The Sentinels are a fictional type of robot in the Marvel Comics Universe, most often appearing as enemies of the X-Men. They were created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and first appeared in The X-Men (vol. 1) #14 (November 1965).
Invented by Dr. Bolivar Trask, the Sentinels are programmed to hunt and capture or kill mutants. Several types of Sentinels have appeared through the years, manufactured by various private and paramilitary groups, but the ...
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The Sentinels are a fictional type of robot in the Marvel Comics Universe, most often appearing as enemies of the X-Men. They were created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and first appeared in The X-Men (vol. 1) #14 (November 1965).
Invented by Dr. Bolivar Trask, the Sentinels are programmed to hunt and capture or kill mutants. Several types of Sentinels have appeared through the years, manufactured by various private and paramilitary groups, but the typical Sentinel is three-stories tall, possesses the ability to fly, project energy blasts and detect mutants.
The Sentinels have been featured in several X-Men video games and played a large role in the 1990s X-Men animated series, as well as a brief appearance in the beginning of the 2006 film, X-Men: The Last Stand, in which a simulated Sentinel was used as part of Danger Room training session, and have a pivotal role in Wolverine and the X-Men. In 2009, The Sentinels was ranked as IGN's 38th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.
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