Bengal (Marvel)
Bengal is a male comic character who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Duc No Tranh
Tranh married an American wife and they had a child together where by this point his English language proficiency also markedly improved. (Avengers: The Initiative v1 #5) Acting Chairman of the Presidential Super Hero Task Force Tony Stark identified Bengal as a new recruit of the Fifty State Initiative as he had complied with the Superhuman Registration Act. (Civil War: Battle Damage Report v1 #1) Bengal arrived by bus at Camp Hammond, Initiative HQ, in Stamford, Connecticut, USA, along with other new recruits, including Armory, Cloud 9, Hardball, Komodo, Rage, Slapstick, Thor Girl and Trauma. They were met by Yellowjacket, Gauntlet and She-Hulk. (Avengers: The Initiative v1 #1) Bengal later participated in an Initiative exercise to combat 'class 100' threats by sparring against the Thing. (Avengers: The Initiative v1 #3) Gyrich recruited Bengal as part of a covert operations group, the Shadow Initiative, that he was piecing together. Tranh, sitting with his wife and child, stated that he did not like answering to Jim Rhodes. (Avengers: The Initiative v1 #5) Now assigned to the Initiative's Black Ops team, Bengal was ordered by Henry Peter Gyrich to enter into the conflict between Earth's heroes and the Hulk. (Avengers: The Initiative v1 #4) Alongside the Constrictor, Trauma, Mutant Zero and the Scarlet Spiders, Bengal was sent to rescue several Initiative recruits who had been captured by the Hulk's Warbound allies. Bengal's team arrived at Madison Square Gardens and attacked several Death's Head units with Constrictor. Bengal and his Shadow Initiative teammates successfully freed the prisoners and escaped aboard an Initiative stealth ship while Trauma stayed back to fight the Hulk. Bengal later appeared with his teammates at the bedside of the recuperating Trauma. (Avengers: The Initiative v1 #5)
Overview
Personality and attributes
At some point, he came to marry an American woman where the couple had a son together. (Avengers: The Initiative v1 #5) Their son was named Minh Tranh who was much loved by the couple. (Avengers: The Initiative v1 #17) The boy would also train to be a martial artist and took the name Tigriss. (Spider-Boy v2 #14)
Powers and abilities
Bengal was a highly skilled martial artist and hand-to-hand combatant, proficient in various fighting styles. He is especially adept at wielding the sai, initially using a modified version with spring-loaded outer blades. In addition to his expertise in close combat, he utilizes shuriken and demonstrated skill in archery, often using arrows to create zip lines for traversal. He is highly resourceful, observant, and skilled at gathering information. His physical attributes—including strength, speed, stamina, durability, agility, and reflexes—are at peak athletic levels
Notes
- Bengal was created by Fabian Nicieza and Ron Lim where he made his first appearance in Daredevil v1 #258 (September, 1988).
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Appearances
- Daredevil v1: (1988)
- Avengers: The Initiative v1:
- Spider-Boy v2:
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