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Sabreclaw is a character in the MC2 universe who first appeared in J2 #8 (May 1999).[1] He is the half-brother of Wild Thing and son of Wolverine.
The character has claws (similar to Sabretooth), a healing factor, enhanced physical capabilities and a temper (similar to Wolverine). [volume & issue needed] His healing factor allows him to rapidly regenerate damaged or destroyed areas of his cellular structure and affords him virtual immunity to poisons and most drugs, as well as enhanced resistance to diseases. He has superhuman strength, naturally sharp fangs and claws reinforced with adamantium sheaths.
Lynn Sakura is a minor character within Marvel Comics. The character, created by writer Fiona Avery and artist Mark Brooks, first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #1 (August 2004).
She is Anya Corazon's childhood friend, and both are classmates at Milton Summers High School in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Lynn often supports Anya who juggles a double life as Araña with the Spider Society.[2][3] Jon Kasiya (the Sisterhood of the Wasp's assassin prodigy Amun) threatened Anya's loved ones, Lynn and Gil Corazon, after enrolling at their school. Lynn tried to start a relationship with Kasiya, not knowing about the threat. Anya tried to interfere with the budding relationship and saved Lynn and Kasiya from a gunman.[4][5]
Sandmanatee is an anthropomorphic manatee and animal version of Sandman.
Savage Steel is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Disillusioned by the justice system and what they viewed as its lenient stance on crime, several New York City Police Department officers came together to form an organization that would kill criminals, rather than simply jailing them. Savage Steel is a powered armor created by Stane International for them based on technology stolen from Stark Enterprises and used by several members of the Cabal, including Paul Trent and former members Harry Lennox, Johnny Leone, and Jimmy Zafar.[6][7][8][9][10] Zafar later reforms and becomes an ally of Darkhawk as Savage Steel.[10] [11][12]
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Lt. Rafael 'Rafe' Scarfe is a fictional New York City Police Lieutenant. The character, created by Chris Claremont and Pat Broderick, first appeared in Marvel Premiere #23 (August 1975).
Rafe is a Vietnam War veteran who returned to New York to become a police officer. He grew close to his partner Misty Knight and when she lost her arm in a bomb explosion, Scarfe never left her side.[13] He was a recurring ally of Iron Fist,[14][15] and later Luke Cage when the two came together to form Heroes for Hire.[16]
Years later, in the "Shadowland" storyline, Scarfe later went rogue and tried to frame Daredevil for the murder of several criminals.[17] He is later captured by his former partner Misty Knight.[18]
During the "Gang War" storyline, Scarfe is revealed to be the leader of the Heat, a group of police officers operating in Hell's Kitchen. In addition, he receives aid from an anonymous benefactor, who sent the assassin Bellona to help out the Heat, and is provided a prototype arm cannon.[19][20]
Rafael Scarfe in other media
Rafael Scarfe appears in Luke Cage, portrayed by Frank Whaley.[21] This version is a corrupt NYPD detective at the 29th Precinct partnered with Misty Knight who secretly works for Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes.[22] After internal affairs begin investigating him, Scarfe attempts to blackmail Stokes, who shoots him and leaves him for dead. Before dying, Scarfe tells Luke Cage and Claire Temple everything he knows about Stokes' criminal activities.[23]
Scaleface is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Scaleface is a mutant who can turn into a large dragon-like reptilian creature. She was a member of the Morlocks. After the Morlock Massacre storyline, she and the surviving Morlocks come into conflict with the X-Men and the police before she is killed by the latter.[24]
Scaleface is later resurrected as a zombie by the Black Talon to fight She-Hulk. After She-Hulk defeats the zombies, Scaleface is buried and magical charms are placed to keep her body from rising again.[25]
However, Scaleface is among the dead mutants resurrected by Selene's transmode virus during the Necrosha storyline.[26]
Scaleface in other media
- Scaleface makes non-speaking cameo appearances in X-Men: The Animated Series and X-Men '97 as a member of the Morlocks.
- Scaleface makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the X-Men: Evolution episode "X-Treme Measures".
Scalphunter (John Greycrow) is a fictional mutant villain character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Scalphunter is a member of the Comanche tribe of Native Americans who originally fought in World War II for the United States but was to be executed for murdering his fellow officers. He is shot by a firing squad and is believed dead. However, he survives and is found and recruited by enigmatic mastermind Mister Sinister early on. Later, apparently not working under Sinister, he kills the employer of the savage mutant Sabretooth and offers Sabretooth money to join Scalphunter's boss as a mercenary, which Sabretooth accepts.[volume & issue needed]
Years later, he reunites with his old friend Gambit and joins his Marauders.[27][28][29][30] During the Mutant Massacre, the Marauders clash with the X-Men and the original X-Factor team, as well as Thor and Power Pack, leaving several Marauders dead.[volume & issue needed]
Subsequently, the X-Men thwart the Marauders' attempt to assassinate Sinister's former pawn, Madelyne Pryor, in San Francisco.[volume & issue needed] Failing, they try once more in New York City during the demonic invasion Inferno event.[volume & issue needed] During this time, Sinister cloned the entire band of Marauders, to replace any members of the team who are killed with exact replicas[volume & issue needed] (as was done in the case of the Marauder known as Riptide).[volume & issue needed] Scalphunter manages to live throughout his encounters with heroes, [volume & issue needed] but when the Marauders later fight dimensionally-displaced Nate Grey after trying to assassinate Sinister's former servant, Threnody,[volume & issue needed] he is killed and then cloned.[volume & issue needed] When Sinister poses as Dr. Robert Windsor a scientist in the Weapon X program, Scalphunter is still helping him obtain mutant captives for their DNA, as Sinister supposedly helps prisoners escape, only to take them to his own labs for experimentation.[volume & issue needed]
Scalphunter is one of the still-powered mutants living in tents on the Xavier Institute lawn after almost all mutants were depowered during the "Decimation" storyline. When immortal mutant Apocalypse comes, Scalphunter leaves and serves him. When Havok warns Scalphunter and fellow Apocalypse recruits Fever Pitch and Skids that they are in over their heads, Scalphunter replies that Apocalypse has explained that he is on the side of mutants in this case, as they are in danger of becoming extinct.[volume & issue needed] In the "X-Men: Messiah Complex" storyline, following Apocalypse's defeat, Scalphunter returns to his master and rejoined the Marauders. Scalphunter is involved in the initial assault on Cooperstown, Alaska for the mutant child.[31] During the X-Men's search for the mutant child he shoots and badly injures Nightcrawler.[32] He later assists the team in their defense of Sinister's base from the X-Men on Muir Island. During the battle, he shoots Wolverine in the head, but subsequently is pinned to the wall with one of Warpath's knives when he tries to kill Hepzibah.[33]
In X-Men: Divided We Stand, after Sinister's defeat and the death and disbanding of the rest of the Marauders, Scalphunter flees to a small town in the desert, where he is again working at a diner as a cook. He fears the X-Men are going to kill him and has fully gone into hiding. A preacher begins to eat at the diner, and constantly plagues Scalphunter with incessant chatter. One night, Nightcrawler attacks Scalphunter in his trailer, revealing that he was the preacher, in disguise. Scalphunter tries to kill him but is easily defeated. Nightcrawler tells him that he sought him out to kill him, but changed his mind as he realized that Scalphunter had no soul – he was just a copy of a copy. He then forgives Scalphunter for all his sins, past and future, then leaves. The next day, Scalphunter is seen back in the diner cooking, now wearing a gold cross.[34] He also has tried to mend fences with the X-Men, notifying them of a break-in at one of Sinister's old labs.[volume & issue needed]
During the "X-Men: Utopia" storyline, Scalphunter is captured by a group of non-mutant superhumans and forced to fly a cargo of five mutant-eating creatures to the X-Men on Utopia.[35] In the new status quo for mutants post House of X and Powers of X, Professor X and Magneto invite all mutants to live on Krakoa and welcome even former enemies into their fold.[36] Sometime later, during the Krakoan Age, he joins a loose group of outcast mutants, operating under Mister Sinister: the Hellions, which also comprise Havok, Kwannon, Empath, Wildchild, Nanny and Orphan Maker.[37] CBR noted that the Hellions series retired Greycrow's racist Scalphunter codename, which debuted during the 1986 Mutant Massacre storyline, in the second issue of the series and that Greycrow had major "character development" with a shift towards redemption and heroics during this series.[38]
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Scanner (Skera or Vera)
Scanner was a member of the Spaceknight Squadron beginning in ROM Annual (1982 Series), #2[39] in November 1983, in which she was also called Skera. In subsequent issues, she was called Vera.[40]
Scarlet Pooch is an anthropomorphic dog and animal version of Scarlet Witch.
Ben Reilly
Joe Wade
Michael Van Patrick clones
Kaine
The Schizoid Man is an alias used by two fictional supervillains who appear in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.[41]
Chip Martin
The mainstream version, Chip Martin, first appeared in Spectacular Spider-Man Volume 2, #36 (November 1979), and was created by Bill Mantlo, John Romita, Jr. and Jim Mooney. A graduate student at Empire State University,[42] he suffers from psychological instability and has the power of building and animating solid constructs with his mind. His father is Senator Robert Martin, a possible suspect as the Hobgoblin.[43]
The Schizoid Man joined Vil-Anon, a twelve-step program dedicated to helping individuals overcome criminal tendencies which also consisted of Armadillo, Equinox, Hypno-Hustler, Jackson Weele and Man-Bull.[44]
In Civil War: Battle Damage Report, it is revealed that Chip and Lectronn engaged in a three-hour fight over New York that ended in a stalemate.[45]
The Schizoid Man was among several super-powered criminals housed in an unnamed, ill-equipped prison in the Avengers Vs. X-Men storylines. Rogue and Mimic had to fight the two off during a prison riot where the Schizoid Man was trying to get control of himself.[46]
The Schizoid Man possesses the power of building and animating solid constructs with his mind.
Ultimate Marvel version
An Ultimate Marvel equivalent of the Schizoid Man is an unnamed genetically modified French citizen thanks to Jamie Madrox's stolen stem cells. He uses his similar self-replication powers to control a riot before joining the Liberators.[47] His team leads a large army to invade and conquer the United States, leading to the deaths of some members of the S.H.I.E.L.D. Giant-Man Reserves.[48] Captain America and Wasp defeat all of the Schizoid Man's bodies that were "scattered all over the Triskelion".[49]
Eric Schwinner is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Eric Schwinner is a human scientist at GARID (Galannan Alternative Research for Immunization Development). He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962). Schwinner ran the public demonstration that led to Peter Parker being bit by a radioactive spider. He works with Peter in the lab to understand the radioactive spiders, as well as to defeat Tendril, an escaped patient with mutated powers.[50][51]
Scimitar is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist John Byrne, the character first appeared in Iron Fist #5 (March 1976).[52] Scimitar is depicted as a master of bladed weapons, serving under Master Khan.[53] He is a mercenary initially hired by the sorcerer to eliminate Iron Fist, and later a recurring adversary of the superhero.[54]
Scimitar is a mercenary from Halwan and an enemy of Iron Fist. Little is known about his past, except that his name has been used by many other people in Halwan.
In his first appearance, Scimitar kills several civilians to lure Iron Fist out of hiding. The plan works and Iron Fist reveals himself, and despite Scimitar's speed and fighting skills, Iron Fist is still able to defeat him.[volume & issue needed] He has a few more run-ins with Iron Fist and his partner Luke Cage, but always ends up defeated.[volume & issue needed] Scimitar disappears from the comic pages for a long time, until returning in the 1990s Iron Fist limited series.[volume & issue needed]
Scimitar later joins the Weaponeers, a terrorist group who use him as a "super-agent" due to his highly skilled ways with his sword. Scimitar resurfaces with the Weaponeers in Zanzibar and attempts to kill its president, who is a retired superhero. Thanks to X-Men member Archangel and his allies from Genosha, Scimitar and the Weaponeers are defeated.[55]
Scimitar and the Weaponeers are then defeated by the X-Men shortly before the beginning of House of M.[56]
Scimitar in other media
Scimitar appears in The Incredible Hulk episode "The Lost Village",[57] voiced by Tom Kane.[58] This version is a cyborg who previously lived in the Tibetan town of Anavrin before being banished by his father Tong Zing.
| First appearance | X-Men #107 (October 1977) |
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| Created by | Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum |
| Species | Unidentified extraterrestrial race |
| Teams | Imperial Guard |
| Abilities | Shrinking from normal size to five percent of her normal size (and any size in between) |
Scintilla (originally named Midget) is a member of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard. Created by Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum, the character first appeared in X-Men #107 (October 1977). Scintilla has the ability to shrink to five percent of her normal size, and any size in between. Like many original members of the Imperial Guard, Scintilla is the analog of a character from DC Comics' Legion of Super-Heroes: in her case, Shrinking Violet.[59]
Midget was amongst the first of the Imperial Guard encountered by the team of superhuman mutants known as the X-Men who sought to rescue the Princess Lilandra from her insane brother emperor D'Ken. Following the orders of their emperor, the Guard clashed with the X-Men on a nameless Shi'ar Empire planet, and were on the verge of winning when the band of interstellar freebooters known as the Starjammers arrived to turn the tide of battle in the X-Men's favor.[60]
Sometime later, when Deathbird was empress, Midget joined the other Imperial Guard members in the battle against Excalibur and the Starjammers. Later, on Deathbird's behalf, Midget assisted the other Imperial Guardsmen in the battle against the X-Men and Starjammers, but was defeated by them.[61]
Midget is renamed Scintilla[62] at the outset of Operation: Galactic Storm, an intergalactic war between the Shi'ar and the Kree. The Imperial Guard are integral to the Sh'iar creating a massive super weapon — the "Nega-Bomb" — using Kree artifacts, including the original Captain Marvel's Nega-Bands, which the Guard steals from the dead hero's tomb. This bomb is capable of devastating an area equivalent to that of the Kree Empire (which is supposedly located throughout the Large Magellanic Cloud). Ultimately, the Nega Bomb device is successfully detonated, devastating the Kree Empire, with 98% of the Kree population dying instantaneously.[63] The Shi'ar annex the remnants of the Kree Empire, with Deathbird becoming viceroy of the Kree territories.[64]
Vulcan, a powerful mutant intent on conquering the Shi'ar Empire, fights the Guard beginning in The Uncanny X-Men #480 (2007). Tragically, Vulcan kills Cosmo and Smasher (and seemingly Impulse, Neutron, and Titan) before he is defeated by Gladiator, who puts out his left eye. Despite Scintilla's desire for revenge, Gladiator takes Vulcan into custody and imprisons him.[65]
Scintilla has many further adventures with the Imperial Guard, in such storylines as "Emperor Vulcan,"[66] "Secret Invasion,"[67] X-Men: Kingbreaker,[68] "War of Kings,"[69] and the "Trial of Jean Grey."[70]
Scorpia is a supervillain.
Elaine Coll is recruited by Silvermane from a mental hospital to become the new Scorpion. She opts to call herself Scorpia instead and is given robotic scorpion-like armor which enhanced her strength and speed by 500%. Scorpia successfully brings Deathlok to Silvermane and is ordered to ambush Spider-Man and Daredevil, who had infiltrated their base. She wears them down but is then betrayed by Silvermane, who shoots her in the back. Scorpia follows Spider-Man and Daredevil to Silvermane's location and immediately attacks him. Mainframe, another of Silvermane's mercenaries, takes control of Scorpia's cybernetic enhancements and uses her to attack Spider-Man. However, she soon regained mobility and blasted Silvermane. An explosion created by The Punisher knocked Scorpia off the building they were on, but a mentally conflicted Deathlok saved her. She then decided to flee the area rather than be put in prison.[71]
Scorpia then joins the new Sinister Six (though there were seven members total). The team's main purpose was to stop Kaine from killing any more of Spider-Man's enemies. When Kaine disguised himself as Spider-Man and attacked Hobgoblin, Scorpia immediately joined the others in the battle. However, they were not accustomed to working together, much to Scorpia's disdain. Spider-Man eventually entered the battle and was able to defeat Scorpia. She also participated in another battle against Spider-Man with some of her former allies and new ones such as Boomerang and Jack O' Lantern. She was defeated when Spider-Man threw Jack O'Lantern at her.[volume & issue needed]
Much later, Scorpia fights Spider-Man and Black Cat and is defeated when Black Cat rips off her tail.[72] She later reveals that she was hired by Alberto Ortega, the head of a local drug syndicate.[73]
During the "Infinity" storyline, Scorpia appears as one of the female villains in the employ of Caroline Le Fay. She helps fight off Thanos' forces and later battles the Fearless Defenders.[74] Scorpia remained in Le Fay's employ afterward, acting as one of her bodyguards during a meeting with the Mercs for Money.[75]
During the "Hunted" storyline, Scorpia is among the animal-themed characters that were captured by Taskmaster and Black Ant for Kraven the Hunter's Great Hunt, which is sponsored by Arcade's company Arcade Industries. She was seen at a gathering held by Vulture.[76] She was later freed when Kraven the Hunter told Arcade to lower the force field around Central Park.[77]
Scorpia appears as a member of a female incarnation of the Sinister Syndicate. She states to Francine Frye that she heard about her frying the original Electro and stealing his schtick. The Sinister Syndicate begins its mission where they attack the F.E.A.S.T. building that Boomerang is volunteering at.[78] Beetle leads the Sinister Syndicate in attacking Boomerang. It was stated by Boomerang that he was the one who came up with the Sinister Syndicate name. After getting Aunt May to safety, Peter Parker changes into Spider-Man and helps Boomerang fight the Syndicate. The Syndicate starts doing their formation attack until Spider-Man accidentally sets off Boomerang's gaserang which knocks out Spider-Man enough for the Syndicate to make off with Boomerang. As Beetle has Electro write a proposal on how the Syndicate can use Boomerang as an example to the criminal underworld, Beetle leaves while calling Wilson Fisk that they caught Boomerang, as she is given the information on where the exchange can happen. Scorpia later mentioned to the Syndicate members that Rhino once refused to arm wrestle her.[79] When Beetle returns to the headquarters, Scorpia is present when Mayor Wilson Fisk brings the full force of New York City to their headquarters, demanding that they surrender Boomerang to him. The Syndicate then assists Spider-Man against Mayor Fisk's forces. After Spider-Man evacuates Boomerang, the Syndicate fights Mayor Fisk's forces while not killing them. The Syndicate is defeated and arrested by the police. Their transport is then attacked by an unknown assailant who frees them.[80]
During the "Sinister War" storyline, Scorpia was with the Sinister Syndicate when they were recruited by Kindred to punish Spider-Man for his sins.[81]
Scorpia was with the Sinister Syndicate when they took Janice Lincoln out for a bachelorette party.[82]
During the "Gang War" storyline, Scorpia accompanied Beetle, Lady Octopus, and Trapstr to provide aid White Rabbit and her henchman Kareem when Black Mariah's group attacks the warehouse that they are in.[83] Scorpia accompanies the Sinister Syndicate to Sugar Hill to fight Diamondback's gang there. They defeat some of Diamondback's men and find that the rest of them have been defeated by Rose and Digger.[84][85][86][87][88]
The Scorpion is a name utilized by different characters who appear in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Mac Gargan
Jim Evans
Jim Evans is a successful apothecary in Dustville during the Old West. He began to date Sarah (the prettiest girl in town) until she began to neglect him upon stating that she already has a boyfriend in Matt Cody. Matt Cody was not pleased that Sarah went out with Jim and challenged him to a shootout. Jim drew his gun first and only managed to wing Matt in the left arm as Matt managed to shoot Jim's gun out of his hand. Matt then made Jim dance with his gun. Jim was humiliated and vowed revenge, becoming the Scorpion and wielding paralyzing bullets.[89]
After six months in jail, Jim Evans escapes and takes on the alias of Sting-Ray before being defeated by they Phantom Rider.[90]
Carmilla Black
Peter Parker (clone)
The first Ultimate Marvel incarnation of the Scorpion seen is one of Peter Parker's clones. Dressed like a scorpion and attacking the mall, he was revealed to be a mentally unstable clone that was fitted into a green armored suit.[91] This clone additionally had a mechanical tail grafted onto his spine that had the ability to shoot acid. The clone was eventually subdued by Spider-Man and taken to the Fantastic Four who eventually gave it to S.H.I.E.L.D.[92] At the end of the clone saga storyline, Nick Fury tells subordinates to "get to work" while walking out of the room the clone is being held in.[93]
Kron Stone of Earth-96099
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Jefferson Davis of Earth-65
Jefferson Davis takes on the Scorpion name in Earth-65. He wears an electrically charged suit, carries a scorpion-themed staff and possesses some limited super-speed. Jefferson works for the organization S.I.L.K. and fought Spider-Gwen (on behalf of Matt Murdock), Silk, and Spider-Woman.[94]
Scorpion in other media
- An original incarnation of the Scorpion appears in The Amazing Spider-Man.[95][96] This version is a scorpion-human hybrid created by Oscorp physicist Otto Octavius.
- As of The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Kraven the Hunter hunted and killed the Scorpion off-screen before turning it into a mounted trophy.
- An original incarnation of the Scorpion appears in Ultimate Spider-Man,[97][98] voiced initially by Dante Basco, and later by Eric Bauza.[99] This version is a composite character with elements of Steel Serpent who is a rival of Iron Fist, a member of the Sinister Six, and a host of the Venom symbiote.
- An original, unnamed incarnation of Scorpion appears in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, voiced by Joaquín Cosio.[100] This version is a cybernetically enhanced, Hispanic gangster resembling a scorpion man who works under the Kingpin.[101]
| First appearance | Carnage #1 (December 2010; Tanis Nieves) Carnage #4 (June 2011; Scorn) |
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| Created by | Zeb Wells Clayton Crain |
| Species | Human bonded to Symbiote |
| Abilities | Can fuse with technology. |
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Scorn (Tanis Nieves) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Tanis Nevies first appeared in Carnage #1 (December 2010),[102] while the Scorn Symbiote first appeared in Carnage #4 (June 2011).
After the Carnage symbiote was ripped in half by the Sentry outside the Earth's atmosphere,[103] it is later discovered that Carnage survived and returned to Earth, where it was discovered by Michael Hall who brought Shriek and her doctor, Dr. Tanis Nevies, to use Shriek to keep Carnage alive to use the organism's properties to create prosthetic limbs and exo-suits which would respond in the same way as a symbiote. Nevies is outfitted with one of these prosthetic arms after she is caught in an attack by the Doppelganger who tried to rescue Shriek.[104] When near Carnage, her arm goes wild and forces her to kill several scientists before Carnage forcefully bonds to her.[104] After the symbiote uses Tanis to break into a Hall Corporation facility, it is revealed that Cletus Kasady is alive, preserved by Carnage and repaired by Hall's prosthetics.[104] Kasady reclaims Carnage once more, attempting to avenge his captivity, while Spider-Man and Iron Man struggle to stop Carnage. It is then revealed that Carnage was once again 'pregnant', and the suit's spawn briefly bonds to Tanis, but she removes it from herself and the symbiote bonds to Shriek before being torn from her. Scared of Shriek's malice, the symbiote arm then rebonds to Tanis, creating the new hero Scorn who defeats Shriek and forces her to use her sonic shriek to weaken Carnage who escapes.[104]
In Carnage USA, Carnage invaded Doverton, Colorado and bonded to its citizens and the Avengers team (who originally tried to stop Carnage) to which the government send in the Mercury Team, a symbiote-enhanced special forces team bonded to the Agony, Phage, Riot and Lasher symbiotes along with Dr. Tanis Nieves as Scorn to stop Carnage, but they are heavily outnumbered, since Carnage controls the entire town. The enhanced special forces keep fighting, but Carnage sends the controlled Avengers after them, that was when Spider-Man comes with the town's unaffected residents. The melee is particularly fierce when Agent Venom intervenes with sonic rounds. Scorn uses a construction vehicle to carry the two to a device she built and reveals that her device is meant to permanently remove the bonds from Carnage and Venom, but the hosts are still in there. After the symbiotes fight with themselves and the Avengers team, the Venom symbiote finds its way back to Flash Thompson while Scorn is able to capture and contain the Carnage symbiote.[105]
In Carnage Born, it is revealed that Scorn got corrupted and started a cult worshiping Knull. She with her followers retrieve the Grendel symbiote's remnants from the Maker, along with Kasady's damaged body following the Venomized event. After implanting the remnants inside Kasady start to fight for control. She offers herself to Kasady, so he could absorb Carnage's remnants left in her body, but Kasady kills her instead, getting her codex to be Carnage again,[106] though Carnage is actually in Alchemax.[107]
Scorn in other media
- The Scorn symbiote appears in the Spider-Man series finale "Maximum Venom", voiced by Kylee Russell.[108][109] This version is Venom's older sister who was created by Knull to serve as a member of the Symbiote Sisters alongside Scream and Mania and possesses an unnamed host with shapeshifting capabilities.
- The Tanis Nevies incarnation of Scorn appears as a playable character in Spider-Man Unlimited.
Scramble (Lionel Jeffries), also known as Scramble the Mixed-Up Man, is a supervillain appearing in media published by Marvel Comics. Specifically, he was an enemy of Alpha Flight, but for a brief time he was alternately their ally. Scramble is the brother of Madison Jeffries. Scramble first appeared in Alpha Flight #30 (February 1986) and was created by Bill Mantlo and Mike Mignola.
Lionel Jeffries and his older brother Madison were mutants: Madison with the ability to alter metallic surfaces and Lionel able to manipulate organic matter. Lionel utilized his power to become a successful surgeon, and later both he and Madison were among the many thousands of Canadians to enlist in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Madison, who loathed being a mutant, served as a first class mechanic, whereas Lionel craved the opportunity to use his powers for good as a medic. However, Lionel's inability to resurrect many of his fellow soldiers after an explosion dismembered their squad caused him to go insane, and Madison had to use his own powers to assist in restraining him.[110]
In the years following the war, Madison had his raving brother committed to Montreal General Hospital, where he was kept in restraints, before he himself joined the Canadian superhero team Alpha Flight. Shortly afterwards, Alpha Flight leader Heather Hudson found Lionel, discovering his existence on the team's Alphanex computer system (only after bypassing a security lock on Madison's file). Since Madison never informed his teammates of Lionel's existence, Heather assumed the man was a doctor at the hospital, and travelled there in an effort to determine if he was a mutant, and if so recruit him into Alpha Flight. When she discovered Lionel was, in fact, a patient, she was further horrified to behold what she believed to be terrible mistreatment on behalf of the medics who restrained him. However, when Heather attempted to introduce herself as Madison's friend with a handshake, Lionel made physical contact with her and used his powers to brutally warp her body, freeing himself in the process and overtaking the hospital. He now went by the name of Scramble, the Mixed-Up Man, and soon went about altering the hospital staff and patients into hideously deformed zombies (unintentionally resurrecting Deadly Ernest, a deceased Alpha Flight foe, in the process). The insane Scramble believed himself to be little more than a doctor caring for his patients. Alpha Flight soon arrived on the scene to rescue Heather (after tracing her path via Alphanex), and wound up in a brawl with the mutates. Soon, the Jeffries brothers reunited in the hospital morgue, and there Madison fully realized the depth of Scramble's insanity, while also believing there was still good in him. The two brothers clashed, but eventually Madison manipulated Scramble into using his own organic-warping powers on himself, healing his brain from psychosis. The "cured" Scramble reverses much of the damage he did, including Heather's transformation, and vows to return to medicine after getting discharged from the hospital.[110]
Scramble eventually headed the New Life Clinic, an organization that medically assisted Alpha Flight on several occasions, becoming a strong ally of the team in the process. However, gradually, his madness began to return, and he began a secret campaign to create a race of genetic superhumans. He found a partner in Box (Roger Bochs), an Alpha Flight member in his care who also had been suffering from severe psychosis. The vengefully jealous Box requested Scramble to use his powers to repair his damaged legs in an effort to secure the love of his girlfriend and teammate Aurora. Eventually, it was revealed that Scramble did not use Bochs' excess fatty tissue to repair the man's legs, but rather used manipulated corpse flesh. Despite this odd betrayal, the demented pair still joined forces in Scramble's quest to procure his intended super race. Scramble and Bochs then physically amalgamated into a hideously deformed creature known as Omega, and attacked Alpha Flight and their trainees Beta Flight when the teams caught on to their plans, first mutating Madison and Lionel's own lab assistant Whitman Knapp (causing Knapp's latent mutant powers to trigger) and then overpowering the rest of the teams. Madison warps and then dons Box's armor and uses it to fight Omega, during which time the Scramble persona became dominant and killed the Bochs half after the Bochs persona found sanity and attempted to end the battle. After Alpha Flight recovers and defeats Omega (thanks in large part to the efforts of Beta Flight's mind controller the Purple Girl), Madison realized the only way to prevent a future meltdown from his dangerous brother is to kill him. He then proceeded to do so, using weaponry conjured from his Box armor.[111]
Grady Scraps is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by writer Dan Slott and artist Humberto Ramos, first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #648 (January 2011). He is Peter Parker's comical co-worker at Max Modell's Horizon Labs. Scraps gets involved in various Spider-Man storylines, such as "Big Time" and "Spider-Island".[112][113][114][115]
Grady Scraps in other media
Grady Scraps appears in Spider-Man, voiced by Scott Menville.[116][117] This version is a teenager and scientist working at Horizon High.
Sea Leopard is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Sea Leopard is from an unspecified underwater race with longevity, telepathy, sharp leopard-like claws, and a leopard-like tail that can be used as a weapon. He later collaborated with Black Moray at the sight of Old Atlantis where Sea Leopard defeated Attuma and Andromeda. Namor defeated Sea Leopard and left Attuma to deal with him.[118]
Sea Leopard later joined up with the Fathom Five.[119]
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Sea Urchin is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appears in New Warriors #14 and was created by Fabian Nicieza, Mark Bagley, and Sam de la Rosa.
Señor Muerte and Señor Suerte are aliases used by a number of fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Ramon
The first character to use these names was Ramon Garcia, who was born in Hatillo, Puerto Rico. Ramon was the owner of a chain of gambling casinos and a criminal who called himself "Señor Suerte" (which means "Mr. Luck" in English) in his role as head of criminal gambling operations in New York. He used the name "Señor Muerte" (which means "Mr. Death" in English) when he killed his opponents. Ramon sent men to kill Frank Jenks and Luke Cage.[120] Muerte attempted to kill Luke Cage, and murdered a rival casino owner. He battled Cage, but was electrocuted by his own device during the battle and died.[121] Ramon reappears without explanation years later, being forced to commit crimes by Lady Caterpillar, who had abducted his wife, Rebecca Clyde.[122][123]
Jaime and Phillip
After Ramon's death, his younger brothers Jaime and Phillip took over his operations, and became the co-owners of their brother's gambling casinos. Jaime became "Señor Suerte" and Phillip became "Señor Muerte". Jaime was a professional thief, and Phillip was a professional assassin.
Phillip, as the new Señor Muerte, posed as his deceased brother Ramon. Alongside the Tarantula, he murdered government agent Ken Astor, and attempted to hijack a military convoy, the Madbombs. He battled Captain America.[124] Phillip wore gloves that were able to release spider venom into his victims.
Jaime, as Señor Suerte, attempted a theft of Tutankhamen artifacts from a museum, and battled Cage and Iron Fist.[125] Jamie and Phillip's gambling operations were disrupted by Cage and Iron Fist. The brothers set death-traps for Cage and Iron Fist, but were still defeated by them.[126]
Señor Muerte / Señor Suerte in other media
Señor Muerte appears in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes episode "To Steal an Ant-Man".
Kree Sentry
Curtis Elkins
Stewart Ward
Robert Reynolds
Val, the Galadorian
Suvik Senyaka is the first ever Sri Lankan character to appear in Marvel Comics, followed by Dr. Amara Perera. Senyaka first appeared in The Uncanny X-Men #300 and was created by Scott Lobdell and John Romita Jr.
Senyaka possesses the power to drain the bio-electrical essence of others upon physical contact. The living energy he drains augments his natural strength, endurance, and reflexes, as well as accelerating his recuperative powers significantly. Senyaka can also utilize the excess life-force he drains to generate a pair of psionic whips composed of bio-electric energy. These whips move according to his mental command and can greatly increase the distance of his absorption ability. The whips can also conduct his bio-electric energy to ignite nerve clusters in an opponent to cause intense pain or paralysis, as well as sear into their flesh.
Senyaka is a mutant recruited by Fabian Cortez as a member of a second group of the Acolytes.[127] On their first mission, this new team of Acolytes attacked the Our Mother of The Sacred Heart school while searching for a mutant child.[128] During the assault, Senyaka displeased his lord Magneto after critically injuring a human nurse with his energy coils and was subsequently slain by Magneto, who crushed the life out of Senyaka with his own coils.[129]
Senyaka survived, however, by siphoning the life energy from agents from the international law enforcement agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D. who had recovered Senyaka's body. Seeking revenge on Magneto, Senyaka set out to kill Sea Captain Lee Forrester, a former paramour of the self-styled master of magnetism. Forrester teamed up with the mutant soldier from the future named Cable, and Senyaka was seemingly killed once more in the ensuing battle.[130]
Senyaka later reappeared once more as a member of a faction of Acolytes led by Exodus, who has the ability to bring people back to life. The Acolytes participated in an assault on Wundagore Mountain in the European country of Transia, home of the enigmatic scientist known as the High Evolutionary. The Evolutionary had developed a powerful mutagenic compound known as Isotope-E, which the Acolytes coveted for themselves.[131]
After Exodus was defeated, Senyaka found himself amongst the ranks of former Acolytes who were aiding the Carrion Cove rebellion against Magneto's rule of the island nation of Genosha. With the genocide of the Genoshan population at the hands of giant mutant-hunting robot Sentinels controlled by Cassandra Nova, the genetic twin of Professor Charles Xavier, Senyaka was believed dead.[132]
Some time passed before Senyaka would return. Upon his return, the nature of which is still unknown, he joined the ranks of Exodus' new team of Acolytes. Following the X-Men's battle against the Hecatomb, Senyaka appeared on Cable's decimated island nation of Providence alongside new Marauders, Gambit and Sunfire, in an attempt to claim the island's information archives, which would allow access to Cable's future technology. While Gambit and Sunfire faced Cable, Senyaka battled Deadpool and appeared to gain the upper hand before Deadpool was teleported away by Cable's technology.[133]
When Selene dispatches her Inner Circle to retrieve the mystical knife necessary to complete her ritual, Senyaka mortally wounds several mutants with death-related powers. At first, when she tries to fool him by appearing before him as a little girl, he tells her to drop her disguise as he will kill for her because she is different compared to the others he has served.[134] They travel to Selene's birthplace, Rome and New York where they slaughter the members of that branch of the Hellfire Club. After being led to the ruins of Genosha by Caliban, Selene declares this is where she will become a goddess and renames it Necrosha.[135]
When Selene dispatches her Inner Circle to retrieve the mystical knife necessary to complete her ritual, Senyaka mortally wounds Meld, then teams up with Blink to attack Archangel, using his coils to restrain him, while Blink teleports his wings to shreds. Senyaka is later attacked by Wolverine, who drives his claws into his chest. Senyaka is unfazed by this, declaring he has been killed before. In the final fight, Senyaka ensnares Wolverine in his coils, slamming him in to walls. X-23 releases him when she cuts Senyaka's arm off. Wolverine takes advantage of the situation, decapitating Senyaka.[136]
Senyaka in other media
- Senyaka makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the X-Men: The Animated Series episode "Secrets, Not Long Buried" as a resident of the mutant-dominated community of Skull Mesa.
- Senyaka appears in Wolverine and the X-Men as a member of Magneto's Acolytes and resident of Genosha.
Sepulchre (also known as Shadowoman) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She first appeared in Quasar #45 (April 1993), and was created by Mark Gruenwald and Grant Miehm.
After a difficult childhood, Jillian Marie Woods left home to attend the University of San Francisco. While there, she met occult lecturer Anthony Ludgate Druid, the superhero known as Doctor Druid. They discovered that a psychic link existed between them. Druid probed Jillian's mind and learned her soul had inhabited a male alchemist in King Arthur's court in a past life, and that the alchemist loved a princess whose soul was reincarnated as Dr. Druid. The alchemist and princess were killed by the princess' brother because of their relationship, and the alchemist swore he would find the princess again. Jillian and Druid, surprised by these revelations, became lovers. Sometime later, Jillian accidentally released a demon, which killed her when she and Druid were investigating mystical artifacts Druid took from the sorcerer Magnus. Dr. Druid, using a mystical statue called the Bride of Slorioth, bonded a piece of Jillian's soul to her shadow. When Jillian woke up with her new powers, Druid told her that they were a result of her exposure to the demon.[volume & issue needed]
Jillian took the name Shadowoman and alongside other heroes Jim Scully (as the second Blazing Skull) and N'Kantu, the Living Mummy, joined a team, led by Dr. Druid called the Shock Troop. When Quagmire, using his Darkforce, Neutron, and the Presence corrupted Earth-148611 (New Universe), Shadowoman and the Shock Troop helped Quasar fight Anti Bodies until the Shi'ar Imperial Guard destroyed them. Later, the Shock Troop was called on by Doctor Strange to face a threat at the Nexus of All Realities. When the team arrived, the threat had already been neutralized by Quasar.[volume & issue needed]
After Dr. Strange forced Dr. Druid to assume the responsibility of organizing the Secret Defenders, Jillian, Luke Cage and Deadpool were assembled to prevent Malachi from reassembling the Moebius Stone. They met at the Chicago Museum of Art, and confronted Malachi as she attempted to acquire a Moebius Stone fragment attached to a sword. To hold back the Secret Defenders, Malachi animated artwork to attack them and departed with the fragment. Casting her shadow form over them, Shadowoman caused them[clarification needed] to dissipate. Druid then teleported them to his townhouse to seek artifacts which could aid them against Malachi.[137]
They set out to oppose Malachi at a tomb where a corpse held the last fragment of the Moebius Stone in a ring upon its finger. They were joined by Cody Fleisher, Cadaver, a teenager Malachi killed who Agamotto re-animated to serve as his Pale Horseman. However, Malachi obtained the last fragment, and caught Shadowoman and Dr. Druid with her spells. Shadowoman was able to phase through her bonds, and distracted Malachi while Dr. Druid escaped. Malachi struck Shadowoman down, and when she survived the blow, she realized she should not have, and that Dr. Druid had done something to her. Malachi was finally slain by Deadpool, but then Strange, Dr. Strange's servant, attempted to claim the Moebius Stone. Shadowoman opposed him, only to be struck down again, but Dr. Druid was able to destroy the stone.[138]
Shadowoman, Cadaver, Dr. Druid and R.G. Mathieson confronted Swarm, as it attempted to control the Rand-Meachum supercollider. Jillian was immune to Swarm due to her powers, and helped free Dr. Druid and Cadaver from the creature's clutches. She and Cadaver helped hold Swarm back long enough for Dr. Druid to convince Swarm to stand down.[139]
Returning from their encounter with Swarm, Jillian asked Dr. Druid to explain to her what she had become. Druid promised to do so, but cast her into the Bride of Slorioth. Within the statue, Jillian encountered the dark side of Dr. Druid's soul, and learned from it what Dr. Druid had done to her. She emerged from the statue furious, and assaulted Dr. Druid, but he convinced her that he had only done what had to be done, and that he was ready to lead her and Cadaver on a mission that would free them all of their respective curses. She agreed, but assumed the new alias of Sepulchre for that mission. Dr. Druid then teleported them to Starkesboro.[volume & issue needed]
Sepulchre and the others met up with Deathlok, Dagger and Drax, their teammates for this mission. Dr. Druid led them to the Gates of Perdition, where he was to confront the demon Slorioth. However, as Dr. Druid departed, the original Defenders — Silver Surfer, Hulk and Sub-Mariner — appeared to oppose the Secret Defenders. Sepulchre engaged the Silver Surfer in battle, but he fled the scene when he realized he was in an era where Galactus's barrier did not surround the Earth. However, the Surfer's conscience gnawed at him, and he returned to engage Sepulchre once more, but she encased him within a field of total darkness. Just then, their battle was interrupted when the demon Slorioth arose.[140]
The two teams of Defenders fought Slorioth, but Sepulchre and Cadaver were taken aside by Joshua Pryce to face the real threat — Dr. Druid, corrupted by his dark side. Dr. Druid claimed that everything he had done had been for Jillian, then attacked his one-time allies. Since Dr. Druid had taken control of her soul, he used that advantage to cause her to dissolve away. Ultimately, Joshua Pryce brought in the Vishanti and Living Tribunal, who drove off Dr. Druid and Slorioth. Pryce then went to help Sepulchre, but she begged him to let her die. He replied, "Better to live, forever a Shadowoman...than to die a Sepulcre!", and helped raise her to life.[141]
Sepulchre and Cadaver met with Pryce afterward, and decided to go their separate ways, but noted that "if the world ever needs saving...and all the good super-heroes are busy," they would meet again.[141]
Sometime later, Lindsay McCabe, a friend of Jessica Drew's, asked Jillian to help her find her missing friend. They were joined by Julia Carpenter, Spider-Woman, who had encountered Jessica's Spider-Woman costume moving of its own accord. Jillian sent the two women to the dimension of the Void-Eater, where Jessica was imprisoned. Re-powered by her costume, Jessica escaped the Void-Eater with Lindsay and Spider-Woman. Jillian closed the portal to the Void-Eater's realm before the creature could follow them back.[142]
Jillian is seen on the phone with a representative from Roxxon Oil, agreeing to speak to them about a job offer they had made.[143] She encounters the Thunderbolts on her way to the interview, and uses her powers protect civilians from Venom before teaming up with Steel Spider and American Eagle to battle the rest of the team. Managing to reach Roxxon Oil just in time, she negotiates a new life off American soil.[144]
Sepulchre returned to America, following the collapse of Norman Osborn's regime and his Thunderbolts initiative, and was last seen participating in a job interview for a babysitter job with Jessica Jones and Luke Cage, but gets increasingly frustrated with the apparent mispronunciation of her name, repeatedly telling Jones and Cage off and re-spelling her name over and over, which results in her eventual rejection.[145]
Darkforce energy manipulation allows Jillian to fly, generate darkness fields, phase, and merge with shadows.
Set is the chief deity, a serpent-god or "arch-demon", of the Stygian people in Robert E. Howard's stories of Conan the Barbarian in the Hyborian Age. He is apparently an amalgam of the name of the Egyptian God Set with the appearance/characteristics of both Apep and a monster from Greek mythology known as the Lernaean Hydra.
Set in other media
Set appears in Conan the Adventurer, voiced by Richard Newman. This version is a giant king cobra.
Juston Seyfert is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Juston Seyfert is an ordinary human teenager tormented by the seniors at Antigo High School in Wisconsin. He lives with his younger brother Chris and his father Peter (who operates a junkyard to which their house is adjacent). Their mother Jen walked out years ago. Being poor, Juston must be creative in finding fun, and spends the days playing in the salvage yard or constructing robots from spare parts. He later discovers, rebuilds, and reprograms the remains of a Sentinel that he found.[146][147][148][149][150][151][152][153][154][155][156][157][158]
Following Fear Itself, Juston and his Sentinel appear as students at the revamped Avengers Academy.[159][160] The Sentinel now features a cockpit to carry Juston around in during battle and has gained the advanced self-repair abilities of the latter generation Sentinels. Despite Juston hoping to be a hero along with his Sentinel, he was unable to fully eradicate the "Destroy all mutants" protocol from its A.I. Instead as a workaround solution, he implanted a long string of directives each one with a higher priority than the original program such as "Protecting Juston and his friends", "Defend humanity", and "Preserve itself unless that doesn't contradict the previous directives".[161]
During the Avengers vs. X-Men storyline, Emma Frost (possessing a fraction of the Phoenix Force) arrives to destroy Juston's Sentinel, seeing it as a threat to mutantkind. It sacrifices himself to save him before being rebuilt by Quicksilver and Giant-Man.[162]
In Avengers Arena, Juston is abducted by Arcade and forced to fight in Murderworld.[163][164] He is paralyzed after his Sentinel crashes and is later killed by Apex, who steals the Sentinel.[165][166][167]
Shape is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Mark Gruenwald and is loosely based on Plastic Man.
The Shape (real name Raleigh Lund) was born in Simak, Lowengard, in the United States of the alternate Earth of the Squadron Supreme, Earth-712. Although he appears to be an adult male, his emotional and intellectual development is comparable to that of a child. Originally, he was a member of the criminal Institute of Evil, the Squadron's arch-foes, although, lacking sincere criminal intent, he was mostly following the lead of team leader Ape-X, who had been his friend "for years and years." After the Institute of Evil lost a battle against the Squadron,[168] all of the institute's members underwent behavior modification, their criminal records were pardoned, and they all joined the Squadron.[168] Now, as a public crusader and adventurer, Shape helped supervise the manufacturing of force field belts.[169] He also helped his fellow superheroes and babysat for Arcanna Jones' three children, becoming especially close with Drusilla Jones.[170] Eventually the behavior modification was reversed by the Squadron's opponents the Redeemers, but the Shape, having never been a criminal at heart in the first place, still chose to side with the Squadron against Nighthawk and the Redeemers. After the battle, Shape helped get the pregnant Arcanna to the delivery room after she collapsed.[171]
Later, Shape accompanied the Squadron in a futile struggle against the Nth Man.[172] As a result, Shape and the Squadron traveled to Earth. There, Shape and Haywire were mentally coerced by the Over-Mind to prevent Quasar from following the starship in which the Over-Mind had kidnapped the Squadron Supreme.[173]
Miriam Sharpe is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
All that is known about Sharpe prior to the Civil War storyline that she was married; was a resident of Stamford, Connecticut; and had a young son named Damien who attended Stamford Elementary. Her son was at school the day that a fight between the New Warriors and several supervillains destroyed much of Stamford, including the elementary school. After her son's death, Sharpe became the most powerful voice in the emerging Pro-Registration Movement, demanding the government pass the Superhuman Registration Act (SHRA). At a memorial service for the victims of the Stamford attack, Sharpe had a highly publicized confrontation with Tony Stark where she accused the Avengers' benefactor of being there just to "play hero". It was this confrontation with Sharpe that convinced Stark to also champion the Registration Act as Iron Man. However, Stark had in fact already been covertly supporting Registration Act even before the Stamford disaster. Sharpe is widely noted by pundits as a brilliant political operator. In the weeks following the Stamford disaster, she managed to create a support base that would gather hundreds to march on the White House, influence superhumans, and eventually convince Congress and the president to pass the superhuman registration act.[174]
Sharpe appeared on stage at the press conference where Spider-Man unmasked himself as one of the first public supporters.[175] Sharpe attended Bill Foster's funeral after he was killed by a cyborg clone of Thor. She would again speak with Iron Man, this time to bolster Iron Man's commitment to the SHRA while also comparing "Thor" killing Bill Foster to a policeman killing a thug. She also gave him an Iron Man model, her son's favourite toy, to remind Iron Man of what they were fighting for.[176] Wolverine would also seek Sharpe out to tell her the story of bringing justice to Nitro and to former Damage Control Inc. CEO Walter Declun (who gave Nitro Mutant Growth Hormone pills to boost power which resulted in the destruction of Stamford and giving Declum many profitable contracts for rebuilding).[177]
Stark shows her a series of gardens created as a memorial to the children lost in the Stamford incident. It is here Sharpe thanks both Stark and Mister Fantastic for backing her idea of superhero registration despite its negative side effects.[178] Sharpe joins Stark following the climactic battle to discuss the future in the wake of the Pro-Registration victory. As they discuss future plans, including Stark's recent promotion to Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., Sharpe tells Stark that she has finally started to believe in superheroes again, thanks to Stark.[179] In light of the public relationship between Stark and Maya Hansen, the creator of the Extremis virus, who Sharpe considers a mass murderer, Sharpe went on the television program Viewpoint to publicly attack the government for supporting Hansen.[180] Sharpe is later on hand to support the appointment of Ultra Girl as director of the Junior Guardsmen, a youth branch of the Initiative, akin to the JROTC program.[181]
During the 2011 "Fear Itself" storyline, she saves surviving New Warrior Robbie Baldwin (Speedball), who was involved in the Stamford Incident, from an angry mob at the time when Serpent and his Worthy were causing fear and chaos across the globe. During this time, she forgave Speedball for what happened in Stamford.[182] She tells the mob that she doesn't believe Baldwin killed her son, that the villain he irresponsibly attacked did. Miriam comes to understand the entire world is under attack by a mysterious force of destruction and that Baldwin's resources as an Avengers associate and Miriam's disaster recovery training can do good. They work together to assist small towns the Avengers have not yet reached.[183]
Miriam Sharpe in other media
Miriam Sharpe appears in Captain America: Civil War, portrayed by Alfre Woodard. This version's son was killed during the Avengers' battle in Sokovia in Avengers: Age of Ultron. She blames the Avengers for this and confronts Tony Stark, prompting him to support the Sokovia Accords.[184]
Shathra is an insectoid creature from the Astral Plane and the totem of the spider wasp, much as Spider-Man is rumored to be a totem of the spider. She is the co-creator of the Web of Life and Destiny who transformed into her current state after her contributions went unrecognized.[185][186][187][188][189]
Powers and abilities
Shathra possesses superhuman physical abilities and the ability to shoot paralyzing stingers out of her wrists. Spider-Man later gained this ability (temporarily) during The Other storyline.
Shatterax (Roco-Bai) was created by Len Kaminski and Paul Ryan and made his first appearance in Iron Man #278 in March 1992.
Roco-Bai was a member of a new breed of Kree cyborg soldiers, dubbed techo-warriors, and he battled the superhero Iron Man during Kree-Shi'ar War.[190] And later, he joined the Starforce.[191]
During the Annihilation: Conquest storyline, he along with Kree were infected by the Phalanx, becoming one of their select and took part on the assault against Adam Warlock, however they failed.[192]
Shinobi Shaw, also known as a Black King of the Hellfire Club, is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as an adversary of the X-Men and their affiliated teams. Created by Chris Claremont, Jim Lee and Whilce Portacio, the character first appeared in X-Factor #67 (June 1991). He is the son of the former Black King Sebastian Shaw and is a mutant with the ability to control the density of his own body.
Shinobi is the adopted son of Sebastian Shaw, the leader of the Hellfire Club. In his first appearance, Shaw is revealed to be involved in the Upstarts, a group made up of Siena Blaze, Fabian Cortez, Trevor Fitzroy and probationary members Andreas and Andrea Strucker (of Fenris), who were manipulated by the Gamemaster and originally Selene to compete in a "game" which involved killing prominent mutants and garnering points from each kill. Shinobi picked his own father as a target and set about to murder him, since Shinobi grew up to hate his father for the treatment he had received in his hands. First, he engaged in a series of financial machinations to ruin his father, he managed to buy Shaw Industries, his father's collection of companies, from under his nose. After bankrupting him, Shinobi boldly confronted his father in Sebastian's private chalet in Switzerland and revealed how he now owned Shaw Industries. He also cruelly teased his father by suggesting that perhaps the late Harry Leland, Sebastian's colleague from the Hellfire Club, could be his real father, on the basis of Shinobi and Harry's similar powers. Finally, Shinobi reached into Sebastian's chest and gave him a coronary attack. The chalet was then obliterated in an explosion, with Shinobi seemingly the sole survivor.[193] Shaw is able to briefly take control of the Hellfire Club, assuming the mantle of Black King[volume & issue needed]. In his early years, Shinobi often surrounded himself with scantily clad men and women.[194]
Shinobi's elimination of his father put him ahead in the ranking of the Upstarts, making him the frontrunner in the game. Shinobi relished in his newfound wealth and glory, and his various servants catered to his every whim in his luxurious apartments in New York and Tokyo. However, his rival Upstart, Trevor Fitzroy, coveted the top spot of the Upstarts for himself. With a new, improved batch of Sentinels, he orchestrated the massacre of most of the Reavers, Hellions and Emma Frost, the White Queen of the Hellfire Club. Fitzroy brought the lifeless Frost to Shinobi as proof and demanded to be handed over Sebastian's ring, which Shinobi wore as a symbol of power. When Shinobi refused to relinquish it, Fitzroy unflinchingly cut off Shinobi's finger which carried the ring and seized it. After Shinobi had his own Sentinels reattach his finger, he hunted down Fitzroy and located him in his secret base in an iceberg in the Arctic Circle. Shinobi's men captured Fitzroy and Shinobi reclaimed the ring. He also gleefully informed Fitzroy that the Gamesmaster, the coordinator of the Upstarts game, had ruled this altercation between the two men in favor of Shinobi. Upon learning that the X-Men were also in Fitzroy's base at the moment, Shinobi attempted to further his Upstarts achievements and wipe out the entire team with some explosions he orchestrated, however, he failed.[195]
Shinobi's leading position among the Upstarts was short-lived. Fellow competitor Fabian Cortez claimed to have killed Magneto and became the frontrunner in the game. When Cortez strongly demurred at the inclusion of a human, Graydon Creed, among the Upstarts, Shinobi tried to calm him down by reminding him that the Upstarts originated as an escapist game of fun for rich, bored and spoiled children.[196] During another of these games, the Upstarts target the surviving members of the New Mutants and the Hellions, but are defeated by the combined forces of X-Force and the New Warriors.[197] Around the same time, eager to return the Inner Circle to its former glory, Shaw approaches Betsy Braddock and Warren Worthington, attempting to convince them to become a part of the Inner Circle. Both X-Men refuse, however.[volume & issue needed][198] He also tried to enlist Storm under Candra's orders as a member, but she also refused.[199] Still operating with the Hellfire Club, he organizes an assassination attempt on Daily Bugle editor J. Jonah Jameson, but his power play is thwarted by Spider-Man and a handful of X-Men.[200]
After he learned that his father was alive, Shinobi presumably in fear of retaliation for his assassination attempt, deserted all of his inherited positions and returned to a more secretive mode of life, allowing Sebastian to take control of the Hellfire Club. Shinobi then worked with Spiral and Mindmeld as they experiment on Karma's siblings. However, his personal assassin Clear-Cut betrays him and aids X-Force in defeating him.[201]
As a result of the Scarlet Witch's actions, nearly all of the mutants in the entire world were stripped of their powers. Shinobi is confirmed as being one of a limited number of mutants who retained their powers following the 2005 "Decimation" storyline.[202] When Selene attempted to rise to goddesshood, it was revealed that Shinobi was at some point found and killed by his father, as he was resurrected by Selene with the techno-organic virus and sent with Harry Leland to kill his father and Donald Pierce.[203] Selene was ultimately defeated and Shinobi's fate was left uncertain.[204]
Shinobi is later revealed to be alive and assembled the Upstarts again to kill the Nasty Boys and lure the X-Men out. The Upstarts are quickly neutralized and after discovering the X-Men were unknowingly working for Emma Frost, Shinobi used his own mutant powers to commit suicide by phasing his hand through his head before muttering that Emma Frost will not get him.[205] In the 2019 relaunch of the X-Men comics, Shinobi was resurrected on Krakoa by The Five and placed under the care of his father, who appointed him the Black Bishop of the Hellfire Trading Company. Shinobi was unaware of the circumstances of his death, and his father told him that Emma Frost and Kate Pryde conspired to kill him.[206] After Kate Pride is killed and Shaw's betrayal is revealed through Lockheed, Emma immediately calls Callisto to go after Shinobi, who was having a meeting with Christian Frost, who he was starting to date.[207] With Cal as her bodyguard, Emma reads Shinobi's mind and finds out that he was unaware of his father's intentions. Emma later makes a dig at Sebastian by questioning his parentage to Shinobi. It is revealed that Shinobi is in fact Harry Leland's illegitimate son.[208]
Shinobi Shaw in other media
- Shinobi Shaw, among other Hellfire Club members, was originally planned to appear in Dark Phoenix but was ultimately cut from the film.[209]
- Shinobi Shaw appears as a boss in X-Men: Gamesmaster's Legacy.[citation needed]
She-Hulk is the name of different characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Jennifer Walters
Lyra
Lejori Zakaria
During the "Ultimate Invasion" storyline, Maker traveled to Earth-6160 and remade it into his own image. Lejori Zakaria is a South Pacific native who was mutated by Bruce Banner's gamma bomb. After encountering Iron Lad, Thor, and Sif, they agree to help restore the island to what it was beforehand.[210]
Ann Weying
Patricia Robertson
Sheath is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Sheath is an Inhuman with metal shards protruding from her body.
Sheath in other media
Sheath appears in the Marvel Rising franchise, voiced by Bennett Abara.[211] This version was responsible for the death of Ghost-Spider's Inhuman friend Kevin and is an ally of Exile. By Marvel Rising: Chasing Ghosts, Sheath and Exile are defeated by the Secret Warriors and are handed to George Stacy and his fellow police officers with evidence that Ghost-Spider did not kill Kevin.
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Shift is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Shift is one of the three clones of Miles Morales that was created by Assessor.[212]
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Randall Shire is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Randall Shire is a mutant who ran a small traveling carnival in Australia, consisting entirely of low-level mutants pretending to be mere sideshow entertainers.
S.H.O.C. is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was created by Howard Mackie and John Romita Jr. in Spider-Man #76 (1997).
Todd Fields is the son of Dr. William Fields, who worked for HYDRA in project S.H.O.C. (Sub-dimensional Human-based Occultechnic Conduit). The idea behind it was to use a highly evolved technology connecting to the rather mysterious Darkforce dimension. It was made into an armor by Doctor William Fields, and it has the capabilities of Cloak, as in shadow-melting and projecting the Darkforce energy into the armor to modify its form. Dr. Fields first subject was a man that would come to be known as Loxias Crown, however Crown had his own hidden agenda and killed Dr. Fields along with many other Hydra agents and was planning to use the S.H.O.C.s technology to conquer the world. Todd was a young boy when he witnessed the death of his father, which traumatized him greatly. His father however left Todd with key components for Todd to track and steal another S.H.O.C. armor and bond with it. Todd then became SHOC and swore revenge on Crown for murdering his father.[213]
After Todd saw his father murdered by agents of Hydra, he was devastated. Years later, as a grown man, he would become the new SHOC and a hero. He teamed up with Spider-Man several times and battled Don Fortunato for the whereabouts of Crown, and he was directed to Hammerhead, who informed him that the living vampire Michael Morbius has been captured by Dr. Andrea Janson. Hammerhead killed Dr. Andrea Janson, Crown's lover, to lure him out. During the confrontation, Hammerhead was badly injured and S.H.O.C. figured out a way to defeat Crown, by having him drain the power of the HYDRA's ship, overloading him. Crown later returned as Hunger, a vampire, and battled Blade and Spider-Man. S.H.O.C. however was coming to terms with himself, since the armor was killing him, like it did with Crown.
While trying to get his life straight, Todd was ambushed by the Hand and was killed, only to be resurrected, brainwashed and used as a weapon against Wolverine in Wolverine: Enemy of the State. Luckily, SHIELD was able to stop the influence of Hydra and reverse the brainwash. His memory is slowly recovering, and he has become a hero once more.[214]
The S.H.O.C. armor that he was bonded with allowed him access to high powered weapons that did not require reloading or recharging since it was powered by the Darkforce. He could utilize the combination of technology and mystic energies to enhance his strength, speed, fly (by creating Darkforce wings), teleport, melting into shadows, creating claws and other weapons from his body and shield of Darkforce energies.
Shocker (Herman Schultz)
Shocker (Randall Darby)
Shotgun (Jensen "J.R." Walker) is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. The character, created by Ann Nocenti and John Romita Jr., first appeared in Daredevil #271 (October 1989).
J.R. Walker was once a soldier in the United States Army before becoming an assassin working for the CIA. The CIA and Skip Ash sent Shotgun to retrieve a young blonde woman known as Number 9. He wound up battling Daredevil.[215]
He has worked side by side with the Punisher at one point, teaming up to destroy the Carbone crime family. Shotgun had been hired to do this because the Carbone family were not the 'tame' Mafiosi that the government enjoyed. Shotgun saves the lives of the Punisher and ally Mickey Fondozzi. Shotgun and the Punisher then work to slaughter an isolated island full of international Mafia members. This particular battle results in the destruction of most of the Carbone family, with Rosalie Carbone being left in charge.[216]
On the day when Randy Robertson and Janice Lincoln were about to be married, Shotgun crashed the wedding on his motorcycle where he used special bullets to wound Tombstone. While Tombstone was taken to the hospital, Spider-Man pursued Shotgun who managed to evade him.[82]
During the "Gang War" storyline, Shotgun watches Spider-Man and She-Hulk fight the invading monsters from Monster Metropolis as he gets a call stating that Tombstone is awake.[83] Shogtun was with Madame Masque when Hammerhead's men come looking for Hammerhead. He was shown to have a defeated Count Nefaria and Silvermane's head in his arms as he throws them to the ground.[84] Shotgun gives Madame Masque a status on the gang wars and the acquiring of Crime Master's former territory.[217] It turns out that Shotgun is being controlled by a magical spell that Madame Masque mastered as she casts a spell to renew it after Shotgun mentioned his "former bosses". He and a mind-controlled Count Nefaria and Silvermane were with Madame Masque when they confronted Beetle and her followers in Central Park.[86] During the fight in Central Park, Tombstone subdued Shotgun enough to break the mind-control sigil. While mentioning his full named and occupation, Shotgun tells Tombstone that the U.S. government has the files on all the crime lords including Janice Lincoln as Madame Masque mind-controlled him before he can take her out. Tombstone then knocks Shotgun out.[87] Regaining conscious, Shotgun shoots the mind-control sigils off of Count Nefaria and Silvermane before fleeing.[88]
An athletic man with no superhuman powers, Shotgun is a highly experienced hand-to-hand combatant and an expert marksman with most known firearms. Shotgun wears Kevlar (body armor) for protection. He uses a high-powered recoilless rifle firing a variety of explosive, concussive, combustible and disintegrative ammunition, and also has a specially designed one-man tank. Shotgun's equipment was designed by Central Intelligence Agency weaponry research and design.
Shriker is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. His alter ego is Jack D'Auria, best friend to Danny Ketch. Jack has extensive martial arts training and has mastered all disciplines.
Jack grew up as a friend of Dan Ketch. He also studied the martial arts under sensei Yugi Watanabe. One day a motorcycle gang entered the garage where Dan and Jack frequented. They were on the run from Mister Hyde and locked the two up. Dan turned into Ghost Rider and defeated the group as well as Hyde.[218] Later, Jack and his sensei were targeted by Deathwatch. Jack was injured, and later abducted from the hospital. However, Ghost Rider was able to free him with the help of Yugi's son Brass (Sean Watanabe) and Wolverine.[volume & issue needed] Sometime later, Ghost Rider found himself assisted by the mysterious Shriker. Jack eventually revealed that he was Shriker. However, Dan asked him to stay out of the Ghost Rider's conflicts, as things were getting too dangerous.[volume & issue needed]
After the superhero Civil War, Shriker was considered a candidate for the Avengers Initiative. It is unknown if he ever signed up as he was living in Canada and therefore outside of Tony Stark's jurisdiction.
Shrunken Bones is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Jerry Morgan is a genius in the organic sciences and worked as a biologist and biochemist before becoming a professional criminal. Morgan experimented in cellular compression, and once succeeded in reducing his own size, using a gas similar to that used by Hank Pym to reduce his own size. However, a subsequent experiment reduced the size of Morgan's skeleton somewhat, leaving his skin hanging loosely from his bones.[219] Morgan later joined the Headmen in their quest to use their intellectual talents to take control of the world.[220] Dr. Jerold Morgan first appeared in World of Fantasy #11 (April 1958), and was created by Angelo Torres. This story was reprinted in Weird Wonder Tales #7 (December 1974).
Sibercat is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Siberian Tiger (renamed Sibercat in Soviet Super Soldiers #1) was a member of Father Garnoff's mutant underground in Russia. They worked with the original X-Factor to attack the Doppelganger's lab.
Later on, they helped the original mutant Soviet Super-Soldiers escape government capture. A cyborg named Firefox killed most of Illich's teammates, leading him and Father Garnoff to join with their new allies in the Super-Soldiers, forming a group alternately called the Exiles or Siberforce.
Sometime after that, Sibercat was made a member of the Winter Guard when Siberforce and the People's Protectorate merged into a single group. The group battled the Mandarin when his 'Dragon of Heaven' entered Russian airspace.
Sibercat's powers were a therianthropy-like transformation into a feline/humanoid form. Sibercat's feline-like mutation gave him heightened strength, speed, agility, endurance, 'catlike' reflexes, enhanced senses, a healing factor, and claws.
Siege (John Kelly) is a fictional character. The character first appeared in Marvel Comics Presents #62 (September 1990), created by Dwayne McDuffie, Gregory Wright, and Jackson Guice.
After reverse engineering and deconstructing the body of the original Deathlok, Luther Manning, Harlan Ryker of the Roxxon Oil subsidiary Cybertek Systems built a proto type of a new, vastly improved Deathlok cyborg. Colonel John Kelly, a disenfranchised veteran of the Vietnam War who had recently been fired from his job as a police officer, volunteered to become a scientific guinea pig, serving as the wetware basis for Ryker's project. The remains of John Kelly's original body have been incorporated into the framework of the Deathlok cyborg. However, in his first outing as the professional soldier Deathlok he rebelled against his computer's pre-programmed mission objectives and the onboard computer system electrocuted his brain as it determined Kelly to be 'malfunctioning.'[221]
Sometime later, after Michael Collins had been operating as Deathlok for a number of months, the remains of John Kelly's brain were mutated into the horrific creature called Biohazard.[222] Collins then discovered within the Deathlok computer's databanks a file named "John Kelly." Opening this file he discovered a copy of John Kelly's consciousness preserved as pure data inhabiting the file in a dormant state. Upon his opening of the file, the copy of Kelly infected Michael Collins's own brain operating as a second consciousness to the annoyance of them both.[223] This situation did not persist long, however, as shortly afterwards Deathlok discovered Harlan Ryker to be working on a new, much improved series of cyborg soldiers, this time with lobotomized brains to avoid the issues he had experienced with both Kelly and Collins. During the ensuing battle the copy of Kelly's consciousness was transferred into the mind of one of the newer cyborgs, freeing Collins from playing host to his unwanted guest and giving Kelly back a semblance of life. As a cyborg, with Deathlok, Silver Sable and the Wild Pack, he battled Mainframe, Ben Jacobs, and the Cyberwarriors. Kelly christened himself Siege after a nickname an old war buddy had given him.[224] With Deathlok and Coldblood, he battled Harlan Ryker, Mainframe, Ben Jacobs, and the Cyberwarriors.[225]
Siege operated as a mercenary for some time working for Silver Sable, S.H.I.E.L.D., and various others. With Silver Sable, the Wild Pack, Next Wave, and the Knights of Wundagore, he battled the Genesis Coalition and the Cyberwarriors.[226] He defeated an airstrike on U.S. troops by a hostile foreign power in the mideast.[227] With Deathlok, he battled Timestream and his mercenaries in Australia.[228] With Deathlok, he experienced the Goddess's epiphany.[229] Alongside Daredevil, he battled Venom and the Hand.[230] With Deathlok and Godwulf, he battled Timestream, the Demolisher, and Luther Manning in the past.[231]
During the Superhero Civil War, Siege joined the Initiative and was assigned to lead the Florida state team the Command, along with Wundarr the Aquarian, Jennifer Kale and the Conquistador. The team investigates a disturbance in the Citrusville swamp (home to the Man-Thing and the Nexus of all Realities). The Conquistador is torn apart. Wundarr is infected but purges himself. Siege is bitten on the face by a zombie and despite his cybernetic nature was quickly turned as well. He attacks Jennifer Kale, saying he only wanted her on the team because of her 'barbarian bikini' outfit she formerly wore. His onboard computer alerts A.R.M.O.R. to the fact that he was seemingly malfunctioning. The cyborg part shoots off Siege's head.[232]
Raymond Sikorski, sometimes misspelled as Sikorsky, is a character appearing in Marvel Comics. The character, created by Roger Stern and Bob Budiansky, first appeared in The Avengers #235 (June 1983).
He is a government liaison and a colleague of Henry Peter Gyrich. Sikorski dealt with bureaucratic issues involving the Avengers with less obstruction, specifically related to Steve Rogers / Captain America and the Vision.[233][234][235][236] Sikorski also works for Roxxon.[143]
Raymond Sikorski in other media
Raymond Sikorski appears in The Avengers: United They Stand, voiced by Ray Landry.
Silver Scorpion (Elizabeth "Betsy" Barstow) first appeared in Daring Mystery Comics #7 (April 1941), during the period fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books, and was created by Harry Sahle.[237] He signed her origin story with the pen name Jewell, which comics historian Michael J. Vassallo believes marks a collaboration with another, unknown artist.[238] She is Marvel Comics' first superheroine, following the antihero character Black Widow, who reaped evildoers' souls for Satan.[239]
Betty Barstow, a secretary for private detective Dan Harley, wore a superhero-style costume to a masquerade ball, and along the way used her jiujitsu skills and investigative acumen to solve a case her employer had turned down. Enjoying it, she continued to be a masked crime fighter.[240] Silver Scorpion is an honorary member of the Invaders.[volume & issue needed] She appeared with the Golden Age Human Torch as a supporting character.[volume & issue needed] She later joined the Liberty Legion.[volume & issue needed]
In the Avengers/Invaders storyline, Spider-Woman (who was actually the Skrull queen Veranke) disguised herself as Silver Scorpion when the Avengers found themselves stuck in the WWII era.[241]
Silver Squirrel is an anthropomorphic squirrel and the animal version of Silver Surfer.
Simian Torch is an anthropomorphic monkey and animal version of the Human Torch.
Roxanne Simpson is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in Marvel Spotlight #5 (May 1972) and was created by Gary Friedrich and Mike Ploog.
Roxanne's father, Crash Simpson, adopted Johnny Blaze following his father Barton's death. Roxanne and Johnny grew close and fell in love. When Johnny made the deal with Mephisto and became his Ghost Rider, Roxanne's pure soul and incantations protected Johnny from being completely taken by Mephisto. Since then, Roxanne became the thing standing in the way of Mephisto's goals.[242] Roxanne would eventually get tricked into rescinding her protection over Johnny, but Mephisto would still be defeated. Following this, Roxanne felt that it was time to move on and figure out who she was.[243] She was later taken over by the demon Legion, who turned her into Katy Milner.[244] With the help of Daimon Hellstrom, Johnny freed her and Roxanne turned back to normal.[245]
When Danny Ketch became the new Ghost Rider, Roxanne settled with Johnny and together had two children, Craig and Emma.[246] Their happiness would come to an abrupt end when Anton Hellgate would murder Roxanne.[247] She was later brought back to life and transformed by Blackheart into Black Rose where she battled both Johnny and Danny. She was ultimately freed by Noble Kale before disappearing again.[248][249] At some point, Roxanne and her children died and went to heaven.[250]
In Ultimate Marvel, Roxanne is murdered by a Satan worshipping biker gang along with Johnny while they were on a cross country road trip. Johnny made a deal with Mephisto to resurrect Roxanne in exchange for being his agent to exact vengeance on those who sin. Roxanne has a new life with a new husband and no memory of her death.[251]
Roxanne Simpson in other media
Roxanne Simpson appears in Ghost Rider, primarily portrayed by Eva Mendes and by Raquel Alessi as a teenager. This version is a news reporter who reunites with Johnny after he is forced to leave her when they were teenagers.
Sise-Neg is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in Marvel Premiere #13 (January 1974) and was created by Steve Englehart, Neal Adams and Frank Brunner.
Sise-Neg (genesis spelled backwards) is a 31st-century sorcerer who attempts to become omnipotent by time traveling back through history and collecting magical energy. While in 18th century Paris impersonating the magician Cagliostro, he encountered Doctor Strange, who was at the time searching for perennial foe Baron Mordo.
Despite opposition from Strange, Sise-Neg travels back to a prehistoric time on Earth when the demon Shuma-Gorath rules, and subsequently banishes the entity. Continuing to journey back in time, Sise-Neg reached the moment prior to the Big Bang that creates the universe and absorbs all the magic in the universe. Originally intending to recreate the universe in his image, Sise-Neg realizes that his quest to achieve godhood was pitiable, as reality is harmony and as it should be. He therefore decides to recreate the universe exactly as it was.[252]
Sister Dagger (Zheng Esme), also known as Deadly Dagger, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Gene Luen Yang, Dike Ruan, and Phillip Tan, she first appeared in Shang-Chi #1 and was introduced as the younger half-sister of Shang-Chi.
One of the many daughters of the sorcerer and crime lord Zheng Zu, Esme was raised in her father's Five Weapons Society as the Champion the House of the Deadly Dagger outside of Paris. Much like with her siblings and other Society members, Esme was raised in isolation, with her only knowledge of the outside world coming from YouTube.[253]
When Esme's half-sister Sister Hammer names herself as the new Supreme Commander of the Five Weapons Society over its rightful successor, Shang-Chi, Sister Dagger and her half-brother Brother Sabre approach Shang-Chi to usurp Hammer. Shang-Chi reluctantly joins them to free his remaining family from his father's cult.[254]
Although initially cold and hostile to him, Sister Dagger eventually warms to Shang-Chi and tells him her real name.[253]
Sister Dagger helps Shang-Chi defend London from Sister Hammer and her Jiangshi army. After their victory, Shang-Chi is named the new Supreme Commander of the Five Weapons Society and offers Sister Dagger a place at his side, who happily accepts.[255]
While Sister Dagger and Shang-Chi are investigating a rogue Society-operated drug ring in Manhattan, they team up with Spider-Man, a frequent ally and one-time martial arts student of Shang-Chi. Despite accepting Spider-Man's assistance, Shang-Chi does not tell him about the Society, much to Sister Dagger's frustration. Spider-Man is severely injured by the actions of the drug ring's leader, a former Society member named King Wild Man and after Sister Dagger accuses him of being ashamed of her, Shang-Chi reluctantly tells Spider-Man the truth about his family and new title.[256] Sister Dagger accompanies Shang-Chi on several more missions, including recruiting their mutant half-sister Zheng Zhilan as the new Sister Staff and rescuing Shang-Chi's mother Jiang Li from the Negative Zone.[257][258] After Brother Sabre's theft of a Cosmic Cube leads to an altercation between the Five Weapons Society and the Avengers, Shang-Chi hands Brother Sabre over to his superhero allies as a prisoner, which damages his relationship with Sister Dagger.[259]
Despite her anger towards him, Sister Dagger comes to Shang-Chi's aid when his grandfather Chieftain Xin kidnaps Jiang Li and begins targeting anyone possessing Zheng Zu's bloodline.[260][261] Sister Dagger reunites with Brother Sabre after she and her siblings rescue him from one of Xin's attacks and rescues Sister Hammer from Xin's Qilin Riders.[262] The reunited Champions travel to Jiang Li's and Xin's home dimension Ta-Lo and back to the House of the Deadly Hand in Chinatown, Manhattan to defend the Five Weapons Society with Jiang Li against Xin and the Riders, who are eventually defeated by Shang-Chi with the Ten Rings. Afterwards, Sister Dagger makes amends with Shang-Chi and returns to the House of the Deadly Dagger.[263][264] Sister Dagger would continue assisting Shang-Chi and the Society.[265]
Sister Dagger in other media
A character based on Sister Dagger, Xu Xialing, appears in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, portrayed by Meng'er Zhang.[266] This version is Shang-Chi's sister who resents him for leaving her with their father, Wenwu, but reconciles with him. Xialing physically resembles Sister Dagger, possessing a black and white costume, bob cut hairstyle, and a rope dart as her main weapon, similar to Sister Dagger's preference for knives and daggers.
Skinner is a fictional villain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Howard Mackie and Adam Kubert.
Skinner first appeared in Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #3 in 1992 and in other series such as Nightstalker and Morbius, the Living Vampire, as part of the "Siege of Darkness" storyline. He later appeared in the limited series Over the Edge
Skinner initially had a violent life, but he tried to abandon this and settled down with a wife, who bore him children. However, his wife Pilgrim and the supervillain Blackout went to his home in an attempt to get him to return to his life of crime. Skinner then embarked on a quest to kill Ghost Rider and Blaze. He encountered them in a diner and threatened to kill the people inside until Blaze bargained with Skinner that if he fled, Skinner could chase him. Blaze could have fled but instead he waited for Skinner, and the two fought. Here Skinner told Blaze that he had kill his own family so he could be committed to his mother, and so that they could not work for her. Skinner did slay his family so they would escape the attentions of Lilith.[volume & issue needed]
In battle, Blaze repeatedly shot Skinner with his shotgun, until Skinner was only a skeleton. He survived, however, but Ghost Rider arrived and killed him with hellfire. After they left, however, Skinner regenerated.
After this Skinner sought out new humans to steal their flesh so that he may appear human again. He decided he would wear his mother's flesh for revenge. He later attempted to kill Blaze and Ghost Rider again, this time by running then over with a stolen truck. A battle then followed, which Blaze would have lost had it not been to intervention from Lilith and Centurious appeared and abducted Blaze and Skinner, leaving Ghost Rider.[volume & issue needed]
Skinner later escaped, only to be captured again, this time by the government, who planned to use him in a research and containment center called the Black Hole. Skinner was operated on so that they could discovered what his flesh was made out of, and the center's supervisor, Spook, was cruel to Skinner and taunted him over the death of his family. Ghost Rider was later imprisoned in the center, which allowed Skinner to escape as well. Skinner then started a prison break, which caused Nick Fury, S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Avengers to come and try to keep the situation under control. During the riot Skinner attacked Ghost Rider. Ghost rider used his penance stare on Skinner, which did weakened Skinner and made Ghost Rider feel the pain of Skinner's victims.[volume & issue needed]
After escaping the Black Hole, Skinner, who pleased by the news of his mother's death, ended his feud with Blaze and Ghost Rider, and no longer pursued then for revenge. He was later captured and imprisoned in the Vault. After its destruction by the U-Foes, however, Skinner escaped and set out on a quest to kill those who he feels are responsible for the death of his family.[volume & issue needed]
Skragg is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Mike Friedrich and Jim Starlin, and first appeared in Captain Marvel vol. 1 #25 (November 1972). He is a Skrull, a member of the Children of Thanos, and the son of Raava. Skragg assisted the Super-Skrull against Captain Marvel, framing Rick Jones by impersonating the various enemies of Captain Marvel for confusion before Mar-Vell discovered the deception to which he is convinced to retreat.[267] Skragg was killed by Thanos.[268]
Skragg in other media
Skragg appears in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, voiced by Troy Baker.[269] This version is an interrogator for the Skrull Empire.
Slab (Christopher Anderson), a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. His first appearance was in X-Factor #74.
Slab is a mutant villain who is recruited by Mister Sinister to be part of his Nasty Boys and was the first team member to attack their nemesis, the government sponsored X-Factor team.[volume & issue needed] Slab climbs to the top of the Washington Monument and calls Strong Guy out to fight him, and they battle. When Slab shrinks to normal size to duck a punch, he causes Strong Guy to shatter and destroy the monument. Slab's battle is aided off-scenes by Senator Stephen Shaffran, who has the mutant power to manipulate probability, (including causing others to suffer bad luck while enjoying good luck himself).[volume & issue needed]
Slab was captured along with his teammate Hairbag and taken to a holding cell by X-Factor.[volume & issue needed] While he waits for his lawyer to negotiate bail, Slab and Hairbag are broken out of prison by the Mutant Liberation Front (of which Slab's sister Thumbelina is a member).[volume & issue needed] He is returned to the Nasty Boys shortly afterwards.[volume & issue needed] Slab has not been seen since the group's subsequent breakup. It is unknown if Slab retained his mutant powers after the M-Day.
Slab in other media
Slab appears in X-Men: The Animated Series as a member of the Nasty Boys.
Victor "Vic" Slaughter is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by Len Kaminski, first appeared in Morbius: The Living Vampire #6 (December 1992).
A government-trained mercenary, he is a nemesis of Morbius and Wolverine.[270][271][272][273]
Slayback is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Primarily an enemy of Deadpool,[274] the character exists within Marvel's main shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe. Created by writer Fabian Nicieza and artist Joe Madureira, the character first appeared in Deadpool: The Circle Chase #1 (August 1993).[275][276]
Claiming to have come from a wealthy and loving home, Australian-born Gregory Terraerton was at some point turned into a cyborg dubbed "Slayback" by the Weapon X Program. Slayback afterward became a mercenary and worked alongside fellow Weapon X members Deadpool, Garrison Kane, and Sluggo, as well as the mutant shapeshifter Copycat. Over time, Deadpool grew disgusted by Slayback's sociopathy and sadism and attempted to kill him by detonating his body. However, Slayback's healing factor enables him to regenerate over the next decade.[277]
Obsessed with getting revenge on Deadpool, Slayback stole files pertaining to him from Department K and attempted to force Kane into revealing Deadpool's whereabouts. Next, Slayback, aware that Deadpool was among the mercenaries competing for Tolliver's inheritance, discerned that it was located in a Nepalese temple, where he captured Copycat. When Deadpool, Kane and Weasel arrived to claim Tolliver's treasure, Slayback attacked them and fatally wounded Copycat. The android Zero, who had been among Tolliver's belongings, was reactivated by the battle and disintegrated Slayback.[277]
Slayback survived or was resurrected and went to work for Doctor Westergaard, who had Slayback capture Deadpool for use as a test subject for her experiments involving the Legacy Virus. Deadpool was rescued by Wolverine and Maverick while Slayback was abandoned and blown up by Westergaard.[278]
Allison Kemp later hired Slayback and T-Ray to help her kill Deadpool.[279][280] When Deadpool attacked Kemp's airship, Slayback panicked and attempted to flee via parachute pack, realizing too late that Deadpool had stuffed it full of explosives which detonated in mid-air as Slayback screamed, "Oh, fu-".[281] Slayback was subsequently shown running amok in Hell during a period of cosmic imbalance caused by Death being imprisoned by Eternity.[282]
The revived Slayback rejoined Weapon X and was seemingly killed yet again when a group of the organization's escaped test subjects stabbed and immolated him during Death of Wolverine.[283] Slayback afterward appeared as one of the villains vying for the Rigellian Recorder acquired by Deadpool and the Mercs for Money. When questioned about his return by an annoyed Deadpool, Slayback merely quips, "The kind of money being offered for killing you... is worth crawling outta the grave for!".[284]
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Sligguth is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Smart Alec (Alexander "Alec" Thorne) is a fictional mutant[citation needed] in Marvel Comics, and a member of Alpha Flight. He first appeared in Alpha Flight #1 (August 1983) and was created by John Byrne. He was unidentified in his first appearance and was not named until Alpha Flight #8.
The character subsequently appears in Alpha Flight #7 (February 1984), #11–13 (June–August 1984), and Alpha Flight Special (1992) in a flashback story.
Alec Thorne was born in London, England. As a mutant, he was contacted by James Hudson to be one of the first members to join Department H. Alec was also one of the first recruits to join The Flight, a precursor to Alpha Flight. In their first mission, they stopped the terrorist known as Egghead from launching a thermonuclear missile at the United States.[285] Later, after Hudson divided the team into three smaller groups, Thorne (as Smart Alec) began training in Gamma Flight.[286]
Sometime after Gamma Flight was disbanded, its members were contacted by Jerry Jaxon to join Omega Flight in his bid for vengeance against Hudson. During the fight between Omega Flight and Alpha Flight, Smart Alec was defeated when he looked in Shaman's magical medicine bag; the resulting mental shock shut down his mind. Shaman shrank him down to miniature size and placed him in the bag, until a way could be found to restore his mind.[287]
Snowbird was later forced to kill Sasquatch to vanquish the Great Beast, Tanaraq, who co-inhabited his body. His mind was eventually transferred into Box's robot body.[288] Langkowski's mind eventually entered Thorne's tiny body in an attempt to return to the human world. Thorne's body was finally killed when Langkowski merged his mind into the Box robot to defeat Pestilence, whose freed mind had inhabited the body of Snowbird (who was in the form of Sasquatch at the time), before Langkowski took over the Sasquatch body.[289]
Smart Alec appears as part of the "Omega Flight" entry in The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #9.
Smoke is a fictional character, a mutant villain in the Marvel Comics Universe. His first appearance was in X-Force #119 (August 2001). Smoke was killed by Wolverine in X-Force #120 (September 2001), while attempting to kill Orphan.
Smoke had the ability to generate smoke clouds and various gases, including toxic ones. His body appeared to be composed of smoke, though it was solid enough to be sliced in half by Wolverine's claws.
Snakes is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Snakes is a member of the new UK superhero team The Union. It has been released that Snakes represent Northern Ireland, but Snakes' powers have not been published to the public.[290]
Lieutenant Martin Soap is a fictional police officer, and ally of the Marvel Comics antihero the Punisher. He was created by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon, and first appeared in The Punisher Volume 5, #2 (May 2000).
Moments after his birth, Soap was dropped on his head by a nurse. He was then abandoned at an orphanage in Dunmore, New Jersey, where he remained from 1971 to 1987. Soap was bullied by the staff and the other children, and during one unsuccessful attempt at running away he was inspired to become a police officer by the alcoholic detective who brought him back to the orphanage. Soap rose through the ranks of the NYPD to become a detective himself, despite all of his cases being botched by improbable events.[291][292]
When the Punisher resurfaces and declares war on the Gnucci crime family, Soap is assigned to the Punisher Task Force, a sinecure with only one other member, a neurotic behavioral psychologist named Buddy Plugg.[293] After Soap criticizes his profile of the Punisher, the distraught Plugg hangs himself in his and Soap's shared office.[294]
Soap is later approached by Molly von Richthofen, a lieutenant, and the sole member of another pointless task force, one supposedly dedicated to dismantling the Gnucci family.[295] The two join forces, and stake out Ma Gnucci's mansion, intending to step in and arrest whoever remains after the Punisher inevitably lays siege to the building. Over the course of their investigation, Soap and Molly become friends, and remain so even after Molly shoots down Soap's attempt to pursue a romantic relationship with her by revealing that she is a lesbian.[296][297][298][299][300][301][302] After killing Ma Gnucci and destroying her mansion, the Punisher confronts Soap and Molly, and offers them Ma's compromising photographs of the mayor and the police commissioner in exchange for all of the information that the NYPD has pertaining to the Vigilante Squad. With the photographs, Soap is able to blackmail his way into becoming the new commissioner; while Soap is basking in his good fortune, a bird defecates on his head.[303]
Soap is demoted back to detective and once again assigned to the Punisher Task Force after pictures of him soliciting a prostitute surface. The dismayed Soap attempts suicide, but is stopped by the Punisher, who convinces Soap to become his informant within the NYPD.[304][305] After Soap kills serial killer John "Bubba" Prong in self-defense, Soap is promoted to Lieutenant.[306]
Soap is later taken hostage by hired goons working for ruthless tabloid reporter Chuck Self, who forces the Punisher to take Self along with him while the Punisher spends a night killing gangsters and petty criminals. If Castle fails to comply with Self's orders, Self-will text-message his men to kill Soap. During the course of being chased by gang members and Mafiosos, Self is injured several times while the Punisher himself remained unscathed. Self is later killed by accidentally falling into a woodchipper, and Castle returns to save Soap by killing Self's thugs. The Punisher leaves Self's mangled corpse on the hood of his own car, then Castle and Soap walk away.[307]
Soap is seen as a bar regular, falsely believing the bartender, Kevin, to be one of his true friends. Kevin is amused by Soap's lack of awareness when choosing dates, including, but not limited to, a killer ex-con, a transvestite and a woman Kevin believes is Soap's own long-lost mother. When Soap nearly kills himself with a gun in the men's bathroom, Kevin intervenes, and Soap believes that it is out of concern for his well-being. But when Kevin makes a snarky comment because he didn't want a mess and preferred Soap to kill himself at his home, Soap snaps at Kevin, threatens him with his gun and terrifies him before storming off, having found self-confidence in himself. Soap tries to arrest the Punisher but fails to stop him. Soap then becomes despondent; Castle then tells Soap when things aren't getting better, to "just go".[308]
Soap leaves the NYPD, moves to Los Angeles and becomes a porn star. Up to that point, he had simply been unaware that he has large genitals.[308][292]
Martin Soap in other media
- Martin Soap appears in Punisher: War Zone, portrayed by Dash Mihok.[309]
- Martin Soap appears in The Punisher, voiced by Michael Gough.[310]
Sobunar III is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. He was created by Gerry Duggan and Pepe Larraz, and first appeared in Planet-Size X-Men #1 (June 2021).
Sobunar is an axolotl-like omega-level mutant and member of the Council of Arakko whose ancestors also possessed aquatic traits. He has an aquatic ecosystem within his body, which he used to help terraform Mars.[311][312][313]
Candace "Candy" Southern is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Universe. She was created by Roy Thomas and Werner Roth, and first appeared in X-Men #31 (May 1967);[314] the character's name is a combination of a novel and its author.[315]
She was a former girlfriend of Warren Worthington III. Within the context of the stories, Candy partook in many adventures before being killed by Cameron Hodge.[316][317]
The Space Phantoms are a race of creatures appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Spear is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Jasper Daniels is the brother of a convict named Jack Daniels and an unnamed brother who operated as Mangler. When Jack was dying of an inoperable brain tumor, he was a candidate for the "Power Man" experiments. When Jack couldn't survive the early "Power Man" experiments, Spear blamed Dr. Noah Burstein and began developing identities that would serve him in his quest to avenge his brother.[318] Spear watched Noah Burnstein from the shadows. Noah noticed him but did not say anything to Power Man.[319] Spear fired on Dr. Burnstein while he was walking with Luke Cage and Claire Foster so that he can fight with Luke Cage. Despite Luke Cage's best efforts, Spear managed to do a near fatal shot on Dr. Burnstein and escaped. Shortly after the attack, Spear shot a hollow shaft with a message to Dr. Burnstein confirming his attack on him.[320] Spear later tracked Luke Cage's movements and was on hand to rescue Mangler after an ill-advised attack on Luke Cage. While Mangler distracted Luke Cage, Spear sent another message to Dr. Burnstein and once again decided to let him live. He left a message for him to meet him at the East River pier. When Dr. Burnstein did so, he was speared by Spear in front of Luke Cage's eyes. Two young adults witnessed Spear escaping the pier. Spear then attempted to rescue Mangler from police custody which was thwarted by Luke Cage. Not wanting to lose another son, Spear's mother tipped off Luke Cage and Quentin Chase as to his whereabouts. Luke Cage and Quentin Chase confronted Spear at his tenement apartment. He engaged Luke Cage in a running battle which took to the top of an outbound bus which crashed into the Hudson River. After knocking out Spear, Luke Cage handed him over to the police.[321]
During the Shadowland storyline, Spear appeared as a member of Nightshade's Flashmob (which also consisted of Chemistro II, Cheshire Cat, Comanche, Dontrell Hamilton, and Mr. Fish II) where they attacked Victor Alvarez on a rooftop. He is defeated by Luke Cage and imprisoned in Ryker's Island, but is soon freed by Big Ben Donovan.[322] During the Spider-Island storyline, Spear and Flashmob attempt to leave the spider-infested Manhattan, only to be defeated by Heroes for Hire.[323]
After his brother Mangler is attacked by a gang of "preemptive" vigilantes, Spear and the relatives of other ex-cons who had been assaulted resort to asking the Heroes for Hire for help. The vigilantes crash the meeting followed by the New York City Police Department. In the confusion that follows, Spear is arrested along with Iron Fist.[324] Spear is remanded to Ryker's Island where he reunites with his brother Mangler. Together, the two form a group with Iron Fist and fellow inmates Gamecock and Big Ben Donovan's son Little Ben.[325]
Spear in other media
Spear makes a non-speaking appearance in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes episode "To Steal an Ant-Man" as a member of William Cross's gang.
Elias Spector is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the father of Marc Spector/Moon Knight. The character first appeared in Marvel Spotlight #28 (January, 1976), created by Alan Zelenetz and Bo Hampton.
When he was a kid, Elias Spector fled with his mother and 'Yitz Perlman' from Nazi prosecution after Adolf Hitler invaded Czechoslovakia. Perlman was a Nazi deserter who had adopted the identity of a long-lost rabbi friend of Elias' father in exchange for helping them flee to America. He had also killed Elias' father since he was the only person that knew of his true identity. Elias, his mother, and Perlman settled in Chicago, Illinois, and Elias was taught by Perlman to become a rabbi.[326]
Elias later had two sons, Marc and Randall. He would walk his kids to school everyday, but him being a rabbi caused his youngest to be bullied, but Marc was there to defend his younger sibling.[327] He was disappointed with his boys' violent nature and their obsession with war, he believed they should concentrate on their education but his wife dismissed this as "boys being boys".[328]
As part of a supernatural method to extend his lifespan, Perlman became a serial killer of Jews. After Marc stumbled upon his secret by chance, Yitz left the city and was never seen again. Due to the traumatic experience, Marc developed dissociative identity disorder and never told anyone about Perlman's true nature.[326] When Marc's multiple personalities started manifesting, Elias interned him at the Putnam Psychiatric Hospital.[329] After his father's death, Marc was allowed to leave the hospital temporarily to attend the funeral and a late luncheon but, after hearing Khonshu's voice, he ran way.[330] After his death Marc resented his father, believing that Elias was embarrassed by him.
Elias Spector in other media
Elias Spector appears in the Moon Knight episode "Asylum", portrayed by Rey Lucas.[331] This version became Marc Spector's caretaker after his brother Randall died in a cave flood and his mother Wendy became alcoholic and abusive out of grief.
Mrs. Spector is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is the mother of Marc Spector/Moon Knight. The character first appeared in Moon Knight #37 (January 1984), created by Alan Zelenetz and Bo Hampton.
Mrs. Spector married Rabbi Elias Spector and had two sons, Marc and Randall. Her husband was disappointed with his boys' violent nature and their obsession with war, he believed that should concentrate on their education but she dismissed this as "boys being boys".[328] When Marc's multiple personalities started manifesting, they interned him at the Putnam Psychiatric Hospital.[329]
Following Elias' death, Marc was allowed to leave the hospital temporarily to sit shiva. At the reception, she attempted to comfort Marc against his belief that Elias despised him. Marc manifested his alter of Jake to cope and left to his old room where he heard Khonshu's voice, and it prompted him to run away.[330]
Mrs. Spector in other media
Wendy Spector appears in the Moon Knight episode "Asylum", portrayed by Fernanda Andrade.[331] This version was a good mother to Marc and Randall, until becoming alcoholic and abusive after the latter died in a cave flooding. By the time Marc was a teenager, he left home as Elias claimed that he can get help for Wendy. After Wendy's death, Marc refuses to attend her funeral and only appeared outside the house while being glimpsed by his dad. Marc's Steven Grant alter was unaware that Wendy was dead when he kept leaving messages on her phone until Marc told him.
Spider-Girl is the name of different fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
May "Mayday" Parker
Anya Corazon
Gwen Warren
Spider-Guin is an anthropomorphic penguin and animal version of Gwen Stacy.
Spider-King is the name of different characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Steve Rogers
Wannabe version
One of the people to audition for the West Coast Avengers was an unnamed man who went by the alias of Spider-King due to being covered in spiders while claiming to be a mutate. He was rejected alongside other wannabes Bread-Boy, Broken Watch, Dark Paladin, Dee-Va, Doctor Mole (who thought he was auditioning for a TV show called The Mole Men of Los Angeles), Dutch Oven, Scorp, Silver Snowboarder, Surf Doctor, and Wolver-Mean.[332]
Spider-King in other media
A variation of the Spider-King appears in Marvel's Spider-Man multi-part episode "Spider-Island" as Norman Osborn (voiced by Josh Keaton). This version is a humanoid spider who is the Stealth Spider initially and mutated further into a figurehead who can control the other Man-Spiders.[333]
Peter Parker
Ben Reilly
Miles Morales
Pavitr Prabhakar
Spider-Mole is an anthropomorphic mole and animal version of Miles Morales.
Spider-Queen is the name of different characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Shannon Kane
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Shannon Kane used the web fluid that was developed by her husband who was killed by communists. Kane fought crime as Spider-Queen.[334]
Ana Soria
Adriana "Ana" Soria, created by Paul Jenkins and Michael Ryan, first appears in The Spectacular Spider-Man (vol. 2) #15 (August 2004).
The result of an American military experiment from World War II with the ability to control humans as minions with powerful pheromones, she seeks revenge for the US government's abandonment, resulting in confrontations with Peter Parker / Spider-Man and the superhero community in stopping her biological bomb from destroying New York City.[335]
Soria next appears as the supervillainess behind the "Spider-Island" storyline. She is the benefactor to Miles Warren / Jackal and has two Man-Spider enforcers, the Spider-King and the Tarantula.[336][337] Soria's ambitious plans where New York's citizens obtain Spider abilities has the Avengers (led by Ms. Marvel and Iron Man) contain New York City, Anti-Venom curing various Spider-People, and Carlie Cooper and Peter investigating the Spider-Flu's cause.[338][339] Despite Reed Richards's resources preventing people from gaining Spider abilities, various Spider-People mutate into the Man-Spiders which are controlled by Soria.[340][337] She uses the Spider King as the Spider-Flu's carrier while sending the Tarantula to poison Horizon Labs' serum developed by Max Modell and Michael Morbius but gets deprived of her two enforcers who get respectively cured, spitefully killing her co-conspirator's various clones in response.[341][342][343][344] Soria transformed herself into the Spider-Queen, a giant sized Woman-Spider while confronted by Agent Venom and Captain Steve Rogers followed by Spider-Man (using Doctor Octopus's Octobots) and Mary Jane Watson curing New York's population which weaken her when confronting New York's superhero community before Kaine Parker (using the "Big Time" Spider-Armor) ultimately slays her, freeing New York from her ambitions.[345][344][346]
Soria's DNA (along with that of Cyclops and Gwen Stacy) was later used by the Jackal to grow Spider-Girl (Gwen Warren), a physically-twelve-year-old humanoid girl able to turn into a 30 ft. human-spider hybrid and shoot beams from her eyes.[347]
Spider-Queen in other media
- The Carnage Queen appears in the Ultimate Spider-Man episode "The Symbiote Saga". An amalgamation of both female characters, this version is an evolved symbiote with Mary Jane Watson (voiced by Tara Strong) as a host.[348]
- Ana Soria / Spider-Queen appears as a playable character in Spider-Man Unlimited.[349]
Jessica Drew
Julia Carpenter
Mattie Franklin
Charlotte Witter
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Spider-Woman (Charlotte Witter) is a supervillain in the Marvel Universe. The character, created by Howard Mackie and John Byrne, first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man Volume 2, #5 (May 1999).
Within the context of the stories, Charlotte Witter is a fashion designer and granddaughter of psychic Madame Web who also engages in black market transactions. Those dealings lead her to work for Doctor Octopus, who mutates her into a human/spider hybrid with the ability to absorb the powers of the previous Spider-Women in return for her agreeing to destroy Spider-Man. She manages to steal the powers of Jessica Drew, Julia Carpenter, Mattie Franklin, and Madame Web, but Franklin reabsorbs the powers and leaves Witter powerless. Witter is defeated and left in a coma in her grandmother's mansion.
Charlotte Witter in other media
- Charlotte appears as a playable character in Spider-Man Unlimited.[350]
Parker Peters
Gwen Stacy of Earth-65
Spike is the name of several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are not to be confused with Spyke from X-Men: Evolution, nor with Spike Freeman, another character in the groups X-Statix and X-Force.
Darian Elliott
Darren Elliot aka The Spike debuted in X-Force #121 created by Peter Milligan and Mike Allred.
After watching video footage of independent hero, the Spike in action, the Santa Monica, California-based mutant-superhero group X-Statix agrees to have him join the team. His antagonistic nature creates fighting and tension among himself and his teammates. During a battle with the mutant terrorist group the Brotherhood, the Spike aids the Orphan in killing one of the Brotherhood members by impaling her as she fell backwards from the Orphan's punch.[351] In another battle, in Central America, the Spike and the Anarchist competed to kill as many militiamen as possible.[352] Sometime later, after seeing Vivisector and Phat holding hands, the Spike's homophobic reaction causes another rift with the team.[353] The Spike eventually is killed by an impostor, who is himself then killed.[354]
Gary Walsh
Spike (Gary Walsh) is a character from New X-Men, who first appeared in #126 of that title. Created by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely. He was a student at the Xavier Institute before M-Day.[355]
Other comic characters named Spike
- A member of The People[356] was known as Spike. The youth had six arms but apparently perished in the destruction of her mansion. She first appeared (and perished) in Sub-Mariner Volume 1, #42
- Spike is also the name of a Deviant mutant, who along with Coal and String, was sent by Ghaur to retrieve the Proteus Horn which could summon undersea monsters. He was mistaken for Sunspot by Namorita. He first appeared in New Mutants Annual #5
- A member of Hellbent was also called "Spike". He could fire spikes that caused delusions. He first appeared in Moon Knight Volume 3, #58.
- An agent of Rainman is known as Spike as well. He was forced to give information about the Rainman by the White Tiger and first appeared in Crew #2.
Spike in other media
Spike appears in X-Men: The Last Stand, portrayed by Lance Gibson. This version is a member of the Omegas who join forces with Magneto's Brotherhood to oppose the creation of a mutant cure, only to be killed by Wolverine.[357]
Spirit of '76 (William Naslund) debuted as a member of the short-lived superhero team the Crusaders in The Invaders #14–15 (March–April 1977), created by Roy Thomas and Frank Robbins.[358] In a canonical portion of a story in issue #4 (August 1977) of the alternative universe series What If?, Naslund succeeds Steve Rogers as Captain America, the first of three official replacements until Rogers resumed the role years later.[359] This retcon became necessary after Marvel's conflicting accounts of Captain America in 1950s and 1960s comics had created a discrepancy.
William Naslund had no superhuman powers but was a brilliant athlete and a superb hand-to-hand combatant. As the Spirit of '76, he designed and wore a cloak made of an unknown bulletproof and fireproof material. As Captain America, he carried a steel shield, approximately 2.5 feet in diameter and fashioned by the U.S. government after the design used by the original Captain America.
Anubhav Chaudhry of Sportskeeda wrote, "His story is a poignant reminder of the sacrifices made by heroes during times of war."[360] Nicholas Friedman of Comic Book Resources ranked William Naslund 18th in their "The Very Best Captain Americas" list.[361]
Fictional character biography
William Naslund was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. An athletic young man, hoping to help the Allies' World War II efforts in a unique way, he develops exceptional fighting skills and learns to copy some of the moves Captain America employed with the discus-like shield that he carried. He is recruited by a mysterious man called "Alfie" to become a costumed hero in the new team of adventurers called the Crusaders, alongside Dyna-Mite, Ghost Girl, Thunderfist, Captain Wings, and Tommy Lightning. The team eventually learns that Alfie is a German agent, but not before he has manipulated them into fighting the Allied super-team the Invaders. Upon learning how they had been duped, all the Crusaders but Naslund left costumed adventuring.[362]
When the original Captain America, Steve Rogers, and his sidekick, Bucky, went missing in action in 1945, U.S. President Harry S. Truman recruited Naslund and a young man named Fred Davis to become the new Captain America and Bucky.[363] Alongside Namor the Sub-Mariner and the original Red Guardian, the new Captain America stopped a Nazi plot to destroy the Potsdam Conference.[364] They briefly fought alongside the post-war All-Winners Squad, battling Isbisa[365] and, with the Blonde Phantom, fought to prevent a criminal attempt to steal the atomic bomb, encountering a time-traveling She-Hulk during this mission.[366] Naslund was killed in 1946 in the line of duty when he was crushed to death by a robot serving the android named Adam II while warning the rest of the All-Winners Squad of Adam II's attempt to kidnap or kill then-Congressional candidate John F. Kennedy in Boston. Naslund was succeeded as Captain America by Jeffrey Mace, formerly the superhero Patriot.[367] Naslund was later brought through time by the Contemplator to battle an Adam II of an alternate world alongside the original Captain America, Jeffrey Mace, and the 1950s Captain America.[368]
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Spirit of Vengeance (Wileaydus Autolycus) is the Ghost Rider from an alternate future of the Marvel Universe and member of the Galactic Guardians.
The character, created by Jim Valentino, first appeared in Guardians of the Galaxy #12 (May 1991) as the inheritor of the Ghost Rider mantle in the alternate timeline/reality Marvel Comics designated as Earth-691. The first appearance of the Spirit of Vengeance aspect of the character was in the following issue, Guardians of the Galaxy #13 (June 1991).
Within the context of the Marvel Comics universe, Wileaydus Autolycus is from the planet Sarka, Tilnast system, a priest of an offshoot of the Universal Church of Truth, and a religious zealot. He first encounters the Guardians of the Galaxy while they are responding to a distress call from Firelord in the Tilnast system.[369] Mistaking the ship as one carrying Black Knights of Truth as reinforcements for the Universal Church of Truth, he undergoes his first transformation into the Spirit of Vengeance and blindly attacks the Guardians.[370] Realizing his error, he sets out to "atone for this transgression" by charging into the heart of the fleet to buy the Guardians time to escape. Instead, the Guardians are captured and brought before the Grand Inquisitor of the Universal Church of Truth on Sarka. The Spirit of Vengeance, with help from Replica, enables the Guardians escape. Before leaving, Vance Astro asks him to join them and consider changing his methods. He declines, saying he preferred to complete his work on Sarka, but that he would think on it as he kills the Grand Inquisitor.[371]
Later, he is among those that respond to Martinex's call for help. He helps the gathered heroes save Martinex's homeworld and becomes one of the founding members of the Galactic Guardians.[372]
Sprite is the name of different characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Eternal
Kitty Pryde
Jia Jing
Jia Jing is a mutant whose abilities manifested at the end of the Avengers vs. X-Men storyline.[373] She joins Wolverine's Mutant Academy, vowing to become "the greatest X-Man who has ever lived" and to honor the pride her of family and country. Wolverine gives her the code name "Sprite" after Kitty Pryde.[374]
Spyne is a fictional character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. His first appearance was in Cable #17.
Spyne was one of the mutant members of the Dark Riders. A monstrous and cannibalistic carnivore with fangs, claws, and a tail, Spyne views his adversaries as a meal more than anything else. Spyne was first seen with the Dark Riders as they hunted down the team's former member Foxbat in Alexandria, Egypt. Later, Spyne was amongst those Dark Riders that hunted Caliban in the Morlock tunnels and clashed with Cable, Storm, and Domino. Spyne was able to disarm Cable, but Cable defeated him with his telekinetic powers.[375]
After clashing with Cable and his allies once more in Egypt, where their leader was revealed to be Cable's son Tyler, calling himself Genesis, Spyne and the Dark Riders captured Faye Livingstone, a woman who once had a romantic history with Mister Sinister. The Dark Riders then captured Jean Grey for Genesis.[376] After the events with Mister Sinister, Spyne took part in breaking Cyber out of a Scottish dungeon and took them to their rebuilt fortress in Egypt where the villain was stripped of his adamantium in a process that killed him. When the feral X-Man Wolverine infiltrated their fortress, the Dark Riders captured him and attempted to use Cyber's former adamantium skin to bond to Wolverine's bones, recently removed of its original adamantium by Magneto. When fellow X-Man Cannonball interfered with Genesis's plans for Wolverine, Spyne and the others started to beat up on Cannonball. This allowed Wolverine to break free from the bonding process, and both he and Cannonball fled to Apocalypse's resurrection chamber, where the Dark Riders pursued them. In the ensuing battle, Spyne was killed by Wolverine just as he was prepared to attack Cannonball. Wolverine then used Spyne's severed tail to ensnare and kill his fellow Dark Rider Deadbolt.[377]
Spyne, along with several of his fellow Dark Riders, is resurrected by means of the Transmode Virus to serve as part of Selene's army of deceased mutants. Under the control of Selene and Eli Bard, he takes part in the assault on the mutant nation of Utopia.[378] Later Spyne is part of the new Dark Riders that attempts to kill off all the mutant healers. He and the rest of the team are killed by Magneto's Uncanny X-Men and blow up with the remains of Genosha.[379]
Squackeye is an anthropomorphic chicken and animal version of Hawkeye.
Squid is the name of different fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Namor foe
The first villain called The Squid battled Namor in the 1940s.[380]
Scungili family version
The second Squid was a gangster and youngest member of the Scungili Crime Family who battled Spider-Woman.[381]
School version
The third Squid is an Atlantean who is the leader of the School which had fought Namorita.[382]
Don Callahan
Squid first appears in Peter Parker: Spider-Man Volume 2, #16 and was created by Howard Mackie and John Romita Jr.
After his mother died, Don Callahann had a hard time relating to his father, "Big Mike" Callahan. He eventually fell into the wrong crowd and ended up transformed into a squid-like creature.[383] In subsequent appearances, he joins the Hood's crime syndicate, Swarm's Sinister Six, and Helmut Zemo's Army of Evil.[384][385][386][387][388][389][390][391][392][393][394][395][396][397][398][399][400][401]
Unnamed criminal
Following Spider-Man's fight with Goblin King, it was revealed that Roderick Kingsley had sold some of Squid's equipment to an unnamed criminal as he was seen at the Bar with No Name with the other former Hobgoblin minions when they encounter Electro.[402]
Squid later appears as a member of the Hateful Hexad alongside Bearboarguy, Gibbon, Ox, Swarm, and White Rabbit. During the Hateful Hexad's disastrous fight against Spider-Man and Deadpool, the battle is crashed by Itsy Bitsy who threw one of her swords at the forehead of a webbed-up Squid.[403]
Reception on Squid
In 2020, CBR.com ranked the Don Callahan version of Squid 6th in their "Spider-Man: 10 Weirdest Animal Villains From The Comics That We'd Like To See In The MCU" list.[404]
Squid-Boy (Samuel "Sammy" Paré) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Chuck Austen and Ron Garney, the character is depicted as a 10-year-old mutant and as a student at the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning.
Sammy Paré is a 10-year-old Canadian boy whose genetic mutation causes him to physically resemble a fish. The physical nature of his mutation causes his classmates to ridicule him. Sammy considers using a gun to shoot his tormentors, but before he can do so, he is visited by Professor X and Beast, who recruit him to enroll at the Xavier Institute.[405] On the return trip to the institute, Professor X takes a detour to Ireland to aid in an X-Men mission at Cassidy Keep. Sammy saves Juggernaut (Cain Marko) from drowning in the ocean, which begins a friendship between the two. Cain subsequently reforms and becomes a surrogate father to Sammy, who also becomes friends with Carter Ghazikhanian and Icarus from the New Mutants.[volume & issue needed]
Sammy's mother eventually finds out about his relationship with Cain and calls upon the Canadian super-team Alpha Flight to bring the boy home. Sometime after Sammy's departure, Juggernaut suspects that Sammy's father Claude is physically abusing him. Cain, who suffered similar abuse at the hands of his own father, decides to visit Sammy to investigate. When he and Northstar arrive at Sammy's home in Vancouver they find the boy covered in bruises. Cain snaps and severely beats Claude, destroying the Paré home in the process. He is subdued by Alpha Flight.[406] When Cain is subsequently incarcerated for violating his parole, Sammy's mother testifies on his behalf. After Juggernaut's release, Sammy returns to the institute with his mother, who entertains the thought of a romantic relationship with Cain.[407]
Later, Juggernaut infiltrates the Brotherhood of Mutants as a double agent for the X-Men. When Sammy stumbles upon a meeting of the group outside the school grounds, he assumes that Juggernaut betrayed the X-Men and lashes out at him before being killed by Black Tom Cassidy.[408][409] During the Krakoan Age, he is resurrected on Krakoa.[410]
Squid-Boy in other media
- Squid-Boy appears in Wolverine and the X-Men, voiced by Dominic Janes. This version is a resident of Genosha whose mother is also a mutant.
- Squid-Boy appears in the X-Men '97 episode "Remember It" as a resident of Genosha who is later killed by Sentinels.[411]
Squirrel Girl was an anthropomorphic squirrel and animal version of Squirrel Girl.
Helen Stacy is the wife of George Stacy in Marvel Comics. The character, created by Howard Mackie and Dan Fraga, made her sole appearance in Spider-Man #-1 (July 1997). Long before Gwen Stacy met Peter Parker, George and Arthur Stacy were having a barbecue with their respective spouses. Helen was chatting with her sister-in-law Nancy when both brothers' pagers went off, signaling them to go to work immediately. Helen could only laugh with Nancy stating that both of their husbands were similar, something that Helen concurred. Helen made no further appearances in the comics, but in the Gwen Stacy mini-series, it is shown that she had died sometime afterwards, as Gwen kisses a picture of her.
Helen Stacy in other media
- Helen Stacy appears in The Amazing Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man 2, portrayed by Kari Coleman. She is happily married to George Stacy and, along with Gwen Stacy, has three sons: Philip, Howard and Simon.
- Helen Stacy appears in Spidey and His Amazing Friends, voiced by Kari Wahlgren.[412] This version is a detective for the NYPD.
Zebediah Stane is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
He was the father of Obadiah Stane / Iron Monger. Zebediah Stane was a degenerate gambler who lived with young Obadiah. One day (sometime after Obadiah's mother died of unknown reasons), Zebediah considered himself on a "lucky streak"; played a game of Russian roulette and shot himself in the head right in front of young Obadiah. This trauma caused Obadiah to lose all of his blond hair and go bald and shaped him for years to come. From there on, Obadiah Stane was a ruthless manipulator who studies his adversaries to find weaknesses to exploit.[413]
After being defeated, Obadiah Stane tells Iron Man that he believed that Zebediah saw the world as his opponent and lost, then committed suicide (via his repulustor from his hand) in a similar way to Zebediah's gunshot to his head.[414]
When Iron Man (after personally meeting Ezekiel Stane) remembers his past experience with Obadiah, one of the things Iron Man pointed out was that Zebediah (a degenerate gambler and a mean drunk as Iron Man saw it) accidentally killed himself in front of Obadiah.[415]
Star is the name of several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Chaste member
A member of the Chaste, created by D. G. Chichester and Ron Garney, first appeared in Daredevil #296 (September 1991).
Star had previously trained Elektra albeit in very harsh conditions and under the supervision of Stick.[416] He makes his first proper appearance alongside Wing and Flame in aiding Daredevil take on The Jonin, Izanami and Spear. As his name implies, he is well-equipped with throwing stars. Later, he is seen with his comrades attacking Elektra as they felt that she did not belong in the Chaste, but she simply insults them for being scared of her and Matt's induction.[417]
Jeanette Rhodes
Jeanette Rhodes was created by Christopher Priest and Joe Bennett, first appeared in Crew #1 (May 2003).
She is the younger sister of James Rhodes and the mother of Lila Rhodes. Estranged from her family, she was a crack addict and sex worker before she was killed by gang members.[418]
Ripley Ryan
Star in other media
The Chaste incarnation of Star appears in Daredevil, portrayed by Laurence Mason. This version was a member of the Chaste who worked alongside Stick before being killed by him.[419]
| First appearance | X-Men #107 (October 1977) |
|---|---|
| Created by | Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum |
| Species | Unidentified extraterrestrial race |
| Teams | Imperial Guard |
| Abilities | Flight, energy projection |
Starbolt is a warrior serving in the Shi'ar Imperial Guard, a multi-ethnic group of super-powered alien beings who act as enforcers of the laws of the Shi'ar Empire. Created by Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum, the character first appeared in X-Men #107 (October 1977). Like many original members of the Imperial Guard, Starbolt is the analog of a character from DC Comics' Legion of Super-Heroes, sharing traits with Sun Boy and Wildfire.[59] Starbolt can fly and project energy bolts from hands.
Part of the division of the Imperial Guard known as the Superguardians, Starbolt was amongst the first of the Imperial Guard encountered by the team of superhuman mutant adventurers known as the X-Men who sought to rescue the Princess-Majestrix Lilandra from her insane brother, then-Majestor D'ken. Following the orders of their emperor, the Guard clashed with the X-Men on a nameless Shi'ar Empire planet and was on the verge of winning when the band of interstellar freebooters known as the Starjammers arrived to turn the tide of battle in the X-Men's favor. During the clash, Starbolt became enraged when he saw the feral X-Man Wolverine attacking his teammate and then-lover Oracle. After Starbolt flash-fried him, Wolverine quickly took the two lovers out of the fight by slamming them into each other.[420]
Starbolt is featured prominently in an adventure set early in his career; the Guard and the current ruler of the Shi'ar empire are set upon by Skrull assassins and are rescued by the hero later known as Captain Marvel.[421]
Starbolt was also one of eight Imperial Guardsmen chosen to battle the X-Men in a trial by combat over the fate of Phoenix, a primal force of the cosmos that had assumed the form of the X-Man Jean Grey.[422]
Soon after, Starbolt was amongst those few Imperial Guard members who opposed the treacherous Shi'ar High Council member Lord Samédàr, who was aiding an attempted coup of the Shi'ar throne by Deathbird. Even after many of the Guard chose to side with Samédàr, Starbolt remained steadfast in his loyalty to then-Empress Lilandra. These Imperial Guard members went on a mission to find Lilandra and joined with Nightcrawler and Kitty Pryde in battling Samédàr's renegade Imperial Guardsmen. Starbolt was captured but was freed on Lilandra's command.[423]
Later, after the formerly exiled Deathbird had usurped the Shi'ar throne, Starbolt was amongst those Imperial Guard members who clashed with the British team of costumed adventurers known as Excalibur and the Starjammers over the fate of the then-bearer of the cosmic Phoenix Force, the alternate future daughter of Jean Grey named Rachel Summers.[424]
Much later, the intergalactic teleporter Lila Cheney transported the X-Men to the Shi'ar Empire at the behest of then-Empress Deathbird. On Deathbird's behalf, Starbolt and the Imperial Guardsmen battled the X-Men and Starjammers, but the X-Men had arrived in Shi'ar space just in time to see Lilandra regain her throne. Not all was as it seemed, however, as in reality a group of Warskrulls, using technology to allow them to duplicate superpowers, had captured and impersonated the X-Men's founder, the telepathic Professor Charles Xavier, using his telepathy to control Lilandra, and the Imperial Guard, including Starbolt. After the ruse was discovered by the X-Men and all the Warskrull impostors were exposed, Lilandra settled matters with Deathbird, discovering her sister did not want the throne anymore.[61]
During the war between the Shi'ar and Kree Empires, Starbolt was part of a small team of Guardsmen who were charged with preventing the member of the Earth team of super-powered beings known as the Avengers named Quasar from retrieving the legendary Nega-Bands of the Kree warrior Captain Marvel, which had been stolen. Starbolt battled Quasar and Her in space during the Kree-Shi'ar War, although Starbolt was defeated and captured by Quasar.[425]
Subsequently, Starbolt was amongst those Imperial Guard members who defended Lilandra against an assassination attempt by the Kree Ronan the Accuser and his unwilling agents, the royal family of the Earth race known as the Inhumans.[426] He survived the Imperial Guard's battle with Vulcan.[65][427]
He was one of the views selected to explore "the Fault," but was killed by a group of horrifically mutated creatures from the Cancerverse during "Realm of Kings."[428]
Starbolt in other media
- Starbolt appears in X-Men for The Phoenix Saga and The Dark Phoenix Saga alongside the rest of the Imperial Guard.
- Starbolt appears as a mini-boss in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, voiced by Beau Weaver.
Natasha Stark, also known as Iron Woman, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Fantastic Four: Dark Reign #2 (April 2009), and was created by Jonathan Hickman and Sean Chen. She is a female counterpart of Tony Stark / Iron Man.
Earth-3490 version
In Earth-3490, Iron Woman averted the Civil War between superheroes due to the fact that she and Captain America are romantically involved, and subsequently married.[429]
2020 version
A future version of Virginia "Ginny" Stark (also known as Black Widow and Madame Masque) is the granddaughter of Tony Stark and Pepper Potts and daughter of Howard Stark III. This version is the leader of a resistance against the Mandarin's empire.[430]
Natasha Stark in other media
A variation of Ginny Stark named Morgan Stark appears in Avengers: Endgame portrayed by Lexi Rabe.[431] Katherine Langford was initially intended to portray the character before her scenes were deleted.[432] This version is the daughter of Tony Stark and Pepper Potts.
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Starling is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Tiana Toomes is the daughter of Lenora and Frankie Toomes and the granddaughter of Adrian Toomes. Following Lenora's death, Adrian offered to take legal guardianship of Tiana and he later created a suit for her similar to his Vulture suit so that she can use it when following her dreams. This led to her taking the name of Starling, though Tiana was unaware of her grandfather's criminal activities at the time.[433]
Ava Starr is the Marvel Cinematic Universe's incarnation of Ghost. Created by Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Paul Rudd, Andrew Barrer, and Gabriel Ferrari, the character debuted in the 2018 live-action film Ant-Man and the Wasp, portrayed by Hannah John-Kamen as an adult[434][435] and RaeLynn Bratten as a child in flashbacks.[436]
In her childhood, Ava was caught in an accident in her father Elihas' laboratory. The ensuing explosion killed both of her parents, while Ava gained the ability to become intangible as her body was left in a constant state of "molecular disequilibrium". She was recruited by scientist Bill Foster to join S.H.I.E.L.D., where she was trained and given a containment suit to better control her powers. Ava agreed to work for the organization as an assassin and spy under the code name Ghost in exchange for S.H.I.E.L.D. ‘s help in finding a way to stabilize her condition. However, she discovered that S.H.I.E.L.D. had no intention of helping her and subsequently went rogue to find a way to cure herself with Foster's help. The two later plan to harness the energy that Janet van Dyne’s body absorbed from the Quantum Realm, putting Ghost in direct conflict with Hank Pym, Hope van Dyne, and Scott Lang. At the end of the film, Janet willingly uses some of her energy to partially stabilize Ava's condition before the latter departs with Foster as Janet's group vow to collect more energy for her.
Ava Starr in other media
Ava Starr / Ghost appears as a playable character in Marvel Puzzle Quest, Marvel Contest of Champions, Marvel: Future Fight, Marvel Avengers Academy, Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2, and Marvel Strike Force.
Patricia "Trish" Starr is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by Mike Friedrich and Herb Trimpe, first appeared in Marvel Feature #5 (June 1972). She is Egghead's niece. Trish is occasionally used as collateral damage during Egghead's schemes towards Hank Pym, including one where she loses her left arm and another involving a bionic replacement.[437][438][439][440]
Stencil is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Stencil is a member of the Soviet Super Soldiers.
Steppin' Razor is an enemy of Blade in Marvel Comics. The character, created by Ian Edginton and Douglas H. Wheatley, first appeared in Blade: The Vampire Hunter #4 (October 1994).
Steppin' Razor, a vampire and an ex-crime lord of Jamaican descent, meets and recruits fellow vampire Carl Blake (also known as Night Terror) for a cause, the return of the vampire lord Varnae to the land of the living. Together with voodoo priestess Marie LaVeau, they lure Blade and then mentor "Bible John" Carik to Los Angeles.[441] Their plan is to capture Blade and use his body as the vessel for Varnae's spirit. The attempt fails and in the resulting fight, Night Terror's body becomes the vessel for Varnae instead. All three villains manage to escape in the chaos.[442]
Steppin' Razor in other media
Steppin' Razor appears in Blade: The Series, portrayed by Bokeem Woodbine. This version is the vampire leader of the Bad Bloods, a Detroit street gang that Blade was previously a member of.[443][444]
Dr. Ella Sterling is a minor character appearing in Marvel Comics. The character, created by Greg Pak and Cory Smith, first appeared in Weapon H #1 (March 2018).[445][446][447][448]
Shannon Stillwell is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Earth-18119 version
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During the "Secret Wars" storyline, the Earth-18199 version of Shannon Stillwell works for Empire Unlimited as its head researcher and wore a special suit that enabled her to copy the abilities of Demolition Man.[449]
Earth-616 version
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On Earth-616, its version of Shannon Stillwell still worked as a scientist for Empire Unlimited under Regent. Unlike the Earth-18199 version, she did not a power-copying suit.[450]
Shannon Stillwell was later confirmed to be related to Farley Stillwell and Harlan Stillwell as seen when she gets a call from her mother known as Madame Monstrosity. She wanted to make sure that Shannon is not misusing the family talents like her brothers did when they created Scorpion and Human Fly which led to their deaths while also ranting how other people misued her works with the alterations that they did. Shannon then learns from Madame Monstrosity about the news revolving around Spider-Boy and that she will be going after him.[82]
Shannon later obtains Super-Adaptoid's arm and reverse-engineers it to create Toy Soldier, a sentient action figure who can replicate the abilities of the Avengers.[451]
Shannon Stillwell in other media
Shannon Stillwell appears in the Spider-Man episode "The Cellar", voiced by Kathreen Khavari.[452] This version is the personal assistant of Regent.
Stilt-Man is the name of several supervillains in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Stilt-Man first appeared in Daredevil #8 (June 1965).[453] He is a criminal wearing an impenetrable suit of armor with powerful telescopic legs.[454] In addition to being one of Daredevil's most enduring arch-foes, he has appeared as an adversary to various other heroes, such as Iron Man, Thor, and Spider-Man.
Wilbur Day
Wilbur Day was born in New York City. As a scientist, inventor, and engineer, he was employed by Carl Kaxton who invented a hydraulic ram device. Wilbur stole Kaxton's designs and used them to engineer telescopic metal legs which allowed him to tower high over the ground. He incorporated these hydraulic stilts into an armored battlesuit, which he created for use in robberies as the professional criminal Stilt-Man.[455] He battled Daredevil, and was seemingly shrunk into nothingness by an experimental molecular condenser ray.[456] He later escapes the Microverse and works with the Masked Marauder.[457] Stilt-Man teamed with the Masked Marauder in an attempt to trap Daredevil; however, he battled Spider-Man and was defeated by Daredevil.[458] His escape from Daredevil aided by Electro was later recounted. Stilt-Man teamed with Electro, Matador, Leap-Frog, and Gladiator to form the original Emissaries of Evil and battle Daredevil.[459] Stilt-Man was later hired by mobsters to kill district attorney candidate Foggy Nelson, and battled Daredevil once again.[460] He disguised himself as Stunt-Master, and attacked Daredevil on a Hollywood movie set.[461] In San Francisco, he kidnapped his former employer Carl Kaxton and his daughter, to force him to recreate his molecular condenser. However, Stilt-Man battled and was defeated by Daredevil and the Black Widow.[462]
Besides Stilt-Man's long, unsuccessful career against Daredevil, he encountered other superheroes in the meantime. He was hired by Los Angeles mobsters to kill the Falcon, and in the process stole various weapons and devices from the Trapster.[463] He robbed a Los Angeles bank, and battled Black Goliath. He teleported Black Goliath and his companions to an alien planet using the Z-ray weapon.[464] Stilt-Man attacked Black Goliath at Champions headquarters in search of an alien power source. He battled the Champions, and his Z-ray weapon was destroyed by Darkstar, but he managed to escape from the Champions.[465] He was later freed from prison by Blastaar and F.A.U.S.T., and given a special new battlesuit constructed of secondary adamantium with additional weaponry. He stole some radioactive isotopes, and battled Thor, but lost the fight and was stripped of his suit by the victorious Thunder God, who confiscated it.[466]
Stilt-Man was hired to kidnap assistant District Attorney Maxine Lavender. He was waylaid in his civilian identity by Turk Barrett, a small-time crook and an even greater loser than Day, who stole his armor and took on the Stilt-Man identity. Turk contacted the Kingpin and offered to become his new assassin, only to be refused. Enraged by Turk's audacity, Day contacted Daredevil and informed him of a weakness in the armor. Thanks to Day's information, Daredevil easily disabled the auto-gyroscopes necessary for the armor to keep its balance and brought Turk down.[467] Day later modified the armor to prevent Daredevil from using this newfound knowledge against him.[volume & issue needed] Stilt-Man sought to regain his reputation by defeating Spider-Man. He turned an automated Cordco factory against Spider-Man, but when Spider-Man saved his life, Stilt-Man returned the favor by not taking the opportunity to kill him.[468]
Stilt-Man continued to make sporadic appearances in various Marvel comics, wherein he has continued his criminal career and fought several superheroes, but without much success. One of his most prominent appearances during this time was during the Iron Man storyline "Armor Wars", where he was one of the many armored super-villains whose armors had been secretly upgraded with technology stolen from Tony Stark; Iron Man quickly defeated the villain in their confrontation by throwing one of his own hydraulic legs at him to knock him out.[469] Stilt-Man later attempted to kill District Attorney Blake Tower for sending him to prison, but was captured by She-Hulk.[470] Stilt-Man was among the villains assembled by Doctor Doom to attack the Fantastic Four in Washington, D.C. during the Acts of Vengeance. Even though he had several other villains with him, he failed miserably.[471] He was also among the villains who attempted to attack the Avengers at the site of their reconstructed mansion, but was foiled by the construction workers.[472]
In the 2006 series Heroes for Hire, a version of Stilt-Man's armor can be found in a police storehouse with other villains' equipment under their names. The armor seen here is labeled "Case: NYC v. Turk ("Loser")".,[473] and is used by Scorpion during her battle with Paladin. Later, Daredevil's secret identity of Matt Murdock was exposed by a local newspaper, with Murdock denying the allegations. On hearing of this news, Wilbur visited the law offices of Nelson and Murdock, announcing he was sick of the whole ordeal and that he was retiring as Stilt-Man. He left his armor in a suitcase on Murdock's desk, and was forcibly removed when he began yelling his paranoid conclusion that Murdock was the real Kingpin. Murdock then jokingly asked his law partner, Foggy Nelson, if he would like to be the next Stilt-Man, an offer he quickly declined.[474] During this period, Day romanced and eventually married Circus of Crime member Princess Python.[volume & issue needed]
When the Superhero Registration Act offered Day a chance at redemption, he signed up with the government and was outfitted with a new suit of armor to serve as a law enforcer during the Civil War.[volume & issue needed] Unfortunately for Day, one of his assignments led him into conflict with the Punisher. Both were tracking a convicted child pornographer who was already in FBI custody. The Punisher paralyzes Stilt-Man with a M72 LAW, and then shoots him at point-blank range, killing him. The pornographer is killed moments later.[475] Day's funeral was held in the Bar With No Name, and was attended by his fellow also-rans of the crime world. Sadness turned to remembrance, which turned into high spirits, which eventually led to a full-scale fight breaking out. The appearance of Spider-Man put an end to the violence, but the bar was then promptly blown up by the Punisher in an attempt to kill all the villains inside.[476] It was later mentioned that "they all had to get their stomachs pumped and be treated for third-degree burns", with Stilt-Man ultimately succumbing to his injuries and dying.[477]
During the Dead No More: The Clone Conspiracy storyline, Stilt-Man is among the supervillains "reanimated" in cloned bodies (with their souls intact) by Ben Reilly and his company New U Technologies.[478]
Stilt-Man later appears in San Francisco where he fights the Superior Spider-Man, who has recently relocated there.[479]
Unnamed
During Day's absence from the world of costumed crime, an as-yet-unnamed criminal acquired the Stilt-Man armor. After upgrading its telescoping abilities, this Stilt-Man was defeated by Daredevil and Luke Cage. The fight only lasted as long as it did because Daredevil was afraid of knocking the villain out at his current height as the fall would have killed him.[480] He was next seen being defeated by Ms. Marvel.[481] Stilt-Man later fought both Daredevil and the Superior Spider-Man (Doctor Octopus' mind in Spider-Man's body).[482]
Michael Watts
A third Stilt-Man was chosen by a gang of small-time petty thugs. Michael Watts claimed to know a guy who knows a guy who knows a guy that leads to the connection of the Tinkerer who apparently upgraded the suit before his last arrest. Punisher was aware of the gang's actions. But after some convincing by the Rhino, Frank let Watts live. Watts believes he and his gang will rise to great things since the Hood is coming to power over the supervillains.[483]
Stilt-Man in other media
- The Wilbur Day incarnation of Stilt-Man appears in the Iron Man episode "The Armor Wars", voiced by Dorian Harewood.[484] This version's armor is based on stolen designs for Iron Man's.
- Stilt-Man appears as an assist character in the PSP version of Spider-Man: Web of Shadows.
- Wilbur Day appears in the Nintendo DS version of Iron Man 2.
Stinker is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appears in Incredible Hulk #271 (February 1982).
Stinker is an anthropomorphic skunk who is a friend of Rocket Raccoon and Lylla.[485]
Stone is the name of different characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Pupil of Stick
Stone is Stick's second-in-command and former lover. She can withstand any physical attack as long as she is aware of it in advance.[486]
Hounds version
Stone is a mutant and member of the Hounds who can transform his body into highly dense stone-like material. He was involved in Project: Wideawake and served as Sabretooth's handler.[487]
Mutant version
Stone is a mutant with impenetrable rock-like skin and member of the Assassin's Guild. He fought Gambit before being cut to pieces and killed by Wolverine.[488]
Stone in other media
- A variation of Stone appears in Elektra, portrayed by Bob Sapp. This version is a member of the Hand and possesses super-strength. He accompanies Kirigi in his mission to target Abby Miller. Elektra kills Stone by tricking him into walking under a tree that he previously attacked, as Elektra used her weight to bring it down on him.
- Stone appears in the Daredevil episode "Stick", portrayed by Jasson Finney and voiced by an uncredited David Sobolov.[489]
There are two different versions of Kron Stone that appear in Marvel Comics and exist in the Marvel 2099 reality. He is the older half-brother of Miguel O'Hara / Spider-Man and eldest son of Tyler Stone.
Original 2099 version
As a child, Kron was continually abused by the android housekeeper, which mistook him for a dog. As a result, he later became a bully, taking enjoyment in other people's pain. The relationship between the two brothers is so conflicted that Miguel tried to kill Kron at one point. In his introduction, Stone ordered Jake Gallows' family to be killed. Gallows found Stone and fatally wounded him with a knife as revenge, before dumping his body into the sewer.[490] As Kron laid dying in the sewer, his body brushed up against a black ball. The ball then bonded to him and formed a new Venom. The symbiote was described as having mutated over the years, and displayed new abilities in this timeline, including acidic blood and saliva.[491] With this new power, Stone sought to emotionally torture Miguel—whom Kron never discovered was his half-brother—by hurting those close, going so far as to kill Miguel's former love Dana—who was also Tyler's lover. After a fight between Spider-Man and Venom, the former emerged as the victor, using loudspeakers to neutralize Venom, who was subsequently taken to the lab for study. It was revealed that the symbiote bonded with Kron on a molecular level, giving Kron an amorphous physiology that allowed his body to take on the properties of the symbiote itself.[492]
Timestorm 2009–2099 version
A variation of Stone appears in the Timestorm 2009–2099 as the alternate Marvel 2099 reality version of Scorpion. Stone was one of Miguel's nightmares during high school, a bully used to do whatever he wanted thanks to the influence of his father ready to solve any trouble the son caused. One evening, Kron was tormenting the lab animals in an Alchemax laboratory, using the powerful instruments found there. While toying with a gene splicer, Stone was attacked by a sudden surge of energy, transforming him into a monstrous scorpion hybrid. Rejected by his father, he becomes obsessed with finding a way to reverse his mutation.[493]
Kron Stone in other media
Kron Stone as Scorpion appears as a boss in Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, voiced by John Kassir.[494] He seeks to steal a fragment of the Tablet of Order and Chaos for Doctor Octopus in exchange for restoring his human form. Along the way, the fragment empowers him, allowing Stone to lay eggs and create offspring that share his deadly abilities. Despite this, Spider-Man 2099 is able to defeat him.[495][496]
Tiberius "Ty" Stone is Tyler Stone's grandfather.[497] An acquaintance of Peter Parker, he was the Kingpin's agent and the Tinkerer's protégé, while his acts of sabotage led to Horizon Labs' destruction and to Alchemax's rise with Normie Osborn's Oscorp stock.
Tiberius Stone in other media
Tiberius Stone appears in the Spider-Man episode "Cloak and Dagger", voiced by Jonathan Brooks.[498] This version is the CEO of Alchemax.
Tyler Stone is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a nemesis of Miguel O'Hara / Spider-Man.
He runs the Alchemax Corporation, one of the largest corporate powers in the dystopian 2099 future of Earth. When his promising young employee Miguel O'Hara develops a troubling conscience over testing on humans, Stone has Miguel secretly addicted to the highly potent drug 'Rapture' that he controls to force his compliance.[499] Miguel's successful efforts to rid himself of the addiction create several spider-based powers.[500] Stone hires the corporate mercenary Venture to capture O'Hara, now known by the name Spider-Man. At the same time, Stone is making a deal concerning Latveria's current ruler, Tiger Wylde. The deposing of said ruler also affects the first few issues of the series "Doom 2099". Venture does not succeed in his assignment.[501]
Stone arranges for one of his employees — the assassin and Stark/Fujikawa Corporation field operative known as "The Specialist" — to kidnap Kasey Nash to lure Miguel (as Spider-Man) into battle.[502] The Specialist was an expert martial artist, trained as a samurai warrior, and highly proficient with various martial arts weaponry. However, during the battle with Spider-Man, his throat was accidentally slit as Miguel discovered these new powers included talons.[503]
Stone then fired Public Eye Sgt. Rico Estevez, and reported the failure of his plans to the Alchemax CEO.[504] Stone conferred with Mr. Hikaru of Stark-Fujikawa,[505] and then conferred with Dana D'Angelo.[506] He then plotted against Spider-Man and Stark-Fujikawa.[507] Soon after that, Stone encountered Thanatos for the first time.[508] Thanatos later disrupts Stone's interdimensional piercing program; chasing after an amnesiac super-powered being that becomes swept up in the events. Stone and his girlfriend Dana are assaulted and kidnapped in the course of this adventure.[509] It is later detailed that Thanatos is a corrupted version of the heroic Rick Jones, a longtime associate of the Hulk.[510]
Tyler's son Kron Stone, chronically neglected and physically abused by the family's robot nanny (it believed him to be a dog for a time), grew up to be an amoral murderer. His serial killings take the lives of Jake Gallows' extended family, resulting in his transformation into his era's Punisher.[511] Kron, like many other rich people, has the ability to simply purchase his way out of any legal punishment and does so. This does not save him from death at Jake's hands.[volume & issue needed]
Tyler interrupts his holographic observation of the Alchemax undersea colony rebuilding (Atlanteans had damaged it). He accepts the ashes of his son from his assistant, Winston; then flushes them down the toilet.[512]
Tyler and Kron appear in various flashbacks in the 2099 series that deals with Miguel's education. In one story, he gets into a verbal sparring match with Miguel after Kron is accused of attempted murder.[513]
Kron returns to life through interaction with an alien symbiote. Tyler attempts to have him slain again but is outmaneuvered.[volume & issue needed]
For a time, the Doctor Doom of this period takes over America and reveals that Tyler is not the true power in Alchemax, it is Avatarr, a mysterious alien being. In a fit of rage, Doom kills Avatarr.[514]
Miguel later infiltrates Tyler's building. He unexpectedly overhears his own mother conversing with Tyler. He then hears he is actually Tyler's son.[515]
Later, Miguel becomes head of Alchemax. He hires his own mother as his personal secretary. Around this time, she shoots and severely wounds Tyler, forcing him to utilize a hover-chair.[volume & issue needed] During his recovery in the hospital, Tyler learns his love Dana had been killed; the murderer turns out to be his son Kron.[516]
Tyler realizes his son has returned to life due to interacting with the Venom symbiote. He attempts to have it slain but is resisted by the science team overseeing the symbiote's prison cell. Miguel then overrules him. After the funeral of Dana, whom both Miguel and Tyler had slept with, Tyler attempts to bully Miguel, saying he will be reclaiming his office on the next day. Tyler claims this will be done because he is Miguel's father. The man knows this already and has Tyler removed by security.[517]
During Tyler's many attempts to regain control over the company, he recalls it was Mrs. O'Hara who shot him. She again pulls a gun, but Miguel takes the weapon. Tyler states he has always known O'Hara has been Spider-Man. Miguel fires three shots. It is revealed Tyler was utilizing a holographic projection. When questioned on if he knew it was projection before firing, Miguel says, "I hope so."[518]
Undersea invaders rampage through New York as revenge for Alchemax threatening to remove them from the city of New Atlantis. The leader Roman flooded the city of New York,[519] and summoned the monster Giganto, who had originally appeared decades ago.[520] This starts an evacuation of the city. Tyler is shot to death by General Dagin of the Atlantean Army. Mrs. O'Hara also perishes in the conflict.[521] Stone's Mars Colony, called 'Project: Ares', becomes one of the last two outposts of humanity, the Savage Land being the other. This is detailed in the series 2099: World of Tomorrow.[522]
Tyler Stone is revealed to be the grandson of Tiberius Stone.[497]
Stoneface is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Stoneface is a feared crime boss and enemy to the Falcon. During his time as the crime lord of Harlem, Stoneface was brought down by a Superhero team of Sam Wilson, Captain America, and Spider-Man. Stoneface's territory in Harlem was then ceded to his former colleague Morgan. As a courtesy, Morgan helped exile Stoneface into friendly confines out of the United States in Lagos, Nigeria. Unfortunately for Stoneface, when he kidnapped a visiting Leila Taylor, he came into conflict with again with the Falcon, who was assisted this time by the Black Panther.[volume & issue needed]
Croctor Strange is an anthropomorphic crocodile and animal version of Doctor Strange.
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Striker is the name of a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by Christos Gage and Mike McKone, first appeared in Avengers Academy #1 (June 2010).
Within the context of the stories, Striker becomes a child actor at a young age and is molested by his manager. During an encounter, Striker's power of electrical manipulation manifests. Norman Osborn offers Striker whatever he wants in exchange for the use of his powers.[523] Striker is recruited into the Avengers Academy along with five other students who have been affected by Osborn.[524] He uses this opportunity to become famous again.[523] He, Veil, and Hazmat then hunt down The Hood and videotape him screaming for mercy under electric torture. The video gets thousands of likes on YouTube, but at first Tigra is disgusted and actually requests the teen get expelled. Hank convinces her to allow the kids to remain, to which she grudgingly agrees, but secretly she relishes in watching the video of Hood screaming.[525] Later, the team fights Korvac with the bodies and strength of their older selves. A mature Striker is killed by Korvac's blast, but is then reverted to his younger self by Korvac's estranged wife, Carina. Striker has an emotional breakdown after experiencing death.[526] After a pep talk from Tigra, he is better able to control his powers and does not fear death. He also hatches a plan to save the students from Absorbing Man and Titania's attack on the Infinity Mansion.[527] Later on, he reveals to Julie Power that he thinks he is gay.[528] He soon publicly announces his sexual orientation in a press conference, showing Julie his fame hungry side.[529]
He was later scarred in the face by Jeremy Briggs when the academy kids tried to stop him from releasing a superhuman cure.[530] At the series' conclusion, he goes on a date with another teenage boy, even turning off his phone and ignoring his mother's urgings. The faculty then announce that Striker and the others have graduated the academy.[531] Striker later appears in Avengers Undercover, where he and Finesse visit Hazmat in the S.H.I.E.L.D. detention center after Hazmat kills Arcade.[532]
Striker later appeared as part of a new program established by Leonardo da Vinci to replace the defunct S.H.I.E.L.D. He is seen sparring with Reptil.[533]
Striker in other media
Striker appears as a playable character in Lego Marvel's Avengers.
Simon Stroud is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Doug Moench and George Tuska, the character first appeared in Creatures on the Loose #30 (April 1974). A mercenary trained by the CIA, Stroud has worked alongside Spider-Man and Black Widow,[534] and has gone after John Jameson / Man-Wolf,[535][536] and Morbius, the Living Vampire.[537][538][539][540][541][542]
Simon Stroud in other media
Simon Stroud appears in Morbius, portrayed by Tyrese Gibson.[543] This version is an agent of the FBI who is equipped with a cybernetic arm.
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Alistaire Stuart and his twin sister Alysande are the founding members of the Weird Happenings Organization in the Marvel Universe, and allies of the British superhero team Excalibur. The character, created by Chris Claremont and Alan Davis, first appeared in Excalibur Vol.1 #6 (November 1988). The twins are named after Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart from Doctor Who.
Alistaire was part of a British Government organization which investigates supernatural and superhuman incidents. After his sister's death, and the removal of the corrupt head of the organization, Alistaire joined R.C.X to look after the Warpies. He was later targeted by Black Air, but was protected by Excalibur. He was later tasked by the U.K. government to bring all paranormal affairs under a single Department. He would later dissolve the department and defect to MI6 for use of their mightier resources, but was effectively stripped of all authority to investigate paranormal affairs.
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Brigadier Alysande Stuart and her twin brother Alistaire are the founding members of the Weird Happenings Organization (W.H.O) in the Marvel Universe. The character, created by Chris Claremont and Alan Davis, first appeared in Excalibur #6 in March 1989. The twins are named after Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart from Doctor Who.
Within the context of the stories, Alysande is part of a British Government organization which investigates supernatural and superhuman incidents. She aided Excalibur and also fought against the Reavers as a member of the Muir Island X-Men. She was framed by the R.C.X of paying off S.H.I.E.L.D with classified secrets for her use of the Helicarrier during an incident with an automaton of Air-Walker. She was killed by Jamie Braddock while attending a party at Braddock Manor. Her name was later cleared with help from Nick Fury, Excalibur, and her brother.
Caledonia
Caledonia is an alternate universe version of Alysande from Earth-9809. The character, created by Chris Claremont and Salvador Larroca, appeared in Fantastic Four Vol. 3 #9 (July 1998). This version of Alysande was a highland warrior and was captured and made a slave of the Captain Britain Corps. She was rescued by the Human Torch, Franklin Richards and Alyssa Moy. She then took up the role of nanny for Franklin and Valeria Richards in gratitude for her freedom, protecting them from supervillain threats.
Stunner aka Angelica Brancale was a character created during the Spider-Man Clone Saga and created by JM DeMatteis and Mark Bagley. She first appeared in Amazing Spider-Man #397 (November 1994).
Stunner was originally a video store clerk but she managed to get a job working for Carolyn Trainer, a former student of Otto Octavius. She immediately fell in love with Octavius, her devotion to him only increasing when he used his virtual reality technology to make Angelina powerful and beautiful, dedicating herself to him and everything he did.[544]
She was first seen using her virtual powers to destroy a bar.[545] While in her Virtual form she tried to resurrect Octavius (who was killed by Kaine) after a battle with Spider-Man. As her real body was actually tied down into the virtual reality machine, the explosion that followed Otto's resurrection knocked her true form into a coma from which it took her years to awake from.
Upon hearing that her love, Otto Octavius, was dead again during Spider-Man: Ends of the Earth, she swore vengeance on the one responsible for it: the Superior Spider-Man (not knowing that he was actually Otto trapped in Peter's body).[546]
Using Octavius' machine, Angelina once again took the form of Stunner and tried to hunt down Spider-Man, causing havoc in the city to draw the attention of his Spider-Bots and minions and lure him out. Otto, in Parker's body, tried to calm her down and almost revealed his secret (that he was actually Otto Octavius), but Stunner's blind rage prevented him from doing so. Seeing no other option, Superior Spider-Man engaged in battle, rendering Stunner powerless with his new and stronger web formula. He then sent a holographic transmission signal via his Spider-Bots and ordered them to shut down the machine Angelina was connected to. As "Parker" went to the university to meet his girlfriend Anna Maria, Stunner broke out of his web and pursued Spider-Man, throwing a bus at him. As he held the bus with his webs, his Spider-Bots managed to sever the connection to the Virtual Reality Machine, destroying Stunner and leaving Angelina unconscious. Upon getting to Angelina's apartment, Spider-Man took the V.R. Machine to his lab, where he created a Virtual Otto Octavius back to his former glory to calm down Angelina and make her think Doc Ock was still alive. "Parker" used this opportunity to break up with Angelina, saying that he had found a new love with Anna, but would always care for Angelina. She was last seen in her apartment, crying on her knees, as the Virtual Otto Octavius left the scene.[547]
Styx and Stone (Jacob Eishorn and Gerald Stone) are two fictional comic book characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are a criminal duo that have crossed Spider-Man's path on a number of occasions. They were created by David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane and first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #309. They reappeared in issues #332-333 and #376-377 of the same series.
Fictional character biography
Gerald Stone was an idealistic scientist who wanted to find a cure for cancer. He conducted an illegal experiment on a homeless person named Jacob Eishorn. The experiment failed and Eishorn became a living cancer, who needed to kill to survive. Now calling himself "Styx", Eishorn enjoyed the killing of innocents. Feeling responsible for Styx, Stone built high-tech weaponry for himself and turned the two of them into a mercenary duo. Stone hoped that as mercenaries, Styx wouldn't kill innocents, but by now Stone was willing to kill anybody to protect Styx. He planned on using the money they earned as mercenaries to find a cure for Styx.
On their first outing, the duo was hired by Jonathan Caesar, a millionaire obsessed with Mary Jane Watson to kidnap her. This brought them into conflict with Spider-Man, Mary Jane's husband, who defeated the duo. Styx and Stone returned to Caesar, who told them to try again. This time, the duo faced Spider-Man who was at the time in conflict with Venom. During the fight, Styx's touch nearly killed Venom and they were returned to prison.[volume & issue needed]
A third meeting with Spider-Man involved the vigilante Cardiac. Cardiac's alter-ego, Dr. Elias Wirtham, had been a good friend of Stone and offered to cure Styx. Cardiac was convinced that Styx couldn't be cured or redeemed and tried to kill Styx. Spider-Man stopped Cardiac and the two fought, while Styx and Stone attempted, in vain, to escape.[volume & issue needed]
After turning down a job offer from the Life Foundation, Styx and Stone try to rob the New York Stock Exchange, but are single-handedly subdued by Spider-Man.[548]
A heavily mutated Styx and Stone later appear as the leaders of a group violent nihilists called "the Cult of Entropy". The duo and their followers attack a drug lab in Bolivia, but are forced into a retreat by Spider-Man, Deadpool, and the Mercs for Money.[549]
Styx's touch can kill anything organic and can disintegrate organic matter within seconds. His fingers can grow longer to increase his range. His touch has no effect on synthetic or inorganic material and Spider-Man's synthetic costume was enough to protect his body from Styx's touch. Stone wears two large weapons on his shoulders. These weapons can fire energy blasts, a blinding flash, a sticky resin to immobilize opponents and knockout gas. The duo often uses a flying platform of Stone's design. While a member of the Cult of Entropy, Stone was somehow transformed into a golem-like creature that can turn inorganic material, such as Deadpool's Kevlar armor, into a fragile, rock-like substance by coming into physical contact with it.[549]
Sub-Mariner is the name of different characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Namor
Namora
Namorita
Roman the Sub-Mariner
Roman the Sub-Mariner is the name of several characters from the Marvel 2099 realities.
Earth-928 Roman the Sub-Mariner
On Earth-928, Roman is a Human/Atlantean hybrid who worked on the New Atlantis Project for the company Alchemax. He became of the leader of the renamed Nova Atlantea when he and his fellow New Atlanteans rebelled against Alchemax.[550]
Roman was later killed when Attuma led the original Atlanteans in attacking Nova Atlantea.[551]
Earth-23291 Roman the Sub-Mariner
During the "Secret Wars" storyline, remnants of Earth-23291 were recreated as the Battleworld domain of 2099. Its version of Roman is a member of the Defenders.[552]
Earth-2099 Roman the Sub-Mariner
On the unified Marvel 2099 reality of Earth-2099, Roman is a member of the 2099 version of the Avengers. He was among its members that were killed by the 2099 version of the Masters of Evil.[553]
Sub-Marsupial is an anthropomorphic opossum and animal version of Sub-Mariner.
Sub-Merchandizer is an anthropomorphic dog from Earth-8311.
Subbie is an amphibious boy who grew up in the depths of the ocean and appeared in Kid Komics #1–2.
Sublime (also known as Dr. John Sublime) is a supervillain who is a sentient bacterium. The character is usually depicted as an enemy of the X-Men, and first appeared in the New X-Men Annual 2001 (September 2001). Sublime arose during the beginnings of life on Earth; with the subsequent rise of multicellular organisms, Sublime found endless numbers of hosts it could infect. As a sentient microscopic bacterial colony, Sublime can possess the body of any living organism and manipulate both psyche and physical appearance. Other abilities include mass mind control, personal genetic manipulation (which allows for accelerated healing), cellular shapeshifting, as well as performing any number of power enhancements.
It was hinted that the very hatred and fear of mutants was caused by Sublime itself. But the bacteria took more direct actions to ensure that the mutant population would be held in check, if not exterminated, to keep it from becoming the dominant species of the planet.
The first step was the Weapon Plus Project. Sublime took over a human body, dubbed Dr. John Sublime, and became the director of the Program, overseeing the creation of living weapons created by each installation of the program, from Captain America (Weapon I) to the Super-Sentinels – Fantomex, Huntsman, and Ultimaton (Weapon XIII, Weapon XII, and Weapon XV), passing through Nuke, Wolverine, and Deadpool, the latter two originating in the Weapon X Project, seemingly the most prolific living weapons producer.
For many years, Sublime remained behind the scenes, manipulating the Weapon Plus Project and installing Malcolm Colcord as the Director of Weapon X, which would eventually lead to the so-called War of the Programs between Colcord's replacement, Agent Brent Jackson, and Sublime, as Weapon X became an independent organization.
As millions of mutants were born worldwide, Sublime, still under the identity of John Sublime, took other steps to ensure the extermination of mutantkind. One of these steps was the creation of the TransSpecies Movement a.k.a. Homo Perfectus, a cult of humans that sought to empower themselves by grafting mutant body parts to their own bodies, but outwardly a group of 'mutants born in human bodies'. The militant faction of this group, the U-Men, refused to have any sort of contact with the world, which they considered impure, for which they sealed themselves in containment suits.[554]
During a trip to Hong Kong's new office of the X-Corporation to investigate the murder of Risque, the X-Men discovered Sublime's farm of mutant prisoners. They were being harvested for mutant body parts which could give the U-Men powers. Sublime, who was in the country on a book tour, thus became aware of the X-Men's immediate threat to his plans. Sublime also tried to purchase the mutant healer Xorn in one such prison in China.[554]
Although Xorn was rescued by the X-Men, he was a mole. Xorn, who was revealed to apparently be Magneto, became addicted to the drug "Kick", made from concentrated doses of Sublime's body. Xorn dealt the drug to Quentin Quire, thus placing Quire under Sublime's influence, which would cause the Open Day Riots made by the Omega Gang, and which led to the death of Sophie of the Stepford Cuckoos and Dummy, the bodiless, gaseous-form student of Xorn.[555]
Meanwhile, Sublime and the U-Men spread their influence on New York City, where they kidnapped the telepath Martha Johansson, harvested her still-living brain, and used it as a weapon against the X-Men. Cyclops and Emma Frost, the White Queen, were kidnapped and tortured. They were sent off to be dissected, but escaped and confronted Sublime in his office. Emma, angry, held Sublime off a high ledge. Johansson forced Sublime to fall from Emma Frost's grip to his apparent death. The Sublime organism survived, regenerated its host body, and returned to actively overseeing Weapon Plus, as always, from the shadows.[556]
Sublime suffered a setback in its plans with the destruction of two of Weapon Plus' Super-Sentinels (Huntsman/Weapon XII and Ultimaton/Weapon XV) and the defection of Fantomex (Weapon XIII). Sublime had envisioned a team of mutant-hunters with scripted actions operating from a space station (a section of Asteroid M) to make the genocide of mutantkind look like a "Saturday morning cartoon come to life". Weapon XII had already been destroyed during its test-drive; Fantomex, intended to be the smart, cool member of the team, refused to be anybody's weapon. Only Ultimaton remained, and even though he followed the direction of Weapon Plus operatives, he had begun to question his role as a slaughter machine but was ultimately killed by Wolverine.[557]
Under the influence of Sublime via Kick, Xorn revealed himself to be Magneto, and assembled a new Brotherhood of Mutants to lay waste to the Xavier Institute and then New York City. They were defeated by the X-Men, but Xorn-Magneto, under Sublime's influence, killed Jean Grey, who was manifesting the powers of the Phoenix Force. Unbeknownst to all, the Phoenix was the ultimate threat to Sublime's plan. In retaliation for Jean's murder, Xorn-Magneto was beheaded by Wolverine.[558]
Later, Chamber, an X-Man who had infiltrated Colcord's Weapon X organization, was ordered to assassinate Sublime by Brent Jackson, an S.H.I.E.L.D. agent turned Weapon X field leader. Chamber incinerated Sublime but Sublime again regenerated. At the same time, Sublime was also responsible for sending Sabretooth against Mister Sinister to obtain Sinister's latest creations, the Children (not to be confused with the Children of the Vault, a thematically similar team of characters but different in origin).[volume & issue needed]
With the massive depowering of mutants following the House of M, mutantkind's threat to Sublime has been greatly diminished. However, it remains to be seen if the depowered mutants lost their innate immunity to the Sublime infection. In any event, Sublime appears as a computer-generated image and personality in X-Men: Phoenix – Warsong where he greets the remaining Stepford Cuckoos at The World, the base of operations for the Weapon Plus. He confirms that the Cuckoos are part of the larger Weapon XIV, the "Thousand-in-One," a telepathic gestalt of one thousand cloned daughters based on the ova of Emma Frost, taken by John Sublime years earlier when she was comatose. He facilitates the transfer of the Phoenix Force into all one thousand clones and uses robots to stop the X-Men, though "he" is defeated.[559]
Sublime was responsible for the birth of the Stepford Cuckoos, extracting thousands of eggs from the ovaries of Emma Frost and harvesting them into humanoid/nanite hybrids designed to be killing machines. The hub of his program, the five sisters, were sent to the Xavier institute to be trained in the use of their telepathic legacy.
John Sublime returned in a new human host and surrendered himself to the X-Men, hoping they could fight his sister, Arkea.
With the rise of Krakoa as a mutant nation, the X-Men have discovered plenty of secrets about the mutant race including the means to resurrect some of the oldest mutants in all existence. Thanks to their successful battle against the Crimson Kin and brief trip into the past, the team was able to recover a time-drive containing the last of the original mutants known as Thresholders. With the help of the time-displaced Cerebra, the team is able to resurrect Amass, a young "Enriched" who had the ability to fuse themselves with others. This also allowed them to save the hedonistic Crave and their leader, Theia. The three reveals to the Marauders that they were among the last of Threshold, the first ancient mutant civilization. They coexisted with early humans, whose wisdom served as a crucial check in the Enriched culture. But an ancient water-based species known as the Unbreathing went to war with the Enriched. Their increasingly dark plans resulted in the creation of biological weapons and hybrid bacteria which became self-aware and turned against the culture. The massively powerful psychic Cassandra Nova reveals that she has glimpsed into their minds and confirms that the bacteria they created are actually Sublime and his sister Arkea.
Soon afterwards, several of Krakoa's young mutants and their mentor Wolfsbane are kidnaped by the U-Men at a peaceful rally, much to the dismay of Cerebella who has trauma related to the U-Men. As Escapade, the newest edition to Krakoa's New Mutants crew, attempts to break the group out of their cage, John Sublime makes a surprise appearance, threatening the group with death and holding the glass jar that Martha's brain was originally held in, with the intention of turning her back into a floating brain at his service.
Sublime in other media
- Sublime appears in Marvel Anime: X-Men, voiced by Troy Baker. This version is a human with a mechanical eye and a chief associate of the U-Men who unknowingly works for Mastermind and wields robotic armor capable of using other combatants' powers against them.[560]
- John Sublime appears as a boss in X-Men: Destiny, voiced by Joel Spence.[561] This version is an associate of the U-Men who later transforms into a monster after using an "X-gene" serum to grant himself various mutant powers.
Sugar Man is a mutant villain created by writer Scott Lobdell and artist Chris Bachalo, and first appeared in Generation Next #2 (April 1995).[562]
Sugar Man first appeared during "Age of Apocalypse", an event that caused Marvel Universe's history to diverge. Although many of the storyline's characters were alternate versions of existing heroes and villains, Sugar Man does not appear to have an Earth-616 counterpart.
Sugar Man hails from the dystopian reality of the Age of Apocalypse, where Apocalypse conquered North America and set up a system in which mutants ruled. Little to nothing is known about this twisted figure's childhood. With his grotesque appearance and psychotic personality, Sugar Man quickly earned himself a reputation as a brilliant geneticist, as well as a sadistic torturer under Mister Sinister's direction, and like his teacher, Sugar Man so too had built secret labs all over North America, with one at Niagara Falls where he regularly torments his human slaves.[563]
Sugar Man was later placed in charge of Pacific Northwest's human slave camp, the "Seattle Core". Magneto needed a mutant with time travel powers to go back in time to restore reality's proper order before Charles Xavier's death, whose existence was revealed by Bishop, a displaced mutant from Earth-616. Apocalypse had already killed all mutants with chrono-variant powers to prevent anyone from undermining his regime, but Know-It-All was able to locate one with latent powers: Illyana Rasputin, the sister of Generation Next's leader, Colossus.[volume & issue needed]
Magneto sends the fledgling group, Generation Next, to the Core in an attempt to rescue her. During their mission, Sugar Man encounters and kills several of the members, including Vincente and Mondo. During the process, Sugar Man is seemingly destroyed. In reality, however, he lost most of his mass and shrank to a minuscule size. He hides in Colossus' boot during the assault on Apocalypse's citadel.[volume & issue needed]
In the 2000 Blink limited series, a flashback reveals that Sugar Man was once the jailer in charge of cellmates Illyana Rasputin and Blink (before she was rescued as a young girl by Weapon-X and Sabretooth) in a prison facility where he regularly experiments with them.
During the assault on Apocalypse's citadel, Sugar Man takes advantage of the chaos to escape by jumping into the M'Kraan Crystal, the "Nexus of all realities". He arrives in the Earth-616 timeline, arriving in an unspecified location some twenty years in the past. With no apparent counterpart in this universe and no-one to remember him, Sugar Man travels to Genosha where he continues his genetics work behind the scenes. At some point, he approached Dr. David Moreau, a scientist who lived and worked on Genosha. Using techniques developed in his home reality, the Sugar Man sold his work on the Mutate bonding process to Dr. Moreau. Dr. Moreau, who would go on to be called the Genegineer, used the process to turn the mutant inhabitants of Genosha into mindless slaves. Years later, when the X-Men helped topple Dr. Moreau and the Genoshan government, ending the enslavement of mutants, they remained completely unaware of the existence of the Sugar Man or his role in the creation of the Mutate process. As the months and years passed, the Sugar Man quietly orchestrated things in his favor during the more peaceful government run by Sasha Ryan.
Eventually, this government falls into a brutal civil war. When the mutant team Excalibur is investigating the first Mutate slave of Genosha, they almost learn the secret of the Sugar Man; however, this is thwarted when Sugar Man activates a device that kills the Mutate before his involvement can be revealed.[564] When Excalibur continues to keep searching for the secret history of Genosha, Sugar Man prevents them by destroying the master computer holding the information.[565]
Detecting that X-Man, another refugee from Earth-295, is active in Earth-616, Sugar-Man sends his agent Rex to eliminate him to maintain his anonymity.[566] Much to his frustration, the first assassination attempt is interrupted by Selene.[567] Sugar Man then attempts to capture Alex Summers, using a copycat of the deceased Scarlet McKenzie as his operative. She fails, and he eventually gives up after learning that another refugee from "The Age of Apocalypse", Beast, now calling himself "Dark Beast", is also trying to capture him.[568]
When Nate Grey's Earth-616 counterpart, Cable, travels to Genosha and becomes involved, his presence was picked up by Sugar Man who mistook him for his Earth-295 counterpart and incorrectly figured Nate Grey had come after him following their recent altercation. He made arrangements for the Press Gang to attack and kill "X-Man" and his associates.[569] Sugar Man pleasantly realizes that "X-Man" was actually an older version of the Nate Grey he knew. When Cable tried to stop him telepathically, he was overwhelmed by the transtemporal jumble that still existed within Sugar Man's mind. Aware he was fighting a losing battle and eager to cover his tracks, Sugar Man initiated meltdown procedures for the nuclear core powering his base.[570] As Cable, Domino, Jenny Ransome, Phillip Moreau, and the brainwashed ex-Magistrate Pipeline try to deactivate the bomb, Sugar Man used the confusion and fear to escape, only to be opposed by Philip Moreau. Stunning him with stories of how he and his father created the mutate bonding process, Sugar Man abducted Philip and teleported out of sight. Sugar Man's plans for Phillip remain unknown. With the database destroyed, Sugar Man's existence is kept secret. The clues themselves were passed to Phillip by Mister Sinister, who had long suspected that the Genosha mutate process was based on his own genetic research.[571]
After nearly coming face-to-face with 616's Mr. Sinister in Genosha, Sugar-Man begins working with the Dark Beast to keep their existence secret: Sinister learning that they are the ones who are using his techniques in 616 would work against them. In this vein, they target Bishop, who retains memories from the Age of Apocalypse.[572] After the failed attempt to slay Bishop by using the Dark Beast's operative Fatale, the two refugees part company.[573]
Sugar Man returns to Earth-295's past Earth-295 by utilizing a hyper dimensional device. After succeeding, he quickly resumes experimentation on a super-virus that he hopes to bring back to Earth-616 to wipe out humanity. Unfortunately for Sugar Man, Nate Grey follows him and, with the help of Magneto and Forge, thwarts his plot and sends him back to Earth-616.[563]
Back in 616, Sugar Man and the other refugees from Earth-295 are targeted by the Shi'ar empire, who see Holocaust's embedded shard of the M'Kraan Crystal as sacrilege. When the shard is removed, all refugees are sent back to Earth.[574]
Afterward, Genosha is quickly destroyed by the wild Sentinel, directed by Cassandra Nova. The whereabouts of Sugar Man are unknown until he reappears in Genosha, killing a band of Magistrates who are exploring the island with the Dark Beast. Callisto and Karima Shapandar confront Sugar Man and apparently kill him with a pipe through the head.
He recovers from Calisto's attack in the X-Men: Endangered Species storyline and is one of the villains contacted by Beast when he is trying to reverse the effects of M-Day. Sugar Man declines, saying that Beast cannot afford him.[575]
After the "Dark Reign" storyline, Sugar Man leaves his hideout to find the device known as the "Omega Machine". He finds the device in an abandoned H.A.M.M.E.R. facility with, to his delight, Nate Grey hooked up to it.[576] He remakes the device to open portals to other realities and begins creating technologically derived mutates as part of his experiments while he tries to reach Earth-295, the Age of Apocalypse.[577] Realizing that the only way Sugar Man will leave him alone is to give him what he wanted, Nate uses all of his strength and willpower to open a portal to 295; before Sugar Man can escape into it, he is forced to return to 616 by Moonstar, where he is taken into custody by Captain Steve Rogers.[578]
Sugar Man is released from prison by Dark Beast. They rebuild the dimensional portal technology and return to the Age of Apocalypse, where the two use the energies of the life seed to resurrect a number of fallen mutants to provide Weapon Omega an army.[579]
The Human Resistance later captures Sugar Man and gives him to Penance in exchange for her co-operation. Penance plans to reform Sugar Man and utilize his science in her reformation of society.
Sugar Man was believed to have stayed on the Age of Apocalypse when the reality was closed from the Multiverse during the X-Termination event, but in the lead-up to the incursion between the Earth-616 Earth and Earth-1610 as seen in the Secret Wars storyline, he had managed to return to Earth-616 before its closure and has been in hiding since then. Believing that the villain has the means to boost his magnetic abilities, Magneto seeks him out. Sugar Man is able to unveil a set of mobile power amplifiers with the intention of selling them to Magneto. Magneto, however, takes the technology violently and impales Sugar Man with numerous metal pipes, leaving him barely alive.[580] While investigating the mysterious appearance of 600 new mutant signatures, Colossus takes a group of younger mutants to investigate. During the investigation, they discover that Sugar Man has created the new mutants and plans on traveling to the future with them where he will raise and control them but are able to thwart his plans.[581]
Sugar Man was also revealed to be associated with Chance and his airborne casino for criminals, the Palace.[582]
Bishop later receives a warning about an unspecified, imminent event that would have catastrophic consequences on the X-Men's timeline which lead him to Sugar Man's lab where the X-Man had a quick confrontation with the frightened villain before getting knocked unconscious. By the time Bishop woke up, Sugar Man was dead, with his body split in two.[583] However, Sugar Man later returns in the X-Men: From the Ashes event.[584]
Sugar Man in other media
- Sugar Man appears as a boss in X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse, voiced by James Arnold Taylor.[citation needed]
- Sugar Man appears as a boss in Marvel: Avengers Alliance.[citation needed]
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Sunder (Mark Hallett) is a mutant in the Marvel Universe, a member of the Morlocks. The character, created by Chris Claremont and Paul Smith, first appeared in The Uncanny X-Men #169 (May 1983).
Within the context of the stories, Sunder's mutant powers give him superhuman strength, stamina and durability. He is a founding member of the Morlocks, abandoning the identity he had in the surface human world. Sunder is the aide to Callisto, the muscle of his group who is very protective of them, especially Callisto. On Callisto's orders, he kidnaps Angel to the realm of the Morlocks.[585] He later aids Callisto in abducting Kitty Pryde and attempting to force Pryde to marry the Morlock Caliban.[586] He also serves the wizard Kulan Gath when he took over Manhattan.[587] Sometime later, he took up residence on Muir Island.[588] He briefly joins the "Muir Island" X-Men organized by Moira MacTaggert, but is killed by the cyborg Pretty-Boy with a bullet wound in the back when the Reavers invade Muir Island.[589]
Sunder in other media
Sunder appears in X-Men: The Animated Series, voiced by Dan Hennessey.[citation needed]
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The Uncanny X-Men #392 (April 2001) |
| Created by | Scott Lobdell Salvador Larroca |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Leyu Yoshida |
| Species | Human Mutant |
| Team affiliations | Genoshan Assault X-Men X-Corps Big Hero 6 |
| Abilities | Flight, Plasma blasts
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Sunpyre (Leyu Yoshida (吉田 玲優, Yoshida Reyu)) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is commonly associated with the X-Men and is the sister of Sunfire.
Leyu Yoshida and her brother Shiro were born to a mother who suffered radiation poisoning due to exposure to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan. As a result, she and her brother were born mutants, possessing identical powers. Her brother would go on to be the well-known Japanese superhero Sunfire. Leyu first appeared during the Eve of Destruction storyline, when she joined the X-Men for a single mission, to help fight Magneto. Jean Grey had summoned her brother, but instead got Sunpyre, who she says Shiro had never mentioned before, as Shiro had refused because he was unavailable at the time. Despite Jean not knowing Sunpyre, she accepts her offered assistance as the situation is so extreme.[590] Jean's makeshift team of X-Men includes long-term allies Northstar and Dazzler, and the civilians Omerta and Wraith.[591] Dazzler had problems of her own and, with a Jean-assisted telepathic conference, Sunpyre learns of the childlike Age of Apocalypse villains. Thus, Sunprye is one of the few in the current continuity to know that the Age of Apocalypse actually happened. Sunpyre fights valiantly against Magneto but almost loses her life when the master of magnetism constructs a metallic cocoon around her. After the mission is completed successfully, Sunpyre chooses to return to her home instead of staying in the United States with the "arrogant" X-Men.[592]
Banshee later asks her to join his X-Corps (again replacing Sunfire, who did not want to join). This time she is removed from the front lines and instead spends most of her time in the laboratory studying the mutant Abyss. No explanation is provided for the 15-year-old's sudden expertise in mutant genetics.[593] When Mystique, who had infiltrated the group and brought together the other former villains, begins her plan for taking over the X-Corps, Sunpyre is one of the casualties. Mystique stabs her to death. When Banshee finds her corpse, he is also stabbed but survives his wounds. Mystique had wanted to release Abyss but gets more than she bargained for when the mutant is unable to turn off his powers and sucks the shapeshifter into the dimensional void in his chest cavity.
Sunpyre is later apparently resurrected as a female East Asian mutant who looks exactly like her (complete with her signature flame aura). She has most recently been seen with other former X-Men and X-Men-related characters in Cyclops's Million Mutant March in Washington D.C.[594]
Reception on Sunpyre
In 2020, CBR.com ranked Sunpyre 8th in their "Marvel Comics: Ranking Every Member Of Big Hero 6 From Weakest To Most Powerful" list.[595]
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Sunstroke (Sol Brodstroke) is a supervillain in the Marvel Universe. The character, created by Steve Englehart and Al Milgrom, first appeared in West Coast Avengers #17 (February 1987).
Within the context of the stories, Sunstroke is originally a minion of Dominus, and has the ability to absorb solar energy and release it as blinding flashes of light or projections of heat. The Avengers stumble upon Dominus and his minions and defeat them.
Sunstroke later battles Captain America (who is posing as Crossbones) at a weapons expo hosted by AIM.[596] Sunstroke joins the Masters of Evil in their bid to blackmail the world governments[597] becomes a member of the Hood's crime syndicate.[598]
Sunstroke was among the villains that were killed by Black Ant and a restored Hank Pym and revived to join the Lethal Legion.[599]
Super Sabre (Martin Fletcher) is a fictional character, a mutant appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. His first appearance was in Uncanny X-Men #215.
Martin Fletcher was born in Massachusetts. During World War II, as Super Sabre he fought against the Axis powers which dominated Europe. He fought alongside three other heroes during this time: Stonewall, Crimson Commando, and Yankee Clipper(*needs reference). Following the war, Super Sabre along with the Commando and Stonewall continued to fight crime. They even hoped to join the Human Torch in fighting communists, but government officials were concerned that the over enthusiastic heroes would cause a real war. The government requested that the trio retire, which they reluctantly did. Fletcher, Crimson Commando, and Stonewall returned to America. When they arrived home, they were disturbed by the criminal acts of people who thought they were "above the law". Finally deciding to do something, they came out of retirement and would kidnap criminals and hunt them for sport as vigilantes. Years later, while operating out of Adirondack State Park in New York state, they accidentally captured Storm and realized that she was not a criminal. Faced with this dilemma, they decided to hunt down Storm to keep their whereabouts a secret. Storm was also captured with another prisoner, drug dealer Priscilla Morrison, their actual target. Chasing down Morrison and Storm, Super Sabre was almost decapitated by a trap Storm had set, which buried him in an avalanche. Later, Morrison betrayed Storm, but before she could kill Storm, she was killed by the Crimson Commando. Storm and the Crimson Commando then fought in combat, which she won. After she won, she demanded that Commando and Stonewall turn themselves in. Distraught because they thought Super Sabre was dead, they complied and turned themselves in.[600]
Months later Valerie Cooper arranged for the release of the Crimson Commando and Stonewall if they joined Freedom Force. They reluctantly agreed. Super Sabre publicly reappeared, alive, and also offered to join the Freedom Force. The trio was pardoned for their past crimes and became special operatives for the federal government of the United States.[601] Alongside Freedom Force, Super Sabre battled the X-Men in Dallas at first, but then battled cavemen transported to Dallas by time-waves created by the cosmic entity known as the Adversary. They witnessed the televised deaths of the X-Men, and Forge's return to Dallas.[602] Freedom Force's attempts to enforce the government policy, the Mutant Registration Act, later led to a battle with the New Mutants in Dallas,[603] and with Cyclops and Marvel Girl of X-Factor in which Marvel Girl defeated Super Sabre.[604] They later attempted to apprehend Rusty Collins but were thwarted by Skids. Following a mission to Muir Island which resulted in Stonewall's death at the hands of the Reavers.[volume & issue needed] Later during a Freedom Force mission to capture Cable, who had escaped from federal custody, Super Sabre was almost decapitated again.[605]
During an unknown period of time Super Sabre was seen alongside other speedsters such as Quicksilver, Whizzer, Speed Demon, Black Racer, Makkari, and the female Captain Marvel. The Runner pitted them against each other to find out who is the fastest being on Earth.[606] The Crimson Commando then led a Freedom Force mission to Kuwait City to rescue or kill physicist Reinhold Kurtzmann, which led to a fight with the Middle Eastern mercenary group, Desert Sword. Super Sabre was ultimately decapitated by the "cutting wind" of Aminedi,[607] and the mission ended with Commando crippled.[608] Following this disaster, Freedom Force was disbanded.[volume & issue needed]
Years later, Wolverine visited the afterlife and was attacked by several of his dead foes, among them Stonewall, Pyro, and Super Sabre. Wolverine began to fight the dead villains until Colossus appeared to help Wolverine defeat them.[volume & issue needed] A young recruit of Mystique's later incarnation of the Brotherhood of Mutants took the code name Sabre, in honor of the late Super Sabre.[volume & issue needed] This Sabre has somewhat similar mutant abilities as the original. Super Sabre is resurrected by means of the Transmode Virus to serve as part of Selene's army of deceased mutants. Under the control of Selene and Eli Bard, he takes part in the assault on the mutant nation of Utopia.[378]
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Supercharger (Ronnie Hilliard) is a supervillain in the Marvel Universe. The character, created by Kurt Busiek, and Paul Lee, first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #17 (January 1996). He is, chronologically, Spider-Man's first super-villain.
Within the context of the stories, Ronnie Hilliard gains superpowers in a generator explosion that kills his father. Calling himself Supercharger, he is a "living battery" capable of absorbing, storing, and releasing great amounts of electricity. He can discharge this energy through physical contact or as destructive lightning-like bolts. He battles the Fantastic Four and Spider-Man.[609] Supercharger is later seen as a member of the Masters of Evil organized by the Crimson Cowl. Supercharger, alongside the rest of the Masters of Evil members, is defeated by the Thunderbolts.[610]
Supercharger is among the villains killed by Black Ant and a restored Hank Pym and revived to join the Lethal Legion.[599]
Superia is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Little is known of the past of the woman known as Superia, but she was first seen where she and a small army of female supervillains plotted to sterilize all other women in the world, making their reproductive capabilities valuable beyond measure. She was initially inspired to use her scientific knowledge to conquer the world when she discovered, via use of a "time probe", that a descendant of hers, Thundra, would rule the world-spanning matriarchy of the "Femizons". Her plan was thwarted by Captain America and his allies (Paladin, Diamondback, Asp and Black Mamba).[611]
She later appeared alongside a much smaller group of Femizons, consisting of Blackbird, Iron Maiden, Nightshade and Snapdragon. This group fought against the criminal scientists of AIM, and were defeated, thanks in part to former Femizon M.O.D.A.M. Superia was saved from certain death by Captain America.[612]
Superia again appeared as "Dr. Deidre Wentworth", and gave a young woman named Cathy Webster superhuman physical traits and subliminal performance-boosting messages. These messages also bound Webster (now called Free Spirit) to Superia's control, though Webster was quickly freed. After a failed negotiation with the Baroness Zemo, she convinced Diamondback to join her as penance for having killed her former lieutenant Snapdragon.[613]
Superia and Diamondback resurfaced soon after, when Superia was convinced to give Captain America a treatment and cure to reverse a paralytic effect resulting from the serum that had given him his powers.[614] The three of them, alongside other allies of Captain America, attacked AIM to steal its new Cosmic Cube, but were forced to retreat. It was at that time the cure was stolen by the Red Skull, whose mind was at the time living in a body cloned from Captain America, who used the cure on himself, and shot and apparently killed Superia.[615]
Having acquired the power of the Cube – although unable to control it directly – Superia sent her knowledge back in time to her younger self, where she was able to use her knowledge to infiltrate A.I.M., create a new heroic identity for herself and some chosen allies, and subsequently infiltrate the Avengers by removing Captain America from history after his 'death' in the Second World War, essentially supplanting his post-war role.[volume & issue needed] With her new position, she allowed the Avengers to disband and be replaced by her 'Americommandos', who arrested the X-Men and other mutants, captured 'illegal' superhumans like Luke Cage and Spider-Man, and arranged for the Fantastic Four to be lost in the Negative Zone, forcing Henry Pym, the Invisible Woman, and the Wasp into retirement, and 'killing' Tony Stark while he was undergoing heart surgery while keeping his brain alive to use his intellect.[volume & issue needed] Tath Ki, the Contemplator, learned of her actions, and was able to recruit a 'resistance movement' of time-displaced heirs to Captain America's legacy, including Steve Rogers early in his career, the U.S. Agent shortly after his own time as Captain America, American Dream, Commander A from the twenty-fifth century, and the present-day Bucky to oppose her.[volume & issue needed] Having learned of Superia's plans, Steve Rogers merged with one of his later selves when the team was sucked into the Cosmic Cube and arrived at the reality nexus where the removed Captain Americas had been sent, the merger creating a chronal ripple that undid her actions.[volume & issue needed]
Superia reappeared years later as the leader of H.A.M.M.E.R.[volume & issue needed] She took the leadership role after Norman Osborn, former leader of H.A.M.M.E.R., was taken into custody. The New Avengers captured her after getting a tip from Victoria Hand.[616] When Osborn escaped from the Raft, he broke Superia out also.[617] She immediately joined Norman Osborn's second incarnation of the Dark Avengers as the new Ms. Marvel.[618] Superia and the other members of the Dark Avengers were defeated by both Avengers teams when it turned out that her teammate Skaar was the Avengers' double-agent.[619]
Superia later appears on the High Council of A.I.M. (consisting of Andrew Forson, Graviton, Jude the Entropic Man, Mentallo, Yelena Belova, and the double agent Taskmaster) as the Minister of Education in Bagalia, a country run and populated by supervillains.[620] She is badly injured after an incident on A.I.M. Island regarding an escaped creature.[621] She then made plans to retrieve the creature for the Scientist Supreme.[622]
Superior is a name of different characters in Marvel Comics. The name has also been used in other related media.
Jonathan Gallagher
The Superior (Jonathan Gallagher) is an enemy of Comet Man in Marvel Comics. The character, created by Bill Mumy, Miguel Ferrer and Kelley Jones, first appeared in Comet Man #1 (February 1987).
John Gallagher was born to Jack Beckley and his unnamed fiancée. Jack went to fight in the South Pacific while his fiancée gave birth to John and put him up for adoption. Jack was unaware of John's existence and went on to marry his fiancée and had Stephen and Rosemary. Years later, John formed a government group called The Bridge and adopted the name The Superior. He traced his father, but he didn't believe that John was his son, so he killed his father by staging a plane crash. He went up against his brother, Stephen, by kidnapping his son Benny, but was killed.[623]
Bastards of Evil version
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The Superior is a fictional supervillain in Marvel Comics. The character, created by Sean McKeever and David Baldeon, first appeared in Young Allies Volume 2, #2 (September 2010).
The Superior is a ten-year-old child who claims to be the son of the Leader, and possesses a similar appearance to him.[624] He forms the Bastards of Evil, a group of individuals who were supposedly abandoned by their supervillain parents.[625]
Superior in other media
Superior appears in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., portrayed by Zach McGowan. This version is a former SVR member named Anton Ivanov and leader of the Watchdogs.
Supernova is the name of different fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Garthan Saal
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The Avengers #301 (March 1963) |
| Created by | Tom DeFalco (writer – artist) |
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| Full name | Garthan Saal |
| Species | Xandarian |
| Place of origin | Xandar |
| Team affiliations | Nova Corps |
| Abilities | Gravametric manipulation |
Supernova, also known as Nova Omega and Garthan Saal, first appeared eas an antagonist in The Avengers #301 in 1988.
Garthan Saal, a member of the Xandarian Nova Corps, was one of the few Xandarians who survived the destruction of Xandar at the hands of Nebula the space pirate. Garthan Saal contained the power of the entire Nova Corps within his body which increased him to the size of a giant and drove him mad. Supernova's desire for revenge against Nebula led him on a quest to track her down and exact his revenge. He had heard that Nebula had recently been a member of the Avengers (in actuality this was a temporal counterpart to Kang's long lost love Ravonna who assumed the guise of Nebula).[volume & issue needed] Supernova first attacked the Avenger Star Fox (another alleged relative of Nebula's) in space which led to a confrontation between Supernova and the combined forces of the Avengers, Fantastic Four and fellow surviving Xandarian Firelord (a former herald of Galactus). Supernova was only defeated by tricking him into the timestream to find the woman he believed was Nebula as she had been lost in the timestream during a previous encounter with the Avengers.[626]
Years later, Garthan Saal returned from the time stream even more crazed. He had come to realize that there was a small sliver of the Xandarian Nova Corps power that was still housed within the earthling Richard Rider a.k.a. Nova, a former member of the Xandarian Nova Corps and at that time a member of the New Warriors. Supernova came to earth and drained Nova of all his powers effectively killing him (ruining his date with Laura Dunham). Richard was resurrected thanks to another surviving Xandarian (and former herald of Galactus) named Air-Walker. Air-Walker and Firelord joined Nova and the New Warriors into a battle in space with Supernova. During the battle Supernova tried to drain a powerless Richard Rider again but this led to Richard himself having full control of the Nova Force. Nova was convinced by his friends to relinquish the power and use it to reboot the Xandarian Worldmind, a repository of Xandarian knowledge, culture and power. Having done this the Worldmind resurrected the Xandarian race and Nova Corps was reborn. Nova was given more power but eventually was depowered again at which point Garthaan Saal became the Nova assigned for Earth and took the name Nova Omega. His appointment caused great friction between him and the depowered Richard Rider. Garthan began tracking Volx the queen (and mother) of the Dire Wraiths. Volx murdered Garthan, who returned the Nova force to Richard Rider.[627]
Malik Tarcel, a temporary Nova Prime during the second Kree-Shi'ar War, was captured by Shi'ar forces and tortured. After the torture was over, a man claiming to be Garthan Saal arrived to rescue him.[628]
Estrella Lopez
In flashbacks revolving around the Superior Spider-Man (Doctor Octopus' mind in Spider-Man's body), he was looking for an assistant in a project. He gained one in an Empire State University student named Estrella Lopez. At the abandoned Atomic Research Center, Estrella and Otto Octavius worked on a machinery and obtained a miniature star from an A.I.M. facility. Once that was done and the miniature star was placed in a dodecahedron, Estrella was infuriated that Otto took the credit. When she took out the miniature star, it caused a blackout as its energies transformed her. Superior Spider-Man found her transformed into an energy state and attacks him over the credit-taking he did while taking on the name of Supernova. Superior Spider-Man managed to trap her in the dodecahedron. In the present, Doctor Octopus was working on a new device using power from the dodecahedron until Supernova broke out of it. As Supernova did not recognize him, she flew off in search of Spider-Man.[629]
Supernova in other media
Saal appears in Guardians of the Galaxy, portrayed by Peter Serafinowicz.[630][631] This version is the benevolent commander of Nova Corps' fighter fleet who is ultimately killed by Ronan the Accuser.
The Hydra Supreme, also known as Supreme Hydra, Imperial Hydra, Supreme Leader, Civil Warrior, and Captain Hydra, are aliases used by fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The "Supreme Hydra" is a term given to a leader of a branch and splinter group of Hydra.
Arnold Brown
Arnold Brown is the Imperial Hydra that was the organization's figurehead.[632]
Second version
An unnamed Shinto Imperialist was the first leader of Hydra. He first appeared in Captain Savage #4 (July 1968) where he was also killed by Baron Strucker who usurped his position.[633]
Third version
Otto Vermis
Sn'Tlo
Sn'Tlo was created by Mark Waid and Ron Garney, and first appeared in Captain America vol. 3 #3 (January 1998). He is a Skrull who infiltrated Hydra initially as the Sensational Hydra and ultimately impersonated Captain America.[635]
Edgar Lascombe
Edgar Lascombe was created by J. Michael Straczynski, and first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 1 #521 (June 2005). He is the Supreme Hydra that was responsible for the Hydra Four.[636]
Leopold Zola
Leopold Zola, created by Rick Remender and Roland Boschi, and first appeared in Hail Hydra #1 (July 2015). He is Arnim Zola's genetic-engineered son seen during the 2015 Secret Wars crossover event. Captain Hydra is in a warzone where Hydra has been in power, fighting Nomad and Ellie Rogers.[637]
Steve Rogers of Earth-61311
Hydra Supreme in other media
- A variation of Captain Hydra appears in Iron Man and Captain America: Heroes United, as the brainwashed form of Steve Rogers.
Sway (Suzanne Chan) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She first appeared in X-Men: Deadly Genesis #3 as one of the "Missing X-Men". She was created by writer Ed Brubaker and artist Pete Woods.
Originally from Hong Kong, David and Emily Chan became naturalized citizens of the United States after living twenty years in California. They had a daughter named Suzanne, who, at 17 years old, wanted to attend Barnard College on the east coast of the United States and planned a trip to New York City to prove to her parents that she would be safe on her own after moving. During the trip, David and Emily were gunned down in a crossfire between gangs in Chinatown. Although standing a few feet from her parents, Suzanne was unscathed, which perplexed police detectives.
After the shooting, Suzanne entered a state of shock. She could only dwell on the fact that when the shooting started, she had somehow stopped the bullets in midair and was able to get herself out of the path of the bullets. In actuality, she had stopped time around the bullets, effectively freezing them in place. Unfortunately, she was unable to do the same for her parents and could only watch as the bullets tore into them.
The police placed the traumatized girl in a hospital for forty-eight-hour observation, during which she mostly slept and cried. When she was released, she was told that the police were looking into things, but they did not have any leads. Wandering the streets, she returned to the spot where her parents were killed. Suddenly, her mutant powers activated again, and she was able to see past events in the area, namely the phantoms of herself and her parents. After witnessing the shooting for a second time, Suzanne followed the phantom car, carrying her parents’ murderers, throughout the city. She then realized that she somehow had control over the flow of time, and she was making it replay itself for her.[638]
Suzanne followed the murderers to their front door, and inside she could see them celebrating. She called the police, and when they arrived, the killers opened fire. Consciously using her power for the first time, she froze the bullets and the killers in time. After giving her statement to the police, the detective contacted Dr. Moira MacTaggert, who then offered Suzanne a chance to train in the use of her mutant abilities. She took the code-name Sway and went with MacTaggert. She was in the first team, along with Kid Vulcan, Darwin, and Petra to attempt to rescue the X-Men from Krakoa but was sliced in half by the island's force. With the last of her power, she and the mortally wounded Petra combined their powers to save their remaining teammates from certain death.[639]
When the X-Men established Krakoa as a mutant paradise, Sway was among the revived mutants living there. She, Petra, and Vulcan were residing in the Summer House.[640]
During the "Empyre" storyline, Sway and Petra have a drink with Vulcan at the Summer House on the Moon. After Vulcan defeated his Cotati attackers, Sway and Petra catch up to him.[641]
Sway demonstrated the ability to decelerate and probably stop or even accelerate time around her body, as well as a form of retrocognitive projection that allowed her to replay the recent pasts as short bursts of ghostly images. It is highly possible her powers revolve either around the manipulation of gravitation as means for spacetime curvature or the control of chronitons, much like Tempo, another time-manipulating mutant. By focusing carefully, Suzanne was able to slow down and stop objects entirely, enabling her to freeze projectiles in mid-air, immobilize her enemies, and various other effects. Apparently, Suzanne's training had honed her abilities to the point where she could target specific objects in her range or everything within a certain radius.
Swiney Girl is an anthropomorphic pig and animal version of Spider-Girl.
S'ym is depicted as a demon of Limbo who served as a frequent enemy and sometimes supporting character in The Uncanny X-Men and The New Mutants. He was created as an homage to independent cartoonist Dave Sim's character Cerebus the Aardvark.
S'ym was a minion of Belasco, the ruler of the demonic dimension known as Otherplace or Demonic Limbo. S'ym battles the X-Men when the team is transported to Limbo via teleportation "discs" in their search for 7-year-old Illyana Rasputin, the younger sister of the X-Man Colossus.[642]
During Illyana's seven years in Limbo, Belasco takes her as his heir and apprentice. She ultimately defeats him, becoming Limbo's new ruler, and S'ym's master, before returning to the X-Men. S'ym challenges Illyana's newfound status as Limbo's ruler. Illyana defeats S'ym, leaving S'ym to agree to serve Illyana whenever she visits Limbo.[643] S'ym allies himself with the extraterrestrial Magus, allowing himself to be infected with a techno-organic virus.[644] Though Illyana tries to take Limbo back from him several times after this, she is unable to defeat him and S'ym's hold on Limbo only increases as he spreads the techno-organic virus to other demons.[645]
S'ym also took an interest in Madelyne Pryor, and even toyed with her self-doubt, and tempted her with great power.[646] S'ym was later revealed to be partners with the demon N'astirh in manipulating Illyana into opening a portal to Earth so they can unleash a demonic invasion.[647] Once the invasion had begun, S'ym betrayed N'astirh and the two fought each other for rule of Limbo and Earth.[648] Shortly after, Illyana sacrifices herself to banish the invaders back to Limbo, including S'ym,[649] and N'astirh is killed.[650]
Now the undisputed ruler of Limbo, S'ym plots a new invasion of Earth. He plans on using the Nexus of All Realities to invade Earth, but is stopped by his former master Belasco, who manipulates Cable into confronting S'ym. Belasco reasserts his control over both S'ym and Limbo.[651] The two are later defeated by Nightcrawler as his girlfriend, Amanda Sefton, takes over Limbo. S'ym turns to an alliance with the Archenemy, a powerful magical entity, and disguises himself as Duke Bleys, becoming one of Sefton's most trusted advisers. As Bleys, S'ym tricks Sefton into allying herself with many other demon lords and merging their various realms and dimensions into a single bastion against the Archenemy. S'ym then reveals his true identity and reveals that the single, united realm is an easier target for the Archenemy than the countless dimensions he was fighting before. Nonetheless, Sefton and her army manage to slay the Archenemy and undo the merging of realms.[652]
S'ym is next seen in the New X-Men "The Quest for Magik" storyline. Illyana returns to rule Limbo and S'ym is shown to be one of her servants. He appears to be free of the techno-organic virus, with no explanation given.[653]
When Witchfire learns that Magik has left Limbo during the X-Infernus storyline, she assumes control. She stabs S'ym through the chest, seriously wounding him. Magik teleports in to find him chained to the throne. She asks what happened and he informs her that Belasco's daughter, Witchfire has taken control in her absence.[volume & issue needed]
During the Second Coming storyline, a recovered S'ym is seen reporting to N'astirh that a small squad of X-Men had come to Limbo to rescue Magik, revealing in the meantime that N'astirh was the mastermind behind the abduction of Magik in the first place.[volume & issue needed]
He next appears in "Labour's of Magik" where he is seen with an unknown individual performing a ritual similar to the one Magik performed to get her Soulsword, earning him a mace. He invades Castle Belsco with an army of demons while Magik was preparing to hand over control of Madelyne Pryor and disarms her using his new weapon forcing them to flee.[654] After months of ruling from the castle, Magik and her allies return to take back control. It turns out his unseen benefactor is another version of Magik, created by Limbo because she was neglecting her duties there. Illyana defeated S'ym and her doppelganger with the help of Madelyne who she had trained in Arcane Magic, allowing Madelyne to finally become Queen of Limbo.[655]
During the "Dark Web" storyline, Belasco mentioned that S'ym will be among the characters that will be after Belasco's misplaced Soulsword in the Screaming Tower. After Black Cat uses her grapple to pull herself and Mary Jane Watson out of the bottomless pit that the cursed and cannibalistic inhabitants chased them into, they find S'ym at the top.[656]
Margali Szardos, also known as Margali of the Winding Way, Red Queen or Fata Morgana, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She first appeared in The Uncanny X-Men Annual #4 (August 1980), and was created by writer Chris Claremont and artist John Romita Jr. based on sketches by John Byrne. She is the adoptive mother of Nightcrawler and the biological mother of Amanda Sefton (formerly known as Daytripper and the second Magik).[657]
Margali Szardos's past is as much of an enigma as she is. She was supposedly born in Paris, France as a Manouche girl and taught magic by her mother, but she has yet to reveal her true origins. Margali's particular discipline of magic is called 'The Winding Way'.[658]
Once having been married, Szardos has two children: Stefan and Jimaine (aka Amanda). She supposedly had an affair with the demonic mutant Azazel who, at the time, had also seduced Mystique, who was then posing as the wife of Baron Christian Wagner. The Baron, who was infertile, suspected his wife of infidelity and, when the pain of childbirth caused Mystique to shift back to her natural form and deliver a devilish-looking child, the locals rose up against mother and son. Mystique fled, throwing the child over a waterfall (this detail was later retconned[659]), where he was later found and adopted by Margali. Whether she knew the child's origins or not, she raised the boy as her own.[660]
Working at Der Jahrmarkt as a fortune-teller to cover her tracks, Margali discovered that the Demon Belasco was sowing seeds of destruction into the Earth. She tricked her daughter into staying with her in Der Jahrmarkt by killing Sabu, Jimaine and Kurt's trapeze mentor. A day after Sabu's death, Kurt left Der Jahrmarkt to start a new life with the X-Men. Jimaine followed him to America and changed her name to Amanda Sefton, taking a job as a flight attendant. She and Kurt have since had an on-again, off-again relationship.
Years later, Margali learned that Kurt had killed Stefan. Too deep in grief to question why, Margali exiled Nightcrawler's soul to a dimension resembling "Dante's Inferno". With help from Jimaine and Doctor Strange, Kurt was exonerated.[661]
During Margali's time of weakness on The Winding Way, she was captured by the demon D'Spayre. After being rescued by Jimaine and Nightcrawler, Margali began her quest to take possession of a magical weapon called the Soulsword. Margali tricked her daughter once again by giving her a warning about a sorcerer called Gravemoss who was trying to kill all above him on The Winding Way. Amanda travelled to Muir Island and found that Gravemoss had possessed Kurt. After defeating Gravemoss, Amanda gave her mother the Soulsword and Margali used it to kill all the other sorcerers stationed above her. Amanda then joined Excalibur under the code name Daytripper.
Hoping to release a demon under London, Margali joined the U.K. branch of the Hellfire Club as the Red Queen and kidnapped the mutant hybrid Douglock. Her efforts were foiled by Excalibur and Margali disappeared only to be captured by Belasco. With her last bit of magic, she swapped souls with her daughter. Margali's soul, now in Amanda's body, took Nightcrawler to Limbo, where they were able to rescue her body and defeat Belasco. After the battle, Nightcrawler returned to the X-Men and Margali left Amanda to rule Limbo. Amanda then took the name Magik for herself.
Margali has reappeared recently to find Nightmare torturing her daughter. Nightmare was under control of a demon called Hive who was looking for the Soulsword. Nightcrawler was able to defeat Hive with the help of Margali, Jimaine and Nightmare. During the battle, Margali revealed that Nightcrawler possessed the Soulsword. Nightcrawler currently keeps the Soulsword inside his body.
Because of Margali's indiscriminate use of magic, she and Amanda parted ways on tense terms.[662] Following Nightcrawler's resurrection[663] and reunion with Amanda, Margali began to lust for the secrets of the afterlife. For this purpose, she engineered an attack by a quasi-robotic villain of her own creation called Trimega, pushing Nightcrawler into granting her sanctuary at the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning.[664] Once there, she attacked Storm and Beast, who had participated in Nightcrawler's recovery, converting their bodies into pictures of their memories. Stealing those memories relating to their experiences in the afterlife, she opened a portal into the Beyond. Intent on closing it from the other side, Nightcrawler and Amanda attempted to pass the gate, but Nightcrawler's voluntary exile from Heaven barred him from entry, stranding Amanda alone in the Void.[665]
Later, Margali returned as an adversary hired by Orchis, who had her cast a spell to transform mutants into monsters. This spell also affected Kurt, enabling Orchis to use him to kill several anti-mutant officials to frame mutantkind. It was during this time that Margali extracted a manifestation of Kurt's essence - his innate hope - into a Hopesword.[666] When Margali tried to prevent Legion from rescuing Kurt, she was stopped by Mother Righteous, who had made a pact with Margali in the past and now called upon the debt incurred with it by imprisoning Margali's essence in an energy sphere.[667]
Powers and abilities
Margali is an accomplished sorceress, equal of almost any sorcerer on Earth, occupying "The Winding Way's" highest position. The Winding Way grants mystic power, but that power ebbs and flows unpredictably, affecting the strength of Margali's magic. Margali can cast spells and transform herself. As the Red Queen she manifested her magic as a flaming sword, could extend her nails into long talons, and fire blasts of red arcane energy. Upon her first meeting of Doctor Strange, she summoned his Eye of Agamotto away from him against his will, a feat which made him consider that her powers could rival or dwarf his own.
Margali Szardos in other media
Margali Szardos appears in the X-Men: Evolution episode "The Toad, the Witch and the Wardrobe", voiced by Teryl Rothery.
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