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Dorothy Walker

Further reading Dorothy Walkerat the Comic Book DB (archived fromthe original) Dorothy Walkerat theGrand Comics Database

Dorothy Walkeris a fictional character inMarvel Comics.She was created by Stuart Little andRuth Atkinsonand first appeared inMiss America Magazine#2 (November 1944). She was reintroduced inThe Defenders#89 (November 1980) byDavid MichelinieandMike Harrisas a radical departure from her conception.

Dorothy Walker is introduced asBetty Walker,the doting mother ofPatsy Walker.This existence is revealed to have been a comic book written by Dorothy and loosely inspired by the teenage Patsy's life. Because of this Patsy was cared for by their housekeeper Dolly Donahue. While Dorothy bathes in the success of her comic, Patsy loathes it and their relationship is heavily strained.When she divorces her husband, Joshua, she gets custody of Patsy and her brother Mickey due to her wealth.

Dorothy does not approve of Patsy's marriage toBuzz Baxterand when the two end up divorcing, Dorothy loses contact with her daughter.Years later, Dorothy is stricken with cancer and dies before she is able to see Patsy again.Patsy realizes that despite her mother's sometimes cold attitude towards her, she was doing everything she could to forgive her.Unbeknownst to her, Dorothy attempted to make a deal with the demonAvarrish.In exchange for Patsy's soul, Dorothy would be restored to life without cancer. However, Avarrish fails and Dorothy remains dead.

Dorothy Walker in other media

Dorothy Walker appears inJessica Jones,portrayed byRebecca De Mornay.This version is a talent agent and has a much more abusive relationship with her daughter.

Walking Stiletto

TheWalking Stilettois arobotsupervillaincreated byStan Lee,John Romita, Sr.,andSal Buscema,first appeared inCaptain America#114 (June 1969). Within the context of the stories, the Walking Stiletto is a creation and agent ofAIM.WhenSharon Carterattacks a group of AIM leaders, they release the Stiletto to attack her, but she is saved byCaptain AmericaandRick Jones,who destroy the robot.Many years later, the Walking Stiletto is among the robotic collection of theReanimator,who unleashes it onWolverineandNova.Wolverine eviscerates the Walking Stiletto, rendering it inoperative.

During the "Iron Man 2020"event, Walking Stiletto joins theA.I. Army.

Wallflower

Wallflower
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	New Mutants,vol. 2 #2 (August 2003)
Created by	Nunzio DeFilippis Christina Weir Keron Grant
In-story information
Alter ego	Laurie Collins
Species	Human Mutant
Team affiliations	New Mutants training squad Xavier Institute
Abilities	Pheromone manipulation

Wallflower(Laurie Collins) is a fictional character appearing inAmerican comic bookspublished byMarvel Comics.She is a member of the student body of theXavier Instituteand a member of theNew Mutants.After the events ofM-Daytranspired, she was one of a handful of mutants to keep her powers. She first appeared inNew Mutantsvol. 2 #2, and died inNew X-Menvol. 2 #25.

Fictional character biography

Laurie is a second-generation mutant. She receives her power from her father,Sean Garrison,who used his ability to manipulate people and get money, fame, and women. Laurie's mother Gail was one of these women. After becoming pregnant with his child, Gail became immune to his power and broke up with him, deciding to raise Laurie alone. Laurie grows up a loner. While on vacation, her powers manifest, causing every boy on the beach to become attracted to her. After she becomes popular, her mother realizes what is going on, and tells Laurie that using her power on people is wrong. As she has no control over it and unwillingly causes people to mirror her own emotions, Laurie gets scared and becomes even more withdrawn than before.

After theXavier Institutebecomes public, Laura is sent there by her mother, and moves to Salem Center to stay near her, so that she could have one person whose reactions she could trust. Although she insists that Laurie live at the school, so that she could make friends, Laurie remains a loner and goes through several roommates in quick succession.EventuallySofia Mantegais paired with Laurie and, with her power to blow pheromones away, Laurie no longer has to worry about accidentally manipulating her roommate.Under pressure from Sofia, she also begins developing acquaintances withDavid AlleyneandKevin Ford.On a visit to meet Sofia's former butler, they are attacked by theReavers,and Laurie is stabbed through the heart.She is saved byJosh Foley,who uses his power to heal her.Laurie develops an immediate crush on Josh, but before she can pursue it, he falls head-over-heels forRahne Sinclair.Laurie nonetheless remains smitten with Josh, and the sight of him in mortal danger gives her the emotional fortitude to take conscious control of her powers.

After the mansion is destroyed and rebuilt, she is placed on the officialNew Mutantssquad with Josh, Sofia, David, Surge and Kevin and given the codename Wallflower.When Rahne breaks up with Josh, saying that a relationship with him is inappropriate since she is on the faculty, he begins dating Laurie in order to make Rahne jealous.Eventually Rahne, feeling it would be healthier for Josh to be with Laurie after she sees the two returning from a date, breaks off her relationship with Josh for good. Kevin spies on their conversation and uses the information to break Josh and Laurie up. Laurie is left embittered by the experience, going so far as to use her pheromones to manipulateProdigyinto kissing her at the dance in a successful attempt to make Josh jealous. Sofia realizes what is happening, and the event adds to the fast disintegration of the squad.

Thereafter, Sofia pushes all the New Mutants into a camp out for one night on the Xavier Institute grounds. While the initial attempts by Sofia at forcing a resolution come to disaster, a fist-fight between Josh and David leads Laurie to confess to Josh what had happened at the dance. Later she - along with the other New Mutants - overhear him pouring his heart out toIcarus,leading her to forgive him enough to be friends.After the events ofHouse of M,where almost the entire mutant population lost their powers, Laurie was one of the few who retained the mutant gene. Panic spread throughout school in the aftermath of theDecimationand, assuming he'd lost his powers too, Kevin reaches out to Laurie, withering away her arm.Shortly after this trauma, Laurie is shot and killed by a sniper working for the ReverendWilliam Stryker.It is later revealed that Stryker had her killed because a vision from the future foretold she would be the one to single-handedly defeat his army.

A long time later, a maniacal scientist uses Laurie's exhumed genetic material (as well as the genetic material of the X-Men's numerous allies and foes) to createBio-Sentinelweapons housed within cloned bodies.

Powers and abilities

Wallflower can control emotions through the use of emittedpheromones.Initially she could not control when she released them, and could only match the emotion she felt. Before her death, in her time at Xavier's, she learned to control her powers and could keep her pheromones in check, emit them on command, and could induce a variety of emotional and physical responses, including fear, anger, lust, calmness, happiness and sleep. It was debated by staff writers and X-Men within the comic that if she gained full control of her powers she could apply them to crowd control or putting entire armies to sleep.

Other versions

House of M

When theScarlet Witchchanged reality so that mutants were the dominant species, Laurie was a student at the New Mutant Leadership Institute. As Sofia belonged to the Hellions S.H.I.E.L.D training squad, the girls did not have a close friendship, Sofia even stating that she hated Laurie for being a "daddy's girl." Laurie was closer to her father and estranged with her human mother in this reality, as well as being close friends withMercury,her roommate. Both she and her father were deep cover agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and whenQuentin Quireread her mind and discovered the truth she used her pheromone powers to make him suicidal and had him kill himself with his own powers.The New Mutants and Hellions team up to findSurge's father, a wanted terrorist. When the human terrorists reveal the despicable nature of "Project Genesis" to the shocked New Mutants and Hellions, Laurie reveals her true nature and causes the groups to fight one another to the death, claiming that she does not care about the illegal human experimentation, only about finding and bringing in the human terrorists. Mercury, the only one immune to her powers, pleads with Laurie, as a friend, to stop. Laurie refuses, revealing that she always hated Cessily because she could not manipulate her with her pheromones. Given no other choice, Mercury stabs her through the chest, killing her and ending the fight.

Walrus

Main article:Walrus (Marvel Comics)

Morris Walters

Morris Waltersis a fictional character appearing inAmerican comic bookspublished byMarvel Comics.

Morris Walters is the father ofJennifer Walters / She-Hulkand the husband ofElaine Walters.

Morris Walters in other media

• A variation of the character namedCliff Waltersappears inThe Incredible Hulkepisode "Down Memory Lane", voiced byStan Lee.
• Morris Walters appears inShe-Hulk: Attorney at Law,portrayed byMark Linn-Baker.

War

Main article:War (Marvel Comics)

Abraham Kieros

Main article:War (Abraham Kieros)

Unnamed man

Main article:War (Marvel Comics) § War (Apocalypse vs. Dracula)

Gazer

Main article:Gazer

War Dog

War Dogis a name used by several different dogs inMarvel Comicsthat have bonded withsymbiotes.The character was created byDan Slott,Paulo Siqueira and Ronan Cliquet, and first appeared inThe Amazing Spider-Man#654 (April 2011).

Samson

Samsonis aGerman Shepherd.Samson is General Brad Dodge's pet dog fromWashington, D.C.who temporarily bonded with theVenomsymbiote to helpFlash Thompsonagainst theSpider-King.

Second version

Another German Shepherd is Mercury Team's dog, trained extensively as a symbiotically enhanced duo with Chief petty officer Marcus Simms asLasherin Doverton, Colorado.Mercury Team's symbiote soldiers are killed byCletus Kasady,but the group's mascot survives and helpsDeadpooldefeat Carnage,by bonding with Phage, Lasher,Agony,andRiotbefore returning to the government.

Mitch

MitchisBullet's hunting dog who bonds withPhageto participate in a conspiracy alongside his "siblings", led by theCarnagesymbiote involving theFriends of Humanity,only to be defeated by Thompson,SilenceandToxin,and taken into Alchemax's custody.

War Dog in other media

Gemini,a dog loosely inspired by War Dog, appears inVenom(2018).

Grant Ward

Main article:Grant Ward (Marvel Cinematic Universe) § Comics

Stewart Ward

Further reading Stewart Wardat the Comic Book DB (archived fromthe original) Stewart Wardat theGrand Comics Database

Senator Stewart Wardis a fictional character inMarvel Comics.The character, created byHoward MackieandJohn Romita Jr.,first appears inPeter Parker: Spider-Man(vol. 2) #4.

Ward is aC.I.A.agent namedSentrywho, with Seeker (Arthur Stacy) and Ranger, infiltratesHYDRAto destroy their alien experiments. Sentry is actually adouble agentand Stacy and Ranger are forced to try and kill him. During the scuffle, Sentry is contaminated with an alien virus, the "Z'Nox", and developsamnesia.Sentry reestablishes himself as Stewart Ward and becomes a successful senator for New York,secretly working to spread the alien virus.Eventually, Spider-Man and Stacy hit him with apathogenthat causes him to explode into an antidote, curing the infected.

Stewart Ward in other media

A character loosely inspired by Stewart Ward namedChristian Wardappears inAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,portrayed byTim DeKayas an adult andAlex Neustaedteras a child. This version is thesadisticolder brother ofGrantand Thomas Ward and a candidate for theU.S. Senate.In flashbacks depicted in the episode "The Well",Christian tortured his brothers as a boy, which culminated in forcing Grant to torture Thomas.As an adult, Christian entered politics in an attempt to locate and shut downS.H.I.E.L.D.AfterPhil Coulsonmeets with Christian, offering him Grant in exchange for his support, Christian publicly reveals Grant's ties toHydra.However, Grant escapes, ambushes Christian, and forces him to confess to his childhood wrongdoings before meeting with their parents, killing all three off-screen, and planting audio of the confession to frame their deaths as amurder-suicide.

War Machine

Main article:War Machine

Warbird

Carol Danvers

Main article:Carol Danvers

Ava'Dara Naganandini

Warbird is a fictional character inX-Mencomic books. She was created byJason AaronandChris Bachalo,first appearing inWolverine and the X-Men#1 (October 2011). She is a member of theShi'arWarbirds who comes to Earth as a bodyguard toGladiator'sson Kubark (Kid Gladiator) as he attends theJean Grey School for Higher Learning.

She would later go on to join theX-MeninAstonishing X-Menvol. 3 #48 (March 2012). She eventually left to rejoin the Shi'ar Empire, fighting against threats such asAsgardians,and took on her ownSymbiote,Zzzxx.

Warlock

Main article:Warlock (New Mutants)

Adam Warlock

Main article:Adam Warlock

Warpath

Main article:Warpath (comics)

Miles Warren

Main article:Jackal (Marvel Comics)

Raymond Warren

Raymond Aaron Warrenis a fictional character appearing inAmerican comic bookspublished byMarvel Comics.The character, created byStan LeeandSteve Ditko,first appeared inAmazing Fantasy#15 (August 1962). He is a science teacher ofMidtown High SchoolinQueens,New York,and the brother ofProfessor Miles Warren / Jackal.Warren has a multi-faceted attitude towardsPeter Parker / Spider-Man,and is in fact the cause of his top student's early adventures against theTinkerer,and theLiving Brain.

Raymond Warren in other media

• Aaron Warren appears inThe Spectacular Spider-Man,voiced byBrian George.
• Raymond Warren /Jackalappears inSpider-Man,voiced byJohn DiMaggio.The uncle ofGwen Stacy/Ghost-Spider,this version is a scientist who specializes in genetics and experiments with mi xing animal and human DNA, and masteredcloningtechnology.

Warrior Woman

Main article:Warrior Woman (Marvel Comics)

War Skrull

TheWar-Skrull,also known as theSuper-Skrull,are several characters appearing inAmerican comic bookspublished byMarvel Comics.Each version is part of a genetically-engineered group ofSkrulls.

First group

The first depiction was created byChris ClaremontandJim Lee,and first appeared inUncanny X-Men#275 (April 1991). A group infiltrated theShi'arEmpire.They used a Nexus Amplifier to assume total physical discorporation of their targets, adopting their superpowers and physical appearance. They captured and replaced theStarjammersand key components in government. The War Skrulls pose as the Shi'ar, the Chamberlain, committed murders and even genocide upon various affiliated races to the Shi'ar Empire. A War Skrull impersonatedProfessor Xwho took mental control overLilandrawhile two War Skrulls impersonatedWolverineandPsylocke.They were defeated by the combined forces of theX-MenandDeathbird.

H'rpra

H'rprawas created byRoy Thomas,Dan Thomas, and David Ross, and first appeared inAvengers West Coast#91 (December 1992). She was a War-Skrull who posed asMockingbird.

Pagon

Main article:Pagon

Criti Noll

Main article:Criti Noll

Jarvis the Skrull

Main article:Jarvis (comics)

Unidentified Skrull

An unidentified Skrull, created byJeph Loeband Christos Cage, first appeared inFallen Son: The Death of Captain America#5 (August 2007). The character is a War-Skrull who infiltratedS.H.I.E.L.D.The Skrull impersonatedDum Dum Duganwhile working alongsideMaria HillandClay Quartermainon various matters, such as theHulk'svengeanceand leading the Skrulls posing as government agents.The Skrull also impersonatedValentina Allegra de Fontainein covert matters, such as obtainingvibraniumin the Savage Land.During the Skrull Empire'sinvasion of Earth,the Skrull infiltratedS.W.O.R.D.and fooledAbigail Brandto ensure the Peak orbital base's destruction for Veranke's armada.The Skrull showcased the Fantastic Four's powers while hijacking theFifty State Initiativefor a doomsday weapon before being killed by3-D Man.

Rl'nnd

Main article:Rl'nnd

Illuminati Skrull

A Skrull impersonating theIlluminati,created byBrian Michael Bendis,Brian Reed andJim Cheung,first appeared inWorld War Hulk#1 (June 2007). The Skrull primarily impersonatedBlack Bolt,revealing himself to the group before being defeated byNamor.The Skrull later used the powers ofDoctor Strange,Mister Fantastic,Professor X and Iron Man while among the Skrull Empire's hordes as well as Veranke's armada which was defeated by various humans.

Pitt'o Nili

Pitt'o Nili,created by Brian Michael Bendis andLeinil Francis Yu,first appeared inSecret Invasionvol. 1 #1 (April 2008). He was a War-Skrull who impersonatedCaptain America(Steve Rogers) to the point of being brainwashed as perVeranke's orders. Nili and a Skrull group disguised as superheroes fake an escape to Earth in order to confuse theAvengers'splinteredgroupsin theSavage Land.Nili was exposed by poison darts deadly to Skrulls, and killed byShanna the She-DevilandKa-Zar.

Superhero Skrulls

A group of Skrulls, created by Brian Michael Bendis and Leinil Francis Yu, first appeared inSecret Invasionvol. 1 #1 (April 2008). They're brainwashed into impersonating the Avengers, the X-Men, theFantastic Fourand theHeroes for Hirefaking an escape on a spaceship to Earth.One impersonatedIron Man(Tony Stark) in order to be seen on television to "accept" the Skrulls, and several impersonatedInvisible Womanas part of Veranke's armada which was ultimately defeated by various humans.

Siri

Siri,created by Brian Michael Bendis and Leinil Francis Yu, first appeared inNew Avengers#40 (April 2008). She was a Super-Skrull who impersonatedElektraand possessed the powers ofGhost Rider.Siri tried to replace Elektra who killed her in battle.

Chrell

Main article:Chrell

X'iv

X'iv,created by Christopher Yost and Takeshi Miyazawa, first appeared inSecret Invasion: Runaways/Young Avengers#1 (June 2008). She is a Super-Skrull trained by Chrell who utilized the powers ofCloak and Daggeras well asDaredeviland Elektra. X'iv fights theYoung Avengerswhile trying to assassinateHulklingwho defeated her.

Powerhouse Skrulls

Two Super-Skrulls, created byJason Aaronand Jefte Palo, first appeared inBlack Panthervol. 4 #39 (July 2008). One utilized the powers ofLuke Cage,Iron Fist,Black Panther and Captain America, and another utilized the powers of theHulk,the Thing and theJuggernaut.The Powerhouse Skrulls fight through Wakanda, but they're defeated by the real Black Panther.

Wakandan Skrulls

Two Skrulls, created by Jason Aaron and Jefte Palo, first appeared inBlack Panthervol. 4 #40 (August 2008). They infiltratedWakanda,fightingBlack PantherandStormand even impersonated the two before being manipulated against their own species.

Godkiller

Godkiller,created byMatt FractionandDoug Braithwaite,first appeared inSecret Invasion: Thor#2 (September 2008). She was a Super-Skrull with the powers ofBattleaxe,Thundra,TitaniaandVolcana.Godkiller assaultsAsgard,but she's killed byThorandBeta Ray Bill.

Kreega

An original incarnation namedKreegaappears inMarvel Mangaversewho possesses the powers of the Fantastic Four.

War Skrull in other media

• Multiple War-Skrulls appear inThe Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes,with Pitt'o Nili voiced byBrian Bloom,and other Skrulls voiced byJim Ward,Fred Tatasciore,Jennifer Hale,andKyle Hebert.
  • Pitt'o Nili impersonatedCaptain Americato disrupt the Avengers for the Skrulls' invasion of Earth.
  • A male Skrull impersonatedHenry Peter Gyrich,and utilized a Super-Skrull form consisting of theAbomination,WhirlwindandGriffin.
  • A female Skrull impersonated theWaspand Invisible Woman.
  • Multiple War-Skrulls impersonated the Avengers and utilized different Super-Skrull forms.
  • A genderbent version of X'iv impersonated theScientist Supremeto utilizesatellite weaponsdisabling human life on Earth before being stopped by the Avengers and killed by S.W.O.R.D.
• Various Skrulls posing as superheroes and supervillains appear as Boss es inMarvel Avengers: Battle for Earth,with Pitt'o Nili voiced byRoger Craig Smith.
• Various Skrulls appear as Boss es inMarvel Heroes,consisting of Pitt'o Nili, Powerhouse Skrull, Illuminati Skrull, the X-Men, the Heroes for Hire, and the Avengers.
• A genderbent version of Kreega appears inSecret Invasion(2023), portrayed byIrmena Chichikova.This version is a member ofGravik's Skrull Resistance who posed as an unidentified captured woman.

Warstar

First appearance	X-Men#137 (September1980)
Created by	Chris ClaremontandJohn Byrne
Species	Two symbiotically linked sentient mechanoids
Teams	Imperial Guard
Abilities	B'nee: electricity generation C’cil: gigantic, superhuman strength and durability
Aliases	B'nee and C'cil

Warstaris a character appearing inAmerican comic bookspublished byMarvel Comics.The character, created byChris ClaremontandJohn Byrne,first appeared inX-Men#137 (September 1980).

A warrior serving in the Royal Elite of theShi'arImperial Guard,Warstar is actually two symbiotically linked sentient mechanoids consisting of a small one named B'nee who can generate electricity and a large one named C’cil who is gigantic and immensely strong and durable; B'nee rides on C'cil's back.

Warstar joins in the Imperial Guard's trial by combat with theX-Mento decide the fate of thePhoenix.Warstar is then a traitor who served Lord Samedar,Deathbird,and theBroodin their conspiracy to overthrow Shi'ar Princess-MajestrixLilandraand battle the X-Men.After defeating the Brood and the renegades, Lilandra resumes her position as the head of the Shi'ar Empire. Despite most of the Imperial Guard having joined with Deathbird against Lilandra, the team members are pardoned for their actions.

Deathbirdlater assumes control of the Shi'ar empire, On her behalf, Warstar battlesCh'odof theStarjammers;he is defeated, along with the other Imperial Guardsmen, by the X-Men and Starjammers.

DuringOperation Galactic Storm,Warstar fightsCaptain Americain Arizona in an attempt to abductRick Jones.Warstar battles Captain America,Iron Man,andWonder Manduring theKree-Shi'ar War.Warstar is defeated byGilgameshandShe-Hulk.Incarcerated atProject Pegasus,Warstar comes into contact with fellow GuardsmanHobgoblin.Their teammatesNightsideandScintillabreak into Pegasus and free Warstar and Hobogoblin.Hobgoblin impersonates the Kree geneticistDoctor Minerva,and induces the Kree Captain Atlas to accompany him aboard a Shi’ar ship, where the Kree are outnumbered by the Imperial Guard, who then claimCaptain Marvel'sNega-Bandsfor themselves.

Years later, in theMaximum Securitycrossover, Warstar and fellow GuardsmenHussar,Neutron,and Webwing are charged for their complicity in Deathbird's coup and sent to Earth, which has been turned into an intergalactic prison planet.The quartet joins with a rogue,D'Bari,in an attack on several X-Men, but are ultimately defeated. When the Maximum Security storyline resolves, all alien prisoners are removed from Earth,and Warstar, Hussar, and Neutron are later seen among the Imperial Guard again.

Warstar is ripped in half when the Guard fought for their new emperor,Vulcan,against the X-Men and Starjammers, but Warstar survives and is carried away by their fellow Guardsmen.

During thewarbetween Vulcan's regime and theInhuman-ruledKreeEmpire, Warstar is seen menacingNova CorpsCenturions on the Kree planet Kaiphas, but is stopped by Nova PrimeRichard Rider.Both B'nee and C'cil are apparently decapitated by the Nova Prime, with B'nee's head completely missing and C'cil's reduced to a smoking mass.

As a mechanoid symbiote, Warstar is difficult to actually kill, and he appears in a number of later Imperial Guard missions, including "Infinity,"the "Trial of Jean Grey,""Time Runs Out,"and the return ofThanos.

Warstar in other media

• Warstar appears inX-Men: The Animated Series.
• Warstar appears as a mini- Boss inMarvel: Ultimate Alliance,voiced byJohn Cygan.

Warcat

Main article:Warwolf (Marvel Comics)

Vince Marcus

Main article:Warwolf (Vince Marcus)

Martin Reyna

Main article:Warwolf (Martin Reyna)

Washout

Washout
WashoutbyGeorges Jeanty.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	X-Force#129 (August 2002)
Created by	Peter Milligan Duncan Fegredo
In-story information
Alter ego	John Lopez
Species	Human Mutant
Team affiliations	Underground Weapon X New Mutants X-Force
Abilities	Water manipulation Water transformation

Washout(John Lopez) is afictional mutantcharacter appearing inAmerican comic bookspublished byMarvel Comics.The character first appeared in a one-page cameo inX-Forcevol. 1 #129 before being given a larger role in theWeapon Xseries.

Fictional character biography

Young John was a chronic child bed-wetter, until he discovered that he had the mutant ability to generate a spurt of water from his body on touch. Having no friends and no family, John wanted to try his luck at anauditionto join the new media-savvyX-Forceteam. Taking on thecodenameWashout,John competed in a contest but was not recruited.Soon after, John was approached byMalcolm Colcordto join theWeapon Xproject.Accepting the offer, Washout underwent a process that enhanced his mutant ability to the point where Washout had the ability to transform his body into water, project high pressure jets of water from his arms, shape the water into any form, and even manipulate or siphon off the water within another person's body. However, the process had a severeside effectin that Washout's powers now gradually began todehydratehim.The more frequently he used them, the closer he would come to killing himself. His body was slowing cracking apart. Washout found out about these side effects and joined fellow Weapon X agentBrent Jacksonin a conspiracy against the Director. They later started to work withNathan Summers/Soldier X's Underground movement.

Washout helped the Underground infiltrate the Weapon X compound by temporarily shutting down the power. At the same time, he attacked and attempted to kill the Director. He caused the water within the Director's body to boil, but the side effects from his powers caused Washout to die before he could finish off the Director.Washout's remains were taken byMister Sinister.

Powers and abilities

Washout is a hydromorph, able to transform himself into a watery substance that he can release as pressurized sprays, engulf and drown his opponents, harmlessly absorb impacts, or shape all or part of his body into tangible, water-based forms, manipulate other bodies of water, and either explode someone from within or boil & liquidate them using their own body fluids.

Washout in other media

Washout appears in theWolverine and the X-Menepisode "Greetings from Genosha".

Wasp

Janet van Dyne

Main article:Janet van Dyne

Hank Pym

Main article:Hank Pym

Hope van Dyne

Main article:Hope Pym

Nadia van Dyne

Main article:Nadia van Dyne

Waspbunny

Waspbunnyis an anthropomorphic rabbit and animal version of Wasp.

Mayor Waters

Main article:Spider-Man: Reign

Anna Watson

Main article:Anna Watson (comics)

Further reading Anna Watsonat the Comic Book DB (archived fromthe original)

Anna May Watsonis a fictional character, a supporting character of Spider-Man. The character, created byStan LeeandSteve Ditko,first appeared inThe Amazing Spider-Man#15.She is depicted asMary Jane Watson's aunt, an old friend ofMay Parker,and a recurring character in various Spider-Man titles. She is depicted as filling the same role of surrogate mother in Mary Jane's life as May does forPeter Parker.For a period of time when May was believed to be dead, she moved in with Peter and Mary Jane. While initially very supportive of her niece's husband, she's suspicious with Peter's long absences and unreliability.

Anna Watson in other media

• Anna Watson appears inSpider-Man,voiced byMajel Barrett.
• Anna Watson appears inThe Spectacular Spider-Man,voiced byKath Soucie.

Mary Jane Watson

Main articles:Mary Jane WatsonandMary Jane Watson (Sam Raimi film series)

Mary Jane Waterbuffalo

Mary Jane Waterbuffalois an anthropomorphicwater buffaloversion of Mary Jane Watson.

Mary Jane Watsow

Mary Jane Watsowis an anthropomorphiccraneversion of Mary Jane Watson.

Wave

Wave(Pearl Pangan) is aCebuanosuperhero appearing in theMarvel Universe.The character was created by writerGreg Pakand artistLeinil Francis Yuas a water-based superhero protecting thePhilippines.

Wave made her debut in the limited seriesWar of the Realms, New Agents of Atlasin May 2019 and reprised her role as a member in the follow-on limited seriesAgents of Atlas(vol. 3). She also appeared in the seriesAeroteaming up with the title character.

Pearl Pangan is a native ofCebu Cityand had a natural affinity for the water since she was a child. She is recruited for her swimming strength to conduct experiments with a company called Alontek. WhenTriumph Divisionraids the site and shuts down the experiments, she discovers she is capable of hydrokinesis (ability to control water).Triumph Division recruits her to protect the Philippines, but later fires her for abandoning her post in theWar of the Realms.During the War of the Realms, Wave and the Agents of Atlas battle Sindr, the daughter ofSurtur,to prevent her from melting the polar ice caps and turning Asia into New Muspelheim.

Wave in other media

• Wave appears as an unlockable playable character inMarvel Future Fight.
• Wave appears inMarvel Duel.
• Wave appears as an unlockable playable character inMarvel Super War.
• Wave appears inMarvel Snap.
• Pearl Pangan will appear inYour Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man.

Kate Waynesboro

Dr. Katherine "Kate" Waynesborowas created byBill MantloandSal Buscema,and has been primarily a supporting character of theHulk.She first appeared inThe Incredible Hulk(vol. 2) #287.

Bruce Banner hires Waynesboro as a laboratory assistant during a period of time when Banner's rational persona controls the Hulk, and eventually enters into a romantic relationship with him. During a battle with theAbomination,Banner discovers that Waynesboro is also an agent ofS.H.I.E.L.D.,sent as a "minder" to ensure that Banner did not lose control of the Hulk again, which called her actions, including their romance, into question.

The Abomination then kidnaps Waynesboro and offers her as a hostage to a faction ofA.I.M.that had recently taken overMODOK's base, where she is subjected to the same process that had created MODOK, dubbing her "Ms. MODOK". MODOK states his intention to take her as a consort, to which she assents. When the Hulk objects, MODOK attacks him and atomizes the Abomination as a demonstration of power. Aghast at MODOK's casual murder, Ms. MODOK turns against him, and MODOK forces her back into the transformation chamber, restoring her to her original state.

Waynesboro quits S.H.I.E.L.D. to continue her personal and professional relationship with Banner, but after his return from the so-called "Secret Wars",it is apparent that Banner is losing control of the Hulk just as S.H.I.E.L.D. feared. Waynesboro returns to S.H.I.E.L.D. to help capture the Hulk,but ultimately leaves, unable to bear witnessing Banner's failing struggle to regain dominance.

Waynseboro is later seen receiving information regarding the Warbound members from their former teammate"King Miek"to find their biggest weaknesses.Three weeks later she is sent to aid fellow S.H.I.E.L.D. agents in capturing the Warbound, but the group kidnap her to help one of their wounded members. She is caught in a plot by theLeaderto irradiate the world with gamma rays, working with the Warbound to stop the threat. She gains Warbound memberHiroim'sOldstrong powers when he perishes in battle. She meets withNorman Osbornto get the Warbound pardoned for their crimes duringWorld War Hulk,only to find out that he already has, being "a big believer in the concept of redemption".

H.A.M.M.E.R.captures Waynesboro to extract the Oldpower for their own use, but Banner and Skaar assault the facility and rescue her.

Weapon H

Main article:Weapon H

Web-Man

Web-Manis the evil clone of a Spider-Man with inverted colors created by Doctor Doom.

Wendigo

Main article:Wendigo (comics)

Werewolf by Night

Main article:Werewolf by Night

James Wesley

James Wesleyis a minor character inMarvel Comics.The character, created byFrank MillerandDavid Mazzucchelli,first appeared inDaredevil#227 (February 1986). He is a faithful assistant of theKingpin (Wilson Fisk).

He is ordered by the Kingpin to locateNukefor the sole purpose of destroyingHell's Kitchen.AfterDaredevilsaves Hell's Kitchen, Wesley fears that said events would connect the Kingpin to the authorities.

Wesley later comes back under his employer when tasked with handling reporter Sarah Dewey's affairs, and is also revealed to double as a criminal lawyer for anyone under his Boss 's payroll.

James Wesley in other media

Film

A character inspired by James Wesley namedWesley Owen Welchappears inDaredevil,portrayed byLeland Orser.

Television

James Wesley appears in thefirst seasonofDaredevil,portrayed byToby Leonard Moore.This version acts as an intermediary with Fisk's various associates before being killed byKaren Page.

Nicodemus West

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Western Kid

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Charlie Weirderman

Charles Weidermanis a fictional character appearing inAmerican comic bookspublished byMarvel Comics.The character has appeared inThe Amazing Spider-Man#515 and created by J. Michael Straczynski,Mike Deodato Jr.andMark Brooks

As a student atMidtown High School,Charlie was bullied by a group of students led by a teen named Rich, a football player on the school team.

Later, he tried to pull a knife on his tormentors only for the coach to catch him. Peter covered it up by stating that the knife belonged to hisUncle Ben(Ben would later support Peter for defusing a potentially violent situation). When Charlie slashed his tormentors' tires, he fled to the Parker house for protection. Charlie declared innocence and was backed up by Peter's Uncle Ben. After the bullies left, Ben asked Charlie if he actually slashed their tires. When Charlie was afraid to tell the truth, Ben Parker told him never to see Peter again and stated he would've respected Charlie if he admitted to the action.

Powers and abilities of Charlie Weiderman

Through his Vibranium skinsuit, Charlie was endowed with superhuman strength sufficient to lift an SUV and go toe-to-toe with Spider-Man. His skinsuit is fireproof, can absorb impact rendering him virtually invulnerable, and can vibrate at frequencies that allow him to split diamonds and slough off Spider-Man's webbing. A major side effect is that the skinsuit was too early to even be prototyped, and its chemical composition actively and severely affected Charlie's mind, driving him into a murderous rage.

Charlie possesses an intelligent, scientific mind, able to come up with ideas that Peter considered brilliant. Unfortunately, Charlie also had a desire to prove himself to others, resulting in him often rushing through his experiments. Peter states that at that time, Charlie did not have the patience that a scientist requires.

Evangeline Whedon

Evangeline Whedon
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	X-Treme X-Men#21 (April, 2003)
Created by	Chris Claremont Salvador Larroca
In-story information
Alter ego	Evangeline "Vange" Whedon
Species	Human Mutant
Team affiliations	X-Men Mutant Rights Coalition The 198 X-Corporation
Abilities	Ability to transform into red dragon

Evangeline "Vange" Whedonis a fictional character, amutantappearing inAmerican comic bookspublished byMarvel Comics.Whedon is a lawyer who possesses the mutant ability to transform into a dragon.Her first appearance was inX-Treme X-Men#21.

Vange Whedon is a lawyer and a member of the Mutant Rights Coalition (or Mutant Rights League). Her ability to shapeshift is triggered when she comes in contact with blood. Evangeline used to be a successful prosecutor until others learned that she was a mutant. She was fired instantly and evicted from her apartment the next day. Herfiancéleft her with an e-mail and her family disowned her.

When theX-MenBishopandSagewere being held in police custody, Whedon and the Mutant Rights League staged a protest for their release. While Evangeline was talking to Detective Cardones, a human struck the detective with a brick. The blood from the wound dripped on to Whedon, and caused her to shapeshift involuntarily. She transformed into a beast that resembled adragon,and was out of control. Sage was able to stop Vange momentarily, while Bishop calmed her down enough to revert to her human form.

Evangeline was called to Los Angeles when the X-Men needed legal help. Evangeline succeeded in getting Marie D'Ancanto, an anti-mutant terrorist, given a second chance by the X-Men, under probation and hired her as an assistant. Evangeline also helped the X-Men against a lawyer secretly working for the psychic mutantElias Bogan.X-Men: The 198 Filesreveals that she kept her powers after the "Decimation"of the mutant population – the government considers her a 'Significant' national security threat. She currently still acts as the X-Men's lawyer.Later, after theSecond Comingcrossover, she is seen asTeon's lawyer and defends him in court to keep him from being returned to the custody of his parents.

Powers and abilities

Vange Whedon is a metamorph, and can transform herself into a red dragon. This can be triggered consciously or by the presence of blood.

Evangeline Whedon in other media

Evangeline Whedon appears inThe Gifted,portrayed by Erinn Ruth. This version is the co-founder of the Mutant Underground.

Whiplash

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Mark Scarlotti

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Leeann Foreman

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Unnamed Woman and Man

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Construct

Main article:Whiplash (Marvel Comics) § Construct

Anton Vanko

Main article:Whiplash (Marvel Comics) § Anton Vanko

Female Blacklash

Main article:Whiplash (comics) § Female Blacklash

Whirlwind

Main article:Whirlwind (comics)

Abraham Whistler

Main article:Abraham Whistler

White Fox

Main article:White Fox (Marvel Comics)

White Dragon

Main article:White Dragon (comics)

White Dragon I

Main article:White Dragon (comics) § White Dragon

White Dragon II

Main article:White Dragon (comics) § White Dragon II

White Dragon III

Main article:White Dragon (comics) § White Dragon III

White Jennie

Jennifer "White Jennie" Royceis a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Jennifer Royce is the former secretary forHeroes for Hire,the detective agency helmed byLuke CageandDanny Rand.

After the agency disbanded, she was convicted of the murder of her abusive boyfriendEugene Mason.She tricked Cage and Rand to help her with her case, which was a front for her criminal activities withBlack Mariah.

White Rabbit

Main article:White Rabbit (comics)

White Tiger

Main article:White Tiger (comics)

Hector Ayala

Main article:White Tiger (Hector Ayala)

Heroes for Hire

Main article:White Tiger (Heroes for Hire)

Kasper Cole

White Tiger
Kasper Cole asWhite Tiger.Art byJoe Bennett.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Black Panther(vol. 3) #50 (December 2002)
Created by	Christopher Priest(writer) Dan Fraga(artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Kevin "Kasper" Cole
Team affiliations	The Crew NYPD
Notable aliases	Black Panther
Abilities	Peak human physical strength, speed, reflexes and reactions, agility and durability, Superhuman eyesight, Night vision

Kevin"Kasper"Coleis a fictional character appearing inAmerican comic bookspublished byMarvel Comics.The character is the third to use the nameWhite Tiger.He has also adopted the moniker of theBlack Panther.The character was created byChristopher PriestandDan Fragaand introduced inBlack Panther(vol. 3) #50.

Publication history

With sales numbers declining on the third volume ofBlack Panther,the decision was made to retool the series.The original character – T'Challa T'Chaka, the king of Wakanda – would be replaced with a new character impersonating the Black Panther, starting with issue #50 (December 2002).According to writer Christopher Priest, this would be 'some guy who starts this gig, essentially, as a scam, but who evolves over the course of time to embrace and appreciate the rich heritage and culture of the Lord of the Wakandas'.

In issue #50 of theBlack Panther,Kevin "Kasper" Cole makes his first appearance. He is an officer in the narcotics division of the New York Police Department's Organized Crime Control Bureau (OCCB), looking to be promoted to homicide detective. He lives with his mother Ruth and his pregnant girlfriend Gwen in a squalid apartment in Harlem. His father "Black" Jack is a former cop that has been imprisoned on the charge of corruption.

The character was pitched by Priest as a 'dark satire of Spider-Man', in line with work he had done on DC Comics'Steel,who functioned similarly as a 'dysfunctional Superman'.The character of Kasper Cole and his friends and family therefore take many cues from Peter Parker and his supporting cast, with Kasper's mother Ruth correlating withAunt May,his father Jack withUncle Benand his girlfriend Gwen withGwen Stacy.Priest also drew inspiration from the filmTraining Day,as well as sitcomEverybody Loves Raymond.

The first storyline, "Black and White", running in issues #50 to #56, focuses on Kasper's investigation into the ties between his Boss Sal Anthony and the criminal 66 Bridges gang. Suspended from the police force, he adopts the mantle of the Black Panther - stealing the costume from his Sergeant Tork, an ally of the Panther - so that he can gather evidence. This brings him into conflict with Nigel "Triage" Blacque (who leads 66 Bridges) and the police department's Internal Affairs. During the course of the investigation, Kasper also comes into contact with the original Black Panther, as well as the Panther's antagonist and half-brother the White Wolf (Hunter). They both attempt to manipulate him to their needs. Christopher Priest has described "Black and White" as being 'about a war between The Black Panther (T'Challa) and the "white panther" (Hunter) over the soul of this young kid'.

Tom DeFalcoonce taught me thatSpider-Man's motivation for being Spider-Man was to patrol the city looking for crimes so he could photograph himself in the act of stopping the crimes and sell the photos to Jameson to raise money to pay his rent which was always late. Kasper's motive is to wear the costume so he won't be recognized by the good guys or the bad guys as he goes about cleaning up his precinct so he can get a promotion to Detective so he can make enough money to marry his pregnant girlfriend and move them all out of Harlem.

—Creator Christopher Priest, 2003

Before the story arc concludes, it is revealed to the reader that 66 Bridges is in fact led by Kasper's father as Kibuka (a plotline that has been left unresolved) and that Triage is his half-brother.Kasper does not succeed in taking down the gang, although he manages to expose a number of crooked cops. He has also struck a deal with his corrupt Boss, who will help him take down 66 Bridges if Kasper locates his kidnapped son. This search is key to the finalBlack Pantherstory arc, "Ascension" (#59-62).

In order to find the child, Kasper makes a deal with T'Challa's nemesis Erik Killmonger, the then rightful holder of the Black Panther mantle. Given a synthetic version of the herbs that grant the Black Panther his powers, Kasper gains the enhanced skills necessary to locate the child. The arc and the series concludes with Kasper becoming a White Tiger, a sort of acolyte to the Black Panther cult, although he remains in Harlem. Before the finalBlack Pantherarc was finished, Kasper Cole was already designated as one of the feature characters in the short-livedThe Crew(2003–2004, 7 issues). He makes his first regular appearance in issue #1 and as the new White Tiger in issue #2. His character provides narration (the only one to do so) for the second, fourth, (part of the) sixth and seventh (the final) issue. In the series, Kasper teams with James Rhodes (War Machine), Danny Vincente (Junta) andJosiah Xin taking on Triage and the 66 Bridges Gang. While Kasper's relationship with the other characters is fraught with conflict, they nonetheless manage to defeat Triage.

After the conclusion ofThe Crew,he is referenced in theCivil War: Battle Damage Reportone-shot.DuringCivil War II,Kasper is shown in attendance at James Rhodes' funeral after he is killed byThanos. Kasper is later shown retired from the world of superheroics, now focusing on his police career after having been kicked out of his apartment by Gwen. T'Challa convinces him to don the White Tiger suit one last time in order to stopCardiacandVanisher,the latter of whom has been smuggling stolen vibranium out of Wakanda. Later, T'Challa unveils a new costume for Kasper and says that he wants to train him properly to become a hero again, not as White Tiger or Black Panther, but in a new identity altogether.

Kevin "Kasper" Cole is depicted as biracial, the child of an African man and a Jewish woman. As a result of the sharp contrast between his light skin and the dark skin of his father, he has been nicknamed Kasper, afterCasper the Friendly Ghost.Aspects of his heritage and the colour of his skin are frequently referenced inBlack PantherandThe Crew.Initially, Kasper Cole was to be modelled after actorVin Diesel,an idea suggested by artistOscar Jimenez.Language and culture barriers, as Priest describes it, precluded this suggestion from being properly translated toJorge Lucas,who ended up as thepencillerof theBlack Panthertitle.

Power and abilities

Kasper Cole was initially non-powered, wearing only the Black Panther's outfit for protection and carrying a pair of9×19mmpistols(later loaded with non-lethal gel bullets). Later on, after ingesting a synthetic version of the herbs that give the original Black Panther his powers, he possesses peak human physical strength, speed, reflexes and reactions, agility and durability, superhuman eyesight, and night vision.

The suit Kasper wears as the Black Panther and later as the White Tiger is avibraniummicroweave body suit capable of dissipating thekineticandhydrostatic shockdamage of bullets or bullet-like objects, essentially making it bullet-proof.It also has special vibranium soled boots for scaling vertical surfaces.Anti-metal properties of the Antarctic vibranium in his claws and boots will break down any known metal includingadamantium.Kasper also carries energy based throwing daggers capable of paralyzing or tagging his enemies.He can track those tagged via an advanced pocket computer (which also has numerous other capabilities), a Kimiyo Card.

Angela del Toro

Main article:White Tiger (Angela del Toro)

Ava Ayala

Main article:White Tiger (Ava Ayala)

White Bear

White Bearis apolar bearwho was experimented by Dr. Nathaniel Essex that was released into the Canadian wilderness. The bear found it difficult to survive and eventually stumbled across Wolverine's wolf pack and killed them all. Wolverine returned and faced off against the bear, and after a vicious battle the white bear was slain.

White Wolf

Main article:White Wolf (comics)

Hunter the White Wolfis the name of a fictional character inMarvel Comics.The character, created byChristopher PriestandMark Texeira,first appeared inBlack Panther(vol. 3) #4 (February 1999).

Whiteout

Main article:Whiteout (Marvel Comics)

Debra Whitman

Main article:Debra Whitman

Whizzer

Main article:Whizzer (comics)

Robert Frank

Main article:Whizzer (Robert Frank)

James Sanders

Main article:Speed Demon (comics)

Stanley Stewart

Main article:Whizzer (Stanley Stewart)

Wiccan

Main article:Wiccan (comics)

Wild Child

Main article:Wild Child (comics)

Wild Thing

Wild Thing(Rina Logan) is amutantcharacter in the alternate futureMC2,daughter ofElektraandWolverine.Created byTom DeFalcoandRon Lim,the character first appeared inJ2#5 (February 1999).She had her own series for a time, but due to low sales it was canceled after issue #5.

For a short period of time, Wild Thing is a member of a superhero team composed of herself,Magneta,andDaze,but she quits when Magneta becomes villainous.WhenLokikidnaps several of Earth's heroes (including her father), Wild Thing's enhanced senses are pivotal in finding them.

Rina possesses many of her father's mutant abilities, including accelerated healing and superhuman senses, strength, reflexes and endurance. She also has a set of "Psi-Claws", created frompsychokineticenergy, which, although they appear similar to her father's adamantium claws, usually inflict damage on a mental rather than a physical level. However, if she concentrates hard enough, her claws can actually slice through steel and stone. Her fighting skills are impressive, as her parents have trained her in martial arts. Her skills are sufficient to enable her to engageJ2in hand-to-hand combat and hold her own, despite the advantages his much greater strength provides him.

Alex Wilder

Main article:Alex Wilder

Geoffrey and Catherine Wilder

Main article:Pride (comics) § The Wilder family

Wildside

Main article:Mutant Liberation Front

Wildstreak

Main article:Wildstreak

Jason Wilkes

Main article:Jason Wilkes (Agent Carter)

Will o' the Wisp

Main article:Will o' the Wisp (comics)

Riri Williams

Main article:Riri Williams

Verity Willis

Verity Willisis a doctor with the ability to detect lies, and a friend ofLoki.

Verity Willis in other media

Verity Willis appears inLokiandDeadpool & Wolverineas the original identity of Hunter B-15, portrayed byWunmi Mosaku.

Willow

Willowis a fictionalmutantcharacter created byMarvel Comicsfor theirMarvel 2099runX-Nation 2099.This short-lived series only lasted six issues before ending. Willow can perfectly mimic the shape of other beings, although her facial markings remain prevalent.

In the year 2099, a young girl namedWinter Frostgets a job at a local amusement park, Million Palms Amusement Park, which is actually presided over by a king and a queen. One day Queen Perigrine disappears, and her body is found at the bottom of theTunnel of Love.King Avian becomes suspicious of everyone and requires genetic scans of all incoming tourists before they can enter. Anyone with genetic anomalies is imprisoned in an undergroundlabyrinthand subjected to many tests and acts of torture.

Winter is discovered to be a mutant and is imprisoned. Among the otherinmatesis a tormented girl named Willow. The two girls became friends, but Willow os taken away by Avian. Winter tries to escape to save her friend, but is discovered. For her actions she is sentenced topublic execution.When she is taken to be executed, she sees the missing queen, who is revealed to be Willow using hershapeshifterabilities. Willow orchestrates her and Winter's escape from the facility.

The pair arrive atHalo City,the home ofX-Nation,and join the group. They move into a home for indigent children which is maintained by the 'Sisterhood of the Howling Commandos'. Cerebra, one of the members of the currentX-Men,assists the Commandos in teaching the children. The group spends downtime at 'milk' bars, as a new process had been invented to give dairy products narcotic qualities.

Some time later, Avian decides to mount a mission to recapture Willow in a bid to be the first to find the fabledMutantMessiah.He attacks the children and captures Willow. Wanting to rescue their friend, X-Nation decides to infiltrate the Million Palms facility and save her. However, their fledgling efforts end in their capture and subsequent torture. Willow is able to escape and, is able to help liberate her friends by impersonating Avian.

Upon their return home they find that Halo City has been blown up by the Atlantean army, and the city is being flooded due to thePhalanxmelting the polarice caps.The entire Sisterhood has been killed in a battle that took many Atlantean lives.Exodusawakes from another century-long slumber and tries to make X-Nation hisAcolytes.They refuse and are subsequently beaten. The entire group realize Exodus is not to be trusted when he refuses to help save the human population of Halo City. Those who survive areteleportedaway byMademoiselle Strange.

They travel to theSavage Land,along with many other humans and mutants, as it is now the last inhabitable place on earth. They do what they can to begin to form a society there. Willow, along withNostromo,Bloodhawk,La Lunatica,communications expert Jade Ryuteki, Mr. Hodge and a scientist named Mr. Winn form part of an exploration team into the jungles. Along the way they stumble upon analien space craftand become trapped inside of it. Willow shapeshifts into one of the previous alien owners of the ship to allow them to escape, but she becomes trapped in that form. With the alien mind taking over, La Lunatica slams her into the water to protect the rest of the group. Nostromo dives in after her and succeeds in subduing her feral persona and returning her to normal, but he does not resurface. Luna dives after him, but only finds a strangecocoonat the bottom. Nostromo "hatches" in fullPhalanxform and some ofPresident Doom's operatives arrive to bring the boy to Doom. Mr. Winn turns out to be Phalanx and slays all of Doom's men. The heroes end up the last people standing as Winn teleports away with Nostromo.

They escape back to the 'Last Refuge'. Willow, transformed into a green flying creature, tries to smooth relations with the mutant hating Hodge, as both had lost a friend with the betrayal of Mr. Winn. On the outskirts of the city, the expedition is confronted with another Phalanx warrior, threatening to assimilate them all.

Later, Willow is among the human/mutantcoalitionshown trying to rebuild the Savage Land settlement. She is the one who realizes thatUproar,who had become lost when kidnapped along withWulff,has been missing for some time.

Jim Wilson

Main article:Jim Wilson (comics)

Paul and Darlene Wilson

Paul WilsonandDarlene Wilsonare fictional characters appearing inMarvel Comics.Both characters first appeared inCaptain America#277 (October 1982), and created byJ.M. DeMatteisandMike Zeck.They are the parents ofSam Wilson / Falconand Sarah Wilson. Paul was a minister while Darlene was supportive to different religions and comparative theology. However, Paul is killed trying to break up a neighborhood fight,and later Darlene is shot and killed by a mugger.

Alternate versions of Paul Wilson

Abraham "Abe" Wilsonin the 1996 "Heroes Reborn"universe has fought alongsideCaptain AmericaduringWorld War II,but is later killed byMaster Man's army.

Darlene Wilson in other media

Darlene Wilson appears in theAvengers Assembleepisode "One Little Thing", voiced byCree Summer.

Sarah Wilson

Sarah Wilsonis a fictional character appearing inMarvel Comics.The character first appeared inCaptain America#134 (February 1971), and created byJ.M. DeMatteisandMike Zeck.She is the sister ofSam Wilson / Falcon.Sarah is shown as supportive of her brother's personal problems as she went though similar things as well.

Sarah Wilson in other media

Sarah Wilson appears inThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier,portrayed byAdepero Oduye.

Wind Dancer

Main article:Wind Dancer

Windshear

Windshear(Colin Ashworth Hume) is amutantsuperheroand member ofAlpha Flight.Created byFabian NiciezaandMichael Bair,the character first appeared inAlpha Flight#87 (April 1991).He has the ability to project "hard-air" molecules, which he can use to create constructs, release as concussive force, and propel himself in flight. He was born in Canada, but grew up in Britain.

Hume was hired byRoxxonOil Corp and given a battlesuit that allowed him to control his powers more thoroughly. When he was unable to defeat a machine-creature at Roxxon's Denver Energy Research station, the company called inBoxandDiamond Lil.The trio andForgediscoveredJames MacDonald Hudsonat the machine's core.Hume, upset about Roxxon's practices, quit the company and returned to Canada with the members ofAlpha Flight,and was soon accepted onto the team, first on a probationary basis and later as a full member.He was later appointed the Chief Administrator of Alpha Flight.He was one of the superheroes who vanished during theInfinity Gauntletsaga whenThanosused the Infinity Gauntlet's power to sacrifice half of the population of the universe toDeath.He appears inInfinity Crusadeas one of theGoddess'mind-controlled lackeys.

Eventually, the Canadian government disbands Department H and the Flight programs, and Hume returns to England.Hume set up a curio shop to sell "hard air" constructs. When theThunderboltswere investigating a series of murders committed with bullets created out of hard air, they investigated Hume and learned of Roxxon's connection.

He is among those depowered byM-Day,but continues to fight crime in Toronto under the alias Chinook.

Wing

Main article:Wing (Marvel Comics)

Colleen Wing

Main article:Colleen Wing

Wyatt Wingfoot

Main article:Wyatt Wingfoot

Winter Soldier

Main article:Bucky Barnes

Norah Winters

Norah Wintersis afictionalsupporting characterofSpider-Man.Created byJoe KellyandChris Bachalo,the character first appeared inThe Amazing Spider-Man#575. She is a reporter for theDaily Bugle.She has worked withPeter Parkeron numerous occasions.She's romantically involved withRandy Robertsonfor a time,but the latter breaks up with her when she puts her career above anything else, staying on the sidelines to film Randy fighting the Hobgoblin when she had access to a bag of the Goblin's pumpkin bombs. She soon starts datingPhil Urich,who was secretly the Hobgoblin and had plotted her and Randy's breakup.When Phil's villain identity is revealed in a television broadcast, she gets fired from her position.

Wipeout

Main article:Wipeout (comics)

Pete Wisdom

Main article:Pete Wisdom

Romany Wisdom

Romany Wisdom
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Pryde and Wisdom#2 (October 1996)
Created by	Warren Ellis(writer) Terry Dodson(artist)
In-story information
Supporting character of	Pete Wisdom

Romany Wisdomis afictionalsupporting characterappearing inAmerican comic bookspublished byMarvel Comics.She first appeared inPryde and Wisdom#2 (October 1996), and was created byWarren EllisandTerry Dodson.

Fictional character biography

Romany Wisdom is the sister to X-Men allyPete Wisdom,and a former agent of the Royal Metropolitan Police's Department of Unusual Death (Department F.66).Born in England, nothing is known about Romany's childhood after her mother is killed, as she had cut ties with her family. Following those years, Romany meets and falls in love with Joseph Chapman, aka the thirdUnion Jack.They break up under vague circumstances, but remain friends. She continues to help Jack during his super-hero adventures, whenever her expertise is needed. She is an obsessed history fanatic, and knows much about ancient cultures, even such secret races as vampires.

In order to make headway in a murder investigation, Pete is forced to contact his estranged family - visiting his borderline-senile father, Harold, to get a professional profiling on the killer, and his sister, Romany, who can translate the symbols on the bodies. With Romany's help, they determine that the murderer believes himself to beCain,son ofAdam,and is composing a letter directly to God on the corpses he has left behind, asking for forgiveness and to be allowed admittance into heaven. Ascertaining the killer's identity as John Gideon, a deranged officer from Department F.66, they track him down just as he makes contact with Amanda Jardine... and just after Harold Wisdom had taken it upon himself to hunt down Gideon.

Later, Romany is revealed to have been transformed into the cyborg head of a secret global conspiracy, which in her words is "so high up that they may as well be the right hand of God", which conducts clandestine experiments with human beings using alien technology in order to create parts to build a techno-organic world engine.She has yet to be seen since then, and is presumed to have died after her brother's particular incarnation of X-Force destroyed the entire facility in England, though she has stated that no matter what happened, "the work would always continue".

Witchfire

Witchfire(Ananym) is a fictional character appearing inAmerican comic bookspublished byMarvel Comics.The character is depicted as a formersuperhero,nowsupervillain,andmagician.She was a former member ofGamma Flightand was eventually recruited intoBeta Flight.She is the daughter of X-Men villainBelasco.

Wither

Wither
Wither Art by Paco Medina
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	New Mutants(vol. 2) #3 (September 2003)
Created by	Nunzio DeFilippis Christina Weir Keron Grant
In-story information
Alter ego	Kevin Ford
Species	Human Mutant
Team affiliations	Hellions training squad New Mutants training squad Xavier Institute
Partnerships	Selene
Abilities	Disintegration

Wither(Kevin Ford) is afictional characterappearing inAmerican comic bookspublished byMarvel Comics.He is amutantas well as a member of the student body at theXavier Institute,a member of theHellionstraining squad, and a supervillain as a part ofSelene's Coven.

When Kevin Ford's powers first manifested, he panicked. His father tried to calm him down, but Kevin's power reduced him to dust. A talented artist, Kevin lives in a scrap yard and turns unwanted scrap into beautiful art. He is found byDanielle Moonstarand brought to the Xavier Institute,where he begins to develop friendships withLaurie Collins,David Alleyne,andSofia Mantega.WhenDonald Pierceattacks them and impales Laurie, Kevin lashes out and uses his power on Pierce. To stop him from killing Pierce, Moonstar shows him his worst fear - using his power on an innocent person. Frightened by the physiological pleasure he experienced when using his power on Pierce, he leaves the institute.

Some months laterEmma Frostpersuades him to return, and he joins theNew Mutantssquad under the codenameWither.Clashing withElixir,the current object of Laurie's affections,Mercuryof theHellionsreaches out to him, having developed a crush on him.He is arrested by the FBI for killing his father. While the Hellions try to rescue him, the New Mutants stop them, fearing the consequences of involving the Institute in a fight with the FBI. Kevin sees this as a betrayal, and he switches to the Hellions squad.He discovers Elixir's former relationship withWolfsbaneand reveals it to the school, successfully ending Josh's relationship with Laurie.

Kevin spends some time vacationing with the Hellion squad. They get caught up with the powerful 'Kingmaker' who grants people their wishes in return for favors later. Kevin spends some time without his powers due to drugs supplied by their new ally. However, once the Hellions discover the favor is stealing a biological weapon, they rebel. Kevin loses access to the drugs. He uses his powers to destroy the weapon.After M-Day, Kevin believes he has lost his powers like most of the mutant population. When he touches Laurie's hand, however, it withers. After a session in David Alleyne's Danger Cave, Kevin overhearsJulian Kellerreferring to him as "dangerous." Kevin again runs away from the institute, unaware that Julian also wanted to help him.

Kevin goes to Mutant Town, and lives in the company ofSelene,in disguise as an old lady. After seeing Selene shot by the police, he kills two policemen in a rage. Wither and Selene embrace as Kevin accepts Selene's offer to be her "king" as they fade away, presumably to Selene's dimension.Wither lives a life of luxury with Selene, but he still has feelings for Laurie and because of this is still reluctant to use his powers. Using illusions of Elixir and Laurie, Selene is able to get him to renounce these inhibitions.

Wither is among Selene's Inner Circle, dispatched to retrieve Selene's mystical knife from the X-Men. During the resulting fight, he is distracted by Dust, her transient form proving difficult for him to affect. However, when Onyxx attacks, Wither uses his powers to disintegrate his rocky form, killing him instantly.During a quarrel with Eli Bard, Wither transforms, revealing that Selene has used her powers to make him an immortal vampire, much like Bard. Bard is killed immediately after their argument by Selene herself. Elixir and Wither face against one another. Wither accuses Elixir of failing to save Wallflower. This causes him to switch from his Gold Healing form to his Black Death form, which overwhelms Wither's destructive power. Elixir reluctantly kills him, completely disintegrating his body.

Years later, Wither resurfaced in the newly founded mutant nation of Krakoa, having been presumably reborn by the hand of The Five, a group of mutants capable of combining their powers into a process of resurrection, brought together by Charles Xavier as part of his plans for mutant ascension. He was seen talking to Bevatron with his old Hellions Squad, living on the Akademos Habitat.

Powers and abilities of Wither

Wither decays, and eventually disintegrates, organic matter by touch—a power which is involuntary. With extended contact he would reduce almost anything—or anyone—organic to dust. As a result of his power, he is only able to wear clothing made of synthetic textiles. This power is even more difficult to deal with due to Kevin's self-styled interpretation that his ability wants him to use it. It has a "hunger", which gives Kevin a desire to use it, though this could just be a psychological aspect of his power. He is also sometimes shown to see things in their decayed form, such as livepigeonsappearing to be decayed through his eyes. He had the ability to put out fire with his bare hands in a few issues. During the Necrosha crossover Wither was somehow able to disintegrate and killOnyxx,despite his granite skin.During a later confrontation withEli Bard,Wither shows also that he now can turn himself to a vampire-like being, due to Selene's manipulation.

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W'Kabi

W'Kabiis afictional characterappearing inMarvel Comics.The character, created byRoy Thomas,first appeared inAvengers#62. He is aWakandanandKing T'Challa's loyal second-in-command.He andZuriare killed byMorluntrying to protect T'Challa, and are later buried next to each other.

W'Kabi in other media

• W'Kabi appears inBlack Panther(2010), voiced byPhil Morris.
• W'Kabi appears inBlack Panther(2017), portrayed byDaniel Kaluuya.This version isT'Challa's best friend,Okoye's husband,and the chief of the Border Tribe, who utilize trained armored rhinoceroses as shock cavalry. Additionally,Ulysses Klauehad killed his parents decades earlier while stealingvibranium.W'Kabi loses faith in T'Challa when he fails to capture Klaue, and supportsErik Killmongerwhen he subsequently usurps the throne. During the final battle, Okoye confronts W'Kabi when he tries to trampleM'Bakuwith an armored white rhinoceros, saying she values Wakanda more than their love. Not wanting to die by Okoye's hands or take her life, W'Kabi and his tribe surrender.

Wolf Cub

Wolf Cub(Nicholas Gleason) is a fictional character andmutantcreated byBrian K. Vaughanand Lee Ferguson, and first appeared inChamber#1.

Gleason possesses a permanent werewolf-like form that imbues him with enhanced senses, strength, speed, agility, reflexes, coordination, balance and endurance. Additionally, Gleason possesses razor-sharp claws and fangs, a full-body coat of fur, and pointed ears.

After the deaths of his parents, Gleason is targeted by anti-mutant assassins. He is rescued byX-MenmembersChamberandCyclops,and subsequently enrolled at theXavier Institute.After accidentally injuringHavok,he runs away from the Institute and is invited to join a group called Dominant Species byMaximus Lobo.He declines, and later rejoins the school.

He is placed on theParagons training squad,along with fellow studentsMatch,Trance,Preview,DJ,andPixie.After the squad loses their original advisor,Wolfsbane,they are assigned a new mentor,Magma.In the wake ofHouse of M,the student population of the school is dramatically reduced, causing the squad system to be dissolved and the remaining students to be merged into one group. Gleason is one of a handful of students to retain their mutant abilities.

Wolf Cub, along with Anole, Loa, Pixie, Rockslide, and Match, are told a frightening "ghost story" by their fellow studentBlindfold.This is later revealed to not be a story, but rather a vision of things past and of things to come. The students are transported to the dimension Limbo and attacked by a mob of demons.

Wolf Cub is recruited to theYoung X-Menafter Cyclops intervenes in his attempts to kill Maximus Lobo, former leader of the Dominant Species and an M-Day casualty, as revenge for his manipulation of Nicholas.The team is given orders to take down the original New Mutants, who have gone rogue, and ordered to kill them if necessary. When Cyclops is revealed to actually beDonald Piercein disguise, Nicholas is shaken by his own indiscretion when following orders and his willingness to killMagmaduring their confrontation. The Young X-Men and the New Mutants engageDonald Pierce,and Wolf Cub is fatally wounded; his final words are a request that the team not kill Pierce in revenge.

When the X-Men madeKrakoaa mutant paradise, Wolf Cub was among the revived mutants living there.

Wolf Spider

Wolf Spideris an alias used by minor characters appearing inAmerican comic bookspublished byMarvel Comics.

Wolf Spiders

TheWolf Spiders,created byButch GuiceandEd Brubaker,and first appeared inCaptain America#617 (June 2011), are aspecial opsteam trained by theRed Room.

The first candidate wasNiko Constantin,an assassin who is imprisoned in agulag(alongsideBoris BullskiandUnicorn) where he's thesadisticleader of his own gang and sold outBucky Barnes / Winter SoldiertoAndre Rostov.

The Wolf Spiders later act as the Red Widow's enforcers, trying to assassinateWhite Widowbut are stopped byBlack Widow.The Wolf Spiders are also defeated byCaptain AmericaandIron Manas well as theWinter Hulkduring a conspiracy to eliminateNamor.

Spider individual

An unidentified multiverse individual, created byDan SlottandOlivier Coipel,and first appeared inThe Amazing Spider-Man(vol. 3) #11 (December 2014), is a Spider-type superhero withwerewolffeatures. He is killed byKarnof theInheritors.

Wolf Spider in other media

Wolf Spider appears in theUltimate Spider-Manfour-part episode "Return to the Spider-Verse", voiced byChristopher Daniel Barnes.This version is a villainous alternate universe variant of Peter Parker who possesses organic, spider leg-like appendages. He travels the multiverse to obtain theSiege Perilous' fragments and absorb the powers of his heroic doppelgangers,Miles MoralesandGwen Stacyfor himself. He initially succeeds after assimilating his"main" doppelgangerbefore being overloaded and shattered across the multiverse.

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Wolverine-Bug

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Woodgod

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

Woodgod was created by two scientists, David and Ellen Pace, on their farm inNew Mexicowhere he sported aSatyr-like shape as the result of a gene-splicing experiment that involved human DNA and animal DNA. They also had been working with nerve gas for the federal government. When people from the nearby town of Liberty, New Mexico, discovered Woodgod they stormed the farm and shot him. One of the townspeople smashed a canister of the lethal nerve gas within the barn, killing the Paces and everyone in Liberty. When Col. Del Tremens and the U.S. Army came to investigate what happened in Liberty, they found and battled Woodgod (who was immune to the gas) and quarantined the empty town.

Later, theHulkandSpider-Manturned up in Liberty, and Col. Tremens and the army tried to kill both them and Woodgod.

Woodgod escaped and returned to the Pace farm, using David Pace's notes to teach himself how to read. Using Pace's notebooks and equipment, Woodgod began genetic experiments using the methods he had discovered and created the sentient half-humanoid half-animals of human intelligence that he called the Changelings. He resisted a coup by the murderous Changeling Leoninus. He soon left the Pace farm and found a valley in theColoradoRocky Mountainswhere he established a community for the Changelings, and became the Lawgiver of the Changelings.

Some time later, Woodgod was revealed to have become an experimental subject of theStrangeron his laboratory world.

Woodgod then returned to Earth inJack of Hearts's caravan.

Woodgod later thwarted attempts by Leoninus andRoxxonto take control of the Changelings' breeding patterns.

Woodgod later returns to Earth and fightsRed Hulk.Red Hulk sends Woodgod running as a Hulk that is not the one he knows appears.

Warren Worthington II

Warren Worthington Jr.,also known asWarren Worthington II,is a fictional character appearing inAmerican comic bookswithinMarvel Comics.The character was created byStan LeeandJack Kirby,and first appeared inX-Menvol. 1 #14 (September 1965). He was the father ofWarren Worthington III / Angel / Archangeland theCEOof Worthington Industries.

As a member of theHellfire Club,Worthington has interacted withHoward Stark,John Braddock, andSebastian Shaw.Warren's diamond-smuggling brother Burt Worthington (who operated as Dazzler) sent some agents to kill him.

Warren Worthington II in other media

• Warren Worthington appears inX-Men: The Last Stand,portrayed byMichael Murphy.
• Warren Worthington appears inWolverine and the X-Men,voiced byJim Ward.

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Wraith

Wraithis the name of several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Brian DeWolff

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Wrecker

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Wrongslide

Wrongslideis the name of a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

When the High Summoner ofArakkobetrayed and killedRockslidein Otherworld, the Five of Krakoa attempt to revive him, but create an amalgamated clone of his multiversal variants as a side effect of him being killed in Otherworld.Wrongslide later entersX-Force's custody before sacrificing himself to replenish Krakoa by giving up his energy.

The Wu

The Wu(Alice Gulliver) is a fictional character appearing inAmerican comic booksfromMarvel Comics.The character, created byJames RobinsonandMike Perkins,first appeared inDoctor Strange: Last Days of Magic(April 2016).

Alice Gulliver is the daughter of Hong Kong's mystic guardian, The August Wu of the Coral Shore, and a human police officer father, Adam Gulliver. She metDoctor Strangewhen he came to aid The August Wu on a case. Sometime later, The August Wu was killed by a demon, resulting in Alice's black hair suddenly turning a shade of coral red, just like her mother's. Growing up, she became a police officer like her father while also battling demonic entities under the name The Wu.

Adam was later killed by Chinese Triads, pushing Alice further into her career. She later metScarlet Witchand the two teamed up to defeat Dark Tongji. Despite his magical abilities, Alice defeated him with a plain bullet.

Alice is later seen among the numerous magic users that Scarlet Witch visits after noticing a string of magic based crimes around the world.

Powers and abilities of The Wu

Alice inherited magical affinity from her mother. In order to maintain a low profile, she rarely used magic directly and instead imbued her weaponry with hexes and spells invisible to normal eyes.

The Wu in other media

The Wu appears inAgatha All Along,portrayed byAli Ahn.This version isAlice Wu-Gulliver,an ex-police officerandsecurity guardwhose mother Lorna was a famous singer and witch before becoming lost on the Witch's Road. Additionally, Alice is portrayed with having black hair with red highlights. Alice joined to Agatha Harkness's coven to walk the Witches' Road, suggesting that she might learn the truth of what happened to her mother. At the end of the third trial, Alice dies after her magic is absorbed by a possessed Agatha and her soul is now claimed byRio Vidal / Death.

Leiko Wu

Further reading Leiko Wuat the Comic Book DB (archived fromthe original) Leiko Wuat theGrand Comics Database

Leiko Wuis a fictional character appearing inMarvel Comics.The character, created byDoug MoenchandPaul Gulacy,first appeared inMaster of Kung Fu#33 (October 1975).

Leiko Wu is aBritish ChineseMI-6agent. Upon joining, she entered a romantic relationship withClive Reston,but she left him for Simon Bretnor, who later became the villain Mordillo.She soon joined back up with Reston along with his new alliesBlack Jack TarrandShang-Chi,the latter of whom she developed feelings for. Together, they defeated Mordillo.She continued to go on several missions with Shang-Chi and Reston which would usually cause awkward tension among them.Wu would also help Shang-Chi defeat his father,Fu Manchu,on a couple of occasions.

Sometime after her relationship with Shang-Chi ended, Leiko is murdered byRazor Fistwhile working undercover in thetriadsfor MI-6. Leiko's murder prompts Shang-Chi to return to London, where he reunites with Tarr and his former enemy Skull Crusher, who alleges that Leiko planned to defect MI-6 for him. When Razor Fist's employer is revealed to beWhite Dragon,Skull-Crusher's rival triad clan leader, Shang-Chi and Skull-Crusher arrive at White Dragon's estate, but are captured by Shang-Chi's brotherMidnight Sun,White Dragon's master. Midnight Sun decapitates White Dragon and Skull-Crusher for the Mao Shan Pai ritual, which requires the heads of the triad leaders. Instead of granting him the powers that the ritual would grant him, the spell instead resurrects Leiko due to Skull-Crusher secretly making her the leader of his clan before her death. Leiko uses her newfound powers to main Razor Fist and summons the spirits of the dead triad leaders to drag Midnight Sun back to their realm. Shang-Chi is unable to bring his former lover back to her normal self and she flees when Tarr arrives at the estate with backup. Leiko is later seen taking a photo that Shang-Chi leaves behind at her grave of the two of them.

Leiko eventually resumes her duties with MI-6. When MI-6 discovers that Zheng Zu's (Fu Manchu's real identity) organization is active again, Leiko visits Shang-Chi at his new residence inSan Franciscoto warn him, only for the two to be attacked by unknown assailants. The two are rescued by Shang-Chi's previously unknown half-siblings, Brother Sabre andSister Dagger,who reveal that Shang-Chi has been chosen by Zheng Zu's spirit as the new Supreme Commander of theFive Weapons Society,the true name of their father's organization. Sabre and Dagger request Shang-Chi's help in overthrowing Sister Hammer, the illegitimate leader of the Society and his long-lost full sister, Shi-Hua, who sent the assassins to kill her brother in order to consolidate her rule.Leiko flies Shang-Chi back to London, where the House of the Deadly Staff and Sister Hammer are located. Despite Leiko's offer to help, Shang-Chi insists on confronting his sister alone.

Leiko provides Shang-Chi with information via phone call regarding a map leading to his uncle Zheng Yi's grave and attempts to prevent anMI5-led raid on the House of the Deadly Staff; the leading officer ignores her warnings and leads an assault, only for him and his forces to be massacred by Shi-Hua and her henchmen.When Shi-Hua and herGian gshiarmy attack London, Lekio and MI-6 help defend the city with Shang-Chi and his siblings. After the army is defeated and Shi-Hua is subdued, Leiko attempts to shoot her in the head, but the bullet is caught by Shang-Chi, who allows his sister to flee.

While Shang-Chi is still in London, Leiko approaches him on behalf of MI-6 and asks him to steal the mystical Equinox Blade from theBritish Museumbefore it could be auctioned off due to the danger the sword poses. Leiko guides Shang-Chi via earpiece through the museum's security systems, but he encountersLady Deathstrike,who had just stolen the blade and used its power to steal the souls of the museum's guards. After a prolonged struggle and with Leiko's help, Shang-Chi knocks Deathstrike out of a window and destroys the blade, freeing the souls it consumed to return to its victims. For his trouble, Leiko treats Shang-Chi togelato.

Leiko and Shang-Chi spend holiday together inSeoul,where they witness several gas bombs detonate across the city, turning victims into trees. After helping Shang-Chi andWhite Foxrescue civilians from a gas explosion, Leiko receives a broadcast of similar explosions happening in major cities worldwide. The three track the origin of one of the diffusors to anA.I.M.laboratory in London, where they encounter scientist Jessa Chen, who claims she and other scientists are being forced against their will to create the bioweapon, named the Gelsemium Molecule. Leiko takes Chen to safety while Shang-Chi and White Fox fight A.I.M. guards. While they are alone, Chen reveals herself as Doctor Gelsemium, the true mastermind behind the Gelsemium Molecule and uses her tree-like physiology to restrain Leiko before exposing her to a Molecule sample. Gelsemium takes Leiko to another laboratory in thePacific Northwest,where Leiko begins transforming into a tree. Shang-Chi and White Fox find Leiko through her tracker and fight Gelsemium. Leiko is able to free herself and uses her own tree physiology to free Gelsemium's test subjects and fight her. After Gelsemium is defeated, Leiko is cured with an antidote which later supplied to Gelsemium's victims around the world.

Powers and abilities of Leiko Wu

Leiko Wu possesses supernatural powers since her resurrection and knows martial arts, espionage, and firearms.

Alternate versions of Leiko Wu

Leiko Wu exists in theUltimate Marvelreality. She is hired by Shang-Chi's father to hire other people to bring him back to China alive, and develops an interest in Shang-Chi after he stops some men who stole her bags.

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