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Dorothy Walker

Dorothy Walker is a fictional character in
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. She was created by Stuart Little and Ruth Atkinson and first appeared in '' Miss America Magazine'' #2 (November 1944). She was reintroduced in '' The Defenders'' #89 (November 1980) by
David Michelinie David Michelinie (; born May 6, 1948) is an American comic book writer best known for scripting Marvel Comics' ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' and ''Iron Man'' and the DC Comics feature Superman in ''Action Comics''. Among the characters he created or ...
and
Mike Harris Michael Deane Harris (born January 23, 1945) is a retired Canadian politician who served as the 22nd premier of Ontario from 1995 to 2002 and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (PC Party) from 1990 to 2002. Taking the PC ...
as a radical departure from her conception. Dorothy Walker is introduced as Betty Walker, the doting mother of
Patsy Walker Patricia "Patsy" Walker is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stuart Little and Ruth Atkinson, Patsy Walker first appeared in ''Miss America Magazine'' #2 (November 1944), published by Marvel prec ...
. This existence is revealed to have been a comic book written by Dorothy and loosely inspired by the teenage Patsy's life. Because of this Patsy was cared for by their housekeeper Dolly Donahue. While Dorothy bathes in the success of her comic, Patsy loathes it and their relationship is heavily strained. When she divorces her husband, Joshua, she gets custody of Patsy and her brother Mickey due to her wealth. Dorothy does not approve of Patsy's marriage to Buzz Baxter and when the two end up divorcing, Dorothy loses contact with her daughter. Years later, Dorothy is stricken with cancer and dies before she is able to see Patsy again. Patsy realizes that despite her mother's sometimes cold attitude towards her, she was doing everything she could to forgive her. Unbeknownst to her, Dorothy attempted to make a deal with the demon Avarrish. In exchange for Patsy's soul, Dorothy would be restored to life without cancer. However, Avarrish fails and Dorothy remains dead.


Dorothy Walker in other media

Dorothy Walker appears in ''
Jessica Jones Jessica Campbell Jones-Cage, professionally known as Jessica Jones, is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Michael Gaydos and first appea ...
'', portrayed by Rebecca De Mornay. This version is a talent agent and has a much more abusive relationship with her daughter.


Walking Stiletto

The Walking Stiletto is a
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supervillain A supervillain, supervillainess or supercriminal is a major antagonist and variant of the villainous stock character who possesses Superpower (ability), superpowers. The character type is sometimes found in comic books and is often the primary ...
created by
Stan Lee Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber ; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book author, writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Comics which later bec ...
, John Romita, Sr., and
Sal Buscema Sal Buscema ( ; born Silvio Buscema, , on January 26, 1936) is an American comics artist, primarily for Marvel Comics, where he had a ten-year run as artist of ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), The Incredible Hulk'' and an eight-year run as art ...
, first appeared in ''
Captain America Captain America is a superhero created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby who appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in '' Captain America Comics'' #1, published on December 20, 1940, by Timely C ...
'' #114 (June 1969). Within the context of the stories, the Walking Stiletto is a creation and agent of AIM. When
Sharon Carter Sharon Carter (also known as Agent 13) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Dick Ayers, the character first appeared in '' Tales of Suspense'' #75 (March 1966). Sharon ...
attacks a group of AIM leaders, they release the Stiletto to attack her, but she is saved by
Captain America Captain America is a superhero created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby who appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in '' Captain America Comics'' #1, published on December 20, 1940, by Timely C ...
and Rick Jones, who destroy the robot. Many years later, the Walking Stiletto is among the robotic collection of the Reanimator, who unleashes it on
Wolverine The wolverine ( , ; ''Gulo gulo''), also called the carcajou or quickhatch (from East Cree, ''kwiihkwahaacheew''), is the largest land-dwelling species, member of the family Mustelidae. It is a muscular carnivore and a solitary animal. The w ...
and Nova. Wolverine eviscerates the Walking Stiletto, rendering it inoperative. During the " Iron Man 2020" event, Walking Stiletto joins the A.I. Army.


Wallflower

Wallflower (Laurie Collins) is a character appearing in
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s published by
Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
. She is a member of the student body of the
Xavier Institute X-Mansion and Xavier Institute are the common names for a mansion and research institute appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The mansion is depicted as the private estate of Charles Francis Xavier and serves as the bas ...
and a member of the
New Mutants The New Mutants are a group of fictional mutant superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, generally in association with the X-Men. Originally depicted as the teenaged junior class at the Xavier Institute, sub ...
. After the events of M-Day transpired, she was one of a handful of mutants to keep her powers. She first appeared in ''New Mutants'' (vol. 2) #2 (June 2003) and was killed in ''New X-Men'' (vol. 2) #25 (June 2006). The character was revived during the
Krakoan Age The Krakoan Age was a series of ''X-Men'' storylines published by Marvel Comics from 2019 to 2024. The Krakoan Age began with the Jonathan Hickman limited series ''House of X'' and ''Powers of X'' (July – October 2019) and it consists of fo ...
.


Fictional character biography

Laurie is a second-generation mutant. She receives her power from her father, Sean Garrison, who used his ability to manipulate people and get money, fame, and women. Laurie's mother Gail was one of these women. After becoming pregnant with his child, Gail became immune to his power and broke up with him, deciding to raise Laurie alone. Laurie grows up a loner. While on vacation, her powers manifest, causing every boy on the beach to become attracted to her. After she becomes popular, her mother realizes what is going on, and tells Laurie that using her power on people is wrong. As she has no control over it and unwillingly causes people to mirror her own emotions, Laurie gets scared and becomes even more withdrawn than before.''New Mutants'' vol. 2 #11 (June 2004) After the
Xavier Institute X-Mansion and Xavier Institute are the common names for a mansion and research institute appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The mansion is depicted as the private estate of Charles Francis Xavier and serves as the bas ...
becomes public, Laura is sent there by her mother, and moves to Salem Center to stay near her, so that she could have one person whose reactions she could trust. Although she insists that Laurie live at the school, so that she could make friends, Laurie remains a loner and goes through several roommates in quick succession. Eventually Sofia Mantega is paired with Laurie and, with her power to blow pheromones away, Laurie no longer has to worry about accidentally manipulating her roommate. Under pressure from Sofia, she also begins developing acquaintances with David Alleyne and Kevin Ford. On a visit to meet Sofia's former butler, they are attacked by the Reavers, and Laurie is stabbed through the heart. She is saved by Josh Foley, who uses his power to heal her. Laurie develops an crush on Josh, but before she can pursue it, he falls head-over-heels for Rahne Sinclair. Laurie remains smitten with Josh, and the sight of him in danger gives her the emotional fortitude to take control of her powers. After the mansion is destroyed and rebuilt, she is placed on the
New Mutants The New Mutants are a group of fictional mutant superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, generally in association with the X-Men. Originally depicted as the teenaged junior class at the Xavier Institute, sub ...
squad with Josh, Sofia, David, Surge and Kevin and given the codename Wallflower. When Rahne breaks up with Josh, saying that a relationship with him is inappropriate since she is on the faculty, he begins dating Laurie to make Rahne jealous. Eventually Rahne, feeling it would be healthier for Josh to be with Laurie after she sees the two returning from a date, breaks off her relationship with Josh for good. Kevin spies on their conversation and uses the information to break Josh and Laurie up. Laurie is left embittered by the experience, going so far as to use her pheromones to manipulate Prodigy into kissing her at the dance in a successful attempt to make Josh jealous. Sofia realizes what is happening, and the event adds to the fast disintegration of the squad. Thereafter, Sofia pushes all the New Mutants into a camp out for one night on the Xavier Institute grounds. While the initial attempts by Sofia at forcing a resolution come to disaster, a fist-fight between Josh and David leads Laurie to confess to Josh what had happened at the dance. Later she - along with the other New Mutants - overhear him pouring his heart out to
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, leading her to forgive him enough to be friends. After the events of House of M, where almost the entire mutant population lost their powers, Laurie was one of the few who retained the mutant gene. Panic spread throughout school in the aftermath of the Decimation and, assuming he'd lost his powers too, Kevin reaches out to Laurie, withering away her arm. Shortly after this, Laurie is shot and killed by a sniper working for
William Stryker Reverend William Stryker is a fictional character in Marvel Comics, known for his recurring role as an adversary of the X-Men. A former sergeant and a devout Christian minister, Stryker harbors an intense hatred for mutants, often leading campai ...
. Years later, she is resurrected during the
Krakoan Age The Krakoan Age was a series of ''X-Men'' storylines published by Marvel Comics from 2019 to 2024. The Krakoan Age began with the Jonathan Hickman limited series ''House of X'' and ''Powers of X'' (July – October 2019) and it consists of fo ...
.


Powers and abilities

Wallflower can control emotions through the use of emitted pheromones. Initially she could not control when she released them, and could only match the emotion she felt. Before her death, in her time at Xavier's, she learned to control her powers and could keep her pheromones in check, emit them on command, and could induce a variety of emotional and physical responses, including fear, anger, lust, calmness, happiness and sleep. It was debated by staff writers and X-Men within the comic that if she gained full control of her powers she could apply them to crowd control or putting entire armies to sleep.


Other versions


House of M

When the
Scarlet Witch The Scarlet Witch is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The X-Men #4 in March 1964, in the Silver Age of Comic Boo ...
changed reality so that mutants were the dominant species, Laurie was a student at the New Mutant Leadership Institute. As Sofia belonged to the Hellions S.H.I.E.L.D training squad, the girls did not have a close friendship, Sofia even stating that she hated Laurie for being a "daddy's girl." Laurie was closer to her father and estranged with her human mother in this reality, as well as being close friends with Mercury, her roommate. Both she and her father were deep cover agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and when
Quentin Quire Quintavius Quirinius "Quentin" Quire, also known as Kid Omega, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually in those featuring the X-Men. Quire first appeared in '' New X-Men'' #134 (January 2003). ...
read her mind and discovered the truth she used her pheromone powers to make him suicidal and had him kill himself with his own powers. The New Mutants and Hellions team up to find Surge's father, a wanted terrorist. When the human terrorists reveal the despicable nature of "Project Genesis" to the shocked New Mutants and Hellions, Laurie reveals her true nature and causes the groups to fight one another to the death, claiming that she does not care about the illegal human experimentation, only about finding and bringing in the human terrorists. Mercury, the only one immune to her powers, pleads with Laurie, as a friend, to stop. Laurie refuses, revealing that she always hated Cessily because she could not manipulate her with her pheromones. Given no other choice, Mercury stabs her through the chest, killing her and ending the fight.


Walrus


Morris Walters

Morris Walters is a fictional character appearing in
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s published by
Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
. Morris Walters is the father of Jennifer Walters / She-Hulk and the husband of Elaine Walters.


Morris Walters in other media

* A variation of the character named Cliff Walters appears in '' The Incredible Hulk'' episode "Down Memory Lane", voiced by
Stan Lee Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber ; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book author, writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Comics which later bec ...
. * Morris Walters appears in '' She-Hulk: Attorney at Law'', portrayed by
Mark Linn-Baker Mark Linn-Baker (born Mark Linn Baker; June 17, 1954) is an American actor and Television director, director who played Benjy Stone in the film ''My Favorite Year'' and Larry Appleton in the television situation comedy, sitcom ''Perfect Strangers ...
.


War


Abraham Kieros


Unnamed man


Gazer


Decimus Furius


First Horseman of Apocalypse


War Cry

Julia Gao is a character appearing in
American comic book An American comic book is a thin periodical literature originating in the United States, commonly between 24 and 64 pages, containing comics. While the form originated in 1933, American comic books first gained popularity after the 1938 publ ...
s published by
Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
. The character, created by Cody Ziglar and Federico Vicentini, first appeared in '' Miles Morales: Spider-Man'' vol. 2 #1 (December 2022) as an officer of the
NYPD The City of New York Police Department, also referred to as New York City Police Department (NYPD), is the primary law enforcement agency within New York City. Established on May 23, 1845, the NYPD is the largest, and one of the oldest, munic ...
and in ''Deadpool'' vol. 9 #12 (March 2025) as War Cry. She is an enemy of Spider-Man. Gao's partner gets killed trying to interrupt a fight between
Venom Venom or zootoxin is a type of toxin produced by an animal that is actively delivered through a wound by means of a bite, sting, or similar action. The toxin is delivered through a specially evolved ''venom apparatus'', such as fangs or a sti ...
and Carnage, causing her to despise superheroes, vigilantes and supervillains. To enforce Wilson Fisk's Anti-Vigilante Act, Gao is the leader of the
Cape-Killers The Cape-Killers, officially identified as the Superhuman Restraint Unit, is a fictional special operations unit appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, designed by penciller Howard Chaykin.''Wolverine'' (vol. 3) #43 (August ...
task force and recruited the
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, Taskmaster, Electro, Hightail and Gust in exchange for clemency while antagonizing Spider-Man as well as
Misty Knight Mercedes "Misty" Knight is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Jenny Blake Isabella and Arvell Jones, the character was first mentioned in '' Marvel Premiere'' #20 (January 1975) and first appear ...
, Colleen Wing,
She-Hulk She-Hulk (Jennifer Susan Walters) is a Character (arts), character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist John Buscema, she First appearance, first appeared in ''The Savage She-Hulk ...
and the Prowler. After
Luke Cage Lucas "Luke" Cage, born Carl Lucas and also known as Power Man, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Archie Goodwin, George Tuska, Roy Thomas, and John Romita Sr. in 1972, he was the first Af ...
repealed the Anti-Vigilante Act, Julia seeks out an alliance in thwarting New York's superhuman activities so she equips herself and the Cape-Killers with upgraded suits provided by
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to ambush Spider-Man who fights Julia's Cape-Killers off with assistance from the
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, Prowler, Ms. Marvel, Shift and
Starling Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine (perching) birds known for the often dark, glossy iridescent sheen of their plumage; their complex vocalizations including mimicking; and their distinctive, often elaborate swarming behavior, know ...
before her so-called ally's technopathy takes control until being defeated by Spider-Man to which the Cape-Killers are disbanded and Julia slips away. Now a fugitive, she's enhanced as an avatar of
Ares Ares (; , ''Árēs'' ) is the List of Greek deities, Greek god of war god, war and courage. He is one of the Twelve Olympians, and the son of Zeus and Hera. The Greeks were ambivalent towards him. He embodies the physical valor necessary for ...
in order to sadistically antagonize Spider-Man and
Deadpool Deadpool is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Fabian Nicieza and Rob Liefeld, the character first appeared in ''New Mutants'' #98 (December 1990). In his comic book appearances, Deadpool is ...
.


War Dog

War Dog is a name used by several different dogs in
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that have bonded with symbiotes. The character was created by
Dan Slott Daniel "Dan" Slott (born July 3, 1967) is an American comic book writer, known for his work on Marvel Comics books such as ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', as well as ''The Superior Spider-Man'', ''She-Hulk'', ''Silver Surfer (comic book), Silver Surfe ...
, Paulo Siqueira and Ronan Cliquet, and first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #654 (April 2011).


Samson

Samson is a
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. Samson is General Brad Dodge's pet dog from
Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with ...
who temporarily bonded with the
Venom Venom or zootoxin is a type of toxin produced by an animal that is actively delivered through a wound by means of a bite, sting, or similar action. The toxin is delivered through a specially evolved ''venom apparatus'', such as fangs or a sti ...
symbiote to help
Flash Thompson Eugene "Flash" Thompson is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962). Flash ...
against the Spider-King.


Second version

Another German Shepherd is Mercury Team's dog, trained extensively as a symbiotically enhanced duo with Chief petty officer Marcus Simms as Lasher in Doverton, Colorado. Mercury Team's symbiote soldiers are killed by
Cletus Kasady Cletus Cortland Kasady is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer David Michelinie and artist Erik Larsen, the character first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #344 (March 1991) as the ...
, but the group's mascot survives and helps
Deadpool Deadpool is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Fabian Nicieza and Rob Liefeld, the character first appeared in ''New Mutants'' #98 (December 1990). In his comic book appearances, Deadpool is ...
defeat Carnage, by bonding with Phage, Lasher, Agony, and
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before returning to the government.


Mitch

Mitch is
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's hunting dog who bonds with
Phage A bacteriophage (), also known informally as a phage (), is a virus that infects and replicates within bacteria. The term is derived . Bacteriophages are composed of proteins that encapsulate a DNA or RNA genome, and may have structures tha ...
to participate in a conspiracy alongside his "siblings", led by the Carnage symbiote involving the Friends of Humanity, only to be defeated by Thompson,
Silence Silence is the absence of ambient hearing, audible sound, the emission of sounds of such low sound intensity, intensity that they do not draw attention to themselves, or the state of having ceased to produce sounds; this latter sense can be exten ...
and
Toxin A toxin is a naturally occurring poison produced by metabolic activities of living cells or organisms. They occur especially as proteins, often conjugated. The term was first used by organic chemist Ludwig Brieger (1849–1919), derived ...
, and taken into Alchemax's custody.


War Dog in other media

Gemini, a dog loosely inspired by War Dog, appears in ''
Venom Venom or zootoxin is a type of toxin produced by an animal that is actively delivered through a wound by means of a bite, sting, or similar action. The toxin is delivered through a specially evolved ''venom apparatus'', such as fangs or a sti ...
'' (2018).


War Machine


Warbird


Carol Danvers


Ava'Dara Naganandini

Warbird is a fictional character in
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comic books. She was created by Jason Aaron and
Chris Bachalo Chris Bachalo (; born August 23, 1965) is a Canadian comic book illustrator known for his quirky, cartoon-like style. He became well known for stints on DC Comics' ''Shade, the Changing Man'' and Neil Gaiman's two Death (Sandman), Death series. C ...
, first appearing in '' Wolverine and the X-Men'' #1 (October 2011). She is a member of the
Shi'ar The Shi'ar ( ) are a fictional species of aliens appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Shi'ar Empire (or Imperium) is a vast collection of alien species, cultures, and worlds situated close to the Skrull and Kree Em ...
Warbirds who comes to Earth as a bodyguard to Gladiator's son Kubark (Kid Gladiator) as he attends the
Jean Grey School for Higher Learning X-Mansion and Xavier Institute are the common names for a mansion and research institute appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The mansion is depicted as the private estate of Charles Francis Xavier and serves as the bas ...
. She would later go on to join the
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in ''
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'' vol. 3 #48 (March 2012). She eventually left to rejoin the Shi'ar Empire, fighting against threats such as Asgardians, and took on her own Symbiote, Zzzxx.


Grant Ward


Stewart Ward

Senator Stewart Ward is a fictional character in
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. The character, created by Howard Mackie and John Romita Jr., first appears in ''Peter Parker: Spider-Man'' (vol. 2) #4. Ward is a C.I.A. agent named Sentry who, with Seeker ( Arthur Stacy) and Ranger, infiltrates HYDRA to destroy their alien experiments. Sentry is actually a
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and Stacy and Ranger are forced to try and kill him. During the scuffle, Sentry is contaminated with an alien virus, the "Z'Nox", and develops
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. Sentry reestablishes himself as Stewart Ward and becomes a successful senator for New York, secretly working to spread the alien virus. Eventually, Spider-Man and Stacy hit him with a
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that causes him to explode into an antidote, curing the infected.


Stewart Ward in other media

A character loosely inspired by Stewart Ward named Christian Ward appears in '' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'', portrayed by Tim DeKay as an adult and Alex Neustaedter as a child. This version is the sadistic older brother of Grant and Thomas Ward and a candidate for the
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. In flashbacks depicted in the episode "
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", Christian tortured his brothers as a boy, which culminated in forcing Grant to torture Thomas. As an adult, Christian entered politics in an attempt to locate and shut down S.H.I.E.L.D. After
Phil Coulson Agent Phillip J. "Phil" Coulson ( ) is a fictional character portrayed and voiced by Clark Gregg in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) media franchise. Coulson is depicted as a high-ranking member of the espionage agency S.H.I.E.L.D. and longt ...
meets with Christian, offering him Grant in exchange for his support, Christian publicly reveals Grant's ties to Hydra. However, Grant escapes, ambushes Christian, and forces him to confess to his childhood wrongdoings before meeting with their parents, killing all three off-screen, and planting audio of the confession to frame their deaths as a murder-suicide.


Warlock


Adam Warlock


Warpath


Miles Warren


Raymond Warren

Raymond Aaron Warren is a fictional character appearing in
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s published by
Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
. The character, created by
Stan Lee Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber ; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book author, writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Comics which later bec ...
and
Steve Ditko Stephen John Ditko. Page contains two reproductions from school yearbooks. A 1943 Garfield Junior High School yearbook excerpt lists "Stephen Ditko". A 1945 Johnstown High School yearbook excerpt lists "Stephen J. Ditko" under extracurricular ac ...
, first appeared in ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962). He was a science teacher of Midtown High School in
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,
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, and the brother of Miles Warren / Jackal. Raymond had a multi-faceted attitude towards Peter Parker / Spider-Man, and was in fact the cause of his top student's early adventures against the Tinkerer and the Living Brain. Raymond was murdered by the Jackal for his identity and appearance, but his corpse and identity theft gets exposed by his former student and Miles Morales / Spider-Man.


Raymond Warren in other media

* Aaron Warren appears in '' The Spectacular Spider-Man'', voiced by Brian George. 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. * Raymond Warren appears in ''
Spider-Man Spider-Man is a superhero in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appearance, first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in ...
'', 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 the uncle of
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/ Ghost-Spider, and a scientist who specialized in genetics before mutating himself into the
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.


Warrior Woman


Warstar

Warstar is a character appearing in
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s published by
Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
. The character, created by
Chris Claremont Christopher S. Claremont (; born November 25, 1950) is an English-born American comic book writer and novelist. Claremont is best known for his 16-year stint on ''Uncanny X-Men'' from 1975 to 1991, far longer than that of any other writer,Clarem ...
and John Byrne, first appeared in ''X-Men'' #137 (September 1980). A warrior serving in the Royal Elite of the
Shi'ar The Shi'ar ( ) are a fictional species of aliens appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Shi'ar Empire (or Imperium) is a vast collection of alien species, cultures, and worlds situated close to the Skrull and Kree Em ...
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, Warstar is actually two symbiotically linked sentient mechanoids consisting of a small one named B'nee who can generate electricity and a large one named C'cil who is gigantic and immensely strong and durable; B'nee rides on C'cil's back.


Warstar in other media

* Warstar appears in '' X-Men: The Animated Series''. * Warstar appears as a mini-boss in '' Marvel: Ultimate Alliance'', voiced by John Cygan.


Warcat


Washout

Washout (John Lopez) is a fictional mutant character appearing in
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s published by
Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
. The character first appeared in a one-page cameo in ''
X-Force X-Force is a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most commonly in association with the X-Men. Conceived by writer/illustrator Rob Liefeld, the team first appeared in ''New Mutants'' #100 (April 1991 ...
'' #129 (August 2002) before being given a larger role in the 2002–2003 ''
Weapon X Weapon X is a fictional government genetic research facility project appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They were conducted by Department K, which turned willing and unwilling beings into living weapons to carry out c ...
'' series.


Fictional character biography

John Lopez was a chronic bed-wetter as a child, until he discovered that he had the mutant ability to generate a spurt of water from his body on touch. Having no friends and no family, John wanted to try his luck at an
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to join the new media-savvy
X-Force X-Force is a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most commonly in association with the X-Men. Conceived by writer/illustrator Rob Liefeld, the team first appeared in ''New Mutants'' #100 (April 1991 ...
team. Taking on the
codename A code name, codename, call sign, or cryptonym is a code word or name used, sometimes clandestinely, to refer to another name, word, project, or person. Code names are often used for military purposes, or in espionage. They may also be used in ...
Washout, John competed in a contest but was not recruited. Soon after, John was approached by Malcolm Colcord to join the
Weapon X Weapon X is a fictional government genetic research facility project appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They were conducted by Department K, which turned willing and unwilling beings into living weapons to carry out c ...
project. Accepting the offer, Washout underwent a process that enhanced his mutant ability to the point where Washout had the ability to transform his body into water, project high pressure jets of water from his arms, shape the water into any form, and even manipulate or siphon off the water within another person's body. However, the process had a severe
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in that Washout's powers now gradually began to dehydrate him. The more frequently he used them, the closer he would come to killing himself. His body was slowing cracking apart. Washout found out about these side effects and joined fellow Weapon X agent Brent Jackson in a conspiracy against the Director. They later started to work with Soldier X's Underground movement. Washout helped the Underground infiltrate the Weapon X compound by temporarily shutting down the power. At the same time, he attacked and attempted to kill the Director. He caused the water within the Director's body to boil, but the side effects from his powers caused Washout to die before he could finish off the Director.''Weapon X'' #11 Washout's remains were taken by
Mister Sinister Mister Sinister (Dr. Nathaniel Essex) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Marc Silvestri, the character was first mentioned as the employer behind the team ...
.


Powers and abilities

Washout is a hydromorph, able to transform himself into a watery substance that he can release as pressurized sprays, engulf and drown his opponents, harmlessly absorb impacts, or shape all or part of his body into tangible, water-based forms, manipulate other bodies of water, and either explode someone from within or boil & liquidate them using their own body fluids.


Washout in other media

Washout appears in the '' Wolverine and the X-Men'' episode "Greetings from Genosha".


Wasp


Janet van Dyne


Hank Pym


Hope van Dyne


Nadia van Dyne


Waspbunny

Waspbunny is an anthropomorphic rabbit and animal version of Wasp.


Mary Jane Waterbuffalo

Mary Jane Waterbuffalo is an anthropomorphic
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version of
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.


Anna Watson


Mary Jane Watson


Mary Crane Watsow

Mary Crane Watsow is an anthropomorphic crane version of
Mary Jane Watson Mary Jane "MJ" Watson is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, making her first appearance in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #25 (June 1965), and subsequent ...
.


Wave

Wave (Pearl Pangan) is a character appearing in
American comic book An American comic book is a thin periodical literature originating in the United States, commonly between 24 and 64 pages, containing comics. While the form originated in 1933, American comic books first gained popularity after the 1938 publ ...
s published by
Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
. She was created by writer
Greg Pak Greg Pak is an American comic book writer and film director. He is best known for his work on books published by Marvel Comics, including ''X-Men'' (most notably '' X-Treme X-Men''), several titles featuring the Hulk, and Hercules.Truitt, Brian ...
and artist
Leinil Francis Yu Leinil Francis Yu (born 1977) is a People of the Philippines, Filipino comic book artist, who began working for the United States, American market through Wildstorm Productions. Career Leinil Francis Yu was first recognized after winning the ...
as a water-based Cebuano superhero protecting the
Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...
. Wave made her debut in the limited series ''War of the Realms, New Agents of Atlas'' in May 2019 and reprised her role as a member in the follow-on limited series ''
Agents of Atlas The Agents of Atlas are a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first lineup was composed of characters originally appearing in unrelated stories published in the 1950s by Marvel's predecessor ...
'' (vol. 3). She also appeared in the series ''
Aero Aero is a Greek prefix relating to flight and air. In British English, it is used as an adjective related to flight (e.g., as a shortened substitute for aeroplane). Aero, Ærø, or Aeros may refer to: Aeronautics Airlines and companies * Aero (A ...
'' teaming up with the title character. Pearl Pangan is a native of
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and had a natural affinity for the water since she was a child. She is recruited for her swimming strength to conduct experiments with a company called Alontek. When Triumph Division raids the site and shuts down the experiments, she discovers she is capable of hydrokinesis (ability to control water). Triumph Division recruits her to protect the Philippines, but later fires her for abandoning her post in the War of the Realms. During the War of the Realms, Wave and the Agents of Atlas battle Sindr, the daughter of Surtur, to prevent her from melting the polar ice caps and turning Asia into New Muspelheim.''War of the Realms: The New Agents of Atlas'' #1–4


Wave in other media

* Wave appears as an unlockable playable character in '' Marvel Future Fight''. * Wave appears in '' Marvel Duel''. * Wave appears as an unlockable playable character in '' Marvel Super War''. * Wave appears in '' Marvel Snap''. * Pearl Pangan appears in '' Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man'', voiced by Cathy Ang. This version is a student of Rockford T. Bales High School and the ex-girlfriend of Lonnie Lincoln.


Kate Waynesboro

Dr. Katherine "Kate" Waynesboro was created by
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and
Sal Buscema Sal Buscema ( ; born Silvio Buscema, , on January 26, 1936) is an American comics artist, primarily for Marvel Comics, where he had a ten-year run as artist of ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), The Incredible Hulk'' and an eight-year run as art ...
, and has been primarily a supporting character of the
Hulk The Hulk is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the debut issue of ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), The Incredible Hulk ...
. She first appeared in ''The Incredible Hulk'' (vol. 2) #287. Bruce Banner hires Waynesboro as a laboratory assistant during a period of time when Banner's rational persona controls the Hulk, and eventually enters into a romantic relationship with him. During a battle with the Abomination, Banner discovers that Waynesboro is also an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., sent as a "minder" to ensure that Banner did not lose control of the Hulk again, which called her actions, including their romance, into question. The Abomination then kidnaps Waynesboro and offers her as a hostage to a faction of A.I.M. that had recently taken over
MODOK MODOK (; also written as M.O.D.O.K.; an acronym for Mental/Mobile/Mechanized Organism Designed Only for Killing) is a Character (arts), fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Ja ...
's base, where she is subjected to the same process that had created MODOK, dubbing her "Ms. MODOK". MODOK states his intention to take her as a consort, to which she assents. When the Hulk objects, MODOK attacks him and atomizes the Abomination as a demonstration of power. Aghast at MODOK's casual murder, Ms. MODOK turns against him, and MODOK forces her back into the transformation chamber, restoring her to her original state. Waynesboro quits S.H.I.E.L.D. to continue her personal and professional relationship with Banner, but after his return from the so-called "
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", it is apparent that Banner is losing control of the Hulk just as S.H.I.E.L.D. feared. Waynesboro returns to S.H.I.E.L.D. to help capture the Hulk, but ultimately leaves, unable to bear witnessing Banner's failing struggle to regain dominance. Waynseboro is later seen receiving information regarding the Warbound members from their former teammate Miek to find their biggest weaknesses. Three weeks later she is sent to aid fellow S.H.I.E.L.D. agents in capturing the Warbound, but the group kidnap her to help one of their wounded members. She is caught in a plot by the
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to irradiate the world with gamma rays, working with the Warbound to stop the threat. She gains Warbound member Hiroim's Oldstrong powers when he is killed in battle. She meets with
Norman Osborn Norman Virgil Osborn is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, he first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #14 (July 1964) as the first and best-known incarnation of th ...
to get the Warbound pardoned for their crimes during '' World War Hulk'', only to find out that he already has, being "a big believer in the concept of redemption". H.A.M.M.E.R. captures Waynesboro to extract the Oldpower for their own use, but Banner and
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assault the facility and rescue her.


Weapon H


Web-Man

Web-Man is the evil clone of a Spider-Man with inverted colors created by Doctor Doom.


Wendigo


Werewolf by Night


James Wesley

James Wesley is a minor character in
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. The character, created by Frank Miller and
David Mazzucchelli David John Mazzucchelli (; born September 21, 1960) is an American comics artist and writer, known for his work on seminal superhero comic book storylines ''Born Again (comics), Daredevil: Born Again'' and ''Batman: Year One'', as well as for gra ...
, first appeared in ''Daredevil'' #227 (February 1986). He is a faithful assistant of the Kingpin (Wilson Fisk). He is ordered by the Kingpin to locate Nuke for the sole purpose of destroying
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. After Daredevil saves Hell's Kitchen, Wesley fears that said events would connect the Kingpin to the authorities. Wesley later comes back under his employer when tasked with handling reporter Sarah Dewey's affairs, and is also revealed to double as a criminal lawyer for anyone under his boss's payroll.


James Wesley in other media

* A character inspired by James Wesley named Wesley Welch appears in '' Daredevil'' (2003), portrayed by
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. *
James Wesley James Wesley Prosser (born March 9, 1970) is an American country music singer. In 1999, Prosser released the album ''Life Goes On'' through Warner Bros. Records. Ten years later, he signed to Broken Bow Records under the name James Wesley. Wesley ...
appears in '' Daredevil'' (2015), portrayed by Toby Leonard Moore. This version acts as an intermediary with Fisk's various associates before being killed by Karen Page.


Nicodemus West


Western Kid


Charlie Weirderman

Charles Weiderman is a fictional character appearing in
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s published by
Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
. The character has appeared in ''
The Amazing Spider-Man ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is an ongoing American superhero American comic book, comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man as its title character and main protagonist. Being in the Earth 616, mainstream continuity of t ...
'' #515 and created by
J. Michael Straczynski Joseph Michael Straczynski, known as J. Michael Straczynski (; born July 17, 1954) is an American filmmaker and comic book writer. He is the founder of Synthetic Worlds Ltd. and Studio JMS and is known as the creator of the science fiction televi ...
, Mike Deodato Jr. and Mark Brooks As a student at Midtown High School, Charlie was bullied by a group of students led by a teen named Rich, a football player on the school team. Later, he tried to pull a knife on his tormentors only for the coach to catch him. Peter covered it up by stating that the knife belonged to his Uncle Ben (Ben would later support Peter for defusing a potentially violent situation). When Charlie slashed his tormentors' tires, he fled to the Parker house for protection. Charlie declared innocence and was backed up by Peter's Uncle Ben. After the bullies left, Ben asked Charlie if he actually slashed their tires. When Charlie was afraid to tell the truth, Ben Parker told him never to see Peter again and stated he would've respected Charlie if he admitted to the action.


Powers and abilities of Charlie Weiderman

Through his Vibranium skinsuit, Charlie was endowed with superhuman strength sufficient to lift an SUV and go toe-to-toe with Spider-Man. His skinsuit is fireproof, can absorb impact rendering him virtually invulnerable, and can vibrate at frequencies that allow him to split diamonds and slough off Spider-Man's webbing. A major side effect is that the skinsuit was too early to even be prototyped, and its chemical composition actively and severely affected Charlie's mind, driving him into a murderous rage. Charlie possesses an intelligent, scientific mind, able to come up with ideas that Peter considered brilliant. Unfortunately, Charlie also had a desire to prove himself to others, resulting in him often rushing through his experiments. Peter states that at that time, Charlie did not have the patience that a scientist requires.


Evangeline Whedon

Evangeline "Vange" Whedon is a fictional character, a
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appearing in
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s published by
Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
. Whedon is a lawyer who possesses the mutant ability to transform into a dragon. Her first appearance was in '' X-Treme X-Men'' #21. Vange Whedon is a lawyer and a member of the Mutant Rights Coalition (or Mutant Rights League). Her ability to shapeshift is triggered when she comes in contact with blood. Evangeline used to be a successful prosecutor until others learned that she was a mutant. She was fired instantly and evicted from her apartment the next day. Her ''fiancé'' left her with an e-mail and her family disowned her. When the
X-Men The X-Men are a superhero team in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer/editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, the team first appeared in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 (September 1963). Although initial ...
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and Sage were being held in police custody, Whedon and the Mutant Rights League staged a protest for their release. While Evangeline was talking to Detective Cardones, a human struck the detective with a brick. The blood from the wound dripped on to Whedon, and caused her to shapeshift involuntarily. She transformed into a beast that resembled a
dragon A dragon is a Magic (supernatural), magical legendary creature that appears in the folklore of multiple cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but European dragon, dragons in Western cultures since the Hi ...
, and was out of control. Sage was able to stop Vange momentarily, while Bishop calmed her down enough to revert to her human form. Evangeline was called to Los Angeles when the X-Men needed legal help. Evangeline succeeded in getting Marie D'Ancanto, an anti-mutant terrorist, given a second chance by the X-Men, under probation and hired her as an assistant. Evangeline also helped the X-Men against a lawyer secretly working for the psychic mutant Elias Bogan. ''X-Men: The 198 Files'' reveals that she kept her powers after the " Decimation" of the mutant population – the government considers her a 'Significant' national security threat. She currently still acts as the X-Men's lawyer. Later, after the ''
Second Coming The Second Coming (sometimes called the Second Advent or the Parousia) is the Christianity, Christian and Islam, Islamic belief that Jesus, Jesus Christ will return to Earth after his Ascension of Jesus, ascension to Heaven (Christianity), Heav ...
'' crossover, she is seen as Teon's lawyer and defends him in court to keep him from being returned to the custody of his parents.


Powers and abilities

Vange Whedon is a metamorph, and can transform herself into a red dragon. This can be triggered consciously or by the presence of blood.


Evangeline Whedon in other media

Evangeline Whedon appears in '' The Gifted'', portrayed by Erinn Ruth. This version is the co-founder of the Mutant Underground.


Whiplash


Whirlwind


Abraham Whistler


White Bear

The White Bear is a
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that was experimented on by Nathaniel Essex and was released into the Canadian wilderness. The bear found it difficult to survive and eventually stumbled across
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's wolf pack and killed them all. Wolverine returned and faced off against the bear, and after a vicious battle, the White Bear was slain.Heroes for Hire Heroes for Hire are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team first appeared in ''Power Man and Iron Fist'' #54 (December 1978), and was created by Ed Hannigan and Lee Elias. The team continued to appe ...
, the detective agency helmed by
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and Danny Rand. After the agency disbanded, she was convicted of the murder of her abusive boyfriend Eugene Mason. She tricked Cage and Rand to help her with her case, which was a front for her criminal activities with Black Mariah.


White Rabbit


White Sword

The White Sword (Blue) is fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, created by writer
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and artist Pepe Larraz, and first appeared in ''
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'' (vol. 5) #12 (September 2020). Blue was a
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born on Okkara. When Daemons from the dimension Amenth attacked Okkara, he took up his fallen father's sword and took the name the White Sword, leading his One Hundred Champions into Amenth as a vanguard and buying time for the rest of the Okkaran forces. He and his army were lost and presumed dead in Amenth, but in reality, they built a stronghold, the Ivory Spire, deep within the dimension to defend against the Daemon hordes. Over millennia, the White Sword and his champions battled the Daemons daily, with the former resurrecting any champions killed in battle. This endless cycle eventually drove him mad, so much so that when
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encountered him during her counteroffensive against
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, he saw her and her army as enemies and attacked, forcing them to retreat to
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. The White Sword was recruited by
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and
Death Death is the end of life; the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism. Death eventually and inevitably occurs in all organisms. The remains of a former organism normally begin to decompose sh ...
to fight for
Arakko A-Bomb Abomination Absorbing Man Abraxas Abyss Abyss is the name of two characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Nils Styger Abyss is a mutant and the half-brother of Nightcrawler. He was cr ...
in the
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tournament in
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, on the condition that they would give him whatever he desired should they win. He participated in three challenges, winning all of them and killing
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in the final challenge. When Arakko lost the tournament and Annihilation summoned its forces to invade Earth, the White Sword and his champions chose to leave the battlefield and return to the Ivory Spire in Amenth, reasoning that they had not come to fight a war. The White Sword was later defeated by Genesis and fell under her control shortly before the latter traveled to Planet Arakko and incited a civil war. Ninety-nine of his champions fell alongside him, but he sent the last one, Jon Ironfire, to Planet Arakko to warn them of Genesis' coming. He and the remaining champions later fought and were defeated by Ironfire. After
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destroyed the Annihilation Staff, the White Sword was freed from Genesis' control.


Powers and abilities of the White Sword

The White Sword is an
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with healing powers strong enough to resurrect the dead. He is also capable of placing those he heals under his control. If he releases someone from his control, he will never be able to heal or control them again. The White Sword is very long-lived, being thousands of years old. In combat, he wields a white sword named Purity, passed down to him from his father.


White Tiger


Hector Ayala


Heroes for Hire


Kasper Cole

Kevin "Kasper" Cole is a fictional character appearing in
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s published by
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. The character is the third to use the name
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. He has also adopted the moniker of the
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. The character was created by Christopher Priest and Dan Fraga and introduced in ''Black Panther'' (vol. 3) #50.


Publication history

With sales numbers declining on the third volume of ''Black Panther'', the decision was made to retool the series. The original character – T'Challa T'Chaka, the king of Wakanda – would be replaced with a new character impersonating the Black Panther, starting with issue #50 (December 2002). According to writer Christopher Priest, this would be 'some guy who starts this gig, essentially, as a scam, but who evolves over the course of time to embrace and appreciate the rich heritage and culture of the Lord of the Wakandas'. In issue #50 of the ''Black Panther'', Kevin "Kasper" Cole makes his first appearance. He is an officer in the narcotics division of the New York Police Department's Organized Crime Control Bureau (OCCB), looking to be promoted to homicide detective. He lives with his mother Ruth and his pregnant girlfriend Gwen in a squalid apartment in Harlem. His father "Black" Jack is a former cop that has been imprisoned on the charge of corruption. The character was pitched by Priest as a 'dark satire of Spider-Man', in line with work he had done on DC Comics'
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, who functioned similarly as a 'dysfunctional Superman'. The character of Kasper Cole and his friends and family therefore take many cues from Peter Parker and his supporting cast, with Kasper's mother Ruth correlating with
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, his father Jack with Uncle Ben and his girlfriend Gwen with
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. Priest also drew inspiration from the film ''
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'', as well as sitcom ''
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''. The first storyline, "Black and White", running in issues #50 to #56, focuses on Kasper's investigation into the ties between his boss Sal Anthony and the criminal 66 Bridges gang. Suspended from the police force, he adopts the mantle of the Black Panther - stealing the costume from his Sergeant Tork, an ally of the Panther - so that he can gather evidence. This brings him into conflict with Nigel "Triage" Blacque (who leads 66 Bridges) and the police department's Internal Affairs. During the course of the investigation, Kasper also comes into contact with the original Black Panther, as well as the Panther's antagonist and half-brother the White Wolf (Hunter). They both attempt to manipulate him to their needs. Christopher Priest has described "Black and White" as being 'about a war between The Black Panther (T'Challa) and the "white panther" (Hunter) over the soul of this young kid'. Before the story arc concludes, it is revealed that 66 Bridges is led by Kasper's father as Kibuka (a plotline that has been left unresolved) and that Triage is his half-brother. Kasper does not succeed in taking down the gang, although he manages to expose a number of crooked cops. He has also struck a deal with his corrupt boss, who will help him take down 66 Bridges if Kasper locates his kidnapped son. This search is key to the final ''Black Panther'' story arc, "Ascension" (#59-62). In order to find the child, Kasper makes a deal with T'Challa's nemesis Erik Killmonger, the then rightful holder of the Black Panther mantle. Given a synthetic version of the herbs that grant the Black Panther his powers, Kasper gains the enhanced skills necessary to locate the child. The arc and the series concludes with Kasper becoming a White Tiger, a sort of acolyte to the Black Panther cult, although he remains in Harlem. Before the final ''Black Panther'' arc was finished, Kasper Cole was already designated as one of the feature characters in the short-lived ''The Crew'' (2003–2004, 7 issues). He makes his first regular appearance in issue #1 and as the new White Tiger in issue #2. His character provides narration (the only one to do so) for the second, fourth, (part of the) sixth and seventh (the final) issue. In the series, Kasper teams with James Rhodes (
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), Danny Vincente ( Junta) and Josiah X in taking on Triage and the 66 Bridges Gang. While Kasper's relationship with the other characters is fraught with conflict, they nonetheless manage to defeat Triage. After the conclusion of ''The Crew'', he is referenced in the ''Civil War: Battle Damage Report'' one-shot. During '' Civil War II'', Kasper is shown in attendance at James Rhodes' funeral after he is killed by
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. Kasper is later shown retired from the world of superheroics, now focusing on his police career after having been kicked out of his apartment by Gwen. T'Challa convinces him to don the White Tiger suit one last time in order to stop
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and Vanisher, the latter of whom has been smuggling stolen vibranium out of Wakanda. Later, T'Challa unveils a new costume for Kasper and says that he wants to train him properly to become a hero again, not as White Tiger or Black Panther, but in a new identity altogether. Kevin "Kasper" Cole is depicted as biracial, the child of an African man and a Jewish woman. As a result of the sharp contrast between his light skin and the dark skin of his father, he has been nicknamed Kasper, after
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. Aspects of his heritage and the colour of his skin are frequently referenced in ''Black Panther'' and ''The Crew''. Initially, Kasper Cole was to be modelled after actor Vin Diesel, an idea suggested by artist Oscar Jimenez. Language and culture barriers, as Priest describes it, precluded this suggestion from being properly translated to Jorge Lucas, who ended up as the
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of the ''Black Panther'' title.


Power and abilities

Kasper Cole was initially non-powered, wearing only the Black Panther's outfit for protection and carrying a pair of 9×19mm pistolsAs can be read in the script for ''Black Panther'' #50. (later loaded with non-lethal gel bullets). Later on, after ingesting a synthetic version of the herbs that give the original Black Panther his powers, he possesses peak human physical strength, speed, reflexes and reactions, agility and durability, superhuman eyesight, and night vision. The suit Kasper wears as the Black Panther and later as the White Tiger is a
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microweave body suit capable of dissipating the kinetic and hydrostatic shock damage of bullets or bullet-like objects, essentially making it bullet-proof. It also has special vibranium soled boots for scaling vertical surfaces. Anti-metal properties of the Antarctic vibranium in his claws and boots will break down any known metal including
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. Kasper also carries energy based throwing daggers capable of paralyzing or tagging his enemies. He can track those tagged via an advanced pocket computer (which also has numerous other capabilities), a Kimiyo Card.


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Wild Thing

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character in the alternate future MC2, daughter of Elektra and
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. Created by
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and
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, the character first appeared in '' J2'' #5 (February 1999). She had her own series for a time, but due to low sales it was canceled after issue #5. For a short period of time, Wild Thing is a member of a superhero team composed of herself, Magneta, and Daze, but she quits when Magneta becomes villainous. When
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kidnaps several of Earth's heroes (including her father), Wild Thing's enhanced senses are pivotal in finding them. Rina possesses many of her father's mutant abilities, including accelerated healing and superhuman senses, strength, reflexes and endurance. She also has a set of "Psi-Claws", created from psychokinetic energy, which, although they appear similar to her father's adamantium claws, usually inflict damage on a mental rather than a physical level. However, if she concentrates hard enough, her claws can actually slice through steel and stone. Her fighting skills are impressive, as her parents have trained her in martial arts. Her skills are sufficient to enable her to engage J2 in hand-to-hand combat and hold her own, despite the advantages his much greater strength provides him.


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Verity Willis

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.'' Loki: Agent of Asgard'' #1


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'' and ''
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'' as the original identity of Hunter B-15, portrayed by Wunmi Mosaku.


Willow

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character created by
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for their
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run '' X-Nation 2099''. This short-lived series only lasted six issues before ending. Willow can perfectly mimic the shape of other beings, although her facial markings remain prevalent. In the year 2099, a young girl named Winter Frost gets a job at a local amusement park, Million Palms Amusement Park, which is actually presided over by a king and a queen. One day Queen Perigrine disappears, and her body is found at the bottom of the Tunnel of Love. King Avian becomes suspicious of everyone and requires genetic scans of all incoming tourists before they can enter. Anyone with genetic anomalies is imprisoned in an underground
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and subjected to many tests and acts of torture. Winter is discovered to be a mutant and is imprisoned. Among the other
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s is a tormented girl named Willow. The two girls became friends, but Willow os taken away by Avian. Winter tries to escape to save her friend, but is discovered. For her actions she is sentenced to public execution. When she is taken to be executed, she sees the missing queen, who is revealed to be Willow using her
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abilities. Willow orchestrates her and Winter's escape from the facility. The pair arrive at Halo City, the home of X-Nation, and join the group. They move into a home for indigent children which is maintained by the 'Sisterhood of the Howling Commandos'. Cerebra, one of the members of the current
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, assists the Commandos in teaching the children. The group spends downtime at 'milk' bars, as a new process had been invented to give dairy products narcotic qualities. Some time later, Avian decides to mount a mission to recapture Willow in a bid to be the first to find the fabled ''Mutant
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''. He attacks the children and captures Willow. Wanting to rescue their friend, X-Nation decides to infiltrate the Million Palms facility and save her. However, their fledgling efforts end in their capture and subsequent torture. Willow is able to escape and, is able to help liberate her friends by impersonating Avian. Upon their return home they find that Halo City has been blown up by the Atlantean army, and the city is being flooded due to the
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melting the polar
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s. The entire Sisterhood has been killed in a battle that took many Atlantean lives. Exodus awakes from another century-long slumber and tries to make X-Nation his
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. They refuse and are subsequently beaten. The entire group realize Exodus is not to be trusted when he refuses to help save the human population of Halo City. Those who survive are
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away by ''Mademoiselle Strange''. They travel to the
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, along with many other humans and mutants, as it is now the last inhabitable place on earth. They do what they can to begin to form a society there. Willow, along with Nostromo, Bloodhawk, La Lunatica, communications expert Jade Ryuteki, Mr. Hodge and a scientist named Mr. Winn form part of an exploration team into the jungles. Along the way they stumble upon an alien space craft and become trapped inside of it. Willow shapeshifts into one of the previous alien owners of the ship to allow them to escape, but she becomes trapped in that form. With the alien mind taking over, La Lunatica slams her into the water to protect the rest of the group. Nostromo dives in after her and succeeds in subduing her feral persona and returning her to normal, but he does not resurface. Luna dives after him, but only finds a strange cocoon at the bottom. Nostromo "hatches" in full
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form and some of President Doom's operatives arrive to bring the boy to Doom. Mr. Winn turns out to be Phalanx and slays all of Doom's men. The heroes end up the last people standing as Winn teleports away with Nostromo. They escape back to the 'Last Refuge'. Willow, transformed into a green flying creature, tries to smooth relations with the mutant hating Hodge, as both had lost a friend with the betrayal of Mr. Winn. On the outskirts of the city, the expedition is confronted with another Phalanx warrior, threatening to assimilate them all. Later, Willow is among the human/mutant
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shown trying to rebuild the Savage Land settlement. She is the one who realizes that Uproar, who had become lost when kidnapped along with Wulff, has been missing for some time.


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Paul and Darlene Wilson

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. Both characters first appeared in ''
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'' #277 (October 1982), and created by J.M. DeMatteis and
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. They are the parents of Sam Wilson / Falcon and Sarah Wilson. Paul was a minister while Darlene was supportive to different religions and comparative theology. However, Paul is killed trying to break up a neighborhood fight,''Captain America'' #277 and later Darlene is shot and killed by a mugger.


Alternate versions of Paul Wilson

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during
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, but is later killed by Master Man's army.


Darlene Wilson in other media

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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.


Sarah Wilson

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. The character first appeared in ''
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'' #134 (February 1971), and created by J.M. DeMatteis and
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. She is the sister of Sam Wilson / Falcon. Sarah is shown as supportive of her brother's personal problems as she went though similar things as well.


Sarah Wilson in other media

Sarah Wilson appears in '' The Falcon and the Winter Soldier'', portrayed by Adepero Oduye.


Wind Dancer


Windshear

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and member of Alpha Flight. Created by
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and
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, the character first appeared in '' Alpha Flight'' #87 (April 1991). He has the ability to project "hard-air" molecules, which he can use to create constructs, release as concussive force, and propel himself in flight. He was born in Canada, but grew up in Britain. Hume was hired by Roxxon Oil Corp and given a battlesuit that allowed him to control his powers more thoroughly. When he was unable to defeat a machine-creature at Roxxon's Denver Energy Research station, the company called in
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and Diamond Lil. The trio and
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discovered James MacDonald Hudson at the machine's core. Hume, upset about Roxxon's practices, quit the company and returned to Canada with the members of Alpha Flight, and was soon accepted onto the team, first on a probationary basis and later as a full member. He was later appointed the Chief Administrator of Alpha Flight. He was one of the superheroes who vanished during the '' Infinity Gauntlet'' saga when
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used the Infinity Gauntlet's power to sacrifice half of the population of the universe to
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. He appears in '' Infinity Crusade'' as one of the Goddess' mind-controlled lackeys. Eventually, the Canadian government disbands Department H and the Flight programs, and Hume returns to England. Hume set up a curio shop to sell "hard air" constructs. When the Thunderbolts were investigating a series of murders committed with bullets created out of hard air, they investigated Hume and learned of Roxxon's connection. He is among those depowered by M-Day, but continues to fight crime in Toronto under the alias Chinook.


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Norah Winters

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of
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. Created by Joe Kelly and
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, the character first appeared in ''
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'' #575. She is a reporter for the
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. She has worked with Peter Parker on numerous occasions. She's romantically involved with Randy Robertson for a time, but the latter breaks up with her when she puts her career above anything else, staying on the sidelines to film Randy fighting the Hobgoblin when she had access to a bag of the Goblin's pumpkin bombs. She soon starts dating Phil Urich,''Spider-Island: Deadly Foes'' who was secretly the Hobgoblin and had plotted her and Randy's breakup. When Phil's villain identity is revealed in a television broadcast, she gets fired from her position.


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Romany Wisdom

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supporting character A supporting character is a character in a narrative that is not the focus of the primary storyline, but is important to the plot/protagonist, and appears or is mentioned in the story enough to be more than just a minor character or a cameo a ...
appearing in
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s published by
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. She first appeared in ''Pryde and Wisdom'' #2 (October 1996), and was created by
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and Terry Dodson.


Fictional character biography

Romany Wisdom is the sister to X-Men ally Pete Wisdom, and a former agent of the Royal Metropolitan Police's Department of Unusual Death (Department F.66). Born in England, nothing is known about Romany's childhood after her mother is killed, as she had cut ties with her family. Following those years, Romany meets and falls in love with Joseph Chapman, aka the third
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. They break up under vague circumstances, but remain friends. She continues to help Jack during his super-hero adventures, whenever her expertise is needed. She is an obsessed history fanatic, and knows much about ancient cultures, even such secret races as vampires. In order to make headway in a murder investigation, Pete is forced to contact his estranged family - visiting his borderline-senile father, Harold, to get a professional profiling on the killer, and his sister, Romany, who can translate the symbols on the bodies. With Romany's help, they determine that the murderer believes himself to be
Cain Cain is a biblical figure in the Book of Genesis within Abrahamic religions. He is the elder brother of Abel, and the firstborn son of Adam and Eve, the first couple within the Bible. He was a farmer who gave an offering of his crops to God. How ...
, son of
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, and is composing a letter directly to God on the corpses he has left behind, asking for forgiveness and to be allowed admittance into heaven. Ascertaining the killer's identity as John Gideon, a deranged officer from Department F.66, they track him down just as he makes contact with Amanda Jardine... and just after Harold Wisdom had taken it upon himself to hunt down Gideon. Later, Romany is revealed to have been transformed into the cyborg head of a secret global conspiracy, which in her words is "so high up that they may as well be the right hand of God", which conducts clandestine experiments with human beings using alien technology in order to create parts to build a techno-organic world engine. She has yet to be seen since then, and is presumed to have died after her brother's particular incarnation of X-Force destroyed the entire facility in England, though she has stated that no matter what happened, "the work would always continue".


Witchfire

Witchfire (Ananym) is a fictional character appearing in
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s published by
Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
. The character is depicted as a former
superhero A superhero or superheroine is a fictional character who typically possesses ''superpowers'' or abilities beyond those of ordinary people, is frequently costumed concealing their identity, and fits the role of the hero, typically using their ...
, now
supervillain A supervillain, supervillainess or supercriminal is a major antagonist and variant of the villainous stock character who possesses Superpower (ability), superpowers. The character type is sometimes found in comic books and is often the primary ...
, and magician. She was a former member of Gamma Flight and was eventually recruited into Beta Flight. She is the daughter of X-Men villain Belasco.


Wither

Wither (Kevin Ford) is a
fictional character In fiction, a character is a person or 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 which case the distinction o ...
appearing in
American comic book An American comic book is a thin periodical literature originating in the United States, commonly between 24 and 64 pages, containing comics. While the form originated in 1933, American comic books first gained popularity after the 1938 publ ...
s published by
Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
. He is a
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as well as a member of the student body at the
Xavier Institute X-Mansion and Xavier Institute are the common names for a mansion and research institute appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The mansion is depicted as the private estate of Charles Francis Xavier and serves as the bas ...
, a member of the Hellions training squad, and a supervillain as a part of
Selene In ancient Greek mythology and Ancient Greek religion, religion, Selene (; , meaning "Moon")''A Greek–English Lexicon's.v. σελήνη is the goddess and personification of the Moon. Also known as Mene (), she is traditionally the daughter ...
's Coven. When Kevin Ford's powers first manifested, he panicked. His father tried to calm him down, but Kevin's power reduced him to dust. A talented artist, Kevin lives in a scrap yard and turns unwanted scrap into beautiful art. He is found by Danielle Moonstar and brought to the Xavier Institute, where he begins to develop friendships with Laurie Collins, David Alleyne, and Sofia Mantega. When
Donald Pierce Donald Pierce is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as a cyborg and is commonly an enemy of the X-Men. Donald Pierce appears in the 2017 film '' Logan'', portrayed by Boyd Holbr ...
attacks them and impales Laurie, Kevin lashes out and uses his power on Pierce. To stop him from killing Pierce, Moonstar shows him his worst fear - using his power on an innocent person. Frightened by the physiological pleasure he experienced when using his power on Pierce, he leaves the institute. Some months later
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persuades him to return, and he joins the
New Mutants The New Mutants are a group of fictional mutant superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, generally in association with the X-Men. Originally depicted as the teenaged junior class at the Xavier Institute, sub ...
squad under the codename Wither. Clashing with
Elixir An elixir is a sweet liquid used for medical purposes, to be taken orally and intended to cure one's illness. When used as a dosage form, pharmaceutical preparation, an elixir contains at least one active ingredient designed to be taken orall ...
, the current object of Laurie's affections, Mercury of the Hellions reaches out to him, having developed a crush on him. He is arrested by the FBI for killing his father. While the Hellions try to rescue him, the New Mutants stop them, fearing the consequences of involving the Institute in a fight with the FBI. Kevin sees this as a betrayal, and he switches to the Hellions squad. He discovers Elixir's former relationship with Wolfsbane and reveals it to the school, successfully ending Josh's relationship with Laurie. Kevin spends some time vacationing with the Hellion squad. They get caught up with the powerful 'Kingmaker' who grants people their wishes in return for favors later. Kevin spends some time without his powers due to drugs supplied by their new ally. However, once the Hellions discover the favor is stealing a biological weapon, they rebel. Kevin loses access to the drugs. He uses his powers to destroy the weapon. After M-Day, Kevin believes he has lost his powers like most of the mutant population. When he touches Laurie's hand, however, it withers. After a session in David Alleyne's Danger Cave, Kevin overhears Julian Keller referring to him as "dangerous." Kevin again runs away from the institute, unaware that Julian also wanted to help him. Kevin goes to Mutant Town, and lives in the company of
Selene In ancient Greek mythology and Ancient Greek religion, religion, Selene (; , meaning "Moon")''A Greek–English Lexicon's.v. σελήνη is the goddess and personification of the Moon. Also known as Mene (), she is traditionally the daughter ...
, in disguise as an old lady. After seeing Selene shot by the police, he kills two policemen in a rage. Wither and Selene embrace as Kevin accepts Selene's offer to be her "king" as they fade away, presumably to Selene's dimension. Wither lives a life of luxury with Selene, but he still has feelings for Laurie and because of this is still reluctant to use his powers. Using illusions of Elixir and Laurie, Selene is able to get him to renounce these inhibitions. Wither is among Selene's Inner Circle, dispatched to retrieve Selene's mystical knife from the X-Men. During the resulting fight, he is distracted by Dust, her transient form proving difficult for him to affect. However, when Onyxx attacks, Wither uses his powers to disintegrate his rocky form, killing him instantly. During a quarrel with Eli Bard, Wither transforms, revealing that Selene has used her powers to make him an immortal vampire, much like Bard. Bard is killed immediately after their argument by Selene herself. Elixir and Wither face against one another, during which Elixir reluctantly kills Wither by disintegrating his body. Years later, Wither resurfaced in the newly founded mutant nation of Krakoa, having been presumably reborn by the hand of The Five, a group of mutants capable of combining their powers into a process of resurrection, brought together by Charles Xavier as part of his plans for mutant ascension. He was seen talking to Bevatron with his old Hellions Squad, living on the Akademos Habitat.


Powers and abilities of Wither

Wither decays, and eventually disintegrates, organic matter by touch—a power which is involuntary. With extended contact he would reduce almost anything—or anyone—organic to dust. As a result of his power, he is only able to wear clothing made of synthetic textiles. This power is even more difficult to deal with due to Kevin's self-styled interpretation that his ability wants him to use it. It has a "hunger", which gives Kevin a desire to use it, though this could just be a psychological aspect of his power. He is also sometimes shown to see things in their decayed form, such as live
pigeon Columbidae is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with small heads, relatively short necks and slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. ...
s appearing to be decayed through his eyes. During a later confrontation with Eli Bard, Wither shows also that he can transform into a vampire-like being, due to Selene's manipulation.


Witness


Wizard


Wiz Kid

Wiz Kid (Takeshi 'Taki' Matsuya) is a mutant character appearing in
X-Men The X-Men are a superhero team in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer/editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, the team first appeared in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 (September 1963). Although initial ...
related titles. The character was created by Louise Simonson and Jon Bogdanove, and first appeared in ''X-Terminators'' (Vol. 1) #1 (June 1988). Wiz Kid has the power of technokinesis and can manipulate and rearrange machinery with his mind. He tends to use this ability on his own wheelchair, giving it various forms and functions. Takeshi Matsuya was orphaned at a young age when his parents died in a car crash, which also resulted in the paralysis of his legs. He befriended the young mutants
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and Artie Maddicks at his school. During the Inferno event, the three boys were kidnapped by N'astirh's demons to be used in a ritual, however N'astirh used Taki to build him a supercomputer to increase his own abilities. Taki then helped the
New Mutants The New Mutants are a group of fictional mutant superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, generally in association with the X-Men. Originally depicted as the teenaged junior class at the Xavier Institute, sub ...
and the X-Terminators defeat the demons. Taki would retain his powers after the Decimation, but would list himself as depowered on the S.H.I.E.L.D database. He went on to join
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. During the Krakoan Age, Takeshi would join S.W.O.R.D's mutant team, the Six, as the 'Control'. After Abigail Brand was found to be a traitor for
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, Takeshi joined the X-Corps, and maintained their base with Trinary.


Wiz Kid in other media

Wiz Kid appears in the '' X-Men: The Animated Series'' episode "No Mutant Is an Island".


W'Kabi

W'Kabi is a
fictional character In fiction, a character is a person or 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 which case the distinction o ...
appearing in
Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
. 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. He was Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics and possibly bes ...
, first appeared in '' Avengers'' #62. He is a Wakandan and T'Challa's loyal second-in-command. He and Zuri are killed by Morlun while attempting to protect T'Challa, and are buried next to each other.


W'Kabi in other media

* W'Kabi appears in ''
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'' (2010), voiced by Phil Morris. 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. * W'Kabi appears in ''
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'' (2018), portrayed by
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. This version is T'Challa's best friend, Okoye's husband, and the chief of the Border Tribe, who utilize trained rhinoceroses as shock cavalry.


Wolf Cub

Wolf Cub (Nicholas Gleason) is a fictional character and
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created by Brian K. Vaughan and Lee Ferguson, and first appeared in ''Chamber'' #1. Gleason possesses a permanent werewolf-like form that imbues him with enhanced senses, strength, speed, agility, reflexes, coordination, balance and endurance. Additionally, Gleason possesses razor-sharp claws and fangs, a full-body coat of fur, and pointed ears. After the deaths of his parents, Gleason is targeted by anti-mutant assassins. He is rescued by
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members Chamber and
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, and subsequently enrolled at the
Xavier Institute X-Mansion and Xavier Institute are the common names for a mansion and research institute appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The mansion is depicted as the private estate of Charles Francis Xavier and serves as the bas ...
. After accidentally injuring Havok, he runs away from the Institute and is invited to join a group called Dominant Species by Maximus Lobo. He declines, and later rejoins the school as a member of the Paragons training squad. Wolf Cub is recruited to the
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after Cyclops intervenes in his attempts to kill Maximus Lobo, former leader of the Dominant Species and an M-Day casualty, as revenge for his manipulation of Nicholas. The team battles
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, during which Wolf Cub is killed. Years later, he is resurrected by the Five following the establishment of
Krakoa Krakoa is a fictional living island appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It first appeared in '' Giant-Size X-Men'' #1 and was created by Len Wein and Dave Cockrum. While often depicted as an antagonist, Krakoa later fe ...
as a mutant nation.


Wolf Spider

Wolf Spider is an alias used by several characters appearing in
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s published by
Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
.


Wolf Spiders

The Wolf Spiders, created by Butch Guice and
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, and first appeared in ''
Captain America Captain America is a superhero created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby who appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in '' Captain America Comics'' #1, published on December 20, 1940, by Timely C ...
'' #617 (June 2011), are a
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team trained by the Red Room. The first candidate was Niko Constantin, an assassin who is imprisoned in a
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(alongside Boris Bullski and
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) where he's the sadistic leader of his own gang and sold out Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier to Andre Rostov. The Wolf Spiders later act as the Red Widow's enforcers, trying to assassinate White Widow but are stopped by Black Widow. The Wolf Spiders are also defeated by
Captain America Captain America is a superhero created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby who appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in '' Captain America Comics'' #1, published on December 20, 1940, by Timely C ...
and
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as well as the Winter Hulk during a conspiracy to eliminate
Namor Namor McKenzie (), also known as the Sub-Mariner, is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-artist Bill Everett for comic book packager Funnies Inc., the character first appeared in '' Moti ...
.


Spider individual

An unidentified multiverse individual, created by
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and
Olivier Coipel Olivier Coipel (; November 7, 1969) is a French people, French comic book artist, known for his work on books such as ''House of M'', ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' and ''Thor (Marvel Comics), Thor''. Career Olivier Coipel started as a movie animator ...
, and first appeared in ''
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'' (vol. 3) #11 (December 2014), is a Spider-type superhero with
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features. He is killed by Karn of the Inheritors.


Wolf Spider in other media

A version of Wolf Spider, loosely inspired by the unidentified incarnation, appears in the ''
Ultimate Spider-Man ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' is a superhero comic book series that was published by Marvel Comics from 2000 to 2011. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running Spider-Man comic book franchise as part of the company's Ultimate Ma ...
'' four-part episode "Return to the Spider-Verse", voiced by
Christopher Daniel Barnes Christopher Daniel Barnes (born November 7, 1972) is an American actor, writer, and former child model. He is best known for his voice role as the Spider-Man, titular character in the 1990s animated series ''Spider-Man: The Animated Series'' (199 ...
. 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 villainous alternate universe variant of Peter Parker who possesses organic, spider leg-like appendages. He travels the multiverse to obtain the Siege Perilous' fragments and absorb the powers of his heroic doppelgangers,
Miles Morales Spider-Man (Miles Gonzalo MoralesAhmed, Saladin (w), Garrón, Javier (a). ''Miles Morales: Spider-Man'' #1 (2018) Marvel Comics (New York). ) is a superhero and the third predominant Spider-Man to appear in American comic books published by M ...
and
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for himself. He initially succeeds after assimilating his "main" doppelganger before being overloaded and shattered across the multiverse.


Wolfsbane


Wolverine


Wolverine-Bug

Wolverine-Bug is an anthropomorphic insect and member of the X-Bugs from Earth-8311.


Wonder Man


Wong


Wong-Chu


Jimmy Woo


Woodgod

Woodgod is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Woodgod was created by two scientists, David and Ellen Pace, on their farm in
New Mexico New Mexico is a state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States. It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. It also ...
, possessing a
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-like shape as the result of a gene-splicing experiment that involved human DNA and animal DNA. They also had been working with nerve gas for the federal government. When people from the nearby town of Liberty, New Mexico, discovered Woodgod they stormed the farm and shot him. One of the townspeople smashed a canister of the lethal nerve gas within the barn, killing the Paces and everyone in Liberty. When Col. Del Tremens and the U.S. Army came to investigate what happened in Liberty, they found and battled Woodgod (who was immune to the gas) and quarantined the empty town. Later, the
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and
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turned up in Liberty, and Col. Tremens and the army tried to kill both them and Woodgod. Woodgod escaped and returned to the Pace farm, using David Pace's notes to teach himself how to read. Using Pace's notebooks and equipment, Woodgod began genetic experiments using the methods he had discovered and created the sentient half-humanoid half-animals of human intelligence that he called the Changelings. He resisted a coup by the murderous Changeling Leoninus. He soon left the Pace farm and found a valley in the
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where he established a community for the Changelings, and became the Lawgiver of the Changelings. Some time later, Woodgod was revealed to have become an experimental subject of the Stranger on his laboratory world. Woodgod then returned to Earth in Jack of Hearts's caravan. Woodgod later thwarted attempts by Leoninus and Roxxon to take control of the Changelings' breeding patterns. Woodgod later returns to Earth and fights
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. Red Hulk sends Woodgod running as a Hulk that is not the one he knows appears.


Warren Worthington II

Warren Worthington Jr., also known as Warren Worthington II, is a fictional character appearing in
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s within
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. The character was created by
Stan Lee Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber ; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book author, writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Comics which later bec ...
and
Jack Kirby Jack Kirby (; born Jacob Kurtzberg; August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was an American comics artist, comic book artist, widely regarded as one of the medium's major innovators and one of its most prolific and influential creators. He grew ...
, and first appeared in ''
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'' vol. 1 #14 (September 1965). He was the father of Warren Worthington III / Angel / Archangel and the
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of Worthington Industries. As a member of the
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, Worthington has interacted with Howard Stark, John Braddock, and Sebastian Shaw. Warren's diamond-smuggling brother Burt Worthington (who operated as Dazzler) sent some agents to kill him.


Warren Worthington II in other media

* Warren Worthington appears in '' X-Men: The Last Stand'', portrayed by Michael Murphy. * Warren Worthington appears in '' Wolverine and the X-Men'', voiced by Jim Ward.


Warren Worthington III


Wraith

Wraith is the name of several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.


Brian DeWolff


Hector Rendoza


Zak-Del


Yuri Watanabe


Wrecker


Wrongslide

Wrongslide is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. When the High Summoner of
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betrayed and killed Rockslide in
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, the Five of
Krakoa Krakoa is a fictional living island appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It first appeared in '' Giant-Size X-Men'' #1 and was created by Len Wein and Dave Cockrum. While often depicted as an antagonist, Krakoa later fe ...
attempted to revive him, but created an amalgamated clone of his multiversal variants as a side effect of him being killed in Otherworld. Wrongslide later entered
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's custody before sacrificing himself to replenish Krakoa by giving up his energy.


The Wu

The Wu (Alice Gulliver) is a fictional character appearing in
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from
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. The character, created by James Robinson and
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, first appeared in ''Doctor Strange: Last Days of Magic'' (April 2016). Alice Gulliver is the daughter of Hong Kong's mystic guardian, The August Wu of the Coral Shore, and a human police officer father, Adam Gulliver. She met
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when he came to aid The August Wu on a case. Sometime later, The August Wu was killed by a demon, resulting in Alice's black hair suddenly turning a shade of coral red, just like her mother's. Growing up, she became a police officer like her father while also battling demonic entities under the name The Wu. Adam was later killed by Chinese Triads, pushing Alice further into her career. She later met
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and the two teamed up to defeat Dark Tongji. Despite his magical abilities, Alice defeated him with a plain bullet. Alice is later seen among the numerous magic users that Scarlet Witch visits after noticing a string of magic based crimes around the world.


Powers and abilities of The Wu

Alice inherited magical affinity from her mother. In order to maintain a low profile, she rarely used magic directly and instead imbued her weaponry with hexes and spells invisible to normal eyes.


The Wu in other media

The Wu, renamed Alice Wu-Gulliver, appears in '' Agatha All Along'', portrayed by Ali Ahn. This version is an ex-
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and
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whose mother Lorna was a famous singer and witch who was widely rumoured to having been lost to the Witch's Road. Additionally, Alice is portrayed with having black hair with red highlights. Alice joined to Agatha Harkness's coven to walk the Witches' Road, suggesting that she might learn the truth of what happened to her mother. At the end of the third trial, Alice dies after her magic is absorbed by a possessed Agatha and her soul is claimed by Rio Vidal / Death.


Leiko Wu

Leiko Wu is a fictional character appearing in
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. The character, created by
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and
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, first appeared in ''
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'' #33 (October 1975). Leiko Wu is a
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MI-6 agent. Upon joining, she entered a romantic relationship with Clive Reston, but she left him for Simon Bretnor, who later became the villain Mordillo. She soon joined back up with Reston along with his new allies Black Jack Tarr and
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, the latter of whom she developed feelings for. Together, they defeated Mordillo. She continued to go on several missions with Shang-Chi and Reston which would usually cause awkward tension among them. Wu would also help Shang-Chi defeat his father,
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, on a couple of occasions. Sometime after her relationship with Shang-Chi ended, Leiko is murdered by Razor Fist while working undercover in the triads for MI-6. Leiko's murder prompts Shang-Chi to return to London, where he reunites with Tarr and his former enemy Skull Crusher, who alleges that Leiko planned to defect MI-6 for him. When Razor Fist's employer is revealed to be White Dragon, Skull-Crusher's rival triad clan leader, Shang-Chi and Skull-Crusher arrive at White Dragon's estate, but are captured by Shang-Chi's brother
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, White Dragon's master. Midnight Sun decapitates White Dragon and Skull-Crusher for the Mao Shan Pai ritual, which requires the heads of the triad leaders. Instead of granting him the powers that the ritual would grant him, the spell instead resurrects Leiko due to Skull-Crusher secretly making her the leader of his clan before her death. Leiko uses her newfound powers to main Razor Fist and summons the spirits of the dead triad leaders to drag Midnight Sun back to their realm. Shang-Chi is unable to bring his former lover back to her normal self and she flees when Tarr arrives at the estate with backup. Leiko is later seen taking a photo that Shang-Chi leaves behind at her grave of the two of them. Leiko eventually resumes her duties with MI-6. When MI-6 discovers that Zheng Zu's (Fu Manchu's real identity) organization is active again, Leiko visits Shang-Chi at his new residence in
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to warn him, only for the two to be attacked by unknown assailants. The two are rescued by Shang-Chi's previously unknown half-siblings, Brother Sabre and Sister Dagger, who reveal that Shang-Chi has been chosen by Zheng Zu's spirit as the new Supreme Commander of the Five Weapons Society, the true name of their father's organization. Sabre and Dagger request Shang-Chi's help in overthrowing Sister Hammer, the illegitimate leader of the Society and his long-lost full sister, Shi-Hua, who sent the assassins to kill her brother in order to consolidate her rule. Leiko flies Shang-Chi back to London, where the House of the Deadly Staff and Sister Hammer are located. Despite Leiko's offer to help, Shang-Chi insists on confronting his sister alone. Leiko provides Shang-Chi with information via phone call regarding a map leading to his uncle Zheng Yi's grave and attempts to prevent an
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-led raid on the House of the Deadly Staff; the leading officer ignores her warnings and leads an assault, only for him and his forces to be massacred by Shi-Hua and her henchmen. When Shi-Hua and her
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army attack London, Lekio and MI-6 help defend the city with Shang-Chi and his siblings. After the army is defeated and Shi-Hua is subdued, Leiko attempts to shoot her in the head, but the bullet is caught by Shang-Chi, who allows his sister to flee. While Shang-Chi is still in London, Leiko approaches him on behalf of MI-6 and asks him to steal the mystical Equinox Blade from the
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before it could be auctioned off due to the danger the sword poses. Leiko guides Shang-Chi via earpiece through the museum's security systems, but he encounters
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, who had just stolen the blade and used its power to steal the souls of the museum's guards. After a prolonged struggle and with Leiko's help, Shang-Chi knocks Deathstrike out of a window and destroys the blade, freeing the souls it consumed to return to its victims. For his trouble, Leiko treats Shang-Chi to
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. Leiko and Shang-Chi spend holiday together in
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, where they witness several gas bombs detonate across the city, turning victims into trees. After helping Shang-Chi and
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rescue civilians from a gas explosion, Leiko receives a broadcast of similar explosions happening in major cities worldwide. The three track the origin of one of the diffusors to an A.I.M. laboratory in London, where they encounter scientist Jessa Chen, who claims she and other scientists are being forced against their will to create the bioweapon, named the Gelsemium Molecule. Leiko takes Chen to safety while Shang-Chi and White Fox fight A.I.M. guards. While they are alone, Chen reveals herself as Doctor Gelsemium, the true mastermind behind the Gelsemium Molecule and uses her tree-like physiology to restrain Leiko before exposing her to a Molecule sample. Gelsemium takes Leiko to another laboratory in the
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, where Leiko begins transforming into a tree. Shang-Chi and White Fox find Leiko through her tracker and fight Gelsemium. Leiko is able to free herself and uses her own tree physiology to free Gelsemium's test subjects and fight her. After Gelsemium is defeated, Leiko is cured with an antidote which later supplied to Gelsemium's victims around the world.


Powers and abilities of Leiko Wu

Leiko Wu possesses supernatural powers since her resurrection and knows martial arts, espionage, and firearms.


Alternate versions of Leiko Wu

Leiko Wu exists in the
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reality. She is hired by Shang-Chi's father to hire other people to bring him back to China alive, and develops an interest in Shang-Chi after he stops some men who stole her bags.''Ultimate Marvel Team-Up'' #15–16


Wundarr the Aquarian


Wysper


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