Martin Li (Earth-616)
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Martin Li was a seemingly good willed philanthropist who ran a volunteer soup kitchen called F.E.A.S.T while he was also a Chinatown crime boss super-villain with powers under the name Mister Negative[1]. Despite being a crime lord, Li was a seemingly kind and generous man. The F.E.A.S.T. Project displayed healing powers for people of various illnesses, although the cause of this healing was unknown.
Mister Negative first came into conflict with Spider-Man when he made a power play toward taking control of New York's criminal underworld by attempting to wipe out all existing members of a Karnelli and Maggia crime families using a DNA specific bioweapon called the "Devil's Breath"[2].
Martin Li later entered into politics when he endorsed Bill Hollister for mayor of New York City, putting him against Randall Crowne, who added him to a list of opponents (many of whom became targets of the villain Menace, who was actually Hollister's daughter, Lilly). It also caused him to become the target of a smear campaign by Dexter Bennett, editor of the DB and supporter of Randall Crowne[3].
Mister Negative later recruited Hammerhead and offered to put his brain in a new robotic adamantium skeleton after having been shot point blank in the head by Underworld.
Mister Negative eventually came across Eddie Brock and gave him a job at his soup kitchen. A touch of him caused his cancerous cells to completely disappear. Also, the remains of the Venom symbiote fused with Brock's white blood cells, causing him to become Anti-Venom during a conflict with Mac Gargan, the current Venom.[4] After the F.E.A.S.T center was torn apart during the fight between the two, Li discovered from a group of sweatshop workers (from a shop owned by Crowne) that they were experimented on with drugs from Oscorp, although the ramifications of this have yet to be seen.[5]
Powers and Abilities
Powers
Mister Negative can control some type of black electrical energy resembling a photographic negative. He uses this energy to change from Martin Li into Mister Negative, and can charge his dagger with it. He also has some undefined level of super strength.
As Martin Li, it has been implied that his touch will heal people, and he is the likely cause of Eddie Brock's cancer being cure.
However, as Mister Negative, his touch can change people an make them serve his interests. The Hood sent White Dragon to coerce Negative into joining his gang, but when Negative shook White Dragon's hand, White Dragon also took on a photo-negative appearance and returned to his base to attack the Hood and his allies. He was also able to switch Spider-Man, and get him to attack the Hood's gang.Abilities
Ability to swap between a monochromatic and regular appearance.Strength level
In his negative state , Mr.Negative has shown low level superhuman strength, therefore it can be assumed he has sufficent strength to press lift at least 800lbs [6]
Paraphernalia
Equipment
Mr. Negative also has access to advanced technology and secret laboratories, in which he's able to give his subject medical care far more advanced than the one available to the general public.
Trivia
- It is possible that Li's Mister Negative persona is due to some sort of split personality disorder, and this theory is widely held among readers. He invited Eddie Brock into a room he considers his "Sanctuary", resembling an office done in Feng Shui, where he has a Go board on a table where every day he moves a white piece. He claims that some days he enters to find a black piece has been moved. It does not bother him, as he "has learned to enjoy the game."[7]
- As Mister Negative, Li's appearance resembles that of a photographic negative. He also speaks in a reverse colored text bubble.
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- Martin Li (Earth-616) at Wikipedia.org
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