Slyde (Jalome Beacher) is a fictional character who is a

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appearing in

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s published by

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Publication history

Slyde first appeared in ''

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'' #272 and was created by writer

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and artist

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Fictional character biography

Jalome Beacher is a

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who creates a

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coating that can be applied to anything, only to be fired by his employers. He creates a costume coated in the substance that enables him to slide across floors with ease and grip objects without them slipping from his grasp. Slyde is part of Crimson Cowl's incarnation of the

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, who battle the Thunderbolts. Upon the realization that he was turning forty soon, he got a new costume, gave himself a new origin, and made an attempt at robbing a bank with henchmen—but it was all a ploy to lure Spider-Man out in order to fight him. At the end of the story, on the way to jail, he mused that, knowing that he "went toe to toe with Spider-Man", he is entirely all right with middle age. While Slyde is in prison, his stepbrother Matthew assumes the mantle before being killed by Elektra. In "

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", Slyde is killed by Hammerhead's enforcer Underworld after refusing to join his gang. During the " Avengers: Standoff!" storyline, Slyde appears alive as a resident of Pleasant Hill, a gated community established by S.H.I.E.L.D.

Other characters named Slyde

* Following Beacher's death, an unknown person succeeds him as Slyde and joins the 50 State Initiative. * An undercover

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police officer assumes the Slyde mantle during '' Spider-Man: Brand New Day''. * After losing her powers during M-Day, Stacy X uses a modified Slyde suit along with Stilt-Man armor, web shooters, and Frog-Man springs.''Vengeance'' #1–6 (September 2011 - February 2012)

Powers and abilities

The chemicals on the suite that Slyde wears allow him to move at nearly , making him very agile and difficult to attack. He is also a skilled chemist.

In other media

Slyde appears in the ''

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'' episode "The Road to Goblin War", voiced by

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. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. This version is a former worker at the Beemont Chemical Corporation who was fired by CEO Alan Beemont and became Slyde to get revenge and cause chaos. Additionally, he received his technology from Joseph Rockwell, Beemont's assistant and a member of the Goblin Nation.

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