AMPERE

Real Name: Unrevealed

Identity/Class: Human corpse bonded to extraterrestrial (Klyntar) symbiote;
    formerly human technology user

Occupation: Professional criminal

Group Membership: Formerly Thunderbolts (Batroc the Leaper/Georges Batroc, Mister Fear/Larry Cranston, Rhino/Aleksei Systevich, Snakehead, Star/Ripley Ryan, Taskmaster/Tony Masters)

Affiliations: Kingpin (Wilson Fisk), Knull;
    formerly Thunderbolts

Enemies: Mister Fear (Larry Cranston);
    formerly Knull

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: New York City, New York, USA

First Appearance: King in Black: Thunderbolts#1 (January, 2021)

Powers/Abilities: Ampere used a set of electrical projectors on his wrists and ankles that charged physical attacks with electrical energy. Given this, he presumably had some degree of hand-to-hand combat proficiency.

    After becoming a symbiote, he presumably possessed all the standard powers of Knull's symbiotes, including enhanced strength, durability and agility, as well as the ability to shapeshft and cling to walls.

Height: Unrevealed (approximately 5'10")
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 170 lbs)
Eyes: Hazel (red  while bonded to symbiote)
Hair: Black with white ends (presumably dyed)

History:
(King in Black: Thunderbolts#1 (fb)) - When the Kingpin decided to form a team of Thunderbolts to oppose the invasion of Earth by the symbiote god Knull, Ampere was among the criminals he assembled at New York City Hall. Along with Incendiary, Ampere was skeptical of going on what he perceived as a suicide mission. Incendiary declined Kingpin's "offer" and said he'd rather go to prison but when the guards taking him away shot him for "trying to escape custody," Ampere changed his mind and decided to be a Thunderbolt. He and the others were given contracts, NDAs and information about their first mission: meeting Norman Osborn at the Ravencroft Institute for the Criminally Insane.

    The team had barely made it out to the symbiote-infested streets of Midtown Manhattan before they came under attack by one of Knull's dragons. It killed Snakehead and threw most of the rest of the team, including Ampere, into disarray, before Mister Fear distracted it with fear gas and Star decapitated it with an energy blast before fainting. This one battle and its results were enough for Ampere to call it quits, declaring that the Kingpin could deal with him when he found him. In response, Fear impaled him from behind on his sword, killing him. Taskmaster and Batroc then stole his electrical projectors off his corpse. As the Thunderbolts left to continue their mission, a symbiote slithered out and took control of Ampere's body.

    As the remaining Thunderbolts made their way through the city, they were attacked by a symbiote that leapt off a roof, landing on Mister Fear. Taskmaster swiftly decapitated it with his now electrically-charged sword and the team were surprised to discover it was Ampere inside the symbiote. Taskmaster noted not to let the "goop" touch them.

(King in Black: Thunderbolts I#3 - BTS) - Later, believing the Thunderbolts to have died, the Kingpin produced a memorial video for them, including Ampere. He was interrupted mid-recording by the arrival of the team, who had only appeared to die thanks to an illusion.

Comments: Created by Matthew Roseberg and Jose Ferreyra.

    Ampere mostly seemed to be a coward. Part of that includes that we never see him even attempt to fight the symbiote dragon and so we only see his weapons used by other people. I assume their effects were the same when he was using them. His height was also tough to estimate because of some somewhat inconsistent art but he appeared to be around Mister Fear's height most of the time.

    Technically, I'm not sure "Ampere's dead body being piloted around by a symbiote" is really the same character but it felt incomplete not to include it here.

    This profile was completed on 09/22/2026 but its publication was delayed, as it was intended for the Appendix's 25th anniversary celebratory event.

Profile by LV!

CLARIFICATIONS:
Ampere should be distinguished from:

• AMPERE - electricity-manipulating member of the Circle of Pavane--Avengers I#377
• AMPZILLA - reptilian member of Baron Karza's Death Squad, Microverse--Micronauts I#35
• other "Ampere" characters, groups, items, races or events, or any other electricity users
  

Appearances:
King in Black: Thunderbolts#1 - Matthew Rosenberg (writer), Juan Ferreyra (artist), Jake Thomas (editor)
King in Black: Thunderbolts#3 - Matthew Rosenberg (writer), Juan Ferreyra (artist), Jake Thomas (editor)

First posted: 09/30/2026
Last updated: 09/22/2026

Any Additions/Corrections? please let me know.

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