Robert Reynolds: The Sentry

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Originally posted by starlitfan
i remember Hulk beating him..he hit him in the face with his own hammer and knocked him out. lol
lmao i remember that poor thor.

Originally posted by DrDoomsday-360
lmao i remember that poor thor.

lol, i think that was the funnest thing i have seen in comics books. what made it really funny is hulk ran off and left there in a pool of his own blood. that made superman being beaten by batman not look so bad. lol

Originally posted by R3d33m3r
that goes to show you even in DEATH they cant get the damn Sentry right. Killing Ares did NOT weaken void at ALL. The ONLY thing that killed sentry was Bob... B O B.

i swear how to writers get away with such HORRIBLE writing.

Basically, Sentry was killed by BAD WRITING.

The character started out with great potential but the writers obviously had no idea what to do with him and totally messed up the character so badly, they had to kill him.

Originally posted by GRIMNIR
In my Marvel Universe I would have Sentry as the most powerful being in the Marvel Universe. Only Celestials and above would be more powerful.
I would get rid of the Void aspect completely and make his sole weakness he mental instability.
Scarlet Witch would be a villain and the only character capable of beating her would be Sentry.
He would be Sentry of Earth and be its protector from all threats, called upon by characters such as Iron Man in times of crisis.
He powers would be
Superhuman strength (matched only by Hulk at max rage)
Superhuman durability (matched only by Juggernaut)
Superhuman speed (only Silver Surfer being faster)
Energy and Matter Manipulation on a par with Scarlet Witch.
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Sounds like a much better Marvel universe. You should write for Marvel instead 🙂

I know Sentry has been the victim of some questionable writing choices so I wanted to get people's thoughts on a few things:

1)If the Void was defeated by Bob gaining control and letting Thor kill him; how come Bob wasn't able to commit suicide on his earlier attempt?

2) The gap between Sentry's high showings and low showings in really wide, do we average the character as somewhere in the middle or accept him as Molecule Man level?

i was very disappointed with that void/sentry vs thor battle i wanted those guys battle it out at there best and the writer ruined it, don't get me wrong i love marvel but they need to get some better writers, that's just me

If they ever pick Sentry's story back up, I hope they make the Void a separate character that was manipulating Bob. Kind of like Parallax and Hal Jordan.

I guess Void powers are great for forum battles, but I enjoy the character a lot less with everything that became of him.

Originally posted by Redlineshifter
I know Sentry has been the victim of some questionable writing choices so I wanted to get people's thoughts on a few things:

1)If the Void was defeated by Bob gaining control and letting Thor kill him; how come Bob wasn't able to commit suicide on his earlier attempt?

2) The gap between Sentry's high showings and low showings in really wide, do we average the character as somewhere in the middle or accept him as Molecule Man level?


1) Void himself explained it - "You dont really want to die, youre just punishing youself." I guess killing Ares, Loki and destroying Asgard made Bob REALLY want it this time.
2) normally id say middle because with most characters it depends on writers. But Bobs powers went up and down even when written by the same prople. He doesnt have a norm, it fluctuates.

Originally posted by geekgirl
Basically, Sentry was killed by BAD WRITING.

The character started out with great potential but the writers obviously had no idea what to do with him and totally messed up the character so badly, they had to kill him.

they could have fixed him. i don't know Marvel is just in an age of bad writing now. i hope he comes back sometime. i liked him a lot.

Originally posted by starlitfan
they could have fixed him. i don't know Marvel is just in an age of bad writing now. i hope he comes back sometime. i liked him a lot.

No they couldn't have when you have been writing character that bad for that long they did the right thing.What you should be hoping for is that someone at Marvel has thought about what they want to do with Sentry how they want him to be portrayed and the right time to bring him back when they do decide to reintroduce him.Maybe this time away from the character will give them some prospective.

Originally posted by SuperiorTech
No they couldn't have when you have been writing character that bad for that long they did the right thing.What you should be hoping for is that someone at Marvel has thought about what they want to do with Sentry how they want him to be portrayed and the right time to bring him back when they do decide to reintroduce him.Maybe this time away from the character will give them some prospective.

that is what i was thinking. that Void part of him wasn't needed and i don't know why that was a part of his story. i get it is marvel ans why knows what they are thinking

Originally posted by SuperiorTech
No they couldn't have when you have been writing character that bad for that long they did the right thing.What you should be hoping for is that someone at Marvel has thought about what they want to do with Sentry how they want him to be portrayed and the right time to bring him back when they do decide to reintroduce him.Maybe this time away from the character will give them some prospective.

At a memorial service for Bob Reynolds, CLOC pointedly remarked he would rebuild the Watchtower (which had simply vanished at the moment of Bob's apparent death) at an undisclosed location in preparation for the return of the Sentry, and that no one would be allowed to approach it. CLOC then gives Mr. Fantastic the Sentry's diary and instructs him to read the final sentence of page nineteen, the contents of which Reynolds knew that only Richards would understand. When asked about it, Mr. Fantastic keeps the information to himself.

i guess with that he will return sometime.

Some evidence point out, that the Sentry/void is nothing more than the manufacturing of Franklin Richards reality warpings.

His name was Tattletale. Or rather, a more adult version of Tattletale: "The Sentry." A sentry is a soldier who patrols and reports back. In other words, this is Tattletale, Franklins persona from his Power Pack days, his only successful superhero role.
He was described as a life force from "another universe" that wanted to be an adult male hero on this world. (see "The Age of the Sentry" mini-series)
He had almost unlimited power that appeared random - whatever he wanted to do, he could do it.
He was desperate to prove himself.
He was able to ret-con his existence into other's minds.
He was psychologically messed up.
He had split personalities - avatars that existed at the same time
His dark side was the void, that gain its power from the Negative Zone
He ultimately failed and the only way to shut down his uncontainable power was to shut his mind down. Supposedly killed, but the event was not enough to kill him.
He acted in an immature way - fans hated this character, because none of his actions made any sense - but they made sense when seen as the actions of a child who refused to grow up.
He wore a costume with the colors of the Fantastic four (blue, plus orange/yellow for the Thing and Torch) and retconned himself to be Reed Richards' best friend. And of course he kept his signature golden hair. (He made them not recognize him because he wanted to prove himself - all his previous adult attempts had failed when they recognized him and hated him or wanted him young again.)
Sentry asked his robot to give his diary to Reed Richards, and for Reed to read a single entry. Reed saw this entry and then became very upset but did not say what the entry entailed. Did the diary reveal Bob Reynolds' real identity?
http://zak-site.com/Great-American-Novel/ff_franklin.html

Interesting theory. But a bit farfetched imo Doubt anyone at Marvel ever concidered that. Also the things Void did.. that'd seriously mess up Franklin's character.

Originally posted by "Id"
Some evidence point out, that the Sentry/void is nothing more than the manufacturing of Franklin Richards reality warpings.

His name was Tattletale. Or rather, a more adult version of Tattletale: "The Sentry." A sentry is a soldier who patrols and reports back. In other words, this is Tattletale, Franklins persona from his Power Pack days, his only successful superhero role.
He was described as a life force from "another universe" that wanted to be an adult male hero on this world. (see "The Age of the Sentry" mini-series)
He had almost unlimited power that appeared random - whatever he wanted to do, he could do it.
He was desperate to prove himself.
He was able to ret-con his existence into other's minds.
He was psychologically messed up.
He had split personalities - avatars that existed at the same time
His dark side was the void, that gain its power from the Negative Zone
He ultimately failed and the only way to shut down his uncontainable power was to shut his mind down. Supposedly killed, but the event was not enough to kill him.
He acted in an immature way - fans hated this character, because none of his actions made any sense - but they made sense when seen as the actions of a child who refused to grow up.
He wore a costume with the colors of the Fantastic four (blue, plus orange/yellow for the Thing and Torch) and retconned himself to be Reed Richards' best friend. And of course he kept his signature golden hair. (He made them not recognize him because he wanted to prove himself - all his previous adult attempts had failed when they recognized him and hated him or wanted him young again.)
Sentry asked his robot to give his diary to Reed Richards, and for Reed to read a single entry. Reed saw this entry and then became very upset but did not say what the entry entailed. Did the diary reveal Bob Reynolds' real identity?
http://zak-site.com/Great-American-Novel/ff_franklin.html

remember we are never told us what happened with that. you maybe right but it will take time before we really know.

Yipey!!! Sentry returning!

Originally posted by TheHulk
Yipey!!! Sentry returning!

I'm definitely curious... I hope he comes back to stay. And he just decided to go away to clear out some webs.

Originally posted by Tony Stark
I'm definitely curious... I hope he comes back to stay. And he just decided to go away to clear out some webs.
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Originally posted by TheHulk
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