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Lady Deathstrike
Lady Deathstrike (Yuriko Oyama), occasionally spelled Deathstryke, is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is a foe of the X-Men, especially Wolverine (character), Wolverine. Her father Lord Dark Wind created the adamantium-bonding process that was forced on Wolverine by Weapon X. A self-styled warrior, Lady Deathstrike hired the villain Spiral (character), Spiral's "body shoppe" to bond adamantium to her skeleton in addition to other cyber-genetic enhancements. She has worked as a mercenary and assassin and feels a need to prove herself by killing Wolverine. Lady Deathstrike is the sister of human crime boss Lord Deathstrike (Kazuo Oyama). She, along with former X-Men members Mystique (comics), Mystique, Sabretooth (character), Sabretooth, Domino (character), Domino, Warpath (comics), Warpath, and Old Man Logan formed a team called Weapon X#Fourth installment, Weapon X-Men, but later changed to Weapon X-Force after Logan and Warpath le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New X-Men (2004 Series)
''New X-Men'' is a superhero comic book series published by Marvel Comics within the X-Men franchise. After the end of Grant Morrison's run on X-Men: Legacy, ''X-Men'' vol. 2 (titled ''New X-Men (2001 series), New X-Men'') the title was used for a new series, ''New X-Men: Academy X'' during the X-Men Reload event. The title was later shortened to simply ''New X-Men'' in 2006 in comics, 2006 when the new creative team of Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost took over the series with issue #20. Whereas most other ''X-Men'' comics mostly deal with established adult Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutants, this series concentrates on the lives of young students residing at the X-Mansion, Xavier Institute for Higher Learning as they learn to control their powers. After the 2007 in comics, 2007 crossover ''X-Men: Messiah Complex'', the ''New X-Men'' title was canceled and briefly relaunched as ''Young X-Men'' for 12 issues. The series was written by Marc Guggenheim. After the first arc of ''Young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adamantium
Adamantium is a fictional metal alloy, most famously appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is best known as the substance bonded to the character Wolverine's skeleton and claws. First mention in Marvel comics It was first mentioned in Marvel Comics in a story scripted by writer Roy Thomas and drawn by Barry Windsor-Smith and Syd Shores in '' The Avengers'' #66 (July 1969). Here, it is part of supervillain Ultron's outer shell. In the stories where it appears, the defining quality of adamantium is its indestructibility. Etymology The word is a pseudo-Latin neologism (real Latin: ''adamans'', from original Greek ''ἀδάμας'' indomitable ''adamantem'' atin accusative based on the English noun and adjective '' adamant'' (and the derived adjective ''adamantine'') added to the neo-Latin suffix " -ium". The adjective ''adamant'' has long been used to refer to the property of impregnable, diamond-like hardness, or to describe a firm/resolute positio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omega Red
Omega Red (Arkady Rossovich) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most commonly in association with the X-Men. In 2009, Omega Red was ranked as IGN's 95th-greatest comic book villain of all time. The character made his live-action debut through a cameo appearance in ''Deadpool 2'', portrayed by Dakoda Shepley. Additionally, Len Doncheff, Richard Newman, and Colin Murdock have voiced Omega Red in animation. Publication history Omega Red first appeared in ''X-Men'' #4 (vol. 2, January 1992), and was created by Jim Lee and John Byrne. Fictional character biography Little is known about the past of Arkady Rossovich except that he was a serial killer born in Soviet Russia. He was captured by the Interpol agent Sean Cassidy and turned over to the KGB, which wanted to experiment and attempt to create a supersoldier similar to Captain America. Omega Red was given carbonadium coils in his arms that slowly poison him and require him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Man Logan
Old Man Logan is an alternative version of the superhero Wolverine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. This character is an aged version of Wolverine set in an alternate future universe in which the supervillains overthrew the superheroes. Created by writer Mark Millar and artist Steve McNiven, the character first appeared in a storyline of the same name, which ran in ''Wolverine'' (Vol 3) #66–72 (June 2008 – June 2009) and which concluded in ''Wolverine Giant-Size Old Man Logan'' #1 (November 2009). After the 2014 " Death of Wolverine" storyline, Laura Kinney took the Wolverine mantle but an Old Man Logan from the similar alternate universe was brought in to serve as an X-Man, and featured in his own ongoing series. Old Man Logan was one of the inspirations for the 2017 film '' Logan'', starring Hugh Jackman as the title character. The character later made a cameo appearance as Old Man Logan in the 2024 Marvel Cinematic Universe film '' Deadpoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warpath (comics)
James Proudstar, known first as Thunderbird and then as Warpath, is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. Proudstar first appears as the second Thunderbird in ''New Mutants'' #16 (June 1984). Blaming the X-Men for the death of his brother Thunderbird, Proudstar joins the Hellions, a group of young mutants led by Emma Frost. He later becomes a longtime member of the militant X-Men offshoot X-Force. Proudstar is an Apache and one of the few Native American superheroes in Marvel Comics. His powers are superhuman strength, speed, and flight. Warpath appeared in the 2014 film, '' X-Men: Days of Future Past'', portrayed by Booboo Stewart. Publication history Proudstar first appears as the second Thunderbird in ''New Mutants'' #16 (June 1984), created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Sal Buscema. The character initially appears as an antagonist of the New Mutants and the X-Men, but eventually joi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domino (character)
Domino (Neena Thurman) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is best known as a member of the mutant team X-Force. Created by writer Fabian Nicieza and artist/co-writer Rob Liefeld, Domino made her first full cover story appearance in ''X-Force'' #8 (March 1992) as an original member of the Wild Pack team led by the mutant Cable. In addition to her exceptional marksmanship and hand-to-hand skills, Domino possesses mutant probability-altering powers. She often uses her skills as a mercenary, but has also been the partner, confidante, and love interest of the superhero Cable, a lieutenant in his militant group X-Force, and a member of the X-Men. Domino was portrayed by Zazie Beetz in ''Deadpool 2'' (2018). She has also appeared in video games and minor animated television appearances. Creation Liefeld spoke on the conception of the character stating "I was obsessed with the game dominoes. And I always thought that a character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |