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<div>Marshall [[Bullseye (Marvel)|Bullseye]]. From [[Old Man Hawkeye]] v1 #12 Textless Cover.</div>Darth Batrushttp://moa.omnimulti.com/Rek-RapRek-Rap2024-03-27T13:34:09Z<p>Darth Batrus: Created page with "'''Rek-Rap''' is a male comic superhero who features in Marvel Comics. ==Biography== Rek-Rap ==Overview== ===Personality and attributes=== ===Powers and abilities=== =..."</p>
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<div>'''Rek-Rap''' is a male comic superhero who features in [[Marvel Comics]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Rek-Rap<br />
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*Rek-Rap was created by Zeb Wells and Ed McGuinness where he made his first appearance in Amazing Spider-Man v6 #17 (January, 2023).<br />
*In the letter pages for Amazing Spider-Man v6 #42 (2024), it was revealed that the concept of Rek-Rap came from an idea by Ed McGuinness in the [[1980]]s where it was pitched to Zeb Wells and the editors of Amazing Spider-Man v6 who loved it with Wells further developing the concept.<br />
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==Appearances==<br />
*''Amazing Spider-Man v6'': (2023)<br />
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*[https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Rek-Rap_(Earth-616) Marvel Database Entry]<br />
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<div>'''Hitman''' is a male comic character who features in [[DC Comics]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
'''Tommy Monaghan''' was a male human born the son of '''Kathryn Monaghan''' who was an Irish prostitute in [[Gotham City]]. His mother had a habit of naming her children after the johns who impregnated her, all holier-than-thou citizens who used her services away from prying eyes in order to shame them before the whole town. However, Tommy's father was a ruthless businessman named '''Tom Dawson''' where he was a violent man who threatened to kill Kathryn if she named her unborn son after him. Despite the threat, Kathryn did so anyway as her hatred for Dawson was stronger than her fear of him. As a warning, once Dawson heard of this from the obstetrician that gave Kathryn the news that she had another child on the way, he had her house burnt down killing three of her children in the process. As a result, Kathryn fled to the United States and left Tommy with a Catholic orphanage in Gotham City. Dawson tracked her down and mutilated her where she came to die from her injuries. (Hitman v1 #36)<br />
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Monaghan came to be raised in the '''St. Killian's Orphanage''' under the guidance of Sister Concepta and Sean Noonan, the latter of which treated him like a son. He befriended Sean's nephew Pat, and the two remained friends into adulthood. Tommy joined the United States Marine Corps, where he met Natt Walls. He and Natt became friends when Tommy took his side against two corrupt Marine recruits. They served together in Operation Desert Storm in Iraq and saw little action, though they did accidentally kill a group of British S.A.S. troops. (Hitman v1 #23)<br />
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Upon returning to the United States, Tommy became a hitman, and he worked for several mafia families and government agencies. Though he killed for a living, he maintained a firm rule of never killing a good person. This rule came into play several times in Tommy's life as he had encounters with police officers and superheroes. Tommy himself became a superhuman when he was performing a hit on the head of the Dubelz Crime Family. One of the Bloodlines Parasites, the hideous Glonth, killed his target, then attempted to kill Tommy by draining his spinal cord fluid. The attack left Tommy alive and able to read minds and see through solid objects. Tommy and the demon Etrigan worked together to temporarily defeat Glonth and kill Joe Dublez. The death of the Dubelz patriarch, however, earned him the hatred of that family. (The Demon Annual v3 #2)<br />
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Hitman decided to lay low, staying in motels and hoping to keep Batman off his trail He woke one night to find hitman Crazy Dick Dunston pointing a gun at his head. Dunston fancied himself an infamous killer, and he was so insulted by Hitman saying he never heard of him he dropped his guard, allowing hitman to shoot him. Hitman knew Dunston had been sent by Moe Dubelz, who still carried a grudge against him. Moe was a conjoined twin, and Hitman had killed both his father and his twin Joe Dubelz. Hitman visited Pat, upset that he was broke after making another foolish bet on the Gotham Black Sox. Pat told him about a $10,000 contract on Nightfist, a vigilante that had angered crooked GCPD cop Nicky Lincoln by taking drugs off the dealers he crippled for himself before Nicky got his cut. Hitman spent the night with Wendy and they made love. She loved that he listened to her but was concerned that he never told her anything about himself. He did say he was a hitman with superhuman powers he got from a space parasite the day they met, but she naturally assumed he was joking. Wendy said she loved him, and Hitman was worried that what he had with her was too good to be true. Hitman met his old friend Natt the Hat, who was back in town, and together they gunned down a squad of Black Lotus ninjas sent after Hitman by Dubelz. Natt agreed to be his backup on the Nightfist hit. Hitman introduced his pal Natt the Hatt to the regulars at Noonan’s. Sean Noonan was pleased to show off his new billiards tables, and Sean, Hitman, Natt, Pat, Ringo and Hacken settled in for a night of games. Natt mentioned that he became friends with Tommy during their service in the Gulf War, and seeing Hacken’s Desert Storm t-shirt he assumed he was a veteran as well, but Hacken admitted he got the shirt from a videogame he ordered. Hacken invited further derision by insisting using a laser-scope in pool was perfectly legal. Pat kept taunting Hacken until he punched him in the mouth. Hitman and Natt drew their guns, and Hacken said that Pat would be sunk on his own, and that he always relied on his friends to get him out of the trouble he caused. Hacken’s words hurt, but Pat knew he was speaking the truth. Hitman and Natt lured out Nightfist by staging a mugging where Natt robbed Hitman. They gunned down Nightfist, but Hitman realized Lincoln set them up when they were hit by a grenade. Lincoln was working with Moe Dubelz hitman Johnny Navarone, who just needed a way to draw Hitman out of hiding. (Hitman v1 #5)<br />
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Hitman showed up for the Justice League's membership drive at the [[Justice League Watchtower]], but his boast that he killed people for money led to his immediate dismissal. (JLA v1 #5)<br />
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He would often know if someone was preparing to attack him. (Hitman v1 #1)<br />
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Prolonged use of his telepathy resulted in him suffering from migraines. (Hitman v1 #20)<br />
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*Hitman was created by Garth Ennis and John McCrea where he made his first appearance in The Demon Annual v3 #2 (November, 1993).<br />
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*In Justice League Unlimited, Hitman was referenced in the setting of the [[DC Animated Universe]] television series in the episode "Double Date".<br />
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*''The Demon Annual v3'': (1993)<br />
*''Hitman v1'':<br />
*''JLA v1'':<br />
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*[https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Thomas_Monaghan_(New_Earth) DC Database Entry]<br />
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitman_(DC_Comics) Wikipedia Entry]<br />
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[[Category:John McCrea]]</div>Darth Batrushttp://moa.omnimulti.com/Lobo_(DC)Lobo (DC)2024-03-27T13:12:04Z<p>Darth Batrus: </p>
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<div>[[File:JusticeLeagueV2-23.2LoboTextless.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Lobo in Justice League v2 #23.2.]]<br />
'''Lobo''' is a male comic character who features in [[DC Comics]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
===Origin===<br />
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He was caring for the space dolphins when he received a bounty from Lord [[Manga Khan]] of the '''Cluster''' who hired the bounty hunter to deal with the pursuing [[Justice League]] that were trying to free their comrade [[Mister Miracle]]. Arriving on their Earth ship, he easily bested its superheroes with him nearly killing [[Rocket Red]] leading to an intense fight against the [[Martian Manhunter]]. Lobo was only stopped by [[Big Barda]] who use her mace to open a [[Boom Tube]] to send the interstellar bounty hunter elsewhere in the universe. (Justice League International v1 #18)<br />
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Lobo played an important role in the Citadel War, in his capacity as a bounty hunter. He was hired by the Citadel's human agent Harry Hokum to capture the Euphorian known as Kalista in a bid to learn the secret behind her home world's planetary shield. Along with fellow bounty hunters Bedlam and Berserk, he raided the mothership belonging to the Omega Men, where upon he engaged in combat with Kalista. (Omega Men v1 #3) Soon after, Harry Hokum hired Lobo once again, this time to assassinate the Omega Men's interim leader Tigorr. Lobo never had the opportunity to complete the contract however. (Omega Men v1 #5)<br />
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He came to be hired by [[Manga Khan]] where he was tasked with taking out the newly formed [[Justice League International]]. (Justice League International v1 #18) Lobo was only defeated when [[Big Barda]] teleported Lobo across the galaxy though he ended up landing on Earth right in the Justice League Embassy. After a brief altercation with [[Guy Gardner (DC)|Guy Gardner]], Lobo hung around pretending to be a friend waiting for the right moment. (Justice League International v1 #20) Before he could act, Manga Khan came to cancel his contract leading to Lobo abandoning the mission. (Justice League International v1 #21)<br />
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Lobo single handily crippled the entire team, but was halted by Vril Dox II, who offered to provide protection for the Space Dolphins in exchange for Lobo's service in the L.E.G.I.O.N. Lobo accepted and accompanied the new team to Cairn, known galaxy wide as the "drug world." There the team dismantled the drug lords' empire by sheer brains and brawn. (L.E.G.I.O.N. v1 #4) Vril Dox II also took advantage of Lobo's ability to multiply, which helped them destroy the remainder of Cairn's opposing rulers. During this mission, Dox secretly poisoned Lobo and his clones. Lobo was depowering, lost his ability to multiply, and his clones were destroyed. (L.E.G.I.O.N. v1 #7) It was later revealed that one of Lobo's clones escaped to the planet Kannit. (Lobo v2 #9) During Lobo's service in the L.E.G.I.O.N., it was clear that he held no personal love for any of his teammates. He followed Vril Dox II's orders out of some sense of honor, but did not hesitate to break both of Garryn Bek's legs. But even Vril Dox II was not immune. When Vril Dox II was raped and killed by Stealth, he too was cloned. Lobo took advantage of Vril Dox II's vulnerability and attempted to kill the clone in order to be free from his pact. (L.E.G.I.O.N. v1 #10) Lobo was sent on an undercover mission to bring down a formidable opponent: the space pirate Dagon-Ra of the planet Trom whose natives have the power to transmute matter. (L.E.G.I.O.N. v1 #14) He joined Dagon-Ra's crew and lead a successful mutiny against him. (L.E.G.I.O.N. v1 #15)<br />
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He encounters a group of heroes (consisting of Adam Strange, Animal Man, and Starfire), who find themselves stranded in space after the events of the 2005–2006 "Infinite Crisis" storyline. To everyone's surprise, he does not kill them. Lobo professes to have found religion, becoming the spiritual leader of the whole of sector 3500, which was left in shambles by a still-unknown assailant. He is the current caretaker of the Emerald Eye of Ekron. After helping the lost heroes defeat Lady Styx, he brings the Emerald Eye to the triple-headed fish god, who agrees to release Lobo from his vow of non-violence in exchange. When told that the Emerald Eye is the only thing that can kill the fish god, Lobo blasts him with it.<br />
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[[Atrocitus]] came to hire the services of Lobo on a staged bounty on him. This saw Lobo coming to Earth to seemingly take the head of Atrocitus. During the attack, he came into conflict with Green Lantern Hal Jordan, Star Sapphire Carol Ferris and Yellow Lantern Sinestro who managed to fight him off. Afterwards, Actrocitus met with him in secret and provided him his payment which was a Red Lantern Power Ring. (Green Lantern v4 #55) <br />
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Brainiac threatened to destroy Colu, and Vril Dox fled to see his secret weapon. He found Lobo on Raggashoon, and after sharing a drink with him, convinced him to go after the hefty bounty on Brainiac's head. Vril returned to Colu with Lobo in tow, and noticed Lobo had a Red Lantern ring. Lobo said he'd racked up an enormous debt, and would probably have to pawn it. Brainiac wanted to capture and study the last Czarnian, so he sent Solaris class Pulsar Stargrave to subdue him. Their battle raged, but Solaris couldn't incinerate Lobo enough to subdue him. Vril and his son Lyrl sent holograms of themselves to the data-core to distract Brainiac, but he saw through their ruse, and entered the neural connection between them and their holograms, draining their brains. Vril's subconscious resisted him, but he pushed through and was overcome by traumatic and hateful emotions, suffering a breakdown. Vril said he should not be surprised, he'd grown up in abject fear of his father while secretly hoping for just one kind word from him, and had buried his emotions deep inside. Brainiac fled the planet with Stargrave, taking the data-core with him, and Lyrl was impressed with his father's novel way of defeating the villain. Rookie GLs Altin Ad'ms and Gorius Karkum arrived on Colu to arrest the Doxes for the destruction they'd caused. (R.E.B.E.L.S. v1 #20) (R.E.B.E.L.S. #21) - Vril refused to be subordinate to the GLC or follow their laws, and sicced Lobo on the GLs. Altin Admos was in awe of Lobo, whose bloodthirsty past was spoken of with reverence on Okaara, but he enjoyed having a challenge worthy of his skills. Lobo and the GLs fought to a standstill until L.E.G.I.O.N. ships and media arrived on Colu. Vril said he intended to rebuild Colu, so unless the GLC was up to the job they could forget about arresting him. He assured them Lobo would be in his safekeeping since he always paid his debts and Vril could help him with the bills he'd accumulated as archbishop of the triple-fish god. Vril was joined by his R.E.B.E.L.S., and said their name was apt because that's how the Guardians of the Universe viewed them. He said the L.E.G.I.O.N. used police by consent utilizing each planet's laws, but the Guardians sought justice using only their own capricious whims. Vril denied charges that Lyrl had invaded Colu, saying he was under the control of Pulsar Stargrave, and painted Stargrave as having always been Brainiac's pawn. Lobo took a minute to curse out the Green Lantern Corps to the cameras. (R.E.B.E.L.S. v1 #21)<br />
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Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.<br />
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At some point, he was noted to had unknowingly fathered a daughter who lived on Earth where she took the name [[Crush (DC)|Crush]]. (Teen Titans v6 #25)<br />
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He came to be captured by [[Amanda Waller]] who imprisoned him alongside four other dangerous convicts at the '''Catacombs'''. Among his cellmates were [[Emerald Empress]], [[Johnny Sorrow]], [[Doctor Polaris]] and [[Rustam]] where they remained in the top-secret facility located underground in Death Valley, California. This was until [[Maxwell Lord]] used his powers to kill all the guard and freed the five in-mates to help him take over the world. (Justice League vs. Suicide Squad v1 #1)<br />
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With Luthors device, he managed to usurp control over his daughters body and make her follow his commands against her will. Thus, he had her turn against the Teen Titans where she managed to defeat her team mates. Lobo then decided to take the young heroes to the Other who had hired him to bring them to the mysterious figure. During this time, Lobo had grown to enjoy using his daughter against her friends and thought of negotiating to keep her whilst leaving the rest of the Teen Titans with the Other. (Teen Titans v6 #36) <br />
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The name Lobo was said to come from a Khundian dialect which translated to mean ''"He Who Devours Your Entrails and Thoroughly Enjoys It"''. (Justice League International v1 #18)<br />
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In terms of killing, he regarded himself as the best there was and that no power in the universe could stop him. (Justice League International v1 #18)<br />
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Though paid big money for killing, against opponents who angered him he was fine with killing them for free. Against such foes, he even killed them in brand new and utterly disgusting ways. (Justice League International v1 #19)<br />
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One thing he said that he hated was getting cute nicknames. (Justice League International v1 #19)<br />
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He said he hated most interstellar lifeforms though the one exception was space dolphins who he thought were swell. In fact, he made efforts in helping care, freed an preserve the endangered species. (Justice League International v1 #18)<br />
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He had said that no one could match him in terms of willpower to the point that he was able to overwhelm a shield made on him by a Green Lantern Power Ring. (Justice League International v1 #18)<br />
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As aspect of his biology was that if he bled even one drop then it grew into another one of him. (Justice League International v1 #18)<br />
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His arsenal includes numerous guns and a titanium chain with a hook on his right arm. Extra weapons may include "frag grenades" and giant carving blades.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Lobo was created by Roger Slifer and Keith Giffen where he made his first appearance in Omega Men v1 #3 (June, 1983).<br />
*In an [https://web.archive.org/web/20060525000607/http://www.newsarama.com/images/interviews/2006/giffen/GiffenBio.htm interview] on Newsarama, writer Keith Giffen noted, ''" I have no idea why Lobo took off. I came up with him as an indictment of the Punisher, Wolverine, bad ass hero prototype and somehow he caught on as the high violence poster boy. Go figure."''<br />
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==In other media==<br />
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*In the DC Animated Universe, Lobo made a number of appearances in the shared continuity setting:<br />
**In Superman: The Animated Series, Lobo appeared in the animated television series where he was voiced by actor Brad Garrett.<br />
**In Justice League, Lobo appeared in the animated television series where he was voiced by actor Brad Garrett.<br />
*In Legion of Super Heroes, Lobo made a non-voiced cameo appearance in the animated television series where he appeared in the episode "Legacy".<br />
*In Young Justice, Lobo appeared in the animated television series starting from its second season where he was voiced by actor David Sobolov.<br />
*In Justice League Action, Lobo appeared in the animated television series where he was voiced by actor John DiMaggio.<br />
*In Krypton, Lobo appeared in the setting of the live-action television series where he was portrayed by actor Emmett J. Scanlan.<br />
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*In Superman: The Man of Tomorrow, Lobo appeared in the setting of the 2020 animated film where he was voiced by actor Ryan Hurst.<br />
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*In Injustice: Gods Among Us, Lobo appeared as a playable character in the fighting video game where he was introduced in DLC and was voiced once again by actor David Sobolov.<br />
*In DC Unchained, Lobo appeared as a playable character in the setting of the mobile video game.<br />
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*''Omega Men v1'': (1983)<br />
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*[https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Lobo DC Database Entry]<br />
*[https://comicvine.gamespot.com/lobo/4005-6578/ Comicvine Entry]<br />
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'''Deadpool''' is a male comic anti-hero who features in [[Marvel Comics]]. <br />
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==Biography==<br />
===Origin===<br />
[[File:NewMutantsV1-98.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Deadpool in New Mutants v1 #98.]]<br />
Wade Wilson is a man living with cancer, who went through a procedure and made him become the Merc with a Mouth.<br />
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According to one account, Wade Wilson was a military brat born in Ohio. His father was an officer in the Army and the family moved around a lot between military bases in America and Canada. Wade's home life became more difficult once his mother contracted cancer and died when he was only five years old. The distance between Wade and his father grew, and by the time he was a teenager Wade was acting out and hanging with a disreputable crowd. Wade's father came to a pool hall one day to bring his son home, but Wade resisted. One of Wade's punk friends attacked Mr. Wilson with a beer bottle, then grabbed his sidearm and shot him. Wade watched his father bleed out and die on the floor of the pool hall, never resolving the issues between them. (Cable & Deadpool v1 #19) However, another story indicated Wade's parents were still alive. In this scenario, Wade Wilson was raised alone by his mother and never knew his father. He grew up as a punk who often got into trouble leading to his mother smacking him around whilst at home. During these years, she never told Wade about who his real father was according to this account. (Deadpool v2 #36)<br />
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On one occasion, Wilson traveled to Asia to forget a job gone bad in Tangiers, involving the loss of someone close to him named Frankie. He was hired by a Yakuza oyabun known simply as 'Boss'. Wilson was given a large sum of money to infiltrate the heya sumo training school of a noted wrestler called the '''Oyakata''', and await further instructions. The training was brutal at first because Wilson's existing muscle and moves did not suit the sumo style. He spent months building mass and finally slapped the Oyakata in a training match, a sign of great skill. The Oyakata's young daughter '''Sazae''' named him ''Chiyonosake'', the Wolf of the Rice Wine. Wilson was accepted into the heya and the Oyakata had plans for him to marry Sazae, passing on the sumo school to Chiyonosake when he died. After three years, however, Boss re-emerged and told Wilson his true mission: kill the Oyakata. Wilson felt he could not go through with the assignment, but neither could he stay. He snuck out of the heya in the middle of the night and left, despite Sazae's protestations when she caught him. (Deadpool Team-Up v1 #1)<br />
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Wilson was given a terminal diagnosis as cancer cells were found propagating throughout his body. The revelation threw off what little moral balance he had found. For a mission in Zaire, he was hired to eliminate a single target in the midst of a British black ops site. Instead of going in quiet, Wilson slaughtered his way through the entire base, but came up short when he met the target herself, an old blind woman named Althea. Wade let her go, for reasons even he may not fully understand. [Deadpool v2 #-1) Wade apparently sunk deeper into the mercenary business, becoming even colder and more brutal than he was before meeting Vanessa. He attempted to find treatment for his cancer, but the chemo made him feel too weak, and so he stopped. He was then recruited for the Canadian special weapons development branch known as [[Department K]]. Wilson was suffering from cancer at the time and took part in experiments undertaken by [[Weapon X]]. This saw castoffs being gifted superhuman powers and thus the potential to become a superhero. (Deadpool and Death Annual v1 #1998)<br />
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As a result, he became the second iteration of the Weapon X program where among his fellow recruits was [[Garrison Kane]]. (Deadpool: The Circle Chase v1 #3) This saw the distillation of a Mutant Healing Factor from one agent and implanting it into another which in this case was Wilson. (Deadpool and Death Annual v1 #1998) Dr. Killebrew told Wade that the experiment would give him regenerative powers that would last forever. (Deadpool: Sins of the Past v1 #1)<br />
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However, the full ramifications of Wade's healing factor soon became apparent. Every cell in his body was rendered hyper-regenerative, including the existing cancer cells. His body soon became a scarred and rippling mass of tumors and malignant tissue. Worse, his horrific turn of fate led the Weapon X Program to declare him a failure and toss him to the reject pile of test subjects known as the Workshop. Killebrew made just as much use of the washouts as he did the successes, using the disposable test subjects on hand for a variety of experiments testing the limits of human pain and suffering. He was assisted by the Attending, a handsome and successful graduate of Department K's program who was nevertheless considered too psychological unstable for hero work. Wade entered the Workshop in a state of suicidal depression. His healing factor no longer seemed to be working, and the tumors made his flesh hideous. He was greeted by Worm Cunningham and the other cast-offs of the Weapon X Program. Worm tried to keep his fellow test subjects' spirits up by hosting 'the deadpool', where they placed odds on when each of the rejects would die in Killebrew's experiments or kill themselves because of their condition. Despite his suicidal tendencies, Wilson got long odds in the deadpool because Killebrew took an early liking to Wade for experimentation. The Attending frequently had to stop Wade's attempts at killing himself, as one of Killebrew's few rules in the Workshop was that no one was allowed to kill his test subjects but him. Wade Wilson's urge to die became so strong that he actually summoned Mistress Death herself before his time had come. While Thanos famously loved Death as a concept, glorifying her name through the cosmos, Wilson's affection for death was more personal and intimate, leading her to manifest and speak to him in ways she never did for Thanos. Seeing his death as a beautiful thing to achieve, Wade redoubled his efforts to die and change his odds in the deadpool. He finally found an edge when he learned the Attending's real name was Francis, and that he hated his name. Wade began a campaign of taunts and ridicule designed to push A-Man's buttons into killing him, but the Attending always held back because even he could not kill one of Killebrew's test subjects without consequences. An unintended side effect of Wade's efforts was the Attending losing face with the other rejects. He could no longer command the fear and respect he had before Wilson's slapstick pranks and jokes. Wade unexpectedly became something of a hero figure to the Workshop, restoring hope to the cynical cellmates. Still, Wade violently rejected the idea when Worm tried to thank him, insisting that his efforts to die were purely selfish. (Deadpool and Death Annual v1 #1998)<br />
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===Deadpool===<br />
In the service of Mr. Tolliver, Wade settled into a comfortable role as the crime lord's top enforcer. Deadpool spent an unknown period of time, possibly years, in Tolliver's employ. During this time, Vanessa also began working for Tolliver. Under unknown circumstances, Tolliver blackmailed Vanessa into working for him while also temporarily misleading Wade into believing Tolliver had had Vanessa murdered. It is unknown if Wade and Vanessa worked together with Tolliver before her faked death, or if Wade only learned Vanessa was in Tolliver's employ later. (Deadpool: The Circle Chase v1 #4)<br />
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He was hired by Mr. Tolliver and paid to eliminate the Mutant [[Cable (Marvel)|Cable]]. Deadpool managed to ambush his quarry and even fought off several of his New Mutant students but was defeated by [[Domino (Marvel)|Domino]]. Rather than kill him, Cable sent the mercenary back to Tolliver for him to deal with the failure in the mission. (New Mutants v1 #98)<br />
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Wilson was later at the '''Hellhouse''' when it was attacked by mercenaries targeting him. Despite killing some of them, he came to be frozen and was nearly taken away until he was saved by [[Banshee (Marvel)|Banshee]] along with his daughter [[Siryn]]. (Deadpool v1 #1)<br />
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Despite his need, however, Wade soon found he could not bear to have Killebrew touch him again. The idea of submitting to tests and needles inside Killebrew's laboratory, even ostensibly for his own benefit, was too traumatic to cope with. Deadpool abandoned Killebrew and ran from his past. (Deadpool v2 #4) Backsliding a bit as a result of this confrontation, Deadpool decided he could not let Vanessa move on without him. He tracked Vanessa and her new boyfriend Kane to San Francisco in a childish effort to stamp out them and their happiness. His tantrum was interrupted by Wolverine, the original Weapon X, and Wade soon fled without having achieved his goals. [Wolverine v2 #88)<br />
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He came to be abducted by information brokers looking for a cure for the [[Legacy Virus]] where he was rescued by Wolverine and the mercenary [[Maverick (Marvel)|Maverick]]. (Wolverine Annual v1 #1995)<br />
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Wilson had taken a job to assassinate a person when he was approached by [[Sabretooth (Marvel)|Sabretooth]] who was recruiting for a reborn Weapon X program. Deadpool at first refused but Creed would not take a refusal and threatened to kill Wade. This led to a fight between the pair where Deadpool was surprised to see that Weapon X had improved Sabretooth's abilities namely his healing factor and claws. After being nearly killed, Wade decided to take Creed up on the offer and went to the Weapon X compound where he was introduced to its mysterious leader the [[Malcolm Colcord|Director]]. (Deadpool v3 #57)<br />
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===Cable and Deadpool===<br />
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Wilson travelled back to New York with the idea that Osborn should have paid him for that intel he transmitted during the Secret Invasion, and attempted to break into the Avengers tower. Osborn had been ready for him with a trap, and sent the Thunderbolts to intercept him. Deadpool managed to disable all of the Thunderbolts with the exception of Black Widow, who he began to fall for. While professing his love, he was shot by Paladin and escaped. He teleported to the Taskmaster's 'Unoccupied office building' where he regrouped and got the bullets out of his body whilst telling "Tasky" about how much he adored Black Widow and his plan for two Deadpools. (Deadpool v4 #8) Hiring a plane to fly a banner professing his love for "BW" as well as his phone number, Taskmaster was able to pinpoint the call made to that number to find the Thunderbolt's headquarters. The Thunderbolts used the call to find Taskmaster's position as well, believing him to be Deadpool. As they left to intercept him, Deadpool called their number and flirted with Widow while he shot at them from the plane. Crashing the plane and losing that phone, he teleported back to Taskmaster to get a new phone before teleporting directly to her, since she wasn't with her team. While fighting and kissing her, he managed to ask Taskmaster (dressed as Deadpool) to stall her team while he spent time with her. After losing Rock-Paper-Scissors, Deadpool had to instead take care of the Thunderbolts while Taskmaster went after Black Widow. Taskmaster was captured by her, and was about to have his head cut off by Headsman when Wade rescued him. Osborn wanted to see Deadpool killed, and was in attendance when Taskmaster was about to have his head chopped, so Deadpool went after him after releasing Taskmaster. Wade nearly had Osborn when Black Widow shot him through the heart, enabling Headsman to cut off his head. After recovering, Deadpool thanked Taskmaster for his help by paying him via ATM using Osborn's wallet. Taskmaster claimed he didn't put Wade's head back on, and Deadpool believed it was Widow's way of telling him she loved him back. He would later pop up behind Osborn during a national television appearance holding a sign that said, "Respawn lol". (Deadpool v4 #9)<br />
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===Uncanny X-Force===<br />
He was later hired by Warren Worthington III and dispatched to find [[Clan Akkaba]] that were operating in the shadows. (Wolverine: Road to Hell v1 #1) Wilson managed to discover their hidden headquarters and witness a ceremony made by the secret society where they performed a sacrifice in order to create a young clone of their leader Apocalypse. (Uncanny X-Force v1 #1) During the mission, he was attacked and captured with the Akkaba scientists studying him until X-Force arrived to free him where they proceeded with their mission to eliminate Apocalypse. (Uncanny X-Force v1 #2) The team consisted of Angel, Psylocke, Wolverine, and [[Fantomex]] where they pursued their target to the Moon only to fight the boy's protectors who were the '''Final Horsemen'''. Their craft was shot down on the surface of the Moon with Wade protecting Angel who was injured in the crash. (Uncanny X-Force v1 #3) He helped Warren recover with the two departing towards [[Ship (Marvel)|Ship]] and infiltrated it where they entered its inner chambers. Within the sanctum, they found their target only to see that Apocalypse was in the form of an innocent young boy. Psylocke and Wolverine intended to take the boy away to be raised in peace with this being opposed by Angel who wanted to kill the child before he became Apocalypse. Ultimately, he came to realise his actions namely the murder of a child and agreed with his compatriots in taking the boy away. However, Fantomex shot a bullet into the young En Sabah Nur's head thus killing the child whereupon the team was forced to quickly escape on E.V.A. before Ship teleported to a new site. (Uncanny X-Force v1 #4) After one of their first missions, which ended with the team killing Apocalypse, who was reincarnated as an innocent child, Deadpool called a meeting to discuss his moral doubts about killing a child. During this meeting, Archangel told Wolverine that, despite being employed by Archangel for over a year, Deadpool never cashed any of the checks for his services. (Uncanny X-Force v1 #5) <br />
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Using his medium awareness, he then decided to hunt down the notorious serial killer [[Carnage (Marvel)|Carnage]]. This saw him him attacking [[Cletus Kasady]] where he managed to subdue the villain using dubstep. (Deadpool vs. Carnage v1 #1)<br />
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Thanos had long been angry at Deadpool for being the object of Lady Death's affections and, unknown to the mercenary, had cursed him with the inability to be killed, thereby preventing Wade from ever uniting with her. When Lady Death went missing, causing all creatures in the universe to become immortal, Deadpool accused Thanos of responsibility, stole a starship from Cable and confronted him. Thanos rescinded his curse, turning Wade into the only mortal creature in the universe and killed him for his impudence. However, Thanos soon realised that Wade was now the only being who could communicate with Death and was forced to bring him back to life so that they could find her. (Deadpool vs. Thanos v1 #1) Together, they learned that Eternity had taken Lady Death and entered its realm to rescue her. This was Death's plan all along though - to push Thanos to destroy Eternity on her behalf, thereby causing the death of reality. To stop this from occurring, Deadpool was briefly gifted with the Uni-Power, turning him into Captain Universe, thereby giving him the means to defeat Thanos. During the fight, Wade managed to convince Death of the validity of life and to abandon her murderous plans. (Deadpool vs. Thanos v1 #4)<br />
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===Uncanny Avenger===<br />
During this time, he came to join the Avengers Unity Division where he used his newfound fame and wealth to fund the team. (Deadpool v6 #1)<br />
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Later on, he came to learn that [[Solo (Marvel)|Solo]] had impersonated him on a job. This led to him coming up with the idea of forming a team of mercenaries called the [[Mercs for Money]] whose reach extended across the world. Around this time, his newfound popularity meant that he had to leave his family behind as he feared his enemies would endanger them. Deadpool also came to join the ranks of the '''Avengers Unity Division''' where he used his popularity and merchandising to help fund the team. (Deadpool v6 #1)<br />
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===Despicable Deadpool===<br />
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Steve Rogers later gave Deadpool a mission to hunt down and kill agent [[Phil Coulson]]. (Deadpool v6 #31)<br />
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===Return=== <br />
Carnage later sought to capture him in order to claim the Symbiote codex fragments left in his spine after he was host to the different Klyntar. (Absolute Carnage vs. Deadpool v1 #3)<br />
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===King of the Monsters===<br />
[[File:DeadpoolV8-1Textless.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The King of the Monsters in Deadpool v8 #1.]]<br />
After Deadpool was hired to kill the Monster King who had invaded Staten Island, he teamed up with Elsa Bloodstone in order to accomplish this task, and upon succeeding he became the new king of the monsters, in accordance with an old '''Monster Law'''. (Deadpool v8 #1) One of his first acts was giving hospitality to the [[Strikeforce (Marvel)|Strikeforce]] that had arrived in the monster kingdom. (Strikeforce v1 #7) Wade's first goal as their king was for monsters to live in peace alongside humans, but, after Captain America told Wade that he needed take the monsters out of the island in order to avoid casualties, Deadpool refused and instead declared 'war' between humans and monsters. (Deadpool v8 #2) <br />
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After she informed Deadpool that she was dying, the duo went to Greenland, where she explained to him that her bloodstone had been infected by some creatures called the Bone Beast, causing her to slowly begin dying. There, they battled some of the creatures invading a village, but discovered the Bone Beasts had already taken the children. They then entered a portal in the sky and arrived at the Bone Beasts' dimension, where the Bone Beast Queen awaited intending to make Deadpool her new host. (Deadpool v8 #7) Despite feeling betrayed by Elsa, who he had started developing feelings for, Deadpool fought to escape and save the children, but when she collapsed due to her infection, he removed the bloodstone from her hand and placed it on himself. He fought the Queen while Elsa took the children through the portal back home and, once they were all safe, he blew himself up. After, Elsa came back to check on him, she found his detached head on the floor next to her infection-free bloodstone. After taking it back, she shot a powerful beam from her hand and defeated the Queen, who was still alive, once and for all. After this, Elsa took Deadpool's head to look after him while he regenerated. (Deadpool v8 #9)<br />
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After she informed Deadpool that she was dying, the duo went to Greenland, where she explained to him that her bloodstone had been infected by some creatures called the Bone Beast, causing her to slowly begin dying. There, they battled some of the creatures invading a village, but discovered the Bone Beasts had already taken the children. They then entered a portal in the sky and arrived at the Bone Beasts' dimension, where the Bone Beast Queen awaited intending to make Deadpool her new host. (Deadpool v8 #7)<br />
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===Atelier===<br />
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==Overview==<br />
===Personality and attributes===<br />
It was shown that underneath his mask that his features were covered by hideous scars. (Deadpool v1 #1) His tendency to constantly speak led to him being called with the '''Merc with a Mouth'''. (Deadpool v2 #1) He also came to be known as the '''Crimson Comedian''' and as the '''Regeneratin' Degenerate'''. (Deadpool v4 #2) Whilst working for a Yakuza group, he came to be given an alias where he worked under the name '''Takehiko Adachi'''. Oyakata’s daughter gave him the nickname '''''Chiyonosake''''' (Translation: ''the White Wolf of the Rice Wine'') which he loved as usually young ladies did not give him kind names. He was sometimes referred to by a nickname of Chiyo when using this name. (Deadpool Team-Up v1 #1) He once came to operate as a superhero for the Las Vegas area where he went by the name of '''Wildcard'''. (Deadpool v4 #24)<br />
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As a mercenary, he was said to had been more cultivated than those of his breed. (Deadpool and Death Annual v1 #1998)<br />
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Despite being a hired gunner, he had said that he never killed children. Wolverine had believed that Deadpool was motivated by money but it was revealed that Wade had never cashed his cheques. (Uncanny X-Force v1 #5)<br />
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He had claimed that he did not like Japanese food. (Deadpool Team-Up v1 #1)<br />
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It was shown that Wade was aware of the fact that he was a fictional character in a comic book. (Deadpool v2 #34)<br />
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During his childhood, he made friends with a kid at school named '''Miles Ellison'''. (Deadpool: Bad Blood v1 #3) Miles later was attached to Department H's '''Project Daedalus''' which was Canada's response to the Winter Soldier. As '''Agent Daedalus''', Thumper was created as a failsafe against Canadian super-powered operatives going rogue. He was meant to serve as a programmable assassin but instead of going on assignment Thumper would instead chase down Wade. (Deadpool: Bad Blood v1 #2)<br />
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Wade was shown to had been deeply attracted to and fell in love with '''Siryn''' after seeing her for the first time. (Deadpool v2 #1)<br />
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Bullseye was noted to have had a sense of camaraderie with Wilson where he said that Wade made him laugh. (Deadpool v3 #16)<br />
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The Yakuza once created a small diminutive clone of Deadpool who was called '''Widdle Wade''' to serve as their assassin. (Deadpool Team-Up v1 #1)<br />
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===Powers and abilities===<br />
He had noted that he had gone through chemo twice and radiation three times. (Deadpool: The Circle Chase v1 #3)<br />
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Wilson was said to be an expert in using banter to distract opponents in combat. (Deadpool v3 #2)<br />
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Originally, he was an ordinary human being but one who was subjected to experiments that implanted a Mutant Healing Factor in his body. (Deadpool and Death Annual v1 #1998)<br />
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This resulted in him getting a cellular structure that was constantly regenerating. (Deadpool: The Circle Chase v1 #4) It was said that he was near invulnerable where he simply grew back from whatever damage dealt to him. (Deadpool v2 #1) With his power, he was able to reattach lost limbs and even his own head if severed from his body. (Thunderbolts v1 #132) His cellular structure was in a state of perpetual flux which prevented telepaths from reading his mind. (Cable & Deadpool v1 #8)<br />
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Deadpool's unpredictable nature meant that he could overcome Taskmasters talent for copying moves just by watching a person. (Deadpool v3 #2)<br />
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Deadpool had the ability to talks directly to the reader and was completely aware that he was a fictional character. This stemmed from being accidentally transported to the '''Foundation of Reality''' by the Beyonder where everything in eternity was said to had originated. (Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars v1 #4)<br />
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At one point, Deadpool sought to capitalise on his fame and formed a team of mercenaries styled in his manner who initially went by the '''Heroes for Hire'''. (Deadpool v6 #1) However, Luke Cage owned the rights to the name and the group later changed their team name to the '''Mercs for Money'''. (Deadpool v6 #3)<br />
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He frequented the '''Hellhouse''' that was an establishment catering to mercenary contracts with it being located in Chicago. The building was formerly '''Sister Margaret's School for Wayward Children''' that had been burned, condemned, demolished, rebuilt, then burnt again and rebuilt once more. Hellhouse was run by an elderly man named '''Patch''' who took the '''Nightline''' and distributed contracts to mercenaries. (Deadpool v1 #1)<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Deadpool was created by Fabian Nicieza and Rob Liefeld where he made his first appearance in New Mutants v1 #98 (February, 1991).<br />
*At a [https://www.cbr.com/amazing-las-vegas-comic-con-extreme-conversation-with-rob-liefeld/ talk], it was said that the inspiration for Deadpool's name comes from the [[1988]] [[Dirty Harry]] film [[The Dead Pool]].<br />
*In an [https://www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/2016/02/12/interview-rob-liefeld-talks-deadpool-comics-cable-and-more/3/#18cf32d4c3ac interview] in Forbes, Liefeld said, ''"Wolverine and Spider-Man were the two properties I was competing with at all times. I didn't have those, I didn't have access to those. I had to make my own Spider-Man and Wolverine. That's what Cable and Deadpool were meant to be, my own Spider-Man and my own Wolverine."''<br />
*Writer Fabian Nicieza [http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/deadpool-co-creator-weighs-in-on-characters-sexuality commented] on the characters sexuality, ''"Not trying to be dismissive, but readers always want to 'make a character their own', and often that is to the exclusion of what the character might mean to other fans. I've been dogged with the DP sexuality questions for YEARS. It is a bit tiring. He is NO sex and ALL sexes. He is yours and everyone else's. So not dismissive, but rather the epitome of inclusive."''<br />
*In Uncanny X-Force v1 #1 (2010), according to Clan Akkaba scientists it was noted that Weapon Plus had gone outside the hyper-nova discipline for Deadpool.<br />
*In Deadpool v3 #34 (2014), following the Inversion the character was briefly referred to as '''Zenpool'''.<br />
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==Alternate Versions==<br />
*In X-Calibre v1 #1 (1995), an alternate version of the character named '''Dead Man Wade''' appeared in the [[Age of Apocalypse]] reality that was designated [[Earth-295]] in the Multiverse.<br />
*In Weapon X: Days of Future Now v1 #1 (2005), an alternate version of Deadpool appeared in a variation of the [[Days of Future's Past]] reality that was designated as Earth-5700 in the Multiverse.<br />
*In Ultimate Spider-Man v1 #91 (2006), an alternate version of Deadpool appeared in the [[Ultimate Marvel]] reality that was designated [[Earth-1610]] in the Multiverse. '''Wadey Wilson''' was a sergeant who after surviving death-defying action in the '''Wakanda Wars''' in the early nineties took the name Deadpool. Deadpool's true face had no skin and portions of his skull were missing, covered by a clear plastic helmet that made his face appear human-shaped when masked.<br />
*In Amazing Spider-Man Annual v1 #38 (2011), an alternate version of Wade Wilson appeared in the Perfect World reality that was designated Earth-11638 in the Multiverse. In this world, a revolutionary procedure was performed by Reed Richards that removed the lethal brain tumor from Wilson's brain. A side effect of this was that Wilson became a super-genius and used his new-found intellect to erect a criminal empire. This saw him beginning to wear armor stylized after Doctor Doom and went by '''Death Mask'''. Meanwhile, the disbanding of the Fantastic Four broke the sanity of that reality's Victor von Doom who began wearing a green version of Deadpool's costume where he took the name '''Deathwish'''.<br />
*In Extraordinary X-Men v1 #8 (2016), an alternate version of Deadpool appeared on the Omega World reality that was designated as Earth-16558 in the Multiverse. This version had become a member of the Horsemen of Apocalypse and served Apocalypse himself who ruled the world by the year A.D. 3167.<br />
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==In other media==<br />
===Television===<br />
*In X-Men, Deadpool made a non-voiced cameo appearance in the 1990s animated television series.<br />
*In Marvel Anime: X-Men, Deadpool had a brief cameo in the animated television series where he was seen in the episode "Destiny".<br />
*In Ultimate Spider-Man, Deadpool appeared in the animated television series where he was voiced by actor Will Friedle.<br />
*In Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers, Deadpool appeared in the setting of the anime television series in the episodes "The Forbidden Hero Appears?" and "Chris and the Moment of Truth" where he was voiced by Japanese actor Takehito Koyasu and by English actor Jason Spisak in the dub.<br />
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===Films===<br />
*In Hulk Vs Wolverine, Deadpool appeared in the animated film where he was voiced by actor Nolan North.<br />
*In X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Deadpool made his first live-action appearance in the film where he was portrayed by actor Ryan Reynolds.<br />
*In Deadpool, Deadpool starred in the live-action film where he was once again portrayed by actor Ryan Reynolds. <br />
*In Deadpool 2, Deadpool returned in the live-action film sequel where he was once more portrayed by actor Ryan Reynolds.<br />
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===Video games===<br />
*In X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse, Deadpool appeared in the setting of the video game where he was voiced by actor John Kassir.<br />
*In Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, Deadpool appeared as playable character in the video game where he was once again voiced by actor John Kassir.<br />
*In X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Wade Wilson appeared as a boss antagonist in the video game adaptation of the live-action film where he was voiced by actor Steven Blum. <br />
*In Marvel Heroes, Deadpool appeared as a playable character in the MMORPG where he was voiced by actor Nolan North.<br />
*In Marvel Strike Force, Deadpool appeared in the setting of the 2018 mobile game. An original character named '''Deathpool''' appeared who was born from cosmic magic and the love that Deadpool and Death shared. After coming into existence as the representation of the concept of death, Deathpool's essence was that of Death herself. She was trained by Deadpool and acted as Death for her universe until the Mad Titan Thanos gathered all the Infinity Gems to kill Deadpool, who he blamed for Death ceasing to exist. After suffering defeat at the hands of the Titan, and unable to save her father, Deathpool went in pursuit of Thanos as he travelled from reality to reality to kill the Deadpools from all dimensions in his quest for revenge.<br />
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==Appearances==<br />
*''New Mutants v1'': (1991)<br />
*''X-Force v1'':<br />
*''Deadpool v1'':<br />
*''Deadpool v2'':<br />
*''Deadpool: The Circle Chase v1'':<br />
*''Deadpool v3'':<br />
*''Cable & Deadpool v1'':<br />
*''Deadpool v4'':<br />
*''Uncanny X-Force v1'':<br />
*''Deadpool vs. Carnage v1'':<br />
*''Uncanny Avengers v1'':<br />
*''Despicable Deadpool v1'':<br />
*''All-New Wolverine v1'':<br />
*''Deadpool vs. Old Man Logan v1'':<br />
*''Deadpool'':<br />
*''Domino'':<br />
*''Domino: Hotshots v1'':<br />
*''Absolute Carnage vs. Deadpool v1'':<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Wade_Wilson_(Earth-616) Marvel Database Entry]<br />
*[https://comicvine.gamespot.com/deadpool/4005-7606/ Comicvine Entry]<br />
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadpool Wikipedia Entry]<br />
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<div>[[File:SlapstickV2-1Textless.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Slapstick in Slapstick v2 #1.]]<br />
'''Slapstick''' is a male comic superhero who features in [[Marvel Comics]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
'''Steve Harmon'''<br />
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Whilst walking, he encountered a strange clown who gave him a flier that advertised the '''Nightshade and Dark Pandemonium Carnival''' with Steve looking to attend. He dressed up as a clown and looked to use this as an opportunity to get his revenge on Winston for the earlier incident. Harmon found his quarry with his girlfriend Heather where he saw them being abducted by clowns who took them to a portal within one of the tents that led to '''Dimension X'''. The evil clowns were actually beings from another dimension to invade the planet. Steve decided to rescue the two captives and journeyed through the portal but the otherworldly nature of Dimension X led to him manifesting as a barely formed puddle of matter. He was rescued by the [[Scientist Supreme]] of Dimension X who used some equipment to stabilise his form leading to Harmon being given a new body. He then was sent to confront the evil '''Overlord''' who was intending to unleash his Mediocritizer on him to make Harmon fall under the villain's control. Steve though was immune to its effects and the damage caused to the machine caused a massive explosion that devastated the Overlord's castle. The evil ruler vowed revenge though Steve came to lock him in his box-like container and throw him away. It was then that a horde of clowns looked to surround Harmon who then took the captives where they fled through the portal back to Earth where he destroyed the machine. Steve was then encouraged by his best friend to use his new powers to be a superhero where he decided on the name '''Slapstick'''. (Slapstick v1 #1)<br />
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Later on, a Punisher copycat called the Overkiller attacked Steve because he thought he was a mutant. The two fought in a mall, destroying most of it with Spider-Man assisting in the battle. Steve ended the fight by literally kissing Overkiller and then walloping him whilst the man reacted with disgust. (Slapstick v1 #2) Slapstick next fought against '''Oliver Denton''' an actual mutant child with extreme intelligence who built a robotic teddy bear to destroy his babysitter and her boyfriend. Unfortunately for Oliver, Beth was the crush of the hero Slapstick who came to her rescue, fighting off Denton until the teddy went haywire, necessitating a truce between them. Oliver and Slapstick destroyed the bear, and afterward, Slapstick spanked Oliver until his parents came home and scolded him for building androids without their permission. (Slapstick v1 #3) Afterwards, he faced off against the '''Neutron Bum''' who had the power to cause explosions. The vagrant was furious over the price of coffee and decided to take it out on society by blowing up random parts of New York, such as a local Tower Records. Neutron Bum, despite his fixation on the unfairness of high coffee prices, seemingly could not keep the actual price of it straight. Despite the gathering of dozens of superheroes willing and planning to fight the man, Slapstick simply neutralized the situation by getting Neutron Bum what he had been yelling for all along, a cup of coffee and then blindsiding the man from behind while he was drinking it. (Slapstick v1 #4)<br />
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Steve went with Mike to the Museum of National History in Manhattan and was amusing himself when Dr. Yesterday appeared. With three members of the New Warriors, who also happened to be in the museum, Slapstick opposed the villain. (Marvel Comics Presents v1 #159) When Dr. Yesterday explained his plan to turn time inside-out, Slapstick decided to help the Warriors deal with it, because it would help him impress chicks. (Marvel Comics Presents v1 #160) When Mike Peterson and Mike Jefferies were approached by time-displaced versions of Devil Dinosaur and Moonboy (who intended no harm), Slapstick attacked the monsters. (Marvel Comics Presents v1 #161) Slapstick fought hordes of time-displaced warriors and was eventually captured by Dr. Yesterday. (Marvel Comics Presents v1 #162) After breaking free and hurting Dr. Y, the villain shot Steve with a time-blast that reverted him to a time before he had his powers. When Yesterday undid the damage he had caused, Steve returned to his 'normal' Slapstick self. (Marvel Comics Presents v1 #163) At some point, both Slapstick and [[Ultra Girl]] were made official members of the Warriors and given communicators, after helping the team stop a [[Badoon]] invasion. (Avengers: The Initiative v1 #10)<br />
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After members of the New Warriors were killed battling Nitro in Stamford, a battle that cost many civilian lives, former member Hindsight Lad began revealing information of former New Warriors members on the internet. He was finally located by the She-Hulk, and she confronted him alongside Slapstick, Ultra Girl, Justice, and Rage. (She-Hulk v2 #8)<br />
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==Overview==<br />
===Personality and attributes===<br />
After gaining superpowers, he came to decide on the name '''Slapstick''' as his superhero name. (Slapstick v1 #1)<br />
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He was once described as, ''"The hero who doesn't fight crime but rather plays cruel tricks on it."'' (Marvel Comics Presents v1 #159)<br />
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===Powers and abilities===<br />
Originally, Steve Harmon was an ordinary human being until he went through the dimensional doorway to Dimension X where he was a split-second out of sync with its vibrational state. By astonishing coincidence, he managed to avoid having his atoms scattered throughout the universe but his form suffered from molecular discombobulation. As a result, his body was transformed into a new form of matter that were akin to a type of living [[Unstable Molecules]] with this being called '''Electroplasm'''. This made his body completely indestructible but initially he was unable to maintain a humanoid form until the Scientist Supreme used molecular stabilizer gloves to allow Harmon to maintain the minimum level of coherence. (Slapstick v1 #1)<br />
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Several features were added into the gloves by the Scientist Supreme for Harmon's benefit. An activator stud on the left glove was capable of sending a biomagnetic pulse through his body that realigned his atomic structure thus returning to his normal human form. This process though only worked on organic matter and any clothes he was wearing were gone leaving him completely naked as a result when he turned back to normal. However, any clothes he was wearing was stored electronically whilst he was in his electroplasmic state. Another activator stud on his right glove allowed access to a sub-spatial storage pocket allowing him access to anything stored there. (Slapstick v1 #1)<br />
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Objects stored in these pockets are undetectable by conventional means. In one case, Slapstick carried his New Warriors communicator, left forgotten in a pants pocket, into Camp Hammond without any of the base's security measures detecting it. (Avengers: The Initiative v1 #10)<br />
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Due to his cartoony nature Slapstick often liked to address the readers. Those around him just ignored this just thinking he was crazy. (Slapstick v1 #4)<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Slapstick was created by Len Kaminski and James Fry where he made his first appearance in Slapstick v1 #1 (November, 1992).<br />
According to Heroic Age: Heroes v1 #1 (2010), the guidebook states that Slapstick's body was composed of Unstable Molecules. <br />
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*In Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Slapstick made a cameo appearance in the setting of the crossover fighting video game where he was shown in Deadpool's ending scene.<br />
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*[https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Steven_Harmon_(Earth-616) Marvel Database Entry]<br />
*[https://comicvine.gamespot.com/slapstick/4005-42983/ Comicvine Entry]<br />
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slapstick_(comics) Wikipedia Entry]<br />
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[[Category:James Fry]]</div>Darth Batrushttp://moa.omnimulti.com/Panda_(Jujutsu_Kaisen)Panda (Jujutsu Kaisen)2024-03-27T12:25:42Z<p>Darth Batrus: </p>
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<div>'''Panda''' is a male anime and manga character who features in [[Jujutsu Kaisen]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Panda (Japanese: パンダ, Hepburn: Panda) was metamorphosed cursed corpse that was created and trained by the principal of the Tokyo College, Masamichi Yaga. At one point Masamichi revealed to Panda that he has an older brother and sister, and that he would understand once he was older.<br />
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Panda is with Maki and Toge, as they discuss the new transfer student. Later, when Yuta is introduced to the class, Panda notices that Yuta is cursed and prepares to attack. Gojo warns them, but Rika shows up and defends Yuta from the three. After Gojo explains Yuta situation, Gojo introduces Yuta to the three. Panda is then paired with Toge during the classes session. When Yuta has trouble with Maki, Panda stops Maki harassment and apologizes for Maki to Yuta. Months later, Panda is watching Maki and Yuta train when Gojo shows up. Panda talks with Toge and Gojo about Yuta, until he figures something out and tells Maki that she has a chance. This causes Maki to get angry and they start to argue and fight. Gojo has Panda and Maki train some more, while giving Toge and Yuta a mission. After Yuta and Toge's mission is complete, Panda meets with Yuta and informs him about Toge. Days later, Panda is with Toge, Yuta, and Maki when Geto shows up in front of them. Panda wonders why Geto is here, which Geto starts to explains his actions and how on December 24 he will start an all-out war. On December 24, Panda is in Shinjuku preparing for the war. Suddenly, Gojo tells them that Geto is at the college and sent him and Toge to the college by using his powers. After arriving at the college, Panda confronts Geto with Toge but Geto manages to easily defeat them. When Yuta shows up, Panda is rescued with Toge and Maki and was healed. After Yuta had dealt with Geto, Panda checks up on Yuta along with Toge and Maki. Panda then watches as Rika's cursed is undone, which Gojo shows up and informs everyone that Yuta is a distant relative of his. Days later, Panda is waiting for Yuta and Gojo, with Toge and Maki.<br />
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==Overview==<br />
===Personality and attributes===<br />
In appearance, Panda's form resembled that of the fully-grown giant panda. He stood much taller than his classmates with his bear-shaped frame and sometimes dons clothing. He has been shown to wear armbands, scarves and jackets at times.<br />
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Panda was generally a very upbeat and calm individual with his own sense of humor. When he was younger, he spoke in an extremely proper form more akin to a computer but as time passed, Panda has developed his own unique personality. Panda sees humans as strange creatures and did not strive to be like them, while still respecting them as a species.<br />
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Though resembling a panda, Panda himself was in reality a '''Cursed Corpse''' (呪じゅ骸がい Jugai?) created by Masamichi Yaga. As such, he was in fact a non-living object that had been endowed with a curse, allowing him to gain self-control. However, Panda was unique was he was the first case of being an '''Abrupt-Mutation Cursed Corpse''' (突とつ然ぜん変へん異い呪じゅ骸がい Totsuzenhen'i Jugai?). As such, he was born completely sentient and possessed three cores. Each of Panda's cores possesses unique traits, allowing him to switch between them and alter his physical shape at will, making him the most complex cursed corpse to exist.<br />
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Panda was highly intelligent from a young age due to the circumstances of his creation and his education under Principal Yaga. In a fight, Panda is highly analytical and tries to stay one step ahead of his opponent. Even Suguru Geto, a sorcerer with immense tactical reasoning, was surprised by Panda's cleverness in battle. Against Mechamaru, Panda consistently thought about every move before he made it. He was able to calculate the angle of Mechamaru's cannon so it wouldn't also hit his allies. In that same battle, Panda fooled Mechamaru multiple times by faking an injury to his cores and won because his opponent underestimated his intelligence.<br />
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Panda is a semi-grade 2 sorcerer and an Abrupt-Mutation cursed corpse, the most advanced of his kind. With a natural affinity for jujutsu, Panda is capable of exorcising curses based solely on his physical abilities. He is highly intelligent and able to think one step ahead of his opponents in a fight. Panda's physiology also provides a unique challenge in battle. The only way to take him down is by destroying the cores of cursed energy that act as his heart. Additionally his body is extremely durable and can be reinforced using jujutsu protection.<br />
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Due to the size and sturdiness of his body, Panda was naturally very physically strong. He can exorcise curses with simple blows, effortlessly carry allies on his back, and run clean through walls as a few examples of his base strength. Due to the size and sturdiness of his body, Panda is naturally very physically strong. He can exorcise curses with simple blows, effortlessly carry allies on his back, and run clean through walls as a few examples of his base strength. Panda has also proven to be a very powerful puncher, able to stun Aoi, an exceptionally durable fighter, with a right hook as well as batter Mechamaru, a metal cursed corpse, with straight punches. Panda's physiology as a cursed corpse allows him to absorb high amounts of damage. He was able to easily brush off Mechamaru's Ultra Cannon and even took the brunt of his opponent's strongest ability and survived.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Panda was created by Gege Akutami where he featured in the setting of the Jujutsu Kaisen universe.<br />
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*[https://jujutsu-kaisen.fandom.com/wiki/Panda Jujutsu Kaisen Wiki Entry]<br />
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[[Category:Gege Akutami]]</div>Darth Batrushttp://moa.omnimulti.com/Arystar_Krory_IIIArystar Krory III2024-03-27T12:20:43Z<p>Darth Batrus: </p>
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<div>'''Arystar Krory III''' is a male anime and manga character who features in [[D.Gray-man]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Arystar Krory III (Japanese: アレイスター・クロウリー三世, Hepburn: Areisutā Kurōrī Sansei) <br />
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For his entire life, Krory lived in a secluded castle in a village in Romania. In his childhood he grew up with his Grandfather among a huge collection of foreign artifacts. Prized among these were rare carnivorous plants that would attack if they sensed aggression. Due to the castle they lived in and the plants' tendency to attack any guests, rumors began to spread in the nearby village that the inhabitants were Vampires. Shunned by the village and left in isolation, Krory began to feel as if he was just another piece in his grandfather's collection. When his Grandfather died, he found himself at a loss, needing proof of his existence and praying for something he could call his own.<br />
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==Overview==<br />
===Personality and attributes===<br />
In appearance, Arystar Krory III was a tall lean man with very sharp facial features, pointed ears, a pointy pug nose and sharp fangs. He has short black hair with a long white streak which falls in front of his face and spirally sideburns .When his Innocence is activated his white hair stands on end and his facial features take on a more feral look, his eyes change to reflect this, with the sclera and pupils turning black and his irises turning to a dull yellow. In addition his Teeth grow longer and become pointed. Recently the hair in the nape of his neck is growing out to make him more like a baron. He ties his hair with a ribbon. He wore the former exorcist uniform modified into a cloak. He now has the current black and red exorcist uniform. The coat is also modified into a cloak but this one is shorter and only goes up to the boots unlike the former one that spread on the floor. Krory appears to have recently adopted earrings.<br />
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Originally, Krory was an ordinary human being with no inherent special abilities. <br />
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Krory received his Innocence, a parasitic type, from a plant named "Roseanne" Cross Marian gave to him where the plant bit Krory afterwards. After agonizing pain, his teeth fell out and were replaced by his parasitic form of Innocence. These teeth allow him to act as an "Akuma sensor", activating when they recognize an enemy to be an Akuma, and enables him to drink Akuma blood without being infected by the Virus, though excessive drinking over a short period of time will result in the Virus slowly breaking his body down.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Arystar Krory III was created by Katsura Hoshino where he featured in the setting of the D.Gray-man universe.<br />
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*''D.Gray-man'':<br />
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*[https://dgrayman.fandom.com/wiki/Arystar_Krory_III D.gray Man Wiki Entry]<br />
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[[Category:Katsura Hoshino]]</div>Darth Batrushttp://moa.omnimulti.com/Gowther_(The_Seven_Deadly_Sins)Gowther (The Seven Deadly Sins)2024-03-27T12:18:39Z<p>Darth Batrus: </p>
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<div>'''Gowther''' is a male anime and manga character who features in [[The Seven Deadly Sins]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
[[File:NanatsuNoTaizaiV1-9.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Gowther the Goat's Sin of Lust.]]<br />
Gowther (Japanese: ゴウセル, Hepburn: Gouseru) was an artificial male doll that was created by '''Gowther''' of the [[Demon Clan (The Seven Deadly Sins)|Demon Clan]]. The powerful demon had been chosen to join the ranks of the [[Demon King (The Seven Deadly Sins)|Demon King]]'s elite warriors known as the [[Ten Commandments (The Seven Deadly Sins)|Ten Commandments]]. However, Gowther denied his roll and for his actions he came to be imprisoned within the '''Demon Realm''' where he created an artificial doll in the form of his great love '''Glarzia'''. The wizard made his creation male so that he would feel no attraction to his child and the doll Gowther served as an extension of his will through which he could see the real world. The doll Gowther then operated as one of the Ten Commandments where he maintained his creator's position as the Commandment of Selflessness. During this time 3,000 years ago, he participated in the '''Holy War''' that was fought between the Demon Clan and the other races who were rallied under the '''Goddess Clan'''.<br />
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Seeking to end the Holy War, the original Gowther resorted to a forbidden spell that altered the memories of an individual, also altering the memories of all related topics, including the most powerful gods such as the Demon King. However, this spell required more magical power than Gowther possessed even using the last drop of his life force, so he resorted to the help of his doll. Explaining what he intended, Gowther asked the doll for forgiveness for making him bear such a terrible sin with him. In this way, the two Gowther used the forbidden spell to alter the memories of the Archangel Mael, giving him a new identity as the second son of the Demon King, '''Estarossa''', turning him into Mael's supposed killer. Knowing that the Archangel was the greatest force of the Goddess Clan, Gowther knew that losing it would force them to use the seal of the Coffin of Eternal Darkness and thus end the Holy War. As a result of using all his life force in the forbidden spell, the original Gowther died in front of his doll, asking him to realize the dream that he could not. With the death of his creator, Gowther managed to flee, successfully disappearing from the remainder of the war. With his disappearance and the death of his creator, Fraudrin replaces them as the Selflessness of the Ten Commandments, leading to Gowther's ties with the commandments and the demon clan being completely severed, and his newfound freedom guaranteed.<br />
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Around 45 years ago, he found himself within the underground caverns beneath '''Liones Castle''' within the [[Kingdom of Liones]]. This was several thousand years after the Holy War with Gowther unaware of the passage of time and him finding himself in complete darkness. It was there that he came to be found a human Princess named '''Nadja Liones''' who was exploring the underground caverns. Despite being suddenly frightened of each other, the princess showed some interest in him. Gowther asks where they are and is surprised to hear the names of the kingdoms of Lions and Danafor that had never heard. When Nadja tells him to return to the castle, he begs her not to leave him, so she promises to return with him. When examining the place in which it is, Gowther recognizes it as the Fairy King Forest, and at the same time remembers the last words of its creator before dying. Nadja returns the next day bringing him a gift, an adventure book about a magician named Merdol, telling him how reading books is the only thing she can do since she is unable to leave the castle due to her very bad state of health. Gowther then grows his hair to look like Merdol, which surprises Nadja who asks Gowther if he was a wizard. Gowther revealed that he was actually a doll created by a great magician and proved it by showing her the magical heart that gave him his life.<br />
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At this, Nadja faints and is taken back to the castle by Gowther who disguised himself as a maid to enter. After this, Nadja's brother, Bartra Liones, who had foreseen the arrival of Gowther, allows the latter to remain in the castle as a maid and to stay with his sister since being with him made her happier than she had ever been. Over time, Nadja and Gowther become closer and closer, falling in love with each other. However, Gowther noticed that Nadja's heart was getting weaker every day. One day he tells Nadja that his creator died asking him to make the dream come true that he could never fulfill but that he had never told him what it was, to which Nadja responds saying that he already made it reality by seeing, hearing and feeling for himself and Nadja realizes her dream by spending her last moments of life in a moment of passion with Gowther. When Nadja dies in his arms, Gowther desperately tries to save her by implanting his artificial heart, but it did not work. When the guards found him, he was accused of forcing Nadja into vile sexual acts that ended with her death, sentencing him to death as the sin of lust. Gowther decided to discard his magical heart and use his power to erase his own memories, to live like a simple doll and never have to feel that pain again.<br />
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From there, Gowther joined the Seven Deadly Sins. At some point after this, Merlin gave Gowther an enchanted armor, which Gowther constantly wore to compensate for the loss of his erased emotions and memories and to better control his own power. This decision resulted in most of the sins and the majority of the holy knights from ever seeing Gowther's true appearance outside of the armor, until several years later. Gowther participated in the battle against the Vampires of Edinburgh, and although he didn't do much during the battle, he had managed to infiltrate the vampire ranks by making them believe he was a part of their clan. He showed up just in time to save Diane and King, who'd had their strength drained by a drunk Ban, and were having a hard time against two vampires. Gowther uses his Jack to make the two vampires to kill each other, revealing his true identity to everyone. After Diane and King complained that he was late, he told them that he wanted to make his entrance exciting by striking a pose. He later helped Merlin knock Escanor out cold and witnessed Meliodas' hidden powers, after he made a huge crater.<br />
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==Overview==<br />
===Personality and attributes===<br />
In appearance, Gowther was seemingly human with a very feminine face to the point that he could be mistaken for a girl. It was said that the doll's image was created in the likeness of his creator's lover Glariza though the demon Gowther made him into a male so that he would have no attraction towards his child. Originally, he was a member of the Ten Commandments where he was known as the '''Gowther the Selflessness''' (無欲のゴウセル Muyoku no Gouseru). Among the Seven Deadly Sins, he came to be known as the '''Goat's Sin of Lust'''.<br />
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During the battle between a deformed Dale and Dawn Roar, Gowther first shows himself speaking in his distinctive, emotionless manner. His expression never changes, being completely blank, and his speech bubbles are uniquely square, compared to the round bubbles of everyone else. Yet despite his emotionless nature, Gowther does care about others. This is shown when he protects Pelliot from the Armor Giant's attack.<br />
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He is shown to be completely unaware of others' feelings, has shown an inability to understand the meaning of friendship. He often states things factually without realizing that what he says can upset people. Gowther decides to assist Elizabeth on her journey, not because of a desire for justice, but because he felt obligated as a member of the Seven Deadly Sins. Since Gowther doesn't understand emotions he goes to great lengths to understand them better. For example, he often observes Meliodas and Ban's friendship, and he is not beyond using his powers to experiment on others, as seen when he brainwashes Guila.<br />
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Despite his title, he has been shown to not normally be lustful; even when he brainwashed Guila into loving him, it was not out of lust. It was only out of curiosity about human emotions and his lack of understanding that it wasn't okay to do, rather than a predatory desire for her. As such, it is likely that his title may now refer to lust for knowledge, rather than in the conventional sense. He has also displayed a cold and rather cruel side when using his Nightmare Teller technique on another person, remarking on how fragile humans are when confronted with their deepest fears. Despite Gowther's emotionless nature, he appears to enjoy posing whenever he introduces himself or when on a mission.<br />
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In the past, Gowther was shown to be quite emotional and rather playful, often seen laughing and playing games. Even when he was fighting, there was no ill will or malice in his actions. However, he would also get very distraught easily, tearing up whenever the prospect of being alone was evident. After much time, the idea of being alone again proved to be too overwhelming for him, leading to who Gowther as in the present. Nadja's death had deeply affected Gowther who could not handle the heartbreak of losing a loved one. This led to him deciding to remove his memories so that he could not experience the pain again.<br />
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Since regaining both his memories and his emotions, Gowther's personality had amalgamated aspects of his younger self and present self. While retaining his factual manner of speaking, Gowther has expressed more affection and excitability in his mannerisms. He has also picked up on social situations, such as King inviting him to a round of drinks to ease the tension between them, though Gowther still retains a certain aloofness about him. Along with his newly rediscovered emotions, Gowther strives to be a kinder person.<br />
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===Powers and abilities===<br />
As a doll, Gowther was an artificial being and was a magical creation created by the great mage Gowther.<br />
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By Gowther's request, Merlin installed in him a device for self-destruction; using a magic extract from Escanor's Sunshine as a base, adding the four elements of destruction and taking it to the maximum limit with Infinity, the device is capable of exterminating any and all living matter in a radius of 10 miles from the user.<br />
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His magical ability was the power of '''Invasion''' (侵入インベイション, Inbeishon) that allowed him to manipulate the memories and soul of his target. This power was described as a being long-range type that affected both the mind and spirit. According to Gowther, Invasion allows him to imprison an opponent in an illusion of their fondest memory. The illusion can be triggered either directly with physical contact, or indirectly by conjuring his Sacred Treasure Herritt, a magical bow and firing an arrow of light into the target. Gowther is also capable of releasing his light arrows without the use of his bow. While entrapped in the illusion, enemies are incapable of conducting any movement; rendering them defenseless to incoming attacks. Invasion also gives him the ability to enter a person's mind and converse with their subconscious, though he can be forcefully expelled. His body is also left open to harm while in another's mind. As this power allows Gowther to see into the mind, he can discern whether someone was lying. Since this power can affect the mind, one of its applications is to manipulate the nervous system in several ways, such as controlling the movements of an opponent, leave them unconscious or alter their senses.<br />
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Gowther had a number of techniques in relation to his ability that included:<br />
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*'''Rewrite Light''' (瘡蓋の記憶リライト・ライト Riraito Raito; literally meaning "Scab Memory") : <br />
*'''Nightmare Teller''' (悪夢語りナイトメア・テラー Naitomea Terā; literally meaning "Nightmare Narration") : <br />
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He came to be equipped with '''Balor's Magical Eye''' (Japanese: バロールの魔眼, Hepburn: Barōru no Magan) that was a magical item created by Merlin. This allowed the bearer to see the Power Level (闘級, Tōkyū) of a person that was divided between their Strength, Magic and Spirit.<br />
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Gowther was created by his maker to be an extension of his will. Thus, after refusing to serve the Demon King, his maker was imprisoned and instead the doll-like Gowther was made to join the elite warriors of the '''Demon Clan''' (魔神族, Majin-zoku) that were the '''Ten Commandments'''(十戒, Jikkai). He remained among their ranks until the end of the war when the Demon Clan was imprisoned with Gowther being buried within Britannia. By this point, he came to be a '''Holy Knight''' (聖せい騎き士し, Seikishi) where he joined the ranks of Meliodas's '''Seven Deadly Sins''' (七つの大罪, Nanatsu no Taizai).<br />
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*Gowther was created by Nakaba Suzuki where he featured in the setting of The Seven Deadly Sins universe.<br />
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*[https://comicvine.gamespot.com/gowther/4005-101223/ Comicvine Entry]<br />
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[[Category:Nakaba Suzuki]]</div>Darth Batrushttp://moa.omnimulti.com/Brook_(One_Piece)Brook (One Piece)2024-03-27T12:10:34Z<p>Darth Batrus: </p>
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<div>'''Brook''' is a male manga and anime character who features in [[One Piece]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
[[File:OnePieceV1-46.jpg|thumb|left|200px|'Soul King' Brook.]]<br />
Brook (Japanese: ブルック, Hepburn: Burukku) was a male human who was once the leader of a battle convoy in a 'certain kingdom'. During that time, he learned fencing and many of his attacks received their names with his fencing style being given nicknames by his comrades. Fifty-two years ago, Brook was a part of Yorki's pirate crew, the Rumbar Pirates, as one of the many musicians that comprised most of the crew. One day, while he and the rest of the crew were still in the West Blue, their ship was followed by a baby whale who had gotten lost. Seeing that the whale was really upset, Brook suggested to his captain that they should play some music to cheer the whale up. Together with the rest of the crew, Brook played a beautiful song that worked. The next day, Brook and the rest of the crew discovered that the whale had continued following them. Despite this, Brook and the rest of the crew allowed the whale to follow them and even gave the whale a name, Laboon. Since then, Brook and the rest of the crew went around adventuring with Laboon tagging along. Together, they went through a lot, all the while singing joyful songs. As they journeyed together with Laboon, many of Brook's crewmates noticed that he was the one who seemed to be the closest to the infant whale. When Brook and the rest of the Rumbar Pirates were about to enter the Grand Line, they suddenly faced a dilemma. Since Laboon was still a baby, they feared that the Grand Line was too dangerous a place for such a young whale. The rest of the Rumbar Pirates tried to convince Laboon to stay in the West Blue but failed, so Brook was asked to tell Laboon to stay personally. Brook tried to convince Laboon but likewise failed. Unable to do anything else, Brook and the other Rumbar Pirates tried to ignore Laboon in hopes that the whale would be dissuaded from following them and leave. Their plan seemingly worked, and Laboon was not sighted for some time. However, when Brook and the rest of the Rumbar Pirates entered the Grand Line, they were surprised that Laboon had followed them into the Grand Line through the Reverse Mountain. Seeing that their ship had some repairs to be made anyway, Brook and the rest of the crew continued to sing along with the whale while their ship was being fixed. After three months of fixing their ship, Brook and the rest of the Rumbar Pirates decided to leave Laboon under the care of Crocus. They promised Laboon then that they would come back for the whale after going around the world. By then Laboon would've become very big and thus they also promised to take Laboon along with them on their adventures.<br />
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==Overview==<br />
===Personality and attributes===<br />
In appearance, Brook was originally a tall, tan, skinny human male with a rather distinctive face. He had a slight goatee on his chin and some side burns. He typically wore shades never revealing his eyes. On his forehead was a scar that slightly resembles a diagonal omega sign (Ω). <br />
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Brook is a great lover of music. In times of joy or sorrow, music is what generally keeps Brook going. When he was about to die during his first life with his fellow members of the Rumbar Pirates, Brook suggested playing and singing a song with their last breath. As a result, his love for music often reflects itself in various other aspects of his character, such as in his fighting style wherein the names of his attacks are derived from various songs and dances. He gave himself a musical theme so noticeable that while he was alive in his first life, he was called 'Humming Brook' by the authorities.<br />
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Originally, Brook was an ordinary human being with no special powers.<br />
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It was shown that Brook was a virtuoso musician who was extremely skilled in playing all kinds of instruments, particularly the violin, his favorite instrument.[<br />
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Brook came to be capable fighter, having once served as the leader of a battle convoy before turning to piracy. <br />
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This was until he found the '''Yomi Yomi no Mi''' (ヨミヨミの実, Revive-Revive Fruit) that was a '''Paramecia''' (超人パラミシア系, Paramishia-kei) type '''Devil Fruit''' (悪魔の実, Akuma no Mi). Its effects were not immediately apparent until Brook died the first time whereupon he was revived as a living skeleton thus making him a '''Reviving Human''' (復活人間, Fukkatsu Ningen?). In this state, he had a skeletal-based appearance along with a range of soul-based powers as a result.<br />
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Upon becoming a pirate, he came to join the crew of the '''Rumbar Pirates''' (ルンバー海賊団, Runbā Kaizokudan) until they all died off. After encountering Monkey D. Luffy, Brook was offered a place among the '''Straw Hat Pirates''' (麦わらの一味, Mugiwara no Ichimi) where he accepted and served as the ship's musician. <br />
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*Brook was created by Eiichiro Oda where he featured in the setting of the One Piece universe.<br />
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*[https://onepiece.fandom.com/wiki/Brook One Piece Wiki Entry]<br />
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[[Category:Eiichiro Oda]]</div>Darth Batrushttp://moa.omnimulti.com/Allen_the_AlienAllen the Alien2024-03-27T12:01:45Z<p>Darth Batrus: </p>
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<div>'''Allen the Alien''' is a male comic extraterrestrial character who features in [[Invincible]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
[[File:InvincibleV1-23.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Allen the Unopan in Invincible v1 #23.]]<br />
Allen was the name given to a member of the '''Unopan''' race where he was the result of genetic engineering in creating a super-powered member of their kind capable of fighting the [[Viltrumites]]. <br />
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His homeworld of '''Unopa''' was invaded by the Viltrumite empire who came to conquer it in a matter of days. However, the ever resourceful Unopans managed to escape for a new life in the stars. To ensure their survival, their civilisation came to establish breeding camps on various outposts. Offspring were produced in a factory environment which resulted in a complete breakdown of family structure and social behaviour in Unopan society. Afterwards, the '''Coalition of Planets''' came to be impressed at the Unopans ability to survive and invited them to join their interstellar alliance. It was then that a plan was brought before the High Council of Elders where a method of genetic enhancements would be used to create a new breed of Unopan that would be used to help withstand the Viltrumite invasion. For years, the Unopan government experimented on unborn fetuses but the results were deemed a complete failure until they eventually produced Allen. He came to be the first and only subject to survive the tests without disfigurement or mental handicap. (Invincible v1 #23) Other Unopans were experimented on until Allen was able to survive the various experiments without getting any disfigurements. (Invincible v1 #22)<br />
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Sometime afterwards, he was chosen Champion Evaluation Officer for the Coalition of Planets. His job was to test a planetary guardian's strength every three year. (Invincible v1 #3)<br />
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Allen had made many journey throughout the cosmos and his journey would eventually bring him to Earth. There he would battle Omni-Man many times, believing him to be a planetary guardian. (Invincible v1 #22)<br />
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Months later, Allen fully heals from his injuries. Trying to get out the machine he was placed in, he breaks it, revealing his new and improved physique. Later, Thaedus goes to visit Allen with the latter complimenting his new changes. Thaedus states that his strength and invulnerability is close or at Viltrumite levels. Allen asks how and got that information. Thaedus then asks the nurse to leave them. Thaedus then pulls off his beard and reveals that he is a Viltrumite. Thaedus goes on to say that he was the first to rebel against the empire. (Invincible v1 #38)<br />
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Allen was a genetically engineered Unopan who was experimented upon from birth in order to create a being capable of fighting Viltrumites. (Invincible v1 #23) As a result, he had a range of superhuman abilities including flight, endurance, and incredible strength. (Invincible v1 #5) <br />
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During their first encounter he took many blows from Invincible and was even slammed in the Moon without any real damage. (Invincible v1 #5)<br />
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Though enhanced, it was said that his strength was not up to the standards of fighting Viltrumites in combat. (Invincible v1 #23)<br />
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He was able to read the thoughts of others, and if wants he can mentally communicate with others, although it causes him a headache every time. (Invincible v1 #5)<br />
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As a member of the '''Coalition of Planets''', he came to be a '''Champion Evaluation Officer''' where his duty was to go to coalition member worlds on scheduled encounters for a fight against the protecting champion that defended the planet. This was to ensure standards were maintained by the assigned champion and offered a training exercise for them in pursuit of their goal of defending against minor orbital threats. (Invincible v1 #5)<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Allen the Alien was created by Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker where he made his first appearance in Invincible v1 #2 (February, 2003).<br />
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==In other media==<br />
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*In Invincible, Allen appeared in the setting of the animated television series where he was voiced by actor Seth Rogen.<br />
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*''Invincible v1'': (2003)<br />
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[[Category:Cory Walker]]</div>Darth Batrushttp://moa.omnimulti.com/File:InvincibleV1-23.jpgFile:InvincibleV1-23.jpg2024-03-27T11:55:00Z<p>Darth Batrus: Allen the Alien. From Invincible v1 #23 Cover.</p>
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<div>[[Allen the Alien]]. From [[Invincible]] v1 #23 Cover.</div>Darth Batrushttp://moa.omnimulti.com/Talia_WarroadTalia Warroad2024-03-26T12:25:59Z<p>Darth Batrus: Created page with "'''Talia Warroad''' is a female comic character who features in Marvel Comics. ==Biography== Talia Warroad ==Overview== ===Personality and attributes=== ===Powers and a..."</p>
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<div>'''Talia Warroad''' is a female comic character who features in [[Marvel Comics]].<br />
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Talia Warroad<br />
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*Talia Warroad was created by Benjamin Percy and Cory Smith where she made her first appearance in Ghost Rider v10 #1 (February, 2022).<br />
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==Appearances==<br />
*''Ghost Rider v10 #1 (2022)<br />
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*[https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Talia_Warroad_(Earth-616) Marvel Database Entry]<br />
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[[Category:Cory Smith]]</div>Darth Batrushttp://moa.omnimulti.com/Demon_Rider_(Marvel)Demon Rider (Marvel)2024-03-26T12:18:03Z<p>Darth Batrus: </p>
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<div>[[File:SpiritsOfVengeanceSpiritRiderV1-1RandomStacksVirgin.jpg|thumb|right|260px|The Spirit Rider in Spirits of Vengeance: Spirit Rider v1 #1.]]<br />
The '''Demon Rider''' is a female comic superhero who features in [[Marvel Comics]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
[[File:DoctorStrangeAndTheSorcerersSupremeV1-3Textless.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Kushala the Demon Rider in Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme v1 #3.]]<br />
'''Kushala''' was an Apache woman who lived in the mid-[[1800]]s where she was said to had been born at night and had made no sound. She was a young woman when her tribe came under an attack by the U.S. Army who began to massacre them. During an attack, her mother was killed and in the chaos she called out in rage to the creator for help but something else answered her call. This caused her to become possessed by an entity that turned her into that era's [[Ghost Rider (Marvel)|Ghost Rider]]. Becoming a [[Spirits of Vengeance (Marvel)|Spirit of Vengeance]], she killed all the attackers with their bodies being turned to ash in the process though their spirits came to forever haunt her. (Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme v1 #3) At some point, she was noted to had become the [[Sorcerer Supreme]] of her era. (Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme v1 #1)<br />
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She longed to be free of the burden of being a host to a Spirit of Vengeance. This was until on day she was approached by a time-travelling [[Merlin]] who asked for her aid on a mission. In exchange for her help, he offered to help rid her of the Sprit within her by pulling it from her body thus freeing her from it. (Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme v1 #3) After having agreed to join Merlin, Kushala participated in several battles as the Forgotten grew near. Kushala and Merlin's other recruits battled beast men serving the Forgotten and Merlin soon traveled through time to recruit the present-day Dr. Stephen Strange, emerging seconds before he had left with Strange. Kushala continued fighting as Strange joined the battle. During the fight, Dr. Strange bantered with Sir Isaac Newton before asking who Kushala was, prompting Kushala to warn Strange not to patronize her. Gruffly introducing herself, Kushala announced that she was not a young lady, as Strange had called her, then transformed into her Demon Rider persona, exclaiming that she was a Sorcerer Supreme. Revealing that all of his recruits were Sorcerers Supreme, Merlin reminded all of the sorcerers to stay focused, as the Forgotten were coming. Following the battle, Kushala felt something within the Earth and Merlin remarked on how the Living Earth spell was working for her. She admitted that she had indeed requested powerful magic, which was delivered, but when Kushala felt the ground, Merlin informed her that she was sensing the Forgotten. A giant gestalt Forgotten then erupted from the ground, knocking Kushala and Merlin back, and proceeded to seemingly kill Merlin. Upon Merlin's death, Kushala assumed her Demon Rider form and attacked the Forgotten with the other Sorcerers Supreme, only to be knocked aside by the Forgotten's tail. (Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme v1 #1) Demon Rider fought back against the Forgotten using her magic skills alongside the other Sorcerers Supreme and when she found herself back to back with Nina the Conjuror, Kushala noticed Nina wearing the Bindings of the Demon K'hur. Commending Kushala on her knowledge of magic, Nina was told by Kushala that Kushala knew all magic. Kushala then used her mystic powers to charge Nina's gunblades and Nina flew at the Forgotten, blasting it in its collective head. When Yao's arm was broken by the Forgotten, Kushala blasted the Forgotten and held it off until Earth-13729's Wiccan enveloped Kushala and the other Sorcerers Supreme within his cape and used it to teleport them to the beaches near Merlin's castle. Upon arrival, however, Kushala and the others tripped a trap set by Merlin that sunk them all into the sand, where they were besieged by the Spirits of the Unholy. Recognizing the Spirits of the Unholy, Kushala held the Spirits at bay when the Mindful One, who was not trapped due to its lack of a soul, rescued them from the sand. Upon hearing Newton claim the Mindful One possessed no soul, Kushala assured the Mindful One, claiming that she could feel its soul and that she was grateful it was there, to which the Mindful One told Kushala she was nice. Shortly after, Kushala accompanied the other Sorcerers Supreme in venturing towards Merlin's castle to retrieve his magic tomes for use against the Forgotten. (Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme v1 #2)<br />
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After defeating The Forgotten, however, the team was betrayed by their teammate Sir Isaac Newton, who proceeded to remove the Spirit of Vengeance from Kushala to help him in his quest to become a god. (Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme v1 #4) <br />
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Months later, she was called by Laussa Odinsdottir to summon the ghosts of several powerful warriors from her era to defend Earth from the invasion of Malekith the Accursed and this Dark Council. (War of the Realms: Journey Into Mystery v1 #4) With the aid of Gaea and Skuld, Kushala was able to commandeer Ares' radio and impersonate Sindr. All the travels of the Babysitters Club culminated in the formation of an army of Skrulls, cowboy ghosts, henchfolk, gods, and heroes ready to join the final battle against Malekith's forces, just as Laussa had planned. (War of the Realms: Journey Into Mystery v1 #5)<br />
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Having spent so much time in the present, Kushala made some friends and grew familiar with some of the wonders of the modern world, such as cat videos on the Internet. One day, while having lunch with her friends, Doctor Strange paid her a visit to ask for her help in dealing with a new demon that had possessed [[Johnny Blaze (Marvel)|Johnny Blaze]]. Suspecting that this demon was related to her own, she asked Johnny for permission to enter his soul and investigate. While there, she relived the death of her family and encountered her mother during her dying moments. As she looked into her eyes one more time, she saw a vision of her demon's origin, detailing that it was the embodiment of the corruption of a planet from a multiverse before the current one. This being had been scattered through the new multiverse and spent eons bringing itself together until, nearly complete, it had merged with Kushala. The final piece was the one infecting Johnny, hoping to get Kushala's attention and become whole once more. As she fought the beast with her powers, she began realizing that she didn't stand a chance against it, so, instead, she let go of all her desires for vengeance and calmed down. As Kushala tamed the part of the demon inside of her, the remaining bit grew weaker and smaller, and in the end Kushala ate it, finally reuniting all the pieces, but under her control. With the demon exorcised, she returned back to the physical plane and revealed that Blaze was cured of the creature. Furthermore, she had become whole now and freed from the cycle of vengeance. It was then that she told Strange that she needed to return to her own time in the 1800's as that was where she belonged. She asked that they say her goodbyes to the friends she made in the present as she then helped Strange in casting a spell sending her back in time. Once there, she continued her part in history as she was no longer the Demon Rider but now the '''Spirit Rider'''. (Spirits of Vengeance: Spirit Rider v1 #1)<br />
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She came to be known as the '''Demon Rider'''. (Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme v1 #1) After exorcising the demon in her, she claimed that she had become a '''Spirit Rider'''. (Spirits of Vengeance: Spirit Rider v1 #1)<br />
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It was said that she was forever haunted by her past that was the murder of her entire tribe by the U.S. cavalry. (Spirits of Vengeance: Spirit Rider v1 #1)<br />
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Kushala had said that she was never alone as she was forever in the presence of the spirits of the people she had killed. She had longed to be freed from this burden that had been placed on her. (Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme v1 #3)<br />
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She had never ridden a motorcycle but was content with a horse as she felt that they could love their rider back unlike a machine. (Spirits of Vengeance: Spirit Rider v1 #1)<br />
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One of her mentors was '''Auntie Jessa''' where she learnt to 'Ride the Fire' from the Tongva medicine woman. (Spirits of Vengeance: Spirit Rider v1 #1)<br />
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Kushala had noted that she and Johnny Blaze were strangely similar as they both lost those they loved and embraced the lack of control along with the chaos inherent in their lives. The difference though she came to find balance through her study in the Mystic Arts. (Spirits of Vengeance: Spirit Rider v1 #1)<br />
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Originally, Kushala had been a normal human with no special talents until the massacre of her tribe where she became host to a Spirit of Vengeance. As a Spirit of Vengeance, she was the host to a supernatural entity that sought vengeance against those that have wronged the innocent. Sometimes, she was not capable of controlling her transformation with the spirit taking over her. (Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme v1 #3)<br />
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As the Demon Rider, she possesses the ability to generate, control, and fire and infuse it with her horse so that it travels at extreme speeds leaving a Hellfire trail in its wake. (Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme v1 #3)<br />
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It was said that her knowledge of the Mystic Arts allowed her to regain control of herself and keep the demon inside of her in check. One of her teachers was '''Auntie Jessa''' who was a Tongva medicine woman with her being responsible for teaching Kushala how to Ride the Fire. (Spirits of Vengeance: Spirit Rider v1 #1)<br />
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She could channel hellfire into numerous effects such as creating constructs like a fiery axe or fire it as flame blasts. (Spirits of Vengeance: Spirit Rider v1 #1)<br />
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A unique ability held by her was 'Riding the Spirit' that allowed her physical body to travel the different planes of existence. This was different than astral projection as she 'rode' the spirit of another by travelling into the inner mountain of the person's soul. Once inside, she could see the person's entire life map where memory fragments connected to others allowing her to see their entire history. Such journeys went through multiple layers of the spirit based on the elements of air, fire, water until she found herself at the 'mountain' that was the center of the soul and where the true spirit resided. (Spirits of Vengeance: Spirit Rider v1 #1)<br />
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In addition, she came to serve as the Sorcerer Supreme of her era. (Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme v1 #1)<br />
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She was haunted by the spirits of the people that had massacred her tribe. (Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme v1 #3)<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*The Demon Rider was created by Robbie Thompson and Javier Rodriguez where she made her first appearance in Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme v1 #1 (October, 2016).<br />
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*In Marvel Contest of Champions, Kushala was introduced as a playable character in the setting of the mobile fighting video game. She was said to be a proud member of the Apache nation in the mid-1800s, was the sole survivor of a tribe slaughtered by U.S. soldiers. In her anger and grief, she cried out for aid, opening herself to a Spirit of Vengeance, a demon that helped her reduce the soldiers to smoldering ash. Horrified by the violent nature of her new partner, she sought to rid herself of its influence. She ultimately failed in this task, but along the way came to master the mystical arts, ultimately becoming the Sorcerer Supreme of her time and a staunch defender of reality.<br />
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==Appearances==<br />
*''Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme v1'': (2016)<br />
*''Journey into Mystery v1'':<br />
*''Spirits of Vengeance: Spirit Rider v1'': (2021)<br />
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*[https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Kushala_(Earth-616) Marvel Database Entry]<br />
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[[Category:Javier Rodriguez]]</div>Darth Batrushttp://moa.omnimulti.com/Nightshade_(DC)Nightshade (DC)2024-03-26T12:04:35Z<p>Darth Batrus: </p>
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<div>'''Nightshade''' is a female comic superhero who features in [[DC Comics]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
===Charlton===<br />
'''Eve Eden''' was a female human who was the daughter of Senator '''Wayne Eden''' and '''Magda Eden''' with her having an older brother named '''Larry Eden'''. Her mother in reality was a princess from an otherworldly realm known as the '''Land of Nightshades''' with her powers being passed to her children. (Captain Atom v1 #87)<br />
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As a young girl, her mother revealed to Eve and her brother about their heritage as well as their powers where she took them to the Land of Nightshades. (Captain Atom v1 #87) Once there, they were beset upon by warriors of the demonic '''Incubus''' who had terrorised the land. They attacked Magda in order to take her and her children back to their master leading to her being briefly separated from her children. In the chaos, Eve managed to escape and by instinct tapped into her powers where in the shade she merged with the shadows to escape her pursuers. Meanwhile, her mother went to save her son Larry where in the commotion she was stabbed by one of the warriors. Eve came to her mother in those moments and used her powers to send the two of them back to Earth but Larry remained trapped in the Land of Nightshades. The dying Magda told her daughter to not reveal the circumstances of her ancestry or the events in the other dimension and asked her to promise to find her brother in the future. Thus, Eve's mother died in front of her but she had made the promise to accomplish her mother's dying wish and kept the existence of her powers a secret from her father. (Captain Atom v1 #88)<br />
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She was then taken from her home by a foreign agent known as '''the Image''' who had a strange power over mirrors and was able to use them as portals. Taking Eve Eden hostage, he sent a ransom to her father the senator in order to blackmail them and subvert plans to strengthen the nation's defences. Whilst away from his base, Eve looked for a means to get her powers but she could not find any shadows due to the lights present in her cell. She then used her shoe to shatter the light allowing her to become Nightshade and used her shadow powers to re-appear at the Eden mansion. Nightshade was present at the Image looked to threaten the gathered senators to follow his demands or he would detonate an explosive to kill them. She engaged the villain in a fight and he briefly gained an advantage until Nightshade asked one of the bystanders to switch off the lights leaving the room in darkness. Desperate, the Image decided to flee through a mirror but left the explosive behind to kill everyone but Nightshade through it into the mirror which exploded with the fate of the foreign agent being unknown. After leaving the room, she quickly changed back to Eve Eden who claimed that Nightshade had rescued her and brought her back home. (Captain Atom v1 #88)<br />
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===DC===<br />
Following the [[Crisis on Infinite Earths]], a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. '''Eve Eden''' was the daughter of '''Warren Eden''' and '''Maureen Eden''' with her having an older brother named '''Larry Eden'''. She grew him in middle America in seemingly the perfect household with her mother telling her and her brother stories of a wondrous magical land. When Eve was young, her mother revealed that this magical place was real and it was known as the '''Land of Nightshades''' where she had been a princess of the realm. This was until her parents the king and queen were killed by a demon called the '''Incubus''' who forced Maureen to flee to Earth. However, she had received word that the Incubus had left and her people wanted her to return as their queen with Maureen wanting her children to accompany her. However, upon arrival, she learnt it was a trick by the Incubus to draw her out with demons fatally wounding Maureen Eden whilst Larry was taken away. In her final moments, Maureen told Eve that she had inherited her abilities to manipulate the shadows and told her daughter to use them to return to Earth so that she could escape until she could rescue her brother. Leaving her doll with her mother, a tearful Eve concentrated and returned to her home on Earth where she came to believe her father would never believe the truth. Instead, she told her father that she came back home only to find her mother and brother missing. The police were called but they were unable to find any trace of Maureen or Larry with Eve being force to maintain this lie from her father. In the years afterwards, he spent more time in progressing his political career and Eve saw him less and less as he hired a nanny to care for his daughter. During these years, Eve began to practice the use of her powers where she vowed to return to the Land of Nightshades to find her brother. (Secret Origins v2 #28)<br />
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Eventually Eve approached King Faraday of the Central Bureau of Investigation and offered her services to his organization. Faraday agreed to hire her as an unofficial agent, and she worked with him as the costumed hero Nightshade. During this time she took down several super-villains including Black Spider, Image, and Punch & Jewelee. But despite of her deeds, she loathed herself for being still unable to save Larry. Nightshade was later introduced to Amanda Waller, who asked her to become a member of Task Force X. Nightshade agreed, on the condition that she could use the team for one personal mission. (Secret Origins v2 #28)<br />
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The [[Kobra Cult]] retrieved the [[Spear of Destiny (DC)|Spear of Destiny]] from the Soviet official who had it, and assassinated him. Nightshade stole the Spear from Kobra, and handed it over to Sarge Steel, and it was inventoried and stored away. (Spectre v3 #21)<br />
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Working undercover for the Suicide Squad Nightshade took on the identity of Chimera and infiltrated the super-terrorist organization the Jihad. Nightshade was shocked that during on exhibition of the Jihad's powers they actually killed people. When the time was right she teleported members of the Suicide Squad inside the Jihads hq Jotunheim in Northern Qurac. The Squad dismantled the Jihad, and Nightshade and the Squad returned stateside. (Suicide Squad v1 #2) Nightshade made it perfectly clear to Amanda Waller that she disliked undercover work, she felt that working with the Jihad made her an accessory to murder. The Female Furies attacked Belle Reve prison, and Nightshade and the Squad were unable to prevent them from breaking Glorious Godfrey out of his prison cell and escaping to [[Apokolips]]. (Suicide Squad v1 #3) Nightshade and the Suicide Squad discredited James Heller and the Aryan Nation in the public eye. (Suicide Squad v1 #4) Nightshade participated with the Suicide Squad on a undercover mission in Russia to rescue imprisoned author Zoya Trigorin. (Suicide Squad v1 #5) When they were discovered by the Russian military, Nightshade's powers were stretched to the limit to avoiding capture. Her exhaustion leaves them unable to escape, and they were forced to make a daring helicopter extraction but leaving Nemesis behind. (Suicide Squad v1 #7) Nightshade tried to convince Amanda Waller to rescue Nemesis. But instead, Waller assigned her as a field leader to take down Colombian drug czar Xavier Cujo. Prior to her mission, Nightshade was asked by King Faraday to meet Captain Atom to monitor him as he had severed his ties to the American government. Nightshade soon developed a romance with Captain Atom and even worked together. After her time with Captain Atom, Nightshade lead the Suicide Squad to Colombia where they fought through a jungle of communist guerrillas and fighting her teammate Enchantress in a brutal fistfight after the latter turned on Nightshade before putting the witch in a chokehold and forced her to submit. (Suicide Squad v1 #12)<br />
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Nightshade later fell under the thrall of [[Gorilla Grodd]] where she was among the number of metahumans that attempted to collect the billion dollar bounty President Luthor placed on Superman’s head but failed. (Superman/Batman v1 #3)<br />
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The Society massed in Metropolis, and Nightshade and an army of virtually every hero on Earth confronted the villains and engaged in an epic battle with them. (Villains United: Infinite Crisis Special v1 #1) <br />
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She was with Shadowpact when they sensed a magical disturbance surrounding [[Linda Danvers]] and ambushed her in order to prevent her from going on a rampage. (Reign of Hell v1 #1)<br />
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===Post-Flashpoint===<br />
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. Eve Eden<br />
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==Overview==<br />
===Personality and attributes===<br />
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It was said that she grew up in perfect Middle America in a white home with the perfect family where she had no problems in her life. This was until the loss of her mother and brother whereupon her father devoted more time to his political career. This saw saw growing up lonely with her spending her puberty with no games or boys where she commented that her life was weird. When she was a little girl, she had said that she had loved the night. She relished the darkness that often scared her friends. This led to her being referred to as being the bravest of the bunch. (Secret Origins v2 #28)<br />
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Her masked persona was known to had to had struck fear in the unknown shadows of the underworld of criminals and spies. (Captain Atom v1 #87)<br />
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Eve's father was '''Warren Eden''' who was once a city alderman was a rising politician. He was not home much but Eve thought he was the greatest man in the world. The truth about his wife's origins were kept hidden from him as it was believed that he would not be able to understand the truth about her past. The disappearance of his wife led to him falling into bitterness and he withdrew from his family life where he channelled his energies into political power. (Secret Origins v2 #28) By the time she was an adult, her father had become a senator in the U.S. government. (Captain Atom v1 #87) <br />
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Her mother was '''Maureen Eden''' who Eve saw as the most beautiful woman she had ever seen. (Secret Origins v2 #28)<br />
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It was said that her maternal grandparents were the King and Queen of the Land of Nightshades until their death at the hands of the Incubus. (Secret Origins v2 #28)<br />
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After the loss of her mother, Eve's father came to hire a nanny named '''Mary''' to help care for her. Eve noted that she was a good person but despite that she felt lonely when she was growing up. (Secret Origins v2 #28)<br />
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===Powers and abilities===<br />
Her abilities were tied to the otherworld of the '''Land of Nightshades''' which the source of her shadow powers. She had inherited these powers from her mother who was a Princess of that realm. These powers were said to be akin to being magic within the human world. It allowed her to become like a shadow and she could use this to transport herself to the wondrous realm that was their mother's home. (Captain Atom v1 #87) Thus, Eve could become a living shadow and use shadows as doorways to other places. She began to practice the art of teleporting when she was 13 years old. (Secret Origins v2 #28)<br />
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The shadow creatures she summoned were not too intelligent with her working on this talent. She often used these to create two ravens that she called '''Ryu''' and '''Mu''' who she could deploy as scouts. However, they were as likely to report a stray dog as one of her actual targets. Nightshade though was slowly learning to program more judgment into them in order to improve their capabilities. (Shadowpact v1 #1)<br />
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On Earth, her family home was the '''Eden Mansion''' that was the stately manor of her father who was a senator in the U.S. government. (Captain Atom v1 #87)<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Nightshade was created by David Kaler and Steve Ditko where she made her first appearance in Captain Atom v1 #82 (September, 1966).<br />
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==Alternate Versions==<br />
*In Countdown: Arena v1 #1 (2008), an alternate version of the character called the '''Eve of Shadows''' appeared in the world of Earth-13. She was shown as being married to her version of Nathaniel Adams who on her world was called '''Brigadier Atom'''.<br />
*In The Multiversity: Pax Americana v1 #1 (2015), an alternate version of Eve Eden as Nightshade appeared on the new Earth-4 set in the reformed Multiverse. Evie Eden grew up in a dysfunctional household. Her father was a politician who never gained her trust, and her mother was mentally ill, claiming she came from the Shadow Dimension. In 2008, President Harley, inspired by his father’s love of superheroes and his work on Major Comics, decided that America needed costumed heroes. Eve, took the costumed identity Eve of Shadows, and later Nightshade. Harley believed the world needed heroes to take them from the darkness, and he formed the super team Pax Americana, heroes intended to bring a millennia of peace to America. In NYC Harley announced his team to the world, and debuted Captain Atom, Earth-s only superhuman, who created three towers where the twin towers once stood. In 2015 President Harley was shot dead by Peacemaker. Harley had planned his own sacrifice, and was working on a scheme of redemption that relied on Captain Atom being able to restore him from the dead. Nightshade was on a mission in Syria while this was unfolding, and when she returned to Washington, her father informed her that he was now President, and he considered the superhero to be dead. He told her to say goodbye to her adoring fans, and sign autographs for them. Nightshade was furious, telling her father that he was ruining her life. Nightshade later tracked Question, who’d gone rogue, and he outfought her as he always did. He told her she thought the military-entertainment complex ruled the world, but told her the boards was run by a hunchback or a soldier<br />
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==In other media==<br />
===Films===<br />
*In Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, Nightshade made a minor appearance in the setting of the animated film where she was voiced by actress Rachael MacFarlane.<br />
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*''Captain Atom v1'': (1966)<br />
*''Suicide Squad v1'':<br />
*''Secret Origins v2'':<br />
*''Shadowpact v1'':<br />
*''Reign in Hell v1'':<br />
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*[https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Nightshade DC Database Entry]<br />
*[https://comicvine.gamespot.com/nightshade/4005-4881/ Comicvine Entry]<br />
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightshade_(DC_Comics) Wikipedia Entry]<br />
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<div>[[File:RunawaysV5-28Textless.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Nico Minoru in Runaways v5 #28.]]<br />
'''Nico Minoru''' is a female comic superhero who features in [[Marvel Comics]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
===Origin===<br />
Nico Minoru<br />
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Every year, Nico Minoru's parents would join five other couples in a 'charity event', and their kids would spend the night hanging out together. One year, feeling bored, the kids decided to spy on their parents and were shocked to discover them meeting in unusual clothes. As the meeting progressed, a young girl entered the scene and was murdered in a strange ritual, shocking Nico and the others. (Runaways v1 #1)<br />
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Eventually, the kids learned that all their parents were part of a secret organization called the Pride, which served the ancient Gibborim, mystical beings with tremendous power that required an annual sacrifice that would in time allow them to destroy all of mankind. (Runaways v1 #13)<br />
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Determined to stop this evil plan, the kids confronted their parents, but amidst the battle their teammate Alex revealed himself to be on their parents' side. (Runaways v1 #16) Due to his feelings for Nico, Alex invited her to join him, but she brokenheartedly declined. As chaos ensued, Alex was killed by the Gibborim and the parents joined forces to save their kids, giving their lives in the process. (Runaways v1 #17) <br />
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===Witchbreaker===<br />
After being warned of a future threat named Victor Mancha, Nico and the Runaways found and abducted Victor to question him. After Victor's mother was murdered and Ultron, his father, was destroyed, Nico invited Victor to become a part of the team, much to the anger of some members, notably Chase. Nico reassured them that she was willing to 'rip Victor's damn heart out' if necessary. (Runaways v2 #1) <br />
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After Chase tied Nico up before he attempted to sacrifice himself to the Gibborim, Nico interpreted it as a cry for help and led the Runaways to intervene Chase's self-sacrifice. The Gibborim instead attempted to take Nico, revealing that Nico's soul was innocent, thus suitable for the Gibborim's consumption. Victor rescued Nico and the two formed a relationship. After defeating the Gibborim, Victor asked Nico what she was willing to do if Chase did something like this again; Nico responded by saying she was willing to 'rip Chase's damn heart out' if necessary. After returning to their lair beneath the La Brea Tar Pits, Xavin realized she had publicly exposed their location, drawing the attention of Iron Man and S.H.I.E.L.D.. Nico, stepping into her role as a leader, led the Runaways in a cross-country escape from Iron Man and S.H.I.E.L.D. (Runaways v2 #25) <br />
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===Dead Wrong===<br />
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Nico used a spell ("scatter") to scatter a group of invading Majesdanians all over the planet. The spell, however, had unwanted side-effects: it emotionally scattered the Runaways. (Runaways v3 #3) <br />
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Victor realized this in time, and Nico spearheaded a massive escape from the returning Majesdanians. A short time later, the Runaways realized that having obeyed Nico, breaking the enchantment. Regardless, Xavin shapeshifted into Karolina and left Earth, much to the other Runaways' great grief. (Runaways v3 #6) <br />
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Later on, Nico used the spell "Zombie Not" to turn an army of zombies back to humans. The spell backfired, actually turning the zombies into a "zombie knot", thus creating one large zombie. The Runaways deduced that after the Witchbreaker had tortured and trained Nico, Nico's magical abilities had been severely augmented. Val Rhymin's magician informed Nico that the Staff of One carried tremendous magical ability and Nico, being young, should not use it. The magician stole the Staff from her, only to be killed after the Staff defended itself. A silent Nico took her Staff back and warned the other Runaways not to touch it. (Runaways v3 #9) <br />
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Nico dedicated her efforts to providing normalcy for her teammates. She tried to enrol Molly in the Xavier School's San Francisco campus, but this backfired when one of the many victims of Molly's late parents kidnapped her. Later, she tried to stage a prom in an attempt to give her older teammates an outlet for their sexual tension, which had been growing worse after Victor lost Lillie and Karolina lost Xavin. This also backfired, as Victor, who'd been given the task of finding music, hacked into what he thought was some shut-in's private radio station. The radio signal was actually coming from a naval air weapons base that was awaiting the arrival of a mysterious plane, and Victor's hacking reproduced the radio signal, causing the craft to hit the Runaways' home by accident. Most of the team was unharmed, but Old Lace was seemingly killed and Klara was buried beneath a pile of rubble and panicked, causing the house to become engulfed in a forest of vines. (Runaways v3 #11) Nico tried various methods to calm Klara down, but Chase kept sabotaging them, as he resented Klara for surviving. His efforts caused Klara to become increasingly worked up, until finally Nico resorted to using magic to force her to calm down. (Runaways v3 #12) She also sent Old Lace's body into another dimension to to keep it from becoming a source of conflict among the team. (Avengers Academy v1 #27)<br />
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Meanwhile, a military unit had arrived to investigate the crash, but was held at bay by Klara's vines. Fortunately, Chase's long-lost uncle, Hunter Stein arrived, and due to the vines mistaking him for one of the Runaways, was allowed through the vines, whereupon Chase revealed that he believed that he'd killed Hunter years earlier in an accident, and thus refused to deal with him. Undeterred, Hunter led the team to a secret garage within the house, where they found a new Leapfrog. The Runaways escaped while the military opted to burn down the house and call it a night. (Runaways v3 #13) While the team hid out, Chase decided that he needed to get away from his teammates for a while and left them on the pretense of going out to buy food. After he failed to return having been hit by a car while chasing after an apparently-resurrected Gert, the rest of the team were summoned to a meeting with Hunter, who offered to help them find a new place to live. Nico, wary of accepting aid that might alienate Chase, and unaware that Chase himself had been taken to a hospital, turned down the off. (Runaways v3 #14) <br />
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After the team's dissolution, Nico was sent to live at Father Flanagan's Home for Unwanted Goth Kids. (Mystic Arcana Sister Grimm v1 #1)<br />
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She came to be one of the candidates for the position of [[Sorcerer Supreme]] after [[Doctor Strange]] lost the title. (New Avengers v1 #53)<br />
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===Avengers===<br />
She came to be one of 16 super-powered teens that were captured and brought to [[Murderworld (Marvel)|Murderworld]] where [[Arcade (Marvel)|Arcade]] staged a game forcing them to fight one another to survive. (Avengers Arena v1 #1)<br />
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Nico was in Japan attending her cousin '''Rei''''s wedding when it was interrupted by [[Singularity (Marvel)|Singularity]]. (A-Force v2 #2)<br />
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===Find Your Way Home===<br />
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==Overview==<br />
===Personality and attributes===<br />
In appearance, Nico Minoru was a young Japanese woman who had long black hair. (Runaways v2 #28) She came to operate under the name of '''Sister Grimm'''. (Runaways v1 #10)<br />
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Though she acknowledged her parents, she refused to follow their footsteps. (Mystic Arcana Sister Grimm v1 #1)<br />
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It was said that her parents did not have tempers but were noted for their pride. (Mystic Arcana Sister Grimm v1 #1)<br />
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Minoru was a very emotional person and had repeatedly expressed difficulty with knowing precisely what she was feeling. (Runaways v1 #7)<br />
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Nico explained that she sought out physical comfort after periods of stress. (Runaways v2 #19)<br />
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Among her extended family, Nico was noted to have a female cousin named '''Rei''' who lived in Japan. (A-Force v2 #2)<br />
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One of her ancestors was her great-grandmother who operated in 1907 as the '''Witchbreaker''' where she worked alongside the '''Upward Path''' in bringing order to the city. (Runaways v2 #29)<br />
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Her family line was said to hold deep roots in magic. (Mystic Arcana Sister Grimm v1 #1)<br />
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While Victor expressed feelings for Nico, she asked for time alone to clear her head and figure her feelings out, much like how she initially dealt with Alex and Karolina after each expressed feelings for Nico. (Runaways v2 #19) However, Nico admits that Victor is genuinely a good guy and would not mind being in a relationship with him. Victor came to call Nico his girlfriend when he attempted to save her from Chase, and although she was in a hostage situation, Nico still lightly scolded Victor for calling her such. Despite that, the two eventually came to be a couple afterwards. (Runaways v2 #24)<br />
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===Powers and abilities===<br />
[[File:RunawaysV2-23Textless.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Staff of One in Runaways v2 #23.]]<br />
It was shown that she was fluent in Japanese. (A-Force v2 #2)<br />
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Nico came to be the wielder of the '''Staff of One''' that was a magical staff that was absorbed into her body. Whenever blood was spilt, the Staff emerged and she could utilise it to perform mystical acts. (Runaways v1 #4) In reality, the Staff was actually the imprisoned form of the being known as '''the One''' who had been defeated Nico's ancestor '''Tokiko'''. The two foes were matched in villainy where they gathered thrall armies against one another but Minoru had defeated the One. She then offered the One a choice, either die or live as her sword with him agreeing to the latter. Thus, he was transformed into the Staff of One and used as a tool for unlimited magic for the Minoru line. A stipulation made by Tokiko was that only women of the family were to wield the Staff with the One making a request that every time that Mars aligned with Earth and the Sun that his physical form was restored so that he could plead his case to be released from his servitude. Such freedom could only occur with informed consent as the bearer needed to willingly relinquish the claim over the One. (Runaways v5 #15) It was said that the power of the Staff of One was great enough that it made the Dread Dormammu tremble. (Runaways v1 #7)<br />
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When cut, she was able to manifest the staff from her body. In her hands, she was able to utter a single word as a spell such as by saying 'Freeze' causing her targets to be unable to move. (Runaways v1 #5)<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Nico Minoru was created by Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona where she made her first appearance in Runaways v1 #1 (July. 2003).<br />
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==Alternate Versions==<br />
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==In other media==<br />
===Television===<br />
*In Runaways, Nico Minoru appeared in the setting of the live-action Hulu television series where he was portrayed by actress Lyrica Okano.<br />
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===Video games===<br />
*In Marvel: Avengers Alliance, Nico Minoru appeared as a playable character in the Facebook video game.<br />
*In Marvel: Future Fight, Nico Minoru appeared as a playable character in the setting of the mobile video game.<br />
*In Marvel Avengers Academy, Nico Minoru appeared in the setting of the mobile video game where she was voiced by actress Maya Tuttle.<br />
*In Marvel's Midnight Suns, Nico Minoru appeared as a playable character in the setting of the video game where she was voiced again by actress Lyrica Okano<br />
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==Appearances==<br />
*''Runaways v1'': (2003)<br />
*''Runaways v2'':<br />
*''New Avengers v1'':<br />
*''Mystic Arcana Sister Grimm v1'':<br />
*''Avengers Arena v1'':<br />
*''A-Force v1'':<br />
*''A-Force v2'':<br />
*''Runaways v5'':<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Nico_Minoru_(Earth-616) Marvel Database Entry]<br />
*[https://comicvine.gamespot.com/nico-minoru/4005-1940/ Comicvine Entry]<br />
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nico_Minoru Wikipedia Entry]<br />
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[[Category:Adrian Alphona]]</div>Darth Batrushttp://moa.omnimulti.com/Traci_ThirteenTraci Thirteen2024-03-26T11:51:54Z<p>Darth Batrus: </p>
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<div>'''Traci Thirteen''' is a female comic superhero who features in [[DC Comics]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
===Origin===<br />
[[File:ActionComicsV1-806Textless.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Girl 13 in Action Comics v1 #806.]]<br />
Traci Thirteen<br />
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After her mother's death, Traci was taken in by [[Elongated Man|Ralph Dibny]] and his wife [[Sue Dibny]] who became parental figures to her. (Blue Beetle v7 #16)<br />
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Traci came to move to Metropolis when she encountered a badly wounded Superman who had been pierced in the chest with a magical spear. Using her magic, she tried to keep him alive but required further aid and summoned Lana Lang to aid her. They were then joined by [[Natasha Irons]] who Traci initially thought was the assassin but came to find out she was an ally. It was then that they were attacked by the '''Hungry Ghost''' who looked to continue her attack to eliminate the Man of Steel. During the fighting, Traci was forced to temporarily possess Superman to use his heat vision against their enemies but misjudged the strength of the beam that dealt a great deal of damage to the surrounding area. Luckly, [[Supergirl]] [[Cir-El]] arrived at the scene to evacuate civilians where she lent her aid to fight the Hungry Ghost and protect her 'father' Superman. (Action Comics v1 #807)<br />
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During the Day of Vengeance, the [[Spectre (DC)|Spectre]] began a quest to destroy all magic after being convinced by [[Eclipso]] that all it did was bring ruin to the world. Traci Thirteen was among the many mystics that were gathered by the [[Shadowpact]] to help contain the after effects of the Spectre's attack that destroyed the [[Rock of Eternity]]. She used her urban magic to find the location of the scattered pieces of the Rock which had fallen in the city and shared this information with [[Zatanna]]. (Infinite Crisis Special: Day of Vengeance v1 #1)<br />
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Traci was annoyed by her father's skepticism and boring outlook until an investigation into a plane crash in the French Alps brought them up against the self-proclaimed '''Architects of the Universe''', who sought to erase Terry from the universe, believing he no longer had a place in it. The Thirteens teamed up with other would-be victims of the Architects, destroying them and foiling their plans. (Tales of the Unexpected v2 #1)<br />
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She later went to assist the Posse when the Eclipso possessed [[Jean Loring]] attempted to steal a child to use as a new host body. During this time, she sought the help of the new [[Blue Beetle]] [[Jaime Reyes]] where they worked together to fight the supervillain. (Blue Beetle v8 #16)<br />
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She was approached by the Teen Titans as a potential member, but declined, feeling it would be too weird to be on the same team with her boyfriend. (Teen Titans v3 #66)<br />
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===Post-Flashpoint===<br />
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. Traci Thirteen was the daughter of the witch and homo magi '''Meihui Lan''' and Doctor Terry Thirteen, a well-known ghost hunter and skeptic. The Thirteen family were depicted as being a family line of detectives and investigators who generally were irrationally skeptical of the supernatural. <br />
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Around this time Traci also started working at the Oblivion Bar for Detective Chimp where she met the second Justice League Dark, who she would aid from time to time. (Justice League Dark v2 #1)<br />
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===Personality and attributes===<br />
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He hated magic even more so after it was responsible for the death of his wife. (Action Comics v1 #798)<br />
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Following her mothers death, she was taken in by the Dibnys where Ralph Dibny her to be a detective whilst Traci loved Sue Dibny very much. (Blue Beetle v7 #16)<br />
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===Powers and abilities===<br />
She had the ability to see auras around a person allowing her to discern personality traits of a person. Traci was also able to use this magic to find a person by tracking their aura trail. Certain people were known to possess double auras which was an indicator that the person walked in two worlds. Such individuals were either special or suffered from schizophrenia. (Adventures of Superman v1 #611)<br />
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This was a special brand of magic where she drew knowledge and power from cities. (Infinite Crisis Special: Day of Vengeance v1 #1)<br />
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Her mother taught her a spell whereby she was able to shoot blasts of magical energy at a target. (Superman: The Man of Steel v1 #133) She knew spells that could help her fight against shadow pixies. Traci was also able possess another person temporarily and could use this power to use an unconscious team mates ability to help in a fight. (Action Comics v1 #807)<br />
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Traci can use her magic to create and control plants. (Superwoman v1 #5)<br />
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One of her weapons was the stolen '''Staff of Arion''' that she used in mystical battles. It allowed her to combat other magical spells and she used it to assist her in teleportation. (Blue Beetle v8 #16)<br />
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By her side was her pet iguana named '''Leroy''' where she could use to make him much larger so that he could help her in a fight. (Superman: The Man of Steel v1 #133)<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Traci Thirteen was created by Joe Kelly and Dwayne Turner where she made her first appearance in Action Comics v1 #189 (February, 2003).<br />
*In 52 v1 #18 (2006), a character named '''Terri Thirteen''' who appeared as a member of the Croatoans though latter appearances showed Traci among their membership possibly indicating that Terri was a mistaken name.<br />
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==Alternate Versions==<br />
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==In other media==<br />
===Television===<br />
*In Young Justice, '''Traci Thurston''' appeared in the setting of the animated television series where she was voiced by actress Lauren Tom. She was shown as being a member of the Team who was in a relationship with Jaime Reyes. In the fourth season, Thurston became a student under Zatanna and joined her Sentinels of Magic, during which the group becomes Doctor Fate as part of a rotation agreement between Zatanna and Nabu.<br />
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===Films===<br />
*In Teen Titans: The Judas Contract, Traci appeared in the animated film where she was voiced by actress Masasa Moyo. This version of the character was shown to work at a soup kitchen.<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Traci_13 DC Database Entry]<br />
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traci_Thirteen Wikipedia Entry]<br />
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<div>'''Bela Talbot''' is a female television character who features in [[Supernatural]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Bela Talbot was a female human born to a wealthy family in the United Kingdom around [[1983]].<br />
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Abbie encountered a crossroads demon as a teenager. The demon offered to "take care of" her parents and she agreed to the deal, which resulted in her parents getting killed in a car crash. She inherited their fortune.<br />
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Abbie, now named Bela, eventually became a thief of the occult. She used aliases and disguises to avoid her real identity from being discovered, and even burnt off her fingerprints.<br />
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Bela hired two criminals to steal a cursed rabbit's foot from a storage container owned by the deceased hunter John Winchester. John's sons, Sam and Dean Winchester, retrieved the foot from her lackeys when the latter became cursed. Bela disguised herself as a waitress at the diner the brothers were eating at, and stole it back from Sam, cursing him with bad luck that would eventually turn fatal. Dean broke into Bela's apartment and took the foot back, but she interfered when they were about to destroy it and shot Sam in the shoulder to coerce them into giving her the foot. Dean, however, tricked her into touching it, and she was forced to let them destroy it or else eventually be killed by bad luck. She made up for the lost profit by stealing $46,000 in winning lottery tickets from Dean that he had purchased using the foot's granted luck. Under the alias "Alex," Bela conned an elderly woman named Gert Case into believing that she had solved the case of Gertrude's mysteriously-drowned niece, who died after seeing a ghost ship. However, the Winchesters investigated and accidentally revealed to Gertrude that the case was not yet solved, causing her to stop paying an irate Bela. During the investigation, Bela and the Winchesters heckled each other out of mutual irritation and dislike. Bela discovered that the cause of the drownings was the spirit of a sailor, whose hand was turned into a Hand of Glory, a precious magical artifact, after his death. Pretending that she wanted to get the Hand to destroy it and solve the case, she enlisted Sam and Dean's help and attended a party at the Sea Pines Museum with them and Gert. She took the Hand once Dean stole it, swapping it out with a ship in a bottle to fool the Winchesters; after she sold it, however, she saw the ghost ship, which only appeared to those who were responsible for the death of a family member, as the sailor had been betrayed and executed by his own brother. A terrified Bela begged Sam and Dean for help; while Dean was happy to let her die, Sam suggested they give the spirit the one he truly wanted revenge on: his own brother. During the summoning, Bela was almost killed by the sailor, but survived through Dean and Sam's protection. She gave them $10,000 as repayment.<br />
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===Powers and abilities===<br />
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Bela had some skills in contacting the dead and use them as an information source.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Bela Talbot was created by Ben Edlund where she was portrayed by actress Lauren Cohan and featured in the setting of Supernatural.<br />
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==Appearances==<br />
*''Supernatural'':<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[https://supernatural.fandom.com/wiki/Bela_Talbot Supernatural Wiki Entry]<br />
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bela_Talbot Wikipedia Entry]<br />
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[[Category:Lauren Cohan]]</div>Darth Batrushttp://moa.omnimulti.com/Anya_JenkinsAnya Jenkins2024-03-26T11:23:23Z<p>Darth Batrus: </p>
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<div>'''Anya Jenkins''' is a female television character who features in [[Buffy-Angel]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
'''Aud''' was a female human born in [[860]] where she grew up raising rabbits and became the outsider of her village in Sjornjost, Sweden, whose inhabitants labeled her as "odd because she [spoke] her mind." By the age of twenty, Aud had fallen in love with a man named Olaf, a Viking warrior who enjoyed hunting trolls and drinking at the bar. One night, Olaf drunkenly slept with a bar maid named Rannveig and a furious Aud resorted to magic to curse him with simple vengeance spells like boils on his penis. She then used the Thornton's Hope spell to turn him into a troll and he was forced to flee from his fellow villagers, who did not believe his story. The act of vengeance against her lover Olaf gained the attention of D'Hoffryn, a demon who offered to elevate Aud to the status of a vengeance demon. (Episode: Selfless) She became known as Anyanka and earned the title of 'Patron Saint of Scorned Women'. Her power source was the Symbol of Anyanka, an amulet with the power to grant dark wishes for the amusement of the pestilent deities. (Episode: The Wish) However, like all vengeance demons, Anyanka's interpretation of the wish expressed would often be rather loose and considerably more destructive than the wisher intended. (Episode: Beneath You) In [[1199]], Anyanka traveled to the Kastka valleys above the Urals to curse an unfaithful shepherd and was caught in the middle of a sorcerer's Ascension to the form of the demon Lohesh. (Episode: Graduation Day, Part One) She managed to escape, but was shocked by the death and carnage which claimed almost the entire village. In the 16th century, Anyanka came to know the French sorcerer Cloutier who, despite inventing a spell hated by demons, Tirer la Couverture, she thought he was cute. (Episode: No Place Like Home)<br />
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In [[1998]], Anyanka arrived in Sunnydale, California to punish teenager Xander Harris for cheating on his girlfriend Cordelia Chase with his best friend, Willow Rosenberg. Taking on the guise of Anya, she enrolled herself at Sunnydale High School and befriended Cordelia Chase in order to trick her into making a wish. Blaming the Slayer Buffy Summers for everything that was wrong in her life, Cordelia wished that Buffy had never come to Sunnydale, which transported her to a grim alternate universe where the Master had risen and both Xander and Willow were vampires. Unfortunately for Anyanka, the Watcher Rupert Giles discovered what was going on and destroyed her amulet, undoing Cordelia's wish and rendering Anya powerless and mortal. (Episode: The Wish) As punishment for her failure, D'Hoffryn refused to restore her powers, so Anya was forced to live out her life as a mortal and powerless human. Determined to get her powers back, Anya managed to trick Willow, who was a witch, into helping her retrieve her amulet from the alternate universe. Instead, they accidentally pulled out the vampire version of Willow, who proceeded to cause mayhem in Sunnydale. When Anya realized her mistake, she allied herself with the vampire Willow, but they were both captured by Buffy and the Scooby Gang, who forced her to send the vampire Willow back to her own reality. (Episode: Doppelgängland) Anya continued to live her life as a high school student and, despite her abhorrence of all men, she yearned to have a date for the prom. She asked Xander to the dance because she knew he had no other date and he reluctantly accepted for the same reason. (Episode: The Prom) After the prom, Anya began to develop feelings for Xander and asked him out again shortly before graduation. However, these plans were put on hold when he told her that the Mayor of Sunnydale, Richard Wilkins, was planning to ascend to an Old One form on graduation day and massacre the town. Although she offered some advice to the Scoobies regarding the Ascension she witnessed in 1199, Anya was too afraid to help them fight the Mayor and decided to leave town. Xander refused to abandon his friends, so she left without him. (Episode: Graduation Day, Part One)<br />
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==Overview==<br />
===Personality and attributes===<br />
As a Vengeance Demon, she earned the title of '''Patron Saint of Scorned Women'''. (Episode: The Wish)<br />
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Anya frequently reminisced about her life as a vengeance demon, describing graphic punishments and murders she had inflicted in over a millennium, most of which could be viewed as disproportionate retribution. She often appeared oddly wistful when thinking of her past deeds as a vengeance demon and even seemed to miss that stage of her life sometimes. However, when she did return as a vengeance demon, she was overwhelmed by guilt after granting a wish that left 12 frat boys dead, leading her to ultimately turn her back on vengeance. (Episode: Selfless)<br />
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===Powers and abilities===<br />
Her source of power was the '''Symbol of Anyanka''' that was an amulet with the power to grant dark wishes for the amusement of the pestilent deities. (Episode: The Wish)<br />
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She had an infinite level of power when granting wishes, being able to manipulate reality and create alternate universes. (Episode: The Wish)<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Anya Jenkins was created by Joss Whedon and Marti Noxon with her being portrayed by actor Emma Caulfield where she featured in the setting of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.<br />
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*''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'':<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[https://buffy.fandom.com/wiki/Anya_Jenkins Buffy Wiki Entry]<br />
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anya_Jenkins Wikipedia Entry]<br />
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[[Category:Emma Caulfield]]</div>Darth Batrushttp://moa.omnimulti.com/Punk_MamboPunk Mambo2024-03-26T11:18:53Z<p>Darth Batrus: </p>
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<div>[[File:ShadowmanV4-16DautermanTextless.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Punk Mambo in Shadowman v4 #16.]]<br />
'''Punk Mambo''' is a female comic character who features in [[Valiant Comics]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
[[File:PunkMamboV1-0Textless.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Using voodoo in Punk Mambo v1 #0.]]<br />
'''Victoria Greaves-Trott'''<br />
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She is British. and indicates she attended Cheltenham Ladies' College. <br />
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As a teenager in [[1970]]s London, young punk rocker Victoria was abducted by Houngan, a lecherous voodoo priest. Much older than his youthful appearance suggested, the houngan- then operative under the name Joe Mayhem- collected Victoria and other young souls like her, forcing them into debauched rites and practices that fueled his immortality. Victoria observed Joe's rites closely, and on breaking free, used their power for herself. Years later she would return to London to exact her revenge on Joe Mayhem and so-called friends who had placed her in his power. Ever the rebel, Punk Mambo left Mayhem humiliated, but alive.<br />
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It was Punk Mambo who Jack Boniface turned to when he was trying to rid himself of the loa that gave him his powers of Shadowman. Alyssa Miles takes a skull to Punk Mambo in order to enlist her help in freeing Jack of the Shadowman loa's influence. Mambo recognizes that Alyssa loves Jack, even as she recognizes that Punk Mambo is concerned for his well-being. In the following issue, Mambo helps Jack find his father, but indicates that the cost may be something precious to him: Alyssa. She also offers Jack a position as her pupil, which the Shadowman flatly refuses. Later, when Punk Mambo meets with Alyssa, the mambo reveals she sees Jack being useful to her someday. <br />
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When MI-6 needed an occult expert to guide a team into the Deadside, they naturally turned to the most mystically accomplished British national they could find. When this team went missing, Punk Mambo would enter the Deadside side-by-side with Ninjak to retrieve them. There, the two of them faced a Shadowman slaved to the will of the villainous necromancer Master Darque. Ninjak and Punk Mambo subdued Shadowman and returned the lost team and the fallen hero into the hands of MI-6.<br />
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==Overview==<br />
===Personality and attributes===<br />
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===Powers and abilities===<br />
A master of Voodoo rites, Punk Mambo commanded many magical abilities and defense, including enhanced senses, astral projection, a cast of illusions and spells, and more; her powers also appear to have arrested her aging. Punk Mambo does not come across as a young initiate, but as steeped in the history of her magick and is able to differentiate between loas and other spirit entities.<br />
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She can also summon, control, and ride the Loa Ayezan, granting her the following powers and abilities.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Punk Mambo was created by Peter Milligan and Roberto de la Torre where she made her first appearance in Shadowman v4 #13 (December, 2013).<br />
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==Appearances==<br />
*''Shadowman v4'': (2013)<br />
*''Ninjak v3'':<br />
*''Punk Mambo v1'':<br />
*''Punk Mambo v2'':<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[https://valiant.fandom.com/wiki/Punk_Mambo_(Valiant_Entertainment) Valiant Wiki Entry]<br />
*[https://comicvine.gamespot.com/punk-mambo/4005-99458/ Comicvine Entry]<br />
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[[Category:Roberto de la Torre]]</div>Darth Batrushttp://moa.omnimulti.com/Lady_(Devil_May_Cry)Lady (Devil May Cry)2024-03-26T11:14:27Z<p>Darth Batrus: </p>
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<div>'''Lady''' is a female video game character who features in [[Devil May Cry]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
'''Mary Ann Arkham''' was a female human born as the daughter of '''Arkham''' and '''Kalina Ann''' where she inherited the blood of the legendary priestess who [[Sparda]] had slain to seal the [[Temen-ni-gru]]. However, at some point her father became obsessed with the legend and the possibility of obtaining Sparda's power, and slew Kalina Ann, his wife and Lady's mother. At this time, Lady disowned him and renounced her name before committing to the path of a Devil Hunter.<br />
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In a quest for revenge, she begins to climb the Temen-ni-gru in pursuit of Arkham. She first meets Dante just after his battle with Cerberus. She fires a missile from Kalina Ann at Dante, who dodges the missile and rides it around the chamber like a flying surfboard. After the missile blows a hole in the wall, Mary uses the new entrance to continue up the tower. She fights her way up through the tower, taking a different path than Dante. As she approaches the top, she is confronted by Arkham, who calmly asks her why she points a gun at her own kin. She then claims the only family she had was her mother and attempts to shoot him, but Arkham dodges her bullets and flips her off the side of the tower. She fires at him with her handguns as she falls, and one bullet grazes his cheek. Below, Dante, in devilishly proper timing, catches her by the ankle. She demands that Dante let her go, but Dante jokes that it would be waste if she were to end up as "just a pretty stain". She then shoots Dante in the forehead, and he drops her. By jamming the blade of the Kalina Ann into the wall of the tower, she manages to stop her fall only a short distance away. Dante peers over the ledge to express his outrage at being shot, so she shoots at him again. This time Dante catches the bullet in his teeth but leaves her be. This has her suspect of Dante being a demon. Still, without a name, she presses on. She does not see Dante again until Leviathan nearly falls on her. Not sure what to make of it, she draws her gun as the eye begins to move. In a fountain of blood, Dante bursts forth from the eye. He starts to walk away, following a sign left by Jester, but she stops him. The two exchange a few words but are attacked by demons. She and Dante stand back-to-back and fight off the demons. During the battle, Dante asks what her name is, to which Mary responds that she doesn't have one and that he can call her whatever he likes. Dante, in a rather dismissive way, replies "Whatever, Lady" before leaping away and leaving the rest of the demons for her to deal with.<br />
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==Overview==<br />
===Personality and attributes===<br />
In appearance, Lady was an attractive female human with dark, chin-length hair on both sides of her face and a fringe that reached her eyebrows. Her body was noted to hold many scars with the most prominent being the one across her nose. She came to be known as the '''Armed Hunter for Hire''' (高威力の重火器を操るデビルハンター Kōiryoku no Jūkaki wo ayatsuru Debiru Hantā?) and as the '''The Walking Arsenal''' (美しき銃武装 Utsukushiki Jūbusō?, lit. "The heavily armed beauty").<br />
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She was a no-nonsense type of woman, who will do anything to achieve her goals, which was nearly a complete opposite to the immature, boastful Dante. <br />
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===Powers and abilities===<br />
Lady was born a normal human being with no supernatural powers. However, she came to be highly skilled in acrobatics and armed close quarters combat. She came to train in order to become a '''Devil Hunter''' where she specialised in hunting demons.<br />
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She carried an arsenal of weapons, including Handguns and a set of twin Machineguns. <br />
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Typically, she travelled on an extremely powerful motorbike, and used Kalina Ann's attached grappling hook to scale buildings.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Lady was created by Bingo Morihashi where she featured in the setting of the Devil May Cry universe.<br />
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==In other media==<br />
===Television===<br />
*In Devil May Cry: The Animated Series, Lady appeared in the setting of the anime television series where she was voiced by Japanese actress Fumiko Orikasa and English actress Melissa Davis.<br />
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*''Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening'':<br />
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*[http://devilmaycry.wikia.com/wiki/Lady Devil May Cry Wiki Entry]<br />
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_(Devil_May_Cry) Wikipedia Entry]<br />
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[[Category:Bingo Morihashi]]</div>Darth Batrushttp://moa.omnimulti.com/Nobara_KugisakiNobara Kugisaki2024-03-26T11:12:44Z<p>Darth Batrus: </p>
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<div>'''Nobara Kugisaki''' is a female anime and manga character who features in [[Jujutsu Kaisen]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
[[File:JujutsuKaisenV1-3.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Nobara Kugisaki.]]<br />
Nobara Kugisaki (Japanese: 釘くぎ崎さき野の薔ば薇ら, Hepburn: Kugisaki Nobara?) was a female human born on August 7th, [[2002]] in Japan. When Nobara was in first grade she became friends with a girl named '''Fumi'''. During the first grade, she met a girl named '''Saori''' who moved from Tokyo to their village. Nobara was shown to had idolised her but the villagers often ostracised the girl for being an outsider. During this time, she and Saori became friends with the latter making treats that Kugisaki had never tried before. Eventually, the hatred of the villagers drove Saori's family out with this disgusting Nobara with this leading to her resolve to leaving for Tokyo one day to find her friend one day.<br />
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She then travelled from Morioka to Tokyo by train where at Harajuku she came to meet with [[Satoru Gojo]], [[Megumi Fushiguro]] and [[Yuji Itadori]]. Gojo then told them that they would be heading to Roppongi. At first, both Nobara and Yuji were happy about but they were soon disappointed when they found out that it was for a mission. Gojo told Nobara and Yuji that they would handle this mission alone since it was be a test to see what they were capable of. Nobara and Yuji then headed into the building. Nobara suggested that they split up, which Yuji disagreed with but Nobara did not care and instead headed upward in the building whilst Yuji takes care of the lower floors. While searching the upper floors, Nobara found a cursed spirit that had disguised itself as a mannequin and uses her cursed technique to exorcise it. Suddenly, Nobara heard a noise and noticed a child in the corner. Nobara tries to have the child come with her but he would not move. Nobara planned on getting Yuji to help her, but a cursed spirit suddenly appeared and took the child hostage. Nobara thought about her next course of action but ultimately decided to drop her hammer and nail in order to get the spirit to let the child go. Suddenly, Yuji burst through the wall and saved the child by cutting off the spirit's arm. As the spirit tried to escape, Nobara used her Resonance on the spirit's severed arm to exorcise it thus completing the mission.<br />
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==Overview==<br />
===Personality and attributes===<br />
In appearance, Nobara Kugisaki was a short girl with a slim figure who had mid-length orange hair that reached to her neck and styled with bangs that covered the left side of her forehead. She was shown as having orange eyes, long eye-lashes with thin eyebrows of the same color. <br />
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She was shown as being a confident and brash young woman who had an unshakable character. Kugisaki had said that she was determined to stay true to herself no matter the circumstances. She took great pride being being both a pretty girl and a strong fighter.<br />
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Nobara had always been an outspoken person who was different from everyone else in her small town.<br />
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===Powers and abilities===<br />
Nobara Kugisaki was born a human though one with the ability to perceive and manipulate '''Cursed Energy''' (呪じゅ力りょく Juryoku?). Kugisaki was shown to hold an incredibly high pain tolerance threshold that allowed her to endure debilitating amounts of pain and continue fighting with little to no struggle. In time, she was able to manipulate Cursed Energy allowing her to become a '''Jujutsu Sorcerers''' (呪じゅ術じゅつ師し Jujutsushi?). Nobara had high reserves of cursed energy and is an expert on manipulating it. Nobara's nails are constantly being imbued with her cursed energy, allowing her to levitate them for easy hammering. She can even use cursed techniques to expand the cursed energy that surrounds them. She has done so repeatedly on several occasions without showing any signs of exhausting her cursed energy supply. After unleashing Black Flash, Nobara's cursed energy and her understanding increased dramatically. Since tapping into the core of cursed energy, Nobara has tried to recreate that feeling in order to reach her potential.<br />
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Nobara had shown numerous times the ability to contend with jujutsu users ranked leagues above in terms of grade. Coming into school, Nobara had a solid understanding of how to exorcise curses with her innate technique. She also had the mental fortitude to handle the job but lacked physical ability. While fighting in the Eishu Detention Center, Nobara defended herself adequately until she ran out of nails to fight with.<br />
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Afterwards, she came to go under Maki' wing who began training Nobara to improve her physical prowess. This included training in heavy stamina conditioning and getting used to being knocked down. Over time, she was shown to had become a much better close-combat fighter as a result. <br />
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She came to ranked as grade 3 jujutsu sorcerer by Jujutsu High. Nobara was shown as having high reserves of cursed energy with her being an expert in manipulating it. It was shown that she imbued her nails with cursed allowing her to manipulate them such as causing them to levitate them for easy hammering. <br />
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Among the techniques known to her included:<br />
*'''Black Flash''' (黒閃 Kokusen?) :<br />
*'''Straw Doll Technique''' (芻霊呪法 Sūrei Juhō?) : a technique that made use of her tool set including her hammer, nails, and a straw doll. She channelled her cursed energy through them in order to enact a number of techniques such as sharing the damage done to the straw doll and her target. To accomplish this, she required some item linked to her target such as a hair which she embedded in her doll to enact the technique. <br />
*'''Resonance''' (共鳴り Tomonari?) : the application of cursed energy to her target using a straw doll as an effigy. She could use a severed body part of her target to establish a link to attack the more critical appendages of her target's body. Upon activation, Resonance caused large black spikes to protrude from the target's chest.<br />
*'''Hairpin''' (簪 Kanzashi?) : a technique that caused the cursed energy in her nails to erupt with explosive force. This caused the shroud of cursed energy around the nails to expand until the point of detonation dealing critical damage to her target. <br />
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She also maintained a red rubber mallet that she could use to attack humans in cases when she did not want to kill her opponent.<br />
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Upon becoming a Jujutsu Sorcerer, she left her village for the city in order to enrol at '''Tokyo Prefectural Jujutsu High School''' (東とう京きょう都と立りつ呪じゅ術じゅつ高こう等とう専せん門もん学がっ校こう Tōkyō Toritsu Jujutsu Kōtō Senmon Gakkō?, lit. "Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical College").<br />
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*Nobara Kugisaki was created by Gege Akutami where she featured in the setting of the Jujutsu Kaisen universe.<br />
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[[Category:Gege Akutami]]</div>Darth Batrushttp://moa.omnimulti.com/File:JujutsuKaisenV1-3.jpgFile:JujutsuKaisenV1-3.jpg2024-03-26T11:02:59Z<p>Darth Batrus: Jujutsu Sorcerer Nobara Kugisaki. From Jujutsu Kaisen v1 #3 Cover.</p>
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<div>[[Jujutsu Sorcerers (Jujutsu Kaisen)|Jujutsu Sorcerer]] [[Nobara Kugisaki]]. From [[Jujutsu Kaisen]] v1 #3 Cover.</div>Darth Batrushttp://moa.omnimulti.com/Alumi_NiumbirchAlumi Niumbirch2024-03-25T12:50:25Z<p>Darth Batrus: Created page with "'''Alumi Niumbirch''' is a female anime and manga character who features in Shaman King. ==Biography== Alumi Niumbirch (Japanese: アルミ・ニウムバーチ, Hepburn:..."</p>
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<div>'''Alumi Niumbirch''' is a female anime and manga character who features in [[Shaman King]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Alumi Niumbirch (Japanese: アルミ・ニウムバーチ, Hepburn: Arumi Niumubāchi)<br />
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*Alumi Niumbirch was created by Hiroyuki Takei where she featured in the setting of the Shaman King universe.<br />
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*''Shaman King Flowers'':<br />
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*[https://shamanking.fandom.com/wiki/Alumi_Numbirch Shaman King Wiki Entry]<br />
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[[Category:Hiroyuki Takei]]</div>Darth Batrushttp://moa.omnimulti.com/Firebird_(Marvel)Firebird (Marvel)2024-03-25T12:47:33Z<p>Darth Batrus: </p>
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<div>'''Firebird''' is a female comic superhero who features in [[Marvel Comics]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
'''Bonita Juarez'''<br />
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One of her ancestors was '''Carlotta Valdez''' who lived in [[1776]] where she came to encounter time travelling members of the [[Avengers (Marvel)|Avengers]]. During that time, she had dreams of being a superpowered being where she drew pictures of a Firebird and la Espirita. [[Hawkeye (Marvel)|Hawkeye]] used one of his ink arrows to scribble a note addressed to Bonita using some of Carlotta's petticoat. He requested Carlotta kept the message safe in either her hope chest or the family Bible. Valdez promised to do so and kept her word. (West Coast Avengers v2 #19) After Carlotta Valdez's death later in 1776, her Bible was taken back to Mexico by the priest who was with her when she died. He used the book in his parish in Ciudad Corazon, Mexico. In [[1846]], Carlotta's grandniece Isabel Ramirez went to the parish to read from the Bible. There, she read Hawkeye's message to Bonita which caused her to be struck by a divine revelation . Convinced this Bible should belong to her because it belonged to her family before, Ramirez stole it and hid the book inside a hollow tree for decades. (West Coast Avengers v2 #21) Isabel Ramirez kept the Bible hidden in a tree for over 70 years. In [[1917]], at the age of 82, she showed her most prized possession to her granddaughter Chita. When Isabel died moments later saving a young boy called Benito Juarez when a nearby rope bridge collapsed, Chita took her grandmother's Bible and vowed that in honor of her she had read from it every day. In the end, Chita and Benito married and had a son that would one day become Bonita Juarez's father. (West Coast Avengers v2 #22) Bonita's parents were Mexican immigrants who moved to Buena Vista, a 'barrio' located outside Albuquerque, New Mexico. She and her brothers were born in the United States, their parents working hard to ensure their offspring would have a better life. (West Coast Avengers v2 #4) Devoutly Catholic, Bonita inherited the Juarez family Bible which had been an heirloom for over 200 years, passed on from generation to generation. She kept the Bible near her at all times, unaware it contained a message addressed to her from Hawkeye Clint Barton who had become lost in time on a future mission with the West Coast Avengers. Juarez remained oblivious to it over the years, figuring it was just one of the hundreds of keepsakes that littered the Bible where she only studied the liturgy. (West Coast Avengers v2 #22) Bonita had the chance to go to college. She decided to study social work, earning a degree in that field before her parents' money grew short. (West Coast Avengers v2 #4)<br />
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Bonita got a job as a social worker in Albuquerque. She was part of '''Project Recovery''', working tirelessly to make sure underprivileged children had a chance to develop their potential. (Incredible Hulk v2 #265) The alien S.H.I.E.L.D. base pupil Yoof had been working on a scientific experiment involving exotic types of radiation. When the experiment ultimately proved a failure, he got rid of it by dumping it into space. Eventually, the materials made their way to the Sol system where they were ultimately attracted by Earth's gravity. Late one night, driving home with Father Mendiguez, Bonita was angered and disappointed when the parish leader informed her they were going to have to cut funding to the church outreach program. She desperately pleaded with Mendiguez, who felt sorry about it too, but explained it was out of his hands. Angered and in need to cool off, Juarez told him to stop the car, preferring to walk home across the desert at night so she could think. Wandering aimlessly across the desert for several hours, she began to regret her rash decision. As fate would have it, the remains of Yoof's experiment crash-landed right next to her, dousing Bonita in the unearthly radiation that gave her firepowers which she remained unaware of at the time. (Avengers Spotlight v1 #24) When she learned the meteor had changed her, Bonita felt so shameful she lived in mortal terror for the rest of the week, yearning to confess at the end of Sunday's mass. Despite being distraught, Bonita could not bring herself to confide in her preacher after the sermon. Instead of confessing her sins, she stormed out of church, back to her barrio where she stumbled across a gang of thugs holding up the local 7/11 grocery store. Furious, she turned into her fire form, manifesting a fiery bird and striking down her assailants as Firebird. Even though her Lord hadn't told her why, Bonita nevertheless accepted this was His will. (West Coast Avengers v2 #4)<br />
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Bonita Juarez acquired a range of superpowers due to bombardment by radiation from a meteorite containing energy waste from an alien's scientific equipment. (Avengers Spotlight v1 #24) She has the power of pyrokinesis, which enables her to mentally excite the atoms in an object until it spontaneously combusts. (Incredible Hulk v2 #8)<br />
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*Firebird was created by Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema where she made her first appearance in the Incredible Hulk v2 #8 (September, 1998).<br />
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*[https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Bonita_Juarez_(Earth-616) Marvel Database Entry]<br />
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<div>'''Elizabeth Twoyoungmen''' is a female comic superhero who features in [[Marvel Comics]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Elizabeth Twoyoungmen was a female human born as the daughter of [[Shaman (Marvel)|Michael Twoyoungmen]] and his wife '''Kathryn Twoyoungmen'''. Her father was considered the best doctor in Canada with the family living in Calgary. During this time, the young Elizabeth came to make friends with [[Heather Hudson]] where she played games with her. When she was 4 years old, her mother fell ill and had to stay in the hospital with Elizabeth's promising her that he would make sure she got better. However, despite all his medical knowledge, he was unable to find a means of saving her and Kathryn Twoyoungmen passed away. This resulted in the young Elizabeth lashing out at her father for her mother's death. (Alpha Flight v1 #5) As a college archaeology student, Elizabeth was excavating the site of the original Fort Calgary when she discovered a skull. When she touched it, an apparition appeared that only she could see. (Alpha Flight v1 #14) Frightened, she sought out her father, whom she recognized as Shaman despite a spell he had cast to prevent himself from being so recognized. Together they investigated the skull, determining that it was the source of ancient anger or ancient evil. (Alpha Flight v1 #18) <br />
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Meanwhile, a young woman named Emily Stang was tending to her great-grandfather, Lucas Stang, when she was attacked by a mystical force manifesting itself through scrambled eggs as eggs were both a symbol of new life and a symbol of potential life unfulfilled. Shaman and Elizabeth traveled to the site of the manifestation, and Shaman seemingly defeated it. However, the force again manifested itself, this time through Lucas, and possessed Emily. As the possessed Emily attacked Elizabeth, Shaman identified it as Ranaq the Devourer, one of the Great Beasts of the North. Under Ranaq's barrage, Elizabeth found herself growing stronger until she was able instinctively to turn the force of Ranaq's attack back against it. Shaman launched an attack on Ranaq as well, and together they drove the beast out of Emily, saving her life. Shortly thereafter, Elizabeth reached into Shaman's mystical medicine pouch at his bidding and withdrew a coronet that was the '''Coronet of Enchantment'''. Placing it on her brow, she was transformed into Talisman, with the power to manipulate vast magical energies and command the spirits of nature to do her will. She then became a member of Alpha Flight. (Alpha Flight v1 #19) She was horrified to later learn that she was unable to remove the coronet without enduring unbearable, agonizing pain. (Alpha Flight v1 #20)<br />
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Alongside Alpha Flight, she later fought the rest of the Great Beasts. (Alpha Flight v1 #24)<br />
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After gaining magical powers, she came to operate under the name of '''Talisman'''. (Alpha Flight v1 #19)<br />
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As a child, she came to hate her father as she had believed he broke his promise to her in ensuring that her mother would get better during the time she was ill. (Alpha Flight v1 #6)<br />
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From her father, she came to be a member of the Sarcee Tribe of Native Americans. (Alpha Flight v1 #6)<br />
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She was the product of prophecy of three hundred generations that was realised in her. Elizabeth was said to be the embodiment of a great and powerful force for good. In that role, she was the breaker of dark spells and was to be the 'One Who Binds All Evil'. It was said that if properly developed then her power might one day rival that of the Sorcerer Supreme Stephen Strange. (Alpha Flight v1 #19)<br />
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Talisman possesses vast supernatural powers as a result of her descent from forty generations of Sarcee shamans, and was once described as "a mortal channel through which the gods can fight", as well as "a director of forces, not a combatant". Her father, Shaman, has stated that her powers when properly developed would rival even that of the Sorcerer Supreme, Doctor Strange. Primary among her powers is the ability to command the Spirits of the Land to do her bidding, meaning she is literally part of the Spirit World itself. While Shaman could only implore the Spirits for help, Talisman can command them outright. She has the ability to tap into mystical forces and to manipulate them for a variety of effects, including levitation, astral projection, exorcism, matter manipulation, the ability to see prophetic visions, telepathy, teleportation over vast distances, opening inter-dimensional portals, animating the undead, generating wind blasts and lightning, summoning air spirits, calling forth spirit animals, creating magical shields of light, and generating blasts of magical energy. She also has the ability to perceive various mystical phenomena. She possesses considerable knowledge of the mystic arts of the Sarcee.<br />
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Most of Talisman's powers stem from the ancient Coronet of Enchantment, which she wears on her forehead. However, even without the Coronet, she has shown to possess the ability to absorb and redirect magical energy used against her, but the Coronet greatly amplifies her powers. Talisman cannot remove the Coronet without it causing her severe mental pain (and it took a great effort from others to remove it). However, if someone else wears it, returning the Coronet to the true owner would spare them the pain. When out of costume, Talisman can use an illusion to hide the presence of the Coronet<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Talisman was created by John Byrne where she made her first appearance in Alpha Flight v1 #5 (December, 1983).<br />
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*''Alpha Flight v1'': (1983)<br />
*''Doctor Strange Annual'':<br />
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*[https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Elizabeth_Twoyoungmen_(Earth-616) Marvel Database Entry]<br />
*[http://www.comicvine.com/talisman/29-13820/ Comicvine Entry]<br />
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talisman_(Alpha_Flight) Wikipedia Entry]<br />
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<div>'''Sarah Rainmaker''' is a female comic superhero who features in [[Wildstorm]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
===Origin===<br />
Sarah Rainmaker Rainmaker is the daughter of Stephen Callahan of Team 7 and half-sister of Matthew & Nicole Callahan (Threshold and Bliss of DV8).<br />
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Apache born, Sarah Rainmaker's Gen-Active powers first manifested while living on the San Carlos Reservation in Arizona. She soon came to the attention of the Ivana Baiul and her Keepers, who were ordered to capture the seedling and bring her back for testing. Sarah managed to elude her captors and flee into the desert. She remained in hiding for three days before Ripclaw of Cyberforce, a fellow Apache, discovered her.<br />
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Dispatched by Sarah's family to ensure her safety, Ripclaw was followed by Keepers. Stormwatch was also notified that a young girl in the desert had manifested and saw to it that she would be safely returned to her family. With the help of Battalion, Ripclaw was able to defeat the Keepers. Their victory did not workout. Waiting for Sarah were the I.O. officials who had sought her in the first place. Brought to Project: Genesis, Rainmaker met her future teammates, Fairchild, Burnout, Grunge, and Freefall. With the help of then I.O. Director John Lynch, Rainmaker and the others manage to escape.<br />
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Early in the series, Sarah reveals a joy of flying, a power she shares only with teammate Burnout. The team spends some time in a beach-house on the West Coast, living with a semi-sentient housemaid defensive robot. There have been moments of friction as the rest of the team is still adjusting to Sarah's sexual orientation. For some time, Caitlin Fairchild had no idea Sarah was attracted to women, especially her, leading to at least one incident where Caitlin innocently changed clothing in front of her. Sarah's accidental 'flirtation' with Freefall was met with surprised rejection. Most affected is friend and teammate, Burnout, who has a strong romantic interest in Sarah.<br />
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Sarah has ended up battling many supervillains, many who wanted revenge on John Lynch. In another incident, she, Fairchild and Freefall were kidnapped by a man trapped in a young boy's body, who wished to gain a girlfriend from members of the team. The females were rescued by the males just in time.<br />
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Sarah tries to keep the peace in the group. Grunge, discouraged by another foolhardy decision, is convinced by Sarah to take a mind-clearing trip to the desert (where he finds and fights a trickster spirit and ultimately has to be rescued by the team).<br />
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Sarah's environmentalist concerns get her in trouble during the brief time the group attended college. Her new friends and Grunge's fun-loving new group end up in conflict, resulting in the release of a cybernetic gorilla on the school campus.<br />
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Sarah and her friends would be sent to fight a replicating menace in an evacuated American city. This would prove to be a very traumatic experience for the entire team, as the results of the fight were not what they expected.<br />
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The beach house and robotic maid are eventually destroyed by I.O. forces. Later, the team comes into conflict with DV8, super-powered teens who were also part of the project that granted Gen13 their powers. Sarah again tries to make peace instead of battle. Eventually members of the teams come to respect each other.<br />
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Some time after she came out to her teammates, Sarah was forced to return to the San Carlos reservation to help her fellow Apaches fend off an attack by William Greywind, her mother's abusive ex-husband. Assisted by the other members of Gen 13, she entered the spirit world and enlisted the aid of Geronimo, Crazy Horse and Lozen, who helped her unlock her spiritual abilities and defeat Greywind.<br />
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After the events of Captain Atom: Armageddon, Sarah was rebooted along with the rest of the team. This time she was fully established as a lesbian, who found it difficult to fit in with society. One day she came home to find that her parents, actually operatives ordered to raise her, in the process of ingesting poison. Immediately Tabula Rasa troops stormed the house and she was taken away. While in a detention center she met up with the other Gen13 gang and they all escaped. While relaxing at a farm, she made advances towards Caitlin, who was bewildered by the event. When the group was on the road again she revealed to them all that she was a homosexual.<br />
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During Gen 13's adventures, Sarah was revealed to be, as her Gen 13 teammates, the recipient of the soul of her original namesake, collected by the Doctor and restored in the new body. However, in this life all the Gens exhibited different tendencies, becoming progressively their own persons.<br />
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After the events in Number of the Beast, traveling with the group throughout this devastated world, Sarah seemed more agitated than the others. She expressed to them all that she would probably end up leaving the group. While seeking refuge in a mall, she made another advance on Caitlin. This advance, however, was sharply denied, adding to Sarah's discontent and her accusing Caitlin of being romantically involved with Bobby. As this was happening it was revealed that an American Indian woman known as Kachina, who possessed some form of magic power, was observing and had an interest in Sarah.<br />
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After leaving the mall, the group decided to hitchhike across the USA to the town of Tranquility. After hitching a ride from none other than Dr. Archimedes Sin himself, they all ended up at a post-apocalyptic skate park run by renegade youths. While there, Sarah saw Caitlin embrace and kiss Robert. This angered her so much that she stormed out of the park. She was later magically summoned by Kachina to Sarah's reservation home where she helped the shaman in making rain. And as well having a sexual relationship with the shaman.<br />
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Sarah was later beckoned to the Authority's calling to UnLondon, where she learned of the Carrier's departure. She was one of the few heroes to board the shift-ship and leave Earth, and was reunited with Freefall.<br />
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Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. <br />
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*Sarah Rainmaker was created by Jim Lee, Brandon Choi and J. Scott Campbell where she made her first appearance in Gen 13 v1 #2 (March, 1994).<br />
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*In Gen¹³, Sarah Rainmaker appeared in the setting of the 1998 animated film where she had a cameo role.<br />
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*''Gen 13 v1'': (1994)<br />
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*[https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Rainmaker DC Database Entry]<br />
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<div>[[File:FinalCrisisLegionOf3WorldsV1-5Textless.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Dawnstar in Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds v1 #5.]]<br />
'''Dawnstar''' is a female extraterrestrial comic superhero who features in [[DC Comics]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
===Origin===<br />
Dawnstar<br />
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Superman disabled an alien probe that put two astronauts into suspended animation, and followed the probe back into deep space. He discovered the Nyrvnians, a race that had spent the past millennia attacking other civilizations and kidnapping warriors from across the universe to serve their cause. He was prepared to disable the Nyrvnian fleet in the process of attacking another world when Dawnstar and the Legion of Super-Heroes appeared from the 30th century to stop him. They explained that the utopia of the 30th century depended on the Nyrvnians allying themselves with Earth s star fleets in the future to repulse a common foe. Superman begrudgingly accepted that he couldn't change the Legion s past, and returned to Earth. Pete Ross was waiting for Clark at Galaxy Broadcasting, and told him a spacecraft had kidnapped his son. Clark was shocked to see Pete s sketch of the alien craft, clearly Nyrvnian technology. Superman flew back to Nyrvn, but was intercepted by Dawnstar of the Legion. She told him that Jon Ross would grow to be the Nyrvnians greatest soldier and lead them to victory in the war that would bring 30th Century peace. Superman was unconvinced, so she added her speed to his own so they could travel to the time period of the war. Superman attacked the enemies fleet, but their advanced weaponry brought him low. Back in the present day Superman capitulated to the Legion s policy of non-interference, but had an idea about saving the universe from the Nyrvnians. They assembled United Planets advanced weaponry and created an artificial planet and star fleet commanded by Superman Robots to engage the Nyrvnians. The Robots were programmed to preserve life, so their attack on the Nyrvnians constituted a war game, one that would last a thousand years until the Nyrvnians were needed to help Earth repel an invasion. (DC Comics Presents v1 #13) <br />
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Lightning Lord later formed a new Legion of Super-Villains, with each of them swearing a blood oath to kill at least one Legionnaire. Lightning Lord swore on his oath to kill his brother Lightning Lad, which he said had been his destiny since he was born. Light Lass awoke in chains in a cell, and Lightning Lord promised her he wanted to help her, not hurt her. He said he loved her, and all the proof she needed was that she was still alive. He asked her to join the Legion of Super-Villains and help him kill Lightning Lad, saying he’d been talking to the storm, and the storm had assured him she’d come to him. Light Lass turned him down, saying he was more insane than ever. Element Lad tracked the resurgence of the Legion of Super-Villains across several planets, brief his team, and realized he was in for a major test of his leadership. The League of Super-Assassins joined with the Legion of Super-Villains, and Lightning Lord sent them and Magno Lad to M-17W, a manufacturing center in the galactic core, to steal the plant’s fusion powerspheres. Shvaugn Erin alerted the Legion, and Dawnstar and Wildfire responded first, but Lazon gave Dawnstar radiation sickness with his light powers, and Magno Lad ripped Wildfire’s containment suit apart. Shadow Lass, Mon-El, Ultra Boy, Chameleon Boy and Timber Wolf arrived as support, but the villains escaped using a dimensional rift opened by Zymyr. Shadow Lass treated Dawnstar, while Chameleon Boy brought Wildfire a new containment suit. They pursued the villains, but were ambushed by Terrus, who attacked their spaceship with a meteor shower. Cosmic Boy checked in with the Legion Academy, and alerted Lightning Lad and Saturn Girl about the danger. They were on Medicus One, with Saturn Girl receiving prenatal treatment and her delivery date fast approaching. Lightning Lad worried about the safety of his sister, not knowing she was already in captivity. Zymyr opened a spacewarp that stole the polymer screen around Earth that served environmental functions and controlled space traffic. Element Lad, Lightning Lad, and despite everyone else’s objections, Saturn Girl, responded. Saturn Girl went into labor, and Tyr was disappointed to be fighting a pregnant woman, but contented himself with the fact that she’d be easy to kill. Zymyr ended the confrontation, warping his teammates away, and Element Lad and Lightning Lad rushed Saturn Girl to the Medicus One Maternity Ward. Dr. Gym’ll told Lightning Lad he’d been paging him, and that if he was not planning on pulling any more moronic stunts it was time to get in the delivery room. Element Lad, who’d been pacing back and forth in worry, fainted. Queen Projects and Karate Kid flew back to Orando after their honeymoon, but the Legion of Super-Villains were waiting for them, and Magno Lad, Hunter and Mist Master brought their spaceship down. They took the heroes legion rings and sent out the alarm signal, saying the Legion would come running to their own doom. (Legion of Super-Heroes v3 #2)<br />
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Dawnstar, Wildfire, Mon-El, Ultra Boy, Chameleon Boy, Timber Wolf, Phantom Girl, Shadow Lass and White Witch set course for Orando, but were being followed by Terrus and Zymyr. Zymyr opened a spacewarp that warped in most of the Legion of Super-Villains to ambush the Legionnaires. On Earth Cosmic Boy agreed to keep watch on the planet while Element Lad assembled the rest of thew Legion to fly a ship to Orando. Cosmic Boy was worried about Element Lad devoting all their resources to Orando, but trusted his judgment. He was thankful when Night Girl sent a video message offering the help of the Legion of Substitute Heroes. Projecta and Karate Kid were chained in a cell next to Light Lass, and Lightning Lord visited her to again plead with her to join him, saying she’d join his Legion in a passage to a new world where they would rule. She made it clear she’d rather die, and he called her a traitor to her own blood, grabbing her and shocking her before walking off disgusted, saying he no longer had a sister. Dream Girl woke in her crashed ship on Orando, finding Star Boy and Shrinking Violet still unconscious. She recognized Projecta’s castle from her vision where a Legionnaire was die, and she was ambushed by Hunter and Silver Slasher. Dawnstar and her teammates were in danger of being overwhelmed by the Legion of Super-Villains until element Lad and his reinforcements arrived. Nemesis Kid, Cosmic King, Neutrax and Ron-Karr placed the polymer screen around Orando, and hooked it up to their stolen powerspheres. They planned to warp Orando away to another world where there was no Legion of super-Heroes. Nemesis Kid had always been drawn to the powerful, and couldn’t wait to arrive in a new world where he’d be the supreme power, planning on declaring himself the emperor of a universe. Zymyr was prepared to warp the planet, but Nemesis Kid wanted to give his Legion a little more time battling the Legion of Super-Heroes to see if they could kill any of them before they left. The Legionnaires were winning, so Nemesis Kid gave the order to warp away the Legion of Super-Villains, inadvertently taking some of the Legionnaires with them, and warped Orando to a space between dimensions. (Legion of Super-Heroes v3 #3)<br />
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She later heard a telepathic call that drew her to the rebuilt Legion Headquarters where she was then abducted by [[Harbinger (DC)|Harbinger]]. Dawnstar was then taken to the satellite home of the [[Monitor (DC)|Monitor]] as one of a number of heroes gathered to stop a coming crisis that threatened the Multiverse. (Crisis on Infinite Earths v1 #1)<br />
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===Post-Crisis===<br />
Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.<br />
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Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.<br />
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*Dawnstar was created by Paul Levitz and Mike Grell where she made her first appearance in Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes v1 #226 (April, 1977).<br />
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*In Legion of Super-Heroes, Dawnstar appeared in the animated television series two-part episode "Dark Victory" where she had no speaking lines but was among the Legionnaires that came to fight Brainiac. <br />
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*In JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time, Dawnstar appeared in the animated film where she was voiced by actor Laura Bailey. <br />
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<div>'''Tala''' is a female video game character who features in [[Darkwatch (game)|Darkwatch]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
[[Image:DarkwatchTala2.jpg|thumb|left|160px|Tala wearing her Darkwatch costume.]]<br />
Tala was born from an ancient line of Native American shamans and her name meant ''"Stalking Wolf"''. Even at a young age, she was known for her ability to communicate with spirits which resulted in her being considered an outcast among her people. As the years went by, her father would be killed by treacherous fur traders while her seer mother was sent to die in a storm by the fearful tribe that she belonged to. This resulted in Tala developing an intense distrust of others - both white men and her own people.<br />
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She would later be capture by the same traders that killed her father and her fate seemed to have been sealed until an attack by vampires brought a brutal end to the traders trail. She was left for dead but was rescued by [[Darkwatch Regulators]] who were on the trail of the vampire clan. After saving her, the organization adopted her as one of their top agents but never suspected that she decided that she no longer wished to be powerless and has plans on revenge against the world that has wronged her.<br />
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As a member of the [[Darkwatch (organization)|Darkwatch]] society in the wild west, she worked to combat the threats posed by [[Vampire|vampires]] and the undead. She quickly rose within the organization to the rank of Regulator and was known to dress quite provocatively. After the death of [[Cassidy Sharp (Darkwatch)|Cassidy]], the leader of the vampire hunter society assigned Tala as [[Jericho Cross (Darkwatch)|Jericho Cross]]'s new partner.<br />
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Though she participated and aided him in quite a few missions, it became quite apparent that she had ambitions of power. She would seduce Jericho Cross and the two would have sex at which point she tempted the cursed half vampire into biting her thus transforming her into a creature like himself. After this happened, she betrayed the Darkwatch and allowed [[Lazarus Malkoth]]'s minions to invade the Citadel. Once Lazarus was defeated by Jericho Cross, Tala arrived in order to take the vampire lords power. A portal opens into a chamber once held by Lazarus as part of a ceremony in order to gain ultimate power.<br />
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: ''Good Ending:'' She attempts to seduce Jericho into joining her side but he rejects her. Despite her attempts at converting Jericho, he was not swayed due to the spirit of Cassidy. This causes Tala to get angry and she transforms into a winged demon and attacks Jericho though she is ultimately defeated. Falling to the ground and mortally wounded, she tells Jericho in her dying breath that she would have loved him always.<br />
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: ''Bad Ending:'' With Lazarus defeated, Tala enticed Jericho to join her to which he agreed and a portal opened to the ancient chamber once more. Once there, the spirit of Cassidy refused to let Jericho turn to darkness and becomes a flying angelic being that battle the vampires. Together, however, they manage to kill Cassidy and Tala rejoices stating that now the world was theres. At which point, she embraces him in a passionate kiss, however, events turn violent as Jericho's dark nature does not wish to share any power and he devours her.<br />
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==Overview==<br />
===Personality and attributes===<br />
In appearance, Tala was a young, attractive Native American who appeared to be of average height and possesses a voluptuous figure. She has long raven black hair with feathers and dark brown eyes that turn white when she becomes a vampire. While Cassidy was shown to dress more modestly, Tala was shown to dress more provocatively. Displaying her ample cleavage through her Darkwatch uniform. As a vampire, she abandoned the Darkwatch Citadel after her treachery and dons a corset in place of her uniform.<br />
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Tala is the antithesis of Cassidy - seductive, sensuous, smoldering, dangerous as the evil forces she fights. In many ways, she represents the "new breed" of Darkwatch Agent. As mysterious as Jericho, Tala's meteoric rise in the ranks of the Darkwatch has been marked by an unshakable lust for power and a ruthless efficiency on the battlefield.<br />
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Tala's grace, speed, and power make her a natural contender for combat with the undead, and she often elects hand-to-hand combat over long-ranged combat. Though she is careless with her fellow men's lives, she compensates for it with utter fearlessness and her incredible ability to triumph against insurmountable odds. Silent as a shadow, Tala will sometimes vanish from the field at what appears a critical moment, only to reappear behind enemy lines, bathed in the blood of her enemies, and signaling to her squad that victory is in sight. Tala will do whatever it takes to rise to the top of the Darkwatch. For her own quest for power, as well as for the Darkwatch's war against darkness, she sees in Jericho Cross the perfect partner for their fight.<br />
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===Powers and abilities===<br />
[[Image:DarkwatchTala.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Tala.]]<br />
As a member of the Darkwatch society in the Wild West, she worked to combat the threats posed by vampires and the undead. Within the organization, she rose swiftly to the rank of Regulator. Following Cassidy's death, the leader of the vampire hunter society assigned Tala as Jericho Cross' new partner. Although she participated and helped him in quite a few missions, it became quite evident that she had ambitions for power. She would seduce Jericho Cross and the two would have sex at which point she would tempt him to bite her, transforming her into a creature similar to himself. This led to her betraying the Darkwatch and allowing Lazarus Malkoth's minions to invade the Citadel. After Lazarus was defeated by Jericho Cross, Tala arrived to take the vampire lord's power. A mysterious portal opens into a chamber once used by Lazarus as a place of ceremony to gain ultimate power.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Tala was created by Paul O'Connor and Chris Ulm where she was voiced by actress [[Rose McGowan]] and featured in the setting of the Darkwatch universe.<br />
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==Appearances==<br />
*''Darkwatch'':<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.giantbomb.com/tala/3005-5783/ Giantbomb Entry]<br />
*[http://uk.ps2.ign.com/articles/638/638322p1.html IGN Article Entry]<br />
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[[Category:Chris Ulm]]</div>Darth Batrushttp://moa.omnimulti.com/Tala_(Darkwatch)Tala (Darkwatch)2024-03-25T12:25:06Z<p>Darth Batrus: </p>
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<div>'''Tala''' is a female video game character who features in [[Darkwatch (game)|Darkwatch]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
[[Image:DarkwatchTala.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Tala.]]<br />
Tala was born from an ancient line of Native American shamans and her name meant ''"Stalking Wolf"''. Even at a young age, she was known for her ability to communicate with spirits which resulted in her being considered an outcast among her people. As the years went by, her father would be killed by treacherous fur traders while her seer mother was sent to die in a storm by the fearful tribe that she belonged to. This resulted in Tala developing an intense distrust of others - both white men and her own people.<br />
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She would later be capture by the same traders that killed her father and her fate seemed to have been sealed until an attack by vampires brought a brutal end to the traders trail. She was left for dead but was rescued by [[Darkwatch Regulators]] who were on the trail of the vampire clan. After saving her, the organization adopted her as one of their top agents but never suspected that she decided that she no longer wished to be powerless and has plans on revenge against the world that has wronged her.<br />
[[Image:DarkwatchTala2.jpg|thumb|left|160px|Tala wearing her Darkwatch costume.]]<br />
<br />
As a member of the [[Darkwatch (organization)|Darkwatch]] society in the wild west, she worked to combat the threats posed by [[Vampire|vampires]] and the undead. She quickly rose within the organization to the rank of Regulator and was known to dress quite provocatively. After the death of [[Cassidy Sharp (Darkwatch)|Cassidy]], the leader of the vampire hunter society assigned Tala as [[Jericho Cross (Darkwatch)|Jericho Cross]]'s new partner.<br />
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Though she participated and aided him in quite a few missions, it became quite apparent that she had ambitions of power. She would seduce Jericho Cross and the two would have sex at which point she tempted the cursed half vampire into biting her thus transforming her into a creature like himself. After this happened, she betrayed the Darkwatch and allowed [[Lazarus Malkoth]]'s minions to invade the Citadel. Once Lazarus was defeated by Jericho Cross, Tala arrived in order to take the vampire lords power. A portal opens into a chamber once held by Lazarus as part of a ceremony in order to gain ultimate power.<br />
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: ''Good Ending:'' She attempts to seduce Jericho into joining her side but he rejects her. Despite her attempts at converting Jericho, he was not swayed due to the spirit of Cassidy. This causes Tala to get angry and she transforms into a winged demon and attacks Jericho though she is ultimately defeated. Falling to the ground and mortally wounded, she tells Jericho in her dying breath that she would have loved him always.<br />
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: ''Bad Ending:'' With Lazarus defeated, Tala enticed Jericho to join her to which he agreed and a portal opened to the ancient chamber once more. Once there, the spirit of Cassidy refused to let Jericho turn to darkness and becomes a flying angelic being that battle the vampires. Together, however, they manage to kill Cassidy and Tala rejoices stating that now the world was theres. At which point, she embraces him in a passionate kiss, however, events turn violent as Jericho's dark nature does not wish to share any power and he devours her.<br />
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==Overview==<br />
===Personality and attributes===<br />
In appearance, Tala was a young, attractive Native American who appeared to be of average height and possesses a voluptuous figure. She has long raven black hair with feathers and dark brown eyes that turn white when she becomes a vampire. While Cassidy was shown to dress more modestly, Tala was shown to dress more provocatively. Displaying her ample cleavage through her Darkwatch uniform. As a vampire, she abandoned the Darkwatch Citadel after her treachery and dons a corset in place of her uniform.<br />
<br />
Tala is the antithesis of Cassidy - seductive, sensuous, smoldering, dangerous as the evil forces she fights. In many ways, she represents the "new breed" of Darkwatch Agent. As mysterious as Jericho, Tala's meteoric rise in the ranks of the Darkwatch has been marked by an unshakable lust for power and a ruthless efficiency on the battlefield.<br />
<br />
Tala's grace, speed, and power make her a natural contender for combat with the undead, and she often elects hand-to-hand combat over long-ranged combat. Though she is careless with her fellow men's lives, she compensates for it with utter fearlessness and her incredible ability to triumph against insurmountable odds. Silent as a shadow, Tala will sometimes vanish from the field at what appears a critical moment, only to reappear behind enemy lines, bathed in the blood of her enemies, and signaling to her squad that victory is in sight. Tala will do whatever it takes to rise to the top of the Darkwatch. For her own quest for power, as well as for the Darkwatch's war against darkness, she sees in Jericho Cross the perfect partner for their fight.<br />
<br />
===Powers and abilities===<br />
As a member of the Darkwatch society in the Wild West, she worked to combat the threats posed by vampires and the undead. Within the organization, she rose swiftly to the rank of Regulator. Following Cassidy's death, the leader of the vampire hunter society assigned Tala as Jericho Cross' new partner. Although she participated and helped him in quite a few missions, it became quite evident that she had ambitions for power. She would seduce Jericho Cross and the two would have sex at which point she would tempt him to bite her, transforming her into a creature similar to himself. This led to her betraying the Darkwatch and allowing Lazarus Malkoth's minions to invade the Citadel. After Lazarus was defeated by Jericho Cross, Tala arrived to take the vampire lord's power. A mysterious portal opens into a chamber once used by Lazarus as a place of ceremony to gain ultimate power.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Tala was created by Paul O'Connor and Chris Ulm where she was voiced by actress [[Rose McGowan]] and featured in the setting of the Darkwatch universe.<br />
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==Appearances==<br />
*''Darkwatch'':<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.giantbomb.com/tala/3005-5783/ Giantbomb Entry]<br />
*[http://uk.ps2.ign.com/articles/638/638322p1.html IGN Article Entry]<br />
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[[Category:Chris Ulm]]</div>Darth Batrushttp://moa.omnimulti.com/Elisa_MazaElisa Maza2024-03-25T12:15:42Z<p>Darth Batrus: </p>
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<div>[[Image:Elisa Maza.JPG|thumb|400px|Elisa Maza]]<br />
'''Elisa Maza''' is a female animated character who features in [[Gargoyles]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Elisa Maza ([[1968]] - ?) Police detective in the [[23rd Precinct]] in Manhattan, the only human member of the [[Manhattan Clan]], and love of the clan's leader, [[Goliath_(Gargoyles)|Goliath]]. Elisa met the clan while investigating the [[Gargoyles_(Gargoyles)|gargoyles]]' battle with the [[Commandoes_(Gargoyles)|Commandoes]] at the [[Eyrie Building]]. Ever since then, she was a staunch ally of the clan.<br />
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Elisa nearly died when [[Broadway]] accidentally shot her, but this led to greater safety on Elisa's part and a bond between her and the sensitive gargoyle. When [[David Xanatos|David Xanatos]] tried to force the gargoyles from [[Castle Wyvern]], she helped them move into the clock tower above her precinct house. Elisa was partnered with [[Bluestone, Matt|Matt Bluestone]], and kept the gargoyles' existence secret from him for some time.<br />
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During the [[Avalon World Tour]], Elisa accompanied Goliath, [[Bronx]], and [[Angela_(Gargoyles)|Angela]], and grew much closer to the Manhattan clan leader. Following the events around the Hunter's Moon, Elisa and Goliath finally admitted their mutual feelings, and went on a sort of date a few days later that was disrupted by the [[Quarrymen]].<br />
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In the Goliath Chronicles, Elisa and Goliath's mutual trust was strained thanks to the manipulations of Proteus, but the problem was resolved when the truth came out. Elisa was devastated when the clan were seemingly destroyed by a Quarrymen trap, but was pleasantly surprised when she discovered they had been saved.<br />
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==Overview==<br />
===Personality and attributes===<br />
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Elisa doesn't take anything at face value, and accepts the beauty within, which is one reason she accepted the gargoyles as quickly as she did. She's down to earth and skeptical of certain things before she sees them with her own eyes, despite all the strange happenings that have occurred in her life. She's kindhearted and strong-willed and, like the gargoyles, tends to put the needs of others before herself.<br />
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However, Elisa does have her flaws as well. She's stubborn, and has acted selfishly when it came to telling trusted friends and family members about the gargoyles, wanting to keep them to herself. She tried for a long time to ignore her true feelings for Goliath, which caused heartbreak for both of them. Nevertheless, she always does the right thing in the end.<br />
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Elisa is the eldest of three children born to Peter Maza, a retired NYPD sergeant of Native Americans, and his wife Diane, an African-American of Nigerian descent and an anthropologist specializing in the Culture of Africa. <br />
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===Powers and abilities===<br />
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Her badge number was 16123.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Elisa Maza was created by Greg Weisman and voiced by actress Salli Richardson where she featured in the setting of the Gargoyles universe.<br />
*Elisa would have discussed her feelings with Goliath and attempt to "break up" and just stay friends. They would have gone on a double date on Halloween night (Goliath with [[Delilah_(Gargoyles)|Delilah]] and Elisa wither either [[Jason Canmore|Jason Canmore]] or [[Morgan, Officer|Officer Morgan]]) but would have realised that she could not deny her feelings for him. Eventually they would have had a ''Commitment Ceremony'' and adopted a child to raise together.<br />
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*''Gargoyles'':<br />
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[[Category:Salli Richardson|Maza, Elisa]]</div>Darth Batrushttp://moa.omnimulti.com/Pharah_(Overwatch)Pharah (Overwatch)2024-03-25T12:08:22Z<p>Darth Batrus: </p>
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<div>'''Pharah''' is a female video game character who features in [[Overwatch]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
'''Fareeha Amari''' <br />
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Fareeha enlisted in the Egyptian Army. Her dogged persistence and tactical prowess caused her to rise up through the officer ranks. She was a courageous leader and earned the loyalty of all who served under her. With her exemplary record, Fareeha was well placed to join the ranks of Overwatch, but before she had that opportunity, Overwatch was disbanded. After leaving the army with a commendation for distinguished service, she was offered employment with Helix Security International, a private security firm contracted to defend the artificial intelligence research facility beneath the Giza Plateau. The top-secret facility was touted as vital to the safety of not only the region but countries across the globe. Fareeha gladly accepted the choice assignment and received training in the Raptora Mark VI, an experimental combat suit designed for rapid mobility and devastating firepower. Under the call sign "Pharah," she worked to safeguard the AI installation. Though she mourned Overwatch's passing, she still dreamed of fighting the good fight and making a difference on a global scale. She was assigned to a strike team under the command of Captain Khalil, with the rank of lieutenant.<br />
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==Overview==<br />
===Personality and attributes===<br />
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After her mother was reportedly killed in action, she got her udjat, to honour her memory. Her mother had borne a similar tattoo, and told her it was a symbol of protection. At the time, Fareeha had assumed that it meant that her mother would always protect her. Ana later sent letters to Fareeha, explaining her absence, but Fareeha never gave a response.<br />
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===Powers and abilities===<br />
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In the field, she carried a '''rocket launcher''' that was a long-range explosive projectile weapon.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Pharah was created by Blizzard Entertainment where she was voiced by actor Jen Cohn and featured in the Overwatch setting.<br />
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==Appearances==<br />
*''Overwatch'': (2016)<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[https://overwatch.gamepedia.com/Pharah Overwatch Gamerpedia Entry]<br />
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[[Category:Blizzard Entertainment]]</div>Darth Batrushttp://moa.omnimulti.com/Pharah_(Overwatch)Pharah (Overwatch)2024-03-25T12:08:06Z<p>Darth Batrus: </p>
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<div>'''Pharah''' is a female video game character who features in [[Overwatch]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
'''Fareeha Amari''' <br />
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Fareeha enlisted in the Egyptian Army. Her dogged persistence and tactical prowess caused her to rise up through the officer ranks. She was a courageous leader and earned the loyalty of all who served under her. With her exemplary record, Fareeha was well placed to join the ranks of Overwatch, but before she had that opportunity, Overwatch was disbanded. After leaving the army with a commendation for distinguished service, she was offered employment with Helix Security International, a private security firm contracted to defend the artificial intelligence research facility beneath the Giza Plateau. The top-secret facility was touted as vital to the safety of not only the region but countries across the globe. Fareeha gladly accepted the choice assignment and received training in the Raptora Mark VI, an experimental combat suit designed for rapid mobility and devastating firepower. Under the call sign "Pharah," she worked to safeguard the AI installation. Though she mourned Overwatch's passing, she still dreamed of fighting the good fight and making a difference on a global scale. She was assigned to a strike team under the command of Captain Khalil, with the rank of lieutenant.<br />
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After her mother was reportedly killed in action, she got her udjat, to honour her memory. Her mother had borne a similar tattoo, and told her it was a symbol of protection. At the time, Fareeha had assumed that it meant that her mother would always protect her. Ana later sent letters to Fareeha, explaining her absence, but Fareeha never gave a response.<br />
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===Powers and abilities===<br />
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In the field, she carried a '''rocket launcher''' that was a long-range explosive projectile weapon.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Pharah was created by Blizzard Entertainment where she was voiced by actor Jen Cohn and featured in the Overwatch setting.<br />
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==Appearances==<br />
*''Overwatch'': (2016)<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[https://overwatch.gamepedia.com/Pharah Overwatch Gamerpedia Entry]<br />
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[[Category:Blizzard Entertainment]]</div>Darth Batrushttp://moa.omnimulti.com/Michelle_Chang_(Tekken)Michelle Chang (Tekken)2024-03-25T12:03:16Z<p>Darth Batrus: </p>
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<div>'''Michelle Chang''' is a female video game character that features in [[Tekken]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Michelle Chang (Japanese: ミシェール・チャン, Hepburn: Mishēru Chan) was a young Native American woman of mixed descent, from Arizona. Her father is a man from Hong Kong, sent to America by Heihachi Mishima with the task of finding a treasure on Native American land. Mr Chang found romance and stayed in America to marry his new love. Michelle was born shortly after, and they lived together happily until, on her eighteenth birthday, Michelle learns from her mother that her father has been killed by Heihachi's men. Outraged, Michelle entered the first King of Iron Fist Tournament determined to exact revenge on Heihachi. Michelle was unsuccessful in winning the tournament, and her entry stoked more trouble for her when it was noticed that she was in possession of a valuable pendant, something which was sought by Kunimitsu, an ex-Manji Clan member, Heihachi himself and, later, his son Kazuya.<br />
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Two years after the first tournament, Kazuya organized a second and, determined to seize Michelle's amulet, kidnapped her mother in order to ensure her participation. His plan worked, and Michelle entered the second King of Iron Fist Tournament. The task of acquiring the amulet was handed to Ganryu, a Sumo wrestler and bodyguard of Kazuya's. However, rather than capture his target, Ganryu fell in love with Michelle, a love that was not reciprocated, and Michelle was able to hold on to her amulet.<br />
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Determined, strong-minded, and compassionate, Michelle houses a deep love for her family and a vengeful nature towards those who threaten them. She pursues her goals with dedication. She also possesses a love for the environment and is a true lover of nature. This is something which is assumed to be passed on to her daughter, Julia, as she taught her to fight to "..protect mother earth, not to destroy it".<br />
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*Michelle Chang was created by Seiichi Ishii where she made her first appearance in Tekken (1994).<br />
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*[https://tekken.fandom.com/wiki/Michelle_Chang Tekken Wiki Entry]<br />
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Chang_(Tekken) Wikipedia Entry]<br />
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[[Category:Seiichi Ishii]]</div>Darth Batrushttp://moa.omnimulti.com/Echo_(Marvel)Echo (Marvel)2024-03-25T12:01:22Z<p>Darth Batrus: </p>
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'''Echo''' is a female comic superhero who features in [[Marvel Comics]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
===Origin===<br />
'''Maya Lopez'''<br />
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Her father Crazy Horse came to be business partners with [[Wilson Fisk]] where he moved to New York and fathered his child Maya Lopez. (Daredevil v2 #10) At first, the Maya was non-responsive as a baby and rarely made sounds, causing the doctors to think she was mentally challenged for a time. Maya's mother, unable to handle Crazy Horse's life of crime, left early in Maya's life. (Daredevil v2 #52) Maya learned to communicate by drawing pictures and never knew her mother. She took to playing the piano early on. After going to a special school, she learned to read lips and sign language. She asked her father questions constantly, even as other children saw her as mentally challenged. Crazy Horse sometimes took Maya to the reservation, where she interacted with other Native Americans. A shaman taught her Native Sign Language, and told her it was her calling to be a storyteller. (Daredevil v2 #51) Crazy Horse took Maya to a small park frequently, and she loved her time with him there. (Daredevil v2 #14)<br />
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When her father got into trouble, he would end up going to the reservation that was not the home of one particular tribe but rather an interzone of tribes. (Daredevil v2 #51)<br />
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Around 20 years ago, her father Crazy Horse was noted to had crossed the Kingpin who had no choice but to make an example of him. He came to shoot the man in the head but not before promising to care for his deaf daughter Maya who never knew about the true murderer of her father. (Daredevil v2 #10) It was noted that Maya was only 9 years old when her father had died. (Daredevil v2 #51) Fisk came to look after her financially as she grew to adulthood. (Daredevil v2 #11)<br />
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Wilson Fisk then informed her that her father was a close friend of his and that he had been killed at the hands of Daredevil. (Daredevil v2 #10)<br />
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She then travelled to the offices of [[Nelson and Murdock]] in order to meet Matt Murdock where she asked to meet him in private outside at a set time and place as she had information on Wilson Fisk. (Daredevil v2 #10)<br />
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Pursuing Daredevil, she managed to get the upper hand on him and prepared to shoot him with a gun. However, a group of children were present at the scene and Maya did not want to expose them to death. This led to her leaving the scene but promising to get her revenge on Daredevil as she left the scene. (Daredevil v2 #13) She next spotted him on a rooftop talking to the [[Black Widow (Marvel)|Black Widow]] and attempted to take out [[Natasha Romanoff]] with a tranquilizer dart from a sniper rifle. Echo then fought against Daredevil where he had her in a dark warehouse thus depriving her of her sight and then used nerve strikes to prevent her from fighting before escaping. (Daredevil v2 #14) For their next fight, Echo decided to set the scene of their battle to blind her foe of all her senses. She nearly killed him until she came to learn that Daredevil was actually Matt Murdock and that he could not have killed her father as he would have been a child when he died. It was then that she came to the realisation that Wilson Fisk had lied to her because he was responsible for her father's murder and went to confront him. Upon finding him, she came to shoot Fisk to avenge her father leaving him blinded as a result. (Daredevil v2 #15)<br />
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Maya left the country to travel the world and rediscover herself, visiting the art museums wherever she went. (Daredevil v2 #51) After months away, she returned to New York to reconcile with Matt, only to find he was already with another woman. (Daredevil v2 #52) She then left New York to go to her father's reservation and visited the Chief who was the old medicine man that she and her father would visit when she was younger. After listening to his stories about her father, Maya decided to follow his suggestion and went on a 'vision quest'. She went to the woods to fast and meditate to receive visions which she hoped would provide her with some answers on what to do next with her life. (Daredevil v2 #53) On the fourth day of her 'vision quest' during a thunderstorm she was startled by what she believed to be an animal spirit and briefly fought him. Once she realized her mistake they talked and she shared some of the visions she received. (Daredevil v2 #54) When she got to her final vision about 'two dogs fighting', he ended up telling her a story about it. This ultimately motivated her to start telling stories just like her father did. She went back to New York and began to perform in the theater using sign language, dance, and music. She spoke with Matt again who said that he attended her first performance titled ''Parts of a Hole'' and that he would see ''The Echo Story'' with a friend. He made no attempt to stop her from kissing him because he knew it was a goodbye kiss. (Daredevil v2 #55)<br />
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She continued to operate in Japan as Ronin when the Civil War erupted among the superhero community in America. Alone, she was targeted by the Hand who were led by Elektra where she personally killed Echo. Echo's body was then taken to the Hand's headquarters where they resurrected her and proceeded with their attempt at brainwashing Maya to become one of their warriors. She was saved by the intervention of the New Avengers who arrived at the scene and took her from the Hand. (New Avengers v1 #27)<br />
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Despite her team mates fears, she did not believe in their warnings of a potential Skrull infiltration and invasion of the planet. Instead, she believed that this was simply an excuse for the team who were living the life of miserable fugitives and them ignoring their situation. In the middle of the night, she decided to go to Nelson & Murdock to meet with Daredevil to ask Matt Murdock why he had sent Captain America to rescue her. It was during this encounter that she became suspicious and believed Daredevil was not who he claimed to be with her confronting him. She was then shocked to see that Daredevil was a Skrull who morphed into a copy of her and intended to replace her on the New Avengers. From behind, the Skrull was attacked by Wolverine who was following Echo to make sure she was alright with the two forcing the alien infiltrator to flee. The next morning she returned to the New Avengers where she was approached by and comforted by Clint Barton who helped ease her mind by telling of his own experiences when he first joined the Avengers. Thus, he assured her that though she felt out of place that in the end things would work out for her. The pair then kissed after showing that they were attracted to one another leading to Maya starting a relationship with Barton. (New Avengers v1 #39)<br />
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The world later came under attack from the [[Hulk (Marvel)|Hulk]] and his [[Warbound]]. In this time, Echo attempted to defend [[Rick Jones]] from [[Hiroim]] and [[Elloe Kaifi]] during their attack on the [[Sanctum Sanctorum (Marvel)|Sanctum Sanctorum]] where they attempted to capture [[Doctor Strange]]. Despite their efforts, she along with the [[Iron Fist]] [[Danny Rand]] ad Clint Barton were defeated and captured. (World War Hulk v1 #3)<br />
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Afterwards, she moved to Los Angeles where she went undercover as a stripper only for [[Moon Knight]] to attack a meeting she was in forcing her to break her cover. (Moon Knight v6 #2) Echo accepted the offer to help Marc find out who was the Kingpin of L.A. and started a relationship. While Moon Knight was fighting the revealed Kingpin, Count Nefaria, Echo recorded it on a video camera to bring to the police. Days later, she and Moon Knight were cleaning up some criminal hideouts until Nefaria confronted them. During the fight, although fighting very well, Echo was seemingly killed by Nefaria's optic blast; submitting to his Wolverine personality, Moon Knight then brutally attacked Nefaria in revenge. (Moon Knight v6 #9) Maya resurfaced years later alive and well. She witnessed the beginning of an attempt by Klaw to take over New York City, turning its citizens into sound constructs, and alerted Daredevil about it. Together, they stopped the villain and reverted the effects of his infection. (Daredevil Annual v4 #1) <br />
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===Phoenix===<br />
Later on, the [[Phoenix Force (Marvel)|Phoenix Force]] returned to the Earth in search for a host and brought select people into the '''White Hot Room''' who were candidates for the role. Maya came to be among those gathered that were forced to fight in a trial by combat to be the new [[Phoenix (Marvel)|Phoenix]]. (Avengers v8 #40) Among the earliest fighters in the tournament, she came to face off against [[Namor]] where they battled at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. (Avengers v8 #41) These conditions came to favour Namor who managed to overpower Echo and left for dead on the ocean floor. (Avengers v8 #42)<br />
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==Overview==<br />
===Personality and attributes===<br />
[[File:NewAvengersV1-39Textless.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Echo in New Avengers v1 #39.]]<br />
A young Maya was present at the side of her dying father who left a bloody handprint on her face as he passed away. (Daredevil v2 #10) As an assassin, she came to seek revenge against Daredevil and came to be known as '''Echo'''. (Daredevil v2 #14) After bonding to the Phoenix Force, Maya came to briefly operate under the name of '''Phoenix'''. (Avengers v8 #45)<br />
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Her father used to tell her an old Native American tale that he used to teach her sign language. (Daredevil v2 #10) As a child, the world seemed carefree and big to her where everyday seemed like kindergarten to her. (Daredevil v2 #14) As a kid, drawing was one of her earliest forms of communication. (Daredevil v2 #51)<br />
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She was conscious of how death could affect a child and refused to kill a person in front of children. (Daredevil v2 #13)<br />
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As one of the Cheyenne, she believed in a great winged spirit of change that protected the tribe from darkness with this being the '''Thunderbird'''. (Avengers v8 #44) Her father Crazy Horse once told her the story about how a man having two dogs inside of himself, one good and one evil, and he had to choose which one to feed. (Daredevil v2 #54) <br />
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Maya was the daughter of '''Crazy Horse''' whose real name was '''Willie Lincoln'''. It was he who told her many stories of her heritage. (Daredevil v2 #52) When she was young, her father on some occasions took her to the park where she was said to had loved her time with him there. (Daredevil v2 #14) Maya was only 9 years old when her father was killed. (Daredevil v2 #51)<br />
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She had never known her mother who had left both her and her father after she could not cope with Crazy Horse's criminal life. (Daredevil v2 #52) As such, it was noted that she never came to know her mother. (Daredevil v2 #51)<br />
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After her father's death, the young Maya was cared for by '''Wilson Fisk''' who took care of her financially. At first, she used to speak of him lovingly and with a level of warmth. (Daredevil v2 #11) This was until she came to learn that he was responsible for her father's death and looked to kill him. (Daredevil v2 #15)<br />
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Initially, Maya came to believe that the masked vigilante known as Daredevil had been responsible for killing her father and she sought revenge against him. (Daredevil v2 #10) Around this time, she came to be involved with the blink attorney '''Matt Murdock'''. Murdock had felt that she was the most charming girl he had ever met. Maya was said to exude quiet confidence and strength yet also the vulnerability of a child. Her impairment was said to set her apart from others and offered her a different perspective with her knowing what it was like to be detached from other people. (Daredevil v2 #11)<br />
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===Powers and abilities===<br />
Maya Lopez was noted to had been born deaf where she was unresponsive to sound at first. Initially, this led to some believing she was mentally challenged until she was diagnosed. In the beginning, she found that the only way she could communicate with others was by drawing pictures. This was until she was at a special school where she learnt to read lips and sign language. Later on, she would sometimes be taken to the reservations where a shaman taught her Native Sign Language where he remarked that she had the makings of a storyteller. (Daredevil v2 #51)<br />
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A gifted artist and athlete, Maya Lopez had an uncanny ability to mimic physical action if she saw it. (Daredevil v2 #12) She saw the actions and the mechanics of another person's movements along with the body's geometry of motion. Through this, she was able to absorb an arsenal of actions in order to duplicate them with the same accuracy. Thus, she could replay their performance in her head again in order to steal their movements. (Daredevil v2 #11)<br />
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Through hours of visual assimilation, she was capable of a number of fighting skills. It was noted that she was skilled in unarmed combat where she had perfectly copied one of Daredevil's throws, counter his moves and mimicking his movements perfectly. Echo also had a number of weapons for use that included throwing stars which she used with the same degree of accuracy as Bullseye and could throw clubs similar to Daredevil. (Daredevil v2 #11)<br />
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Darkness was said to be her one main weakness which left her feeling very isolated and powerless. (Daredevil v2 #14)<br />
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She was shown to capable in handling small arms like pistols and sniper rifles. (Daredevil v2 #14)<br />
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Through a medicine man from her tribe, she could take part in a '''vision quest'''. This saw her travelling to an isolated location in order to fast and meditate in order to receive visions which would provide her with some answers on what to do next with her life. (Daredevil v2 #53)<br />
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Later on, she came to be a host to the cosmic '''Phoenix Force''' that was a fiery element of change. (Avengers v8 #44)<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Echo was created by David Mack and Joe Quesada where she made her first appearance in Daredevil v2 #9 (December, 1999).<br />
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*In Ultimate Spider-Man, Echo made an cameo appearance in the setting of the animated television series in the episodes "Agent Venom" and "The Next Iron Spider". She was shown as being one of a number of young superheroes that had been inspired by Spider-Man and were being monitored by S.H.I.E.L.D.<br />
*In Hawkeye, Maya Lopez appeared in the setting of the live-action television series set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe where she was portrayed by actress Alaqua Cox.<br />
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*[https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Maya_Lopez_(Earth-616) Marvel Database Entry]<br />
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echo_(Marvel_Comics) Wikipedia Entry]<br />
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<div>[[Echo (Marvel)|Echo]]. From [[Phoenix Song: Echo]] v1 #5 Wolf Textless Cover.</div>Darth Batrushttp://moa.omnimulti.com/Iron_Fist_of_K%27un-LunIron Fist of K'un-Lun2024-03-24T18:07:33Z<p>Darth Batrus: Created page with "The '''Iron Fist of K'un-Lun''' is a title that features in Marvel Comics. ==History== The Iron Fist were martial art champions that represented the hidden city of [[K'un..."</p>
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<div>The '''Iron Fist of K'un-Lun''' is a title that features in [[Marvel Comics]].<br />
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The Iron Fist were martial art champions that represented the hidden city of [[K'un-Lun (Marvel)|K'un-Lun]] of the Seven Capital Cities of the [[Heart of Heaven]].<br />
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*The Iron Fist of K'un-Lun was created by Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction and Travel Foreman where it made its first appearance in Immortal Iron Fist v1 #3 (February, 2007).<br />
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==History==<br />
The Heralds of Galactus was the name given to beings empowered by the [[Power Cosmic]] to serve the World Devourer [[Galactus]].<br />
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Among the first hunter seeker and herald to the devourer was a figure known as the [[Fallen One (Marvel)|Fallen One]]. Unlike future Heralds, this one was empowered by black matter that was the essence of the void. (Thanos v1 #11)<br />
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When Galactus threatened to consume Zenn-La, one inhabitant, Norrin Radd, offered to become the World Devourer's servant if Galactus would spare his homeworld. Galactus agreed and imbued Radd with the Power Cosmic, transforming him into the Herald known as the Silver Surfer. As Galactus' new Herald, the Surfer was dedicated to finding uninhabited but energy-rich worlds for Galactus to consume. (Silver Surfer v1 #1)<br />
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Searching for a suitable replacement for the Silver Surfer, Galactus eventually chose Gabriel Lan, the Xandarian captain of the Way-Opener, an exploration vessel, to become his next Herald. A member of the Nova Corps, Lan was brave and prone to wanderlust. He did not refuse Galactus' offer of immense power and unlimited freedom to travel the universe under his own power. Galactus gave Lan the Power Cosmic, transforming him into the Air-Walker. The Air-Walker served Galactus faithfully for years and even befriended the World Devourer. The Air-Walker eventually sacrificed himself to protect Galactus from a fleet of Ovoid warships. Galactus was weak from hunger and could not protect or resurrect Lan, but eventually managed to transfer his consciousness into an android duplicate of the Air-Walker. Unfortunately, Lan's personality and passion for exploration did not survive the process and the Air-Walker automaton was a hollow image of Galactus' former friend and ally. Frustrated, Galactus sent the Air-Walker automaton to Earth to convince the Silver Surfer to return to his role as Galactus' Herald, but the Air-Walker automaton was badly damaged in a subsequent battle with the Surfer and the Fantastic Four. (Thor v1 #306)<br />
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Galactus came to grow tired of the morality of Nova and after consuming a planet he decided to end her service to him. This saw him take an inhabitant of the destroyed world who was a court executioner called [[Morg]] with him empowered by the Power Cosmic to be his newest Herald that would destroy planets without remorse. (Silver Surfer v3 #70)<br />
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The [[Annihilation Wave]] had been given orders to capture the ex-Heralds of Galactus so that Thanos could unlock the secret of their cosmic power. However, following the death of one of the Wave's Queens, Annihilus rescinded the order and commanded his enforcer Ravenous to eliminate the Heralds. (Annihilation v1 #1)<br />
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The emergence of a new [[Star Brand (object)|Star Brand]] led to three of the Heralds gathering in order to stop their rampage. Thus, the Silver Surfer, Terrax and Firelord came together as the '''Herald's Three''' and journeyed into the Shi'ar's '''Ravenstarr''' maximum security prison galaxy which was where the new Starbrand had awoken. During this time, they learnt that the Avengers and entered into the galaxy on a similar quest and the Herald's sought to stop them. (Avengers v8 #28)<br />
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Around this time, Galactus was badly wounded by the star plague known as the '''Black Winter''' which threatened the universe and he travelled to Asgard. Once there, the Heralds of Galactus gathered where the Silver Surer revealed the true nature of the threat. Thus, they sought to take the World Devourer to select worlds to empower him to fight this threat. However, Galactus believed that King [[Thor Odinson]] was tied to his demise and thus transformed the Asgardian into his newest Herald to aid him on this quest. (Thor v6 #1)<br />
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==Overview==<br />
The Heralds of Galactus are ultimately subject to Galactus' will- he can revoke the Power Cosmic granted to them at will, and alter their minds as he sees fit.<br />
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==Members==<br />
*'''Fallen One''' : a male who was the first Herald and empowered with black matter. (Thanos v1 #11)<br />
*'''Silver Surfer''' : Norrin Radd was a male inhabitant of the planet Zenn-La who offered himself to Galactus to save his world and thus became the Silver Surfer. (Silver Surfer v1 #1)<br />
*'''Air-Walker''' : '''Gabriel Lan''' was a male Xandarian who was transformed into the Herald known as the Air-Walker. (Uncanny Origins v1 #4)<br />
*'''Firelord''' : '''Pyreus Kril''' was a male Xandarian who was transformed into the Herald known as the Firelord. (Uncanny Origins v1 #4)<br />
*'''Terrax''' : '''Tyros''' of the planet '''Birj''' was transformed into the Herald known as Terrax the Tamer. (Fantastic Four v1 #258) <br />
*'''Nova''' : '''Frankie Raye''' of Earth offered herself to Galactus in exchange for him sparing her world leading to her being transformed into the Herald known as Nova. (Fantastic Four v1 #244)<br />
*'''Morg''' : an inhabitant of an unknown world that was empowered to become Morg the Executioner. (Silver Surfer v3 #70)<br />
*'''Red Shift''' : (Galactus: The Devourer v1 #1)<br />
*'''Stardust''' : Lambda-Zero was a member of the Ethereals that became the Herald known as Stardust. (Annihilation: Heralds of Galactus)<br />
*'''Praeter''' : a human preacher from Broxton named Mike who volunteered to be transformed into a Herald. (Mighty Thor v1 #6)<br />
*'''Anti-Man''' : (Ultimates v2 #12)<br />
*'''Thor Odinson''' : male Asgardian who was transformed into the Herald of Thunder to help Galactus in the battle against the Black Winter. (Thor v6 #1)<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*The Heralds of Galactus were created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby where they made their fist appearance in Fantastic Four v1 #48 (March, [[1966]]).<br />
*Considering the number of Heralds Galactus has had since the Surfer, it seems likely Galactus had them before the Silver Surfer as well. [[Superman]] was briefly a Herald (between Morg and Red Shift) in ''Superman/Fantastic Four''.<br />
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==Alternate Versions==<br />
*In Fantastic Four v2 #10 (1997), an alternate world was shown known as the [[Heroes Reborn]] reality that was created by Franklin Richards. In this universe, a Herald of Galactus was shown named '''Plasma''' who stood alongside the Silver Surfer, Air-Walker, Firelord and Terrax the Tamer as they sought worlds for their master. After helping Galactus consume a planet, she was dispatched to Earth to prepare the way for it being consumed by her master.<br />
*In one alternate timeline, [[Dazzler]] became a Herald of Galactus after Terrax. On [[Earth-952]], where the Surfer remained with Galactus (who did drain the Earth), the [[Fantastic Four]] eventually replaced the Surfer, becoming his Heralds and consciences.<br />
*In Last Planet Standing v1 #1 (2006), an alternate reality was shown that was the [[MC2]] universe which was designated as Earth-982. In this future reality, a new Herald was shown who was a green-skinned alien known as '''Dominas the Wavemaster''' who sought worlds for his master Galactus. He was responsible for locating the Shi'ar Imperial Throneworld which led to its consumption by the World Devourer.<br />
*In Ultimate Extinction v1 #1 (2006), an alternate version known as the '''Heralds of Gah Lak Tus''' appeared in the [[Ultimate Marvel]] reality designated as [[Earth-1610]] in the Multiverse. Gah Lak Tus's Silver Men are silvery humanoids that appeared on Earth ahead of Gah Lak Tus. Considered as Gah Lak Tus' "antibody drones", the Silver Men were sent to induce suicide on a massive scale and destroying weapons used on Gah Lak Tus in order to minimize the possibility of an advanced resistance.<br />
*In Marvel 2-In-One v1 #5 (2018), an alternate version of Galactus was shown where in this universe he arrived on Earth to consume it and killed the Thing of that parallel world. During his attempt, that world's Doctor Doom managed to take control of Galactus and merged with his body where he departed Earth to consume the rest of his universe. In this reality, he created his own versions of the heralds with these being dark-skinned versions of the Silver Surfer with features of Doctor Doom with these being referred to as the '''Heralds of Doom'''.<br />
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*In [[Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]], the Heralds made an appearance in the second season of the animated television series in the finale episode ''"Avengers Assemble"''. It was shown that they consisted of Terrax, Firelord, Air-Walker and Red Shift who assembled the machines to drain Earth of its life energy for their master. In this continuity, they were described as being non-living beings that were energy constructs that were destroyed by the Avengers.<br />
*In [[Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.]] the Herald of Galactus appear in the episode "Galactus Goes Green". It's shown that Terrax serves as the reigning Herald who goes to Earth to summon his master though gets beaten in a fight with She-Hulk. Despite being defeated, Galactus comes to Earth but reveals he had no intention to consume the world but had sent Terrax in order to find his replacement without him being aware of this fact. As She-Hulk defeated him, he selects her to be the new Herald and when she attacks Galactus she gets transformed into the Emerald Empress.<br />
*In Avengers Assemble, a Herald makes an appearance in the episode "Guardians and Space Knights". Galactus arrived on Earth and was prepared to feed on it when Iron Man offered his life as a Herald to find him an alternative. As a result, Tony Stark was empowered with the Power Cosmic and showed Galactus the planet of the D'Bari where he battled his Avenger compatriots and the Guardians of the Galaxy.<br />
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*In Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, the Herald was referenced in the setting of the live-action film. The Silver Surfer served as the Herald of Galactus who arrived on Earth to summon his master to consume the world.<br />
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*[https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Heralds_of_Galactus_(Earth-616) Marvel Database Entry]<br />
*[http://www.comicvine.com/heralds-of-galactus/65-40462/ Comicvine Entry]<br />
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<div>[[File:GhostRidersHeavensOnFireV1-1Textless.jpg|thumb|right|260px|The Spirits of Vengeance in Ghost Riders: Heaven's on Fire v1 #1.]]<br />
The '''Spirits of Vengeance''' is a team that features in [[Marvel Comics]] [[Ghost Rider]].<br />
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==History==<br />
The Spirits of Vengeance were a powerful group of spirits that were given vestiges of [[God]]'s divine power and were bonded to human host. This was done so in order to limit their power in their quest for divine retribution as these Spirits were tasked with avenging the innocent and eliminating the wicked amongst mankind. Thus, they traced their origins from Biblical times with a long line of those that held the position of [[Ghost Rider]] and they served as [[Heaven]]'s black ops group designed with secret missions in mind. In order to administer and oversee their operations, the [[Angel]] [[Zadkiel (Marvel)|Zadkiel]] was placed in charge of them and manipulate them from the shadows. Thus, this actions led to their true origins being masked in shadow and shrouded in mystery with their involvement with God being almost unknown. (Ghost rider v6 #33)<br />
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Around the world, there were multiple Spirits of Vengeance that operated in mortal hosts with different ones on different parts of the globe. Each was tailored to the customs and the religions of the area. (Ghost Rider v6 #28)<br />
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The archangel [[Zadkiel (Marvel)|Zadkiel]] was placed in charge of monitoring the Spirits of Vengeance and keeping the truth of their origins a secret throughout the millennia. (Ghost Rider v6 #33)<br />
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During the [[Hyborian Age]], a Ghost Rider was noted to had operated where the undead warrior rode a giant spider. In that time, he sought vengeance against a mad king who had been pillaging the land and his barbarism was perpetrated by the forces under his command. The Spirit of Vengeance then attacked his armies and laid waste to them with [[Conan the Barbarian]] having witnessed this event. (Savage Avengers v1 #21)<br />
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In [[1654]] C.E., a Spirit of Vengeance was targeted by the demon '''Necrosis''' who killed him on behalf of his master Belasco. This was done so due to Mephisto's incursions into Belasco. (Ghost Rider v9 #3) During the 17th century, the Puritan Avenger [[Noble Kale]] rode the backwoods of the Colonies chasing down witches and overzealous witch hunters leading to him being called the Ghost Rider. (Ghost rider v6 #33)<br />
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As a servant of Zadkiel, Danny Ketch was used to hunt down the other Spirits of Vengeance around the world where he leeched their powers to his Angelic master. (Ghost Rider v6 #28)<br />
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During their long history, the Angel Zadkiel began to grow corrupt and desired more power thus he began a ploy in order to usurp Heaven through the use of the Ghost Riders. His actions led to only two such members of the Spirits of Vengeance remaining by the modern age namely [[Johnny Blaze]] and [[Danny Ketch]] who were the two most powerful Ghost Riders in history. In order to achieve his goal, Zadkiel had Daniel Ketch absorb the power of every Ghost Rider in the mistaken belief that this would prevent them from corrupting him. However, once the task was accomplished, Zadkiel simply stole the collected energy from Ketch and used it to break down the Gates of Heaven and bring about a bloody coup in Heaven itself.<br />
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After Johnny Blaze became the King of Hell, he recalled the Spirits of Vengeance possessing his allies and summoned every Ghost Rider that the Hell-Lord had ever created to take revenge. (Doctor Strange: Damnation v1 #4)<br />
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==Overview==<br />
Among the Tibetans, a Ghost Rider was known as the '''Khrag 'Thung''' or '''He Who Seeks Vengeance in Our Name'''. (Ghost Rider v6 #28)<br />
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In reality, these entities were angels and entities from Heaven with them being the Wrath of God. (Ghost Rider v6 #18) They were a vestige of God's own power that was bonded to a human host. (Ghost rider v6 #33) <br />
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The Ghost Rider was considered a wonder of mystic design with god-like power available to them. Each human acted as a built-in safety that limited the Ghost Rider's power simply due to the host's mortal nature. However, if the limit was loose, then for most intents and purposes its power was boundless. They were capable of doing incredible feats and competence as explained by Doctor Strange making them one of the strongest and most powerful supernatural entities to exist but are only limited due to the human host lack of imagination. The host itself acts as a "built-in safety lock" to prevent the Spirit from exacting its full potential. If the Spirit is controlling the Ghost Rider, the results would be biblically catastrophic and the human host can only influence the Spirit's decisions. If the host is in control, it would not be as powerful as the Spirit. Nevertheless, the Ghost Rider is still very powerful even in its weakest state. (Ghost Rider v6 #13)<br />
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They were able to imbue any object and materials with hellfire. (Ghost Riders: Heaven's on Fire v1 #1) The Spirit was able to control any object that was infused with their hellfire and control it through their mind alone. (Ghost Rider v6 #7) In some cases, The Rider can bring forth paranormal weather conditions whenever they travel. They can even rain down from the sky a destructive fire storm. (Ghost Rider v6 #35) <br />
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A sub-power to constructing various objects, they have the ability to craft duplicates of themselves. They will act similarly to their creator. When killed, they will burst into a puff of hellfire. (Ghost Rider v6 #32) <br />
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By simply touching another individual possessing the Spirit, they can absorb its essence leaving the host paralyzed or killed by the effect. (Ghost Rider v6 #30)<br />
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In practice, the Spirits of Vengeance were to fight and avenge the innocent whilst pruning mankind of undesirables. Under their angel handlers guidance, they served as the C.I.A. of the afterlife and acted as Heaven's black-ops. (Ghost rider v6 #33)<br />
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==Members==<br />
*'''The Rider''' : a male primitive man born 1,000,000 B.C. years ago who had the capacity of intelligent thought and speech whose tribe was killed by a Wendigo who left the boy alive. The child called '''Ghost''' went out into the wilderness where he was left near death where he was approached by Mephisto disguised as a snake who made a deal with the boy who was transformed into a Spirit of Vengeance where he attempted to use this power to kill the Wendigo but failed. Afterwards, he was approached by the Phoenix and Odin to join the ranks of the world's first heroes. (Avengers v8 #7)<br />
*'''Noble Kale''' :<br />
*'''Kushala''' : a female Native American born to her tribe when the settlers first arrived with her people being killed by the U.S. Army leaving her in a rage where she demanded vengeance with her call being answered as she became possessed by the Spirit of Vengeance. Thus, she became the '''Demon Rider''' where she massacred the people responsible but became haunted by the spirits that followed her everywhere with Kushala studying magic for a means to free herself from the curse as she became a Sorcerer Supreme for a time. (Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme v1 #3) <br />
*'''Caleb''' :<br />
*'''Molek''' :<br />
*'''Musashi Miyamoto''' : the '''Ghost Ronin'''<br />
*'''Spring-Heeled Jack''' :<br />
*'''Ghost Flyer''' :<br />
*'''Sal''' :<br />
*'''Knuckles O'Shaugnessy''' :<br />
*'''Yoshio Kannabe''' : the '''Yokai-Raida''' <br />
*'''Johnny Blaze''' :<br />
*'''Danny Ketch''' :<br />
*'''Alejandra Jones''' :<br />
*'''Robbie Reyes''' :<br />
*'''Parker Robbins''' :<br />
*'''Vox Ignis''' :<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*The Spirits of Vengeance were created by Howard Mackie and Ron Garney where they made their first appearance in Ghost Rider v3 #42 (October, 1993).<br />
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===Films===<br />
*In Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, the Spirits of Vengeance were referred to in the setting of the live-action film. It was said that the Ghost Rider was originally an angel who was a spirit of justice sent to protect the world of humans. However, instead he imprisoned the guilty and banished them to Hell where the mission to protect the innocent became one fixated on punishment thus leading to the Spirit of Vengeance.<br />
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==Appearances==<br />
*''Ghost Rider v3'': (1993)<br />
*''Ghost Rider v6'':<br />
*''Ghost Riders: Heaven's on Fire v1'':<br />
*''Avengers v8'': (2019)<br />
*''Ghost Rider v9'': (2019)<br />
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*[https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Spirits_of_Vengeance_(Earth-616) Marvel Database Entry]<br />
*[http://www.comicvine.com/spirits-of-vengeance/65-56619/ Comicvine Entry]<br />
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The '''Flash''' is the name of several characters in the [[:Category:DC|DC Universe]].<br />
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The Flash is the Fastest Man Alive. The protector of Central City and Keystone City, fighting against evil using his super-speed and a dedicated sense of heroism.<br />
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While several other individuals have used the name Flash, these have lived either on other parallel worlds, or in the future. Jay Garrick, Barry Allen, and Wally West are the best-known exemplars of the identity.<br />
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Nicknamed the "Scarlet Speedster", the "Crimson Comet", "The Blur", and "The Streak", all incarnations of the Flash possess "super speed", which includes the ability to run and move extremely fast, use superhuman reflexes, and seemingly violate certain laws of physics. Thus far, four different characters—each of whom somehow gained the power of "super-speed"—have assumed the identity of the Flash: Jay Garrick, Barry Allen, Wally West, and Bart Allen. Before Wally and Bart's ascension to the mantle of the Flash, they were both Flash protégés under the same name Kid Flash (Bart was also known as Impulse).<br />
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==The Flash (Golden Age)==<br />
: ''Main Article'': [[Jay Garrick]] <br />
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===Pre-Crisis===<br />
Jay Garrick was a college student in [[1938]] who accidentally inhaled heavy water vapors after taking a smoke break inside his laboratory where he had been working. As a result, he found that he could run at superhuman speed and had similarly fast reflexes. After a brief career as a college football star, he donned a red shirt with a lightning bolt and a stylized metal helmet with wings (based on images of the Greek deity Hermes), and began to fight crime as the Flash. (Flash Comics v1 #1)<br />
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His first case involved battling the "Faultless Four", a group of blackmailers. Garrick kept his identity secret for years without a mask by continually vibrating his body while in public so that any photograph of his face would be blurred. <br />
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Although originally from Earth-Two, he was incorporated into the history of New Earth following the Crisis on Infinite Earths and is still active as the Flash operating out of Keystone City. He is a member of the Justice Society.<br />
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===Post-Crisis===<br />
Following the [[Crisis on Infinite Earths]], a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. Jay Garrick<br />
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===Post-Flashpoint===<br />
Following the [[Flashpoint]], a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. Jay Garrick<br />
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==The Flash (Barry Allen)==<br />
: ''Main Article'': [[Barry Allen (DC)|Barry Allen]]<br />
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===Pre-Crisis===<br />
Barry Allen was an assistant scientist from the Criminal and Forensic Science Division of Central City Police Department. Barry has a reputation for being very slow, deliberate, and frequently late, which frustrated his fiancée, Iris West. One night, as he was preparing to leave work, a freak lightning bolt struck a nearby shelf in his lab and doused him with a cocktail of unnamed chemicals. <br />
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Whilst at the police laboratory, lightning struck the room and caused a number of the chemicals present to spill on him. He gained the ability to travel at super-speed where he began to experiment with his new abilities. Allen later saved his date Iris West from a stray bullet that was fired by the villainous Turtle Man. This inspired him to become a superhero where he drew inspiration from the adventures of the Flash and made a costume for himself. (Showcase v1 #4)<br />
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As a result, Barry found that he could run extremely fast and had matching reflexes. He donned a set of red tights sporting a lightning bolt , dubbed himself the Flash , and became a crimefighter active in Central City. In his civilian identity, he stores the costume compressed in a special ring via the use of a special gas that could compress cloth fibers to a very small fraction of their normal size. He is also named by some as the most important character of the DC Universe.<br />
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Barry sacrificed his life for the universe in the 1985 maxi-series Crisis on Infinite Earths, and remained dead for over twenty years after that story's publication. With the 2008 series Final Crisis, Barry returned to the DC Universe and returned to full prominence as the Flash in the 2009 series The Flash: Rebirth, which was soon after followed by a new volume of The Flash ongoing series, where Barry's adventures as the Scarlet Speedster are currently published.<br />
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===Post-Crisis===<br />
Following the [[Crisis on Infinite Earths]], a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.<br />
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Shortly afterward, although his family and friends were overjoyed that he was back, Barry himself was uneasy, as he was unable to explain how he alone escaped the Speed Force, while others such as Max Mercury and Johnny Quick were still trapped inside. Deciding not to waste this second chance, Barry went to the Flash Museum to catch up on what he had missed. While there, he met up with his old friend, Hal Jordan, who had also died and returned. Barry discussed his unease over his return with Hal, and how he felt that he did not need to come back. Barry told Hal to tell Wally and Jay that he wasn't going to the parties that had been set up in honor of his return, then sped off on patrol. While running, a rogue speedster Wally had encountered named Savitar somehow escaped the Speed Force through Barry. When Barry managed to catch him, Savitar disintegrated before Barry's eyes. (The Flash: Rebirth v1 #1) Wonder Woman had used her connections to arrange for a cover story to explain Barry Allen's civilian absence. Iris was aware of this with it being said that Barry Allen had returned from Witness Protection in order to explain his death and absence for many years. He later accompanied Hal Jordan to Fallville to investigate the speed surge among the speedsters where the pair discovered the Black Flash's deceased body. The pair were attacked by Christina Alexandrova who was angry at her master Savitar's demise after his contact with Allen. Alexandrova's body began to disintegrate after being in contact with Barry whereupon his body began to transform as he was being turned into the new Black Flash. (The Flash: Rebirth v1 #2)<br />
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===Post-Flashpoint===<br />
Following the [[Flashpoint]], a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.<br />
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In [[1938]], Jay was a student at Midwestern University. He got good grades and played for the football team, but he was a mediocre player and had little social life, being too nervous to approach girls. He was dissatisfied with his life, always trying to achieve greatness but never quite making it. Professor Hughes, a professor at the college, asked Jay to help him with his research and Jay eagerly agreed, excited that Hughes apparently saw something in him. For the next three years they worked together on formulas to make men faster and stronger. They made significant progress, particularly when Jay came up with the idea of using hard water as a catalyst. Jay's self-esteem improved as their research progressed, giving him the confidence he needed to ask out Joan Williams and they started dating. One night, Professor Hughes tasked Jay with separating the elements from a formula and left, promising to return in a few hours. Jay completed the task and then lit up a cigarette, leaning on the lab bench. Suddenly it collapsed and the equipment fell on him, shattering and releasing the gases from the formula. Jay passed out from the fumes and was unconscious for three hours until Professor Hughes came back in. Jay believed this was an accident, but in fact Hughes had engineered the whole thing in an attempt to create a superhuman. Jay was rushed to hospital but quickly made a full recovery and discovered that he had gained superhuman speed as a result of the "accident". After graduation, Jay became the costumed adventurer The Flash. (Jay Garrick: The Flash v1 #4)<br />
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After a 4 month long months in a coma after the accident, Barry was stunned to regain consciousness only to discover he'd gained super-speed abilities. Struggling to gain control over his new powers, he first stumbled from the hospital to his apartment, and then from his apartment to his old CSI lab, where he quickly clothed himself and was confronted by August Heart, who thought somebody was in the lab who wasn't allowed only to discover his best friend's presence, to his elation. August offered to inform Director Singh that Barry had returned, but Barry turned him down, telling him that he had a person case he wanted to investigate first. (The Flash v5 #70)<br />
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==The Flash (Wally West)==<br />
: ''Main Article'': [[Wally West]]<br />
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===Pre-Crisis===<br />
Wallace Rudolph "Wally" West is the nephew of Iris West and of Barry Allen.<br />
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Young Wally West was the nephew of Iris West and the president of the Flash Fan Club in his home town. Iris introduced Wally to her boyfriend Barry Allen and hoped he could arrange a meeting between Wally and his idol Flash. Barry made a quick change out of sight and introduced himself as Flash, delighting the boy, who said this was the coolest moment of his life. Wally wanted to do a report on Flash when he got home and asked Flash how he got his superspeed powers. Flash said he'd do better than tell Wally, he'd show him. Flash showed him the chemical lab in Barry's apartment, and explained that two years ago he was in an almost identical lab when lightning stuck, splashing a number of chemicals on him and giving him superspeed. In a billion-to-one coincidence the accident was recreated when a lightning bolt came through the window, splashing the same chemicals on young Wally West. Flash tested Wally and found that he'd also acquired the power of superspeed. Deciding to mentor the boy Flash presented him with a ring like his own that released a miniature Flash costume that expanded on contact with the air. Wally tried out the suit, and Flash dubbed him Kid Flash, making him promise to only use his powers for good and never self gain. Flash had to go to his day job as police scientist and left Kid Flash alone in the apartment to test his new powers. Kid Flash heard a news report about dangerous zoo animals being set loose by a disgruntled former zoo employee and went into action. Flash had heard the same news report, but by the time he arrived at the zoo Kid Flash had already taken care of the situation. Flash was pleased he'd always have someone to help him in his fight against evil and injustice. Wally had to return home, but was thrilled at becoming Flash's friend and sidekick. (The Flash v1 #110)<br />
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===Post-Crisis===<br />
Following the [[Crisis on Infinite Earths]], a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.<br />
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Wally took Barry's uniform and declared himself the Flash, just until Barry returned. However, the rest of the population did not share Wally's feeling that Barry was still alive, and they also did not appreciate Wally's attempts at filling Barry's boots. After being publicly embarrassed in a fight with Doctor Alchemy, Green Lantern declared that he would protect Central City. For about a week, Wally donned his Kid Flash costume again. However, during the next fight with Doctor Alchemy, it finally dawned on him that Barry was not coming back. He saved Green Lantern and Jay Garrick from Doctor Alchemy leading him to be accepted as the Flash. (The Flash Annual v2 #8)<br />
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Wally, his wife and twins were pulled back from the Speed Force by the Legion of Super-Heroes at the conclusion of The Lightning Saga.[10] This set the stage for Wally West's return as the Flash after the events of The Flash: Fastest Man Alive #13 (see Bart Allen), in All Flash #1, and with The Flash (vol. 2) series, which resumed with issue #231 in August 2007. It subsequently ends with issue #247, and West, along with all the other Flash characters, play a large role in 2009's The Flash: Rebirth.<br />
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===Post-Flashpoint===<br />
Following the [[Flashpoint]], a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. Wally West<br />
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During the Darkseid War, the conflict between the powerful cosmic beings weakened the barriers between dimensions. Whilst attempting to evade the Black Racer, Barry Allen could hear the voice of Wally West but could not make it out. (Justice League v2 #50) Following the conflict, Wally West managed to escape from the Speed Force but found that the changes to the time-stream meant that no one remembered his existence. (DCU: Rebirth v1 #1)<br />
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==The Flash (Bart Allen)==<br />
: ''Main Article'': [[Bart Allen]]<br />
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Bartholomew Henry "Bart" Allen II is the grandson of Barry Allen and his wife Iris. Bart suffered from accelerated aging and, as a result, was raised in a virtual reality machine until Iris took him back in time to get help from the then-current Flash, Wally West. With Wally's help, Bart's aging slowed, and he took the name Impulse. After he was shot in the knee by Deathstroke, Bart changed both his attitude and his costume, taking the mantle of Kid Flash. During the events of Infinite Crisis, the Speed Force vanished, taking with it all the speedsters save Jay Garrick. Bart returned, four years older, and for a year claimed that he was depowered from the event. However, the Speed Force had not disappeared completely, but had been absorbed into Bart's body; essentially, he now contained all of the Speed Force.<br />
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Bart's costume as the Flash was a clone of his grandfather's, similarly stylized to Wally West's. Not long after taking the mantle of the Flash, Bart was killed by the Rogues in the 13th (and final) issue of The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive. However, he was later resurrected in the 31st century in Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #3 by Brainiac 5 to combat Superboy-Prime and the Legion of Super-Villains. Writer Geoff Johns confirmed that Bart will return to the past and play a large role in The Flash: Rebirth<br />
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Bart Allen was the son of Meloni Thawne and Don Allen who was one of the Tornado Twins that lived in the 30th century. This made him the grandson of Barry Allen and Iris West where he inherited his ancestors superspeed. (Impulse v1 #23) Shortly after his birth, the family came under attack from the time-travelling Professor Zoom who sought to prevent a union between the rival families of the Allen's and the Thawne's. This saw Don, his sister Dawn and Meloni attempted to flee to a parallel Earth through the Cosmic Treadmill though the device was sabotaged by Zoom thus causing an explosion that created a tear in the Multiverse. Despite his efforts, Zoom was ultimately defeated by three different versions of the Legion of Super-Heroes though Bart along with his family came to be stranded on Earth-247. (Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds v1 #3) Bart's father Don and aunt were said to had perished in defeating the threat of the Dominators of their era leaving Meloni a lone parent to her son. However, a faction of Dominators struck where they kidnapped the infant Bart due to his parentage and wanted to conduct experiments on him. He was freed by EarthGov with the Science Police freeing him but the boys abilities fascinated them as well. Thus, they decided to tell Bart's mother Meloni that her son had died and tricked her into going on the run after masquerading that she died in an effort to keep her away. During this time, Bart's hypermetabolism spiralled out of control causing him to age at an exponential rate thus forcing the scientists studying him to placing him in a virtual reality environment to keep up his mental development. Around this time, the boy's grandmother Iris West began to investigate and used her news reporter instincts to determine that EarthGov was lying about Bart. She then made her move to free Bart Allen from his captive environment where with the help of her biological parents she took her grandson into the past of the 20th century so that her nephew Wally West could help cure him of his hypermetabolism problem. (Impulse v1 #23) Upon arriving in the present day, Iris came separated from her grandson with Bart operating at superspeed and struggling to operate in the real world as he came to believe it to be another virtual reality simulation. In this disoriented state, he was half-way around the world when the Flash Wally West came to help him but Bart attacked him instead. (Flash v2 #92) Bart attempted to flee but the more he ran then the quicker he went through a painful aging process. Wally was in pursuit and decided to give his hypermetabolism a push so that it would better adjust to his superspeed and thus operate normally. He then helped save his grandmother Iris West along with Linda Park from members of the Kobra Cult. (Flash v2 #93)<br />
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==Overview==<br />
All incarnations of the Flash can move, think, and react at light speeds as well as having superhuman endurance that allows them to run incredible distances. Some, notably later versions, can vibrate so fast that they can pass through walls in a process called quantum tunneling, travel through time and can also lend and borrow speed. Furthermore, all members have an invisible aura around their bodies that prevents themselves and their clothes from being affected by air friction as they move at high speed. Speedsters could heal more rapidly than the average human.<br />
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As an extradimensional lightning, all speedsters had access to it that appeared as a storm of never-ending lightning. (The Flash: Rebirth v1 #1) The Speed Force was the source of their hyper-velocity abilities of speedsters. (JLA v1 #40) It was also described as being an absolute barrier with those running two fast being lost inside of it. (JSA v1 #20) The Speed Force was more than a fuel source for speedsters with it reacting to the state of mind. (Flash: Rebirth v1 #3) Travelling at the speed of light allowed a person to enter into the Speed Force but they could become trapped in there. (Teen Titans Annual v6 #1) When approaching the speed of light, a Speed Force user created time rifts whereby objects or people could be sucked into the vortex and displaced anywhere in the timeline. (Flash v4 #5)<br />
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Certain speedsters could tap into the Speed Force and use it to create constructs. This involved using pure Speed Force that was condensed into three dimensional space. It could be fashioned into a suit that could support its user if they were injured and also release its energy to other speedsters to recharge their own reserves. Such speedcostumes were an aerodynamic blur around their user that felt warm and alive with the speedster able to feel its surface. It could adapt to wind resistance and friction to the point that it could be classed as being alien technology from the Speed dimension where it was a machine that was worn by its user. The speedsuits were said to be air-conditioned and responded to the thoughts of the bearer. The costume was capable of calculating and adapting its form in order to protect the wearer. If damaged, it could take seconds for the suit to reform over its user. (The Flash v2 #132)<br />
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On several occasions, the Flash has raced against Superman, either to determine who is faster or as part of a mutual effort to thwart some type of threat; these races, however, often resulted in ties because of outside circumstances. Writer Jim Shooter and artist Curt Swan crafted the story "Superman's Race With the Flash!" in Superman #199 (Aug. 1967) which featured the first race between the Flash and Superman.[16] Writer E. Nelson Bridwell and artist Ross Andru produced "The Race to the End of the Universe", a follow-up story four months later in The Flash #175 (Dec. 1967).[17] However, after the DC Universe revision after Crisis on Infinite Earths, The Flash does successfully beat Superman in a race in Adventures of Superman #463 with the explanation that Superman is not accustomed to running at high speed for extended periods of time since flying is more versatile and less strenuous, which means the far more practiced Flash has the advantage. After Final Crisis in Flash: Rebirth #3 the Flash is shown as being much faster than Superman, able to out run him as Superman struggles to keep up with him. He reveals that all the close races between them had been "for charity". In the Smallville episode "Run", Flash is not only able to run faster than a pre-Superman Clark Kent but can match Clark's top speed while running backwards.<br />
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Speedsters may at times use the ability to speed-read at incredible rates and in doing so, process vast amounts of information. Whatever knowledge they acquire in this manner is usually temporary (Bart Allen seems to be the exception, though in earlier years, Max Mercury believed that Bart's speed learning would not stick).[volume & issue needed] Their ability to think fast also allows them some immunity to telepathy, as their thoughts operate at a rate too rapid for telepaths such as Martian Manhunter or Gorilla Grodd to read or influence their minds.<br />
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Flashes and other super-speedsters also have the ability to speak to one another at a highly accelerated rate. This is often done to have private conversations in front of non-fast people (as when Flash speaks to Superman about his ability to serve both the Titans and the JLA in The Titans #2). Speed-talking is also sometimes used for comedic effect where Flash becomes so excited that he begins talking faster and faster until his words become a jumble of noise. He also has the ability to change the vibration of his vocal chords making it so he can change how his voice sounds to others.<br />
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The Flash has also claimed that he can process thoughts in less than an attosecond.<br />
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The Speed Force was stated as being an infinite realm of velocity that feeds all motion in the universe. (JLA v1 #82) It was claimed that the Speed Force was the life blood of time itself. (Flash Annual v4 #3) As an extradimensional lightning, all speedsters had access to it that appeared as a storm of never-ending lightning. (The Flash: Rebirth v1 #1) The Speed Force was the source of their hyper-velocity abilities of speedsters. (JLA v1 #40) It was also described as being an absolute barrier with those running two fast being lost inside of it. (JSA v1 #20) The Speed Force was more than a fuel source for speedsters with it reacting to the state of mind. (Flash: Rebirth v1 #3) Travelling at the speed of light allowed a person to enter into the Speed Force but they could become trapped in there. (Teen Titans Annual v6 #1) When approaching the speed of light, a Speed Force user created time rifts whereby objects or people could be sucked into the vortex and displaced anywhere in the timeline. (Flash v4 #5)<br />
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Conduits to the Speed Force afforded the user a range of abilities including:<br />
*'''Infinite Mass Punch''' : an ability used by Wally West whereby using the Speed Field and accelerating towards approaching lightspeed, the speedster body's mass began to increase towards infinity with them being able to strike with an incredibly powerful punch able to send powerful superhumans flying across continents. (JLA v1 #3) Thus, the faster they went the more mass they generated until they reached lightspeed whereupon their fists could strike with the force of a white dwarf star. (Flash v2 #148)<br />
*'''Speed-Mind''' : increases the speed of thought allowing the user to calculate outcomes and see potential paths for the future. (Flash v4 #16)<br />
*'''Speed-Talk''' : a wielder was able to lock their speed with another speedster creating a moment that was frozen allowing the two to speak to one another whilst time seemingly stopped around them with it appearing as a quick screech to outsiders. (The Flash v5 #12)<br />
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By channelling the Speed Force, a speedster could sense things that were disrupting space-time. (Nightwing v4 #21)<br />
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An item used by some members of the Flash family was the '''costume ring'''. (Showcase v1 #4) The electromagnetic properties of the Speed Force created a thermal expansion allowing for the pieces of the suit to shrink and expand where it conducted the pieces around the users body at will. (The Flash v4 #0) It was said that the ring could shoot out the costume with a force equal to nine airbags. (The Flash v1 #763)<br />
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The '''Flash Museum''' was a building created by the inhabitants of Central City for their local superhero who was the speedster known as the Flash. The people had raised money for the building that served as a tribute to him. (The Flash v1 #154)<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*The concept of the Flash was created by Gardner Fox and Harry Lampert where it made its first appearance in Flash Comics v1 #1 (January, 1940).<br />
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==Alternate Versions==<br />
*In Tangent Comics: Flash v1 #1 (1997), an alternate version of the Flash named '''Lia Nelson''' appeared in the Tangent Comics world set on Earth 9 in the Multiverse. She was a celebrity from the time of her birth, as her parents were the first astronauts to go on the Jupiter Mission. Her mother was somewhat of a minor hero herself and her father was an agent of Nightwing, though not very good at his job. After learning control of her power, she adapted the alias of the Flash. Though because of the circumstances of the attention she received when she was younger, Lia could never decide whether or not she was a celebrity or a hero.<br />
*In Just Imagine: Flash v1 #1 (2002), an alternate version of the Flash named '''Mary Maxwell''' appeared in the Just Imagine world set on Earth 6 in the Multiverse. Inadvertently stuck with a syringe full of hummingbird DNA, Mary Maxwell finally got her dream when she developed super powers in the form of incredible speed. She later helped form the Justice League and battle the Doom Patrol.<br />
*In Countdown to Adventure v1 #3 (2007), an alternate world in the Multiverse was shown in Earth-33 that was ruled by magic where resided the '''League of Shamans'''. '''Lady Flash''' was a member who could cast Speed Storm magic to drain kinetic energy from her targets. <br />
*In Batman Beyond Unlimited v1 #13 (2013), an alternate version of the Flash was shown on a world designated as Earth-13 set in the Batman Beyond setting. In this future, the Flash was the young African-American teenager named '''Danica Williams''' in the [[2040]]'s where she gained a connection to the Speed Force giving her super-speed abilities. This connection to the Speed Force also allowed her to commune with her predecessors Wally West, Jay Garrick and Bart Allen who resided there who provided her guidance whilst also making her mind difficult to control for a telepath. She came to work at the Flash Museum in Central City whilst secretly operating as a superhero speedster.<br />
*In Gotham City Garage v1 (2017), the Flash was shown to exist in the alternate world setting where he was a superpowered agent of Lex Luthor and served the '''Garden'''.<br />
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==In other media==<br />
===Television===<br />
[[File:The-flash-season-2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Barry Allen as The Flash.]]<br />
*In the DC Animated Universe, the Flash made multiple appearances in the shared continuity setting:<br />
*In the Arrowverse, the Flash made multiple appearances in the shared continuity setting: <br />
**In The Flash, the Flash Barry Allen appeared in the setting of the live-action television series where he was portrayed by actor Grant Gustin.<br />
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===Films===<br />
*In The Flash, Barry Allen appeared as the Flash in the setting of the 2023 live-action film. <br />
*In Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part One, the Flash Barry Allen appeared in the setting of the 2024 animated film where he was voiced by actor Matt Bomer.<br />
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===Video games===<br />
*In Injustice: Gods Among Us, Barry Allen as the Flash appeared in the setting of the fighting video game. <br />
*In Injustice 2, Barry Allen as the Flash appeared in the setting of the fighting video game. <br />
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==Appearances==<br />
*''Flash Comics v1'': (1940)<br />
*''The Flash v1'':<br />
*''Flash'':<br />
*''The Flash'':<br />
*''Flashpoint v1'':<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Flash?so=search DC Database Entry]<br />
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_(comics) Wikipedia Entry]<br />
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<div>[[File:GreenLanternTheEndTPBTextless.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Earth's Green Lanterns in Green Lantern: The End.]]<br />
The '''Green Lantern''' is the name of several characters in the [[:Category:DC|DC Universe]].<br />
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: ''This list does not include the various members of the Green Lantern Corps but only those that had become Earth's Green Lantern.''<br />
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==Green Lantern (Golden Age)==<br />
: ''Main Article'': [[Alan Scott]] <br />
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===Pre-Crisis===<br />
Alan Scott<br />
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The engineer travelled aboard a train across the American Midwest when his train was derailed after a bomb exploded beneath the bridge. Everyone was killed in the resultant explosion except for Alan Scott. Alan awakens and finds a strange emerald lantern resting near the wreckage. The lantern begins glowing and an eerie voice begins to chant, "Three times shall I flame green! First - to bring death! Second - to bring life, and third - to bring power!" Known as the Green Flame of Life, the disembodied voice infuses Alan with visions of the past. It revealed that 2000 years ago, a green meteor came to Earth and landed in the provinces of China. An aging occultist named '''Chang''' discovered the meteor and listened to the same spectral promises of death, life, and power. Cutting away a portion of the alien rock, Chang fashioned it into a small lantern. The neighboring villagers distrusted the sorcerer and, before long, a mob gathered together and killed him. The Flame of Life fulfilled the first of its prophecies by flaming and killing Chang's murderers. The lamp traveled across the globe for centuries until it eventually fell into the hands of a mental patient named Billings. Billings remolded the lamp into the shape of a train conductor's lantern. The Green Flame of Life flared again and mystically restored Billings' sanity – granting him a new lease on life. As promised, the second of three prophecies has been fulfilled. Now the Green Flame of Life flares for a third time, granting the gift of power to Alan Scott. Following the lantern's instructions, he cuts away a small piece of the lamp and molds it into a ring. The Flame of Life instructs that, in order to effectively wield his power, he must charge his ring with energy from the lantern once every 24 hours. (All-American Comics v1 #16)<br />
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===Post-Crisis===<br />
Following the [[Crisis on Infinite Earths]], a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.<br />
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===Post-Flashpoint===<br />
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.<br />
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==Green Lantern (Silver Age)==<br />
: ''Main Article'': [[Hal Jordan]] <br />
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'''Harold Jordan'''<br />
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Many years later, a dying alien named [[Abin Sur]] who was a member of the Green Lantern Corps came to crash-landed his starship in the Californian desert. Having selected a replacement officer for his position, the power ring chose Hal Jordan for his ability to overcome great fear. The ring and its abilities were explained to him, and he inherited the mantle of Green Lantern. (Showcase v1 #22) <br />
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The Guardians of the Universe later summoned Jordan to their home world by creating an energy duplicate of him as they had learnt that Abin Sur had died and had only then received the news due to an ion-storm disrupting communications to Earth's region of space. After he recounted events, they determined he was a worth successor and allowed him to remain as Green Lantern where they erased his memory of the encounter as they deemed that they would wait until a proper time before they introduced themselves to him. (Green Lantern v2 #1) He later encountered the Weaponers of Qward when he met with a Qwardian named Telle-Teg who was one of a number of his people that sought to escape the evil rule of the Anti-Matter Universes rulers. (Green Lantern v2 #2)<br />
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==Green Lantern (Guy Gardner)==<br />
: ''Main Article'': [[Guy Gardner (DC)|Guy Gardner]]<br />
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Guy Gardner was born in Baltimore, Maryland to parents Roland and Peggy Gardner. His father was an abusive alcoholic, and frequently beat the young Guy while idolizing his older brother Mace. (Guy Gardner v1 #11)<br />
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Should anything ever happen to Hal, or should he be unable to fulfill his duties, Guy Gardner would be Earth's Green Lantern. After finding this out, Hal journeyed to Baltimore and joined the Men's Club where Guy practiced physical fitness. The two quickly became fast friends, although Jordan could not reveal his secret. (Green Lantern v2 #59) It was seven months later before Gardner recovered where one day he was encountered a carnival and met a fortune teller named Kari Limbo. She spoke that he had a great destiny in the future which he did not believe but he was attracted to Kari with the two briefly going out for a week. The pair fell in love with one another and when she moved with the carnival he drove out to meet her on weekends. Around this time, Gardner was approached by Hal Jordan who revealed his identity as being Green Lantern and that Guy was designated as a substitute. Jordan at this moment had to return to Oa and had given Guy a Power Ring in order to operate as Earth's Green Lantern in the mean time. (Secret Origins v2 #7) As Hal departed to repair his Power Ring, Guy substituted as the back-up Green Lantern and teamed up with the Green Arrow who he learnt was Oliver Queen. Together, they worked to fight a remote machine called the Eye that was being controlled by Professor Ojo. Guy succeeded and later went to recharge his ring from the Power Battery but was unaware that a fault existed in it causing it to explode seemingly killing Gardner before Jordan could save him. (Green Lantern v2 #116) <br />
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==Green Lantern (John Stewart)==<br />
: ''Main Article'': [[John Stewart (DC)|John Stewart]]<br />
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John Stewart was an architect who was selected by the Guardians of the Universe as Hal Jordan's backup after Guy Gardner was seriously injured in a disaster. Although Jordan objected after seeing that Stewart had a belligerent attitude to authority figures, the Guardians stood by their selection. Jordan complied, recruited and equipped Stewart with the standard uniform and power ring. (Green Lantern v2 #87)<br />
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Seeing Stewart's hard time as a rookie Green Lantern, the Guardians assigned Katma Tui, the Green Lantern of the planet Korugar, to train him on Earth. (Green Lantern v2 #187)<br />
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When he returned to Earth, he went along the rest of the Corps on a mission to stop the newly-appointed Guy Gardner and his squad of villains attacking Qward's Moon. During that battle, Tomar-Re died, passing his ring to John, who passed the ring he was wearing to its original owner: Hal Jordan. (Green Lantern v2 #198)<br />
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==Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner)==<br />
: ''Main Article'': [[Kyle Rayner]]<br />
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Kyle Rayner was a struggling-but-gifted freelance graphic artist. He lived and worked in Los Angeles initially. After Hal Jordan, grief-stricken over the destruction of his hometown of Coast City, went on a mad rampage, killing the entire Green Lantern Corps and most of the Guardians of the Universe who oversaw the Corps, Rayner was found by Ganthet, the last surviving Guardian, and given the last Green Lantern ring: the powerful weapon wielded by each Green Lantern, which allows them to conjure any form of matter or energy solely with their willpower. Ganthet's reasons for choosing Kyle to bear the ring have never been made completely apparent, aside from Rayner having been in the right place at the right time. (Green Lantern v3 #50)<br />
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==Green Lantern (Simon Baz)==<br />
: ''Main Article'': [[Simon Baz]]<br />
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Simon Baz<br />
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In his desperation to make money, Simon took up illegal street-racing, something he proved good at. Sadly, disaster struck during one race, and his brother in-law was severely injured and placed in a coma. Simon just barely escaped being arrested and sent to prison for his part. As a result of his growing guilt, Simon grew increasingly distant from his sister. Some time later, still financially desperate, Simon began stealing cars, to re-sell them for parts. One night, while stealing a van, Simon accidentally stole a van filled with explosives. A high-speed chase ensued, ending with Simon's arrest. As a result of his heritage, Simon was immediately suspected to be a terrorist and deported to Guantanamo Bay for further questioning. Despite the efforts of the more reasonable Agent Fed, Simon's attempt to claim he was innocent was ignored, and he was nearly subjected to torture. At that moment, a Green Lantern Ring burst into the room, and despite being badly defective found Simon a suitable candidate, removing him from the holding facility. (Green Lantern v5 #0) On one of his first assignments, he had detected presence of Parademons on Earth and was eliminating them but was unable to find the source of their attacks. Around this time, he encountered a faceless Spyral operative named Agent 37 who helped him in finding the source which was one of the Female Furies using a Father Box to bring in Parademons via Boom Tubes. Together, the two superheroes send the forces from Apokolips back through the Boom Tube and when Baz attempted to ask Agent 37 to be his partner he discovered the Spyral agent was gone with the Father Box. (Grayson Annual v1 #3)<br />
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==Green Lantern (Jessica Cruz)==<br />
: ''Main Article'': [[Jessica Cruz]]<br />
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Jessica Cruz<br />
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At her apartment, she came to be visited by the Power Ring of Volthoom who forcibly bonded to her against her will. The ring went berserk causing her to lash out at everyone in Portland, Oregon where it attacked the police at the scene. It was then that she was confronted by the Doom Patrol where the Chief sent them to take Cruz down. (Justice League v2 #31) During the fight, Element Woman came to realise that Cruz was not in control of her powers and that it was the ring. At the same time, the Justice League arrived where they were helping save civilians at the scene. Volthoom had wanted his wielder to set a fire that could be seen across the Multiverse which would serve as a beacon to draw a powerful being to this world. (Justice League v2 #32) During the fighting, she was rendered unconscious with Caulder looking to acquire her to be one of his experiments but was stopped by the intervention of Lex Luthor. The ring then woke her up and used constructs based on her past trauma to generate fear that it could use at the superhumans at the scene. Batman though managed to calm her down and deprive the ring of its power causing it to shutdown allowing Jessica to be taken to safety. (Justice League v2 #33)<br />
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She was later informed by her ring of a hostile alien presence on Earth where she encountered fellow Corpsmen Simon Baz with the two disputing the others status as Green Lantern. They were confronted by a robotic Manhunter where they were almost defeated but it was revealed that the robot was simply a training drone assembled by Hal Jordan. Jordan determined that the pair were not working as a team and decided to fuse their Power Battery together to force them to rely on each other as partners to work together to defend Earth. He then departed for space in order to find and restore the Green Lantern Corps. (Green Lanterns: Rebirth v2 #1) He along with Cruz were the Green Lantern's that worked alongside the Justice League. (Justice League: Rebirth v1 #1)<br />
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==Overview==<br />
In appearance, the Green Lantern was a costumed superhero wearing a green uniform and wielded a power ring. (All-American Comics v1 #16).<br />
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The original Green Lanterns power was tied to the mysterious green meteor that long ago crashed to Earth and was fashioned into a ring. (All-American Comics v1 #16)<br />
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Upon being given the Power Ring, the user could achieve anything that he could will to happen though a yellow impurity meant that they initially could not affect objects that were coloured yellow. (Showcase v1 #22) <br />
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Power Rings resembled an ordinary ring but were in fact an advanced neural interface that were designed by hyperintelligent interdimensional beings and generated willpower-based hard light constructs. (Green Lanterns Annual v1 #1) It served as a portable battery and mind-key transmitter to the central power source. (Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn v1 #3) As such, they served as conduits to the main power source which was the Central Power Battery. (Green Lantern: Rebirth v1 #3) Within the ring was a jewel that contained a crystalline structure which maintained its functions. In some cases, the structure could develop a flaw leading to some unexpected side effects such as absorbing the electrical emanations of its wielder and amplifying their emotional responses causing them to act uncharacteristically. (Green Lantern v2 #58) They were constructed from a special kind of ore with these ring-gems being treated with willpower. (The Flash v1 #221)<br />
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Rings were dependent on the will and imagination of their wearer with only a tiny few capable of unlocking their potential. (Blue Beetle v8 #20) For green Power Rings, users forced their willpower into the ring and asked it to give their thoughts life. For an untrained user, the experience was exhausting and such individuals felt like they had not slept for days. (Green Lantern: Rebirth v1 #4) A ring could also be used to create a mental block over a spot thus preventing people from entering an area. Until the block was removed, people simply ignored it and did not realise a closed off section even existed. (Green Lantern/Superman: Legend of the Green Flame v1 #1) It was claimed that the rings had enough power within them to split a planet in half. (Superman/Batman v1 #29) Skilled users with enough concentration and combined with others were shown to be capable of affecting the weather on a planet. (Green Lanterns v1 #51)<br />
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Interstellar travel was achieved by the rings compensating for faster-than-light travel and countering the space-time effect of a journey as otherwise they user went through hundreds of years normally to go through space. (Justice League v3 #41) During travel, the ring could take charge and engage an automated flight path whilst leaving the wearer in hibernation mode until they reached the destination. However, regions of unknown space required the Lantern to travel manually as the rings were not programmed with a flight path in such areas. (Green Lantern v4 #11) A user was able to get the ring to cloak itself making it appear invisible when on the wielders limb unless they were giving an update to the individual by glowing. On command, the ring could remotely encase targets in green energy to fix them in place until the user arrived on the scene. (Green Lantern v2 #46) A ring could be set to protect the minds of the user and others from telepathic attacks. (Blue Beetle v8 #14)<br />
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The Power Batteries received their energy from the Master Power Battery that broadcast it via tachyon transmission that allowed a Power Ring to recharge 24 hours worth of energy. (Green Lantern v2 #87) Within the battery was psychoplasmic energy that could develop a fault which in turn affected the Power Ring's charge and lead to effects such as time distortions whereby future events manifested in the present. Any such flawed battery's were expected to be destroyed as the had the potential to be dangerous to operate. (Green Lantern v2 #116) The storage of personal charging units could be achieved by placing them in a confined pocket dimension with the Power Battery capable of being summoned at anytime by a Green Lantern. (Green Lantern v4 #34)<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*The concept of the Green Lantern was created by John Broome, Gil Kane, Bill Finger, Martin Nodell and Gardner Fox where it made its first appearance in All-American Comics v1 #16 (July, 1940).<br />
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==Alternate Versions==<br />
*In Justice League of America v1 #29 (1964), an alternate version of the Green Lantern was shown to exist in the reality designated as [[Earth-3]] in the Multiverse. This version was a man that went by the name of '''Power Ring''' who wielded a ring that contained an entity known as [[Volthoom]].<br />
*In Tangent Comics: Green Lantern v1 (1997), an alternate version of the Green Lantern was shown to exist in [[Tangent Comics]] in the reality designated as [[Earth-9]] in the Multiverse. This version was a mysterious woman whose origins were not truly known with multiple accounts on her identity. They were wielders of a mystical old-fashioned Chinese Lantern suspended from a hook that was the source of their power. A corona of green mist surrounds the lantern offset by the glowing, green light of the lantern itself. With it, she could temporarily resurrect the dead so that they may carry out any unfinished business before returning to the afterlife.<br />
*In Just Imagine: Green Lantern v1 (2002), an alternate version of the Green Lantern was shown to exist in the [[Just Imagine...]] reality that was designated as [[Earth-6]] in the Multiverse. Bearers of the mantle were gifted their power by '''Yggdrasil''' the Tree of Life which protected all living beings on Earth. By the modern age, Professor '''Len Lewis''' was chosen to be the world's Green Lantern and thus served as a powerful elemental champion of mankind.<br />
*In Justice League of America v2 #25 (2008), an alternate version of the character was shown whereby the Power Ring instead chose a man by the name of '''David Kim''' in a world created by Anansi. He was said to had been a man truly worthy of the Ring and he joined the ranks of that world's Justice League.<br />
*In Earth 2 v1 #1 (2012), an alternate version of the Green Lantern appeared in the new Earth-2 reality set in the reborn Multiverse. The name was given to the protector of the Earth by the Green who transformed the bearer into an elemental avatar. Thus, the Green Lantern was a living conduit of nature and bound to the earth on a fundamental level. Alan Scott, media mogul, presented a documentary about Darkseid’s invasion of Earth 2, which raged for years and cost the lives of the Wonders of the World, Earth 2’s foremost protectors. Alan was on a flight to China and looked down from his flight as it passed over Italy, which was now a crater in the ground after the Darkseid War. Alan made a deal in Beijing to gain ownership of GBC’s satellites after negotiations with a client firm. He met his longterm boyfriend Sam Zhao in Hong Kong, and Zhao said he wanted to take him to the countryside, knowing that if Alan staid in the city he’d be continually distracted by business. Alan was pleased with the idea of a romantic excursion, and they left on a bullet train. Alan felt bad that their business ventures kept them apart for so long, and asked Zhao if he’d move his business to America so they could spend more time together. Alan produced a wedding ring and proposed, but at that moment the train was rocked by an explosion. Alan, burned and badly injured, crawled from the wreckage of the train when he was confronted by a green flame that spoke to him. The flame said he had been chosen, and healed his wounds, apologizing that it had been able to save him but not his lover Sam. The flame was the embodiment of Earth’s enemy and had chosen him as Earth’s champion because a threat was approaching that threatened the world’s survival. Alan asked why the Earth hadn’t chosen a champion when Apokolips invaded, and the flame replied that Superman was the suns champion, and the coming threat would make Darkseid and Apokolips look inconsequential. Alan Scott accepted the responsibility, and was empowered with the energy of the Green, becoming Green Lantern. The flame said he needed a personal object to focus his power, and Green Lantern chose the engagement ring he was about to give to Sam, which became the conduit of the Green. Green Lantern asked the flame about the champions that came before him, and the flame assured him he’d understand everything in time. Green Lantern’s first task was to uncover who caused the train crash that killed Sam, and the flame said its’ job was done, and he was now on his own. Lantern tended to the survivors and helped a rescue team bring them to safety. The dead were placed in bodybags, and Lantern knelt at Sam’s body, saying everything he did from that point on to help humanity would be to honor Sam’s memory.<br />
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==In other media==<br />
===Television===<br />
*In Justice League, John Stewart as Green Lantern appeared in the setting of the animated television series set in the DC Animated Universe. <br />
*In Batman Beyond, Green Lantern appeared in the setting of the animated television series set in the DC Animated Universe during the episode "The Call, Part I". During the mid-21st century, a young boy named '''Kai-Ro''' was shown to be that era of Earth's Green Lantern who had joined the Justice League. <br />
*In Green Lantern: The Animated Series, Green Lanterns featured in the setting of the animated television series.<br />
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===Films===<br />
*In Green Lantern: First Flight, the Green Lanterns featured in the setting of the 2009 animated film.<br />
*In Green Lantern, Hal Jordan appeared in the setting of the live-action film where he was portrayed by actor Ryan Reynolds.<br />
*In Lego DC: Shazam!: Magic and Monsters, the Green Lantern Jessica Cruz appeared in the setting of the 2020 computer-animated superhero comedy film where she was voiced by actress Cristina Milizia.<br />
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===Video games===<br />
*In Injustice: Gods Among Us, Hal Jordan as Green Lantern appeared as a playable character in the setting of the fighting video game. <br />
*In Injustice 2, Hal Jordan as Green Lantern appeared as a playable character in the setting of the fighting video game. <br />
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==Appearances==<br />
*''All-American Comics v1'': (1940)<br />
*''Green Lantern v1'':<br />
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*[https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Green_Lantern DC Database Entry]<br />
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[[Category:Gardner Fox]]</div>Darth Batrushttp://moa.omnimulti.com/PadawanPadawan2024-03-24T13:53:50Z<p>Darth Batrus: </p>
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<div>A '''Padawan''' is a title that features in [[Star Wars]].<br />
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==History==<br />
Padawans were young [[Jedi]] that were taken in by the [[Jedi Order]] and trained in the ways of the [[The Force]].<br />
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During the High Republic Era, a common training experience for Padawans was to be placed at a Jedi outpost alongside their master in the Outer Rim Territories, helping to uphold justice in the yet to be explored region. Nevertheless, they were sometimes given off-world assignments that took them away from the outpost. Padawan Bell Zettifar and his master, Loden Greatstorm, were stationed at the Elphrona Outpost. When they were meant to be rotated back to the capital of Coruscant, Supreme Chancellor Lina Soh established a hyperspace blockade due to the Emergences, forcing the two Jedi to stay on Elphrona for some time. During the Nihil pirates' raid on Elphrona, Greatstorm informed his apprentice that he was worthy of the title of Jedi Knight, but—after Greatstorm was captured by the Nihil—Zettifar refused to go through the Jedi Trials until he was rescued, wanting his mentor to attend the ceremony.<br />
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After the initiation of '''Order 66''', the newly christened Darth Vader was ordered by his master to take a battalion of clones to raze the Jedi Temple on Coruscant. Leading the Clone Troopers, he personally began slaughtering the younglings and Padawans present at the scene.<br />
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==Overview==<br />
In appearance, Padawans were Jedi who were young and still being trained in the ways of the Force to become full fledged Jedi Knights.<br />
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No matter their experience or age, all Jedi generally associated meditation with whoever had trained them; despite having been taught the basic principles of the matter during their time as younglings, it was only after becoming a Padawan that a Jedi truly began to understand the process of meditation, spending time, ranging from hours to weeks, sitting next to their master in meditation to uncover the truths of the Force. As such times created an unbreakable bond, it was often the case that a Jedi, even if years had passed since they had last meditated with their master, would find the process difficult after their master died. While it was indeed possible to recover and begin meditation again, the experience was never the same for the affected Jedi.<br />
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==Members==<br />
*'''Anakin Skywalker''' :<br />
*'''Ahsoka Tano''' :<br />
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*Padawans were created by George Lucas where they featured in the setting of the Star Wars universe.<br />
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*''Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace'':<br />
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*[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Padawan Star Wars Wiki Entry]<br />
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[[Category:George Lucas]]</div>Darth Batrushttp://moa.omnimulti.com/Spook_(Spook%27s)Spook (Spook's)2024-03-24T13:47:02Z<p>Darth Batrus: </p>
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<div>'''Spooks''' is a title that features in [[Spook's]].<br />
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==History==<br />
Spooks were a class of humans specialised in hunting the monsters of the dark and were faced in the [[County (Spook's)|County]].<br />
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==Overview==<br />
In appearance, Spooks were humans that fought against the dark which were a magical force of evil. One of the minimal requirements to become a spook is to be a seventh son of a seventh son, this entails them to see what normal people can’t see and hear what others cannot.<br />
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Spooks possess a wide knowledge of the creatures of the dark and have an arsenal of weapons to aid them in fighting the dark. Spooks are often seen wearing a cloak and staff and are often left handed. They also contain a wide knowledge of the lay of the lands which helps them travel from jobs.<br />
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Spooks keep documentation of their jobs, writing in their journals to further increase their knowledge of the dark. <br />
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They were armed with '''Silver Chains''' as anything made of the material could be used to fight the dark. Spook's specialise in casting a silver chain to bound and constrict its target. Similarly, they used a silver infused dagger can be used to kill or inflict heavy damage to creatures of the dark.<br />
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The common weapon of anyone who goes by the trade, the staff is often made of rowan wood which proves to be highly effective against witches and some staffs possessing a silver infused retractable blade.<br />
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Salt is used to burn the dark while the iron is used to bleed away its strength. Combined with a glue derived from bone, it is used in the binding of Boggarts. A witch pit or grave is sealed off by 13 iron bars, this is to stop them from escaping.<br />
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==Members==<br />
*'''John Gregory''' : a famous male Spook from the County that spent his life fighting the dark in the Chipenden area.<br />
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*'''Judd Brinscall''' :<br />
*'''Thomas Ward''' :<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Spooks were created by Joseph Delaney where they featured in the setting of the Spook's universe.<br />
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==In other media==<br />
===Films===<br />
*In Seventh Son, the Spook's appeared in the setting of the live-action film adaptation of the novel. Spooks were said to be a noble profession of monster hunters. <br />
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==Appearances==<br />
*''The Spook's Apprentice'': (2004)<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[https://thespooksbooks.fandom.com/wiki/Spook Spook's Wiki Entry]<br />
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[[Category:Joseph Delaney]]</div>Darth Batrushttp://moa.omnimulti.com/Delvers_(Made_in_Abyss)Delvers (Made in Abyss)2024-03-24T13:39:44Z<p>Darth Batrus: </p>
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<div>'''Delvers''' are a title that features in [[Made in Abyss]].<br />
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Delvers (Japanese: 探窟たんくつ家か, Hepburn: Tankutsu-ka) were a class of humans that emerged following the discovery of the [[Abyss (Made in Abyss)|Abyss]] where these explorers journeyed into its depths.<br />
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==Overview==<br />
In appearance, Delvers were humans that took on the perilous journey into the Abyss. They were also known as '''Cave Raiders''' with this being a general term that referred to adventurers who dived deep into The Abyss to explore its secrets.<br />
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Bells are the novices in training, yet to receive a whistle. This rank is given to those who are studying to become Delvers, but have yet to actually go into The Abyss themselves. Though most bells are given to young children. Delvers were classified with whistles of different colors based on their ability, experience, and achievements. When deep in The Abyss, Mail Balloons are used to transport light packages to the surface.<br />
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Known classes of Whistles included:<br />
*'''Red Whistles''' :<br />
*'''Blue Whistles''' :<br />
*'''Moon Whistles''' :<br />
*'''Black Whistles''' :<br />
*'''White Whistles''' :<br />
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A 'Sovereign'-title of a White Whistle Delver is determined by their reputation and the person's intentions, and is also registered in a directory. It is said that it started when a member of a White Whistle Delver team began calling them that for fun. Most of the time, the nicknames are the equivalent of something the newspaper or the public started calling them and they became established due to it. These ones were not registered in a directory.<br />
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In the town at the edge of The Abyss, Orth, Delvers are held in high regard as heroes, and many children aspire to become one in the future. Orphanages, such as Belchero Orphanage, teach orphans everything about delving, like an academy, granting the the possibility of a bright future to those forsaken by life.<br />
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==Members==<br />
*'''Srajo''' :<br />
*'''Wakuna''' :<br />
*'''Ozen''' :<br />
*'''Lyza''' :<br />
*'''Bondrewd''' :<br />
*'''Neyozel''' :<br />
*'''Rimeyo''' :<br />
*'''Reg''' :<br />
*'''Riko''' :<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Delvers were created Akihito Tsukushi where they featured in the setting of [[Made in Abyss]].<br />
*According to Akihito Tsukushi, certain rules, like the Last Dive, exist for the White Whistle Delvers, but none of them are following these rules.<br />
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*''Made in Abyss'':<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[http://madeinabyss.wikia.com/wiki/Delvers Made in Abyss Wiki Entry]<br />
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[[Category:Akihito Tsukushi]]</div>Darth Batrushttp://moa.omnimulti.com/Amheng_OsaAmheng Osa2024-03-24T13:27:05Z<p>Darth Batrus: </p>
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<div>'''Amheng Osa''' is a title that features in [[Blade of the Phantom Master]].<br />
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==History==<br />
The Amheng Osa were a class of secret government agent established within the lands of [[Jushin (Blade of the Phantom Master)|Jushin]].<br />
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==Overview==<br />
In appearance, the Amheng Osa were secret government agents empowered by the king of Jushin. They were charged by the king with finding and punishing corrupt government officials, and bringing justice to the country's citizens. For this purpose, they typically were shown to travel the countryside in disguise. The common perception held by Jushin's former citizens of the Amen Osa were that they were virtuous figures and bearers of justice.<br />
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Amheng Osa bore bronze medallions, given to them by the king and emblazoned with between one and three horses. The greater the number of horses, the higher the rank of the amheng osa. Amheng osa of first mahai rank have one horse emblazoned onto their medallions, which allows them to wield basic magic to fight ordinary soldiers. The most powerful medallions feature three horses, and allow the bearers, third mahai (Korean: 삼마패, 三馬牌), to perform summonings and regenerate injuries.<br />
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Despite being made for use by amheng osa, the mahai medallions will also work for normal people, so long as their convictions and willpower in executing justice are sufficiently strong. Hong Gildong, for example, successfully wielded a fourth mahai medallion. After the fall of Jushin, both first and second mahai medallions were rendered useless; only third and fourth mahai medallions still functioned.<br />
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Amheng osa are also prohibited from having families, but they are allowed a single travel partner called a 'Sando', who doubles as a bodyguard. Sando tend to be individuals of great fighting prowess or intelligent beasts.<br />
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==Members==<br />
*'''Munsu''' (文秀/문수) : former military general, and a third mahai amen osa from the fallen kingdom of Jushin. <br />
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==Notes==<br />
*The Amheng Osa were created by Youn In-wan and Yang Kyung-il where they featured in the setting of the Blade of the Phantom Master universe.<br />
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*''Blade of the Phantom Master'':<br />
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[[Category:Yang Kyung-il]]</div>Darth Batrushttp://moa.omnimulti.com/Fists_of_KhonshuFists of Khonshu2024-03-24T13:00:06Z<p>Darth Batrus: </p>
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The '''Fists of Khonshu''' is a title that features in [[Marvel Comics]].<br />
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==History==<br />
The Fists of Khonshu were humans that were empowered as champions to the [[Heliopolitans|Heliopolitan]] moon [[Gods (Marvel)|god]] [[Khonshu (Marvel)|Khonshu]].<br />
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It was said that when the first [[Vampires (Marvel)|Vampires]] struck that they did so at night which was the province of Khonshu. As such, they provoked the pierce response from the Fists of Khonshu who became their enemies. (Moon Knight v9 #3)<br />
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Many years ago, a doctor named '''Yehya Badr''' was walking in the night when he was attacked by vampires who struck and killed him where they drank his blood. However, on the night of the full moon, Khonshu appeared before Badr and saved him where he made the man his champion as a Fist of Khonshu. In this role, Badr found a purpose that he had found lacking in his life and became a devoted priest to the moon god. (Moon Knight v9 #6)<br />
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Hunter's Moon decided to test the errant Fist that was the Moon Knight over his responsibilities to the moon god. Badr had determined that Spector was broken and deviated from his duty by taking vampires under his protection. However, he said that he intended to help correct Marc and put him back on the right side of service to their god. To Hunter's Moon, he determined that this meant thinning the 'cult' that Moon Knight had surrounded himself with at the '''Midnight Mission'''. However, Spector intervened where he beat Badr and warned him not to strike at his temple or those under his protection. (Moon Knight v9 #3)<br />
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==Overview==<br />
In appearance, the Fists of Khonshu were masked champions of the Egyptian god Khonshu. (Moon Knight v9 #3) Each was an avatar for the moon god where they served as their conduit to the physical world. (Moon Knight v9 #11) It was said that talking was never the purpose of the Fists of Khonshu. (Moon Knight v9 #12)<br />
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It was noted that there were in fact multiple Fists of Khonshu some of whom operated within the same era. (Moon Knight v9 #3) Each saw themselves as a sibling even if they did not get along with one another. (Moon Knight v9 #6) They operated as priests to Khonshu and as such were able to conduct blessings such as consecrating water. (Moon Knight v9 #18)<br />
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During their ordination, a Fist received a gift of the chorus where the memories of the previous champions were invested into their mind. Thus, the memories of dead men were placed within the mind of the new warrior. (Moon Knight v9 #3) For conversing among their own, some of these avatars were able to speak in the '''High-Temple Speech of Khonshu'''. (Moon Knight v9 #12)<br />
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One aspect of the Fists of Khonshu was that they did not die though in reality this was because their god returned them to life each time. However, there were limits to these resurrections that meant that they were not truly immortal. Upon being revived, a Fist's body was returned strong and unharmed where they were ready to continue their service to their god. However, each resurrection impacted the mind of the champion which suffered as it lost a piece of itself upon each revival. If this continued, nothing was left of the Fist except a being driven by feral violence and raw instinct. Despite such a fate, it was deemed an honor as the Fist of Khonshu gave everything of themselves in service for their father and for justice with nothing being wasted even in death. This process of resurrection though was tied to Khonshu's power and if imprisoned then the ability to return from death was diminished. In some cases, the moon god's power might be weakened to such an extent that they could not revive their champion. (Moon Knight v9 #19)<br />
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In terms of fighting, it was said that there was a kind of beauty in the way the Fists of Khonshu battled. (Moon Knight v9 #3)<br />
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Adherents saw their god Khonshu as being the greatest of the gods. (Moon Knight v9 #3) The faithful children of Khonshu were able to summon an aspect of their god's spirit and will from the between-space to aid them in metaphysical battles. (Moon Knight v9 #8) In another instance, Khonshu could channel his power to open a path through the worlds to allow their avatar to travel from one location to a distant one. (Moon Knight v9 #11) Such a path was perilous as it meant travelling through the realm of the eternal rest of previous Fists of Khonshu. This angered the undead interred warriors who lashed out at all intruders that disturbed them. (Moon Knight v9 #12)<br />
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It as said that vampires had been sworn enemies of the Fists of Khonshu and had always been their responsibility. (Moon Knight v9 #3)<br />
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The fallen champions of Khonshu were interred as undead within their god's realm where they lived an eternal rest there. They could be summoned onto the physical world to fight foes before being convinced to return to their slumber. (Moon Knight v9 #12)<br />
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==Members==<br />
*'''Marc Spector''' :<br />
*'''Yehya Badr''' :<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*The Fists of Khonshu were created by Jed MacKay and Alessandro Cappuccio where they made their first appearance in Moon Knight v9 #1 (July, 2021).<br />
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*''Moon Knight v9'': (2022)<br />
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*[https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Fists_of_Khonshu_(Earth-616) Marvel Database Entry]<br />
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[[Category:Alessandro Cappuccio]]</div>Darth Batrushttp://moa.omnimulti.com/File:VengeanceOfTheMoonKnightV2-2Virgin.jpgFile:VengeanceOfTheMoonKnightV2-2Virgin.jpg2024-03-24T12:15:45Z<p>Darth Batrus: The Fists of Khonshu. From Vengeance of the Moon Knight v2 #2 Virgin Cover.</p>
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<div>The [[Fists of Khonshu]]. From [[Vengeance of the Moon Knight]] v2 #2 Virgin Cover.</div>Darth Batrushttp://moa.omnimulti.com/Don_AltobelloDon Altobello2024-03-23T12:55:43Z<p>Darth Batrus: Created page with "'''Don Altobello''' is a male literary and film character who features in The Godfather. ==Biography== Don Altobello ==Overview== ===Personality and attributes=== ===Po..."</p>
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<div>'''Don Altobello''' is a male literary and film character who features in [[The Godfather]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Don Altobello<br />
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==Overview==<br />
===Personality and attributes===<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Don Altobello was created by Mario Puzo where he featured in the setting of The Godfather universe.<br />
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==Appearances==<br />
*''The Godfather Part III'': (1990)<br />
*''The Godfather's Revenge'': (2006)<br />
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Altobello Wikipedia Entry]<br />
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[[Category:Mario Puzo]]</div>Darth Batrushttp://moa.omnimulti.com/Bruno_MannheimBruno Mannheim2024-03-23T12:48:20Z<p>Darth Batrus: </p>
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<div>'''Bruno Mannheim''' is a male comic supervillain that features in [[DC Comics]].<br />
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==Biography== <br />
===Origin===<br />
Bruno Mannheim was a male human born the son of [[Moxie Mannheim]] who was a notable crime boss that operated in [[Metropolis (DC)|Metropolis]]. (Guardians of Metropolis v1 #1)<br />
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===Post-Flashpoint===<br />
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.<br />
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==Overview==<br />
===Personality and attributes===<br />
He came to be known by the name of '''Ugly Mannheim'''. (Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen v1 #139)<br />
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He came to be the leader of a crime syndicate called '''Intergang'''. (Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen v1 #139)<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Bruno Mannheim was created by Jack Kirby where he made his first appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen v1 #139 (July, 1971).<br />
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==Alternate Versions==<br />
*In Superman: Dark Side v1 #2 (1998), an alternate version of Mannheim appeared in the [[Elseworlds]] reality. This version was named '''Karl Mannheim''' who was the son of one of the founders of the criminal organization Intergang. According to rumors, Mannheim murdered his father prior to leading Intergang. As leader of Intergang, Mannheim became a powerful mobster in Metropolis due to his support from Darkseid, who supplied Intergang with Apokoliptian weaponry in order to gauge the military capabilities of Earth. After Darkseid took control of Earth with the Anti-Life Equation, Mannheim tried to curry Darkseid's favor by having Intergang to hunt down the surviving New Gods. But Darkseid deemed Mannheim and Intergang having no further need in his plans, and he killed the mobster when an outraged Mannheim foolishly tried to raise his hand against the Dark God.<br />
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[[File:MannheimSupermanTAS.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Bruno Mannheim in Superman: The Animated Series.]]<br />
*In Superman: The Animated Series, Bruno Mannheim was an antagonist in a number of episodes in the DC Animated Universe series where he was voiced by actor Bruce Weitz. He was shown as being a crime boss that headed Intergang though publically he operated in a manner that hid his criminal links. Mannheim was responsible for purchasing a failing toy factory owned by '''Winslow Schott, Senior''' but this was actually a front for criminal operations. The police later raided the site but found no link to Mannheim which led to Winslow Schott's arrest and imprisonment. Schott died in prison but his son '''Winslow Schott, Junior''' vowed revenge and became the Toyman who tried to kill Mannheim.<br />
*In Smallville, Bruno Mannheim appeared in the setting of the live-action television series in the episode "Stiletto" where he was portrayed by actor Dominic Zamprogna. He made counterfeit money and mugged Chloe Sullivan along with AJ, stealing Chloe's bag and getting a whack from Lois Lane before leaving in his car. Bruno returned to the Ace of Clubs and got a drink from new bartender Jimmy Olsen, who asked to get an advance on his pay from Milano. Ricky then came to get Bruno because Milano wanted to see him, but when Milano began to mock Bruno for the mugging, Bruno turned on him, shooting him dead with a silenced gun in the backroom of the Ace of Clubs when Milano said that they were going legit. He then took over Milano's business and announced that they were first going to get rid of the heroes, starting with Stiletto. When Jimmy came back into work late holding his camera, Bruno took it off him and recognized the photos of Chloe and Lois as Stiletto, and beat Jimmy for information before knocking him out. He was then in the backroom seeing through the counterfeit money when Clark Kent super-sped in. Kryptonite was being used on the counterfeit money, however, and weakened Clark enough that Bruno could punch him to the floor and beat him. Lois, as Stiletto, jumped down and knocked Clark away in time. As Bruno went to shoot her, Clark jumped in front of Lois, blocking her from danger. Jimmy came in and was able to take Bruno down. Later, he was incarcerated at the Stryker's Island Penitentiary. Two years later, Gordon Godfrey gave him a book that changed Brunos life - the Crime Bible. Later, Bruno was "visited" by Batman because he knew about Brunos connection to the Intergang and tried to find out Joe Chill whereabouts.<br />
*In Young Justice, Bruno Mannheim made an appearance as an antagonist where he first appeared in the episode "Fun and Games" and was voiced by actor Kevin Michael Richardson.. He was shown as being a notorious gangster and leader of Intergang though there was no official link to lead an arrest. It was revealed that he had provided finance to Winslow Schott to keep his toy company from closing but used it for illegal operations. Once discovered, Schott was arrested whilst no proof meant that Mannehim remained free. This became the source of the enmity from Toyman who wanted to avenge the injustice made to his father but Mannheim was saved by Superman. Bruno Mannheim later appeared "Disordered" where he was frustrated at how his criminal operations were stopped by Superman when he as approached by Kanto who offered him advanced weapons for Intergang.<br />
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===Films===<br />
*In The Death of Superman, Bruno Mannheim appeared in the setting of the anime film where he was voiced by actor Trevor Devall.<br />
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*In DC Universe Online, Bruno Mannheim appeared in the setting of the MMORPG video game where he was voiced by actor Bruce Carey. <br />
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*''Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen v1'': #139 (1971)<br />
*''Guardians of Metropolis v1'':<br />
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*[https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Bruno_Mannheim DC Database Entry]<br />
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Mannheim Wikipedia Entry]<br />
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<div>'''Carmine Falcone''' is a male comic character that features in [[DC Comics]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
===Origin===<br />
Carmine Falcone was the son of '''Vincent Falcone''' with him having a sister named '''Carla Falcone'''. (Batman: The Long Halloween v1 #9) His family originally came from Southern Italy before moving to [[Gotham City]]. It was said that the Roman's rise to power could not have happened without the blessing of Don '''Fillipe Verinni''' who was the Capo di Capi of the Mafia. (Catwoman: When in Rome v1 #1) He had a number of children including [[Alberto Falcone]], [[Mario Falcone (DC)|Mario Falcone]] and [[Sofia Falcone Gigante]]. (Batman: Dark Victory v1 #1)<br />
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The weakened Falcone family soon came to be targeted by a serial killer calling themselves [[Holiday (DC)|Holiday]]. When Batman and Dent burnt his hoard of stolen cash, Falcone strikes back by hiring costumed 'freaks' who become Batman's Rogues Gallery. Convinced that Dent is secretly Holiday, Falcone persuades his former rival Sal Maroni to kill Dent while standing trial for murder. Falcone arranges for Maroni to obtain a vial of acid, which he hurls at Dent during a court proceeding. The acid disfigures the left side of Dent's face, leading to his becoming Two-Face. Two-Face personally kills Falcone following a coin flip that lands on the scarred side. (Batman: The Long Halloween v1 #11) Falcone's son Alberto ultimately confesses to all of the Holiday killings in an attempt to be accepted into the family business. (Batman: The Long Halloween v1 #8)<br />
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Falcone's grave site came to be robbed and his body had gone missing. In the end, it was revealed that Two-Face has Falcone's body in his possession, having frozen it using Mr. Freeze's cryogenic technology. Selina Kyle briefly visited the grave where it was revealed that she believed that Falcone was her biological father and was determined to learn the truth. (Batman: Dark Victory v1 #10)<br />
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===Post-Flashpoint===<br />
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. He was the son of '''Carmen Marie Falcone''' who was born in Naples, Italy where she became pregnant when she was 16 years old. Her father beat her to the point that her child was born and she fled her family home where she relocated to Gotham City. Once there, she took simple cleaning jobs where she scrubbed toilets for 40 years where she came to raise 10 children where nine of them being outstanding American citizens. One, however, fell into a life of crime and upon learning of this Carmen spat in his face after which she notified the police as she wept over her sons actions with her leaving her home. (Batman v3 #26)<br />
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During his rise, he encountered Gotham's ruling crime lord that was '''Rex Calabrese''' who he learnt much about how to rule the underworld. Ultimately, Falcone managed to displace Calabrese and take over his empire with him believing that '''the Lion''' was dead. (Batman Eternal v1 #21)<br />
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During the '''War of Jokes and Riddles''', the Joker threatened Carmine and tasked his men with killing the Riddler. After they failed, the Joker then proceeded to take over Falcone's base of operations and used his resources in his conflict with Nigma. (Batman v3 #26)<br />
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Eventually, by the time Barbara Gordon had become Batgirl, Falcone was convicted and sent to prison. However, he retained intense influence over the GCPD, and used said influence to make life safe for former underlings who betrayed him, such as his former capo Tony Rigatoni. (The Joker 2021 Annual v2 #1)<br />
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===Personality and attributes===<br />
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He was noted as being the son of '''Vincent Falcone'''. (Batman: The Long Halloween v1 #9) His mother was named '''Carmen Marie Falcone''' who was initially unaware of her son's life of crime. (Batman v3 #26)<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Carmine Falcone was created by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli where he made his first appearance in Batman v1 #404 (February, 1987).<br />
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===Television===<br />
*In Gotham, Carmine Falcone appeared in the live-action television series where he was portrayed by actor John Doman. He was depicted as a veteran Mafia Don who had Mayor James Aubrey,, Commissioner Gillian B. Loeb, and specific members of the Gotham City Police Department in his pocket as well as Victor Zsasz who served as a go-to hitman. <br />
*In Justice League Action, Carmine Falcone appeared in the animated television series in the episode "Time Share" where he was voiced by actor Jason J. Lewis. He was a crime boss that headed the Falcone crime family that engaged in numerous criminal enterprises including extortion. Carmine was the first case that the Batman first solved with him capturing Falcone. The time traveler Chronos tried to change this event by tipping off Falcone about Batman's arrival. Upon entering one of his warehouses, Batman was ambushed by Falcone's men and was nearly killed if his future self and Blue Beetle didn't intervene. Their actions, however, remained unnoticed so they wouldn't create a time paradox. Results of this encounter were largely the same as the normal timestream, although this time Falcone actually tried to run away during the chaos before being knocked out by the future version of Batman<br />
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===Films=== <br />
*In the Nolanverse, Carmine Falcone was referenced a number of times in the shared live-action film setting of The Dark Knight Trilogy.<br />
**In Batman Begins, Carmine Falcone appeared in the live-action movie where he was portrayed by actor Tom Wilkinson. He controls Gotham City's criminal underworld, flooding the city with drugs and crime, and serves as a symbol of Gotham's rottenness and corruption. With most city officials and cops either on his payroll or simply afraid to cross him, Falcone is effectively above the law, with few in the city willing to challenge his power. He has a connections with Jonathan Crane and his benefactor Ra's al Ghul in drug smuggling business. He and his henchman are defeated by Bruce Wayne as Batman. While in the custody, Crane gives him fear toxin, driving him insane and is turned to Arkham Asylum. His crime organization is later taken over by Sal Maroni.<br />
**In The Dark Knight, Carmine Falcone did not appear but was referenced as being locked away in Arkham Asylum. <br />
*In Batman: Year One, Carmine 'Roman' Falcone appeared in the setting of the animated film adaptation where he was voiced by actor Alex Rocco. <br />
*In Batman: The Long Halloween, Carmine Falcone appeared in the setting of the two-part animated film where he was voiced by actor Titus Welliver.<br />
*In The Batman, Carmine Falcone appeared in the setting of the live-action film where he was portrayed by actor John Turturro. A noted Gotham mobster, during his younger years he was shot with him being brought to the home of Thomas Wayne who removed the bullet from him. Carmine Falcone was a sadistic, uncompromising criminal who rose to power in Gotham City, New York, through the Falcone Crime Syndicate. He amassed many powerful allies in his quest for power, including the cunning gangster known as the Penguin, and Thomas Wayne, a righteous socialite and surgeon who saved Falcone's life one night. He was a ruthless man, and would do anything to accumulate more control and power in Gotham City, even going so far as to strangle Maria Kyle for getting too close to his operation, despite having slept with her and unknowingly fathered her child, Selina Kyle, in 1997. In 2001, Thomas Wayne began running for mayor and founded the Gotham Renewal Corporation, a massive charitable fund with no proper oversight, to fund protects like the Gotham Orphanage. When reporter Edward Elliot began investigating the Wayne family and discovered that Thomas Wayne's wife had a history of mental illness, Thomas went to Falcone and asked him to intimidate Elliot. Falcone instead had Elliot killed, and a distraught Thomas decided to go to the police about it. That night, Thomas and his wife were murdered in front of their son Bruce, possibly by Falcone's hand. After the Waynes' deaths, the crime families of Gotham took control of the Renewal fund and used it for bribes and money laundering. However, Falcone got greedy and, in 2019, orchestrated a drug bust of mobster Salvatore Maroni with politicians Don Mitchell and Gil Colson, and police officer Pete Savage. They told the public the operation was shut down, but in reality they took control of it and used it to have even more control in the city. Falcone put his aides in positions of great power, making Mitchell mayor, Colson district attorney, and Savage police commissioner, while they were all on his payroll to help him control the city from behind the scenes. Falcone continued his reign over the city as the Penguin became his top lieutenant, and the wrathful vigilante detective known as the Batman emerged and began fighting crime in the city.<br />
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===Video games===<br />
*In DC Universe Online, the Falcone crime family appeared in the setting of the MMORPG video game during the villain campaign. <br />
*In Batman: Arkham Underworld, Carmine Falcone appeared in the setting of the mobile video game where he was voiced by actor Jon Polito. This version was under heat from the newly-elected district attorney Harvey Dent and will occasionally pop up after completed missions to either express his admiration of the player's 'moxie' or give thinly-veiled threats warning the player to back off.<br />
*In Batman: The Telltale Series, Carmine Falcone was shown as an antagonist in the 2016 video game series where he was voiced by actor Richard McGonagle. Falcone was notorious mobster though no proof of illegal action had been proven against him. In the past, he along with Thomas Wayne and Hamilton Hill were allies of one another where they engaged in corruption along with illegal acts where they effectively ruled Gotham City. He was courted by Harvey Dent to get his support for his campaign to become Gotham City's new mayor. Batman later was responsible for apprehending Falcone from the '''Skyline''' club. Whilst in police custody, he was shot in the head by a brainwashed Renee Montoya.<br />
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==Appearances==<br />
*''Batman v1'': (1987)<br />
*''Batman: The Long Halloween v1'':<br />
*''Batman: Dark Victory v1'':<br />
*''Batman Eternal v1'':<br />
*''Batman v3'':<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Carmine_Falcone DC Database Entry]<br />
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmine_Falcone Wikipedia Entry]<br />
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[[Category:David Mazzucchelli]]</div>Darth Batrushttp://moa.omnimulti.com/Don_FortunatoDon Fortunato2024-03-23T12:40:38Z<p>Darth Batrus: </p>
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<div>'''Don Fortunato''' is a male comic villain who features in [[Marvel Comics]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
'''Vincente Fortunato'''<br />
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As a young boy, he was given the duty of watching over the family's sheep herd at night. Alone in the field, he stared into the sky and dreamed about what he would do when he was grown up. He came to witness a meteor shower filling the sky with this taking his attention when wolves came where they killed many of the sheep. The next morning, he feared his father's reaction but he simply told the young Fortunato that he was disappointed in his son. Since that day, Forunato had claimed that he came to know the meaning of fear and true pain. (Spider-Man v1 #71)<br />
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At some point, his wife gave birth to his son '''Angelo Fortunato''' though he was always disappointed in his child. (Marvel Knights: Spider-Man v1 #7)<br />
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[[Ben Urich]] at one point looked to reveal the existence of the mysterious Don Fortunato who was considered an urban legend to the public. (Spider-Man: Made Men v1 #1)<br />
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Later on, [[Wilson Fisk]] fell from his position as the Kingpin of Crime leaving a void in the underworld of New York that Fortunato looked to replace. (Spider-Man v1 #70) He dispatched some of his captains with the task of eliminating [[Hammerhead (Marvel)|Hammerhead]] but they failed in their task. As a result, he decided to have his two underlings killed by dropping them in a basement within New York City to have them mauled by wolves. His orders were for the two punished captains to be left there for a few minutes to be mauled by the wolves whereupon they were to be recovered and their injuries treated. He then had new orders dispatched to his men to redouble their efforts to kill Hammerhead and also for them to find Jimmy-6. He had also been told that photographs had been taken of their operations against Hammerhead with him wanting the pictures and photographer taken care of to avoid any public exposure. (Spider-Man v1 #71) Fortunato stepped into the power vacuum by using his ties with HYDRA, forcing the other crime lords, such as the Slug and Hammerhead into accepting him. (Spider-Man v1 #73) Among the tasks he gave his captains was the elimination of Hammerhead and to recover Jimmy-6 but both assignments failed. (Spider-Man v1 #71) His elder son Giachomo Fortunato was present at the meeting where Fortunato portrays his power. The Don brings out Tombstone to be executed and also brought out random civilians from each of the crime lord's territories. The plan was to have each crime lord kill a civilian, showcasing how Fortunato would punish disobedience by civilian massacres. (Spider-Man v1 #74) <br />
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Detective Garon Lewis of Task Force Seven later met with Fortunato at his Staten Island retreat who was investigating the rising gang violence as well as growing conflict between the Black Tarantula and the Rose. Fortunato though claimed to be ignorant of such incidents and denied any knowledge of such events. He then had a meeting arranged with the Rose where he expressed his displeasure over current events and that he wanted to avoid another gang war. To expedite events, he decided to lend the Rose assistance against the South American bandit. The Rose though politely declined stating that he had gathered enough power to crush the Black Tarantula and his army. Don Fortunato wished the Rose well in his endeavours warning him that it would pain him to see the masked crime boss fail as he was one of the few who knew the identity of the man behind the mask. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #422)<br />
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The horrified Jimmy-6 pulled out a gun on his father in front of the crowd of people. The spectators did not intervene, wishing to see how Fortunato would handle this, but the second Spider-Man intervenes and is soon joined by Daredevil. The innocent civilians are freed but they and the heroes are cornered, pursued by various members of the meeting. Jimmy-6 shows up in an attack helicopter, killing the pursuers and rescuing the civilians and the superheroes. Jimmy eventually reconciles with his father, but extends his debt to Ben Reilly to Peter Parker. (Spectacular Spider-Man v1 #255)<br />
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The actions of Spider-Man continued to impede on the criminal activity in the region with Fortunato looking for the hero to be eliminated. By this point, the Rose requested an audience with the current Boss of Bosses where he brought up the matter of the [[Black Tarantula]] targeting his holdings. As such, the Rose wanted Fortunato's aid in eliminating this threat but the Black Tarantula had arrived at the scene to request from the Don to expand his own operations in the region. Fortunato sensed an opportunity and agreed to allow the Black Tarantula to expand into New York on the condition that he eliminate Spider-Man. The Black Tarantula managed to defeat the Wall-Crawler but allowed him to live but warned him against being a hero again. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #432)<br />
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A gathering of the crime lords was called with Fortunato present at the scene where Caesar Cicero accused Don of failing in his duties to keep the peace. This angered Fortunato as a result who looked to make an example out of Cicero. It was then that their boat was struck disrupting the meeting and forcing the crime bosses to evacuate. By this point, Wilson Fisk had returned to the city and looked to reclaim his former position as Kingpin of Crime. (Spider-Man: Made Men v1 #1)<br />
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Later on, a reporter for the [[Daily Bugle]] named '''Jake Conover''' came to Fortunato after falling on hard financial times and asked for help from him. This saw the man setting up a masked crime lord identity for Conover who came to operate as the new [[Rose (Marvel)|Rose]] and managed his territory. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #436)<br />
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Later, the elderly Fortunato re-emerged and bought the Venom Symbiote at an auction for his awkward younger son Angelo Fortunato who attempts to kill the original Spider-Man, but the Venom symbiote rejects Angelo as unworthy and sent him to fall to death. (Marvel Knights: Spider-Man v1 #8)<br />
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===Personality and attributes===<br />
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Fortunato had a fierce reputation with those daring to speak of him doing so in hushed secretive tones as all feared his withering gaze. (Spider-Man v1 #70) He came to be regarded as an urban legend that made men spoke to frighten children into behaving with them saying ''"You better be good or One Eye is going to get you"''. (Spider-Man: Made Men v1 #1)<br />
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He was known to punish his subordinates such as dropping them into rooms filled with wolves who mauled them. They were not killed as their injuries were tended to but he felt that such a punishment was needed for failure. (Spider-Man v1 #71) According to him, only animals and amateurs violated the unwritten rule whilst striking at cops, innocent bystanders or newspeople only brought more attention to their criminal operations. Thus, he believed that force should only be applied on their own. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #422)<br />
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Publicly, he claimed to only be a simple honest businessman though many in law enforcement knew him to be a a boss among the New York families. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #422)<br />
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Time meant nothing to him with all that mattered for Forunato being family and power. It was said that he would stop at nothing to protect his family and attain more power. Family meant everything to him with him saying that he would never place them in harm's way. (Spider-Man v1 #73)<br />
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One of his children was a son who operated in the mob and went by the name of '''Jimmy-6'''. (Spider-Man v1 #73) Another one of his children was another son by the name of '''Angelo Fortunato'''. (Marvel Knights: Spider-Man v1 #7)<br />
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It was shown that he kept with him his pet wolf who he named '''Angel'''. (Spider-Man v1 #70) The ever loyal Angel was shown to be almost always at his side. (Spider-Man v1 #73)<br />
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===Powers and abilities===<br />
His contacts were noted to go far and wide. (Spider-Man v1 #70)<br />
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Under his workman guise, he oversaw the most ruthless criminal organisation that had ever hit New York City. (Spider-Man v1 #70)<br />
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The Staten Island retreat was noted for being both luxurious and highly fortified. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #422)<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Don Fortunato was created by Howard Mackie and John Romita Jr. where he made his first appearance in Spider-Man v1 #70 (July, [[1996]]). <br />
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*''Spider-Man v1'': (1996)<br />
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*''Spider-Man: Made Men v1'':<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Vincente_Fortunato_(Earth-616) Marvel Database Entry]<br />
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Fortunato Wikipedia Entry]<br />
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