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Caber is a character in Marvel Comics.

Caber is one of the Celtic gods of Avalon, a warrior god. Caber is a friend of Leir and usually accompanies him in battle.^[1]

Danielle "Dani" Cage is a character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos, and first appears in The Pulse #13 (March 2006). She is the daughter of Luke Cage and Jessica Jones.

Danielle is named after Iron Fist (Danny Rand), Luke's best friend.^[2] Danielle was born with the assistance of Doctor Strange, after the hospital refused to assist Jessica with her delivery. After Danielle is kidnapped by a Skrull posing as Edwin Jarvis, Luke teams up with Norman Osborn to rescue her; Luke retrieves Danielle while Bullseye kills the fake Jarvis.^[3] Luke and Jessica eventually hire Squirrel Girl as a nanny for Danielle.^[4] Luke and Jessica later discover that someone has obtained Danielle's genetic material to auction on the black market.^[5]

In an alternate timeline, Danielle Cage inherits both of her parents' abilities and uses the title Captain America.^[6] In that timeline, she is mentored by Madame Natasha.^[7] She is taken from that timeline to battle Ultron and then a Doombot, and subsequently teams up with the modern day Avengers to battle Moridun, who has possessed Wiccan.^[8] She returns to the present to aid the U.S.Avengers in capturing her nemesis, the Golden Skull.^[9]

Caiera is a character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was introduced during the "Planet Hulk" storyline. She first appears in The Incredible Hulk Volume 3, #92 (April 2006) and was created by Greg Pak and Carlo Pagulayan.^[10]

Caiera was born on Sakaar to a tribe of Shadow People, the creators of the Old Power, and raised by their priests to be a shadow warrior. When she is 13, her village is attacked by the Spikes, a spore-like species who mutate the other villagers into monsters. Caiera, the only survivor, is rescued by the Red Prince, later known as the Red King, and becomes his lieutenant. When the Hulk arrives on Sakaar and gains public support as a gladiator, she protects the Red King from him. After learning that the Red King is the leader of the Spikes, Caiera turns against him and aids the Hulk in a coup. Hulk becomes the Green King and he marries Caiera. She becomes pregnant but dies in a warp core explosion, which destroys much of the planet.^[11][12] The Hulk returns to Earth in World War Hulk.^[13] Posthumously, Caiera has two sons, Skaar and Hiro-Kala, who are born via the Old Power and spawn from beneath the surface of the planet.^[14][15] She survives as an energy being, but is later killed by Galactus.^[16]

Caiera appears in Planet Hulk, voiced by Lisa Ann Beley.^[17][18]

Lilia Calderu is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Lilia Calderu is the Witch-Queen of the Gypsies, the descendant of Cagliostro, and half-niece of Baron Mordo. She and her coven were charged with guarding the Books of Cagliostro.^[19]

Lilia Calderu appears in Agatha All Along, portrayed by Patti LuPone.^[20] This version is a 450-year-old Sicilian witch who specialises in divination and a member of Agatha Harkness' coven. Blessed with foresight but in a fragmented manner, Lilia sees glimpses of the future in a disorganised sequence. In the fourth trial, after Harkness, Jennifer Kale, and Billy Maximoff escape, Lilia decides to stay behind as the Salem's Seven close in. She reverses The Tower card, causing the entire room to turn upside down, impaling the Seven and presumably herself.

Calico (Becca Simon-Pinette) is a mutant character published by Marvel Comics. Calico first appeared in Uncanny X-Men (Vol. 6) #1 (August, 2024) and was created by Gail Simone and David Marquez. Calico has the power psychokinesis in connection with her pet horse, Ember. She has the ability to communicate and summon Ember, as well as generate psychic constructs to use as armor and offensive weaponry for both herself and Ember.

Calico is a wealthy American mutant from an affluent family. After discovering her mutant nature, she fled with Ember and joined the Outliers, a group of young mutants pursued by the monstrous Hag (Sarah Gaunt). The group would go on to join the Louisiana team of X-Men as their students.^[21]

Mrs. Campbell is a character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos, appeared in Alias #22 (July 2003).

Mrs. Campbell is the mother of Jessica Campbell, who grows up to become Jessica Jones. While driving to Walt Disney World, Mrs. Campbell gets into an argument with her husband, causing them to become distracted and drive into a military convoy carrying hazardous chemicals. The car swerves off the road and lands in an embankment, killing everyone except her daughter, Jessica.

Mrs. Campbell, hybridized with Alisa Jones while sharing her name with the latter, appears in Jessica Jones, portrayed by Miriam Shor in the first season and Janet McTeer in the second. She survived the car accident, but was disfigured and gained superhuman strength from the subsequent treatments used to heal her body.

Cannibal is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Cannibal is a "psychic parasite" of unknown origins who can transfer his essence from one body to another. After it ended up in prison while in a male body, Cannibal was approached by Klaw who recruited Cannibal for his upcoming invasion of Wakanda so that they can kill Black Panther. In preparation, Cannibal visited a brothel and took control of a prostitute's body. While at Klaw's camp, Cannibal met fellow villain recruits Batroc the Leaper, Rhino, and Radioactive Man. It was successful in recruiting the Vatican Black Knight to Klaw's side. After the airplane that Black Panther was on was shot down by Klaw, Cannibal's host was dying and Cannibal transferred into Ambassador T'Shan's body.^[22]

Cannibal was still in T'Shan's body when Black Panther got engaged to Storm. It tried to attend the wedding only to flee when it noticed that Doctor Strange and a Skrull posing as Brother Voodoo were in attendance.^[23]

Cannibal later possessed the body of a Wakandan guard named G'Mal who was friends with Shuri. When it found out that the Brother Voodoo he was fighting was a Skrull, Cannibal's host body started to die from the poison as Cannibal still fought the Skrull Brother Voodoo in his mind. When the Skrull imposter was found by Ramonda and some Wakandan soldiers, it was beheaded with Cannibal still inside him and placed on a pike for the invading Skrulls to see.^[24]

Cannibal appears in Black Panther, with its male body voiced by JB Blanc and its female body voiced by Vanessa Marshall.^[25][26]

Captain Americat is a cat version of Captain America from Earth-8311.

Captain Americat has a non-voiced cameo appearance in the Ultimate Spider-Man episode "The Spider-Verse" Pt. 2.

Captain Krakoa is a fictional powered exoskeleton and an alias used by several characters appearing in American Comic books published by Marvel Comics. It was first adopted by Scott Summers in X-Men vol. 6 #6 (January 2022) by Gerry Duggan and Pepe Larraz. The suit and alias would later be acquired by Grant Rogers.

The Captain Krakoa suit was originally designed by Forge for use by mutants with non-combative powers, and was used by Cyclops to keep Krakoa's Resurrection Protocols secret. After the Protocols are leaked to the public, Scott retires the mantle.^[27]

After he is resurrected by Orchis, Grant Rogers steals the suit and takes the Captain Krakoa mantle as part of Orchis' plot against mutants.^[28]

Made out of Krakoa's plant-based architecture and technology, the Captain Krakoa suit possesses superhuman physical abilities, and can fly, repair itself, and grow vines for offensive and defensive purposes.

An alternate timeline variant of Kamala Khan wields the Captain Krakoa suit in Rise of the Powers of X.^[29]

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Captain Victoria is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Captain Victoria is a Spartaxian and the illegitimate daughter of Emperor J'son, making her the half-sister of Star-Lord (Peter Quill).^[30] She first appeared in Legendary Star-Lord #3 (2014), and was created by Sam Humphries and Paco Medina. A high-ranking officer in the Spartax Royal Guard, she is loyal, disciplined, and initially follows J'son's imperial agenda. However, over time, she begins to question his leadership and forms a complicated relationship with her brother, marked by both rivalry and reluctant respect.

In Imperial (2025), Victoria is fatally poisoned as part of a larger conspiracy targeting galactic leaders.^[31][32]

Captain Victoria appears in Guardians of the Galaxy, voiced by Cree Summer.^[33]

Rosalie Carbone is a fictional gangster in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by Chuck Dixon and John Romita Jr., first appears in Punisher: War Zone #2 (April 1992).

Rosalie is the daughter of notorious gangster Julius Carbone. She falls in love with the Punisher while she is engaged to be married to the son of one of Julius' partners.^[34] The man she is supposed to marry and her father are killed by her uncle Sal, the supervillain Thorn. The Punisher rescues Rosalie and kills Sal.^[35] Rosalie forcibly takes over her family's business and puts a hit out on the Punisher; she fails and the Punisher spares her.^[36]

Rosalie faces off against Lynn Michaels – Lady Punisher – while trying to retrieve the Punisher's diary. However, a mercenary that Rosalie has hired blackmails her, threatening to reveal her affair with the Punisher.^[37] Carlos Cruz is sent by Microchip to kill her. She escapes with Bullseye's help, killing a rival mobster and a vigilante accompanying Cruz.^[38] She attempts to kill the Punisher again – leaving him with amnesia after an explosion – but is stopped by S.H.I.E.L.D.^[39] She attends the crime families' meeting and is outraged that the Geracis are partnering with the Punisher. An intense fight breaks out, ending with Rosalie being pushed off a roof by her high school friend Leslie Geraci.^[40]

Rosalie Carbone appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series Luke Cage and Daredevil, portrayed by Annabella Sciorra.^[41]

Cardinal a.k.a. Harrier is a supervillain in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Cardinal first appears in New Warriors #28 and was created by Fabian Nicieza and Darick Robertson. Cardinal has appeared in the pages of New Warriors, Night Thrasher, and Thunderbolts.

Donald Joshua Clendenon is a Vietnam War veteran. While on a mission in Rhodesia, he conceives a child named Valerie Barnhardt with fellow mercenary Amelia Barnhardt a.k.a. "Sprocket". Clendenon is outfitted with a powered suit of armor and takes the name Cardinal. Cardinal first appears as a bodyguard for arms smuggler Jeremy Swimming-Bear a.k.a. "Sea Urchin", who is foiled by the New Warriors.^[42] The Air Force breaks Cardinal out of prison, and he and his team go after the New Warriors; they are defeated and sent back to prison.^[43]

While attempting to thwart a humanitarian mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cardinal is injured and his armor damaged.^[44][45] Following the dissolution of Air Force, Clendenon repairs the Cardinal armor and becomes a mercenary.^[46]

In subsequent appearances, Cardinal joins the Crimson Cowl's Masters of Evil and the Thunderbolts as Harrier.^{[47][48][49][50][51][52][53]}

Clendenon has no superhuman powers. As Cardinal, he wears a suit of powered armor which gives him increased strength, body armor, flight, and the ability to function underwater. The suit incorporates a number of offensive weapons, including energy blasters, grenade launchers, and a tar gun.

Cardinal appears in The Avengers: United They Stand episode "Command Decision", voiced by Peter Wildman. This version is a member of Baron Helmut Zemo's Masters of Evil.

John Carik is a character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He features as a supporting character in the mid-1990s series Blade: The Vampire Hunter and was created by Ian Edginton and Douglas H. Wheatley. He was exclusively referred to in solicitations and the first issue as "Bible John"; however, that name is rarely used in other issues. He is one of the last of the Cathari, an order of warrior-scholars who have taken vows to combat the evil forces of the supernatural. Carik appears in every issue of Blade (July 1994 to April 1995) except for Issue #6. The series was cancelled after ten issues, leaving John Carik's story unfinished.

Carik was attacked by a supernatural being of an undisclosed nature, giving him precognition, and joined the Cathari after they contacted him. Carik is covered in sigils that he has carved into his flesh, which gives him protection from supernatural beings.

Blade begins with Carik having a vision of Dracula returning and destroying New York City, with Blade being the only one who can stop him. Carik escapes from the Nyman Psychiatric Clinic, warns Blade, and gives him a witch compass, a device for seeking out the supernatural.

Elements of John Carik are incorporated into the Blade franchise's incarnation of Abraham Whistler (portrayed by Kris Kristofferson).

Luke Carlyle is a character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was created by J. Michael Straczynski and John Romita Jr., and first appears in The Amazing Spider-Man Volume 2, #43.^[54]

Luke Carlyle is a thief and con man who has worked his way up the corporate ladder.^[54] After the CEO discovers that he is a fraud, Carlyle kills him. Carlyle then hires Otto Octavius, with the promise of making him a legitimate researcher, and steals his mechanical appendages. He is defeated by Octavius and Spider-Man.^[55]

Luke Carlyle, under the alias of The Mad Bomber, appears in Spider-Man 3, voiced by Neil Ross.^[56] This version is a businessman who secretly uses his wealth to provide his gang, the H-Bombers, with equipment and weaponry. Carlyle seeks vengeance on J. Jonah Jameson and the Daily Bugle, whose incriminating headlines about Carlyle led to him losing control of his company. He attempts to bomb the Bugle's printing and shipping locations only to be stopped by Spider-Man each time. Carlyle eventually kidnaps Jameson and fits him with a collar set to explode if he gets too far from his helicopter, though he is rescued by Spider-Man. In the seventh-gen versions of the game (Windows, PS3, and Xbox 360) Carlyle escapes and is not seen again in the story; however in the sixth-gen versions (Wii, PS2, and PSP) Spider-Man defeats him in a boss fight and he gets arrested. пхЭь

Frank Carpel is an anthropomorphic fish and animal version of Frank Castle from Earth-8311.

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Bruno Carrelli is a fictional character appearing in Marvel Comics. He is best known as the close friend and confidant of Kamala Khan,^[57] the superhero known as Ms. Marvel. He first appeared in Ms. Marvel (vol. 3) #1 (2014). Bruno is a highly intelligent and tech-savvy teenager who often assists Kamala with her superhero activities. He is one of the first people to learn about her powers and supports her double life, while dealing with personal challenges, including a complicated relationship with Kamala and a serious injury that impacts his future.

Bruno serves as a loyal ally, providing both emotional support and scientific expertise to Kamala. His character explores themes of friendship, unrequited love, and the struggles of being close to someone living an extraordinary life.

• Bruno Carrelli appears in Ms. Marvel, portrayed by Matt Lintz.^[58]
• Bruno Carrelli appears in the Marvel Rising motion comic, voiced by J. P. Karliak.^[59]

Cat-Man is the name of three characters in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Townshend Horgan is a founding member of the Ani-Men who sports a cat-like costume and enhanced agility. He later works for Count Nefaria, who transforms him into an anthropomorphic cat, before being killed by the Spymaster.^{[60][61][62][63][64]}

Sebastian Patane is Horgan's successor, who serves Death-Stalker before being killed by him.^[65]

A third, unidentified incarnation of Cat-Man is introduced in Secret Wars, and later appears in Civil War as a servant of Hammerhead.^[66][67]

Centennial a.k.a. Rutherford B. Princeton III, is a superhero in Marvel Comics, notably Alpha Flight. He was created by Scott Lobdell and first appears in Alpha Flight Volume 3, #1 (2004). During Prohibition, Rutherford – a Canadian police officer – is sent to the United States to assist law enforcement there. At one point, his girlfriend Amelia Weatherly goes missing and is presumed dead. Rutherform "buries" her and moves on with his life. He later slips into a coma lasting nearly two decades. Sasquatch, an Alpha Flight member, recruits a new team of heroes, including Rutherford, who is roused from his coma. Rutherford helps rescue the original Alpha Flight and fights the Japanese team Big Hero 6. Later, they fight the criminal Manimator. During his last known adventure, he travels back in time. His teammate Nemesis reveals that she is Amelia. Their post-Alpha Flight adventures have not been shown. A vision in Alpha Flight Volume 3, #12 shows the two buried side by side.

Century is a superhero in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was depicted as a member of the Force Works team in the series of the same name from 1994 to 1996.^[68] Century first appears in Force Works #1 and was created by Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, and Tom Tenney.

Century is an amalgamation of the minds of one hundred Hodomurians created to defeat Lore, a Nexus Being who destroyed the Hodomurians' homeworld. However, he is unable to consistently recall memories and only instinctively uses the information he needs. He fights with a staff called Parallax which binds his multiple personalities into a unified self. After coming to Earth, he becomes a member of Force Works.^[69]

Century appears in Iron Man, voiced by James Warwick in the first season, Jim Cummings in "The Beast Within", and Tom Kane in the two-part series finale "Hands of the Mandarin".^[70] This version is a member of Force Works with the civilian identity Woody.

Turner D. Century, born Clifford F. Michaels, is a minor supervillain who seeks to return American to its pre-World War I values.

Cerebra was a fictional artificial intelligence in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Jeff Lemire and Humberto Ramos, first appearing in Extraordinary X-Men #1 (November 2015).

Cerebra was created by Forge as a functioning Cerebro. She was put inside of an old Sentinel shell to join the X-Men. She aided the X-Men in protecting X-Haven from the demons in Limbo, fighting the Sugar Man, etc. She was destroyed during "Inhumans vs. X-Men", but was given new robotic body by No-Girl.^[71][72]

In 2017, CBR ranked Cerebra 2nd in "X-Men: The 15 Best Sentinels" list.^[71]

Chaka is a character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne, and first appears in Iron Fist #8 in October 1976.

Within the context of the stories, Chaka (Robert Hao) learns martial arts from his older brother William. He eventually moves to New York and becomes the crime lord of the Chinatown-based criminal gang The Golden Tigers, while his brother William becomes a lawyer. In his battles, he uses electrified nunchucks. He also has the power to control others' minds, which is amplified by a mystic crystal.

The Challenger is the name of several characters in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The William Waring version of Challenger appeared during the Golden Age of Comic Books in issues published by Timely Comics.

The Challenger is a weapons master. He challenges opponents to fight using a weapon of their choice.^[73] He travels the world and becomes an expert in 1,000 different weapons after underworld criminals kill his father.^[74] His expertise includes chemistry, "nerve control", and piloting aircraft.^[75] Comics historian Jim Steranko has called the Challenger's background "one of the weakest stories ever told".^[74]

The Challenger first appears in Daring Mystery Comics #7 (April 1941) from Marvel Comics predecessor Timely Comics, debuting in a 2-page text story, "The Valley of Time", by writer Ray Gill, and in a 12-page comics story, "Meet the Challenger", by Mike Sekowsky and George Klein, under the pseudonym "Nick Karlton".^[76][73] Following this issue, Daring Mystery Comics took a nine-month hiatus, and the Challenger was moved to Mystic Comics.^[77]

In Mystic Comics, the Challenger appeared from October 1941 to August 1942 in issues #6–10. His stories were eight to nine pages and were illustrated by several artists, including Al Bare and Sekowsky. Stan Lee wrote "Horror Mansion", Mystic Comics #9, in May 1942.^[78]

The Challenger was not chosen to appear with his Timely compatriots in the 1976 Golden Age nostalgia team, the Liberty Legion. Legion creator Roy Thomas considered including the Challenger in the new team but decided against it, stating that his "gimmick" of challenging villiains to fight him with a particular weapon was not conducive to a group, rather than solo, story.^[79]

The Challenger was not featured again until March 2005, when he appeared in She-Hulk #11, having "bounced forward" in time. In 2008, the Challenger was called into service during the Fifty State Initiative to lead the Freedom Force, Montana's state superteam.^[80] The demon version of Challenger first appears in Ghost Rider Volume 2, #17 and was created by Tony Isabella and Frank Robbins.

Former law student William "Bill" Waring, having traveled around the world to learn skills needed to avenge his father's murder for turning state's evidence over to the district attorney, dons a green costume with a full face mask to become the World War II superhero the Challenger. Through unexplained circumstances, the Challenger "bounced forward" in time to the present day, finding himself without assets, having been presumed dead, and inquiring of the law firm Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg & Holliway about reversing his will. The firm puts him in contact with the superhero Captain America, who had found himself in the future due to suspended animation, for advice and assistance.^[81] He later becomes part of the federal government's Fifty State Initiative of superhero teams, joining the Montana group, Freedom Force.^[82][83]

When the Avengers and the New Avengers are displaced to the World War II-era and collaborate with the Invaders, Peter Parker sports a green costume and takes up the alias of the Challenger when fighting the Red Skull and the Nazis.^[84]

The demon version of the Challenger works as an agent of Mephisto, who sends him to drag the Ghost Rider to Hell. The Challenger appears when the Ghost Rider and Daimon Hellstrom are exorcising Legion from the body of Katy Milner, and challenges the Ghost Rider to a deadly race for the fate of Katy. He defeats the Ghost Rider, but is hit by the Ghost Rider's hellfire attack, causing the spell over Katy to be broken and revealing that she is the cursed form of Roxanne Simpson.^[85]

Challenger is a master of weapons, jiu-jitsu, chemistry, and swordsmanship. He is also a skilled marksman, boxer, and pilot. Through Indian nerve-control training, the Challenger can make himself immune to pain at will.

The Elders of the Universe version of Challenger first appears in The Avengers #678 and was created by Mark Waid, Al Ewing, Jim Zub, and Pepe Larraz.

The Challenger challenges the Grandmaster upon his return from the void following the recreation of the Multiverse at the end of the "Secret Wars" storyline.^[86] With Earth as the battleground, the Challenger reassembles the Black Order, resurrecting Black Dwarf, Corvus Glaive, Proxima Midnight, and Supergiant as a psychic projection. The Challenger pits them against the Grandmaster's incarnation of the Lethal Legion.^[87][88] During the final round, the Challenger calls upon the resurrected Hulk, who destroys the Pyramoid in Voyager's possession at the Avengers Auxiliary Headquarters.^[89] The Challenger apparently disintegrates the Grandmaster and makes plans to destroy Earth under the alias of Grandmaster Prime. He fights off Falcon, Hulk, Rogue, and Wonder Man until Voyager arrives with an army of Avengers and defeats him. Voyager then takes the Challenger back to the Far Shore and shackles him so that he can watch the Avengers and hopefully reform his ways; Challenger agrees to watch the Avengers until he is able to break free.^[90]

This version of Challenger possesses the Primordial Power, which gives him super-strength, enhanced durability, immortality, energy manipulation, and the ability to resurrect the dead.

Chance is the name of two unrelated characters in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Nicholas Powell, a wealthy, former professional gambler, decides to become a mercenary criminal-for-hire, known as Chance. Instead of requesting direct payment, he would bet his fee against anyone hiring him. If successful, he receives his fee; if not, he loses the "bet" and owes that amount to his contractor. Chance is described as choosing this method of payment to feel a thrill from risking his payment.

Chance is first hired by the Foreigner to kill a fence named Andre Boullion. Chance is later hired to kill Spider-Man, and wagers his fee at double or nothing, which he loses when Spider-Man defeats him.^[91] Chance is then hired by corrupt city official Robert Phalen to kill a murder witness. His initial attempt is thwarted by Daredevil, and his contract is terminated upon Phelan's death.^[92] Chance is hired by the Life Foundation to steal a secret arms shipment, but the Life Foundation instead captures him. Chance joins forces with Spider-Man to defeat the Life Foundation.^[93] Chance is next hired by Mister Grouper to kill casino owner Raymond Trask, but is thwarted by Spider-Man.^[94] Trask then hires Chance under the pretense of protecting Trask from an assassination attempt. Instead, Trask unsuccessfully tries to kill him out of revenge.^[95]

During the Spider-Island storyline, Chance, alongside Scorcher and White Rabbit, is seen guarding an abandoned lab at Empire State University when Peter Parker and Carlie Cooper arrive; Parker defeats him.^[96] Chance later attempts to kill the rejuvenated Steve Rogers during a press conference, but he is defeated by Captain America.^[97]

Chance is a 13-year-old South Korean girl who immigrates to the United States and runs away from a church that is mistreating her. The mutant criminal Vanisher recruits her to be part of the Fallen Angels, teenagers who work as thieves.^[98] There, she befriends the extraterrestrial mutant Ariel.^[99]

Lila Cheney is a fictional British rock star and mutant who makes appearances as a guest character, usually in the New Mutants and X-Men comics.

Chewbacca Sassy "Chewie" Danvers^[100][101] is an alien in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by Brian Reed and Roberto De La Torre, first appears in Giant-Size Ms. Marvel #1 (April 2006). Her alien origin was invented by Kelly Sue DeConnick and David López for Captain Marvel Volume 8, #2 (June 2014).

Chewie is an ordinary-looking cat who was caught in a fight between Carol Danvers, then known as Ms. Marvel, and Sir Warren Traveler, inside a fiery building.^[102] Carol adopts the cat after she turns up at her apartment, and calls her Chewie, after Star Wars character Chewbacca.^[103] Chewie is later revealed to be a Flerken, a cat-like alien.^[104]

• Chewie, renamed Goose in reference to the Top Gun character Nick "Goose" Bradshaw, appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Captain Marvel and The Marvels.^[105] She is portrayed by several cat actors: Archie, Reggie, Rizzo, and Gonzo in the former film, and Nemo and Tango in the latter.^[106][107]
  • In Captain Marvel, set in 1995, Goose is owned by Mar-Vell. She helps Carol Danvers and Nick Fury battle the Kree before being adopted by the latter.
  • In The Marvels, Goose is now Danvers' pet and is seen living with her on her spaceship. She additionally gives birth to several offspring who help Fury evacuate the S.A.B.E.R. space station.
  • An alternate universe variant of Goose appears in the What If...? episode "What If... Peter Quill Attacked Earth's Mightiest Heroes?".^[108]

Unrelated characters with the name Chimera appear in various American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

In the Wolverine comics, Chimera is an interdimensional pirate who encounters Wolverine while obtaining information on him and his feral state. She assists the self-styled heir of Apocalypse, Genesis, with Wolverine's capture so that Genesis can make Wolverine his first Horseman. They attempt to re-bond the adamantium that had been removed from Wolverine's skeleton by Magneto, but they fail when Wolverine's body violently expels the metal, killing most of Genesis' followers, the Dark Riders. Dirtnap – one of the only Dark Riders to survive – team up with Chimera to get revenge on Wolverine.^[109] Chimera encounters Wolverine again when he and Venom are lured into a trap set by her and Dirtnap.

Chimera and Dirtnap are both seemingly killed in an implosion, but they survive and attack the Generation X school in an attempt to kidnap the M twins. The twins merge back into M and then merge with Emplate, forming M-Plate. Chimera captures Synch and flees along with M-Plate. Generation X later rescues Synch.^[110]

Chimera is next seen in Madripoor, killing drug runners. She is approached by the Red Queen to join her Sisterhood of Mutants.^[111] Later in Japan, Chimera and the Sisterhood dig up Kwannon's body and confront Domino, who is there on other business. Domino critically injures Chimera but she escapes with the rest of the Sisterhood and Kwannon's body. After the Red Queen heals her, the Sisterhood perform a spell involving Kwannon's body and a captive Betsy Braddock, returning her to her original body.^[112] The Sisterhood then attack the X-Men. Chimera, along with Martinique, attacks Northstar, Cyclops, and Dazzler.^[113] After taking the adult X-Men out, she tries to attack Armor and X-23, but they are teleported out by Pixie. Pixie then fetches the Stepford Cuckoos and Elixir. Chimera attacks the Cuckoos, who respond by beating her.^[114] Spiral teleports the Sisterhood back to their base, where they split up, with Chimera going with the Red Queen to Jean Grey's burial site. There, she attacks Domino but is beaten by Colossus. When the Red Queen is defeated, Spiral teleports the Sisterhood away.^[115]

Chimera later appears as a member of a group of Marauders that are brainwashed to attack the X-Men.^[116] As part of the "All-New, All-Different Marvel", Chimera again appears as a member of the Marauders. She assists Aries, Azimuth, and Coda into pursuing Nightcrawler through the sewers to capture him and make him Mister Sinister's specimen.^[117]

An unidentified version of Chimera is a member of the Femizons. She is a metamorph who can grow wings, claws, and other parts.^[118]

The chimera of Greek mythology appear in Marvel Comics. It is depicted as a speaking, fire-breathing monster with the heads of a lion and a goat, the front legs of a lion, the wings of a dragon, the hindquarters of a goat, and a snake-headed tail. The chimera is described as the offspring of Echidna, which was slain by Bellerophon. The Chimera is later restored to life by Hera to guard the caverns underneath New Olympus, joined by a Cyclops and skeleton warriors.^[119] The Chimera encounters the Agents of Atlas, but did not recognize them as Olympians and breathed fire at them, sparking a fight between the heroes and the minions of Hera.^[120] Gorilla-Man forces the chimera to set its second head ablaze, causing it to flail around until being knocked unconscious.^[121]

Chipmunk Hunk (Tomas Lara-Perez) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a friend, ally, and brief love interest to Squirrel Girl. The character, created by Ryan North and Erica Henderson, first appeared in The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1 (March 2015).

Chipmunk Hunk is a chipmunk-like superhuman, student of Empire State University, and friend of Doreen Green / Squirrel Girl.^{[122][123][124][125]} When Doreen learns that he is dating Mary Mahjan, a girl she had previously befriended, she accepts him as a platonic friend.^{[126][127][128][129][130][131]}

Chipmunk Hunk appears in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2.

The Choir is a member of the UK superhero team The Union, representing Wales.^[132]

Choir (Irina Clayton) is a fictional character appearing in X-Men comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Grant Morrison and Igor Kordej, first appearing in New X-Men #119 (November 2001).

Choir's mutation grants her three additional mouths located around her neck, allowing her voice to project in multiple directions simultaneously. As a student at the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, Choir stood alongside Jean Grey in opposition to the U-Men. She had also been a member of Cyclops' Street team X-Men to battle against Xorn during his rampage through New York.^[133]

Andrew Chord is a character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is African American. His first appearance was in Thor #411. Chord is the mentor of Night Thrasher and the New Warriors. He is also the father of Silhouette and Midnight's Fire, and the son-in-law of Warriors villain Tai.

Andrew Chord serves as an Army sergeant during the Vietnam War. His unit, known as the "Half Fulls", deploy to the Bolaven Plateau north of the Se Kong river in Cambodia, where they scout locations for an airfield. The unit comprises six soldiers, including Night Thrasher's father Daryl Taylor, Diego Cassaes a.k.a. the Left Hand, and the fathers of the members of the Folding Circle, encounter the Temple of the Dragon's Breath, where a seemingly English-speaking Cambodian geriatric named Tai restrains them via magic. Tai tells the soldiers of the history of her people and asks the soldiers to mate with six young women in her cult. The soldiers are led to believe that their children will one day rule the world. Five of the soldiers agree, including Chord; Daryl Taylor refuses because he is married.

Chord is married off to Tai's only daughter, Miyami, who he brings home to America. Miyami gives birth to their biracial children: Silhouette and Aaron (Midnight's Fire). Miyami fakes her and her children's death in a car crash to avoid their being used as Tai's pawns. She leaves her children to be raised in Manhattan's Chinatown and disappears. Chord, believing his wife and children are dead, becomes a mercenary and travels the world.

Chord is an athletic man, but has no superhuman powers. He knows hand-to-hand combat, and has combat training and military experience. He is a good marksman with conventional firearms. Chord also designed the Night Thrasher's original battle-suit. He is skilled at piloting aircraft and operating computers.

Chrell is a character appearing in Marvel Comics. The character, created by Christopher Yost and Takeshi Miyazawa, first appeared in Secret Invasion: Runaways/Young Avengers #1 (June 2008). He was a Skrull training instructor and commander, and a delegate of Veranke. Chrell is a Super-Skrull whose abilities are of the Fantastic Four (similar to Kl'rt) in order to deal with the Runaways and the Young Avengers to assassinate Hulkling, culminating in his suicide attack which is contained by Xavin.^[134]

Chrell appears in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes episode "Prisoner of War", voiced by Jim Ward.^[135]

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Chthon is a character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, first appearing in Marvel Chillers (July 1975) and later named in Avengers #186 (May, 1979), was created by Marv Wolfman, Yong Montano, and Bill Mantlo. Chthon uses chaos magic and can warp reality. Chthon is an evil Elder God who is the writer of the Darkhold and creator of the Dark Temple on Mount Wundagore. He also cursed Scarlet Witch with chaos magic when she was an infant. Chthon first attempts to possess Scarlet Witch after driving Modred the Mystic to kidnap the Avengers. Chthon faces Spider-Woman, Blade, and other characters.

He fails again to possess Scarlet Witch during "Dark Reign", when Chthon inhabited Quicksilver's body, after which he is imprisoned in the Darkhold itself by the Vision.

Following his period of exile, Chthon is freed by the Cletus Kasady version of Carnage, before being banished again.^[136]

During the events of "Secret Empire", Chthon possesses Wanda and influences her to join Hydra's Avengers. With members of the Underground and Hydra's Avengers end up in his base, the Ultron/Hank Pym fusion managed to figure out that Scarlet Witch was possessed by Chthon while also mentioning that Vision is suffering from an A.I. virus, and Odinson working with Hydra to reclaim Mjolnir.^[137] Wanda is freed by Doctor Strange during the final battle against Hydra's forces.^[138]

When Doctor Doom got ahold of the Darkhold, he opened a portal that enabled Chthon to come through.^[139] Scarlet Witch and Doctor Doom traveled to Other-Realm to face Chthon before he can invade Earth. After taking the Darkhold, Scarlet Witch fused with it and defeated Chthon. He will return if Scarlet Witch dies as she makes her allies known of it.^[140] Following Scarlet Witch's revival after she was killed during the Hellfire Gala, Chthon was still inside her. Agatha Harkness later snuck into Scarlet Witch's body and stole Chthon's heart.^[141]

During the "Contest of Chaos" storyline, Chthon's remains are used by Agatha Harkness to create a new Darkhold.^[142]

During the "Venom War" storyline, a future version of Dylan Brock arrives in the Flickering Realms with Doctor Strange to seek his help in dealing with mechanical symbiotes. During this time, Chthon infuses Dylan's weapon with his magic.^[143]

• Chthon appears in The Super Hero Squad Show, voiced by Mark Hamill.^[144]
• A statue of Chthon appears in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.^[145]
• Chthon appears in Marvel's Midnight Suns, voiced by Darin De Paul.^[144][146]

Chtylok the Che-K'n Kau is a character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in The Sensational Spider-Man #13 (Feb. 1997). Chtylok is a 25-foot (7.6 m) tall chicken-like monster with razor-sharp talons, bovine-like legs and hooves, and a large, spiked, prehensile tail, that is capable of flight. It inhabits an area of the Antarctic, just outside the Savage Land. Millennia ago, the Fall People of the Savage Land worshiped the beast, until it went into hibernation.^[147]

The hole in the ozone layer has begun to cause the ice around the Savage Land to melt, which wakes Chtylok from its hibernation. It finds its way to the surface of Monster Island and follows several fleeing monsters to the Florida Keys, where it battles the Hulk.^[148]

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Caesar "Big C" Cicero is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

He first appeared in Amazing Spider-Man^[149] #168 (October 1976) and is primarily known as a member of Silvermane's faction of the Maggia, a criminal organization within the Marvel Universe. Cicero serves as the group's legal counsel, providing advice and representation in legal matters, which allows the Maggia to maintain their criminal operations while evading legal consequences.

Cicero, also known by his nickname "Big C", is characterized by his intelligence and legal acumen. As a lawyer, he frequently uses his knowledge of the law to manipulate the judicial system in favor of the Maggia, helping the organization navigate the complexities of criminal defense. Despite not being a typical mob enforcer, Cicero is a formidable figure within the organization due to his strategic thinking and his ability to protect high-ranking members from prosecution.

Throughout his appearances, Cicero is portrayed as a key figure in the Maggia's operations, often working behind the scenes to protect their interests. His role as a legal advisor places him in direct opposition to law enforcement and superheroes such as Spider-Man, who often confront the Maggia's criminal activities. Cicero has played an instrumental role in multiple storylines where he helps to defend Maggia members, including providing legal support during criminal trials and managing the fallout from various criminal schemes.

In addition to his legal expertise, Cicero is also shown to be involved in some of the more underhanded dealings of the Maggia, demonstrating a willingness to bend or break the law in order to maintain the organization's power. His actions and connections make him an influential figure within the criminal underworld, with his legal services being highly valued by mobsters seeking to avoid conviction.

While Cicero's primary allegiance lies with the Maggia, his character has been used in various storylines to explore the intersection of law and crime, as well as the ethical dilemmas faced by those who operate in the gray areas of society.

Caesar Cicero appears in the Spider-Man episode "Wrath of the Sub-Mariner", voiced by Vic Perrin.

Clash, (Clayton Cole) is a supervillain in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Clash first appears in The Amazing Spider-Man Volume 3, #1 (June 2014) and was created by Dan Slott and Ramon Perez. The character has a brief criminal career, reforms and works for Parker Industries, and then returns to his criminal roots during the "Civil War II" storyline.^[150]

As a child, Clayton Cole sees Peter Parker's Masked Marvel wrestle Crusher Hogan. He then begins to work on technology so that he can be like the "Masked Marvel", taking the name Clash.^[151] During his first foray as Clash, he comes into conflict with Spider-Man, is defeated, and sentenced to a youth detention center.^[152] Upon being released on parole, Clash works as a henchmen for Owl and other supervillains.^[153] He later reforms and begins working for Parker Industries before returning to crime.^{[154][155][156][157]}

• Clayton Cole appears in the Spider-Man episode "Osborn Academy", voiced by Yuri Lowenthal.^[158] This version is a teenager and best friend of Herman Schultz.
• Clayton Cole appears in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, voiced by an uncredited actor. This version is a street thug and close friend of Herman Schultz.

Cloud is a fictional character in Marvel comics. The character first appeared in Defenders (Vol. 1) #123 (June, 1983), and was created by J.M. DeMatteis and Don Perlin. Cloud is a sentient nebula in human form and a former member of the Defenders.

Cloud was transformed from a nebula into a human form by the Cosmic Cube, Kubik. Cloud came to Earth and left two teenagers in comas, assuming each of their forms before becoming amnesiac. The Secret Empire brainwashed Cloud into performing missions, but they soon encountered and joined the Defenders. Cloud later regained their memories and left Earth.^[159] Cloud reappeared in Doctor Strange's new Defenders, but stayed behind in the Fourth Cosmos.^[160]

Cloud assumed both male and female forms, pursuing romantic relationships with teammates Iceman and Moondragon.

Cloud 9 a.k.a. Abigail "Abby" Boylen is a teenage superheroine in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.^[161] Cloud 9 was created by writer Dan Slott and artist Stefano Caselli. She first appears in Avengers: The Initiative #1 (June 2007), and appeared until the end of its publication (issue #35, May 2010). She is also one of the protagonists of the 2011, six-issue limited series "Fear Itself".

Could 9 first demonstrates her powers while flying on a cloud in Evanston, Illinois. She is spotted by the Initiative program and recruited into it by War Machine. Cloud 9 is depicted as shy and self-conscious about her body. During a uniform exchange, Cloud 9 accidentally enters the boys' showers and is found by fellow new hero MVP. When Cloud 9 trains with Armory, Armory accidentally shoots MVP when he tries to protect Cloud 9 from harm. Armory is grounded from being a superhero and expelled from the base.^[162]

Cloud 9 is later sent on an emergency mission to protect the United States president from an assassination attempt by Hydra, during which she shoots down a Hydra fighter with a pulse rifle. She becomes distressed when she realizes that the Hydra pilot died in the explosion.^[163] Later, in a fight with the group Warbound, she tries to kill Elloe Kaifi, but is talked out of doing so.^[164]

During the "Killed In Action" story arc, Cloud 9 learns that the Initiative had secretly made clones of MVP. One of them, KIA, goes on a rampage. Cloud 9 travels to the Van Patrick home with other Initiative members to attempt to convince the first MVP clone to download his memories into a device that will transmit them into KIA's brain and reprogram KIA, but possibly leave the first clone mindless. Cloud 9 distracts KIA by playing on the latent memories of the original MVP and kissing him, allowing her to fill his lungs with her vapor. The MVP clone, rather than wipe his own mind, instead places the helmet on KIA, leaving him an empty shell. Cloud 9 and the clone decide to start things over, acknowledging that the clone is not the MVP she knew.^{[volume & issue needed]}

When Cloud 9 completes her Initiative training, she is assigned to Freedom Force, where she fights alongside Challenger, Think Tank, Equinox, and Spinner.^[165] When Equinox is revealed to be a Skrull infiltrator, Cloud 9 kills him.^[166] Initiative instructor Tigra expresses concern that Cloud 9 has developed a detached attitude towards killing. Tigra worries that Cloud 9 may face psychological trauma if she is forced to confront her feelings.^[167]

During the Dark Reign storyline, Norman Osborn orders Freedom Force to attack the Heavy Hitters after they secede from the Initiative. Cloud 9 is ordered to assassinate Night Thrasher, but she misses on purpose.^[168] She then lies, but Taskmaster realizes that she is lying and places her on probation.^[169] She then joins Hardball to battle the demon Nightmare after he possesses Trauma. Nightmare plagues Cloud 9 with visions of undead people who have been shot in the head. She fights them and yells at Trauma to fight off Nightmare. Trauma hears her, but Nightmare knocks her out.^[170] Following the events of the Siege storyline, Cloud 9 assists a depowered Komodo in capturing Baron Von Blitzschlag.^[171]

After Steve Rogers replaces Norman Osborn, Rogers offers Cloud 9 a spot as a trainer at Avengers Academy. She declines after he tells her that it is optional and that the Superhuman Registration Act has been abolished. She destroys her superhero registration card and removes her costume as she flies away, freed from the Act's requirements.^[172] During the Fear Itself storyline, Cloud 9 refuses to attend a meeting held by Prodigy regarding magical hammers that have crashed to Earth. However, when Thor Girl is apprehended and accosted by men outside of her holding cell, Cloud 9 arrives to rescue her and subdues the men. After defeating Quicksand, who was on a murder spree, they fight against Juggernaut, who has been transformed into Kuurth: Breaker of Stone, and rescue civilians in Las Vegas.^[173]

Cloud 9 later appears among the heroes allied with Jeremy Briggs. During a confrontation with the students of the Avengers Academy, she expresses contentment with her new job and expresses that she has no desire to act as a hero herself.^[174] In Secret Empire, Cloud 9 appears as a member of the Underground after Hydra takes over the United States.^[175]

Cloud 9 appears in Lego Marvel's Avengers, voiced by Laura Bailey.^{[citation needed]}

Clown is the name of several characters in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Eliot Franklin is a member of the Ringmaster's Circus of Crime who is themed after a clown. He and the other members of the Circus - the Human Cannonball, the Great Gambonnos, and Princess Python - later leave the Ringmaster's service and become independent criminals, collectively known as the Masters of Menace.^[176]

In the "Civil War" storyline, the Clown becomes a bird-like mutate after being exposed to gamma radiation and joins the Gamma Corps under the name Griffin.^[177][178] In Hulk (vol. 3), Griffin and the members of Gamma Corps have their powers removed by Doc Green, a new personality of the Hulk who believes gamma-powered superhumans to be a threat to humanity.^[179]

A second version of Clown appears in Brand New Day as a member of the Hood's crime syndicate.^[180][181] The Clown is later contacted by Zodiac and Death Reaper, who ask him to join them. Together, they attack the Human Torch, hijack the Red Ronin mecha to attack Times Square, and annoy Norman Osborn. The Clown, along with Paste-Pot Pete, rob a bank during Red Ronin's rampage; during the robbery, the Clown executes subdued security guards. The Clown later joins Manslaughter Marsdale in killing H.A.M.M.E.R troops at an old S.H.I.E.L.D. barbershop base, as Zodiac reveals the stolen Zodiac Key to Agent Murphy. The Clown is eventually revealed to be Eliot Franklin's half-brother.^[182] Boomerang and Owl later bring the Clown into the Sinister Sixteen, which is assembled to distract the Chameleon's forces while Boomerang steals from him.^[183]

A third, unnamed version of Clown appears as a member of the Circus of Crime in the "Spiral" storyline.^[184] In the Secret Empire storyline, the Clown joins the Army of Evil.^[185]

• The Eliot Franklin incarnation of the Clown appears in The Marvel Super Heroes episode "Ringmaster" as a member of the Circus of Crime.
• The Eliot Franklin incarnation of the Clown appears in Ironheart, portrayed by Sonia Denis.^[186] This version is a member of a Chicago street gang led by the Hood, who later ousts her following Rampage's death.

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Coachwhip is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Cobalt Man (Ralph Roberts) is a character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Roy Thomas and penciller Werner Roth, and first appears in X-Men #31 (April 1967).^[187] He has been an antagonist to various superheroes.

An ex-employee of Stark Industries and the older brother of Ted Roberts, Ralph builds a weaponized suit armor powered by cobalt radiation. While giving a tour of his lab to Jean Grey (Ted's girlfriend at the time), he becomes unstable as a result of the radiation from his Cobalt Man armor. Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Beast, Iceman, and Angel defeat him.^[188][189] Tyrannus kidnaps Ralph in order to build a giant robot version of Cobalt Man which the X-Men defeat before Ralph's rescue.^[190]

Roberts later develops a streamlined version of the Cobalt Man armor and attempts to destroy himself and Sydney, Australia, to show the world the dangers of radiation. The Hulk defeats Cobalt Man and he seemingly dies a safe distance from Earth.^[191] Cobalt Man is then forced to join Egghead's Emissaries of Evil. He fights the Hulk again, until the Defenders restore his sanity and he seemingly sacrifices himself in a contained nuclear explosion alongside Egghead.^[192] However, Cobalt Man survives and fights the Hulk for a third time.^[193]

During the Civil War event, Cobalt Man is among the villains that fought the New Warriors in Stamford, Connecticut and is killed when Nitro exploded.^[194]

Cobalt Man is later resurrected in Deadpool & the Mercs for Money.^[195]

Ralph Roberts, hybridized with Paul Ebersol / Fixer, appears in Avengers Assemble, voiced by Rick D. Wasserman.^[196][197] Additionally, a robotic version of Cobalt Man appears in the episode "A Friend in Need" as a creation of Ultron.

Isadore "Izzy" Cohen is a character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. His first appearance was in Sgt. Fury and the Howling Commandos #1 (May 1963). Cohen is an expert in mechanical devices, particularly automobiles. He uses grenades and machine guns in battle.

Cohen fights Nazis alongside Nick Fury during World War II. Cohen features in dozens of adventures, such as in Sgt. Fury and the Howling Commandos #32, where he resists Nazi brainwashing and helps to destroy a weapons plant.

After the war, Cohen goes home to Brooklyn, settles down with his wife, and runs his father's mechanic shop. He has two sons and one daughter. He turns the family business into a string of car dealerships, which he eventually passes down to his sons.^{[volume & issue needed]}

Cohen signs up for a tour of duty in the Korean War, where he is promoted to sergeant.^{[volume & issue needed]} He also fights in the Vietnam War. In 1972, he is shot at a reunion, and in the 1980s, he confronts a Life Model Decoy (LMD) of the Nazi war criminal Baron von Strucker.^{[volume & issue needed]} He then serves in S.H.I.E.L.D. after it is nearly destroyed by an LMD.^{[volume & issue needed]}

• Izzy Cohen makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the X-Men: The Animated Series episode "Old Soldiers".^{[citation needed]}
• Izzy Cohen appears in a flashback depicted in The Super Hero Squad Show episode "Wrath of the Red Skull!".
• Izzy Cohen appears in a flashback depicted in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes episode "Meet Captain America".^[198]

Coldheart is the name of a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She first appeared in Spider-Man #49 (August 1994) and was created by Howard Mackie and Tom Lyle.

Kateri Deseronto was once a government agent with the codename Coldheart. After her son's death during a battle between the Hobgoblin and Spider-Man, she was deemed mentally unfit for field duty. Her clearance was revoked and she was forcibly retired.^[199] Breaking into the government agency she worked for, Coldheart steals her costume, then fights her way out. Later, she waits in the shadows, listening to a police radio that says Spider-Man is confronting the Hobgoblin, who is attempting to kidnap his own son. As Spider-Man swings into action, Coldheart freezes his webline, sending him crashing through a table. This gives Hobgoblin enough time to escape with his son, Jay. Coldheart rushes at Spider-Man, but Spidey easily evades her swords, and kicks her in the face, letting him catch up with the Hobgoblin. She fights Hobgoblin on the roof of the building, but the Hobgoblin, realizing he's losing, throws a pumpkin bomb on the roof, sending his son flying. Spider-Man jumps after Jay, saving him, but when he looks up, Coldheart has a blade under his chin, freezing him. Jay begs her to leave Spider-Man alone, and Coldheart decides to pursue the Hobgoblin instead of killing Spider-Man.^[200]

Sometime later, Coldheart was arrested and imprisoned in the Raft. Coldheart was apparently one of the many villains that escaped from the Raft prison when Electro caused a mass prison break.^[201]

Hiding in Stamford with Cobalt Man, Nitro, and Speedfreek, she was eventually tracked down by the New Warriors. Seeing the need to neutralize the villains (and gain good footage for their reality show) the Warriors attacked. During the battle, Nitro used his powers to explode the entire neighborhood, causing over six hundred deaths. Of the villains, only Nitro survived.^[194]

During the "Avengers: Standoff!" storyline, Coldheart appears alive as an inmate of Pleasant Hill, a gated community established by S.H.I.E.L.D.^[202]

Walter Collins is the landlord to the Baxter Building in Marvel Comics. The character, created by Stan Lee and John Buscema, first appeared in Fantastic Four #111 (June 1971).

Walter Collins purchased the Baxter Building when the Fantastic Four were facing financial difficulties. Walter was initially happy with the decision, but came to regret it after many of the Four's adventures affected the building drastically.^[203] As the Baxter Building's landlord, Collins constantly found himself trying to evict the Four through various means, however he is usually shooed out by Mister Fantastic,^[204] hung up by the Thing^[205][206] and at one point had an eviction letter burned up by the Human Torch in front of him.^[207]

He seemed to finally succeed in having them evicted when they broke up, but was disappointed when nobody wanted to rent the former headquarters.^[208] The Four eventually reunited and he was forced to accept his rowdy tenants.^[209]

After returning from vacation, Walter was horrified by the damage done to the building. He once again threatened to evict the Four, only to be presented a check causing Walter to walk away grinning never to be seen again.^[210]

Colosso-Bug is an anthropomorphic insect version of Colossus and a member of the X-Bugs.

Comet (Harris Moore) is a character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appears in Nova #21 (September 1978), and was created by Marv Wolfman and John Buscema.^[211]

In the late 1950s, radiation from a gaseous entity resembling a tiny comet mutagenically alters Moore, giving him superhuman flying and electrical powers, which he uses as the Comet, a costumed crimefighter. Decades later, he goes to Xandar to aid its people in their war against the Skrulls as one of the Champions of Xandar. After his son Crimebuster dies, the Comet chooses to remain on Xandar. The Comet dies battling the forces of Nebula.^[212]

Consultant is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Consultant was an unnamed man who served as a consultant for various villains like Armadillo, Boomerang, and Grizzly. At one point, he used the alias of "Hippo".^[213]

During the "Dark Reign" storyline, Quasimodo researched Consultant for Norman Osborn. He states that Osborn can use Consultant's talent of providing or upgrading superpowers while also providing a client base.^[214]

Copycat (Vanessa Carlysle) is a character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Copycat first appears in X-Force #19 (February 1993), where the character was retconned to the first appearance of Domino in The New Mutants #98 (February 1991). She was created by Fabian Nicieza and Greg Capullo.^[215] The character has been depicted as a former member of X-Force. Copycat is a metamorph with the ability to duplicate another being down to the cellular level, including superpowers and mental imprints. Copycat requires only knowledge to duplicate a person's appearance, but needs physical contact to duplicate anything else. She is also capable of turning into animals.^[216]

The daughter of Dorothy and the late Burt Carlysle, of New Brunswick, New Jersey,^[217] she is kicked out of her home and becomes a sex worker in Boston, where she meets and falls in love with mercenary Wade Wilson. Zoe Culloden, a time-traveling agent of Landau, Luckman, and Lake, saves Carlysle when she travels into the past to prevent Wilson's eventual self-destruction. That night, Wilson breaks up with Carlysle after learning that he has a terminal illness. Carlysle becomes a mercenary and works for Mr. Tolliver, an arms dealer.

• Copycat makes minor non-speaking appearances in X-Men: The Animated Series.
• Copycat makes minor non-speaking appearances in Wolverine and the X-Men.
• Vanessa Carlysle appears in the films Deadpool, Deadpool 2,^[218][219] and Deadpool & Wolverine,^[220][221] portrayed by Morena Baccarin. This version is not a mutant, a decision made by writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick to avoid confusing viewers, though they are open to exploring the idea in a future sequel.^[222] Additionally, she enters a relationship with, and later becomes engaged to, Wade Wilson.

Gilberto "Gil" Corazon is a minor character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by Fiona Avery and Mark Brooks, first appears in Amazing Fantasy Volume 2, #1 (August 2004). He is Anya Corazon's father and Sofia Corazon's widower. He is an investigative reporter of Puerto Rican lineage.^[223] During an investigation of crime lord Jamie Jade, Sofia is killed in a fire, and Gil and Anya flee to New York.^[224][225] Gil eventually discovers that his daughter is the superheroine Araña (transl. Spider) a.k.a. Spider-Girl, with the help of Carol Danvers. When Anya is wounded, Gil files a restraining order^[clarify] to keep Anya safe.^{[226][227][228]} Gil is also an acquaintance of the Fantastic Four.^[229] Gil is later killed and the Red Hulk is framed as his killer by the Raven Society organization.^{[230][231][232]}

Sofia Corazon is a minor character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by Fiona Avery and Mark Brooks, first appears in Amazing Fantasy Volume 2, #1 (August 2004). She is Anya Corazon's mother of Mexican descent, and Gil Corazon's wife. Sofia is a member of the Spider Society, and is killed by crime lord Jamie Jade while Gil is investigating him.^[224][225] Sofia's ghost follows her daughter when she is Araña (transl. Spider) a.k.a. Spider-Girl, dissuading her from taking drastic actions.^[223][225] She also passes Araña's exoskeleton on to Nina Smith.^[233]

Thomas "Tom" Corsi is a character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most often appearing in X-Men stories. Tom first appears in The New Mutants #19 (1984) and was created by Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz.

Tom Corsi is a member of the Westchester County Police Department. After the Demon Bear carries out an attack on Danielle Moonstar, the New Mutants bring her to the Mid-County Medical Center, where Corsi and Sharon Friedlander, an ER nurse, are kidnapped and possessed by the Demon Bear. The Demon Bear attempts to transform Corsi and Friedlander into his demonic slaves, but he is defeated the New Mutants. Tom and Sharon are returned to their human forms, but transformed to resemble Native Americans and enhanced in their abilities.^[234]

Later, Tom and Sharon are mentally attacked by the Empath, causing them to fall into a sexual obsession with one another for several days.^[235] Afterwards, Tom spends time at the Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. Tom later battles the Reavers on Muir Island while being manipulated by the Shadow King.^[236]

As part of Charles Xavier's Mutant Underground, he is asked to work at Our Mother of the Sacred Heart, a school for disabled children. When the school comes under attack by a group of Acolytes, Tom kills one of the Kleinstock Brothers and Sharon is slain by Joanna Cargill. The X-Men, summoned by Sharon before her death, defeat the Acolytes.^[237]

Tom later becomes a teacher at Massachusetts Academy, a school for mutants run by the White Queen, where he teaches physical education to a small group known as Generation X. When the school is closed down, he moves back to the Xavier Institute, where Elixir is a student in his class. After M-Day, Corsi and Moonstar are fired due to the loss of 90% of the student body.

Tom has enhanced strength, and claims he can lift twice the amount of the world weightlifting record with relative ease.

Fabian Cortez is a supervillain known under the codename The Power.^[238] He is a mutant with the ability to augment the powers of other mutants, sometimes to their benefit, and sometimes to their detriment. He can increase a mutant's abilities, rejuvenating them after exhaustion, or seemingly enhancing their power. However, his manipulations often come with a price—Cortez can make mutants dependent on his "treatments", using this dependency to exert control over them. He can "supercharge" their powers to dangerous levels.^[239] Cortez is also capable of nullifying the powers of other mutants.^[240] Furthermore, he can heal others by temporarily enhancing their natural healing factor.^[241] In S.W.O.R.D., Cortez joins the Six, a mutant team led by S.W.O.R.D. and Abigail Brand.^[242]

Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Jim Lee, the character first appeared in X-Men #1 (October 1991).^[243] He is rumored to have been named after writer Fabian Nicieza, who Claremont had tensions with at the time.^[244]

• Fabian Cortez appears in X-Men: The Animated Series,^[245] voiced by Jeffrey Nicholls. This version initially serves as the leader of the Acolytes.^[246] Following a failed attempt at betraying Magneto, Cortez becomes a follower of Apocalypse and enacts a plot to transfer his essence into a new host. However, his plan backfires and Apocalypse possesses Cortez instead.^[247]
• Fabian Cortez appears as a boss in X-Men: Gamesmaster's Legacy.^[248]
• Fabian Cortez appears as a boss in X-Men 2: Clone Wars.^[249]

Delphine Courtney is a supervillain in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Delphine Courtney first appears in Alpha Flight #7 (February 1984) and was created by John Byrne. The character subsequently appears in Alpha Flight #11–13 (June–August 1984), Alpha Flight #22 (May 1985), and Alpha Flight #25–28 (August–November 1985). Delphine Courtney also appears as part of the "Omega Flight" entry in The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #9.

Delphine Courtney is a servitor robot, built by the Roxxon Energy Corporation to serve Jerry Jaxon. Courtney initially has a fully feminine human appearance, and is referred to by she/her pronouns by her creators.^[250] On Jaxon's behalf, Courtney recruits several superhumans that were former members of Gamma Flight and Beta Flight, the Canadian government's training teams, who were dismissed after the government closed Department H.^[251] She recruits them so that Jaxon can form a personal super-team, Omega Flight, and take revenge on James Hudson a.k.a. Guardian, the founder of Department H and leader of the still-active Alpha Flight. Courtney manipulates the recruits into seeking their own revenge on Alpha through an "influencer" device built into her systems.^[252] Courtney is unable to influence Roger Bochs, the inventor of the Box robot, who remains loyal to Hudson and the Flight program, forcing Jaxon to directly involve himself by taking control of Box.^[250]

Luring James and Heather Hudson to America with an offer of employment at Roxxon in New York City, Jaxon and Omega Flight ambush James while Heather is detained by Courtney. During an attempted escape, Heather damages Courtney's flesh-like facial covering, revealing that she is a robot. Although Omega Flight seemingly enacts revenge by apparently killing James, Courtney witnesses Jaxon's death from feedback caused by Box's destruction;^[250] Omega's remaining members are turned over to the police.^[253]

Escaping capture, Courtney frees Omega Flight from jail and employs the group in a new plot against Alpha Flight. Courtney's appearance is reconfigured to incorporate facsimiles of Guardian's battle-suit technology and infiltrates Alpha Flight posing as Guardian. Courtney lures the group into a second encounter with Omega Flight.^[254] Beyonder defeats Omega Flight,^[255] forcing Courtney and the team to flee. Their escape is blocked by Madison Jeffries, a former Flight trainee whom Courtney had not recruited because of his ability to control machines and his loyalty to James. Jeffries attacks using a construct created from an automobile, and Courtney uses one of the future duplicates of Omega Flight member Flashback as a human shield, resulting in Courtney's death and the mental breakdown of the original Flashback.^[256] Bochs and Jeffries later salvage portions of Courtney's second incarnation to construct a new battle-suit functionally identical to James's original,^[257] which is used by Heather as the Vindicator.^[258]

Delphine Courtney possesses superhuman strength and has a high degree of resistance to physical damage. Courtney has better sight and hearing than a human being's, and possesses an "influencer" that can affect pre-existing psychological conditions in the human mind, allowing Courtney to manipulate individuals. Courtney could masquerade as either gender by altering its underlying structure and could also impersonate specific individuals. While impersonating James Hudson, Courtney also uses technology that can replicate the properties of his battle suits.

June Covington a.k.a. Scarlet Witch is a character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Covington first appears in the first issue of the 2011 Osborn limited series and was created by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Emma Rios. She began appearing as a regular character in the Dark Avengers series, beginning with Dark Avengers #175.

June Covington is introduced as a postgrad student who is bored with her life working at a university. She develops an interest in eliminating genetic imperfections and becomes a scientist. Eventually, after testing, she perfects her own genetics. After killing 18 people during a prayer meeting for special needs children, Covington is apprehended and incarcerated in a secret government base underwater.^[259] While imprisoned, she meets fellow inmates Norman Osborn, Ai Apaec, Kingmaker, and Carny Rives, with whom she plans to break out.^[260] After they secure an escape pod and make their way to the surface, Covington becomes Osborn's doctor.^[261]

Covington becomes a member of the second incarnation of Norman Osborn's Dark Avengers as the Scarlet Witch.^[262]

June Covington has antiseptic breath, bones that soften to diffuse impact, and glands that distribute megadoses of Relaxin to allow her joints to dislocate with ease. She has a neurotoxin in her blood to which she is immune, and which she delivers using her razor-sharp fingernails. She also possesses surgically implanted gills.

June Covington makes a minor appearance in the novel New Avengers: Breakout as an escapee of the Raft.

Cr'reee is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Cr'reee is mostly associated with the X-Men line of comics as a member of the intergalactic pirates, the Starjammers. Created by Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum, the character first appeared in X-Men #104 (January 1977).^[263]

Cr'reee is a mammal-like alien who acts as a pet to fellow member, Ch'od.

• Cr'reee makes non-speaking appearances in X-Men: The Animated Series as a member of the Starjammers.
• Marvel Legends created a figure of Cr'reee for the 2023 Ch'od Build-a-Figure wave.

Crescent or actually known as Dan Bi is a superheroine who appears in media produced by American comic book publisher Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in the video game Marvel Future Fight in 2018 alongside Luna Snow and made her comic book debut in War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas #1 in 2019 alongside Luna Snow. was created by Greg Pak and Gang Hyuk Lim. In 2019 Dan Bi was later integrated into the Marvel Universe

Dan Bi is the daughter of an antique shop owner. The antique shop had not been faring well, leading to her parents splitting up. One day after Tae Kwon Do class, Dan Bi returned home to see her father's shop in ruins, her father nowhere to be found. Bounty hunters entered the building and hearing them, she hid under a bed, finding the mask that contained Io. Her father was running a black market for antiques and had been kidnapped. On the quest to search for her father, Dan Bi went after the buyer of an artefact, leading her to Jimmy Woo, who had bought the artefact with the intentions of recruiting her for the Agents of Atlas.

Crescent, along with her "half-moon" bear spirit Io helped her fellow South Koreans as she fought against the forces of Fire Demons from the realm of Muspelheim. Crescent used the power of her mask to help dodge against the fire blasts coming from the demons, but flew away after she became overwhelmed by the number of them. After the Agents of Atlas showed up, Brawn who was among them was recognized as a criminal by White Fox so Crescent called upon Io and the both of them did an uppercut to Brawn which left him flying in the air.

Because of her young age and inexperience, Jimmy Woo sent her to Mumbai to enroll in the Pan-Asian School for the Unusually Gifted.

His fighting style is Tae Kwon Do and the Enchanted Half-Moon Talbak: an enchanted mask that can summon the “crescent moon” bear spirit called Io.

H. Warren Craddock is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by Roy Thomas and Sal Buscema, first appeared in Avengers #92 (September 1971). He is a politician.

A Skrull imposter, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, and first appeared in Fantastic Four #2 (September 1961), was among a group who impersonated the Fantastic Four where three are hypnotized as cows yet one escaped.^[264] The Skrull impersonated Craddock in order to be involved with the Alien Activities Commission to manipulate public views on Captain Marvel, and utilize political tactics against the Avengers and Fantastic Four.^{[265][266][267]} Ultimately, the Skrull posing as Craddock was exposed by Rick Jones and beaten to death by an angry mob caused from his anti-alien instigations while the real Craddock was located by Nick Fury.^[268]

The Crime Master is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as an example of the professional-criminal type, and an enemy of Spider-Man.^[269] Created and designed by artist and plotter Steve Ditko with writer and editor Stan Lee, he first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #26 (July 1965).

Nicholas "Lucky" Lewis was a masked criminal who attempted to organize all non-Maggia New York City crime gangs under his control.^[270] He was opposed by Spider-Man, Frederick Foswell, and especially his chief rival, the Green Goblin whose real name of Norman Osborn he had found out. The Crime Master's attempt to build a criminal empire failed when Foswell informed the police about a large crime boss gathering the Crime Master had organized. Seeking revenge on Foswell, he prepared to assassinate Spider-Man, J. Jonah Jameson, and Foswell at the Daily Bugle, but he was instead killed by the police waiting for him there upon Foswell's tip-off.^[271][272]

Nicholas Lewis Jr. is the son of the original Crime Master. He met Janice Foswell, the daughter of the original Big Man, during his education period in Europe and they became engaged. After learning that both their fathers died due to alleged involvement by Spider-Man, Lewis decided to take up his father's identity as the Crime Master to avenge his death. Unknowingly, Janice also had the same idea and disguised herself as the new Big Man. Both met and joined up to battle Spider-Man, the Human Torch and the Sons of the Tiger; but when they got into an argument about who was in charge, Janice was fatally shot by Nick. When their identities were revealed, Nick broke down in tears and was subsequently left to the police.^[273] Since then, he has apparently remained in prison.

Bennett Brant is the brother of Betty Brant. He ended up in a gambling debt with the gangster Blackie Gaxton to pay for his mother's medical bills. With the help of Doctor Octopus, Gaxton kidnapped Bennett and Betty as insurance against anyone who wanted to prevent him from leaving the country. Bennett was double-crossed by Gaxton who refused to free him of any debts. Blackie was fatally shot during a melee between Gaxton's gang, Doctor Octopus, and Spider-Man.^[274]

Many years later, a new Crime Master appeared in the Venom series. He proved to be a shrewd planner, with substantial resources and many henchmen. His paths first crossed with Eugene "Flash" Thompson, the most recent host of the Venom symbiote, when Flash was sent to stop a mad scientist who had developed powerful Antarctic Vibranium bullets for the Crime Master.^[275]

The Crime Master subsequently organized his own team to destroy Venom, which he called the Savage Six. It consisted of himself, Jack-O-Lantern, Human Fly, Death Adder, Megatak, and Toxin.^[276] When Betty Brant was brought before the Crime Master, she was shocked when the Crime Master revealed himself to be her own brother who invited Betty to join him in killing Venom.^[277] After his unmasking, Brant claimed that the Crime Master identity went back centuries, and that the bearer of it was chosen by an enigmatic criminal empire. After Venom arrived at his hideout, Bennett almost killed him with a sonic pistol and a flamethrower, but he was shot and killed by Betty. When Venom began to make a comment on this, Betty stated that her brother "died a long time ago."^[278]

Venom later came across another Crime Master who was smuggling weapons into the city. Venom fights this Crime Master and notices that he is acting differently. At the same time, the Superior Spider-Man (Otto Octavius's mind in Spider-Man's body) gets a call from Spider-Island 2 about Venom and the Crime Master and proceeds to have a small army assemble outside the building in which they are fighting. The Superior Spider-Man breaks into the building just as the Crime Master takes off his mask. It is revealed that the man under the mask is an unnamed Maggia operative who had just bought the Crime Master identity and gear from Hobgoblin. The Maggia operative then surrenders.^[279]

The Crime Master subsequently hires Blood Spider, Death-Shield, and Jagged Bow to help him steal a damaged Rigellian Recorder from Deadpool and the Mercs for Money.^[280] After the heist goes awry, the Crime Master attempts to buy the Recorder through an auction being held by Deadpool, but is outbid by the Ozarks Kingpin.^[281]

During the Civil War II storyline, the Crime Master joins the Kingpin's organization and is killed by one of Fisk's enemies, who defaces his corpse with a sign that reads "It's Not Your City".^[282]

One of Mister Negative's Inner Demons later impersonates the Hobgoblin's Crime Master to manipulate the Black Cat and the Enforcers into helping him break into Ryker's Island, where he tries to assassinate Hammerhead and Tombstone. The plan is foiled by Spider-Man and the Wraith.^[283][284]

An unidentified Crime Master worked closely with Madame Masque as they both share the struggle of Kingpin's mayoral rule over New York City. He is among the crime bosses that are tasked by Wilson Fisk to target Boomerang who is reported to have the Tablet of Life and Time parts.^[285]

Crime Master is among the crime lords that attend the wedding of Randy Robertson and Janice Lincoln. When Shotgun crashes the wedding and shoots Tombstone, Spider-Man goes after him as the crime lords blame each other for calling the hit.^[286]

During the "Gang War" storyline, Crime Master attended a crime lord meeting at Arthur Avenue. When Owl asked who ran him out of Red Hook, Crime Master denies any knowledge of it and reveals that he has started a partnership with A.I.M. as an A.I.M. Agent is seen with him.^[287] Crime Master and some A.I.M. Agents fought against Ringmaster and his hypnotized civilians until Spider-Man's group showed up. Spider-Man and Spider-Woman defeated Crime Master while Daredevil defeated Ringmaster enough to free the hypnotized civilians from his control. Spider-Man then calls Luke Cage to arrange for the villains to be picked up and processed.^[288]

Crimebuster is the name of three fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first version first appeared in Nova #13 (September 1977), and was created by Marv Wolfman, Sal Buscema, and Joe Sinnott. The character subsequently appears in Fantastic Four #206 (May 1979), #208-209 (July–August 1979), and was killed in ROM #24 (November 1981).

Frank Moore was born in Brooklyn, New York. Believing his father, the Comet, was killed by an assassin, Frank decides to follow in his footsteps and gain vengeance on the criminal underworld, fighting crime as the costumed Crimebuster. Later reunited with his father, Crimebuster joins the Champions of Xandar and aids them in their war against the Skrulls. Crimebuster is killed by a Skrull.^[289]

Crimebuster had no superhuman powers, but was a gifted athlete and a master of various weaponry. Among his devices were a rope gun and a single-seated hover vehicle.

Crimebuster appeared as part of the "Champions of Xandar" entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #16.

Eugene Mason first appeared in Power Man and Iron Fist #105 (May 1984), and was created by Kurt Busiek and Richard Howell.

Mason was a criminal who encountered Power Man in Seagate Penitentiary. After escaping prison, Mason found Franke Moore's abandoned equipment and became the new Crime-Buster as a mercenary. He became a rival hero-for-hire to Power Man and Iron Fist for a short while.^[290] Mason was later seen among a group of superheroes battling the Lethal Legion as they attacked the offices of Marvel Comics.^[291]

Eugene is being considered as a "potential recruit" for the Initiative program.^[292]

Mason was reported dead in Power Man & Iron Fist volume 3 #1. He was revealed to have been killed by former Heroes for Hire secretary Jennifer Royce.^[293]

An unidentified third incarnation of Crimebuster appears in Avengers: The Initiative as a member of the Cavalry.^[166]

Augustine Cross is a villain in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by David Michelinie and John Romita Jr., first appears in Iron Man #145 (April 1981). He is Darren Cross's son and Crossfire's second cousin.

Cross takes over as the CEO of his family business, Cross Technological Enterprises, after his father's death. He attends the 24th annual Conclave of Electronics Engineers and Innovators, rubbing shoulders with various representatives of Stark Industries, S.H.I.E.L.D., Cord Conglomerate, and Roxxon. Cross is thought to be connected with the Raiders' attacks, for which Edwin Cord is actually responsible.^[294]

Cross later kidnaps Erica Sondheim to transplant a new heart into his father's cryogenically preserved body.^[295] He enlists Crossfire's aid to kidnap Cassie Lang, believing that her Pym Particle-irradiated heart can sustain his father's condition.^[296] Ant-Man and Darren fight while Sondheim transplants another heart into Cassie, and Augustine arrives to save Darren, whose body shrinks as a result of the Pym Particles.^[297]

After Darren refuses to invest in Power Broker's Hench App, Augustine hires Machinesmith to hack into Power Broker's database so that the Cross family can steal an algorithm to create a Hench App knock-off, Lackey.^[298][299] Augustine goes into a coma when Ant-Man and Stinger fight Darren and Crossfire.^[300][301] His hospitalization leads his father to recruit Egghead and seek vengeance as Yellowjacket.^[302]

Elijah Cross is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. He was created by Peter David and Khoi Pham, and first appeared in X-Factor vol. 3 #17 as a de-powered mutant, who lost his powers as a result of M-Day.

Little is known about Elijah Cros, other than his role as leader of the terrorist group of former mutants called X-Cell, who believe mutants lost their powers as a result of a government conspiracy. Cross was to be apprehended by S.H.I.E.L.D. to face allegations of sending a government official a toy elephant that nearly choked him to death, but Rictor and Wolfsbane intervened, believing the agents to be the criminals in the altercation. Afterwards, Cross went to former mutant Quicksilver, asking him if he could return his powers to him using the Terrigen Crystals embedded in Quicksilver's skin. Cross regained his powers for a short time afterward and used them to fight X-Factor. In the middle of the fight, Cross began to smoke and then exploded as a side effect of the Terrigen Mists.^[303]

Elijah Cross had the ability to increase his mass without being constrained by gravity, allowing him to move at speeds normal to a person of his regular body weight. He was depicted bowling through a small army of Jamie Madrox's clones.

Crossfire (William Cross) is a supervillain in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Crossfire first appears in Marvel Two-in-One #52 (1979) and was created by writer Steven Grant and artist Jim Craig. His next appearance in Hawkeye Volume 1, #4 (1983) shows his first of many encounters with the title character. Crossfire later faces off against Hawkeye in the pages of Captain America #317 (1986), Avengers Spotlight #24–25 (1989), Avengers West Coast Volume 2, #100 (1993), and Hawkeye & Mockingbird #1–6 (2010). Crossfire also battles Nick Fury in Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Volume 3, #40–41 (1992).

The character is one of the central villains in Spider-Man: Breakout #1–5 (2005). Flashback scenes reveal elements of Crossfire's life before his time as a supervillain. He appears as a central character in the limited series Villains for Hire #1–4 (2011–2012), a supervillain spin-off of Marvel's Heroes for Hire series.

Crossfire makes minor appearances in Agent X #6 (2002), Secret War #3–5 (2004), and Union Jack Volume 2, #1–2 (2006). He appears as a member of the Hood's criminal syndicate in New Avengers Volume 1, #35, 46, 50, 55–57, 60–61, 63–64 (2007–2010), New Avengers Annual #2 (2008), Secret Invasion #6, #8 (2008), Dark Reign: The Hood #1–2, 4–5 (2009), Marvel Zombies 4 #2 (2009), Dark Reign: The Cabal #1 (2009), Captain America: Siege #1 (2010), and New Avengers: Finale #1 (2010).

William Cross was born in Madison, Wisconsin. He becomes an interrogation expert for the CIA. While building his own rogue covert operation group, he romances federal corrections officer Rozalyn Backus, with whom he develops ultrasonic brainwashing technology. Backus, unaware of Cross's illicit activities, becomes engaged to him, until Cross steals the technology and disappears, faking his own death and framing Backus for murder. After surviving an attempt on his life, which costs him his left eye and his left ear, he replaces them with cybernetic implants and becomes a prosperous high-tech freelancer known as "Crossfire".^[304]

Crossfire has no superhuman powers. He is a former CIA operative with expert marksman abilities, proficient unarmed combat skills, and extensive espionage training. He is also a master of brainwashing techniques, for which he has developed technology. Crossfire is an expert in the field of robotics and cybernetics, and has specialized knowledge of applied ultrasonics. Crossfire creates the "undertaker" machine, a brainwashing device which employs ultrasonic waves to stimulate rage in the emotion centers of his victims' brains.^[305] After an explosion causes Crossfire to lose his left eye and left ear, and sustain 85% loss of hearing in his right ear, he replaces his left eye with an infrared imaging device, which allows him to see in total darkness, and his left ear with an audio sensor that is more sensitive than the human ear.^[306] As a result of the loss of natural hearing in his right ear, Crossfire is unaffected by his own ultrasonic technology. His costume is made of Kevlar and has hidden compartments containing various weapons and devices. Crossfire uses twin handguns and a sniper rifle as his weapons of choice.

• William Cross appears in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes episode "To Steal an Ant-Man", voiced by Neil Ross.^[307] This version is a former criminal partner of Scott Lang.
• Crossfire appears in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 via the "Ant Man and the Wasp" DLC pack.^[308]
• Crossfire appears in Marvel Avengers Alliance 2.^[309]

Crosta is a character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appears in Dark Reign: The Cabal #1 (April 2009), and was created by Kieron Gillen and Carmine Di Giandomenico. Crosta is an Atlantean mutant with the ability to create shockwaves from his body, as well as Atlantean physiology. When his mutant powers emerged, he was ordered by Namor to attend the mutant school run by the X-Men in San Francisco. He would go onto join the X-Men in Utopia, attend the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning, and relocate to Krakoa.^{[310][311][312]}

Crule is a character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appears in X-Force #12. Crule is an immortal mutant and one of the Externals. According to Gideon, during World War II he worked in a concentration camp, happily operating the gas chamber.^[313] He is an ancient berserker, dressing like a barbarian and old enough to remember Mithras. Crule is sent by Gideon to attack X-Force after they rescue Sunspot. Crule is blasted out of X-Force's ship by Rictor and falls a few thousand feet, which puts him in a body cast.^[314] Crule has enhanced senses, strength, speed, agility, reflexes, coordination, balance, and endurance. His body has natural weapons, including hair coiled into whip-like braids, fangs, and gauntlet-covered claws.

Cutthroat is the name of several characters in American comic books published by Marvel Comics

Danny Leighton was born in Austin, Texas. As a young man, he is a member of the Savage Crims, a New York street gang.^[315] He becomes an assassin and is hired by Amos Jardine to kill Spider-Man in his first high-profile job, replacing Arcade.^[316] After Nightcrawler learns of the plan, Cutthroat battles him and Spider-Man; they defeat him with secret assistance from Arcade.^[317]

Many years later, he defeats Mangler and Lady Deathstrike in a fight to the death to be the Red Skull's new chief operative, replacing Crossbones.^[318] He undergoes training by the Taskmaster.^[319] He tries to persuade Blackwing and Jack O'Lantern to help him free Mother Night from the police,^[320] and has a brief affair with Mother Night.^[321] With the Skeleton Crew, he battles Crossbones and Diamondback. After learning that Diamondback is his sister, Rachel,^[322] he reveals his true identity to her.^[323]

When Crossbones returns, Cutthroat fears that he will be replaced and plans to kill Crossbones in his sleep. However, Mother Night alerts Crossbones, allowing him to slit Cutthroat's throat.^[324] The Red Skull inspects Cutthroat's corpse,^[325] but Cutthorat lives through unknown circumstances. He becomes an inmate on the Raft, which he escapes with other convicts.^[326] He is later recaptured.^{[volume & issue needed]}

The Hood hires Cutthroat to fight superheroes in the wake of the Superhuman Registration Act.^{[volume & issue needed]} He fights the New Avengers and is defeated by Doctor Strange.^{[volume & issue needed]} He later joins the fight against the Skrull invading force in New York City.^[327] He also joins the gang in attacking the New Avengers, who were expecting the Dark Avengers instead.^[328] During the "Search for Tony Stark" storyline, Cutthroat rejoins Hood's gang and assists in the attack on Castle Doom.^[329]

When working for the Power Elite, Cutthroat is ordered by Crossbones and Alexa Lukin to finish off Thunderbolt Ross. Cutthroat uses an electrical stick on Ross, but Ross is eventually able to turn into the Red Hulk and defeat Cutthroat.^[330]

Roderick Kingsley sells one of Cutthroat's old costumes to an unnamed criminal to be his version of Cutthroat.^[331]

Cybelle is a character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Chris Claremont, John Romita Jr., and Bret Blevins, and made her first appearance in Uncanny X-Men #211 (August 1986), part of the "Mutant Massacre" storyline. She is a mutant and a member of the Morlocks who can secrete acid from her skin. Cybelle was killed by Harpoon in her first appearance, but was resurrected decades later on Krakoa.^[332][333] After Krakoa merged with the White Hot Room, she began an illegal mutant smuggling operation but was stopped by Wolverine.^[334]

Cybelle makes non-speaking cameo appearances in X-Men: Evolution.^{[citation needed]}

Doctor Cyclobe is a supervillain in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character primarily appears as an antagonist of Machine Man or in his capacity as the head of Baintronics security. The character, created by Tom DeFalco and Mike Hawthorne, first appears in Machine Man.^{[volume & issue needed]}