| Character Name: | Scimitar |
| Species: | Human |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Debut: | Iron Fist #5 (March 1976) |
| Creators: | Chris Claremont John Byrne |
| Alliances: | Weaponeers |
| Powers: | Highly skilled with blades |
Scimitar is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Scimitar is characterized as a master of bladed weapons who serves Master Khan.
Little is known about Scimitar's past, except that his name has been used by many other people in his country of Halwan. It is even believed by some that the name gets passed on from generation to generation.
Upon his first appearance, the villain wants to kill innocents to lure Iron Fist out of hiding, as Fist is his real target. The plan works and Iron Fist reveals himself, and despite Scimitar's speed and fighting skills, Iron Fist is still able to defeat the villain. He has a few more run-ins with Iron Fist and his partner Luke Cage, but always ends up defeated. Scimitar disappears from the comic pages for a long time, until being revived in the 90's Iron Fist limited series.
This event gets him hired by the terrorist group known as the Weaponeers, who will now use him as their "super-agent", due to his highly skilled ways with his sword. Scimitar resurfaces with the Weaponeers in Zanzibar, where they attempt to kill the country's president, who is surprisingly enough also a retired super-hero. Thanks to X-Men member Archangel and his allies from Genosha, Scimitar and the Weaponeers ends up defeated.[1]
Scimitar and the mysterious Weaponeers are then defeated by the X-Men right before the House of M began.[2]
Scimitar appears in The Incredible Hulk episode "The Lost Village", voiced by Tom Kane. This version is a cyborg who previously lived in the Tibetan town of Anavrin before being banished by his father Tong Zing.