Melati Kusuma (Earth-616)
From Marvel Database
Contents |
History
Komodo was one of Dr. Curt Conner's students at the university. Having lost both her legs earlier in life and eager to regain them, she stole the serum that enabled Connors to transform into the Lizard and modified it so that it would work on her. She was registered by Conners and been made a trainee for the Initiative at Camp Hammond.
Though Pym and Rhodes were initially concerned about her aptitude as a superhero due to the circumstances under which she obtained her powers, she became one of the most successful recruits, and was sent into the field to neutralize Spider-Man by injecting him with S.P.I.N. nanites. She nearly succeeded, but was severely shaken when Spider-Man managed to stun her and escape.
She began dating her Initiative teammate Hardball.
While fighting an insane KIA, he used his Tactigon to infect her with poison so potent that it would kill her before she could regenerate. In a desperate gamble to save her, Hardball used his power to sever her poisoned legs, stopping the poison before it can travel to the rest of her body. Although he manages to save her, this solution is especially painful for her as she is a former amputee who lost her legs once before.
When Komodo completed her Initiative training, she was assigned to Arizona, as a part of the Desert Stars team[1]. She and the rest of her new team fought during during the Skrull invasion. When the new 3-D Man (Delroy Garrett Jr.) and the Skrull Kill Krew arrive and identify team member the Blacksmith as a Skrull, Komodo helps them fight and kill the Skrull infiltrator. As the rest of the Desert Stars team was incapacitated during the fight, Komodo leaves with the 3-D Man and the Skull Kill Krew to travel to Nevada to help Hardball's team and find the Skrull infiltrators on the other Initiative teams.
After the invasion, Hardball becomes the new leader of HYDRA and leaves the Initiative[2]. Komodo insists on accompanying the Shadow Initiative to take down Hardball in Madripoor.[3] When the group arrive, Komodo is depowered when Hardball fires a S.P.I.N. tech dart at her, and she is abandoned by her retreating teammates[4]. Komodo is held in a HYDRA cell, and later freed by the returning Shadow Initiative.[5]Powers and Abilities
Powers
Can take a lizard-form at will. Komodo possesses an accelerated healing factor derived from the Lizard serum created by Dr. Curt Connors (Lizard). The serum was created from lizard DNA in an attempt to create a serum capable of granting humans the regenerative properties of lizards. However, unlike Dr. Connors, who successively grew back his arm (but in the process became a monstrous lizard bent on destroying all mammals), Komodo improved the serum, so that it would merely grant her the regenerative properties Dr. Connors desired. The extent of her healing factor is unknown, but it is shown she is able to regenerate lost limbs in seconds. She also possesses razor-sharp claws on each of her fingers.Paraphernalia
Transportation
Sometimes employs a jet-pack.Notes
- Curt Connors has said that she "perfected" his own serum for her DNA. Presumably this means she's fairly intelligent and at least attained some college work, but nothing's been confirmed.
Links
- Appearances of Melati Kusuma (Earth-616)
- Character Gallery: Melati Kusuma (Earth-616)
- Images that feature Melati Kusuma (Earth-616)
- Fan-Art Gallery: Melati Kusuma (Earth-616)
- Quotations by Melati Kusuma (Earth-616)
Discover and Discuss
- Search News for: Komodo · Melati Kusuma · Melati Kusuma (Earth-616)
- Search Forums for: Komodo · Melati Kusuma · Melati Kusuma (Earth-616)
- Discuss this and other characters on the forums
