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| Femme Fatales | |
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 The Femme Fatales as depicted on the cover ofThe Amazing Spider-Man #340 (October 1990). Art by Mike Machlan. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The Amazing Spider-Man #340 (Oct. 1990) |
| Created by | David Michelinie Erik Larsen |
| In-story information | |
| Member(s) | Knockout Bloodlust Mindblast Whiplash |
TheFemme Fatales are a group of femalesupervillains appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. They are often depicted as antagonists to the superhero charactersSpider-Man andCaptain America.
The Femme Fatales are a group ofmutants who work as mercenaries for hire. Group members Bloodlust and Whiplash have a history of working together prior to joining the Femme Fatales, as members of a previous group called the Band of Baddies.[1] They were hired by fellow villainChameleon in the disguise of Dr. Turner to threaten an ambassador. Spider-Man intervenes and saves the ambassador, making him an enemy of the Femme Fatales.[2]
The Femme Fatales later receive an invitation to joinSuperia and her organization of female criminals, theFemizons. They accept and battleCaptain America andPaladin in the process.[3]
The Femme Fatales splinter and disband sometime later. Bloodlust and Whiplash are seen attending theA.I.M. Weapons Expo.[4]
Bloodlust loses her powers after the events of "Decimation". Mindblast retains her powers and briefly allies withHammerhead during the "Civil War" storyline.[5]
During the "Hunt for Wolverine" storyline, the Femme Fatales are joined byViper andSapphire Styx, with Whiplash changing her name to Snake Whip. The Fatales ambushKitty Pryde,Rogue,Domino,Jubilee, andPsylocke inMadripoor.[6] Sapphire Styx uses her lifeforce-draining ability on Psylocke, but this backfires and Styx is destroyed, enabling Psylocke to create a new body for herself. Viper escapes, while the other Femme Fatales are locked up.[7]
| Member | First appearance | Description |
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| Bloodlust | Marvel Comics Presents #49 (May 1990) | Beatta Dubiel is a former mutant who possessed superhuman senses, speed, agility, durability, a healing factor, and powerful claws and fangs. She was one of the many mutants who were depowered afterDecimation, though she continues to be a trained assassin without her powers. |
| Knockout | The Amazing Spider-Man #340 (Oct. 1990) | Elizabeth Rawson is the original leader of the Femme Fatales, and has superhuman strength and endurance. Cybernetic parts of her costume suggest that her already advanced strength is augmented when needed and also provides body armor. |
| Mindblast | The Amazing Spider-Man #340 (Oct. 1990) | Danielle Forte is a mutant with powerful telekinetic abilities which she usually fashions into "tractor beams". She was one of the few mutants to retain their powers after Decimation. At some point later, Mindblast gained the use of telepathy strong enough to combatPsylocke of theX-Men. |
| Sapphire Styx | Marvel Comics Presents #1 (Sept. 1988) | Sapphire Styx is a mutant who has the ability to absorb the life force of others. She was recruited into the Femme Fatales when Viper became their leader and relocated them toMadripoor. Styx was killed when Psylocke and a soul sliver ofWolverine overloaded her. |
| Snake Whip | Marvel Comics Presents #49 (May 1990) | Leeann Foreman is a mutant with unrevealed abilities. She previously went by the codename Whiplash, though changed it when Viper took over leadership. She is equipped with three built-in retractable whips that release from her wrists. |
| Viper | Captain America #110 (Feb. 1969) | Ophelia Sarkissian is the current leader of the Femme Fatales. |
An alternate universe version of the Femme Fatales appears inAll-New Ultimates, consisting of Bloodlust, Knockout, Mindblast, and Whiplash.[8]
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