Massacre (Marvel)
Massacre is a male comic supervillain who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Marcus Lyman was an ordinary man until a failed assassination attempt nearly claimed his life. He and his wife Judy Lyman were successful traders for a local Wall Street firm in New York City until an unhappy client planted a car bomb on their vehicle. The bomb killed Judy Lyman but Marcus survived with a piece of shrapnel from the explosion stuck in his forehead, penetrating his brain. The shrapnel was successfully removed but not without consequence: the damage had caused certain connections in Lyman's brain to no longer function. As a result, he lost his ability to feel emotion. He was sent to the Ravencroft Institute For The Criminally Insane, where he was treated by Dr. Ashley Kafka. Dr. Kafka was disturbed by Lyman and she found that there was nothing she could do to help his mental state, advising that he be held under observation indefinitely. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #655)
With his new lease on life, he escaped an institution and began killing people, eventually even shooting Spider-Man, who had lost his spider-sense at the time. Spider-Man arrived on the crime scene in an attempt to free the hostages, but was barely able to do so due to Massacre's heavy artillery. Massacre managed to escaped the scene, though not before Spider-Man secretly placed a Spider Tracer on him. Massacre resurfaced not long after, kidnapping another set of hostages at his former Wall Street firm but Spider-Man arrived on the scene prepared. Now donning a bullet proof costume and magnetic webbing, Spider-Man was able to defeat Massacre and rescue the hostages. He was ultimately defeated when Spider-Man used a combination of a bullet-proof suit and magnetic webbing. Spider-Man saved his life from the police, because of his new "No One Dies" policy after the death of Marla Jameson. When asked about his motivations, Massacre admitted that he had no particular reason for committing the crimes he did. Massacre was sent back to the Ravencroft Institute. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #656)
At the Ravencroft Institute, Dr. Kafka became increasingly afraid of Massacre, believing him to be her most dangerous patient. Her fears were realized when Massacre once again escaped Ravencroft, killing Kafka in the process. (Superior Spider-Man v1 #4) Having the man who once told him that he would not let anyone else die hold him at gunpoint caused Massacre to tear up and experience fear for the first time since his accident, finding the feeling wonderful. Despite Peter's persona begging Otto to spare him, the Superior web-slinger pulls the trigger, putting an end to the mass murderer once and for all. (Superior Spider-Man v1 #5)
However, almost a year later, the Jackal brought Massacre and numerous other Spider-Man villains back to life. For some reason, though New U was supposed to revive individuals without any defects, Marcus assumedly retained the shrapnel in his brain, as he was seen with the metal plate on his head. (Prowler v2 #1)
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, Marcus Lyman was originally a white adult male with short brown hair. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #656) After escaping from Ravencroft, he came to take the name Massacre as he became a spree killer. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #655)
It was said that he had absolute no regard for human life. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #655)
Marcus was known to had been been married with his wife being Judy Lyman who was also a trader on Wall Street. She was killed when a bomb was placed in the couple's vehicle by an angry client who had lost their savings due to poor investment advice from the Lyman's with Marcus being the only survivor. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #656)
Powers and abilities
Originally, Marcus Lyman had been an ordinary human being with no inherent special abilities. By adulthood, he had been a successful trader working for a well known Wall Street firm. He came to be badly injured after surviving a bomb planted in his vehicle by an angry client. This left a piece of shrapnel embedded within his brain where all the functions responsible for feeling emotions were no longer functioning. As a result, his ability to relate to others on a social level, this ethics and even his morality were all gone. It was noted that he felt nothing when his wife died within his arms. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #656)
Notes
- Massacre was created by Dan Slott and Marcos Martin where he made his first appearance in Amazing Spider-Man v1 #655 (April, 2011).
Appearances
- Amazing Spider-Man v1: (2011)
- Superior Spider-Man v1:
- Devil's Reign: Moon Knight v1:
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