Mentor enlisted the aid of his father, Kronos, and the two seized the astral form of Arthur's living consciousness, and created a humanoid body to cast Douglas' spirit into it. Mentor became determined that the threat of his son could no longer be ignored, and wanted to create a powerful being to defeat Thanos. Mentor discovered that Heather was still alive, and took her to Titan to raise the child, and she later returned to Earth as Moondragon. Unknown to the Mad Titan, however, was that his father Mentor had been monitoring his activities on Earth to examine his son's work. Wanting to keep his existence a secret while doing surveillance on Earth, Thanos destroyed Douglas family in their car. One day while driving across the Mojave Desert from Las Vegas, a spaceship passed overhead that held Thanos. Arthur became a real estate agent and jazz musician, and later met and married Yvette Steckley, and the two had a daughter named Heather. He was created by Mike Friedrich and Jim Starlin, and first appeared in Iron Man # 55 in February of 1973.Īrthur Douglas was born in Burbank, California to unnamed parents, and has an unnamed sibling due to him having a niece years later. Drax would become a hero and a member the Guardians of the Galaxy, and is an ally of the Avengers. He lost his family from the Mad Titan Thanos.
I will kill Thanos.ĭrax the Destroyer (real name Arthur Sampson Douglas) is a fictional character and superhero appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics and its universe. I must get my revenge against Thanos, and with the entire team following their own agendas, I will follow suit. The Guardians have always been a serviceable distraction, but this is my life's work.
~ Drax to fellow Guardians of the Galaxy. but this is stupid! The Newcomers are the threat. No! This is the stupidest conversation Drax has ever heard! It is stupid like "My gun is bigger than your gun!!" Although that is a good conversation.