Hobgoblin was a shape-changing member of the Imperial Guard, who protected the site of the M'kraan Crystal for his emperor, D'ken.^[1]

During the Kree/Shi'ar War, Hobgoblin was apparently undercover on a Shi'ar warship.^[2]

Hobgoblin died while protecting Empress Lilandra during a royal ceremony. He acted as her royal body double, and was killed by an assassin's strike.^[3]

• Omni-Morph: Shape-shifting into any form imaginable, regardless of size.^[4]
  • Power Replication: Hobgoblin able to utilize the inherent abilities of the assumed form.^[4][5]

• Hand-to-Hand Combat: Hobgoblin is a fair hand-to-hand combatant trained by the Imperial Guard.^[4]
• Acting: Hobgoblin is an excellent actor.^[4]

• Flight Patches^[4]

• It was hypothesized that Shapeshifter was a Skrulls.^[4]
  • During Operation: Galactic Storm, Hobgoblin briefly transformed into a Skrull while alone before reassuming his previous guise. It was never explained if the shape-changing Chameleoid Guardsman had been temporarily or permanently replaced with shape-changing Skrull.^[2]

• Most members of the Imperial Guard are analogs of DC Comics' Legion of Super-Heroes. Hobgoblin is based on Chameleon Boy who was also a shape changer.