Whiplash (Marvel Comics)
Whiplash is the name of multiple
Publication history
Mark Scarlotti first appeared as Whiplash in Tales of Suspense #97 (Jan. 1968).[2] He was killed in battle in Iron Man vol. 4 #28 (May 2000).[3]
Leeann Foreman debuted as Whiplash in Marvel Comics Presents #49 (May 1990).
During the
Another female Whiplash appeared in Big Hero 6 #1 (Nov. 2008).
Anton Vanko first appeared in Iron Man vs. Whiplash #1–4 (Jan.–April 2010). He later appeared as a member of the Masters of Evil.
Fictional character biography
Mark Scarlotti
Blacklash | |
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bulletproof costumeWields a pair of cybernetically-controlled titanium whips Carries a variety of devices in a weapons pouch |
Mark Scarlotti is originally a gifted electrical technician at Stark International's
Scarlotti is assigned to work
Whiplash rejoins the Maggia and battles the heroes
Scarlotti is re-employed by an unnamed consortium, financed by Hammer, to kill Stark employee Vic Martinelli, and is provided with an upgraded costume and weaponry and the new alias Blacklash. Despite the upgrades, however, Scarlotti is defeated by Iron Man and humiliated by being dragged before his employers.
Scarlotti is eventually diagnosed as manic-depressive by prison psychiatrists. He attempts to reform, but rejected by his parents and residents of his home town, Scarlotti becomes Blacklash again. While attempting an assassination for the Maggia, Blacklash is confronted by Spider-Man whom he weakens with his whip, but is defeated by the second Iron Man.[15] Blacklash is beaten by Spider-Man once again[16] and is also apprehended by Captain America while committing several robberies.[17] Blacklash is rehired by Justin Hammer and sent with the Beetle and the second Blizzard to assassinate Hammer's former agent Force. Iron Man, Jim Rhodes and Force, however, defeat the trio.[18]
At Hammer's request Blacklash,
Scarlotti decides to renounce his criminal identity and marries and has a child. A lack of money forces Scarlotti to assume his identity again, and he becomes the target of an assassin, who kills his wife when she returns to their apartment. As Blacklash, Scarlotti then finds and kills the assassin, and vows to abandon the identity of Blacklash forever.[21] Scarlotti, however, is hired by a rival of Stark and returns as Whiplash, with an upgraded costume and new weaponry. Whiplash manages to battle Iron Man to a standstill in their first encounter, but is killed several weeks later by Iron Man's new sentient armor, which crushes Scarlotti's throat against Tony Stark's wishes.[22]
Leeann Foreman
Whiplash | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Marvel Comics Presents #49 (May 1990) |
Created by | Erik Larsen |
In-story information | |
Alter ego | Leeann Foreman |
Species | Human mutant |
Team affiliations | Band of Baddies Femme Fatales Femizons |
Notable aliases | Snake Whip |
Abilities | Wears two gauntlets containing three spring-loaded retractable omnium steel whip-like cables Costume grants some protection from physical injuries |
The second Whiplash is Leeann Foreman, a professional criminal born in Wilmington, Delaware. She was a mutant with unrevealed abilities and used adamantium wires connected to her gloves as whips. She was part of Critical Mass's mutant Band of Baddies. The Baddies kidnapped a mutant girl and her father to coerce them to join their band. They forced the daughter to knock out Spider-Man and Wolverine, but they quickly recovered. The daughter then unleashed her powers, blew up the warehouse they were in, and defeated all of the Baddies. Whiplash disappeared after the daughter's telekinetic explosion enabled her to get free.[23]
She later joined the
After the group disbanded, Whiplash teamed up with
During the "
Whiplash and Blacklash duo
Two villains, a woman who is the third Whiplash and a man who is the second Blacklash, appear during the outset of the Superhuman Civil War. Both are past associates of the Swordsman (Andreas von Strucker) and frequenters of BDSM events before becoming supervillains. The duo are forcibly recruited into the Thunderbolts.[33]
Construct
This version of Whiplash is not a person, but a personality construct created by the aptly named Badgal. The construct is feminine and thus tends to possess females. Initially, Badgal used this construct to possess a random citizen, but later used it to possess Honey Lemon and later GoGo Tomago.[34] When the Big Hero 6 defeated Badgal, this construct ceased to exist.[35]
Anton Vanko
Whiplash | |
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Marko Djurdjevic. | |
Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Iron Man vs. Whiplash #1 (Jan. 2010) |
Created by | Marc Guggenheim (writer) Philipe Briones (artist) |
In-story information | |
Alter ego | Anton Vanko |
Species | Human |
Team affiliations | Masters of Evil |
Abilities | Skilled athlete Deep knowledge of robotics Suit of armor grants: Energy whips built into the wrists |
Anton Vanko (Russian: Антон Ванко) is a young scientist from a small Russian village by the name of Volstok who has no relation to the original Crimson Dynamo. One day, the village is attacked by someone wearing a stolen suit of Iron Man armor, who murders a number of townspeople, including his father Igor Vanko (Russian: И́горь Ва́нко) in an attempt to frame Tony Stark.
Using a specialized rifle, Vanko is able to shoot the impostor just before he flees, causing the chest plate on the armor to come off. Vanko becomes obsessed with exacting vengeance on Stark, still believing him to be the man who attacked his village, and decides to use the chest plate to fashion a suitable weapon to do so. Over the next six months, he reverse engineers a suit of body armor equipped with energy whips, and vows to kill Stark to avenge his father.[36]
After breaking into the prison where Stark is being held for his alleged crimes, Vanko kills several guards and attempts to track down and murder Stark and his confidant Pepper Potts. Stark fights off Vanko using a crude suit of Iron Man armor fashioned from parts of various machines around the prison, and forces him to flee. After Stark tracks down the criminal syndicate who framed him, Vanko arrives at their headquarters, intent on finishing off Iron Man once and for all. It is there that Vanko learns that Stark was indeed framed and that the syndicate was hired to destroy Volstok by secret international consortium funded by several governments including USA and Russia, notably Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, to wipe out an activist who was creating anti-Putin sentiments. Despite learning of Iron Man's innocence, Vanko makes one final attempt to kill him, claiming that even though he did not destroy the village, his technology did. After the building catches fire, both men are ultimately forced to run to safety, and Vanko then makes his escape. Following this, Stark is cleared of his alleged crimes, and helps rebuild Volstok. As this is happening, Vanko is seen in Moscow approaching Saint Basil's Cathedral in the Red Square preparing to properly exact vengeance this time around.[37]
Whiplash is later recruited by Max Fury as a member of the
During the
He later attacks Squirrel Girl and her sidekick Tippy-Toe when he mistakes her for Iron Man, since she was wearing one of his armors, but is later defeated.[41]
Whiplash later appears as a member of Baron Helmut Zemo's third incarnation of the Masters of Evil.[42]
During the "Devil's Reign" storyline, Taskmaster appears as a member of Mayor Wilson Fisk's latest incarnation of the Thunderbolts at the time when Mayor Fisk passed a law that forbids superhero activity. He and Whiplash hold the staff of the Daily Bugle hostage to draw out Spider-Man. During Spider-Man's fight with Taskmaster, Whiplash is goaded into attacking him. Despite being weakened by Whiplash, Spider-Man tries to ask Taskmaster if they can take it outside as Taskmaster places a power dampener collar on him and throws him out the window. Spider-Man uses his webbing to slow his descent to the ground as the NYPD operatives move in on him.[43]
Female Blacklash
As part of the "All-New, All-Different Marvel," a female supervillain takes the name of Blacklash. The female Blacklash was hired by Power Broker through the Hench App to protect his unveiling of Hench App 2.0. She ended up fighting Ant-Man and Giant-Man (Raz Malhotra) when they show up to confront Power Broker. The battle ends with Blacklash escaping due to Giant-Man's crimefighting inexperience.[44]
Powers and abilities
Mark Scarlotti, courtesy of
Leeann Foreman wears two gauntlets containing three spring-loaded retractable omnium steel whip-like cables on each of her arms. Each cable can extend a maximum length of about 25 feet and contains needle-sharp adamantium barbs on the tips. She wears a padded costume of synthetic stretch fabric laced with kevlar, leather shoulder padding, and steel breastplates and mask, which provides her some protection from physical damage.
The unnamed Whiplash and Blacklash have no apparent superhuman abilities, relying on advanced energized whips.
Anton Vanko possesses a suit of armor equipped with two energy whips built into the wrists. The whips are shown to be powerful enough to slash through a metal staircase, as well as deflect a barrage of gunfire.[45] He is also a skilled athlete and possesses a deep understanding of robotics, enough that he was able to fashion his suit from a destroyed piece of Stark technology.
Other versions
Ultimate Marvel
The Ultimate Marvel version of Whiplash appears in the 150th issue of Ultimate Spider-Man. He is among a crowd as at Tony Stark's donation party outside the New York Hall of Science, when he attacks him only to be stopped by Spider-Man. He is seen wielding two electrical whips powered by some kind of battery. When asked by Stark why he is attacking him, Whiplash believes he is on a "mission from God to kill Tony Stark". It is revealed that he indeed is a Russian terrorist named Anton Vanko.[47]
A new, female version of Whiplash later appears as part of a team of mercenaries known as the Femme Fatales.[48]
In other media
Television
- Mark Scarlotti / Blacklash appears in Hypnotia's attention.
- Whiplash appears in Iron Man: Armored Adventures, voiced by Peter Kelamis.[citation needed] This version is a cybernetic assassin who works for inventor/arms dealer Mr. Fix in the first season and Justin Hammer in the second season until the latter uses his Titanium Man armor to destroy him off-screen under the belief that Whiplash was blackmailing him.
- The unnamed female incarnation of Whiplash makes a cameo appearance in Vault before it loses power, allowing her and the other inmates to escape.[citation needed]
- The Anton Vanko incarnation of Whiplash appears in Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel, voiced by Peter Stormare.[49][50][51]
- The Anton Vanko incarnation of Whiplash appears in the Avengers Assemble episode "The Conqueror", voiced by Troy Baker.[49] This version is an associate of A.I.M. who uses whips that incorporate Kang the Conqueror's futuristic technology.
Marvel Cinematic Universe
Several individuals based on the various comics incarnations of Whiplash appear in media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
- Ivan Antonovich Vanko, an original character based on the Anton Vanko incarnation of Whiplash and the Justin Hammer into providing him with additional weaponry in exchange for manufacturing Hammer Drones. Ivan has two confrontations with Stark, the first time while wearing a harness for his whips and the second with full body armor supplied by Hammer. Ivan is defeated by Iron Man and War Machineduring the second encounter and tries unsuccessfully to use the drones and his armor's self-destruct function to take them with him.
- Anton Vanko (portrayed by Evgeniy Lazarev) also appears in Iron Man 2 as a scientist who worked with Howard to invent the Arc Reactor in the 1960s, only to be deported back to the Soviet Union and sent to the Gulag after being caught selling stolen patents on the black market. His death in the present sparks Ivan's quest for vengeance. Additionally, a younger version of Anton appears in the television series Agent Carter, portrayed by Costa Ronin.[53]
- Mark Scarlotti, renamed Marcus Scarlotti, appears in the Hydra-aligned mercenary who wields a whip-like weapon in battle.[55]
Video games
- The Mark Scarlotti incarnation of Whiplash appears as a This version possesses rigid energy-charged whips and can generate a shield.
- The Anton Vanko incarnation of Whiplash appears as a boss in Marvel: Avengers Alliance.[citation needed]
- The Anton Vanko incarnation of Whiplash appears in Lego Marvel Super Heroes, voiced by John DiMaggio.[citation needed]
- The MCU incarnation of Ivan Vanko / Whiplash appears as a playable character in Marvel: Future Fight.[56]
Toys
- The MCU incarnation of Ivan Vanko / Whiplash and the Anton Vanko incarnation of Whiplash received figures in Hasbro's Iron Man 2 tie-in line.
- The MCU incarnation of Ivan Vanko / Whiplash received a figure in HammerDrone.
- The MCU incarnation of Ivan Vanko / Whiplash received a figure in the Marvel Borders-exclusive.
- The MCU incarnation of Ivan Vanko / Whiplash received a figure from Hot Toys.
- An unidentified Whiplash received a figure in a Mega Bloksblind pack.
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External links
- Mark Scarlotti at the Marvel Universe wiki
- Mark Scarlotti on Marvel Database, a Marvel Comics wiki
- Leeann Foreman on Marvel Database, a Marvel Comics wiki
- Leeann Foreman at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Anton Vanko at the Marvel Universe wiki
- Anton Vanko on Marvel Database, a Marvel Comics wiki