Sidri
The Sidri, also known as Sidrian Hunters, are an alien species appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are depicted as adversaries of the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Dave Cockrum, they first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #154 (February 1982).
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Uncanny X-Men #154 (February 1982) |
| Created by | Chris Claremont Dave Cockrum |
| Characteristics | |
| Place of origin | Shi'ar galaxy |
| Inherent abilities | Ability to survive in the vacuum of deep space Cold resistance Energy projection Armor generation Faster-than-light flight |
The Sidri, also known as Sidrian Hunters, are an alien species appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are depicted as adversaries of the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Dave Cockrum, they first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #154 (February 1982).
Physical characteristics and abilities
[edit]The Sidri look roughly like giant beetles, crabs or sting rays. The dorsal portion of their bodies resembles a shell and is dark purple. The underbelly is yellow. Sidri have six limbs, with four on the sides of their bodies and two near the front of the underbelly. Each Sidri has a single, large, red eye.
The Sidri live in colonies and are so closely linked that they can combine into a "ship matrix", a gestalt being resembling a manta ray that is capable of flying at faster-than-light speeds and surviving in space.
The Sidri are an adaptive bio-mechanical species. They can project force blasts or other forms of energy from their visor-like aperture and generate natural body armor.
Fictional species biography
[edit]The Sidri first encounter the X-Men when a group of Sidri bounty hunters follow Corsair to the X-Mansion. The Sidri attack Corsair, Cyclops, and Storm and destroy the mansion.[1] The Sidri ship matrix pursue the trio, who had escaped in the Blackbird jet. Corsair kills the Sidri by igniting a petroleum storage facility.[2]
Later, Kitty Pryde is attacked by a group of Sidri in a maintenance tunnel of the reconstructed X-Mansion's sub-basement. The sub-basement had survived the attack, and several Sidri had hid there to lay eggs. Colossus and Lockheed come to Kitty's aid, and the three defeat the Sidri. Lockheed destroys thousands of Sidri eggs by burning and eating them.[3]
An all-female team of X-Men consisting of Jubilation Lee, Rachel Summers, Monet St. Croix, Ororo Munroe, and Betsy Braddock end up in a confrontation with an enclave of Sidri hunters while caring for Deathbird.[4]
A group of Sidri infest Ego the Living Planet. Ego attempts to get help, but everyone he finds refuses, fearing his power. Ego then calls Nova, who destroys the Sidri by pushing an asteroid onto Ego's surface.[5][6]
A group of Sidri hatchlings secretly take over the now-abandoned X-Mansion, where they surprise and capture Lady Mastermind when she comes looking for a portal to the X-Men's new domicile on Krakoa. Cypher establishes a rapport with the Sidri, allowing them to guard the portal and freeing Lady Mastermind peacefully.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ Allan, Scoot (October 13, 2020). "X-Men: 10 Storylines Featuring The Starjammers Fans Should Read". CBR. Archived from the original on December 8, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
The actual revelation wouldn't come until the "Reunion" storyline that brought Corsair together with Cyclops and Storm as they battled the alien threat known as the Sidri.
- ^ Uncanny X-Men #154 (February 1982)
- ^ Uncanny X-Men #168 (April 1983)
- ^ Sunu, Steve (August 19, 2014). "X-POSITION: Guggenheim Takes "X-Men" For a Space Adventure". CBR. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
Taking Brian Wood's team of Rachel Summers, Psylocke, Storm, Jubilee and Monet St. Croix, Guggenheim immediately launched the team into space, re-introducing Deathbird and the Sidri, even as the S.W.O.R.D. station became overrun.
- ^ Nova (vol. 7) #1 (February 2017)
- ^ Kubai, Andy L. (December 10, 2016). "Marvel's Original Nova is BACK - With Ego The Living Planet". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on December 10, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
[Ego] calls in a favor from Sam Alexander, who arrives to remove the massive, space-ray looking Sidri from the "planet with a goatee". Eventually, using some extinction-level event thinking, he defeats the creatures, before racing home, barely in time for school.
- ^ Giant-Size X-Men: Nightcrawler (March 2020)
- ^ Terror, Jude (April 6, 2020). "Giant-Size X-Men: Nightcrawler #1 Recap: An In-Sidri-Ous Surprise". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on April 6, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
It seems that Doug made a deal with the Sidri. They can use the estate as their nest, but they'll let mutants use the gate. Nightcrawler is satisfied with the outcome and the X-Men go home.