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Theodore ‘Teddy’ Altman is the son of the Kree hero, Mar-Vell, and the Skrull princess, Anelle. The two had a brief affair in the midst of the Kree/Skrull War and the child was a closely guarded secret. Fearing for his safety, Princess Anelle sent the infant away with her nursemaid. The nursemaid brought the child to Earth hoping to leave him in the care of his father. Upon learning Captain Mar-Vell had died, however, the nursemaid decided to raise the child herself and used her Skrull abilities to assume the guise of a single mother named Mary-Jo Altman.
Teddy appeared human throughout his childhood yet discovered his ability to shapeshift in early adolescence. He had inherited this ability from his mother; along with greatly enhanced physical strength inherited from his father.
As a teenager, Teddy was asked by Iron Lad to help him form a new team of ‘Young Avengers’ in an effort to defeat Iron Lad’s older self, Kang the Conquerer. Teddy agreed and assumed the alias of Hulkling. The Young Avengers were successful in fending off Kang. Teddy and his fellow Young Avengers, Wiccan, began dating shortly after forming the team.
Following further adventures, Teddy was abducted by The Super Skrull known as Kl’rt. Teddy was told that his true name was Dorrek VIII, grandson to the former Skrull Emperor and heir to the throne. Teddy had trouble believing this but was convinced when Kl’rt used a device that neutralized Ms. Altman’s shapeshifting abilities and revealed her to be a Skrull. Kl’t then killed Ms. Altman and insisted Teddy return to Skrull space with him so to unite the fractured Skrull Empire. Just then, solders of The Kree arrived, claiming Teddy as their own. A battle ensued between the Kree and Skrull forces as well as Teddy’s Young Avenger allies. The only solution that Teddy saw to end the conflict was to surrender. The Kree and Skrulls came to agree that Teddy would spend half the Earth-year with the Kree and the other half with the Skrull and decide on his on which side he would ultimately declare his ultimate allegiance to. After the two sides left it was revealed that the ‘Teddy’ who had departed was actually Kl’rt who had used his super Skrull powers to impersonate Teddy thus allowing the young man to remain on earth with his friends.
Following many more adventures, Teddy was once more approached by representatives of the Kree and Skrull peoples. A tentative alliance between the two empires had been achieved and Teddy was asked to lead this new alliance and acted as a type of figurehead to further strengthen the union. The prospect of being able to help put an end to countless centuries of war was too great of a responsibility to pass up and Teddy agreed to this request. At the same time, Teddy’s relationship with Billy had deepened and the idea of being separated for good was too much to bare for either of them. The Kree/Skrull union would likely not agree to Teddy’s being with a human mate so he and Billy superseded any such disagreement by arranging a quick marriage and a small marriage attended by the Young Avengers.
Teddy became Dorrek the Eighth, leader of the Kree/Skrull Alliance and commander of their joint forces. The first great challenge to his rule was the threat of the Cotati. Teddy had to devise a means of defeating these enemies without the use of The Pyre (a super weapon that would cause the earth’s sun to detonate in supernova). Despite betrayals among his own forces, Teddy was able to prevail with the aide of The Avengers and Fantastic Four. The victory cemented Billy’s position as king and greatly strengthen the union between the Kree and Skrull peoples. In the aftermath of the victory, a celebration was held on the Alliance’s flagship where Teddy and Billy redid their wedding with a lavish ceremony in which Billy was formally inducted as prince consort and court wizard. It was really nice.
Now situated on Throneworld II, Teddy has continued to guide the fledgling alliance in the hopes of a better tomorrow for the united citizens of the union, guarding it against the countless threats that are sure to come.
Hulkling first appeared in the pages of Young Avengers Vol. 1 #1 (2005).
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Hulkling (Teddy Altman / Dorrek VIII) of Young Avengerspicspam
Art by Mahmud Asrar
- Siege: Young Avengers #1, 2010
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