Arcade (Marvel)
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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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| − | An account by him claimed that his father called him worthless and did not deserve his inheritance. The young man came to believe his father and decided to take everything from his father. On his 21st birthday, he came to murder his father which he considered cheating and took over the fortune. (Avengers Arena v1 #7) | + | An account by him claimed that his father called him worthless and did not deserve his inheritance. The young man came to believe his father and decided to take everything from his father. On his 21st birthday, he came to murder his father which he considered cheating and took over the fortune. (Avengers Arena v1 #7) In killing his father, Arcade discovered that he had a talent and liking for murder. He therefore became an assassin, but was soon bored with killing by ordinary means, and used his great wealth to construct hidden complexes of high-tech death traps designed in the manner of an amusement park. (Uncanny X-Men v1 #148) |
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| + | Throwing a party at his estate for his 29th birthday, Arcade learned that he was being made fun of by the super-villain community. In despair, Arcade let himself be attacked by his new assistant '''Miss Coriander''' having forgotten that he requested she kill him as a 'birthday gift'. In the hospital, Arcade admitted to Miss Coriander that he was no longer satisfied with merely playing, as he realized that 'winning is everything'. After recovering and giving Miss Coriander his Murder Island to her as severance pay, Arcade fled to his bar, The Hole, in Central [[Bagalia]]. As he sat drinking, he was burgled by one of the villains who had made fun of him which was done so by the [[Constrictor (Marvel)|Constrictor]]. However, Arcade tricked Constrictor into knocking himself out on one of the bar's hidden traps. From this incident, Arcade gained a renewed interest in his career and rehired Miss Coriander to help him create a new Murderworld in Antarctica. Miss Coriander also provided Arcade a special suit that allowed him to emulate a wide range of superpowers whilst inside Murderworld's confines. (Avengers Arena v1 #7) | ||
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| + | Inspired by one of his favorite books, Arcade then kidnapped sixteen teenage superheroes from Avengers Academy. These included Hazmat, Mettle, X-23, Reptil, and Juston Seyfert; the Runaways' Nico Minoru and Chase Stein; Braddock Academy's Kid Briton, Anachronism, Nara, Apex, Bloodstone; and independents Red Raven, Cammi, [[Death Locket]], and Darkhawk who were then trapped in his new Murderworld. Once there, he told them that they were trapped there for a month and would have to kill each other to survive. This, of course, caused the heroes to attack him. However, Arcade used his nanomachine-laced suit to counter their attacks. He then told them to chose the 'weak link' of the group, and that he'd kill that person first. As Hazmat continued attacking him, Arcade chose her for the group until Mettle offered himself in her place. Arcade complied, blowing him to pieces before leaving the area. (Avengers Arena v1 #1) | ||
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Afterwards, Arcade came to desire a low-tech version of his Murderworld but one populated by clones who die within it. The only person he felt that could provide him such entertaining clones was [[Mister Sinister]]. However, he was unable to capture him as he was a high ranking citizen of the Mutant nation of [[Krakoa]]. Thus, he decided to blackmail the resurrected [[Jason Wyngarde]] by holding his daughter Regan hostage due to an unpaid debt. He then had Mastermind bring Mister Sinister to him where he was captured with the Hellions dispatched to recover him but they too failed in the mission. Arcade then tortured Essex until he was willing to establish a clone farm for Murder World that was to use realistic hallucinations of Mastermind. (Hellions v1 #10) | Afterwards, Arcade came to desire a low-tech version of his Murderworld but one populated by clones who die within it. The only person he felt that could provide him such entertaining clones was [[Mister Sinister]]. However, he was unable to capture him as he was a high ranking citizen of the Mutant nation of [[Krakoa]]. Thus, he decided to blackmail the resurrected [[Jason Wyngarde]] by holding his daughter Regan hostage due to an unpaid debt. He then had Mastermind bring Mister Sinister to him where he was captured with the Hellions dispatched to recover him but they too failed in the mission. Arcade then tortured Essex until he was willing to establish a clone farm for Murder World that was to use realistic hallucinations of Mastermind. (Hellions v1 #10) | ||
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==Alternate Versions== | ==Alternate Versions== | ||
| + | *In X-Universe v1 #1 (1995), an alternate version of Arcade appeared in the [[Age of Apocalypse]] reality set on [[Earth-295]] in the [[Multiverse (Marvel)|Multiverse]]. He was a Euro-assassin and a member of the Marauders that were a band of human terrorists who betrayed humankind and served Apocalypse in exchange for their lives. Arcade equipped himself with body armor and flying stepping disks. He was in the group with Norman Osborn, Wilson Fisk, and the Owl when they attacked Wakanda. He was killed when Clint Barton and Tony Stark dropped their cargo on him from their blimp | ||
==In other media== | ==In other media== | ||
Revision as of 06:40, 16 December 2023
Arcade is a male comic supervillain who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Arcade
An account by him claimed that his father called him worthless and did not deserve his inheritance. The young man came to believe his father and decided to take everything from his father. On his 21st birthday, he came to murder his father which he considered cheating and took over the fortune. (Avengers Arena v1 #7) In killing his father, Arcade discovered that he had a talent and liking for murder. He therefore became an assassin, but was soon bored with killing by ordinary means, and used his great wealth to construct hidden complexes of high-tech death traps designed in the manner of an amusement park. (Uncanny X-Men v1 #148)
Arcade
Avengers Arena
Throwing a party at his estate for his 29th birthday, Arcade learned that he was being made fun of by the super-villain community. In despair, Arcade let himself be attacked by his new assistant Miss Coriander having forgotten that he requested she kill him as a 'birthday gift'. In the hospital, Arcade admitted to Miss Coriander that he was no longer satisfied with merely playing, as he realized that 'winning is everything'. After recovering and giving Miss Coriander his Murder Island to her as severance pay, Arcade fled to his bar, The Hole, in Central Bagalia. As he sat drinking, he was burgled by one of the villains who had made fun of him which was done so by the Constrictor. However, Arcade tricked Constrictor into knocking himself out on one of the bar's hidden traps. From this incident, Arcade gained a renewed interest in his career and rehired Miss Coriander to help him create a new Murderworld in Antarctica. Miss Coriander also provided Arcade a special suit that allowed him to emulate a wide range of superpowers whilst inside Murderworld's confines. (Avengers Arena v1 #7)
Inspired by one of his favorite books, Arcade then kidnapped sixteen teenage superheroes from Avengers Academy. These included Hazmat, Mettle, X-23, Reptil, and Juston Seyfert; the Runaways' Nico Minoru and Chase Stein; Braddock Academy's Kid Briton, Anachronism, Nara, Apex, Bloodstone; and independents Red Raven, Cammi, Death Locket, and Darkhawk who were then trapped in his new Murderworld. Once there, he told them that they were trapped there for a month and would have to kill each other to survive. This, of course, caused the heroes to attack him. However, Arcade used his nanomachine-laced suit to counter their attacks. He then told them to chose the 'weak link' of the group, and that he'd kill that person first. As Hazmat continued attacking him, Arcade chose her for the group until Mettle offered himself in her place. Arcade complied, blowing him to pieces before leaving the area. (Avengers Arena v1 #1)
Arcade Industries
Afterwards, Arcade came to desire a low-tech version of his Murderworld but one populated by clones who die within it. The only person he felt that could provide him such entertaining clones was Mister Sinister. However, he was unable to capture him as he was a high ranking citizen of the Mutant nation of Krakoa. Thus, he decided to blackmail the resurrected Jason Wyngarde by holding his daughter Regan hostage due to an unpaid debt. He then had Mastermind bring Mister Sinister to him where he was captured with the Hellions dispatched to recover him but they too failed in the mission. Arcade then tortured Essex until he was willing to establish a clone farm for Murder World that was to use realistic hallucinations of Mastermind. (Hellions v1 #10)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
Notes
- Arcade was created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne where he made his first appearance in Marvel Team-Up v1 #65 (January, 1978).
Alternate Versions
- In X-Universe v1 #1 (1995), an alternate version of Arcade appeared in the Age of Apocalypse reality set on Earth-295 in the Multiverse. He was a Euro-assassin and a member of the Marauders that were a band of human terrorists who betrayed humankind and served Apocalypse in exchange for their lives. Arcade equipped himself with body armor and flying stepping disks. He was in the group with Norman Osborn, Wilson Fisk, and the Owl when they attacked Wakanda. He was killed when Clint Barton and Tony Stark dropped their cargo on him from their blimp
In other media
Television
- In X-Men: Evolution, a character named Webber Torque was based on Arcade who appeared in the animated television series where he was voiced by actor Gabe Khouth.
Video games
- In Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, Arcade appeared as a boss antagonist in the setting of the video game where he was voiced by actor Quinton Flynn.
- In Marvel: Avengers Alliance, Arcade appeared as a boss antagonist in the setting of the Facebook video game.
Appearances
- Marvel Team-Up v1: (1978)
- Uncanny X-Men v1:
- Avengers Arena v1:
- Amazing Spider-Man v5:
- Hellions v1: (2021)
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