10 Marvel Pets You Wish You Could Adopt
1. Lockheed
Lockheed and Kitty Pryde first met in a pretty dire situation. The X-Men were captured by the Brood and taken to a planet they had colonised. Lockheed came to Pryde's rescue and came back to Earth with her, leaving behind his bride-to-be.
The alien/dragon stayed hidden for a time, until Kitty was once again in peril from alien forces and he swooped in to save her once again. For his bravery, he was accepted into the X-Mansion where he became Kate's companion and remains to this day.
The two have gone through a lot since then, from their days in England with the Excalibur team to sailing the seas as leaders of the Marauders. When Pryde sacrificed herself during Astonishing X-Men, Lockheed became depressed, turning to alcohol and attacking bad guys far more violently than he ever did.
It's one thing to have an animal companion who can help in a fight, but Lockheed is more than that. Being from an advanced society, he has complex emotions and offers less of a one-dimensional sidekick vibe than the other brilliant critters on this list.