Klaw

* Human
* Monster

**Ulysses S. Klaue**, known simply **Klaw**, is a villainous character in *Marvel's Avengers*. He is Black Panther's arch-rival and serves as the main antagonist in the War for Wakanda operation.

## Codex Entries

Ripped apart by his own FUSE machines, the sonic monster Klaw is made of pure sound energy, which makes him impervious to physical attacks. The longer he stays incorporeal, the more insane he becomes. Despite these changes, Klaw remains committed to one goal: destroy Wakanda.

## Biography

### Early Life

Ulysses Klaue was the son of Fritz Klaue, a scientist who worked with the Nazis. When his father was killed by the Black Panther of World War II era, he vowed to get revenge and finish his father's work. After his education at Delft, Klaue became a mercenary leading his own group of followers. He also invented his own technology, including Crawler robots and sonic weaponry.

### Events of *Marvel's Avengers*

#### War for Wakanda

At some point, Klaw and Crossbones were hired by Monica Rappaccini and AIM to steal Vibranium from Wakanda. Upon his first meeting with the current Black Panther, T'Challa, his right arm is paralyzed by the current Panther's claw, causing him to retreat and develop a prosthetic arm.

However, due to his solely focus on his personal selfish vengeance on killing one of top Wakandan scientists who were expert at vibranium knowledge and destroying the country's heritage site, AIM fires Klaw and steals Vibranium in separate ways.

Due to his his supersonic machine corrupting vibranium at the its metal mound, when Black Panther's vibration energy deflect Klaw's supersonic cannon at close-range, Klaw falls into sonic-energy infused raw vibranium, and turning him into a pure sonic-energy being. However, Crossbones left Klaw, due to the latter have become a complete monster and presumably dying as well.

#### Discordant Sound

In truth, Klaw survives his encounter and takes long regenerating himself, due to his nature as a mutated energy being. Although Klaw gains a power to project energy creatures, he is defeated by the Avengers and Wakandan forces, rendering him weakened and dispersed. Based on his mutated status as an energy being, Klaw would return after regenerating himself anytime.

## Relationships

† denotes deceased characters
MIA denotes "Missing In Action" / current fate unknown

### Allies

* Klaue Company - Employees
* Watchdogs
* Crossbones / Brock Rumlow - Former Ally and Employer

### Enemies

* Wakanda
	+ King T'Challa/Black Panther
	+ Shuri
	+ Okoye
* The Avengers
	+ Steve Rogers/Captain America
	+ Tony Stark/Iron Man
	+ Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow
	+ Thor Odinson/Thor
	+ Bruce Banner/Hulk
	+ Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel
	+ Kate Bishop
	+ Clint Barton/Hawkeye
* Advanced Idea Mechanics (AIM) - Employer turned Enemies
	+ Monica Rappaccini

## Notes

* In Marvel Comics, Ulysses Klaw / Klaw first appeared in *Fantastic Four* #53 (August, 1966). Once a scientist specializing in sonic technology, he led an attack on Wakanda to steal Vibranium, during which he killed the then-current Black Panther King T'Chaka. After losing his hand in the fight to then-prince T'Challa, Klaw equipped himself with a prosthetic sonic-cannon, though further modifications have turned him into a being made of pure sound. Due to their shared past, he often serves as an enemy of Black Panther, though has also fought the Fantastic Four on multiple occasions, such as being a member of Frightful Four. Klaw has also become involved with various criminal groups, including Hydra, A.I.M. and the Masters of Evil.
* Klaw's default appearance is similar to his Marvel Cinematic Universe counterpart. However, his energy form makes him similar to his comic counterpart.

## Also See

* Villains
* Bosses
* Klaw on the Marvel Comics Database