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Roland Burroughs (Earth-616)

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Real Name
Roland Burroughs
Current Alias

Aliases
Death Adder

Identity

Alignment

Affiliation
Former member of the Serpent Squad and Serpent Society

Universe

Characteristics
Gender

Height


Eyes

Hair

Unusual Features
Gills, Bionic Tail, Claws

Status
Citizenship

Occupation
Professional Criminal

Place of Birth
Rochester, New York

Contents

History

Burroughs underwent surgery from Roxxon Oil company, given gills and bionic tail. He was also given special costume and joined the Serpent Squad along with Sidewinder, Anaconda, and Black Mamba.The Serpent Squad's mission was to get the Serpent crown and once this mission was complete they became free lance mercenaries and assassins. He later joined the Serpent Society and was sent on a mission to kill the rogue AIM leader MODOK. Princess Python had betrayed them on this mission and he was sent to return her to the Circus of Crime when the Serpent Saucer he was flying malfunctioned and crashed into the South Bronx. Upon escaping the wreckage he hailed a cab which was driven by Scourge who promptly killed him.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

As resulting from the biogenetic treatment and the changes operated in its body, Death Adder acquired a great number of powers. He was amphibious, able to breathe under the water (extracting oxygen molecules of the water by means of gills installed in his body. These gills were made with a material that made similars to gills of the fish. Apparently, there was no limit for the time that Death Adder could remain under the water, even could be that several days, supposing that it could sleep under the water). His physiology was transformed by means of operations, and they got up tail to him and claws, the tail, of up to 4 feet of length, this together with their nervous system, reason why could control the tail like a part but of its body. Adder could use the tail to strike at great speed, since it could reach a speed of up to 60 miles per hour.

In addition, the tail was decorated with sharpened prongs, impreganas of a poison of fast action, that was able to kill to Modok and Tigra. Its skin was modified allowing to support to the low temperatures and the high pressures him of the depths, being able to descend until the 400 feet. A special membrane protected its retinas, to allow its eyes to adapt to the bluish phantom of green light that predominates in the depths of the ocean the terminal velocity at which Adder could swim era of 35 miles per hour.

Strength level

He could press approximately 1 ton on land.

Paraphernalia

Transportation

Serpent Saucer.

Weapons

He had a bionic tail and Death Adder Venom in his fingertips.

Trivia

  • Death Adder was mute due to an accident with his larynx during the operation which gave him gills.

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