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Bagheera is a black panther, based upon The Jungle Book character of the same name.
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Nakia Bahadir is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is a Turkish girl and friend of Kamala Khan.[1]
Nakia Bahadir in other media
Nakia Bahadir appears in Ms. Marvel (2022), portrayed by Yasmeen Fletcher.[2] This version is a student at Coles Academic High School and Kamala Khan's close friend.
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Bakuto is a fictional ninja in Marvel Comics. The character, created by Andy Diggle, Antony Johnston and Marco Checchetto, first appeared in Daredevil #505 (April 2010).
Bakuto, the head Daimyo of South America, meets with the other four Daimyos in Jigoku-Chu Castle in Japan. He shows some doubt in Matt Murdock leading The Hand and especially scoffs at White Tiger's involvement due to her being a woman. Beforehand, Bakuto killed his master, Izanagi, to showcase "[his] strength of will", even going so far as to not allowing him seppuku.
In the present, while having dinner, Bakuto's food is spiked causing him to hallucinate demons. Matt goes to check on him as Daredevil and are both immediately attacked by ninjas that were secretly sent by the other Daimyos. After defeating them, Matt is led to believe that someone is attempting to take Bakuto's life and ups the security. Despite this Bakuto believes that Matt was the one who sent the ninjas and begins plotting to kill him.[3] He is later confronted by a possessed White Tiger and killed in sword combat.[4]
Bakuto in other media
Bakuto appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series Iron Fist and The Defenders, portrayed by Ramón Rodríguez.[5] This version is one of the leaders of The Hand and Colleen Wing's former sensei.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
Balthazar or Belathauzer in his first appearance, is a demon who has clashed with the Defenders and Devil-Slayer.
Martine Bancroft is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Roy Thomas and Gil Kane, she first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #102 (November 1971). She is the fiancée of Morbius, the Living Vampire.
Bancroft works as an assistant to Michael Morbius and Emil Nikos, whose experiments aim to cure his blood disease. They backfire and turn him into a vampire-esque individual.[14][15][16] After being manipulated by a cult,[17][18] Bancroft personally assists in finding resources to cure Morbius's "pseudo-vampirism". She is interrupted and ultimately turned into a similar creature before Morbius and Simon Stroud inject her with the cure.[19] After being killed by David Langford,[20] she is resurrected but gets possessed by the Lilin Parasite of Lilith's group before being saved by Morbius.[21] Bancroft's original personality returns albeit with a vampire-esque form,[22] and even has a friendship with Jack Russell / Werewolf.[23] She ultimately acts spiteful towards her ex-fiancé.[24] After turning herself into a true vampire, Bancroft is killed by Morbius while saving Peter Parker / Spider-Man.[25]
Powers and abilities
Martine possessed the typical powers associated with vampires.
Martine Bancroft in other media
Martine Bancroft appears in Morbius (2022), portrayed by Adria Arjona.[26] This version is a scientific colleague of Michael Morbius. She personally assists in the experiment that creates his vampiric form and is later killed by Morbius' adoptive brother Milo. Bancroft is later revived as a similar vampiric creature after unintentionally ingesting some of Morbius' blood.
| Elaine Banner | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The Savage She-Hulk #15 (April 1981) |
| Created by | David Kraft (writer) Mike Vosburg (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Full name | Elaine Ann Banner Walters |
| Supporting character of | She-Hulk, Hulk |
| Notable aliases | Aunt Elaine, Elaine Walters, Mrs Walters |
Elaine Banner or Elaine Walters is a fictional and supporting character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character appeared later in multiple spin-offs and dramatizations of the Hulk and She-Hulk comic book titles. She was created by writer David Kraft and artist Mike Vosburg. She first appeared in The Savage She-Hulk #15 of April, in 1981 and was created by David Anthony Kraft and Mike Vosburg. She is the sister of Susan and Brian Banner, the wife of Morris Walters, and the aunt of Bruce Banner who would grow up to be the Gamma-Powered superhero known as the Hulk; while her daughter and Bruce's cousin would become the super-heroine known as The She-Hulk, when Bruce saved her life with a blood transfusion.
Elaine Banner is the sister of Susan Banner and Brian Banner. During their childhood, all three of them including their Mother were physically and mentally abused by their alcoholic father, Bruce Banner. For years they suffered but eventually they pulled through until he died. Even though Elaine and Susan learned to put it behind them' their brother Brian was not so fortunate.[volume & issue needed]
Susan, Elaine and Brian all wanted to move on with their lives but Brian was still suffering from the trauma of their childhood together and would do everything he could to spend as little time with his siblings as possible because he didn't want to relive anymore bad memories, straining the relationship between them.[volume & issue needed] Susan married a man by the name of Drake, and Brian ended up marrying a woman named Rebecca.
Elaine married Morris Walters, becoming Elaine Walters, and soon after gave birth to their daughter, Jennifer. Morris hoped that Jennifer would become a police officer like him, but Elaine supported her daughter's ambitions to become a professional dancer growing up instead.[volume & issue needed]
Since Morris was the Sheriff of the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department, he came across many enemies, the biggest one being the mobster Nicholas Trask.[volume & issue needed] Trask planned to murder Morris by making his death look like a drunk driving incident, but his plan backfired when Elaine had been the one driving to see Jennifer's dance recital with two of her friends.[volume & issue needed]
Elaine Banner in other media
- Elaine Banner Walters appears in The Incredible Hulk episode "Down Memory Lane".
- Elaine Banner appears in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, portrayed by Tess Malis Kincaid.[27]
Bantam is a fictional mutant. Created by Jim Lee and John Byrne, the character first appeared in The Uncanny X-Men #282.
Bantam is an assistant of Trevor Fitzroy who uses his power as a chronal anchor to keep track of his master's time portals.[volume & issue needed] When Fitzroy takes over a future timeline and renames himself the Chronomancer, Bantam accompanies him.[volume & issue needed] Bantam realizes that Fitzroy had been driven mad by his dreams of power, and eventually betrays his master to the rebellion led by Bishop.[volume & issue needed] Bantam assists in the raising of the gate to the Chronomancer's keep, and dies at the hands of Fitzroy's Chronotroopers.[volume & issue needed]
Bantam kept track of all of Fitzroy's time portals still in stasis. He was sensitive to the bioenergy emissions of other superhumans, allowing him to locate the site where the energy was released.
Bantam in other media
Bantam appears in the X-Men: The Animated Series two-part episode "One Man's Worth".
Eli Bard aka Eliphas is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Christopher Yost, Clayton Crain and Craig Kyle, Bard is a member of the Purifiers and an enemy of the X-Men.
Eli Bard was born "Eliphas" at the height of the Roman Empire. He was recognized as an outstanding soldier until a spear injury ended his military career. For a while he worked unsuccessfully as a poet until he met Aurelia, one of the most powerful women in Rome. He soon married her and achieved a position in the Senate. As a well-respected senator, he was known as a great orator and a friend to the army. His wife left him for a general named Mascius and conspired to give Mascius his seat in the Senate.[28]
Left with nothing, Eliphas was approached by Selene, who offered him immortality in exchange for helping her kill and absorb every soul in Rome. Eliphas drew pentagrams and performed rituals at several locations in the city, but warned a small girl to get her family out. The girl's father alerted the authorities and Eliphas and Selene were captured before the spell could be carried out. Just before they were burned at the stake, Selene killed the guards. She cursed Eliphas for his perceived betrayal with an eternal life of torture, turning him into a vampire-like creature. Eliphas was buried alive for 700 years until a farmer discovered him in his field. Eliphas killed the farmer with a swift bite to the jugular. He spent the next several hundred years searching for Selene. He ran into the ancestral Apache tribe of Warpath. They recognized him as a vampire but could not stop him from wiping out almost the entire tribe.[28]
Eliphas, having at some point in time changed his name to "Eli Bard," finally located Selene in Nova Roma, where she was worshiped as a god. Still in love with her despite her curse, Bard realized that he must make an offering to her before approaching her. Bard later joined the Purifiers, an anti-mutant terrorist group. During this time, he worked diligently to further the Purifiers' goals. Secretly, he had hoped to sacrifice thousands of Purifiers' souls using the same ritual from Rome to gain Selene's attention. He assisted in the resurrection of Bastion but the android was suspicious of him, as he had no record on him. After seeing Bastion reprogram an offspring of Magus, he changed his plan and instead re-animated the corpses in the burial grounds of the Apache tribe that he had decimated decades earlier using the Technarch transmode virus he had absorbed from an offspring of Magus. Among the bodies reanimated were those of the mutants Caliban and Thunderbird. He presented Caliban to Selene and stated that he intended to use Caliban's mutant tracking abilities to track down deceased mutants and reanimate them to form an army for Selene, an offer which she accepted.[28]
He uses the virus to resurrect a variety of mutants, including Cypher, Banshee, the original Hellions, Risque, Pyro, and Destiny.
When Bard returned to Proudstar's tribe's burial grounds to resurrect Caliban and Thunderbird, the spirits of the tribe rose to protect those buried there. Bard attacked them with Selene's mystical knife, transforming them into a Demon Bear. After fleeing the battle, Bard leaves the blade behind, unaware it was pivotal in Selene's plans. He is then dispatched to Utopia to retrieve it, taking Warpath hostage in the process.[volume & issue needed] When he returns to Selene with the blade and the hostage, Selene kills him by stabbing him in the heart with the blade, reducing him to bones.[29]
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Baron Samedi is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Rolando Samedi
The A.I.M. agent version, created by Len Wein and Gene Colan, first appeared in Strange Tales #171 (December 1973).
Within the context of the stories, Baron Rolando Samedi is a Haitian agent of A.I.M. who creates pseudo-zombies while posing as the real Baron Samedi and confronts Brother Voodoo.[30]
Vodou
Within Haitian Vodou and related religions, Baron Samedi is one of the Loa.[31]
Baron Samedi in other media
The Vodou incarnation of Baron Samedi appears in the second season of Cloak & Dagger, portrayed by Justin Sams.[32] This version resides in the Dark Dimension at Fun Arcade Games, an arcade house.
Heinrich Zemo
Helmut Zemo
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Barrage is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Barrage is an Inhuman with energy cannons for arms. He is among the Inhumans that sided with Apocalypse and joined the Dark Riders.[33]
Base (Hiro Sokuto) is a mutant who was born in Hiroshima, Japan, and his powers surfaced at an early age. His father sold him and his brother to the Yakuza to act as drug runners, but they were eventually captured by the Mutagenic Search Squad, and became a member of Genetix.
Basilisk is the name of three fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Basilisk (Basil Elks)
| Basilisk | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Marvel Team-Up #16 (December 1973) |
| Created by | Len Wein Gil Kane |
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| Alter ego | Basil Elks |
| Team affiliations | Hood's unnamed crime syndicate |
| Abilities | Enhanced strength, stamina and reflexes Energy projection Temperature and molecular manipulation Volcano generation |
The Basilisk is a supervillain who debuts in Marvel Team-Up #16 (December 1973).[34] Basil Elks, a petty thief, breaks into a museum to steal what he believes is an ordinary emerald—but is, in fact, an alien Kree artifact called the Alpha Stone. Elks miscalculates the security guards rounds and is caught and fired upon when he reaches for a weapon. The guard's bullet accidentally hits and shatters the gem, causing an explosion that transforms Elks into a humanoid reptilian—his skin becomes green and scaly and his eyes are now large and red. Elks then flash-freezes the guard in place, and realizing that he now has superhuman abilities, decides to become a supervillain and calls himself the Basilisk. He faced off against Spider-Man, Mister Fantastic, Captain Marvel and the Mole Man which ended with him being imprisoned in another Kree artifact called the Omega Stone that ended up in lava.[35][36]
The Omega Stone he was imprisoned in was found in a lava river by some Moloids who worshipped it.[37] After absorbing the Omega Stone into himself (thus increasing his power to its fullest potential) and breaking free, he fought the Thing and defeated him until Spider-Man arrived.[38] After hearing the Basilisk's origin, Spider-Man manages to help the Thing regain consciousness and they fight the Basilisk. During the fight, the Basilisk disappeared during a cave-in.[37]
The Sphinx pulled the Basilisk from his timeline and paired him up with Moonstone, Ulysses Bloodstone, the Man-Wolf and Gyre to compete against the Sphinx's elder self and his team consisting of Black Bolt, Darkhawk, Mister Fantastic, Namorita, and Nova.[39]
The Basilisk reappeared in the crossover storyline involving the Scourge of the Underworld, a vigilante who assassinated numerous minor supervillains. Seeking retaliation against the Thing, the character tunneled his way to the headquarters of the Fantastic Four which was undergoing construction, but was murdered by the Scourge of the Underworld disguised as a construction worker.[40]
Dead Ringer later acquired a tissue sample from the Basilisk's body and assumed his form.[41]
During the "Dark Reign" storyline, the Basilisk was resurrected—along with 16 other criminals murdered by the Scourge—by master criminal the Hood using the power of the entity Dormammu. The revived characters form a squad to attempt to eliminate the Punisher; the Basilisk completed the mission by capturing the Punisher.[42]
During the "Fear Itself" storyline, the Basilisk is among the villains that escape from the Raft after the Juggernaut takes the form of Kuurth: Breaker of Stone and damages the facility heavily. He assists the Man-Bull, the Griffin, and another escaped inmate in a bank robbery. When Hercules arrives, he recognizes that the fourth person with them is actually Hecate. The Basilisk joined the Man-Bull and the Griffin in fighting Hercules until Hecate regained her memories.[43] When a revived Kyknos attacks Hercules, the Basilisk and the Man-Bull flee.[44] Hercules and the Griffin manage to find where the Basilisk and the Man-Bull are hiding and recruit their help. The villains approach Hecate and Kyknos using a ruse involving Hercules being turned to stone. Hercules quickly revives and saves the villains by killing Kyknos, while Hecate escapes.[45]
The Basilisk was later hired by HYDRA where he was paired up with the Looter to steal the Ellsworth Sonic Reducer. Both of them are defeated by the Superior Spider-Man (Doctor Octopus's mind in Spider-Man's body) and are webbed up for the police.[46]
Upon absorbing the Alpha Stone, Basil Elks possessed enhanced physical strength, reflexes, and stamina. The Basilisk's main offensive weapon were his eye beams, which could be concussive force (these could also be directed at the ground for limited flight) or energy that manipulated temperature (to boiling or freezing extremes) or molecules.[47] Upon absorbing the Omega Stone, Basilisk's powers increased to their full extent, allowing him to generate volcanoes worldwide, including in the Savage Land and New York City.[48]
Basilisk (Wayne Gifford)
| Basilisk | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Morbius the Living Vampire #5 (January 1993) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Wayne Gifford |
| Abilities | Superhuman strength and agility Paralyzing stare |
The Basilisk is a lizard-like villain who first appears in Morbius, the Living Vampire #5 (Jan. 1993). Wayne Gifford is a dysfunctional man, turns to demon-worshipping to create an alternate persona, the Basilisk. Possessing a paralyzing stare, the Basilisk battles the anti-hero Morbius the Living Vampire.[49]
Wayne Gifford was a normal human until becoming the Basilisk, a large humanoid reptile. The creature possesses superhuman strength and agility, and a paralyzing stare. The Basilisk's one weakness is sunlight. In an inversion of a common horror trope, when looking in a mirror the Basilisk sees his ordinary human form.
Basilisk (Mike Columbus)
| Basilisk | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | New X-Men #135 (December 2002) |
| Created by | Grant Morrison Frank Quitely |
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| Alter ego | Mike Columbus[50] |
| Team affiliations | Xavier Institute Student Body Brotherhood of Mutants |
| Abilities | Paralyzing light pulse projection |
The Basilisk is a mutant who first appears in New X-Men #135 (December 2002). Mike Columbus is a mutant and a student at the Xavier Institute. (Basilisk is also the codename used by an alternate reality version of the X-Man Cyclops in the Age of X crossover.) Possessing limited intelligence and persecuted in his youth due to his abnormal appearance (bald, abnormally large and with one eye), the character is extremely aggressive. Once the Basilisk's mutant power manifests, he suffers from brain seizures until given a device to help regulate the ability.
The Basilisk joins the Brotherhood of Mutants. They take over New York City. While watching human prisoners march by, he makes a joke about a perceived bad smell. The Brotherhood's leader Magneto attempts to deliver a punishment, but kills the Basilisk instead.
Mike Columbus possesses an overly fleshy head devoid of all features except for sunken ears, a slit-like mouth, and a single centered eye socket. A camera-like device is located in this socket that allows the Basilisk to control his superhuman mutant ability to emit a pulse of high-frequency strobe light from his brain. The light paralyzes any sentient being that views it, while the length of the effect varies depending upon the willpower of the onlooker.
Battleaxe (Anita Ehren) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe. She first appeared in The Thing #33 (March 1986), and was created by Michael Carlin and Ron Wilson.
An unlimited class wrestler, Battleaxe is a massive woman who carries an axe as her weapon of choice. Defeating Titania in a wrestling match, she claims the title as champion of the Grapplers. However, when Titania is slain by the Scourge of the Underworld, Battleaxe vows to avenge her former teammate. She takes out her aggression on the Thing, battling him in a wrestling match. Realizing Battleaxe is taking her anger out on him, the Thing purposely loses the match.[51] She later joins Superia's Femizons and battles Captain America.[52] She also fights BAD Girls, Inc. while in a costumed bar.[53]
Later, in Ms. Marvel's own series, Battleaxe fights the titular heroine in front of William Wagner's closed restaurant. Puppet Master's mind-controlled Chilean soldiers catch Battleaxe and try to take her with them. Ms. Marvel defeats them and takes the soldiers and Battleaxe on her minicarrier.[54]
Battleaxe has superhuman strength and durability. She carries a set of two axes which are her weapons of choice.
| Beautiful Dreamer | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Power Pack #12 (July 1985) |
| Created by | Louise Simonson June Brigman |
| In-story information | |
| Species | Human mutant |
| Team affiliations | The 198 Morlocks |
| Abilities |
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Beautiful Dreamer is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Louise Simonson and June Brigman, the character made her first appearance in Power Pack #12 (July 1985). She belongs to the subspecies of humans called mutants, who are born with superhuman abilities.
Beautiful Dreamer's real name and past prior to joining the Morlocks are unknown. She followed the terrorist Morlock leader Masque for a time,[volume & issue needed] and committed criminal acts by manipulating others with her mental powers at his behest.[volume & issue needed] However, Beautiful Dreamer's primary motivation for doing so, as with most of her fellow Morlocks, is presumed to be her desire for company and community. Dreamer, along with several other Morlocks, confronts the Power Pack, when the young team enters the New York City sewers to look for their lost school books. The empathic Annalee, mourning her deceased children, wishes to have Beautiful Dreamer alter the memories of Power Pack. The goal is to have the Power Pack believe Annalee is their mother. Two of the X-Men, Nightcrawler and Kitty Pryde, stop this plan.[55]
When the Morlock leader Callisto had left for a time, Masque decides to re-implement Annalee's desires. The Power Pack's parents have their memories altered and ultimately, three of the Pack. The last member, Energizer, summons help from the X-Men. Callisto returns in time to undo the plan and Beautiful Dreamer restores the minds of all affected.[56] Beautiful Dreamer was among the few members of the Morlocks to survive the Marauders' "Mutant Massacre", during which most members of her community were killed.[57] She stays with X-Factor, for a while, along with her friends, Tar Baby, Ape, and Erg.[58] There was a brief conflict with another group of Morlocks, as all of them do not get along. Dreamer's group eventually returns to the sewers in an attempt to create a new life for themselves.[59]
Beautiful Dreamer is one of the 198 mutants who retained their powers after the events of M-Day.[60] Beautiful Dreamer was one of the mutants who heard Cyclops's psychic call to come to San Francisco and was going there, but she was captured by Bastion's Purifiers and injected with the Legacy Virus. She was delivered by the Leper Queen to a Friends of Humanity anti-mutant rally held in Iowa, where the virus activated her powers to the extreme, killing all of the people attending the rally.[61] She eventually died as well because of the virus.[62][63]
Beautiful Dreamer possesses the ability to psionically alter the memories of others using her special "dream smoke" to implant false recollections.[56]
Beautiful Dreamer in other media
A character based on Beautiful Dreamer named Sonia Simonson / Dreamer appears in The Gifted, portrayed by Elena Satine.[64]
Beetle is the name of different fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Abner Jenkins
Leila Davis
The second Beetle is Leila Davis. Created by writer Danny Fingeroth and artist Al Milgrom, the character debuted in Deadly Foes of Spider-Man #1 (May 1991).
She was the widow of minor supervillain Ringer.[65] Her husband was manipulated by Abner Jenkins into a life of crime that included multiple conflicts with Spider-Man, he was shot by the anti-hero Scourge. Davis vows revenge on all three. She began her criminal career as a driver for the super villain Sinister Syndicate team.[66]
She began dating Speed Demon once Boomerang was captured by Spider-Man on the first mission of the group. Eventually, the Shocker engineers a breakout for Boomerang and the team fractures, with Boomerang, the Rhino and Davis who is using her husband's old weapons battling the Beetle, Speed Demon and Hydro-Man in the middle of New York City. After attempting to kill the Beetle, Davis is disarmed by Spider-Man and arrested along with Jenkins and Boomerang.[67]
Sometime later, Leila Davis is paroled from prison and immediately returns to her old ways. Donning a new red and black suit of weaponized armor and referring to herself as Hardshell, she allies with Boomerang, the Rhino and the Vulture. The group becomes involved in a massive fight that also involves Stegron, Doctor Octopus, Swarm, the Answer, Jenkins and Spider-Man, with each party trying to gain control of an experimental gun. Spider-Man eventually stood victorious and most of the costumed criminals are taken into custody. Davis is teleported away by her husband who had survived being shot by Scourge, and had been turned into the cyborg Strikeback by the criminal organization A.I.M.[68]
She reappears years later taking on the Thunderbolts team (which the reformed Jenkins helped found), ironically now referring to herself as the "Beetle". She is wearing a tank-like exoskeleton painted in the same paint scheme as both of her predecessor's previous Beetle costumes which Jenkins himself had designed while working for the Commission on Superhuman Activities.[69]
As the second Beetle, Leila eventually joins the group known as the Redeemers, which includes former members of the Thunderbolts.[70] When her true identity is revealed to the rest of her teammates, she tells them that her husband died some time earlier due to his body breaking down due to his cyborg enhancements.[71] The group soon encounters the powerful super villain Graviton who kills Leila with his gravity powers.[72]
Lelia Davis in other media
Lelia Davis as the Beetle makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the Ultimate Spider-Man episode "Beetle Mania".[citation needed] After learning they are going to be fighting the Beetle, the S.H.I.E.L.D. trainees imagine their upcoming fight, with Iron Fist fighting her in her exoskeleton from the comics.
Janice Lincoln
Hobgoblin's Beetle
Roderick Kingsley had sold one of Abner Jenkins's old Beetle armors and gear to an unnamed criminal. He was seen at the Bar With No Name attending the wake of Electro's servant Francine Frye. The Beetle was later seen at the Bar With No Name among the patrons who want the Black Cat to be the Queen of the Criminal Underworld.[73]
The Hobgoblin later regained the Beetle's services.[74]
Ultimate Marvel version
The Ultimate Marvel equivalent of the Beetle is a mysterious unnamed mercenary from Latveria with a completely revamped armor. Spider-Man first finds Beetle robbing a sample of the Venom symbiote from Roxxon, and ultimately stops him.[75]
The Beetle later breaks into Bolivar Trask's lab where Eddie Brock is held, leading to Venom chasing after the Beetle. Just as the Beetle is cornered, Venom is stopped by Spider-Man. When the Venom symbiote leaves Brock and attaches to Spider-Man, the Beetle escapes in the confusion.[76]
Disguised as a civilian which Brock least expected, the Beetle later captures Venom in Central Park and flies off to deliver Venom to Latveria.[77]
The Beetle's suit is later seen being repaired by the Tinkerer.[78]
Beetle in other media
- The Ultimate Marvel incarnation of the Beetle appears in Ultimate Spider-Man (2005), voiced by Tucker Smallwood.[79] This version works for Latverian agents, collecting genetic information from superhumans to genetically-engineer super-soldiers.
- The Ultimate Marvel incarnation of the Beetle appears in Ultimate Spider-Man (2012), voiced by Steve Blum.[79]
- The Ultimate Marvel incarnation of the Beetle appears as a playable character in Lego Marvel Super Heroes.[80]
Bellona is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Bellona is a white-haired female who was among the different clones of X-23 alongside Gabby Kinney that were created by Robert Chandler of Alchemax Genetics. Bellona did not have the same mutations as X-23. After the revenge on Robert Chandler, Bellona went to work for Kimura.[81]
During the "Gang War" storyline, Bellona was hired to provide weapons to the Heat after rescuing Rafael Scarfe from Elektra's Daredevil appearance. While tending to Scarfe's arm, Bellona provided him with a prototype arm cannon. As Elektra attacks the Heat, Scarfe demands that Bellona have her benefactor hook the rest of the Heat up with the same arm cannons. After slicing off Scarfe's broken arm, Bellona had a brief fight with Elektra before retreating. Bellona later meets up with her benefactor Madame Masque who gives her a new mission to take out Elektra. Madame Masque summoned Bellona to her side to deal with Owl who fought Bellona until she brought out her claws. Then she threw Owl in the same cell as Count Nefaria, Hammerhead, and Silvermane. Bellona later fought Elektra and mentioned some of her backstory. Even though Bellona fell off the building after being injured by Elektra, her body was no longer at the site where she landed, following Elektra's chat with Spider-Man.[82]
Berserker is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in The Avengers #207 (1981).[83]
Fictional character biography
The Berserker was an ancient man who became immortal when he was empowered by the Cave of Glowing Walls, and fought the Avengers when he was freed in modern times, and was banished to the Shadow Realm.[84]
Berzerker is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Ray Carter was the electrokinetic leader of The Tunnelers, an offshoot group of Morlocks who hated Callisto's main group and dubbed them Drain Dwellers. Initially a group of ten, six of the Tunnelers were killed when the Marauders were sent to kill the Morlocks. Berzerker and three others survived the attack, only to get in another battle with Beast and Iceman, thinking they were Marauders too. The battle ends when the Tunnelers figure out that the X-Factor members are not their enemies.
Joining X-Factor at their base, the Tunnelers find out about their hosts' mock mutant hunter identities. The Tunnelers eventually leave hoping to find a new home in New Jersey. They ran into a human street gang called the Savage Wolf Gang who tried to rob them. The Tunnelers fought back, ending in the deaths of the Tunneler Blowhard and two of the three gang members. They then got in a confrontation with the police where fellow Tunneler and Berzerker's love interest Scaleface was shot dead. Cyclops and Jean Grey arrived to save the remaining two Tunnelers, but it was too late; Berzerker was enraged by the loss of Scaleface and vowed revenge on all humanity. Before Cyclops could reason with him, Berzerker let out a giant energy attack at him blaming X-Factor for the Tunnelers' destruction. Cyclops fired back, overpowering Berzerker's initial shot. The optic blast from Cyclops knocked Berzerker into a river, electrocuting himself with his own powers resulting in his death. Masque was the only Tunneler that survived.[85]
Berzerker 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.[86]
Berzerker in other media
- Berzerker, renamed Ray Crisp, appears in X-Men: Evolution, voiced by Tony Sampson. This version is a pacifistic student at the Xavier Institute who is uninvolved with the Morlocks.
- Berzerker appears in Wolverine and the X-Men, voiced by Nolan North. This version is a member of a possible future version of the X-Men.
Big Wheel is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Jackson Weele
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| Big Wheel | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The Amazing Spider-Man #183 (1978) |
| Created by | Marv Wolfman (writer) Ross Andru (artist) Mike Esposito (illustrator) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Jackson Weele |
| Species | Human |
| Team affiliations | Vil-Anon |
| Abilities | Drives a large metal wheel equipped with guns and waldo-arms |
Big Wheel is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. His secret identity is Jackson Weele, who rides around in a large metal wheel vehicle.
Jackson Weele is a businessman who has embezzled from his company. Fearing that he might be caught, he hires a youthful criminal named Rocket Racer to steal the evidence that incriminates him. However, Rocket Racer opts to use the evidence to blackmail Weele instead. Despairing, Weele tries to commit suicide, but Rocket Racer prevents him from doing so. However, Racer is not particularly kind to Weele, disparagingly referring to him as "Big Weele". Humiliated by Rocket Racer's taunts, Weele visits the mechanical genius and underworld supplier Tinkerer, who the Rocket Racer boasted had upgraded his equipment. At Weele's urging, the Tinkerer creates a large metal wheel that can climb up buildings, complete with guns and waldo-arms.[87]
With this new vehicle, Weele becomes the supervillain known as "Big Wheel". Newly empowered, Big Wheel hunts down and chases Rocket Racer across the city. In the process, he ends up fighting the title character, Spider-Man. Spider-Man is also seeking Rocket Racer, whom he had battled in a previous issue. Unfortunately, Weele lacks practice in using his new device and, in the heat of battle, the Big Wheel topples off a high rooftop and plunges into the Hudson River. Spider-Man tries to save him, but comes up empty-handed. He presumes Jackson Weele died when the Big Wheel vehicle sank to the bottom of the river.[87]
Big Wheel did not appear in another comic book for more than twenty years. However, the story was picked up again by writer Cristos Gage. Weele survives his seemingly deadly encounter, turning up again with his Big Wheel vehicle while Spider-Man is in combat with Stilt-Man. This time, Big Wheel attempts to help Spider-Man. However, due to his interference, Stilt-Man escapes. Confronted by Spider-Man, Weele reveals that, in the interim since their last meeting, he went to jail for embezzlement and joined Vil-Anon, an analog of Alcoholics Anonymous for super-villains. In fact, his attempt to help the hero was part of his twelve-step program. Out of pity, Spider-Man lets Big Wheel accompany him for the rest of the day. While foiling a bank robbery, the pair confronts the Shocker. Although they defeat him, Jackson Weele finally realizes that he is not cut out for super-heroics. He now makes his living using his Big Wheel rig in demolition derbies and speaking at events for Vil-Anon.[88]
The Big Wheel is discussed in The Spectacular Spider-Man #21 (Jan. 2005) during a super-hero poker game. Spider-Man tells Reed Richards that the Big Wheel is one of the craziest things he has ever seen (along with a gang of mimes). The Human Torch says he has met the man at the 'Rusty Nail' and he is working as a security guard. The Torch also claims the Wheel's first name is Axel, although he may be joking.[89]
During the Civil War storyline, Big Wheel is shown being chased by the Harbor Patrol, implying that he returned to super-heroics despite the doubts he harbored in Spider-Man Unlimited.[90]
Later, he is brought in by Spider-Man and Iron Man concerning black market connections that Iron Man believes may have aided Ezekiel Stane.[91]
Jackson later returns in a more jagged version of his Big Wheel machine and joins Blackout and other villains in a mission to kill Ghost Rider.[92]
As part of "Marvel NOW!", Big Wheel's original vehicle later resurfaces in possession of Overdrive, who upgrades it with his technological powers and uses it as a personal vehicle during his tenure in the Sinister Six. The Superior Spider-Man (Doctor Octopus' mind in Peter Parker's body) is later able to reverse the changes, restoring the Big Wheel to its intended appearance and power.[93]
Big Wheel is later forced into committing crimes (such as stealing a prized pair of alpacas) for Lady Caterpillar who had abducted his girlfriend Rebecca Townley.[94]
Second Big Wheel
An unnamed operator of the Big Wheel was on a crime spree until he was defeated by Spider-Man.[95]
Reception of Big Wheel
In 2022, CBR.com ranked Big Wheel 8th in their "Spider-Man's 10 Funniest Villains" list.[96]
Big Wheel in other media
- The Jackson Weele incarnation of Big Wheel appears in the Spider-Man (1994) episode "Rocket Racer", voiced by Michael Des Barres.[97] This version is an aeronautics expert who leads a gang of high-tech thieves and relies on proper timing and planning.
- The Jackson Weele incarnation of Big Wheel appears in the Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur episode "Make It, Don't Break It", voiced by Sam Riegel. This version is a RobotWarz player who sought revenge after losing a match.
- Big Wheel appears in Spider-Man: Mysterio's Menace.
- Big Wheel appears as an assist character in the PSP version of Spider-Man: Web of Shadows.
- A Marvel 2099-inspired incarnation of Big Wheel appears in the Nintendo DS version of Spider-Man: Edge of Time,[98] voiced by Steve Blum.[99]
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Bird-Man is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Henry Hawk
Henry Hawk was a known criminal. Along with Ape-Man, Cat-Man, and Frog-Man, Henry Hawk was recruited by a man named the Organizer to form the original Ani-Men where the Organizer supplied Henry with a bird-like costume with wings that enabled him to fly and dubbed him Bird-Man. The Organizer was secretly Abner Jonas, a candidate for mayor of New York City, who sent the Ani-Men on missions to undermine the current administration. Daredevil defeated them and the Ani-Men and Organizer all went to prison.[100] Later, Ape-Man, Bird-Man, and Cat-Man formed a team called the "Unholy Three" with the Exterminator, and fought Daredevil again.[101] The Unholy Three, as a team of independent thieves, fought Daredevil and Spider-Man and were defeated.[102]
Ape-Man, Bird-Man, and Cat-Man later rejoined the Ani-Men, and the Ani-Men went to work for Count Nefaria. Count Nefaria's scientists submitted the unwitting Ani-Men to processes that gave them superhuman powers and animal-like forms. The Ani-Men invaded the Cheyenne Mountain missile base for Count Nefaria, and fought the X-Men.[103]
The Ani-Men lost their superhuman powers and reverted to normal. Count Nefaria sent the four original Ani-Men to kill Tony Stark, however the Spymaster detonated a bomb with which he had intended to kill Stark, and the resulting explosion killed the Ani-Men instead.[104]
Achille DiBacco
The Death-Stalker sometime later recruits a new team of Ani-Men, with a new Ape-Man, Bird-Man, and Cat-Man. This Bird-Man is Achille DiBacco who was given Hawk's Bird-Man costume. He sends the new Ani-Men to capture Matt Murdock. The Black Widow defeats Bird-Man, and the Death-Stalker murders Ape-Man and Cat-Man upon the completion of their mission, effectively ending the Ani-Men.[105]
Bird-Man is later murdered by the Scourge of the Underworld, along with many other villains in the infamous "Bar with No Name" incident.[106]
Arnim Zola later created a proto-husk of him only for it to be killed by Deadpool.[107]
Bird-Man was among the eighteen criminals (that were murdered by the Scourge) who were resurrected by Hood using the power of Dormammu as part of a squad assembled to eliminate the Punisher. As a side-effect of his revival, Bird-Man was revived with a more bird-like appearance.[108] Bird-Man was seen flying around New York alerting Punisher to him being back from the dead.[109] Bird-Man is seen rescuing the Human Fly from being beaten by the Punisher. Letha later ordered Bird-Man to take the injured Mirage and Black Abbott to safety.[110] Bird-Man was later sent to retrieve Lascivious and Letha from the crime scene.[111]
Bird-Man was seen at Avengers Towers with the other villains when Norman Osborn says that the bounty is off Tony Stark's head.[112]
Unnamed Bird-Man
During the Civil War storyline, a third Bird-Man alongside a third Ape-Man and a third Cat-Man were among the villains in Hammerhead's supervillain army.[113]
Biri is a female black leopard whose mother, Julani, was shot by a guard at the Central Park Municipal Zoo, veterinarian Shanna O'Hara was asked to take her cubs Ina and Biri to Dahomey, Africa to release them into the wild.
Shanna stayed with the animals and they became her allies, but they were both killed when the sorcerer, Raga-Shah, transferred their life forces into the blood beast, Ghamola, which Shanna was forced to destroy.
Derek Bishop is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by Allan Heinberg and Jim Cheung, first appeared in Young Avengers #2 (March 2005). He is a wealthy individual, and the father of Kate Bishop / Hawkeye and Susan Bishop and the wife of Eleanor Bishop. Unfortunately, Derek secretly conspired with supervillains (such as the Kingpin and Madame Masque) to put a hit on Kate and Clint Barton / Hawkeye.[114][115]
Derek and Eleanor later appear as members of Madame Masque's West Coast incarnation of the Masters of Evil.[116]
Alternate versions of Derek Bishop
The Ultimate Marvel version of Derek Bishop is a sleeper agent for the terrorist group Hydra. He captures Miles Morales / Spider-Man while kidnapping Black Widow, Jefferson Davis and Ganke Lee. However, he is defeated by Spider-Man.[117][118]
Derek Bishop in other media
Derek Bishop appears in Hawkeye, portrayed by Brian d'Arcy James.[119] In addition to being Kate Bishop's father, this version was in financial debt by Fisk before he was killed off-screen during the Battle of New York.
Eleanor Bishop is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by Kelly Thompson and Leonardo Romero, first appeared in Hawkeye (vol. 5) #7 (June 2017). She is the mother of Kate Bishop and Susan Bishop. Although she was presumed deceased, Eleanor is revealed to be alive as a vampire while working as Madame Masque's silent partner.[120]
Eleanor and Derek later appear as members of Madame Masque's West Coast incarnation of the Masters of Evil.[116]
Eleanor Bishop in other media
Eleanor Bishop appears in Hawkeye, portrayed by Vera Farmiga.[119] In addition to being Kate Bishop's mother, this version is the CEO of Bishop Security and Jack Duquesne's ex-fiancé. In 2024, she hired Yelena Belova to eliminate Clint Barton and keep her status as a silent partner to the Kingpin secret, knowing that her daughter could be in danger. Her decision to stop her deal with Fisk made her the target of the Tracksuit Mafia and Fisk himself, but she was saved by Kate before she was arrested for the crimes that she had committed.
Bison is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Billy Kitson was a champion basketball player who won a college scholarship and planned to become a professional basketball player, until another player accidentally tripped him resulting in Billy getting a broken leg. This ended his dreams and his relationship with his girlfriend Shimari Asbery. Billy later made contact with the Egyptian God Seth who turned Billy into the man-bull creature Bison to serve Seth in exchange for his leg being healed.[121] Seth sent Bison to capture a sample of the Inferno-42 weapon from S.H.I.E.L.D. This resulted in Shimari turning to Luke Cage (who was an old neighborhood friend of Billy) and Thunderstrike to help Billy. Bison also ran afoul of Seth's other minions Quicksand and Mongoose, whom Bison later teamed up with to fight Luke Cage and Thunderstrike. However, Billy later turned on his partners, and after saving agent Alex DePaul from his Mandroid armor, Bison was let go. Cage and Thunderstrike left the scene with Bison and Shamari back together again.[122]
Later on, Bison joined the 7th incarnation of the Masters of Evil led by Crimson Cowl where they installed numerous weather modulators all around the globe. Bison's motive for joining the Masters of Evil was to get enough money for his own cure and reunite with Shimari. Bison was defeated in combat by the Thunderbolts.[123]
It is revealed in the Guardians of the Galaxy series that Bison is one of the inmates left behind in the Negative Zone's Prison 42 where he, Condor, and Gorilla-Man are involved in a fight with Star-Lord who, with the help of Jack Flag, is trying to stop Blastaar and his horde from invading Earth via the closed portal.[124]
During the "Hunted" storyline, Bison was among the animal-themed characters captured by Taskmaster and Black Ant for Kraven the Hunter's "Great Hunt" sponsored by Arcade's company Arcade Industries. He was shot in the chest by the Hunter-Bots.[125] While working to avoid the Hunter-Bots, Spider-Man came across the bodies of Bison and the other victims of the Hunter-Bots.[126]
Black Ant is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
After Eric O'Grady was killed by Father's henchman while defending a child, Father created a Life Model Decoy of him called Black Ant who helped him in a yet unknown plan.[127] Black Ant is ultimately defeated alongside the other Descendants.[128]
As part of the "All-New, All-Different Marvel," Black Ant appears as a member of Hood's Illuminati.[129]
During the "Secret Empire" storyline, Black Ant appears as a member of Hydra's Avengers.[130] During the battle in Washington DC, Taskmaster and Black Ant witness their teammate Odinson having enough of working for Hydra and striking them down. The two of them defect from Hydra and free the captive Champions. When Taskmaster and Black Ant asks for them to put in a good word for them, Spider-Man webs them up anyway.[131]
Black Ant and Taskmaster later attack Empire State University where Dr. Curt Connors was teaching a class. As the inhibitor chip prevents Connors from turning into Lizard, Peter Parker sneaks off to become Spider-Man. During his fight with Black Ant and Taskmaster, Spider-Man is exposed to the Isotope Genome Accelerator that splits him from his Peter Parker side.[132]
In a prelude to "Hunted," Black Ant and Taskmaster work with Kraven the Hunter and Arcade in capturing some animal-themed characters for his upcoming hunt.[133] Black Ant and Taskmaster are talking about the Hunt. Taskmaster betrays Black Ant saying that Black Ant is an animal-themed villain and tasers Black Ant to get more money.[134] Spider-Man encounters one of the Hunter-Bots who revealed Arcade's location and destroys it. Black Ant then shows up to tells Spider-Man something.[135] Black Ant tells Spider-Man that the only way to escape the Central Park is to leave all the villains and by turning small.[136] Black Ant is found hiding in the bushes by Yellowjacket as he, Human Fly, Razorback, Toad, and White Rabbit plan to take revenge on him. Just then, Taskmaster appears and makes off with Black Ant. As they leave, Taskmaster states that Black Ant would have done the same for him. When Black Ant asks "Do you mean the betrayal part or the rescue part?" All Taskmaster can say is "yeah!"[137]
At the conclusion of "The Chameleon Conspiracy" arc, Foreigner hired Taskmaster and Black Ant to help get revenge on Spider-Man.[138]
During the "Sinister War" storyline, Black Ant was with Foreigner, Taskmaster, Chance, Jack O'Lantern, and Slyde when they are sent by Kindred to attack Spider-Man after Kindred had disrupted their armored car robbery.[139]
Black Ant is later summoned by the Ultron/Hank Pym to free him from his imprisonment.[140]
After a fragment of Hank Pym's conscious broke free upon Ultron's defeat and reconstructed his body which was older, Black Ant was recruited by Hank Pym to help him kill and revive some villains to join their Lethal Legion so that they can prepare for Ultron's return.[141]
Black Catfish is an anthropomorphic catfish and animal version of Black Cat.
| Black Dwarf | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Cameo appearance: New Avengers (vol. 3) #8 (September 2013) Full appearance: Infinity #1 (October 2013) |
| Created by | Jonathan Hickman Jerome Opeña |
| In-story information | |
| Team affiliations | Black Order |
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Black Dwarf is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a prominent member of the Black Order, a team of aliens who work for Thanos. Black Dwarf first appeared in a one panel cameo in New Avengers (vol. 3) #8 (September 2013) and was created by Jonathan Hickman and Jerome Opeña.[142] His full appearance, along with a number of the other members of the Black Order, takes place in Infinity #1 (October 2013).
Black Dwarf is a member of Thanos' Black Order where he is the powerhouse of the Mad Titan's army.[143]
When Thanos targeted Earth as the next planet he would raze during the Infinity, Black Dwarf arrived in Wakanda.[144] To his surprise, Black Dwarf found great resistance in that country and was forced to retreat. For his failure, Thanos expelled Black Dwarf from the Black Order.[145]
Thanos gave Black Dwarf one more chance to prove himself by sending him to protect The Peak and keep it from being reclaimed by the Avengers following their fight against the Builders.[146] During the fight against the Avengers, Black Dwarf was killed by Ronan the Accuser.[147]
During the "No Surrender" arc, Black Dwarf was resurrected by the Challenger, who reassembles the Black Order to battle Grandmaster's Lethal Legion.[148]
Black Dwarf in other media
- Black Dwarf makes non-speaking appearances in Avengers Assemble as a member of Thanos' Black Order.[149]
- Black Dwarf appears in Guardians of the Galaxy, voiced by Jesse Burch.[149]
- A variation of Black Dwarf, renamed Cull Obsidian, appears in media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, portrayed by Terry Notary.[150][151]
- Introduced in the live-action film Avengers: Infinity War,[152] Thanos sends him and Ebony Maw to Earth to retrieve the Infinity Stones. While attempting to retrieve the Time Stone from Doctor Strange, Obsidian fights Iron Man and Spider-Man before Wong sends Obsidian to Antarctica, severing the alien's left arm in the process. After being picked up by Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight and receiving a cybernetic prosthetic off-screen, Obsidian joins them in attacking the Avengers in Wakanda to retrieve the Mind Stone. However, Bruce Banner uses Iron Man's Hulkbuster armor to send Obsidian flying into Wakanda's force-field, killing him.
- An alternate timeline version of Obsidian appears in the live-action film Avengers: Endgame.[153] He joins Thanos in traveling through time to stop the Avengers from foiling Thanos' plans, only to be crushed by Scott Lang / Giant Man in the ensuing fight.[154]
- Alternate timeline versions of Obsidian appear in the Disney+ animated series What If...?. In the episode "What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord?", a variant of Obsidian works for the Collector instead of Thanos, who reformed years prior. In the episode "What If... Zombies?!", another variant of Obsidian joins Maw in traveling to Earth to obtain the Time Stone, only to be killed and zombified by a zombified Iron Man, Doctor Strange, and Wong.
- Black Dwarf appears as a mini-boss and boss in Marvel Avengers Alliance.[155]
- Black Dwarf, as Cull Obsidian, appears as a boss and unlockable playable character in Marvel Future Fight.[156]
- Black Dwarf, as Cull Obsidian, appears as an unlockable playable character in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 via the "Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War Movie Level Pack" DLC.[157]
- Black Dwarf, as Cull Obsidian, appears as a support character in Marvel Puzzle Quest.[158]
- Black Dwarf, as Cull Obsidian, appears as an unlockable playable character and mini-boss in Marvel Contest of Champions.[159]
- Black Dwarf, as Cull Obsidian, appears as a boss in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order, voiced again by Jesse Burch.[149]
Black Fox is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Raul Chalmers
| Black Fox | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The Amazing Spider-Man #255 (Aug 1984) |
| Created by | Tom DeFalco Ron Frenz |
| In-story information | |
| Partnerships | Red Ghost |
| Notable aliases | Raul Chalmers |
Black Fox is a fictional villain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character's primary appearances have been in Spider-Man titles. His first appearance was in The Amazing Spider-Man #255 (August 1984), and he was created by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz. The inspiration for the character comes from safari cards bought by Tom DeFalco.[160] The character subsequently appears in The Amazing Spider-Man #265 (June 1985), #304 (September 1988), #348–350 (June–August 1991), Web of Spider-Man Annual #10 (1994), and The Irredeemable Ant-Man #7–12 (June–November 2007). The Black Fox received an entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89 #1 and in the Official of the Marvel Universe A-Z Update #1.
Black Fox is a jewel thief with a long international career. In his sixties, he yearns to pull off one last big heist so that he can retire for good to the French Riviera. However, his retirement plans continue to be deferred due to unfortunate encounters with super-beings. In each of his encounters the Fox, having no super-human powers of his own, is in way over his head. The thief's usual response when caught by a superhero is to surrender and negotiate release, which he accomplishes with fabricated stories about his poor wife and children or his poor deceased mother. However, in his last encounter with Spider-Man, the Fox was unable to pull the same trick and was carted off to jail.
In addition to coming into conflict with Spider-Man, Black Fox has been forced to lead the Red Ghost's super-apes on a robbery mission. He has also been pursued by Silver Sable and Doctor Doom, and had his fiancée murdered by the assassin Chance.
He was defeated by the Eric O'Grady incarnation of Ant-Man, who took the jewels Fox stole to a pawn shop and sold them himself. Black Fox, however, tracked down O'Grady and forced the Ant-Man to repay him for the botched heist. Ant-Man and Black Fox then returned to the pawn shop together and held up the place. Since then, Ant-Man and Black Fox have become partners in crime of sorts. Black Fox can often be seen at O'Grady's apartment playing on a Wii console.
Dr. Robert William Paine
Black Panda is an anthropomorphic panda and animal version of Black Panther.
T'Chaka
T'Challa
Shuri
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Black Tiger (Abraham "Abe" Brown) is a fictional martial arts superhero in Marvel Comics. The character, created by Steve Englehart and Jim Starlin, first appeared as Abe Brown in Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #1 (April 1974), and as Black Tiger in Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #1 (April 1974).
He's the brother of Hobie Brown (aka the Prowler).[161] Abe took up martial arts and befriended fellow martial artists Lin Sun and Bob Diamond. Together they found three jade tiger amulets and became the Sons of the Tigers.[162] The Sons of Tigers would team up with other heroes such as Spider-Man, Iron Fist and the Human Torch.[163] Abe and the Sons of Tigers broke up when Lin and Bob started fighting over a woman, throwing their amulets away in the process.[164]
Abe later took a vacation and had his suitcase was switched by a mysterious woman named Brillalae. The suitcase contained the Black Tiger costume and Abe's plane was hijacked by men who were looking for it. The plane crashed, but Abe managed to survive. Abe chased one of the hijackers, named Mole, and both ended up getting captured by the Bedouins who forced them to fight for the title of Black Dragon.[165] Abe defeated Mole and won the costume, becoming Black Tiger.[166][167] Abe was last seen having helped form the Penance Corps.[168]
Black Tiger in other media
- Abraham Brown appears in Spider-Man (2017), voiced by Ogie Banks.[169][170] This version is a technology expert and maintains his brother Hobie Brown's equipment.
- Abe Brown appears in Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), portrayed by Abraham Attah.[171] This version is a classmate of Peter Parker and part of the decathlon team.
- Abe Brown is listed as the "director" of the alternate reality 1950s-style sitcom Wanda Maximoff and Vision "star" in for "Episode 1" of the Disney+ television miniseries WandaVision.[172]
Claire Voyant
Natalia Romanova / Natasha Romanoff
Yelena Belova
Monica Chang
Tania
Blackout is the name of different characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Marcus Daniels
Half-demon
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Dr. Donald "Don" Blake is the fictional human identity of Marvel Comics character Thor. The character, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, first appeared in Journey into Mystery #83 (August 1962).
Donald Blake is a construct of Odin, created for the purpose of giving a weak and powerless identity for Thor. After removing his memory, Thor started his life as the crippled Don who chose to be a doctor after sympathizing with the sick. Don finds the hammer Mjolnir and transforms into the God of Thunder. Later, Don regains his memory as Thor and soon learns the whole truth from Odin.[173] The Blake identity has been used here and there before Odin opted to erase him from existence. After Thor was killed by the Serpent, Donald Blake suddenly came into existence as a separate entity fully aware that his whole life had been a lie. Under the alias of the Dragon, Blake conducted a deadly campaign against Odin, the former All-Father of Asgard, and targeted all those blessed by Odin's magic. After an epic battle, Blake is defeated, but demands that Odin kill him, declaring that he will never allow himself to be imprisoned again. While Odin is ready to carry out the deed, Loki and Thor work together to stop him, recognizing Blake as their brother and, like Loki, someone who has suffered from being brought into their dysfunctional family. Nevertheless, Blake caused a huge amount of suffering and remains dangerous, so Thor hands him over to Loki, who accepts the responsibility of dealing with the brother that their father forgot. Blake is chained in a dungeon, with a venomous serpent forever hovering above him, dripping its venom into his eyes, the same punishment that Loki has suffered in the past. Loki then officially renounced his title as the God of Lies, passing it on to Blake.
Alternate versions of Donald Blake
- In the Ultimate Marvel Universe, Donald Blake is the human reincarnation of Balder.
- A non-powered version of Blake appears as a resistance fighter in an alternate history timeline where the Nazis won World War II.[174]
Donald Blake in other media
- Donald Blake appears in "The Mighty Thor" segment of The Marvel Super Heroes, voiced by Jack Creley.[175]
- Donald Blake appears in the Spider-Man episode "Wrath of the Sub-Mariner", voiced by Jack Angel.
- Donald Blake appears in The Incredible Hulk Returns, portrayed by Steve Levitt. This version is a separate entity who can summon Thor using his hammer.
- Donald Blake appears in The Incredible Hulk episode "Mortal Bounds", voiced by Mark L. Taylor.[175]
- Donald Blake makes a cameo appearance in Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme.
| Siena Blaze | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The Uncanny X-Men Annual #17 (June 1993) |
| Created by | Scott Lobdell Jason Pearson Tom Grummett |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Siena Blaze |
| Species | Human Mutant |
| Team affiliations | Upstarts All New Exiles |
| Abilities | Electromagnetic energy generation, flight, teleportation. |
Siena Blaze (also spelled Sienna Blaze) is a fictional mutant appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has appeared in the X-Men comics series. Introduced as a villain in the Marvel Universe, she later became a hero during her brief period in the Ultraverse. Following a long absence, the character returned in X-Force vol. 3, #22.
Siena Blaze starts out as a member of the thrill-seeking Upstarts, a group of mutants who hunt other mutants for sport. She participates in several confrontations with members of the X-Men, first battling Cyclops, Professor Xavier and Storm in Antarctica after nearly killing the trio with an explosion.[176] Later, there is an incident in which she confronts Nightcrawler, Shadowcat, and Rachel Summers.[177] Siena proves formidable in both encounters, fighting to a draw each time, before parting ways.
Later, she attempts to kill the villain Reaper for the relatively small number of points it would bring her in the 'Upstarts' mutant-slaying competition. This fails when the fight is broken up by Amber Hunt, a being from another dimension. Her problems suck in Reaper and Blaze to her home world, where she discovers her powers have somehow been diminished to half of their normal strength. The two join up with the Exiles. Other members include the Juggernaut and Warstrike, a mercenary who dreams of the future.[178] Surprisingly, Siena adapts to the role of hero. For example, she helps rescue two strangers from the grip of an energy entity.[179] She feels a strong attraction to team leader Warstrike. Later, she participates in the battle against the Alien robot Maxis.[180] When the Tulkan armada arrives to Earth, they reveal that they were the ones who caused the damage in New York attributed to the Exiles. The Exiles and Ultraforce defeated the Aliens. After the battle, the robot Maxis opens a portal and she, the Black knight, and Reaper return to the Marvel Universe where Sienna Blaze regains her full power.[181]
Siena meets her apparent death at the Weapon X Neverland mutant concentration camp.[182] In X-Force #22, Siena was 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, she takes part in the assault on the mutant nation of Utopia.[183]
Siena Blaze in other media
Siena Blaze appears as a boss in X-Men: Gamesmaster's Legacy.
| Bling! | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | X-Men, vol. 2 #171 (August, 2005) |
| Created by | Peter Milligan Salvador Larroca |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Roxanne "Roxy" Washington |
| Species | Human Mutant |
| Team affiliations | Chevaliers training squad[broken anchor] Xavier Institute X-Men-In-Training[broken anchor] Jean Grey School Students |
| Abilities | Superhuman durability Diamond form Projection of diamond shards from skin |
Bling! (Roxanne "Roxy" Washington) is a fictional character, a mutant appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She attended the Xavier Institute before its closing and is a member of the X-Men's training squad. Her first appearance was in X-Men, vol. 2 #171.
Fictional character biography
Roxy Washington is the daughter of a celebrity couple Roy "Daddy Libido" Washington and Angel "Sexy Mutha" Depres, who are purportedly both popular hip hop artists in the Marvel Universe. Appearing in her parents' rap videos from a young age, Washington was often targeted by would-be kidnappers and assassins.
Determined not to follow in her parents' footsteps, Washington turns her back on the music industry as a teenager and enrolls as a student at the Xavier Institute under the tutelage of Gambit. At the Institute, Washington carries a strong academic record and responsibility, and is more interested in improving herself and her mutant abilities rather than participating in the social conflict between humans and mutants, of which the X-Men are typically involved.[volume & issue needed]
As a member of Gambit's squad, the Chevaliers,[184] Washington is forced to deal with the arrival of a new student, Foxx, and her infatuation with their squad instructor, despite being attracted to Foxx herself, indicating that Bling! is bisexual (confirmed in the X-Men: The 198 Files handbook). Bling!'s attraction toward Foxx ends after Foxx is revealed to be the shapeshifting Mystique, attempting to sabotage Gambit and Rogue's relationship.[volume & issue needed]
Bling! retained her powers after M-Day, an event in which the Scarlet Witch casts a magic spell depowering over 90 percent of the mutant population. She later assists Havok's squad when O*N*E, a squad of government-run Sentinels arrive to protect the remaining mutant population seeking refuge at the Institute. She is also called upon to assist the senior X-Men teams when Apocalypse returns, particularly due to a lack of senior X-Men at the time. Despite being highly recommended by Rogue and Havok and having been offered a position on the New X-Men squad, Roxy reveals that although she has a knack for field missions, she is intimidated by the idea of being a full-time X-Team member, feeling uneasy about the danger involved. She also contemplated leaving the institute with fellow student Onyxx for fear that the O*N*E* will soon be ordered to turn the school grounds into a mutant internment camp.[185]
However, Roxy and Onyxx stay at the institute. Bling! is among the students captured by Belasco in Limbo during his attempt to locate Illyana Rasputin. She is returned to the school after he is defeated.[186] When the school is shut down and the X-Men disband after the events of Messiah Complex, the X-Men move to San Francisco and set up a new base in California. Bling! follows and rejoins the school, helping to control rioting surrounding "Proposition X," legislature attempting to limit mutant reproduction that is being pushed by Simon Trask and his anti-mutant group, the Humanity Now! Coalition.[187] During the final fight on Utopia, Bling! teams up with Frenzy and Nekra in taking on Ms Marvel.[188]
After an attack by Emplate, everybody living on Utopia is warned to stay close together and report anything out of the ordinary. Roxy, sick of watching Rockslide and Hellion fooling around decides to go check out an amphitheatre to which Onyxx warns her not to go alone but says she will stay in sight. While looking out into the water she notices a lighthouse which suddenly starts moving towards the shore before disappearing. After it reappears behind her, she is pulled in and greeted by Emplate, who claims dinner is served.[189]
After being held as his prisoner, Roxy attempts to fight back against him only to fail until Rogue shows up to save her.[190] After a long battle that destroys his home and briefly anchors him to the X-Men's plane of existence, they drive him away. Later during a conversation with Surge, Mercury and Trance, Roxy reveals she has a crush on Rogue.[191]
After the X-Mansion moves to New York City, Bling again has to deal with a version of Emplate. She also has to deal with the X-Men wanting to train her for diplomacy and a growing revulsion over her non-human aspects.[192]
Powers and abilities
Bling!'s bone marrow is able to produce diamond shards of varying quality, giving her skin a crystalline appearance and the ability to expel shards from her body at high velocity and grants her enhanced durability.
Blitz is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Jamie Zimmerman was created by Terry Kavanagh and Alex Saviuk, and first appeared in Web of Spider-Man #99 (April 1993). A female member of the New Enforcers, she possessed super-human strength and agility as well as a heavily armored costume, and Spider-Man was initially unaware of her capabilities.[193] Blitz was ultimately defeated by Spider-Man and Blood Rose.[194]
Blitzkrieg is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. He was created by Mark Gruenwald, Bill Mantlo, Steven Grant, and John Romita, Jr., and first appeared in Marvel Super-Heroes: Contest of Champions #1 (June 1982).
Franz Mittelstaedt was born in Backnang, Germany. He was inspecting an electrical power plant when a stray bolt of lightning struck a faulty generator and bathed him in electricity. When he emerged from his coma weeks later, he found that he could summon lightning at will to wield as a weapon. He decided to use his powers in the name of democracy.
Later he was teleported away by the Grandmaster, along with hundreds of other heroes of Earth, so that the Grandmaster and Death could choose champions from among them. Blitzkrieg was chosen for the Grandmaster's team, fighting alongside fellow heroes Captain America, the aboriginal Talisman III, Darkstar, Captain Britain, Wolverine, Defensor, Sasquatch, Daredevil, Peregrine, She-Hulk, and the Thing. When the Grandmaster's team won the contest, the heroes were returned to Earth.
Blitzkrieg later joined the German superhero team Schutz Heiliggruppe, along with Hauptmann Deutschland and Zeitgeist. The team intended to arrest the Red Skull for his World War II war crimes, assaulting Arnim Zola's castle and fighting and defeating the Skeleton Crew.
Blitzkrieg later traveled to Buenos Aires to investigate the deaths of a number of South American superheroes, including his former ally Defensor. Blitzkrieg was confronted by his teammate Zeitgeist, who turned out to be the serial killer Everyman. Everyman killed Blitzkrieg, adding him to his long list of murdered superheroes, but Blitzkrieg was later avenged by Hauptmann Deutschland, now known as Vormund, who killed Everyman.
Blitzkrieg possessed the ability to summon lightning mentally, at up to 15 million volts. He can manipulate all forms of electrical energy, using them to allow him to fly, create electrical energy shields and cages, and electrical tornadoes. He is also immune to electricity, and can sense electrical transmissions and track them to their source.
Blockbuster is the name of different characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Michael Baer
Man-Brute
The Man-Brute first appeared in Captain America #121 (January 1970), and was created by Stan Lee and Gene Colan. The character subsequently appears as Blockbuster in Omega the Unknown #7 (March 1977), and #9 (July 1977), in which he is killed.
The man originally known as the Man-Brute was an ex-convict whose strength was boosted by a factor of twelve by Professor Silas X. Cragg. Cragg was an enemy of Captain America from the World War II era who had developed a variant of the Super Soldier Serum which he used to empower the Man-Brute. Cragg sent the Man-Brute to attack Captain America at a charity event, but when the Man-Brute ran into his own estranged son he became upset at what he had become. Man-Brute attacked Cragg, who backed into a high voltage machine and was electrocuted.[195]
Renaming himself Blockbuster, he sought to acquire wealth for his son Robert, to give him a better life and keep him from becoming a criminal like himself. He robbed a bank, leading to conflict with the NYPD and then Omega the Unknown. Omega felt empathy for Blockbuster and his son, and let the man escape with the money. After Blockbuster robbed a diamond store, the owner offered a thousand dollar reward to which Omega responded. After struggling with Omega a few times, Blockbuster was incinerated by the second Foolkiller.[196]
Blockbuster possessed superhuman strength, durability, endurance, etc. He was an experienced street fighter, although he did not demonstrate any advanced fighting skills.
| Bloodshed | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Web of Spider-Man #81 (October 1991) |
| Created by | Kurt Busiek Steven Butler |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Wyndell Dichinson |
| Species | Human |
| Abilities | Trained mercenary Skilled hand to hand combatant Superhuman strength and durability Specialized armored suit grants: Retractable bladed weapons |
Bloodshed (real name Wyndell Dichinson) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is also the name of a supervillain in Marvel's Razorline imprint, as well as a character in comics from an acquired company, Malibu Comics. Bloodshed first appeared in Web of Spider-Man #81 (October 1991), and was created by Kurt Busiek and Steven Butler.
Wyndell Dichinson and his 16-year-old brother are caught in a car theft by the heroic Spider-Man and apprehended by the police. Ricky goes to jail but Wyndell manages to escape and flee the country before his court date takes place. He becomes a mercenary somewhere in the Far East. He begins work in Thailand, where he is approached and employed by Mr. Bazin.[197]
Wyndell fails an American drug smuggling operation for Bazin and ends up deep in debt. He approaches his brother to ask for money; at that point he has only three days left to pay. Bazin became impatient and decided he wanted Bloodshed dead. Wyndell and his brother are confronted by gangsters, which catches the attention of Spider-Man. In the meantime, Bazin had placed a bomb in Ricky's home. It explodes, seemingly erasing all traces of the brothers. Spider-Man presumes them to be dead.[198]
Bloodshed is revealed alive during the Civil War event and when the registration law is announced, he decides to leave the country again. He contacts Vienna to make him a new fake identity, but he did not know Vienna is secretly working for the Heroes for Hire, who later apprehend Bloodshed and several other supervillains.[199]
Later in Civil War: War Crimes, he is visible among an army of super-villains organized by Hammerhead. Although this grouping is captured by Iron Man and S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, Bloodshed's fate in the ensuing melee is unknown.[200]
Bloodshed is part of Hood's crime syndicate during an attack on Mister Negative.[201]
| Bloodstrike | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The New Warriors #17 (Nov. 1991) |
| Created by | Fabian Nicieza Mark Bagley |
| In-story information | |
| Full name | Eric Conroy |
| Team affiliations | Folding Circle Thunderbolts |
| Abilities | Super-strength |
Bloodstrike (Eric Conroy) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Eric Conroy's father, Lt. Mark Conroy, served in the Vietnam war. Lt. Conroy's unit, calling themselves the Half-Fulls, discovered an ancient temple deep in the jungles of Cambodia and met a mystic named Tai, who convinced most of them to marry the six daughters of the Dragon's Breadth cult. The soldiers returned home with their new brides, and Mark and his wife had Eric soon after.[202]
Eric was once the enforcer for a mobster in Chicago, until the Left Hand killed his boss and recruited him to join the Folding Circle.[203] The Left Hand is Diego Casseas, one of the members of Conroy's unit, who had stolen the mystical power inherent in his own child. Eric Conroy is now recruiting the Dragon's Breadth children to take control of the Well of All Things. This ancient fountain of power exists deep inside the Cambodian temple. In one of his first missions, Eric Conroy kills a security guard. This action transforms Eric Conroy's body; unbreakable pink material wraps around his arms, legs, and waist.[204]
The Folding Circle arrives at the temple, along with the New Warriors, and discovers that Tai wants to sacrifice everyone but herself so she can gain the Well's powers. The teams work together to save their own lives, and Tai is seemingly slain by Night Thrasher. The Folding Circle escapes, stealing the New Warriors' quinjet. The Folding Circle crashes in Madripoor and tries to become a player in the Madripoor underworld, taking over a drug organization.[205] Later, Night Thrasher and Silhouette defeat the entire Circle.[206]
The Blood Spider (Michael Bingham) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #367 (October 1992), created by writer David Michelinie and artist Jerry Bingham.
Blood Spider is a mercenary trained by Taskmaster under contract by the Red Skull to create a team of mercenaries who would be capable of defeating Spider-Man. The trio were patterned after the superheroes Captain America, Hawkeye and Spider-Man, and the characters were called Death-Shield, Jagged Bow and Blood Spider.[volume & issue needed]
Solo joined the fray on the side of the wall-crawler and helps to defeat the three villains and thwart Red Skull's machinations who was using the mercenaries to guard private files sought by Spider-Man in reference to his parents.[volume & issue needed]
Years later, Blood Spider appears with Death-Shield and Jagged Bow among the criminals vying for the multi-million dollar bounty that was placed on Agent Venom's head by Lord Ogre. The trio's attempt on Agent Venom's life is interrupted by competing mercenaries Constrictor and Lord Deathstrike.[207]
Crime Master, with the help of Blood Spider, Death-Shield and Jagged Bow, later tries to steal a damaged Rigellian Recorder from Deadpool and the Mercs for Money.[208]
Of the trio, Blood Spider was the only character who displayed any superhuman abilities. He was able to shatter a solid concrete wall with a very powerful move, indicating he possessed some degree of superhuman strength. He was not as powerful as Spider-Man, and not nearly as fast. He carried a back pack and wrist devices capable of shooting webbing similar to that of Spider-Man, but much weaker. An ordinary human in peak physical condition, such as Solo, was able to tear through it, which would not have been possible with Spider-Man's webbing. Blood Spider's costume has several design elements that Bagley would later incorporate into the redesign of Ben Reilly's Spider-Man costume. The most prominent of the traits is the use of a larger, symmetrical spider emblem on the front and back, the legs of which meet on the shoulders.
Blood Spider in other media
- Blood Spider appears in Ultimate Spider-Man, voiced by Benjamin Diskin.[209] This version is an alternate universe counterpart of Peter Parker who hails from a universe where vampires led by the Lizard King have taken over most of Earth.
- Blood Spider appears as a playable character in Spider-Man Unlimited.
- Blood Spider appears in the Spider-Man prequel novel Spider-Man: Hostile Takeover. This version was subjected to experiments by Norman Osborn, which exacerbate his preexisting mental health issues. Afterwards, Blood Spider comes to believe that he is the real Spider-Man and Peter Parker is an imposter.[210]
Bloodtide is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Bloodline is a Atlantean and a member of the Fathom Five. Bloodtide's body was "ravaged by pollutants," mutating her, giving her superhuman powers.[211]
Bloodwraith (Sean Dolan) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. He was created by Mark Gruenwald, Dann Thomas, Roy Thomas and Tony DeZuniga, and first appeared in Black Knight #2 (July 1990).
Bloodwraith is the murderous enemy of Black Knight and the Avengers. While Sean Dolan was known as Bloodwraith, Bloodwraith is made up of the souls of those the Ebony Blade has slain. He is an expert swordsman compelled to take lives, especially innocent lives. The blade is indestructible and able to cut through almost any material. The blade was forged from a meteorite and Merlin's magic. The blade can trap dead souls and absorb or deflect all kinds of energies and mystical power. Bloodwraith can sense the ebony blade and control it like a telekinetic. If separated, Bloodwraith can teleport to the Ebony Blade or teleport the blade to himself. Bloodwraith rides a winged horse named Valinor.
Sean Dolan was an amateur swordsman with no special abilities. When Sean drew the ebony blade, he found himself overwhelmed and controlled by all the souls of those the sword had slain, and became the Bloodwraith. The Bloodwraith was dark black in color and appeared in costume. The sword constantly craved new blood to add, and those it slew found their souls locked in an eternal battle of good vs. evil in a dimension inside the sword. Bloodwraith rides his winged horse, Valinor, and is an expert swordsman. He can control the ebony blade rather like a telekinetic. When separated from the blade, he can sense its presence and instantaneously teleport to its location. The ebony blade could slice through anything and, previously, would curse its wielder with petrification if its wielder used the blade to draw blood. When he wielded Proctor's sword, the Bloodwraith and Valinor appeared much more skeletal and could channel powerful blasts through the sword. When powered by the Slorenian souls, Bloodwraith became composed of an energy unknown to man, and both he and the sword grew to gigantic size.
The Blue Blade (real name Roy Chambers[212]) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by an unknown writer and unknown artist,[213] his only appearance was in USA Comics #5 (cover-dated Summer 1942), published by Marvel forerunner Timely Comics during the period known as the Golden Age of Comic Books.
After the 1940s the character disappeared into obscurity until 2007, when he reappeared in the limited series The Twelve.[214] a Blue Blade is a very powerful weapon of the mystic oceans of the Baru Triangle
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Blue Blaze (real name Spencer Keen) is a superhero granted enhanced strength, dense skin, increased endurance and an increased life span by a mysterious blue energy source, and appeared in Mystic Comics #1–4.
Blue Streak/Bluestreak is the name of different characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Don Thomas
| Blue Streak | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Captain America #217 (Dec. 1978) |
| Created by | Roy Thomas (Writer) John Buscema (Artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Don Thomas |
| Team affiliations | S.H.I.E.L.D. Corporation |
| Abilities | Jet-skating suit grants: Various built in weapons Rapid healing[215] Ability to skate at superhuman speeds |
Blue Streak first appeared in Captain America #217–218 (Jan.–Feb. 1978), created by Roy Thomas, Don Glut, and John Buscema. He was killed by the Scourge of the Underworld in Captain America #318 (June 1986).
In Captain America #217 S.H.I.E.L.D. decides to put together a group of Super-Agents, of which Blue Streak becomes a member.[216] Later in Captain America #218 Captain America outed Blue Streak as a spy for the Corporation.[217] After the events of issues #217–218, Justin Hammer re-designed Blue Streak's equipment and funded his operations.[218] After leaving prison, the Blue Streak led a successful career as a professional criminal in the American Midwest. Blue Streak was contacted by Gary Gilbert about the serial killings of super-villains. Blue Streak was invited to join an underground network to locate and eliminate the killer, but he refused. Shortly afterwards, Blue Streak had a run-in with Captain America, and while making his escape, was subsequently murdered by the Scourge of the Underworld.[219]
In Captain America #427 the shape-shifter Dead Ringer obtained samples of dead tissue from Blue Streak's body so he could impersonate him.[220]
In Punisher vol.7 #5 Blue Streak appeared as one of the eighteen criminals, all murdered by the Scourge, to be resurrected by Hood using the power of Dormammu as part of a squad assembled to eliminate the Punisher.[221] Blue Streak wound up fighting the Punisher's partner Henry instead, who broke Blue Streak's neck and apparently killed him.[222]
Jonathan Swift
| Blue Streak | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Heroes For Hire vol. 2 #3 (Dec. 2006) |
| Created by | Justin Gray William Tucci Jimmy Palmiotti Francis Portella |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Jonathan Swift |
| Team affiliations | Fast Five[223] |
| Partnerships | Ricadonna |
| Abilities | Jet-skating suit grants: Various built in weapons Ability to skate at 125 miles per hour |
Blue Streak (Jonathan Swift) first appeared during the height of the "Civil War" storyline. He is the successor of the original Blue Streak.[224] Using money from one of his heists, Blue Streak forms a team of similarly garbed thieves called Fast Five, consisting of Gold Rush, Silver Ghost, Green Light and Redline.[225]
During the "Avengers: Standoff!" storyline, Blue Streak and the rest of the Fast Five appear as inmates at Pleasant Hill which secretly serves as a S.H.I.E.L.D. Prison[226]
In the "Secret Empire" storyline, Blue Streak appears as a member of the Army of Evil.[227]
Blue Streak in other media
An original incarnation of Blue Streak appears in the Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur episode "Roller Jam!", voiced by Manny Jacinto.[228] This version is Brian Glory, a skating enthusiast who seeks to challenge Moon Girl to a skating competition, but is consistently ignored.
Ahura is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He appeared in Marvel Graphic Novel #39, created by Ann Nocenti and Bret Blevins.[229]
He is usually depicted as a member of the Inhumans species. Ahura was created by Ann Nocenti and Bret Blevins and first appeared in Marvel Graphic Novel: The Inhumans (1988). Ahura was created to be the son of Black Bolt and Medusa. After disappearing from publications for many years, Silent War reveals he was banished to a prison since he shared his uncle Maximus the Mad's mental instability, and all mention of him was forbidden. As a result of Maximus manipulating a war between the United States of America and the Inhumans, Ahura is freed. Maximus states Ahura had nothing wrong with him. The apparent madness was a telepathic illness Maximus had inflicted on him.[230] During the Skrull infiltration, Ahura was abducted by the Skrulls to be used as emotional leverage against his father, Black Bolt. Ahura and Black Bolt were soon freed by their fellow Inhumans.[231] On the Inhumans's return to Earth, Medusa allowed him to join the Future Foundation, but then Black Bolt allowed Ahura to be taken into the past by Kang the Conqueror.[232] Black Bolt returns him[233] and he becomes the new CEO of Ennilux Corporation.[234] Ahura took a fleet of Ennilux zeppelins to help the Inhumans in their clash with the X-Men, and provided them with a device to destroy the Terrigen cloud.[235] In an alternate timeline, Ahura becomes the new Kang.[236]
Bombshell is the name of different fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Wendy Conrad
Wendy Conrad is a mercenary specializing in explosives hired to kill Hawkeye while in service of Crossfire before ultimately joining Misty Knight's group.
Lori and Lana Baumgartner
Mother/daughter criminal duo Lori and Lana Baumgartner, who originally existed in the Ultimate Marvel Universe, worked together as the Bombshells until Lana dissociated from her mother and began acting as a full-time superheroine. After Secret Wars (2015), Lana / Bombshell is now currently displaced to Earth-616, and is a member of the Champions led by Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel.
Bombshell in other media
- Wendy Conrad appears in Hawkeye (2021), portrayed by Adetinpo Thomas.[237] This version is a LARPer nicknamed "Bombshell" by her wife who is recruited by Kate Bishop to assist her and Clint Barton in their fight against the Tracksuit Mafia.
- The Lana Baumgartner incarnation of Bombshell appears as a playable character in Spider-Man Unlimited.[citation needed]
B.O. is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
B.O. was an alien who arrived on Earth-8311 and was discovered initially by Orson Whales, who sent him to the Daily Beagle.
Boomerang is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Fred Myers was born in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia, and was raised in the United States. As a young boy he developed a love for baseball, and spent years training and perfecting his pitching arm. By the time he was a young adult, Fred had realized his dream of pitching for a major league team. However, he foolishly began accepting bribes and was drummed out of the major leagues after being discovered. Shortly thereafter, Myers was contacted by the Secret Empire, an international criminal organization that saw the potential of his skills. Myers agreed and was given a new costume and an arsenal of deadly boomerangs, from which he derived his new code name. He battled the Hulk after taking Betty Ross hostage to get plans, but the Hulk rescued Betty. Boomerang fell off a cliff, seemingly to his death.[238]
After the Secret Empire collapsed, Boomerang returned to his native Australia and laid low for a few years, perfecting his deadly aim and making modifications to his weapons. Once he was ready, he returned to America and began offering his services as a freelance assassin-for-hire. His first mission was to assassinate Iron Fist, though he was defeated.[239] He was next hired as part of a large group of superhuman criminals employed by Libra to battle the Defenders.[240] He was hired by Viper to participate in a plot against S.H.I.E.L.D., and battled Spider-Man, Nick Fury, Shang-Chi, and the Black Widow.[241] Boomerang next sought to kill Spider-Man to impress the Kingpin and thus gain employment, but he was defeated and apprehended by the police.[242] He was seen next helping the Punisher escape from prison.[243] Boomerang was eventually released from prison. He was hired by Max Stryker to coerce Bruce Banner into using an experimental cancer cure that uses gamma rays on Stryker, but wound up battling the Hulk, Banner's alter ego, instead.[244]
Boomerang was then recruited by Jack O'Lantern into the Sinister Syndicate.[245] As part of that team, he battled Spider-Man, Silver Sable, and the Sandman.[246] Then, he was hired by Louis Baxter III to attack a yacht, and again battled Spider-Man.[247] He then battled Hawkeye at the instigation of a disguised Loki.[248] Next, he teamed with Blacklash and Blizzard II to help Iron Man battle the Ghost.[249] He was then employed by Justin Hammer, and battled Cardiac and Spider-Man.[250] With the Sinister Syndicate again, he participated in a crime spree. During these events, Boomerang vied with Speed Demon for Leila Davis's affections.[251] Boomerang was among several of the hired killers who responded to an open bounty on Matt Murdock that was put out by Samuel Silke as part of an elaborate plan to usurp the Kingpin's empire. After defeating Shotgun, Daredevil detects Myers on an adjacent rooftop. Boomerang in hand, Myers hesitates when he realizes Daredevil has discovered him, and then runs away. Daredevil follows him, beats him, and threatens him when he finds the picture of Matt Murdock in Myers' pocket. Myers subsequently tried to sue Murdock for $1,000,000 over the beating.[252]
Around this time he also worked for the villain the Owl. He teamed up with the super-powered villain Grizzly. Both created new stylish outfits for themselves, Boomerang's resembling a three-piece business suit.[253] This did not last long, however, and he soon returned to his old costume.
Boomerang has been a member of Crimson Cowl's Masters of Evil and battled the Thunderbolts.[123] He has also been a member of the Sinister Twelve.[254]
Boomerang plays a small role in the "Secret War" crossover event.[255]
During the "Civil War" storyline, Boomerang is briefly shown as a captive of Baron Zemo, captured before Zemo's team was given official sanction to take down villains.[256]
Despite this, he appears with Hydro-Man and Shocker, on the rooftop of Bailey's auction house. Their robbery attempt is cut short by War Machine and Komodo's attempt to capture Spider-Man; the three villains escape but are pursued by the Scarlet Spiders.[257] He gathered a group of villains together and tried to extort money from the new Thunderbolts director Norman Osborn, but was viciously beaten by Osborn and is now forced to secretly work for him.[258] Boomerang was seen at the Bar With No Name when Spider-Man and Daredevil crash the place.[259]
During the "Dark Reign" storyline, Boomerang is added to Fifty State Initiative team the Heavy Hitters, using the name "Outback". When Nonstop tries to quit and escapes, the other team members chase her and capture her. When a news crew arrives, Outback attempts to frame Nonstop as a thief, but Prodigy reveals "Outback" as Boomerang and punches him out.[260]
During the "Siege" storyline, "Outback" is part of the forces at Camp HAMMER that battle the Avengers Resistance when the group attacks. He is knocked out by Ultra Girl and Batwing.[261]
Boomerang appeared as a hired goon of the Rose and came into conflict with Jackpot, where he discovered her secret identity. He tracks Sara down at her house and murders her husband in front of her and her daughter.[262]
Boomerang appears later as a member of Bella Donna Boudreaux's Assassins' Guild and confronts Wolverine, Domino and X-Force.[263]
After being imprisoned at the Raft, Boomerang was selected to be a part of the "beta team" of the Thunderbolts, alongside Shocker, Troll, Mister Hyde, and Centurius.[264]
As part of the "Marvel NOW!", Boomerang appears in the latest incarnation of the Sinister Six. The Sinister Six was defeated by the Superior Spider-Man (Doctor Octopus' mind in Spider-Man's body) and Boomerang was nearly beaten to death until Peter Parker's consciousness restrains Superior Spider-Man.[93] Boomerang was seen in the Raft's infirmary with Scorpion and Vulture where they are enhanced by Alistair Smythe's mini Spider-Slayers after accepting the offer to kill Superior Spider-Man.[265] While Scorpion goes after Mayor J. Jonah Jameson and Vulture targets the other civilians, Boomerang engages Superior Spider-Man who wounds Boomerang by webbing up his Bomb-o-Rangs.[266]
In the series Superior Foes of Spider-Man, Boomerang assumes leadership of the Sinister Six.[267] In the final issue, it is revealed that a drunk Boomerang was recounting the events of the series to an unseen barfly. After admitting that he may have exaggerated or outright fabricated many of the details, Boomerang asks his companion what his name is. The man responds with "Peter".[268]
During the "Secret Empire"' storyline, Boomerang is operating as a crime boss of Newark. After Captain America was turned into a HYDRA agent by Red Skull's clone using the powers of Kobik and take over the world after killing Red Skull's clone, Boomerang offers a shelter for Maria Hill, Black Widow, and her Champions to devise a plan to rebel against HYDRA's regime. Later on, his safehouse is attacked by Punisher who is now apparently in the employ of HYDRA.[269]
Boomerang later becomes the roommate of Peter Parker.[270][271]
During the "Hunted" storyline, Boomerang was seen as a patron at the Pop-Up with No Name.[272]
During Sinister War, Boomerang was forced by Kindred into joining a faction of Spider-Man's foes consisting Shocker, Overdrive and Speed Demon to hunt Spider-Man before some rest of the team of Spider-Man's foes got him. In truth, Boomerang secretly helps Spider-Man to ensure his safety and find Kindred to stop his madness.[273] When saving Spider-Man from Morlun, Boomerang was killed by the Inheritor, who unexpectedly found his soul to be satisfying. Morlun is then attacked and pummeled by an enraged Spider-Man. Boomerang's death cause the rest of Spider-Man's villain teams to be distracted into fighting each other over their hunt for Spider-Man, allowing Doc Ock to buy a time to free the villains from Kindred's control with his device without killing them, and Spider-Man can now proceed finding Kindred.[274]
Boomerang in other media
- Frederick Myers / Boomerang appears in The Marvel Super Heroes,[275] voiced by Ed McNamara.[citation needed]
- Frederick Myers / Boomerang appears in The Avengers: United They Stand,[276] voiced by Rob Cowan.[citation needed] This version is a member of Baron Helmut Zemo's Masters of Evil.[277]
- Frederick Myers / Boomerang appears in Ultimate Spider-Man, voiced by Rob Paulsen.[278]
- An alternate universe-displaced incarnation of Frederick Myers / Boomerang appears in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.[citation needed] Additionally, a female version known as Cavewoman Boomerang was intended to appear, but did not make the cut.[279][280]
- Frederick Myers / Boomerang appears as the first boss of The Uncanny X-Men.[281] This version is a mutant with near-perfect throwing accuracy.
- Frederick Myers / Boomerang appears as a boss in The Amazing Spider-Man and Captain America in Dr. Doom's Revenge!.[282][283]
- The Ultimate Marvel incarnation of Frederick Myers / Boomerang appears as a boss in Ultimate Spider-Man.[284]
- Frederick Myers / Boomerang appears in Marvel Trading Card Game.[285]
- A Marvel Noir-inspired incarnation of Frederick Myers / Boomerang appears as a boss in the Nintendo DS version of Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, voiced by Jim Cummings.[286]
- Frederick Myers / Boomerang appears as a boss and as an unlockable playable character in Marvel: Avengers Alliance.[citation needed]
- Frederick Myers / Boomerang appears in Marvel: Avengers Alliance 2.[287]
- In 2014, Hasbro released a Frederick Myers / Boomerang action figure as part of the Marvel Legends action figure line.[288][289]
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Bor Burison is an Asgardian in the Marvel Universe. The character, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and named for Borr from Norse mythology, first appeared in Journey into Mystery #97 (October 1963).
Bor, son of Buri, became the ruler of Asgard where under his rule he created the universe. He eventually married the giantess Bestla and had four sons with her named Cul, Vili, Ve and Odin. Out of all of his sons, Bor paid special attention to Odin, whom he groomed to become the next king. However, Bor was angered by Odin's decision to create humans, which he was unable to reverse. Nevertheless, Bor strongly sided with Odin and the two went into battle against the Frost Giants. Bor went up against one giant, who was actually a time traveling Loki in disguise, and battled him, but was killed.[290]
Loki would impersonate Bor's ghost to get Odin to defeat Laufey and adopt the boy that would become Loki.
During the "Dark Reign" storyline, Loki resurrected Bor in modern day, but affected his mind making him think that monsters were everywhere. He encountered his grandson Thor and the two fought in a destructive battle that involved the Dark Avengers. Bor was killed by Thor, who only found out about his identity afterwards by Loki and Balder.[291]
Hela later brings Bor back to life to lift Mjolnir. When he was unable to, Hela reduces him to dust. She then uses him to battle Thor once again.[292]
Bor once again returns to halt the wedding between Asgardian Sigurd and Valkyrie Dísir, causing much ire with the two as well as Danielle Moonstar, Hela, and Loki.[293]
Bor in other media
Bor appears in a flashback depicted in Thor: The Dark World, portrayed by Tony Curran.
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Melissa Bowen is the mother of Tandy Bowen (the superhero known as Dagger) in Marvel Comics. The character, created by Bill Mantlo and Rick Leonardi, first appeared in Cloak and Dagger #4 (January 1984). The character, a wealthy socialite, was depicted as being very emotionally distant from Tandy.[294] When Tandy runs away, Melissa is irritated at her daughter due to the cost of hiring people to search for her.[295]
Melissa Bowen in other media
Melissa Bowen appears in Cloak & Dagger, portrayed by Andrea Roth.[296] This version is an alcoholic and drug pusher and has been working low paying jobs that she keeps getting fired from.[297] Despite her many flaws, she does show genuine concern for her daughter.[298][299][300][301][302][303][304][305][306]
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | X-Men Unlimited #8 (Oct. 1995) |
| Created by | Howard Mackie (writer), Tom Grummett, Dan Lawlis (co-artists) |
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| Alter ego | Christopher "Chris" Bradley |
| Species | Human Mutant |
| Team affiliations | New Warriors Underground Gene Nation New Mutants |
| Notable aliases | Bolt, Maverick |
| Abilities | Able to generate and control electricity (electrokinesis) |
Christopher Bradley, formerly known as Bolt and Maverick, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, in particular those featuring the X-Men. He is a young mutant who first appeared in X-Men Unlimited #8.[citation needed] The character has appeared in several X-Men animated series and was portrayed by Dominic Monaghan in the 2009 film, X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
Chris Bradley was first introduced as a young boy who began suffering from increasingly painful headaches. The headaches resulted from his electrical mutant powers, which manifested and grew out of control in the middle of a class at school, leaving him unconscious. He was rescued by Jean Grey and Gambit, who had been sent by Professor Xavier to keep an eye on him and approach him should his powers reveal themselves. After taking him home, the X-Men offered him training at the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning. At first Chris was reluctant, but after being shunned by his best friend, agreed to join the school.
Chris spent several weeks at the school, quickly developing close friendships with the X-Men, particularly Iceman, whose own youthful personality seemed to connect well with Chris'. However, when the Beast ran a medical test on Chris, it was revealed that he was infected with the Legacy Virus, which would eventually kill him. Chris was afraid of what his future would hold, but Iceman and the other X-Men offered him aid should he ever need it.[307]
During the "X-Men: Zero Tolerance" storyline, in which the mutant hating Bastion began to target the X-Men, they lost touch with Chris. This left Bradley hurt with feelings of abandonment, particularly as his illness was growing steadily worse.[308]
He soon found a mentor in Maverick who was also suffering from the Legacy Virus.[309] Chris stayed with him for a while before joining the New Warriors.[310] After the break-up of his New Warriors team, he teamed up again with Maverick.[volume & issue needed]
When Maverick disappeared and was believed dead, Bolt took the Maverick alias for himself and joined the Underground, a group founded by Cable to battle Weapon X and expose its existence. Following the group's defeat, Chris remained in the Underground, though it was taken over by Marrow and remade into a new incarnation of the extremist mutant supremacist group Gene Nation. Chris did not leave as he wanted to undermine Gene Nation from within and prevent its terrorist attacks, though he was ultimately killed by his former mentor himself, now bearing the codename "Agent Zero", who did not find out Chris had been the new Maverick until it was too late. Disgusted by Agent Zero and not wanting to know his true identity, Chris died in his arms, stating that he took on Maverick's persona to ensure that his mentor's name would live on and that he wanted his mentor to be proud of him.[311]
During the events of "Necrosha", Bradley is resurrected via the Transmode Virus to serve as part of Selene's army of deceased mutants. Under Selene and Eli Bard's control, Bradley takes part in an assault on the mutant nation of Utopia.[183]
Chris Bradley in other media
Chris Bradley appears in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, portrayed by Dominic Monaghan.[312] This version is an English mutant and a member of and pilot for Major William Stryker's Team X with the ability to remotely control and power electricity-powered objects as well as telepathically send and receive radio transmissions. Six years after Team X disbanded, Bradley finds work with a circus in Springfield, Ohio, but is later murdered by Victor Creed for use in Stryker's experiments.
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Ellen Brandt is a supporting character in Marvel Comics. The character, created by Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway and Gray Morrow, first appeared in Savage Tales #1 (May 1971). She is the love interest of the Man-Thing.
Brandt grew up in a loveless, emotionless household which she had hoped to escape.[313] She later meets Ted Sallis and the two ran away together so they could elope. The two visited a fortune teller for fun who informed them that tragedy would soon befall them.[314] Sallis soon began working for S.H.I.E.L.D. and became lost in work, causing her to see Sallis as cold as her father. Brandt then joined A.I.M. and plotted against her husband. When she revealed her true colors, she chased Sallis into a swamp where the latter used an untested recreation of the Super-Soldier Formula, crashed his car into the swamp, and turned into the Man-Thing. Brandt was frightened of her husband's new appearance and abilities which burned off half of her face.[315][316]
Ellen Brandt in other media
- Ellen Brandt appears in Iron Man 3, portrayed by Stéphanie Szostak.[317] This version is a war veteran who lost her arm in battle before A.I.M. founder Aldrich Killian injects her with the Extremis virus, which grants enhanced regenerative capabilities. She works with Eric Savin to attack Tony Stark before being killed by him.
- The Iron Man 3 iteration of Ellen Brandt appears as a playable character in Lego Marvel's Avengers.[citation needed]
Britannia is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Britannia is a member of the new UK Marvel superhero team The Union. It has been released that Britannia is the leader of The Union; however, Britannia's powers have not yet been released to the public.[318]
| First appearance | The Amazing Spider-Man #375 (March 1993) |
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| Created by | David Michelinie, Mark Bagley |
| Species | Human |
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Carl Brock is a character in Marvel Comics. He was created by David Michelinie and Mark Bagley, and first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #375 (March 1993). He is Eddie Brock's father.
Carl was a businessman who lacked any form of emotion, until he met his love Jamie. They soon married and decided to have a family, but Jamie died when giving birth to their son Eddie. Carl would be cold and unloving towards Eddie, generally ignoring and only giving half-hearted compliments to his son. Eddie tried everything to gain his father's affection but it was never enough. Things only became worst after the teenaged Eddie got drunk and accidentally ran over a neighbor's young son while driving with friends to which Carl went near bankrupt when he used most of his money to cover the incident, causing his resentment towards his son to increase.[319] Carl ultimately disowned Eddie after journalist was fired due to the Sin-Eater hoax.[320] His son bonded with the Venom symbiote and turned into an anti-hero which wasn't enough to impress Carl as Peter Parker / Spider-Man tried to question Carl about Eddie but Carl refused to give any information.[321]
Anne Weying had gotten mysteriously pregnant with Eddie's child, leaving their son Dylan Brock with Carl who raised the boy as his own. Despite providing Dylan with a degree of love, Carl was abusive and even injured his grandson.[322] When Eddie returned to his father, Carl didn't attempt to help his son and ordered Dylan to go inside home as the Maker's agents recaptured Eddie.[323] Eddie came back and again tried to seek amends with his father, but Carl angrily told Eddie to leave as he didn't consider Eddie as his son.[324] Dylan thought that Eddie was an older brother and went to Eddie to know but Dylan sent Eddie to the hospital; however, Carl arrived and forced Dylan to get in the car. When Dylan tried to argue and saw Eddie as a great person, Carl was about to lash out, but Venom's humanoid form confronted Carl inside their minds and Venom left Carl in the desert all alone.[322]
Other versions
The Ultimate Marvel version of the character is Edward Brock Sr., an expert in bio-engineering and father of Eddie Brock Jr. He was a close friend with Richard Parker, with the two working together on the Venom project under Bolivar Trask's employment.[325] He along with Richard, Mary Parker and his wife died from the plane crash orchestrated by Trask to gain the project's full ownership.[326] But unbeknownst to Bolivar, Brock had kept a portion of the organism hidden for his son to inherit.[327]
In Marvel Mangaverse, the character is Shinji, May Parker's first husband and father of Venom. When the Shadow-Clan came to claim May's sister, they shot multiple poisonous arrows, killing Shinji but with his son surviving.[328]
In Venom: Beyond, Carl attended his son's funeral from a distance after the latter went through with suicide. Carl had a depressed look on his face while Anne was the only one to attended in person.
Carl Brock in other media
Edward Brock Sr. appears in Ultimate Spider-Man, voiced by Terrence Stone. This version tested the Venom suit personally while on the plane that he lost control of, which led to his and Richard Parker's deaths.
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Dylan Brock is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
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Nicholas Bromwell is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a doctor and friend of Peter and May Parker.
Nicholas Bromwell in other media
Nicholas Bromwell appears in The Spectacular Spider-Man, voiced by Dorian Harewood.[329] This version is African-American.
| First appearance | Astonishing X-Men (vol. 3) #40 (2004) |
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| Species | Brood mutant |
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Broo is a fictional character from Marvel Comics. He is a mutant from the Brood extraterrestrial race, but unlike his feral brethren he is intelligent and compassionate. Broo was born in the lab on a S.W.O.R.D. orbital research station called Pandora's Box.[330] He joined the X-Men as a student in Wolverine & the X-Men #1.
He has been the object of bullying because of his odd behavior; however, he does not seem to understand teasing and even takes it as a compliment. He has developed a relationship with Idie,[331] and was at the top in his class behind Quentin Quire.
Kid Omega, who wanted to prove himself to Broo, Idie and Kid Gladiator who told him they never heard of him, reasoned with Krakoa who then joined Wolverine's X-Men.[332]
After discovering a robot placed there by the Hellfire Club to manipulate Oya, Kade Kilgore and Max Frankenstein tell Broo about their plans, but he is shot and left for dead before he can tell anyone else.[333] Beast saves his life with assistance by Brand, Peter Parker, Reed Richards and Tony Stark.[334] Broo was treated and put into a coma, and once he awoke, he had reverted to his feral brood instincts and acted like that of an animal.[335] He spent some time as an unwilling student in Kade Killgore's Hellfire Academy mutant school.[336] Idie comes with him for supervision, and Quentin Quire comes to rescue them both.[337] Quire advances the theory that Idie has fallen in love with Broo pre-trauma.[volume & issue needed]
Broo was often seen attacking fellow students and support staff at Killgore's school, random, brutal violence being fully supported and encouraged by the teachers.[volume & issue needed] He was kidnapped by the genocidal alien Xanto Starblood, who was going to teach Broo the hard sciences and feed him unique beings.[volume & issue needed] While on Xanto's ship, Broo bit a Bamf and was healed, restoring his self-aware, intelligent, and compassionate self, and the staff returned him to the school.[338]
During the Battle of the Atom, Broo babysat Shogo Lee.[339]
Broo later appears as a member of the Agents of Wakanda.[340]
When Wolfsbane of the New Mutants comes into possession of a Brood King egg, Broo informs her of the object's significance, just as the Brood attack Krakoa en masse to retrieve it. Broo journeys into space along with the rest of the X-Men to lure the Brood away, and eventually ends up eating the egg's contents, making him a Brood King.[341]
Broo is a Brood mutant because he can feel compassion and has high intelligence. Like the rest of the Brood, Broo has several powers, including enhanced strength, enhanced speed, enhanced agility, ability to breathe in space, and insect wings that allow him to fly. His increased intelligence has resulted in funding for his beloved school; Broo has developed a line of pastries that cause the consumer to lose weight.[342]
Tara Vanessa Cross-Brooks is a character in Marvel Comics. Created by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan, the character first appeared in Tomb of Dracula #13 (July 1973). She is the mother of Eric Brooks / Blade. Brooks was an heiress seeking sanctuary with Madame Vanity of the Order of Tyrana. During childbirth, Deacon Frost (posing as a doctor) killed her by drinking all of her blood while turning the boy into a part-vampire.[343][344][345] Brooks is later resurrected as a vampire by Dracula to use against Blade but is destroyed.[346]
Vanessa Brooks in other media
- A character inspired by Vanessa Brooks called Miriam the Vampire Queen appears in the Spider-Man episode "The Vampire Queen", voiced by Nichelle Nichols.[347] She is an ambitious vampire who incurs the wrath of Blade and Morbius. After draining people of plasma, she assembles the Neogenic Recombinator to turn everyone in New York into vampires. However, her plan is foiled by Blade, Morbius, Spider-Man, Black Cat, Terri Lee, and Abraham Whistler, though Miriam manages to escape.
- Vanessa Brooks appears in Blade (1998), portrayed by Sanaa Lathan.
- Vanessa Brooks makes a non-speaking appearance in Marvel Anime: Blade.
Brute is the name of different fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Reed Richards
Morlock version
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Brute is a member of the Morlocks and the brother of Hump.[348]
Personality construct
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An unnamed female Brute is a personality construct with super-strength that is a minion of Bagdal.[349]
Bullet (Buck Cashman) is a character appearing in Marvel Comics. He first appeared in Daredevil #250 (January 1988), and was created by Ann Nocenti and John Romita Jr. A covert agent of the United States government, he wears a facemask while acting as a mercenary.
He participates in a scheme on the Kingpin's behalf. Bullet has the environmental protection organization "Save the Planet" bombed in a terrorist fashion then "arrested" the supposed saboteur who is released through legal maneuvering, and killed a man in toxic waste and framed the Save the Planet environmentalists. Matt Murdock / Daredevil confronted Bullet both times, and the two fought. Bullet realized that Daredevil was the man who fought him previously but does not know the costumed crimefighter's true identity. Bullet confessed to his crimes to the police but made a single phone call to which all charges against him are dropped and he's released. He is also the father of Lance Cashman who he supports despite his activities and usually leave at his place alone, and has Lance frequently lie to alibi his father.[350]
Bullet joined criminals recruited by Typhoid Mary in an assault alongside Bushwacker, Ammo and the Wildboys that nearly killed Daredevil.[351] Daredevil later decided to get revenge on Bullet, tracking Lance and helped against some bullies, earning Lance's trust. Lance managed to convince Daredevil to not fight his father, but Bullet misunderstood and believed Daredevil threatened Lance and the two fought before Lance stopped the fight. Bullet admitted actually liking Daredevil, attacking previously only because he had been hired to.[352] Bullet is later hired for the Kingpin's interests to buy land that would rise in value with a highway's construction, intimidating constructor Mr. Zeng to not help Ben Urich to which Daredevil is asked to help and publicly fought Bullet who relinquished the fight. Bullet is also having contempt for Gloria, Lance's mother who rarely accepts responsibilities to stay with Lance.[353]
After his citizenship revoked due to his mercenary actions at some point, Bullet works with Shotgun while hired by Agent Joy Jones of the F.B.I. to track down Bullseye, nearly getting killed by a drug cartel yet surviving and getting arrested by S.H.I.E.L.D. and managing the silently view Lance doing well.[354] However, Bullet is tortured by Bullseye for information on Vendetta and Shotgun; his son Lance is also abducted and murdered by Bullseye despite Old Man Logan's efforts.[355]
Bullet is hired alongside the Rhino, Crossbones, Stilt-Man and Bullseye by Quinn Stromwyn and Una Stromwyn to go on a rampage through Hell's Kitchen, but is defeated by Daredevil.[356]
He acted as the Phage symbiote's unwilling host.[357][358]
Bullet survived and is imprisoned in the Myrmidon prison which he was broken out of by Daredevil to join the Fist alongside Speed Demon, Fancy Dan, Stilt-Man, Wrecker, Stegron and Agony. It is also revealed that his son is secretly still alive and that he had put his son into hiding.[359]
Bullet was among the villains that were killed by Black Ant and Hank Pym, and revived to join the Lethal Legion.[360]
Bullet in other media
Buck Cashman will appear in Daredevil: Born Again, portrayed by Arty Froushan.[361]
The Bumbler is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was created by Cody Ziglar and Natacha Bustos, and first appeared in Miles Morales: Spider-Man #25 (April 2021).
The Bumbler is a honey bee-themed criminal who encounters Miles Morales several times throughout his career.[362][363]
During the events of "Gang War", Bumbler gains control of Bedford–Stuyvesant within New York City's criminal underworld.[364] Bumbler and his gang called the Buzz Boys, which includes another wannabe criminal named Vespa, engage in a destructive turf war with the Frost Pharaoh and his Ankh-Colytes. They are defeated by Spider-Man and the Daughters of the Dragon.[365]
The Bumbler possesses bee-themed gadgets and weapons, including armor equipped with flight wings and can produce electric shocks, "Honeybombs" that generate honey and high-tech firearms.[362][363]
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Sonny Burch is a minor character in Marvel Comics. The character, created by writer John Jackson Miller and artist Jorge Lucas, first appeared in Iron Man (vol. 3) #73 (December 2003).
As chairman of Cross Technological Enterprises, he acquires Iron Man's technology patents to be sold to various companies to improve his own political position.[366][367] However, Burch had neither the knowledge nor care to fully understand that even Iron Man's outdated technology is too sophisticated for adapting; examples of Burch's incompetence include a submarine where Iron Man and Captain America save the military personnel,[366] a missile defense system for the U.S. Government,[368] and Oscorp's imperfect battlesuits and military drones.[366][369] Technological mistakes threaten a cargo plane carrying Iron Man's various armors (which were salvaged after blackmailing Carl Walker[370]) to crash into Washington, D.C., resulting in Burch taking a gun and committing suicide.[371] Fortunately, Iron Man saves the plane's personnel and guides it into a controlled crash-landing.[372]
Sonny Burch in other media
Sonny Burch appears in Ant-Man and the Wasp, portrayed by Walton Goggins.[373] This version is a black market criminal who trades and sells to big businesses.
The Burglar is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, the character first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962).[374] The character was left unnamed in most of his appearances. He is the first criminal faced by Spider-Man. The Burglar is the killer of the hero's uncle and surrogate father figure Ben Parker.[375]
Little of the Burglar's early history is known, but it is mentioned that even in his younger years he was a robber. Caught at some point in his life, the Burglar became the cellmate of an elderly gangster named Dutch Mallone. The Burglar learned from Dutch, who talked in his sleep, about a large possession of money the aged gangster had hidden in a suburban home, which the Burglar planned and schemed to get (ironically as Peter Parker's Uncle Ben and Aunt May would accidentally discover, the possession had since been devoured by silverfish).[376]
Wanting to find out the location of the home where Mallone's possession was, the Burglar successfully robs a television station for information. Peter Parker, who had become a minor celebrity as Spider-Man, did not bother to stop him despite having the opportunity to do so. Learning that the house where Mallone's money had been hidden was the Parker house, the Burglar breaks into it searching for the money, killing Peter's uncle Ben Parker when he surprised the Burglar. Fleeing the scene, the Burglar is chased by police to an abandoned warehouse. A police officer outside Peter Parker's house told Peter Parker what happened and that his Aunt May is with a neighbor next door. Upon being told where the Burglar is, Spider-Man heads to the abandoned warehouse. Wanting to avenge the death of his Uncle Ben, Spider-Man attacks and knocks out the Burglar. It is then that Spider-Man realizes that the man is the thief he had encountered earlier at the television station. The Burglar was later left to be captured by the authorities by Spider-Man who upon realizing that he could have prevented Ben's death by simple humanitarian behavior in the earlier encounter decided to use his powers more responsibly, never again ignoring a crime if he could help it.[377]
Years later, the Burglar had served his time and was released from prison despite being deemed mentally unstable by psychiatrists.[378] Still searching for Mallone's treasure, the Burglar rented the old Parker home. After tearing it apart and finding nothing, he instead decided to interrogate Ben Parker's widow May Parker who now resided in a nursing home. The Burglar partnered with the nursing home's owner and head doctor Ludwig Rinehart, who was actually the supervillain Mysterio. The two took May captive and faked her death. The partnership later soured and the two criminals turned on each other, with Rinehart revealing his true nature before beating and imprisoning the Burglar. Escaping Mysterio, the Burglar retreated to the warehouse where he was first captured by Spider-Man—and where he has been holding May Parker captive. Spider-Man soon tracked down and confronted the Burglar to whom he revealed his true identity as Ben Parker's nephew. Believing that Spider-Man was about to kill him as revenge for murdering Ben, the Burglar suffered a fear-induced heart attack and died.[376]
The Burglar had a daughter named Jessica Carradine, a photographer who had a brief relationship with Spider-Man's clone Ben Reilly. She believed the murder her father committed was an accident—that the gun Ben Parker was shot with was his own, which went off by accident during a fight—and that Spider-Man had murdered him to stop him from revealing the truth about his "innocence". After learning that Ben Reilly was Spider-Man,[379] she first threatened to expose him with a photograph she took of him unmasked. Having witnessed Ben risk his life to save innocent people in a burning skyscraper, Jessica decided against it and gave him the photograph. She later visited Ben Parker's grave to apologize for her previous poor perception of him.[380]
Burglar in other media
- The Burglar appears in the Spider-Man (1967) episode "The Origin of Spider-Man,"[381] voiced by an uncredited actor.
- The Burglar makes a non-speaking appearance in a flashback in the Spider-Man (1981) episode "Arsenic and Aunt May".[382]
- The Burglar appears in a flashback in the Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends episode "Along Came Spidey",[383] voiced by an uncredited actor.
- The Burglar makes a non-speaking appearance in a flashback in the Spider-Man (1994) episode "The Menace of Mysterio".[384]
- The Burglar appears in the opening sequence of Spider-Man Unlimited.
- The Burglar, amalgamated with Walter Hardy, appears in The Spectacular Spider-Man, voiced by Jim Cummings in the episode "Intervention" and James Remar in the episode "Opening Night".[385]
- The Burglar makes a non-speaking appearance in a flashback in the Ultimate Spider-Man episode "Great Power". After killing Ben Parker, he is cornered by Spider-Man, who intends to kill him, but is unable to bring himself to do so and leaves him for the police instead.
- The Burglar appears in the Spider-Man (2017) "Origins" shorts, voiced by Benjamin Diskin.[386] This version was caught by Spider-Man at an abandoned warehouse. Spider-Man attacks him, but stops upon recognizing him. Using the opportunity to break free from Spider-Man's grip, the shaken Burglar runs out of the warehouse and immediately surrenders to the police that were waiting outside.[387]
- The Burglar appears in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy, portrayed by Michael Papajohn.[388]
- In Spider-Man (2002), he is credited as "Carjacker."[389] He robs a fight promoter who had cheated Peter Parker out of a cash reward. Wanting to get even, Peter lets the robber go despite having the chance to stop him. After his Uncle Ben is killed, Peter chases who he believes is the murderer and discovers the robber he let go earlier. The carjacker attempts to shoot him, but ends up tripping and falling to his death.
- In Spider-Man 3, he is credited as Dennis Carradine.[390] The Parker family learn that the carjacker was not Ben's killer. Instead, it was Carradine's partner, Flint Marko,[391] who accidentally shot Ben when the former startled him.
- The Burglar appears in The Amazing Spider-Man, portrayed by Leif Gantvoort.[392]
- The Burglar appears as the first boss of the Spider-Man film tie-in game, voiced by Dan Gilvezan. This version, also known as Spike, is the ringleader of the "Skulls", a notorious gang specializing in stealing and selling automobiles on the black market. When Spider-Man seeks out his Uncle Ben's murderer, Spike and the Skulls fortify their warehouse hideout, but Spider-Man infiltrates the building and defeats the Skulls before confronting Spike. The gang leader fights back, but is defeated and attempts to back away as Peter realizes his actions of letting Spike escape caused his uncle's death. Spike stumbles and fall through a nearby window to his death.
- The Burglar appears in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 film tie-in game, voiced by Chris Edgerly. Two years after his Uncle Ben's death, Spider-Man resumes his hunt for his uncle's killer, starting by interrogating Herman Schultz, who reveals his identity as Dennis Carradine, a low-level thug who has been selling advanced weaponry to gangs. Spider-Man later tracks down Carradine, who takes a driver hostage. After Spider-Man rescues the driver, Carradine crashes the car and is slaughtered by the "Carnage Killer" shortly before Spider-Man discovers his corpse in an alley.
Noah Burstein is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by Archie Goodwin and George Tuska, first appeared in Hero for Hire #1 (June 1972).
Noah Burstein is a scientist who worked on recreating the super soldier serum that created Captain America, and in the process created Warhawk. Years later, Burstein would hire Luke Cage to capture Warhawk.[393] He landed a job at Seagate Prison experimenting on inmates one of them being Carl Lucas. He left Lucas in an "Electro-Biochemical System" when racist guard, Billy Bob Rackham, came to sabotage the experiment only for it to increase Lucas' strength and durability.[394] He later gets a job at the Storefront Clinic with Claire Temple as his assistant. He reunites with Lucas, who had changed his name to Luke Cage, and asks him to rescue Claire when she is kidnapped by Willis Stryker who now went by Diamondback.[395]
Burstein and Claire are later kidnapped by John McIver, who demanded that a similar treatment be done to him as was done to Luke Cage, becoming Bushmaster. He and Claire are later rescued by Cage.[396] At one point Bushmaster returns to force Burstein to work for him even kidnapping his wife, Emma, as leverage. Both he and his wife are saved by Iron Fist this time. He would continue to be kidnapped by criminals only for Luke Cage and Iron Fist to come and rescue him.
Noah Burstein in other media
Noah Burstein appears in Luke Cage, portrayed by Michael Kostroff.[397]
Butterball is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Vivian Dolan
Emery Schaub
Emery Schaub is a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. The character, created by Christos N. Gage and Steve Uy, first appeared in Avengers: The Initiative #13 (2008).
An invulnerable overweight fry cook, Schaub is recruited to the Initiative program and given the codename Butterball. Despite Schaub's invulnerability, his lack of physical strength, skill, and wits make him an inappropriate candidate for the superhero program.[398]
When Norman Osborn takes control of the Initiative, Schaub is part of Henry Peter Gyrich's Shadow Initiative assembled to retake control of Negative Zone Prison Alpha from the forces of Blastaar.[399] In spite of heavy losses, the team completes their mission.[400] Schaub has subsequently been referred to as a hero by Norman Osborn and used as an everyman figure for propaganda purposes by H.A.M.M.E.R., Osborn's military arm.[401] During the Siege on Asgard, Butterball helps the Avengers Resistance.[402] Later, Butterball is a founding member of a new superteam in North Carolina.[403] He later joins the Avengers Academy.[404]
Butterball in other media
The Emery Schaub version of Butterball appears in Lego Marvel's Avengers, voiced by Patrick Seitz.
| The Buzz | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Spider-Girl Annual #1999 (Sept. 1999) |
| Created by | Tom DeFalco Ron Frenz |
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| Alter ego | Jack Benjamin Jameson |
| Team affiliations | New Warriors |
| Partnerships | Spider-Girl |
| Notable aliases | JJ |
| Abilities | Powered armor grants: Superhuman strength Flight 360 degree vision via goggles Gauntlets that fire electric blasts or streamers of sticky adhesive |
The Buzz (Jack "JJ" Jameson) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character appeared in the Spider-Girl comic book series. JJ is the grandson of J. Jonah Jameson and the son of John Jameson. First appearing in the MC2 comic book series Spider-Girl, the Buzz went on to have his own limited series.
Jack Jameson, or JJ to his friends, accompanied his grandfather, J. Jonah Jameson, C.E.O. of Jameson Communications (publisher of the Daily Bugle) to a demonstration of Project Human Fly. The project's goal was to create body armor that would grant the wearer superpowers. The staff of the project included Dr. Marla Jameson (Jonah's wife), biophysicist Dr. Sonja Jade and Robert Douglas, grandson of the late Joseph "Robbie" Robertson. It was then that JJ first met Buzz Bannon, a former Navy SEAL and the test pilot for the Human Fly armor. They quickly became friends. While JJ and Buzz were in the gym, Buzz received a message that he needed to attend a meeting about the Human Fly project, but it was a trap.
Dr. Sonja Jade turned out to be a traitor who took Marla, Jonah Jameson and Buzz Bannon hostage and was stealing the project files and armor. While her minions went to retrieve the armor, JJ and Richie Robertson discovered what was happening and triggered a fire alarm. Buzz used the distraction to overcome most of his guards, but he was shot in the abdomen during the fight, while Richie was beaten unconscious. Buzz and JJ manage to escape and get to the armor. A few moments later, the Human Fly rescues the hostages and went after the villains, but Dr. Jade got away due to an explosion. Later on that evening Buzz Bannon's body was discovered. JJ had donned the armor, but he could not tell his grandfather (who, in a fit of rage, accused the Human Fly of killing Bannon). JJ knew that the body armor was the only way he could get revenge for Buzz's death. He kept the armor a secret from his grandfather and, in memory of his friend, called himself the Buzz. Richie, having seen Buzz die, agreed to help JJ with his armor from an electronics equipped van. With Richie's help, the Buzz was able to find and defeat Dr. Jade. The Buzz soon met Spider-Girl, but she was leery of him since she read in the Daily Bugle that he was a murderer. Buzz managed to convince her that he wasn't, and later helped her form a new team of New Warriors.
Buzzard is an anthropomorphic opossum and animal version of Vulture.
Byrrah is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Byrrah was a member of the Atlantean royalty, and a citizen of Atlantis. Byrrah and Namor were close friends at childhood though they became rivals.[405] Byrrah considered Namor a "half-breed" and unfit to rule Atlantis. Byrrah vied with Namor for the Atlantean throne when Emperor Thakorr was injured.[406]
Byrrah was possible heir to the throne while Namor was gone. When Namor did return, Byrrah used a mind-control device to force the Atlanteans to choose him as ruler and exile Namor. Byrrah formed an alliance with Namor's enemies Attuma and Warlord Krang to defeat him, but failed and was exiled from Atlantis.[407] With Krang and Doctor Dorcas, he unsuccessfully attempted to turn Atlantean public sentiment against Namor.[408] He next formed alliances with Llyra and the Badoon, and battled Namor and Namorita.[409] The two cousins later reconciled, and Namor pardoned Byrrah's crimes.
Byrrah brought word to Namor of Attuma's takeover of Atlantis.[410] Alongside Namor, Byrrah battled Attuma's forces but they were defeated.[411] Alongside Alpha Flight, Byrrah aided Namor and the Avengers against Attuma again.[412] With his fellow Atlanteans, Byrrah helped Namor establish the new kingdom of Deluvia.[413]
Byrrah in other media
- Byrrah appears in the "Namor" segment of The Marvel Super Heroes, voiced by Chris Wiggins.
- Byrrah appears as a mini-boss in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, voiced by James Horan. This version is a member of Doctor Doom's Masters of Evil.
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