PORCUPINE

Real Name: Roger Gocking

Identity/Class: Human technology user

Occupation: Criminal

Group Membership: None;
formerly Thunderbolts army (Ajaxis, Aqueduct, Batroc the Leaper, Beetles (3 in various armors), Blacklash (new), Bloodstrike, Boomerang, Bushmaster, Coronary, Dr. Octopus, Eel (Edward Lavell), Ironclad, Killer Shrike, King Cobra, Mongoose, Over-Mind, Ox (Ronald Bloch), Pretty Persuasions, Quicksand, Rattler, Red Ronin, Slyde, Smiling Tiger, Tatterdemalion, Texas Twister, Unicorn (Milos Masaryk), Vapor, Vector, Vermin, Whiplash (new), Whirlwind (David Cannon), X-Ray)

Affiliations: Absorbing Man, Broker, Walter Declun, Doctor Bong, Dr. Doom, Hydro-Man, Lady Octopus, Mandroid, Thunderbolts (Atlas (Erik Josten), Baron  Helmut Zemo, Blizzard (Don Gill), Fixer (Norbert Ebersol), Joystick, MACH-IV, Radioactive Man, Smuggler (Conrad Josten), Songbird, Swordsman (Andreas Strucker))

Enemies: Black Panther (Shuri), Fantastic Four (Human Torch, Mister Fantastic, Thing), Misty Knight, Namor, Colleen Wing

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: None

First Appearance: Daughters of the Dragon#3 (May, 2006)

Powers/Abilities: The capabilities of the new Porcupine armor remain unknown as it has only been demonstrated to fire sharp quills from its form. Previous incarnations of this armor have come equipped with capabilities of firing various types of gas, bombs, and other discharges, enhanced strength, and with jets capable of short flight.

History:

(Daughters of the Dragon#3) - While at a bar, Porcupine and other villains were attacked by Colleen Wing and Misty Knight, who were seeking information. Porcupine was quickly felled and thrown into Doctor Bong.

(Thunderbolts II#104) - Members of the Thunderbolts army, MACH-IV and three operators of his prior Beetle armors, attacked Eel (Edward Lavell) and the new Porcupine in San Francisco. The operator of the tank Beetle armor bowled Porcupine over. They were returned to Baron Zemo's interspatial headquarters, then inducted into the Thunderbolts army in Desert Flats, New Mexico, to train, their only other option being jail.

(Thunderbolts II#107) - Porcupine fought alongside Boomerang, Doctor Octopus, Eel, Quicksand, Unicorn, Whirlwind (David Cannon), and X-Ray against dozens of humans in Chicago who had been powered by the Wellspring of Power. He fired quills at various attackers. Porcupine and his allies quickly grew overwhelmed and looked to Doctor Octopus for leadership, and he ordered them to retreat.

(Thunderbolts II#108) - Porcupine was with many of the world's superheroes and villains who surrendered their powers to the Over-Mind, who passed them to Baron Zemo in order to balance out the Wellspring. The situation was soon resolved and the superpowers returned.

(Black Panther V#12 (fb) - BTS) - Through an arrangement with Dr. Doom, and in partnership with the mysterious Broker, Walter Declun hired several criminals, including Porcupine, and gave them technological updates to their powers. They then stationed themselves on the Broker's island and waited for their command.

(Black Panther V#11) - Dr. Doom ordered Walter Declun to prepare his army for battle.

(Black Panther V#12) - As the Wakandan ship containing the Black Panther (Shuri), the Fantastic Four (Human Torch, Mister Fantastic, Thing), and the Sub-Mariner attacked the island, the Mandroid blew the ship up. During the ensuing battle, Porcupine, aboard a flying disc, hit the female Black Panther with a series of deadly quills, but she quickly knocked him out with an energy truncheon.

Comments: Created by Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti, and Khari Evans.

His real name was revealed in OHOTMU A-Z HC12's Thunderbolts entry.

Profile by Chadman.

CLARIFICATIONS:
Porcupine has no known connections to

• Porcunius, of the New Men @ Incredible Hulk II#158
• "Porcupine Puss", Negative Zone enemy of Beast @ Marvel Two-In-One I#75
• Porcupine, Billy Bates @ District X I#13
• or any other character with a similar name

But he is the successor of:

• Porcupine (Alexander Gentry) @ Tales to Astonish I#48
• Porcupine proto-husk, created by Arnim Zola @ Deadpool III#0