James Hudson (Earth-616)

**James MacDonald Hudson**, also known as **Guardian**, was born in Ontario, Canada. He is the youngest of three children fathered by Frederick Hudson, Jr., each with a different mother. Frederick died in a bar fight at age 30.

In his adult life, James worked for the Am-Can Oil Corporation and developed his suit to help search for oil deposits underground. However, after hearing it was intended to be used as a weapon by Am-Can Oil and specifically for his boss Jerome Jaxon, he resigned. Secretly, he left with the suit's helmet, making the suit unusable. A young secretary named Heather McNeil followed him, explaining that she agreed with his decisions and that they could seek help from the Canadian government. They admitted they both had developed a strong attraction to one another and soon married.

In order to avoid prosecution for the theft of the super-suit, James made arrangements with the Canadian Parliament. The Minister of Defense assigned James to head up the Ministry's research and development program known as Department H.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

Many of Guardian's powers originally came from his Guardian battle-suit; however, he was later converted into a cyborg and those powers became a part of him.

**Guardian Battle-Suit:** Guardian's powers originally came from his suit and later from his cyborg conversion. The suit enables the following:

* **Flight:** Guardian is able to fly at supersonic speeds.
* **Superhuman Strength:** Guardian is able to lift approximately 3.5 tons.
* **Superhuman Speed:**He can let gravity propel the suit westward at high speeds. Visually, this ability is easily confused with teleportation and/or cloaking. It is most effective when used near the Earth's magnetic poles.
* **Superhuman Durability:** Guardian possesses durable body armor.
* **Force Field Generation:** A protective force field is automatically triggered if the gravity ability is used.
* **Light Generation:** Guardian can produce flares.
* **Echolocation:**Guardian can generate ultrasound to detect objects and measure distances.
* **Energy Blasts:**Guardian can project concussive electromagnetic beams. These were originally designed to allow the wearer of the suit to bore through rock.
* **Electromagnetism Manipulation:**Guardian can control electromagnetism for 'dispersal beams', electrostatic charges, and other effects.
* **Gravity Manipulation:**Guardian can lift objects via graviton beam.
* **Plasma Manipulation:** Guardian has the limited ability to generate and control plasma, often in the form of a funnel or vortex.
* **Cyberpathy:** Guardian's mind is computer-like and can access or block neural frequencies.

### Abilities

**Engineering:** Guardian is an accomplished inventor and engineer.

**Hand-to-Hand Combat:** He is a good hand-to-hand combatant.

## Relatives

* Frederick Hudson, Sr. (*paternal grandfather*)
* Caitlyn MacDonald (*paternal grandmother*)
* Elias Hudson (*paternal great-uncle*)
* Elizabeth Hudson (*paternal great-aunt*)
* John Howlett, Sr. (*paternal great-uncle through marriage*)
* Frederick Hudson, Jr. (*father*)
* Truett Hudson (*paternal half-brother*)
* Victor Hudson (*paternal half-brother*)
* Heather McNeil (*wife*)
* Claire Hudson (*daughter*)
* John Howlett, Jr. (*paternal first cousin once-removed*)
* James Howlett (*paternal first cousin once-removed*)
* Itsu (*paternal first cousin once-removed through marriage*)
* Ophelia Sarkissian (*ex-paternal first cousin once-removed through marriage*)
* Akihiro (*paternal second cousin*)
* Erista (*paternal second cousin*)
* Raze Darkholme (*paternal second cousin*)
* William Downing (*paternal second cousin*)
* Saw Fist (*paternal second cousin*)
* Cannon Foot (*paternal second cousin*)
* Reine du Rien (*paternal second cousin*)
* Shadowstalker (*paternal second cousin*)
* Fire Knives (*paternal second cousin*)
* Laura Kinney (*paternal second cousin*)
* Amiko Kobayashi (*foster paternal second cousin*)
* James Hudson (*clone*)
* Ramsey McNeil (*father-in-law*)
* Claire McNeil (*mother-in-law*)
* Rebecca McNeil (*sister-in-law*)
* 5 unnamed brother-in-laws
* David MacNeil (*cousin-in-law*)
* Yvette MacNeil (*cousin-in-law through marriage*)

## Affiliation

* Royal Canadian Mounted Police
* Alpha Flight
* Alpha Flight (Space Program)
* Department H (*formerly*)
* Omega Flight (*formerly*)
* Flight (*formerly*)
* Headbangers (*formerly*)
* Gamma Flight (*formerly*)