Ulysses Klaue

"Every day the world is crazier. The rules are now... Well, what rules, right? At some point, it's just hard to be afraid anymore."

- Ulysses Klaue

Ulysses Klaue is a black-market arms dealer, smuggler and gangster operating out of South Africa. He is a former acquaintance of Tony Stark's from his weapons-dealing days.

Arms Dealer
Working as an arms dealer in South Africa, Klaue met Tony Stark during a weapons conference, although the pair never made a deal.

Ultron Confrontation
While in his factory Klaue was on the phone to one of his buyers when the lights were cut out, believing that he was about to be attacked, Klaue took a hand gun and readied himself for a firefight. Before he could react, Pietro Maximoff ran into the room and disarmed him. Klaue found him face to face with Maximoff and his twin sister Wanda Maximoff, Klaue remained confident however, mocking the pair for their youth and stating he only dealt with the man in charge. The man in charge turned out to be Ultron, who threw Klaue out of a window and told him he needed his Vibranium for his new body.

Klaue handed Ultron the Vibranium he required, but reminded him of it's incredible worth and the personal cost he had been through to get it. Ultron responded by filling Klaue's bank account with billions of dollars. Their alliance is cut short however when Klaue compared Ultron to Tony Stark, claiming he was just another one of Stark's designs. This caused Ultron to go into a rage and in his fury, Ultron sliced off Klaue's arm in retaliation and kicked him down the stairs, only to apologise immediately afterwards. When the Avengers arrived, Klaue managed to escape the scene and ordered his soldiers to kill them all.

Abilities

 * Expert Thief: Klaue is skilled in thievery, having a tattoo on his neck meaning "thief" in Wakadan.
 * Expert Smuggler: Klaue is proficient in smuggling, being able to smuggle guns and valuable materials for years without being arrested.

Allies

 * Tony Stark - Former acquaintance
 * Wolfgang von Strucker - Acquaintance

Enemies

 * Ultron
 * Pietro Maximoff
 * Wanda Maximoff
 * Avengers

Trivia

 * This version of Klaw is an amalgamation of both Ulysses Klaw and his father, Fritz Klaue, who has a history with Baron Wolfgang von Strucker and the Howling Commandos.
 * His claw necklace is a reference to his name but also a reference to the character of Black Panther, with whom he shares much comic book history.
 * In the comics, Klaw was responsible for the death of Black Panther's father, T'Chaka. Later, Ulysses transformed himself in a being of pure sound, only named Klaw.