X-O Manowar (Valiant Comics)

<tabber>
|-|X-O Manowar ▾=
|-|Aric of Dacia= 
</tabber>
==Summary==
Captured by aliens in 408 A.D, the Visigoth barbarian Aric of Dacia stole their amazing, living X-O Armor and made good his escape. But when he returned to Earth, nearly 1600 years had passed! Now, with a corporate empire wrested from his enemies, Aric is the ultimate warrior, armed with an unstoppable weapon. He is -- X-O Manowar!
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: | At least , at most | At least , at most | At least , at most 
Key: Aric of Dacia | Shanhara | Enhanced Shanhara (X-O Manowar #10) | Pol-Bekhara (X-O Manowar #30)
Name: Aric of Dacia. The two Manowar armors are named Shanhara and Pol-Bekhara respectively, though Aric just calls them "Good Skin"
Origin: Valiant Comics
Gender: Male
Age: 30s or 40s physically and mentally, over 1600 chronologically
Classification: Visigoth Barbarian (Aric), X-O Manowar Class Armor (Shanhara/Pol-Bekhara)
Powers and Abilities:<tabber>
|-|Aric of Dacia= Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Martial Arts and Weapon Mastery (Aric is an expert, trained warrior, who can defeat giant aliensX-O Manowar Vol 1 13 or ten armed foes alone and unarmed and use even improvised weaponry with skill and precision and even immediately learn how to operate alien firearms despite never having even seen a gun beforeX-O Manowar Vol 1 1), Enhanced Senses (Shanhara slowly, permanently improves its wearer's vision), Summoning (Aric can communicate with or call his armor to himself from anywhere, as long as he has its ring), Hacking (Aric can perform his armor's hacking through the ringTurok: Dinosaur Hunter Vol 1 18), Resistance to Temperature Manipulation (Aric is so used to cold weather that he actively enjoys being naked in the snowX-O Manowar Vol 1 3. Resisted and could fight through temperatures of over 150°Solar, Man of the Atom Vol 1 17), Empathic Manipulation and Illusion Creation (Powered through Empath's illusory emotional-control abilities), Sleep Manipulation and Poison Manipulation (Woke up in seconds after a sedative that should have put him to sleep for hoursX-O Manowar Vol 1 57)
|-|X-O Manowar ▾=
 </tabber>Attack Potency: Wall level (Strong enough to bisect Spider Aliens with a sword and snapped one's neck with just one armX-O Manowar Vol 1 0: Spider Aliens are capable of smashing through walls. Hurled a large wooden desk, destroying itX-O Manowar Vol 1 5. Comparable to his durability) | At least Large Town level (Created a massive crater with his Ion Cannons, with his physical statistics being comparable to themX-O Manowar Vol 1 0.5, back when he was unable to use much of Shanhara's full powerX-O Manowar Vol 1 6. Manowar was the strongest hero who participated in Unity, second to SolarX-O Manowar Vol 1 8), at most Continent level+ (Comparable to his durability) | At least Large Town level, at most Continent level+ (Far stronger than before, with his Ion Cannons going from 80 MHZ to double 100 MHZ. At full power, his Omni-Beam was said to be capable of atomizing someone such as Solar, Destroyed 200 tons of ice and rockX-O Manowar Vol 1 20) | At least Large Town level, at most Continent level+ (Defeated Alloy, who was merged with Shanhara and bringing its power to a new apex thanks to its superior control of itX-O Manowar Vol 1 50-O. Comparable to his durability. Destroyed the Orb Industries HQ skyscrapers with a blastX-O Manowar Vol 1 47)
Speed: Peak Human (Capable of easily fighting many foes at once) | Supersonic (Capable of tagging US fighter jets of the time, which could fly at at least Mach 2, as they're flying by, as well as avoid their attacks), Massively Hypersonic flight speed (Flew to space over the course of a few minutes), Relativistic+ attack speed with Ion Cannons (Manowar's weapons are reliably referred to as Ion Cannons, reflect in mirrors, a property shared by IRL particle beams and are indeed confirmed to be particle beams by Solar, once a brilliant nuclear physicist now gifted with the power to observe reality on an extremely minute levelSolar, Man of the Atom Vol 1 8) | Hypersonic (Randy Cartier, a much less experienced user of Shanhara, could dodge and easily outrace Scud Missiles, which can move at Mach 5), Massively Hypersonic flight speed (Can fly this fast), Relativistic+ attack speed with Ion Cannons | Hypersonic, Massively Hypersonic flight speed, Relativistic+ attack speed with Ion Cannons
Lifting Strength: Class 50 (Tore a wooden cross he was tied to apartX-O Manowar Vol 1 35. Snapped a Spider Alien's neck with just one arm) | At least Class 50 (Far stronger than Aric himself. Ripped a man in half and could tear open large alien machinery. A much weaker version of it could throw a massive ship underwater) | At least Class 50 | At least Class K (Tossed a massive bionisaur hard enough to obliterate a stone wall. Stopped a metro train in a very short distanceX-O Manowar Vol 1 59)
Striking Strength: Wall level | At least Large Town level, at most Continent level+ | At least Large Town level, at most Continent level+ | At least Large Town level, at most Continent level+
Durability: Wall level (Got up after being punched through a wooden fence) | At least Large Town level, at most Continent level+ (Likely comparable or superior to the other known Manowar armor user, who after a long fight that would have doubtlessly taken a toll on his armor's ability to absorb energy to reduce damage, could survive a massive attack from Solar, though one that left him unable to fight, and could also much more casually create a big crater on Dione, one of Saturn's moons) | At least Large Town level, at most Continent level+ | At least Large Town level, at most Continent level+ (Tanked a nukeX-O Manowar Vol 1 40 that would have destroyed Pitcairn IslandX-O Manowar Vol 1 39)
Stamina: Superhuman. Even without the armor, Aric could fight and kill a giant alien, then fend off dozens more bare-handed, while dying of a powerful poisonX-O Manowar Vol 1 13. After being disemboweled, but kept alive by Shanhara, Aric could keep on fighting with all his might against an army until further damage knocked him out. Resisted and could fight through temperatures of over 150°
Range: Standard melee range, at least hundreds of meters with ranged weaponry
Standard Equipment: A ring capable of summoning Shanhara/Pol-Bekhara, and the armors themselves.
Intelligence: Above Average. In the span of a few months at most, Aric trained a group of slaves into a proper army, complete with spies. Aric is not only a skilled warrior, but when necessary, a tactical one, as shown when he defeated a foe protected by an impervious electric forcefield by causing it to short-circuit by wrapping a steel wire around himX-O Manowar Vol 1 58. Shanhara has an intellect of its own, and can not only communicate with Aric but also transfer knowledge to him. Furthermore, it actually enhances Aric's own thought capacity when he wears it.
Standard Tactics: While often brutal and very willing to take the lives of those who threaten him, Aric is a honorable man. He always abides by his word, and typically does not kill those who he doesn't consider "worth killing", be they too pathetic, young or in over their heads. However, he enjoys battling and the spoils of war, and sees being killed by or killing a worthy foe to be a honor to both. He is very willing to play dirty, as exemplified when, after Master Darque stole his armor, Aric snuck into his mansion and slit his throat while he was sleepingX-O Manowar Vol 1 64.
Weaknesses: Shanhara can protect and charge itself by absorbing energy fired at it, but this can lead to overcharging it if exposed to too muchX-O Manowar Vol 1 25.
==References==
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
Inconclusive:
Category:Characters
Category:Male Characters
Category:Neutral Characters
Category:Good Characters
Category:Billionaires
Category:Warriors
Category:Soldiers
Category:Protagonists
Category:Comic Book Characters
Category:Valiant Comics
Category:Armor Users
Category:Sword Users
Category:Adults
Category:Superheroes
Category:Martial Artists
Category:Weapon Masters
Category:Enhanced Senses Users
Category:Summoners
Category:Hackers
Category:Immortals
Category:Regeneration Users
Category:Flight Users
Category:Magnetism Users
Category:Self-Sustenance Users
Category:Energy Users
Category:Matter Users
Category:Absorption Users
Category:Weapon Control Users
Category:Energy Projection Users
Category:Automatic Translation Users
Category:Extrasensory Perception Users
Category:Multiple Selves Users
Category:Forcefield Users
Category:Reactive Evolution Users
Category:Light Users
Category:Information Analysis Users
Category:Energy Weapon Users
Category:Body Control Users
Category:Weapon Creation Users
Category:Attack Reflection Users
Category:Gravity Users
Category:Power Nullification Users
Category:Longevity Users
Category:Primary Protagonists