Nakia Bahadir
Nakia Bahadir is a fictional character appearing in
American comic book
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s published by
Marvel Comics
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. She is a Turkish girl and friend of
Kamala Khan
Kamala Khan is a superheroine who appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by editors Sana Amanat and Stephen Wacker, writer G. Willow Wilson, and artists Adrian Alphona and Jamie McKelvie, Kamala is Marvel's first ...
.
Nakia Bahadir in other media
Nakia Bahadir appears in ''
Ms. Marvel'', portrayed by
Yasmeen Fletcher
Yasmeen Tori Fletcher is an American actress and musician. She is best known for her role as Nakia Bahadir in the Disney+ series ''Ms. Marvel'' (2022).
Early life
Fletcher was born in Orange County, California to parents Troy, a pool contract ...
.
Bakuto
Bakuto is a fictional ninja in
Marvel Comics
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. The character, created by
Andy Diggle,
Antony Johnston Antony may refer to:
* Antony (name), a masculine given name and a surname
* Antony, Belarus, a village in the Hrodna Voblast of Belarus
* Antony, Cornwall, a village in Cornwall, United Kingdom
** Antony House, Cornwall, United Kingdom
* Antony, ...
and Marco Checchetto, first appeared in ''
Daredevil
Daredevil may refer to:
* A stunt performer
Arts and media Comics
* Daredevil (Lev Gleason Publications), a fictional 1940s superhero popularized by writer-artist Charles Biro
* Daredevil (Marvel Comics character), a Marvel comic book superhero ...
'' #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
Daredevil is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Daredevil was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett, with an unspecified amount of input from Jack Kirby. The character first a ...
leading
The Hand and especially scoffs at
White Tiger
The white tiger or bleached tiger is a leucistic pigmentation variant of the Mainland tiger. It is reported in the wild from time to time in the Indian states of Madhya Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, in the Sunderbans region and ...
's involvement due to her being a woman. Beforehand, Bakuto killed his master, Izanagi, to showcase "
isstrength of will", even going so far as to not allowing him
seppuku
, sometimes referred to as hara-kiri (, , a native Japanese kun reading), is a form of Japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment. It was originally reserved for samurai in their code of honour but was also practised by other Japanese people ...
.
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. He is later confronted by a possessed White Tiger and killed in sword combat.
Bakuto in other media
* Bakuto appeared in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe
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series ''
Iron Fist'', portrayed by
Ramón Rodríguez. Bakuto is one of the leaders of The Hand and is
Colleen Wing's sensei from before the events of the series. Bakuto at first appears to be a benevolent person, aiding
Danny Rand
Iron Fist (Daniel Thomas "Danny" Rand) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Roy Thomas and Gil Kane, Iron Fist first appeared in ''Marvel Premiere'' #15 (May 1974). The character is a ...
in his abilities and showing him footage of the previous Iron Fist, but soon it becomes apparent that he wishes to use Danny for his own purposes and especially has plans for the Meachums. After shooting
Joy Meachum
M-11
Originally known as the Human Robot, the character was given the name "M-11" in the 2006 to 2007 '' Agents of Atlas'' miniseries as an allusion to its first appearance in '' Menace'' #11 from Marvel Comics' 1950s predecessor, Atlas Comics. ...
, he and his men take Danny, but end up fighting him along with Colleen and
Davos
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. Bakuto battles Colleen with swords, but he is stabbed by his former pupil. Colleen refuses to kill Bakuto, so Davos does it for her. His body then disappears. Colleen assumes that Bakuto's people took it, but Danny recalls that
Harold Meachum
Harold "Harry" Meachum is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as a sinister businessman, primarily a foe of Iron Fist. In his original appearances in comics, he is depicted ...
managed to come back from the dead.
* Bakuto reappeared in ''
The Defenders'', revived to full health. He is established to be one of the five Fingers of the Hand, the others being Sowande, Madame Gao, Alexandra, and Murakami. He first appears when he accosts Colleen, Danny and Luke as they are escorting Claire to the 29th Precinct for protective custody, but escapes. He is later present, along with Murakami and Madame Gao, when Elektra kills Alexandra and assumes command of the Hand. The three Fingers express disdain with Elektra for her actions, but she is undeterred, only interested in cultivating the substance so she can have eternal immortality. Nonetheless, the Fingers accost Matt, Luke and Jessica when they break out of the precinct and return to Midland Circle seeking to rescue Danny from Elektra. Bakuto comes very close to finishing off Matt until Colleen shows up to fight him off. Bakuto remains upstairs to fight Colleen, Claire and Misty. Regaining the upper hand, Colleen kills Bakuto, but not before he manages to cut off part of Misty's right arm.
Balthazar
Balthazar or Belathauzer in his first appearance, is a
demon
A demon is a malevolent supernatural entity. Historically, belief in demons, or stories about demons, occurs in religion, occultism, literature, fiction, mythology, and folklore; as well as in Media (communication), media such as comics, video ...
who has clashed with
the Defenders and
Devil-Slayer.
Martine Bancroft
Martine Bancroft is a
fictional
Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying individuals, events, or places that are imaginary, or in ways that are imaginary. Fictional portrayals are thus inconsistent with history, fact, or plausibility. In a tradit ...
character
Character or Characters may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Literature
* ''Character'' (novel), a 1936 Dutch novel by Ferdinand Bordewijk
* ''Characters'' (Theophrastus), a classical Greek set of character sketches attributed to The ...
appearing in
American comic book
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s published by
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Comics'' in ...
. Created by
Roy Thomas
Roy William Thomas Jr."Roy Thomas Checklist" ''Alter Ego'' vol. 3, #50 (July 2005) p. 16 (born November 22, 1940) is an American comic book writer and editor, who was Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. He is possibly ...
and
Gil Kane, she first appeared in ''
The Amazing Spider-Man
''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is an ongoing American comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man as its main protagonist. Being in the mainstream continuity of the franchise, it began publication in 1963 as a bimonthly per ...
'' #102 (November 1971). She is the fiancée of
Morbius, the Living Vampire.
Bancroft works as an assistant to Michael Morbius, whose experiments aim to cure his blood disease. They backfire and turn him into a vampire-esque individual. After being manipulated by a
cult
In modern English, ''cult'' is usually a pejorative term for a social group that is defined by its unusual religious, spiritual, or philosophical beliefs and rituals, or its common interest in a particular personality, object, or goal. Thi ...
, 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
Sabra
Sabreclaw
Sabreclaw is a character in the MC2 universe who first appeared in '' J2'' #8 (May 1999). He is the half-brother of Wild Thing and the son of Wolverine.
The character has claws (similar to Sabretooth), a healing factor, enh ...
inject her with the cure. After being killed by
David Langford
David Rowland Langford (born 10 April 1953) is a British author, editor, and critic, largely active within the science fiction field. He publishes the science fiction fanzine and newsletter ''Ansible'', and holds the all-time record for most ...
, she is resurrected but gets possessed by the Lilin Parasite of
Lilith
Lilith ( ; he, לִילִית, Līlīṯ) is a female figure in Mesopotamian and Judaic mythology, alternatively the first wife of Adam and supposedly the primordial she-demon. Lilith is cited as having been "banished" from the Garden of Ed ...
's group before being saved by Morbius. Bancroft's original personality returns albeit with a vampire-esque form, and even has a friendship with
Jack Russell / Werewolf. She ultimately acts spiteful towards her ex-fiance. After turning herself into a true
vampire
A vampire is a mythical creature that subsists by feeding on the Vitalism, vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living. In European folklore, vampires are undead, undead creatures that often visited loved ones and caused mi ...
, Bancroft is killed by Morbius while saving
Peter Parker / Spider-Man.
Martine Bancroft in other media
Martine Bancroft appears in the live-action
Sony's Spider-Man Universe
Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Marvel Entertainment. Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, the f ...
film ''
Morbius'' (2022), portrayed by
Adria Arjona. 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.
Bruce Banner
Rebecca Banner
Brian Banner
Bantam
Bantam is a fictional
mutant
In biology, and especially in genetics, a mutant is an organism or a new genetic character arising or resulting from an instance of mutation, which is generally an alteration of the DNA sequence of the genome or chromosome of an organism. It ...
. Created by
Jim Lee
Jim Lee (Korean 이용철; born August 11, 1964) is a Korean American comic-book artist, writer, editor, and publisher. He is currently the Publisher and Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics. In recognition of his work, Lee has received a Harvey ...
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. When Fitzroy takes over a future timeline and renames himself the Chronomancer, Bantam accompanies him. Bantam realizes that Fitzroy had been driven mad by his dreams of power, and eventually betrays his master to the rebellion led by
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ...
. Bantam assists in the raising of the gate to the Chronomancer's keep, and dies at the hands of Fitzroy's Chronotroopers.
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.
In other media
Bantam appears in the two-part ''
X-Men: The Animated Series'' episode "One Man's Worth".
Barbarus
Eli Bard
Eli Bard aka Eliphas is a
fictional
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character
Character or Characters may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Literature
* ''Character'' (novel), a 1936 Dutch novel by Ferdinand Bordewijk
* ''Characters'' (Theophrastus), a classical Greek set of character sketches attributed to The ...
appearing in
American comic book
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s published by
Marvel Comics
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. Created by
Christopher Yost
Christopher Lee Yost (born February 21, 1973) is an American film, television, animation, and comic book writer best known for his work for Marvel Studios' Marvel Cinematic Universe with '' Thor: The Dark World'' (2013) and '' Thor: Ragnarok'' ( ...
,
Clayton Crain
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and
Craig Kyle
Craig Paul Kyle (born November 3, 1971) is an American writer for Marvel Comics. He is best known for his creation of the character X-23. He has also produced several of Marvel's direct-to-DVD animated films and worked on several aspects of the ...
, Bard is a member of the
Purifiers and an enemy of the
X-Men
The X-Men are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, first appearing in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and writer/editor Stan Lee in 1963. Although initially cancelled in ...
.
Eli Bard was born "Eliphas" at the height of the
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post-Roman Republic, Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings aro ...
. 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.
[''X-Force'' (vol. 3) #11 (March 2009)]
Left with nothing, Eliphas was approached by
Selene
In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Selene (; grc-gre, Σελήνη , meaning "Moon"''A Greek–English Lexicon's.v. σελήνη) is the goddess and the personification of the Moon. Also known as Mene, she is traditionally the daughter of ...
, who offered him immortality in exchange for helping her kill and absorb every soul in Rome. Eliphas drew
pentagram
A pentagram (sometimes known as a pentalpha, pentangle, or star pentagon) is a regular five-pointed star polygon, formed from the diagonal line segments of a convex (or simple, or non-self-intersecting) regular pentagon. Drawing a circle arou ...
s 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
Death by burning (also known as immolation) is an execution and murder method involving combustion or exposure to extreme heat. It has a long history as a form of public capital punishment, and many societies have employed it as a punishment f ...
, 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
The Apache () are a group of culturally related Native American tribes in the Southwestern United States, which include the Chiricahua, Jicarilla, Lipan, Mescalero, Mimbreño, Ndendahe (Bedonkohe or Mogollon and Nednhi or Carrizaleño a ...
tribe of
Warpath
Warpath may refer to:
* Great Indian Warpath, a network of trails in eastern North America used by Native Americans
Games
* ''Warpath'' (video game), a 2006 FPS video game by Digital Extremes for the PC and Xbox
*'' Warpath: Jurassic Park'', a 19 ...
. They recognized him as a vampire but could not stop him from wiping out almost the entire tribe.
Eliphas, having at some point in time changed his name to "Eli Bard," finally located Selene in
Nova Roma
Nova Roma (Latin for 'New Rome") is an international Roman revivalist and reconstructionist organizationStrmiska, Michael: ''Modern Paganism in World Cultures: Comparative Perspectives'', pp. 335-36. ABC-CLIO, 2005 created in 1998 by Joseph Bl ...
, 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, however, 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
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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
Magi (; singular magus ; from Latin '' magus'', cf. fa, مغ ) were priests in Zoroastrianism and the earlier religions of the western Iranians. The earliest known use of the word ''magi'' is in the trilingual inscription written by Darius th ...
. Among the bodies reanimated were those of the mutants
Caliban
Caliban ( ), son of the witch Sycorax, is an important character in William Shakespeare's play '' The Tempest''.
His character is one of the few Shakespearean figures to take on a life of its own "outside" Shakespeare's own work: as Russell H ...
and
Thunderbird
Thunderbird, thunder bird or thunderbirds may refer to:
* Thunderbird (mythology), a legendary creature in certain North American indigenous peoples' history and culture
* Ford Thunderbird, a car
Birds
* Dromornithidae, extinct flightless birds ...
. 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.
He uses the virus to resurrect a variety of mutants, including
Cypher
Cypher is an alternative spelling for cipher.
Cypher may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Cypher (French Group), a Goa trance music group
* Cypher (band), an Australian instrumental band
* ''Cypher'' (film), a 2002 film
* ''Cypher'' ...
,
Banshee
A banshee ( ; Modern Irish , from sga, ben síde , "woman of the fairy mound" or "fairy woman") is a female spirit in Irish folklore who heralds the death of a family member, usually by screaming, wailing, shrieking, or keening. Her name i ...
, the original
Hellions,
Risque,
Pyro, and
Destiny
Destiny, sometimes referred to as fate (from Latin ''fatum'' "decree, prediction, destiny, fate"), is a predetermined course of events. It may be conceived as a predetermined future, whether in general or of an individual.
Fate
Although often ...
.
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
The Demon Bear is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has been featured in the comic book series ''The New Mutants'' and ''X-Force''.
The Demon Bear appeared as the secondary antagoni ...
. 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. 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.
Baron Blood
John Falsworth
Victor Strange
Kenneth Crichton
Baron Brimstone
Baron Mordo
Baron Strucker
Baron Zemo
Heinrich Zemo
Helmut Zemo
Barracuda
Barrage
Turk Barrett
Breeze Barton
Base
Base (Hiro Sokuto) is a
mutant
In biology, and especially in genetics, a mutant is an organism or a new genetic character arising or resulting from an instance of mutation, which is generally an alteration of the DNA sequence of the genome or chromosome of an organism. It ...
who was born in
Hiroshima
is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui ...
,
Japan
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, and his powers surfaced at an early age. His father sold him and his brother to the
Yakuza
, also known as , are members of transnational organized crime syndicates originating in Japan. The Japanese police and media, by request of the police, call them , while the ''yakuza'' call themselves . The English equivalent for the ter ...
to act as drug runners, but they were eventually captured by the Mutagenic Search Squad, and became a member of
Genetix.
Basilisk
The Basilisk is the name of three
fictional
Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying individuals, events, or places that are imaginary, or in ways that are imaginary. Fictional portrayals are thus inconsistent with history, fact, or plausibility. In a tradit ...
characters
Character or Characters may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Literature
* ''Character'' (novel), a 1936 Dutch novel by Ferdinand Bordewijk
* ''Characters'' (Theophrastus), a classical Greek set of character sketches attributed to The ...
appearing in
American comic book
An American comic book is a thin periodical originating in the United States, on average 32 pages, containing comics. While the form originated in 1933, American comic books first gained popularity after the 1938 publication of ''Action Comics'' ...
s published by
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Comics'' in ...
.
The first is a
supervillain
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Supervillains are of ...
who debuts in ''
Marvel Team-Up
''Marvel Team-Up'' is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The series featured two or more Marvel characters in one story. The series was originally published from March 1972 through February 1985, and featured Spider-Man as ...
'' #16 (December 1973). The second is a lizard-like villain who first appears in ''
Morbius, the Living Vampire'' #5 (Jan. 1993). The third is a
mutant
In biology, and especially in genetics, a mutant is an organism or a new genetic character arising or resulting from an instance of mutation, which is generally an alteration of the DNA sequence of the genome or chromosome of an organism. It ...
who first appears in ''
New X-Men'' #135 (December 2002). Basilisk is also the codename used by an alternate reality version of the X-Man
Cyclops
In Greek mythology and later Roman mythology, the Cyclopes ( ; el, Κύκλωπες, ''Kýklōpes'', "Circle-eyes" or "Round-eyes"; singular Cyclops ; , ''Kýklōps'') are giant one-eyed creatures. Three groups of Cyclopes can be distinguish ...
in the ''
Age of X
"Age of X" is a comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics as part of its ''X-Men'' series. The storyline is set in an alternate reality known as Earth-11326. Running from January to April 2011, it is similar in name and tone to the 1995 " A ...
'' crossover.
Basil Elks
Basil Elks is a petty thief who breaks into a museum to steal what he believes is an ordinary
emerald
Emerald is a gemstone and a variety of the mineral beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) colored green by trace amounts of chromium or sometimes vanadium.Hurlbut, Cornelius S. Jr. and Kammerling, Robert C. (1991) ''Gemology'', John Wiley & Sons, New York, p ...
- but is in fact an alien
Kree
The Kree, briefly known as the Ruul, are a fictional scientifically and technologically advanced militaristic alien race appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are native to the planet Hala in the Large Magellanic Cl ...
artifact called the Alpha Stone. Elks, however, 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
Spider-Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in the Si ...
,
Mister Fantastic
Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) is a superhero character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is a founding member, and the leader, of the Fantastic Four. Richards has a mastery of mechanical, aerospace and ...
,
Captain Marvel and the
Mole Man
The Mole Man (Harvey Rupert Elder) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Mole Man is a recurring foe of the Fantastic Four and was the first villain they ever faced. His schemes usually consist o ...
which ended with him being imprisoned in another Kree artifact called the Omega Stone that ended up in lava.
The Omega Stone he was imprisoned in was found in a lava river by some Moloids who worshiped it.
[''Marvel Team-Up'' #47 (July 1976). Marvel Comics.] After absorbing the Omega Stone into himself (thus increasing his power to its fullest potential) and breaking free, he fought the
Thing
Thing or The Thing may refer to:
Philosophy
* An object
* Broadly, an entity
* Thing-in-itself (or ''noumenon''), the reality that underlies perceptions, a term coined by Immanuel Kant
* Thing theory, a branch of critical theory that focuse ...
and defeated him until Spider-Man arrived. 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.
The
Sphinx
A sphinx ( , grc, σφίγξ , Boeotian: , plural sphinxes or sphinges) is a mythical creature with the head of a human, the body of a lion, and the wings of a falcon.
In Greek tradition, the sphinx has the head of a woman, the haunches of ...
pulled the Basilisk from his timeline and paired him up with
Moonstone,
Ulysses Bloodstone
Ulysses Bloodstone is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is an immortal monster-hunter.
Ulysses Bloodstone appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe / Disney+ television special '' Werewolf by N ...
, the
Man-Wolf
John Jonah Jameson III (also known as Colonel Jupiter, the Man-Wolf and the Stargod) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as the son of J. Jonah Jameson, and a friend to ...
and Gyre to compete against the Sphinx's elder self and his team consisting of
Black Bolt,
Darkhawk, Mister Fantastic,
Namorita
Namorita Prentiss is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is a mutant clone of her mother, Namora, and a member of the New Warriors. She was killed in the explosion in Stamford that started the Superhero ...
, and
Nova
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.
The Basilisk reappeared in the
crossover
Crossover may refer to:
Entertainment
Albums and songs
* ''Cross Over'' (Dan Peek album)
* ''Crossover'' (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles album), 1987
* ''Crossover'' (Intrigue album)
* ''Crossover'' (Hitomi Shimatani album)
* ''Crossover'' (Yoshino ...
storyline involving the
Scourge of the Underworld
The Scourge of the Underworld is the name of a series of fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Writer/editor Mark Gruenwald originally created the Scourge in 1985 as a plot device intended to thin th ...
, a
vigilante
Vigilantism () is the act of preventing, investigating and punishing perceived offenses and crimes without legal authority.
A vigilante (from Spanish, Italian and Portuguese “vigilante”, which means "sentinel" or "watcher") is a person who ...
who assassinated numerous minor supervillains. Seeking retaliation against the Thing, the character tunneled his way to the headquarters of the
Fantastic Four
The Fantastic Four is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team debuted in ''The Fantastic Four'' #1 (cover dated Nov. 1961), helping usher in a new level of realism in the medium. It was the first s ...
which was undergoing construction, but was murdered by the
Scourge of the Underworld
The Scourge of the Underworld is the name of a series of fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Writer/editor Mark Gruenwald originally created the Scourge in 1985 as a plot device intended to thin th ...
disguised as a
construction worker
A construction worker is a worker employed in the physical construction of the built environment and its infrastructure.
Definition
By some definitions, workers may be engaged in manual labour as unskilled or semi-skilled workers; they may be sk ...
.
Dead Ringer later acquired a tissue sample from the Basilisk's body and assumed his form.
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
Dormammu () is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in ''Strange Tales'' #126 (Nov. 1964), and was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.
Debuting in the Silver Age of Comi ...
. The revived characters form a squad to attempt to eliminate the
Punisher
The Punisher (Francis "Frank" Castle, born Castiglione) is an antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita Sr. and Ross Andru. The Punisher made ...
; the Basilisk completed the mission by capturing the Punisher.
During the "
Fear Itself" storyline, the Basilisk is among the villains that escape from the Raft after the
Juggernaut
A juggernaut (), in current English usage, is a literal or metaphorical force regarded as merciless, destructive, and unstoppable. This English usage originated in the mid-nineteenth century and was adapted from the Sanskrit word Jagannath.
...
takes the form of Kuurth: Breaker of Stone and damages the facility heavily. He assists the
Man-Bull
The Man-Bull is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The character made its live-action debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series '' She-Hulk: Attorney at Law'', played by Nate Hurd.
Pu ...
, the
Griffin
The griffin, griffon, or gryphon ( Ancient Greek: , ''gryps''; Classical Latin: ''grȳps'' or ''grȳpus''; Late and Medieval Latin: ''gryphes'', ''grypho'' etc.; Old French: ''griffon'') is a legendary creature with the body, tail, and ...
, and another escaped inmate in a bank robbery. When
Hercules
Hercules (, ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures.
The Romans adapted the ...
arrives, he recognizes that the fourth person with them is actually
Hecate
Hecate or Hekate, , ; grc-dor, Ἑκάτᾱ, Hekátā, ; la, Hecatē or . is a goddess in ancient Greek religion and mythology, most often shown holding a pair of torches, a key, snakes, or accompanied by dogs, and in later periods depict ...
. The Basilisk joined the Man-Bull and the Griffin in fighting Hercules until Hecate regained her memories. When a revived Kyknos attacks Hercules, the Basilisk and the Man-Bull flee. 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.
The Basilisk was later hired by
HYDRA where he was paired up with the
Looter
Looting is the act of stealing, or the taking of goods by force, typically in the midst of a military, political, or other social crisis, such as war, natural disasters (where law and civil enforcement are temporarily ineffective), or rioting. ...
to steal the Ellsworth Sonic Reducer. Both of them are defeated by the
Superior Spider-Man
Superior may refer to:
*Superior (hierarchy), something which is higher in a hierarchical structure of any kind
Places
*Superior (proposed U.S. state), an unsuccessful proposal for the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to form a separate state
*Lake ...
(
Otto Octavius's mind in Spider-Man's body) and are webbed up for the police.
Wayne Gifford
Wayne Gifford is a dysfunctional person who turns to demon-worshipping to create an alternate persona, the Basilisk. Possessing a paralyzing stare, the Basilisk battles the
anti-hero
An antihero (sometimes spelled as anti-hero) or antiheroine is a main character in a story who may lack conventional heroic qualities and attributes, such as idealism, courage, and morality. Although antiheroes may sometimes perform actions ...
Morbius the Living Vampire
Morbius the Living Vampire, real name Michael Alexander Morbius, Doctor of Medicine, M.D.,''Morbius the Living Vampire'' (vol. 1) #1. Marvel Comics. Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D., is a fictional Character (arts), character appearing in American comi ...
.
Mike Columbus
Mike Columbus is a mutant and a student at the
Xavier Institute
The X-Mansion or Xavier Institute is the common name for a mansion and research institute appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The mansion is depicted as the Estate (land), private estate of Professor X, Charles Francis ...
. 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
The Brotherhood of Mutants (originally called the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, sometimes referred to as BoEM or B.O.E.M) is a fictional team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The characters are depicted as being devot ...
. They take over
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...
. While watching human prisoners march by, he makes a joke about a perceived bad smell. The Brotherhood's leader
Magneto
A magneto is an electrical generator that uses permanent magnets to produce periodic pulses of alternating current. Unlike a dynamo, a magneto does not contain a commutator to produce direct current. It is categorized as a form of alternator, ...
attempts to deliver a punishment, but kills the Basilisk instead.
Powers and abilities
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
Boiling is the rapid vaporization of a liquid, which occurs when a liquid is heated to its boiling point, the temperature at which the vapour pressure of the liquid is equal to the pressure exerted on the liquid by the surrounding atmosphere. Th ...
or
freezing
Freezing is a phase transition where a liquid turns into a solid when its temperature is lowered below its freezing point. In accordance with the internationally established definition, freezing means the solidification phase change of a liquid o ...
extremes) or molecules. 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.
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 its reflection, which serves as a reminder of its former state.
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.
Bast
Bastion
Batroc the Leaper
Battleaxe
Battleaxe (Anita Ehren) is a
fictional character
In fiction, a character (or speaker, in poetry) is a person or other being in a narrative (such as a novel, play, radio or television series, music, film, or video game). The character may be entirely fictional or based on a real-life person, ...
in the
Marvel Comics Universe
The Marvel Universe is a fictional shared universe where the stories in most American comic book titles and other media published by Marvel Comics take place. Super-teams such as the Avengers, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, the Guardians of th ...
. 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
An axe ( sometimes ax in American English; see spelling differences) is an implement that has been used for millennia to shape, split and cut wood, to harvest timber, as a weapon, and as a ceremonial or heraldic symbol. The axe has ma ...
as her weapon of choice. Defeating
Titania in a wrestling match, she claims the title as champion of the
Grapplers
Grappling, in hand-to-hand combat, describes sports that consist of gripping or seizing the opponent. Grappling is used at close range to gain a physical advantage over an opponent, either by imposing a position or causing injury. Grappling i ...
. However, when Titania is slain by the
Scourge of the Underworld
The Scourge of the Underworld is the name of a series of fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Writer/editor Mark Gruenwald originally created the Scourge in 1985 as a plot device intended to thin th ...
, Battleaxe vows to avenge her former teammate. She takes out her aggression on the
Thing
Thing or The Thing may refer to:
Philosophy
* An object
* Broadly, an entity
* Thing-in-itself (or ''noumenon''), the reality that underlies perceptions, a term coined by Immanuel Kant
* Thing theory, a branch of critical theory that focuse ...
, battling him in a wrestling match. Realizing Battleaxe is taking her anger out on him, the Thing purposely loses the match. She later joins
Superia
Superia (Dr. Deidre Wentworth) is a supervillain and criminal scientist appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
She first appeared in ''Captain America'' #387 (1991) and was created by writer Mark Grue ...
's
Femizons
Femizon is the name of two fictional groups appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Fictional team history Earth-712 Femizons
The first group to be called Femizons were the women of Femizonia, a gynarchic future world in a ...
and battles
Captain America
Captain America is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by cartoonists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''#Golden Age, Captain America Comics'' #1 (cover ...
. She also fights
BAD Girls, Inc. while in a costumed bar.
Later, in
Ms. Marvel
Ms. Marvel is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was originally conceived as a female counterpart to Captain Marvel. Like Captain Marvel, most of the bearers of the Ms. M ...
's own series, Battleaxe fights the titular heroine in front of William Wagner's closed restaurant.
Puppet Master's mind-controlled
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
an soldiers catch Battleaxe and try to take her with them. Ms. Marvel defeats them and takes the soldiers and Battleaxe on her minicarrier.
Battleaxe has superhuman strength and durability. She carries a set of two axes which are her weapons of choice.
Battlestar
Batwing
Baymax
Beast
Beautiful Dreamer
Bedlam
Jesse Aaronson
Olisa Kabaki
Beef
Beetle
Abner Jenkins
Leila Davis
Joaquim Robichaux, Elizabeth Vaughn and Gary Quinn
Janice Lincoln
Hobgoblin's Beetle
Bela
Belasco
Bella Donna
Bengal
Dexter Bennett
Bereet
Berzerker
Beta Ray Bill
Beyonder
Bi-Beast
Big Bertha
Big Man
Frederick Foswell
Janice Foswell
Henry Pym Jr.
Big Wheel
Baxter Bigelow
Bird-Brain
Bird-Man
Henry Hawk
Achille DiBacco
Unnamed
Bishop
Derek Bishop
Derek Bishop is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by
Allan Heinberg
Allan Heinberg (born June 29, 1967) is an American film screenwriter, television writer and producer and comic book writer.
Heinberg is the screenwriter of the 2017 film ''Wonder Woman'', directed by Patty Jenkins. His television writing and p ...
and
Jim Cheung
Jim Cheung (; born 1972) is a British comic book artist, known for his work on the series such as ''Scion (comics), Scion'', ''New Avengers: Illuminati'', ''Young Avengers'' and ''Avengers: The Children's Crusade''.
Career
Cheung worked on sever ...
, first appeared in ''Young Avengers'' #2 (March 2005). He is a wealthy individual, and the father of
Kate Bishop / Hawkeye and Susan Bishop. Unfortunately, Derek secretly conspired with supervillains (such as the
Kingpin and
Madame Masque
Madame Masque (birth name Giulietta Nefaria but legally renamed Whitney Frost) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. An occasional love interest and enemy of Iron Man and the daughter of Count Nefaria, she ...
) to put a hit on Kate and
Clint Barton / Hawkeye.
[''Young Avengers'' (vol. 2) #5. Marvel Comics.][''West Coast Avengers'' (vol. 3) #5. Marvel Comics.]
Alternate versions of Derek Bishop
The
Ultimate Marvel
Ultimate Marvel, later known as Ultimate Comics, was an imprint of comic books published by Marvel Comics, featuring re-imagined and modernized versions of the company's superhero characters from the Ultimate Marvel Universe. Those characters in ...
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
Jefferson F. Davis (June 3, 1808December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. He represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives as a ...
and
Ganke Lee
La Lunatica
Lacuna
Lady Bullseye
Lady Deathstrike
Lady Dorma
Lady Grey
Lady Lark
Lady Lark (Linda Lewis), later named Skylark, is a character in the Marvel Comics series Squadron Supreme and hails from Earth-712. She first appeared i ...
. However, he is defeated by Spider-Man.
Derek Bishop in other media
Derek Bishop appears in the live-action
Marvel Cinematic Universe
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films produced by Marvel Studios. The films are based on characters that appear in American comic books published ...
(MCU) /
Disney+
The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment
Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and deligh ...
television series ''
Hawkeye'', portrayed by
Brian d'Arcy James.
In addition to being Kate Bishop's father, this version was in financial debt before he was killed off-screen during the
Battle of New York.
Eleanor Bishop
Eleanor Bishop is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Comics'' in ...
. The character, created by
Kelly Thompson
Kelly Thompson is an American writer of novels and comic books. She is best known for the ''Jem and the Holograms'' comic with co-creator and artist Sophie Campbell, a modern re-imagining of the 1980s cartoon of the same name, the Eisner-nomi ...
and
Leonardo Romero
Leonardo Romero (1930 - June 2, 1986) was the first bishop of the Diocese of Northern Mexico in the Anglican Church of Mexico. He also served the Anglican Church in El Salvador
El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republi ...
, first appeared in ''Hawkeye'' (vol. 5) #7 (June 2017). She is the mother of Hawkeye (Kate Bishop), Kate Bishop and Susan Bishop. Although she was presumed deceased, Eleanor is revealed to be alive as a
vampire
A vampire is a mythical creature that subsists by feeding on the Vitalism, vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living. In European folklore, vampires are undead, undead creatures that often visited loved ones and caused mi ...
while working as
Madame Masque
Madame Masque (birth name Giulietta Nefaria but legally renamed Whitney Frost) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. An occasional love interest and enemy of Iron Man and the daughter of Count Nefaria, she ...
's silent partner.
Eleanor Bishop in other media
Eleanor Bishop appears in the live-action
Marvel Cinematic Universe
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films produced by Marvel Studios. The films are based on characters that appear in American comic books published ...
(MCU) /
Disney+
The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment
Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and deligh ...
series ''
Hawkeye'', portrayed by Vera Farmiga.
In addition to being Kate Bishop's mother, this version is the CEO of Bishop Security and Swordsman (character), Jack Duquesne's fiancé. She also hired Yelena Belova (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Yelena Belova to eliminate Clint Barton (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Clint Barton and keep her status as a silent partner to the Wilson Fisk (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Kingpin secret, but is eventually arrested for her actions.
Bison
Black Ant
Black Bolt
Black Box
Black Cat
Black Crow
Black Dwarf
Black Dwarf is a fictional
supervillain
A supervillain or supercriminal is a variant of the villainous stock character that is commonly found in American comic books, usually possessing superhuman abilities. A supervillain is the antithesis of a superhero.
Supervillains are of ...
appearing in
American comic book
An American comic book is a thin periodical originating in the United States, on average 32 pages, containing comics. While the form originated in 1933, American comic books first gained popularity after the 1938 publication of ''Action Comics'' ...
s published by
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Comics'' in ...
. He is a prominent member of the Black Order (comics), Black Order, a team of aliens who work for Thanos. Black Dwarf first appeared in a one panel cameo in ''The New Avengers (comics), New Avengers'' (vol. 3) #8 (September 2013 in comics, 2013) and was created by Jonathan Hickman and Jerome Opeña. His full appearance, along with a number of the other members of the Black Order, takes place in ''Infinity (comic book), Infinity'' #1 (October 2013).
Black Dwarf is a member of Thanos' Black Order (comics), Black Order where he is the powerhouse of the Mad Titan's army.
When Thanos targeted Earth as the next planet he would raze during the Infinity (comic book), Infinity, Black Dwarf arrived in Wakanda. 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.
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 (comics), Avengers following their fight against the Builders. During the fight against the Avengers, Black Dwarf was killed by Ronan the Accuser.
During the "No Surrender" arc, Black Dwarf was resurrected by Challenger (comics), Challenger who reassembles the Black Order to go into a contest against Grandmaster (Marvel Comics), Grandmaster's Lethal Legion.
Black Dwarf in other media
* Black Dwarf makes non-speaking appearances in ''Avengers Assemble (TV series), Avengers Assemble'',
as a member of Thanos' Black Order.
* Black Dwarf appears in the ''Guardians of the Galaxy (TV series), Guardians of the Galaxy'' TV series, voiced by Jesse Burch.
* A variation of the character, renamed Cull Obsidian, appears in media set in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films produced by Marvel Studios. The films are based on characters that appear in American comic books published ...
, voiced and motion-captured by Terry Notary.
** He is introduced in the live-action film ''Avengers: Infinity War'', in which Thanos (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Thanos sends him and Ebony Maw (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Ebony Maw to Earth to retrieve the Infinity Stones. While attempting to retrieve the Time Stone from Stephen Strange (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Doctor Strange, Obsidian fights Tony Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Iron Man and Peter Parker (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Spider-Man before Wong (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Wong sends Obsidian to Antarctica, severing the alien's left arm in the process. After being picked up by Corvus Glaive (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Proxima Midnight and receiving a cybernetic prosthetic off-screen, Obsidian joins Glaive and Midnight in attacking the Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Avengers in Wakanda to retrieve the Mind Stone. However, Bruce Banner (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Bruce Banner uses Iron Man's Iron Man's armor (Marvel Cinematic Universe)#Hulkbuster armor, Hulkbuster armor to send Obsidian flying into Wakanda's force-field, killing the alien.
** An alternate timeline version of Obsidian appears in the live-action film ''Avengers: Endgame''. He joins Thanos in traveling through time to stop the Avengers from foiling Thanos' plans, only to be crushed by Scott Lang (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Scott Lang / Giant-Man in the ensuing fight.
** Alternate timeline versions of Obsidian appear in the
Disney+
The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment
Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and deligh ...
animated series ''What If...? (TV series), What If...?''. In the episode "What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord?", a variant of Obsidian works for the Taneleer Tivan (Marvel Cinematic Universe), 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 is a mini-boss and boss in ''Marvel Avengers Alliance''.
* Black Dwarf, as Cull Obsidian, is a boss and unlockable playable character in ''Marvel Future Fight''.
* Black Dwarf, as Cull Obsidian, is an unlockable playable character in ''Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2'' via the Downloadable content, DLC "Marvel's ''Avengers: Infinity War'' Movie Level Pack".
* Black Dwarf, as Cull Obsidian, is a support character in ''Marvel Puzzle Quest''.
* Black Dwarf, as Cull Obsidian, is an unlockable playable character in ''Marvel Contest of Champions''. He was also featured as a mini-boss during the story event "Avengers Forever".
* Black Dwarf, as Cull Obsidian, is a boss in ''Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order'', voiced again by Jesse Burch.
Black Fox
Raul Chalmers
Dr. Robert William Paine
"Black" Jack Tarr
Black Knight
Sir Percy
Nathan Garrett
Dane Whitman
Augustine du Lac
Unnamed Woman
Black Mamba
Black Marvel
Black Panther
T'Chaka
T'Challa
Shuri
Black Racer
Black Rider
Black Sky
Black Spectre
Black Swan
Mutant
Yabbat Ummon Turru
Black Talon
Pascal Horta
Desmond Drew
Samuel Barone
Black Tarantula
Black Tom Cassidy
Black Widow
Claire Voyant
Natalia Romanova / Natasha Romanoff
Yelena Belova
Monica Chang
Tania
Blackheart
Blacklash
Mark Scarlotti
Unnamed Man
Unnamed Woman
Blacklight
Blackout
Marcus Daniels
Half-demon
Blackwing
Joseph Manfredi
Heavy Mettle
Barnell Bohusk (Beak)
Blade
Donald Blake
Dr. Donald "Don" Blake is the fictional doctor identity of
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Comics'' in ...
character Thor (Marvel Comics), 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 (comics), 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 (comics), Mjolnir and transforms into the God of Thunder. Later, Don regains his memory as Thor and soon learns the whole truth from Odin. 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'll 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 their father forgot. Blake is chained in a dungeon, with a venomous serpent forever hovering above him, dripping its poison into his eyes, the same punishment Loki has suffered in the past. Loki then officially renounce his title as the God of Lies, passing it to Blake.
Alternate versions
*In the
Ultimate Marvel
Ultimate Marvel, later known as Ultimate Comics, was an imprint of comic books published by Marvel Comics, featuring re-imagined and modernized versions of the company's superhero characters from the Ultimate Marvel Universe. Those characters in ...
Universe, Donald Blake is the alternate identity of Balder (comics), Balder.
*A non-powered version of Blake appears as a resistance fighter in an alternate history line where Hypothetical Axis victory in World War II, the Nazis have won World War Two.
Donald Blake in other media
* Donald Blake appears in "The Mighty Thor" segment of ''The Marvel Super Heroes'', voiced by Chris Wiggins.
* Donald Blake appeared in the ''Spider-Man (1981 TV series), Spider-Man'' episode "Wrath of the Sub-Mariner", voiced by Jack Angel.
* Donald Blake appears in ''The Incredible Hulk (1996 TV series), The Incredible Hulk'', voiced by Mark L. Taylor.
* Donald Blake appears in ''The Incredible Hulk Returns'', portrayed by Steve Levitt (actor), Steve Levitt.
* Donald Blake makes a brief cameo appearance in ''Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme''.
Blank
Blastaar
Siena Blaze
Blazing Skull
Blindfold
Blindspot
Mutant
Samuel "Sam" Chung
Bling!
Blink
Bliss
Blitz
Blitz is a minor character in
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Comics'' in ...
.
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
Spider-Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in the Si ...
was initially unaware of her capabilities. Blitz was ultimately defeated by Spider-Man and Richard Fisk, Blood Rose.
Blitz in other media
A heavily adapted version of the character named Barkley Blitz appears in ''Spider-Man (2017 TV series), Spider-Man'', voiced by Ogie Banks.
The leader of a group of adrenaline junkies called the Wake Riders, this version is a fan of Adrian Toomes and initially uses the Vulture (Marvel Comics), Vulture identity before later taking on the Green Goblin, Goblin moniker. In the episode "Rise Above It All", Blitz manipulated Spider-Man to become involved in stunts while covering up the Wake Riders' heists. During a heist at Horizon High, Barkley and the Wake Riders were joined by the Vulture, but are defeated by Spider-Man and the Miles Morales, Ultimate Spider-Man. However, Barkley and the Wake Riders are released from police custody when their publicist Gabby Flenkman fabricates a cover story that J. Jonah Jameson supports. In the four-part episode "Goblin War", Blitz joined the Goblin Nation as the Goblin King's personal enforcer, engaging in combat with Spider-Man and Harry Osborn before being defeated by Spider-Woman (Gwen Stacy), Ghost-Spider.
Blitzkrieg
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 (comics), Grandmaster, along with hundreds of other heroes of Earth, so that the Grandmaster and Death (Marvel Comics), Death could choose champions from among them. Blitzkrieg was chosen for the Grandmaster's team, fighting alongside fellow heroes
Captain America
Captain America is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by cartoonists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''#Golden Age, Captain America Comics'' #1 (cover ...
, the aboriginal Talisman (Marvel Comics), Talisman III, Darkstar (Marvel Comics), Darkstar, Captain Britain, Wolverine (character), Wolverine, Defensor (comics), Defensor, Sasquatch (comics), Sasquatch, Daredevil (Marvel Comics character), Daredevil, Peregrine (comics), Peregrine, She-Hulk, and the
Thing
Thing or The Thing may refer to:
Philosophy
* An object
* Broadly, an entity
* Thing-in-itself (or ''noumenon''), the reality that underlies perceptions, a term coined by Immanuel Kant
* Thing theory, a branch of critical theory that focuse ...
. 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 Everyman (Marvel Comics), 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 (comics), 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 15,000,000 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.
Blizzard
Gregor Shapanka
Donald Gill
Randy Macklin
Blob
Blockbuster
Michael Baer
Man-Brute
The Man-Brute first appeared in ''Captain America (comic book), 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
Captain America is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by cartoonists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''#Golden Age, Captain America Comics'' #1 (cover ...
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.
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#Greg Salinger, Foolkiller.
Blockbuster possessed superhuman strength, durability, endurance, etc. He was an experienced street fighter, although he did not demonstrate any advanced fighting skills.
Blonde Phantom
Blood Brothers
Bloodaxe
Bloodhawk
Bloodlust
Bloodscream
Bloodshed
Cullen Bloodstone
Elsa Bloodstone
Ulysses Bloodstone
Bloodstrike
Blood Spider
The Blood Spider (Michael Bingham) is a
fictional
Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying individuals, events, or places that are imaginary, or in ways that are imaginary. Fictional portrayals are thus inconsistent with history, fact, or plausibility. In a tradit ...
supervillain
A supervillain or supercriminal is a variant of the villainous stock character that is commonly found in American comic books, usually possessing superhuman abilities. A supervillain is the antithesis of a superhero.
Supervillains are of ...
appearing in
American comic book
An American comic book is a thin periodical originating in the United States, on average 32 pages, containing comics. While the form originated in 1933, American comic books first gained popularity after the 1938 publication of ''Action Comics'' ...
s published by
Marvel Comics
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. 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 (comics), Taskmaster under contract by the Red Skull to create a team of mercenaries who would be capable of defeating
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in the Si ...
. The trio were patterned after the superheroes
Captain America
Captain America is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by cartoonists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''#Golden Age, Captain America Comics'' #1 (cover ...
, Hawkeye (Clint Barton), Hawkeye and Spider-Man, and the characters were called Death-Shield, Jagged Bow and Blood Spider.
Solo (Marvel Comics), 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.
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 Flash Thompson, Agent Venom's head by Lord Ogre. The trio's attempt on Agent Venom's life is interrupted by competing mercenaries Constrictor (comics), Constrictor and Lord Deathstrike.
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.
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
* A variation of Blood Spider appears in ''Ultimate Spider-Man (TV series), Ultimate Spider-Man'', voiced by Benjamin Diskin. This version is an Parallel universe (fiction), alternate universe counterpart of Peter Parker who hails from a universe where Vampire (Marvel Comics), vampires led by the Lizard (character), Lizard King have taken over most of Earth. In the episode "Return to the Spider-Verse" Pt. 1, Blood Spider teams up with the "prime" Spider-Man and Miles Morales, Kid Arachnid to search for the Siege Perilous' shards and free humanity from the Lizard King's control. The Spider-Men proceed to cure all those infected and defeat the Lizard King, but Blood Spider is attacked by Wolf Spider (comics), Wolf Spider who steals the shard the trio found. In the episode "Return to the Spider-Verse" Pt. 4, Wolf Spider captures Blood Spider and several of his multiversal doppelgangers to drain their essence, only to be defeated by the "prime" Spider-Man. After being rescued, Blood Spider and the other doppelgangers return to their respective universes.
* Blood Spider is a playable character in the mobile video game ''Spider-Man Unlimited (video game), Spider-Man Unlimited''.
* A variation of Blood Spider appears in ''Spider-Man: Hostile Takeover'', a prequel novel to the 2018 video game ''Spider-Man (2018 video game), Spider-Man''. He is recruited off the streets to undergo experiments in a lab run 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 (Insomniac Games character), Peter Parker is an imposter. Under his own Spider-Man persona, the former shows no interest in protecting and saving lives, stating he is the true Spider-Man as he is willing to kill whereas Peter will not. This disregard for human life causes the public to turn against Spider-Man, though a large number of people believe they are two separate people due to subtle yet obvious differences in their appearance. Eventually, Peter is able to draw the imposter into a public confrontation and prove his innocence. Subsequently, Blood Spider is defeated and incarcerated.
Bloodwraith
Bloodwraith (Sean Dolan) is a fictional character in the
Marvel Comics
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universe. He was created by Mark Gruenwald, Dann Thomas,
Roy Thomas
Roy William Thomas Jr."Roy Thomas Checklist" ''Alter Ego'' vol. 3, #50 (July 2005) p. 16 (born November 22, 1940) is an American comic book writer and editor, who was Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. He is possibly ...
and Tony DeZuniga, and first appeared in ''Black Knight (Dane Whitman), Black Knight'' #2 (July 1990).
Bloodwraith is the murderous enemy of Black Knight (Dane Whitman), Black Knight and the Avengers (comics), 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 (Marvel Comics), 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 Pegasus, winged horse named Valinor (comics), 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.
Blue Blade
The Blue Blade (real name Roy Chambers) is a fictional character appearing in
American comic book
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s published by
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Comics'' in ...
. Created by an unknown writer and unknown artist,
[''USA Comics'' #5]
at the Grand Comics Database. 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 (comics), limited series ''The Twelve (comics), The Twelve''.
[12 Days of the Twelve: The Blue Blade](_blank)
, August 2, 2007, Newsarama a Blue Blade is a very powerful weapon of the mystic oceans of the Baru Triangle
Blue Blaze
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 Diamond
Blue Eagle
Blue Marvel
Blue Shield
Blue Streak/Bluestreak
Don Thomas
Jonathan Swift
Blue Kelso
Bob, Agent of HYDRA
Elias Bogan
Bolt
Ahura Boltagon
Ahura is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as a member of the Inhumans species. Ahura was created by Ann Nocenti and Bret Blevins and first makes an appearance in ''Marvel Graphic Novel: The Inhumans'' (1988). Ahura was created to be the son of
Black Bolt and Medusa (comics), Medusa. After disappearing from publications for many years, ''Silent War'' reveals he was banished to a prison since he shared his uncle's, Maximus (comics), Maximus The Mad, 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. 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. 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. Black Bolt returns him and he becomes the new CEO of Ennilux Corporation. 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 Mist, Terrigen cloud. In an alternate timeline, Ahura becomes the new Kang.
Bomblast
Bombshell
Bombshell is the name of a fictional character appearing in Marvel comics. Wendy Conrad is a mercenary specializing in explosives hired to kill Hawkeye (Clint Barton), Hawkeye while in service of Crossfire (comics), Crossfire before ultimately joining Misty Knight's group.
Other versions
A mother/daughter criminal team of Lori Baumgartner and Lana Baumgartner, who originally existed in the
Ultimate Marvel
Ultimate Marvel, later known as Ultimate Comics, was an imprint of comic books published by Marvel Comics, featuring re-imagined and modernized versions of the company's superhero characters from the Ultimate Marvel Universe. Those characters in ...
Universe, worked together as the Bombshells.
Bombshell in other media
* A variation of Wendy Conrad appears in the live-action
Marvel Cinematic Universe
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films produced by Marvel Studios. The films are based on characters that appear in American comic books published ...
/
Disney+
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series ''
Hawkeye'' (2021), portrayed by Adetinpo Thomas. This version is a LARPer nicknamed "Bombshell" by her wife who is recruited by Kate Bishop (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Kate Bishop to assist her and Clint Barton (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Clint Barton in their fight against the Tracksuit Mafia (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Tracksuit Mafia.
* Lana Baumgartner / Bombshell appears as a playable character in the mobile game ''Spider-Man Unlimited (video game), Spider-Man Unlimited''.
Bonebreaker
Alexander Bont
Boom-Boom
Boomerang
Bor
Bor Burison is an Asgardians (comics), 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 (comics), Asgard where under his rule he created the universe. He eventually married the giantess Bestla and had four sons with her named Serpent (comics), Cul, Vili, Ve and Odin (comics), 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 Giants (Marvel Comics), Frost Giants. Bor went up against one giant, who was actually a time traveling Loki (Marvel Comics), Loki in disguise, and battled him, but was killed.
Loki would impersonate Bor's ghost to get Odin to defeat Laufey (comics), Laufey and adopt the boy that would become Loki. Loki resurrected Bor in modern day, but affected his mind making him think that monsters were everywhere. He encountered his grandson Thor (Marvel Comics), 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 (comics), Balder. Hela (comics), Hela later brings Bor back to life to lift Mjolnir (comics), Mjolnir. When he was unable to, Hela reduces him to dust. She then uses him to battle Thor once again.
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.
Bor in other media
Bor appears in the 2013 live-action movie ''Thor: The Dark World'', portrayed by Tony Curran. He appears in a flashback depicting the Asgardians' battle against the Dark Elf forces of Malekith the Accursed five thousand years ago.
Bova
Melissa Bowen
Melissa Bowen is the mother of Cloak and Dagger (comics), Tandy Bowen (the superhero known as Dagger) in
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Comics'' in ...
. 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. When Tandy runs away, Melissa is irritated at her daughter due to the cost of hiring people to search for her.
Melissa Bowen in other media
Melissa Bowen appears in the Freeform (TV channel), Freeform series ''Cloak & Dagger (TV series), Cloak & Dagger'', portrayed by Andrea Roth.
After the car accident that killed Nathan Bowen on the night with the Roxxon Energy Corporation, Roxxon Gulf Platform collapsed, Melissa struggled to make ends meet while dealing with the fact that Roxxon repossessed some of Nathan's stuff from her home upon her husband's death and posthumously firing with the help of her lawyer boyfriend Greg Pressfield. While she still loves her daughter, Melissa has since become an alcoholic and a drug pusher and has been working low paying jobs that she keeps getting fired from. Despite her many flaws, she does show genuine concern for her daughter. She further ends up in a relationship with her lawyer, but she breaks up with Greg. She immediately regrets this, but Greg is murdered by a female hitwoman posing as a water jug delivery person. Melissa and Tandy celebrate the anniversary of Nathan's death. Tandy and Tyrone later access Melissa's memory where it was shown that Nathan once slapped Melissa for spilling coffee on paperwork; this led to Tandy taking up Peter Scarborough's offer to pay to get Melissa out of the trailer park. The female hitperson that killed Greg confronts Melissa at her home working under Scarsborough's orders by the time Tandy visits her mother. The hitperson gives Tandy until the count of three to come out before she shoots Melissa. Thanks to a tactic by Tandy, her mother is saved from the hitwoman and left to confront Scarsborough. Following the Terrors crisis, Melissa is cleaning up her house as Tandy comes home showing her a newspaper stating that Roxxon was responsible for the incident. Tandy and Melissa have improved their relationship where they attend a women's support group. Tandy later finds alcohol, pills, and Chinese food on Melissa's counter where Tandy figures out that her mother has relapsed. Melissa is later seen among the women enthralled by D'Spayre, Andre Deschaine. Melissa appears inside the Loa Dimension watching Andre's performance. After being hit by Tandy's light attack, she, Mikayla Bell, and Mina Hess hold Andre as Tyrone and Tandy finish Andre off. Melissa is later seen seeing Tandy off when her daughter leaves New Orleans.
Box
Roger Bochs
Madison Jeffries
Jamie Braddock
Isaiah Bradley
Brain Drain
Brainchild
Abigail Brand
Ellen Brandt
Ellen Brandt is a supporting character in
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Comics'' in ...
. The character, created by
Roy Thomas
Roy William Thomas Jr."Roy Thomas Checklist" ''Alter Ego'' vol. 3, #50 (July 2005) p. 16 (born November 22, 1940) is an American comic book writer and editor, who was Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. He is possibly ...
, Gerry Conway and Gray Morrow, first appeared in ''Savage Tales'' #1 (May 1971). She is the love interest of Man-Thing.
Brandt grew up in a loveless, emotionless household which she had hoped to escape. She later meets Ted Sallis and the two ran away so they can elope. The two visited a fortune teller for fun who informed that tragedy would befall them. 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 joined Advanced Idea Mechanics, A.I.M. and plotted against her husband. When she revealed her true colors, she chased Sallis into a swamp where the latter uses an untested Super-Soldier Formula, super-soldier formula, crashed into the swamp, and turned into Man-Thing. Brandt was frightened of her husband's appearance and abilities which burned half her face.
Ellen Brandt in other media
* A variation of Ellen Brandt appears in the live-action
Marvel Cinematic Universe
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films produced by Marvel Studios. The films are based on characters that appear in American comic books published ...
film ''Iron Man 3'', portrayed by Stéphanie Szostak.
This version is a war veteran who lost her arm in battle before A.I.M. founder Aldrich Killian (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Aldrich Killian injects her with the Extremis (comics), Extremis virus, which grants enhanced regenerative capabilities. Brandt and Coldblood, Eric Savin attack Tony Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Tony Stark, but Stark is able to cause an explosion that sends her flying into a set of power lines, fatally electrocuting her.
* The ''Iron Man 3'' iteration of Ellen Brandt appears as a playable character in the video game ''Lego Marvel's Avengers''.
Betty Brant
G. W. Bridge
Brimstone Love
Britannia
Britannia is a member of the new UK marvel superhero team The Union (comics), 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.
Carl Brock
Carl Brock is a character in
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Comics'' in ...
. 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. Carl ultimately disowned Eddie after journalist was fired due to the Sin-Eater (comics), Sin-Eater hoax. His son bonded with the Venom (Marvel Comics character), 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.
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.
[''Venom'' (vol. 4) #10-12. Marvel Comics] When Eddie returned to his father, Carl didn't attempt to help his son and ordered Dylan to go inside home as the Maker (Reed Richards), Maker's agents recaptured Eddie. 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. 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.
Other versions
The
Ultimate Marvel
Ultimate Marvel, later known as Ultimate Comics, was an imprint of comic books published by Marvel Comics, featuring re-imagined and modernized versions of the company's superhero characters from the Ultimate Marvel Universe. Those characters in ...
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 and Mary Parker, Richard Parker, with the two working together on the Venom project under Bolivar Trask's employment. He along with Richard, Richard and Mary Parker, Mary Parker and his wife died from the plane crash orchestrated by Trask to gain the project's full ownership. But unbeknownst to Bolivar, Brock had kept a portion of the organism hidden for his son to inherit.
In Marvel Mangaverse, the character is Shinji, Aunt May, May Parker's first husband and father of Alternative versions of Venom, Venom. When the Shadow-Clan came to claim May's sister, they shot multiple poisonous arrows, killing Shinji but with his son surviving.
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 (video game), 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.
Nicholas Bromwell
Broo
Broo is a fictional character from
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Comics'' in ...
. He is a mutant from the Brood (comics), 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. (comics), S.W.O.R.D. orbital research station called Pandora's Box. He joined the X-Men as a student in ''Wolverine and the X-Men (comics), 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 Oya (comics), Idie, and was at the top in his class behind Quentin Quire.
Kid Omega, who wanted to prove himself to Broo, Oya (comics), Idie and Kid Gladiator who told him they never heard of him, reasoned with Krakoa who then joined Wolverine's X-Men.
After discovering a robot placed there by the Hellfire Club (comics), 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. Beast (comics), Beast saves his life with assistance by Brand, Peter Parker, Reed Richards and Tony Stark. 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. He spent some time as an unwilling student in Kade Killgore's Hellfire Club (comics)#Hellfire Academy, Hellfire Academy mutant school. Idie comes with him for supervision, and Quentin Quire comes to rescue them both. Quire advances the theory that Idie has fallen in love with Broo pre-trauma.
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. He was kidnapped by the genocidal alien Xanto Starblood, who was going to teach Broo the hard sciences and feed him unique beings. 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.
During the ''Battle of the Atom'', Broo babysat Shogo Lee.
Broo later appears as a member of the Agents of Wakanda.
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.
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.
Vanessa Brooks
Tara Vanessa Cross-Brooks is a character in
Marvel Comics
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. Created by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan, the character first appeared in ''Tomb of Dracula'' #13 (July 1973). She is the mother of Blade (character), 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. Brooks is later resurrected as a
vampire
A vampire is a mythical creature that subsists by feeding on the Vitalism, vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living. In European folklore, vampires are undead, undead creatures that often visited loved ones and caused mi ...
by Dracula (Marvel Comics), Dracula to use against Blade but is destroyed.
Vanessa Brooks in other media
* A character inspired by Vanessa Brooks called Miriam the Vampire Queen appeared in the ''Spider-Man (1994 TV series), Spider-Man'' episode "The Vampire Queen", voiced by Nichelle Nichols. She is an ambitious vampire who incurs the wrath of Blade and Morbius, the Living Vampire, 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
Spider-Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in the Si ...
, Black Cat (Marvel Comics), Black Cat, Terri Lee, and Abraham Whistler, though Miriam manages to escape.
* Vanessa Brooks appeared in the live-action New Line Cinema film ''Blade (1998 film), Blade'' (1998), portrayed by Sanaa Lathan.
* Vanessa Brooks makes a non-speaking appearance in ''Marvel Anime, Marvel Anime: Blade''.
Brother Tode
Brother Voodoo
Brothers Grimm
Jake and William Dolly
Percy and Barton Grimes
Bruiser
Brutacus
Brute
Bucky
James Buchanan Barnes
Fred Davis
Jack Monroe
Rick Jones
Lemar Hoskins
Rikki Barnes
Julia Winters
Paul Budiansky
Bug
Bulldozer
Henry Camp
Marci Camp
Bullet
Bullet (Buck Cashman) is a minor character in
Marvel Comics
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. He first appeared in ''
Daredevil
Daredevil may refer to:
* A stunt performer
Arts and media Comics
* Daredevil (Lev Gleason Publications), a fictional 1940s superhero popularized by writer-artist Charles Biro
* Daredevil (Marvel Comics character), a Marvel comic book superhero ...
'' #250 (January 1988) and was created by Ann Nocenti and John Romita Jr.
Bullet is an agent to the United States government who performs covert activities of an unrevealed nature and who has the highest level security clearance such an agent can hold. He is in charge of his young son Lance who was obsessed with an imminent World War III - however, Bullet was rarely at home, leaving his son alone; indeed, Bullet's permanent address is different to Lance's, although Lance frequently lies to alibi his father. Lance's mother Gloria rarely accepts responsibilities to stay with Lance, much to Bullet's chagrin.
Bullet was assigned by a United States Army general on behalf of Wilson Fisk aka the Kingpin (character), Kingpin of Crime to participate in a scheme against the environmental protection organization "Save the Planet". Bullet was to allow another man to bomb the organization's headquarter in terrorist fashion, and then to arrest the supposed terrorist himself. The saboteur would then be released through legal maneuvering. However, Matthew Murdock captured the saboteur personally. Murdock then encountered Bullet who said he would see to it that the saboteur went to jail. Murdock's superhuman senses realized that Bullet was lying, and Murdock and Bullet fought each other, but Murdock finally lets Bullet take the saboteur into custody. Soon after Bullet killed a man in toxic waste, framing the environmentalists for the murder. Daredevil (Marvel Comics character), Daredevil accused Bullet of committing the murder, 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. When the police arrived at the scene, Bullet confessed to the murder and was taken into custody but after Bullet made a single phone call, all charges against him were dropped and he was released.
Since then, Bullet joined criminals recruited by Typhoid Mary (character), Typhoid Mary in an attack on Daredevil that nearly killed the crimefighter.
Daredevil decided to get revenge on Bullet; to do so, he tracked Bullet's son and helped him against some bullies, earning Lance's trust. Lance then invited Daredevil to his home and convinced him to not fight Bullet. Bullet entered unannounced and, misunderstanding the scene to believe that Daredevil was threatening Lance, attacked Daredevil. Lance stopped their fight to explain it all. Bullet admitted that he liked Daredevil, having attacked him only because he had been hired to do so. Daredevil decided that tracking Bullet had been useless and left.
Recently, he acted as an unwilling host of the Phage (comics), Phage symbiote.
Bullseye
Bulwark
Nathaniel Bumpo
Sonny Burch
Sonny Burch is a minor character in
Marvel Comics
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. The character, created by writer John Jackson Miller and artist Jorge Lucas, first appeared in ''Iron Man (comic book), Iron Man'' (vol. 3) #73 (December 2003 in comics, 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.
[''Iron Man'' (vol. 3) #73] 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
Captain America is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by cartoonists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''#Golden Age, Captain America Comics'' #1 (cover ...
save the military personnel,
a missile defense system for the U.S. Government, and Oscorp's imperfect battlesuits and military drones.
Technological mistakes threaten a cargo plane carrying Iron Man's Iron Man's armor, various armors (which were salvaged after blackmailing Force (comics), Carl Walker) to crash into Washington, D.C., resulting in Burch taking a gun and committing suicide. Fortunately, Iron Man saves the plane's personnel and guides it into a controlled crash-landing.
Sonny Burch in other media
A variation of Sonny Burch (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Sonny Burch appears in the live-action
Marvel Cinematic Universe
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film ''Ant-Man and the Wasp'' (2018), portrayed by Walton Goggins.
This version is a black market criminal who trades and sells to big businesses and is the owner of a restaurant. He attempts to buy Hank Pym (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Hank Pym's quantum technology, but Hope van Dyne declines. Burch's men fight van Dyne and Scott Lang (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Scott Lang before the Ava Starr, Ghost interrupts the fight. After interrogating Lang's friends for information on Lang's location, Burch and his men attempt to steal Pym's lab, only to be subdued by Lang's friends and arrested by federal agents led by Jimmy Woo (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Jimmy Woo.
Burglar
Burner
Noah Burstein
Noah Burstein is a fictional character appearing in
American comic book
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s published by
Marvel Comics
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. The character, created by Archie Goodwin (comics), 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
Captain America is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by cartoonists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''#Golden Age, Captain America Comics'' #1 (cover ...
, and in the process created Warhawk (Marvel Comics), Warhawk. Years later, Burstein would hire Luke Cage to capture Warhawk. He landed a job at Seagate Prison experimenting on inmates one of them being Luke Cage, 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. 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 Diamondback (Willis Stryker), Willis Stryker who now went by Diamondback.
Burstein and Claire are later kidnapped by Bushmaster (Marvel Comics)#John McIver, John McIver, who demanded that a similar treatment be done to him as was done to Luke Cage, becoming Bushmaster (Marvel Comics), Bushmaster. He and Claire are later rescued by Cage. 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 (comics), 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 was a recurring character in ''Luke Cage (TV series), Luke Cage'', portrayed by Michael Kostroff.
He fulfills the same purpose as his comic book incarnation. After Luke Cage escapes from Seagate, Burstein goes into hiding, living in a farmhouse with all of the experimental equipment he was able to salvage. Claire takes Luke to see him after Diamondback shoots him with a Judas bullet. He removes the pieces of the bullets only to reveal that he plans on using the information gleaned from him to improve on his experiments. He even so far as to tell him that Reva Connors, who was his assistant at the time, was also in on the plans. Enraged by the deception, Luke destroys his equipment before he and Claire leave. However, Burstein is able to retrieve some of the information from his files. In the season 1 finale, Burstein is seen in Diamondback's hospital room following his defeat, though his intended plans for Diamondback are unknown.
Bushman
Bushmaster
Bushwacker
Butterball
Vivian Dolan's
Emery Schaub
Emery Schaub is a superhero in the
Marvel Comics
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Marvel Universe, 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.
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. In spite of heavy losses, the team completes their mission. 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. During the Siege (comics), Siege on Asgard, Butterball helps the Counter Force (Marvel Comics), Avengers Resistance. Later, Butterball is a founding member of a new superteam in North Carolina. He later joins the Avengers Academy.
[''Avengers Academy'' #20-21]
Emery Schaub in other media
Butterball appears in ''Lego Marvel's Avengers'', voiced by Patrick Seitz.
Butterfly
Buzz
Byrrah
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