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Tilda Johnson
Nightshade/Nighthawk
Yellow Claw
Notable aliasesQueen of the Werewolves,[1] Deadly Nightshade,[1] Doctor Nightshade,[2] Nighthawk[3]
Abilities
  • Extraordinary genius
  • Wears protective battle armor, including silver spikes
  • Array of advanced weaponry and humanoid robots
  • Use of concentrated pheromones to control men through her allure and a chemical serum that turns humans into werewolves
  • Chemical pheromones in her body allows her to affect the will of certain animals, including werewolves

Tilda Johnson, introduced as the Queen of the Werewolves and also known as Dr. Nightshade, Deadly Nightshade, or simply Nightshade, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Introduced as a supervillain opposing Captain America, Falcon, Power Man, Iron Fist, and Black Panther, she is later reformed, becoming the superhero Nighthawk and joining the Avengers in 2017.

Tilda Johnson in the second season of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) / Netflix series Luke Cage. Additionally, Nabiyah Be was intended to portray Johnson in the MCU film Black Panther
, but was renamed Linda Johnson due to Dennis being announced to portray Johnson in Luke Cage.

Publication history

Tilda Johnson first appeared in Captain America and the Falcon #164 (August 1973), created by Steve Englehart and Alan Lee Weiss.[4]

Fictional character biography

Queen of the Werewolves

Tilda Johnson was born into poverty in

Yellow Claw helped her develop a method for turning normal humans into obedient werewolf-like creatures, and attempted to transform convicts into a werewolf army, but the pair were defeated by Captain America and S.H.I.E.L.D.[1][5] She later took control of a S.H.I.E.L.D. facility, and used pheromones to force Captain America to battle the Falcon, but was defeated.[6] She clashes with Power Man and Iron Fist on several occasions.[7][8][9]

Nightshade later appeared as second-in-command of

Dredmund Druid, though as a double agent for Superia. She used a serum to transform Captain America and the ordinary people of Starkesboro, Massachusetts into pseudo-werewolves.[2]

MODOK's 11

Nightshade joined

Puma, and showed this strongly when backing up Puma in saving the Living Laser's life (and secretly giving him his Puma powers back through her "werewolf serum"). The three of them were the only villains to remain loyal to MODOK and get their cash (with a bonus); they appear to be sticking together, and she has offered to help Puma with his legal defense.[12]

Shadowland

During the

Cottonmouth and Flashmob ended up fighting Heroes for Hire.[14]

Reformation

A reformed Nightshade later allies with the Nighthawk of Earth-31916, helping him defend Chicago from a group of white nationalists called the True Patriots, and the Revelator.[15] Sometime later, they help Hawkeye and Red Wolf after they find barrels of epidurium, a synthetic skin used to build Life-Model Decoys, on a truck that was hijacked. They go to an abandoned coal factory where they end up being attacked by armed soldiers led by Nick Fury. It's later revealed, that Nick Fury, as well as Dum Dum Dugan, Gabe Jones and the other agents, are Life-Model Decoys due to their outdated knowledge and technology. They later thwart an attack by gunmen attempting to rob the base. After defeating the gunmen, Nightshade decides to join Hawkeye and Red Wolf, saying her goodbyes to Nighthawk.[16]

Sometime later, the group stops at Dungston,

Skrulls, who are being hunted down by mysterious men. While Hawkeye, Red Wolf and Nightshade are fighting, Wolinski discovers that the van has an A.I. system, who convinces him to help in the fight. It is later revealed that the attackers are also Skrulls, led by Super-Skrull. Wolinski then manages to turn the van into a big robot and defeats Super-Skrull. Hawkeye then negotiates with Nick Fury Jr. to provide protection for the town's residents.[17]

Becoming Nighthawk

During the Secret Empire storyline, while Hawkeye joins the Underground resistance following Hydra's takeover in the United States, the rest of the team gather their own resistance army to help the people in rural areas that are being affected by Hydra's cruel treatment. Tilda also reveals that she became the new Nighthawk, after the former was killed by Hydra soldiers. After several successful victories, the resistance heads to a secret base in South Dakota and prepares for their next attack until Hydra forces raid the base. During the battle, Red Wolf and Tilda have a private conversation, in which both confess their feelings for each other, and they share a kiss. They then head out to help the resistance defeat Hydra.[3]

Powers and abilities

Tilda Johnson is an extraordinary genius, and extensively self-taught in genetics, biochemistry, cybernetics, robotics and physics. She also obtained a doctoral degree from an undisclosed university while in prison.

Nightshade sometimes wears protective battle armor, including silver spikes for protection from attack by werewolves. She has created an array of advanced weaponry, and has built numbers of humanoid robots. She created a chemical serum to transform normal humans into werewolves under her control and has used concentrated pheromones to control men through her allure.

Nightshade apparently secretes chemical pheromones from her body that affect the will of certain animals, including werewolves, making them obedient to her commands.

Other characters named Nightshade

Netherworld Nightshade

The man also known as Nightshade is from the Netherworld and the twin brother of

Wolfsbane. He wielded Excalibre but his sword was shattered by the Black Knight. He could transform into a giant raven and used the enchanted sword Nightbringer.[18]

Nightshade 2099

In the alternate future set in 2099 A.D., Nightshade 2099 is a research organization rivaling Alchemax. Members included Angela Daskalakis, Miss Pivot, and Travesty.[19] All its members were killed.[20]

In other media

Two characters inspired by Tilda Johnson appear in media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Captain America and the Falcon #164 (August 1973). Marvel Comics.
  2. ^ a b Captain America #403–408 (July–October 1992). Marvel Comics.
  3. ^ a b Occupy Avengers #8–9 (June–July 2017). Marvel Comics.
  4. ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0
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  5. ISBN 0-8160-1356-X.[1]
  6. ^ Captain America and the Falcon #189–190 – "Arena for a Fallen Hero" and "Nightshade is Deadlier the Second Time Around" (June–July 1995). Marvel Comics.
  7. ^ Power Man and Iron Fist #51–53 (March–July 1978). Marvel Comics.
  8. ^ Power Man and Iron Fist #110 (July 1984). Marvel Comics.
  9. ^ Marvel Team-Up Annual #3 – "Monster in the Meadow" (November 1980)
  10. ^ Captain America #389–391 (July–August 1991). Marvel Comics.
  11. ^ Super-Villain Team-Up: MODOK's 11 #3 – "Where The Money Is" (September 2007). Marvel Comics.
  12. ^ Super-Villain Team-Up: MODOK's 11 #5 – "How Not To Be Good, or The Payoff" (November 2007). Marvel Comics.
  13. ^ Shadowland: Power Man #2 – "War In the Neighborhood" (September 2010). Marvel Comics.
  14. ^ Spider-Island: Heroes for Hire #1 (October 2011). Marvel Comics.
  15. ^ David Walker (w), Ramon Villalobos (p), Ramon Villalobos (i), Tamra Bonvillain (col), VC's Joe Caramagna (let), Katie Kubert (ed). Nighthawk, vol. 2, no. 1 (25 May 2016). United States: Marvel Comics.
  16. ^ Occupy Avengers #3–4 (January–February 2017). Marvel Comics.
  17. ^ Occupy Avengers #5–7 (March–May 2017). Marvel Comics.
  18. ^ Hulk Comic (UK) #23 (August 1979) Marvel Comics.
  19. ^ Spider-Man 2099 #26 (October 1994) Marvel Comics.
  20. ^ Spider-Man 2099 #29 (January 1995) Marvel Comics.
  21. Marvel.com. Archived from the original
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    For Pete's Sake". Marvel's Luke Cage. Season 2. Episode 9. Netflix
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  24. The Main Ingredient". Marvel's Luke Cage. Season 2. Episode 10. Netflix
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  25. They Reminisce Over You". Marvel's Luke Cage. Season 2. Episode 13. Netflix
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  26. ^ Erao, Matthew (June 21, 2017). "Black Panther Confirmed to Include Nightshade". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  27. ^ "Black Panther Press Kit" (PDF). Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 10, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  28. ^ "Atriz baiana está no filme Pantera Negra". Correio (in Portuguese). February 7, 2018. Archived from the original on February 7, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
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