History ComicBook / TheSentry

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: The Sentry has supposedly defeated Galactus either on his own or with the help of [[ComicBook/XMan Nate Grey]]. Debatable given never really shown even in a flashback and the Sentry's unreliable history.
** And when Nate Grey mentioned it, he was quite possibly manipulating the Sentry, as he was in the middle of a fight with the Dark Avengers. And much like his dad and Cable, he's shown hints of being TheStrategist to an insane degree.

In terms of VideoGames, The Sentry was a playable character in ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance 2'' for NintendoDS and ''Marvel Super Hero Squad Online''.

* SamaritanSyndrome

* ComicBookTime

* DemonSlaying

* FallenHero
* {{Flight}}

* FromNobodyToNightmare
* HandBlast

* TheNeedless

* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown

* RapidFireFisticuffs

* SpeedBlitz

* SuperReflexes
* SuperSenses

* SuperheroesWearCapes
* SuperheroesWearTights

* {{Teleportation}}

* YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: The Sentry has supposedly defeated Galactus either on his own or with the help of [[{{X-Man}} Nate Grey]]. Debatable given never really shown even in a flashback and the Sentry's unreliable history.

* InformedAttribute: The Sentry was often pushed as being the ultimate hero that aside from being the most powerful was an inspiration to everyone, their best friend, as smart as Reed Richards, and involved in nearly every major Marvel event from convincing [[IronMan Tony Stark]] to stop drinking to being the best man at [[FantasticFour Reed and Sue's wedding.]] Outside of stories written by his creator and maybe one or two others these attributes were never demonstrated. He never demonstrated intelligence on par with Reed or being a major inspiration or friend to anyone. The attempt to force the idea down readers' throats that he was all that yet it was never demonstrated is another reason he is despised.

* InsaneEqualsViolent: Very much so for him! In fact, a number of readers pointed out the UnfortunateImplications of this.
** Generally he's (mentally speaking) like a young child, often asking if what he did was right, so it makes sense that he would lash out when he's angry/upset.

* DisproportionateRetribution: Bob finds out that some Yoga instructor is pulling some moves on his wife; sometime later, presumably, The Sentry saves 150.000 people from a crashing boat while The Void hurls a jet airliner into a building killing 150.000 people, Ramón the Yoga instructor was in that building.

** What if a foe has Wolverine's healing factor and unbreakable bones and Luke Cage's unbreakable skin? Sentry won't even blink and [[http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/10/101644/2057933-69082994.jpg will let the mind rape commence]].

In terms of VideoGames, The Sentry was a playable character in ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance 2'' for NintendoDS and '''Marvel Super Hero Squad Online'''.

In terms of VideoGames, The Sentry was a playable character in VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance 2 for NintendoDS and '''Marvel Super Hero Squad Online'''.

* AntiChrist: The Void generally functions as this. Hiroim refers to him as a 'Worldbreaker', in contrast to [[MessianicArchetype 'The Sakaarson']].

The Sentry while seeming like an InvincibleHero actually has many weaknesses due to his being AxCrazy (this is not expunged when Robert becomes the Sentry). Robert Reynolds is an agoraphobic, anxiety-ridden schizophrenic who relies on his robot sidekick CLOC to calculate the severity of problems that need his help, and solves them in order based on CLOC's input.

Despite his death at the end of Dark Reign, the Sentry was resurrected by the Apocalypse Twins' new Horsemen in ''Comicbook/UncannyAvengers'', though Thor convinces him to help stop Exitar the Executioner. Sentry, having succumbed to his insanity and believing himself to be the successor of Apocalypse, agreed to do so... after he rid the world of the "cancerous" mutants.

* [[spoiler:OurAngelsAreDifferent: The Void might be around since Biblical times as the Angel of Death.]]

** He's also similar to Triumph, an extremely powerful DCComics hero who was {{Retcon}}ned into being a founding member of the JusticeLeagueOfAmerica during ''Comicbook/ZeroHour''. He even fell victim to a TimeyWimeyBall that forced his comrades to forget about his existence.

Despite his death at the end of Dark Reign, the Sentry has been revealed to be returning as one of the Apocalypse Twins' new Horsemen in ''Comicbook/UncannyAvengers''.

His actual powers were bestowed upon him when a young Robert, while working in a physics lab, drank a serum that "moved his molecules 1 second ahead of the current timeline." It was later revealed that this was a newer version of the Super Soldier serum that transformed Captain America. [[spoiler: It was also revealed that Robert drank the serum to get high... higher than a million suns.]]

'''WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD!'''

These mental problems culminate in [[spoiler: the [[TheReveal big reveal]] that Robert Reynolds is actually the Void, and the Sentry persona is but a guilt-born creation to counterbalance the evil that Reynolds commits;]] however, this origin story is constantly called into question throughout the Sentry's run.

* SuperWeight: He is often said to be Level 6. He supposedly stalemated Galactus, has the power of a million exploding suns, defeated a far weaker than previously Molecule Man, and was said to be a Biblical angel of death, capable of causing greater destruction than the multi-universal damage of the Scarlet Witch, but we never actually see anything concrete, beyond easily overloading the Absorbing Man, who has had no trouble copying Mjolnir in the past.

* SuperWeight: He is often said to be Level 6. He supposedly stalemated Galactus, has the power of a billion exploding suns, defeated a far weaker than previously Molecule Man, and was said to be a Biblical angel of death, capable of causing greater destruction than the multi-universal damage of the Scarlet Witch, but we never actually see anything concrete, beyond easily overloading the Absorbing Man, who has had no trouble copying Mjolnir in the past.

* SuperWeight: He is treated like a Level 6, because he supposedly stalemated Galactus (without any context given), has been statet to have the power of a million exploding suns, defeated a far weaker than previously Molecule Man and easily overloaded the Absorbing Man, who has had no trouble copying Mjolnir in the past. While this makes him pretty powerful, he is still a quite high Level 5 going by feats.

* BewareTheSuperman: Being omnipotent to such a degree is more than dangerous when also having such serious mental problems. As seen in ''Dark Reign'', he is very easily manipulable. And not to talk about what happens when the Void breaks out. Breaking literally every bone of the freakin' '''Hulk''', rampaging through New York or leveling the whole city of Asgard. And that's by far not everything that this psycho has unleashed during his life.

* [[spoiler:OurAngelsAreDifferent: The Void has been around since Biblical times as the Angel of Death.]]

* SuperWeight: He is often said to be Level 6. He supposedly stalemated Galactus, has the power of a billion exploding suns, defeated a far weaker than previously Molecule Man, and was said to be a Biblical angel of death, capable of causing greater destruction than the multi-universal damage of the Scarlet Witch, but we never actually see anything concrete, beyond easily overloading the Absprbing Man, who has had no trouble copying Mjolnir in the past.

* AntiChrist: The Void generally functions as this. Hiroim refers to him as a 'Worldbreaker', in contrast to [[TheMessiah 'The Sakaarson']].

* TheMessiah: Wants to be, and on his better days is, this trope

First seen in ''The Sentry #1'' (September, 2000), Robert Reynolds was an overweight, middle aged, alcoholic until one day he awakens and realizes that he is the Sentry, a superhero with the power of '''one million exploding suns''', whom must once again take the mantle of the hero to fight his archnemesis the Void, who he fears is returning soon.

* SuperWeight: He is often said to be Level 6 (he ''supposedly'' stalemated Galactus), but we never actually see it. As it is, he is a quite powerful Level 5.

* TheOmnipotent: He has a power level on par with the [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity Molecule Man]]. Meaning: He is actually even more powerful than the Beyonder.
** No, that is not what it means - the Molecule Man was always the second fiddle to the Beyonder. There were, however, fans who contended that 'Robert Reynolds' has all the letters of 'Beyonder' in it…