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ASKARI (Character)

Publisher: Marvel Comics

Created by: Chris Claremont and Aaron Lopresti

1st appearance: Excalibur (3rd series) #11,

Real Name: Jono Baraka

Nationality: Zanzibarian

Team Affiliations: Mutantes sans Frontieres

Legal Status: As the President of Zanzibar he has diplomatic immunity.

Height: 6’4              Weight: 250 lbs

Eyes: Brown                   Hair: Black

Relatives: Unknown

Skills and abilities: Jono Baraka is a highly trained hand to hand combatant

Powers: Enhanced strength, bio-energy blasts.

Biography

Jono Baraka was born on the island nation of Zanzibar, in the United Republic of Tanzania. Born with a mutated x-gene he developed superhuman powers at the onset of puberty. He became a superhero and became famous in his land. After his retirement as a superhero he was elected President of Zanzibar. He also became a member of the “Mutantes Sans Frontiéres”, mutants without Borders, which was a global mutant outreach organization established by Warren Worthington III/Angel/Archangel.

He battled supervillain Viper while she was a member of the Hellfire Club alongside Husk/Paige Guthrie and Angel  [Excalibur (3rd series) #11-14].