Whirlwind (comics)
Whirlwind | |
---|---|
Avengers #139 (Sep. 1975). Art by John Romita Sr. | |
Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Tales to Astonish #50 (December 1963) |
Created by | Stan Lee (writer) Jack Kirby (artist) |
In-story information | |
Alter ego | David "Dave" Cannon |
Species | Human mutant |
Team affiliations | Masters of Evil Lethal Legion Thunderbolts Defenders |
Notable aliases | Human Top Whirlwind |
Abilities |
|
Whirlwind (David Cannon) is a character appearing in
Publication history
David Cannon / Whirlwind debuted in
Fictional character biography
David Cannon was born in
Cannon continues with the Charles Matthews identity,[17] first with the intent of robbing van Dyne, later with the intent of hitting on van Dyne. In the role of Charles, he pines for Janet, making advances when Hank Pym is presumed to be dead during the run in Marvel Feature.[18] Charles is later fired for trying to embezzle Janet's money,[19] and Hank finally discovers that Charles is Whirlwind later on in the series, forcing Whirlwind to abandon the identity.[20]
Whirlwind is then employed by master villain
Whirlwind and the Trapster end up fighting, due to a bounty placed on the former by the up-and-coming criminal mastermind Ricadonna. Trapster glues Whirlwind to the floor just at the start of his spin. He continues twirling, breaking many of his bones, including his spine.[27] He makes a full recovery and is forced to join Baron Zemo's team of Thunderbolts.[28] After leaving them, he gathered a group of villains together and tried to extort money from the Thunderbolts' new director Norman Osborn, but was viciously beaten by Osborn and is now forced to work secretly.[29] In Dark Reign: Zodiac, Cannon is shown as a mole for Zodiac, working as Norman's chauffeur.[30]
Whirlwind later attacks Hank blaming for Janet's death during the "
Whirlwind was recruited by the
During the "
Whirlwind was hired by Power Broker's "Hench" App to kill Ant-Man as part of the App's demonstration to Darren Cross. When Cross was unwilling to give Power Broker the 1.2 billion dollars he demanded for investment in the Hench app, this caused Power Broker to cancel the demo and cancel Whirlwind's assassination on Ant-Man.[34]
During the "
During the "Opening Salvo" part of the "Secret Empire" storyline, Whirlwind is among the villains that joins the Army of Evil.[36] Whirlwind, Batroc the Leaper, and Living Laser attack a haggard, bearded man in torn World War II army uniform who identifies himself as Steve Rogers. He is assisted by people that appear to be Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes with both his arms.[37]
In a lead-up to the "Sins Rising" arc, Count Nefaria using a wheelchair later forms his latest incarnation of the Lethal Legion with Grey Gargoyle, Living Laser, and Whirlwind in a plot to target the Catalyst.
As a side-effect of Sin-Eater's suicide upon copying Madame Web's precognition revealed that Kindred was using them, Whirlwind and the rest of the Lethal Legion regained their sins and are among the villains that went on a rampage.[40]
During the "Sinister War" storyline, Kindred revived Sin-Eater again and one of the demonic centipedes that emerged from his body took possession of Whirlwind making him one of the members of the Sinful Six.[41]
Whirlwind was later used by W.H.I.S.P.E.R. to attack Janet van Dyne and Nadia van Dyne. Upon his defeat by them, Whirlwind offered to name the person who hired him to Janet in exchange for protection. This didn't happen as a mysterious person shot him in his cell.[42]
At the time when Wasp was sent by Mayor Luke Cage to investigate the murders at the Raft, some dead bodies returned to life. To her surprise, she was saved by an artificial personality named Victor Shade who is possessing Whirlwind's body which surprises Wasp. It is later revealed that the Victor Shade persona was created by an older man who claims to be Hank Pym and was the one who arranged for the deaths of those inmates.[43] He accompanied Wasp in solving this mystery which leads them and Moon Knight to Hank Pym. Just then, the Victor Shade persona is hijacked by Ultron-12 who knocks out Hank when Ultron takes over the Lethal Legion. Ultron-12 would later abandon Whirlwind's body and use the nanos to make his own body upon Ultron's defeat that he would call Mark Twelve.[44]
Powers and abilities
David Cannon possesses the ability to rotate his body around its lengthwise axis at great speeds.[45] He can use his powers without impairing his ability to see, speak, interact with his environment, and can never become dizzy. Moving his body at supersonic speeds grants him superhuman speed, balance, and reflexes. He is able to generate a windscreen to deflect matter. Cannon can to focus air currents generated by his rotation into a jet stream powerful enough to blast a hole through a brick wall. He has the ability to form tornadoes. Additionally, Cannon can fly like a helicopter.
Reception
Adam Holmes of
Other versions
Heroes Reborn
An alternate version of David Cannon appears in the Heroes Reborn reality. This version wears a streamlined suit of armor with multiple blades.[47] He was hired by Hydra to attack Tony Stark. To this end, Whirlwind kidnapped Stark's secretary Pepper Potts and blackmailed Stark to come to the Stark International office on Long Island alone without his "bodyguard" Iron Man (unaware that Stark himself was in reality Iron Man). Going to the office without his Iron Man armor, Tony was more than ready to deal with Whirlwind without his armor. Using various gadgets to defend himself and Pepper, Stark had Whirlwind chase him down to a Stark International Lab. There Tony activated a Kinetic Intake Converter that threatened to destroy Whirlwind if he didn't surrender. Refusing to do so, Whirlwind was engulfed with the converter's energy and killed.[48]
JLA/Avengers
An alternate version of David Cannon appears in the JLA/Avengers crossover. Whirlwind is among the enthralled villains guarding Krona's stronghold. He tries to attack Thor from behind as Thor helps Red Tornado but is shot by Hawkeye.[49]
Old Man Logan
An alternate version of David Cannon appears in the pages of
In other media
Television
- Whirlwind appears in Iron Man, initially voiced by James Avery and subsequently by Dorian Harewood.[51] This version is a servant of the Mandarin.
- Whirlwind appears in The Avengers: United They Stand episode "Command Decision", voiced by Peter Windrem.[citation needed] This version is a member of Baron Helmut Zemo's Masters of Evil.
- Whirlwind makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in The Super Hero Squad Show episode "A Brat Walks Among Us!" as a member of Doctor Doom's Lethal Legion.[citation needed]
- Whirlwind appears in and the Annihilation Wave.
- Whirlwind appears in Ultimate Spider-Man, voiced by Tom Kenny.[51] This version is among the first villains Spider-Man faced and is on S.H.I.E.L.D.'s most wanted list.
- Whirlwind appears in the Avengers Assemble episode "Spectrums", voiced again by Tom Kenny.[51]
- Whirlwind appears in the Regent. Spider-Man did not know about Regent until he described the wind-based powers that Regent copied to police chief Yuri Watanabe.
- Whirlwind appears in Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers, voiced by Keith Silverstein in the English dub.[51]
- Whirlwind appears in the Ant-Man episode "Not a Date", voiced by Sam Riegel.[51]
- Whirlwind appears in the M.O.D.O.K. episode "Days of Future M.O.D.O.K.s",[54] voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson.[citation needed]
Video games
- Whirlwind appears as the first boss of Captain America and The Avengers.[55]
- Whirlwind appears in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, voiced by Adam Jennings.[citation needed] This version is among several supervillains controlled with nanites and forced to help either the Anti-Registration or the Pro-Registration side.
- Whirlwind appears in Marvel: Avengers Alliance 2.[56]
- Whirlwind appears as a boss and playable character in Lego Marvel's Avengers via the "Masters of Evil" DLC pack.[57] This version is a member of the eponymous group.[citation needed]
References
- ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.
- ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 2023-10-05.. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- Harth, David (September 15, 2021). "10 Marvel Heroes & Villains That Have Never Fought Each Other". Comic Book Resources
- Batts, Alex (December 21, 2022). "REVIEW: Marvel's X-Men Annual 2022". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- Isaak, Joshua (December 25, 2022). "Marvel Finally Reveals Why Mutants Rejected Their New Krakoan Home". Screen Rant. Retrieved 2023-10-05.