Zodiac (Ecliptic) (Earth-616)

The Zodiac
Name	The Zodiac
Members
Leader(s)	Scorpio
Former Member(s)	Ecliptic, Pisces, Sagittarius, Taurus, Virgo, Leo, Aries, Aquarius, Libra, Cancer, Capricorn, Gemini
Affiliation and Identity
Identity	Secret
Enemies	Alpha Flight, Weapon X
Origin and Status
Origin	Group of mercenaries organized by Scorpio and Ecliptic
Status	Defunct
Reality	Earth-616
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Steve Seagle, Scott Clark
First	Alpha Flight (Vol. 2) #1 (June, 1997)
First	Alpha Flight (Vol. 2) #1 (June, 1997)
Last	Weapon X (Vol. 2) #1 (September, 2002)
Last	Weapon X (Vol. 2) #1 (September, 2002)

History

This version of Zodiac seemed driven by pursuing personal wealth through performing mercenary actions and acts of terrorism. The full origins and details behind the new Zodiac remain unrevealed. Their leader, another man calling himself Scorpio, wielded a weapon reminiscent of the original Zodiac Key, but its origins remain unrevealed as well. Scorpio and his team were guided by the old woman known only as Ecliptic, who had the ability to foretell the future.

In the Zodiac's first known mission in which they were hired by the Canadian government's Department H to fight the latest incarnation of their sponsored team, Alpha Flight. In doing so, Scorpio led the group in framing a militant special interest group. Alpha Flight discovered the truth and confronted the Zodiac. During the battle, the Zodiac's Virgo disappeared while fighting the Flight's Murmur. Enraged, Scorpio ordered he team to kidnap the Flight's Madison Jeffries before escaping, and he went on to sever ties with Clarke, his contact with the Canadian government. The Zodiac only returned to Department H in order to steal the powerful Nth Projector, a device capable of allowing interdimensional travel, although the device was stolen from the Zodiac in turn by Imus Champion.

This version of the Zodiac was later confronted by the mercenary team Weapon X, who was intent on recruiting Madison Jeffries for themselves. Jeffries had since been brainwashed into serving the Zodiac as their version of Gemini. The members of Weapon X kidnapped Madison Jeffries, killing the other members of the Zodiac.

See Also

• 6 appearance(s) of Zodiac (Ecliptic) (Earth-616)
• 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Zodiac (Ecliptic) (Earth-616)
• 2 mention(s) of Zodiac (Ecliptic) (Earth-616)
• 3 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Zodiac (Ecliptic) (Earth-616)
• 3 image(s) of Zodiac (Ecliptic) (Earth-616)
• 13 member(s) of Zodiac (Ecliptic) (Earth-616)

Links and References

• Zodiac (Ecliptic) (Earth-616) on the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
• http://alphanex.alphaflight.net/index.php/Zodiac