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MISS CORIANDER

Real Name: Unrevealed

Identity/Class: Human

Occupation: Assistant to Arcade

Group Membership: None

Affiliations: Arcade

Enemies: Anachronism (Aiden Gillespie), Cullen Bloodstone, Cammi (Cammi Benally), Death Locket (Becca Ryker), Hazmat (Jenn Takeda), Nico Minoru, Chase Stein

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Coriander Island (previously known as Murder Island), Massacre Casino
                     formerly Murder World, Antarctica
                     formerly Arcade's Estate

First Appearance: Avengers Arena#7 (June, 2013)

Powers/Abilities: Miss Coriander was a normal human being without any superhuman powers. However, she was a highly intelligent individual capable of handling complex technology and a variety of advanced weapons. Among them personalized force field technology powerful enough to withstand fire blasts and teleportation circuitry that allow for instantaneous global site-to-site transportation.

Height: 5'6" (by approximation)
Weight: 130 lbs. (by approximation)
Eyes: Green/Blue
Hair: Black

History:

(Avengers Arena#7 (fb) - BTS) - After the death of his previous assistant Miss Locke (who had died at his hands), Arcade hired Miss Coriander to replace her. As part of her duties, Coriander had to try to kill her boss on his own birthday which, unbeknownst to her, was a tradition Arcade had started with Miss Locke.

(Avengers Arena#7 (fb)) - To celebrate his birthday, Arcade threw a big party at his estate for all known super villains. During the event, Coriander honored her obligation and tried to kill Arcade using a huge blade. When she failed, a confused Coriander asked her boss why he wanted her to kill him, allowing for him to explain the established tradition behind his request. When Arcade later joined his own party, he grew deeply depressed when he realized all his supposed peers in the super villain community considered him a loathsome joke. Binge drinking to forget his problems, Arcade had all but ignored Coriander, who still felt duty bound to honor her contractual obligations. She snuck up to him with a giant blow torch and she aimed at his face, activating it on full blast while wishing her boss a happy birthday.

(Avengers Arena#7 (fb) - BTS) - Arcade endured massive burns and was taken to the nearest hospital for treatment.

(Avengers Arena#7 (fb)) - While visiting Arcade in the hospital, Coriander apologized for what she had done and gave him another birthday present, a book about kids who had to kill each other on an island (either Battle Royale or the Hunger Games). The demoralized Arcade couldn't muster the energy needed to even entertain the thought of a new scheme. He fired Coriander, claiming he'd grown tired of being a super villain. He even gave her his old Murder Island near Barbados, along with his signature green helicopter, to her as a gift. Later, while relaxing on her new tropical island, Miss Coriander was visited by Arcade, who had regained his confidence and was ready to rebrand himself as a villain of note after reading the book she gave him. To show his appreciation, Arcade wanted to rehire her as his assistant while they worked on a new Murder World concept. Coriander agreed.

(Avengers Arena#7 (fb) - BTS) - On Arcade's orders, Miss Coriander managed to find a remote spot in Antarctica where they could hold the games. Coriander then helped Arcade in developing the new Murderworld, even equipping Arcade with the control over every aspect within this deadly environment, effectively granting him superpowers.

(Avengers Arena#7 (fb)) - During the testing of his new, artificially induced superpowers, Arcade felt he had let Coriander in on his life a bit too much, as she knew what made him tick. Viewing her as a potential risk, Arcade tried to kill Miss Coriander with one of his new fire-blasts, a move Coriander had anticipated all along. Protecting herself with a forcefield, she told Arcade that the Murderworld systems were already searching for suitable superpowered teenagers to play his game. She then teleported away to parts unknown.

(Avengers Undercover#2 - BTS) - Once again contacted by Arcade, Miss Coriander helped him establish a new Murderworld in the form of the Massacre Casino, a place where bored billionaires, rich to the point of insanity, would spend a fortune for an evening of competing in bloodsport.

(Avengers Undercover#2) - Welcoming a new group of bloodhungry competitors to the Massacre Casino, Miss Coriander introduced her boss Arcade to the guests. Coriander and the others were not aware that six of the surviving super powered teenagers from the Antarctic Murderworld had arrived at the casino as well.

(Avengers Undercover#3) - As the murder competition started, Miss Coriander monitored the progress in the control room. It was there that Death Locket, Nico and Chase surprised her by breaking through a wall in hopes of shutting the competition down. Defending herself with a giant blaster, Coriander easily defeated the super powered teens. Thinking herself safe, Coriander returned to watch her monitors, witnessing how Arcade had engaged the other former Murderworld teenagers. Death Locket however was the first to awaken and she used her cybernetic body to make contact with the machines that granted Arcade his powers. After she shut the devices down, she, Nico and Chase caught Coriander by surprise. She was forced to watch her boss get beaten up by his former captives, ending with Hazmat seemingly killing him.

(Avengers Undercover#4) - Watching Arcade's seeming death shocked Coriander, even as the teenagers tried flee the premises.

Comments: Created by Dennis Hopeless (writer) and Alessandro Vitti (pencils, inks).

As the teenagers were apprehended by SHIELD as they tried to escape the casino, it's well possible Coriander was captured as well. Seeing as she never actually committed any (recorded) criminal acts, not to mention her way to get out of tough spots, don't be too surprised if she got away scott free and is now back to enjoy life on Coriander Island.

Presumably, Miss Coriander's last name is Coriander, although that has not been confirmed as of yet. -Proto-Man

Profile by MarvellousLuke

CLARIFICATIONS:
Miss Coriander has no known connections to

images: (without ads)
Avengers Arena#7, p7, pan2 (main image)
Avengers Arena#7, p19, pan1 (closeup)
Avengers Arena#7, p30, pan3,4&5 (leaving Arcade)
Avengers Undercover#4, p1, pan2 (witness to Aracade's death)

Appearances:
Avengers Arena#7 (June, 2013) - Dennis Hopeless (writer), Alessandro Vitti (pencils, inks), Bill Rosemann (editor)
Avengers Undercover#2 (April, 2014) - Dennis Hopeless (writer), Kev Walker (pencils, inks), Jon Moisan, Bill Rosemann (editors)
Avengers Undercover#3 (April, 2014) - Dennis Hopeless (writer), Timothy Green III (pencils, inks), Jon Moisan, Bill Rosemann (editors)
Avengers Undercover#4 (May, 2014) - Dennis Hopeless (writer), Kev Walker (pencils), Jason Gorder (inks), Jon Moisan, Bill Rosemann (editors)

First Posted: 08/02/2014
Last updated: 08/02/2014

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