Axel Nagel

AXEL NAGEL

Real Name: Axel Nagel

Class: Human

Occupation: Businessman, criminal

Group Affiliation: The Trust

Known Relatives: Anna Nagel (daughter, deceased), Lars Nagel (son, deceased), unnamed wife

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: NYC, NY

First Appearance: 100 Bullets #25 (August, 2001)

Powers: Axel was a savvy negotiator, and possessed vast political and monetary resources.

History: (100 Bullets #68 (fb), 69 (fb)) - <1962> Axel was the head of his family in the Trust, a cabal of the 13 most powerful and rich families in America. Agent Walker died, and the Trust needed a replacement. Augustus Medici, who'd just inherited head of his house, and Javier Vasco, who would become head of his once his dying father pased on, support Minuteman Graves for the position. Graves reminded them they would get pushback from the Trust's warlord Mr. Shore, and Augustus told him to feel him out. Medici called up Axel Nagel in NYC to tell him about Walker's death. Graves met with Mr. Shore, Roland Dietrich and Axel Nagel, and gained the spot as the tust's new Agent, even though Shore was convinced he was responsible for Walker's death.

(100 Bullets #25) - Augustus Medici called a meeting of the Trust in Atlantic City after learning from Mr. Shepherd that in addition to Agent Graves, Cole Burns of the Minutemen was still alive. Once the 13 families arrived Augustus began the meeting, reminding everyone of how the Minutemen was created to keep them in check, to make sure no family turned against the other. He said they once they started trusting each other the Minutemen became obsolete, and an impediment to their success. Javier Vasco felt the Minutemen had been necessary, and Augustus knew he felt that way because the group once settled a bloody dispute between his family and that of Axe Nagal, but assured him they were no longer needed. He denied that Graves and any other surviving Minutemen were a threat, and Daniel Peres told him Graves would come after him first because they'd once been close friends.

(100 Bullets #68, 69) - Javier Vasco met Axel in the elevator, telling him the beginning of the end had begun for Medici's power play. Nagel regretted that he'd backed the right horse in Medici, but wouldn't be around to see him unite the Trust. Javier said that wasn't happening, and gave Axel poison to swallow, reminding him that what he did best was make everyone's lives easier. He promised he'd keep the house of Nagel alive, and Axel swallowed the poison and died.

Comments: Created by Brian Azzarello & Eduardo Risso.

Axe Nagel had a cameo in 100 Bullets #26.