Sentinels The Unyielding Robotic Hunters of Marvel’s Mutantkind

### **Title: Sentinels: The Unyielding Robotic Hunters of Marvel’s Mutantkind** The Sentinels are among the most iconic and feared adversaries in Marvel Comics, particularly within the X-Men series. These towering, relentless robots were designed to hunt, capture, or destroy mutants, embodying the fear and prejudice that mutants face in the Marvel Universe. Since their debut in *X-Men* #14 in 1965, the Sentinels have become a symbol of the ever-present threat of anti-mutant sentiment and the lengths to which humanity might go to control or eradicate mutants. The concept of the Sentinels was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, two of Marvel’s most influential figures. The Sentinels first appeared in *X-Men* #14 as creations of Dr. Bolivar Trask, a scientist who feared that mutants posed a threat to humanity. Trask believed that mutants would eventually overthrow human society, and to prevent this, he developed the Sentinels—massive, human-like robots designed specifically to