Mockingbird

Real Name
Barbara Morse Barton

Occupation
Adventurer; formerly counter-terrorist agent, private investigator, covert government agent, S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, biologist

Citizenship
U.S.A.

Place of Birth
San Diego, California 

Known Relatives
Susan Morse (mother); Ben Morse (brother); Clint Barton (Hawkeye, ex-husband) 

Group Affiliation
S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Secret Avengers; formerly World Counter-terrorism Agency, New Avengers, West Coast Avengers, Avengers, Great Lakes Avengers, S.H.I.E.L.D.; partner of Hawkeye; associate of Dr. Wilma Calvin

Education
PhD in biology

Height
5' 9"

Weight
135 lbs.

Eyes
Blue

Hair
Blonde

Powers
Previously none; however, due to being injected with a formula to safe her life, Bobbi now has a degree of super strength, with an unknown upper-limit--strong enough to dent steel with her bare hands. She also has enhanced ability/durability--being able to jump out of buildings without harm. In addition, her aging process has been slowed down.

Abilities
Mockingbird has a PhD in biology and was well trained by S.H.I.E.L.D. in espionage and counter-espionage techniques. She is an excellent gymnast, martial artist, and hand-to-hand combatant. She is also a proficient marks-woman and well versed in the use of her battle staves--two hollow steel-alloy poles each extend up to four feet. She often uses these staves as fighting clubs, she screws them together to be used as a bo-staff, and/or extends them to become an eight-foot vaulting pole. 

Other Info
Barbara "Bobbi" Morse attended the Georgia Institute of Technology, specializing in biochemistry. After completing her PhD., she was admitted onto the Project: Gladiator team under Dr. Wilma Calvin to rediscover the Super-Soldier formula that created Captain America (Steve Rogers). It was during this time, that Bobbi was recruited to S.H.I.E.L.D. and became known as "Agent 19." Then, when Dr. Theodore Sallis--a maverick scientist also working on the Super-Soldier project--disappeared, Bobbi was given her first field assignment: to accompany S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Paul Allen (suspected of being a traitor) to the Savage Land to enlist the services of jungle lord Ka-Zar to find Dr. Sallis. Agent Allen and Agent 19 did succeed in contacting Ka-Zar and took him to the Florida Everglades. However, they never found Sallis (unbeknownst to them, he had been transformed into the Man-Thing). But, Ka-Zar and Bobbi were able to flush out a splinter group of the subversive organization A.I.M. (Advanced Idea Mechanics) who were attempting to steal the Super Soldier formula, and revealed Agent Allen to be a member. (To learn about the above highlighted characters, team, and/or place, just click on their names. Also, Bobbi as "Agent 19" is shown in the third picture posted.)

Afterward, Bobbi was asked to work directly for the U. S. government to root out subversives within S.H.I.E.L.D. Thus, dropping out of S.H.I.E.L.D., Morse assumed the costumed identity of the "Huntress" and began her own investigations, looting data banks, and compiling evidence of corruption. However, it wasn't long until she earned a new codename of "Mockingbird" (because she would often taunt her opponents in battle). In the end, Mockingbird took the evidence to S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Nick Fury, who used her information to expose dozens of subversives within S.H.I.E.L.D. (To learn about Nick Fury, click on the highlighted name above. Note: Beware of the low-cut outfit worn by Mockingbird on Nick Fury's bio page. Also, Bobbi in her first "Mockingbird" costume is shown in the fourth picture posted.)

Soon after, Mockingbird resigned from S.H.I.E.L.D. and was hired as a freelance agent to investigate Cross Technological Enterprises (CTE), where she clashed with chief of security: Clint Barton (aka Hawkeye). However, the two soon discovered that CTE was actually working for the criminal Crossfire who was hoping to use hypnotic ultrasounds to brainwash superheroes into killing each other. The two ended up joining forces against Crossfire and his underlings. During the process, the two quickly fell in love and were married. (Click on the highlighted name above to learn more about the company and/or characters.)

Later on, when the Vision (then Avengers Chairman) was expanding the Avengers' operations, Hawkeye was appointed head of the new "West Coast Avengers." Mockingbird became the team's first new recruit and was instrumental in helping Hawkeye form the new team--which including heroes like Iron Man, Wonder Man, and Tigra. (To learn about the highlighted team above, just click on their name. Note: Beware of the revealing outfit worn by Tigra on her bio page.)

At one point, the West Coast Avengers had Kang the Conqueror send them back in time to 1876. The team encountered an Old West vigilante gang consisting of the Phantom Rider (Licoln Slade), Two-Gun Kid, and Rawhide Kid, and joined with them to fight a large criminal outfit headed by Iron Mask. The Phantom Rider came to believe that Mockingbird was a goddess, and since he was one with the spirits, decided that she should be his. After they all had defeated Iron Mask's gang, the West Coast Avengers traveled back home. However, just before leaving, the Phantom Rider kidnapped Mockingbird and rode away. She was then drugged by the Phantom Rider with an Indian love potion and then forced to become his bride. As time passed, however, Mockingbird began to slowly fall out of the influence of the potion. Both the Two-Gun Kid and Rawhide Kid were on her trail, determined to recover her. She finally broke free from the Phantom Rider's influence, when the Two-Gun Kid showed up in a makeshift Hawkeye outfit to jog her memory. Mockingbird stated that the Phantom Rider had raped her while she was drugged and she rode off to bring him to justice. She found him and fought the Phantom Rider to a mountain peak’s edge and allowed him to fall off. Mockingbird stood and watched him fall, doing nothing to save him. There was some justice in this; however, it also broke the Avengers' code of no killing. Therefore, after she made it back to her home era, Mockingbird kept the nature of the Phantom Rider’s death a secret. But, soon after, the Phantom Rider’s ghost appeared and told the team that she had been instrumental in his death, and had essentially murdered him. Distraught that an Avenger, especially his wife, had allowed a man to die, Hawkeye became estranged from his wife, and Mockingbird left the team. (Click on the highlighted names above to learn about the different characters.)

Afterward, Mockingbird re-entered into government service and participated in Operation: Vigilance (a program to provide protection from any potential threat from the Vision). However, she soon realized the program's full agenda and ended up helping the Avengers to rescue the Vision. Gradually, she reconciled with Hawkeye, although their relationship never fully recovered.

At one point, a group of people in the Midwest United States were calling themselves the "Great Lakes Avengers." Therefore, Mockingbird was sent by Hawkeye to see who these "impostor" Avengers were. After she arrived, she discovered that they were a group of heroes, but lacked training. Therefore, Mockingbird and Hawkeye took it upon themselves to train the team. During this time, Mockingbird became good friends with Ashley Crawford (aka Big Bertha). (To learn about the team and/or character highlighted above, just click on their names.)

At some point, Mockingbird was abducted by the Skrulls and was replaced by a Skrull duplicate during the Skrull's Secret Invasion on Earth. Meanwhile, on the Skrull homeworld (Skrullos), Mockingbird gathered information on the Skrull’s Secret Invasion plan. After three years at the hands of the Skrulls, she was eventually reunited with Hawkeye (now known as "Ronin") and his teammates in the New Avengers. (To learn about the race, event, place, and/or characters, just click on their highlighted names above.)

Later on, when Norman Osborn became Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., many S.H.I.E.L.D. agents defected from the team, Mockingbird included. Therefore, she decided to create the World Counter-terrorism Agency (W.C.A.) with the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents that had defected. (To learn about NormanOsborn, just click on the highlighted names above.)

At one point, during a confrontation with Superia, she was shot in the chest. To save her life, Clint Barton had Nick Fury inject Mockingbird with a formula that was a combination of the Infinity Formula and the Super Soldier Serum. After waking up, Mockingbird made a swift recovery--due to the formula--and rejoined her teammates back at the Avengers Mansion. (To learn about the characters, item, and/or place, click on the highlighted names above.)

More recently, Mockingbird has been recruited by Maria Hill to join S.H.I.E.L.D's own Secret Avengers (Black Ops Unit). As part of the team, she has worked with individuals including her ex-husband Hawkeye, Black Widow, Nick Fury Jr., and even Agent Coulson. However, on one mission, Mockingbird was confronted by Scientist Supreme (Andrew Forson). Mockingbird fought and defeated him. However, due to Forson being the leader of a U.N. member nation, Mockingbird left to live under the radar along with Quake (Daisy Johnson) and the Winter Soldier. (Click on the different highlighted characters' names above to learn more about them. Note: Beware of the form-fitting outfits on Black Widow's bio page.)

To learn a little more about Mockingbird, click on the following Marvel.com bio link, http://marvel.com/universe/Mockingbird.

Mockingbird appears as "Agent Bobbi Morse" in the TV series Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. She is initially portrayed as a HYDRA agent, but is later revealed to be a double agent working for Agent Coulson and his S.H.I.E.L.D. team.

Victoria Hand

Real Name
Victoria Louise Hand 
 
Occupation
Liaison and Coordinator of the New Avengers; formerly triple agent, Deputy Director of H.A.M.M.E.R., Norman Osborn's assistant, S.H.I.E.L.D. accountant
 
Citizenship
U.S.A.

Place of Birth
Unrevealed 

Known Relatives
Unrevealed
 
Group Affiliation
New Avengers; formerly H.A.M.M.E.R., Dark Avengers (assistant leader), assistant to Norman Osborn, S.H.I.E.L.D.
 
Education
S.H.I.E.L.D. training, presumably MBA in accounting 

Height
5' 6"

Weight 
135 lbs.

Eyes 
Hazel

Hair 
Black (with dyed red streak)

Powers
None

Abilities
Hand is a trained S.H.I.E.L.D. agent with working knowledge of S.H.I.E.L.D. combat and weapons tactics, and is qualified in hand-to-hand combat and all S.H.I.E.L.D. weapons. She has a brilliant organizational mind, able to keep track of large amounts of tactical and personnel information, is trained in computer usage and financial software, and is gifted in mathematics, accounting practices, and business administration. She is a skilled public speaker and is specially adept at fielding difficult questions from the press.

Other Info
Victoria Hand was a S.H.I.E.L.D. accountant, dating a fellow agent named Isabelle--a partner with different beliefs about the war on terror. At one point, Victoria sent a letter to S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Nick Fury about his mishandling the War on Terror. Isabelle warned Victoria not to send the letter; however, due to Victoria sending the letter, she was  transferred to a S.H.I.E.L.D. facility in Portland, Oregon. As a result, Isabelle, furious that she did not listen to her, ended their relationship. (Click on the highlighted names above to learn about the team and/or character. Note: Beware of the revealing outfit worn by one in the background of Nick Fury's bio page.)

Later, after the Skrull's Secret Invasion, Norman Osborn was promoted from Director of the Thunderbolt Initiative to Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. where he dismantled the previous organization, and transformed it into H.A.M.M.E.R. He appointed Victoria Hand to Deputy Director due to her vocal opposition of previous S.H.I.E.L.D. directors Nick Fury and Iron Man. Hand willingly supported Osborn's agenda to subvert the heroes and place villains in the team instead--believing that Osborn would bring peace to the world. And together they recruited their own superhuman strike team dubbed the "Dark Avengers." In addition, Victoria had a certain level of authority over Norman's Dark Avengers, outranking even Moonstone who was the second-in-command. (Click on the highlighted names above to learn about the race, event, characters, teams, and/or program. Note: Beware of the very form-fitting outfits on Moonstone's bio page.)

As part of this new regime, Victoria was seen along side Osborn in many different missions. Some of these included missions against War Machine, Spider-Woman, Elektra, Hulk, and the Atlanteans. At one point, Hand and Osborn even worked with Emma Frost to form the "Dark X-Men" to go up against the X-Men. (Click on the names above to learn about the highlighted characters, race, and/or teams. Note: Beware of the very revealing and/or form-fitting outfits on Spider-Woman, Elektra, the Atlanteans, and Emma Frost's bio pages.)

At one point, Victoria Hand was part of the attack on the Asgardians, leading the Helicarrier squad. During the attack, her ship was damaged and Victoria ordered the evacuation of the crew. After the battle, all of Osborn's allies were captured, Victoria included. She didn't resist arrest and was taken aboard a Helicarrier, where she was interviewed by Captain America (Steve Rogers). Victoria stated that she didn't regret anything, and that she was trying to help the world. In response, Captain America called her a patriot and told her to report to her new post as soon as possible. Victoria was shocked at his response; however, she followed his orders. (To learn about the above highlighted race, vehicle, and/or characters, just click on their names.)

Soon after, Victoria appeared outside the newly renovated Avengers Mansion that had just been purchased by Luke Cage for his team of New Avengers. She stated she had a letter for Luke Cage from Captain America. The letter stated that Victoria Hand would be the link between the main Avengers and their New Avengers team. In addition to that, in the letter Captain America stated that he believed Victoria deserved a second chance. The team, however, did not trust her. Therefore, when Victoria left, Luke Cage and Wolverine followed her. Eventually, Cage asked her why she followed Osborn, and she replied that he was a genius who had the potential to make the world a better place; however, if they not taken down Osborn, she would have. For the time, Cage accepted this and allowed her to join the team. Initially, most of the team did not trust her (especially Spider-Man due to her old contact with Osborn). However, she finally earned the trust of most of team when Agamotto tried to obtain the Eye of Agamotto from Doctor Voodoo, and Victoria Hand helped the New Avengers fight the demons that arrived in New York from Agamotto's magic dimension. She also helped Jessica Jones in rescuing her baby from the Avengers Mansion. (To learn about the place, characters, teams, and/or object, just click on their highlighted names above.)

Later on, the remaining H.A.M.M.E.R. agents invited Victoria Hand to join and start back up the old team. In response to this, Victoria sent the New Avengers to take care of it--to knock it down before it got up and going again. The mission is only half successful with the agents being arrested, as their leader, Superia, got away and Mockingbird was shot through the chest. Victoria Hand informed Captain America of the mission and of Mockingbird's injuries. Knowing that the team would assume she set them up and blame her if Mockingbird died, Victoria returned home to her apartment where she was confronted by Superia. After being threatened by her, Victoria Hand told Superia that she was still working for H.A.M.M.E.R. and that Superia needed to follow her orders. When Superia left, Victoria contacted Luke Cage and let him know where Superia was going. (Click in the highlighted names above to learn about the characters. Note: Beware of the low-cut outfit on Mockingbird's bio page.)

Some time later, after Norman Osborn's new Dark Avengers launched an attack, Victoria Hand revealed to the New Avengers that she was actually a triple agent--pretending to work for Captain America while pretending to work for Norman Osborn while actually working for Captain America. Daredevil's heightened senses confirmed that she was telling the truth, and Victoria helped the New Avengers set a trap for Osborn to try and rescue the captured Captain America. (To learn about Daredevil, just click on the highlighted name above.)

At one point, Victoria Hand was possessed by the spirit of Daniel Drumm during his revenge attack on the New Avengers for the death of his brother, Doctor Voodoo. Under Drumm's possession, Victoria was forced to kill two powerful sorcerers: Daimon Hellstrom and Jennifer Kale. Afterward,  Doctor Strange transported both himself and Victoria onto the Astral Plane so he could explain that Drumm was after them. However, Drumm appeared and killed Victoria Hand in front of Doctor Strange. (To learn about the characters and/or place highlighted above, just click on their names. Note: Beware of the revealing outfit worn by Jennifer Kale on her bio page.)

More recently, a statue of Victoria Hand was erected at the Avengers Mansion in her memory. And at one point, while the group was collected around it, Captain America declared that Victoria Hand was "one of us."

There is nothing there, but here is the Marvel.com bio page of Victoria Hand, http://marvel.com/universe/Hand,_Victoria.

Victoria Hand appears on the TV show Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. In this version, Hand is a Level 8 S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent. She both helps and gets in the way of Agent Coulson and his team on multiple occasions.

Battle Royal 23 Results

And the victor of the Battle Royal 23 is...GARTHAN SAAL! Receving 4 out of 5 votes...he won by a landslide!

The only other person to receive any votes was Carina Walters (1 vote). 

Thanks again you Marvel Maniacs that voted! It's very appreciated! And as always...KEEP UP THE MADNESS!!!

Blackout (Human)

Real Name
Marcus Daniels
 
Occupation
Criminal; (formerly) research assistant
 
Citizenship
U.S.A.
 
Place of Birth
Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York
 
Known Relatives
None

Group Affiliation
Formerly Hood's Gang, Initiative, Thunderbolts, Masters of Evil, partner of Moonstone

Education

MS in Physics

Height
5' 10"

Weight
180 lbs.

Eyes
Grey

Hair
Brown

Powers
Blackout had the power to tap into the Darkforce--a source of infinite dark energy--and to manipulate it in various ways. He could create solid geometric shapes, such as cubes and spheres, blast opponents with the energy, and open portals to and from the dimension. By riding disks of Darkforce, Blackout could fly.

Abilities
Daniels was a physicist with rudimentary scientific skills. These were lost after the accident which caused his powers robbed him of his sanity.

Other Info 
Marcus Daniels was a laboratory assistant to Dr. Abner Croit--a physicist hoping to build a device capable of tapping into energies from other dimensions. Dr. Croit coerced Daniels into being a subject for his experiments where he bombarded Daniels with unknown cosmic radiation--later identified as the "Darkforce." Now charged with this energy, Daniels soon learned he could project it from his body as quasi-solid blackness. Therefore, Croit created a bodysuit that curtailed Darnels' body in addition to building a stabilizing device that could keep Daniels' body from shifting totally into this energy dimension. Dr. Croit attempted to cure Daniels; however, Daniels escaped and fled from the labs. (Click on the highlighted name above to learn more about the Darkforce.)

Soon after, however, Daniels--now calling himself "Blackout"--started to feel the energies within him becoming increasingly unstable; therefore, he decided to return to the laboratory to retrieve the stabilizer. On his way to the labs, Blackout encountered Nova (Richard Rider) and he easily defeated the young hero. And before Nova could catch up with him, Blackout had returned to the labs and presumably killed Dr. Croit and his new assistant by shunting them into the Darkforce dimension. This led to another skirmish between Blackout and Nova. However, this time, Blackout himself vanished into this other dimension after accidentally destroying the stabilizer. (To learn about Nova, click on the highlighted name above.)

At one point, the stabilizer ended up at Project: PEGASUS (the governmental energy research laboratory). The stabilizer was activated again during an attack on the facility by the Lava Men, which resulted in Blackout returning to Earth from the Darkforce dimension. He tried to escape; however, while escaping, Blackout was coerced by another Project: PEGASUS captive, Moonstone, into freeing herself and two other superhuman villains including Electro and Rhino. The Avengers showed up and stopped some of the fugitives; however, Blackout and Moonstone eventually escaped together through another aperture into the Darkforce dimension. (Click on the highlighted names above to learn about the project, teams, and/or characters. Note: Beware of the very form-fitting outfits on Moonstone's bio pages.)

While in the dimension, Moonstone helped Blackout navigate themselves through it. The eventually found their way out and arrived on the surface of Earth's moon. Once on the moon, Moonstone hoped she could find another stone similar to the one that gave her powers. However, before she could do so, they encountered the Inhumans and their mutant ally, Dazzler, who overpowered the two escaped criminals. Therefore, Blackout and Moonstone were taken back to Earth and were returned to Project: PEGASUS. (To learn about the race and/or character highlighted above, just click on their names. Note: Beware of the revealing and form-fitting outfits on both the Inhumans and Dazzlers' bio pages.) 

Later on, Moonstone joined Baron Zemo in his new Masters of Evil, and persuaded the Baron to free Blackout from Project PEGASUS. However, by this time, Blackout's mental condition was so unstable that at times he sank into a nearly catatonic state, only responsive to Moonstone's commands. Fearing the combined powers of Blackout and Moonstone would threaten his leadership of the team, Zemo had another member of the Masters of Evil, the Fixer, create a device to mentally force Blackout to obey his commands. In fact, Blackout was instrumental in Zemo's takeover of the Avengers Mansion by sending the entire mansion into the Darkforce dimension. However, it was Doctor Druid who eventually used his psychic ability to break through Zemo and Moonstone’s manipulations; thus, restoring some of Blackout’s mental faculties. Now with relative sanity, Blackout resisted Zemo's mental commands; however, the strain of resistance was too great for Blackout to bear, and he collapsed from a massive brain hemorrhage. Afterward, Blackout’s body was taken into the custody by the Commission on Superhuman Activities. However, it was soon after that his comatose body eventually slipped away into the Darkforce dimension. (To learn about the highlighted characters, teams, and/or organizations above, just click on their names. Note: Beware of the revealing outfit worn by one on the Masters of Evil's bio page.)

Years later, Zemo retrieved Blackout's body from the Darkforce dimension by using a Kree Lifestone. Zemo needed Blackout's powers to help him destroy Genis-Vell. Now manipulating Blackout's body like a puppet on strings, Zemo used Blackout to serve as a member of his team of Thunderbolts in an attack against Songbird's Thunderbolts. With Blackout's power, Zemo was able to destroy Genis-Vell of Songbird's team. After the battle, Zemo relinquished his control over Blackout and he left the Thunderbolts. (To learn about the above highlighted race, characters, and/or team, just click on their names above. Also, a picture of Blackout during his time in the Darkforce dimension is shown in the fourth picture posted above.)

Later, Blackout regained his mental faculties and eventually joined up with the Hood's Gang of criminals. When the Hood Gang members discovered that the Hood had began working with Norman Osborn after the Skrull's Secret Invasion, they decided to fight against him. Their new leader, Jonas Harrow, devised a plan to oust the Hood and renegotiating any deal the Hood had made with Norman Osborn. In fact, Harrow ended up negotiating a deal with Osborn wherein their team would join the Initiative and masquerade as government-sponsored heroes to the public and officially work for Norman Osborn. However, during a meeting of the new team, the Hood arrived and reclaimed leadership of his group and killed Harrow. The Hood then reprimanded his team for making the mistake of not believing in him and as a result they were now stuck working for Osborn instead (Click on the highlighted names above to learn more about the characters, race, event, and/or team.)

More recently, the Hood was approached by Loki who gave him Asgardian Norn Stones. Receiving mystical abilities from the stones, the Hood used the Norn Stones to also help boost his team's powers significantly. Blackout, now mystically powered, took part in Norman Osborn's Siege on Asgard. During the Siege, Blackout fought against Mockingbird and Ronin. However, in the end, he was defeated when Loki took the Norn Stones back from the Hood which resulted in the team losing their boosted powers. Deciding to cut his losses, the Hood abandoned Blackout and the rest of his team. This lead to most of the team, including Blackout, being arrested. (To learn about the characters, race, item, and/or events, just click on their highlighted names above.)

To learn more about the human Blackout, click on the following Marvel.com link, http://marvel.com/universe/Blackout_%28Marcus_Daniels%29.

Marcus Daniels appears in the TV series, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. When HYDRA takes over the S.H.I.E.L.D. facility known as the "Fridge," Marcus Daniels escapes from the facility and causes problems for Agent Coulson and his S.H.I.E.L.D. agents.

Battle Royal 23

Imagine if twelve Marvel characters were to get into a huge battle where there could only be ONE victor! It's EVERYONE vs. EVERYONE! No alliances! No Good! No Evil! Only ONE can be left standing! Who will be the victor? Only YOU can decide!

Please choose who you think would win among the twelve Marvel characters in the poll involved int he BATTLE ROYAL 23: Garthan Saal, Al MacKenzie, Lance Hunter, Kraken, Agent 33, Carol Hines, F. A. Schist, Carina Walters, Jack Norriss, Moloka Dar, Knight, and Hildegund. (If you have forgotten some of these characters' powers/abilities, go ahead and check out their bios right here on the Marvel Madness blog by clicking on the highlighted names above.)

Also, if you have time, please leave the reason why you think the character you chose would win in the "Comment" section below. This way, we can all see your reasoning in choosing your winner.

Joseph Hauer

Real Name
Joseph Hauer 

Occupation
Adventurer, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. (European Division)

Citizenship
U.K.

Place of Birth
Unrevealed
 
Known Relatives
Dutch refugee father (unnamed)

Group Affiliation
S.H.I.E.L.D. (Europe Division), Super-Soldiers

Education 
Unrevealed

Height
Unrevealed

Weight
Unrevealed

Eyes
Brown

Hair
Black

Powers
Major Hauer has undergone physical enhancements to make him into a super soldier. He has increased strength and endurance. Hauer's appendix has been replaced with a genetically engineered drug-producing organ. When Hauer is exited the organ produces "Red" (an amphetamine to improve his performance in combat). It can also produce "White" (to bring him down) and "Blue" (to keep him calm and relaxed once the amphetamine high is over). In addition, Hauer has an increased healing factor.

Abilities

Weapon Master

Other Info
Joseph Hauer's life before he was subjected to a super soldier program is unknown. He entered into a program similar to the Weapon Plus program which created various Superhumans over the years. It was Dr. Khan that gave Hauer a genetically altered organ to control his moods and increase his fighting ability by producing a drug. This drug manifested itself in Red, White, and Blue forms. "Red" improved his performance in combat, "White" brought him back down, and "Blue" kept him calm and relaxed once it was over. Hauer, along with other British Super-Soldiers were run by the Cabinet Office and answered only to the prime minister. (To learn about the above highlighted character, program, and/or team, just click on their name.)

At one point, a superhuman named "Nuke" ended up becoming deranged due to his enhancements. This lead to him actually fighting against both Daredevil and Captain America. This resulted both in the death of Nuke, and the cancellation of the British Super-Soldier program. Immediately following the cancellation, Joseph Hauer was placed in suspended animation. (To learn about the characters highlighted above, just click on their names.)

Later, Captain Joseph Hauer awoke from a cryogenic tube at the biological warfare research centre in England with no memory of who he was. While escaping from the facility, Hauer raided the armory and commandeered the vehicle of Sarah Wilde--a journalist. After blasting his way through a military blockade, his new journalist friend took him to see Doctor Javed Khan. Dr. Khan started to fill in the gaps in Hauer's memory; however, a fellow British Super-Soldier--who had become addicted to the "Red" drug--named Lee Childs (aka Revenge) barged in with a group of soldiers and killed Dr. Khan. Luckily, Hauer and Wilde were able to escape. 

Afterward, Captain Hauer traveled with Sarah Wilde to find the Super-Soldier Control Centre from Khan's notes. With Sarah's help, they were able to hack into the records and fill in all the remaining gaps in Hauer's memory.

Later, Hauer and Wilde traveled to Thailand to a Buddhist temple where a fellow British Super-Soldier named Alec Dalton (aka Dauntless) had been nursed back to health. (He had succeeded in breaking his programing, and had learned to control his "Red" and "White" moods through the teachings of the Buddhist monks.) Meanwhile, Henry Gyrich had sent the U.S. Agent to capture Major Hauer, telling him that Hauer was a communist traitor. This led to a battle between U.S. Agent attacked Hauer, or at least until they both ended up being attacked by an outside organization of soldiers. Realizing he had been lied to, U.S. Agent joined with Major Hauer and Dauntless in fighting against them. After quickly winning the fight, one of the soldiers named Gog (Owen Llewellyn) was lfet alive. The team was able to both remove the implant in Gog and break his conditioning. Therefore, Major Hauer quickly recruited him for a raid on the headquarters of those that attacked them. (Click on the highlighted names above to learn about the characters.)

Afterward, taking U.S. Agent's Quinjet, Hauer led his team (Gog, U.S. Agent, Dauntless, and Wilde) to an old safe house in order to hack into the computers. While there, they learned that the group that attacked them was protected by A.I.M. So, U.S. Agent contacted "another super soldier" friend of his to help them. As they infiltrated the headquarters of their enemies, Hauer separated from the team in order to reach the top floor. Sarah tagged along to get her story; however, they ran into Revenge and he shot Sarah. Now, literally seeing "Red," the enraged Hauer attacked Revenge using his signature adamantium combat knife, and threw him out the window. Still in his "Red" mode, Hauer ended finding the boss of the organization, Sir Marcus, and threatened to kill him. But, when U.S. Agents "super soldier friend" named Captain America, showed up, Major Hauer decided he could not kill in cold blood, as that would make him no better than Revenge. (To learn about the vehicle and/or team highlighted above, just click on their name.) 

Later on, Hauer and his companions were recruited by S.H.I.E.L.D. to capture the Warlord, Huang Zhu (who was working with HYDRA, and hosting a martial arts tournament in the Savage Land.) S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Super-Soldiers broke up the HYDRA operation. As a result of this adventure, the Super-Soldiers gained three new members: Dragonfly (Andre LeRoux), Guvnor, and Xantia. (To learn about the teams, place, and/or characters above, just click on their highlighted names.)

For a long time, Major Hauer and his Super-Soliders had not been seen or heard from. However, more recently, Joseph Hauer was seen alongside other British superheroes (Pete Wisdom, Captain Britain, and Union Jack) who were being briefed on the details of the British Superhuman Registration Act by Contessa Valentina Allegra di Fontaine, Alistaire Stuart, and Lance Hunter. (To learn about the above highlighted characters, race, and/or article, just click on their names.) 

There isn't anything there, but here is the Marvel.com bio link for Joseph Hauer, http://marvel.com/universe/Hauer,_Joseph.

"Agent Hauer" appeared in the TV show, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. In the show he is a HYDRA agent working undercover as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent. He assisted General Werner Reinhardt/Daniel Whitehall in getting released from prison.

Hildegund

Real Name
Hildegund 

Occupation
Homemaker 

Citizenship
Asgard 

Place of Birth
Unrevealed 

Known Relatives
Volstagg (husband), Alaric, Arngrim, Einar, Gunnar, Hrolf, Leif, Rolfe Svein, Sigfod, Thakrad (sons); Flosi, Gudrun, Gunnhild, Jargsa (daughters); and other unidentified children; Kevin and Mick Mortensen (adopted sons); Meft (son-in-law); Gharskygt (son-in-law) 

Group Affiliation
Asgardians 

Education

Unrevealed 

Height

Unrevealed

Weight

Unrevealed

Eyes

Unrevealed

 

Hair

Brown

Powers

Hildegund possesses the conventional attributes of an Asgardian woman. Like all Asgardians, she is extremely long-lived, aging at an extremely slow rate upon reaching adulthood, superhumanly strong, immune to all Earth diseases, and resistant to conventional injury. Asgardian flesh and bone is about three times denser than similar human tissue, contributing to the gods' superhuman strength and weight--the average female god can lift about 25 tons. Their metabolism gives them superhuman endurance in all physical activities. 

Abilities

Excellent Cook 

Other Info
Hildegund's origins have not yet been revealed; however, she did often went by the name "Gudrun" instead. But, what is known about her earlier life is that at one point she married fellow Asgardian, Volstagg. The two lived happily together and had a large family of ten sons (Alaric, Arngrim, Einar, Gunnar, Hrolf, Leif, Rolfe Svein, Sigfod, Thakrad) and four daughters (Flosi, Gudrun, Gunnhild, Jargsa ) along with others whose names have not been revealed. (To learn about the race and/or character highlighted above, just click on their names.)

At one time, when Volstagg returned from battle, Hildegund only got a quick peck from her husband before their children jumped on him and forced their father to tell them how he stopped the enemy single-highhandedly.

At one point, a parasitic/symbiotic magical creature known as Zaniac used human hosts to kill. However, before Thor could stop Zaniac, he had killed a human woman named Ruby. This left her two sons--Kevin and Mick--without parents. Realizing this, Thor took the two boys back to Asgard to Hildegund and Volstagg. He knew the two boys would be loved and protected by them. When the boys first meet Volstagg, they thought he was Santa Claus. Thor assured them that while Volstagg was not Santa Claus, Volstagg was "a friend to children everywhere." Hildegund and Volstagg then adopted the two boys as their own. (To learn about the characters and/or place highlighted above, just click on their names.)

 There isn't anything there, but here is the Marvel.com bio page for Hildegund, http://marvel.com/universe/Hildegund.

Hildegund is credited as "Volstagg's Wife" in the film, Thor: The Dark World. She appears briefly in a scene with their children where Volstagg is telling stories to everyone.