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Shiklah | |
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![]() Shiklah with her pet, Bug. | |
Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Deadpool: The Gauntlet #3 (January 2014) |
Created by | Brian Posehn Gerry Duggan Reilly Brown |
In-story information | |
Species | Succubus |
Place of origin | Earth |
Notable aliases | Queen of the Undead (formerly) Mrs. Deadpool (formerly) Shiklah Wilson (formerly) Mrs. Wilson (formerly) Deadpool's Wife (estranged) Dracula's Wife (currently) |
Abilities | Superhuman strength and speed Enhanced agility, reflexes and endurance Shapeshifting Mind control Ability to project regular and ethereal flame |
Shiklah is asupervillain that appears inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. She was married toDeadpool, but they became estranged, and she marriedDracula instead.
Shiklah first appeared in theweb comicDeadpool: The Gauntlet #3, and was created by writersBrian Posehn andGerry Duggan and artistReilly Brown.[1][2][3][4]
Shiklah is asuccubus who ruled over the monsters of Earth alongside her family before humans existed. Her true form resembles a humanoid bull, but she usually takes the form of a human woman.[2] After being overthrown by vampires, Shiklah's father sealed her and her pet dragon Bug in a coffin to protect them.
In the present, Dracula tasks Deadpool with retrieving Shiklah to unite the monster world under his rule.[1][3][5][6] Shiklah falls in love with Deadpool instead, and they marry in a ceremony officiated byNightcrawler. However, the two ultimately divorce, with Shiklah marrying Dracula instead.[1][3][7][8][9][10]
As a succubus, Shiklah possesses superhuman physical abilities and is nigh-immortal. She can additionally generate ethereal fire, shapeshift, create dimensional portals, and drain the life force of others.