Changes: Iluthin (New Earth)

The New God Iluthin was a student of Granny Goodness on Apokolips. Iluthin was accused of stealing weaponry from Darkseid's master assassin Kanto-13. Against the request of Kanto-13, young Iluthin was exiled from Apokolips to Earth during the Renaissance period. There, he trained under Italian teachers, and fell in love with a woman named Claudia. But Kanto-13 tracked him to Earth, and at the wedding altar, Kanto-13 attacked them, and killed Claudia. Iluthin and Kanto-13 battled, and in the end Darkseid's assassin was defeated. Darkseid himself came to Earth and destroyed Kanto-13 for failure, and Iluthin returned to Apokolips as Darkseid's new assassin Kanto.

When Mister Miracle came back to Apokolips, Kanto was one of the obstacles that he faced. Kanto dressed in a quasi-Renaissance fashion.

During Darkseid's attack on the Source, Kanto encountered Artemis of Bana-Mighdall, the one-time Wonder Woman, and defeated her in battle. During this fight it was inferred that Kanto was not only her former teacher but her former lover.

Some time later, a mysterious killer began systematically assassinating the New Gods. While Kanto busied himself spying on Orion, Mister Miracle and Superman, the assassin struck again, killing Kanto. Darkseid's son Kalibak discovered Kanto's remains.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

New God Physiology: As a New God of Apokolips, Kanto is effectively immortal with a lifeline spanning several thousands of years. This does not imply that Kanto cannot be killed however.
- Immortality
- Telepathic Resistance

Abilities

Swordsmanship: Kanto is a master swordsman and fighter, and considers his work his art. He models himself after the people of the Italian Renaissance whom he lived among during exile. He remains in the service of the recently revived Darkseid, awaiting his next command.
Stealth: Kanto is a master of stealth, being able to sneak up even on telepaths.

Notes

Although this character was originally introduced during DC's Earth-One era of publication, their existence following the events of the 1985–86 limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths remains intact. However, some elements of the character's Pre-Crisis history may have been altered or removed for Post-Crisis New Earth continuity, and should be considered apocryphal.

Trivia

It should be noted that of all the foes Mister Miracle faced while Jack Kirby worked on his titles, Kanto showed a sort of professional respect for Mister Miracle.

This character or group of characters are related to Jack Kirby's Fourth World, either the original concept and group of titles by Jack Kirby, or any of their subsequent adaptations by other creators. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Fourth World Characters category.

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-| Image                   = Kanto 01.jpg
+| Image                   = Kanto 0002.jpg
 | ImageText               = Kanto
-| RealName                = [[Iluthin]]
+| RealName                = Iluthin
-| CurrentAlias            = [[Kanto]]
+| MainAlias               = Kanto
-| Distinguish1            =
-| Distinguish2            =
 | Aliases                 =
 | Identity                = Secret
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 | Affiliation             = [[Darkseid's Elite]]
 | Relatives               = Claudia (wife, deceased)
-| Universe                = New Earth
+| Universe                = Fourth World; Earth-One; New Earth
 | BaseOfOperations        = [[Apokolips]]
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 | MaritalStatus           = Widowed
 | Occupation              = [[Assassin]]
-| Education               =
+| Creators                = Jack Kirby
-| Origin                  =
-| PlaceOfBirth            = [[Apokolips]]
-| PlaceOfDeath            = [[Apokolips]]
-| Creator                 = [[Jack Kirby]]
 | First                   = Mister Miracle #7
-| Last                    = Death of the New Gods #3
+| Death                   = Death of the New Gods #3
+| Quotation               =
-| HistoryText             = Once a student of [[Granny Goodness (New Earth)|Granny Goodness]] named Iluthin, Kanto was accused of stealing weaponry from Darkseid's then-master assassin Kanto-13. Against the request of Kanto 13, young Iluthin was exiled from [[Apokolips]] to Earth during the Renaissance period. There, he trained under Italian teachers, and fell in love with a woman named Claudia. But Kanto 13 tracked him to Earth, and at the wedding altar, Kanto-13 attacked them, and killed his bride Claudia. Iluthin and Kanto 13 battled, and in the end [[Darkseid]]'s assassin was defeated. Darkseid himself came to Earth and destroyed Kanto-13 for failure, and Iluthin returned to Apokolips as Darkseid's new assassin.
+| Speaker                 =
+| QuoteSource             =
+| Overview                = '''Kanto''' is [[Darkseid (New Earth)|Darkseid's]] chief assassin.
-When [[Scott Free (New Earth)|Mister Miracle]] came back to Apokolips, Kanto was one of the obstacles that he faced. Kanto dressed in a quasi-Renaissance fashion, possibly to imply both royal court intrigue, and the artistic pride that he had in his assassin's work.
+| HistoryText             = The [[New God]] Iluthin was a student of [[Granny Goodness (New Earth)|Granny Goodness]] on [[Apokolips]]. Iluthin was accused of stealing weaponry from [[Darkseid (New Earth)|Darkseid's]] master assassin [[Kanto 13 (New Earth)|Kanto-13]]. Against the request of Kanto-13, young Iluthin was exiled from Apokolips to Earth during the Renaissance period. There, he trained under Italian teachers, and fell in love with a woman named Claudia. But Kanto-13 tracked him to Earth, and at the wedding altar, Kanto-13 attacked them, and killed Claudia. Iluthin and Kanto-13 battled, and in the end Darkseid's assassin was defeated. Darkseid himself came to Earth and destroyed Kanto-13 for failure, and Iluthin returned to Apokolips as Darkseid's new assassin Kanto.
+When [[Scott Free (New Earth)|Mister Miracle]] came back to Apokolips, Kanto was one of the obstacles that he faced. Kanto dressed in a quasi-Renaissance fashion.
-During Darkseid's attack on the [[Source]], Kanto encountered [[Artemis of Bana-Mighdall]], the one-time Wonder Woman, and defeated her in battle. During this fight it was inferred that Kanto was not only her former teacher but her former lover.
+During Darkseid's attack on the [[Source]], Kanto encountered [[Artemis of Bana-Mighdall (New Earth)|Artemis of Bana-Mighdall]], the one-time Wonder Woman, and defeated her in battle. During this fight it was inferred that Kanto was not only her former teacher but her former lover.
-Some time later, a mysterious [[Himon|killer]] began systematically assassinating the New Gods. While Kanto busied himself spying on Orion, Mister Miracle and Superman, the assassin struck again, killing Kanto. Darkseid's son [[Kalibak]] discovered Kanto's remains.
+Some time later, a mysterious [[Drax (New Earth)|killer]] began systematically assassinating the New Gods. While Kanto busied himself spying on [[Orion (New Earth)|Orion]], Mister Miracle and [[Kal-El (New Earth)|Superman]], the assassin struck again, killing Kanto. Darkseid's son [[Kalibak (New Earth)|Kalibak]] discovered Kanto's remains.
-| OtherMedia              = Kanto appeared in an episode of ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'' voiced by [[Actors|Michael York]]. In that episode, he supplied [[Intergang]] with weapons from Apokolips they can use to kill [[Superman]]. After Intergang failed, Kanto retreated back to Apokolips, with Bruno Mannheim desperately following him.
-He later appears in the ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'' episode, ''Alive!'' along with [[Mantis (New Earth)|Mantis]] as a lieutenant for [[Virman Vundabar]] in his power struggle with [[Granny Goodness]] when Darkseid, following his death at the end of the ''[[Justice League (TV Series)|Justice League]]'' episode ''Twilight'', returns, putting an end to the war.  Despite speaking, no voice actor was credited for this appearance.
 | Powers                  =
-* '''[[Immortality]]''': As a New God of Apokolips, Kanto is effectively immortal with a lifeline spanning several thousands of years. This does imply that Kanto cannot be killed however.
+* {{Alien Physiology|New God}}: As a New God of Apokolips, Kanto is effectively immortal with a lifeline spanning several thousands of years. This does not imply that Kanto cannot be killed however.
+** {{Immortality}}
+** {{Telepathy|Telepathic Resistance}}
 | Abilities               =
-* '''[[Swordsmanship]]''': Kanto is a master swordsman and fighter, and considers his work his art. He models himself after the people of the Italian Renaissance whom he lived among during exile. He remains in the service of the recently revived Darkseid, awaiting his next command.
+* {{Swordsmanship}}: Kanto is a master swordsman and fighter, and considers his work his art. He models himself after the people of the Italian Renaissance whom he lived among during exile. He remains in the service of the recently revived Darkseid, awaiting his next command.
+* {{Stealth}}: Kanto is a master of stealth, being able to sneak up even on telepaths.
 | Strength                =
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 | Notes                   = {{Multicont Earth-One}}
-* Kanto's relationship with Artemis falls out of continuity as Artemis was trapped in a demon dimension along with her Amazon sisters between the ages of fourteen to twenty-four years of age. Artemis was, by this time, an experienced warrior and was not shown alongside Kanto until the Source Wall storyline. Hence, he would have only had the opportunity to have had an affair with the Amazon before the age of fourteen. Also, in the ''Requiem'' mini-series Artemis admits to being a virgin.
 | Trivia                  =
-* In the [[Amalgam Universe]], the character of Kanto is the child of DC's [[Wonder Woman]] and the Marvel Comics character Frank Castle (the Punisher). This was the second time that writers tried to tie the character to the Wonder Woman mythos.
-* It should be noted that of all the foes Mister Miracle faced while [[Jack Kirby]] worked on his titles, Kanto shared a sort of professional respect with Mister Miracle.
+* It should be noted that of all the foes Mister Miracle faced while [[Jack Kirby]] worked on his titles, Kanto showed a sort of professional respect for Mister Miracle.
 | DC                      =
 | Wikipedia               = Kanto (comics)
 | Links                   =
-*[http://www.geocities.com/comixlibrary/newgods/ngprof.htm New Gods Library Profiles]
 }}
 {{Wikipedia|Kanto (comics)}}
+{{Fourth World}}
 [[Category:Assassins]]
 [[Category:Fourth World Characters]]
-[[Category:Hand-to-Hand Combat (Advanced)]]
-[[Category:Immortality]]
-[[Category:New Gods members]]
-[[Category:Silver-Age Characters]]
-[[Category:Swordsmanship]]

Changes: Iluthin (New Earth)

Revision as of 20:01, 27 February 2021

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