Though Swordsman saved Mantis from Kang, it came at the cost of his life, and Mantis departed the Avengers with a broken heart over the man she had come to realize she truly loved.īut that wasn't quite the end of Jacques Duquesne. Unfortunately, Mantis' destiny as the so-called Celestial Madonna came calling, as none other than Kang the Conqueror came to claim the power inherent in Mantis' destined role. Swordsman and Mantis (who MCU fans know from her slightly different incarnation among the Guardians of the Galaxy, played by Pom Klementieff) sought out the Avengers, convincing the team of their sincerity as heroes. Swordsman eventually got his wish when he met Mantis, the so-called 'Celestial Madonna' and chosen holy figure of an alien race known as the Cotati (more on them later). Swordsman became a recurring enemy for the Avengers as part of the Grim Reaper's Lethal Legion team, though he also wound up helping the Avengers on multiple occasions - longing to rejoin the team as an actual hero. He also developed a crush on Wanda Maximoff, the Scarlet Witch, leading him to betray the Mandarin - though his hero turn came too late, and the Avengers rejected him. Duquesne found a place among the Avengers, impressing them with the power of his special sword, an almost indestructible weapon secretly designed by the Mandarin based on the villain's own ten rings, capable of shooting fire, energy blasts, and more.Īvengers #79 cover (Image credit: Marvel Comics) When Duquesne resurfaced in Clint Barton's life (in his first comic book appearance, 1965's Avengers #19), Clint was well into his time as an Avenger.ĭuquesne, secretly working as an agent of Iron Man's arch-enemy the Mandarin, managed to work his way into the team. While Clint went on to become the vigilante Hawkeye, later joining the Avengers, Duquesne embarked on a life of costumed crime as the Swordsman. (Later tellings of Clint's origin added a second circus performer/criminal ally of Duquesne named Trick Shot to the mix, who specifically taught Clint to wield a bow).īut when Barton caught Duquesne committing armed robbery in order to pay his growing gambling debts, Duquesne ran him off, leaving Clint for dead.
When Clint Barton fled his abusive father to join the circus, he met Duquesne, who instantly recognized potential in the young Clint. Duquesne made Barton his apprentice, teaching him many of his own skills as a hand-to-hand combatant and weapon master. However, he also hid a dark past as a murderous soldier of fortune in Vietnam.
Jiří Schelinger in a Czech version in 1977 under the title "Šípková Růženka" ("Sleeping Beauty").Jacques Duquesne started out as your average traveling circus performer with a knack for wielding bladed weapons which he used in his act, and a serious gambling problem.Gyula Vikidál in a Hungarian version on his 1985 solo album under the title "Szerencse katonája".Blackmore's Night on the 2002 album Past Times with Good Company.Bosquito on the 2003 album Cocktail Molotov.Black Majesty on the 2007 album Tomorrowland.Opeth's version was first released as a bonus track on the Special Edition of their 2005 album Ghost Reveries then as a single on 6 March 2007 ( ).Whitesnake's version first appeared on the 1997 live album Starkers in Tokyo, then later on The Silver Anniversary Collection (2003), 30th Anniversary Collection (2008) and Made in Britain/World Record (Live) (2013) then in a studio version on their 2015 album The Purple Album which was also released as a single.Deepest Purple: The Very Best of Deep Purple 30th Anniversary Edition (2010).Fireworks (Italy-only compilation) (1985)."Soldier of Fortune" has been released on several albums since Stormbringer: Roadrunner Records lists Opeth's version among their 13 wildest covers, calling it a faithful cover and noting Mikael Åkerfeldt's "unexpectedly soulful vocals." The Opeth cover was included as a bonus track in the "Special Edition" release of Ghost Reveries (2006) and was subsequently released as a single in March 2007. Though Deep Purple has never released the song as a single and it has never placed on the record charts, it has developed a cult following over the years, and cover versions have been released by Whitesnake, Opeth, and Black Majesty, and has been covered in concert by Blackmore's Night. " Soldier of Fortune" is a blues rock ballad written by Ritchie Blackmore and David Coverdale and originally released on Deep Purple's 1974 album Stormbringer. 1974 song by Deep Purple "Soldier of Fortune"
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