Black Mamba (character)

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Black Mamba
Darkforce
energy control
Illusion generation
Limited telepathy

Black Mamba (Tanya Sealy) is a

BAD Girls, Inc. but has also been a member of the Masters of Evil, the Femizons
and the Women Warriors.

Publication history

Black Mamba first appeared in

Ralph Macchio.[1] Black Mamba received an entry in the original Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe
#2, and The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #2.

Fictional character biography

Tanya Sealy was born in

Thing, but was defeated.[2] She also encountered Iron Man while searching for a powerful weapon known as the microscanner.[3]

Invited by Sidewinder to join his criminal organization, the

Superia's all-female group, the Femizons, but betrayed the group to aid Captain America and Paladin.[6]

For some time, Black Mamba served in

Iron Fist, and was shocked to realize her group had been hired by Cable himself.[9]

During the "Civil War" storyline, Black Mamba appears along with her friends Diamondback and Asp[10] as a member of Captain America's anti-registration group. She took part in the final battle of the "war", but did not accept the offer of amnesty that came with Captain America's surrender.[11][12]

Later, Black Mamba and the other BAD Girls were captured by The Mighty Avengers in a New York City street mall.[13] She escaped captivity and was later seen with several other villains in "The Bar With No Name".[14]

In "

American Midwest claiming they were protecting themselves from the Skrulls. However, they were easily defeated by Nova and his new Nova Corps.[15]

Later, several Serpent Society members including Anaconda, Black Mamba, Bushmaster and Cottonmouth, fought members of the New Avengers in a semi-tropical locale. She was defeated by Captain America.[16]

During the "Dark Reign" storyline, Black Mamba is revealed as a member of the Initiative's new team for the state of Delaware, the Women Warriors.[17]

Black Mamba is one of the assassins tasked by the Assassins Guild to collect the bounty on

Elixir, albeit to Wolverine's chagrin.[18]

As part of the "

Viper's Serpent Society under its new name Serpent Solutions.[19]

During the "Opening Salvo" part of the "Secret Empire" storyline, Black Mamba was with Serpent Solutions at the time when they are recruited by Baron Helmut Zemo to join his Army of Evil.[20]

Black Mamba was next seen once again alongside the Assassins Guild as they attacked Deadpool. During the battle, Black Mamba was electrocuted by one of Deadpool's gadgets, incapacitating her and several other villains.[21]

In a prelude to the "

Taskmaster, and Black Ant and forced to participate in a murderous hunt set up by Arcade. Black Mamba, Cottonmouth, Bushmaster, Black Racer, Puff Adder, Rock Python, and Fer-de-Lance were placed in electric cages to wait for the hunt to commence.[22] Black Mamba and Cottonmouth talked about their opinion that Viper is not suited to lead the Serpent Society. They are saved from the Hunter-Bots by Vulture.[23]

Powers and abilities

Black Mamba possesses two separate superhuman abilities which she most often uses in tandem for a unique effect. Her powers are both presumably the result of a cranial implant given to her by Roxxon.

Black Mamba has limited telepathic abilities that allow her to scan the minds of others nearby. The extent of her telepathy is unrevealed; it is unknown if she possesses other abilities possessed by most telepaths, such as mental communication. She uses this power to extract and project illusions of loved ones into her victims' minds while placing her target in a sedated trance-like state in which they are fixated upon the mental image she has created.

Mamba's second ability allows her to generate a cloud of tangible

Darkforce
energy that she uses to ensnare her victim, constricting them with potentially fatal force. The victim, however, is unaware, and views the Darkforce energy as the loved one she has projected into their mind. Trapped in Mamba's ecstatic trance, the victim is completely unaware that they are being strangled and can die in minutes. Mamba can generate Darkforce without first using her telepathic power on an opponent, but with much less efficiency as the target is aware and can avoid the relatively slow-moving Darkforce cloud easier. The full extent of Mamba's control over Darkforce energy has not been revealed. She can also use her Darkforce to surround herself, disguising herself as whomever she wishes to look like. She can use this ability on others, though the field begins to dissipate when it leaves her sight.

Beings with sufficient willpower can break free of Mamba's telepathic grasp, and physical attacks of sufficient force can dispel her Darkforce manifestations. Because of this, Black Mamba usually employs her powers on those who are unaware of her presence.

Other versions

Ultimate Marvel

Black Mamba appears in the

darkforce in this alternate universe. Oddly enough, her real name seems to have been changed to "Janis".[24]

Marvel Zombies

During the "Secret Wars" storyline, a zombified version of Black Mamba appeared in the Marvel Zombies universe as an inhabitant of the Battleworld domain of the Deadlands.[25]

In other media

Black Mamba appears in the

Infinity Stone is to take place. However, they are defeated by Wasp, Black Widow, and Charade.[27]

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0
    .
  2. ^ Marvel Two-in-One #65
  3. ^ Iron Man #160. Marvel Comics.
  4. ^ Captain America #308. Marvel Comics.
  5. ^ Captain America #385. Marvel Comics.
  6. ^ Captain America #386-395. Marvel Comics.
  7. ^ Thunderbolts #64-69. Marvel Comics.
  8. ^ Captain America vol. 4 #30-31. Marvel Comics.
  9. ^ Cable/Deadpool #20-23. Marvel Comics.
  10. ^ Civil War #5. Marvel Comics.
  11. ^ Civil War #7. Marvel Comics.
  12. ^ Civil War: Battle Damage Report #1. Marvel Comics.
  13. ^ Giant-Size Avengers #1. Marvel Comics.
  14. ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #522. Marvel Comics.
  15. ^ Nova vol. 4 #19. Marvel Comics.
  16. ^ Wolverine vol. 3 #73. Marvel Comics.
  17. ^ Avengers: The Initiative #26. Marvel Comics.
  18. ^ X-Force: Sex + Violence #3 of 3. Marvel Comics.
  19. ^ Captain America: Sam Wilson #4. Marvel Comics.
  20. ^ Captain America: Steve Rogers #16. Marvel Comics.
  21. ^ Deadpool: Assassin #4-5 (2018). Marvel Comics.
  22. ^ The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 5 #16. Marvel Comics.
  23. ^ The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 5 #20.HU. Marvel Comics.
  24. ^ Ultimate Power #1. Marvel Comics.
  25. ^ Thors #3 (2015). Marvel Comics.
  26. ^ "Behind The Voice Actors – Marvel Future Avengers". Behind The Voice Actors.
  27. ^ "Mission Black Market Auction". Marvel Future Avengers. Season 2. Episode 2. August 6, 2018. Disney XD.

External links

  • Black Mamba at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
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