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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Captain America #310 (October 1985) |
| Created by | Mark Gruenwald Paul Neary |
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| Alter ego | Rachel Leighton |
| Team affiliations | The Initiative BAD Girls, Inc. Serpent Society Femizons S.H.I.E.L.D. |
| Notable aliases | Diamond Girl |
| Abilities | Skilled in throwing sharp diamond tips |
Diamondback (Rachel Leighton) is a reformed supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe created by Mark Gruenwald and Paul Neary. Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc In Comic books and other stories with a long history first appearance refers to the first occurrence to feature a Fictional character. Mark E Gruenwald ( June 18 1953 - August 12 1996) was an American Comic book writer and editor Paul Neary is a British Comic book artist writer and editor His first work was for Warren Publishing in the 1970s before working with Dez Avengers The Initiative is a Comic book series from Marvel Comics. BAD Girls Inc is a fictional group of female adventurers who all have had criminal records The Serpent Society is a fictional organization of snake-themed supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe The word Femizon may refer to one of two groups owned by Marvel Comics and appearing in their Marvel Universe. SHIELD is a fictional, Comic-book Espionage and Law-enforcement agency in the Marvel Comics universe. A supervillain or supervillainess is a variant of the Villain character type commonly found in Comic books, Action movies and Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc Mark E Gruenwald ( June 18 1953 - August 12 1996) was an American Comic book writer and editor Paul Neary is a British Comic book artist writer and editor His first work was for Warren Publishing in the 1970s before working with Dez She first appeared in Captain America #310 (October 1985). Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar)
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Fictional character biography
Rachel Leighton was born in Austin, Texas. She was once a part time sales clerk at a boutique, but later became a mercenary. One of the members of the original Serpent Society,[1] Diamondback was a seductively sly woman with expertise in hand-to-hand combat, being trained by Anaconda at Taskmaster's academy. The Serpent Society is a fictional organization of snake-themed supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe Anaconda ( Blanche Sitznski) is a Supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe who was created by Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Taskmaster is a Fictional character, a Supervillain in the Marvel Universe. Her gimmick was that she threw acid-laced or poison-tipped diamonds at her enemies. In marketing language a gimmick is a unique or quirky special feature that makes something "stand out" from its contemporaries After her first confrontation with Captain America while on assignment to find MODOK,[2] she was instantly smitten. MODOK is a Fictional Comic book Supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. Diamondback was assigned to take Captain America into custody from the Porcupine. Porcupine is the name of three fictional characters in Marvel Comics. [3] She later attempted a partnership with Captain America to locate the Scourge of the Underworld. The Scourge of the Underworld is the name of a series of Fictional characters that have appeared in various series set in the Marvel Comics universe [4]
Viper staged a coup of the Serpent Society, causing several of her underlings to infiltrate as new members and setting Viper up to take over by force. Madame Hydra, also known as Viper, is a Fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe who is a foe of the Avengers and the Diamondback and their current leader, Sidewinder, escaped, recruiting Captain America and his allies to rescue the Serpents who were still loyal to Sidewinder. Sidewinder ( Seth Voelker) is a fictional character a Reformed Super villain in the Marvel Comics Universe who first appeared in Marvel [5] After a fierce battle, in which Viper was defeated, Sidewinder abandoned the Serpent Society. Diamondback stayed on for a while under the new leader, Cobra. The Cobra is the alias of two fictional Comic-book Supervillains that appear in the Marvel Comics universe.
Rachel was later revealed to have resigned from the Serpent Society, and somehow temporarily switched bodies with the X-Man, Dazzler. The X-Men is a team of fictional Superhero characters in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Dazzler ( Alison Blaire) is a Marvel Comics superheroine, associated with the X-Men. This led, in part, to a confrontation between the Serpent Society and the X-Men. [6] Diamondback later alerted Captain America to the Bloodstone Hunt. Ulysses Bloodstone is a Fictional character, an immortal monster-hunter in the Marvel Universe. [7] She aided Captain America in combat with Batroc, Machete, Zaran, and Baron Zemo. Batroc the Leaper ( Georges Batroc) is a Fictional Villain from Marvel Comics. Machete is the name of three fictional characters in the Marvel Comics Universe. This article is about the Marvel Comics character Zaran the Weapons Master for the Marvel Comics Eternal character see Zarin Zaran is a Marvel Baron Zemo is the name of two Fictional characters both Supervillains in various Marvel Comics Comic books notably Captain America [8] She also encountered Crossbones for the first time. Crossbones ( Brock Rumlow) is a Fictional character, a Supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. [9] Diamondback later accompanied Captain America to the Red Skull's Skullhouse. The Red Skull is a name shared by several fictional Comic book Supervillains from the Marvel Comics universe. [10]
Diamondback and Captain America eventually went on their first date, aided by Rachel's friends in the Serpent Society, Asp, Black Mamba, and Anaconda. The Asp is a former Supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe most notably a member of the Serpent Society and B Black Mamba ( Tanya Sealy) is a Supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe most notably a member of the Serpent Society and B [11] She then battled the Black Widow, and acquired a new costume. The Black Widow is the name of two fictional super-spy characters in the Marvel Comics universe. [12] Diamondback was eventually put on trial by the Serpent Society for her consorting with the enemy (most of the Society assuming, incorrectly, that Diamondback had betrayed their secrets to Captain America) and found guilty for her actions, and almost executed. [13] She escaped with Captain America and Paladin's help, and later hired Paladin to help get revenge on the Serpent Society. Paladin is a Marvel Comics character a Mercenary. He first appeared in Daredevil (Vol [14] Along with her best friends Black Mamba and Asp, she formed "BAD Girls, Inc."[15] After a failed kidnapping attempt from Anaconda, Diamondback was taken aboard Superia's ship, and joined her Femizons under duress. BAD Girls Inc is a fictional group of female adventurers who all have had criminal records This article is the character For alternate uses see Superia (disambiguation Superia is a Fictional character, a misandrist Supervillain The word Femizon may refer to one of two groups owned by Marvel Comics and appearing in their Marvel Universe. While aboard Superia's ship, she was attacked by the Femizon Snapdragon, of whom Diamondback developed a phobia. Snapdragon ( Sheoke Sanada) is a Japanese Supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe. After being rescued and then being used as a test subject by the Red Skull to see if the blood packets that Crossbones brought was really Captain America's blood, the super-soldier serum enhanced Diamondback tracked down and confronted Snapdragon, who died in the fight.
Later, there was a glitch discovered in the serum that Cap was suffering and Diamondback went to Superia in hopes for a cure. Using her as a test subject, there was a 50/50 chance that the cure would either work or kill Diamondback and if it worked, Diamondback had to serve Superia as the second Snapdragon. The experiment was a success, but she later got out of this deal when Superia was killed.
BAD Girls disbanded after that. Some time later, Diamondback was infected with "mind-control nanoprobes" by Baron Zemo. Diamondback suffered extensive neurological damage from the experience and spent an extended period of time recovering in S.H.I.E.L.D. care. SHIELD is a fictional, Comic-book Espionage and Law-enforcement agency in the Marvel Comics universe.
BAD Girls, Inc. recently reappeared in Cable & Deadpool, with the original lineup intact. Cable & Deadpool was a Comic book series published by Marvel Comics beginning in 2004.
Rachel's brother Danny is also known as Cutthroat. Cutthroat ( Daniel "Danny" Leighton) is a Comic book character, a supervillain in Marvel Comics ' main shared universe It was Danny and another of her brothers, Ricky, who originally fell in with a gang lead by a man known as "Bing. " Yearning to be included, she approached Bing alone. Upon claiming she would do anything to join the gang, Rachel was beaten and apparently raped by Bing, who years later became Crossbones, kidnapped her, starved her, and abused her until she agreed, with ulterior motive, to steal packages of Captain America's blood from Avengers Mansion. Bing/Crossbones murdered Danny/Cutthroat, who was attempting to replace him as aid to the Red Skull, and also killed Rachel's third brother, Willy, when, despite being crippled in the military, he sought revenge by rifle for the brutality inflicted on his sister soon after she was originally mistreated.
Civil War/The Initiative
She later turned up along with Asp and Black Mamba during the Civil War as a member of the Secret Avengers. [16] She took part in the final battle of the "war", but did not accept the offer of amnesty that came with Captain America's surrender.
Rachel has been identified as one of the 142 registered superheroes who appear on the cover of the comic book Avengers: The Initiative #1. Avengers The Initiative is a Comic book series from Marvel Comics. [17]
Later Diamondback and the other BAD Girls were captured by the Mighty Avengers in a New York City street mall.
Diamondback appears in Camp Hammond, as an official recruit for the Initiative, along with Ant-Man, Crusader, Melee, Geldoff, Dragon Lord, Geiger, and Red Nine. Camp Hammond is a Training camp in the fictional Marvel Comics universe Marvel Universe to train a superhero team for every state of the United States Eric O'Grady, who as of 2006 is the latest fictional Marvel Comics character known as Ant-Man, is a Comic book Antihero Crusader is the name of two Fictional characters created and published by Marvel Comics. Melee is the code name of a fictional Comic book character within Marvel Comics ' Shared universe the Marvel Universe. Dragon Lord is the name of several unrelated fictional characters in the Marvel Universe. Geiger is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. She first appeared in Doc Samson #1 (Jan 1996 created by Dan Slott. Red Nine (Wallace Jackson is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. All of them were defeated by K. I. A. , a rogue clone of Michael Van Patrick. Michael "Mike" Ian Van Patrick is a fictional Comic book character created by Dan Slott and Stefano Caselli. [18]
Powers and abilities
Diamondback is an athletic woman with no superhuman powers. She has skill in gymnastics, and at pitching small ballistic objects with great accuracy, and at piloting small aircraft. She also has knowledge of general street-fighting techniques, and some jujitsu.
Diamondback wears a costume of synthetic stretch fabric backed by Kevlar weave, with two bicep and two thigh belts for carrying throwing diamonds, concealed pockets in the boot tops, boot-heels, glove tops, and brassiere for other throwing diamonds, and throwing diamond earrings. Her personal weaponry consists of throwing diamonds, which are actually 4 inch hollow zirconium octahedrons (though not made of diamond, they are shaped like diamonds) containing various substances; spent uranium, plastic explosives, nitric acid, tear gas, smoke, curare-derived narcotics, etc. Her equipment was originally designed and manufactured by the Trapster, but her later design and manufacture was by the Tinkerer. The Trapster is a Supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. The Tinkerer (also known as the Terrible Tinkerer) is a Fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe with an almost superhuman gift
Other Marvel characters named Diamondback
Leighton is not the only Marvel character to have used the Diamondback name.
Willis Stryker
There was a previous Diamondback who was a foe of Luke Cage. Luke Cage, born Carl Lucas and also called Power Man, is a fictional Superhero appearing in Comic books published by Willis Stryker, one of Luke's childhood friends, first appeared in Luke Cage: Hero for Hire #1. Known as Diamondback for his mastery of knives, including specially-gimmicked knives that exploded, released toxic gases or created sonic waves, he was apparently killed in an explosion in Luke Cage: Hero For Hire #2.
Secret War
A third Diamondback appeared in the Secret War. Secret War is a five-issue Comic book Limited series published by Marvel Comics. Nick Fury thought to himself that when Rachel found out, she would "kick [the impostor]'s butt". Colonel Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury is a fictional World War II army hero and present-day super-spy in the Marvel Comics Additionally, while with the Serpent Society, Leighton swapped bodies with the X-Men's Dazzler for a period of time. The X-Men is a team of fictional Superhero characters in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Dazzler ( Alison Blaire) is a Marvel Comics superheroine, associated with the X-Men. She and the X-Men went on a mission to get her body back.
Life Model Decoy
A fourth Diamondback, apparently the real Rachel Leighton, resurfaced as a S. H. I. E. L. D. operative, trying to rekindle her romance with Captain America, while in fact she was working undercover for the Red Skull. The Red Skull is a name shared by several fictional Comic book Supervillains from the Marvel Comics universe. Truly loving Steve Rogers, but still willing to follow the plot, was confronted and killed by the Red Skull himself only to "resurrect" herself with a biomechanical form able to take over pieces of technology, like the empowering armor worn by the Nazi villain. Nick Fury then explained that the "new" Rachel was an advanced Life Model Decoy, in fact so advanced as to believe itself to be human, and kept her in storage while working at a way to restore her proper programming. In publications from Marvel Comics, a Life Model Decoy (frequently known by the abbreviation LMD) is fictional Android designed to function as an exact Before "she" could be restored, the Iron Maniac wiped out all her memories, and reshaped her body in a new neurokinetical armor for himself. In addition to his mainstream incarnation Iron Man has had been depicted in other Fictional universes.
References
- ^ Captain America #310
- ^ Captain America #313
- ^ Captain America #315
- ^ Captain America #319
- ^ Captain America #341
- ^ X-Men Annual #13
- ^ Captain America #357
- ^ Captain America #358-361
- ^ Captain America #362
- ^ Captain America #370
- ^ Captain America #371
- ^ Captain America #373-374
- ^ Captain America #380
- ^ Captain America #381-382
- ^ Captain America #385
- ^ Civil War #5
- ^ Avengers: The Initiative #1 Character Map
- ^ Avengers: The Initiative #8
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