slain defending their lives. Acknowledging the Hulk as their leader, Korg and the other Warbound fought by his side in gladiator matches until the Silver Surfer released them from their obedience disks. The Warbound became leaders of a rebellion, and ultimately toppled the Red King and installed the Hulk as the planet's new ruler. A trusted adviser to the Hulk, Korg was among the few who escaped Sakaar's destruction in a subsequent cataclysm partially enabled by the treacherous Miek. Believing this the work of Earth's heroes, Hulk and the Warbound came to Earth to wage war against them, but were defeated. Korg and the remaining Warbound soon found themselves trying to protect the gamma-irradiated town of Stoneridge, New Mexico (aka Gammatown from the machinations of the Leader (Sam Sterns).
Powers and Abilities
Powers
Known Powers: The Kronans' bodies are composed of a strong, silicon like substance, granting them protection against physical harm. Within an oxygen-based atmosphere, they possess enhanced strength. They can consume minerals such as coal or shale as food. They are a highly advanced race, having built vehicles capable of space travel, and designed robots such as the Mechano-Monster and Mekkanoid. Once, a Kronan made use of the Gravitron aboard his ship as a weapon. They also possess technology which can create illusions, such as that of a fire-breathing dragon.
Abilities
No known abilities.
Average Strength Level
Enhanced strength - level unknown
Weaknesses
Their Silicon bodies though dense can be destroyed with sufficient force.
Habitat
Habitat
Mountainous, with 27% surface covered with water
Gravity
130% Earth standard
Atmosphere
52% methane, 18% oxygen
Population
2.7 billion
Miscellaneous
Type of Government
Military dictatorship
Level of Technology
- Highly advanced graviton/anti-graviton technology used for powering their starships
- Disintegrator guns
- Mechano-Monster - a robot warrior
- Mekkanoid - a robot warrior
- Spaceships - equipped with atomic force fields and 3-D holographic “monster-image” projection
Cultural Traits
Fraternal, religious, imperialistic
Representatives
Gorr, Korg, Margus, Zardok, O-Korg, Ahna
Notes
- The Kronans have been called the "Stone Men of Saturn" because they once had a base on one of Saturn's moons from which they launched an invasion of Earth repelled by Thor.
- Not to be confused with the Lithodia Rexians who also tried to start an invasion from Easter Island.
Trivia
- Kronans are an entirely male species with no female counterpart. As explained by Korg Kronans reproduce by taking another Kronan, or other stone based sentients, and joining hands in a river of lava for three days. After which an infant will grow and develop.[citation needed]
See Also
- 16 appearance(s) of Kronans
- 5 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Kronans
- 1 minor appearance(s) of Kronans
- 1 mention(s) of Kronans
- 19 image(s) of Kronans
- 19 representative(s) of Kronans
- 3 item(s) used/owned by Kronans