Black Samson is a superhero and member of the Guardians of the Globe.
Black Samson has been a long time member of the Guardians of the Globe and the only reason that he wasn't killed along with the rest of the Guardians of the Globe was because his powers stopped working before Omni-Man turned on the team, so he wasn't there when it happened.
History[]
Samson is a member of the Guardians of the Globe. For a time, Samson lost his powers and was let go from the team. Desperate to be a superhero again, he went to Art the tailor to obtain a power suit. When the suit was stolen and the original Guardians were killed, he was initially the prime suspect. However, it was established that he had not left his home for weeks. The Guardians' funeral was disrupted by Samson's butler Sanford, who had stolen the suit to kill the Guardians as revenge for his employer.
Samson was eventually recruited into the new Guardians of the Globe, wearing the power suit. During a battle between Invincible, Titan, the Guardians and Machine Head's syndicate, Samson was seriously injured by Battle Beast, along with Bulletproof. He was comatose for several weeks. Meanwhile, in order to curb the side effects of using her powers, Monster Girl wore Samson's power suit on missions. During a fight with the cosmic villain Omnipotus, the power suit was destroyed and Samson revived, his powers returning to him greatly augmented, allowing him to turn the tide in the heroes' favor. His powers have subsequently returned back to their normal levels.
Death[]
During Robot's initial attempt to take over the Earth, he sent one of his new model drones to Black Samson's barber shop. Black Samson warmly greets Robot into his barber shop while stating that he liked Robot's new appearance before Robot blasts Black Samson's lower body apart, killing him.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Superhuman Strength: Black Samson is superhumanly strong and can lift at least 20 tons. He can leap 150 feet in the air and can cover a distance of 300 feet.
- Superhuman Stamina: Samson has great resistance to pain and fatigue.
- Superhuman Durability: Samson is extremely resistance to damage and is resistant to penetration wounds of any kind up to a high caliber bullet. He can survive a fall at terminal velocity provided he lands upright.
- Accelerated Healing: Samson possesses great recuperative powers.
Abilities[]
- Hand-to-Hand Combat
Paraphernalia[]
Equipment[]
- Black Samson's Armor (formerly): Samson formerly wore a powered exoskeleton to compensate for the loss of his powers.