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The Sentinels. Art by Alex Ross. | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The X-Men #14 (November 1965) |
| Created by | Stan Lee Jack Kirby |
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| Base(s) | Sentinel Headquarters, New York |
| Member(s) | Nimrod Master Mold Bastion Prime Sentinels Wild Sentinels |
The Sentinels are a group of mutant-hunting robots appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They first appeared in The X-Men #14 (November 1965), written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Jack Kirby. The original Sentinels were created by Bolivar Trask, and they are typically depicted as antagonists to the X-Men.
The Sentinels played a large role in several X-Men animated series and have been featured in a number of X-Men video games. The Sentinels are featured prominently in the 2014 film X-Men: Days of Future Past, and made brief appearances in the 2006 film X-Men: The Last Stand and the 2016 film X-Men: Apocalypse. In 2009, the Sentinels were ranked by IGN as the 38th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.

The Sentinels first appeared in The X-Men #14 (November 1965), and were created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby.
Sentinels are programmed to locate mutants and capture or kill them. Though several types of Sentinels have been introduced, the typical Sentinel is three stories tall and is capable of flight, projecting energy blasts, and detecting mutants.
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Sentinels are designed to hunt mutants. While many are capable of tactical thought, only a handful are self-aware.
Sentinels are technologically advanced, and have exhibited a wide variety of abilities. They are armed (primarily with energy weapons and restraining devices), capable of flight, and can detect mutants at long range. They possess vast physical strength, and their bodies are highly resistant to damage. Some are able to alter their physical forms or re-assemble and reactivate themselves after they have been destroyed.
Some Sentinels can learn from their experiences, developing their defenses during an engagement. Several groups of Sentinels have been created or led by a single massive Sentinel called Master Mold. Some Sentinels are also equipped with an inconspicuous logic loop in case they should go rogue to convince them that they are mutants.



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