WICKED BRIGADE

Membership:   Lightning Fist, Ogre, Razor Wire

Identity/Class:   Of the three members of the Wicked Brigade, Ogre is the only verified superhuman; he is presumably a human mutant or mutate, although other possibilities also exist.
It is unclear whether or not Lightning Fist's electrical powers stem from himself or his costume.
Razor Wire is presumably a normal human using advanced technology.

Purpose:  Presumably the pursuit of profit and reputation

Affiliations:  Unclear; the members of the Wicked Brigade were familiar with the Squid and Ms. Fortune, but it is not known if any actual connection exists

Enemies:  the Agitator, Master Monarch, Spider-Man

Known Relatives:  None

Aliases:  None known

Base of Operations:  Presumably New York City

First Appearance:  Peter Parker:  Spider-Man#16 (April 2000)

Powers/Abilities: Lightning Fist can release electrical bursts and is a skilled combatant. Ogre possesses superhuman strength. Razor Wire wields a jagged whip made of metal or some similar substance.

History:  It is not known how the three members of the Wicked Brigade gained their powers nor how they came to form a team, although the team is known to have been formed under the guiding principle "to let everyone have a fair shot" at action during a mission. Razor Wire is apparently the leader; Ogre's dialogue implies that he is somewhat mentally limited, while Lightning Fist is silent due to either inability to speak or choice to refrain from doing so.

(PPSM#16) - Shortly after Spider-Man was attacked by the criminal pair of the Squid and Ms. Fortune (whom Razor Wire disdains as "not in our league"), the Wicked Brigade also attacked him, hoping to claim the bounty that had been placed on Spider-Man (whether dead or alive is unclear). Unimpressed, Spider-Man easily avoided strikes from Ogre and Razor Wire but was struck by Lightning Fist. However, the armored warrior called Master Monarch, who had been requested by someone called the Agitator to attack the Wicked Brigade in order to "aid with the bigger picture," then blasted all four combatants from afar, ending the fight; as Master Monarch departed, Spider-Man, who had avoided the brunt of the blast, headed to the Daily Bugle in hopes of obtaining information about these new villains, only to be distracted by subsequent trouble.

Comments:  Created by Howard Mackie, A.A. Ward, John Romita, Jr., and Scott Hanna

The story never revealed who placed the bounty on Spider-Man; it was presumably not the Agitator, since Master Monarch sabotaged the Wicked Brigade's efforts on his or her behalf, unless of course the Agitator posted the bounty but just didn't want the Wicked Brigade to be the ones who earned it.

Profile by Ronald Byrd 

CLARIFICATIONS:
The Wicked Brigade should not be confused with any other organization with the word "Brigade" in its name.

Lightning Fist should not be confused with:

• Lightingbolt, a second generation Spaceknight @ Rom#73
• Lightningbolt (Rand), a third generation Spaceknight @ Spaceknights#2
• Lightningbolt, an alias used by the Absorbing Man @ Amazing Spider-Man#429
• Lightning Bug, a young Morlock who attempted to possess Marvel Girl @ Marvel Comics Presents#15
• Lightning Force, a Nazi super-team of Earth-597 @ Excalibur#9
• the Lightning Lancers(Zambala, others), pteranadon-riding operatives of Solomon Prey @ Black Panther: Panther's Prey#1
• Lightning Lord, a.k.a. the Lord of the Living Lightning @ Tales to Astonish#97
• the Lightning Machine, a weapon of the Legion of the Living Lightning @ Tales to Astonish#97
• the Lightning Rays, operatives of the Legion of the Living Lightning @ Tales to Astonish#98
• the Lightning Rods (Mister Immortal, Flatman, Big Bertha, Doorman, Dinah Soar), formerly known as the Great Lakes Avengers @ Avengers West Coast#46

Ogre should not be confused with:

• Ogre, an operative of Factor Three and, later, a technical expert for the Thunderbolts @ X-Men (Vol. I)#28
• Ogre imposter, Techno's impersonation of the preceding @ Thunderbolts#33
• the Ogres of La Hacienda, also known as the Fathers @ Man-Thing (Vol. I)#8
• Ogress (Diane), super-strong member of the Riot Squad @ Incredible Hulk#345

Razor Wire should not be confused with:

• Razorwire, an operative of the Hammerhead family of the Maggia @ Spider-Man Unlimited#6
• Razor, a blade expert with the Committee of Five @ Moon Knight#4
• Razor, lead singer of the Shriekers @ Amazing Spider-Man#220
• the Razors, robots in the service of Humanity's Last Stand @ Magneto#1
• Razorback (Buford Hollis), a mutant trucker hero operating in outer space @ Spectacular Spider-Man#12
• Razorback, a member of Fanatix on Earth-Bishop @ Bishop: Xavier Security Enforcers#1
• Razorblade, an armored member of the Fangs @ Avengers#130
• Razorblade, a member of the Braineaters @ Marvel Comics Presents#107
• Razor Cut, a member of Trash @ Power Pack#31
• Razorfist (Marco San Antonio), an ally of Spiral and enemy of Thor @ Thor#497
• Razor-Fist, a blade-handed assassin, or either of the two brothers or robot duplicates who co-opted his identity @ Master of Kung Fu#29,#59,#105
• Razorhead, a mutant psychopath @ X-Statix#5
• the Razormen of Earth-Amalgam, malform-hunting mutants of the nineteenth century @ Generation Hex#1
• Razorwing 2099, a metal bird, ally of Avian @ X-Nation#1

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Peter Parker: Spider-Man#16, p8, pan2 (Wicked Brigade main image)

Last updated: 09/21/03

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