Fictional Character Biography
Helmut Gruler is a World War II German soldier that first appears in the title Invaders. Gruler volunteers to wear armor created by Professor Franz Schneider for use against the Allied forces. Using the alias Iron Cross, the character creates havoc until apparently killed during a battle with superhero team the Invaders.
The character reappears in the modern Marvel universe in the title Midnight Sons Unlimited, having apparently been saved and sustained by his armor. The Iron Cross is revealed in the limited series to be a founding member of the modern version of the V-Battalion, a secret group dedicated to hunting down war criminals. The character apparently dies preventing the spread of nanotechnology throughout the world by terrorist organization HYDRA.
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