Northguard

Northguard
New Triumph Featuring Northguard #1
Publication information
Publisher	Matrix Graphics Series Artworx Caliber Comics Dundurn Press Moonstone Books Chapterhouse Comics
First appearance	New Triumph Featuring Northguard #1 (September 1984)
Created by	Mark Shainblum Gabriel Morrissette.
In-story information
Alter ego	Phillip Wise
Species	Human
Place of origin	Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Team affiliations	PACT[1] Corporation
Partnerships	Dr. Leila Alexander Dr. Ron M. Cape Manon Deschamps, aka Fleur de Lys Dr. Eli Gilberson Dr. Marilyn Hébert Ed Holman, aka Steel Chameleon
Notable aliases	Le Protecteur
Abilities	Energy bolt projection Force field generation Teleportation

Northguard is a fictional superhero, created by Mark Shainblum and Gabriel Morrissette, who originally appeared in Canadian comic books published by Matrix Graphics Series. Northguard made his first appearance in New Triumph Featuring Northguard #1 (September 1984).

Northguard is the costumed identity of Phillip "Phil" Wise, a video-store manager and comic-book enthusiast who was enlisted by Progressive Allied Canadian Technologies (PACT) Corporation to help them combat an extreme right-wing terrorist organization known as ManDes (an abbreviation for manifest destiny). that was bent on overthrowing the Canadian government. Working in secret, PACT had developed a revolutionary cybernetic personal-weapons system called the "Uniband". Wise was contacted when Karl Manning, the original wielder of the Uniband, was killed in a terrorist attack. Wise's brain patterns were similar enough to allow him to operate the device. Wise eventually agreed to be an agent of PACT only if he could do so as a costumed superhero. PACT accepted Wise's condition; and Northguard was born.