Hungyr

Hungyr is a member of the Supremacists which are a group of six superhuman enforcers that reside in the country of Azania that follow an apartheid policy. This group consist of Hungyr, Barricade, Captain Blaze, White Avenger, Voortrekker, and Harrier where they are trained at a strictly classified secret Special Weapons Research Facility in Azania. The Supremacist have been training for months until they are called upon for a mission to invade Wakanda after the Black Panther was accused of murdering several citizens of Azania. The Supremacist crash into a building where the ruling tribal council was witnessing a fight between T’Challa and T’Swana the Powerful over the title of the Black Panther. T’Swana was taken down by Harrier and his tasers which allowed the Black Panther to sneak up on the rest of the Supremacists. The Black Panther eludes capture while the Supremacists terrorize the city of Wakanda. The Black Panther would strike back and starts to take down each member of the Supremacists one by one. The Black Panther would take down the White Avenger and Barricade when he tosses a tied up Hungyr into them and the Supremacist member is forced to drain the power of his teammates. 

Creation

Hungyr was created by Denys Cowan and Peter Gillis in 1988. Their first appearance was issue # 2 of a four issue limited series of Black Panther.     

Story Arcs

Three members of the Supremacists which included Commander Blaze, Hungyr and a female Harrier reappear years later when the American Ambassador to Azania and his family are marked for death by the racist faction. Night Thrasher was wanted by SHIELD but Nick Fury offered him a get out of jail card if he successfully extracts the American ambassador and his family out of Azania. Night Thrasher comes into conflict with several Azanian soldiers and Commander Blaze inside the Wakandan embassy when the Supremacist member is defeated with the help of the Black Panther. The ambassador and his family is rescued and taken back to their ship when they encounter Hungyr and Harrier as stowaways in their flying vessel. Hungyr is defeated when he attempts to steal the powers of Night Thrasher and realizes he doesn’t have any. Harrier is defeated when the Black Panther removes her power input cables and disables her tasers.  

Powers & Abilities

Hungyr has the ability to drain the powers from an opponent with his touch and absorb their abilities.