HEAVY METTLE
Membership: Joe Manfredi , Barracuda, Blackwing, Firestrike, Riot, Stronghold, Warbow
Purpose: Joe Manfredi's private army of super-villains
Affiliations: Ally of Maggia
Enemies: New Warriors
Base of Operations: New York City
First Appearance:
(individual): New Warriors II#2, (November; 1999)
(team) New Warriors II#4 (January; 2000)
History: (New Warriors II#2) - At a bar in
New York City, Firestrike with his boss, Joe Manfredi. Manfredi
tells Firestrike that Turbo's powers originate from her costume
just as Firestrike and the rest of the Heavy Mettle gets their
powers from their costumes. Manfredi orders Firestrike to get the
New Warrior Turbo's costume. Firestrike asks if Manfredi cares
whether or not the girl's alive when he get it
(New Warriors II#4) - Joe Manfredi orders Firestrike and the rest of the
Heavy Mettle to attack the New Warriors. Uses Harley Traynor to
set-up the New Warriors, attacks them, is defeated by the New
Warriors but manage to escape
(New Warriors II#7) - Set-up by the New Warriors, Nova disguised as Firestrike
brings down the Heavy Mettle, who are all send to jail including
Firestrike, who in order to take down Joe Manfredi joins the
witness protection program
COMMENTS: Created by Jay Faerber Steve Scott & Karl Kerschl
For unknown reasons, when Nova disguised as Firestrike comes to the Heavy Mettle's headquaters, he mistakenly calls Riot Decibel. Later Decibel calls himself Riot in the same issue .
Profile by: The Beetle
CLARIFICATIONS:
Heavy Mettle is not to be confsed with:
Joe Manfredi is the son of:
Barracuda is not to be confused with:
Blackwing is not to be confused with:
Riot is not to be confused with:
Stronghold is not to be confused with:
Warbow is not to be confused with:
Joe Manfredi/Joe Silvermane/Blackwing - The son of crimeboss Silvio "Silvermane" Manfredi, Joe Manfredi himself has been a costumed supervillain himself known as Blackwing, but after his defeat by the Thunderbolts as a member of the Masters of Evil, Joe Manfredi decided to retire as a costumed supervillain, and stay on as crimeboss. He founded is own superarmy.
He'll get a full entry eventually
The leader of the Heavy Mettle, who was also
Dalton Beck a arson investigator, who became romantically
involved with Mickey Musashi, aka the New Warrior Turbo
Barracuda's armor gives her the ability to breath underwater, besides giving her superhuman strength. Besides that Barracuda uses a metal staff
-- New Warriors II#4 (7
Female member of the Heavy Mettle, who has taken over Joe Manfredi's old identity, her armor gives her the ability to fly
-- New Warriors II#4 (7
Riot's armor gives him the ability to create superstrong soundwaves, enought to knock down a man.
He is also referred to as Decibel
-- New Warriors II#4 (7
The strongest of the team, Stronghold wears an armor which gives her superhuman strength
-- New Warriors II#4 (7
Warbow is proficient in the use of bows, he uses special arrows
-- New Warriors II#4 (7
Appearances:
New Warriors II#2 (November, 1999) - Jay Faerber (writer), Steve Scott (pencils), Walden Wong (inks), Bobbie Chase (editor)
New Warriors II#4 (January, 2000) - Jay Faerber (writer), Karl Kerschl (pencils), Walden Wong (inks), Bobbie Chase (editor)
New Warriors II#7 (April, 2000) - Jay Faerber (writer), Jamal Igle (pencils), Walden Wong (inks), Bobbie Chase (editor)
Last updated: 10/26/02
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