List of Marvel Comics characters: V

Vagabond

Vagabond(Priscilla Lyons) is the former partner and girlfriend ofNomad (Jack Monroe).She prevented Black Racer's assassination attempt onSidewinder.She thwarted and captured Dr.Karl Malusduring his attempt to take over Power Broker, Inc.She was recruited and trained by the Scourge organization; during her training she had a change of heart and decided to help theU.S. Agentshut down the Scourge organization.Later she was being considered as a potential recruit for theInitiativeprogram, according toCivil War: Battle Damage Report.

Other versions of Vagabond

Vagabond(real namePat Murphy) is a superhero, a police officer who dressed as a homeless man, who appeared inU.S.A. Comics#2–4.

Vakume

Main article:Salem's Seven § Members

Valkin

Main article:List of Eternals

Valkyrie

Brunnhilde

Main article:Valkyrie (Marvel Comics)

Samantha Parrington

Main article:Valkyrie (Samantha Parrington)

Barbara Norris

Main article:Valkyrie (Barbara Norris)

Vamp

"Vamp (comics)" redirects here. Not to be confused withVamp (webcomic character).

Vampis aCorporationagent in theMarvel Universe.The character, created byRoy Thomas,Don Glut,andJohn Buscema,first appeared inCaptain America#217 in January 1978.Within the context of the stories, Vamp has an evil alter-ego calledAnimusand infiltratesS.H.I.E.L.D.She is killed by theScourge of the Underworld.

Years later, Arnim Zola created a Vamp/Animus proto-husk creature, which would encounterDeadpoolon two separate occasions.

Rachel Van Helsing

Rachel Van Helsingis avampire hunter,created byArchie GoodwinandGene Colan,who first appeared inTomb of Dracula#3 (July 1972).She is the granddaughter ofAbraham Van Helsing,and trained a vampire hunter since childhood byQuincy HarkerafterDraculakilled her parents. On one of her missions, Rachel was held hostage by two of Dracula's brides who phoned Quincy Harker, who was on the verge of killing Dracula, and told him to leave Dracula alone or Rachel would die. Harker agreed to the brides' demands, much to Rachel's frustration. The brides then let Rachel go. She later fought alongside hunters Quincy, Taj Nital, Frank Drake, and Blade, during which time she developed an uneasy romantic relationship with Drake. Dracula turns her into avampire.Overcoming his control, she asksWolverineto kill her, which he does.Frank Drakelater avenges her death by aidingDoctor Strangein destroying all vampires on Earth.

Rachel Van Helsing in other media

Rachel Van Helsing appears inTomb of Dracula,voiced byMami Koyamain the original Japanese version and Melanie McQueen in the English dub.

Michael Van Patrick

MVP
MVP from Avengers: The Initiative #1 Art by Stefano Caselli.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Avengers: The Initiative#1 (March2007)
Created by	Dan Slott Stefano Caselli
In-story information
Alter ego	Michael Ian Van Patrick
Team affiliations	(All) The Initiative (Michael, Van & Patrick) Shadow Initiative (Michael & Patrick) Counter Force New Warriors (Patrick) Avengers Resistance
Notable aliases	MVP (sometimes written M.V.P.)
Abilities	Peak physical condition

MichaelIanVan Patrickis a fictional character appearing inAmerican comic bookspublished byMarvel Comics.The character was created byDan Slottand Stefano Caselli. Although the character died in his debut appearance, he wasclonedafter his death and his clones continued to play roles within the ongoingAvengers: The Initiativeseries. Described by Slott as an archetypal "all-Americanboy ",the character is introduced in the pages ofAvengers: The Initiative#1 as the great-grandson of Dr.Abraham Erskine,the inventor of the super soldier serum withinMarvel Comics'shared universetheMarvel Universe.The first clone was sent back to Van Patrick's parent's home to prevent them from discovering his death. The next three clones, named Michael, Van and Patrick, originally worked as theScarlet Spiders,as part of theBlack Ops group within The Initiative.They were revealed to be clones inAvengers: The Initiative#7. He was cloned once more, in theKilled in Actionstory arc when some of the vacant positions in the Initiative teams were filled with MVP clones. The original's only appearance outside the pages ofAvengers: The Initiativewas a brief cameo in analternate realityWhat Ifcomic. All that is known about the original character has been revealed in that series, with Van Patrick's (and the first sets of clones) origins being shown in the 2007Avengers: The InitiativeAnnual. However, the Scarlet Spiders (Michael and Patrick) became the first clones to appear outsideThe Initiativewhen they appeared inNew Warriorsvol. 4 #14 (Sept. 2008). The first MVP clone appeared in the following issue of the New Warriors series.

Michael Van Patrick's origins trace back to scientist "Dr. Josef Reinstein"laterretroactively changedto a code name for the scientistAbraham Erskine,the developer of theSuper-Soldierserum that changed the frailSteve RogersintoTimely Comics's(Marvel Comics' 1940s predecessor's)Captain America.On his death, Dr. Erskine left papers, which covered years of research and findings that the government had not seen fit to classify to his grandson Brian Van Patrick.Brian studied his grandfather's work, particularly his work on growing, preparing and serving the most wholesome and nutritional foods and a challenging experimental program ofisometric exercises.Brian used the research during the early life and development of his son Michael, helping him achieve his potential.

The events of the 2006–2007 Marvel ComicscrossoverCivil Warrequired all United Statessuperpoweredindividuals to register with the American government, with at least some of these individuals being sent to The Initiative's training campCamp Hammond.Given Michael's descent from the creator of the super soldier serum, many people came to suspect his athletic abilities to be superpower-related. He lost his university scholarship when media revealed that his great-grandfather wasDr. Abraham Erskine.

He joined the program under the codenameMVP,along with old and new characters to make up the cast of theAvengers: The Initiative.During the first day of training at Camp Hammond, MVP demonstrated extraordinary speed and agility as he broke the camp'sobstacle courserecord for users without superspeed on his first attempt.During a combat simulator exercise, Initiative traineeArmoryended up panicking and fired blindly on the other recruits. MVP saved fellow recruitCloud 9.While saving Cloud 9, MVP is shot in the head, killing him instantly.Initiative scientist (and formerNaziandsupervillain) Dr.Baron Von Blitzschlagperformed theautopsyon Michael's body. The autopsy revealed that MVP's extraordinary physical abilities were unconnected to the super-soldier serum and were instead achieved by natural means. Von Blitzschlag advocated cloning MMV to chief administratorYellowjacket's disapproval.InAvengers: The Initiative#22, the members of New Warriors take possession of Michael's body to return him home.

First clone of MVP

Though Yellowjacket disapproved the idea of cloning MVP, Secretary of the Superhuman Armed ForcesHenry Peter Gyrichhad ordered that MVP's death remain secret and sanctioned the cloning. As Van Patrick was a non-altered human, Yellowjacket considered the cloning to be comparatively easy. Avengers: The Initiative Annual#1 reveals the clone's creation and development. As the clone was grown to its original's age, all of his original's skills and abilities were programmed into him with the help of a special suit with telemetry circuits, a video of MVP's training session, and the photographic reflexes ofTaskmaster.The first clone is sent to his family'sorganicvegetablefarm inLiberty, Kentucky,with a false story that he had failed the Initiative program because of his lack of powers. The clone, who is coming to realize that his memories are not his own and that he will never be the real Michael Van Patrick, elects to stay with "his" family. He is warned however to never tell them that he is not their real son.

However, the clone's first appearance was a couple of months prior in a few panels ofAvengers: The Initiative#4, where Justice and Cloud 9, not knowing that clones had replaced Michael, flew to the Van Patrick farm to inform MVP's parents of his death. On arriving, they are greeted at the door by the clone but are called off to deal with the events ofWorld War Hulkbefore they can inquire further. In a later issue, Justice returns with Cloud 9 to the Van Patrick home, wishing to find out what information Gyrich and Yellowjacket were keeping from him. On arriving, they find the house boarded up and abandoned.

During theKilled In Actionstoryline, it is revealed that the clone has an imbedded tracking device and that the Van Patrick family had moved toBulls Gap, Tennessee.In this storyline's conclusion, the clone then helps The Initiative stop KIA and begins to further MVP's romantic interest in Cloud 9.InAvengers: The Initiative#12, the MVP clone, along with the surviving Scarlet Spiders and MVP's father, join with Justice'sNew Warriorsas a Counter Initiative of underground registered heroes. MVP, as a part ofCounter Force,would go on to appear inNew Warriorsvol. 4 #14–15; in the character's first appearance outside of anAvengers: The Initiativetitle.

Scarlet Spiders

Three more clones, developed the same time as the first but with added genetic material donated from Baron Von Blitzschlage,were programmed via input from Taskmaster with MVP's skills and abilities along with those ofSpider-Man.The three clones, Michael, Van and Patrick (sometimes referred to as "Pat" ), were suited up in redesignedIron Spidersuits that Spider-Man had worn during the early stages of the superhero Civil War.

During their first appearance, they identify themselves as the "Red Team" and take down supervillainsShocker,BoomerangandHydro-Man.ThoughWar Machineidentifies them by their official nameScarlet Spiderswhen contacting them,they identify themselves asRed Team One(Michael),Red Team Two(Van), andRed Team Three( "Pat" Patrick) in the field.They are later revealed to be part of the Shadow Initiativeblack opsgroup under the command of Gyrich withConstrictor,Mutant Zero,Bengal,andTrauma.

The Scarlet Spiders were forced to expose themselves to the public inAvengers: The Initiative#7 after an attack on Blitzschlage. The subsequent pursuit of three criminals wearing theVulturionsflying exosuits would lead the Spiders into confronting the angry Peter Parker. Their appearance in a battle against and alongside Parker raised public doubts over whether Parker is the original or only Spider-Man, despite his having publicly revealing his dual identity in the early events of the Civil War.

Now public, the Scarlet Spiders join with the other initiative trainees in the next issue. An incident involvingDragon Manleads one of the Spiders to save Cloud 9 in much the same fashion as the original MVP did at the time of his death.InAvengers: The Initiative#10, the Scarlet Spiders unmask themselves in an attempt to calm the enraged clone KIA only to have him behead one of their number. The surviving (and still unmasked) Scarlet Spiders, Michael and Patrick,are later seen by the majority of the trainees, including Cloud 9.InAvengers: The Initiative#11, the remaining Scarlet Spiders make their way to Bulls Gap, Tennessee to aid in the capture of KIA.

InAvengers: The Initiative#12, after the defeat of KIA, the surviving Scarlet Spiders, along with the MVP clone and the real MVP's father, join with Justice's New Warriors as aCounter Initiative/Counter Forceof underground registered heroes who go on to appear inNew WarriorsSecret Invasiontie-in story "Secrets andSkrulls"where Counter Force would team up with the other team of New Warriors. Reappearing within the pages ofAvengers: The Initiative#21, withNorman Osborntaking control of the 50-State Initiative, Counter Force were made wanted criminals. The team shows up at Camp Hammond, having retaken the name New Warriors to battle the rampagingRagnarok.InAvengers: The Initiative#22, Scarlet Spider Michael is killed by Ragnarok. During the next issue, in the battle's aftermath, the last surviving Scarlet Spider Patrick publicly unmasks himself, revealing to the media that the Initiative had secretly cloned MVP.He continues to defy Osborn with the Avengers Resistance,and even participates in the attack on Camp HAMMER during thesiege of Asgard.He is seen again with the New Warriors during theFear Itselfcrossover.

KIA

The results of the previous clonings impressed Initiative administrators enough to attempt to fill places within the Fifty-State Initiative with further clones.In theAvengers: The Initiativefirst multi-part story;Killed in Action(starting issue #8), a new clone is fitted with the Tactigon, Armory's former alien weapon and sets forth on a murderous rampage through Camp Hammond in an attempt to seek revenge for MVP's death.In the second partFirst Casualties,set before the events of the first, the clone, who is distinguished by his whited out eyes, is said to have had Armory's moves programmed into him in preparation to use the Omega-Level weapon that killed the original MVP. The Tactigon interfaces with this clone's mind activating latent memories of the real MVP's death. Hacking into the Initiative's computer, the clone learns of his "death" and gains a list of all those present at the time. The disturbed clone demolishes the cloning lab, attacking Blitzschlag and Yellowjacket while repeating "Killed in Action" over and over again and carving the initials "KIA" into his chest. The clone continues its rampage through Camp Hammond, striking those whose names are on his list and attacking anyone else who gets in the way.

At the end of the third part, the clone attempts to find thecomatoseGauntlet,thedrill instructorwho had sent MVP to the ill-fated combat training session. However, Gauntlet's weapon, which was taken from an alien who faced off against the alien who controlled the Tactigon in Gauntlet and Armory'sorigin stories,seemingly takes control of Gauntlet's body forcing him to acquire the sword element of the alien's armor that he recovered when he originally bonded with the alien glove device. The two later battle and KIA stabs Gauntlet to bring him out of his coma, in an effort to face the man rather than the gauntlet weapon. In the concluding part of theWorst Case Scenariostoryline, KIA battles his way through the Initiative to follow trainees Cloud 9,KomodoandHardballto MVP's first clone in Bulls Gap, where they are attempting to convince the clone to download its memories into a device (and most likely leave himselfbrain-dead) which could then upload them into KIA to reset his mind. After arriving at the location, KIA is met by the collective Initiative force of theMighty Avengers,the remaining Scarlet Spiders, a rogueNew Warriorsgroup and the trainees. In the battle's climax, the first clone uses the device to download KIA's memories leaving his body brain-dead. After the battle, it is revealed that the Avengers have stored both the body and the Tactigon away in an undisclosed location, before whichSlapsticksecretly took the device with KIA's memories from the battlefield for himself, which reads "ready to transmit brain patterns to new host body"leaving KIA's eventual fate open-ended.

Many trainees and staff members were injured during KIA's rampage, but onlyDragon Lord,Trauma,Van(one of the Scarlet Spiders) and 8 S.H.I.E.L.D. agentswere killed. But inAvengers: The Initiative#12, Trauma came back to life.

KIA later recovered and joined theAssassins Guild.He and the rest of the Assassins Guild were dispatched by their leaderBella Donnato targetDeadpool.They were all defeated by Deadpool.

Powers, abilities and equipment of Michael Van Patrick

InAvengers: The Initiative#2, Von Blitzschlag refers to MVP as an "Übermensch",a perfect human specimen, down to thecellularlevel. This perfection is displayed in his physical abilities.He reaches the highest possible standard for a human being without becoming an enhanced super-soldier.Yellowjacket(actually the Skrull agentCriti Noll), one of the chief administrators at Camp Hammond, ironically referred to MVP as "Captain America, Jr."in the first issue ofAvengers: The Initiative.However, unlike Captain America's enhanced condition, MVP's abilities were revealed in theAvengers: The Initiative Annualto have come as a result of the "revolutionary" diet and an "ultimate" isometric exercise regime he completed, rather than Dr. Erskine's super-soldier serum.

The first clone has those same abilities, with the Scarlet Spiders additionally having the skills, reflexes/reactions and moves of Spider-Man programmed into them to the limit of regular human ability.

Michael, Van and Patrick's Scarlet Spider suits, a redesign ofTony Stark'sIron Spiderarmor (previously used by Spider-Man),are supported by systems similar to that of Stark's classicIron Mandesign. In the Scarlet Spider's first appearance,Avengers: The Initiative#3, the suit features several devices, including four mechanical spider-arms or "waldoes"on each suit, one more than on the original, along withcloakingdevices and a short-rangeGPSmicrowave communication system. InAvengers: The Initiative#7, the suits display mechanical web-shooters while retaining the ability to change appearance to other versions of the Spider-Man costume or street clothes. InNew Warriorsvol. 4 #15 (Oct. 2008), it was revealed the suits have had their StarkTech removed, which prevented the suits being affected when all StarkTech was made inoperable by Skrull invaders. However, this is seemingly retconned in a line spoken by one of the Spiders: "should be StarkTech like ours, but it's so alien", inAvengers: The Initiative#22, when the Spiders interface with other technology.

Attached to the "KIA" Michael Van Patrick isArmory's former weapon, known as theTactigon,which was detached when she was expelled from the Initiative program. It is a multi-dimensional alien device that, once attached to a body, is able to shift into an infinite number of weapons and tools with a built-in safety designed to only enable the wearer to wield the specific weapons/tools needed to get the job at hand done.

Reception of Michael Van Patrick

TheIGNreviewer considered MVP to be one of the "instantly likable characters"in the first issue, while aComics Bulletinreviewer expanded on this by saying MVP especially "could help carry this title".However, MVP's death at the end of the issue was met with concern "while shocking, [MVP's death] undermines the advancement of the rest of the issue".Despite concerns that writer Dan Slott had cavalierly killed MVP, IGN reviewer stated that "having seen the emotional fallout of that incident, I can see why it was so important to do that. Clearly the death in the first issue added immeasurable weight to the situation".MVP also received criticism from TheGamer reviewer, Charlie Green, stating that MVP hurt the Marvel comics involving him, "This is essentially what would have happened if nothing particularly exciting happened to [Captain America]".

Vanguard

See also:Red Guardian

Vanguard(Nikolai Kyrylenko) is amutantin theMarvel Universe.Created byBill MantloandCarmine Infantino,the character first appeared inIron Man#109 in April 1978.Within the context of the stories, Vanguard is one of theSoviet Super-Soldiersand the son ofSergei Krylov.He is trained as a soldier and comes into conflict withIron Man,Jack of Hearts,and other Avengers. After dying and being resurrected by his father during theDire Wraithinvasion of Russia, Vanguard becomes the newRed Guardianand leads the Winter Guard.As the new Red Guardian, he battles Weapon X, King Hyperion, and the Intelligencia. He was later present when the Winter Guard was reunited.

Kyrylenko is the brother ofLaynia Petrovna.He is a mutant, capable of generating a body-wide force field that repels electromagnetic and kinetic energy. He typically focuses this field through a medium, such as the vibranium shield supplied to him by Executive Security Committee or through a sickle and hammer that he usually carries. He also directs this force against the earth itself to obtain flight. Krylenko wears a more advanced suit than previous Red Guardians, which is lined with circuitry that works in conjunction with the compact computer on his shield, not only enabling the guided flight and return of what he's using to focus his mutant energy through their digital connection, but the amplification of the effects of his own energy field.

Vanisher

Main article:Vanisher

Vapor

Main article:U-Foes § Vapor

Vargas

Vargasis asupervillainin theMarvel Universe.The character, created byChris ClaremontandSalvador Larroca,first appeared inX-Treme X-Men#1 in 2001. Within the context of the stories, Vargas comes into conflict with the X-Men while searching for the diaries ofDestinyand even managed to killPsylocke.He's not amutant,since he lacks the X-Gene in his DNA, but is not fully human either, much like Captain America is a relatively perfect human physical specimen. He is genetically perfect and claims to be "homo superior superior",humanity's" natural response "to the emergence of mutants, and possesses super-strength and speed in addition to highly advanced combat skills and an increased immune system that protected him from any disease or toxin and an elevated healing factor. After obtaining one volume of Destiny's journals he discovered that he would be killed by Rogue. Resolving to deny this destiny, Vargas faced her in Madripoor. Initially Vargas had the upper hand, but Rogue gradually absorbed his abilities each time he struck her until she was his equal, his superior considering her other powers. Poised to slay Vargas, she is seen preparing to stab him with his own sword when the video camera that was the sole witness to the event lost power at the critical moment, so the people that viewed the footage of the live invasion were under the belief that Rogue did in fact, kill him.However some time later its revealed that Rogue realizing that the diaries could trap you into doing what it stated, or into committing great atrocities to avoid the "prophecies", had in fact left Vargas alive to discredit the diaries, but since he had possessed one of Destiny's diaries and therefore had knowledge of future events, he was targeted by the Marauders, under Mr. Sinister's orders, and eliminated after being stabbed by one of Harpoon's eponymous weapons.

Varnae

Main article:Varnae

Varnaeis avampirein theMarvel Universe.The character, created bySteve PerryandSteve Bissette,first appeared inBizarre Adventures#33 (December 1982).Within the context of the stories, Varnae is the first vampire and is the one who createdDracula.At various times in his life, he is an enemy ofKing Kull,Frank Drake,andJohn Blaze.He eventually tired of his eternal life and committed suicide by walking into sunlight and disintegrating into dust, but he was resurrected years later by the voodoo priestess Marie Laveau. He was then confronted byDoctor Strange.The Sorcerer Supreme and the Lord of the Vampires battled, Varnae changing shape and revealing he had formerly sought to be the Sorcerer Supreme before he turned into a vampire. Doctor Strange cast an "incantation of oblivion" on Varnae, making the undead mage relive his oblivion of 500 years. Embracing his existence as a vampire again, Varnae fled, claiming that he finally had a reason to live again: a worthy foe.

Varra

Main article:Varra (comics)

Varrais a fictional character appearing inAmerican comic bookspublished byMarvel Comics.The character, created byAl EwingandGerardo Sandoval,first appeared inNew Avengersvol. 4 #4 (December 2015). She is aSkrull/Kreehybrid.

Vector

Main article:U-Foes § Vector

Veil

Veil,also known asMadeline Berry,was created byChristos GageandMike McKone.She first appeared inAvengers Academy#1 (August 2010).She has the ability to change into a gaseous form, which enables her to sneak around without being detected and renders her immune to most forms of attack.

Berry learns that her powers are causing her molecules to drift apart, so that she will eventually die or fade from existence, and decides to enjoy the limited time she has left, quitting the academy and joining Jeremy Briggs' corporation.She soon finds a cure, but it renders her powerless.She then returns to regular high school, using her training to defend herself from bullies.

Velocidad

Velocidad(Gabriel Cohuelo) is amutantin theMarvel Universe.The character, created byMatt FractionandKieron Gillen,first appeared inThe Uncanny X-Men#527 in 2010.

Gabriel is a 16-year-old mutant from Mexico City. He is unable to control his mutant powers until assisted byHope Summers.Gabriel follows Hope on her mission to find other young mutants, and they ally withOyaandPrimal.He and his friends relocate toUtopia,where they are trained by more experienced X-Men.Gabriel and Hope begin a romantic relationship,but it ends when Hope discovers him kissingPixie.Because Velocidad's powers work by accelerating him through time, the use of his powers causes rapid aging.A four-hour mission can last several days from his perspective,and he is capable of burning through several days of his life in a matter of minutes.

Other versions of Velocidad

Gabriel briefly appears duringAge of X.

Vengeance

Main article:Vengeance (comics)

Lt. Michael Badilino

Main article:Vengeance (Michael Badilino)

Deputy Kowalski

Main article:Vengeance (Deputy Kowalski)

Robert "Bobby" M. Blackthorne

Main article:Vengeance (Bobby Blackthorne)

Venom

Main article:Venom (Marvel Comics character)

Eddie Brock

Main article:Eddie Brock

Mac Gargan

Main article:Mac Gargan

Lee Price

Main article:Lee Price (comics)

Venomm

Main article:Venomm

Venus

Main article:Venus (Marvel Comics)

Siren

Main article:Venus (Marvel Comics) § Venus

Aphrodite Pandemos

Main article:Venus (Marvel Comics) § Aphrodite

Vermin

Main article:Vermin (comics)

Octavia Vermis

Octavia Vermisis a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Octavia Vermis is the daughter ofOtto Vermis.

Otto Vermis

Count Otto Vermisis a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. His only appearance (in main Marvel continuity) was inMarvel Spotlight#32 (February 1977), the book that featured the first appearance ofSpider-Woman.

Otto Vermis was the leader ofHYDRA's European branch and the father ofOctavia Vermis.Vermis recruited Jessica Drew (whom by that time went by the name "Arachne" ) into HYDRA at a time when she was suffering fromamnesiaand had no clue about her own past. He then manipulated her into falling in love with fellow agent Jared and attempting to killNick Fury.Vermis promised to find out the truth about Arachne's past and did a sincere effort in that direction, although the findings were incomplete and misleading. Ultimately, he kept what little he knew hidden from Arachne until soon before his death.

Kristoff Vernard

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Vertigo

Vertigois the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Salem's Seven

Main article:Salem's Seven § Team members

Savage Land Mutate

Vertigo
Vertigo, art byMarc Silvestri.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Marvel Fanfare#1 (March1982)
Created by	Chris Claremont(writer) Michael Golden(artist)
In-story information
Species	Savage Land Mutate
Team affiliations	Savage Land Mutates Marauders Femizons
Abilities	Ability to induce extreme disorientation, nausea and unconsciousness

Vertigois asupervillainappearing inAmerican comic bookspublished byMarvel Comics.The character is depicted as a native of theSavage Landwho obtained superhuman powers at a young age bygenetic engineering.Her powers enable her to render a person severelydizzyand evenunconscious.Vertigo first appeared inMarvel Fanfare#1 (March1982), created by writerChris Claremontand artistMichael Golden.

In her first appearance, she was depicted as a member of theSavage Land Mutates,empowered byMagneto,with whom she first battled theX-MenandSpider-Man.Later, although not a mutant, she joined theMarauders,a group of mutants working as assassins for the enigmaticgeneticistknown asMister Sinister.Sinister wanted his assassins to destroy a large community of mutants, known as theMorlocks,who lived underNew York City,as he had deemed them genetically useless. The Marauders did succeed in annihilating a large number of the underground mutants. While the Marauders were accomplishing this, they also clashed with the X-Men,X-Factor,Thor,andPower Pack.With the Marauders, she also attempted to killMadelyne Pryor.

Sinister later sent Vertigo along with the other Marauders to fight the X-Men in New York City just before the extra-dimensional incursion known as the "Inferno".She was apparently killed in battle with the X-Men.Her alliance with Sinister was short-lived at that time, as she soon rejoined her Savage Land Mutate allies.Said allies join with the more peaceful of the Land's inhabitants to resist a territorial grab by humanoid saurians. Her powers are central in defeating the enemy army. Various X-Men broker a peace agreement leaving the Mutates to their own devices again.Vertigo andSauronencountered theNew Avengersin the Savage Land. Vertigo used her powers to render them all unconscious and they were all taken captive briefly, until S.H.I.E.L.D. comes to the rescue.

Vertigo is a member of Mister Sinister's Marauders as well as living in the Savage Land.As a Marauder, she has been killed and cloned various times.It is unclear whether the Vertigo that appears in the Savage Land is another clone or indeed the original Vertigo, though it appears that the original Vertigo never left the Savage Land and does not have any ties with the Marauders.Vertigo later reappears as a member of the reformed Marauders.

DuringMessiah Complex,she aids the Marauders in search of the new mutant baby.During the Marauders' and the Acolytes' first battle with the X-Men in Alaska, she and Scrambler are taken out by Storm.After coming into a confrontation withBishopand finally getting her hands on the baby, she joins the others in the final fight between the X-Men and X-Factor and the Marauders and the Acolytes, only to be killed and eaten byPredator X,who was teleported in by the mutantPixie.A Vertigo clone appears inX-Force#9.

Vertigo is an artificially enhancedmutatepossessing the ability to project waves of psionic energy into her environment which affect the nervous systems of other living beings, distorting their physical perceptions and sense of balance. This power induces effects ranging from mild disorientation and vertigo to unconsciousness. Vertigo can focus her power on one or more individuals, or project it outward from herself in all directions, affecting everyone within her range of influence. Vertigo is not immune to her own powers, as she was thrown off balance whenThorreflected her psychic waves back at her withMjolnir.

Vertigo in other media

• The Savage Land Mutates incarnation of Vertigo appears inX-Men: The Animated Series,voiced by Megan Smith.This version is a follower ofMister Sinister,who genetically modified her withMagneto's DNA to strengthen her powers in the two-part episode "Reunion". In the four-part episode "Beyond Good and Evil", she joins Sinister'sNasty Boys.
• The Salem's Seven incarnation of Vertigo appears inThe Avengers: United They Standepisode "The Sorceress's Apprentice".
• The Savage Land Mutates incarnation of Vertigo appears inWolverine and the X-Men,voiced byVanessa Marshall.This version is a member of Mister Sinister'sMarauders.
• The Savage Land Mutates incarnation of Vertigo appears as a boss inDeadpool.This version is a member of Mister Sinister's Marauders, who encounter theeponymous characterafter they unknowingly cost him a bounty. While seeking revenge on them, Deadpool fights and kills Vertigo in addition to several clones of her.

Vessel

Main article:Vessel (comics)

Vibraxas

Main article:Vibraxas

Vibro

Main article:Vibro (comics)

Vibro,also known as Alton Vibereaux, was created byDenny O'NeilandLuke McDonnelland first appeared inIron Man#186 (September 1984).Working as a seismologist and engineer, he fell into the San Andreas Fault during the testing of an experimental nuclear-powered apparatus, giving him superpowers and leaving him mentally unstable. He battlesJames Rhodesas Iron Man.He is later sent to theVault,a prison for superpowered individuals. Alongside theGriffin,he attempts to escape, encountering theFalconandNomad.

Count Vicaro

Count Vicaro was a sorcerer who became a vampire in 1642 and was destroyed byAngelin 1942.

Victorious

Victoriousis the name of different characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Victor Mancha

Main article:Victor Mancha

Zora Vukovic

Zora Vukovic was the daughter of two Symkarian spies who had infiltrated their neighboring country, Latveria. Not knowing her Symkarian origin, Zora grew up as a Latverian with genuine love for the country. She eventually became the leader of a rebel force opposing Latveria's tyrant president for life. She infiltrated Castle Doom to confirm the rumors of Doctor Doom's return and to seek his help. Zora's words swayed Doom from exile, and inspired him to reclaim Latveria's throne. In return for her actions, Doom bestowed Zora with a portion of the Power Cosmic so that she could become Latveria's new champion, a symbol of inspiration named Victorious.

Ever since Doctor Doom had becomeSorcerer Supremeat the end of the "Blood Hunt"storyline and used a barrier to seal of Latveria from the rest of the world, Victorious has been trying to get back into Latveria wanting to have words with him as her attacks are affecting the bordering countries. While Captain American and Shang-Chi go after theSerpent Society,the Avengers Emergency Response Squad membersHercules,Living Lightning,Photon,She-Hulk,andWonder Mandeal with Victorious. After Wonder Man broke Victorious' staff, She-Hulk persuades her not become like Doom and starts by removing the mask that Doctor Doom gave her. Then Victorious undoes the damage that she caused and left.

Victorius

Victorius
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Astonishing Tales#18 (June 1973)
Created by	Mike FriedrichandDan Adkins
In-story information
Alter ego	Victor Conrad
Team affiliations	A.I.M. Cult of Entropy
Notable aliases	Scientist Supreme
Abilities	Peak physical condition, assorted combat training

Victorius(Victor Conrad) is a character appearing in American comic books related to Marvel Comics. The character, created byMike FriedrichandDan Atkins,first appeared inAstonishing Tales#18 (June 1973). He succeeded in duplicating the Super-Soldier Serum for himself and was a physically perfect human being.He first takes over as theA.I.M.'sScientist Supreme,but he's defeated byKa-ZarandBobbi Morse.Victorius later makes himself the death-worshiping Cult of Entropy's leader who stole theCosmic Cubeto use to createJude the Entropic Manas a means of spreading destruction.Victorius was defeated byCaptain Americaand theThingbefore he and his rebellious creation were transformed into a radiant crystal by theMan-Thing.

Victorius in other media

Victor Conrad appears in theAvengers Assembleepisode "Adapting to Change", voiced byJim Meskimen.This version is A.I.M.'s Scientist Supreme. Conrad uses theSuper-Adaptoidsto fight theAvengersbefore merging with the former to become theSupreme Adaptoid,only to be defeated by the heroes and assimilated byUltron.

Vindicator

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Viper

Viperis the name of four supervillains appearing inAmerican comic bookspublished byMarvel Comics.The first versionJordan Strykefirst appeared inCaptain America#157 (January 1973), created bySteve Englehart,Steve Gerber,Sal BuscemaandJohn Verpoorten.Ophelia Sarkissianis the second version, and a third version appears in recent years.

Jordan Stryke

Viper
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Captain Americavol. 1 #157 (January 1973)
Created by	Steve Englehart Steve Gerber Sal Buscema John Verpoorten
In-story information
Alter ego	Jordan Stryke
Team affiliations	Serpent Squad Secret Empire
Notable aliases	Jordan Dixon
Abilities	Skilled advertiser, chemist and debater Venom-tipped claws and darts

Jordan Stryke(a.k.a.Jordan Dixon) is the first version of Viper. He was the brother of Leopold Stryke, also known as the costumed criminalEel.They each formed costumed identities without the other realizing this fact. Viper concealed this fact by using the alias of "Dixon" as his everyday last name. Together they joined the Crime Wave of the Cowled Commander, and the Viper battled theFalconandCaptain America.During the course of the fight, Viper managed to poison his opponents with darts and escaped. Later, the Falcon discovered the Viper in his home after tracking his alias (through an offhand comment made by the Viper indicating that he was involved in advertising) and captured him. Escaping in an ensuing battle withPlantmanand the rest of the Crime Wave, Viper's identity was discovered by his brother Eel. Soon after, the Crime Wave was defeated by Captain America and the Falcon, and they were sent to prison.

Later escaping prison with his brother and the help of the Cobra, the trio formed the originalSerpent Squadand attacked Captain America at his girlfriend's home in Virginia. Despite new weapons added to his arsenal, including the Venom-Firer and prosthetic fangs, the Viper and his partners were returned to jail. While in custody, he was being taken to appear before a grand jury byU.S. Marshals.The van he was transported in was attacked byMadame Hydra,and his guards were killed. Believing himself rescued by his Serpent Squad, Viper rushed out of the van, only to be told by Madame Hydra that she wanted a new name – his name. Despite offering to change his moniker, the Viper was gunned down and killed,and Madame Hydra assumed the name and leadership of the Serpent Squad. Later, his soul fragment was discovered byHell's Angeland theX-MeninMephisto's realm and, with Jordan Stryke's usual luck, even this was destroyed.

As part of the "All-New, All-Different Marvel",Viper somehow turned up alive and has assembled the other snake-themed villains to join the Serpent Society under its new name of Serpent Solutions.Viper appears in the 2017 "Secret Empire"storyline where he and the rest of the Serpent Society are among the villains recruited byBaron Helmut Zemoto join the Army of Evil.During the "Hunted"storyline, Viper and his fellow Serpent Society members were captured byTaskmasterandBlack AntforKraven the Hunter's "Great Hunt" sponsored byArcade's company Arcade Industries.

When Black Mamba, Puff Adder, Sidewinder, and the Serpent Society's new member Tiger Snake return with a specific cask to their underground stronghold beneath Pawling, New York, Viper is told by Puff Adder that Tiger Snake took down the guards and doesn't know where Viper found him. Viper tells Puff Adder that he is now going by the name Pit Viper when asked where he found Tiger Snake. As Puff Adder mixes the aged whale oil with the Serpent's Tears, Viper states that it will please their backer. While noting that Set is not the only serpent, he mentions that the red serpent is Mephisto as he is the one who cried the Serpent's Tears.

Ophelia Sarkissian

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Viper (Serpent Squad)

A third version of Viper appeared along withSin's new Serpent Squad in the pages ofCaptain America.His true identity has yet to be revealed. He breaksCrossbonesout of jail and later attacked the White House, but he was stopped byCaptain America.Following that, he and the rest of the Squad took part in a plot to use madbombs to cause rioting in New York City.After being captured, Viper asked to go into the Witness Protection Program in exchange for information. He had only been in the program for less than a month when he was targeted by the villain killerScourgeand killed after being shot twice in the head.

Hobgoblin's Viper

Roderick Kingsleysold one of Ophelia Sarkissian's Viper outfits to an unnamed criminal to be a version of Viper.

Virgo

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Vishanti

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Visimajoris

Visimajorisis ademonwho has clashed withDoctor Strange.

Vision

Visionis the name of three fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Aarkus

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Victor Shade

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Jonas

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Viv Vision

Further reading Viv Visionat the Comic Book DB (archived fromthe original) Viv Visionat theGrand Comics Database

Vivian"Viv"Visionis anandroidinMarvel Comics.She was created byTom Kingand Gabriel Hernandez Walta and first appeared inVision(vol. 3) #1 (January 2016).

Viv, along with her brother Vin, was created byVision,using a combination of his and his wife Virginia's brainwaves, as part of an attempt to create a family. The siblings are sent to Alexander Hamilton High School, but assigned different schedules. Both children are attacked byEric Williams(Grim Reaper), with Viv more seriously damaged than her brother.Vision repairs her with the help ofTony Stark.

When Viv learns that her mother killed a classmate she befriended, she becomes distraught and begins to resent her mother. When both her brother and mother die, she and Vision try to carry on with their family life.

She joins the teen superhero team theChampions,alongsideMs. Marvel (Kamala Khan),Spider-Man (Miles Morales),Nova (Sam Alexander),Hulk (Amadeus Cho),and laterTeen Cyclops.

During the story arcWorlds Collide,Viv is captured by theHigh Evolutionary,who evolves her into a human. She later apparently sacrifices herself to save Earth and counter-Earth, but is actually transported into another dimension.Believing Viv to be dead, Vision constructs a second Viv, dubbedViv 2.0.The original Viv manages to return to reality, but not before the second Viv is activated.Later, Viv 2.0 attempts to kill the original but is damaged and becomes brain-dead.The original Viv transplants her consciousness to the other Viv's body, effectively restoring the character to her android state.

In time, shedevelops romantic feelingsfor her teammateIronheart,surprising her with a kiss.Riri reacts with revulsion due to internalisedhomophobia,but after a later incident withBlackheart,who exploited several of the Champions' (including Riri's) own self-doubts and turned them against their teammates, it is Viv's affection (and a returned Viv 2.0, alive inside Viv) which snaps Riri out of his control and finally acknowledge her friend's feelings.

Viv possesses the same powers as her father, including super strength, intangibility and flight. She also possesses a jewel on her forehead that absorbs solar energy. When she was a human she had no special abilities.

Viv Vision in other media

• Viv Vision appears as a playable character inMarvel Avengers Academy.
• Viv Vision appears as a playable character inLego Marvel Super Heroes 2as part of theChampionsDLC.

Amelia Voght

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Voice

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Philip Nolan Voigt

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Volcana

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Volla

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Volstagg

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Lucia von Bardas

First appearance	Secret War#1 (April2004)
Created by	Brian Michael BendisandGabriele Dell'Otto
Species	Human Cyborg
Further reading Lucia von Bardasat the Comic Book DB (archived fromthe original) Lucia von Bardasat theGrand Comics Database

Lucia von Bardasis a fictional supervillain who first appeared in the 2004 storylineSecret War.She was created byBrian Michael BendisandGabriele Dell'Otto.

The character is aLatverianwoman who used to teach at theUniversity of North Carolinain the United States. AfterVictor von Doomwas deposed as the leader ofLatveria,the Americans help von Bardas get elected as the country's newprime minister.She then begins publicly mending the ties between the two countries. In truth, she is secretly funding American technology-based supercriminals through theTinkerer.TheUnited NationsespionageagencyS.H.I.E.L.D.uncovered this, but thePresident of the United Statesdeclines to take action, believing that relationship is relatively good and that they can simply negotiate. S.H.I.E.L.D. directorNick Furysubsequently gathered a group of superheroes consisting of theBlack Widow,Captain America,Daredevil,Luke Cage,Spider-Man,andWolverine,as well as superpowered S.H.I.E.L.D. agentDaisy Johnson,for an undercover mission to overthrow the Latverian government and assassinate von Bardas. In Latveria, Johnson used her seismic powers to take down Castle Doom, apparently killing the prime minister.

Lucia von Bardas survives to become a deformedcyborg.She later gains a more organic appearance with only a cybernetic eye exposed.

Lucia von Bardas later became the leader of theHeat's Chicago branch where they receivedStark Industriestechnology from a private security group established byKara Palamas.WhenIron Man,Ironheart,andMelinda Mayarrive in Chicago to confront the Heat, Lucia von Bardas arrived with aSentinelclaiming that the Heat is protecting Chicago.

Lucia von Bardas in other media

• Lucia von Bardas appears inFantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes,voiced byVenus Terzo.
• Lucia von Bardas appears inThe Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes,voiced by Kirsten Potter.
• Lucia von Bardas appears inMarvel: Ultimate Alliance 2,voiced byLani Minella.

Baron Von Blitzschlag

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Cynthia Von Doom

Cynthia von Doom
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Astonishing Tales#8 (1972)
Created by	Gerry Conway Gene Colan Tom Palmer
In-story information
Species	Human
Abilities	Magic

Cynthia von Doomis a fictional character appearing inAmerican comic bookspublished byMarvel Comics.She is the mother ofDoctor Doomand has magic-based abilities. Her powers and knowledge of spells have allowed her to contact demons and make deals with them for power. Cynthia von Doom first appeared inAstonishing Tales#8 and was created byGerry Conway,Gene Colan,andTom Palmer.

Cynthia von Doom in other media

Cynthia von Doom, also known asCoco von Doom,appears inThe Super Hero Squad Show,voiced byCharlie Adler.

Friedrich Von Roehm

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Andrea and Andreas von Strucker

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Werner von Strucker

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Baron Wolfgang von Strucker

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Voyager

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Vulcan

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Vulture

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