Vagabond

Vagabond (real name Priscilla Lyons) is the former partner & girlfriend of Nomad (Jack Monroe). She prevented Black Racer's assassination attempt on Sidewinder. She thwarted and captured Dr.

Karl Malus Dr. Karl Malus () is a fictional mad scientist and criminal appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He played a part in the origins of Armadillo, Hornet, Falcon II, and many other characters. Dr. Karl Malus appeared in t ...

during his attempt to take over Power Broker, Inc. She was recruited and trained by the Scourge organization; during her training she had a change of heart and decided to help the

U.S. Agent U.S. Agent (John Walker) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually those starring Captain America and the Avengers (comics), Avengers. He first appeared in ''Captain America (comic book), Capta ...

shut down the Scourge organization. Later she was being considered as a potential recruit for the

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program, according to ''Civil War: Battle Damage Report''.

Other versions of Vagabond

Vagabond (real name Pat Murphy) is a superhero, a police officer who dressed as a homeless man, who appeared in '' U.S.A. Comics'' #2-4.

Vakume

Valkin

Valkyrie

Brunnhilde

Samantha Parrington

Barbara Norris

Vamp

Vamp is a

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agent in the Marvel Universe. The character, created by Roy Thomas,

Don Glut Donald F. Glut (; born February 19, 1944) is an American writer, motion picture film director, and screenwriter. He is best known for writing The Empire Strikes Back (novel), the novelization of the second ''Star Wars'' film, ''The Empire Strikes ...

, and John Buscema, first appeared in ''Captain America'' #217 in January 1978. Within the context of the stories, Vamp has an evil alter-ego called Animus and infiltrates

S.H.I.E.L.D. S.H.I.E.L.D. is a fictional espionage, special law enforcement, and counter-terrorism agency appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in ''Strange Tales'' #135 (August 1965), it often dea ...

She is killed by the Scourge of the Underworld,. Years later, Arnim Zola created a Vamp/Animus proto-husk creature, which would encounter

Deadpool Deadpool is an antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Fabian Nicieza and artist/writer Rob Liefeld, the character first appeared in ''New Mutants'' #98 (cover-dated Feb. 1991). Initially, Deadp ...

on two separate occasions.

Rachel Van Helsing

Rachel Van Helsing is a

vampire hunter Vampire hunter or vampire slayer is a fictional occupation in history and fiction which specializes in finding vampires, and sometimes other supernatural creatures. A vampire hunter is usually described as having extensive knowledge of vampires a ...

, created by Archie Goodwin and

Gene Colan Eugene Jules Colan (; September 1, 1926 – June 23, 2011)Eugene Colan
at the

, who first appeared in ''

Tomb of Dracula ''The Tomb of Dracula'' is an American horror comic book series published by Marvel Comics from April 1972 to August 1979. The 70-issue series featured a group of vampire hunters who fought Count Dracula and other supernatural menaces. On rare ...

'' #3 (July 1972). She is the granddaughter of

Abraham Van Helsing Professor Abraham Van Helsing, a fictional character from the 1897 gothic horror novel '' Dracula'', is an aged Dutch polymath doctor with a wide range of interests and accomplishments, partly attested by the string of letters that follows hi ...

, and trained a vampire hunter since childhood by Quincy Harker after Dracula killed her parents. On one of her missions, Rachel was held hostage by two of Dracula's brides who phoned Quincy Harker, who was on the verge of killing Dracula, and told him to leave Dracula alone or Rachel would die. Harker agreed to the brides' demands, much to Rachel's frustration. The brides then let Rachel go. She later fought alongside hunters Quincy, Taj Nital, Frank Drake, and Blade, during which time she developed an uneasy romantic relationship with Drake. Dracula turns her into a

vampire A vampire is a mythical creature that subsists by feeding on the vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living. In European folklore, vampires are undead creatures that often visited loved ones and caused mischief or deat ...

. Overcoming his control, she asks

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to kill her, which he does.

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later avenges her death by aiding Doctor Strange in destroying all vampires on Earth.

Rachel Van Helsing in other media

* Rachel Van Helsing appears in the Toei ''Tomb of Dracula'' anime TV movie (''Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned''), voiced by

Mami Koyama is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator affiliated with Aoni Production. Her best-known voice roles include Ophiuchus Shaina in ''Saint Seiya'', Arale Norimaki in ''Dr. Slump'', Minky Momo in ''Magical Princess Minky Momo'', Lunch in ' ...

in the original Japanese and by Melanie McQueen in the English dub.

Michael Van Patrick

Vanguard

Vanguard (Nikolai Krylenko) 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 ...

in the Marvel Universe. Created by

Bill Mantlo William Timothy Mantlo (born November 9, 1951) is an American comic book writer, primarily at Marvel Comics. He is best known for his work on two licensed toy properties whose adventures occurred in the Marvel Universe: ''Micronauts'' and ''Ro ...

and Carmine Infantino, the character first appeared in ''Iron Man'' #109 in April 1978. Within the context of the stories, Vanguard is one of the Soviet Super-Soldiers and the son of Sergei Krylov. He is trained as a soldier and comes into conflict with Iron Man,

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, and other Avengers. After dying and being resurrected by his father during the

Dire Wraith The Dire Wraiths are a fictional extraterrestrial species appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics and IDW Publishing. The Dire Wraiths are the main opponents of Rom the Spaceknight. Publication history The Dire Wraiths first ...

invasion of Russia, Vanguard becomes the new

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and leads the Winter Guard. As the new Red Guardian, he battles Weapon X, King Hyperion, and the Intelligencia. He was later present when the Winter Guard was reunited. Krylenko is the brother of Laynia Petrovna. He is a mutant, capable of generating a body-wide force field that repels electromagnetic and kinetic energy. He typically focuses this field through a medium, such as the vibranium shield supplied to him by Executive Security Committee or through a sickle and hammer that he usually carries. He also directs this force against the earth itself to obtain flight. Krylenko wears a more advanced suit than previous Red Guardians, which is lined with circuitry that works in conjunction with the compact computer on his shield, not only enabling the guided flight and return of what he's using to focus his mutant energy through their digital connection, but the amplification of the effects of his own energy field.

Vanisher

Vapor

Vargas

Vargas is a supervillain in the Marvel Universe. The character, created by Chris Claremont and

Salvador Larroca Salvador Larroca () is a Spanish comic book artist, primarily known for his American work on various ''X-Men'' titles for Marvel Comics. Career After several years of working as a cartographer, he began working as a comic artist at Marvel UK, th ...

, first appeared in ''

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'' #1 in 2001. Within the context of the stories, Vargas comes into conflict with the X-Men while searching for the diaries of

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 ...

and even managed to kill

Psylocke Psylocke is the name of two connected fictional mutant superheroes appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. The first character to use the Psylocke moniker, Betsy Braddock, was initially a suppo ...

. He's not a

, since he lacks the X-Gene in his DNA, but is not fully human either, much like Captain America is a relatively perfect human physical specimen. He is genetically perfect and claims to be "''homo superior superior''", humanity's "natural response" to the emergence of mutants, and possesses super-strength and speed in addition to highly advanced combat skills and an increased immune system that protected him from any disease or toxin and an elevated healing factor. After obtaining one volume of Destiny's journals he discovered that he would be killed by Rogue. Resolving to deny this destiny, Vargas faced her in Madripoor. Initially Vargas had the upper hand, but Rogue gradually absorbed his abilities each time he struck her until she was his equal, his superior considering her other powers. Poised to slay Vargas, she is seen preparing to stab him with his own sword when the video camera that was the sole witness to the event lost power at the critical moment, so the people that viewed the footage of the live invasion were under the belief that Rogue did in fact, kill him. However some time later its revealed that Rogue realizing that the diaries could trap you into doing what it stated, or into committing great atrocities to avoid the "prophecies", had in fact left Vargas alive in order to discredit the diaries, but since he had possessed one of Destiny's diaries and therefore had knowledge of future events, he was targeted by the Marauders, under Mr. Sinister's orders, and eliminated after being stabbed by one of Harpoon's eponymous weapons.

Varnae

Varnae is a

in the Marvel Universe. The character, created by

Steve Perry Stephen Ray Perry (born January 22, 1949) is an American singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer of the rock band Journey during their most commercially successful periods from 1977 to 1987, and again from 1995 to 1998. He also wrote/co ...

and Steve Bissette, first appeared in ''

Bizarre Adventures ''Marvel Preview'' is a black-and-white comics magazine published by Magazine Management for fourteen issues and the affiliated Marvel Comics Group for ten issues. The final issue additionally carried the imprint Marvel Magazines Group. Publica ...

'' #33 (December 1982). Within the context of the stories, Varnae is the first vampire and is the one who created Dracula. At various times in his life, he is an enemy of

King Kull Kull of Atlantis or Kull the Conqueror is a fictional character created by writer Robert E. Howard. The character was more introspective than Howard's subsequent creation, Conan the Barbarian, whose first appearance was in a re-write of a rejec ...

, and John Blaze. He eventually tired of his eternal life and committed suicide by walking into sunlight and disintegrating into dust, but he was resurrected years later by the voodoo priestess Marie Laveau. He was then confronted by Doctor Strange. The Sorcerer Supreme and the Lord of the Vampires battled, Varnae changing shape and revealing he had formerly sought to be the Sorcerer Supreme before he turned into a vampire. Doctor Strange cast an "incantation of oblivion" on Varnae, making the undead mage relive his oblivion of 500 years. Embracing his existence as a vampire again, Varnae fled, claiming that he finally had a reason to live again: a worthy foe.

Vector

Veil

Veil, also known as Madeline Berry, was created by

Christos Gage Christos N. Gage is an American screenwriter and comic book writer. He is known for his work on the TV series ''Daredevil'', '' Hawaii Five-0'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', '' Numbers'' and the films '' The Breed'' and '' Teenage Cavem ...

and

Mike McKone Michael McKone is a British comic book artist. Career McKone's first published works for the major companies included ''Justice League of America'' and ''Justice League International'' for DC Comics and ''The Punisher War Zone'' for Marvel Com ...

. She first appeared in ''

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'' #1 (August 2010). She has the ability to change into a gaseous form, which enables her to sneak around without being detected and renders her immune to most forms of attack. Berry learns that her powers are causing her molecules to drift apart, so that she will eventually die or fade from existence, and decides to enjoy the limited time she has left, quitting the academy and joining Jeremy Briggs' corporation. She soon finds a cure, but it renders her powerless. She then returns to regular high school, using her training to defend herself from bullies.

Velocidad

Velocidad (Gabriel Cohuelo) is a

in the Marvel Universe. The character, created by

Matt Fraction Matt Fritchman (born December 1, 1975), better known by the pen name Matt Fraction, is an Eisner Award-winning American comic book writer, known for his work as the writer of '' The Invincible Iron Man'', '' The Immortal Iron Fist'', ''Uncanny ...

and

Kieron Gillen Kieron Michael Gillen (; born 30 September 1975) is a British comic book writer and former video game and music journalist. In comics, Gillen is known for ''Phonogram'' and ''The Wicked + The Divine'', both co-created with artist Jamie McKelvie ...

, first appeared in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #527 in 2010. Gabriel is a 16-year-old mutant from Mexico City. He is unable to control his mutant powers until assisted by

Hope Summers Sarah Hope Summers (June 7, 1902 – June 22, 1979) was an American character actress known for her work on CBS's ''The Andy Griffith Show'' and ''Mayberry RFD'', portraying Clara Edwards. Early life Hope Summers was born in Mattoon, Illino ...

.''The Uncanny X-Men'' #527 (2010) Gabriel follows Hope on her mission to find other young mutants, and they ally with Oya and Primal. He and his friends relocate to

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,''Generation Hope'' #4 (2011) where they are trained by more experienced X-Men.''Generation Hope'' #5 (2011) Gabriel and Hope begin a romantic relationship, but it ends when Hope discovers him kissing

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. Because Velocidad's powers work by accelerating him through time, the use of his powers causes rapid aging.''Generation Hope'' #15 A four-hour mission can last several days from his perspective, and he is capable of burning through several days of his life in a matter of minutes.''Generation Hope'' #16

Other versions of Velocidad

Gabriel briefly appears during ''

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''.

Vengeance

Lt. Michael Badilino

Deputy Kowalski

Robert "Bobby" M. Blackthorne

Venom

Eddie Brock

Mac Gargan

Lee Price

Venomm

Venus

Siren

Aphrodite Pandemos

Vermin

Kristoff Vernard

Vertigo

Salem's Seven

Savage Land Mutate

Vessel

Vibraxas

Vibro

Vibro, also known as Alton Vibereaux, was created by

Denny O'Neil Dennis Joseph O'Neil (May 3, 1939 – June 11, 2020) was an American comic book writer and editor, principally for Marvel Comics and DC Comics from the 1960s through the 1990s, and Group Editor for the Batman family of titles until his retir ...

and

Luke McDonnell Luke McDonnell (born July 19, 1959) is an American artist whose early career was spent specialising in comic books. Career Comic books Luke McDonnell began his career as a comics artist in 1980 and illustrated a wide variety of comics including ...

and first appeared in '' Iron Man'' #186 (September 1984). Working as a seismologist and engineer, he fell into the San Andreas Fault during the testing of an experimental nuclear-powered apparatus, giving him superpowers and leaving him mentally unstable. He battles James Rhodes as Iron Man. He is later sent to the

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, a prison for superpowered individuals. Alongside the Griffin, he attempts to escape, encountering the

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and

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. Vibro is killed and resurrected by the Hand, and joins an assault on the

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and Zeke Stane later recruit him to help defeat Iron Man. Vibro has the ability to generate high-level seismic vibrations and fire them from his hands as vibratory or concussive force, causing shockwaves, opening chasms, and/or generating earthquakes. He can harness the energy of his vibratory force emissions for flight at subsonic speeds, and he has the ability to generate shields of vibratory force around himself. His powers decrease in magnitude as his distance from the San Andreas Fault increases. He also wears body armor of an unknown composition and synthetic stretch fabric. As Vibreaux, he has a

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in geological engineering.

Victorius

Vidar

Vindicator

Viper

Jordan Stryke

Ophelia Sarkissian (Madame Hydra)

Unnamed

Hobgoblin's Viper

Virgo

Elaine McLaughlin

LMD

Ecliptic

Thanos' Virgo

Vishanti

Visimajoris

Visimajoris is a demon who has clashed with Doctor Strange.

Vision

Aarkus

Victor Shade

Jonas

Viv Vision

Vivian "Viv" Vision is an android in

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. She was created by Tom King and Gabriel Hernandez Walta and first appeared in ''Vision'' (vol. 3) #1 (January 2016). Viv, along with her brother Vin, was created by

Vision Vision, Visions, or The Vision may refer to: Perception Optical perception * Visual perception, the sense of sight * Visual system, the physical mechanism of eyesight * Computer vision, a field dealing with how computers can be made to gain und ...

, using a combination of his and his wife Virginia's brainwaves, as part of an attempt to create a family. The siblings are sent to Alexander Hamilton High School, but assigned different schedules. Both children are attacked by

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(Grim Reaper), with Viv more seriously damaged than her brother.''Vision'' (vol. 3) #1 Vision repairs her with the help of

Tony Stark Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby. The charac ...

. When Viv learns that her mother killed a classmate she befriended, she becomes distraught and begins to resent her mother. When both her brother and mother die, she and Vision try to carry on with their family life. She joins the teen superhero team the

Champions A champion (from the late Latin ''campio'') is the victor in a challenge, contest or competition. There can be a territorial pyramid of championships, e.g. local, regional / provincial, state, national, continental and world championships, a ...

, alongside

Ms. Marvel (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 ...

Spider-Man (Miles Morales) Miles Gonzalo MoralesAhmed, Saladin (w), Garrón, Javier (a). ''Miles Morales: Spider-Man'' #1 (2018) Marvel Comics (New York). () is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, and is on ...

Nova (Sam Alexander) Nova (Sam Alexander) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, a space-faring member of the intergalactic police force known as the Nova Corps, was created in 2011 by writer Jeph Loeb and artist ...

, Hulk (Amadeus Cho), and later Teen Cyclops. During the story arc ''Worlds Collide'', Viv is captured by the

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, who evolves her into a human. She later apparently sacrifices herself to save Earth and counter-Earth, but is actually transported into another dimension. Believing Viv to be dead, Vision constructs a second Viv, dubbed Viv 2.0. The original Viv manages to return to reality, but not before the second Viv is activated. Later, Viv 2.0 attempts to kill the original but is damaged and becomes brain-dead. The original Viv transplants her consciousness to the other Viv's body, effectively restoring the character to her android state. In time, she develops romantic feelings for her teammate Ironheart, surprising her with a kiss. Riri reacts with revulsion due to internalised homophobia, but after a later incident with

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, who exploited several of the Champions' (including Riri's) own self-doubts and turned them against their teammates, it is Viv's affection (and a returned Viv 2.0, alive inside Viv) which snaps Riri out of his control and finally acknowledge her friend's feelings.

Powers and abilities of Viv Vision

Viv possesses the same powers as her father, including super strength, intangibility and flight. She also possesses a jewel on her forehead that absorbs solar energy. When she was a human she had no special abilities.

Viv Vision in other media

*Viv Vision was a playable character in ''

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''. *Viv Vision appears as a playable character in ''

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,'' as part of the ''Champions'' DLC.

Amelia Voght

Voice

Philip Nolan Voigt

Volcana

Volla

Volstagg

Lucia von Bardas

Lucia von Bardas is a fictional supervillain who first appeared in the 2004 storyline Secret War. She was created by Brian Michael Bendis and

Gabriele Dell'Otto Gabriele Dell’Otto (born December 20, 1973) is an Italian illustrator and author whose works have been published in several countries in the fields of scientific illustration, American comic books, comic books, calendars, lithographies, books, ...

. The character is a

Latveria Latveria is a fictional country appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is depicted within the storylines of Marvel's comic titles as an isolated European country ruled by the fictional Supreme Lord Doctor Doom, suppo ...

n woman who used to teach at the

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in the United States. After Victor von Doom was deposed as the leader of

, the Americans help von Bardas get elected as the country's new

prime minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...

. She then begins publicly mending the ties between the two countries.''Secret War'' #1-5 In truth, she is secretly funding American technology-based supercriminals through the

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. The

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espionage Espionage, spying, or intelligence gathering is the act of obtaining secret or confidential information (intelligence) from non-disclosed sources or divulging of the same without the permission of the holder of the information for a tangib ...

agency

uncovered this, but the

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declines to take action, believing that relationship is relatively good and that they can simply negotiate. S.H.I.E.L.D. director Nick Fury subsequently gathered a group of superheroes consisting of the Black Widow, Captain America, Daredevil,

Luke Cage Lucas "Luke" Cage, born Carl Lucas and also known as Power Man, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in ''Luke Cage, Hero for Hire'' #1 (June 1972) and was created by Archie Go ...

, Spider-Man, and

, as well as superpowered S.H.I.E.L.D. agent

Daisy Johnson Daisy Johnson, also known as Quake, is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Gabriele Dell'Otto, the character first appeared in '' Secret War'' #2 ...

, for an undercover mission to overthrow the Latverian government and assassinate von Bardas. In Latveria, Johnson used her seismic powers to take down Castle Doom, apparently killing the prime minister. Von Bardas survives to become a deformed

cyborg A cyborg ()—a portmanteau of ''cybernetic'' and ''organism''—is a being with both organic and biomechatronic body parts. The term was coined in 1960 by Manfred Clynes and Nathan S. Kline.

. A year later she attacks Cage, leaving him in a coma, and is eventually defeated once more by Johnson. She has recently resurfaced, having regained a far less deformed-looking body, working with the Red Ghost on a plan to use KGB super-spies placed in suspended animation to frame Doctor Doom for starting a nuclear war. She later returns to Latveria to rule it and help rebuild it. Von Bardas is a cyborg whose abilities include flight and generation of a force field. Prior to this, she was a skilled diplomat. While at first her cybernetic implants were mostly external, currently she sports a more organic look with only a cybernetic eye exposed.

Lucia von Bardas in other media

Television

* Lucia von Bardas appears in the animated television series '' Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes'' voiced by

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. She is the android assistant to Doctor Doom. She is destroyed by the

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.Marvel.com: ''Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes'' – "Bait & Switch"
posted June 29, 2007 * Lucia von Bardas appears in '' The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'' voiced by Kristen Potter. In the episode "The Breakout" Pt. 1, she represents Doctor Doom in a meeting with A.I.M. to purchase stolen Stark Industries-based technology before Iron Man intervenes and defeats the latter while von Bardas escapes. In "The Private War of Doctor Doom", she is killed by the Black Panther. * In the fourth season of ''

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'', Lucia von Bardas appears as the villain, portrayed by Lucille Bluth (played by

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), in Tobias' Fantastic Four musical at Cinco de Cuarto.

Video Games

* Lucia von Bardas appears in '' Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2'', voiced by

Lani Minella Lani Jean Minella (born July 28, 1950) is an American voice actress, voice director, and producer mostly working in the games industry. She is also the founder and owner of the voice-acting agency, AudioGodz. Career After college, Minella starte ...

. In the first mission during the '' Secret War'', she funds the

, in his efforts to supply technology to supervillains. Nick Fury and the heroes confront her, but her castle explodes due to the heroes defeating one of Tinkerer's superpowered machines. She later attacks New York as a deformed cyborg. When the heroes and

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attack her on a ship, she turns herself into a bomb, taking Diamondback, Scorcher, Shocker, and Wizard along as well, only to be defeated and deactivated by the heroes. In the PSP, Wii, and PS2 versions of the game, she invades New York directly. This eventually culminates in the heroes following her to Times Square, where she has planted a massive bomb. Upon the bomb's destruction, she collapses, lamenting her failure to Latveria.