James MacDonald Hudson was born in
London, Ontario, Canada. He is a leading petrochemical engineer and scientist for the Am-Can Corporation developing a
powered exoskeleton suit. When he learns that his work will be used for American military purposes, Hudson raids his workplace, steals the prototype suit, and destroys the plans. Hudson's girlfriend,
Heather MacNeil, uses political connections in the Canadian government to persuade Am-Can to waive the charges against him. As a result,
Department H is formed, a secret branch of the Canadian Department of National Defence, and Hudson is named as head of operations. Inspired by the debut of the
Fantastic Four, Hudson plans to create a superhero team for Canada. He starts out with a prototype superhero team called
the Flight, which has
Wolverine as one of its members. Following his prototype team the Flight, Hudson forms
Alpha Flight as a superhero team for the Canadian government and develops his exoskeleton into a battle suit. As Weapon Alpha, Hudson unsuccessfully attempts to capture Wolverine, who had left Canada and joined the
X-Men. Hudson is offered a plum job with the corporation
Roxxon in New York City, which turns out to be a ruse. Hudson is trapped and set upon by an evil incarnation of
Omega Flight and his old boss from Am-Can,
Jerry Jaxon. The battle is joined by the rest of Alpha Flight. During the battle, Hudson is seemingly killed when his battle suit explodes due to the strain of energizing a multiple teleportation matrix system. He is transported to
Ganymede, where he encounters the alien Quwrlln. The Quwrlln integrate Hudson's battle suit into his body, fusing it to his biological and nervous systems. In
New Avengers, Alpha Flight is attacked by the
Collective, who kills Guardian, Vindicator,
Shaman, and
Puck. During the
Chaos War storyline, Guardian, Vindicator, Shaman, and
Marrina Smallwood are resurrected after
Death leaves the underworld, enabling them to escape. During the
Krakoan Age,
Henry Peter Gyrich manipulates Guardian into joining
Orchis, an anti-
mutant terrorist group. He soon decides to leave the group after reconsidering Gyrich's extreme methods. ==Powers and abilities==