Battle Royal 12 Results

Wow! Every vote counts! With some final votes in the last 24 hours, AZAZEL took the lead and beat Frigga 4 votes to 3!

In addition, Jane Foster and Riptide picked up a vote each as well.

Thank you for all of your votes!

Hawkeye

Real Name

Clinton Francis "Clint" Barton

Occupation
Outlaw adventurer, revolutionary; former professional super hero, fugitive, unofficial S.H.I.E.L.D. operative, federal inmate, CTE security chief, ranch hand, archery tutor, carnival performer, roustabout, butcher shop worker

Citizenship
U.S.A. with a criminal record, pardoned

Place of Birth
Waverly, Iowa

Known Relatives
Harold Barton (father), Edith Barton (mother), Charles Bernard "Barney" Barton (brother), Barbara Morse "Bobbi" Barton (Mockingbird, wife), Brett Barton (ancestor), Mack Barton (ancestor); all deceased

Group Affiliation

Avengers; formerly founding member of Avengers West Coast and first chairman, Thunderbolts, S.H.I.E.L.D. (unofficial), Chain Gang 421-011, Shadows, Great Lakes Avengers, Cross Technological Enterprises, Defenders, Carson Carnival of Traveling Wonders, Tiboldt Circus (a.k.a. Circus of Crime), Queen's Vengeance; also briefly served as an agent for Silver Sable; former partner of Mockingbird, Two-Gun Kid, Black Widow, Trickshot, Swordsman

Education

High school (unfinished)

Height
6'3"

Weight
230 lbs.

Eyes
Blue

Hair
Blond

Powers

None. As Goliath, Barton used gases designed by Hank Pym to grow to great heights, with appropriate increases in strength and toughness. (He could also use them to shrink to minuscule size.)

Abilities

Ronin is a world-class archer and marksman. His above average reflexes and hand-eye-coordination make him the most proficient archer ever known. He is also trained to throw knifes, darts, balls, bolas and boomerangs. He is natural athlete. He is also formidable unarmed combatant, thanks largely for longtime combat training with Captain America. He also has extensive training as an acrobat and aerialist. He is highly capable and charismatic team leader and a shrewd combat strategist, albeit sometimes reckless. Barton is also talented weapon designer, particularly well-versed in variations on basic traditional weaponry such as arrows, blades and hand-thrown projectiles. He has designed and crafted crescent darts, boomerangs, throwing irons, bolas, axes, custom arrows and bows. He is experienced motorcycle rider, Barton was one of the of the most proficient and daring pilots of the Avengers' supersonic Quinjets and other aircraft. He was once 80% deaf due to an injury, but his hearing was restored during his rebirth on Franklin Richards' Counter-Earth.

Other Info
Clint Barton was orphaned at an early age when his parents died in a car accident and was sent to a children's home with his brother Bernard. He and his brother "Barney" ran away to join the Carson Carnival of Traveling Wonders, and the pair worked as roustabouts. (To learn about Barney and/or the carnival, click on the highlighted name above.)

While a member of the circus, Hawkeye was trained by the original Swordsman (Jacques Duquesne) and Trickshot. Clint's life, however, would forever be changed after he stumbled onto the Swordsman counting the money he had just robbed from the carnival. The Swordsman offered Clint to become his partner in crime; however, Clint rejected his mentor which sparked a fight between the two. The fight ended when the Swordsman left him for dead after Clint fell from the high wire. In addition, Barney, abandoned him, in disbelief that Clint passed up such an opportunity. After these events, Trickshot decided to step up his role as Clint's mentor. Later, Trickshot even asked Clint to join him in raiding a criminal named Marko. However, when Clint severely injured one of Marko's guards, he discovered that it was actually his brother, Barney. Repelled by the consequences of his actions (and his mentor's role in prompting them), Clint abandoned Trickshot and parted on bad terms. (Click on the highlighted names above to learn about the characters.)

Clint honed his natural archery abilities to an expert level and wandered the country working in various carnivals or otherwise making money out of the costume and persona of "Hawkeye." Then one day, Clint witnessed Iron Man save the lives of some people at a carnival. From that moment on, he decided to become a costumed crime-fighter himself. But, as luck would have it, on Hawkeye's first night out on patrol, he was mistaken for a criminal by the police and was hunted down. (To learn about Iron Man, click on his highlighted name above.)

Soon after, Hawkeye met the Black Widow (who was working at the time as a costumed villain for her country) and was easily seduced by her. Black Widow eventually tricked Hawkeye into believing that it was in his interest to defeat Iron Man. So, Hawkeye attempted to do on several occasions; however, he soon wised up and regretted his decision. Instead, Hawkeye hoped to join Iron Man's team of Avengers. Iron Man vouched for Hawkeye, and he joined the new line-up that included Captain America, the Scarlet Witch, and Quicksilver. (To learn about the different characters and/or place above, just click on their highlighted names. Note: Beware of the revealing and/or form fitting outfits on Black Widow and the Scarlet Witch's bio page.)

Hawkeye stayed with the Avengers for a long time. At first, Hawkeye became attracted to the Scarlet Witch, event to the point of having trouble getting over her eventual marriage to Vision. Also, for years, he continued to have feelings for the Black Widow, until she returned to her espionage career and told him that she never loved him--although she said that it order to keep him away. (To learn about Vision, click on his highlighted name above.)

At one point, Hawkeye left the Avengers briefly when his temper and ego led him to believe he wasn't wanted. However, he soon returned having joined the Defenders in the meantime. At one point, Hawkeye was passed over accompanying the Avengers in the Kree-Skrull War due to his lack of superhuman abilities. But, this would not deter Hawkeye so easily. He decided to take on the identity of "Goliath" with the use of Hank Pym's size-altering particles. Now as Goliath, he hitched a ride with the team in their intergalactic adventure and maintained the Goliath identity for several months upon their return to Earth. During his time as Goliath, Clint was approached by his brother. Barney told Clint about Egghead's plans to construct an orbiting laser death-ray to extort money from the United States. The Avengers confronted Egghead and his allies (the Mad Thinker and the Puppet Master); however, tragically, Barney died in the ensuing battle. Later, Egghead would use the Swordsman to capture Clint as Goliath, thinking him to be Hank Pym, but Hawkeye-as-Goliath was able to defeat both criminals, avenging his brother at last. Soon afterward, Clint abandoned the Goliath identity but continued to serve the Avengers as Hawkeye the Marksman. (Click on the highlighted names above to learn about the team, event, and/or characters. Also, Clint in his Goliath costume is shown in the forth picture posted.)

Later, Hawkeye was forced to leave the Avengers due to a type of "affirmative action" when he was replaced by the Falcon to comply with the Avengers' government sanction. During this time, Clint eventually found employment as a night security guard for Cross Technological Enterprises (CTE). Never gone from his team for long though, he soon rejoined. And then during a solo adventure, he found out that his boss (head of CTE) was the villain known as Crossfire and that he wanted to test his ultrasonic equipment with which he hoped to turn heroes against one another. So, with the help of the ex-secret agent named Mockingbird, Hawkeye defeated was able to defeat Crossfire. Afterward, the two heroes quickly fell in love and got married. (To learn about the characters above, just click on their highlighted names. Note: Beware of the revealing outfit on Mockingbird's bio page.)

At this time, the Vision was expanding the Avengers' operations, and he named Hawkeye chairman of a West Coast Branch of Avengers, and Mockingbird joined him as a charter member. Hawkeye led the team through several adventures, growing into a competent leader, and he even had time to embark on a series of solo adventures. And during one of these solo adventures, Hawkeye was confronted by his former mentor Trickshot and the two reconciled their differences. (To learn about the West Coast Avengers, click on the highlighted name above.)

During an adventure where the team became lost in the past, his wife was involved with the death of the Old West hero, the Phantom Rider. This situation caused problems between Hawkeye and Mockingbird and the couple split up. Shortly after, the government forced the membership of the U.S.Agent on the team, and Hawkeye quit. Both he and Mockingbird wound up investigating and leading the heroes known as the Great Lakes Avengers. Eventually, however, Hawkeye left the Midwest to rejoin the West Coast Avengers, although he never really led the team again. (Click on the highlighted names to learn about the character and/or teams above.)

Hawkeye continued to adventure with the team, even alongside his separated wife. Unfortunately, he was present with the team when Mockingbird was killed in a demonic dimension. She saved her husband's life from an attack by Mephisto. Distraught, Hawkeye left the team. (To learn about Mephisto, click on his name above.)

Over time, Hawkeye eventually was drawn back to the Avengers; however, he was dissatisfied. His previous experience as a team leader left him feeling too anxious as a regular member. Hawkeye then decided to turn his attention instead to the team of reforming villains, known as the Thunderbolts. Sympathetic because of his own outlaw past and eager for new challenges, Hawkeye offered to serve as the Thunderbolts' new leader if they would continue fighting crime and remain reformed. During his time as the leader of the Thunderbolts, he became a friend and mentor to the group, honing their skills and greatly enhancing their reputations. Hawkeye and his teammate Moonstone had even began developing romantic feelings for one another. Soon, the Thunderbolts became trusted allies of the Avengers. However, Hawkeye formally resigned his membership with the Avengers because he didn't want any perceived criminal association with the Thunderbolts to negatively impact the Avengers. (To learn about the Thunderbolts and/or Moonstone, just click on the highlighted names above.)

After much time with the Thunderbolts, and after much discussion, Hawkeye agreed to leave the Thunderbolts to Baron Zemo's leadership. Hawkeye reluctantly agreed that Zemo had proved that he had potential to be a hero. After this, Hawkeye returned to the Avengers full-time. (To learn about Baron Zemo, click on the highlighted name above.)

Soon afterwards, however, the Avengers suffered a series of sudden and devastating attacks from friends and enemies alike, culminating in a surprise attack by the alien Kree. During the Kree invasion, Hawkeye suffered a mortal shot to the back. In his dying moments, Hawkeye overpowered a Kree soldier (using the soldier's jetpack to fly both of them into the Kree's command ship). Hawkeye sacrificed his life to single-handedly thwart the invasion. (To learn about the Kree, just click on their highlighted name above.)

It was later discovered that Clint had actually survived when he contacted Iron Man. After Iron Man had confirmed that Clint was really Hawkeye, he made Clint an offer to be the next Captain America. For a time, Clint tried, and even got to use the original shield; however, he realized that it was a mistake when he met Patriot and a new Hawkeye who wasn't convinced that he was Captain America. After this, Clint gave the shield back to Iron Man and gave up the Captain America gig. However, it wasn't long after this that Clint found himself in front of Doctor Strange's house. After some talking and magic, Doctor Strange and the "New Avengers" decided to give Clint Ronin's costume. Soon after, they left to Japan to save their team member Maya Lopez from the Hand. After the mission, Maya (the original Ronin) gives Clint her blessing to continue on as "Ronin." (Click on the highlighted names above to learn about the characters and/or team. Also, Clint in his Ronin costume is shown in the fifth picture posted.)

Later, after an alien Skrull ship crashes in the Savage Land, Clint battles and kills a Skrull impersonating Mockingbird and himself. During a final battle with the Skrulls, Clint is actually reunited with the real Mockingbird. And though the two fought about their past at first, they eventually started their relationship once more. (To learn about the Skrulls and/or the Savage Land, just click on the highlighted names above.)

More recently, Clint has taken on the mantle of "Hawkeye" once again.

To learn more about Hawkeye, just click on the following link, http://marvel.com/universe/Ronin_%28Clint_Barton%29.

Battle Royal 12

Imagine if twelve Marvel characters were to be in a huge battle where there could only be ONE victor! Putting the "good" and "evil" notion to the side...it's EVERYONE vs. EVERYONE--No alliances! Only ONE can be left standing!

Please choose who you think would win among the twelve Marvel characters in the poll.

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.

Who will be the victor? Only YOU can decide!

The twelve characters that are involved in the Battle Royal 12 are the last twelve characters that have been highlighted on the Marvel Madness blog:

Vindicator, Jane Foster, Dum Dum Dugan, Wallow, Spacker Dave, Union Jack, Dr. Kavita Rao, Riptide, Frigga, Bukcy Barnes, Azazel, and Laufey. (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.)

Vindicator

Real Name
Heather McNeil-Hudson

Occupation
Adventurer, former government liaison, florist, secretary, housewife

Citizenship
Canada

Place of Birth
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Known Relatives
Ramsey McNeil (father), Claire McNeil (mother), Becky McNeil (sister), six unidentified brothers, James MacDonald Hudson (Guardian, husband), unnamed daughter

Group Affiliation

Alpha Flight; formerly Berserkers, Alpha Prime

Education High-school graduate

Height
5'5"

Weight
120 lbs.

Eyes
Green

Hair
Red

Powers
None. But, as Vindicator, Heather's wore a Electromagnetic suit that allowed her to manipulate electromagnetic energies. As Guardian, Heather wore her husband's Geothermal suit which allowed her to control geothermal energy--melting rock and manipulate the resulting lava, create jets of lava, and create both hot and cold jets of water, including jets of steam and cooling sprays of water. The suit can also absorb heat into its power cells, provides its wearer with a personal force field, and enables feats of super-strength and super-speed.

Abilities
Heather is a master combat strategist, and received combat training in hand-to-hand combat from Puck and Wolverine.

Other Info
Forced to take a full-time job at an early age to help support her family, Heather McNeil worked as a secretary for the Am-Can Petroleum Company in Edmonton, Alberta. There she met James MacDonald Hudson, a scientist who had invented an armored suit intended for geological exploration. McNeil was attracted to Hudson, who was her elder by many years; however, the pair fell in love. Soon afterward, to prevent the military using his suit as a weapon, James stole his suit and ran away--Heather joined him. (To learn about Guardian, click on the highlighted name above.)

Soon afterward, Heather and James were married. On their honeymoon in Canada's Wood Buffalo National Park they encountered the mutant Logan who was in a savage state. With Heather’s help and care Logan was able to reclaim his humanity. This act of kindness forged an unbreakable friendship between Heather and Logan. (To learn about Wolverine, click on the highlighted name above.)

Later, Heather supported her husband in the forming the Canadian Goverment's Department H. In addition, she supported him in becoming a superhero and forming the super-team Alpha Flight. (Click on the highlighted names above to learn about Department H and/or Alpha Flight. Note: Beware of some revealing outfits on the Alpha Flight's bio page.)

Sometime later, after Department H is dissolved, Heather brought the members of the disbanded Alpha Flight together to battle Tundra of the Great Beasts. With this initiative creating a spectacular success, the team decided to continue operating Alpha Flight as an independent group. However, before Alpha Flight had been back together for long, Heather witnessed the apparent death of her husband James.

After the apparent death of James, Heather was asked to lead the team by the other members of Alpha Flight. Heather reluctantly accepts and initially leads the team purely as a non-combatant, but later joined in combat once again. On one mission, Heather led Alpha Flight on a mission with the X-Men, and was actually temporarily transformed by Loki into what he referred to as a "demi-god" (she was given increased abilities and powers that put her above all other humans). However, Heather rejected these powers when she and the other heroes realized that it was all a plan by Loki to contain and control all of Earth's powerful magics for his own use. The two teams then beat Loki. (To learn more about the X-Men and/or Loki, just click on their highlighted names above. Note: Beware of the revealing outfit on Loki's bio page of him in his woman-form.)

Eventually, after many dangerous encounters, Heather adopted a copy of her husband's battle-suit. Later, through extensive training by Wolverine, Heather was able to hold her own in a battle. After being trained, Heather teamed with Wolverine against Lady Deathstrike, and took on the name "Vindicator." (Click on the highlighted name above to learn about Lady Deathstrike. Note: Beware of the very revealing outfit on Lady Deathstike's bio page. Also, Heather in her Vindicator battle-suit is shown in the third picture posted above.)

Later on, Heather became stranded in the Savage Land, and formed the mutated natives into a team called Alpha Prime. To learn about the Savage Land and/or Alpha Prime, just click on their highlighted names above.)

Heather eventually donned a variant of James’s battle-suit as Alpha Flight’s leader. In a turn of crazy events, Heather's husband, James, returns from the dead. (In reality, James was not killed before, but was thrown backwards through time and space and captured by the alien race known as the Q`wrrlln.) Heather's suit was then altered to manipulate geothermal forces and took on her husband's code-name, "Guardian." (To learn about the alien race highlighted above, just click on their names. Also, Heather in her Guardian outfit is shown in the first, forth, and fifth pictures posted.)

Sometime later, Heather retired from active duty, taking up a position as Alpha Flight’s official government liaison. And soon afterward, Heather became pregnant and gave birth to her and James' baby girl.

Later, Heather was among the Alpha Flight members who were captured by the alien Plodex. After being rescued by a new Alpha Flight led by Sasquatch, Heather and James left Earth to transport the Plodex eggs back to their homeworld. (To learn about the highlighted characters above, just click on their names.)

More recently, Alpha Flight was brutally attacked by a new villain named "the Collective." The team's bodies were left in the Yukon Territory as the Collective continued on to the United States to wreak havoc. Heather was later confirmed dead by Sasquatch, who claimed to be the only surviving member of the team. (To learn about the Collective, click on the highlighted name above.)

To learn a tiny bit more about Vindicator, just click on the following link, http://marvel.com/universe/Vindicator_%28Heather_Hudson%29.

In the movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine, after Wolverine escapes from Weapon X, he seeks refuge with an elderly couple named Travis and Heather Hudson. Opposite from the comics, Heather Hudson is much older in the movie when she first meets Wolverine, and she shows no signs of ever having a battle-suit.

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.