The Femme Fatales are a fictional group of female characters appearing in

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s published by Marvel Comics. They are often depicted as antagonists to the superhero character

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Fictional team history

The Femme Fatales are villains and mutants that serve as mercenaries for hire. Group members Bloodlust and Whiplash have a history of working together prior to joining the Femme Fatales, as members of a previous group called the Band of Baddies. They were hired by fellow villain the

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in the disguise of Dr. Turner to threaten an ambassador. Spider-Man intervened and saved the ambassador, making him an enemy of the Femme Fatales. They then joined forces with other villains the Scorpion and the Tarantula, but all of them were defeated by Spider-Man and his ally the

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. Though the villains got away. The Femme Fatales later received an invitation to join Superia and her organization of female criminals, the Femizons. They accepted, and battled

and the Paladin in the process. The group would splinter and disband sometime later: Bloodlust and Whiplash was seen at the A.I.M. Weapons Expo. Bloodlust later lost her powers after

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. Mindblast, who retained her powers, briefly allied herself with

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during the " Civil War" storyline. During the " Avengers: Standoff!" storyline, Bloodlust and Mindblast were turned into duplicate Maria Hills through the powers of

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in order to keep the Avengers away from Pleasant Hill. During the " Hunt for Wolverine" storyline, the Femme Fatales are joined by Viper and

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, with Whiplash changing her name to Snake Whip. The Fatales ambush Kitty Pryde,

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, Domino, Jubilee and Psylocke at the King's Impresario Restaurant at Hightown, Madripoor. Soon joined by Magneto, himself recently taken captive by the Fatales, the X-Men combat the Femme Fatales; during the encounter Sapphire Styx uses her lifeforce-draining ability on Psylocke, but this later backfires and Sapphire Styx is destroyed, enabling Psylocke to create a new body for herself from Sapphire's soul power. Viper gets away with Magneto pursuing her, and the Femme Fatales are locked up.

Members

Other versions

The Femme Fatales also exist as a team in the '' Ultimate Marvel'' universe. Bloodlust, Knockout, Mindblast and Whiplash briefly encounter the All-New Ultimates.''All-New Ultimates'' #8

In other media

In '' Marvel: Ultimate Alliance'', Femme Fatales is a team bonus for any four-person combination of Storm,

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, Spider-Woman, Invisible Woman, and Ms. Marvel. In '' Marvel: Future Fight'', Femme Fatales is a team bonus composed of Elektra, Black Cat, and Black Widow.

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