Jane Foster

Real Name
Jane Foster-Kincaid

Occupation
Doctor; Formerly nurse

Citizenship
U.S.A.

Place of Birth
United States

Known Relatives
Keith Kincaid (husband) and Jimmy Kincaid (son)

Group Affiliation
Secret Avengers

Education
Unrevealed College

Height
5' 7"

Weight
135 lbs.

Eyes
Blue

Hair
Brown

Powers
None

Abilities
Nursing skills

Other Info
Jane Foster was a nurse hired by Dr Donald Blake to assist him in his private medical practice. Jane eventually developed feelings for him and a superhero named Thor (she did not know that both men were actually the same person). Thor's foster brother Loki, knowing his feelings toward Foster, endangered her life in order to attack him. Afterward, Thor could not bear it any longer and eventually revealed his secret identity to Jane (against Odin's orders). The two were in love and wanted to be married, but Odin forbade it because Jane was a mortal. However, Odin decided that if Jane could prove herself, then she could marry Thor. In order to do this, Jane was briefly granted immortality and the power of the Gods. However, Jane failed to pass the tests of courage set forth by Odin when because she showed fear in battle. Odin then strips Jane of her new powers and returns her to Earth with no memory of Thor, or her time in Asgard. (To learn more about the characters and/or place highlighted above, just click on their names. Note: Beware of the revealing outfit worn by Loki in his woman-form on his bio page.)

Back on Earth, with amnesia forced onto her by Odin, Jane begins working for Dr. Keith Kincaid. This left Jane incredibly confused as Kincaid was very similar to the forgotten Dr Blake. However, she and Kincaid eventually began a relationship together.

Years passed and one day Jane became extremely ill and was on the verge of death. Thor discovered Jane was dying in a hospital and came to her bedside--his love for her undiminished. Sif seeing that Thor was still in love with Jane, used her life essence to revive Jane and restore her memories. This left Jane and Thor able to renew their relationship with each other. However, unknown to both, Sif's spirit was actually trapped in the Runestaff dimension. But, when Jane traveled with Thor to Asgard and was presented with Sif's sword, Jane and Sif switched places and Jane was trapped in Runestaff dimension now. Thor and Sif worked together and were eventually able to rescue to Jane; however, upon her leaving the dimension, Jane once again had no memory of her relationship with Thor or Donald Blake. (To learn about Sif, just click on her highlighted name above. Note: Beware of the very revealing outfit worn by Sif on her bio page.)

Back on Earth again, Jane Foster and Dr. Keith Kincaid were soon married and eventually had a son together named Jimmy. However, Jane continued to have selective amnesia from her time with Thor and of Asgard. But, Jane and Keith's marriage began falling apart. Jane eventually left Keith because of his focus on his work rather than his family.

During the next little while, Jane was able to complete her transition to Doctor and was taken on as the resident Doctor to the Avengers because of her position of trust to the team. (To learn about the Avengers, just click on the highlighted name above.)

Later, during the superhero Civil War, Jane took Captain America's side against the Registration Act, and joined his resistance group--the Secret Avengers. (Click on the highlighted names above to learn about the event, character, and/or team.)

After hearing rumors of the return of Dr. Donald Blake and Thor, Foster was soon visited by Dr. Blake at her work in a New York City hospital. Blake was in search of Sif, but he had mistakenly thought that Sif's spirit had been reborn in Foster since their spirits had been merged once before in the past. However, Jane later discovered that Sif's spirit had actually been reborn in the body of a dying elderly cancer patient. Jane alerts Dr. Blake of her findings and Thor ends up traveling to New York and was able to restore Sif, just before the patient died.

More recently, Foster has gone to Broxton, Oklahoma--the site of the resurrected Asgard. There, Jane and Donald Blake opened up a medical practice together.

To learn a tiny bit more about Jane Foster, just click on the following link, http://marvel.com/universe/Foster-Kincaid,_Jane.

Dum Dum Dugan

Real Name
Timothy Aloysius Cadwallader Dugan

Occupation
Soldier, former circus strong man

Citizenship
USA

Place of Birth
New York, New York

Known Relatives
Wife (unknown)

Group Affiliation
Formerly S.H.I.E.L.D., United States Army (Howling Commandos), the Deadly Dozen

Education
Unrevealed

Height
6' 0"

Weight
260 lbs.

Eyes
Blue

Hair
Red

Powers
None

Abilities
During his time with the Howlers Dugan became skilled on all Allied small weapons and gained experience in all forms of hand to hand combat, especially Judo. Due to his size, and his training as a circus strongman, Dugan has great physical strength, within human limits.

Other Info
During World War II, while working as a circus strongman, Timothy Dugan helped Nick Fury and Sam Sawyer escape the Nazis during a mission. Later, Dugan joins the British Army. However, after the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese, Dugan and Sawyer were both transferred to the United States Army Rangers. (To learn about Nick Fury, click on the highlighted name above. Note: Beware of the revealing outfit worn by one in the background on his bio page.)

Later, Sawyer was forced to retire from active duty; however, it was also this moment that he formed an elite squad of American Rangers known as the Howling Commandos. Nick Fury and Dugan were both assigned to the team--Nick Fury became the head and Dugan became his right hand man. Dugan's exceptional strength ended up saving the day in several adventures with the group. During his time with the Howlers, Dugan became skilled on all Allied small weapons and gained experience in all forms of hand-to-hand combat, especially Judo. With his trademark derby hat, "Dum Dum" Dugan frequently struck fear into the Nazi and Japanese enemies--such were the Howling Commandos feared by the Third Reich. Dum Dum faced off against many different foes during the war, including supernatural and super-human foes such as Baron Blood. In addition, during one of his stints as a Howling Commando, Dugan and most of his teammates found a strange chemical named the Infinity Formula, which greatly slowed their aging. (To learn about the team and/or character above, just click on the highlighted names.)

Dugan had many opportunities to take command of the Howlers himself. On one occasion, trapped behind enemy lines during Allied bombings of a German town, Dum Dum took command and lead a demoralized team back across heavily fortified enemy territory with a wounded Fury in tow. His experience with the Howlers lead Dugan to being assigned to train the similar task force known as the "Deadly Dozen" by Sawyer. Promoted to sergeant, Dugan along with fellow Howlers (Pinkerton and Maneli) trained and fought alongside "the Dozen" on their first missions. Eventually, Dugan was reassigned to the Howlers just prior to the Battle of the Bulge where he fought alongside not only his Howler teammates, but also the Deadly Dozen with their new commander and Captain America and Bucky. (Click on the highlighted names above to learn about the characters.)

Due to his service with the Howlers under Fury during not only WWII, but also later during missions in Korea and Vietnam, Dum Dum was quickly chosen by Fury to be his second in command as sub director of S.H.I.E.L.D. During his service in S.H.I.E.L.D., Dum Dum battled with many foes, including HYDRA, AIM, Yellow Claw, and Scorpio. In addition, Dum Dum befriended many of the world's heroes, including the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Falcon, Black Widow, and Quasar. (Click on the highlighted names above to learn about the many characters and/or teams. Note: Beware of the form-fitting outfit worn by one on the HYDRA bio page and on Black Widow's bio page.)

In the late 1970's, Dugan took command of the special Helicarrier named Behemoth IV to track down the Japanese monster Godzilla, an assignment he became somewhat overzealous on in the opinion of others, including Gabe Jones. Nicknamed "The Godzilla Squad", the group headed by Dugan, and including Jones and Jimmy Woo, followed Godzilla across his many exploits in the United States, including along the Alaskan pipeline, Seattle, and San Francisco where the interference of the Champions of Los Angeles led to the crashing of the original Helicarrier. This mission to neutralize the threat of the beast left one of the few blemishes on Dugan's career, as he nearly lost S.H.I.E.L.D.'s mobile headquarters and was not able to apprehend the monster. In time, however, the creature returned to the sea on its own, having never been seen since. (To learn about the vehicle, characters, and/or team, click on their highlighted names above.)

Later on, Dugan was again at the front lines alongside Fury on a mission with to thwart the theft of a long-lost Soviet nuclear submarine. Together with the mutant Wolverine, Fury and Dugan put a minor dent in the growing HYDRA arsenal. (To learn about Wolverine, click on the highlighted name above.)

As Dugan began to become older in age, he started to serve more in an administrative roll, but still always staying close to Fury's side to offer consultation and advice. However, despite his age, Dugan was not opposed to some field work, taking a shot in the leg following his escorting of former KGB officer Dmitri Panshin, which eventually led to a rogue band of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents taking over the Helicarrier. (To learn about the KGB, click on the highlighted name above.)

Much later, after serving in S.H.I.E.L.D. for more than forty years now, Dugan retired from active combat roles and served in more administrative roles.

Later, following the savage attacks by HYDRA on S.H.I.E.L.D., Nick Fury was injured and Dum Dum stepped up and served as acting commander of S.H.I.E.L.D. Under Dugan's command, S.H.I.E.L.D. launched an all-out assault on factions of HYDRA, AIM, and the cult known as the Hand lead by mutant Gorgon. (To learn about Gorgon and/or the Hand, just click on the highlighted names above.)

During the mutant Civil War, Dugan (along with several other SHIELD agents) was sent to capture his fugitive friend Captain America; however, the entire group was defeated. Dugan expressed regret to fellow agent Sharon Carter for trying to capture his friend. In addition, Dum Dum stated his concerns about losing faith in S.H.I.E.L.D. due to the war and the way the organization was run under Director Maria Hill. (Click on the highlighted names above to learn about Maria Hill and/or the Civil War.)

More recently, after the events of Civil War, and as Tony Stark took over as director of S.H.I.E.L.D., Dugan turned in his letter of resignation, stating that he did not approve of the changes Stark had made, or of the way he ran the organization. Dum Dum's resignation was not accepted however, as he was too vital to S.H.I.E.L.D. Despite Dugan's disapproval of Stark's leadership, Stark trusted Dugan alone with the command of a weapon that could send an abandoned Manhattan into the Negative Zone, destroying the island and anyone inside during World War Hulk, citing that Hulk and the Warbound were too dangerous a global threat to leave Manhattan free. Stark trusted that Dugan would know the appropriate time to execute the plan, if at all--Dugan never used the weapon. (Click on the above highlighted place, event, character, and/or team to learn more about them.)

There is nothing there, but the Marvel.com bio of Dum-Dum Dugan is, http://marvel.com/universe/Dugan,_Dum-Dum.

Wallow

Real Name
Max Pressman

Occupation
Agent of Blackheart

Citizenship
U.S.A.

Place of Birth
Unrevealed

Known Relatives
Unnamed wife (deceased), Michael and Melinda (Children)

Group Affiliation Formerly Spirits of Vengeance, Hidden

Education
Unrevealed

Height
Unrevealed

Weight
Unrevealed

Eyes
Unrevealed

Hair
Unrevealed

Powers
Wallow has the ability to induce fear and misery, which he then feeds on.

Abilities
Unrevealed

Other Info
Max Pressman was a man that murdered his wife. After killing his wife, Pressman attempted to commit suicide by jumping off a building with both of his children, Michael and Milinda, in his arms. However, before he could commit this horrible crime, a police officer shot him. The police officers were able to save the kids, but Max fell with his daughter's doll falling with him to his death. (Max in his human form is shown in the third picture posted.)

Years later, Max Pressman came back as the ghost-like entity named Wallow. He now has the face of Melinda's doll as his own. As Wallow, he has the power to induce fear and misery which he feeds off.

Once his children are in their adult years, Wallow tries to get his kids to kill themselves so that they can be with him in the after life. With Melinda, he tried to stir despair within her until she stepped from a ten-story building; however, she survived the fall, and Ghost Rider rushed her to the hospital. Wallow then pushed Michael off another rooftop; however, he survived too, and Ghost Rider was able to drive Wallow away. Soon after, Ghost Rider learned of Wallow's crimes and intent and ran to Melinda's bedside and prevented Wallow from murdering her. Ghost Rider was able to give his penance star to Wallow, which reduced the his ghostly form to ashes. (To learn about Ghost Rider, click on the highlighted name above.)

Instead of completely dying though, Wallow's essence was drawn to Blackheart's realm. Once there, Wallow meets with Blackheart and is Blackheart's first recruit into his self proclaimed Spirits of Vengeance. (Click on the highlighted names above to learn about Blackheart and his Spirits of Vengeance.)

Later, Wallow appeared at Ghost Rider's wedding with Pao Fu and Black Rose which later ended in Blackheart's defeat and Ghost Riders becoming the ruler of Blackheart's realm. (To learn about the highlighted characters above, just click on their names.)

Recently, Wallow's whereabouts are unknown.

To learn a tiny bit more about Wallow, click on the following link, http://marvel.com/universe/Wallow.

In the film Ghost Rider, Wallow is a bit different from the comic version. Wallow does work alongside Blackheart; however, he has the power to turn into water and looks more human then in his comic version.

Spacker Dave

Real Name
Dave

Occupation
Unrevealed

Citizenship
U.S.A. (presumed)

Place of Birth
Unrevealed

Known Relatives
Unknown

Group Affiliation
None

Education
Unrevealed

Height
5' 8"

Weight
155 lbs.

Eyes
Unknown

Hair
Unknown

Powers
None

Abilities
Spacker Dave formerly had the ability to hang magnets from the jewelry in his face, indicating that they were made up of a ferrous metal other than stainless steel.

Other Info
Dave was a young tenant in the apartment building where Frank Castle (aka Punisher) lived for a time under the alias of "John Smith." (To learn about the Punisher, click on the highlighted name above.)

Dave is very strange looking to some due to his high amount of piercings all over his face. He didn't do much, but hang about on the building's doorstep. However, over time, Dave recognized his neighbor "Smith" as the infamous Punisher.

One day, one of Dave's neighbors named Joan (aka Mouse), found the badly wounded Punisher and brought Spacker Dave for help. Dave informed her about the Punisher and explained that they couldn't call the cops or even take him to a hospital, because he was a wanted man, and because the men who had injured him might come after him there. They would have to keep their cool and not say a word to anyone. Then, when two of the crime lord Ma Gnucci's men--posing as police officers--came looking for the Punisher, Dave took a few deep breaths, told himself to be cool, and opened the door. Gnucci's men forced their way into Dave's room, tied him up, and proceeded to rip out his facial piercings one by one trying to force him to tell them where the Punisher was. They even carved his name into his forehead. However, even with all that excruciating pain, Dave never betrayed the Punisher. But, during this, the Punisher heard Dave's screams and had Joan help him to the door where he then managed to go in and take out the two criminals. Castle then had Joan call one of his "doctor" friends, who patched up Dave's face and gave him some pain medication. (To learn about Joan the Mouse, click on the highlighted name above. Spacker Dave without his piercings and with his name on his head is shown in the fourth picture posted.)

Soon after this, Dave inspired an underground movement called the "Spackers" who had bandaged faces similar to his. (This is shown in the fifth picture posted).

Later, Spacker Dave reappeared, but he was longer wearing any piercings or bandages, and had taken up the hobby of "Super-spotting." (This is where enthusiasts checked off heroes they had spotted on cards.) He even met up with the Punisher again when he was battling Daredevil, Wolverine and Spider-Man. Dave was delighted because he was able to check-off all of the superheroes on his card. Eventually, when the Punisher unleashed the Hulk on the others, Dave was also able to check the Hulk off; however, Spacker Dave was badly injured in the rampage. He was left permanently paralyzed as a quadriplegic. But this did not stop Spacker Dave. He enthusiastically continues with his "Super-spotting" hobby. (Click on the highlighted names above to learn about the different superheroes.)

There is nothing there, but the Marvel.com bio of Spacker Dave is at the following link, http://marvel.com/universe/Spacker_dave.

Spacker Dave was portrayed by Ben Foster in the 2004 film The Punisher. Interestingly, the actor also plays Angel in X-Men: The Last Stand. Once again, Marvel has doubled-up on actors/actresses playing different Marvel characters.

Union Jack

Real Name
Lord James Montgomery Falsworth

Occupation
Aristocrat; (formerly) adventurer, field marshal in British army

Citizenship
U.K.

Place of Birth
Falsworth Manor, England

Known Relatives
William, Lord Falsworth (father, deceased); Lady Falsworth (wife, deceased); John Falsworth (Baron Blood, brother, deceased); Brian Falsworth (Union Jack, son, deceased); Jacqueline Falsworth (Spitfire, daughter); Lord Crichton (son-in-law, deceased); Kenneth Crichton (Baron Blood, grandson, deceased)

Group Affiliation
(formerly) Freedom’s Five, associate of the Invaders

Education
College graduate, military training

Height
6’1”

Weight
240 lbs.

Eyes
Blue

Hair
White; (formerly) Black

Powers
None

Abilities
Union Jack was a trained marksman and hand-to-hand combatant in his prime.

Other Info
During World War I, Lord Falsworth was recruited by the British army to become one of the first public superhero champions: Union Jack. His superiors decided to create a guise that would strike terror in their enemy's hearts in addition to rallying their troops. They had Falsworth appear as a personification of the British national flag. Union Jack fought valiantly throughout the war, eventually joining similar national heroes in a group called Freedom's Five. In addition to that, Union Jack also fought the vampire Baron Blood, a German agent, and the infamous Hellfire Club, which he prevented from awakening a harbinger of Apocalypse, Ch’Vayre. (To learn about the above highlighted characters and/or teams, just click on their highlighted names. Note: Beware of the women in scantily clad clothing on the Hellfire Club's bio page.)

When WWI came to an end, "Union Jack" was officially retired from active service by the British Government. Afterward, Montgomery Falsworth got married and eventually had two children, Brian and Jacqueline, and came to lead the life of a peaceful country squire. (Click on the highlighted names above to learn about Union Jack's two children.)

Later, during WWII, Falsworth's son Brian, disagreed with Lord Falsworth's views concerning Nazi Germany. The arguments between the two grew more heated over time until finally Brian left home because of them. Shortly afterwards, the Germans released photographs showing Brian Falsworth and his best friend Roger Aubrey with Hitler himself. Lord Falsworth was appalled and saddened by this development. And soon afterward, war between Britain and Germany broke out, and his wife, Lady Falsworth, died in the Blitz of 1941, when a German bomb fell on a London hospital where she was doing volunteer work. (To learn about the Destroyer, click on the highlighted name above.)

Not much later, Baron Blood returned to the countryside near Falsworth Manor to begin a new reign of terror. Lord Falsworth's daughter, Jacqueline, was attacked by the vampire; however, she was saved by the original Human Torch, who drove the vampire off. Because of this, Jacqueline invited the Human Torch and his team, the Invaders, to dinner at the manor. As they were all gathered together, Lord Falsworth then revealed to his family and everyone present that there was one other super-hero in their midst--himself! Falsworth told of his career during WWI as Union Jack and volunteered the use of his mansion as a base of operations for the Invaders. (To learn about the character and/or team above, just click on their highlighted names.)

Shortly afterward, Lord Falsworth was even inspired to don the Union Jack identity to fight alongside the Invaders against Baron Blood. During the battle, Falsworth finally discovered that the vampire was his brother, John. However, realizing this did not stop his brother from crushing Lord Falsworth's legs with a boulder. Fortunately, Union Jack was able to pry the boulder off, which subsequently knocked Baron Blood onto a stalagmite, killing him.

Although now paralyzed from the waist down, Lord Falsworth still accompanied the Invaders on a mission into Germany, where he met and reconciled with his son Brian. (Lord Falsworth found out that Brian had been held as a prisoner by the Nazis; however, Brian was able to escape and became the superhero "Destroyer" and had been fighting against Hitler's Nazis.) Soon afterward, Lord Falsworth offered his son the mantle of Union Jack--passing on the legacy.

Years later, Brian died in a car crash. Now, growing ill with age, Lord Falsworth's daughter came to live at Falsworth Manor to help assist him. At this time, Lord Falsworth read about a series of murders, strongly believing that a revived Baron Blood was behind them. He contacted Captain America for help and devised a plan where Falsworth would don the Union Jack garb to draw the vampire out. Unfortunately, Falsworth suffered a heart attack before the confrontation, and his place in the trap was taken by his grandson's friend Joe Chapman. Chapman and Captain America together were able to defeat the vampire. The heroes burned Baron Blood's, at which time Lord Falsworth quietly passed away--knowing that his brother’s evil had finally ended. (To learn about Captain America and/or the 3rd Union Jack, just click on the highlighted names above. Note: The fifth picture posted is of the elderly Union Jack.)

To learn a little bit more about Union Jack, click on the following link, http://marvel.com/universe/Union_Jack_%28Montgomery_Falsworth%29.

Union Jack appears in Captain America: The First Avenger as James Montgomery Falsworth. In movie, however, he is just a part of Captain America's strike force team.

Dr. Kavita Rao

Real Name
Kavita Rao

Occupation
Benetech Researcher/Doctor

Citizenship
Indian

Place of Birth
India

Known Relatives
Unknown

Group Affiliation
X-Men; X-Club; formerly Benetech

Education
Unrevealed

Height
5' 9"

Weight
133 lbs.

Eyes
Brown

Hair
Black

Powers
None

Abilities
Genius-level intellect, Master geneticist.

Other Info
Dr. Rao is a world-renowned geneticist from India. Thanks to her intelligence and help from her sponsor, Benetech, she formulated a serum (later called "Hope") that could possibly wipe the mutant X-gene; therefore, "curing" mutantkind into everyday human beings. Dr. Rao explained that she regarded the mutant gene as a "corruption" of healthy tissue, and justified her research by looking at mutants who committed suicide or hurt others because of their powers, such as a female mutant with a butterfly-like appearance known as Tildie (a child whose nightmares can manifest into monsters).

After the announcement of the "cure," hundreds of mutants immediately signed up for the procedure. The X-Men debated the merits of the "cure" and the significance of labeling the mutant condition as a "disease." However, at the chance of shedding his "beastly" appearance and avoiding any further secondary mutations held significant appeal for Beast and he too considered taking the serum. Although, Wolverine objected by saying that an X-Man taking the serum would be the equivalent of admitting that there was something to "cure" in the first place. (To learn about the team and/or characters above, just click on their highlighted names.)

It was later revealed that Dr. Rao had been working for the alien Ord of the Breakworld who also had in his custody Colossus (who was, at that time, thought to be dead, but had been resurrected by Ord's technology). Eventually, the X-Men defeated Ord and destroyed Benetech. Dr. Roa and Ord were then delivered into the hands of S.H.I.E.L.D.. Dr. Rao's work was also destroyed by Wolverine, which left Beast with the last sample of "Hope." (Click on the highlighted names above to learn about the characters and/or team.)

After the events of M-Day (where most mutants on Earth lost their powers and abilities), Dr. Rao is recruited by Beast to join the X-Club (a team of scientists whose primary goal is to find a way of reversing the effects of M-Day). With her old research into "curing" the mutant gene now irrelevant after so many mutants lost their powers, she agreed to aid Beast in his quest. She even allowed Beast to see all of the samples she had collected when she worked on the "cure." Unfortunately, all the samples were destroyed. (To learn about the M-Day event, click on the highlighted name above. Note: Beware of the revealing and/or form-fitting outfits worn by some on the M-Day bio page.)

Later, thanks to the New Mutants, the X-Club discovered that Bastion has erected towers in certain points around San Francisco in order to exterminate mutantkind. Cyclops sends the X-Club to investigate. Upon arriving on one of his oil platforms, where one of these towers is located, they come across a timer which goes off. At this time, Dr. Rao's life flashes before her eyes and when the timer hits zero they end up transported to a dystopian future where they meet a now human Hank McCoy, who warns them to keep Dr. Rao safe at all costs. Hank reveals that Hope Summers powers eventually grew out of control and he needs Dr. Rao to recreate her Hope serum to stop her from creating the future they see before them. After some convincing, Dr. Rao revealed that she kept an encrypted copy of the formula on her Mala bracelet and the team goes to Utopia to take out Hope. (To learn about the team, characters, and/or place, just click on their highlighted names. Note: Beware of the revealing and form-fitting outfit of Emma Frost on Cyclops' bio page.)

Upon arriving on Utopia, it is revealed that the dystopian future that the X-Club saw was a lie created by Graydon Creed using holographic hard-light technology. Dr. Rao also reveals that she knew of the deception all along and did not recreate the Hope serum, but instead she created an unstable pyrovirus which caused the oil platform to explode. The X-Club was able to get out in time only to see the dome envelope Utopia and the citizens of San Francisco. Later they work with the Avengers and Fantastic Four in trying to bring the dome down. (Just click on the highlighted names above to learn about the character and/or teams.)

There is nothing there, but the Marvel.com bio of Dr. Kavita Rao is, http://marvel.com/universe/Kavita_Rao.

Riptide

Real Name
Janos Quested

Occupation
Assassin

Citizenship
Unknown

Place of Birth
Unknown

Known Relatives
None

Group Affiliation
Marauders

Education
Unrevealed

Height
5' 10"

Weight
158 lbs.

Eyes
Purple

Hair
Purple

Powers
Riptide is a mutant with the ability to spin his body at an incredibly fast rate. He also has the ability to generate calcium growth from his bones that protrude through his skin, often taking the form of shurikens and spikes. When he spins, Riptide can release these growths at will from his skin, the additional velocity that comes from his spinning making them lethal missiles that can even punch through steel.

Abilities
None

Other Info
Riptide was a member of the Marauders, a team of villains brought together by the mutant thief Gambit at the request of Mister Sinister. (To learn about the above highlighted team and/or characters, just click on their names above. Note: Beware of the revealing and form-fitting outfit worn by one on the Marauders' bio page.)

After Sinister dispatched the Marauders into the sewers under New York City to kill the Morlocks, Riptide was responsible for severely injuring X-Men members Nightcrawler and Colossus. Having seen the results of Riptide's actions (Riptide's mutant power to launch barrages of sharp projectiles had enabled him to kill more Morlocks at any given single moment than any other Marauder), Colossus had been pushed close to his emotional breaking point. Colossus was also further enraged and grieved when Harpoon maimed his former girlfriend, Shadowcat. Therefore, Colossus lunged at Harpoon to get vengeance; however, Riptide got in his way (believing that his power would destroy Colossus). In addition, Riptide boasted to Colossus that hurricane force winds could punch a piece of straw through a solid oak and that his spinning caused his blades to fly even faster than that. Following this, Riptide threw many blades at Colossus which penetrated his armored skin; however, Colossus managed to reach Riptide anyway, and broke his neck. (Click on the highlighted names above to learn about the teams and/or characters. Note: Beware of the revealing outfits worn by some on Shadowcat's bio page.)

However, Mr. Sinister was prepared. He was able to clone the Marauders (thanks to samples of their DNA) and Riptide technically was returned to life. But, Riptide was killed again during the demonic invasion of New York known as the Inferno. (To learn about the Inferno event, just click on the highlighted name above.)

At a later date, another band of cloned Marauders (including Riptide) attacked the mutant known as Threnody, but they were defeated by X-man (Nate Grey). (Click on the highlighted names above to learn about the characters.)

Later, after the events of M-Day, Riptide was one of the mutants who retained his powers. (Click on the highlighted names above to learn about M-Day. Note: Beware of the revealing and/or form-fitting outfits worn by some on the M-Day bio page.)

After awhile, Riptide assisted Mister Sinister in his attempts to eliminate mutants with knowledge of the future. This lead Riptide to kill a mutant named Quiet Bill who could open warps in space or between dimensions.

More recently, during the "Messiah Complex," Riptide is part of the final battle on Muir Isle. On the island, he battles Wolfsbane, knocking her out and giving her superficial wounds before he is rendered unconscious by Professor X. (To learn about the place and/or characters above, just click on their highlighted names.)

There is not much there, but here is the link to the Marvel.com bio of Riptide, http://marvel.com/universe/Riptide.

In the film X-Men: First Class, Riptide's powers differ slightly from the comics. In the film he is able to create whirlwinds that can take the form of tornadoes, hurricanes, and combine with water to create water spots. In the comics, however, Riptide can just spin his body at an accelerated rate in order to give off the effect that his own body is the whirlwind. Also, in the film, there is no evidence that he can grow calcium objects that can be used as projectiles in battle.

Frigga

Real Name
Frigga

Occupation
Queen of Asgard, goddess of marriage

Citizenship
Asgardian

Place of Birth
Asgard

Known Relatives
Odin (husband, deceased); Balder, Hermod, Tyr (sons); Thor (adoptive son); Loki (foster son)

Group Affiliation
Gods of Asgard

Education
Unrevealed

Height
5'11"

Weight
370 lbs.

Eyes
Blue

Hair
White

Powers
Frigga possesses the conventional superhuman attributes of an Asgardian goddess. Though relatively old, she can lift about 20 tons, has superhuman speed, endurance, and is capable of performing at peak condition for at least 24 hours before tiring. She also has superhuman reflexes and a durability to impact and extreme temperatures. These abilities are accompanied with a regenerative healing factor at a rate of slashes and punctures healing in a few hours and broken bones setting and healing within a day. This power is limited, however, being incapable to regenerate missing limbs or organs without a magical aide. Frigga is also capable of changing her appearance, transforming matter and a numerous amount of different energies. She also possesses certain abilities to wield magic which have not yet been defined, including the spells to shield Balder largely from harm, and the ability to transport herself between dimensions, such as Earth and Asgard.

Abilities
None

Other Info
Frigga is the daughter of ancient Vanir gods who joined with the Aesir to become Asgardians. (To learn about the Vanir, click on their highlighted name above.)

Frigga first met Odin at a feast, where she competed with other women for his attention for a night. Soon afterward, the two were married. Then later, Frigga was asked to raise her husband’s son Thor, even though he was not her natural son. In addition, Frigga bore three children with Odin: Balder, Hermod, and Tyr. (Click on the highlighted names above to learn about the different characters.)

Later, Frigga learned of an ancient Asgardian prophecy that foretold the death of her son Balder. The prophecy said that his death would initiate an apocalyptic event called Ragnarok which would herald the death of all Asgardians. Therefore, to prevent his premature murder, Frigga cast spells to protect Balder making him invulnerable to injury while in Asgard from anything except mistletoe. However, Odin feared that if Balder were known to be his son it would make him a target and hasten Ragnarok; therefore, Balder was brought up unaware of his royal lineage. (To learn about the event of Ragnarok and/or Asgard, click on the highlighted name above.)

Around 1000 AD, the multi-pantheon Council of the Godheads saw a threat to humanity from the cosmic Celestials (who would one day decide if the human race was worthy of existence). While the male gods planned to wage war against the Celestials, the Earth goddess Gaea gathered Frigga and goddesses of other pantheons to locate humans across a span of a thousand years and release the latent genetic potential within them. These superhumans (called the Young Gods) were intended to show the Celestials the greatness humanity could achieve. The Young Gods were kept in suspended animation, watched over by Frigga and others. Then when the Celestials finally returned to judge humanity, Frigga relinquished the Young Gods to Gaea and returned to Asgard. In turn, Gaea offered the Young Gods to the Celestials, satisfying them of Earth’s value. (To learn about the above highlighted groups and/or character, just click on their name. Note: Beware of the revealing outfit worn by one on the Young Gods' bio page.)

Later, during a war against the fire demon Surtur, Frigga fled from Asgard with the Asgardian children under her protection. She later returned to Asgard after Surtur’s defeat to find that Odin had fallen in battle. However, Frigga and Odin were later reunited when Thor rescued Odin from the Ennead death god Seth. (Click on the highlighted names above to learn about Surtur and/or Seth.)

At one point, Odin attempted to thwart the events of Ragnarok by casting the Asgardians into mortal forms with no memories of their true lives. While Odin became the drunken derelict Wad, Frigga was cast as his wife Freda Barker. However, later, all of these “Lost Gods” were eventually restored to godhood with their memories. (To learn about the Lost Gods, click on the highlighted name above.)

Sometime later, when Loki slew Balder with a mistletoe arrow, the prophecies of Ragnarok were fulfilled, leading to Asgard's ultimate destruction and Frigga being killed in the process. However, Thor survived the attack and later enabled those Asgardians who fell during Ragnarok to return to life.

Currently, whether Frigga’s life has been restored or not is still unknown.

To learn a little bit more about Frigga, click on the following link, http://marvel.com/universe/Frigga.

Bucky Barnes

Real Name
James Buchanan Barnes

Occupation
Adventurer; formerly S.H.I.E.L.D. operative, Soviet assassin, freelance assassin, sidekick to Captain America, army mascot

Citizenship
U.S.A.

Place of Birth
Shelbyville, Indiana

Known Relatives
George M. Barnes (father, deceased); Winnifred C. Barnes (mother, deceased); Ida (aunt, presumed deceased); Rebecca P. Barnes Proctor (sister); Proctor (first name unrevealed, brother-in-law); unidentified niece and nephew; Scott Proctor (grandnephew); Kimberly Proctor (grandniece)

Group Affiliation
Avengers; formerly Kid Commandos, Liberty Legion, Invaders (wartime), Young Allies; former partner of Captain America

Education
High school dropout

Height
5'9"

Weight
260 lbs.

Eyes
Brown

Hair
Brown

Powers
When becoming Winter Soldier, Bucky was given a bionic left arm, which grants him a degree of superhuman strength, enhanced reaction time, sensory array, electrical discharge, and Bucky can even control his bionic arm from a distance (in case it were separated from his body) due to a cybernetic implant. As his career progressed as Captain America, Nick Fury found it necessary to upgrade his arm to be fully synthetic in order to look and feel real.

Abilities
He is an Olympic-class athlete and exceptional acrobat highly skilled in both unarmed and armed hand-to-hand combat and extremely accurate marksman. He is fluent in four languages including German and Russian.

Other Info
Born in 1925, James Buchanan Barnes lost both his parents early in his life; his mother had died when he was a child and his father had died in an accident while in basic training at Camp Lehigh shortly before Christmas in 1937. He was separated from his younger sister Rebecca, who was sent to boarding school while he persuaded officials into letting him remain at camp Lehigh as a ward of the state due to sharing his father's love of the armed forces. Barnes was eventually considered the camp mascot and given the nickname "Bucky."

During World War II, Bucky soon began to receive select assignments as a special military operative, having received hand-to-hand combat training with British Commandos. He met and befriended a young and somewhat naive private Steven Rogers, who had recently become the government operative, Captain America. Bucky was assigned to accompany Rogers, but was initially unaware of the true nature of his work. However, one night, Barnes happened to walk into Rogers' tent just as he was changing to his masked identity. Sworn to secrecy, Barnes joined Captain America on his first mission against the Red Skull, freeing many Nazi prisoners. After this, for several months, Barnes underwent an intensive training program under Captain America's tutelage. He officially became Cap's sidekick and the two went on many missions together. (To learn about Cap and/or the Red Skull, click on their highlighted name above.)

When America entered WWII after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 1941, Captain America and Bucky abandoned their military identities for most of the war to devote their full energies to serving as costumed freedom fighters. They soon found themselves allied with the Sub-Mariner, the original Human Torch, and his young mutant partner Toro, in a team that Winston Churchill dubbed the Invaders. Bucky served Captain America and the Invaders capably and faithfully, leaving the team only temporarily to organize and lead his own team of teenage soldiers, the Kid Commandos. Once, to rescue the Invaders from the Red Skull, Bucky assembled a team of costumed super-humans who operated on the home front, a group that would remain together until the end of the war and was known as the Liberty Legion. Bucky also worked with another group of teenagers known as the Young Allies. (Click on the highlighted names above to learn about the characters and/or teams.)

Toward the end of the war in late 1945, on a final mission against Baron Zemo, Bucky and Cap hopped on an experimental drone plane in an attempt to disarm a bomb. The bomb detonated, dropping Cap in the North Atlantic (where he would later be found and thawed out in the future by the Avengers). On the other hand, American forces never found Bucky's body, and he was presumed dead. However, unbeknownst to the Americans, Bucky was found and revived by Russian General Vasily Karpov. (To learn about the above highlighted characters and/or team, just click on their name.)

When Bucky awoke, he had no memory of his identity, which gave Karpov an opportunity to reprogram Bucky as a Soviet assassin called the "Winter Soldier." In addition, during the explosion on the plane, Bucky lost his left arm. Therefore, Bucky was outfitted with bionic left arm to assist him in his future duties. The Winter Soldier was sent all across the globe, committing political assassinations with huge effects on the Cold War. However, his memory implantation caused mental instability, and he was kept in stasis between missions to prevent rebellion. (Bucky as the Winter Soldier is shown in the third and forth picture posted above.)

It was during this period that Bucky met Natasha Romanoff (aka Black Widow), whom he helped train in combat while she was undergoing espionage training. Soon afterward, the two fell in love. Barnes would often sneak out into her sleeping quarters just so he could see her. However, this relationship did not last, and the two separated as friends. (To learn about the Black Widow, click on her highlighted name above. Note: Beware of the extremely form-fitting outfits on Black Widow's bio page.)

Later, Winter Soldier was given the mission to aid in his wartime ally James Howlett's (aka future Wolverine) escape from the Weapon X laboratory. However, part of his mission was to also kill Howlett's then pregnant wife Itsu, and the Winter Soldier came through on both parts of his mission. (To learn about Wolverine and/or the Weapon X program, click on their highlighted names above.)

Desiring the Red Skull's Cosmic Cube for himself, former Soviet general Aleksander Lukin hired the Winter Soldier to assassinate the Red Skull. After this was done and the Cube was taken, Lukin wanted to mess with Cap's mind; therefore, he commanded the Winter Soldier to kill Jack Monroe and launch a major terrorist attack on the city of Philadelphia, fueling the Cosmic Cube's power in the process. However, when the Winter Soldier kidnapped S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Sharon Carter, she told Captain America (upon her rescue) that she believed her captor to be Bucky. Later, Nick Fury confirmed to Cap that the Winter Soldier was indeed his former partner. (Click on the highlighted names above to learn about the characters, object, and/or team.)

Afterward, when Lukin ordered the Winter Soldier to bury the Cosmic Cube in an underground bunker, Captain America (with help from the Falcon and Iron Man) tracked him down and defeated him. After the battle, Cap used the Cosmic Cube to restore Bucky's memories. Overcome with remorse, Barnes then used the Cube to disappear and went underground to search for Lukin. Everyone, but Captain America, believed Bucky had died. (To learn about Falcon and/or Iron Man, click on their highlighted names above.)

Over sometime, Barnes eventually encountered the Young Avengers' Hawkeye and Vision and learned how his and Cap's adventures had inspired contemporary heroes. Later, Bucky also reconciled with his former Invaders teammate Namor, assisted Wolverine with incapacitating his son Daken (who had earlier been presumed dead), and comforted a cynical Patriot (Elijan Bradley). (Click on the highlighted names above to learn about the team and/or characters. Note: Beware of Hawkeye's revealing outfits on the Young Avengers' and her bio page.)

When the Superhuman Registration Act was passed, S.H.I.E.L.D's Nick Fury recruited Bucky for covert operations, so as to protect Captain America from government forces. However, following Captain America's assassination, Barnes resolved to kill Iron Man. When Bucky was able to confront Iron Man, he disabled his armor and fought him to a standstill. However, it was then that he learned of his Cap's final requests of Stark: to rescue Barnes from his descent into violence and insanity, and to pass the Captain America identity to a successor. Stark felt the best way to honor both his friend's requests was for Barnes to become Captain America. Barnes agreed and became the new Captain America. (To learn about the Superhuman Registration Act, just click on the highlighted name above. Note: Bucky as the new Captain America is shown in the fifth picture posted.)

Now residing in Steve Rogers' S.H.I.E.L.D. safe house, Bucky outfitted himself with an alternate version of Cap's costume built by Tony Stark and carried his indestructible shield along with other weapons. Although he was reformed, there were still a few officials from both America and other foreign nations who had not all forgotten Bucky's past as the Winter Soldier.

Later, it was discovered that Rogers had actually survived his assassination. When Rogers returned, however, he officially and respectfully handed the Captain America mantle over to Bucky--giving Bucky his blessing. Barnes then continued on as Captain America with the Avengers while Rogers accepted a federal role as an administrator managing super-heroes.

More recently, when Sin led an attack on Washington, D.C., Bucky was there to oppose her. However, her power proved too great and he was mortally wounded. (To learn about the Red Skull's daughter, click on the highlighted name above. Note: Beware of the revealing outfit on Sin's bio page.)

To learn more about Bucky Barnes, click on the following link, http://marvel.com/universe/Captain_America_%28James_Barnes%29.