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MVP from Avengers: The Initiative #1 Art by Stefano Caselli. Stefano Caselli is an Italian Comic book artist best known for his work on the Marvel Comics title Avengers The Initiative and the mini-series Civil |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Avengers: The Initiative #1 (March, 2007) |
| Created by | Dan Slott Stefano Caselli |
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| Alter ego | Michael Ian Van Patrick |
| Team affiliations | The Initiative |
| Notable aliases | MVP, M. 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. Avengers The Initiative is a Comic book series from Marvel Comics. Dan Slott is an American Comic book writer best known for Avengers The Initiative and She-Hulk. Stefano Caselli is an Italian Comic book artist best known for his work on the Marvel Comics title Avengers The Initiative and the mini-series Civil Avengers The Initiative is a Comic book series from Marvel Comics. V. P. |
| Abilities | Peak human intelligence, strength, speed, reflexes, agility, and endurance. |
Michael "Mike"[1] Ian[2] Van Patrick is a fictional comic book character created by Dan Slott and Stefano Caselli. A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative Dan Slott is an American Comic book writer best known for Avengers The Initiative and She-Hulk. Stefano Caselli is an Italian Comic book artist best known for his work on the Marvel Comics title Avengers The Initiative and the mini-series Civil Although the character himself is currently believed to be deceased, and to have in fact died in the issue in which he first appeared, the character is said to have been cloned after his death, with his clones continuing to play roles within the ongoing series. Molecular cloning refers to the procedure of isolating a defined DNA sequence and obtaining multiple copies of it In vivo.
Described by Slott as an archetypal "all-American boy"[3], the character is introduced in the pages of Avengers: The Initiative #1 as the great-grandson of Dr. Avengers The Initiative is a Comic book series from Marvel Comics. Abraham Erskine,[4] the inventor of the super soldier serum within Marvel Comics' shared universe the Marvel Universe, before being subsequently killed at the end of that first issue. Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc A shared universe is a Literary technique in which several different authors create works of Fiction that share aspects such as settings or characters and that are The Marvel Universe is the fictional Shared universe where most of the comic stories published by Marvel Comics take place
The first clone replaced Michael, and was sent back to his parent's home to prevent them from learning of his death. The next three clones, named Michael, Van, and Patrick, originally worked as the Scarlet Spiders, as part of the Black Ops group within The Initiative. Scarlet Spider is a Fictional character who appeared in the Marvel Comics ' series Spider-Man. Avengers The Initiative is a Comic book series from Marvel Comics. They were revealed to be clones in Avengers: The Initiative #7. He was cloned once more, in the Killed in Action story arc when plans were made to fill some of the vacant positions in the Initiative teams with MVP clones.
Michael Van Patrick, and all his subsequent clones, have yet to appear outside the pages of Avengers: The Initiative. All that is known about the characters has been revealed throughout the ongoing series, with Van Patrick's (and the first sets of clones) origins being shown in the 2007 Avengers: The Initiative Annual.
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Michael Van Patrick's origins are traced back to the developer of the Super-Soldier serum, that changed a frail Steve Rogers into Timely Comics's[5] (Marvel Comics' 1940s predecessor's) Captain America, scientist "Dr. Supersoldier is a term often used to describe a Soldier that operates beyond normal human limits or abilities Timely Comics is the 1940s Comic book Publishing company that would evolve into first Atlas Comics, and then Marvel Comics Josef Reinstein,"[6][7] later retroactively changed to a code name for the scientist Abraham Erskine. Retroactive continuity is the deliberate changing of previously established facts in a work of serial fiction [8] On his death, Dr. Erskine left papers, which covered years of research and findings that the government had not seen fit to classify, to his grandson, Brian Van Patrick[9], who studied his grandfather's work, particularly regarding his work on growing, preparing and serving the most wholesome and nutritional foods, and an exceptionally challenging experimental program of isometric exercises he developed. Isometric exercise or "isometrics" are a type of Strength training in which the Joint angle and Muscle length do not change during contraction Brian Van Patrick used the research during the early life and development of his son, Michael, helping him achieve his optimum potential. [1]
The events of the 2006-2007 Marvel Comics crossover, Civil War, required all United States superpowered individuals to register with the American government. A fictional crossover is the placement of two or more otherwise discrete Fictional characters, settings or universes into the context of a single Superpowers (also super powers or simply powers) is another term for Superhuman abilities that is any abilities that a human does not possess in real Some of these individuals were sent to The Initiative's training camp, Camp Hammond. 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 Given Michael Van Patrick's descent from the creator of the super soldier serum, many people came to suspect his athletic abilities to be superpower-related with a subsequent scandal resulting in Michael losing his scholarship and Justice, an Initiative superhero, recruiting Michael for the Initiative program to train him into a superhero. A scholarship is an award of access to an institution or a financial aid award for an individual student scholar for the purpose of furthering their Education Vance Astrovik, also known as Justice and formerly known as Marvel Boy, is a fictional mutant Superhero in the Marvel Comics [10]
Michael Van Patrick joined the program, under the codename MVP, along with a selection of old and new characters to make up the cast of the Avengers: The Initiative. During the first day's training at Camp Hammond, MVP demonstrated extraordinary speed and agility as he broke the camp's obstacle course record for users without superspeed on his first attempt. An obstacle course is a series of challenging physical obstacles an individual or team must navigate usually while being timed This list encompases fictional characters who can move faster than anyone from their species in real life [10]
During a combat simulator exercise, one of the Initiative trainees, Armory goes out of control and fires blindly on the other recruits, and MVP has to save a fellow recruit Cloud 9. Armory ( Violet Lightner) is a Fictional character in the Marvel Universe. Cloud 9 ( Abigail "Abby" Boylen) is a fictional Teenage Comic book Superhero in the Marvel Comics While saving Cloud 9, MVP is shot in the head, killing him instantly. [10]
Initiative scientist Dr. Baron Von Blitzschlag, a former Nazi and supervillain, performed the autopsy on Michael's body. Baron Werner Von Blitzschlag is a Fictional character in the, created by writer Dan Slott and artist Stefano Caselli. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German A supervillain or supervillainess is a variant of the Villain character type commonly found in Comic books, Action movies and An autopsy, also known as a post-mortem examination, necropsy, or obduction, is a Medical procedure that consists of a thorough Examination The autopsy revealed that MVP's extraordinary physical abilities were unconnected to the super-soldier serum, and were instead achieved by purely natural means. Von Blitzschlag advocated cloning MVP, much to chief administrator Yellowjacket's disapproval. Dr Henry "Hank" Pym is a Fictional character that appears in Publications published by Marvel Comics. [11]
Though Yellowjacket disapproved the idea of cloning MVP, Secretary of the Superhuman Armed Forces Henry Gyrich, who had ordered MVP's death remain secret, sanctioned the cloning. Henry Peter Gyrich is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. As Van Patrick is a non-altered human, Yellowjacket considered the cloning was comparatively easy. [1]
Avengers: The Initiative Annual #1 reveals the clones creation and development. As the clone was grown to its original's age, all of his original's skills and abilities programmed into him with the help of a special suit with telemetry circuits and a video of MVP's training session and the photographic reflexes of Taskmaster. In generalDO NOT ADD INFORMATION THAT DOES NOT CONCERN COMIC BOOK CHARACTERS Taskmaster is a Fictional character, a Supervillain in the Marvel Universe. The first clone is sent home to his family's organic vegetable farm in Liberty, Kentucky, with a false story that he had failed the Initiative program because of his lack of powers. Organic farming is a form of agriculture that relies on Crop rotation, Green manure, Compost, Biological pest control, and mechanical Cultivation The term " vegetable " generally means the edible parts of Plants The definition of the word is traditional rather than Scientific, however Liberty is a city in Casey County, Kentucky, United States. It was established in 1806 by several Revolutionary War veterans and named for one The clone, who was still coming to realize that his memories are not his own and that he will never be the real Michael Van Patrick, elects to stay with "his" family. He is warned however to never tell them that he is not their real son.
However, the clone's first appearance was a couple of months prior in a few panels of Avengers: The Initiative #4, where Justice and Cloud 9, not knowing of clone's replacing Michael, flew to the Van Patrick farm to inform MVP's parents of his death. On arriving, they are greeted at the door by the clone but are called off to deal with the events of World War Hulk[12] before they can ask how it is Michael is alive and well. World War Hulk is a Comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2007, featuring the Hulk. In a later issue, Justice again returns with Cloud 9 to the Van Patrick home, wishing to find out what information Gyrich and Yellowjacket were keeping from him. On arriving, they find the house boarded up and abandoned. [13]
During the Killed In Action storyline, it is revealed that the clone has an imbedded tracking device and that the Van Patrick family had moved to Bulls Gap, Tennessee[14]. Bulls Gap is a town in Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States. In the conclusion of this storyline, the clone then helps The Initiative stop KIA, and begins to further MVP's romantic interest in Cloud 9[9]. In Avengers: The Initiative #12, the MVP clone, along with the surviving Scarlet Spiders and MVP's father, join with Justice's New Warriors as a Counter Initiative of underground registered heroes. The New Warriors is a Marvel Comics Superhero team traditionally consisting of young adult heroes
Three more clones, developed the same time as the first but with added genetic material from Baron Von Blitzschlage[14], were programmed via input from Taskmaster with not only MVP's skills and abilities but also those of Spider-Man, Peter Parker. Spider-Man is a Fictional character appearing in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. [1] The three clones, Michael, Van, and Patrick (sometimes referred to as "Pat"), were each suited up in redesigned Iron Spider Stark armor which Spider-Man had worn during the early stages of the superhero Civil War. Spider-Man's powers abilities and equipment are used by Marvel Comics Superhero Spider-Man in tandem to combat his many foes [15]
During their first appearance, they identify themselves as "Red Team" and take down supervillains Shocker, Boomerang, and Hydro-Man. The Shocker is a Supervillain that appears in the fictional Marvel Universe. Boomerang ( Fred Myers) is a Fictional character, a Supervillain appearing in the Marvel Comics universe and first appeared in Hydro-Man (also spelled Hydro Man) is a Fictional character that appears in the Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Though War Machine identifies them by their official name Scarlet Spiders when contacting them,[16] they still identify themselves as Red Team One (Michael), Red Team Two (Van), and Red Team Three ("Pat" Patrick) in the field. War Machine ( James Rupert Rhodes) is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero from the Marvel Comics universe [13] They are later revealed to be part of a black ops group called the Shadow Initiative under the command of Henry Gyrich with Constrictor, Mutant Zero, Bengal and Trauma. A Black Operation or Black Op is a Covert operation typically involving activities that are highly Secret due to questionable Ethics and Constrictor ( Frank Payne) is a fictional Supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. Mutant Zero is a Fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics universe Bengal ( Duc No Tranh) is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe who first appeared in Daredevil #258 in September 1988 Trauma ( Terrence Ward) is a fictional Comic book character He is a teenage Superhero in Marvel Comics ' Shared universe [17]
The Scarlet Spiders were forced to expose themselves to the public in Avengers: The Initiative #7 after an attack on Baron Von Blitzschlage. The subsequent pursuit of three criminals wearing the Vulturions flying exosuits would lead the spiders into confronting an angry Peter Parker. The Vulture is the name of three Comic book Supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. Their appearance in battle against and alongside Parker has raised public doubts over whether Parker is the original and/or only Spider-Man, despite his having publicly revealing his dual identity in the early events of the Civil War. [13]
Now public, the Scarlet Spiders join with the other initiative trainees in the next issue. An incident involving Dragon Man leads one of the Spiders to save Cloud 9 in much the same fashion as the original MVP did at the time of his death. Dragon Man is a fictional supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. [18] In Avengers: The Initiative #10, the Scarlet Spiders unmask themselves in an attempt to calm the enraged MVP clone, KIA, only to have him behead one of their number. The surviving (and still unmasked) Scarlet Spiders, Michael and Patrick[9], are later seen by the majority of the trainees, including Cloud 9. [19] In Avengers: The Initiative #11, the remaining Scarlet Spiders make there way to Bulls Gap, Tennessee to aid in the capture of KIA. In Avengers: The Initiative #12 after the defeat of KIA, the surviving Scarlet Spiders, along with the MVP clone and the real MVP's father, join with Justice's New Warriors as a Counter Initiative of underground registered heroes.
The results of the previous clonings impressed Initiative administrators enough to attempt to fill places within the Fifty-State Initiative with further clones of MVP. [18] In Avengers: The Initiative's first, and currently ongoing, multi-part story; Killed in Action (starting issue #8), a new Michael Van Patrick clone is fitted with the Tactigon, Armory's former alien weapon and sets forth on a murderous rampage through Camp Hammond in an attempt to seek revenge for MVP's death. Armory ( Violet Lightner) is a Fictional character in the Marvel Universe.
In the second part, First Casualties, the clone, who is distinguished by his whited out eyes, is said to have had Armory's moves programmed into him in preparation to use the Omega-Level weapon that killed the original MVP. The Tactigon interfaces with this clone's mind activating latent memories of the real MVP's death. Hacking into the Initiative's computer, the clone learns of his "death" and gains a list of all those present at the time. The disturbed clone demolishes the cloning lab, attacking Baron Von Blitzschlag while saying the term Killed in Action over and over again and carving the initials "KIA" into his chest. The clone continues its rampage through Camp Hammond, striking heavily those whose names are on his list and attacking anyone else who gets in the way.
At the end of the second part, the clone attempts to find the comatose Gauntlet, the drill instructor who sent MVP to the ill-fated combat training session. In Medicine, a coma (from the Greek koma, meaning deep sleep is a profound state of Unconsciousness. This article is about the character involved in Avengers The Initiative. A drill instructor (or Drill Sergeant) is a Non-commissioned officer in the Armed forces with specific duties that vary by country However, Gauntlet's weapon, taken from an alien that faced off against the Alien who controlled the Tactigon in Gauntlet and Armory's origin stories[1], seemingly takes control of Guantlet's body forcing him to acquire the sword element of his alien's armor which recovered when he originally bonded with the alien glove device. Creation mythIn comic book terminology, an origin story is an account or Back-story revealing how a character or team gained their superpowers or the circumstances The two later battle and KIA brings Guantlet out of his coma, in a effort to face the man rather than the gauntlet weapon. [14]
In the concluding part of this storyline, Worst Case Senario, KIA battles his way through the Initiative to follow trainees Cloud 9, Komodo, Hardball to the location of MVP's first clone, Bulls Gap, Tennessee, where they are attempting to convince the first clone to download its memories into a device (and most likely leave himself braindead) which could then upload them into KIA to reset his mind. Komodo is the name of two fictional characters in the Marvel Comics Universe Hardball ( Roger Brokeridge) is a Fictional character, an American comic book Superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe After arriving at the location, KIA is met by the collective Initiative force of The Avengers, the remaining Scarlet Spiders, a rogue New Warriors group and the trainees. The New Warriors is a Marvel Comics Superhero team traditionally consisting of young adult heroes In the climax of the battle, the first clone used the device to download KIA memories leaving his body braindead. After the battle Slapstick is seen taking the device which reads "ready to transmit brain patters to new host body" leaving KIA's eventual fate open-ended. Slapstick ( Steve Harmon) is a Marvel Comics Superhero created in the early nineties.
Many trainees and staff members were injured during KIA's rampage with only Dragon Lord[20], Trauma[20], Van[9] (one of the Scarlet Spiders[20]) and 8 S. Dragon Lord is the name of several unrelated fictional characters in the Marvel Universe. Trauma ( Terrence Ward) is a fictional Comic book character He is a teenage Superhero in Marvel Comics ' Shared universe H. I. E. L. D. agents[20] being killed. However in Avengers: The Initiative #12, Trauma would come back to life.
In Avengers: The Initiative #2, Dr. Baron Von Blitzschlag refers to Michael Van Patrick as an "Übermensch", a perfect human specimen, down to the cellular level. Baron Werner Von Blitzschlag is a Fictional character in the, created by writer Dan Slott and artist Stefano Caselli. The Übermensch ( German; English: Overman, Superman) is a Concept in the Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche. This perfection is displayed in his mental and physical abilities being the highest possible standard for a human being to be without being considered superhuman, much like Captain America. Yellowjacket, one of the chief administrators at Camp Hammond, ironically referred to MVP as "Captain America, Jr. Dr Henry "Hank" Pym is a Fictional character that appears in Publications published by Marvel Comics. "[21] in the first issue of Avengers: The Initiative. However, unlike Captain America, MVP's abilities were revealed in the Avengers: The Initiative Annual to have come as a result of the "revolutionary" diet and an "ultimate" isometric exercise regime he went through rather than Dr. Erskine's super-soldier serum.
The first clone has those same abilities, with the Scarlet Spiders additionally having the skills, reflexes and moves of Spider-Man programmed into them to the degree of regular human ability. [1]
Michael, Van, and Patrick's Scarlet Spider suits, a redesign of Tony Stark's Iron Spider armor (previously used by Spider-Man),[15] are supported by systems similar to that of Stark's classic Iron Man design. Iron Man is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Spider-Man's powers abilities and equipment are used by Marvel Comics Superhero Spider-Man in tandem to combat his many foes Iron Man is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. In the Scarlet Spider's first appearance, Avengers: The Initiative #3, the suit is shown to feature several devices, including four mechanical spider-arms or "waldoes" on each suit, one more than on the original, along with cloaking devices, and a short-range GPS microwave communication system. A remote manipulator, also known as a telefactor, telemanipulator, or waldo (after the short story " Waldo " by Robert A Stealth technology also known as LOT (Low Observability Technology is a sub-discipline of military Electronic countermeasures which covers a range of techniques used with Basic concept of GPS operation A GPS receiver calculates its position by carefully timing the signals sent by the constellation of GPS Satellites high above the Earth In Avengers: The Initiative #7, the suits are shown to have the new feature of mechanical web-shooters and had retained the ability to change appearance to other versions of the Spider-Man costume or street clothes. Spider-Man's powers abilities and equipment are used by Marvel Comics Superhero Spider-Man in tandem to combat his many foes Other abilities which were present in the original three-armed suit have yet to be displayed in the new, four-arm suits.
Attached to the "KIA" Michael Van Patrick is Armory's former weapon, known as Tactigon, which was detached when she was expelled from the Initiative program. Armory ( Violet Lightner) is a Fictional character in the Marvel Universe. It is a multi-dimensional alien device that is able shift into an infinite number of weapons and tools with a built in safety designed to give the wearer exactly what she or he needs to get the job done. [10]
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