PATCHWORK
Real Name: Kyle Barker
Identity/Class: Human Mutate
Occupation: Student, serial killer
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: None
Enemies: Doc Samson, Geiger, Polaris, She-Hulk, Trina Sharp
Known Relatives: Unidentified grandma
Aliases: The Patchwork Killer
Base of Operations: The East Village, New York
First Appearance: Doc Samson#1 (1996)
Powers/Abilities: Patchwork has superhuman size and strength probably greater than She-Hulk. He also has the ability to siphon gamma energy off of other gamma irradiated beings and add to his own strength. He also has the other standard powers that are received by gamma powerhouses such as the ability to leap great distances, and superhuman stamina.
History: (Doc Samson#4) (fb)- Kyle Barker, when he was just a child, was caught looking at dirty magazines by his grandma, who threatened to cut off his fingers and then the rest of him if she caught him again. He was someone traumatized.
(bts)- At some point Kyle Barker was exposed to a gamma accelerator at Empire State University and was transformed into Patchwork. Patchwork went on a killing spree and kills 5 women. He takes pieces of their corpses and makes a composite corpse by sowing pieces together.
(Doc Samson#1) - A woman in New York was seen running from a Patchwork, but to no avail, as Patchwork scooped her up in his hand and killed her. She was his 6th victim.
On the way to solve the Patchwork case, Sampson encountered a boy about to commit suicide by jumping off a bridge. Sampson talked the boy out of it and left to get on the Patchwork case, not suspecting at all, that the boy he just saved was indeed the human form of Patchwork himself.
Later on, Patchwork watched Doc Samson fighting Geiger, who, due to her mutation from gamma radiation, becomes like any gamma being she's near. She became like Patchwork and was mistaken for him. The real Patchwork watched the fight until they fell into a river.
(Doc Samson#2) - She-Hulk arrived at the scene and was attacked by Patchwork. She-Hulk started pounding on Patchwork but he just laughed, since he was absorbing all her gamma energy and becoming stronger. She-Hulk got skinnier as Patchwork drained more and more of her energy. Eventually She-Hulk slipped through Patchwork's hands, and instead of killing his "green eyed prize," he left her there and took with him the body of a woman he had killed. However, he discovered later that the woman he killed didn't have green eyes, and he was very upset.
(Doc Samson#3) - Patchwork was talking to a
dead body of a woman saying how hard it was to find a perfect
girl, and how it is even harder to make one. Later, Patchwork
ambushed Samson and Geiger, who had managed to maintain control
of her powers as not to change into a being like Patchwork.
Patchwork took out Geiger and then began to fight with Samson.
Samson's punches had no
affect, since his gamma energy just made Patchwork stronger.
Patchwork drains some of Samson's energy and leaves him on
the floor. Patchwork then killed a woman jogger and carried her
off. Samson decided to quit the case until he got a call from
Kyle Barker, the boy he kept from killing himself, who was also
Patchwork, although Samson didn't know that. Barker convinced
Samson to stay on the case.
(Doc Samson#4)- Kyle Barker was caught by a cop while carving a freckle off one of his models. He quickly changed into Patchwork went ape, but ran away when Geiger threatened to expose him to what was inside of him. Later, Samson and Polaris find Patchwork trying to give himself a lethal dose of the radiation that originally turned him into a monster. Patchwork started to get bombarded with Gamma rays until Samson shut off the machine and pulled Patchwork to safety.
Comments: Created by Dan Slott and Ken Lashley
Patchwork knew what he was doing was wrong, and he was ashamed, so he tried to avoid getting caught. What was scary was that the physical appearance of a gamma irradiated being is symbolic of the being's inner desires. Samson wanted to be a strong man who wasn't pushed around. The Hulk is releasing what Bruce Banner never could. Samuel Sterns (the Leader) didn't want to be stupid anymore. Patchwork was a result of his own sexual repression. Through his serial killings he was venting his innermost desire, that is, to make a perfect girl. A person who is really into psychology could really sink his teeth into this.
Also, thanks to Leader's Lair, for saving me the time I would have taken scanning these pictures myself.
Patchwork is among the Gamma Mutates in World War Hulk: The Gamma Files.
PROFILE BY STUNNER
CLARIFICATIONS: Patchwork should not be confused with:
Appearances:
Doc Samson I#1 (January, 1996) - Dan Slott (writer), Ken Lashley (pencils), Tom Wegrzyn & Art Nichols (inks), Chris Cooper (editor)
Doc Samson I#2 (February, 1996) - Dan Slott (writer), Ken Lashley, Steve Geiger & Roberto Flores (pencils), Jaime Mendoza, Robert Helden & Dan Panosian (inks), Chris Cooper (editor)
Doc Samson I#3 (March, 1996) - Dan Slott & Evan Skolnick (writers), Andrew Wildman & Roberto Flores (pencils), Ralph Cabrera & Brad Vancata (inks), Chris Cooper (editor)
Doc Samson I#4 (April, 1996) - Dan Slott & Evan Skolnick (writers), Roberto Flores, Andrew Wildman & Joe Bennett (pencils), Brad Vancata (inks), Chris Cooper (editor)
Last updated: 08/10/03
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