List of Marvel Comics characters: V

Vagabond

Priscilla Lyons (Vagabond) is a superhero in the Marvel Universe. Created by Mark Gruenwald and Paul Neary, the character first appeared in Captain America #325 in January 1987. Within the context of the stories, Priscilla is an ally of Jack Monroe.

Vague

Vague is a mutant in the Marvel Universe. Created by Peter David and Larry Stroman, the character first appeared in X-Factor #80. Within the context of the stories, Vague could become transparent or invisible. She lost her abilities due to events of M-Day.

Vakume

Vakume is a magical supervillain in the Marvel Universe. Created by Len Wein and George Pérez, the character first appeared in Fantastic Four #186 in September 1977. Within the context of the stories, he is a member of Salem's Seven and is able to control air.

Validator

Further reading Validator at the Comic Book DB

Validator (Michaud, first name not given) is a fictional superhero in Marvel Comics. She was created by Jonathan Hickman and Dustin Weaver and first appeared in Avengers Vol. 5 #9 (June 2013).

Not much is known about her other than that she worked alongside her father, Robert, for Department H. She along with her team went to investigate a crater site, but while her team died Michaud was changed and gained the powers of flight and energy blasts. Her father killed himself due to a secret that she told him involving Department H.^[1] She briefly lead the team Omega Flight, before deciding to join the Avengers to be alongside Sunspot.^[2]

Valinor

Valinor is the Black Knight's steed in the Marvel Universe. Created by Steven Parkhouse and John Stokes, the character first appeared in Hulk Comic #1 in March 1979. Within the context of the stories, Valinor is a magically enhanced horse from the extra-dimensional realm of Avalon. He serves as a steed of the Black Knight after he had given his previous steed Aragorn to the Valkyrie,^[3] and the Blood Wraith in battle against the Black Knight and the Avengers.^[4]

Valkin

Valkin is an Eternal in the Marvel Universe. Created by Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The Eternals #11 in May 1977. Valkin is the former leader of the Polar Eternals and the uncle and adoptive father of Ikaris. Around 3000BC he led the Eternal settlement in the Southern Andean mountains to teach and cultivate the ancestors of the Aztecs and Incas. In modern times, he went to Olympia to participate in the formation of a Uni-Mind.^[5] With the other Eternals, he prepared for the coming of the Third Celestial Host of Celestials in South America; his brother Virako died battling the World-Worm, and Valkin adopted Virako's son Ikaris.^[6] In modern times, he became the leader of a group of Eternals that left Earth in the form of the Uni-Mind.^[7]

Valkyrie

Brunnhilde

Samantha Parrington

Valtorr

Valtorr is a demon in the Marvel Universe. The character first appeared in X-Men #12 in 1965.

Vamp

Vamp is a Corporation agent in the Marvel Universe. The character, created by Roy Thomas, Don Glut, and John Buscema, first appeared in Captain America #217 in January 1978. Within the context of the stories, Vamp has an evil alter-ego called Animus and infiltrates S.H.I.E.L.D.^[8] She is killed by the Scourge of the Underworld,^[9] but later appears in a prison break.^[10]

Vampiro

Vampiro is the name of two characters in the Marvel Universe. The first character, created by Roy Thomas and Arvell Jones, first appeared in The Mighty Thor #290 in December 1979. Within the context of the stories, Vampiro is an Eternal who is a professional wrestler.

The second character, created by Erik Larsen, Coy Turnbull and Al Milgrom, first appeared in Nova vol. 3 #5 in September 1999. Within the context of the stories, Vampiro is a villain who fights Nova and Spider-Man.^[11] He is later killed by The Hood.^[12]

Rachel Van Helsing

Rachel van Helsing is a vampire hunter in the Marvel Universe. The character, created by Archie Goodwin and Gene Colan, first appeared in Tomb of Dracula #3 in July 1972. Within the context of the stories, she is the great-granddaughter of Abraham Van Helsing. She is killed by Dracula and turned into a vampire. Overcoming Dracula's control, she asks Wolverine to kill her, and he does.^[13] Frank Drake avenged her death.^[14]

Rachel van Helsing in other media

• In the English dub of the Toei animated Tomb of Dracula TV movie (Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned), Rachel Van Helsing was voiced by actress Melanie McQueen.

Michael Van Patrick

Niles Van Roekel

Niles Van Roekel is a villain created by Marvel Comics and Electronic Arts. He first appeared in Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects #1 (November 2005). In the video game, he was voiced by Michael Dobson. Van Roekel was a top level scientist in his alien world. A highly respected academic, and a patriot, Van Roekel proudly served his people. He was a leading authority in the areas of DNA research, sociology, biology, and art – the Leonardo da Vinci of his race.

Vanguard

Vanguard (Nikolai Krylenko) is a mutant in the Marvel Universe. The character, created by Bill Mantlo and Carmine Infantino, first appeared in Iron Man #109 in April 1978. Within the context of the stories, Vanguard is one of the Soviet Super-Soldiers and the son of Sergei Krylov. He is trained as a soldier and comes into conflict with Iron Man, Jack of Hearts, and other Avengers. After dying and being resurrected by his father, Vanguard becomes the new Red Guardian and leads the Winter Guard.^[15]

Vanisher

Vapor

Vargas

Vargas is a supervillain in the Marvel Universe. The character, created by Chris Claremont and Salvador Larroca, first appeared in X-Treme X-Men #1 in 2001. Within the context of the stories, Vargas comes into conflict with the X-Men while searching for the diaries of Destiny and even managed to kill Psylocke.^[16] He's not a mutant, since he lacks the X-Gene in his DNA, but is not fully human either, much like Captain America is a relatively perfect human physical specimen. He is genetically perfect and claims to be "homo superior superior", humanity's "natural response" to the emergence of mutants, and possesses super-strength and speed in addition to highly advanced combat skills. After obtaining one volume of Destiny's journals he discovered that he would be killed by Rogue, however Rogue realized that the diaries could trap you into doing what it stated, or into committing great atrocities to avoid the "prophecies". She was seen preparing to stab Vargas, but the video camera that was the sole witness to the event lost power at the critical moment, so the people that viewed the footage of the live invasion were under the belief that Rogue did in fact, kill him.^[17] Some time later it was eventually revealed that Rogue left Vargas alive after all in order to discredit the diaries, but because he had possessed one of Destiny's diaries and therefore had knowledge of future events, he was, under Mr. Sinister's orders, targeted by the Marauders and apparently eliminated after being stabbed by one of Harpoon's harpoons.^[18]

Varnae

Varnae is a vampire in the Marvel Universe. The character, created by Steve Perry and Steve Bissette, first appeared in Bizarre Adventures #33 in December 1982. Within the context of the stories, Varnae is the first vampire and is the one who created Dracula. At various times in his life, he is an enemy of King Kull, Frank Drake, and John Blaze. He eventually tired of his eternal life and committed suicide by walking into sunlight and disintegrating, but he was resurrected years later by the voodoo priestess Marie LaVeau. He was then confronted by Doctor Strange. The Sorcerer Supreme and the Lord of the Vampires battled, Varnae changing shape and revealing he had formerly sought to be Sorcerer Supreme before he became a vampire. Strange cast an "incantation of oblivion" on Varnae, making the undead mage relive his oblivion of five centuries. Embracing his existence as a vampire again, Varnae fled, claiming, with Strange, he finally had a reason to live again: A worthy foe.

Vavavoom

Vavavoom (Dawn Middlebury) is a superhuman in the Marvel Universe. Created by Michael Carlin and Ron Wilson, the character first appeared in The Thing #33 in March 1986. Within the context of the stories, Vavavoom received her powers from the Power Broker. She is a member of the Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation.

Vector

Simon Utrecht

Grace Tam

The second Vector appears in the pages of Avengers World. He is a member of the Ascendants who work for S.P.E.A.R.^[19]

Veda

Vegas

Vegas is a superhero in the Marvel Universe. The character, created by Karl Kesel and Carmine Di Giandomenico, first appeared in Amazing Fantasy vol. 2 #13 (2003). Within the context of the story, Vegas is an anomalito, a person with superhuman abilities, described in Amazing Fantasy as "super-types without super-tights." Vegas temporarily joins the evil Renegades to be with his romantic interest Rose Red, but later opposes them. Vegas later accepts a position as a bounty-hunter, under the patronage of Texas Ranger Sgt. Harlan Stone.

Veil

Veil is a codename used by three people in the Marvel Universe. The first character, created by Fabian Nicieza and Kirk Jarvinen, appeared as part of the Desert Sword team in New Mutants Annual #7 in 1991. The second, created by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray, appeared in Heroes for Hire vol 2 in 2006 as an anti-regulation protester during the Superhuman Civil War. The third, Madeline Berry, was created by Christos Gage and Mike McKone. She appeared in Avengers Academy #1 in 2010. Her power is that she can change into a gaseous form. She can also spy on people and sneak into their rooms without notice, but usually for her self and against teh privacy of her teammates. While at the academy she falls in love with her instructor Justice, until she spies on him with Ultra Girl. She spied Speedball cutting himself ^[20] and on Hank Pym searching the microverse of his dead wife Janet. She starts a teleportation machine that inadvertently brings Korvac into existence. Korvac defeats the entire Avengers team, but she and Hazmat are able to subdue him.^[21] Tragically she learns that her powers are causing her molecules to drift apart, so she will eventually die or fade away from existence. She decides to stop endangering her life and enjoy the limited time she has left, so she quiets the academy and joins Jeremy Briggs' corporation. ^[22] She finds a cure, but renders her powerless.^[23] At the series' conclusion, Veil was sent back home to high school to live as a normal student, avoiding the events of Avengers Arena.

Velocidad

Velocidad (Gabriel Cohuelo) is a mutant in the Marvel Universe. The first character, created by Matt Fraction and Kieron Gillen, first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #527 in 2010.

Within the context of the stories, Gabriel is a 16-year-old mutant from Mexico City. He is unable to control his mutant powers until assisted by Hope Summers.^[24] Gabriel follows Hope on her mission to find other young mutants, and they ally with Oya and Primal. He and his friends relocate to Utopia,^[25] where they are trained by more experienced X-Men.^[26] Gabriel and Hope begin a romantic relationship,^[27] but it ends when Hope discovers him kissing Pixie. Because Velocidad's powers work by accelerating him through time, the use of his powers causes rapid aging.^[28] A four-hour mission can last several days from his perspective,^[28] and he is capable of burning through several days of his life in a matter of minutes.^[29]

Other versions of Velocidad

• Gabriel appears briefly in the Age of X storyline. Like his main-universe counterpart, this version of Gabriel has a marked enthusiasm for the codename "Velocidad".^[30]

Vengeance

Lt. Michael Badilino

Deputy Kowalski

Robert "Bobby" M. Blackthorne

Venom

Eddie Brock

Angelo Fortunato

Mac Gargan

Venomm

Venus

Venus Dee Milo

Venus Dee Milo is a mutant in the Marvel Universe. Created by Peter Milligan and Mike Allred, the character first appeared in X-Statix #1 in 2002. Within the context of the stories, Venus Dee Milo is a member of the mutant group X-Statix.

Veranke

Veritas

Veritas is a being in the Marvel Universe. The character, created by Stan Lee and Marie Severin, first appeared in Strange Tales #154 in March 1967.

Within the context of the stories, Veritas is a mysterious being who embodies truth, and has precognitive powers. Veritas helped Doctor Strange defeat Umar,^[31] and assisted Nova and the New Warriors against the Sphinx while using the name "Sayge".^[32][33][34]

Vermin

Count Otto Vermis

Count Otto Vermis was the leader of HYDRA's European branch. His only appearance (in main Marvel continuity) was in Marvel Spotlight #32 (February 1977), the book that featured the first appearance of Spider-Woman.

Vermis recruited Jessica Drew (whom by that time went by the name "Arachne") into HYDRA at a time when she was suffering from amnesia and had no clue about her own past. He then manipulated her into falling in love with fellow agent Jared and attempting to kill Nick Fury.

Vermis promised to find out the truth about Arachne's past and did a sincere effort in that direction, although the findings were incomplete and misleading. Ultimately, he kept what little he knew hidden from Arachne until soon before his death.^[35]

An alternate timeline's Vermis was also seen in a What If...?,^[36] where he was alive, but captured by S.H.I.E.L.D. agents and where Spider-Woman is a super-villain.^[37]

Kristoff Vernard

Verigo

Salem's Seven

Savage Land Mutate

Verna

Verna is one of the Inheritors, the eldest daughter of Solus, and sister to Daemos, Jennix, Morlun, Karn, Brix and Bora. Like the rest of the Inheritors, Verna has the ability to drain the life force from other beings through physical contact. Depending on the power of the individual she drains, Verna's powers and vitality can increase substantially. Verna also has superhuman strength, speed, reflexes and durability. Whenever she goes on a hunt, Verna prefers the company of her "hounds" (enslaved alternate versions of Spider-Man's enemies).^[38]

Vesper

Vesper (Raani Jatwinder) is a fictional mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe. Her first appearance was in Genetix #1.

Vesper is an Indian woman, who joined Genetix at the age of 20. She is cool, calm, and reflective, and serves as the mediator and leader of the team.

A cell sample taken from Vesper by Death Metal was combined with the genetic material of Madison Jeffries, and artificially implanted into Krista Marwan. This was done in the hopes that she would conceive a child that could destroy him.

Vesper possesses telepathic and technopathic abilities that allow her to communicate with and control machines and computers. Vesper can convert her mind into a form able to enter "Cyberspace," leaving her body at great risk to outside attack.

Vessel

Vesta

Vesta or Hestia is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. She first appeared in Thor #301 (November 1980), and was adapted from mythology by Mark Gruenwald, Ralph Macchio, and Keith Pollard.

Vesta is the goddess of the hearth in the Olympian pantheon.

Zeus, Neptune, and Pluto are her brothers, and Hera and Demeter are her sisters.

Vesta was present when Thor came to Olympus to ask for help from Zeus in reviving Asgardians who were slain in battle with the Celestials.

Vesta was present at the funeral of Hercules when Athena laid claim to the throne of Olympus, and did not oppose Athena even though she was the sister of Zeus, because she did not want to rule.

Vesta appeared as part of the "Olympian Gods" entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #9.

Vibrania

Vibranium

Vibranium (Baru) is a superhero in the Marvel Universe. The character, created by Pat Graphy, Mike Gustovich and Tom Palmer, first appeared in Deathlok vol. 2 #23 in May 1993. Within the context of the stories, Baru is the former king of Canaan,^[39] and is turned into living vibranium by Diablo.^[40]

Vibraxas

Vibro

Clive Vickers

Victorius

Vidar

Vienna

Vienna is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics' Marvel Universe. She was created by Steven Grant & David Mazzucchelli, and first appeared in Master of Kung Fu #21 (February 1983).

Vienna first appeared as a stewardess on a plane where Shang-Chi was being threatened by a man named Kiley and Vienna helped him to defend himself. She became attracted to him and wanted to become a partner-in-crimefighting, but Shang-Chi refused to put her life in danger.

Some time afterward, she posed as a nun to help both Power Man and Iron Man to take down a villain named Stoneface. Her last known appearance was as Angela Tortelli, where she acted as the wife of the mobster Joey Tortelli. It was here that she met Colleen Wing and Misty Knight and manipulated them into bringing down a rival mobster. They later worked together against a villain named Impasse, for which she was paid $20,000.

Vienna appears in Heroes for Hire vol. 2 #1 helping the Heroes for Hire to capture Grindhouse and other unregistered villains by offering fake identification. The plot also tests the trustworthiness of the new Heroes for Hire Humbug and Tarantula (Maria Vasquez).

Vincente

Vindaloo

Vindaloo is a mutant in the Marvel Universe. The character, created by Alan Davis and Fabian Nicieza, first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #366. Within the context of the stories, Vindaloo is a member of the Acolytes.

Vindicator

Viper

Jordan Stryke

Ophelia Sarkissian (Madame Hydra)

Unnamed

Virako

Virgo

Vishanti

Visimajoris

Visimajoris is a demon in the Marvel Universe. The character, created by Jim Starlin and Al Milgrom, first appeared in Doctor Strange #24 in August 1977. Within the context of the stories, Visimajoris serves the Creators and is an enemy of Doctor Strange.

Vision

Aarkus

Victor Shade

Jonas

Virginia Vision

Further reading Virgina Vision at the Comic Book DB

Virginia is an android in Marvel Comics. She was created by Tom King and Gabriel Hernandez Walta and first appeared in Vision Vol. 3 #1 (January 2016).

Within the context of the stories, Vision creates Virginia to be his wife and bases her on the Scarlet Witch.^[41] Together, they create two children for themselves named Viv and Vin. They live in Arlington County, Virginia. When a neighbor tries to blackmail her into leaving the neighborhood, she unintentionally murders a teenager and puts the neighbor into a coma.^[42] When her crimes come to light, she commits suicide, though Vision plans on rebuilding her.^[43]

Virginia possessed the same powers as her husband, including super strength, intangibility and flight. She also possessed a jewel on her forehead that absorbed solar energy which she could convert into anything.

Vin Vision

Further reading Vin Vision at the Comic Book DB

Vin is an android in Marvel Comics. He was created by Tom King and Gabriel Hernandez Walta and first appeared in Vision Vol. 3 #1 (January 2016).

Vin, along with his sister Viv, were created using both Vision and Virginia's brainwaves in an effort to create the perfect family. Vin and Viv were sent to Alexander Hamilton High School, but were assigned different schedules. Both children were attacked by Eric Williams with Viv more damaged than her brother.^[44] Vin became distraught and attacked a fellow student out of frustration, though the student forgave him as he understood his pain. Vin got better when Viv was fully repaired.^[45]

Vin was accidentally killed by Victor Mancha when he got word from Agatha Harkness that there was something wrong with the Visions. Mancha attempted to hold Vin off with his electro-magnetic powers, but he miscalculated and accidentally destroyed Vin's body.^[46]

Vin possessed the same powers as his father, including super strength, intangibility and flight. He also possessed a jewel on his forehead that absorbed solar energy which he could convert into anything.

Viv Vision

Further reading Viv Vision at the Comic Book DB

Viv is an android in Marvel Comics. She was created by Tom King and Gabriel Hernandez Walta and first appeared in Vision Vol. 3 #1 (January 2016).

Viv, along with her brother Vin, were created using both Vision and Virginia's brainwaves in an effort to create the perfect family. Viv and Vin were sent to Alexander Hamilton High School, but were assigned different schedules. Both children were attacked by Eric Williams with Viv more damaged than her brother.^[44] Vision had the help of Tony Stark in fixing her.^[47]

When Viv learns that her mother killed a classmate she befriended, she becomes distraught and disillusioned and begins to resent her mother. When both her brother and mother die, she and Vision try to carry on with their family life.^[48]

She joins the teen superhero team the Champions alongside Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan), Spider-Man (Miles Morales), Nova (Sam Alexander), Hulk (Amadeus Cho)^[49] and later Teen Cyclops.^[50]

Viv possessed the same powers as her father, including super strength, intangibility and flight. She also possessed a jewel on her forehead that absorbed solar energy which she could convert into anything.

Vivisector

Amelia Voght

Voice

Philip Nolan Voigt

Volcana

Volla

Volstagg

Lucia von Bardas

Baron Von Blitzschlag

Friedrich Von Roehm

• Ludwig von Shtupf

Andrea and Andreas von Strucker

Werner von Strucker

Baron Wolfgang von Strucker

Vox

Voyager

Vulcan

Vulture

Adrian Toomes

Raniero "Blackie" Drago

Clifton Shallot

Jimmy Natale

Vulturions

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