Hey guys!
Welcome back to Top 10 Nerd, I'm Ron McKenzie-Lefurgey.
While Canada is often overlooked in superheroism thanks to our loudmouth neighbours to the
south, there are a bunch of great heroes who hail from the Great White North.
And as a Canuck myself, I simply had to make a list of some of my favourites.
Some you'll recognize, and some may be brank spankin new to ya!
If you want more after this, check out Kelly's Top 10 Facts about Spawn video!
And let me know in the comments if you'd like any other country's superheroes in the spotlight!
Now get ready, it's time for the Top 10 Canadian Superheroes!
Number 10: Sasquatch.
Awwww yeahhhh.
What a way to start off the list.
Walter Langkowski comes from British Columbia, home of the mythical Sasquatch.
He got rich playing for the Green Bay Packers, before moving onto studies at MIT.
After working with Bruce Banner, Walter decided to study gamma radiation.
In an accident gone wrong, he changed into a beast that resembled the Bigfoot of local
myth, and went on a rampage.
However, he was taught to remain in control while in beast form by Snowbird and Shaman
of Alpha Flight, eventually taking on the name Sasquatch and joining the team.
Sure he's basically a Canadian version of The Hulk, but he's so distinctly Canadian
that it doesn't look like a straight up copy like certain other heroes on this list.
Number 9: Puck.
While Eugene Milton Judd may not look it, he was once a tall, swashbuckling soldier.
However, after accidentally releasing the sorcerer Raazer, he had much of his height
and lifeforce taken away, before absorbing the sorcerer back into his body.
While this left him short, it did give him a greatly extended lifespan, allowing him
to live on until Guardian created Alpha Flight, which he joined.
Nicknamed Puck, presumably after the Shakespearean fairy, he fought to protect the True North
Strong and Free, while trying to keep the evil sorcerer contained inside him.
Also, he's good friends with Wolverine.
Because they're basically the same person.
Number 8: Captain Canuck.
Captain Canuck dates back to 1975, and is, of course, a shameless Canadian version of
Captain America.
He uses a power suit based on alien technology, which lets him fly and gives him extra strength.
In most ways, he's rather similar to Captain America, with the fairly limited powers and
the fighting for his country.
But he's Canadian.
So he's better.
Number 7: Guardian.
Guardian is basically the Marvel version of Captain Canuck, who was the Canadian version
of Captain America.
Basically, Guardian is a copy of a copy of superhero.
How unique!
Guardian designed an armoured suit for the company he worked for with the intent of using
it for geological exploration, but when he learned his employer wanted to sell the suit
to the military, he took it for himself, eventually gaining the rights legally.
The suit taps into the electromagnetic field of the earth, allowing him to fly, shoot energy
beams, and make forcefields around himself.
He used it to fight crime, and start his own superhero team, Alpha Flight.
And he's from London, Ontario.
Hell yeah.
Number 6: Flying Fox.
Flying Fox is the first Indigenous-inspired superhero on the list, and he's pretty wicked.
And not just because his real life name makes for a pretty decent superhero name.
Flying Fox comes from a First Nations tribe near the Arctic Circle.
He was killed by the Nazis and resurrected in order to fight them.
His grandpa teaches him to use various herbs and magics to cast illusions, and gives him
a magic coat that let him fly.
He ends up joining the Young All-Stars.
I really like this, it's kind of a combination of First Nations mythology and the modern
superhero; really cool.
Number 5: Northstar.
Northstar's real name is Jean-Paul Beaubier.
That's right, it's our first Quebecois superhero for this list.
And the only one.
Northstar is among the more mainstream Canadian superheroes, having been on a number of well-known
teams including Alpha Flight, the Secret Defenders, and the X-Men.
His mutation gives him superhuman strength and speed, lets him fly, and gives him the
ability to emit very bright lights and concussive blasts.
He even has a subplot where he works with the Front de libération du Québec, but later
stops them from committing terrorist acts.
Yeah bud.
Number 4: Captain Newfoundland.
I'm gonna level with ya, Captain Newfoundland, originally Captain Atlantis, isn't actually
Canadian since he's an alien, but he's so damn cool I don't even care.
We're inclusive like that.
His race originally came to Earth thousands of years ago, and taught early man important
things, having a hand in the Egyptian pyramids, and teaching mystics in India how to become
one with the universe.
He has a bunch of crazy powers, most important being the ability to travel through time and
space at will.
He trained people around the world to defend the Earth, including Captain Canada (yes,
a third Captain America copy), He continues to live in the last remaining tip of Atlantis...
Newfoundland.
Hence the name change.
So on top of all that cosmic power, he can also talk at superhuman speeds...
Just a little Newfie joke.
They talk quickly.
Number 3: Deadpool.
Yep, if you've been with this channel for a while, you'll be well aware of my love for
Deadpool.
Some might call it lust.
They would be correct.
I even dressed in a terrible Deadpool costume for Halloween.
If you want to see that, check out our Top 10 Alternate Versions of Carnage video.
But yeah, despite his rudeness and general disrespect towards literally everyone, Wade
Wilson is a good ol' Canuck.
And interestingly, he has a rather strained relationship with another well-known Canadian...
Number 2: Wolverine.
If you were to ask 100 people on the street to name a Canadian superhero, most of them
would probably say Wolverine.
And they'd be right, because as you probably know, Logan is from this great land as well.
Kinda funny that the two best-known mainstream Canadians are two of the biggest jerks in
comics.
They don't say sorry NEARLY enough.
Gotta say though, it's pretty great to have such a rugged, stoic, and overall awesome
hero representing this great nation.
Too bad he's a Calgary fan.
Number 1: Nelvana of the Northern Light.
Introduced way back in 1941, Nelvana was the first distinctly Canadian superhero.
Her comic was fittingly inspired by tales of Group of Seven artist Franz Johnston.
Based on Inuit mythology, she's the daughter of Koliak, King of the Northern Lights.
With her colourful outfit that doesn't look NEARLY warm enough for northern Canada, she
can read minds, turn invisible, change her form, and fly as quickly as the Northern Lights.
And she uses those powers... to fight Nazis.
Of course.
She was actually such a big part of Canadian history that she was put on a stamp in 1995.
Atta girl.
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