Outlaw is the name of two different fictional characters appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. The first Outlaw named Nigel Higgins is England's version ofPunisher that first appeared inPunisher (vol. 2) #64 and was created byDan Abnett,Andy Lanning, andDouglas Braithwaite. The second Outlaw named Inez Temple was created byGail Simone for the seriesDeadpool andAgent X. She is amutant with the ability of superhuman strength and an uncanny aptitude withfirearms.
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Punisher (vol. 2) #64 (June 1992) |
| Created by | Dan Abnett Andy Lanning Douglas Braithwaite |
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| Alter ego | Nigel Higgins |
| Species | Human |
| Team affiliations | Champions of Europe |
| Abilities | Use of firearms |
Nigel Higgins is a man living inEngland who became Outlaw after being inspired by Punisher's activities. WhenKingpin planned to use the English channel to gather the European crime families into a united crime syndicate, Outlaw was the main contact for Punisher andMicrochip.[1]
During the "Suicide Run" crossover, Outlaw hears about Punisher's death and heads to theUnited States of America to investigate. When Punisher was found to be alive in the small town of Laastekist, Outlaw got mixed in with every copycat, ally, and villain that were converging on the location.[2]
As part of the "All-New, All-Different Marvel" brand, Outlaw has left the vigilante business, regretting if he should let villains live or not.[3] After moving to New Yorkshire, Outlaw assumed the alias of "Neil Hibbs." His normal life was short-lived when he is chosen byCollector to partake in the "Contest of Champions" against his will at the Battlerealm.[4] As part of Collector's team, Outlaw survived every battle. When Collector's right-hand manMaestro of Earth-69413 betrays Collector and takes the Iso-Sphere, Outlaw witnesses this action as Maestro becomes the new ruler of a reassembledBattleworld.[5] Outlaw and the other contestants were defeated by Maestro as the two-presumed dead contestantsStick andSentry of Earth-1611 appeared to cut Maestro's victory short. Upon getting hold of the Iso-Sphere, Outlaw used its powers to have Maestro contained somewhere, the other contestants to return to whichever place they want, and for the Iso-Sphere to shatter. Upon returning to England with the Earth-616 contestants, Outlaw had also wished for those he had killed to be returned to life. Outlaw then returned to the superhero business, helping those in need instead of punishing the guilty.[3]
During theSecret Empire storyline, Outlaw appears as a member of the Champions of Europe. The group, alongsideSquirrel Girl andEnigma, successfully drives off the violentHydra forces that had tried to claimParis, France.[6]
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 Cover art forAgent X #2. Art byAlvin Lee. | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Deadpool #65 (May 2002) |
| Created by | Gail Simone |
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| Alter ego | Inez Temple |
| Species | Human Mutant |
| Team affiliations | Agency X The 198 |
| Notable aliases | Crazy Inez |
| Abilities | Minimal superhuman strength Enhanced resistance to injury Healing factor Use of firearms and a lasso |
Inez Temple was born inTexas and as a child she was bullied by other children, who called herCrazy Inez. This nickname still enrages Inez. Due to hermutant strength, she was far stronger than her peers and beat them whenever they bullied her, but her father taught her to be responsible with her powers. She is a descendant of Lance Temple, who was also known as the Wild West gunmanThe Outlaw Kid.[7][8]
When she grew up, she became amercenary, covering her hair with a long, blonde wig and even had breast augmentation surgery.[9] She encounteredDeadpool several times and flirted with him,[volume & issue needed] but the two never really got a chance to hit it off. Outlaw was called in as a shooting instructor for Alex Hayden akaAgent X. They were both hired shortly afterwards to steal the Punisher's Colt .45 handguns and despite being competitors, they started a romantic relationship. They failed to steal the Punisher's guns and were locked up in a phone booth minus their weapons and clothes by Castle. The Punisher then killed the people who had sent them.[volume & issue needed] After that Outlaw started to work with Agent X.[volume & issue needed] When Alex announced his plans to set up a special agency for mercenaries, known as Agency X, she had to disappoint him though; her father had taken ill and she went back to Texas to be with him.[volume & issue needed]
She returned after her father died and discovered that in her absence Alex had had an affair with his secretarySandi Brandenberg.[volume & issue needed] Her rage vanished when she saw that Alex was being attacked by theBlack Swan. Black Swan called Outlaw "Crazy Inez" and in a fit of rage, Outlaw punched straight through his torso. This was not enough to kill Black Swan though and together withTaskmaster and Sandi, they defeated the Black Swan. Outlaw and Alex continued their relationship (as did Sandi and Taskmaster).[volume & issue needed] She aided Alex Hayden with his mercenary company, Agency X,[volume & issue needed] but with the end of theAgent X series, she disappeared from the limelight.
AfterDecimation, she was one of the few mutants to retain her powers.[volume & issue needed] HeedingCyclops's call forsanctuary, Outlaw went to theX-Mansion for protection and ran intoPeepers along the way who was on the run from the Sapien League and battling their leader, theLeper Queen.[volume & issue needed] She becomes one of the 198, and was bunking withMagma andSkids.[volume & issue needed] She struck a rather friendly relationship with Magma; listening when Magma complains aboutEmpath always following her and never leaving her alone even in her dreams.[volume & issue needed]
When a group of superheroes known as the New Warriors accidentally blow up a town causing the general public to turn on superheroes and eventually ignite asuperhero civil war.[volume & issue needed]Domino,Shatterstar andCaliban break out the 198 and take them to a bunker in the middle of the desert.[volume & issue needed] They get sealed inside with nuclear weapons and are activated for self-detonation. Outside the X-Men get involved with a fight againstBishop and theOffice of National Emergency and Domino wants to help them.Lorelei Travis notices that Cyclops is being controlled byJohnny Dee and recounts the story of the first few days at the 198 encampment. Outlaw is then used by Johnny Dee along with other mutants to attack Domino and Shatterstar. After holding Domino at gunpoint, Toad snaps her out of it. They are all freed from the bunker by combined X-Men, Avengers and military forces. Outlaw takes a leadership role throughout the crisis.[10]
Outlaw was later kidnapped, bound and gagged along withSandi Brandenberg byT-Ray, one of Deadpool's nemeses.[volume & issue needed] Deadpool swiftly rescued them, seemingly killing T-Ray by skewering his head with his sword.[volume & issue needed] The two were reunited with a now-obese Agent X, after being experimented on byHydra,[volume & issue needed] and ended up under Deadpool's employ after being tentatively appointed head of Agency X by Hayden.[volume & issue needed] Outlaw and Sandi then joinedWeasel to help bring Deadpool andBob, Agent of Hydra back to the present day, after Weasel accidentally transported the two to World War II.[volume & issue needed] After they were restored, the two stayed with theFantastic Four, allegedly to play cards.[volume & issue needed]
After being critically wounded from a fight with the Punisher, Deadpool comes to Outlaw for assistance. She reveals that she and Agent X are no longer in a relationship.[11] Deadpool later returns and remodels her house after it is destroyed during a fight with the Punisher. She then sleeps with Deadpool after seeing that he actually cares for her.[12]
Recently Outlaw has been seen on the mutant island of Utopia. During Second Coming, after the dome is set and the Nimrods arrive, Cyclops gathers mutants, including Inez, and delivers a speech saying that it's everyone's time to fight, today they are all combatants, today they are all X-Men.[13]
The Nigel Higgins version of Outlaw has exceptional skills with firearms.
The Inez Temple version of Outlaw has some degree of superhuman strength, the exact limits of which aren't known. However, she can punch through brick walls with ease. The tissues of her body are somewhat more resistant to physical injury than that of an ordinary human. However, she is far from invulnerable and can be injured by weapons composed of conventional materials or with sufficient force, much like an ordinary human. Nonetheless she can withstand high caliber bullets without them penetrating, though she isn't totally impervious to them. In at least one instance after being shot with .45 caliber bullet from a moderate distance, Inez sustained no more injury other than some bruises. If injured, Outlaw is capable of healing herself somewhat faster from minor injuries than an ordinary human. Apart from her mutant powers, Outlaw has exceptional skills with firearms and with a lasso.
In re-imagining of Deadpool set during the McCarthy era, the Inez Temple version of Outlaw is a fugitive from the United States after she is accused of stealing atomic bomb equipment.[14]
In this version, Outlaw is an insane asylum patient with dissociative multiple personality disorder with whom Deadpool has a brief relationship. She first poses as a psychiatrist to lure Deadpool there and extract his organs for illegal donations at the behest of a hospital doctor, but develops feelings for him and helps him escape.[15] Later on, she reappears as Domino, asking Deadpool to elope with her as she reveals to be pregnant with his baby;[16] however, the pregnancy is soon revealed to be fake and, through the trust of a Deadpool in denial, she assumes an appearance similar toBlack Widow under the name "Honey Moon", in which Deadpool has her committed to the asylum again.[17] She is seen later still as a Mrs. Claus-styled dominatrix called "Santa Clawz", with delusions of wanting to destroy Christmas by giving guns to children and forcing other inmates to make the weapons; only all they can do is draw guns on papers, and Deadpool and Bob quickly talk her down again.[18] Her "Outlaw" persona only appears in flashbacks told by Agent X, another inmate whom she trained and asked to go after Bob and Deadpool for the US$10 million bounty on their heads.[19]
The Inez Temple incarnation of Outlaw makes a non-speaking cameo appearance inThe Punisher: No Mercy as a member ofS.H.I.E.L.D.[20]
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